Since the official release of "Only Wolves" on March 22, the discussion about the game has become one of the hottest topics in the current game circle. In addition to the various "dead" and "dishes", as well as the desperate roar of the major anchors after the card level, the discussion about the game's story background and NPC characters has also aroused the interest of many players.
After consulting the relevant information, Acha found that "Only Wolf" actually hides a lot of clues related to the history of the Japanese Sengoku period, and some of them are closely related to several well-known celebrities of the Sengoku period. So next, let Acha take you into "Only Wolf" and see the history of the Japanese Sengoku behind it
(Friendly reminder: the following text contains only a small amount of spoilers, you can eat with confidence)
"Only Wolves" has a very important background, that is, the "War of the Thieves" that occurred twenty years before the normal game timeline.
In this war of treason, Sword Saint Ichishin, together with Madame Butterfly, Owl, and Ape, led the Reeds to overthrow the rule of the foreign daimyo and form their own kingdom. Here we must first explain that the so-called "nationals" do not actually refer to ordinary citizens, but clans and armed groups with certain power, and the so-called "war of stealing the country" is actually a coup d'état by indigenous armed forces to overthrow foreign rulers.
From this point of view, the "War of The Thieves" that took place in Reina is very similar to the "Kaga Ichigo" incident in the history of the Japanese Sengoku period.
The so-called "Ichigo" actually refers to the general term for the forces that rebelled against the lords (daimyo) during the Warring States period, including but not limited to the people, monks, and local gentry. And "one always one sword" refers to the one-fold incident initiated by the followers of the Pure Land True Sect, that is, the One Way Sect, the Hongan-ji Sect.
Throughout the history of Japan's Sengoku period, there have been many incidents of the One-Way Incident, but only Kaga has been really successful. In 1488, Ichigo attacked Takao Castle, where Kaga Daimyo's tomori was located, with more than 100,000 troops, and in June successfully broke through the defenses, killing Kaga's guardian masamune. Since then, the Kaga region has become a country without a lord, and all political and military affairs are decided jointly by the representatives of the japanese people and the abbot of the temple, which is also a rather magical scene in the history of Japan's Warring States.
And through the dialogue of the npc characters in the game, we can know that the Reed Kingdom in "Only Wolf" is located in northern Japan, and Kaga is one of the six countries of the Hokuriku, and there are similar places from a geographical point of view. Therefore, it can be speculated that Hidetaka Miyazaki should have referred to the Kaga Ichigo incident when setting the backstory.
Of course, although the local people of Kaga came to such a lively "uprising" and successfully left a strong mark in the history of the Warring States, they were also dissatisfied by many daimyo at the time, and began to target Honganji Temple, including the generation of male lordSo nobunaga. In 1570, Nobunaga initiated the "Ishiyama War" against Hongan-ji Temple, which lasted for ten years, and ended with Honganji's peace with Nobunaga.
Therefore, for the players of "Only Wolves", the sword Saint Yixin, who leads the war of the pirate country and has been guarding the name of the reed, is not only the teacher of the protagonist, the boss of the level, but also a very important supporting character of the whole work. Although the generation of sword saints still use guns to get dirty, in the eyes of most players, the character of Reed Ishin is quite well portrayed.
In Acha's view, Miyazaki Hidetaka should have borrowed the personality and experience of two historical characters when designing the character of Yixin.
The first is Miyamoto Musashi, the most famous and controversial sword saint in Japanese history, and the founder of Nichi's first-class. As Japan's first swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi has always advocated moving with his heart and walking naturally, in short, doing whatever he wants, and following his heart. At this point, Reina Ichishin is very similar to Miyamoto Musashi, who teaches only wolf martial arts, cuts a wolf, and finally loses a battle, and simply lets a wolf make mistakes, which is very heroic.
The second is Mori Motoyasu, the "Sengoku God" and "The First Wise General of the Western Kingdom" in the hearts of the Japanese people. As a generation of famous generals in Japan's Sengoku period, Maori Moto, like Reina Ichishin, is a model of revitalizing an entire country with the strength of one person. However, he was bent on using his own force to intimidate the Tokugawa Uchiha province and force it to be unable to enter the Reed Kingdom, while Yuan relied on scheming to gradually turn the Maori family into the largest force in Japan.
Of course, a heroic figure like Reina Ichishin is nothing more than a fiction of Miyazaki Hidetaka himself. However, when Acha consulted the information, he found that in the history of the Japanese Warring States, there was really a force of the "Rei Clan", and it was inextricably linked to the famous Warring States general Date Masamune.
According to historical records, the ancestor of the Rei clan was the Miura clan of the Sagami clan, and the main sphere of influence was in the four prefectures of Aizu, with the title of "Aizu Guardian". Under the leadership of the "Tohoku Noo" Reed Mori clan, the Aizu Rei clan reached the peak of their power, and in the roster of "Daimyo in the Nation" issued by the Muromachi shogunate in 1563, the Rei name Mori became one of the Oshu daimyōs recognized by the imperial court as a repair doctor.
However, after the death of the Reed clan, the entire Reed clan fell into a rapid decline, not only the internal rebellions were frequent, but the owners of the family also died early for various reasons, and the external oppression was also oppressed by the Date clan Date Masamune. Finally, in the sixteenth year of Tenshō, a decisive battle broke out between the Reed clan and the Date clan, and Date Masamune defeated the Reed army with a weak force, and the entire Reed clan was destroyed.
From the formal establishment of aizu guardianship in 1424 to the death of the last lineage lineage, Kame wakamaru, in 1584, the entire clan lasted for 160 years, which is a relatively long-lived Sengoku clan.
In fact, there are many hidden Sengoku historical elements in "Only Wolf", including the Tokugawa Uchifu Army that attacked the Reed Kingdom, is it possible to add the Tokugawa Shitenō as a boss in the subsequent dlc? However, limited by time and space, today Acha will briefly introduce it to you here.
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