Kobayakawa Takakage

Kobayakawa Takakage(小早川高影) is a hime daimyō of the Mōri clan, the daughter of the lated Mōri Motonari and the younger twin sister of Kikkawa Motoharu.

Allusions and Differences

 * The real Takakage was a man.
 * Takakage leads a navy and is good at sea battles, just like her real-life counterpart.
 * Takakage was the fierce enemy of Hideyoshi (Yoshiharu) but later became his retainer.

Between novel, manga, and anime
She only appears in the novel.

Historical Information

 *  on Wikipedia

Kobayakawa Takakage (小早川 隆景?, 1533 – July 26, 1597) was a samurai retainer of during Japan's Sengoku period, and the son of. Adopted by the head of the Kobayakawa clan, Takakage took his name, and succeeded his adoptive father to become head of the Kobayakawa clan following his death in 1545.

Other Media
Takakage appears as a playable character in Koei's Samurai Warriors 4. He uses a sword and a book as his weapons. He also appears in Oda Nobunaga no Yabou series from the same publisher.