Emperor Yoshiro
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| Emperor Yoshiro | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Status |
Presumed Deceased (as of the Uprising) |
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| Rank |
Emperor of Japan, Dai-Gensui (Highest Imperial Military Rank) |
| Gender |
Male |
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| Occupation |
Civilian, Religious and Military Leader of the Empire of the Rising Sun |
| Appears in | |
| “ | "You will bow before us or you will cease to exist." - Emperor Yoshiro's threat to the Allied Nations | ” |
| “ | "Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is a true warrior who can master both." - Yoshiro speaks to Commander *Name Classifed* | ” |
Emperor Yoshiro of Japan was the long time ruler of the Empire of the Rising Sun, and presided over the Empire at the zenith of its power as one of the three superpowers of World War III. He is cherished as a living god by his people.
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[edit] Personality
| “ | "Survival is not a matter of chance. Rather, it is a matter of choice." - Emperor Yoshiro addressing the Allied Nations | ” |
Emperor Yoshiro was a traditionalist who strictly follows the code of bushido, the samurai way of the warrior. He fundamentally believes that the Empire's destiny is to rule the entire world, that he was Emperor by divine right and that his fate was preordained. He rarely showed emotion and often spoke in a seemingly wise tone.
He held the ideologies of the other two world powers in contempt, regarding them as barbaric compared with the perceived superiority of Japanese culture and ideals.
His hobbies included drinking tea, practicing with his Katana, cultivating bonsai trees, practicing calligraphy, and empire building.
[edit] Approach To War
| “ | "Wars are not won on the battlefield alone, my son, but in the hearts and souls of our adversaries." - Emperor Yoshiro speaking to Prince Tatsu | ” |
The Emperor knew the value of morale and propaganda, and believed that a War is won by winning hearts and souls of his enemies and/or breaking their will to fight. Thus, during the invasion of the Soviet Union he carefully chose to strike at symbolic targets such as monuments and statues. He also ordered an invasion of California to seize American media centres to broadcast Imperial propaganda across the United States. This contrasts with the approach of his son, Prince Tatsu, who advocated a more straightforward military doctrine of attacking important military targets and not allowing the enemy the option of surrender.
[edit] Biography
[edit] Third World War
In the Allied perspective of the war, Yoshiro saw both Tanya and Natasha teaming up to defeat his three Shogunate generals, Shinzo, Naomi and Kenji, and told them that "the river of destiny" cannot be stopped - but the deadly duo proved him otherwise. After the Battle of Tokyo Harbor, and the destruction of the Shogunate Headquarters, he is possibly captured, or killed.
[edit] Alternate Soviet Third World War
| This section contains information from the Soviet campaign for Red Alert 3 and may not be canonical. |
Having repulsed the initial Imperial assault in the Soviet Union, the Soviets launched an attack on the Imperial Palace at Mount Fuji to assassinate Yoshiro. The initial assault took heavy casualties and was reduced to infiltrating the Palace; the Emperor's decoy was killed. A heavily reinforced assault broke into the Palace and Yoshiro was forced to confront the invaders in a personalized King Oni. The Emperor was defeated in combat and his walker destroyed. The Empire of the Rising Sun quickly capitulated afterwards without its leader.
[edit] Alternate Empire of the Rising Sun Third World War
| This section contains information from the Empire of the Rising Sun campaign for Red Alert 3 and may not be canonical. |
| “ | "Thank you Commander. You have honored your ancestors." "And defeated our enemies." - Yoshiro and Tatsu, thanking the Commander for winning the War | ” |
In the Rising Sun perspective of WWIII, he commands the Commander to slowly attack the Soviets and Allies, mostly by using propaganda in order to wear down their spirits. He's shown care for his homeland, since he called for the defense an invasion force by the Allies as opposed to continuing to launch assaults against the Allies and Soviets like Tatsu advised. He later resigns after he realizes his failure, and having doubts about his destiny after learning of the Soviet time machine causing the Empire's existence, giving command to Tatsu. He later gets over his guilt, agreeing with Tatsu about the Empire creating their own destiny. He is last seen in the Empire's victory celebration, giving the Commander the title of Supreme Shogun.
[edit] Entombment
Yoshiro did not survive the defeat of his empire and was buried in a tomb on Oki Island. A post-war assault on the tomb by the Soviets was repulsed with the aid of Steel Ronin.
[edit] Selected Quotes
- Did you really think it would be so easy to kill a god? You will bow for forgiveness before this is over.
- You have insulted me in my own Garden. Now you will have to deal with me personally!
- I am glad you two allied together but that will not stop the river of destiny
- You will bow before us or you will cease to exist.
- My son I am proud of you.
- You have destroyed their Time Machine and restored the inevitability of our destiny
- Thank you commander. You have honored your ancestors.
- Because of your victories, I now bestow upon you the honored title of, Supreme Shogun.
- Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is a true warrior who can master both.
- Wars are not won on the battlefield alone, my son, but in the hearts and souls of our adversaries.
- Survival is not a matter of chance. Rather, it is a matter of choice.
- IF FATE CAN BE CHANGED ON A WHIM, IF THE FUTURE IS MALLEABLE, THEN THERE IS NO DIVINE DESTINY! ALL OF THIS MEANS NOTHING!!
[edit] Behind the Scenes
He is played by actor George Takei, known as subject "Hikaru Sulu" in the Original Series "Star Trek".
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