Ghost of Tsushima characters

Ryuzo

Ryuzo is Jin's childhood friend and the leader of the Straw Hat ronin. After the Mongols nearly wipe out his men, he joins Jin to raid for food and help free Lord Shimura. His friendship with Jin is the heart of The Tale of Ryuzo and several main story tales.

Sadamune Oga

Lord Sadamune Oga leads Clan Oga, the reinforcements the shogun sends from the mainland to help Lord Shimura retake Castle Shimura. He introduces himself to Jin and escorts him to Shimura.

Sadanobu Ishikawa

Sensei Ishikawa is a famous archer and one of Jin's allies. He teaches Jin the bow and sends him after Tomoe, the student who now trains Mongol archers. His nine-part storyline, Ishikawa's Tales, starts with The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa in the main story.

Sadao

Sadao used to run Kuta Farmstead as headman and is one of the Adachi conspirators. He was removed after hoarding rice and having protesters killed. He hides at Ariake Lighthouse while Masako and Jin work their way to him through his family.

Shigesato Adachi

Shigesato Adachi was Masako's son. The Mongols hanged him and his brother Yasunari after Komoda Beach. Masako has his armour repaired and gives it to Jin as the Samurai Clan Armor.

Shino

Shino is a young woman from Old Kanazawa Marsh whose father vanished after the two thought they saw a kappa. In the side tale The River Children, Jin finds out what really happened.

Shogun

The shogun is Japan's military ruler and head of the samurai class. He never appears on screen, but his orders shape the story: he sends reinforcements to Tsushima and decides what happens to Jin.

Sogen

Sogen is a sweeper monk at the Golden Temple and the first conspirator you track in Masako's Tales. He scouted the Adachi estate for the killers on the night of the invasion. Jin has to rattle him so he leads you to the bandits.

Spirit of Yarikawa

The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance is a masked warrior from Clan Yarikawa who answers prayers for revenge with the Dance of Wrath technique. You hunt the Spirit in the Mythic Tale The Spirit of Yarikawa's Vengeance to learn that technique.

Tadayori Nagao

Tadayori Nagao was a legendary archer of Tsushima who lived centuries before the invasion. His lost armour is the prize of the Mythic Tale The Legend of Tadayori, and his last descendant, Kaede, guards his resting place.

Taka

Taka is Yuna's younger brother and a gifted blacksmith. Jin and Yuna rescue him from Azamo Bay, and he forges the grappling hook that gets Jin into Castle Kaneda. He is gentle and not much of a fighter, but he wants badly to help the Ghost.

Takeshi

Takeshi leads a band of bandits camped in the snow of Sago in Kamiagata. Yuna once rode with him, and she sends Jin to recruit his archers for the attack on Fort Kaminodake in Wolves at the Gates.

Temuge

General Temuge is one of Khotun Khan's best generals and the commander of the Mongol siege of Yarikawa. He learned Japanese to make his threats in person. You duel him inside the stronghold in The Ghost of Yarikawa.

Tengu Demon

The Tengu Demon is a monk in a tengu mask who guards Uchitsune's cursed longbow. In the Mythic Tale The Curse of Uchitsune he warns Jin away twice, then duels him once Jin finds the bow.

Tenzo

Tenzo is a raider on Iki Island and right-hand man to the raider leader Fune. He rescues Jin after the Eagle poisons him and becomes his uneasy partner through the Iki Island story. His past with Clan Sakai runs deep.

The Viper

The Viper of Hakata Bay runs smuggling out of Iki Island and an optional duel in the expansion. He has dodged samurai for more than 20 years. Kenji owes him a fortune, and you decide whether to talk or fight your way to a deal.

Tokiasa Yarikawa

Lord Tokiasa Yarikawa was the head of Clan Yarikawa who started the Yarikawa Rebellion against Clan Shimura years before the invasion. He is only mentioned, but his rebellion explains Yarikawa's grudge and the Dance of Wrath legend.

Tomoe

Tomoe is Sensei Ishikawa's former student and the main target of Ishikawa's Tales. A brilliant archer, she now trains Mongol bowmen in the Way of the Bow. You chase her camps across Hiyoshi, Kushi and Otsuna with Ishikawa.

Tomotsugu

Tomotsugu is one of Kojiro's five Straw Hat followers in The Six Blades of Kojiro. You find him fishing on a beach near Urashima's Village, ready for the Duel of Crashing Waves.

Ujimasa Yarikawa

Ujimasa Yarikawa runs Yarikawa as its steward. His father was Lord Tokiasa Yarikawa, and he is the youngest son. He leads the town's defence when the Mongols lay siege. He is wary of Jin because of what Clans Sakai and Shimura did to his family.

White Dye Merchant

The White Dye Merchant is a hidden vendor at the top of Wanderer's Pass in Kashine, Izuhara. He sells pure white armour dyes and cosmetics for Flowers, and his stock grows as the story goes on.

Yama

Yama is a woman warrior you meet near Kashine Hills in Izuhara. A peasant says Yama knows a way past the Mongol blockade, but it is a trap.

Yamato

Yamato is a travelling musician and storyteller who starts most of the Mythic Tales. When you hear his music, he tells Jin an old legend that leads to a special technique, weapon or armour set.

Yasuhira Koga

Yasuhira Koga is a former Clan Yarikawa retainer and swordsman who sides with the Mongols to get revenge on Lord Shimura. He is the villain of the Mythic Tale The Heavenly Strike, where he hunts the same technique you do.