Hattori Clan

Hattori
Hattori Clan Mon
Daimyō	Hattori Hanzō
Color	Dark Gold/Black
Playable	Yes
Appears in	Grand Campaign
Emerges in	Iga
Controls	Iga
Bonuses	Better Ninja Agents, Better Kisho Ninja, Larger Deployment Zone for Ashigaru/Samurai

The Hattori Clan is a playable faction in Total War: Shogun 2. They are unlockable via a code distributed with the Limited Edition version of Shogun 2 or by purchasing the Hattori Clan Pack DLC.

The Hattori are master of subterfuge, assassination and the hidden knife in the dark. They are experts in the art of ninjutsu, and one of the families responsible for developing a school of murder and sabotage, the "Iga-ryu ninjutsu". Not surprisingly, then, they can recruit ninja warriors more cheaply than any other clan, and their ninja have more expertise, both on and off the battlefield. The Hattori are dangerous indeed and, as they look beyond the borders of Iga, their home province, who knows where ambition may take them: perhaps to the shogun's palace.

Details

Start Year - 1545 Start Provinces - Iga

Clan Bonus

• +2% to the success chance of ninja actions.
• Specialist Hattori units can hide effectively in battle.
• Specialist Hattori units posses kisho training.
  • Hattori Ashigaru and Samurai can deploy anywhere on the battlefield.
  • Hattori generals start with Night Attack ability.
  • Hattori Ashigaru and Samurai units have higher upkeep costs (33% increase).

Short Campaigns Victory conditions

Capture and Control Kyoto. Capture and hold 25 provinces including the following: Iga, Ise, Mino, Omi, Kyoto, Yamato

Long Campaigns Victory conditions

Become Shogun by capturing and holding Kyoto by the end of year: 1600

Capture and hold 40 provinces including the following: Iga, Ise, Mino, Omi, Kyoto, Yamato

General Information

The Hattori clan has arguably one of the most difficult campaigns in Total War: Shogun 2. Practically all of its units are 33% more expensive to maintain due to their kisho training. The Hattori unique units, the Hattori Bandits, have a lower killing rate than even the relatively weak Bow Ashigaru (although they are the only unit in the game which can attack whilst remaining hidden). Altogether the Hattori clan does not have any exceptionally strong units, and has to rely on its kisho training to set up ambushes to gain an advantage on the battlefield.

Hattori kisho ninja are described by the game as being stronger than regular kisho ninja, but are in fact worse: they have far less ammunition than standard kisho ninja, and do not have superior stats in other areas to offset this.

The Hattori start near strong factions, including the Oda Clan, the Ikko Ikki, Tsutsui Clan, and the Hatakeyama Clan, so expanding can be a dangerous proposition. Its starting province of Iga isn't particularly wealthy and lacks the resources and building slots to make it into an important city.

The Hattori's key advantages lie in their ability to deploy many units almost anywhere on the battle map due to their kisho training, allowing them to flank, ambush, and cut off enemy units and overwhelm larger armies with greater ease. All Hattori generals also start with the "Night Fighter" trait, allowing them to engage in night battles whenever they are the attacker. This prevents enemy armies from reinforcing each other and reduces their morale.

Gallery

The Hattori clan as seen in the faction selection screen.