Masayuki Sanada is the fourth head of the Sanada clan and the father of Lady Muramatsu, Nobuyuki, and Yukimura. He is a shrewd yet masterful strategist who is famous for stopping Hidetada Tokugawa's 38,000 men army with a mere number of 2,000 at Ueda Castle. Before his playable appearance in Samurai Warriors, Masayuki has been a generic NPC since its starting entry. This character interpretation shares a duet with Yukimura that is called Akasonae Tenkaichi. His Nobunaga's Ambition counterpart is fifth place in Gamecity's character popularity ranking for 2015.