Matsunaga is a manipulative, scheming man whose weapons are a sword and gunpowder, the latter of which he can ignite with a snap of his fingers. He is involved in various back stories, such as taking most of the Date retainers hostage and inciting Kojūrō's anger by humiliating Masamune. In another story, he caused Hideyoshi to become drunk with power and turned him from a sane man into the ruthless and ambitious man he is in Sengoku BASARA 2. One of his noticeable traits is that he likes taking hostages and tying them to a pillar. Matsunaga is usually helped by three masked nameless generals, which fans dubbed the "Miyoshi Death Trio" (Hisahide was related with the daimyo Miyoshi Chōkei in history). In battle, he walks noticeably slow, but sidesteps with great speed. Matsunaga also becomes