Believing that being in love would hinder him on the battlefield, Hideyoshi killed his own companion Nene. This was before his historic rise to power. Keiji reminds him that a man's love for a woman is what makes him stronger. Undeterred, Hideyoshi replied, "That's because you don't know what true love is! You don't know about the weakness that love exposes within yourself!" His Special Item in Sengoku BASARA 2 is the Comrade's Gauntlet, which enables Hideyoshi to grab friendly as well as enemy soldiers.