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'''Oda Hideyoshi''' was a [[Draconis Combine]] [[MechWarrior]] and commander of the ''[[Otomo]]''.
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'''Oda Hideyoshi''' (b. ???? - d. 1 July [[3058]]) was a [[Draconis Combine]] [[MechWarrior]] and commander of the ''[[Otomo]]''.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Oda commanded the Otomo for more than fifteen years, and was a hardliner veteran who preferred traditional ''bushido'' philosophies of Coordinator [[Takashi Kurita]] over those of his son, [[Theodore Kurita]]. Regardless, his loyalty to Theodore appeared to be above reproach.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'' p. 80</ref>
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Oda commanded the Otomo for more than fifteen years, and was a hard-line veteran who preferred traditional ''bushido'' philosophies of Coordinator [[Takashi Kurita]] over those of his son, [[Theodore Kurita]]. Regardless, his loyalty to Theodore appeared to be above reproach.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'' p. 80</ref>
 
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In fact, despite the fact than he accepted to pilot a newer Combine [[OmniMech]], a ''Sunder'', when most traditionalists prefer to keep their old machines, he joined the [[Black Dragon Society]] and helped them attempt to assassinate Theodore Kurita.  
During the [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|Battle of Luthien]], Oda Hideyoshi helped Theodore Kurita implement his orders to create remote piloted [[LoaderMech]]s packed with explosives to help resist the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] invaders.  A tactic that was used to great effect against the [[1st Jaguar Guards (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|First Jaguar Guards]] during fighting near Basin Lake outside [[Imperial City]].<ref name=LSPp39>''Luthien (Scenario Pack)'', p. 39, "Defender"</ref>
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They decided to attack during the celebration of the Coordinator's birth on 1 July 3058. The plot failed thanks to the efforts of the mercenary group [[Camacho's Caballeros]], the [[Ninth Ghost]] and [[ISF]] director [[Subhash Indrahar]], who sacrificed his life to decapitate the conspiracy.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 311</ref>
 
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The commander of the Ninth, [[Tai-Sa]] [[Eleanor Shimazu]], engaged Oda's ''Sunder'' with her ''[[Mauler]]'' before he reached the Coordinator's stand, downing him.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 368</ref>
Also, while he piloted a [[BattleMaster]] [[BattleMech]] during his career, he accepted to pilot a newer Combine [[OmniMech]], a ''Sunder'', when most traditionalists preferred to keep their old machines.<ref name=LSPp39/>
 
 
 
However, he would later join the [[Black Dragon Society]] and help them attempt to assassinate Theodore Kurita. The Black Dragons decided to attack Theodore during the celebration of the Coordinator's birth on 1 July 3058. The plot failed thanks to the efforts of the mercenary group [[Camacho's Caballeros]], the [[Ninth Ghost]] and [[ISF]] director [[Subhash Indrahar]], who sacrificed his life to decapitate the conspiracy.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 311</ref> The commander of the Ninth, ''[[Tai-Sa]]'' [[Eleanor Shimazu]], engaged Oda's ''Sunder'' with her ''[[Mauler]]'' before he reached the Coordinator's stand and downed his 'Mech.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 368</ref>
 
  
 
===Death and Legacy===
 
===Death and Legacy===
Oda was temporarily saved by the [[First Sword of Light]], who mistook the Ghost Regiment as the real traitors, and put an end to the fight. Oda asked permission of the First's commander, [[Tomoe Sakade]], wife of Theodore, to bring his 'Mech upright, and as deference, his request was granted. But after his ''Sunder'' was again standing, Hideyoshi charged the Coordinator's stand, screaming "Death to the traitor!". He had barely advanced before the combined fire of Shimazu and Sakade struck the back of his OmniMech, causing it to explode and killing him instantly.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 371</ref>
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Ironically, Oda was temporarily saved by the [[First Sword of Light]], who mistook the Ghost Regiment as the real traitors, and put an end to the fight. Oda asked permission of the First's commander, [[Tomoe Sakade]], wife of Theodore, to bring his 'Mech upright, and as deference, it was granted. But after his ''Sunder'' was again standing, Hideyoshi charged the Coordinator's stand, screaming "Death to the traitor!". He barely had advanced before the combined fire of Shimazu and Sakade struck the back of his OmniMech, causing it to explode and killing him instantly.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 371</ref>
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After Oda's death and the failure of the plot, Theodore ordered purges of any Black Dragon sympathizers.
  
After Oda's death and the failure of the plot, Theodore ordered purges of any Black Dragon sympathizers.
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==BattleMechs==
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It is unknown what class of BattleMech Oda piloted before, but his last machine was a ''[[Sunder]]'' OmniMech.<ref>''Black Dragon'' p. 367</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Black Dragon (novel)|Black Dragon]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Black Dragon (novel)|Black Dragon]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)]]''
 
 
 
[[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Hideyoshi, Oda]]
 

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