Mori (STW)
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Mori | |
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Top left: the Mori faction icon. Top right: Mori faction portrait. Bottom: Maps showing Mori's starting regions, with the black dot representing their capital. | |
Capital: | |
Faction leader: |
Mori Motonari (Sengoku Jidai, 1550) |
Color: |
Red |
Starting regions: | |
Starting forces: |
Sengoku Jidai 1550 campaign 1580 campaign |
Religion: | |
Initial difficulty: |
Hard |
Initial economy: |
Sengoku Jidai 1550 campaign 1580 campaign |
Faction bonuses: |
Warrior Monks are 25% cheaper to recruit and maintain than other factions |
Available units: |
Access to full Japanese unit roster, no exclusive units |
Available buildings: |
Access to full Japanese building roster, no exclusive buildings |
Type: |
Major, playable |
Appearances: | |
Unlocked: |
By default |
Victory conditions: |
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Historical analogue: | |
- "The Mori have a great respect for tradition and religion, which makes warrior monks eager to fight for their cause. With religious fervour supporting the spirit of their armies, they are eager to impose their power throughout Japan."
- — Faction description.
The Mori are a major faction in Shogun: Total War. Present in the Sengoku Jidai, 1550 and 1580 campaigns, the Mori clan are one of many playable factions in Shogun: Total War, accessible in both the campaign and multiplayer. Their starting position across the Sengoku Jidai, 1550 and 1580 campaigns varies (and they are completely absent in the 1530 campaign), but they are generally situated in the Chugoku region on the northwestern tip of the island of Honshu, varying between full control of the Chugoku region and a minor presence there. The faction starts with a sizable military force but a poor economy, situated in a precarious position, beset by potential enemies on all sides and fighting for survival from the onset, making it a tough faction to master, especially on higher difficulties. Their faction's colors are red, and their specialty is heavy infantry, namely Warrior Monks, who they can recruit 25% cheaper than other factions. Their faction capital is Mimasaka in the Sengoku Jidai campaign, and Aki in the 1550 and 1580 campaigns; their religion is Shinto-Buddhism, although they can convert to Christianity in order to trade with the Portuguese Traders. Their victory conditions require them to either control all of Japan, to control 40 of the 60 provinces of Japan, wipe out all the other factions and/or keep their clan alive for 70 years (280 turns). Their faction leader is known as a daimyo.
In the Sengoku Jidai, their faction leader is Mori Motonari, and they control the provinces of Bizen, Mimasaka, Iwami, Izumo, Hoki and Suo in the Chugoku region on the northwestern tip of the island of Honshu, also possessing the provinces of Harima and Inaba in the Kansai region, closer to the Honshu interior. In the 1550 campaign, their faction leader is also Mori Motonari, but this time they only control the province of Aki in the central Chugoku region of Honshu. In the 1580 campaign, their faction leader is now Mori Terumoto, now controlling Nagato, Suo, Aki, Iwami, Izumo, Hoki, Bingo, Bitchu, Bizen and Mimasaka, controlling the entirety of the Chugoku region of Honshu island.
Historically, the Mori are a representation of the Mori clan. They are absent in the 1530 campaign as, at the time, they were historically still a minor clan, therefore represented within the larger Rebels and Ronin faction.