Rairen Shimozuma

Rairen Shimozuma
Character Information
Clan(s)/Alliance(s):	Shimozuma Honganji Rioters
Weapon Type:	Sword
Unit Type:	Strong
First Appearance:	Samurai Warriors
Historical Information
Real name:	Shimozuma Rairen
Japanese name:	下間 頼廉
Born:	1537
Died:	August 11, 1626

Rairen Shimozuma is a steward of Ishiyama-Honganji and one of Kennyo's followers. He worked with Magoichi in the defenses of Honganji, being named one of the reputable braves for the Honganji Rioters.

His Nobunaga's Ambition counterpart is seventy-seventh place in Gamecity's character popularity ranking for 2015. The Nobunaga no Yabou 201X poll for 4-star officers puts him in eighty-seventh place.

Role in Games

Rairen is one of the rebels trying to defend Kyoto late in Magoichi's Samurai Warriors story. When Kennyo and his men begin to surrender, Rairen becomes Magoichi's enemy. In the sequel, he is among the defenders at Osaka Bay.

In Warriors Orochi 3, he serves as Magoichi's replacement NPC when players control Magoichi on said maps. 

Nobunaga no Yabou 201X Rairen is Kennyo's most trusted follower. To protect his leader from the UMA invasion, Rairen attempts to isolate Tsuchi-ikazuchi and defeat the UMA in a duel. He is the first to be brainwashed by Tsuchi-ikazuchi's magics and becomes the unwilling avatar for the UMA. Under its influences, Rairen pushes for Kennyo to obliterate Nobunaga and discreetly spreads the UMA's influences to the other Honganji Rioters. The brainwashed mob disrupts peace negotiations between Kennyo and Nobunaga.

When the protagonist's party corners Tsuchi-ikazuchi, the UMA takes control of Rairen —who is stationed within Honganji— in a bid to take Kennyo's wife Nyoshun-ni hostage. She defends herself with a stun gun that Matsuri gave her, and its effects on Rairen directly transfer to Tsuchi-ikazuchi. After the UMA general is sealed, Rairen thoroughly apologizes for the trouble he caused and renews his loyalties to Kennyo.

Voice Actors

• Tony Oliver - Warriors Orochi (English-uncredited)

Live Action Performers

• Takeshi Yano - Butai Nobunaga no Yabou Taishi Mugen ~Honnoji no Hen~

Quotes

• "I'm counting on you, Rairen. It feels good knowing I have someone reliable covering my back."

"I as well, Magoichi. But, could you perhaps do something about your indiscriminate womanizing?"

"What about you and your chastity? You're more popular with the ladies than I am, and you don't even give them the time of day. Need a few pointers?"

"At least try to refrain yourself in battle. It's painful watching you courting with the enemy."

~~Magoichi and Rairen; 100man-nin no Sengoku Musou

Gallery

Gallery

Nobunaga's Ambition Taiko Risshiden Miscellaneous Nobunaga​ no​ Yabou​ Sengoku​ Gunyuuden​ portrait Nobunaga's Ambition Game Boy version portrait Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness portrait Nobunaga no Yabou Haouden portrait Nobunaga no Yabou Soutensoku portrait Nobunaga's Ambition: Rise to Power portrait Nobunaga no Yabou Online screenshot Genjurō Shimozuma in 100man-nin no Nobunaga no Yabou Rank 11 portrait Alternate portrait Alternate portrait 2 Nobunaga no Yabou 201X portrait School Competition event portrait Butai Nobunaga no Yabou Taishi Mugen ~Honnoji no Hen~ promotional photo Siamzuma Rairen in Samurai Cats At Ishiyama Taiko​ Risshiden​ I​ portrait Taiko Risshiden​ II​ portrait Taiko Risshiden IV portrait Taiko Risshiden V portrait 100man-nin no Sengoku Musou visual Oda Nobunaga Den portrait Genjūrō in Guntama Rairen Shimozuma Sengoku IXA portrait Alternate portrait Alternate portrait 2 Sengoku Bushouki MURAMASA Rank 1 Bewitching HR portrait Rank 2 Bewitching HR portrait Rank 3 Bewitching HR portrait Rank 4 Bewitching HR portrait Dignified MR portrait Bewitching MR portrait

This article about a Samurai Warriors character is a stub. You can help the wiki by expanding it.