Japanese

Template:Faction Japanese is a faction created by Hagekura. It is based on the Sengoku Period (Warring States Period) of Japan. It is the first of other factions that will be in an unnamed techtree by Hagekura.

History

Japanese was first announced on 25 October 2010. The latest version was released on 18 February 2011. On 16 April 2011, Hagekura updated the techtree map of Japanese.

Public reception

The Japanese faction was well received by the Glest community, praised largely for its large techtree, uniqueness, and good quality models. Based on historical Japan, it was vividly popular and continues expansion with the recent release of a new techtree map. It has been considered being added into the Megapack, though no decisions were made and much work with balancing would be necessary before that could occur, in addition to the exclamation that the Megapack was too large as it was.

Units

Unit	Description	Screenshot
Worker	Japanese:人足(Ninnsoku)　 Produced from: "Castle". Requirements: none. Basic worker unit. Harvests resources and builds Japanese buildings. Also appears to be balding.　 Historical Background: These workers were employed or conscripted by lords to sustain heavy lifting　such as transportations and constructions.	File:Worker s.jpg
Peasant	Japanese:小作農(Kosakunô) Produced from: "farmhouse". Requirements: none. The Peasants are simple folk who provide the Japanese war machine with greatly needed food. In times of trouble, they can be quickly trained into Spear Ashigarus or Arquebusiers. Also in case of emergency, they can take up arms and stand and fight as Civil Ikki (morph into the Ikki mob requires "Civil Ikki" upgrade in the "Daimyo yashiki"). Historical Background: The vital part of Daimyos armies, Ashigarus were mostly conscripted from peasants ( others from brigands, criminals, sometimes degraded Samurais, Ronins. ). In Slack season of their farms, the peasants switch their hoes into spear, bow or gun, gained incomes from salary under military service and looting other lands.
Medical Priest	Japanese: 医僧(Isô) Produced from: "Buddhist Temple". Requirements: none. Medical Priests are monks who have medical knowledges. can heal wounded units. Historical Background: These medical priests busied themselves with to cure wounded soldiers in battlefield.
Catholic Missionary	Japanese:伴天連(Bateren) Produced from: "Seminario". Requirements: "Nanban_trade" upgrade. Japanese called catholic priests "Padre" in japanese accent "Bateren". They are elite advance party of catholic world dispatched from religious order "Societas Iesu(The Society of Jesus)". They were polymath, they also had newest knowledges about western medicine. can heal wounded units. This unit is currently not available. Historical Background: In 1549, Francisco de Xavier of Societas Iesu first brought Christianity in Japan. Since then, many Christian Missionaries were sent to japan from some orders and many churches and Seminaries were built under the protection of Christian converted Daimyos, and Daimyos who wanted wealth brought by the society and trade with european world, also the Latest military technologies brought by these men (such as gunpowders, cannons, Warships) appealed many daimyos who want to compete their rival daimyos. most notably of these men, Luís Fróis who was engaged in missionary work in 畿内(Provinces near Kyoto), Center of japan under the protection of Daimyo 織田信長(Oda Nobunaga). Later Fróis wrote a record of his missionary work in japan, known as "Historia de Iapam", which is a valuable historical material of Sengoku period japan. Number of christian populace was incresed during their missionary work, but in　1612 Anti-Christian Edicts　was issued from Tokugawa Shogunate, and expand of christianity in japan was diminished.
Ikki Mob	Japanese:民一揆(Tami Ikki) Morph from: "Peasant". Requirements: "Civil Ikki" upgrade. Peasant militias. You can morph peasants to this unit with no cost after you commenced "Civil Ikki" upgrade in Daimyo Yashiki. Historical Background: The term "Ikki" is used for community united to obtain certain objective. the word is oftain translated as "Revolt" or "Putsch". The peasants in early~middle sengoku time were main supply for most Daimyos conscripted soldiers, Ashigarus. So in a sense, these peasants were half soldiers, half farmers. they owned arms such as katanas for themselves. and they often revolted against a tyranny. the peasants revolts called "百姓一揆 (Hyakushô Ikki)". The Daimyo 柴田勝家(Shibata Katsuie) executed a program called "刀狩り(katana gari, literally means sword hunt)" in 1577 to disarm civilians and prevent the revolts. Later Daimyo 豊臣秀吉(Toyotomi hideyoshi) did the same measure Shibata did, but more largely in 1588 and tried to disarm whole civilians in Japan.
Nagae Ashigaru	Japanese:長柄足軽 Produced from: "Barrack". Requirements: none. The Ashigaru is Japan's standard melee soldier. Due to his glaive, he is able to outrange other equivalent units, this gives him the ability to stab and slice from a distance.
Nagamaki	Japanese:長巻 Produced from: "Dojo". {C}Requirements: "Bushido" upgrade. This unit is currently not available.
Warrior Monk	Japanese:僧衆(Soushû) Produced from: "Buddhist Temple". Requirements: none. Warrior monks are medium-infantry unit armed with fearsome Naginata. Historical Background: Warrior monks are military groups belonged to Temples and Shrines. At the time of conflicts, the Temples and Shrines had large manor and wealth were threatened by Bandits and many other outside factions. so they had to have private armies to defend themselves. arming of the temples and shrines had propelled under the circumstances. The armies of temples and shrines became very powerful and sometimes conflicts between these armies and the rival temples and the Imperial court occured. The nature of the warrior monks were rude and arrogant. In Muromachi-period, the Shogun 足利義教(Ashikaga Yoshinori, 1394 ?1441) attacked the one of the biggest temple, 延暦寺(Enryaku-ji) on the 比叡山(Mount Hiei). Later Daimyo 織田信長(Oda Nobunaga, 1534 - 1582) attacked Enryaku-ji again and burned whole the mountain. The trend of arming temples and shrines had been continued until the Daimyo 豊臣秀吉(Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1537 - 1598) disarmed civilians.
Swordsman	Japanese:剣豪(Kengô) Produced from: "Dojo". Requirements: none. The Swordsman is the kind of man who's seen many wars and no longer minds getting his hands dirty when he needs to. He fights valiantly for his nation, often eviscerating his opponents with his trusty katana. Not many men can fight a veteran swordman and live to tell the tale.
Samurai	Japanese:侍 Produced from: "Dojo" Reuirements: "Bushido" upgrade. Hand trained by the Shogun himself, the Samurai are his most trusted soldiers. They are the elite of the elite, the cream of the crop, and so on and so forth. When you absolutely need everything to die, you call on the Samurai.
Samurai Taisho	Japanese:侍大将(Samurai Daishô) Produced from: "Dojo". Requirements: "Bushido" upgrade. This unit is currently not available.
Tsubute	Japanese:礫 Produced from: "Barrack". Requirements: none. This unit is currently not available.
Yumi Ashigaru	Japanese:弓足軽 Produced from: "Barrack". Requirements: none. The archer is Japan's standard range infantry. His longbow provides great power to his shots, creating a rather cost effective unit.
Teppo Ashigaru	japanese:鉄砲足軽 Produced from: "Barrack". {C}Requirements: "Arquebus" upgrade. {C}The Japanese were rather smart, smart enough to know that gunpowder is far more powerful than puny arrows. But, to prevent such great power from entering into the hands of the enemy, gunpowder is only granted to leaders who have survived long enough to establish a nice foothold in enemy territory. This is the Arquebusier, a fearless man who wields a very powerful firearm. His bullets are better against infantry than buildings.
Catholic Musketeer	Produced from: "Seminario". Requirements: none. This unit is currently not available.
Yumitori	Japanese:弓取り Produced from: "Dojo". {C}Requirements: "Bushido" upgrade. This unit is currently not available.
Shinobi	Japanese:忍 Produced from: "Barrack". {C}Requirements: "Daimyo Yashiki" building. {C}The Shinobi is the epitome of stealth and sabotage, able to sneak into the enemy's base and wreak absolute havoc. These mercenaries are able to kill silently with a dagger, or they can throw a knife at the cost of cover. Another weapon in their arsenal is a bomb that is good against buildings, but these bombs take a while to manufacture, so it will take time before they can use another. Lastly, Shinobi are highly knowledgable on the topic of stealth, so they are permantenly cloaked and can detect other stealth units.
Odutsu	Japanese:大筒(ôdutsu) Produced from: "Gunsmith". Requirements: "Odutsu" upgrade. This unit is currently not available.
Cannon	Japanese:加農砲(Kanôhô) Produced from: "European Trader". Requirements: "Nanban Trade" upgrade.

Buildings

Building	Description	Screenshot
Buddhist Temple	Building requirements: Daimyo_yashiki. You can hire the units "MedicalPriest" and "Warrior monk" at this building. also you can commence Eastern_Medicine upgrade - which raises every units armor point +10 - in here.
Castle	Building requirements: none. Japanese main building. produces worker.
Barrack	Building requirements: none. You can hire lower-rank soldiers such as ashigarus at this building. The "Training field" upgrade increses units production speed of the barracks.
Blacksmith	Building requirements: none. You can commence units armor and attack strength upgrades at this building.
Dojo	Building requirements: Daimyo yashiki. You can hire high-rank soldiers such as swordsmen and samurais at this building.
European Trader	Building requirements: "Nanban_trade" upgrade. In here you can purchase powerful european cannons.
Daimyo Yashiki	Building requirements: none You can commence multiple upgrades which benefits faction's strength at this building. also some buildings (Dojo, BuddhistTemple) requires this building before build.
Farmhouse	Building reuirements: none Produces some foods and peasants.
Watchtower	Building requirements: none A simple sentry building. Releatively fragile against enemy attacks. attacks enemey within range with arrows. once you have "Arquebus" upgrade, you can upgrade this building with more powerful gun attacks.
Yagura	Building requirements: advanced_architecture Strong defensive building. attacks enemey within range with arrows. once you have "Arquebus" upgrade, you can upgrade this building with more powerful gun attacks.