BATTLETECH: Warlord Toranaga Matsuhari, Master of the Draconis Combine

With the coming of #DominionsDivided, I think it is time for us to explore one of the greatest single figures in #Battletech, and perhaps a figure many people have not heard of before. Gunji-no-Kanrei Toranaga Matsuhari, who is set to play a major role in the upcoming book. In fact, I would argue that the Kanrei is one of the most important figures in the entire franchise. A #Mechwarrior, and a Commander without equal, this servant of the #DraconisCombine, more so than a servant of #HouseKurita, is a man who has faced down seemingly every threat from across the #InnerSphere. #Clan warriors from #GhostBear, #SnowRaven, and most of all #NovaCat know him all too well. A figure who is resented and feared by his enemies in the #RepublicoftheSphere, or #ROTS, and #FederatedSuns, or #HouseDavion, to such an extent that it is remarkable. Even within his homeland, it was he, who changed the internal politics within, and it was he who changed #Kurita forever, by installing #YoriKurita. He is the ultimate figure who has outplayed, and outdone them all. So, let us together explore #Toranaga. The truth master of the Combine, and the ultimate warlord of the #Ilclan era, #DarkAge... and perhaps the greatest warrior the Draconis Combine has ever produced. *One small error, I got Caleb Davion’s background wrong. His father’s side of the family had the Sandovals married into them, not his mothers. Just a small correction. 0:00 Opening 1:15 Introduction 3:57 Early Life 10:51 The New Order 19:58 The Dragon Awakens 29:17 The Draconis Combine Civil War 45:31 Forcing the Sun to Set 59:18 The Final Glories 1:11:34 The Fall of a Great Man 1:37:13 The Final Cut 1:46:23 Final Thoughts #SuccessionWars, #IlclanEra, #DominionsDivided, #DamoclesSanction, #claninvasion #DarkAge #MechwarriorDarkAge #Atlas #JulianDavion #HouseDavion #HouseSteiner #LyranCommonwealth #CapellanConfederation #HouseLiao #Axman #FirstPrince #Coordinator #VincentKurita #EmiKurita #HohiroKurita #TheodoreKurita #HouseKurita #DCMS #DraconisCombineMusteredSoldiery #AFFS #ArmedForcesofTheFederatedSuns #CalebDavion #ErikSandoval #CorwinSandoval #DraconisMarches #Robinson #NewAvalon #NewSamarkand #YoriKurita Resources and Notes: Most of the music in this video was provided by license by a content creator and composer Audacious Cues: @audaciouscues7219 I would recommend checking out his Bandcamp as well: A huge thank to you EVERYONE who helped me gather gameplay footage for this video. LINKS to Resources: Era Report 3145: #ShatteredFortress: For most of the quotes heard in video, the Novel Damocles Sanction, as well as for the latter information: Final Notes: This is a very long video, and it took a great deal to weave this together from multiple resources. Some information had to be interpreted to a small degree. I went over it to ensure there were no errors, but these things can happen. To get the fullest extent of all lore involved, check the primary resources out! I had a blast taking notes for this video with all the great work I got to draw from. Join this channel in order to support this content: Join us on the free Discord as well!: Note: I am not associated with the Battletech / Mechwarrior IP, and create this under fair-use. Ownership of the Battletech IP resides with several companies at this time. I support all official releases.