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- Kai – daughter of Hojo clan retainer Ujinaga Narita. Her weapon is a skeleton whip.
- Kiyomasa Kato – loyal retainer of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and later joins Ieyasu Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara. His weapon is a dragon scythe of the Toyotomi clan.
- Kanbei Kuroda – chief strategist of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, feared by many for his demonic look. His weapon is an orb that can be separated into four orbs if the attacks are timed correctly.
- Ujiyasu Hojo – lord of the Hojo clan. His weapon is a cane that has a shikomizue sword hidden inside, which can also fire bullets.
- Muneshige Tachibana – husband of Ginchiyo Tachibana. His weapon is a western-style sword and shield.
- Hanbei Takenaka – strategist of the Saito clan, later joins Hideyoshi Toyotomi. His weapon is a compass with blades used like a yo-yo.
- Motonari Mori – lord of the Mōri clan. His weapons are his countless emissaries and a crossbow which is attached to his arm and can fire three arrows at the same time.
- Takamaru – a samurai sent into Murasame Castle, having first appeared in Nazo no Murasamejo. He was added as a special character, his addition to the roster does not count towards the seven new characters. His moveset is similar to the generic sword moveset. Samurai Warriors 3 marks the first playable appearance of Takamaru in over 23 years.
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