Yasuhira Koga

Yasuhira Koga is a former Clan Yarikawa retainer and swordsman who sides with the Mongols to get revenge on Lord Shimura. He is the villain of the Mythic Tale The Heavenly Strike, where he hunts the same technique you do.

Role: Antagonist
Affiliation: Mongol Empire

Appears in

The Heavenly StrikeThe Heavenly Strike is the first Mythic Tale, set in Komatsu in Izuhara. You hunt a killer who wants Shigenori's legendary sword technique, and finishing it teaches you the Heavenly Strike, a fast unblockable katana attack.

Good to know

Dismissed after the Yarikawa Rebellion and gone from Tsushima for 15 years.
Returned during the invasion and allied with the Mongols.
Killed bystanders when Yamato could not tell him what he wanted.
Follows white leaves to Shigenori's Rest, an old duelling ring.

What you do

Jin retraces Yasuhira's steps, compares the Mongol version of the legend with Yamato's and follows the trail of white leaves to Shigenori's Rest. Yasuhira forces a peasant's grandfather there to teach him the Heavenly Strike, then kills him.

The duelSpoilerShow

Yasuhira tests the Heavenly Strike on Jin. Watch how he uses it, because Jin learns it during the fight. Jin turns the move on him and lightning strikes him dead.

Related characters

Supporting
Yamato
Yamato is a travelling musician and storyteller who starts most of the Mythic Tales. When you hear his music, he tells Jin an old legend that leads to a special technique, weapon or armour set.