Hiruma Tatsuzo

Legend of the Five Rings card from The Fall of Otosan Uchi

Card Type

Personality

Force

4

Chi

4

Honor Requirement

2

Gold Cost

9

Personal Honor

2

Clan

Crab

Keywords

Yu 4, Crab Clan, Samurai

Card Text

Reaction: Once per battle, after Tatsuzo is targeted by an action while in an army, bow your performing Follower attached to him: Negate the action's effects.

Legality

Four Winds (Gold), Rain of Blood (Diamond)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rules Q&A

• Q: About Hiruma Tatsuzo:
  1. When he is in an army?
  A: When he is at (not in) a Province during an Attack Phase, either attacking or defending it. [Glossary] Or if some card has been played that puts him in an army, like Ambush. Jeff Alexander, "rules for 23 Feb. 2004", 24 Feb 2004
• Q: OK, here's the scenerio. I attack only with a Hiruma Tatsuzo with a follower. My opponent defends and uses Overwhelmed. Can I bow Tatsuzo's follower to cancel Overwhelmed?
  A: Yes, if you target Tatsuzo with it. Jeff Alexander, "rules for 6 Feb. 2004", 7 Feb 2004
• Q: I have Jester attached to Hiruma Tatsuzo, I bow the Jester to cancel an action targeting the unit. Is Hiruma Tatsuzo's force still 5 and his chi still 5 or are they 4??
  A: "Bowing does not affect Follower bonuses with a "+" sign, Item bonuses of any kind, or Chi." [GE p. 55]
  Tatsuzo is still 5F/5C. Jeff Alexander, "post for 12 May 2003", 13 May 2003
• Q: If my opponent uses Overwhelmed and my biggest peep is a Hiruma Tatsuzo with a follower, can I bow my follower to negate the Overwhelmed?
  A: Sure. Zen Faulkes, "Rules for 20 April 2003", 20 Apr 2003
• Q: 2. Here's the Situation: A purple army is attacking me en masse, including several personalities and a moto chagatai with the Celestial Sword (force = 12) I am defending with 4 guys, 2 Hida kosho (yu 5) and 2 Hiruma Tatsuzo (Yu 4)
  I lose the battle, and all personalities are still present on both sides when the battle ends. Here's the question:
  If I use the Tatsuzo's Yu first, destroying 2 4 force personalities, can I then use the Combined Yu of my 2 Hida Kosho's to destroy the Chagatai with the Sword attached (his force should now be 10, though the results of the battle will not change)???
  A: Yes. The destructions caused by Yu are sequential, not simultaneous. [rulesheet] Chagatai's sword bonus would drop every time a Clanmate died. Jeff Alexander, "post for 11 February 2003", 12 Feb 2003
• Q: I have Hiruma Tatsuzo with a follower as my only Unit. My opponent plays Overwhelmed, meaning that I would have to destroy Tatsuzo. Would I be able to use Tatsuzo's reaction to cancel the Overwhelmed?
  A: Yes. He's being targeted with an action, which is all his reaction looks for. If it said, "when another player targets," his Reaction could not be used. Zen Faulkes, "Another Question about Overwhelmed", 9 Apr 2005