Kakita Yoshi

Legend of the Five Rings card from Pearl Edition, Jade Edition, Time of the Void

Card Type

Personality

Force

0

Chi

2

Honor Requirement

0

Gold Cost

12

Personal Honor

2

Clan

Crane

Keywords

Unique, Crane Clan, Experienced, Liaison

Card Text

Political Reaction: Any number of times per turn, after a Favor action resolves, bow Yoshi: Take an additional action to take that same action, even if it is not the appropriate phase and ignoring the cost of discarding the Imperial Favor; Yoshi is considered to be performing the action when you do.

Legality

Clan Wars (Imperial), Hidden Emperor (Jade)

Deck

Dynasty

Printings

Rulings

• Erratum: Reads, "Kakita Yoshi 0F/2C 0HR 12G 2PH Crane Clan Liaison. Experienced. Unique Politician. Reaction: Bow Kakita Yoshi immediately after you or another player discards the Imperial Favor to produce one of the standard Imperial Favor effects. Yoshi produces the exact same effect again for you. Yoshi's action is considered a use of the Imperial Favor." [MRP, Pearl Edition] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 108
• Ability may only be used if "historic" Imperial Favor rules are in use. Effects on Winds are not "standard Imperial Favor effects." [JA, 5 November 2001] Rules Archive, August 18, 2007, p. 108
• His action lets you simply take the Favor, regardless of who currently has it or what your Family Honor is relative to the other players. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 36
• His ability does not count as lobbying for the Favor. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 36
• Cannot bow to take the Favor during an attack if he is not in the current battle. [rulebook] Accumulated Rulings, February 8, 2000, p. 36
• Erratum: Added: special ability now has the Political trait. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 16
• Erratum: Changed: now may not be assigned to defend, rather than not being allowed to defend at all. Text Change & Errata List, February 15, 2000, p. 17
• Yes, this card is as powerful as it seems. His action lets you simply take the Favor, regardless of who currently has it or what your Family Honor is relative to the other players. Using his ability also does not count as lobbying for the Favor. [card text] Accumulated Rulings, April 22, 1998, p. 21

Rules Q&A

• Q: Kakita Yoshi may not fetch the favour, no matter your wind or what sort of favour-requiring cards you may have, during combat unless you somehow get him to defend?
  A: Correct. Jeff Alexander, "post for 17 September 2002", 19 Sep 2002