Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Ushiwakamaru, the teenage version of the legendary Minamoto no Yoshitsune? How close is Ushiwakamaru's in-game version to her historical and mythical counterpart? In this video we delve into her character design, in-game skills, and characterization in order to determine that, followed up by giving it a grade in terms of its historical accuracy. Was Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) truly a masterful warrior who fought for others, while also being obsessed with head removal? Find out here!
#ushiwakamaru #minamoto #yoshitsune #japanesehistory #heikemonogatari #genpeiwar #fgo #fategrandorder #fate
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Gameplay footage comes from the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.
Maps are from Google Maps or Wikimedia.
Artwork consists of Classical Pieces of Art created since the middle ages, chiefly works in the public domain from the 18th and 19th century.
Animated and Film footage comes from the following sources: Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019-2020) by Cloverworks. Footage from this sources is labeled in the top left corner whenever such footage is used.
Nobility Approaches
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack II
Keita Haga
2018
Disc 2, Track 13
Blood Wind -BATTLE 5-
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack II
Keita Haga
2018
Disc 2, Track 12
The Ravaging Myth -COMPOSITE DEITY GORGON BATTLE-
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack I
Keita Haga
2017
Disc 2, Track 13
I am not the original creator of any of the images, maps, artworks, film, or music shown in this video. All materials used in this video are for the purposes of education and fall under Fair Use. If you are the copyright owner of materials found in this video and object to its use here, please message me. See the About section of my Channel Page for further information on how to contact me.
00:00 Intro
01:43 Class
03:17 Gender
04:15 Character Design
06:10 Skillset
08:39 Noble Phantasm: Dan-no-Ura Eight Boat Leap
11:31 Bond Craft Essence: Usumidori
13:45 Valentines' CE
14:52 Ushiwakamaru's Early Years
17:46 The Genpei War
23:52 Yoritomo's Mask Falls
27:01 Ushiwakamaru in Onigashima
28:59 Babylonia
32:53 Other Ushiwakamaru Appearances
34:48 Conclusion
36:08 Final Grade
How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Ushiwakamaru, the teenage version of the legendary Minamoto no Yoshitsune? How close is Ushiwakamaru's in-game version to her historical and mythical counterpart? In this video we delve into her character design, in-game skills, and characterization in order to determine that, followed up by giving it a grade in terms of its historical accuracy. Was Ushiwakamaru (Minamoto no Yoshitsune) truly a masterful warrior who fought for others, while also being obsessed with head removal? Find out here!
#ushiwakamaru #minamoto #yoshitsune #japanesehistory #heikemonogatari #genpeiwar #fgo #fategrandorder #fate
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Gameplay footage comes from the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.
Maps are from Google Maps or Wikimedia.
Artwork consists of Classical Pieces of Art created since the middle ages, chiefly works in the public domain from the 18th and 19th century.
Animated and Film footage comes from the following sources: Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019-2020) by Cloverworks. Footage from this sources is labeled in the top left corner whenever such footage is used.
Nobility Approaches
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack II
Keita Haga
2018
Disc 2, Track 13
Blood Wind -BATTLE 5-
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack II
Keita Haga
2018
Disc 2, Track 12
The Ravaging Myth -COMPOSITE DEITY GORGON BATTLE-
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack I
Keita Haga
2017
Disc 2, Track 13
I am not the original creator of any of the images, maps, artworks, film, or music shown in this video. All materials used in this video are for the purposes of education and fall under Fair Use. If you are the copyright owner of materials found in this video and object to its use here, please message me. See the About section of my Channel Page for further information on how to contact me.
00:00 Intro
01:43 Class
03:17 Gender
04:15 Character Design
06:10 Skillset
08:39 Noble Phantasm: Dan-no-Ura Eight Boat Leap
11:31 Bond Craft Essence: Usumidori
13:45 Valentines' CE
14:52 Ushiwakamaru's Early Years
17:46 The Genpei War
23:52 Yoritomo's Mask Falls
27:01 Ushiwakamaru in Onigashima
28:59 Babylonia
32:53 Other Ushiwakamaru Appearances
34:48 Conclusion
36:08 Final Grade
