Yoshihisa Shimazu is the 16th Shimazu clan head, son of Takahisa, and elder brother to Yoshihiro Shimazu, Iehisa, and Toshihisa. He is famous for almost unifying Kyushu. Legend claims he was following his father's dying admonishment to unify all of Kyushu. His Nobunaga's Ambition counterpart is forty-fourth place in Gamecity's character popularity ranking for 2015.