Tomoe Gozen was a legendary samurai from Japanese folklore. An elite warrior who was feared by even the bravest of swordsmen, Tomoe was as lovely as she was fierce and as loyal as she was ruthless. She served as a trusted military leader for General Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War - commanding over 1000 soldiers on the battlefield. When Minamoto no Yoshinaka was slain and beheaded, Tomoe went on a mission of revenge and personally killed all of his enemies. Once her bloody task was done, Tomoe walked into the sea to her death, carrying her beloved general’s decapitated head so that no one would be able to desecrate it.

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