Iehisa Shimazu

Iehisa Shimazu is a Shimazu clan retainer and the younger brother of Yoshihisa, Yoshihiro and Toshihisa, and the father of Toyohisa. A skilled tactician, he led troops to victory against the Ryuzoji forces at Okitanawate. He also crushed the vanguard at Hetsugigawa. In the end, the Shimazu surrendered and Iehisa died. There are rumors that Hideyoshi poisoned him.

Role in Games
Iehisa is found most of the time at Kyushu. In the second game, he and Tadamoto Niiro will lead an ambush unit against Hidehisa Sengoku prompting a mission to defeat them. On Yoshihiro's story, Iehisa will ambush Ginchiyo after taking out the bridge. On Shingen and Kenshin's dream stages, Iehisa and Toshihisa will attempt to ambush the main camp of the Takeda-Uesugi alliance.

In the third game, in Kiyomasa's story, defeating him will allow Kiyomasa to capture the Northwestern Garrison. On Muneshige's story, he will attempt to charge the castle directly.

In Samurai Warriors 4, in the Kyushu story, Iehisa first appears defending Taka Castle against the Tachibana at Mimikawa. At Okitanawate, he leads the lure-and-ambush plan against the Ryuzoji. Toyohisa protests his father's orders to withdraw. In Legend of a Land United's Conquest of Kyushu, Iehisa will be part of the charge into the Toyotomi's main camp and must be stopped.

Quotes

 * "This battle will inevitably be brutal. but it is not too late. Return home!"
 * "Hmph! It seems my brother's stubbornness also flows through your veins."