Tazu

Tazu Iio (飯尾田鶴, Iio Tazu) is Tsuratatsu Iio's wife and Yoshimoto Imagawa's niece. When the Imagawa fell into disarray after their defeat at Okehazama, she turned against them and became leader of the Iio clan after her husband's death.

Within the Asian ports of the Samurai Warriors series, she is refered to as Otazu by Naotora Ii.

Role in Games
Sengoku Musou Chronicle 2nd introduces Tazu as Naotora's confidante who convinces her to follow Ieyasu's leadership. However, circumstances force their clans to turn against one another, with Tazu losing her life in the process. In Samurai Warriors 4, she can be one of the player's partners in Chronicle Mode.

Historical Information
Otatsu no Kata married into the Iio clan during Yoshimoto's rule over Tōtōmi Province. His death at the hands of the Oda caused the region to plunge into chaos. In an effort to seize control, she apparently invited Ii Naohira over to a meeting with her husband and schemed to eradicate him, thinking that Jiro-Houshi was not a threat to her clan. She then poisoned Naohira's tea and he perished soon after. His death incurred the Imagawa clan's wrath, though the Iio were able to repel them.

Although Iio Tsuratatsu sought to make peace with Ujizane Imagawa, he was assassinated on his way to Suruga in 1565. Otatsu inherited leadership over the Iio as a result. While residing at Hikuma Castle, she and her clan were attacked by the Tokugawa and Ii forces. Naotora is fabled to have participated in the siege with Ieyasu's men to avenge her great-grandfather. Otatsu ordered a resistance, but the men were overwhelmed by the larger Tokugawa troops; she committed suicide afterwards. Hikuma Castle was then renamed to Hamamatsu once Ieyasu took hold of it.

A camellia flower was left on Otatsu's grave; sources claim it was left there to symbolize Ieyasu's initial feelings towards her.