Talk:Hideyoshi Nagachika/@comment-96.59.114.196-20141005130535/@comment-109.175.190.128-20141008203738

Regarding Hideyoshi Nagachika being a dark horse, it's more than possible. I thought about that a lot to be honest.

Just think about it: If you were to make your own shounen manga, you' d probably first come up with a protagonist.

You'd then start to think of an antagonist since every character needs some opponent of equal strength/abilities.

Probably the main hero and the main villain would be of the same age, or background, or share a common fear/goal etc. - you get that often in manga.

The more complex the relationship between the main hero and the antihero is - the more interesting it gets! It's getting less and less fun just seeing how the hero just sequentially meets his every new opponent as the story progresses. Put an antihero next to the hero from the beginning and blow everyone else's mind in the middle of the series when the so-called friend turns out to be the final boss. Sounds awesome, don't you think?