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I am here to dispel the slander that Ieyasu is just a fat fuck that ate the cake because everyone else died before him

>had the foresight and balls to immediately goes independent following Okehazama instead of continuing sucking up to the Imagawa
>put down rebellions both from his own retainers and the Ikko-Ikki sect in the area following his independence
>at Anegawa, was the one ensuring victory for the Oda-Tokugawa alliance while the Oda was getting their shit pushed by the Azai
>had the determination to execute his own heir (and the wife that he probably was on bad terms with anyway) to ensure the survival of his clan
>absolutely could have let the Takeda passed by without a fight, ensuring that his clan receives no loss but still decided to pursues the Takeda anyway, which in hindsight, was an absolutely retarded move, but still...
>following Nagashino, was one of the main players force that help Nobunaga putting the Takeda out of their misery
>was objectively the winner out of the Komaki-Nagakute against Hideyoshi, and only came out of the conflict empty handed because Nobukatsu requested for a truce behind his back
>had the foresight and balls to abandon his home province to settle in and develop Kanto region, which both make Hideyoshi not being wary of his ambition as well as consolidating the base for the Tokugawa Shogunate later
>following Hideyoshi's failed Korean campaign and late life madness, was charismatic enough to convince half of the country to follow him and overthrow the Toyotomi. Which, to be fair, a lot of people only followed Ieyasu because they hated Mitsunari's guts, but still...
>had the foresight to retire his position as Daimyo to his son, instead of waiting until his death like most other Shoguns do
>managed to hang on to life long enough to put an end to the Toyotomi once and for all and only die one year after