“Welcome to our guide for SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX Secret History missions! Here, you will find a comprehensive list of objectives for each mission, providing you with all the information you need to complete them successfully. Let’s jump into the secrets of the past and conquer these objectives together!”
Intro
There’s multiple guides out there for the Objectives for all main Story Mode missions, but somehow there’s essentially nothing for Secret History, which were originally DLC missions, so this guide is meant to fix that.
Sinister Beauties
For this mission, if an Objective references a character, then you must not be playing as that character for it to show up.
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
Test of Kindness
Defeat Naomora Li, Naomasa Li and Naotaka Li, and prevent Kanesada Ichijo from being defeated!
Necessary Force
Prevent Kaetora Uesugi from reaching the Retreat Point!
A Woman’s Intuition
Defeat the real Saizo Kirigakura before defeating all of Saizo Kirigakure’s doubles!
The real one won’t have wind effects surrounding him.
The Allure of the Lake of Blood
Lure Tatsuoki Saito to the Lake of Blood, and defeat him there!
A Beautiful Defeat
Defeat the enemy troops with Musou Attacks!
Yes
A Maiden with an Appetite
Defeat Gracia!
Must not be playing as Gracia. She’ll appear in the same building Kaetora was at the beginning.
Yes
Competing Maidens
Defeat No and Aya in order to stop the quarrelling!
Must not be playing as No or Aya. Approach them to trigger the mission.
Yes
Shy Maidens
Defeat Ina and Naotora Ii!
Must not be playing as Ina or Naotora. Approach them to trigger the mission.
Yes
A Girl and Her Brothers
Prevent Ujimasa Hojo, Ujiteru Hojo and Ujikuni Hojo from reaching the Southwestern Garrison!
Must not be playing as Lady Hayakawa.
Yes
A Recalcitrant Maiden
Defeat Kunoichi!
Must not be playing as Kunoichi. She’s hiding in the northwest area of the map, won’t show up in the minimap until you get close to her. See the image below for reference.
Yes
A Seductive Maiden
Prevent Koshosho and Takanobu Ryuzoji from rendezvousing!
Must not be playing as Koshosho. Approach her to trigger the mission..
Yes
Maidens Who Fight for Love
Defeat Oichi and Ginchiyo Tachibana!
Must not be playing as Oichi or Ginchiyo. Approach them to trigger the mission.
Men of Charm and Courage
For this mission, if an Objective references a character, then you must not be playing as that character for it to show up.
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
Proof of Strength
Defeat 5 or more Sumos!
15 Sumos spawn, you don’t need to kill all of them for the mission to count.
Proof of Skill
Defeat Kagetora Uesugi while maintaining a combo count at or above the specified number!
300 combo
Proof of Fortitude
Prevent the enemy from infiltrating the Allied Main Camp!
Enemies will spawn from the west and south of the camp. Doing the A Man with Greedy Priorities Objective stops the south reinforcements.
Proof of Maturity
Escort Yoshiaki Ashikaga to the Retreat Point before his Health is reduced to half!
Proof of Cunning
Defeat Nobuchika Chosokabe without defeating the Ninja Masters!
Yes
The Honest Sanada Brothers
Defeat Nobuyuki Sanada and Yukimura Sanada with Musou Attacks!
Must not be playing as Nobuyuki or Yukimura. Can be separate Musou attacks for each brother.
Yes
A Lord and a Wise Man
Defeat Mitsunari Ishida and Sakon Shima!
Must not be playing as Mitsunari or Sakon. Approach Sakon to trigger the mission. After defeating him, the gate opens to fight Mitsunari.
Yes
A Man with Greedy Priorities
Defeat Hisahide Matsunaga in order to stop the Fireball Soldiers!
Must not be playing as Hisahide. Approach him to trigger the mission.
Yes
Misunderstanding
Defeat Kanetsugu Naoe!
Must not be playing as Lady Kanetsugu. Approach him to trigger the mission.
Yes
Too Much Trouble
Prevent Hanbei Takenaka from reaching the Retreat Point!
Must not be playing as Hanbei. Approach him to trigger the mission.
Yes
Always Cool and Calm
Defeat Yoshitsugu Otani, Shigenari Kimura and Hideie Ukita!
Must not be playing as Yoshitsugu. Approach him to trigger the mission.
Yes
A Cat in a Bag
Defeat Masamune Date and Kojuro Katakura, and escape from the Southeast Garrison!
Must not be playing as Masamune or Kojuro. To the direct west of where you fought Yoshitsugu in the previous objective, there’s a big empty garrison with nothing in it. Enter it for Masamune and Kojuro to spawn and trigger this objective.
Fathers and Children
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
The Parents’ Offensive
Defeat Joun Takahashi and his allies!
Testing a God
Defeat Motonari Mori, Dosan Saito and Yoshiaki Mogami!
Dosan and Yoshiaki will appear when you approach the southeast corner of the map.
The Devil Shimazu Rallies
Prevent Yoshihiro Shimazu from defeating the allies troops!
With Love
Prevent Aya and Kenshin Uesugi from infiltrating the New Generation Army Main Camp!
Stop the Greatest Warrior
Defeat Tadakatsu Honda!
Escort Ujimasa
Escort Ujimasa Hojo to Ujiyasu Hojo!
Yes
Insufficient Plans
Ensure that Takakage Kobayakawa defeats Motonari Mori while maintaining a combo count at or above the specified number!
Takakage Kobayakawa
300 combo.
Yes
An Uncle’s Battle
Ensure that Toyohisa Shimazu defeats the Rifle Captains before Yoshihiro Shimazu is defeated!
Toyohisa Shimazu
Yes
Inherited Strength of Righteousness
Ensure that Kagekatsu Uesugi quickly defeats Aya and Kenshin Uesugi in succesion!
Kagekatsu Uesugi
Must not be playing as Hisahide. Approach him to trigger the mission.
Yes
Become the Strongest
Ensure that Ina defeats many enemy troops, and defeats Tadakatsu Honda!
Ina
300 enemies.
Yes
Family Quarrels
Ensure that Lady Hayakawa defeats Ujiyasu Hojo with a Musou Attack!
Lady Hayakawa
Yes
Signs of Maturity
Ensure that Gracia enters the Old Generation Army Main Camp while avoiding Mitsuhide Akechi
Gracia
Instead of going from the south, take the eastern route into the camp.
Nobunaga’s Greatest Crisis
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
The Shimazu Army Appears!
Defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu and his allies!
The Saika Mercenaries Appear!
Defeat Magoichi Saika and all the Saika Rebels!
The Hojo Army Appears!
Prevent Ujiyasu Hojo and his allies from infiltrating the Great Keep!
The Mori Army Appears!
Defeat Motonari Mori and his allies, and prevent Tsuneoki Ikeda and his allies from being defeated!
The Takeda-Uesugi Army Appears!
Defeat Shingen Takeda and his allies!
Masamune Date Appears!
Defeat Masamune DAte one-on-one!
The Tokugawa Army Appears!
Defeat Ieyasu Tokugawa and his allies!
Yes
The Last Days of the Betrayer
Prevent Murashige Araki and Nobumori Sakuma from reaching the Retreat Point!
Yes
Banners on the Battlefield
Defeat all the Standard Bearers!
Yes
Protect Lord Masamune
Defeat Tsunamoto Oniniwa and his allies!
Yes
Nobunaga’s Dance
Ensure that Nobunaga Oda achieves 1000 K.O.s!
Nobunaga Oda
Test of Wits
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
Kojuro’s Dirty Trick
Defeat Kojuro Katakura!
The Woodpecker Plot Foiled
Defeat Masakage Yamagata and his allies!
Protector of Friends
Defeat Yoshitsugu Otani!
When Sakon falls back to Mitsunari’s garrison, ignore him and instead go west to Yoshitsugu’s garrison to trigger this mission.
Undercutting
Defeat Mitsunari Ishida!
Triggers if you completed Protector of Friends beforehand.
Fake Withdrawal
Escrot Shigekado Takenaka, Shigenori Takenaka and Shigetoshi Takenaka to the Hanbei-Kanbei Army Main Camp!
To Deceive a God
Defeat Motoharu Kikkawa, Motonaga Kikkawa and Hiroie Kikkawa!
Yes
A Beauty’s Plot
Prevent Koshosho from approaching Nagamasa Kuroda!
Yes
The Ultimate Strategy
Prevent Kanetsugu Naoe and Kojuro Katakura from rendezvousing!
Approach Kanetsugu before defeating Kojuro.
Yes
Move Quickly
Defeat Shingen Takeda and Ujiyasu Hojo!
Wait a while after they spawn for this mission to trigger.
Yes
The Hidden Ringleader
Defeat Hisahide Matsunaga!
Just north of your main camp, there’s a small kind of “peninsula”. Go there after you gain access to it and Hisahide will be there, invisible in the minimap until you approach. See the image below for reference.
Yes
True Strategy
Win the battle without any allied officers being defeated!
Will trigger after Takakage spawns if no allied officers have been defeated yet.
Yes
Takakage Appears
Prevent Takakage Kobayakawa from infiltrating the Hanbei-Kanbei Army Main Camp!
Stand next to him for a bit until the mission starts.
East versus West (Eastern Army)
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
Clash
Defeat Naoshige Nabeshima!
The Shimazu’s Specialty
Defeat Toyohisa Shimazu and Yoshihisa Shimazu!
An Excellent Attack
Defeat Motochika Chosokabe in order to stop the Chosokabe Army’s advance!
Start the Counterattack
Defeat all the Rifle Captains and all the Archer Captains!
The Mobile Unit Sets Out
Defeat Muneshige Tachinaba and Ginchiyo Tachibana!
The Brains of the Western Army
Defeat Takakage Kobayakawa!
The Power of Unity
Defeat Yoshihiro Shimazu with a Multi Musou Attack!
Yes
Koshosho’s Specialty
Prevent Koshosho from approaching Katsuyori Takeda!
The description is misleading, Katsuyori will try to approach Koshosho. This objective has a very weird timing, I’ve seen it pop up both near the start and end of the mission, seemingly at random.
Yes
A Predicament
Prevent Chikayasu Kosokabe, Nobuchika Chosokabe and Morichika Chosokabe from infiltrating the Eastern Army Main Camp!
The timing of this mission is quite strict. As soon as they spawn, send one character to guard the western entrance of the camp while the other goes to defeat the officers that come from the north.
Yes
Another Strike
Prevent Shigeyuki Ono and his allies from infiltrating the Eastern Army Main Camp!
Yes
Heed Your Father’s Teachings
Prevent Takamoto Mori and Motoharu Kikkawa from rendezvousing with Takakage Kobayakawa!
This mission won’t spawn if you defeat Takakage too quickly after entering the main enemy camp.
East versus West (Western Army)
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
Battle between East and West
Capture all the garrisons!
This objective is triggered at the start but won’t be completed until the end of the map.
Outnumbered
Prevent Kagemochi Amakasu and Kageie Kakizaki from infiltrating the Central Northwestern Garrison!
The Sanada Brothers Rally
Defeat Nobuyuki Sanada and Yukimura Sanada!
A Date Servant’s Strategy
Defeat Kojuro Katakura, Shigezane Date and Sagetsu Oniniwa!
Men of the Uesugi
Prevent Kagekatsu Uesugi and Kanetsugu Naoe!
After getting access to the garrison where Kagekatsu is, instead of defeating him right away head north until you reach Kanetsugu.
Yes
Charge of the Takeda Cavalry
Prevent Nobufusa Baba and Masatoyo Naito from infiltrating the Southwestern Garrison!
Due to the event queue, they may spawn long before the mission to kill them shows up. Don’t worry, you can defeat them ahead of time and the mission will autocomplete eventually.
Yes
A Gamble
Defeat Masakage Yamagata, Yataro Onikojima and Tsunashige Hojo!
Tends to trigger after Outnumbered begins.
Yes
The Lure-and-Ambush
Lure Ujimasa Hojo, Ujiteru Hojo and Ujikuni Hojo to the Construction Point!
This objective has very strict timing. You must complete The Sanada Brothers Rally, then before conquering the garrison the Sanadas were at, head north to the garrison with the Hojos. Hang around there for a bit until the objective triggers.
Yes
The Date’s Last Resort
Defeat Kojuro Katakura and all the Mounted Rifle Captains!
This triggers during the 2nd time Kojuro spawns on the map.
Yes
Simply Take it Back
Defeat Kenshin Uesugi, Shingen Takeda and Ujiyasu Hojo!
This one’s hard to trigger. To start, after claiming a garrison, you must not let any of them get re-conquered at all before Kenshin and the others spawn, so be sure to keep an eye on the Guard Captains’ health as you play the mission. In addition, you must wait until Masamune summons Kojuro for the 2nd time triggering The Date’s Last Resort. If you did both of these, then just wait a while after Kenshin and the others show up and the mission should eventually trigger.
Mitsunari’s Disappearance
Bonus?
Objective
Description
Characters
Note
Masamune Ishida
Defeat Tadatsugu Toda and his allies, and prevent Hideyasu Yuki, Hideie Ukita and Yoshinobu Satake from being defeated!
Ina’s Battle
Defeat Ina and her allies!
For Mitsunari
Defeat Tadatsugu Sakai and his allies before the other allied officers can!
After you defeat an officer, the gate to the next one will open.
Fighting against Tadakatsu
Defeat Tadakatsu Honda!
Rescue of Mitsunari
Defeat Takatora Todo, Yasumasa Sakakibara and Nobuyasu Matsudaira!
Nene’s Final Test
Prevent Ieyasu Tokugawa and his allies from approaching Mitsunari Ishida!
Yes
Hanzo’s Phantom
Defeat only the real Hanzo Hattori!
The real one won’t have wind effects around him.
Yes
Coming of the Militarists
Defeat Nagamasu Kuroda and his allies!
Approach him to trigger the mission.
Yes
Don’t Play with Fire
Prevent the Fire Attack Captains from reaching the Retreat Point!
The timing of this one is weird, seems to trigger after defeating Tadakatsu but not making too much progress into the Rescue of Mitsunari objective..
Yes
Nene’s Phantoms
Defeat all of Nene’s doubles!
Kiyomasa Kato or Masanori Fukushima
This one triggers during Nene’s Final Test, so don’t clear that one before this one begins. You may need to have Kiyomasa or Masanori stand in the “tunnel” east of the northwestern-most base (where Nene eventually spawns), but I can’t confirm this 100%. See the image below for reference.
Outro
I hope this guide is useful to you. It’s the first one I’ve made, so feel free to leave a comment about how to improve it.
And that wraps up our share on SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX: Secret History Objectives. If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by Jorgenial, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!