According to "Gunkan," Katsuyori had eight vassals including Emonnojo ATOBE, and he joined the Shinzoku shu (a group which consisted of siblings and retainers) with Nobutoyo TAKEDA (the Kai-Takeda clan) and others.
『軍鑑』によれば勝頼は跡部右衛門尉ら8名の家臣団を付けられ、武田信豊(甲斐武田氏)らと共に親族衆に列せられている。