Seppuku and given a set time to commit seppuku, usually before sunset on a given day. On occasion, if the sentenced individuals were uncooperative or outright refused to end their own lives, it was not unheard of for them to be restrained and the seppuku carried out by an executioner, or for the actual execution to be carried out instead by decapitation while retaining only the trappings of seppuku; even the short sword laid out in front of the offender could be replaced with a fan. Unlike voluntary seppuku, seppuku carried out as capital punishment did not necessarily absolve, or pardon,
Samurai Warriors 4 2015, North America on September 29, 2015, and in Europe on October 2, 2015. It is described as neither a continuation nor an "Xtreme Legends" expansion like previous games; instead, it provides a "different" focus of the same game. Players choose a character as their protagonist for a selected scenario, which has a different progression depending on the character selected. Dream Castle Mode, first introduced in "Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3" is also present in the game. The game adds one new character, Naomasa Ii, to the character roster. A second expansion, was released in Japan on September 17, 2015 for