Emperor Yoshiro

"You will bow before us or you will cease to exist."
 * Emperor Yoshiro's threat

Emperor Yoshiro of Japan is the long time ruler of the Empire of the Rising Sun, and presided over the Empire at the zenith of its power as one of the three superpowers of World War III. He is cherished as a living god by his people.

Personality
"Survival is not a matter of chance. Rather, it is a matter of choice."
 * Emperor

Emperor Yoshiro is a traditionalist who strictly follows the code of bushido, the samurai way of the warrior. He fundamentally believes that the Rising Sun's destiny is to rule the entire world. He also believes he is Emperor by divine right and that his fate is preordained. He rarely shows emotion and often speaks in a seemingly wise tone.

His hobbies include drinking tea, cultivating bonsai trees, calligraphy, and empire building.

Approach To War
"Wars are not won on the battlefield alone, my son, but in the hearts and souls of our adversaries."
 * Emperor

The Emperor knows the value of morale and propaganda, and believed that a War is won by winning hearts and souls of his enemies and/or breaking their will to fight. Thus, during the invasion of the Soviet Union he carefully chose to strike at symbolic targets such as monuments and statues. He also ordered an invasion of California to seize American media centres to broadcast Imperial propaganda. This contrasts with the approach of his son, Prince Tatsu, who advocated a more straightforward military doctrine of complete annihilation of the enemy.

Role in Red Alert 3
"Thank you Commander. You have honored our Ancestors. And Defeated our enemies."
 * Yoshiro

In the Rising Sun perspective of WWIII, he commands the Commander to slowly attack the Soviets and Allies, mostly by using propaganda in order to wear down their spirits. He's shown care for his homeland, since he called for the defense an invasion force by the Allies as opposed to continuing to launch assaults against the Allies and Soviets like Tatsu advised. He later resigns after he realizes his failure, and having doubts about his destiny after learning of the Soviet time machine causing the Empire's existence, giving command to Tatsu. He later gets over his guilt, agreeing with Tatsu about the Empire creating their own destiny. He is last seen in the Empire's victory celebration, giving the Commander the title of Supreme Shogun.

In the USSR perspective of the war, even with his personal King Oni, he met his end at the iron treads of the Apocalypse Tanks at Mount Fuji, signalling the end of Japan's Empire and the everlasting Soviet might. Because of this, his son Tatsu called the Soviets dishonorable.

In the Allied perspective of the war, Yoshiro saw both Tanya and Natasha teaming up to defeat Shinzo, Naomi and Kenji and told them that the river of destiny cannot be stopped.

Note
"I am glad you two allied together but that will not stop the river of destiny!"
 * Yoshiro

Soviet intel has revealed that Yoshiro had the original King Oni Battle Mech that he pilots - It is armed with powerful lasers, faster, and armed with anti-air missiles but it was destroyed by Soviet Apocalypse Tanks at To Tame a Living God.

Behind the Scenes
He is played by actor George Takei.