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Quote[/b] (Kraxis @ Aug. 17 2003,14:49)]I'm pretty certain they drew the inspiration for the No-Dachi from that Ashigaru warrior in 'The Seven Samurai' and his crazy usage of his No-Dachi. The helmet he wears in the final battle looks very much like the No-Dachi helmet and the Sode looks similar too (duh). At least I remember it that way, maybe I just played STW too much.
Hm, let's see I believe the character's name in Seven Samurai you're thinking of was Kikuchiyo, played by famous Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune. He wasn't an Ashigaru (just a loner) techinically, but he did carry a No-dachi though the helmet is different. The analyst in the film commentary on the DVD version says it was to (over-) compensate for not being a true samurai... or maybe something else, heh. Funny thing is, he got killed charging at someone with an arquebus just like the ND in STW do, hah.