Keiji Maeda (前田 慶次, Maeda Keiji) is one of the argued names for Toshimasu. He is Toshiie's nephew who is best known historically for protecting the Uesugi's retreat from Hasedo, allegedly facing an army of thousands with only eight horsemen. In fiction, he is one of the most celebrated kabukimono, or wild men, of the time period who is known for his monstrous height and his peerless strength. His horse and companion, Matsukaze, is usually found beside him. His Samurai Warriors counterpart premiered as the equivalent to the Dynasty Warriors Lu Bu until Tadakatsu's introduction in the following game. Fans voted him to twenty-sixth place in Gamecity's Sengoku Musou 3: Empires character popularity poll. For the Samurai Warriors 4 poll, he placed forty-third. As with Ina, he is a bonus character in Kessen III if the memory card has a Samurai Warriors save file. This character incarnation also has an image song called Tenka Musou no Ookabuki that appears in SanThree's CR Sengoku Musou and its sequel. His Nobunaga's Ambition counterpart is nineteenth place in Gamecity's character popularity ranking for 2015. The Nobunaga no Yabou 201X poll for 4-star officers puts him in fourth place. He placed forty-fourth in the Nobunaga no Yabou Taishi poll for most favorite father.