Name: Taira no Sukemori (平 資盛)
Birth/ Death: (1158-1185)
Appearance: Book 1 Episode 11; Book 4 Episode 2; Book 7 Episode 12, 14, 19; Book 8 Episode 4; Book 9 Episode 8; Book 10 Episode 1, 13, 14; Book 11 Episode 10
Bio:
Sukemori is the second son of Taira no Shigemori and thus grandson of Taira no Kiyomori. When he was 13, he was named governor of Echizen. He and his group of horsemen crossed paths with the current regent, Fujiwara no Motofusa, who was on his way to the palace. The regent ordered Sukemori to dismount, but Sukemori refused, so his men pulled Sukemori down from his horse. So, Sukemori informed his grandfather, Kiyomori, of what happened. In the end, Kiyomori defended Sukemori and was furious at the regent, while Shigemori (Sukemori's father and Kiyomori's son) reprimanded him and his horsemen. However, Kiyomori then went behind Shigemori's back and ordered some people to ambush the regent to get back at him for humiliating Sukemori. When Shigemori found out, he banished Sukemori to the province of Ise.