Are Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows\u2019 Yasuke & Naoe based on real people? UbisoftUbisoft has announced Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, which will finally take the long-running series to Japan. Set in the 16th century near the end of the Sengoku (or \u201cWarring States\u201d) period, the game will feature dual protagonists similar to Assassin\u2019s Creed Syndicate. Players will take control of the samurai, Yasuke, and shinobi, Naoe, each of whom has a distinct playstyle. Given Assassin\u2019s Creed\u2019s historical inspirations and previous inclusion of figures like Leonardo da Vinci and George Washington, fans may be wondering if Yasuke and Naoe are real people or fictional characters made for the game. Here\u2019s what to know about Yasuke and Naoe and how they do (or don\u2019t) connect to actual Japanese history. Is Yasuke a real historical figure? Yes, Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows\u2019 protagonist Yasuke is based on a real historical figure. The real Yasuke was a warrior and retainer to Oda Nobunaga, a prominent warlord of the era, and is remembered for being the first, and perhaps only, Black samurai. Not much is known about Yasuke\u2019s life, particularly before he arrived in Japan in 1579 and after Nobunaga\u2019s death in 1582. He\u2019s the first African to appear in Japanese records, though information like his birth name and place of origin are unknown. Based on historical records, most believe Yasuke came from what is now Mozambique in southeast Africa, though it\u2019s unclear if he was enslaved or left Africa as a mercenary. Yasuke arrived in Japan while working with Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano. He first met Nobunaga while accompanying Valignano to an audience with the warlord, who immediately took an interest in him due to his skin color and gave him the name \u201cYasuke.\u201d A year after their meeting, Nobunaga\u2019s reign would end during the Honn\u014d-ji Incident in which retainer Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed him and forced him to commit seppuku. Yasuke fought in Nobunaga\u2019s defense, but was ultimately spared for unclear reasons. While he was treated by Jesuit missionaries following the incident, it\u2019s unknown what happened to Yasuke afterward. Is Naoe a real historical figure? No, Naoe is not a real historical figure, though she does have a key connection to actual Japanese history. While not based on a real person, the character\u2019s father is Fujibayashi Nagato, a famous ninja from the Sengoku period. Interestingly, Fujibayashi\u2019s descendants would write and publish the Bansensh\u016bkai, a book that compiles knowledge on ninja training from the Iga and K\u014dga regions with sections on philosophy, leadership, and more. With Naoe being the fictional daughter of Fujibayashi Nagato, it\u2019s possible Ubisoft will allude to this history. Regardless, it\u2019s likely Naoe learned her skills from her father, explaining her deadly and stealthy abilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Are Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows\u2019 Yasuke & Naoe based on real people? UbisoftUbisoft has announced Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, which will finally take the long-running series to Japan. Set in the 16th century near the end of the Sengoku (or \u201cWarring States\u201d) period, the game will feature dual protagonists similar to Assassin\u2019s Creed Syndicate. Players will take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}