This year, Ubisoft has released Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Following a spectacular debut, fans are more thrilled than ever for this brand, looking forward to the IP’s long-awaited foray into a Japanese context.
While more specific details about the game are anticipated to emerge next year as marketing ramps up, a leak has already disclosed numerous playable characters, and a recent photograph has also provided fans with their first glimpse at one of these characters.
A recent source appears to corroborate the identity of the male samurai, suggesting that gamers will be able to play as Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Red.
Why this matters: While the Assassin’s Creed games are based on real-world events and historical figures, its characters are not. As a result, this will be a first in the series.
Assassin’s Creed Red will have a black male samurai, according to Insider Gaming. The website has since clarified that this guy is Yasuke, the first black samurai.
Yasuke is a well-known samurai who served the legendary Japanese warlord Nobunaga Oda. Nobunaga Oda and other historical personalities will also play essential roles in the plot, according to the source.
Theories about Yasuke appearing in Assassin’s Creed Red originally surfaced after our exclusive story earlier this year indicated that the game will contain two playable characters.
According to insiders, the male character is definitely Yasuke, but his story has been changed to suit the game’s story and direction.
EXCLUSIVE – Assassin’s Creed Red To Feature First Assassin That Actually Existedhttps://t.co/CMGcBdI23E
— Insider Gaming (@InsiderGamingIG) November 7, 2023
Earlier this year, Twitter user j0nathan disclosed some information about the female heroine titled “Naoe,” who is on a mission for vengeance after her father’s death.
Les 500 likes ont été atteints, voici donc deux infos exclusives :
– L’héroïne devrait s’appeler Naoé/Naoi (mais il pourrait être modifié d’ici la sortie du jeu, comme Jora est devenu Eivor dans Valhalla). Il est d’ailleurs fort probable que ce soit son nom en japonais “ナオエ”… https://t.co/UjvOuDWiKI
— j0nathan (@xj0nathan) October 22, 2023
Insider Gaming confirms that Naoe’s full name is currently Naoe Fujibayashi – The daughter of the legendary real-life Fujibayashi Nagato, who is regarded as one of the three finest Iga jnin.
The first image of Naoe was leaked online in October 2023 via Senior Writer Pierre Boudreau’s LinkedIn page.
Yasuke’s story, like Naoe’s, begins with sorrow, but unlike Naoe’s, his story has been rewritten.
Yasuke was an enslaved person traveling on a slave ship when it was attacked, and everyone on board was slaughtered, including his girlfriend, but he survived.
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Yasuke was then rescued and sent to Japan, where he learned the ways of the samurai while working for Nobunaga.
It is thought that Naoe and Yasuke are furious opponents at the start of the game but later become partners due to their goal of Japan’s unification.
Historical figures appearing in Assassin’s Creed Red include Fujibayashi Nagato (Naoe’s father), Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Hattori Hanzo (returning character), Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kdai-in (Hideyoshi’s wife), Oichi, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Akechi Kagemitsu, and others.
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