Why the YASUKE HATE in Assassin's Creed Shadows MAKES NO SENSE

[@nombre4138]

People mad about yosuke being a samurai But not many people are angry when the freaking Pythagoras was actually an alien that keep Atlantis guarded by a magical object Or even worse, the fucking Rodrigo Borgia fighting with a laser gun in the freaking rome, in a secret chamber Or even funnier, no one care when bayek of siwa was stated to be a medjay, a title given to people from nubia that acted as mercenaries in Egypt. The medjays weren't protectors of the people or anything, they were mercenaries But of course, when they do something different in japan, everyone cares at the second, and everyone knows everything of japanese history

[@ctl1178]

With all of these things happening in the West, I can understand everyone's rage. But it's upsetting that people don't seem to remember Naoe's presence.

[@vinceskrtel8645]

I’m over it, because it’s so hard for some people to think of a black person in history as something else than just a slave.

[@FalloutBoy_85]

George Floyd yasuke

[@AggressiveSpaghetti]

It's like whites cannot just not be racist, really. Even unintentionally the still be racist, that's wild

[@Aramis75]

The fact is that this African is obscure and very little is known about him, even in Japanese texts. A whole made up backstory was concocted and he def wasn't a samurai. The fact they left out William Adams, who had way more influence than that of Yasuke is mind boggling.

[@TheEyeFromWithin]

@@Aramis75that’s probably why they chose him

[@zacheryyoung9426]

He was a slave. Had the Italians told him to jump overboard on the ship, he would've been jumping his teary eyed @$$ off that boat.

[@Sbuder_man]

The fact that people are overlooking Naoe proves how stealthy she is. She really fooled all you racists with her hiding skill as an assassin🤣🤣🤣

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Black people need to lie to be historically relevant how sad lol

[@zacheryyoung9426]

Yeah she did get us lol.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@Sbuder_man Okay racist

[@jrh7178]

My personal issue with Yasuke is that making him one of the protagonists directly goes against the AC code which is that historical figures only appear as side characters or antagonists. And to be honest, we all know why Ubisoft wanted to make him, one of the few black people in all of Japan, the main character. However, having Yasuke as one of the protagonists is far from gamebreaking to me. In the end I just want to have a good story and a good game overall.

[@actionvids35]

yeah that the point that each games characters are not mean to be historical figures just like this new game titles they are shadows not mean to be remember in historical records

[@gameplayer8998]

Quite frankly I’m quite tired of all the talk the only thing that will shut people up is Ubisoft releasing some really good gameplay everyone will come around eventually with all the fake outrage

[@dangerousvidsr220]

@@gameplayer8998 god I hope the gameplay is good, it’s the make or break of my excitement for me.

[@Joeyplaysguitar1082]

I don’t think that’s forced diversity though, I think Ubisoft found Yasuke to be a good opportunity to have an interesting protagonist who is different from the usual Kurosawa-inspired lead character

[@shadowone01x99]

Jack Ripper was a playable character in one of the AC games and given a fictional narrative. I didn't see u complain about this.

[@goldnjox6592]

I mean does it really matter now? The assassin creed games are just fiction but have historcal aspects. People are just being whineys because a main character is a black samurai lol.

[@1rkhachatryan]

The absolute dumbest part of this is that all of a sudden everyone and their mama wants to play as a male Asian melee fighter when for YEARS now everyone's been saying bring back the assassins and stealth and get rid of the melee portions lol. They now have exactly what they asked for in Naoe and are completely ignoring her.

[@h00dielogic42]

Yeah but I think Ubisoft is saying the sales are speaking differently. They needed to update the combat system which pushed stealth to the side I think but at this point it’s trial and error. Ac mirage looks more stealth based than the other games

[@nombre4138]

To me it's yosuke's skin color that had many gamer kinda rage about it, they wanted a regular ass japanese dude to fill that role, while forgetting we have the camper protagonist that is a "ninja" and it's japanese, but you know

[@chillfrost3170]

they say a black samurai is not historically accurate while seeing the Pope shoot lasers from an alien weapon

[@Yabgu22]

I found that funny but the japanese people are famous for their tradition and respect.for them its a no go because not every guy can be a samurai.a samurai live for his honor.if we look in the history For a long time, Japan was a country that rejected foreign influence and closed itself to the outside world, they didnt want that the mainstream media change their history in fantasy and lies because yasuke was just a slave. for them Its something special

[@MifuneTakumi45]

We wuz asians we wuz japanese we wuz sahmooraiz

[@Hollow_illusion]

@@Yabgu22stop disrespecting yasuke history he wasn’t just a slave slaves are not given property

[@Yabgu22]

@@Hollow_illusion he dont disrespect him bro i respect him but Yasuke was a slave who Oda Nobunaga allowed to carry his sword. We don't know much about Yasuke and nowhere is it said that he was a samurai as there is no single Japanese source where something like that is written. Western historians only speculate but there are no facts.history is not what we think .history are facts maybe he have fought but its not clear.

[@Yabgu22]

@@Hollow_illusion and in the sources yasuke was just a slave but black and strong,tall because of that he was something special.Nobunaga was amazed because of his skin color and probably his stature.Thats the only thing there are no YASUKE history ?? Samurai are usually assigned a clan name even if they are not from japan and Yasuke doesn't have one that means he isnt one.maybe he was allowed to fight but not everyone who can fight can be a samurai because the samurai are a noble class.

[@tywilliams5521]

Let’s skip to the point folks are upset this character is black if this was a white character there would be no debate assassin’s creed is not real at the end of the day play the game or don’t but let’s not pretend that this outrage is on the behalf of the Japanese or for “historical accuracy”

[@egontokessy1610]

People are really uncomfortable just saying 'I don't know'. Samurai or not it doesn't matter when it comes to historical fiction.

[@gavinrolls1054]

well they also made him bisexual despite being a jesuit and the amount of other appropriations in the game is astonishing

[@Ktsjay187]

@@gavinrolls1054 It's an in game choice, they didnt actually make him bisexual. Hes only bisexual if you allow him to be

[@benitofranklyn4237]

The AC producers seemed to make a point of not doing any research and disrespecting Japanese culture as much as possible. The Shinobi were neither their own fighter class nor were their deeds deemed lower than the one's of a Samurai as they claim in the trailer. Samurai was a rank, Shinobi was a job (different types of spy work, not a trained fighter class) done by ambassadors, messengers, servants or geishas for example. Samurai sometimes also did assassinations or spy work, therefore they took on the job of a Shinobi. So exactly the opposite of what the AC producers are claiming. A Samurai wouldn't walk through town in his battlefield armor, like he does during the whole game. Also Iga wasn't a secret, hidden village in the mountains, but an important and well known center of commerce with a lot of trade routes. There were no secret Ninja training facilities in the mountains, that's from Batman for heaven's sake. They show cherry blossoms (Sakura) and silver grass (Suzuki) right in the opening sequence together, but the first only appears in spring and the second only in fall, they refused to do any research or even just talk to one Japanese person.

[@Ktsjay187]

@@benitofranklyn4237 have that same energy for every other ninja/samurai game

[@benitofranklyn4237]

@@Ktsjay187 I refuse too, since I like Ninja and Samurai games and movies very much and always allow a certain amount of suspension of disbelieve. I'm a historical expert and lifelong martial artist and couldn't enjoy anything otherwise. The whole concept of Ninjitsu is made up entirely, therefore one could never watch or game anything with Ninjas in it.

[@eppicninjabunny]

I can understand why people are upset. In times like these it feels forced upon. Include this with the historical question marks about his titles and roles in Japan. A few years ago people would not have minded, but these days it just feels like a must to have a main character of colour.

[@Grandtemplar305]

How is it force if they said the main character was gone be black in 2021

[@ChristopherBrekke]

Yeah, it would only feel forced if there wasn't any historical basis for it. The only people complaining are the ones who are ignorant of the history (or are just straight racists because there have been plenty of those)

[@jamovfx]

Be quiet😂

[@jamovfx]

It’s a black guy in a fictional video game you’re goofy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@trvpmusic2569]

Yasuke is in several Japanese made video games.....and they all have him as a Samurai 😂 this is not the first one

[@nats92lilac]

People are overreacting! For instance when AC origins came out it was filled with historical inaccuracies. (This is coming from an Egyptian btw, myself) First of all, names like Aya, Reda and Shadia are Arabic names not Pharaohnic names at all, they are used in modern day Egypt but in no way were they used back then Then there's the fact that the voice actor for Bayek wasn't even Egyptian and there are plenty of Egyptian actors out there. All of that made us laugh at Ubisoft's pure ignorance but did we hate on the game and boycott it ?! No we didn't it sold very well here.

[@prathamjiwani596]

Bayek wasn't made to be a white bisexual furry.

[@blitzgerald]

they didn't add the black Cleopatra 💀

[@nats92lilac]

@blitzgerald well Cleopatra wasn't black but Yaskue actually was.

[@blitzgerald]

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[@KamusariHR]

Thats right

[@thewatcher62]

Most people don't hate AC shadow for the historical accuracy. It's an historical fiction, the historical environment serves as the theme. Most people hate AC for the price ($70 - $130) and season pass in a freaking single player game.

[@revbladez5773]

That is false. Expansions and season passes are in most games these days. People tend to be very selective when complaining about it, to the point that it is basically double standards. For instance, Elden Ring cost 60 dollars on release but would cost 70 dollars now due to universal 10 dollar raise of launch prices for all games. Now it is getting a 40 dollar DLC. That would be 110 dollars, the same as as AC Shadows Gold Edition, which includes the season pass. You either complain about both or neither. To complain about one and not the other is double standards. But because Elden Ring is an universally beloved game while Ubisoft is a company that is cool to hate, a lot tend to go with the double standards. Sure, AC Shadows still has the 130 dollar ultimate edition. But the only thing it has that the gold edition does not is the ultimate pack, which largely only includes cosmetic stuff. So you really do not miss much by not buying that.

[@taejoonpark9613]

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[@Rtraywick812]

If that was true then most comments and videos would be about that ... this is ALL ABOUT ANTI BLACK HATE over a real life person that found himself in Japan and was friends and the bodyguard of one of the most powerful men in Japan at the time

[@bombardamaxima5505]

@@Rtraywick812you know why we Japanese people are angry at this game? It’s not because ANTI BLACK, but we feel like WHITE people are using our culture to earn brownie points. We feel like WHITES are using our culture disrespectfully to make themselves feel good. That’s what we are pissed off

[@siddheshpillai3807]

And delisted whenever they feel like and changing history like doctor who

[@venomlevi4813]

So people are hating on the game based on their lack of knowledge of Japanese history and culture, so they feel like Ubisoft is making a “ Netflix” adaptation of an ac game?

[@Apexassassin141]

History is written by the victors, and the templars won.

[@trvpmusic2569]

Lmao a perfect sum of real life, there is no good or bad guys there's my way and your way and whoever wins the war writes who was good and who was bad which is why history is BROKEN, books and documents were burned, libraries destroyed, temples demolished and history purposely erased and changed, all to secure the belief and satisfaction of the victor's. That's why the world is complete sh^t now...

[@Lil40Oz4L]

damn

[@TreyeParker]

Lol damn

[@rbkgaming2581]

Ubi is a fu*kin* Templar all along... They truly want to kill assassin's creed with each release...

[@TreyeParker]

@@rbkgaming2581 yup. Honestly I want to see how yasuke and this girl handle them.

[@mbphilipblack8993]

Yasuke/The Black Samurai was a retainer to be exact with the rank or title of koshō he I believe which was a sword bearer but he is known to be the first foreigner to achieve Samurai status. He served Oda Nobunaga in 1581-1582 or to be more precise 15 months. There's also debate whether he participated in Odo nobunaga Ritual suicide.

[@mr.joedirt8583]

He was never named a samurai in any historical document. He was simply called a sword bearer.

[@artcorbeau]

who the fk are you to talk

[@keselekbakiak]

Based on thomas's book of course.

[@Yabgu22]

@@keselekbakiak thomas write in his book in japan something totally different then in europe japan had such a history but the europeans allways try to change something or make a good hollywood story

[@Ktsjay187]

@@mr.joedirt8583 Many samurai were never named samurai in historical documents, they were still samurai though. Hishiya and Taitō however were a winners of the sumo tournament of 1578 who recieved 100 koku of income, a private residence, decorated katana and wakizashi from Nobunaga. They were not particularly named samurai in any specific historical document, but they clearly were made samurai. And guess what their role was Sword bearer🤣

[@erikmattson875]

I personally have never been more excited for an Assassin's Creed game ever and I am scandinavian and i am more excited for Shadows than i was Valhalla, was pretty upset with Valhalla in fact

[@Scoring57]

erikmattson That's cause you're not racist. Yeah valhalla deserved more criticism than this is as far as fitting the assassins theme. But they want to attack this game instead. I wonder

[@keshmax7544]

I honestly loved vahalla. Sadly it has a terrible bug that made me unable to play anymore then this year I accidentally deleted all the day which I had 300+ hours on.

[@bluuowl3325]

@@Scoring57 how does a black samurai in japan fit in AC?

[@tommysserpents]

I've seen all the hate, and it's all people talk about. But honestly, who cares? Personally I'll play as Naoe as much as possible as she is more the type of character I'd want in an AC. Stealth and tool focused, just like it's supposed to be, and what made Mirage such a great experience for me

[@sadmankhan9630]

Gosh, Mirage was awful for me. The gameplay was good, but the story was awful and the combat was so trash

[@Scoring57]

tommysserpents Because people need to push back on these bigots so everyone knows they don't dictate what "the fans" like or the quality of a game. If you have an alternative opinion and don't speak up, it could seem like they represent everybody and speak for everyone. That can cause people who are on the sidelines and not really paying attention to get the impression that all this hate around the game is legit and it's hated because it's bad. You have to create positive support around the game to counter the negative press/word of mouth

[@siddheshpillai3807]

@@Scoring57 copium much

[@siddheshpillai3807]

@@sadmankhan9630 and glitchy so bad it feels like repeat of cyberpunk

[@Scoring57]

@@siddheshpillai3807 What are we coping against? They asked a question and I answered. Feels like you're coping against the people who like the game. It's why you're going around hating it and why I'll go defending and supporting it

[@ForossanFlint]

Yasuke, super intelligent apparently *breaks through doors* And that's just the start man, using armour inappropriate for the time period, using weapons inappropriate for a Samurais Status, they decided to not use Crossbows in AC1 because it was historically inaccurate and now people are protecting that absolute failure of an entertainment company by pointing out that it's historically inspired fiction? They made sure everything around it was still as accurate as can be to immerse the player. Even if they'd pick Yasuke as main character, at least portray him the way you say you want to portray him, not as muscle McBeefCake. Bloody fucking hell. And that's just talking about Yasuke, bro have you seen the trailer? There is so much wrong there, SO much wrong there

[@bluuowl3325]

In one of the trailers you can see that you could just lift the wood barring the door but Yusuke just barrels through it, nice representation.

[@Ginger_Tank]

Assassin's Creed is not a documentary, it's a fiction inspired by history...

[@penumbrum3135]

It's sci-fi on top of historical events.

[@Ginger_Tank]

@@penumbrum3135 Exactly. Try explaining this to the dumb fans

[@Ginger_Tank]

@@penumbrum3135 Exactly. Try explaining this to the dumb fans

[@KamusariHR]

I was explaining to the brainless ppl but they dont listen😂

[@penumbrum3135]

@@KamusariHR Clearly they don't read the starting message of every AC game since 2007.

We've never played a historical character, so I ain't sure why you implied we have. We play fictional characters with the occasional historical npc we come into contact with. That's how it's been from the getgo. And them said protagonists we play as are born in the said country/city they were born in. Connor got his in America, Basim got his in the middle east, Jacob and Evie Frye got theirs in UK, Ezio got his in Italy and so forth. And now suddenly we're playing a 6ft+ historical African black man who is representing a huge part of Japan's history and culture despite him literally only staying in Japan for a short time. The hate does make perfect sense. Folks just wanted to play a Japanese samurai who is also an assassin. That has been asked for time and time again since AC2. Folks have no issue with Yasuke, the communities issue is the fact a black african man is representing a huge part of Japans culture and history. It's the equivalent of making an African empire based assassin creed and having the main protagonist a white guy from Europe. No one wants to be a white guy from Europe when the game is set in a completely different country. Especially when all of their prior assassin creed games have had the made assassins fight the templars in the city/country they were born in. IMO, Ubisoft should've made Yasuke a side character in the game who you occasionally work with. And take inspiration from Yasuke and make a game set during the age of African empires. Or if they're that desperate to use Yasuke as a protagonist (not shocking when you look at the team behind the game) then have Yasuke be the equilvemnt of Basim in Valhalla. A side character who happens to be following leads in Japan for a year. Then the next game can be Yasuke heading back to an African empire. Overall, I don't intend to buy the game because Ubisoft have been doing bad business practices lately. Ain't buying a game I can lose the ability to play in a decades time. Though I have to disagree with you. The hate makes perfect *sense* . So much so even black people reviewing the trailer aren't happy. Nor are the Japanese folks who funnily enough quite admire the mysterious Yasuke

[@sabersin5368-c2c]

What’s funny is how Yasuke himself isn’t really the problem. If he was in his own stand alone game people would love it. But this isn’t a Yasuke game, this is Assassins Creed. Yasuke is pretty much riding the success of another franchise, and for what? Oh yeah, because the creators are fuckin weirdos who are obsessed with “diversifying” media even if it means diversifying an already diverse cultural setting separate from theirs.

[@Scoring57]

@@sabersin5368-c2c Stop trying to make excuses for why you're not racist. And no you wouldn't love it. If you're calling him DEI here, why wouldn't he be DEI anywhere else? It's fairly predictable at this point that a black character placed in any prominent role who doesn't fit your sensibilities is going to be attacked by you bigots. You claim 'raceswapping', 'woke' etc but never make the same arguments when it happens with white people. The only weirdos are you guys who go from loving a company's games to calling them 'weirdos' just because they have black people in it. When did they suddenly change to become "weirdos"? And black people apparently don't exist and are just "diversity'. But if you have white people they're just people i guess And you say he's riding the success of another franchise as if he's a brand or something. That's like saying leonardo de vinci was riding of the fame of AC. So braindead. He's just a historical figure who's a good fit for this game and allows black people to be represented just like you all say it's good to have asians represented. If black people said they wanted an all black game and don't want any white people and asians in any black games, you clowns would be saying it's "divisive".

[@UnchainedEruption]

Well said.

[@bluehoudini30]

We did get to play as Jack the Ripper. And a Samurai Assassin doesn't make sense, it goes against their code. A Samurai would rather fight on equal ground than try and assassinate someone.

[@artcorbeau]

@@bluehoudini30 a lot of shinobis were also samurai. samurai is a class. shinobi is a role. Hattori Hanzo was a shinobi who was also a samurai

[@the.4fi]

why do people care so much about the historical accuracy of a game. the only thing people should worry about is the gameplay and storyline. The people calling out ubisoft for being too woke are now woke by being anti woke.

[@Hollow_illusion]

You said everything perfectly bro 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@kaseymalec6194]

They hate for the character is stupid. I was a little upset when it was leaked that there was going to be an african samurai in game. Instead of getting all heated I opened something called a history book. I then completely understood why they chose him. I think it's unique and I am excited for the release.

[@gameplayer8998]

Even if they still wouldn’t like it isn’t worth all this noise especially if it’s based off someone that was actually there. All of a sudden people are all experts on history and care so much about Japanese history 😂

[@ericharrison7518]

They chose him because a Japanese warlord was fascinated by someone whom he thought was dyed dark brown? That's a weird reason to pick him as a main character but sure.

[@deathGod252]

@@ericharrison7518 keep crying about it

[@mbphilipblack8993]

People are so fixated on Yasuke, that they're ignoring half of the game being, Naoe. A Kunoichi a freaking female shinobi, Perfect for the stealth sections of the game. Not to mention her being a woman makes her unsuspecting and underestimated. Shinobi has meanings/connotations of stealing or hiding away hence it connection stealth.

[@OdaNobunaga15]

Yeah it sucks that Naoe is getting overshadowed over this controversy because I think she represents one of the coolest aspects of this game and the fact that AC looks like they are finally returning back to their stealth roots.

[@bluuowl3325]

Everyone is fine is Naoe, the only good thing about the game most likely

[@stefanyordanov2885]

The controversy is not about racist gamers, historical accuracy, retainers or samurais, blacks or asians. If this same game was released 10 years ago, pretty much no one would have minded because AAA studios still had a decent reputation amongst their customers. But in the past 10 years, companies such as Ubisoft have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into instilling in the public concise that white kids dressing up as native americans for Halloween is wrong. That a white person playing an asian musical instrument(despite being one of the few remaining people alive playing that instrument) for Ghost of Tsushima is wrong. This whole controversy is about Ubisoft finally experiencing the culture that they've been investing money in for ages, and I couldn't be happier for that well-deserved warm reaction they finally got.

[@Joeyplaysguitar1082]

You’ve failed to mention one example of Ubisoft doing any of that lol

[@siddheshpillai3807]

Oxymoron

[@huyphung802]

This game is being investigated by japanese diet now

[@TheTrentkent]

No it’s not THATS cap google is free you saw one article from a non trustworthy source and on top of that the party you’re talking is in the process of being revoke for some other things that were done

[@UnchainedEruption]

Who cares if there was like the ONE person in 500 years or whatever length it was who was black in Japan. Is it representative of their culture, their society, etc.? That's the main point. Regardless of the nitty gritty history of this particular individual, elevating such a person to main protagonist status is just insulting to the culture it's supposed to be portraying, and it's hard to take seriously as an audience member. If you hadn't told me otherwise, I wouldn't have believed such a person even existed, because it's quite ludicrous. I do think the online outrage over this is also over-bloated and excessive, but then it's the internet, what do you expect? Still, Ubisoft shot themselves in the foot. Why ruin such a great setting and AC game that fans have been waiting for with such a stupid DEI move?

[@abdirahmanibrahimmahamu5409]

Look in history, Yasuke disappears from historical events after oda death no one knows what happened to Yasuke that would lead to Yasuke become Assassin

[@ericharrison7518]

Nah bro, he got returned to slavery with the Jesuits and unceremoniously booted out of Japan. We know what happened to him. He died in obscurity, just as he lived in obscurity for all but a handful of months when a Japanese warlord was fascinated by what he thought was a man dyed dark brown.

[@1eyeddevil929]

He was hired due to his skin so that Nobunaga could show off his "prized foreign collection". Fought in a battle and lost. and was deported cos he was "beneath worth killing" and was deported back to slavery. He was a one and done PR move. and knowing Nobunaga's hatred of Buddhist, won't be surprised that his loyal foreign lapdog had committed war crimes as well, just to prove his worth.

[@bluuowl3325]

yeah records say he was handed back to the Jesuits.

[@duescaymania2940]

I think it’s less that he’s a samurai and more that one of the few black people in Japan is set as a main character instead of either another Japanese person or having a singular protagonist

[@Grandtemplar305]

But if he was white will you be saying all this ?

[@Scoring57]

duescaymania Yeah yeah, we know you always gotta reform and soften your argument to appear less racist after saying a bunch of racist ish. It's the same thing over and over again. How many black people would there have to be before he could be added? Why do you even need a certain number? AC is about history, and he's a historical figure and existed at that exact time. What's wrong with them using that as a chance to represent black people as well? It's not like anyone is going to think japanese culture is suddenly black culture, or that japanese people don't get any representation. Funny enough no one seems to worry about that when white people are represented in everyone else's culture. Now there are people who think ancient egyptians were white 😄😄

[@bluuowl3325]

yeah at this point, it would be better just having Naoe.

[@la_garde_sombre]

Again and again it is not about racism.. but just to be able to play a male japanese samurai. That's it !! I really don't care about Yasuke. I just want to have the choice to play a native Japanese male in Sengoku era !! That's it !

[@Grandtemplar305]

Go play ghost of Tsushima then

[@trvpmusic2569]

"Not about racism" then why aren't you speaking up against the blatant racism from white Americans all over Twitter?

[@trvpmusic2569]

You allow racism to remain behind you while trying to make a point and you wonder why people instantly shut down anything you say, it's a noticeable amount of racist with you and they have louder voices then you which makes us question who is and who isn't doing this because of race you can't expect people to keep a barrel full of venomous snakes that only have a couple of non venomous ones instead of just throwing the entire barrel out

[@la_garde_sombre]

@@Grandtemplar305 i don't care about Ghost of Tsushima. We are talking here about the next AC game.

[@sande9182]

Ok not racist but sexist then. You can play as native Japanese person why does she have to be a guy. At no point in the series was the gender of the main protagonist criticised like this.

[@SpartanManch]

As a Black man, all I ever see from these gamers is outrage fueled by their own racism. I remember them being pissed when a Harlem Hellfighter was featured on the cover of Battlefield 1. Even their "gamer talk" is the closeted racism that they can't say out in public. This is the same crowd that will get on a mic, call you a slur, then tell you to get a thicker skin when you complain about it. But now they're in their feelings over ONE of the protagonists being a Black man. They refuse to even aknowledge Naoe, and honestly, they're not a big fan of strong women at all.

[@Gilsao157]

Naoe weighs 90lbs has the blandest of androgynous faces and is a board both front and back and I live by the words of Sir Mix-a-Lot, specially if I am going to look at her behind for hours. Hence Naoe is so good at her stealth that even players forget she exists. As for Yasuke, imagine a marvel Black Panther game where the Black Panther is the only asian that are in Wakanda and that only appeared in three boards of an obscure comic. That's the feeling of the gamers, specially the japanese ones. AC in Japan? All protagonists are japanese and that's it.

[@mr.Ambiguoso]

​@@Gilsao157yasuke was black and black panther has always been black. If yasuke was a japanese man turned black you would have an argument.

[@Gilsao157]

@@mr.Ambiguoso You are losing historical context. All the heroes and important figures of the Sengoku period were japanese, non japanese (you can consider some merchants but even its a stretch) had no influence in it and therefore shouldn't have any important role to play. This is a japanese history through and through. Anyone with the minimal of respect should know this history is to be told from the eyes of the japanese. Want black characters and black history them go find where they are. Ethiopia until WW2 was the only african never colonized, be it by europeans or africans. It has a history that spam from the first century. Some of the oldest texts of judaism and christianism were only preserved by the ethiopians. However no one cares, it is easy to just put a black character on Sengoku period slap some hip hop beat over it and call it a day.

[@mr.Ambiguoso]

@Gilsao157 if I wanted REAL history I'd find it somewhere else, perhaps in a series that's not fictional. So your true gripe with the game is cultural appropriation?

[@Gilsao157]

@@mr.Ambiguoso Yes. And it is bad for both blacks and japaneses while a british white guy reaps the gains (Remainds of Malcolm X alerting about the dangers of white liberals). If scenario is to be more realistic, like Ubisoft said it would be, then you have to push for accuracy. If today they put a token black guy because its convenient then they sure they will go back to taking out real black characters when it becames convenient again and I am not in the mood for a Asian or White Zumbi dos Palmares

[@Aramis75]

The developers discuss cultural inclusivity? The fact that they left out William Adams, a man with greater influence than some obscure African who was more of a curiosity than anything else, and for whom they had to write a whole backstory because he is not well documented, irritates me.

[@tot-xi1wl]

One of the reasons for the controversy is the definition of "samurai" is ambiguous. Originally it referred to lower-ranking nobles who made their living by the martial arts to serve higher-ranking nobles, but during the Warring States period, when the status system was ambiguous, it came to refer to a relatively higher-ranking combatant with the right qualification for mounted combat, and during the Edo period it again became a hereditary status. Considering that Yasuke's surname is not documented, it is unlikely that he held such a high status, and given that he wasn't killed by Akechi Mitsuhide after Oda Nobunaga's death and was sent to Nanbanji Temple, it is likely that he did not participate in the battle that much. However, the definition of "samurai" in English is even more ambiguous, and could be anyone who worked in a combat position in medieval Japan. In Japanese, "bushi" is close to this definition.

[@LowKeyDead.]

There shouldn't even be Samurai in AC games as playable characters, it's literally called "ASSASSINS Creed". Shinobi/Ninjas like Naoe is what we should've gotten instead of a Samurai. It's Ubisoft, they're making excuses just so they can get more DEI points, and Yasuke is a perfect target being a historical figure...with barely couple of sentences of information.

[@hasanalipour12]

Good ass point.👍

[@triplemastertv8462]

Multiple times in the series a non-hooded, non-stealth based characters were introduced in the series, even in the Monterigioni in AC 2 you had a fcking army that was colaborating with assasin family and defending the villa in the brotherhood, like huh whats your point then? Maybe youre the one making excuses so you can hate it and let everyone know that you hate it.

[@LowKeyDead.]

@@triplemastertv8462 Played AC 2 last year and didn't control an army or anyone in it. Only played as Ezio as far as i can remember. I clearly said 'playable characters', not our allies that we're fighting with.

[@triplemastertv8462]

@@LowKeyDead. still missing the point. Multiple times in the series it was shown that assasins are not only hooded people using stealth and hidden blades, not gonna even mention last 3 big AC games since you probably dont know them for some reason. Great examples could be for instance Connor in AC 3 who was commanding the revolutions army and privateering with his ship in his free time or Edward who was basically half of the game only pirate pitching into assasins and techniques. So dont know what youre trying to say here but I guess your another reply will surely enlighten me more.

[@LowKeyDead.]

@@triplemastertv8462 In fact i hope it enlightens you. You're keep mentioning older games played in countries where nothing is equivalent to Shinobi/Ninjas. That's my main point, we finally go to a country with some relevance to historical assassins which are Shinobi and they give us a Samurai. I know Naoe exists, glad at least she's a playable Shinobi. If you played/watched through Ghost of Tsushima you'd understand how a Samurai as playable character doesn't fit AC at all.

[@arbknight12]

Fool: “Yasuke wasn’t even a samurai! This game isn’t historically accurate!” Me: “This is a video game involving a shadow war and fictional devices from a more advanced civilization. Almost NONE of it is historically accurate!”

[@怠惰なアーニャ]

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[@jonaszpawlacz756]

This argument is so disingenuous it hurts. We should also add lightsabers to AC. You know, since apparently adding the Isu has ruined the historical accuracy so thoroughly and irreversibly that it justifies discarding it in every other aspect.

[@MustardSkaven]

Fool: It's just fiction, not a big deal Me: the discussion whether Yasuke was a samurai has been going on heavily for 5-6 years, started by people trying to revise historical facts and knowledge to make people feel better about themselves. There is already a large amou t of people that have been convinced by this propaganda that Yasuke was a confirmed samurai that fought in countless battles. This presentation in AC will bolster the historical revisionists and make people believe a myth was historical fact. Which is an unwelcome precedent.

[@siddheshpillai3807]

@@jonaszpawlacz756 even fast and furious is more real then this

[@siddheshpillai3807]

@@jonaszpawlacz756 and why stop there why not add 1969 dodge charger from the crew to AC and for Desmond to say "family" as his catchphrase and also be racing game

[@NotRJ001]

I also want to point out that there's a video game call Nioh that takes place around the same time as AC Shadows, and the main character is a white person who was actually a real historical samurai. And NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT.

[@thaiduongtran2439]

Because William is a real, influential, fully recorded samurai? While all about Yasuke is mostly myth and made up, controversial stories, some created just recently by movies and Westerners?

[@bluuowl3325]

Not only was William a real white samurai but Nioh did an amazing job of representing Japanese mythology while AC shadows can't even get rice fields and architecture right

[@sadmankhan9630]

If he was never an actual samurai and just a fictional plot, then what is the problem? I mean we got Mace Windu as a Jedi and Miles as Spider-man and those are fictional characters with a fictional story. So, I don't get the hate? And in history, Yasuke was a retainer. He had proper training, why else would they have him guard their armory?

[@OneLifeStyle_OLS]

I agree

[@bombardamaxima5505]

Watch some interviews videos, a woman says like “we cannot sympathize Japanese people so we needed their samurai blahblahbla” “Japanese people loves yasuke, everyone knows him as a hero” This is bullshit. It’s not ANTI BLACK, but we feel like the WHITES disrespectfully use our Japanese culture to earn brownie points, to make themselves feel good.

[@Scoring57]

sadmankhan The bigots are going to pretend it's a problem because it's *LITERALLY* rewriting history. It's like, do you have any common sense? Why would you take a game as actual literal history?

[@danield1718]

why not have an Asian male protagonist? It is Japan after all. Why push Asian males aside to fulfill a woke agenda.

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

because Japanese people is dislike it. they want Kyo as assasin but got NTR-ed by Yasuke

[@LP_-hn6jf]

In addition to the racism and general stupidity, they're pretending to care about the lack of Asisn male representation in media, completely ignoring the several games that have such protagonists, like GoT and Yakuza, as well as shows like Shogun.

[@toa695]

I'm pretty sure there are more asian male protagonists than female aren't there? If representation matters so much, shouldn't they be happy?

[@xzxasxadxas]

@@toa695 true

[@Ahmalik_Yaaz]

My personal issue is the AC games straying further from playing as an assassin. Odyssey had no mention of the assassins and had us play as Demigods. Valhalla had assassins in the game but had us play as a Viking. They finally have the opportunity to focus solely on creating an epic shinobi experience but throw in another playable Samurai who couldn’t be any further from an assassin. It’s like Ubisoft is scared of committing to making a stealth-focused game.

[@Scoring57]

Ahmalik _Yaaz But why not start the controversy then, why start it when there's a black face? Looks to me like if anyone wanted to rage about it not being about assassins they should have done it when they had the blond vikings you mentioned doing open battle. They have ninjas in this, so it looks like they're going back to the assassin theme. But either way, all I know is I'm getting this no matter what to push back on the racists. It doesn't deserve to suffer because of things other games did and because some bigots are upset

[@skyrulez123]

Brother, the backlash is very simple, so no need much complexities regarding this matter: 1. Yasuke being a samurai or even his existence is made up by a historian activist that has no concrete nor elaborative proof that such individual was in Japan. Even if he was, he was a slave most certainly as many other countries during these periods carried as well, so Yasuke is no exception. You can source Wikipedia as much as you want, but Wikipedia is the least trustworthy source out there. 2. The decision to bring such character to life and make him a protagonist is A CONCRETE proof of D.E.I policies which essentially put a handgun on the developers by the publisher to push "THE MESSAGE". This woke shit has infected the whole gaming industry so Assassins Creed isn't immune to it anymore. I guarantee that the developers had something else in mind, but because of diversity quotas and D.E.I officers who are equivalent to C.C.P agents in China, the final narrative and creative decisions go through them and we have seen such cases already via the controversy of Sweet Baby Inc. You can gaslight all you want that such thing "doesn't happen", or that its bunch of "nonsense" or even better, call everyone racist for opposing it, but at the end of the day, considering that Japan has a vast history, choosing a tiny part, especially with a character who isn't even 100% real, and who coincidently happened to be black, shows very clearly that this whole game is trying to present a revisionist history, shove to our face "THE MESSAGE", and score some wonderful ESG score with their corporate overloads. I mean even bringing a female protagonist to the mix who is a shinobi. Nothing against female lead, but this feels absolutely out of place and forced and again part of the diversity garbage. They have to bring 2 protagonists so that some snowflakes wont feel excluded because fantasy representation is consistently needed to be affirmed to this new religion of the woke. IDK about any female shinobi and even if there was, I 100% confident it was very tiny and obscure that ultimately makes the experience irrelevant and out of touch with reality and Japan history. 3. Considering the factors above, it is a slap in the face to the AC community, particularly the Japanese side who are themselves are very angry about this B.S because it doesn't represent them nor their culture. Taking into consideration that Assassins Creed series is a franchise that builds "historical playgrounds" and grounds itself in real history that creates historical worlds of human civilizations, this upcoming game is pure fiction. Not all A.C games are particularly 100% accurate which is ok for a game to be, but A.C Shadows took it to a whole new level. Heck, ill rather accept A.C odyssey with its mythology than this crap. A.C fans have been asking for YEARS! for a Japan A.C game, but like many idiots in Ubisoft, who have their heads very deeply inside their own asses, they said 'Nah', Japan ain't interesting... its boring... Only when Ghost of Tsushima blew up in popularity and sold copies like cupcakes, then Ubishit realized their mistake and started sweating bullets. So after many years of anticipation, we got to witness an A.C game in Japan that is a complete shit show.

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

Did you know about the japanese history expert they hired? She has a gender studies degree. And in her bio she says her experties are about 17th century gay sex betwwen adult men and teenage boys. You can't make this stuff up!

[@ryunakazawa947]

Hideyoshi also not born as noble Samurai, but he was samurai and shogun

[@rafaelcapuano8280]

​@@ryunakazawa947ignore him, he is simply saying a ton o bullshit from 4chan, all bullshit.

[@skyrulez123]

@@rafaelcapuano8280 LOL. Continue drinking the KOOLAID kiddo. You like bullshit history, be my guest

[@herambbarve]

​@@rafaelcapuano8280he wrote a fucking essay but all he's saying is "wahhh the game's not exactly how I wanted". The people crying so much about woke probably spend more time on worrying about what woke stuff they're being exposed to than the people they accuse of being "woke"

[@kaseymalec6194]

I already pre-ordered the Ultimate edition just like every AC gane before and will continue to do so. The funny thing is that most of the people who are hating on it now will still end up buying it

[@siddheshpillai3807]

how about refund and get you money back

[@Nlwalker487]

Kind of a bummer people are preordering after one cinematic that I'm sure is not at all indicative of gameplay

[@sande9182]

How is that a bummer?

[@Nlwalker487]

@@sande9182 How is it not? You're a bummer for having to ask

[@Scoring57]

@@Nlwalker487 Is it? People like what they like. You should tell us how you really feel

[@Nlwalker487]

@Scoring57 lol I'm not bummed because they like the game. I'm bummed because they gave a corporation money for something that 1, Isn't done, and 2, because when I posted that there was only a cinematic trailer. How do you really feel, ass?

[@gagnarork]

@@Scoring57 people like you are the reason why games have become so bad.

[@bluehoudini30]

Ubisoft always stayed away from the setting because they thought it was cliche. They found a way to make a Non cliche Samurai game and now ppl sre mad lol

[@bottlecap3211]

This

[@gavinrolls1054]

you can make a non cliché game without spreading disinformation

[@bluehoudini30]

@@gavinrolls1054 Spreading what disinformation? The game is Fiction.

[@gavinrolls1054]

@@bluehoudini30 "the game is fiction" being passed off as "historically accurate" and "based on period sources"

[@bluehoudini30]

@@gavinrolls1054 It's not being passed off as accurate. The plot centers around the pieces of Eden, and we literally played Odin in Valhalla. Stop making up stuff.

[@egontokessy1610]

A new game release??? Controversy????!!!! Nooooooooooooooooooo I'm shocked!

[@benitofranklyn4237]

The AC producers seemed to make a point of not doing any research and disrespecting Japanese culture as much as possible. The Shinobi were neither their own fighter class nor were their deeds deemed lower than the one's of a Samurai as they claim in the trailer. Samurai was a rank, Shinobi was a job (different types of spy work, not a trained fighter class) done by ambassadors, messengers, servants or geishas for example. Samurai sometimes also did assassinations or spy work, therefore they took on the job of a Shinobi. So exactly the opposite of what the AC producers are claiming. A Samurai wouldn't walk through town in his battlefield armor, like he does during the whole game. Also Iga wasn't a secret, hidden village in the mountains, but an important and well known center of commerce with a lot of trade routes. There were no secret Ninja training facilities in the mountains, that's from Batman for heaven's sake. They show cherry blossoms (Sakura) and silver grass (Suzuki) right in the opening sequence together, but the first only appears in spring and the second only in fall, they refused to do any research or even just talk to one Japanese person.

[@egontokessy1610]

@@benitofranklyn4237 ok but what does that have to do with my comment? I feel like you’ve made an assumption about me that has something to do with the culture war around the game that’s gone viral on the internet. My reason for my sarcastic comment above, is I’m frustrated how every game that comes out seems to have a lot of negative controversy that just seems like pointless drama to me and doesn’t really speak to whether the game is good and fun. I’ll give you an example, I was watching the reveal trailer for shadows on premiere night on JorRaptor’s stream (a KZbinr I watch for assassin’s creed related content). The amount of people who reacted in such an angry negative way the moment Yasuke appeared and started typing the word ‘woke’ without any thinking to it is the type of pointless drama that I’m expressing sarcasm and annoyance of in the comment above. This was before anything that Ubisoft did related to the Wikipedia of Yasuke or any inaccuracies related to Japanese culture or history. As for your general commentary around Ubisoft disrespecting Japanese culture. Everyone has to remember, the Japanese aren’t a hive mind that all think the same way. Just like you and me having different points of view on different topics, the Japanese are the same way. Some Japanese people will feel disrespected and some won’t. Assuming what you’ve written about the Shinobi is correct. You’re definitely valid to feel annoyed at Ubisoft for the reasons you mentioned. Can you though despite whether you agree or disagree with me understand where my frustration is coming from? Anyway enjoy the rest of your day.

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

The hate makes sense. First, the switch to an historical character as the main protagonist plus the rpg elements means this game is even further away from the premise of the original games, that we were reliving a hidden past trough the animus. Second, its deeply embeded in ideology. Ubi has aleady made games with black protagonists (Liberation and Freedom Cry) and even one with two african protagonists (Origins). But at the first oportunity to make a game based in Asia they race swap the protagonist, even knowing that's not what the fans wanted at all. Its especially ridiculous given the success of Ghost of Tsushima, the japanese Assassin's Creed we all wanted. And don't forget the LGBTQP part. Both characyers are gay and their "japanese historical expert" has a gender studies degree and is an expert in, i shit you not, same sex relationships between 17th century buddhist mokns and teenage boys.

[@revbladez5773]

Give me a source for both characters being gay. Like many, you also speak about Yasuke as if he was the sole protagonist.

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

@@revbladez5773 Because they turned AC into an rpg both characters may have gay relations with npcs. And the reason people focus more on Yasuke is because he shouldn't be a protagonist at all, a quest giving npc at most.

[@revbladez5773]

@@RafaelSantos-pi8py In other words, a player choice. People only talk of Yasuke because a lot do not realize Naoe even exists.

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

@@revbladez5773 Because Yasuke (not his real name) is not japanese. In the first AC game based in Asia.

[@revbladez5773]

@@RafaelSantos-pi8py But Naoe is.

[@springtrap364]

Ubisoft is bankrott 😂😂😂

[@WarsunGames]

1:04 Stop. You said African Origins. Did Africans make those ships? Because we know for a fact the Portuguese didn't make ships this big. He was from Europe. He was a Moor before the exposition of Black Moors from the country by whites. Renaming themselves after them. Which where Jewish. So the narrative needed to be corrected. An check your records. It does not say He was a retainer. He was a Bushi. That means Body guard. Which is a Samurai. Which is a Noblemans rank.

[@bluuowl3325]

He was most likely not Moor but probably from one of the Portuguese colonies, Mozambique or Guiné.

[@WarsunGames]

@@bluuowl3325 No. we have verified he came on a Moor ship with a Moors head on the stern of the ship. From the time of the Capirote inquisition is the exact same time of the deportation.

[@bluuowl3325]

@@WarsunGames source?

[@werewolfradio3891]

I think ubisoft did a perfect job. Never settle for the ordinary. It would have been so boring if it wasn’t yasuke. This is going against the status quo. A unique game for sure. But as always haters always gonna hate on something different.

[@destroyerofeps2714]

I have a full on fucking conspiracy theory at this point that Ubisoft knew what they were doing when they put Yasuke in the game, and they did it to avoid controversy with them shutting down all their old games, since people on the left are generally the same people who would complain about that and people who would defend a decision like this.

[@Scoring57]

Huh?? It's definitely not the same people attacking and defending this game. People who always attack media that acknowledges black characters or other minorities are bigots who see themselves as "anti-woke". Not hating certain groups and accepting them is "woke" to them and somehow a bad thing. Many of them might be on the left, but that's not representative of the left and they're certainly not the same people

[@senku3402]

Honestly, I just wanna play the game and can’t wait for it

[@ElPicoleto90]

but the majority of people says the opposite , so your comment is invalid

[@senku3402]

@@ElPicoleto90 its called an opinion, I didn’t say everybody else wanted to also play the game.

[@melodiasrojas8428]

same i loved ac origins so i hope this one is like it

[@deadpooldan9862]

@@ElPicoleto90and yet those same people are either going to buy and play it just to complain about it or they’re going to complain without even playing it. Either way, that’s a small amount of people compared to the ones who will but it and like it

[@cheesyboi8599]

Yeah this game actually holds a bit of promise. Hope they don’t pull a Ubisoft again

[@RoknarThetrollKingRoknar]

Not many I read a book about my brother here until my other brother's what's my Japanese Brothers star spouting stuff about him and then controversy conspiracies more controversy it's all crazy to me

[@1eyeddevil929]

It's like saying "The legendary Filipina maid in Hong Kong."

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

but its indeed legendary

[@1eyeddevil929]

@skarhabekgreyrukh8601 if by bootlicking a warlord, unknowingly commiting war crimes on innocent Buddhists, and immediately surrendering is legendary, then good for you I guess

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

@@1eyeddevil929 dude, i am talking about philipino maid. after working in Hongkong for several year, due to weaker currency, the maid will be rich in her homeland. my brother in law work for tuna fishing boat, he only work half year in the sea and his money is comparable to full time job in average wage in here.

[@mbphilipblack8993]

The pricing is outrageous but it's been identified before it's a clear strategy, no one in their right mind should be going for the 109-129 versions of the game, unless they're die hard AC fans and consume anything they put out. If they do, it's just giving more power to Ubisoft. It's a clear choice between the 70 or the 18 a month with you buying the DLC later on. (I'll be waiting for a wait a sale or a slight discount) This outline being exactly like Outlaws is clearly Ubisofts strategy going forward. I'm sure they did it for Avatar FOP too. So it's not a new practice they have created. The franchise is becoming Assassin's Greed more than Assassins Creed.

[@Chris-qj7mt]

😎🤏I'm buying the game BECAUSE of Yasuke lol. I thought his story would be told through a "Last Samurai" type film,.. but THIS is cool too. Never complained about ANY OF THE COUNTLESS "majority" protagonists but look how they trip😅 To Ubisoft, I was sceptical off AC 3 "REMASTERED" being the title of a re-released AC game about a sl^v3 girl in the creed😅. this is low-key a redemption for me.. if this is an attempt at appealing to✊🏾, then f- them HATERS take MY money. Let's GO brov!

[@cameronallen7097]

Ik im buying lmao if they are so concerned don’t buy

[@Assassin-Eighty-Six]

-Let me say this, Ubisoft should have just had the Japanese Male Assassin at the beginning so none of this would have happened and if they wanted to have a black assassin like they did in Freedom Cry and Liberations; Why not the other countries in Africa not just Egypt? Like Sudan for example; why Sudan? Look up the Kingdom of Kush, the Kushites; Kush was a kingdom in northern Africa in the region corresponding to modern-day Sudan. The larger region around Kush (later referred to as Nubia) was inhabited c. 8,000 BCE. The Kushites are Black and they were mighty Warriors and also the first Black Pharaohs. Here is a little more in a video from Discovery Channel youtube video, "Discovering A 2500-Year-Old Ushabti Of A Kushite King in Sudan | Expedition Unknown." The Kushites are more real than Yasuke The First Black (Fake) Samurai! -AC is not historically accurate, well that is why you are 80% right with 20% wrong. Why, because has someone who plays Assassin’s Creed a lot, 80% is true history(Historically Accurate) while 20% is fiction. Why is that? 20% is fiction because certain people, places, items, objects, and interactions never took part in the 80% of true history, and again why? There has to be a mix of fiction to blend in with the video game and make it fun, and have cool aspects. Meaning, mixing the 20% fiction with the 80% true history, you get an interesting story along with understanding history.

[@actionvids35]

Correction The samurai did came before edo period it was in sengoku era and they were solified by hideoshi. They were higher class then soldiers. What I don't like about the this is that are making a historical figure a protagonist which was never the case in any of the games. The point was that they were meant to be in shadows, yes pun intended. Never written in history books. With this it changes but will see how it turns out.

[@gamer7916]

Wasn’t Jack the Ripper a playable character in one of the DLCs?

[@B-Man-69]

A black samurai is as real as any fan fiction of Twilight saga

[@siddheshpillai3807]

Or mf ghost car physics

[@xArkSlade08x]

I'm still adding this game with my other collection of Assassin's Creed Universe. I like Fictinal History and stories from Assassin's Creed Universe for video games and the book series too. Also, I like the different gameplay mechanics for each game series.

[@kaseymalec6194]

Precisely

[@siddheshpillai3807]

I Rather have another round of COVID then touching another ac game or ever

[@MEPFful]

Ok, but just because it’s historically accurate doesn’t mean Ubisoft didn’t do it to appeal to diversity quotas. Yasuke being historically accurate is merely convenient and a great excuse to plug him in the game. I don’t care that it’s historically accurate. If I play a game in feudal Japan, I want to get fully immersed in the world. And playing with a black character doesn’t really help in that regard. It would be much better if it was a Japanese male, which would not only be historically accurate, but also far more representative of the time and setting. It’s also not a coincidence that the only other protagonist just so happens to be a woman too. KZbinrs such as yourself doing mental gymnastics to defend such decisions is just making the problem worse in my opinion.

[@shadowone01x99]

I agree with all thinks ACVideos said. Additionally Yasuke has been portrayed as a SAMURAI by Japanese media..... He shows up in NIOH 1+2 and is also playable in Nioh 2. Yasuke also playable as a Samuraj in SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 game. Afro-Samurai manga created in 1998 (25 years ago) by Takashi Okazaki was inspired by Yasuke and Okazaki's love for Hiphop and soul music. I have been lookong forward to a video game or tv series based on or inspired by ADAM PETROVICH GANNIBAL (real historical figure) but i shudder at tge thought of what level of uproar and negativity the response will be. Thankfully, tge world is speaking with their wallets whereby those interested will buy the game and those h4ting will STILL spew h4tred irrespective of whether ACS is enjoyable or not.

[@MrSpawn229]

Make sense, they've ruined our shinobi fantasy 😡

[@siddheshpillai3807]

And gaming fantasy

[@115islandscompass6]

1:25 False. Nobunaga liked unusual and eye-catching things, and he liked Yasuke's appearance so much that he bought him from Valano in 1581. According to records, Yasuke was given an ornate small knife like women carried for self-defense, a place to live, and a salary to serve Nobunaga. Nobunaga was also "served" by people who did household chores like cleaning, cooking, and laundry. These servants were also given rooms in the tenements in the castle to live in, and received a salary. But they were not samurai. And like them, Yasuke was NOT a samurai either. If Yasuke had been considered a samurai, or if he had been the “strongest samurai”, Akechi Mitsuhide would not have let Yasuke live.

[@phantomfilms87]

Hey, guess what? It ain’t dying down.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

3:23 Well you're wrong about that. That tank does exist because I've seen people actually create it. They did have change a few things since it's possible that Leonardo intentionally left errors in the blueprints (The wheels spun in the opposite directions).

[@stationaryEarthrealm]

Yes yes ACVideos, No matter how much you wanna deffend it. The more you guys try to describe him it ends up beeing Yasuke existed! Yasuke was a samurai ! Yasuke is black! Yasuke is black and gay! We accept it if you want , Yasuke was the first Black Gay Samurai, can we move on ? You won , you got your narrative from now on Yasuke will be remembered for beeing this. Now can you stop trying to convince us to play the mess of the character you did to the saga? Now the problem i see in these vids is victimizing because no one wants to play as a MINORITY LOSER. So in the end , the more you deffend it the worst for you , cause ure the ones ruining the saga and more important, we , the ones who are right, Dont care anymore, because we moved on

[@trblemayker5157]

If a Japanese game dev made this no one would bat an eyelid

[@theportugueselegend]

This setting was being asked for a long time. Mostly because the stealth and culture allowed for a perfect game, in fans' opinion. But now Ubi presented the fans with a big, burly, foreign menace in a game known for stealth. Yasuke, historically, stuck like a sore thumb. He wasn't an outcast... unfortunately, he was seen more like John Blackthorne is in Shogun. And AC is known to be an history based game. Even has historical modes. Of course it never was 100% accurate, but this feels excessively forced. Playing an historic main character (which isn't the norm in main AC games), an african in Sengoku's Japan, an hero without stealth... feels very forced. Like pushing an agenda. It gets criticism because people see it behind the curtain. Ghost of Tsushima is far from historically accurate and made by americans, but it did great

[@revbladez5773]

Let me guess: Never heard of Naoe?

[@theportugueselegend]

@@revbladez5773 Naoe is original though, the real character in my opinion. One more hint that Yasuke was just put there as an agenda

[@siddheshpillai3807]

Even Shogun did better too

[@reezwave]

It's not Yasuke that is the problem, it's why they chose him that is the problem. It's different. It's like if I make different cookies with signature flavors based on where am I currently in that moment. But when I'm in Japan, I make cookies with African flavor instead cus I saw a single African male that is somehow gay (not relevant at all) but I mentioned it anyway.

[@machineferret3359]

The argument is still invalid because Assassins creed has never been about historical accuracy ffs

[@reezwave]

​@@machineferret3359Where did I say it has to be accurate? I just said why now? Because they have 1 black character in that moment of history? Why? Ohh we know why obviously, cus they want that sweet ESG points

[@sande9182]

You don’t know the reason tho you just assume. Just because a lot of blackwashing is taking place does not mean that every black person is now a political statement

[@joninja7916]

I find it crazy that a part of black history that i thought was concrete for so long was based on shaky sources and a historian (thomas lockley) who straight up lied about it and i see barely anyone talking about it . Besides keyboard warriors

[@justanaveragebalkan]

Because when you put a Samurai from Detroit in feudal Japan, it doesn't matter what the other protagonist is, you have already diverted the attention to the one that already sticks out. Again, it's not because it's a black character, it's because it's out of place and this is pure insult on Japanese culture, out of the millions prominent figures that they could have picked they purposely picked this one to spread their propaganda. Next game they will have Merry Popins, dripping lean and selling crack on 6th street, because it's a work of fiction.

[@JeanRose-u7w]

I don't get what's the big deal. There have been black people since the beginning of time. In every country. You guys must have slept through your history class 😂. Asian know their history, and yours too. 😂😂😂😂

[@BrandonHaza]

Na the only controversy I have is how you pronounce “controversy” 💀

[@MatthewMoreau]

I have no idea what those two review thought choices mean, but I can tell this game is a hype. 😁👍👍👍

[@siddheshpillai3807]

You need to get therapy and counselling

[@MatthewMoreau]

@@siddheshpillai3807 I’m just already behind that. I still think eastern gaming is terrible. Game Pass for life. ✊✊✊

[@MatthewMoreau]

@@siddheshpillai3807 Xbox is better.

[@MatthewMoreau]

@@siddheshpillai3807 Western gaming is better.

[@siddheshpillai3807]

​​@@MatthewMoreauok name one game from modern xbox that is worth it in xbox series that isn't halo and Forza hi-fi rush or gears of war

[@maltemoj]

No video needed. It just doesn't make any sense. If people actually used Google and other sources of information, they wouldn't be so furious.

[@andrewdaileychufable]

It’s not racism 🤦‍♂️ lol dude it’s that people don’t want to get into the rpg of a non Japanese person set in feudal Japan. It has nothing to do with Racism period. It’s like playing Spyro but instead of playing as a dragon you’re a turtle that flies

[@wibblesmcscribbles3018]

That's not true necessarily. People are down to play as non japanese ppl in feudal japan, like in Nioh. The issue is mianline AC games have always had a Male protag that repped a large ethnic population of each game's setting, so obviously people fo expecting a Japanese dude for this game. If it wasn't AC then Yasuke would be fine. No one complains about Afrosamurai, Nagoriyuki, or Yasuke anime.

[@OdaNobunaga15]

I’m not going to get politics involved here, and just say that I’ve always thought Yasuke had a super interesting backstory, so I’m actually excited for this game (and I’m saying as someone who hasn’t really been interested in AC in years).

[@keselekbakiak]

Interesting fictional background

[@bluuowl3325]

I can see how someone who's not invested in the series could think like that, but I hope that you can also see the reverse,

[@gamblingKidd]

I guess he definitely will be blending in the shadows 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dian_Borisov_SW]

Bruh we all know the real reason Yasuke is the main character, and it's the same reason they made him gay.

[@Apexassassin141]

Hee not gay, that was from a fake ign article

[@Dian_Borisov_SW]

@@Apexassassin141 Ok so I checked like one article and saw that the gay thing is an in-game option. You can probably romance a character in the game. I stand corrected, he's only gay if you choose him to be lmao

[@the_ghost_t9657]

Yasuke isn’t the only main character naoe is as well. But to ACvideos point most people overlook her simply because she’s a woman

[@reezwave]

​​@@the_ghost_t9657We didn't overlook her if we can play as her the whole game. People still miss the point tho, Yasuke is not the problem, it's why they chose him that is the problem.

[@the_ghost_t9657]

@@reezwave I get that but it seems like every time there’s a black character it’s woke or pandering . We can’t always accuse everyone of checking boxes if they include a black character

[@mbphilipblack8993]

AC is all about History while playing with it to create unique interactions and stories that otherwise didn't happen. Who'd of thought. Yasuke instead upholds what they've done as we see various historical figure inclusions like: Leonardo Da Vinci: nobody complained that he helped Ezio nlt only repair and modify the Hidden Blade twice but he also studied the Apple of Eden too. He was a major supporting figure in a otherwise finctional plot but he's okay tobdo so. George Washington: at the forefront of AC3 where he allies himself with Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) who protects him from Charles Lee. In the DLC George Washington finds an Apple of Eden. It gave him a nightmarish vision of what would happen if he were crowned king of the United States with its power in his possession, and so he passed the Apple to Connor for it to be disposed of. The DLC goes into detail of what would happen it was called "The Tyranny of King Washington". Again no one batted an eye on how they altered history here. Jack the Ripper: Need I say more...his murder's are justified as became disillusioned with the Order, they weren't prostitutes they were assassins disguied as prostitute's. Cleopatra: making a final request to Aya to take her son Caesarion away from Egypt and train him as a Hidden One. Thats NOT FREAKING REAL.

[@ElliotNess-jg8gt]

You know what’s a fucking CRAZY idea? Making an assassins creed with a black protagonist…………. IN AFRICA. I know, I know. Insane levels of intellect, not many people can think as creatively as I can.

[@Test-f3n]

lool ikr why put this guy who only was mentioned once in a couple historical records and not add an actual asian character? its just racism im sorry I feel bad for the Japanese.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Fine but the man character needs to be white.

[@AggressiveSpaghetti]

White people? Being racist? * shocked pikachu face *

[@bluuowl3325]

The thing that got me the most is that, following the Assassin’s Creed format, the protagonists are always 'locals.' Ezio is Italian, Eivor is Norse, Kassandra is Greek, Altaïr is Arab, and Connor is Native American. My problem isn’t that Yasuke is Yasuke, but that protagonist isn’t a Japanese male. I think having Yasuke in the story would be fine, but as a important to the plot character, maybe someone who helps us gather information or something like that. Imagine playing a game set in Africa and playing as a White character, killing Black people, with a similar story involving a White historical figure who lived in Africa. It's not what people hoped for or expected; it's disappointing.

[@ThisChannelIsAbandoned300]

EXACTLY!

[@CommentOfficerNeo]

Thomas Lockley.

[@ChunkSchuldinga]

This controversy is stupid. We really bitching about DEI bullshit in a scifi video game about DNA time travel? All history is a fiction declared by the dominant culture in times of grand conflict. Japan never had a profound dose of Western influence since they lost WW2, and its about damn time they had a proper revision.

[@coronayona8320]

I'm guessing this video's source is also wikipedia 🤣🤣🤣

[@benitofranklyn4237]

The AC producers seemed to make a point of not doing any research and disrespecting Japanese culture as much as possible. The Shinobi were neither their own fighter class nor were their deeds deemed lower than the one's of a Samurai as they claim in the trailer. Samurai was a rank, Shinobi was a job (different types of spy work, not a trained fighter class) done by ambassadors, messengers, servants or geishas for example. Samurai sometimes also did assassinations or spy work, therefore they took on the job of a Shinobi. So exactly the opposite of what the AC producers are claiming. A Samurai wouldn't walk through town in his battlefield armor, like he does during the whole game. Also Iga wasn't a secret, hidden village in the mountains, but an important and well known center of commerce with a lot of trade routes. There were no secret Ninja training facilities in the mountains, that's from Batman for heaven's sake. They show cherry blossoms (Sakura) and silver grass (Suzuki) right in the opening sequence together, but the first only appears in spring and the second only in fall, they refused to do any research or even just talk to one Japanese person.

[@benitofranklyn4237]

The AC producers seemed to make a point of disrespecting Japanese culture. The Shinobi were neither their own fighter class nor were their deeds deemed lower than the one's of a Samurai as they claim in the trailer. Samurai was a rank, Shinobi was a job (different types of spy work, not a trained fighter class) done by ambassadors, messengers, servants or geishas for example. Samurai sometimes also did assassinations or spy work, therefore they took on the job of a Shinobi. So exactly the opposite of what the AC producers are claiming. A Samurai wouldn't walk through town in his battlefield armor, like he's doing throughout the whole game. Also Iga wasn't a secret, hidden village in the mountains, but an important and well known center of commerce with a lot of trade routes. There were no secret Ninja training facilities in the mountains, that's from Batman for heaven's sake. They show cherry blossoms (Sakura) and silver grass (Suzuki) right in the opening sequence together, but the first only appears in spring and the second only in fall. They refused to do any research or even just talk to one Japanese person.

[@bluuowl3325]

yeah those armors where heavy, walking everywhere with them would be a pain.

[@benitofranklyn4237]

@@bluuowl3325 Also they call everybody racist for wanting to play as a Japanese guy, not even what ever race we ourselves are. Plus none of us would have a problem playing as an African guy if they ever made a sub-saharan African storyline. But they themselves don't care about central or southern African history at all and disrespect the Japanese culture, but call all of us racist, just because we see through their bs.

[@Gothicwolf1984]

Yasuke was a real samurai I'm so going to get this game

[@louniis]

He was a servant not a samurai

[@Gothicwolf1984]

@@louniis servant turned Samurai

[@bombardamaxima5505]

Here’s another ignorant kid

[@springtrap364]

​@@Gothicwolf1984no. He was his all life a serveant

[@Gothicwolf1984]

@@springtrap364 servant turned samurai

[@theBRANDOProductions]

It’s Racism and sexism. People are upset due to racism & sexism.

[@trvpmusic2569]

A certain demographic in america is upset because of that

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

Yes, erasing a japanese character to replace him with a black one to pander to the 13% of american population is defenitely racist. But Ubisoft will double down on it.

[@siddheshpillai3807]

​​@@RafaelSantos-pi8pythat doctor who and velma for you

[@RG-xl7ql]

The controversy is a nothing burger fueled by people who spent too much time online. I'm more focused on seeing the Japanese Assassins in action

[@connergaskell1909]

It's the norm nowadays people hate things for sake of hating

[@teshki1449]

No, people hate woke agenda.

[@siddheshpillai3807]

not true if it were we wouldn't be here

[@Yabgu22]

It's not historicly accurate that he is a samurai some western people just like to say it because its a cool story,media can use it for black community .the sources say that he was a samurai, he was a slave who carried Nobunaga's sword as a luggage carrier.Just because the media wants to tell a story doesn't mean it's historically accurate. In the future maybe,Stories will probably come out soon about Genghis Khan being gay or some shit like that

[@jacob7027]

Why would you get someone who’s 6 foot 4 (over a foot taller than the average Japanese person at this time) and yoked to be ur sword carrier? Japanese ppl are racist but not stupid. They’d have him fighting for sure.

[@ZaricheYruga]

I will enjoy playing as NAOE but Yasuke meh.... 0 assassins creed I dont think he can even parkour

[@john666x1]

Pls tell me what assasins creed game , does not have a native in the country the game is set in. Ac1 altair was arabic in arabic country Ezio Italian in itali Connor half english half indian, in america Blackflag 4 both freedom cry was a black and english guy in the carribean Unity was a french Syndicate english Origins Egyptian Oddesy was greek Valhalla was norse. Why does shadows set in Japan all of a sudden have to be black. The only reason is woke agenda. Period. Its a spit in the face of japanese culture. When all the other assasins creed games did have a native of there own culture. We all know this is political dont act like it's not.

[@RedArc4Lif3]

Check marks

[@ScottKuruFreedom]

People educate yourself and understand that Japanese people stole from Africa long ago. We Africans are the real samurai and have a long history of samurai culture in Africa until the Japanese copied us and pretended it was theirs. I am deeply offended that people are pretending that you don't know anything about this. It was written in history books in Japan that Yasuke was the strongest samurai in Japan, even stronger than Musashi, but then you Japanese people burned all the history books to remove the evidence.

[@EudaimonV]

Hahahaha nice joke.

[@mohgceoofblood8235]

Title should be why YOSUKE makes no sense, also AC should be leaning into Ninjas, not Samurai - Ghost of Tsushima did this perfectly

[@TopNotchStoner]

That's what Naoe(the other playable character) represents.

[@thepinebros.1873]

But the whole video is explaining why he does make sense

[@mohgceoofblood8235]

@@TopNotchStoner yes, a woman 💀 no, it should be a main character trait, being stealthy assassin, not secondary aspect like with all ACs since origin, ubi will repeat their mistake

[@TopNotchStoner]

@@mohgceoofblood8235 But Naoe _is_ a main character.

[@mohgceoofblood8235]

You guys miss the point 💀i know the vid is trying to explain there is nothing to be mad about, but the whole point is the main concept of it is just WRONG, the pandering and diversity boxes were checked, the creative director of the game is a gay fanfic enthusiast, the approach they took is way different than this video would like you to think

[@jasondowling9296]

Ubisoft can we please go back to splinter cell. I need a splinter pls

[@siddheshpillai3807]

and driver but let be real that unlikely

[@windysky8099]

AC videos is the channel, makes a video defending anything AC related, check. Anything you would say here is invalid, not even watched 5 seconds.

[@wangsakitchen]

how he blend with the crowd?

[@revbladez5773]

1. By wearing full armor which covers him to the point one would have to look really close to notice. 2. He is not the stealthy character, Naoe is.

[@Scoring57]

wangsakitchen How do guys wearing white cloaks with hoodies covering their face blend in? I don't know about you, but they all look pretty noticeable. It's almost like they're trying too hard to hide and it makes them stand out more. Except when they're in medieval europe or something because most people dress in a similar style and also wear hoods

[@wangsakitchen]

@@Scoring57 well i agree, but not all in white, there is bayek, kassandra, etc all dress in their cultural robe, we can agree Yasuke is not in stealth mission, more like witcher type mission.. but how about japanese people opinion on Ubisoft yt page? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKDZnK2Yqb51eZo

[@1eyeddevil929]

Gaijin privileges, probably

[@revbladez5773]

​@@wangsakitchen 1. Except that it is up to the player do they want their character to dress up that way. I am currently playing through Origins and I switched to a Persian outfit the moment it became available to me. 2. It has been well proven that plenty of those "Japanese" comments are actually non-Japanese using google translate.