Upcoming ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Game Attacked As ‘Woke’ Over Black Samurai Protagonist—But It’s Based On A Real Black Warrior
Yasuke is a real historical figure thought of by historians as the “first Black samurai.” Though his exact origins are ...
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows introduces a black samurai – that’s not as unprecedented as critics claim
One of the characters is based on Yasuke, a formerly enslaved black man from Mozambique, who worked for the Japanese war lord ...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a gorgeous retread of tired RPG mechanics
Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes the series through the late Sengoku period of Japan, set roughly between the 1570s and 1600 ...