May 23, 2024 · Yasuke was indeed a real historical figure but his title of the first Foreign Samurai has been highly contested. This is mostly evident in the few records kept of his service both in Japan and prior to his arrival.

Mar 20, 2021 · Over the past few years, there has been a lot of backlash on the internet over the supposed 'blackwashing' of history. Black Achilles and Black Joan of Arc to name a few instances. And now it seems there is even more internet 'outrage' over a black samurai in feudal Japan. My own first encounter with Yasuke was while reading a Japanese manga back in 2009, where he …

And Yasuke, who was introduced this time, is also a person who is positioned in the "History of Sengoku Christianity". Therefore, it can be said that the issues that attract attention when researching the Sengoku period have changed with the times, and Yasuke has come to be in the spotlight in academic societies.

Jun 4, 2024 · Yes, Yasuke was a samurai, but "samurai" is simply a noble class, not necessarily the warrior most people think of when they think "samurai." That type of warrior is specifically refered to as a "bushi" (as in bushido) in Japanese, and …

Just please consider giving Yasuke the ability to wield hidden blade instead of just a short sword for assassinations please those are the types of restrictions that break immersion I'm telling you if they can both wield hidden blades in combat and stealth even if Yasuke is louder etc. it will literally make the game perfect.

I've heard 3 main arguments as to why Yasuke shouldn't be in AC shadows and frankly, they all seem untrue. So I'm going to go through them, and…

Feb 23, 2022 · When pronouncing "Yasuke" do you pronounce the "su" at all or is it technically silent?

May 14, 2024 · Yasuke: j0nathan expands a bit more on his backstory. He starts off as a slave on a ship (deviation from bodyguarding a Jesuit in lore?). Said ship is invaded by a group of men (I'm assuming random pirates) and everyone—including his wife—is killed, and he's left for dead for days before he's found and brought to a temple in Japan. There, he learns about the samurai …

Jul 6, 2021 · To summarise, Yasuke was most definitely a samurai, and anyone getting Internet Outrage about it can suck on the historical record. despite he didn't really accomplish anything or had any impact in Japan history

Yasuke's extraordinary large physique makes the difference more apparent. TLDR:Italian: Picked Yasuke because they realized he "was present in every major event that actually happened", and that they "looked for the biggest samurai possible". Japanese: Picked Yasuke because he was connected to Oda Nobunaga and "interesting".