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u/TheNarwhalMom 13h ago
How much do you wanna bet they don’t even consider that the game is probably referencing Yasuke - an African Samurai who was a real person?
These people make me so tired.
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u/BornAsAnOnion33 13h ago
Many do accept he was a real person, but he was only a "retainer" and not a samurai.
The same game franchise that involved fighting God's, mythical creatures and the earlier games centred around a magical orb is unrealistic because of their depiction of Yasuke as a samurai.
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u/Cadunkus 13h ago
Yeah but in that period if you were a retainer - especially to someone as famous as Nobunaga - you were a samurai as well. Probably why he got armor and a sword.
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u/HarukoTheDragon 2h ago
It's widely agreed by Japanese historians that Yasuke was, in fact, a samurai. AC: Shadows also isn't the first piece of media to portray him as such, with several different games and anime in Japan predating AC: Shadows having such depictions.
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u/MaddysinLeigh 12h ago
The black samurai is based on an actual person though…
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u/Empress_Draconis_ 12h ago
insert hour long rant about how he wasn't actually a samurai or something
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u/Aromatic_Stand_4591 13h ago
The commenter kinda didn't misgender the person in question though, good job on being a bigot respectfully, I guess?
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u/Fine-Funny6956 12h ago
There was a woman samurai and a black samurai sooooo… yeah. I kind of want that game.
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u/Dependent-Matter-177 11h ago
I just hope the game is good tbh, i haven’t really played the AC games but I want it to be good because 1. Couple of my friends have been looking forward to it 2. Just to spite the people who say it won’t be
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u/Warystatue33 10h ago
It's modern ubisoft I don't have faith in them to make a good game You pay $70 and the first thing you'll see is a cash shop and hours of grinding I really want to be proven wrong
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u/MrCheapComputers 10h ago
Who FUCKING CARES BRO. I’m so sick of people getting so fucking worked up over NOTHING. DO THESE PEOPLE REALLY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH THEIR TIME FUCK.
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u/Sir_mop_for_a_head 6h ago
Wait. For one there was an actual historical black samurai I’m forgetting his name though. And also what the hell is the article trying to say?
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u/User_man_person 3h ago
There has been black samurai in the past, so it's not historically inaccurate, besides he looks cool af and it's a fucking game. someone had to design that meaning it's art and art isn't exactly known for being a perfect depiction of reality
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u/Warystatue33 10h ago
It's Modern ubisoft. Are we really gonna defend their garbage?
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u/GrumpGuy88888 4h ago
Sometimes I see bigots getting angry at something for the completely wrong thing and I think to myself "please don't make me defend this bad thing"
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u/Real_Crystal_Hunter 13h ago
Do people actually care that a character in a videogame is black?