Fortunately, what happens on social networks does not represent the reality of the world we live in, but rather an alternative through which the authentic personalities of those we later meet on the street move. And if someone decides to say that it is day when it is night and many others like him agree with him, well, we already have a controversy underway. As happened with the black samurai Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
It doesn’t matter if from the beginning Ubisoft He said that this protagonist was based on a real character, that they had documented him and wanted to include him among the protagonists, that the dystopia of social networks insisted on contradicting more than the proven evidence. Some actors even asked Japanese politicians to intervene in the face of such an affront. Where did someone come from from outside to tell us what authentic samurai looked like?
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Controversy Settled
To put into context what the game is going to tell us, Assassin’s Creed Shadows It is set in feudal Japan and features Yasuke as one of the main characters. Yasuke was an African slave who arrived in Japan in the 16th century and became the first black samurai in the service of Oda Nobunaga, one of the most powerful warlords of the time. So far, everything seems normal. Right?
Faced with so much controversy and problems surrounding the characters, their origins or their very existence, the figure of the Japanese historian, Dr. Kiyoshi Takahashi, appeared, who illuminated the horizon, who wanted to confirm, nothing more and nothing less, that the version given by Ubisoft at the time of presentation of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is true: “Yasuke was not only a samurai, but he also played a crucial role in the historical events of his time. “His story is well documented in Japanese archives of the time, and his legacy as one of the first foreign samurai in Japan is unquestionable.”
Needless to say, all fans of the team pro-Yasuke They took a deep breath and confirmed the vision they already had of the protagonist, as “a symbol of diversity in a largely homogeneous era.” The company also wanted to thank the historian for his support and “reiterated its commitment to the accurate and respectful representation of historical figures in its games” (play with old Assassin’s on your PC from years ago).
Nothing will happen despite the hatred of some fans
Fortunately, the historical events behind Assassin’s Creed Shadows They have allowed the game to overcome this problem and it is assumed that from today the new installment of the saga will be the protagonist because of what it will have inside and not so much because of these things. Although what has happened in recent times is a clear warning to developers: there are certain topics that, although some say they are outdated, remain taboo and provoke rebellion. A punishment.
