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Yasuke, also referred to by Portuguese Jesuits under the name "Diogo", is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Fujibayashi Naoe) of the 2025 video game, Assassin's Creed: Shadows.
Once a slave to the Portuguese, she was brought to Japan and caught the attention of Oda Nobunaga, who made him a samurai. He serves as the game's more open combat-focused protagonist.
He is voiced by Tongayi Chirisa.
Story[]
Yusuke was an African samurai who served the Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga. In 1579, the Portuguese Empire brought him as a slave to the port city of Sakai. According to the Chronicle of Nobunaga, he entered into Nobunaga's service a few years later after capturing his attention as the first African man he had ever met and impressing him with his strong stature and intelligence.
In 1581, Yasuke and his lord invaded Iga Province as part of the Tenshō Iga War, devastating the region. Despite having destroyed Fujibayashi Naoe's home, Yasuke later allied himself with the young Igan Assassin, joining the Kakushiba ikki. As one of Naoe's most important allies, Yasuke often accompanied her on the field, assisting her in not just intelligence-gathering but also assassinations.
Personality[]
Yasuke was a pensive and clever man, who was able to learn the Japanese people's language, customs, and martial arts quickly upon arriving in their country. His respect for the local culture enabled his adaptation to his new environment. These qualities, alongside his physical prowess and aptitude in combat, were what made Oda Nobunaga develop an interest in him. His practical sensibilities complemented the fiery and passionate temperament of his later ally Fujibayashi Naoe.
Having personally experienced societies worlds apart from another, Yasuke nonetheless observed that they all shared common features no matter their cultural differences. Whether it was the world of his homeland, that of his Portuguese slavers, or that of the Japanese warlords, self-interest, power politics, and violence seemed to be the universal language. It was Naoe who challenged him to discover through his own choices that a world not dictated by these features was possible.
Skills & Equipment[]
On the battlefield, Yasuke was a powerful warrior capable of slaying multiple enemies with ease. Apart from his mastery of the katana, his great physical strength permitted his use of the kanabō, and was a skilled Naginata fighter. He was also skilled in the arquebus, and was also an exception bowman. being even capable of shooting from horseback.
Yasuke was also at least bilingual, fluent in both Portuguese and later Japanese. His fluency of Japanese surprising many native speakers of the language. He could also read and translate Latin.
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