Everyone has long been accustomed to Ubisoft KEKs and they are no longer surprising, but for the last two days I have heard from the news releases the obligatory clarification: “The main character in the new Assassins creed shadows is not a tribute to the modern agenda, but a real historical character.”. Is that so??
It’s hard to wrap my head around this and my inquisitive mind decided that I needed to delve into the issue. Although not even that… To burn or not to burn, that is the question)
To begin with, I opened the main source of proofs on planet earth, Wikipedia.
I looked at all the links and references proving the historical accuracy of the existence of this character. Surprisingly, everything is from our contemporaries, except one. The beginning of beginnings is the work of the Frenchman Francois Sollier. Ecclesiastical History of the Islands and Kingdoms of Japan as far back as 1627 (François Solier. Histoire Ecclesiastique Des Isles Et Royaumes Du Japon. – 1627)
Considering that a scan of the original source is available online, it is not difficult to find page 444 of the first volume indicated on Wiki (Link here)
15 lines are dedicated to the New Assassin. I don’t speak French, so I’m giving the translation from Google translator. It’s quite interesting that the black samurai in the book is called Kadr)))
François Solier. Histoire Ecclesiastique Des Isles Et Royaumes Du Japon -1627
So this is what the translator came up with:
Or from the father of Alexander More was Cadre, led by the faith of India, the valet More, as black as the Ethiopians of Guinea, but a native of Mozambique, and of those who are properly called Kaffirs, who lived near the cape of Bon-ne-Efferas. Suddenly, when he arrived at our house, the whole city ran towards him. Father Organten took him to Nobunanga, who gave a big celebration and could not believe that this color was natural, but believed that it was painted to please. At the said time, Father Alexander was in the palace with Fathers Louis Froes and Organten, he was there with all the honor both from Nobunaga and from the three children of the princes, each of whom in turn asked for different news from India.
Original for French speakers:
Or auoit de Pere Alexandre More Cadre mené auec foy des Indes vn valet More, auffi noir que font les Ethiopiens de la Guinee, mais natifdu Mozambique, & de ceux qu’onnommeproprement Cafres, habitans vers le Cap de Bon ne efperace. Soudain qu’il fut arriué chez nous, toute le ville cou rut pour le voir. Le Pere Organtin le menaà Nobunanga, qui luy fit grand fefte, & nepouuoit croire que cefte couleur fut naturelle, ains tenoit qu’on l’auoit fait ainfi peindre pour plaifir. Au iournommé, le Pere Alexandre fut au Palais auec les Peres Louys Froës, & Organtin, il yfutre ceu auec tout honneur, tant par Nobunaga, quepar les trois Prin es fes enfans, qui chacun à fon tour demanderent diuerfes nou uelles des Indes.
For those who are lazy to read
The manuscript says that a Catholic priest who was close to one of the Japanese officials had a black servant. And the Japanese, when they saw him for the first time, were amazed by the color of his skin. There is nothing there about samurai at all. You can think of anything.
My imagination draws such stories
In conclusion
What can you say about what you read?? Checkmate to you skeptics. Ubisoft has once again outplayed and destroyed you, because they write history.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
Best comments
Dear author, we are deeply amazed by your detailed investigation. You did a great job. However, your undoubtedly monumental work forgot the main confirmation of the existence of the black samurai. Fresco dating from 1569. On it, Oda Nobunaga’s personal chronicler captured the fierce battle between loyal subject Yasuke and one of the commanders, Saito Tatsuoki. Such a significant battle took place during the battle of two rulers for the province of Mino. A photo of the mural, still kept in the National Museum of Japan, is, of course, attached.
clickbait counts. investigation – no
opening one link and royalspincasino.uk not even translating the entire treatise, but only a separate piece, is not an investigation. especially since in the wiki article itself this link is literally indicated at the very beginning. T.e 15 lines of the treatise say that Yasuke arrived as a servant of a monk… and the wiki itself talks about this! T.you just opened a link to one line, ignoring the others
further in the text of the article it is not about the arrival but about the life of this black man in Japan. and there are also links to this. why did you ignore them? “because they were written by our contemporaries?"… well, yes, let’s ignore all the works of historians that were written after a certain year
This would be an investigation if you really followed all the links, checked all the books and programs mentioned, followed the links in these books and programs, etc.d.
and ideally, I did this not only on the Russian wiki, but also on the English one, where the article is much longer and where many more links to sources are given
translated 15 lines that only prove the beginning of the article = Ubisoft is rewriting history. oh wow now
This made me laugh))
Reading a small excerpt of historical work, which also relates only to the very beginning – in fact, just a person’s idea, and drawing conclusions from it – is powerful.
I want to believe that this is just banter, otherwise it looks like you read books the same way – you opened them in the middle, didn’t understand anything about the plot, decided that the book was crap and never returned to it
If the author of the blog had studied at the history department, he would not have gone beyond the second year: he would have completely failed source studies X)
it would also be good if you immersed yourself in it with more than 1 link from Wikipedia before writing a blog. and then get angry at everyone who disagrees (I haven’t seen this for a long time)
And I wish you good luck in your endeavors! I hope that next time at least two sources will be used 🙂
Doctors of Science take off their hats to this detailed and enchanting revelation! I will wait for new discoveries by the author!
ahem… “Shincho Koki” (Notes on Prince Nobunaga) is literally a biography of Oda Nobunaga, written by one of his close associates – Guichi Ota. not historical enough? and this link stands opposite the words that Yasuke was present at Nobunaga’s seppuku
and why only historical references? there seem to be links to other sources. for example, books by Fujito Midoriya, a professor at Tohoku University, and Thomas Lockley, an associate professor at Nihon University in Tokyo. the first book is devoted in general to the importance of Africans in the history of Japan (Yasuke was far from the first and not the last. just the most famous, so to speak), and the second book is dedicated specifically to Yasuka and Nobunaga. both books are considered historical literature, i.e.should not contain references to the historical documents on which they are based
I understand: finding some kind of translation of Shincho Koki or the books of Midoriya and Lockley is difficult. only this search for information is the essence of the INVESTIGATION. open one link that is responsible only for “acquaintance”, translate it through Google – NOT an investigation. my complaint to you (besides the reaction to criticism) is precisely because of the title
Understood. We are canceling history departments and historians… they are studying in modern times. what is historical about them
We also cancel all awards in the field of historical sciences. after all, they were awarded in modern times. what is historical about them
just think some university professor wrote some book. Ugh! Is it a matter of investigation(. ) by translating one paragraph from one link
Oh, you are apparently an adherent of solidly proven sciences such as astrology, homeopathy or Scientology :’D
After the above, I refuse to do anything, because it is simply impossible to surpass such a masterpiece!
The funny thing is that the samurai during Nobunaga’s time had such a wide spread in terms of power. roughly speaking, if you are a civil servant receiving a salary, you are a samurai. it was not even necessary to carry weapons, although all samurai had such a right
Another thing is that Yasuke’s surname is unknown, which is strange, but it was given to all samurai without exception
and this fact about the last name is already much more proof than this blog. but at the same time it is still not 100% proof that Yasuke was not a samurai)
and even the Japanese themselves in Nioh portray Yasuke as a black samurai, in armor… probably yubisoft also tried and rewrote history ((
Well, yes. this is the only piece. which says the same thing as in the article itself – that he arrived in Japan with a monk and was supposedly from Mozambique… only there are other links in the article. which you ignore for the far-fetched reason “written by our contemporaries”. only these very “our contemporaries” can, and most importantly MUST, refer to some historical records, otherwise this cannot be considered a historical work
“I called myself a milk mushroom – get into the basket”
you write “investigation” – conduct an investigation. studying one link OUT OF SEVERAL DOZENS is NOT an investigation. I didn’t create a blog with that title, you did
I’ll sign this.
Maybe Yasuke really wasn’t a samurai, but just a servant of Nabunaga, but the author’s “investigation” is shit. (And it doesn’t count as a humorous blog either, the tone is completely wrong).
it means I was right – this is how you read and absorb information. It’s sad, I feel for you.
I’m not a racist, at least put Shrek in there, if the gameplay comes out well, it won’t interfere with my playing. so I don’t need to run around Wikipedia and the Internet, proving that a dark-skinned character ruins the game and the story
Oh my god! No matter how much Ubisoft is criticized, everyone will still play this assassin (including me; but much later than others because a lot of work).
Amused by the news on stopgame, as a source for the wiki article.
and even the Japanese themselves in Nioh portray Yasuke as a black samurai, in armor… probably yubisoft also tried and rewrote history ((
They got ahead of us, however)) Moreover, in Nioh 2 the developers not only depicted a black samurai, but let’s say even more. They took two historical figures: the immediate former servant of the Jesuit missionary Yasuke, who fought, according to some sources, under the leadership of Oda, and Nobunago’s closest adjutant, Mori Rammaru. So, the developers combined these two personalities into a playable black samurai.
And it’s not worth it. Why race a Ferrari in a Zaporozhets. I have already written mine here, as in other places, life no longer makes sense.
