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Elon Musk Weighs In On ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Dark Samurai Controversy
Elon Musk weighed in on the possibility of Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows game featuring a gay black samurai.
A screenshot from Assassin’s Creed Shadows (2024), Ubisoft
Musk weighed in while responding to X user Ian Miles Cheong. Cheong wrote, “Should Ubisoft delay Assassin’s Creed Shadows in response to widespread backlash over the game’s injection of DEI? The game is so thoroughly woke that it features a black lgbtq+ protagonist depicted as a ‘real historical samurai’ in Japan. Offensive beyond faith. No one asked for this.”
Musk replied, “DEI kills art.”
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Ubisoft revealed that in the upcoming game players will have the option to play either Yasuke or a unreal character named Naoe. In a blog post, the company describes Yasuke as a “real-life Samurai” and explained the decision to make the historical figure playable.
The company wrote, “The
All Romance Options in Assassin's Creed Shadows (Video Guide)
Like most other action RPGs these days, Assassins Creed Shadows features romance options. They're fairly basic and largely inconsequential in the long dash, but those who are into that kind of thing should still obtain a kick out of them nonetheless. Players will be able to court with NPCs at various points throughout the game by choosing dialog options with a heart next to them. Doing so will eventually lead to a dialog option with a Cupid heart, and selecting this will set off an intimate moment.
The Best Main Story Mission Direct in Assassin's Creed Shadows
The leading mission order in Assassin's Creed Shadows is based on the recommended level of each Onryo starting quest.
Both Yasuke and Naoe contain hetero and lgbtq+ relationships available to them, though players are free to pick and decide which of these they want to pursue. It's workable to trigger all of the affectionate options in Assassin's Creed Shadows in a single playthrough, regardless of whether players have Canon Mode enabled. Sadly, however, there's no reward for triggering romantic encounters, nor any kind of long-term benefit to
Ubisoft always tries to push the envelope and make waves, whether it’s with towering monuments or, you know, throwing an African Samurai into the middle of Feudal Japan in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. If you were already upset about that part, things are about to get a whole lot more, ahem, interesting.
Why? Because Shadows takes that already controversial step and raises the stakes to a new level: if players choose Yasuke, they can pursue gay affairs. Yes, you read that right. Welcome to 16th-century feudal Japan, where love knows no bounds.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes love where no samurai has gone before
Shadows was already ruffling some feathers by featuring Yasuke, a Dark man, in a Japan-based game. But if that wasn’t enough to set social media on fire, now players get the chance to make the Dark samurai fall in love with whomever they choose, even same-s*x characters.
One of the core elements of the game revolves around building connections with NPCs. And that’s where the romance kicks in. Even if players are playing as Yasuke (they can switch anytime), they need to deepen their relationships with various characters.
This opens the d
Yasuke, the historical figure, is celebrated as the “first Shadowy samurai.” His origins are debated, with theories suggesting he hailed from Mozambique, Ethiopia, or Nigeria. Yasuke arrived in Japan in 1579 with Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano and met warlord Oda Nobunaga in 1581. Nobunaga was impressed by Yasuke’s stature and recruited him into his army. Yasuke was present during significant historical events, including Nobunaga’s forced suicide in 1582.
This is not the first instance of a video game facing backlash for its diverse character options. “Starfield” faced criticism for allowing players to choose their pronouns, while “The Last of Us Part II” was review-bombed due to the muscular physique of its female protagonist, Abby. These controversies highlight the ongoing debate over representation in video games, with some fans embracing diversity while others resist changes to traditional norms.
Yasuke’s story has inspired various adaptations, including a Netflix anime series in 2021 and an upcoming live-action series. Actor LaKeith Stanfield voiced Yasuke in the anime, and Omar Sy is in talks to star in the li