Assassin's Creed Shadows has been the victim of impassioned ridicule and outrage ever since Ubisoft first unveiled that one of its two lead characters was Black. Some fans declared it historically inaccurate and even insulting to Japan, despite Yasuke being a real historical figure from the era the game is adapting.
Japanese historians said that there is "no doubt" he was a samurai, another huge point of contention.
Things got so bad that Ubisoft issued a lengthy statement addressing the backlash, while CEO Yves Guillemot directly denounced the "hateful acts" towards the game. Scouring through forums or online discussion, however, you'll still run into fans complaining that Yasuke feels out of place, often making racist, stereotyped remarks and jokes, while also wishing for an 'actual' Japanese protagonist instead — there is one... she's called Naoe.
Over the weekend, u/KvasirTheOld called out these fans, and the YouTubers and content creators who are pushing the same narrative, directly on the series' subreddit.
"Assassin's Creed Shadows has revealed just how ugly the gaming community is," they wrote. "I've been a gamer for my whole life, but I've never seen people act more feral about a game than they did with Shadows [...] I'm talking...
