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05/15/24 2:02:26 PM
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BlackOmnimon
05/15/24 3:43:04 PM
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It's pretty funny but also tiring.

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Turbam
05/15/24 3:45:10 PM
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Well now I have to buy it

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ai123
05/15/24 3:46:28 PM
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Some people don't feel alive unless they are seething with aneurysm-popping rage about something.

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DKBananaSlamma
05/15/24 3:47:31 PM
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There was a new Assassin's Creed announced? >_>

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specialkid8
05/15/24 3:49:42 PM
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The ninja one? They made a black ninja? Well that is silly.

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Solar_Crimson
05/15/24 3:51:27 PM
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Gamers just don't want Black people in their games or entertainment in general, at least not in significant roles.

specialkid8 posted...
The ninja one? They made a black ninja? Well that is silly.
What's silly about it? Tekken's been doing it for years.

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Hayame_Zero
05/15/24 3:51:32 PM
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specialkid8 posted...
The ninja one? They made a black ninja? Well that is silly.
There are two protags. One is a kunoichi (female ninja), and the other is Yasuke.

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CRON
05/15/24 3:52:20 PM
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Isn't this historically accurate as there was a noteworthy Black samurai?

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DipDipDiver
05/15/24 3:52:31 PM
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Literally based on a real person

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Zikten
05/15/24 3:52:41 PM
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Also, the black guy really existed. He's a historical figure. So the whiners are being stupid
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DrizztLink
05/15/24 3:53:37 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Gamers just don't want Black people in their games or entertainment in general, at least not in significant roles.
I liked this take on it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aa222013.jpg

Notice how they staunchly ignore that Kassandra and Woman Eivor are the canon protagonists.

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Bass
05/15/24 3:53:38 PM
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CRON posted...
Isn't this historically accurate as there was a noteworthy Black samurai?
Yup, I don't think we know much about him, so he's a perfect character to use in a fictional setting like this. He's a blank slate to tell their story with.

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BucketCat
05/15/24 3:54:06 PM
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what a bunch of morons, don't they have anything better to do than complain and be hateful?

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superbot400
05/15/24 3:54:35 PM
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BlackOmnimon posted...
It's pretty funny but also tiring.
But its not even first black protagonist in the series.

its becoming really obvious this is reactionary

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McMarbles
05/15/24 3:55:02 PM
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Oh, is it a day ending in Y already?

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McMarbles
05/15/24 3:55:52 PM
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DipDipDiver posted...
Literally based on a real person
The woke mind virus has infected history!

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Irony
05/15/24 3:56:55 PM
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They should be mad that it's an Ubisoft game

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CRON
05/15/24 3:57:07 PM
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superbot400 posted...
But its not even first black protagonist in the series.

its becoming really obvious this is reactionary
I don't remember anyone complaining about AC3 having a Native protagonist in a game taking place in Colonial era America. Makes you think about how much social media discourse has ruined everything.

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Nemu
05/15/24 3:57:43 PM
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Id say Yasuke seems to be overly milked for such a minor historical figure, but theres certainly nothing wrong with the game over it.
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AbsolutelyNoOne
05/15/24 4:00:16 PM
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There are like an actual thousand, completely unrelated, way more justified reasons to be mad at Ubisoft.

I do not understand how some people can just be angry all the time. And I do mean all the time. Not because of price gouging or buggy games or whatever, but because of black characters. Why the actual shit are they like this?

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blackrider76
05/15/24 4:01:43 PM
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Its pretty tiring to hear people cling to Yasuke as if he was some major figure.

He had a really mediocre Netflix anime (where he played second fiddle to a random little girl and a bunch of mechs), was a random extra boss in Nioh, and so on, yet people keep acting like he was some badass on par with Nobunaga.

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Error1355
05/15/24 4:01:48 PM
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AbsolutelyNoOne posted...
Why the actual shit are they like this?
Because they are bigoted racists.

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DipDipDiver
05/15/24 4:01:50 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I liked this take on it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aa222013.jpg

Notice how they staunchly ignore that Kassandra and Woman Eivor are the canon protagonists.
Also that you play as a Welsh guy in the Caribbean

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RetuenOfDevsman
05/15/24 4:03:40 PM
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There's probably a decent story reason for--

CRON posted...
Isn't this historically accurate as there was a noteworthy Black samurai?
Oh woulja lookit that

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Solar_Crimson
05/15/24 4:04:10 PM
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AbsolutelyNoOne posted...
I do not understand how some people can just be angry all the time. And I do mean all the time. Not because of price gouging or buggy games or whatever, but because of black characters. Why the actual shit are they like this?
The alt-right deliberately and intentionally poisoned the gaming community, because the Western gaming community is predominantly made up of young White men and teen boys, many of whom may also be social outcasts. They're the perfect targets for spreading their hate.

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Funkydog
05/15/24 4:04:44 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I liked this take on it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aa222013.jpg

Notice how they staunchly ignore that Kassandra and Woman Eivor are the canon protagonists.
They also ignore the Egyptian protagonist as well

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Tanthalas
05/15/24 4:05:32 PM
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Bass posted...
He's a blank slate to tell their story with.
Lol, actually first read this as "black slate".

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Murphiroth
05/15/24 4:05:37 PM
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blackrider76 posted...
Its pretty tiring to hear people cling to Yasuke as if he was some major figure.

He had a really mediocre Netflix anime (where he played second fiddle to a random little girl and a bunch of mechs), was a random extra boss in Nioh, and so on, yet people keep acting like he was some badass on par with Nobunaga.

Found one of the whiners.
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Kradek
05/15/24 4:07:32 PM
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Hayame_Zero posted...
and the other is Yasuke.

Who is a real historical figure.

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Bass
05/15/24 4:09:51 PM
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Tanthalas posted...
Lol, actually first read this as "black slate".
Ha, that's the type of thing I've been doing all day since I didn't get enough sleep.

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Hayame_Zero
05/15/24 4:10:21 PM
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Nemu posted...
Id say Yasuke seems to be overly milked for such a minor historical figure, but theres certainly nothing wrong with the game over it.

It's because of the mystery and legend behind it. We mostly just know he was a retainer for Nobunaga.

There's little history there, but the fact that was associated with one of the most influential and powerful figures in Japanese history during an age of revolution lends to itself to a slew of what ifs.

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Xenogears15
05/15/24 4:10:30 PM
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specialkid8 posted...
The ninja one? They made a black ninja? Well that is silly.

Have you not heard of Yasuke? I mean, he was a samurai and not a shinobi, but still.

Now I will wait for the DLC set a few decades later when William Adams will be portrayed as a Templar and Yasuke needs to kill him.

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DrizztLink
05/15/24 4:10:32 PM
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Tanthalas posted...
Lol, actually first read this as "black slate".
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/bc7bd445.jpg

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2Pacavelli
05/15/24 4:11:03 PM
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That's unfortunate. Yasuke is an interesting character for an Assassin's Creed game
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LeadPipeCinche
05/15/24 4:11:49 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
Gamers just don't want Black people in their games or entertainment in general, at least not in significant roles.

What's silly about it? Tekken's been doing it for years.


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CrimsonGear80
05/15/24 4:11:58 PM
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blackrider76 posted...
Its pretty tiring to hear people cling to Yasuke as if he was some major figure.

He had a really mediocre Netflix anime (where he played second fiddle to a random little girl and a bunch of mechs), was a random extra boss in Nioh, and so on, yet people keep acting like he was some badass on par with Nobunaga.

isn't the protagonist of Nioh, a game set in feudal japan, a white guy?

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Axiom
05/15/24 4:12:00 PM
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When arent they crying some stupid shit
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Xenogears15
05/15/24 4:12:35 PM
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CrimsonGear80 posted...
isn't the protagonist of Nioh, a game set in feudal japan, a white guy?

Based on William Adams from history, yes.

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ItsNotA2Mer
05/15/24 4:12:46 PM
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Fuck them, they don't have to play it.

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DipDipDiver
05/15/24 4:12:55 PM
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Have they ever used a real person as a protagonist before? I know they like to sprinkle them into the story but this seems like a first.

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AceMos
05/15/24 4:13:53 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I liked this take on it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aa222013.jpg

Notice how they staunchly ignore that Kassandra and Woman Eivor are the canon protagonists.
who i dont know anything about AC so no idea who kassandra and eivor are

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blackrider76
05/15/24 4:14:25 PM
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CrimsonGear80 posted...
isn't the protagonist of Nioh, a game set in feudal japan, a white guy?

William Adams was a well-documented Englishman who actually had a pivotal role in Japans history.

People bringing up Nioh and Shogun as whataboutisms arent being clever.

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PissedOffMonk
05/15/24 4:15:30 PM
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I dont think Yasukes existence should be relevant since this is just a video game that never claimed to be historically accurate.

I just dont want to see people spin this as an African man attacking Asians.
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CrimsonGear80
05/15/24 4:16:06 PM
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Xenogears15 posted...
Based on William Adams from history, yes.


blackrider76 posted...
William Adams was a well-documented Englishman who actually had a pivotal role in Japans history.

People bringing up Nioh and Shogun as whataboutisms arent being clever.

history doesn't seem to matter in this case, though...

consistency is the issue here. if there is none people complaining just come off as, well, you know...

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Murphiroth
05/15/24 4:16:24 PM
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PissedOffMonk posted...
I dont think Yasukes existence should be relevant since this is just a video game that never claimed to be historically accurate.

I just dont want to see people spin this as an African man attacking Asians.

Oh yeah it's not claiming to be accurate at all but that's not gonna stop the usual suspects from losing their fuckin' minds.
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DrizztLink
05/15/24 4:16:46 PM
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AceMos posted...
who i dont know anything about AC so no idea who kassandra and eivor are
Odyssey and Origins both had two possible player characters.

The former: Kassandra and Alexios, brother and sister.

The latter: Eivor, either a man or a woman (or "let the Animus decide" which has a woman for almost everything except very specific scenes).

The canon protagonists are the women.

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Murphiroth
05/15/24 4:17:38 PM
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blackrider76 posted...
William Adams was a well-documented Englishman who actually had a pivotal role in Japans history.

People bringing up Nioh and Shogun as whataboutisms arent being clever.

Assassin's Creed has never claimed to be historically accurate so that's a moot point.

So strange that you and your ilk are only complaining now that it's a black character.
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DrizztLink
05/15/24 4:18:25 PM
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blackrider76 posted...
William Adams was a well-documented Englishman who actually had a pivotal role in Japans history.

People bringing up Nioh and Shogun as whataboutisms arent being clever.
Funny story regarding historical accuracy and non-Japanese people in historical Japan!

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