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the “Yasuke was a retainer so he wasn’t a samurai” argument makes me roll my eyes so much
— 藤掛クリスティーナ (@FujikakeRin) May 15, 2024
I’m descended from Fujikake Nagakatsu, who was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, aka absolutely a samurai
why are people like this
弥助、フィクションで散々擦られ知名度あると思ってましたが意外と無名なのかな..？
— がしゃどくろ (@Skull_Os) May 16, 2024
・戦国時代、奴隷として日本へ
・黒い肌が珍しく信長が引き取る
・名を貰い武士に、城主候補に
・本能寺の変では信長の側に
・明智光秀に見逃される
・その後消息不明
ロマンの塊過ぎるんよ。そら主人公になるよ。 pic.twitter.com/dVtI1tjdsw
Yasuke has been featured a lot in fiction so I thought he would be well-known, but maybe he's actually quite unknown...?
During the Sengoku period, he was sent to Japan as a slave. His black skin was unusual and he was taken in by Nobunaga. He was given a name and became a samurai, and was a candidate for castle lord. He was on Nobunaga's side during the Honnoji Incident. He was overlooked by Akechi Mitsuhide. His whereabouts are unknown after that.
It's such a romantic story. No wonder he's the main character.
＞欧米さん「アサクリの主人公が黒人侍だなんて日本人は怒ってるに違いない！！！」
— 神奈いです (@kana_ides) May 16, 2024
日本人「うほー、弥助じゃん！カッコエー」 pic.twitter.com/wjylzAffhY
Westerner: "Japanese people must be angry that the main character of Assassin's Creed is a black samurai!!!"
Japanese person: "Wow, it's Yasuke! How cool!"
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