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woke garbage
What does woke mean?
They don't know, but the orange man told them it's bad.
They're upset that there's a black man in a game that takes place in feudal Japan.
Tbh, I don't see why there should be a black character, but if there's a historical precedent or something then sure. For instance there were black vikings in Valhalla, but I know that there are historical reasons for that.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuke
Huh. Interesting.
I don't think Ubi went "woke" but it does seem kinda disrespectful IMO.
Imagine if in Assassins Creed Origins, the ~~main~~ playable character was white. There would be an uproar.
For what Assassins Creed is worth (and it isn't a lot, and hasn't been for a long time), the stories are about the history of the country, as much as the people within it.
To take the perspective away from a native citizen betrays that intent. If Ubi wanted a "fish out of water" character, they should have continued to elaborate on Desmond's story.
There... were white characters in Origins? Did you not pay attention or even finish the story?
I meant as a playable character.
Also, no, I didn't play it lol. My last Assassins Creed game was Black Flag