Assassin's Creed Red protagonist is reportedly based on real-life samurai A new report claims that one Assassin's Creed Red protagonist is based on a real-life samurai, making him the franchise's first historical assassin.Heidi Nicholas Published 09 Nov 2023 FollowtopicsAssassin's Creed MirageAssassin's CreedUbisoftUbisoft+RumourXbox Series X|SAction-RPGHeidi Nicholas One of Ubisoft's biggest upcoming projects is the open-world RPG set in feudal Japan, currently under the codename of Assassin's Creed Red. Not much is known about this one yet, but a new report has emerged which claims that one protagonist, Yasuke, is actually based off the real African samurai Yasuke.Yasuke will be one protagonist of Assassin's Creed Red, and, according to Insider Gaming, he is based on the real samurai Yasuke himself. Insider Gaming reports speaking to "sources" and learning that Yasuke's story in Assassin's Creed Red will mostly be fictional, but that the fact that he's based on the historical figure makes him the franchise's first assassin based on a real historical figure.The real Yasuke was an African man who arrived in Japan in 1579. Assassin's Creed Red will let players "live a very powerful shinobi fantasy" — shinobi were apparently most prominent in the Sengoku period. This period is itself set within the 15th and 16th centuries, so Yasuke's arrival in 1579 might fit this story, especially as history records him as being employed by a powerful daimyō, or feudal lord, of the Sengoku period. In Red, his story has apparently been changed with Yasuke the sole survivor of an attack on a slave ship which also claimed the life of his lover.Insider Gaming's report also claims that the other protagonist of the game will be Naoe Fujibayashi, the daughter of another actual real-life person —a famous ninja known as Fujibayashi Nagato who lived in the 16th century. According to this report, the two protagonists gradually become allies. It may have been Naoe we spotted when Ubisoft seemingly revealed an Assassin's Creed Red protagonist.We'll keep an ear out for any news on Assassin's Creed Red, which seems like a return to the formula of the most recent Assassin's Creed games. Assassin's Creed Mirage, meanwhile, went back to the franchise's original elements — check out our Assassin's Creed Mirage review for more.Related stories: Assassin's Creed Mirage update finally lets us turn off divisive graphics setting Assassin's Creed Red might have just revealed its protagonist Rare Assassin's Creed Mirage Xbox achievement is actually super easy Assassin's Creed Mirage sees similar launch player numbers to Origins, Odyssey, says Ubi Assassin's Creed review — a successful parry of franchise fatigue RumourXbox Series X|SXbox One Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.