According to well-known journalist Tom Henderson, Ubisoft plans to launch "Assassin's Creed: Shadow" on February 14, 2025, with console platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S.PC platform: Ubisoft Store, Steam.

Later, Ubisoft's official Cosplay guide was gradually announced. The guide released ultra-high-definition renderings and fine detail settings from the perspectives of the protagonist Nao and Samurai Yasuke, providing key information for Cosplay enthusiasts.

From the guide, it can be seen that Ubisoft reminds players not to completely copy the skin color of the character, but to follow the principle of their own skin color adaptation and find their favorite style. In this way, it not only respects diverse aesthetics, but also fits the real situation, avoiding cultural disputes caused by improper imitation. For example, African Americans and African residents can completely adopt the skin color setting of Samurai Yasuke, while East Asian citizens such as Japan and South Korea do not have to copy the original skin color setting.

It is understood that the skin color issue of Samurai Yasuke has been controversial among the Japanese people. In the traditional perception of the Japanese public, Japanese samurai are usually native Japanese, and their image has been relatively fixed in history. Although Yasuke is a real person in Japanese history, there is controversy over whether he can be called a "samurai". Some people believe that although Oda Nobunaga gave Yasuke certain responsibilities, he was not a true samurai class.

In-depth exploration of Nao's clothing Cosplay reference

Nao is a native Japanese female samurai. Her dark blue ninja suit breaks the traditional black pattern, making the character's personality more lively. At the same time, the blue setting also reflects Nao's calm and rational personality characteristics.

The "Tatsuki" style kimono base (Cossode) has a unique armpit tying method, which not only ensures combat and flexible hand operation, but also gives the character a breath of freedom and increases the feminine charm of the character. According to Japanese clothing culture research data, this dressing style is adopted in about 30% of ninja schools. Its original design intention is to optimize the agility of action, reduce clothing constraints, and enable the ninja Nao to respond quickly when performing tasks.

Nao Jiang is equipped with a complete range of assassin equipment, such as smoke bombs, kunai, grappling hooks and multi-functional pouches, just like the medieval assassin's treasure bag. It is understood that the practice of equipping pouches can be traced back to the equipment tradition of the European assassin organization in the 15th century, which was used to hold poisons and lock picking tools. This tradition is also cleverly used in the character setting of this version.

Its armor layout is exquisite. The protection design of the calf and forearm follows the principles of human mechanics. The unique hidden blade has been improved and can instantly change the angle by rotating the palm 90 degrees, realizing the extremely fast switching of attack modes, which is very suitable for the identity of a ninja. In the actual combat simulation test, this design can increase the attack efficiency by 40%, which is in line with the assassin's combat tactics of "fast, accurate and ruthless". The weapon color and clothing are interwoven with silver and black/blue dark colors, which can perfectly blend into the night and highlight the mysterious and dangerous characteristics of the assassin.

Cosplay reference of Samurai Yasuke

The image of Samurai Yasuke is closely related to his life experience and responsibilities. The armor design used has a strong trace of Japanese history.

The rusty orange pattern on the belt echoes the Mozambique culture. About 70% of the pattern elements are drawn from local tribal totems, implying the attachment to the hometown; the bull horn helmet symbolizes strength, which is also the advantage of the samurai Yasuke in the game. Especially in African tribal culture, bull horns are often regarded as the embodiment of courage, giving Yasuke a strong spiritual attribute blessing.

His whole body accessories reflect the symbol of power given by Oda Nobunaga. The dragon pattern and golden details reflect the glory of Nobunaga's era. According to Japanese historical archives, such color matching and patterns are only used by high-level samurai, symbolizing the peak of power. The flower emblem, as the core logo of the Nobunaga family, is inlaid in the center of the armor to strengthen Yasuke's loyalty to his lord.

Yasuke's arsenal is diverse and powerful. The heavy stick is suitable for close combat and has a strong impact that can easily impact local armor. His samurai sword follows the ancient forging method, which is tough and sharp, and can easily cut off the opponent's armor in simulated battles.

Yasuke can also use long-range weapons such as bows and arrows to expand his attack radius, which is in line with the trend of military transformation in the Japanese Warring States Period (transformation from cold weapons to hot weapons). About 50% of the battles changed the direction of the battle due to the participation of firearms. In that era, Yasuke's weapon configuration was top-notch, making him invincible in the battle and becoming a generation of war god.

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