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Kaida @khaliltooshort ⚫ Mar 19 0 The optional gay scenes in the game aren't my issue. The non existent nonbinary character in the game, the historical inaccuracy of Yasuke sleeping with Odas sister, and how frowned upon it would be to have a “samurai” do such actions is my issue. Totally different than KDC2 Felicia STELLAR BLADE @fe44lh · Mar 19 A Black samurai in a relationship with a non-binary person #Assassins CreedShadows 0:45

r/GGdiscussion ⚫ 2 days ago r/ Helpful-Leadership58 They/thems in feudal Japan Thoughts? Learning TheLaw @Mangalawyer Breaking: Yasuke actually has a gay romance in AC Shadows with a character named Ibuki, who identifies as non-binary (they/them). After some flirting, they kiss each other. Bro, it looks like he's high as f***. It's over Imao 12:02 PM Mar 19, 2025 918 Views 24 225 102 27

r/fuckubisoft . 1 day ago myrmonden Yasuke The Legendary GAY Trans Black Samurai media Legandary GAY samurai UKI (moans]

Learning TheLaw @Mangalawyer Breaking: Yasuke actually has a gay romance in AC Shadows with a character named Ibuki, who identifies as non-binary (they/them). After some flirting, they kiss each other. Bro, it looks like he's high as f***. It's over Imao 12:02 PM - Mar 19, 2025 918 Views 24 175 102 7 1

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Assassin's Creed: Shadows Non-Binary Love Interest Controversy, also known as Yasuke's Non-Binary Love Interest, refers to backlash and discourse targeted at Ibuki, a character in the 2025 Assassin's Creed: Shadows (AC Shadows) video game by Ubisoft who identifies as non-binary, a person who feels their gender cannot be defined within the margins of the gender binary (he/she). Comments and discussions about the implementation of the LGBTQ+ character as Yasuke's love interest were popularized as soon as the game was released in mid-March 2025 across YouTube, Twitter / X and Reddit, with some calling the game "woke" while others defended it amid the backlash.

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On March 19th, 2025, X^[1] user @Mangalawyer posted a screenshot of AC Shadows showing protagonist Yasuke and Ibuki, a non-binary character, captioning the post, "Yasuke actually has a gay romance in AC Shadows." The tweet also mentions that after some flirting, "they kiss each other." The post (seen below) amassed over 3 million views and 10,000 likes in a day.

On the same day, X^[2] user @fe44lh uploaded a video of the moment Yasuke kisses the non-binary love interest (seen below), captioning it, "A Black samurai in a relationship with a non-binary person 🙃." The post garnered more than 10 million views and 25,000 likes in roughly one day.

A Black samurai in a relationship with a non-binary person 🙃#AssassinsCreedShadows pic.twitter.com/WXnIyCsY9W

— Felicia 𓆩♡𓆪 STELLAR BLADE (@fe44lh) March 19, 2025

Online Reactions

Yasuke's love interest and his kiss scene with the non-binary character spawned a series of heated debates and backlash, with many labeling the game as "woke" amid the controversy in March 2025.

For instance, on March 19th, 2025, X^[3] user @kangminjlee posted Yasuke and Ibuki's screenshot, captioning it, "Yasugay, the legendary first black homosexual in Japan." The post (seen below) amassed over 60,000 views and 3,100 likes in a day.

On the same day, YouTuber^[4] and Twitch streamer Asmongold reacted to the tweet about Yasuke's love interest controversy, which garnered more than 808,000 views, 27,000 likes and 9,000 comments in a day.

Redditor^[5] u/QuiverDance97 posted a screenshot of @Mangalawyer's tweet on March 19th, 2025, to the /r/CriticalDrinker subreddit, which received roughly 1,100 upvotes and 200 comments in a day.

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^[1] X – Mangalawyer

^[2] X – fe44lh

^[3] X – kangminjlee

^[4] YouTube – ac shadows is cooked

^[5] Reddit – u/QuiverDance97

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Grummz @Grummz . Mar 19 Non-binary did not exist in Feudal Japan, but they forced it in there for Assassin's Creed Shadows. LearningTheLaw @Mangalawyer • Mar 19 Breaking: Yasuke actually has a gay romance in AC Shadows with a character named Ibuki, who identifies as non-binary (they/them). After some flirting, they kiss each other. Bro, it looks like he's high as f***. It's over Imao

Particularly Jaded @Lungbarrow1 • 11h Assasin's Creed Shadows, set in feudal Japan, features a black samurai as the lead protagonist who can have a gay relationship with a non-binary male who uses They/Them pronouns. How does this obnoxious s--- get produced? #UbisofthatesJapan #AssassinsCreedShadows 172 ❤ 11 ill 1.5K

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A Black samurai in a relationship with a non-binary person 🙃#AssassinsCreedShadows pic.twitter.com/WXnIyCsY9W

— Felicia 𓆩♡𓆪 STELLAR BLADE (@fe44lh) March 19, 2025

Online Reactions

Yasuke's love interest and his kiss scene with the non-binary character spawned a series of heated debates and backlash, with many labeling the game as "woke" amid the controversy in March 2025.

Redditor^[5] u/QuiverDance97 posted a screenshot of @Mangalawyer's tweet on March 19th, 2025, to the /r/CriticalDrinker subreddit, which received roughly 1,100 upvotes and 200 comments in a day.

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^[1] X – Mangalawyer

^[2] X – fe44lh

^[3] X – kangminjlee

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^[5] Reddit – u/QuiverDance97

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MCC1701

Mar 25, 2025 at 04:54PM EDT in reply to polandgod75

Thank you, I've seen people criticize this stuff before rightoids figured out how to plug in a keyboard, and it has been a source of infinite frustration seeing politics infect everything to the point disliking Star Wars TLJ makes you right wing, but I digress.

I think it's worth pointing out that a black samurai and historical inaccuracies are smoke to the actual fire, though many people subconsciously conflate the two. Nioh had both and people didn't complain, more the opposite, and this is why context matters. I don't have insider access to Ubisoft, so all I can do is point to the "smoke" in relation to the problem.

Case in point, I heard second-hand Asmongold say that when AC Shadows comes out a black samurai won't be in the top 20 problems the game has. If true that's mildly surprisingly, but an astute point, and afaik he's dogged on the game since the reveal.

To your point about inde games, they by definition don't usually have consultants or corpo overlords trying to influence their work, and as a result they are much more authentic. To strain my smoke/fire metaphor, smoke coming from a campsite or chimney is unlikely to raise alarm or more than an eyebrow, however seeing the same from a nature preserve or apartment building would be the opposite.