Here's a peek at some of our favorite Netflix TV shows with talented Black creators at their helm. Everything from comedies to gripping dramas, including "Top Boy," "When They See Us," and "Family ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows' portrayal of Yasuke has been criticized before. Many believe his presence alone is anomalous since the game depicts him as a Black ... as a samurai retainer, most notably ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows stars dual protagonists Yasuke and Naoe. The former is an actual historical figure, most well known for being the first black samurai, who served under Oda Nobunaga ...

The first character is Yasuke, a powerful Black samurai brought to Japan as a Portuguese slave. His large build and heavy armor makes him a great choice for any missions where you plan to charge ...

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Assassin's Creed Shadows will feature two playable characters in the form of Yasuke, the first-ever Black samurai, and a ninja-like female Shinobi named Naoe. It looks like you'll be given a ...

Players "can make their own minds up about what it is that Ubisoft Quebec set out to do" when they play it, he says ...

The upcoming action-adventure title - which is being developed by Ubisoft - will follow the Black samurai as he finds ... Lemay-Comtois has now revealed Yasuke will miss out on major abilities ...

(No offense, Mario). Why we're excited: In Shadows, players will switch between Yasuke, the legendary Black samurai who fought for the shogun, and Naoe, a female ninja who specializes in stealth.

Yasuke is roughly inspired by a real historical figure, too, the subject of a 2021 Netflix anime of the same name, in which he’s known as the “black samurai”. “With our dual protagonists ...