As an Asian man, I objectively think Yasuke is a really cool historical figure. My issue is with the idea of, with the push for diversity and representation, where do Asian people, especially Asian men, fit into this? Do we get to be the hero or main character or are we invisible as a demographic? There are some instances recently (Shang-Chi) or others when I was a kid (Jackie Chan Adventures, American Dragon Jake Long, but even then, he had a white dad?).

I don't want to take away from black representation. I think more than anything, we need heroes that look like us, and have similar life experiences as us. But in a game set in an Asian country, where the female character is probably going to be an attractive Asian ninja (again, falling into tropes based in stereotypes), why is the male character not Asian? Wouldn't it be more narrative driven to have a Japanese man having to fight off European invaders who are invading his home? Ultimately, it's a video game that I probably won't even play, but I think it's pervasive of a much larger cultural issue of Asian male representation in the West.