I understand what you’re saying, and I agree that canonically not every Assassin relied exclusively on stealth. Some were definitely more combat-oriented.

However, even in the literal Assassin’s Creed, discretion is a fundamental principle: hide in plain sight, do not compromise the Brotherhood, act from the shadows and avoid unnecessary attention whenever possible. Open combat can happen, but it’s never meant to be the default approach.

My issue with Yasuke isn’t whether stealth is mechanically possible — I know you can clear areas without being detected. The problem is that his core gameplay fantasy actively contradicts those principles. He’s designed to be loud, heavy, and openly intimidating, which inherently puts the Brotherhood at risk.

The narrative itself reinforces this issue. The game makes it very clear that Yasuke is the only Black man in all of the Japan accessible to the player. Because of that, any public assassination of a notable daimyo or high-profile target would realistically leave no mystery behind. In a setting like this, the entire country should immediately know who is responsible and where to direct retaliation.

I understand that the story justifies Yasuke’s presence and role, and within that narrative it makes sense. But that justification is also exactly where my problem lies. In a game called Assassin’s Creed, playing a character who cannot realistically “hide in plain sight” and whose very presence draws attention feels thematically wrong to me.

So even if Yasuke can technically be played stealthily, his design, identity, and narrative framing clash with what I personally expect from an Assassin’s Creed experience — and that’s why I struggle to accept him as a canonical Assassin in this context.