Rumor: Assassin's Creed Red Reportedly Features Two Main Characters

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Assassin's Creed Red supposedly features a shinobi and a samurai protagonist, according to a recent report. As many fans know,Assassin's Creed Red is an upcoming open-world RPG set in Japan, with similar reports suggesting it will release in 2024 or 2025. Fans have been calling for a Japan-set game for quite some time.

In fact, Ubisoft itself teasedAssassin's Creed Red as far back as AC3. One image Connor encounters depicts symbols from Egypt, Greece, and Japan, with the first one corresponding with Assassin's Creed Origins and the second with Assassin's Creed Odyssey. AC Valhalla, then, came as a bit of a surprise, but at the very least, a Japan-set game is on the way.

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According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, there are two playable characters: a samurai and a shinobi. The official teaser of Assassin's Creed Red is said to depict the game's female samurai protagonist, while the other character is said to be a shinobi and an African refugee, one who joined the Brotherhood at some point.

It is not said whether there is a choice between the two characters, whether the two characters are gender-locked (but does seem likely to be so), or whether they are both playable characters like Assassin's Creed Syndicate's Jacob and Evie. It could be that there is a choice, much likeAssassin's Creed Odyssey's Alexios and Kassandra.

If this character rumor is accurate, then the choice of a shinobi and a samurai is an interesting one. Generally speaking, samurais were warriors belonging to the noble classes, while ninjas often originated from the lower classes. This makes perfect sense, then, why the shinobi would be a refugee to Japan. This could suggest that