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Contrary to Ubisoft’s initial public declarations that Yasuke was warmly received, the reality was more complicated. The backlash wasn't rooted in the protagonist's Black identity but in how Ubisoft portrayed Yasuke as a fictionalized samurai, despite historical inaccuracies and an absence of such a figure in genuine history. Critics argued that the game’s depiction was cultural appropriation or fantasy that didn’t resonate authentically with Asian history.