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The initial reveal trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Shadows was met with overwhelming negativity online. Ubisoft showcased a trailer featuring a Black Samurai protagonist, Yasak, which immediately ignited backlash on social media. The trailer garnered an astounding ratio of approximately 750,000 downvotes to fewer than 3,000 likes, signaling widespread disapproval. Comments poured in, accusing Ubisoft of virtue signaling and racial pandering, with many fans feeling betrayed by the franchise’s direction.