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The reaction was swift and overwhelmingly negative. On Ubisoft’s official channel, the video trailer for Assassin's Creed: Shadows amassed over half a million dislikes and just 260,000 likes—a stark indicator of the deep dissatisfaction among audiences. Critics argued that the inclusion of a Black protagonist—Yasak, dubbed the "Black Samurai"—in Japan's feudal era, felt disconnected from historical reality and upsetting for many, especially Japanese fans.