Editing Tetsuo

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'''Tetsuo''' was a [[Japan|Japanese]] youth who lived in [[Izumi Settsu]] during the 16th century.

==Biography==
Tetsuo was an orphan who lost his parents at a young age and was taken in by [[Yaya]] and her husband. The couple helped to raise Tetsuo in [[Osaka]] and taught him everything that he needed to know to live, including on the spiritual side, forming a brother and sister-like bond. When Yaya's husband died, Yaya, in her grief, left behind Tetsuo in her grief and joined the [[Hongaji]],<ref name="The Stray Dogs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Stray Dogs]]</ref> becoming a monk and a member of the [[Ikkō-ikki]] that fought against [[Oda Nobunaga]].<ref name="The Fatherless Monk">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Fatherless Monk]]</ref> Having lost Yaya as his guiding figure, Tetsuo soon turned astray and resorted to committing crimes such as stealing to cope and survive.<ref name="The Stray Dogs" />

In 1582, Tetsuo joined a group of former monk-turned shrine raiders who stole from the Temple of Osaka near the Fisherman's District. While the raiders focused on valuables and relics, Tetsuo raided Yaya's own quarters within the temple and stole a ''{{Wiki|kanzashi}}'' belonging to Yaya's husband. When the raiders failed to find anything valuable, Tetsuo and the group headed north to try and steal from the [[Takatsuki Church]]. Meanwhile, Tetsuo's act of theft was discovered by Yaya, who asked her associate [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] to look for him.<ref name="The Stray Dogs" />

Tetsuo was found by Naoe in the church and, believing that the ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' had been sent to kill him, fled the church and ran for his life, with Naoe giving chase. Tetsuo ran to the entrance of the [[Takatsuki|town]] and was stopped by Yaya, who angrily chastised him for stealing her husband's ''kanzashi''. Tetsuo in turn rebuked her, that he had lost his way because of her leaving him all alone. Ultimately, Yaya was persuaded by Naoe to forgive Tetsuo, since it was her own principle that forgiveness was the only balanced path. In turn, Tetsuo accepted her apology and forgave her as well.<ref name="The Stray Dogs" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

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