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	Though he attempted to rule, Yoshiaki noticed that his power relied on Nobunaga's aid. By 1572, there was tension between the two, with Nobunaga issuing several admonishments that caused Yoshiaki to take offense. Yoshiaki began plotting against him, trying to convince other ''daimyō''<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/> like [[Takeda Shingen]]<ref name="Wiki"/> to turn against Nobunaga and "rescue" Yoshiaki in Kyoto.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" />		Though he attempted to rule, Yoshiaki noticed that his power relied on Nobunaga's aid. By 1572, there was tension between the two, with Nobunaga issuing several admonishments that caused Yoshiaki to take offense. Yoshiaki began plotting against him, trying to convince other ''daimyō''<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/> like [[Takeda Shingen]]<ref name="Wiki"/> to turn against Nobunaga and "rescue" Yoshiaki in Kyoto.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" />

	In 1573, Yoshiaki {{Wiki\|Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki\|rebelled}}, leading an alliance of several great lords, including the {{Wiki\|Mōri clan\|Mōri}}, the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Takeda clan\|Takeda}}, and the {{Wiki\|Asakura clan\|Asakura}}, against Nobunaga's forces.<ref name="Database" /> However, Nobunaga's army soon marched on Kyoto and expelled Yoshiaki. He escaped with his life and took up residence with the Mōri clan in Western Japan, from where he continued attempting to undermine Nobunaga,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> even raising troops against him for the [[Ishiyama Hongan-ji War]],<ref name="Wiki"/> but he never managed to overthrow his enemy nor to reinstall himself as ''shōgun''.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>		In 1573, Yoshiaki {{Wiki\|Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki\|rebelled}}, leading an alliance of several great lords, including the {{Wiki\|Mōri clan\|Mōri}}, the [[Takeda clan\|Takeda]], and the {{Wiki\|Asakura clan\|Asakura}}, against Nobunaga's forces.<ref name="Database" /> However, Nobunaga's army soon marched on Kyoto and expelled Yoshiaki. He escaped with his life and took up residence with the Mōri clan in Western Japan, from where he continued attempting to undermine Nobunaga,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> even raising troops against him for the [[Ishiyama Hongan-ji War]],<ref name="Wiki"/> but he never managed to overthrow his enemy nor to reinstall himself as ''shōgun''.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>

	===Life in exile===		===Life in exile===

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	Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	~~[[File:ACSH The Onryo Samurai 33.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Ashikaga and his group stand tall over Nagato, the last of the Kakushiba ''ikki'']]~~
	On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />		On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />

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	After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at the [[Kurama-dera]] temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at the [[Kurama-dera]] temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	Humbly sitting on the ground with his mask and the box containing the regalia stolen from Iga before him, Yoshiaki offered information in exchange for his life. ~~Hearing~~ Yasuke ~~argued~~ they ~~couldn't~~ trust his word, Yoshiaki ~~argued~~ that ~~it would be pointless~~ to ~~lie and have~~ the '~~'shinobi'' hunt him still. Suspecting~~ that Naoe sought her mother Tsuyu, ~~he instructed~~ her to ~~travel to Sakafune-ishi~~ in [[Yamato]]. Naoe accepted his offer and reclaimed the box. However, Yasuke declared that he must answer for Nobunaga's death and his betrayal of Emperor [[Michihito\|Ōgimachi]]. Yoshiaki defended his actions and condemned Nobunaga's, then correctly deduced that Yasuke sought information on the Templars and advised him to head to Takahara Village to investigate their activities. With their business concluded, Naoe declared that Yoshiaki no longer posed a threat without the Shinbakufu, and Yasuke added that Nobunaga's name would live on while Yoshiaki's would be forgotten.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Humbly sitting on the ground with his mask and the box containing the regalia stolen from Iga before him, Yoshiaki offered information in exchange for his life. While Yasuke was immediately suspicious of him and claimed they could not trust his word, Yoshiaki pointed out that he had nothing to gain from lying. He answered the pair's questions truthfully and, suspecting that Naoe sought to find her mother Tsuyu, directed her to [[Sakafuneishi]] in [[Yamato]]. Naoe accepted his offer and reclaimed the box.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

			However, Yasuke declared that Yoshiaki must answer for Nobunaga's death and his betrayal of Emperor [[Michihito\|Ōgimachi]]. Yoshiaki defended his actions and condemned Nobunaga's, then correctly deduced that Yasuke sought information on the Templars and advised him to head to [[Takahara Village]] to investigate their activities. With their business concluded, Naoe declared that Yoshiaki no longer posed a threat without the Shinbakufu, and Yasuke added that Nobunaga's name would live on while Yoshiaki's would be forgotten.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	====Later life====		====Later life====
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	~~ACSH Ashikaga Yoshiaki Portrait.png\|Portrait of Yoshiaki in the Animus' Objective Menu~~
	~~ACSH The Onryo Samurai 21.png\|Yoshiaki in his mask~~
	ACSH Ashikaga Yoshiaki 2.png\|Ashikaga Yoshiaki meditating		ACSH Ashikaga Yoshiaki 2.png\|Ashikaga Yoshiaki meditating
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

			[[File:ACSH The Onryo Samurai 33.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Ashikaga and his group stand tall over Nagato, the last of the Kakushiba ''ikki'']]
	On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />		On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			ACSH Ashikaga Yoshiaki Portrait.png\|Portrait of Yoshiaki in the Animus' Objective Menu
			ACSH The Onryo Samurai 21.png\|Yoshiaki in his mask
	ACSH Ashikaga Yoshiaki 2.png\|Ashikaga Yoshiaki meditating		ACSH Ashikaga Yoshiaki 2.png\|Ashikaga Yoshiaki meditating
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at the [[Kurama-dera]] temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at the [[Kurama-dera]] temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	Humbly sitting on the ground with his mask and the box containing the regalia stolen from Iga before him, Yoshiaki offered information in exchange for his life. Suspecting that Naoe sought her mother Tsuyu, he instructed her to travel to Sakafune-ishi in [[Yamato]]. Naoe accepted his offer and reclaimed the box. However, Yasuke declared that he must answer for Nobunaga's death and his betrayal of Emperor [[Michihito\|Ōgimachi]]. Yoshiaki defended his actions and condemned Nobunaga's, then correctly deduced that Yasuke sought information on the Templars and advised him to head to Takahara Village to investigate their activities. With their business concluded, Naoe declared that Yoshiaki no longer posed a threat without the Shinbakufu, and Yasuke added that Nobunaga's name would live on while Yoshiaki's would be forgotten.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Humbly sitting on the ground with his mask and the box containing the regalia stolen from Iga before him, Yoshiaki offered information in exchange for his life. Hearing Yasuke argued they couldn't trust his word, Yoshiaki argued that it would be pointless to lie and have the ''shinobi'' hunt him still. Suspecting that Naoe sought her mother Tsuyu, he instructed her to travel to Sakafune-ishi in [[Yamato]]. Naoe accepted his offer and reclaimed the box. However, Yasuke declared that he must answer for Nobunaga's death and his betrayal of Emperor [[Michihito\|Ōgimachi]]. Yoshiaki defended his actions and condemned Nobunaga's, then correctly deduced that Yasuke sought information on the Templars and advised him to head to Takahara Village to investigate their activities. With their business concluded, Naoe declared that Yoshiaki no longer posed a threat without the Shinbakufu, and Yasuke added that Nobunaga's name would live on while Yoshiaki's would be forgotten.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

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	By 1582, Yoshiaki had made his way to [[Yamashiro]], where he took a liking to spectating ''{{Wiki\|sumo}}'' matches at the [[Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine]]. In late June of that year, he met Naoe—who had survived the events in Iga—and [[Yasuke]], and though neither of them recognized him until after he had left, he imposed some philosophical life lessons onto them.<ref name="The Rising Tide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Rising Tide]]</ref>		By 1582, Yoshiaki had made his way to [[Yamashiro]], where he took a liking to spectating ''{{Wiki\|sumo}}'' matches at the [[Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine]]. In late June of that year, he met Naoe—who had survived the events in Iga—and [[Yasuke]], and though neither of them recognized him until after he had left, he imposed some philosophical life lessons onto them.<ref name="The Rising Tide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Rising Tide]]</ref>

	After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at ~~Kuramadera Temple~~.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at the [[Kurama-dera]] temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	Humbly sitting on the ground with his mask and the box containing the regalia stolen from Iga before him, Yoshiaki offered information in exchange for his life. Suspecting that Naoe sought her mother Tsuyu, he instructed her to travel to Sakafune-ishi in [[Yamato]]. Naoe accepted his offer and reclaimed the box. However, Yasuke declared that he must answer for Nobunaga's death and his betrayal of Emperor [[Michihito\|Ōgimachi]]. Yoshiaki defended his actions and condemned Nobunaga's, then correctly deduced that Yasuke sought information on the Templars and advised him to head to Takahara Village to investigate their activities. With their business concluded, Naoe declared that Yoshiaki no longer posed a threat without the Shinbakufu, and Yasuke added that Nobunaga's name would live on while Yoshiaki's would be forgotten.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Humbly sitting on the ground with his mask and the box containing the regalia stolen from Iga before him, Yoshiaki offered information in exchange for his life. Suspecting that Naoe sought her mother Tsuyu, he instructed her to travel to Sakafune-ishi in [[Yamato]]. Naoe accepted his offer and reclaimed the box. However, Yasuke declared that he must answer for Nobunaga's death and his betrayal of Emperor [[Michihito\|Ōgimachi]]. Yoshiaki defended his actions and condemned Nobunaga's, then correctly deduced that Yasuke sought information on the Templars and advised him to head to Takahara Village to investigate their activities. With their business concluded, Naoe declared that Yoshiaki no longer posed a threat without the Shinbakufu, and Yasuke added that Nobunaga's name would live on while Yoshiaki's would be forgotten.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	The third son of {{Wiki\|Ashikaga Yoshiharu}}, the twelfth Ashikaga ''[[shōgun]]'', Yoshiaki was born in 1537 and was not destined for a political career, becoming a monk at ~~{{Wiki\|~~Kōfuku-ji}} in [[Nara]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]</ref> Following their father's passing, Yoshiaki's older brother {{Wiki\|Ashikaga Yoshiteru\|Yoshiteru}} succeeded him as ''shōgun'', but was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] in 1565 by {{Wiki\|Miyoshi Nagayoshi}} and {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}}, who placed a puppet ''shōgun'' on the throne: Yoshiaki's cousin {{Wiki\|Ashikaga Yoshihide\|Yoshihide}}.<ref name="Database"/><ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Oda Nobunaga</ref>		The third son of {{Wiki\|Ashikaga Yoshiharu}}, the twelfth Ashikaga ''[[shōgun]]'', Yoshiaki was born in 1537 and was not destined for a political career, becoming a monk at [[Kōfuku-ji]] in [[Nara]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]</ref> Following their father's passing, Yoshiaki's older brother {{Wiki\|Ashikaga Yoshiteru\|Yoshiteru}} succeeded him as ''shōgun'', but was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] in 1565 by {{Wiki\|Miyoshi Nagayoshi}} and {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}}, who placed a puppet ''shōgun'' on the throne: Yoshiaki's cousin {{Wiki\|Ashikaga Yoshihide\|Yoshihide}}.<ref name="Database"/><ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Oda Nobunaga</ref>

	With Yoshihide lacking any real power and unable to free himself from his "protectors",<ref name="Database"/> Yoshiaki traveled around Japan seeking a benefactor to back his own claim to the shogunate. In 1568, he visited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]], who had just established himself at [[Gifu Castle]], and presented his case. Surprisingly,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/> Nobunaga agreed to support him and the two marched on [[Kyoto]], but Yoshiaki was unaware that Nobunaga was only using the shogunate's usurpation as a pretext for military action.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> That November, Nobunaga entered Kyoto with his army and installed Yoshiaki as ''shōgun''; Yoshiaki offered him the position of deputy ''shōgun'', but Nobunaga declined.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" />		With Yoshihide lacking any real power and unable to free himself from his "protectors",<ref name="Database"/> Yoshiaki traveled around Japan seeking a benefactor to back his own claim to the shogunate. In 1568, he visited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]], who had just established himself at [[Gifu Castle]], and presented his case. Surprisingly,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/> Nobunaga agreed to support him and the two marched on [[Kyoto]], but Yoshiaki was unaware that Nobunaga was only using the shogunate's usurpation as a pretext for military action.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> That November, Nobunaga entered Kyoto with his army and installed Yoshiaki as ''shōgun''; Yoshiaki offered him the position of deputy ''shōgun'', but Nobunaga declined.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" />

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	Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to claim the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki formed a secret organization known as the [[Shinbakufu]], which he led under the alias of "The Tatsu".<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to claim the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki formed a secret organization known as the [[Shinbakufu]], which he led under the alias of "The Tatsu".<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />		On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />

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Leading the Shinbakufu

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	Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to claim the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki formed a secret organization known as the [[Shinbakufu]], which he led under the alias of "The Tatsu".<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to claim the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki formed a secret organization known as the [[Shinbakufu]], which he led under the alias of "The Tatsu".<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />		On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />

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	Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to claim the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki formed a secret organization known as the [[Shinbakufu]], which he led under the alias of "The Tatsu".<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to claim the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki formed a secret organization known as the [[Shinbakufu]], which he led under the alias of "The Tatsu".<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, ~~the leader of~~ the Kakushiba ''ikki'', [[Tsuyu]], escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		Taking advantage of the [[Templars]]' recent expansion to Japan, Yoshiaki and his fellow Shinbakufu members succeeded in recovering two of the regalia safeguarded by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], decimating the Brotherhood in the process,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" /> and gave them to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange, the Templars would fund the Shinbakufu's operations and help Yoshiaki regain his title and power. However, the Kakushiba ''ikki''{{'}}s [[Assassin leader\|leader]] [[Tsuyu]] escaped the Shinbakufu's purge; Yoshiaki was less concerned with her identity than the fact that she somehow evaded his spies.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from [[Fujibayashi Nagato]] and ~~his~~ daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />		On 30 September 1581, after discovering the third and final regalia's whereabouts in [[Iga]], a masked Yoshiaki, accompanied by the rest of the Shinbakufu, used Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of the region as cover to infiltrate Iga and steal the artifact. Despite opposition from Tsuyu's husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] and their daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe\|Naoe]], who killed one the group's members—[[Ido Yoshihiro]]—the Shinbakufu succeeded in seizing the regalia's box after ambushing Nagato and Naoe outside [[Katano Castle]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />

	As a masked [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] was about to execute the mortally wounded Nagato, [[Wada Koretake]] intervened and asked that their enemies be left to die in pain. Yoshiaki, having achieved his primary objective, granted Koretake's request and departed with the box, leaving Nagato and Naoe to succumb to their injuries.<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />		As a masked [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] was about to execute the mortally wounded Nagato, [[Wada Koretake]] intervened and asked that their enemies be left to die in pain. Yoshiaki, having achieved his primary objective, granted Koretake's request and departed with the box, leaving Nagato and Naoe to succumb to their injuries.<ref name="The Onryo Samurai" />
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	====Encounters with Naoe and Yasuke====		====Encounters with Naoe and Yasuke====
	{{Dialogue2\|Yasuke\|You were afraid of them.\|Yoshiaki\|Terrified.\|Lord Nobunaga feared no such force. His name will live on forever. You will live in shame, and die forgotten.\|Yoshiaki and Yasuke discussing the Templars during their final meeting, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Man Behind the Mask}}		{{Dialogue2\|Yasuke\|You were afraid of them.\|Yoshiaki\|Terrified.\|Lord Nobunaga feared no such force. His name will live on forever. You will live in shame, and die forgotten.\|Yoshiaki and Yasuke discussing the Templars during their final meeting, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Man Behind the Mask}}
	By 1582, Yoshiaki had made his way to [[Yamashiro]], where he took a liking to spectating sumo matches ~~held~~ at the [[Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine]]. In late June of that year, he met Naoe—who had survived the events in Iga—and [[Yasuke]], and though neither of them recognized him until after he had left, he imposed some philosophical life lessons onto them.<ref name="The Rising Tide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Rising Tide]]</ref>		By 1582, Yoshiaki had made his way to [[Yamashiro]], where he took a liking to spectating ''{{Wiki\|sumo}}'' matches at the [[Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine]]. In late June of that year, he met Naoe—who had survived the events in Iga—and [[Yasuke]], and though neither of them recognized him until after he had left, he imposed some philosophical life lessons onto them.<ref name="The Rising Tide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Rising Tide]]</ref>

	After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at Kuramadera Temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />		After founding their own incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder" /> Naoe and Yasuke, seeking revenge against the Shinbakufu for their own personal reasons, hunted the group's members until only Yoshiaki and Mitsuhide remained. Following the latter's defeat at the [[Battle of Yamazaki]], he informed the pair of Yoshiaki's identity as the Shinbakufu's leader in his final moments,<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/> leading the pair to confront the former ''shōgun'' at Kuramadera Temple.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />
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	====Later life====		====Later life====
	Despite Nobunaga's death during the [[Honnō-ji incident]], Mitsuhide's failure to succeed him and his own death only two weeks later meant that Yoshiaki lost all hopes of ever restoring the Ashikaga shogunate. With the support of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], who took over Nobunaga's mantle of unifying Japan, he resumed his monastic life.<ref name="Database" /> Towards the end of his life, Yoshiaki made additional efforts to regain his power and began to oppose Hideyoshi, but these efforts did not amount to anything, and he died in exile in 1597.<ref name="Wiki" />		Despite Nobunaga's death during the [[Honnō-ji incident]], Mitsuhide's failure to succeed him and his own death only two weeks later meant that Yoshiaki lost all hopes of ever restoring the Ashikaga shogunate. With the support of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], who took over Nobunaga's mantle of unifying Japan, he resumed his monastic life.<ref name="Database" /> Towards the end of his life, Yoshiaki made additional efforts to regain his power and began to oppose Hideyoshi, but these efforts did not amount to anything and he died in exile in 1597.<ref name="Wiki" />

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