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	In 1569, Yoshiaki held a meeting between him, Nobunaga, and his ally and retainer [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in Kyoto. Alongside Ieyasu, his vassal [[Hattori Hanzō]] joined the meeting. Discussing their plans, Yoshiaki directly asked Hanzō to divulge the location of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]] in order to protect it himself. Despite Hanzō's hesitance, Yoshiaki learned about it and revealed his alliance with [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese]] [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Nuno Caro]], who thanked the samurai for his information.<ref name="Ch 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 30\|Chapter 30]]</ref> At this point, after the meeting, Yoshiaki sent his shadow collective, the [[Shinbakufu]], to attack and steal the Regalia from the Assassins' safehouse at [[Daisen-ryō Kofun]].<ref name="Ch 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 30\|Chapter 30]]</ref>		In 1569, Yoshiaki held a meeting between him, Nobunaga, and his ally and retainer [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in Kyoto. Alongside Ieyasu, his vassal [[Hattori Hanzō]] joined the meeting. Discussing their plans, Yoshiaki directly asked Hanzō to divulge the location of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]] in order to protect it himself. Despite Hanzō's hesitance, Yoshiaki learned about it and revealed his alliance with [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese]] [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Nuno Caro]], who thanked the samurai for his information.<ref name="Ch 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 30\|Chapter 30]]</ref> At this point, after the meeting, Yoshiaki sent his shadow collective, the [[Shinbakufu]], to attack and steal the Regalia from the Assassins' safehouse at [[Daisen-ryō Kofun]].<ref name="Ch 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 30\|Chapter 30]]</ref>

	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"/><ref name="Ch 30"/> and gave them to the Portuguese Templars, who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange of their alliance, 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 [[Attack on Daisen-ryō Kofun\|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"/><ref name="Ch 30"/> and gave them to the Portuguese Templars, who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange of their alliance, 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" />

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	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>		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"/>

			====Leading the Shinbakufu====
			In 1569, Yoshiaki held a meeting between him, Nobunaga, and his ally and retainer [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] in Kyoto. Alongside Ieyasu, his vassal [[Hattori Hanzō]] joined the meeting. Discussing their plans, Yoshiaki directly asked Hanzō to divulge the location of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]] in order to protect it himself. Despite Hanzō's hesitance, Yoshiaki learned about it and revealed his alliance with [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese]] [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Nuno Caro]], who thanked the samurai for his information.<ref name="Ch 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 30\|Chapter 30]]</ref> At this point, after the meeting, Yoshiaki sent his shadow collective, the [[Shinbakufu]], to attack and steal the Regalia from the Assassins' safehouse at [[Daisen-ryō Kofun]].<ref name="Ch 30">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 30\|Chapter 30]]</ref>

			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"/><ref name="Ch 30"/> and gave them to the Portuguese Templars, who had their own need of the artifacts. In exchange of their alliance, 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" />

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	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"/>		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"/>

			Following his deposition, Yoshiaki, resentful of Nobunaga, sought to eliminate him and also to use the three Imperial Regalia, which were said to grant the divine right to rule over Japan. To this end, Yoshiaki utilized his secret organization, the Shinbakufu, under the alias of "The Tatsu", to achieve his goals.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" />

	===Life in exile===		===Life in exile===
	~~====Leading the Shinbakufu====~~		{Quote\|Foreigners are coming. The samurai is proof enough of that. But there are still fools here who refuse to recognize the sea change. We are a string of islands in a vast ocean of ever-shifting powers. We are not strong enough to turn its tide. But if we pivot and ride this tide... we emerge victorious.\|Yoshiaki to Naoe and Yasuke, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Rising Tide}}
	{{Quote\|Foreigners are coming. The samurai is proof enough of that. But there are still fools here who refuse to recognize the sea change. We are a string of islands in a vast ocean of ever-shifting powers. We are not strong enough to turn its tide. But if we pivot and ride this tide... we emerge victorious.\|Yoshiaki to Naoe and Yasuke, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Rising Tide}}
	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]] [[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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	ACSH The Horseman Portrait.png\|Portrait of Yoshiaki as The Horseman		ACSH The Horseman Portrait.png\|Portrait of Yoshiaki as The Horseman
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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" />

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	<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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