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			*''[[Animus Hub]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
	**''[[Claws of Awaji]]''		**''[[Claws of Awaji]]''
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	==History==		==History==
	===Nara period===		===Nara period===
	In 717, the Japanese scholar and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poet [[Abe no Nakamaro]] traveled to the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang Empire]] as part of a {{Wiki\|Japanese ~~mission~~ to ~~Tang~~ China\|mission}}, the other members of this mission returned to Japan but Nakamaro elected to stay. After passing the {{Wiki\|Imperial examination\|civil-service examination}}, Nakamaro held many administrative positions in the country.<ref>{{WP\|Abe no Nakamaro}}</ref> In 753, he attempted to sail back to Japan but was shipwrecked off at {{Wiki\|Ryukyu Islands\|Ryukyu}}, and went ashore at the coast of [[Vietnam]].<ref name="ACD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref>		In 717, the Japanese scholar and ''{{Wiki\|Waka (poetry)\|waka}}'' poet [[Abe no Nakamaro]] traveled to the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang Empire]] as part of a {{Wiki\|Japanese missions to Imperial China\|mission}}, the other members of this mission returned to Japan but Nakamaro elected to stay. After passing the {{Wiki\|Imperial examination\|civil-service examination}}, Nakamaro held many administrative positions in the country.<ref>{{WP\|Abe no Nakamaro}}</ref> In 753, he attempted to sail back to Japan but was shipwrecked off at {{Wiki\|Ryukyu Islands\|Ryukyu}}, and went ashore at the coast of [[Vietnam]].<ref name="ACD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref>

	===Kamakura period===		===Kamakura period===

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Nc}} {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Nc}} {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{Nc}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{Nc}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	In August 2012, in his [[Cryptic Messages\|cryptic messages]] prior to his suicide, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] made references to the {{Wiki\|Yonaguni Monument}}, and drew imagery of {{Wiki\|Mount Fuji}}, {{Wiki\|Japanese architecture#Asuka and Nara architecture\|Nara-style pagodas}}, and a {{Wiki\|torii}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		In August 2012, in his [[Cryptic Messages\|cryptic messages]] prior to his suicide, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] made references to the {{Wiki\|Yonaguni Monument}}, and drew imagery of {{Wiki\|Mount Fuji}}, {{Wiki\|Japanese architecture#Asuka and Nara architecture\|Nara-style pagodas}}, and a {{Wiki\|torii}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	{{Wiki\|Whaling in Japan\|Whaling}} is a controversial issue in Japan. [[Susan Drayton]], an Assassin and environmentalist, originally intended to use the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' to fight Japanese whalers.<ref ~~name="ACI"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|files needed}}~~</ref>		{{Wiki\|Whaling in Japan\|Whaling}} is a controversial issue in Japan. [[Susan Drayton]], an Assassin and environmentalist, originally intended to use the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' to fight Japanese whalers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Tree-Hugger"</ref>

	In 2013, the Assassin headquarters in [[Osaka]] was attacked by the [[yakuza]] faction known as the [[Onmoraki-Gumi]], resulting in the death of Mentor [[Kenichi Mochizuki]]. In retaliation, his wife [[Saeko Mochizuki]], who succeeded him as Mentor, led an attack on the Onmoraki-Gumi, taking over the organization and using it as a front for Assassin activities.<ref ~~name=~~"~~ACI~~" />		In 2013, the Assassin headquarters in [[Osaka]] was attacked by the [[yakuza]] faction known as the [[Onmoraki-Gumi]], resulting in the death of Mentor [[Kenichi Mochizuki]]. In retaliation, his wife [[Saeko Mochizuki]], who succeeded him as Mentor, led an attack on the Onmoraki-Gumi, taking over the organization and using it as a front for Assassin activities.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "The Osaka Brotherhood"</ref>

	On 28 July 2017, Tomo Sakagawa worked in an arcade in [[Tokyo]] while researching overnight for any mentions of Maxime Gorm. After catching a brief mention of him in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], Tomo met with his mentor Hajime Shimada and told him about Gorm's possible involvement with [[Animus]] technicians [[Thomas Adler\|Thomas]] and [[Alice Adler]] and Dr. [[Nathalie Chapman]], who had been stealing and utilizing Abstergo's [[Helix]] data for her own business. Reluctantly, Hajime allowed Tomo to travel to Switzerland to investigate this lead.<ref name="Book1" />		On 28 July 2017, Tomo Sakagawa worked in an arcade in [[Tokyo]] while researching overnight for any mentions of Maxime Gorm. After catching a brief mention of him in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], Tomo met with his mentor Hajime Shimada and told him about Gorm's possible involvement with [[Animus]] technicians [[Thomas Adler\|Thomas]] and [[Alice Adler]] and Dr. [[Nathalie Chapman]], who had been stealing and utilizing Abstergo's [[Helix]] data for her own business. Reluctantly, Hajime allowed Tomo to travel to Switzerland to investigate this lead.<ref name="Book1" />

	By 2019, Abstergo had established a [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], which they ~~used~~ as a front to search for living descendants of prominent Assassins and use their [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] to find various [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. That year, the teenager [[Kō Risa]] became the latest victim of Abstergo and was made to relive the memories of her ancestor Shao Jun, under the guise of receiving treatment for her violent impulses.<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> After meeting the Japanese Assassin [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and learning the truth about the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Bleeding Effect">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref> Risa decided to end her treatment, only to be taken hostage by Dr. [[Kaori Kagami]].<ref name="The Great Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Great Wall]]</ref> Risa ultimately managed to escape with the help of her cousin [[Mari]] and Kiyoshi, and joined the Assassins.<ref name="Creed" />		By 2019, Abstergo had established a [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], which they utilized as a front to search for living descendants of prominent Assassins and use their [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] to find various [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. That year, the teenager [[Kō Risa]] became the latest victim of Abstergo and was made to relive the memories of her ancestor Shao Jun, under the guise of receiving treatment for her violent impulses.<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> After meeting the Japanese Assassin [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and learning the truth about the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Bleeding Effect">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref> Risa decided to end her treatment, only to be taken hostage by Dr. [[Kaori Kagami]].<ref name="The Great Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Great Wall]]</ref> Risa ultimately managed to escape with the help of her cousin [[Mari]] and Kiyoshi, and joined the Assassins.<ref name="Creed" />

	[[File:Tokyo XXI - Kiyoshi Takakura 2.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Kiyoshi infiltrating the Abstergo facility in Tokyo]]		[[File:Tokyo XXI - Kiyoshi Takakura 2.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Kiyoshi infiltrating the Abstergo facility in Tokyo]]
	In 2020, the Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Tokyo facility\|facility]] in Tokyo was infiltrated by an Assassin team comprising [[Layla Hassan]], [[Rebecca Crane]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and Kiyoshi Takakura, who extracted an Assassin mole, Dr. [[Kazui]], and destroyed his DNA data from the Abstergo database. Despite an altercation with the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], the Assassins were ultimately able to accomplish their mission and escape the facility.<ref name="Tokyo XXI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>		In 2020, the Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Tokyo facility\|facility]] in Tokyo was infiltrated by an Assassin team comprising [[Layla Hassan]], [[Rebecca Crane]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and Kiyoshi Takakura, who extracted an Assassin mole, Dr. [[Kazui]], and destroyed his DNA data from the Abstergo database. Despite an altercation with the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], the Assassins were ultimately able to accomplish their mission and escape the facility.<ref name="Tokyo XXI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>

	In 2023, [[Noa Kim]] infiltrated the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]] in Osaka to rescue [[Shimazu Sei]], who was being used as an Animus [[Animus Project\|test subject]] to track down a [[Lotus disk\|Piece of Eden]].<ref name="FT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref> Although Noa managed to save Sei and escape from the Research Lab with the help of [[DedSec]] and a ~~group~~ of Assassins,<ref name="FT 114" /> he was too late to prevent Abstergo from finding and retrieving the artifact from Shimazu Saito's grave.<ref name="FT 113" />		In 2023, [[Noa Kim]] infiltrated the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]] in Osaka to rescue [[Shimazu Sei]], who was being used as an Animus [[Animus Project\|test subject]] to track down a [[Lotus disk\|Piece of Eden]].<ref name="FT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref> Although Noa managed to save Sei and escape from the Research Lab with the help of [[DedSec]] and a [[Southeast Asian Assassin cell\|team]] of Assassins,<ref name="FT 114" /> he was too late to prevent Abstergo from finding and retrieving the artifact from Shimazu Saito's grave.<ref name="FT 113" />

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:ACSH Oda Nobunaga's troops invading Iga.png\|thumb\|250px\|Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Iga]]		[[File:ACSH Oda Nobunaga's troops invading Iga.png\|thumb\|250px\|Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Iga]]
	The Kakushiba ''ikki'' grew to include various recruits, many of them drawn from among the ranks of the [[Iga ikki\|Iga ''ikki'']], such as [[Fujibayashi Nagato]], [[Momochi Sandayu]], and Hattori Hanzō.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref> While the Assassins were tasked by Emperor [[Tomohito\|Go-Nara]] with safeguarding the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]],<ref name="Secrets of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Secrets of the Blade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga ~~no Monogatari~~]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga ~~no Monogatari~~ Chapter 3\|Chapter 3]]</ref> they would eventually lose the artifacts to the [[Shinbakufu]], a group founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], who allied with the Templars to regain his power.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" />		The Kakushiba ''ikki'' grew to include various recruits, many of them drawn from among the ranks of the [[Iga ikki\|Iga ''ikki'']], such as [[Fujibayashi Nagato]], [[Momochi Sandayu]], and Hattori Hanzō.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref> While the Assassins were tasked by Emperor [[Tomohito\|Go-Nara]] with safeguarding the three [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]],<ref name="Secrets of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Secrets of the Blade]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 3\|Chapter 3]]</ref> they would eventually lose the artifacts to the [[Shinbakufu]], a group founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], who allied with the Templars to regain his power.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" />

	After the Kakushiba ''ikki'' was decimated by the Shinbakufu, the Templars [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]] could further their plans unopposed. These included using the Imperial Regalia to influence the beliefs of the Japanese people as a means of controlling them, and manipulating [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to betray his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan posed a threat to the Templars' plans.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref> Following Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]] in 1582,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> his former retainer [[Yasuke]] and the ''kunoichi'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], a survivor of Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of [[Iga]], joined forces to fight against the Shinbakufu and the Templars. With the help of other allies, they formed a new incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lightning and Thunder]]</ref> eliminated the Shinbakufu and their Templar masters, and recovered the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>		After the Kakushiba ''ikki'' was decimated by the Shinbakufu, the Templars [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]] could further their plans unopposed. These included using the Imperial Regalia to influence the beliefs of the Japanese people as a means of controlling them, and manipulating [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to betray his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan posed a threat to the Templars' plans.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref> Following Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]] in 1582,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> his former retainer [[Yasuke]] and the ''kunoichi'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], a survivor of Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of [[Iga]], joined forces to fight against the Shinbakufu and the Templars. With the help of other allies, they formed a new incarnation of the Kakushiba ''ikki'',<ref name="Lightning and Thunder">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lightning and Thunder]]</ref> eliminated the Shinbakufu and their Templar masters, and recovered the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{Nc}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{Nc}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga ~~no Monogatari~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]], [[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]], [[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''}}
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	In August 2012, in his [[Cryptic Messages\|cryptic messages]] prior to his suicide, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] made references to the {{Wiki\|Yonaguni Monument}}, and drew imagery of {{Wiki\|Mount Fuji}}, {{Wiki\|Japanese architecture#Asuka and Nara architecture\|Nara-style pagodas}}, and a {{Wiki\|torii}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		In August 2012, in his [[Cryptic Messages\|cryptic messages]] prior to his suicide, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] made references to the {{Wiki\|Yonaguni Monument}}, and drew imagery of {{Wiki\|Mount Fuji}}, {{Wiki\|Japanese architecture#Asuka and Nara architecture\|Nara-style pagodas}}, and a {{Wiki\|torii}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	{{Wiki\|Whaling in Japan\|Whaling}} is a controversial issue in Japan. [[Susan Drayton]], an Assassin and environmentalist, originally intended to use the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' to fight Japanese whalers.<ref ~~name="ACI"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|files needed}}~~</ref>		{{Wiki\|Whaling in Japan\|Whaling}} is a controversial issue in Japan. [[Susan Drayton]], an Assassin and environmentalist, originally intended to use the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' to fight Japanese whalers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Tree-Hugger"</ref>

	In 2013, the Assassin headquarters in [[Osaka]] was attacked by the [[yakuza]] faction known as the [[Onmoraki-Gumi]], resulting in the death of Mentor [[Kenichi Mochizuki]]. In retaliation, his wife [[Saeko Mochizuki]], who succeeded him as Mentor, led an attack on the Onmoraki-Gumi, taking over the organization and using it as a front for Assassin activities.<ref ~~name=~~"~~ACI~~" />		In 2013, the Assassin headquarters in [[Osaka]] was attacked by the [[yakuza]] faction known as the [[Onmoraki-Gumi]], resulting in the death of Mentor [[Kenichi Mochizuki]]. In retaliation, his wife [[Saeko Mochizuki]], who succeeded him as Mentor, led an attack on the Onmoraki-Gumi, taking over the organization and using it as a front for Assassin activities.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "The Osaka Brotherhood"</ref>

	On 28 July 2017, Tomo Sakagawa worked in an arcade in [[Tokyo]] while researching overnight for any mentions of Maxime Gorm. After catching a brief mention of him in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], Tomo met with his mentor Hajime Shimada and told him about Gorm's possible involvement with [[Animus]] technicians [[Thomas Adler\|Thomas]] and [[Alice Adler]] and Dr. [[Nathalie Chapman]], who had been stealing and utilizing Abstergo's [[Helix]] data for her own business. Reluctantly, Hajime allowed Tomo to travel to Switzerland to investigate this lead.<ref name="Book1" />		On 28 July 2017, Tomo Sakagawa worked in an arcade in [[Tokyo]] while researching overnight for any mentions of Maxime Gorm. After catching a brief mention of him in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], Tomo met with his mentor Hajime Shimada and told him about Gorm's possible involvement with [[Animus]] technicians [[Thomas Adler\|Thomas]] and [[Alice Adler]] and Dr. [[Nathalie Chapman]], who had been stealing and utilizing Abstergo's [[Helix]] data for her own business. Reluctantly, Hajime allowed Tomo to travel to Switzerland to investigate this lead.<ref name="Book1" />

	By 2019, Abstergo had established a [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], which they ~~used~~ as a front to search for living descendants of prominent Assassins and use their [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] to find various [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. That year, the teenager [[Kō Risa]] became the latest victim of Abstergo and was made to relive the memories of her ancestor Shao Jun, under the guise of receiving treatment for her violent impulses.<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> After meeting the Japanese Assassin [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and learning the truth about the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Bleeding Effect">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref> Risa decided to end her treatment, only to be taken hostage by Dr. [[Kaori Kagami]].<ref name="The Great Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Great Wall]]</ref> Risa ultimately managed to escape with the help of her cousin [[Mari]] and Kiyoshi, and joined the Assassins.<ref name="Creed" />		By 2019, Abstergo had established a [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], which they utilized as a front to search for living descendants of prominent Assassins and use their [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] to find various [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. That year, the teenager [[Kō Risa]] became the latest victim of Abstergo and was made to relive the memories of her ancestor Shao Jun, under the guise of receiving treatment for her violent impulses.<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> After meeting the Japanese Assassin [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and learning the truth about the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Bleeding Effect">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref> Risa decided to end her treatment, only to be taken hostage by Dr. [[Kaori Kagami]].<ref name="The Great Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Great Wall]]</ref> Risa ultimately managed to escape with the help of her cousin [[Mari]] and Kiyoshi, and joined the Assassins.<ref name="Creed" />

	[[File:Tokyo XXI - Kiyoshi Takakura 2.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Kiyoshi infiltrating the Abstergo facility in Tokyo]]		[[File:Tokyo XXI - Kiyoshi Takakura 2.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Kiyoshi infiltrating the Abstergo facility in Tokyo]]
	In 2020, the Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Tokyo facility\|facility]] in Tokyo was infiltrated by an Assassin team comprising [[Layla Hassan]], [[Rebecca Crane]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and Kiyoshi Takakura, who extracted an Assassin mole, Dr. [[Kazui]], and destroyed his DNA data from the Abstergo database. Despite an altercation with the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], the Assassins were ultimately able to accomplish their mission and escape the facility.<ref name="Tokyo XXI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>		In 2020, the Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Tokyo facility\|facility]] in Tokyo was infiltrated by an Assassin team comprising [[Layla Hassan]], [[Rebecca Crane]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and Kiyoshi Takakura, who extracted an Assassin mole, Dr. [[Kazui]], and destroyed his DNA data from the Abstergo database. Despite an altercation with the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], the Assassins were ultimately able to accomplish their mission and escape the facility.<ref name="Tokyo XXI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>

	In 2023, [[Noa Kim]] infiltrated the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]] in Osaka to rescue [[Shimazu Sei]], who was being used as an Animus [[Animus Project\|test subject]] to track down a [[Lotus disk\|Piece of Eden]].<ref name="FT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref> Although Noa managed to save Sei and escape from the Research Lab with the help of [[DedSec]] and a ~~group~~ of Assassins,<ref name="FT 114" /> he was too late to prevent Abstergo from finding and retrieving the artifact from Shimazu Saito's grave.<ref name="FT 113" />		In 2023, [[Noa Kim]] infiltrated the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]] in Osaka to rescue [[Shimazu Sei]], who was being used as an Animus [[Animus Project\|test subject]] to track down a [[Lotus disk\|Piece of Eden]].<ref name="FT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref> Although Noa managed to save Sei and escape from the Research Lab with the help of [[DedSec]] and a [[Southeast Asian Assassin cell\|team]] of Assassins,<ref name="FT 114" /> he was too late to prevent Abstergo from finding and retrieving the artifact from Shimazu Saito's grave.<ref name="FT 113" />

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