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	\|image = ACSH Yaya.png		\|image = ACSH Yaya.png
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
			\|database = [[Database: Yaya\|Yaya]]
	\|affiliates = ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]''<br>[[Assassins]]		\|affiliates = ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]''<br>[[Assassins]]
	*[[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']]		*[[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']]
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	'''Yaya''' (やや) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[~~Scholar\|~~sōhei]]''<ref name="Art of Shadows">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> during the [[Sengoku period]] in the late 16th century. Once a member of the ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]'' that fought against [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s forces in [[Izumi Settsu]], she later became an ally to the ''[[Ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and was recruited into her league, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].		'''Yaya''' (やや) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[sōhei]]''<ref name="Art of Shadows">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> during the [[Sengoku period]] in the late 16th century. Once a member of the ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]'' that fought against [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s forces in [[Izumi Settsu]], she later became an ally to the ''[[Ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and was recruited into her league, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	===Fighting for Kyonyo===		===Fighting for Kyonyo===
	{{Quote\|You are fools. I fought to keep Mitsumune safe, but he is beyond saving. You all are.\|Yaya to her allies at Amagasaki Castle, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Heads Will Roll (Shadows)}}		{{Quote\|You are fools. I fought to keep Mitsumune safe, but he is beyond saving. You all are.\|Yaya to her allies at Amagasaki Castle, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Heads Will Roll (Shadows)}}
			[[File:ACSH The Fatherless Monk 11.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Yaya answering Kyonyo's call for aid]]
	In 1582, Yaya answered Kyonyo's call for help when [[Gansen-ji]] came under attack by Nobunaga's [[ashigaru]] [[soldier]]s. Despite receiving no reinforcements, they won the fight after the [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] arrived and aided them. Yaya then grabbed a lone survivor to interrogate him, but the soldier was soon cut down by Kyonyo, much to Yaya's frustration. When Naoe revealed that she sought to eliminate Nobunaga's retainer [[Wada Koretake]], who led the offensive against the remnants of the ''Ikkō-ikki'', Yaya informed her of Nobunaga's chief executioner [[Shindo Hiroshii]], who might know Koretake's whereabouts, and told her to look for him in [[Nanatsumatsu]].<ref name="Fatherless Monk"/>		In 1582, Yaya answered Kyonyo's call for help when [[Gansen-ji]] came under attack by Nobunaga's [[ashigaru]] [[soldier]]s. Despite receiving no reinforcements, they won the fight after the [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] arrived and aided them. Yaya then grabbed a lone survivor to interrogate him, but the soldier was soon cut down by Kyonyo, much to Yaya's frustration. When Naoe revealed that she sought to eliminate Nobunaga's retainer [[Wada Koretake]], who led the offensive against the remnants of the ''Ikkō-ikki'', Yaya informed her of Nobunaga's chief executioner [[Shindo Hiroshii]], who might know Koretake's whereabouts, and told her to look for him in [[Nanatsumatsu]].<ref name="Fatherless Monk"/>

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	~~ACShadows Promotional Screenshot 21.jpg\|Yaya aiding Naoe in distracting the guards~~
	ACSH - Yaya.png\|Newly-recruited Yaya		ACSH - Yaya.png\|Newly-recruited Yaya
	ACSH Yaya Initiate 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Initiate rank attire		ACSH Yaya Initiate 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Initiate rank attire
	ACSH Yaya Veteran 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Veteran rank attire		ACSH Yaya Veteran 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Veteran rank attire
			ACShadows Promotional Screenshot 21.jpg\|Yaya aiding Naoe in distracting the guards
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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180~~" caption="ACSH - Yaya.png~~">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	~~File:~~ACShadows Promotional Screenshot 21.jpg\|Yaya aiding Naoe in distracting the guards		ACShadows Promotional Screenshot 21.jpg\|Yaya aiding Naoe in distracting the guards
	~~File:~~ACSH - Yaya.png\|Newly-recruited Yaya		ACSH - Yaya.png\|Newly-recruited Yaya
	~~File:~~ACSH Yaya Initiate 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Initiate rank attire		ACSH Yaya Initiate 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Initiate rank attire
	~~File:~~ACSH Yaya Veteran 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Veteran rank attire		ACSH Yaya Veteran 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Veteran rank attire
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	\|name = Yaya		\|name = Yaya
	\|image = ACSH - Yaya.png		\|image = ACSH Yaya.png
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|affiliates = ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]''<br>[[Assassins]]		\|affiliates = ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]''<br>[[Assassins]]
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACShadows Promotional Screenshot 21.jpg\|Yaya aiding Naoe in distracting the guards		File:ACShadows Promotional Screenshot 21.jpg\|Yaya aiding Naoe in distracting the guards
	ACSH Yaya Initiate 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Initiate rank attire		File:ACSH - Yaya.png\|Newly-recruited Yaya
	ACSH Yaya Veteran 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Veteran rank attire		File:ACSH Yaya Initiate 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Initiate rank attire
			File:ACSH Yaya Veteran 1.png\|Yaya wearing her Veteran rank attire
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	{{Quote\|While it is true that we rarely choose our destiny, we must take responsibility for it.\|Yaya to Fujibayashi Naoe, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Stray Dogs}}		{{Quote\|While it is true that we rarely choose our destiny, we must take responsibility for it.\|Yaya to Fujibayashi Naoe, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Stray Dogs}}
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	===Early life===		===Early life===
	{{Dialogue\|Naoe\|That kanzashi meant something you?\|Yaya\|It belonged to my husband. One of the only things I had left that touched him. That felt like him in my hands. When grief has no home... it will turn to anger.\|Yaya telling Naoe about her husband's ''kanzashi'', 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Stray Dogs}}		{{Dialogue\|Naoe\|That kanzashi meant something you?\|Yaya\|It belonged to my husband. One of the only things I had left that touched him. That felt like him in my hands. When grief has no home... it will turn to anger.\|Yaya telling Naoe about her husband's ''kanzashi'', 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|The Stray Dogs}}
	As a young woman, Yaya met her husband one day as a novice fighter and fell in love. While together, he began to mentor her on fighting to the point where she bested him in combat. Instead of feeling embarrassment, her husband embraced her and was elated at her progress as a warrior.<ref name="Stray Dogs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Stray Dogs]]</ref>		As a young woman, Yaya met her husband [[Iwatora]] one day as a novice fighter and fell in love. While together, he began to mentor her on fighting to the point where she bested him in combat. Instead of feeling embarrassment, her husband embraced her and was elated at her progress as a warrior.<ref name="Stray Dogs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Stray Dogs]]</ref>

	At some point, the couple took in an orphan named [[Tetsuo]], who formed a sibling-like bond with Yaya, and taught him everything that he needed to know to survive. However, tragedy struck when Yaya lost ~~her husband~~ and all she had left to remember him by was his ''{{Wiki\|kanzashi}}''. Lost, she left Tetsuo behind<ref name="Stray Dogs"/> and joined the [[Hongan-ji]] under [[Kennyo\|Hongan-ji Kennyo]].<ref name="Fatherless Monk">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Fatherless Monk]]</ref>		At some point, the couple took in an orphan named [[Tetsuo]], who formed a sibling-like bond with Yaya, and taught him everything that he needed to know to survive. However, tragedy struck when Yaya lost Iwatora and all she had left to remember him by was his ''{{Wiki\|kanzashi}}''. Lost, she left Tetsuo behind<ref name="Stray Dogs"/> and joined the [[Hongan-ji]] under [[Kennyo\|Hongan-ji Kennyo]].<ref name="Fatherless Monk">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Fatherless Monk]]</ref>

	Yaya soon became a monk and part of the ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]'', which fought against [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign. After their ten-year long [[Ishiyama Hongan-ji War\|war]], Kennyo lost most of his stronghold and conceded to a peace treaty with Nobunaga. While Yaya followed Kennyo, his son [[Kyonyo]] remained with his own legion to continue the fight, although this led to Kennyo disowning his son.<ref name="Fatherless Monk"/>		Yaya soon became a monk and part of the ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]'', which fought against [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign. After their ten-year long [[Ishiyama Hongan-ji War\|war]], Kennyo lost most of his stronghold and conceded to a peace treaty with Nobunaga. While Yaya followed Kennyo, his son [[Kyonyo]] remained with his own legion to continue the fight, although this led to Kennyo disowning his son.<ref name="Fatherless Monk"/>

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	===Fighting for Kyonyo===		===Fighting for Kyonyo===
	{{Quote\|You are fools. I fought to keep Mitsumune safe, but he is beyond saving. You all are.\|Yaya to her allies at Amagasaki Castle, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Heads Will Roll (Shadows)}}		{{Quote\|You are fools. I fought to keep Mitsumune safe, but he is beyond saving. You all are.\|Yaya to her allies at Amagasaki Castle, 1582.\|Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Heads Will Roll (Shadows)}}
	In 1582, Yaya answered Kyonyo's call for help when [[Gansen-ji]] came under attack by Nobunaga's [[ashigaru]] [[soldier]]s. Despite receiving no reinforcements, they won the fight after the [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] arrived and aided them. Yaya then grabbed a lone survivor to interrogate him, but he was soon cut down by Kyonyo, much to Yaya's frustration. When Naoe revealed that she sought to eliminate Nobunaga's retainer [[Wada Koretake]], who led the offensive against the remnants of the ''Ikkō-ikki'', Yaya informed her of Nobunaga's chief executioner [[Shindo Hiroshii]], who might know Koretake's whereabouts, and told her to look for him in [[Nanatsumatsu]].<ref name="Fatherless Monk"/>		In 1582, Yaya answered Kyonyo's call for help when [[Gansen-ji]] came under attack by Nobunaga's [[ashigaru]] [[soldier]]s. Despite receiving no reinforcements, they won the fight after the [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] arrived and aided them. Yaya then grabbed a lone survivor to interrogate him, but the soldier was soon cut down by Kyonyo, much to Yaya's frustration. When Naoe revealed that she sought to eliminate Nobunaga's retainer [[Wada Koretake]], who led the offensive against the remnants of the ''Ikkō-ikki'', Yaya informed her of Nobunaga's chief executioner [[Shindo Hiroshii]], who might know Koretake's whereabouts, and told her to look for him in [[Nanatsumatsu]].<ref name="Fatherless Monk"/>

	After Naoe killed Hiroshii<ref name="Killing Field">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Killing Field]]</ref> and secured the support of [[Mitsumune]] and his men,<ref name="Stolen Faith">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Stolen Faith]]</ref> she informed Kyonyo and Yaya of Koretake's location at [[Amagasaki Castle]]. Yaya disagreed with Kyonyo and Naoe's plan to launch an assault on the stronghold, but reluctantly joined their efforts in order to protect Mitsumune. That night, after being joined by Mitsumune and his men, Yaya briefly caught up with her old friend and tried to dissuade Naoe from proceeding with the assault, but the ''kunoichi'' made the decision to fight anyway.<ref name="Heads Will Roll">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Heads Will Roll (Shadows)\|Heads Will Roll]]</ref>		After Naoe killed Hiroshii<ref name="Killing Field">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Killing Field]]</ref> and secured the support of [[Mitsumune]] and his men,<ref name="Stolen Faith">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Stolen Faith]]</ref> she informed Kyonyo and Yaya of Koretake's location at [[Amagasaki Castle]]. Yaya disagreed with Kyonyo and Naoe's plan to launch an assault on the stronghold, but reluctantly joined their efforts in order to protect Mitsumune. That night, after being joined by Mitsumune and his men, Yaya briefly caught up with her old friend and tried to dissuade Naoe from proceeding with the assault, but the ''kunoichi'' made the decision to fight anyway.<ref name="Heads Will Roll">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Heads Will Roll (Shadows)\|Heads Will Roll]]</ref>
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	Finding one of them, they confronted him and, on Naoe's advice, Yaya showed the man forgiveness and allowed him to leave for a better path. Shortly after, the pair were approached by the shrine leader, who informed them that Tetsuo was one of the [[Thief\|thieves]] involved in the attack and had stolen Yaya's husband's ''kanzashi''. Learning that Tetsuo and the other raiders had gone to the [[Church of Takatsuki]], Yaya told Naoe about her history with Tetsuo before the ''kunoichi'' left to retrieve both him and the ''kanzashi''.<ref name="Stray Dogs"/>		Finding one of them, they confronted him and, on Naoe's advice, Yaya showed the man forgiveness and allowed him to leave for a better path. Shortly after, the pair were approached by the shrine leader, who informed them that Tetsuo was one of the [[Thief\|thieves]] involved in the attack and had stolen Yaya's husband's ''kanzashi''. Learning that Tetsuo and the other raiders had gone to the [[Church of Takatsuki]], Yaya told Naoe about her history with Tetsuo before the ''kunoichi'' left to retrieve both him and the ''kanzashi''.<ref name="Stray Dogs"/>

	Waiting near [[Takatsuki]]'s gate, Yaya saw ~~Tetsu~~ being chased by Naoe and stopped him in his tracks by knocking him to the ground. She then scolded him for his lack of respect and disgrace for stealing the ''kanzashi'' but Tetsuo accused her of abandoning him. Before she could respond, Naoe advised Yaya to follow the path of forgiveness for both ~~Tetsu~~ and herself. Realizing she had nearly let her anger consume her, Yaya forgave Tetsuo, who in turn forgave her as well. Yaya then reconsidered Naoe's offer and agreed to join her league.<ref name="Stray Dogs"/>		Waiting near [[Takatsuki]]'s gate, Yaya saw Tetsuo being chased by Naoe and stopped him in his tracks by knocking him to the ground. She then scolded him for his lack of respect and disgrace for stealing the ''kanzashi'' but Tetsuo accused her of abandoning him. Before she could respond, Naoe advised Yaya to follow the path of forgiveness for both Tetsuo and herself. Realizing she had nearly let her anger consume her, Yaya forgave Tetsuo, who in turn forgave her as well. Yaya then reconsidered Naoe's offer and agreed to join her league.<ref name="Stray Dogs"/>

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