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The '''Grave Dancer''' (died 1582) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[rōnin]]'' and participant in ''[[kabukimono]]'' culture located in [[Osaka]].
The '''Grave Dancer''' (屍食い; died 1582) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[rōnin]]'' and participant in ''[[kabukimono]]'' culture located in [[Osaka]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
As a ''kabukimono'', Grave Dancer was one of the many ''rōnin'' who attacked the communities across the provinces of [[Izumi Settsu]] and [[Harima]]. However, the priest [[Shin'nyo]] of the [[Nishinomiya Shrine]] talked with and enlisted the help of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] to assassinate eight of their leaders.<ref name="Kabukimono">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Kabukimono]]</ref>
As a ''kabukimono'', Grave Dancer was one of the many ''rōnin'' who attacked the communities across the provinces of [[Izumi Settsu]] and [[Harima]]. However, the priest [[Shin'nyo]] of the [[Nishinomiya Shrine]] talked with and enlisted the help of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] to assassinate eight of their leaders.<ref name="Kabukimono">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Kabukimono]]</ref>


By 1582, Grave Dancer and his gang, the Defilers, pillaged and profaned anything the locals held close. Lurking around [[Sumiyoshi Shrine]], the Grave Dancer was found and assassinated by Naoe.<ref name="Kabukimono"/>
By 1582, Grave Dancer and his gang, the Defilers, pillaged and profaned anything the locals held close. Lurking around [[Sumiyoshi-taisha]], the Grave Dancer was found and assassinated by Naoe. Before leaving, Naoe recovered the [[katana]] [[Widower's Solace]] from the Grave Dancer's personal effects.<ref name="Kabukimono"/>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACSH Grave Dancer Portrait.png|Portrait of Grave Dancer in the Animus' objective menu
ACSH Grave Dancer 1.png|Grave Dancer
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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They call me many things: Murderer. Cutthroat. Thief. But you may call me Grave Dancer.

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The Grave Dancer (屍食い; died 1582) was a Japanese rōnin and participant in kabukimono culture located in Osaka.

Biography[edit | edit source]

As a kabukimono, Grave Dancer was one of the many rōnin who attacked the communities across the provinces of Izumi Settsu and Harima. However, the priest Shin'nyo of the Nishinomiya Shrine talked with and enlisted the help of the Kakushiba ikki member Fujibayashi Naoe to assassinate eight of their leaders.[1]

By 1582, Grave Dancer and his gang, the Defilers, pillaged and profaned anything the locals held close. Lurking around Sumiyoshi-taisha, the Grave Dancer was found and assassinated by Naoe. Before leaving, Naoe recovered the katana Widower's Solace from the Grave Dancer's personal effects.[1]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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