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'''Samemaru''' (died 1582) was a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[Piracy|pirate]] and [[Slavery|slaver]] who operated in [[Wakasa|Wakasa Province]] during the late 16th century.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
|name = Samemaru
|image = ACSH Samemaru 1.png
|death = 1582<br>[[Obama]], [[Wakasa]], [[Japan]]
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = *[[Pirate Alliance]]
*[[Shinbakufu]]
*[[Templars]]
**[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Rite]]
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'''Samemaru''' (died 1582) was a [[Japan]]ese [[Piracy|pirate]] and [[Slavery|slaver]] who operated in the [[Wakasa|Wakasa Province]] during the late 16th century.


Part of an alliance of pirates that dominated [[Wakasa Bay]], Samemaru worked alongside the [[Shinbakufu]] member [[Takeda Motoaki]] in his schemes to massacre the {{Wiki|Niwa clan}} in both [[Obama]]<ref name="Red Walls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Red Walls]]</ref> and [[Tsuruga]].<ref name="Revenge">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Revenge (memory)|Revenge]]</ref> Samemaru was also an ally to the [[Templar]] [[Duarte de Melo]] and aided in his slave trade operations in [[Japan]]<ref name="Dark Waves">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Dark Waves, Black Ships]]</ref> until meeting his end at the hands of [[Yasuke]].<ref name="The Performer">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Performer]]</ref>
==Biography==
===Operations in Wakasa===
Part of an [[Pirate Alliance|alliance]] of pirates that dominated Wakasa Bay, Samemaru worked alongside the [[Shinbakufu]] member [[Takeda Motoaki]] in his schemes to massacre the {{Wiki|Niwa clan}} in both [[Obama]]<ref name="Red Walls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Red Walls]]</ref> and [[Tsuruga]].<ref name="Revenge">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Revenge (memory)|Revenge]]</ref> In exchange for sending his men to attack Niwa clan members across [[Wakasa]], Samemaru was allowed to keep any valuables the pirates looted from their estates.<ref name="Smuggler's Gambit">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Smuggler's Gambit]]</ref>
 
Motoaki also promised Samemaru a shipment of [[Slavery|slaves]] to repay his aid, though the shipment never arrived, much to Samemaru's ire. He later wrote Motoaki a strongly-worded letter to express his anger, to which Motoaki responded with a letter of his own, inviting Samemaru to his estate in Obama to talk and settle their differences.<ref name="Smuggler's Gambit"/>
 
Besides his dealings with Motoaki, Samemaru was also an ally to the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Templar]] [[Duarte de Melo]] and aided in his slave trade operations in [[Japan]].<ref name="Dark Waves">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Dark Waves, Black Ships]]</ref>  
 
===Death===
After accepting Motoaki's invitation, Samemaru arrived in Obama, only to be beset by Motoaki's [[soldier]]s, as the [[samurai]] had decided to end their partnership and kill Samemaru to remove any loose ends. After being recognized while walking through Obama's markets, Samemaru fled and left his men to deal with the ''[[ashigaru]]'' troops, buying him time to escape.<ref name="The Performer">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Performer]]</ref>
 
Although he managed to lose his pursuers, Samemaru was soon approached by the samurai and [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member [[Yasuke]], who had heard of his slavery business. The pirate proceeded to taunt Yasuke, having heard about him from Duarte, and fought him, but was eventually defeated. Interrogated for information on Duarte's whereabouts, Samemaru refused to disclose anything and made a snide remark at Yasuke before the samurai finished him off.<ref name="The Performer"/>
 
==Gallery==
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ACSH Samemaru 2.png|Samemaru without his armor
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==Appearances==
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"You think this frightens me? I've had sharper knives at my throat, and they demanded my silence. Ask anything else. My favorite drink. Or how many koku of rice your kind can fetch."
―Samemaru's final words before being slain by Yasuke, 1582.[src]-[m]

Samemaru (died 1582) was a Japanese pirate and slaver who operated in the Wakasa Province during the late 16th century.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Operations in Wakasa[edit | edit source]

Part of an alliance of pirates that dominated Wakasa Bay, Samemaru worked alongside the Shinbakufu member Takeda Motoaki in his schemes to massacre the Niwa clan in both Obama[1] and Tsuruga.[2] In exchange for sending his men to attack Niwa clan members across Wakasa, Samemaru was allowed to keep any valuables the pirates looted from their estates.[3]

Motoaki also promised Samemaru a shipment of slaves to repay his aid, though the shipment never arrived, much to Samemaru's ire. He later wrote Motoaki a strongly-worded letter to express his anger, to which Motoaki responded with a letter of his own, inviting Samemaru to his estate in Obama to talk and settle their differences.[3]

Besides his dealings with Motoaki, Samemaru was also an ally to the Portuguese Templar Duarte de Melo and aided in his slave trade operations in Japan.[4]

Death[edit | edit source]

After accepting Motoaki's invitation, Samemaru arrived in Obama, only to be beset by Motoaki's soldiers, as the samurai had decided to end their partnership and kill Samemaru to remove any loose ends. After being recognized while walking through Obama's markets, Samemaru fled and left his men to deal with the ashigaru troops, buying him time to escape.[5]

Although he managed to lose his pursuers, Samemaru was soon approached by the samurai and Kakushiba ikki member Yasuke, who had heard of his slavery business. The pirate proceeded to taunt Yasuke, having heard about him from Duarte, and fought him, but was eventually defeated. Interrogated for information on Duarte's whereabouts, Samemaru refused to disclose anything and made a snide remark at Yasuke before the samurai finished him off.[5]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Samemaru without his armor
    Samemaru without his armor

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Red Walls
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Revenge
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Smuggler's Gambit
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Dark Waves, Black Ships
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Performer

Characters
Assassins
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Locations
Japan (Awaji (Sumoto • Yura) • Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki • Takasago) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya (Aekuni Shrine Town) • Mibuno Vale) • Kii (Mount Kōya • Negoro-ji • Saika • Shingū) • Ōmi (Azuchi (Azuchi Castle) • Hachiman • Lake Biwa (Chikubushima) • Nagahama • Ōmizo • Ōtsu • Sakamoto • Shiotsu) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Osaka • Sakai • Takatsuki • Tomiko's Homestead) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Kameyama • Miyazu • Tada • Takeda • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Kyoto (Honnō-ji) • Shōryūji • Ujitawara • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Kōriyama • Nara Heartland (Tōdai-ji) • Takatori • Uda Matsuyama • Yoshino))
Events
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Weapons and tools
Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Makibishi • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs • Tezutsu) • Short blades (Tantō) • Staff (Bō) • Swords (Katana)
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