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|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Assassins]] | |affiliates = [[Assassins]] | ||
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''' | '''The Sunlight Sword''' was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[rōnin]]'' and member of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins]] who lived during the [[Ming dynasty]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 1543, the Chinese Brotherhood sent the Sunlight Sword to join an [[Assassins|Assassin]] team led by [[Shao Jun]] to the {{Wiki|Gotō Islands}} outside Japan. Their mission was to intercept the [[priest]] [[João Machado]], a [[Templars|Templar]] and the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] [[Gaspar Vilela]]'s right-hand man, as he returned to [[China]] aboard one of [[Wang Zhi]]'s [[Piracy|pirate]] ships. Ostensibly tasked with taking possession the ship's cargo of [[arquebus]]es, there was also an [[Apple of Eden]] present.<ref name="Nanban Trade">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – [[The Nanban Trade]]</ref> | |||
As the Assassins boarded the [[ship]], the Sunlight Sword took enemy fire damaging his samurai [[armor]]. Throwing caution to the wind, he charged the pirates and Portuguese [[arquebusier]]s, allowing Shao Jun to incapacitate Machado and recover the Apple. However, a dying gunman managed to light a store of [[gunpowder]], forcing the survivors to disengage.<ref name="Nanban Trade" /> | |||
Having survived the previous engagement, the Sunlight Sword, once again under the command of Shao Jun, crossed paths with João Machado for a second time in 1552. The Templar, now a commander within the Military Order of Aviz, ferried a [[Precursor box]] looted from [[Francis Xavier]],<ref name="Lost Box">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref> a fellow Templar,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> to his master Gaspar Vilela in [[Nagasaki]], Japan.<ref name="Lost Box" /> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The Sunlight Sword is a character introduced in the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''. His artwork is based on [[Hattori Hanzō]]'s appearance in the 2015 digital card game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''. | |||
Promotional material originally had the Sunlight Sword appear in a slightly different version of The Nanban Trade sequence under the name '''Akira''', which among its various meanings includes the word "sunlight".<ref>{{WP|Akira (given name)}}</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Sunlight Sword was a Japanese rōnin and member of the Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins who lived during the Ming dynasty.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1543, the Chinese Brotherhood sent the Sunlight Sword to join an Assassin team led by Shao Jun to the Gotō Islands outside Japan. Their mission was to intercept the priest João Machado, a Templar and the Portuguese Jesuit Gaspar Vilela's right-hand man, as he returned to China aboard one of Wang Zhi's pirate ships. Ostensibly tasked with taking possession the ship's cargo of arquebuses, there was also an Apple of Eden present.[1]
As the Assassins boarded the ship, the Sunlight Sword took enemy fire damaging his samurai armor. Throwing caution to the wind, he charged the pirates and Portuguese arquebusiers, allowing Shao Jun to incapacitate Machado and recover the Apple. However, a dying gunman managed to light a store of gunpowder, forcing the survivors to disengage.[1]
Having survived the previous engagement, the Sunlight Sword, once again under the command of Shao Jun, crossed paths with João Machado for a second time in 1552. The Templar, now a commander within the Military Order of Aviz, ferried a Precursor box looted from Francis Xavier,[2] a fellow Templar,[3] to his master Gaspar Vilela in Nagasaki, Japan.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Sunlight Sword is a character introduced in the Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game. His artwork is based on Hattori Hanzō's appearance in the 2015 digital card game Assassin's Creed: Memories.
Promotional material originally had the Sunlight Sword appear in a slightly different version of The Nanban Trade sequence under the name Akira, which among its various meanings includes the word "sunlight".[4]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
