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'''João Machado''' (died 1558) was a priest who served as the right hand of the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] during his mission in [[Japan]]. Like his lord, João was also a member of the [[Templar Order]].
'''João Machado''' was a [[priest]] and prominent member of the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order]], being the apprentice to [[Templars|Templar]] Seneschal and missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] during his {{Wiki|History of the Catholic Church in Japan|mission}} in [[Japan]]. Machado  was a Commander of the [[Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz|Knights of Aviz]].


In 1558, João was on a Portuguese [[ship]] leaving off the coast of the {{Wiki|{{Wiki|Owari Province}}}} when the ship was boarded by the kunoichi [[Mochizuki Chiyome]] and the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassin]] [[Akira]], both of whom were on different missions by their lord [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Mochizuki sought to obtain the arquebuses for Nobunaga's army, while Akira sought the wooden box carrying a [[Piece of Eden]] who was in João's possession. The Assassin dispatched João's men and assassinated him with his [[Hidden Blade]], and during the confusion, the wooden box ended up in the hands of Mochizuki. João perished alongside his men when one of them threw a burning match into a gunpower case, exploding the ship.<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – Animus Training Program Quickstart: The Nanban Trade</ref>
==Biography==
In 1552, Machado, accompannied by a contingent of Knights, was dispatched to the [[China|Chinese]] island of [[Shangchuan Island|Shangchuan]] to track down<ref name="Lost Box">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref> his fellow Templar<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> [[Francis Xavier]] and the [[Precursor box]] he carried. Machado and the knights killed Xavier and his entourage, taking the relic with them, and awaited exfiltration by way of a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[merchant]] [[ship]] bound for [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]] the following morning, where Vilela awaited them. However, their ship was attacked by a [[junk]], possibly belonging to the [[Piracy|pirates]] that dwelled around Shangchuan or to the [[Ming military]], and, at the same time, it was infiltrated by [[Assassins]] led by [[Shao Jun]] that managed to recover the box.<ref name="Lost Box"/>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]''


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João Machado was a priest and prominent member of the Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order, being the apprentice to Templar Seneschal and missionary Gaspar Vilela during his mission in Japan. Machado was a Commander of the Knights of Aviz.

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1552, Machado, accompannied by a contingent of Knights, was dispatched to the Chinese island of Shangchuan to track down[1] his fellow Templar[2] Francis Xavier and the Precursor box he carried. Machado and the knights killed Xavier and his entourage, taking the relic with them, and awaited exfiltration by way of a Portuguese merchant ship bound for Nagasaki, Japan the following morning, where Vilela awaited them. However, their ship was attacked by a junk, possibly belonging to the pirates that dwelled around Shangchuan or to the Ming military, and, at the same time, it was infiltrated by Assassins led by Shao Jun that managed to recover the box.[1]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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