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João was already dead, stabbed by Hidden Blade. It's a dying guard who initiates gunpowder suicide. But how canonical is this if it's an example play scenario?
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'''João Machado''' (died 1558) was a [[priest]] and [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Templar]] who served as the right hand to his fellow [[Templars|Templar]] and missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] during his {{Wiki|History of the Catholic Church in Japan|mission}} in [[Japan]]. In 1558, João was on a [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] [[ship]] leaving off the coast of [[Owari|Owari Province]] when the ''{{Wiki|kunoichi}}'' [[Mochizuki Chiyome]] and the ''{{Wiki|rōnin}}'' [[Akira]] boarded it. Both were [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]] on different missions for the Brotherhood's ally [[Oda Nobunaga]], with Chiyome sent to obtain some [[arquebus]]es from storage for Nobunaga's army while Akira sought a [[wood]]en box that João held which contained a [[Piece of Eden]]. Akira dispatched João's men and [[Assassination|assassinated]] him with his [[Hidden Blade]], and during the confusion, Chiyome took the box. With João dead, the rest of his men perished when a dying guard threw a lit match into a [[gunpowder]] case, exploding the ship.<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – Animus Training Program Quickstart: The Nanban Trade</ref>
'''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]].
 
==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==
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*''[[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]

References[edit | edit source]