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imported>Batfan13 Created page with "{{Era|Individuals}} {{Spoilerhd|20 June 2025|Assassin's Creed: Shadows}} {{Imageneed}} {{Nickname}} {{Character Infobox |name=Laughing Man |native= |image=ACSH Laughing Man 1.png |death=1582<br>Harima, Japan |species=Human |affiliates=Kabukimono }} The '''Laughing Man''' (died 1582) was a Japanese ''rōnin'' and participant in ''kabukimono'' culture located in Harima. ==Biography== As a ''kabukimono'', the Laughing Man was one of the..." |
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|death=1582<br>[[Harima]], [[Japan]] | |death = 1582<br>[[Harima]], [[Japan]] | ||
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|affiliates=[[Kabukimono]] | |affiliates = [[Kabukimono]] | ||
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The '''Laughing Man''' (died 1582) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[rōnin]]'' and participant in ''[[kabukimono]]'' culture located in [[Harima]]. | The '''Laughing Man''' (died 1582) was a [[Japan]]ese ''[[rōnin]]'' and participant in ''[[kabukimono]]'' culture located in [[Harima]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
As a ''kabukimono'', the Laughing Man was one of the multiple ''rōnin'' who attacked the communities across the provinces of [[Izumi Settsu]] and [[Harima]]. Alongside the [[Corrupt Blade]] and the [[Peacock]], he was one of three elite ''kabukimono''. However, the priest [[Shin'nyo]] of the [[Nishinomiya Shrine]] conversed with the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] to take down the ''kabukimono''.<ref name="Kabukimono">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Kabukimono]]</ref> | As a ''kabukimono'', the Laughing Man was one of the multiple ''rōnin'' who attacked the communities across the provinces of [[Izumi Settsu]] and [[Harima]]. Alongside the [[Corrupt Blade]] and the [[Peacock]], he was one of three elite ''kabukimono''. However, the priest [[Shin'nyo]] of the [[Nishinomiya Shrine]] conversed with the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and enlisted her help to take down the ''kabukimono''.<ref name="Kabukimono">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Kabukimono]]</ref> | ||
By 1582, the Laughing Man was known for his insatiable hunger for power and recruited any ''rōnin'' willing to follow his campaign. Yet, Naoe soon found and assassinated the Laughing Man | By 1582, the Laughing Man was known for his insatiable hunger for power and recruited any ''rōnin'' willing to follow his campaign. Yet, Naoe soon found and assassinated the Laughing Man before retrieving a trinket, the [[Flight of the Ubagabi]], from his personal effects.<ref name="Kabukimono"/> | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The Laughing Man is a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' | The Laughing Man is a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'', serving one of eight targets in the memory "[[The Kabukimono]]". After eliminating all other ''kabukimono'', the player is given a choice how to approach the Laughing Man, the Corrupt Blade, and the Peacock when posting a reply to their recruitment message on a board at the Nishinomiya Shrine. Depending on this choice, Naoe will either kill the Laughing Man at the [[Blackstone Cascades]] or assassinate him alongside the other two elite ''kabukimono'' at a small outpost in southern Harima. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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The Laughing Man (died 1582) was a Japanese rōnin and participant in kabukimono culture located in Harima.
Biography
As a kabukimono, the Laughing Man was one of the multiple rōnin who attacked the communities across the provinces of Izumi Settsu and Harima. Alongside the Corrupt Blade and the Peacock, he was one of three elite kabukimono. However, the priest Shin'nyo of the Nishinomiya Shrine conversed with the Kakushiba ikki member Fujibayashi Naoe and enlisted her help to take down the kabukimono.[1]
By 1582, the Laughing Man was known for his insatiable hunger for power and recruited any rōnin willing to follow his campaign. Yet, Naoe soon found and assassinated the Laughing Man before retrieving a trinket, the Flight of the Ubagabi, from his personal effects.[1]
Personality and traits
The Laughing Man wielded a katana as his main weapon.[2]
Behind the scenes
The Laughing Man is a character in Assassin's Creed: Shadows, serving one of eight targets in the memory "The Kabukimono". After eliminating all other kabukimono, the player is given a choice how to approach the Laughing Man, the Corrupt Blade, and the Peacock when posting a reply to their recruitment message on a board at the Nishinomiya Shrine. Depending on this choice, Naoe will either kill the Laughing Man at the Blackstone Cascades or assassinate him alongside the other two elite kabukimono at a small outpost in southern Harima.
Appearances
References