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'''Mochizuki Chiyome''' (望月 千代女, died 1590s) was a noblewoman who lived during [[Japan]]'s [[Sengoku period]]. She was | '''Mochizuki Chiyome''' (望月 千代女, died 1590s) was a noblewoman who lived during [[Japan]]'s [[Sengoku period]]. She was, at one point around 1558, a member of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]],<ref name="TTRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''</ref> before joining the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Japanese Rite]] of [[Templars]] later in life.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> | ||
Chiyome was | In 1558, the Brotherhood tasked Chiyome with procuring arquebuses on a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] merchant ship leaving from Owari Province for the Brotherhood's ally, [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Another Assassin, the ronin [[Akira]], was sent to join her to obtain a [[Piece of Eden]] from [[João Machado]], the [[Templar]] right-hand man of the Jesuit missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]]. As Akira successfully assassinated Machado, Chiyome was able to get away with the Piece of Eden.<ref name="TTRPG"/> | ||
She was credited with creating an all-female group of [[Ninja|ninja]], named kunoichi, for her uncle-in-law, [[Takeda Shingen]]. Numbering over a hundred, Chiyome's girls were used as spies and assassins; by posing as couriers, servants and even [[Courtesans|prostitutes]], they created the illusion they were everywhere. Despite its legendary status, her kunoichi organization was unable to prevent the Assassin [[Hattori Hanzō]] and [[Honda Tadakatsu]] from infiltrating Shingen's camp in 1573, after which Shingen was killed.<ref name="ACM"/> | |||
Chiyome was eventually recruited by the Templars, who had attempted to expand their influence in Japan but found themselves hindered by the constant wars between clans, as well as their hostility toward outsiders. Through Chiyome's spy network, the Templar philosophy spread further throughout the land, which made her a target for Hattori Hanzō. Sometime in the 1590s, he proved successful in assassinating her.<ref name="ACM"/> | |||
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Revision as of 20:57, 7 November 2023
- "While the husband was out playing war, the wife was at home raising an army of her own."
- ―Hattori Hanzō regarding Chiyome.[src]
Mochizuki Chiyome (望月 千代女, died 1590s) was a noblewoman who lived during Japan's Sengoku period. She was, at one point around 1558, a member of the Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins,[1] before joining the Japanese Rite of Templars later in life.[2]
In 1558, the Brotherhood tasked Chiyome with procuring arquebuses on a Portuguese merchant ship leaving from Owari Province for the Brotherhood's ally, Oda Nobunaga. Another Assassin, the ronin Akira, was sent to join her to obtain a Piece of Eden from João Machado, the Templar right-hand man of the Jesuit missionary Gaspar Vilela. As Akira successfully assassinated Machado, Chiyome was able to get away with the Piece of Eden.[1]
She was credited with creating an all-female group of ninja, named kunoichi, for her uncle-in-law, Takeda Shingen. Numbering over a hundred, Chiyome's girls were used as spies and assassins; by posing as couriers, servants and even prostitutes, they created the illusion they were everywhere. Despite its legendary status, her kunoichi organization was unable to prevent the Assassin Hattori Hanzō and Honda Tadakatsu from infiltrating Shingen's camp in 1573, after which Shingen was killed.[2]
Chiyome was eventually recruited by the Templars, who had attempted to expand their influence in Japan but found themselves hindered by the constant wars between clans, as well as their hostility toward outsiders. Through Chiyome's spy network, the Templar philosophy spread further throughout the land, which made her a target for Hattori Hanzō. Sometime in the 1590s, he proved successful in assassinating her.[2]
Gallery
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Chiyome with her kunoichi
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Memories (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game
References
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