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On 8 March 1581, Mori Ranmaru was present in [[Honnō-ji]] beside Oda Nobunaga, when the ''[[daimyō]]'' met with the [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] delegation of [[Alessandro Valignano]] and [[Luís Fróis]], who arrived in [[Kyoto]] with their sword-bearer, [[Yasuke|Diogo]], of whom Nobunaga took an interest in.<ref name="The Lord's Favor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref>
On 8 March 1581, Mori Ranmaru was present in [[Honnō-ji]] beside Oda Nobunaga, when the ''[[daimyō]]'' met with the [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] delegation of [[Alessandro Valignano]] and [[Luís Fróis]], who arrived in [[Kyoto]] with their sword-bearer, [[Yasuke|Diogo]], of whom Nobunaga took an interest in.<ref name="The Lord's Favor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref>


On 21 June 1582, Ranmaru was present alongside Yasuke with Nobunaga when [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] betrayed his lord and surrounded Honnō-ji with his army. Ranmaru was entrusted by Nobunaga to take the women and Luís Fróis away from the temple to safety, an order which Ranmaru initially refused. Having not wanting to disobey his lord, Ranmaru followed Nobunaga's wishes and escaped from the temple as ordered.<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> After making sure that everyone was safe, Ranmaru returned to the burned down temple, unable to find anything that remained. Devastated by death of his lord overwhelmed with guilt, Ranmaru returned to [[Azuchi Castle]] and commited ''{{Wiki|seppuku}}''. His remains were cremated and was stored in an urn which was kept in the castle keep. Lord [[Niwa Nagahide]] later brought Yasuke to look at the urn containing Ranmaru's remains.<ref name="Lords of Azuchi">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lords of Azuchi]]</ref>
On 21 June 1582, Ranmaru was present alongside Yasuke with Nobunaga when [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] betrayed his lord and surrounded Honnō-ji with his army. Ranmaru was entrusted by Nobunaga to take the women and Luís Fróis away from the temple to safety, an order which Ranmaru initially refused. Having not wanting to disobey his lord, Ranmaru followed Nobunaga's wishes and escaped from the temple as ordered.<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> After making sure that everyone was safe, Ranmaru returned to the burned down temple, unable to find anything that remained. Devastated by death of his lord overwhelmed with guilt, Ranmaru returned to [[Azuchi Castle]] and commited ''{{Wiki|seppuku}}''. His body was cremated and his remains were stored in an urn that was kept in the castle's ''tenshu''. Lord [[Niwa Nagahide]] later brought Yasuke to look at the urn containing Ranmaru's remains.<ref name="Lords of Azuchi">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lords of Azuchi]]</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==

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Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸; 1565 – 1582) was a retainer of[1] and lover to Oda Nobunaga.[2]

Biography

On 8 March 1581, Mori Ranmaru was present in Honnō-ji beside Oda Nobunaga, when the daimyō met with the Jesuit delegation of Alessandro Valignano and Luís Fróis, who arrived in Kyoto with their sword-bearer, Diogo, of whom Nobunaga took an interest in.[3]

On 21 June 1582, Ranmaru was present alongside Yasuke with Nobunaga when Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed his lord and surrounded Honnō-ji with his army. Ranmaru was entrusted by Nobunaga to take the women and Luís Fróis away from the temple to safety, an order which Ranmaru initially refused. Having not wanting to disobey his lord, Ranmaru followed Nobunaga's wishes and escaped from the temple as ordered.[4] After making sure that everyone was safe, Ranmaru returned to the burned down temple, unable to find anything that remained. Devastated by death of his lord overwhelmed with guilt, Ranmaru returned to Azuchi Castle and commited seppuku. His body was cremated and his remains were stored in an urn that was kept in the castle's tenshu. Lord Niwa Nagahide later brought Yasuke to look at the urn containing Ranmaru's remains.[5]

Behind the scenes

Mori Ranmaru is a historical figure and character appearing in the 2025 video game, Assassin's Creed: Shadows. Though he was briefly first introduced in the history podcast Echoes of History in the Shadows series, promoting the then-upcoming game.

Within the podcast, it was said that in 1582, Ranmaru was together with Nobunaga and Yasuke at the Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto when they were ambushed by forces gathered by Nobunaga's vassal Akechi Mitsuhide. According to legend, after Nobunaga committed seppuku, Ranmaru removed his lover's head before also committing suicide and, in turn, had his head removed by Yasuke.[2]

Gallery

  • Ranmaru beside Lady Nene in Honnō-ji
    Ranmaru beside Lady Nene in Honnō-ji
  • Ranmaru introducing the Jesuits to Lord Nobunaga
    Ranmaru introducing the Jesuits to Lord Nobunaga
  • Ranmaru bringing the Jesuits back in on his Lord's orders
    Ranmaru bringing the Jesuits back in on his Lord's orders

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Mori Ranmaru on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 4: Yasuke: The First African Samurai
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Lord's Favor
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Temple of the Horseman
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Lords of Azuchi

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