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{{Quote|You were right about this cause - it is not worth it. I should have never left you to fulfil this oath.|Excerpt from Sanjo's last letter.|Assassin's Creed: Shadows|Iga Assassin Outpost}} | {{Quote|You were right about this cause - it is not worth it. I should have never left you to fulfil this oath.|Excerpt from Sanjo's last letter.|Assassin's Creed: Shadows|Iga Assassin Outpost}} | ||
'''Sanjo''' (died 1570s) was a [[Japan | '''Sanjo''' (died c. 1570s) was a [[Japan]]ese [[Assassin]] of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] during the mid-16th century. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
One of the Assassins based at | One of the Assassins based at an [[Assassin bureau|outpost]] near Akame Shi Waterfalls in [[Iga]], Sanjo was among those summoned by their leader [[Tsuyu]] to the [[Old Kofun|kofun]] in [[Izumi Settsu]] to prevent the theft of the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|Imperial Regalia]]<ref name="Iga Assassin Outpost">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Iga Assassin Outpost]]</ref> by the [[Shinbakufu]]. The resulting battle was a massacre which ended in the slaughter of many Assassins and the loss of the regalia.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref> Sanjo himself was heavily wounded after being shot but managed to return to the Iga outpost, where he wrote a final letter addressing his former lover, expressing his regret for leaving them to join the brotherhood. Not long after writing the letter, Sanjo ultimately passed away from his wounds.<ref name="Iga Assassin Outpost" /> | ||
Years later, in 1582, Sanjo's letter was recovered and read by Tsuyu's daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], who sought to learn more about the '' | Years later, in 1582, Sanjo's letter was recovered and read by Tsuyu's daughter [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], who sought to learn more about the Kakushiba ''ikki''.<ref name="Iga Assassin Outpost" /> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Sanjo (died c. 1570s) was a Japanese Assassin of the Kakushiba ikki during the mid-16th century.
Biography
One of the Assassins based at an outpost near Akame Shi Waterfalls in Iga, Sanjo was among those summoned by their leader Tsuyu to the kofun in Izumi Settsu to prevent the theft of the Imperial Regalia[1] by the Shinbakufu. The resulting battle was a massacre which ended in the slaughter of many Assassins and the loss of the regalia.[2] Sanjo himself was heavily wounded after being shot but managed to return to the Iga outpost, where he wrote a final letter addressing his former lover, expressing his regret for leaving them to join the brotherhood. Not long after writing the letter, Sanjo ultimately passed away from his wounds.[1]
Years later, in 1582, Sanjo's letter was recovered and read by Tsuyu's daughter Fujibayashi Naoe, who sought to learn more about the Kakushiba ikki.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows (mentioned only)
References