Yuki

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"My name is Yuki. I'll be your tour guide again for this trip. And if you haven't already guessed... I'm an Abstergo special agent and Ms. Sei's personal bodyguard."

―Yuki formally introducing herself to Noa Kim, c. 2023.

Yuki is an Abstergo Industries agent and the personal bodyguard of the Templar Shimazu Sei.

Biography

Posing as a tour guide

Yuki: "How was your tour, Mr. Kim?"

Noa: "It was fantastic!"

Yuki: "I'm glad to hear that. The car is still on its way. Why don't you take a little break somewhere nearby while you're waiting?"

—Yuki and Noa, after finishing their tour of Macau, c. 2023.

Yuki showing Noa around Macau

By 2023, Yuki was serving under Sei aboard the Exitus research vessel in Macau, China. That year, Abstergo identified the Korean-American student Noa Kim as a descendant of Edward Kenway through the WhyYou genealogy site, and lured him to Macau on the pretense of a vacation prize trip. Yuki was tasked to play the role of a tour guide and greeted Noa at the airport before taking him to visit various landmarks around the city.

After ending their tour, Yuki brought Noa to a park and told him to go for a walk while they waited for a car to come pick them up. With Noa alone, Yuki contacted Mitsuko Nakamura, who dispatched two Abstergo agents to kidnap Noa and bring him back to the Exitus. There, Noa was forced to relive Edward's memories in the Animus under Sei's supervision, to help the Templars find a Piece of Eden.

Ambushed by Doom Eagle

"You're the only person who can protect Ms. Sei now. Do whatever it takes to keep her safe! I wish we'd had a better choice, but we don't. And don't you forget, if anything happens to Ms. Sei... I'll hunt you down to the end of the Earth!"

―Yuki trusting Noa to protect Sei, c. 2023.

Sometime later, Yuki joined Sei and Noa on an expedition to Cebu in the Philippines, where they sought to retrace Edwards's footsteps. As Noa stood in front of a statue of Lapu-Lapu, Yuki appeared alongside Sei behind him, leading Noa to recognize her as the "tour guide" from Macau. Yuki sarcastically greeted him, revealing her affiliations with Abstergo and stating that she would be Noa's tour guide once again in Cebu.

Yuki providing cover fire for Noa and Sei to escape

While travelling around Cebu looking for leads, the Abstergo convoy containing Yuki, Sei and Noa was ambushed by members of the Doom Eagle criminal organization, who sought to rescue Noa. The car transporting the trio was able to escape through an alley, but several Doom Eagle thugs gave chase on motorcycles. Yuki pulled out her concealed rifle from her briefcase and managed to gun down one of the pursuing thugs, but was soon overwhelmed. When she contacted the Abstergo headquarters for backup, she was told to head to a nearby shopping mall, where both the local police and Sigma Team would arrive shortly.

At the mall, the Abstergo car was hit by a truck, sending it flying into a fountain. Yuki was severly injured in the crash, but continued to exchange fire with the Doom Eagle thugs that had cornered the group. After Noa helped Sei out of the wrecked car, she was shocked to see Yuki's injuries, but the latter assured her that she would be fine and told Sei and Noa to head into the mall. She also gave Noa her bracer, which contained a retractable electric shock baton, and ordered him to keep Sei safe before resuming her gunfight with the thugs.

Ultimately, Yuki survived her shootout with Doom Eagle, though her injuries required her left arm to be placed in a cast. After the thugs retreated, Yuki was reunited with Sei, who was relieved to see she was alive. When Noa arrived escorted by Sigma Team, Sei reprimanded him for throwing her off a balcony earlier. Upon hearing this, a furious Yuki requested permission to use "lethal force", but Sei told her it was not necessary as they needed Noa alive for the Animus. Afterwards, Yuki accompanied Sei and Noa back to the Exitus.

Retrieving the Crescent Amulet

"There's nothing to worry about. Yuki will be going with you. She knows a lot more than your average freediving instructor."

―Sei to Noa prior to their mission, c. 2023.

Yuki telling Sei about Noa's rampage

Later, after Noa succumbed to the Bleeding Effect and went on a rampage aboard the Exitus, Yuki went to alert Sei about the situation, only to be surprised when the doctor asked that she be taken to Noa immediately. Yuki tried to dissuade her, warning Sei that confronting Noa was too dangerous, as even Sigma Team had been unable to restrain him. However, Sei remained undeterred and ordered all units to stand down while she handled the situation.

Yuki and the others stood by and watched as Sei tried to reason with Noa, only for him to pin her to the ground and raise a fire axe he had been using to massacre the guards. Fortunately, Sei was able to help Noa return to his senses at the last moment, and the axe narrowly missed her head, leaving everyone in the room speechless.

Following this, Yuki accompanied Sei to a diving bell ship which her superiors had sent her in order to retrieve a crescent amulet – a Piece of Eden – from the Strait of Malacca. At Sei's request, she also retrieved a suitcase containing a makeshift Animus HR-8, left to Sei by her old friend and colleague Layla Hassan, and prepared to accompany Noa, who was to dive down to the SS Ourang Medan's shipwreck and recover the amulet.

While Noa was getting changed into his scuba gear, Yuki interrupted him, much to his awkwardness and annoyance. The bodyguard simply told Noa to quit being "such a prude" and that there was nothing she had not seen before, just as Sei arrived to inform Noa that Yuki would be accompanying him during his mission. Following this, Yuki and Noa entered the diving bell and went to explore the Medan's wreck in search of the amulet.

After Noa narrowly avoided a shark attack, Yuki told him to stop fooling around as they only had a limited oxygen supply, which would run out in 30 minutes. She then prepared to lead the way into the Medan's hull, but as Noa's Eagle Vision was guiding him towards the amulet's location, Yuki decided to follow his lead instead. However, while swimming through a dark corridor, the two lost sight of each other and became separated.

Personality and traits

Sei: "Yuki! Your arm...!"

Yuki: "Don't worry about me, ma'am. I'm perfectly fine."

—Yuki telling Sei not to worry about her injuries, c. 2023.

Yuki and Sei smiling at each other

While at first glance Yuki was an extremely cheerful and friendly woman, this was just a ruse. In reality, she was a ruthless special forces agent who would stop at nothing from accomplishing her objectives. She was very observant of her surroundings, as seen when she anticipated Doom Eagle's ambush after noticing a suspiciouly large number of traffic accidents in Cebu. She also possessed somewhat of a sarcastic and dark sense of humor, which she displayed in her interactions with Noa Kim.

Yuki was extremely loyal and devoted to her boss, Shimazu Sei, being willing to give her own life for hers. After being injured during Doom Eagle's ambush, she trusted Noa to protect Sei in her stead and threatened to "hunt [him] down to the end of the Earth" if anything happened to her boss. Upon learning that Noa had thrown Sei off a balcony, Yuki became furious and threatened to use "lethal force" against him until Sei told her it was not necessary.

Skills and equipment

As a bodyguard, Yuki was well trained in both marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat and always carried a weapon with her. During her time in Cebu, she carried a briefcase which contained a concealed assault rifle. She also wielded a non-lethal melee weapon in the form of an electric shock batton that extended from a bracer, similarly to a Hidden Blade, though she later gave it to Noa Kim.

Yuki was implied to be extremely physically strong, as just her pinching Noa's cheek was enough to cause him considerable pain. She also proved to be a skilled swimmer while exploring the underwater shipwreck of the SS Ourang Medan.

Gallery

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  Yuki pinching Noa's cheek
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  Yuki with Noa and Sei in Cebu
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  Yuki readying her rifle
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  Yuki giving Noa her bracer
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  Yuki and Noa approaching the Ourang Medan's wreck

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple