Fuma Sukuna
Fuma Sukuna was the leader of a guild of shinobi working for the Shimazu clan in the early 18th century. He was a former mentor to the Templar Shimazu Saito, having trained her in swordsmanship.
After accompanying his former student to Macau in 1725, Sukuna and his followers eventually abandoned Saito and engaged in a civil war against her faction of mixed-blood ninja. As the leader of the Japanese ninja in Macau, Sukuna secured an alliance with the merchant Lee Huiyin and enlisted the help of the Assassin Edward Kenway to eliminate Saito, though the Assassin ended up partnering with her instead.
Biography
Early life
Not much is known about Sukuna's early life other than the fact that he had been serving the Shimazu clan for a long time. When Shimazu Saito, the illegitimate daughter of the late head of the clan, was brought to Japan to be trained in the clan's ways,[1] Sukuna acted as one of her mentors, teaching her how to fight.[2]
Shimazu clan civil war
In 1725, Sukuna and his followers were sent to Macau alongside Saito and her faction of mixed-blood ninja to pursue a lead to the location of the lost city of Angkor, an alleged Precursor site. However, Sukuna and his men grew increasingly frustrated with having to follow Saito's lead due to her mixed-heritage, and eventually abandoned her to form their own faction.[3]
In time, the conflict between Sukuna's Japanese shinobi and Saito's mixed-blood ninja escalated into a civil war.[4] Realizing that they needed a powerful ally in Macau, Sukuna sent one of his men to secure a partnership with the affluential businesswoman Lee Huiyin, who accepted despite the ninja's previous attacks against her company.[5]
At one point, Sukuna and his ninja accompanied Lee to the market, where they broke up a fight between the Assassin Edward Kenway and Lee's rival Sun, the latter of whom had allied himself with Saito. As Lee and Sun were about to clash, soldiers from the Dutch East India Company, which had allied with Edward, came to back up the Assassin. Realizing that no good would come out of a three-way standoff, Sukuna convinced Lee to retreat by claiming he had a plan to deal with their enemies.[4]
Seeking to eliminate Saito, who served as Sun's bodyguard aboard his floating gambling hall, Sukuna later approached Edward while he was alone. Aware of his affiliations, the shinobi leader enlisted Edward's help to assassinate Saito due to his skills as a Master Assassin. After Edward accepted, Sukuna told him where he could find Saito and promised that he and his ninja would be waiting aboard the ship to help the Assassin accomplish his mission.[4]
Attack on Sun's gambling ship
As promised, once Edward had infiltrated Sun's gambling den and engaged in combat with Saito, Sukuna and his ninja lent their aid by taking out many of the Templar's followers. With their enemies scattered and in disarray, one of the ninja suggested that they eliminate Saito, but Sukuna reminded him that they were under orders from Lee to assassinate Sun and secure a sea log in his possession. He then ordered his men to proceed to Sun's main ship, claiming that they would be able to deal with the traitors whenever they wished.[6]
As Sukuna and his men chased after Sun, who was attempting to flee with the sea log, they spotted three strange warriors also pursuing the merchant. Just then, Sukuna was caught by surprise when Edward arrived and killed two of his ninja, claiming that he had gone back on their agreement and allied with Saito. As the Templar joined Edward, she told him to recover the sea log from Sun while she dealt with Sukuna and his men.[1]
Sukuna fought Saito and managed to disarm her before using his sword to block the shuriken she threw at him. Sukuna remarked that although his former pupil's skills had improved since he had trained her, she was still no match for him. He then expressed remorse at having to kill her for betraying the Shimazu clan, only for Saito to point out that Sukuna and the other clan members had always seen her and her friends as outsiders. After Saito declared that she would kill everyone who had looked down upon her to avenge her followers and take over the clan, Sukuna and his men prepared to fight her.[2]
However, at that moment, a firework flew over the ship, signaling Sukuna to retreat. After promising Saito to kill her during their next meeting if she somehow survived the night's events, Sukuna and his men left the ship as it began to be bombarded with cannon fire by Jeong, an admiral working with Sukuna and Lee to wipe out Sun's fleet.[2]
Personality and traits
Sukuna was devoted to the Shimazu clan and valued honor and loyalty. He honored his promise to Edward Kenway to help him when the Assassin was facing Saito, and prioritized Lee's orders to recover the sea log in Sun's possession over his personal desire to punish the traitors of the clan.[6] He was also very knowledgeable about the Assassin Brotherhood and its similarities to the shinobi of Japan, which led him to seek an alliance with Edward.[4] After Edward broke their agreement by allying with Saito, Sukuna remarked that he should not have trusted a "Western barbarian" and declared him an enemy of the Shimazu clan.[1]
While Sukuna might have been close to his former student Saito at one point, he renounced her once he learned of her alleged betrayal of the clan and sought to personally eliminate her.[4] When facing Saito, he claimed that the news of her treason had saddened him, only for his former student to call him out for treating her like an outsider of the clan due to her mixed heritage.[2]
Skills and equipment
Trained in the shinobi arts, Sukuna was a master of stealth, being able to tail Edward Kenway around Macau for a while until the Assassin noticed him,[4] and infiltrate Sun's gambling den without being detected.[6] He was also a skilled swordsman, having personally trained Saito, whose skills he claimed paled in comparison to his own.[2]
Gallery
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Close-up of Sukuna -
Sukuna persuading Lee to withdraw during the standoff -
Sukuna with his men
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 37
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 38
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 20
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 31
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 26
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 33