Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.

Gamo Yoshimitsu

From the Assassin's Creed Wiki
Revision as of 03:26, 24 April 2025 by imported>Lady Kyashira
Jump to navigation Jump to search
He who increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.

This article contains spoilers, meaning it has information and facts concerning Assassin's Creed: Shadows. If you do not want to know about these events, it is recommended to read on with caution, or not at all.

This template should be removed from the article 20 June 2025.

Where are the paintings?

This article is in need of more images and/or better quality pictures from official media in order to achieve a higher status. You can help the Assassin's Creed Wiki by uploading better images on this page.

"I am Gamo Yoshitmisu, descended of the great Fujiwara, most revered of all clans. The sacred blood of the Nakatomi, children of the kami, flows in our veins! And I will fight you to the death."
―Yoshimitsu to Yasuke before their duel, 1582.[src]-[m]

Gamo Yoshimitsu (蒲生 義光; died 1582) was a Japanese samurai who served as Akechi Kagemitsu's bodyguard during the late 16th century.[1] He was a member of the Gamō clan which claimed descent from the Fujiwara clan which, in turn, was descended from the Nakatomi clan.[2]

Biography

As Kagemitsu's personal bodyguard, Yoshimitsu was extremely loyal to his master, such that he was given his own personal residence in Sakamoto outside the castle.[2] In 1582, Yoshimitsu accompanied Kagemitsu to Seta Bridge in Ōtsu, where his lord was scheduled to duel with Shōtei, the former daimyo southern Omi and one of the late Oda Nobunaga's persistent rivals. In reality, the duel was meant to be am ambush to rid the land of Shōtei to bring southern Omi fully under Kagmitsu's control. However, the ambush was thwarted by the timely arrival of Nobunaga's former retainer Yasuke, causing Yoshimitsu to urge his lord to retreat. Kagemitsu agreed and retreated back to the castle with Yoshimitsu.[3]

Later on, an alliance of Yasuke, Fujibayashi Naoe, Shotei and Rokkaku Katsuhime launched an attack on Sakamoto to eliminate Kagemitsu and his followers. In his own residence, Yoshimitsu was confronted by Yasuke and Shotei, with the former requesting a duel to the death with Yoshimitsu, given their respective roles as samurai. Yoshimitsu accepted and the two gathered in the courtyard, each of them declaring their oaths and proclamation. Ultimately, Yoshimitsu was bested by Yasuke and was killed in battle. His death greatly weakened the strength of Kagmitsu's forces, ultimately resulting his lord's downfall and death at the hands of the alliance.[2]

Appearances

References