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"Before my day of atonement comes, I am content to do what I have always done. Kill in the name of freedom. To prove my faith in the name of a Brotherhood that will not have me, and the new one I will build."
―Alvaro Catarribera's declaration, 1549.[src]-[m]

Alvaro Catarribera was a Spanish Assassin who operated during the 16th century. After being excommunicated from the Spanish Brotherhood for breaking the Creed, he traveled to East Asia, where he founded the Kakushiba ikki, a new Assassin branch in Japan, alongside his apprentice, Tsuyu.

Biography

Early life

Formerly a member of the Spanish Brotherhood, Catarribera was excommunicated after he killed an innocent girl during a pursuit gone wrong, breaking one of the Creed's tenets. This led him to leave Spain and embark on a journey to the Far East, spending time in Malacca, Formosa, and finally in Macau. There, he overheard two Templars speaking of starting an expedition to Japan with the intention to spread their ideals. Determined to stop their efforts, Catarribera followed them and arrived in Nagasaki in 1549, using the arrival of the Jesuit and Templar Francis Xavier's delegation as cover and access.[1]

Realizing the need for allies against the group, Catarribera found it in a starving and injured girl named Tsuyu, raising and training her to follow in his footsteps. This laid the foundation of what became the Kakushiba ikki.[1] Shortly after establishing the organization, the Assassins were tasked by Emperor Go-Nara with safeguarding the three Imperial Regalia.[2]

Founding the Kakushiba ikki

By 1560, Catarribera had become acquainted with the shinobi Momochi Sandayu and his apprentice Hattori Hanzō, both members of the Iga ikki. Due to the similarities between the Assassins and shinobi's ideologies and modus operandi, Catarribera and Sandayu quickly became friends, laying the foundations of a strong alliance between their respective organizations.[3]

As Catarribera attempted to expand the Kakushiba ikki, he and Tsuyu traveled to Iga, where the senior Assassin took an interest in Fujibayashi Masayasu, a local farmer protecting his village from bandits and corrupt samurai. Sandayu also sensed Masayasu's potential and decided to test his skills by pitting him against Hanzō in a fight, which Catarribera and Sandayu watched from the treetops while discussing their respective apprentices and Masayasu. After Masayasu emerged victorious using underhanded tactics, an impressed Sandayu decided to train him as a shinobi.[3]

Personality and traits

"A young girl, fear and confusion etched into her lifeless eyes. My hidden blade, bright and sticky with the waxy sheen of her blood. To this day, I do not know her name. It is likely for the best. One thing to have nightmares. Another thing to know them on a first-name basis. A nightmare that has pursued me since my excommunication from the Brotherhood."
―Catarribera talking about his nightmares.[src]-[m]

Alvaro Catarribera was a jovial individual, always trying to see the best in people and occasionaly making jokes to lighten the atmosphere; a stark contrast to his apprentice Tsuyu, who remained ever-stoic.[3]

However, deep inside, Catarribera was haunted by his unintentional murder of an innocent girl and perceived failures as an Assassin, frequently having nightmares in which he would see the girl's face as his Hidden Blade struck her. For years, he wandered the world aimlessly while trying to drink his sorrows away, until learning about the Templars' planned expansion to Japan, which made him regain his sense of duty. Despite no longer being an Assassin, he felt it was his responsibility to stop the Templars' plans and establish a Brotherhood in Japan to fight against them.[1]

Upon meeting Tsuyu, Catarribera saw the determination in her eyes and her willingness to learn, and trained her as an Assassin to follow in his footsteps. Although he was uncertain whether he could ever achieve redemption for his past transgressions, Catarribera nonetheless resolved to fight in the name of freedom, as he always had, and hoped that the new Brotherhood he built was proof that he never lost faith in the Assassins' cause.[1]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Meaning of the Blade
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari – Chapter 1

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The Betrayers (Fujichika Nakayama • Endo Tomoyasu • Itakura Shigezo • Masatoshi Nakahara • Sato Genta • Sato Katsubei • Usami Yoshiko) • The Butterfly Collectors (Gamemaker • Kacho • Mucho • Richo • Shucho) • The Corrupt Daikan (Endo Riku • Gamo Morinari • Ise Asuka • Isshiki Mansaku • Izumi Bunzo • Okudaira Toshizo) • Genzaburo's Soldiers (Akane • Genzaburo • Shishimaru • Shin-no-suke • Yasokichi) • The Godai Shinobi (Kaji • Akira • Azai Jukei • Kazumi • Rokkaku Yoshimitsu) • The Hunters of Kyonyo (Inumaru • Kamakichi • Shishi-o • Toro • Tsuchi-Gumo) • The Iron Hand Guild (Ginroku • Kanta • Kin-no-suke • Tamao • The Iron Hand) • The Kabukimono (Big Sueki • Chief Cuckoo • Corrupt Blade • Ember • Ghost General • Grave Dancer • Laughing Man • Peacock) • Kurai Eikyou (The Akiyama Agent • The Blacksmith Agent • The Katsuragi Agent • The Tsutsui Agent • The Messenger) • Nobutsuna's Students (Asari Nobutane • Hozoin In'ei • Marume Nagayoshi • Nagano Saemon • Sanada Masatoyo • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yuki no Kata) • The Pirate Alliance (Kage • Little Kappa • Lopo Cruz • Oni-yuri • Sen) • The Seta River Killers (Gaspar • Ermigo • Trader • Exterminator • Builder • Contractor • Collector • Stalker • Tormentor) • The Silver Smugglers (Enju • Fernam Moreno • Takeru • Mai • Nycollaao de Castel Branco • Shinji • Yoshisada) • The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro • Takahashi Ichi-Hime • Takahashi Inoshichi • Takahashi Jiro • Takahashi Saburo • Takahashi Shiro • Takahashi Taro) • The Winter Raiders (Akumu • Hayate • Sobei • Jinbei • Yasha) • The Yamabushi Imposters (The Clifftop Yamabushi • The Forest Yamabushi • The Mountain Yamabushi • The Pathway Yamabushi • The Pond Yamabushi • The River Yamabushi • The Shadow Yamabushi • The Valley Yamabushi • The Village Yamabushi) • The Yokai (Ao Andon • Daitengu • Kappa (Kappa Taku • Kappa Rei) • Makuwauri no Bakemono • Oshiroi Babā • Suika no Bakemono • Taka Nyudo • Yuki-onna)
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Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries (Sentinels) | Japanese Rite (Sanzoku Ippa) • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akiyama • Akechi • Bessho • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Sengoku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Ashigaru • Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collectors • Godai Shinobi • Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • Pirate Alliance • Seta River Killers • Winter Raiders) • Jesuits • Portuguese Empire
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Japan (Awaji (Sumoto • Yura) • Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki • Takasago) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya (Aekuni Shrine Town) • Mibuno Vale) • Kii (Mount Kōya • Negoro-ji • Saika • Shingū) • Ōmi (Azuchi (Azuchi Castle) • Hachiman • Lake Biwa (Chikubushima) • Nagahama • Ōmizo • Ōtsu • Sakamoto • Shiotsu) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Osaka • Sakai • Takatsuki • Tomiko's Homestead) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Kameyama • Miyazu • Tada • Takeda • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Kyoto (Honnō-ji) • Shōryūji • Ujitawara • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Kōriyama • Nara Heartland (Tōdai-ji) • Takatori • Uda Matsuyama • Yoshino))
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Weapons and tools
Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Makibishi • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs • Tezutsu) • Short blades (Tantō) • Staff (Bō) • Swords (Katana)
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