Takahashi Goro
|
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. |
|
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. |
Takahashi Goro was a Japanese samurai of the Takahashi clan who lived in Kyoto.
Biography
Son of Takahashi Inoshichi, Goro watched his siblings Ichi-Hime, Taro, Jiro, Shiro, and Saburo being intensely trained by their father after their mother passed away. In contrast, Goro was never trained properly as a samurai. Under his father's orders, his family became local thugs and terrorized Kyoto and its people.[1]
By 1582, Goro came to realize that his family was damaging their name and wished to leave with Ichi-Hime from Kyoto. However, he still wanted to appease his family and make his father proud of him. Conflicted, he wandered the burnt buildings at Shokokuji Temple.[1]
Meanwhile, his family's trangressions caught the attention of Ujimasa, a friend of former Ise clan leader Ise Sadatame, who talked with Sadatame's allies, the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke, about the Takahashi's abuse of power over Kyoto.[2] At one of the destroyed buildings, Naoe and Yasuke confronted Goro as he was talking to himself and decided his fate.[1]
Personality and traits
Takahashi Goro was a kind and compassionate man who held a katana as his main weapon but lacked the proper fighting instruction of a samurai. However, like Ichi-Hime, he desired to leave his family behind but felt compelled and scared to stay.[1]
Behind the scenes
Depending on the player's choice and recovering all of the clues, if Takahashi Inoshichi is killed first, Goro is indefinitely spared. Otherwise, he may be killed or spared near Shokokuji Temple. If spared, he pleaded mercy for Ichi-Hime.
Appearances
References

