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The Assault on Iwaya Castle took place at Iwaya Castle, Japan in 1585 during the late Sengoku period. It was fought between Kakushiba ikki, aided by the local ashigaru, and the Japanese Templar Kimura Yukari and her collective, the Sanzoku Ippa.

The battle ended with the death of Yukari and her Sanzoku Ippa nearly dismantled while the Assassins recovered the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the Imperial Regalia, from the Templars' hands.

Prelude[edit | edit source]

With the deaths of her three taishō (大将, lit. "general"), Imagawa Tomeji, Yasuhira, and Nowaki,,[1][2][3], Naoe and Yasuke managed to weaken her forces,,[4] destroy her teppō crates,[5] and garnered allies from the ashigaru who were forcibly indebted to her.[6]

The assault[edit | edit source]

Planning their assault, Naoe, Yasuke, and Naoe's mother and Master Assassin Fujibayashi Tsuyu conferred at Sumoto Kakurega before beginning their attack. Tsuyu was in charge to recover the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan, while Naoe was tasked to bring down the barricade at Iwaya Castle as a signal for Yasuke and his forces to charge. Leaving Sumoto, they all went about their objectives.[7]

Naoe managed to enter the castle's grounds and find the materials needed to set the barricades aflame. Doing so, Yasuke, along with the help of the ashigaru and Hattori Hanzō, charged the castle and killed all the incoming guards in their way. Making their way to the tenshu, Naoe met with Yasuke and Hanzō. While Naoe made her way to find her mother, Yasuke ventured to the tenshu alone while Hanzō dealt with any incoming Sanzoku Ippa guards. Within the tenshu, Yasuke saw a lone warrior and demanded Yukari's location. Turning around, Yukari revealed herself as the warrior and admitted to being her father's first and perhaps greatest students. While Yasuke offered a honorable fight, Yukari chastized him by stating nor Tsuyu nor his former lord Nobunaga were by his side and that all anyone has is themselves.[7]

Yukari soon unsheathed her naginata and fought Yasuke. After a lengthy bout, Yukari lost hold of her naginata and unsheathed her katanas, telling Yasuke that her cause is herself solely. Ultimately, Yasuke defeated Yukari, who stated that his presence and actions meant nothing before succumbing to her wounds.[7]

Aftermath[edit | edit source]

After the assault ended, Naoe searched for her mother and traced her trail of dead bodies out of the castle. Making her way to the harbor, she found Tsuyu overwhelmed by the Sanzoku Ippa soldiers. Saving her mother and eliminating all the soldiers, Naoe went to Tsuyu, who apologized for failing her part in the mission. However, Naoe told her that all she wanted is her mother back. Tsuyu, although wary, promised to work on being one. With the sword back in their possession and Yasuke meeting up with them, they decided to return all the Regalia back to the Emperor. Thus, Naoe and Tsuyu traveled back to the mainland and gave back all the Regalia to Emperor Ōgimachi at his palace in Kyoto.[8]

Naoe and Yasuke traveled back to Awaji and met with Konatsu, Hanzō's contact and ally. She revealed that remnants of the Sanzoku Ippa still exist and threaten the people of Awaji. Accepting the task, the pair hunted down and successfully eliminated all the remaining operatives of the Sanzoku Ippa.[9]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – A Garrison to Dismantle
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – A Snake in the Shrine
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – Turning the Tables
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – The Bad Sleep Well
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – Silencing the Teppo
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – Tipping the Balance
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – The Final Assault
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – Trouble with the Regalia
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji – All That We Leave Behind

Characters
Assassins
Templars
Shinbakufu
Sanzuko Ippa
Minor targets
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)
Mythic Beings
Others
Animus EGO user • The Eagle • Ego • The Guide | Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Konatsu • Kumabe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Meiran • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tominaga • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu
Factions
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
Locations
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))
Events
Terms and concepts
Animus (Anomalies • Database • Genetic memory • Hub • Memories • Rifts) • Crafting • Kakurega • Oni • Activities (Hidden Trails • Horse Archery • Kata • Kofun • Kuji-kiri) • Collectibles (Kamon • Tea sets • Sumi-e • Kano Paintings) • Imperial Regalia • Skills (Assassination • Eagle Vision • Freerunning • Eavesdropping • Leap of Faith) • Wardrobe (Naoe • Yasuke)
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)
DLC
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