Assassin's Creed Shadows: If you love the One Piece series, this character could seem familiar to you

Assassin's Creed Shadows introduced a new secondary figure.

In March leadsThe traditional open world series finally to Japan. Ubisoft has now presented a new secondary figure from the game, the main fans of the Netflix seriesOne Pieceis likely to appear. The NPC Gennojo is played by Zorro actor Mackenyu Arata.

Zorro actor takes on a role in AC Shadows

That's what it's about:On X, the team behind Assassin's Creed Shadows released a short making-of video for the game in which they reveal that Mackenyu Arata took on a supporting role in the new offshoot.

Here is the video:

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Mackenyu is primarily for his representation as a legendary pirate hunter Lorenor Zorro in the Netflix adaptation ofOne Pieceknown. But he also has in many other films and series likePacific Rim: Uprisingplayed along.

This is his role in Shadows

In the upcoming Assassin's Creed game, Macheyu set the figure Gennojo in both English and Japanese and stood for his appearance.

Gennojo is a skillful thief who steals the rich and powerful. He drowns his concerns in Saké and meets Naoe and Yasuke in the course of history. Gennojo can be recruited for the Shinobi League and thus become an ally.

Mackenyu even has a personal connection to Assassin's Creed. He is cited by Ubisoft as follows:

"I have a nice memories of the turn. I was in the middle school when the first Assassin's Creed appeared, and I remember that my friends and I met with a friend and alternately played the game [...] It was clear to me that the new Assassin's Creed game would be located in Japan that I had to be part of this project. "

His role in Shadows is Mackenyu's first appearance in a video game.

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Of course, it is unclear how big the role of Gennojo is in the finished game. The short video suggests that he and Naoe experience common adventures. However, whether these go beyond a few recruitment missions and it may even be available as a romance must continue to be awaited.

Are you looking forward to Assassin's Creed Shadows? How do you like the figure Gennojo?