Ubisoft finds itself in hot water again over Assassin’s Creed Shadows and specifically a Qlectors collectible that features Yasuke and Naoe on what appears to be a One-Legged Torii gate.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Qlectors Yasuke & Naoe (2024), Pure Arts
The figure, which is available to purchase on Big Bad Toy Store, is created by Pure Arts.
The official description for the toy states, “Legendary Samurai Yasuke and stealthy Shinobi Naoe, dual protagonists of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, ready to fulfil their destinies and usher in a new era for Japan! Qlectors captures iconic Assassin’s Creed scenes in a qute new 6-inch format, the perfect size to fit in any collection!”
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Qlectors Yasuke & Naoe (2024), Pure Arts
The collectible caught the attention of X user r230614_shin who blasted Ubisoft for greenlighting it as he speculates that Naoe is perched on a One-Legged Torii gate.
He added, “I have never seen a ‘One-Legged Torii’ other than the one destroyed by the American atomic bomb in Nagasaki.”
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With Shin bringing attention to the figure, many others roasted Ubisoft for it. YouTuber RazörFist wrote on X, “Ubisoft including an artifact from a nuclear detonation (a one-sided arch) in what promises to be the biggest bomb of the year. God is a stand-up comedian.”
Ubisoft including an artifact from a nuclear detonation (a one-sided arch) in what promises to be the biggest bomb of the year.
God is a stand-up comedian. https://t.co/YE3PFNIJwz
— RazörFist (@RAZ0RFIST) September 24, 2024
NotHaru47 wrote, “Ubisoft just keep digging themselves deeper into the sh***er.”
Ubisoft just keep digging themselves deeper into the shitter https://t.co/gkhZ6Y1V6Y pic.twitter.com/kOOsr1KOew
— Haru47 ☭⃠🇩🇪🇲🇽🇺🇸🇯🇵新人ゲーム開発者 (@NotHaru47) September 24, 2024
YouTuber Vara Dark posted, “Ubisoft has spent half a billion dollars on game budgets before. So they either hired dollar store ‘historians’ or are intentionally disrespecting Japan. There’s no shot THIS MANY ‘mistakes’ have been made.”
Ubisoft has spent half a billion dollars on game budgets before. So they either hired dollar store “historians” or are intentionally disrespecting Japan. There’s no shot THIS MANY “mistakes” have been made. 😬 https://t.co/6KwMOavKqs
— Vara Dark (@Vara_Dark) September 24, 2024
Kit Sun Cheah wrote, “Ubisoft used an atomic bomb relic for its marketing campaign. This is what DIE money buys a company.”
Ubisoft used an atomic bomb relic for its marketing campaign.
This is what DIE money buys a company. https://t.co/hOajaJ9K8m
— Kit Sun Cheah (@thebencheah) September 24, 2024
CrimsonRedAskua posted, “Ubisoft reviving WW2 bombings on Japan. Ubisoft needs to go bankrupt. Videogame companies can’t be led by woke abd communist activists.”
Ubisoft reviving WW2 bombings on Japan. Ubisoft needs to go bankrupt. Videogame companies can’t be led by woke abd communist activists. https://t.co/lNwva7nduM
— Asuka Red (@CrimsonRedAsuka) September 23, 2024
MadamSavvy added, “The consultants they hired were too busy focusing on “transgenerational relationships” and basing things off a historical vandal. The comments are interesting and this was sad to learn this way. 3000 people working on assassins creed shadows and this is what they have to offer. This is the best 3000 people can do. Maybe fire the bloat, get some actual historians, and do better.”
The consultants they hired were too busy focusing on “transgenerational relationships” and basing things off a historical vandal.
The comments are interesting and this was sad to learn this way.
3000 people working on assassins creed shadows and this is what they have to… https://t.co/RLgFW2YBXZ
— Savvy (@MadamSavvy) September 24, 2024
X user Kusogoriunchi referenced the recent Olympic Games in Paris and wrote as translated via Google, “France is probably a devil’s country because they even mocked their own mass Christians with the ‘Last Supper of the Monsters.’”
フランス、普通に自国のマス層のキリスト教さえバケモンの最後の晩餐でおちょくったので多分悪魔の国 https://t.co/qJ9VLxeCaM
— クズ (@kusogoriunchi) September 23, 2024
Jikkuri_koto4 posted, “UBI says they studied Japan when they released Shadows, but I think it’s more accurate to say they studied material that would insult Japan. It’s disappointing.”
UBIはシャドウズを出すにあたって日本を学んだっていうけど実際は日本を侮辱するネタを学んだってのが正しい所なんだろうな。がっかりだわ。 https://t.co/6YfILE1wMR
— 古都 (@jikkuri_koto4) September 24, 2024
While many people are trashing Ubisoft for the collectible at least one user does note there are other broken Torii gates and is seemingly giving Ubisoft the benefit of the doubt. However, he even admitted, “Even if unintentional, the ‘One-Leg Torii’ is a reminder of the devastation caused by the Nagasaki atomic bomb, so the use of this design was undesirable and should have been avoided if possible.’ If that’s the argument, I agree.”
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What do you make of Ubisoft getting blasted for this Assassin’s Creed Shadows figure?
