So uhh... you guys are here because of the Assassin's Creed game too, huh?

@Markeveli237

6 күн бұрын

Yeah

@JimTheKnight01

6 күн бұрын

Guilty. 😂😂😂

@dariusolivia18

6 күн бұрын

Hahaha...yep...😆😆

@goro_vl390

6 күн бұрын

🙋‍♂️🤣😂🤣

@goro_vl390

6 күн бұрын

I'm actually interested on his take on this AC controversy 🤔

So yasuke didn’t dfight mechas and shoot laser beams? Netflix lied to me

@bestia2.063

2 жыл бұрын

Netflix caters to the woke and allows people to exaggerate and lie about their history in order to indoctrinate the masses

@silverkip2992

2 жыл бұрын

@@bestia2.063 I can't even tell if you're serious

@65firered

2 жыл бұрын

@@bestia2.063 I think they just wanted to make a fantasy story and chose a real historical figure for the main character. They just went a few steps too far with that. I mean, some magic and mythology is cool but we have mechs and robots too... in feudal Japan.

@bestia2.063

2 жыл бұрын

@@65firered the problem is that it's not just happening with one or two stories it's happening everywhere in currently groups of these afro Centrist are targeting other communities especially those vulnerable one in the Native American communities which are being bullied and even threatened by these groups

@bestia2.063

2 жыл бұрын

@@65firered I am not Native American but I've been following their KZread channels and a lot of these guys are out to claim that they are the real natives of America🤣

Speaking as both an Asian historian and someone raised in Japanese culture, one of the things that I have observed is that Westerners constantly confused the term 'Samurai' with that of the profession of arms "budoken' and those that practiced it, the "Bushi'. Samurai was a caste, filled with accountants, artisans, and courtiers, not just the warriors. It's historically likely that Yasuke was elevated to the status of Bushi and enjoyed the benefits of favored status that came with that. However there is no historical proof that he was ever elevated into the samurai caste. In fact Nobunaga's era was the beginning of end of upward mobility, for native Japanese, much less outsiders. It's highly improbable that Yasuke was made Samurai, for the reasons that Metatron already pointed out.

@helikos1

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I suspect he was treated with the status similar to Samurai but never actually made one. He would have been above the common peasants but not on equal footing with a Samurai devoted to Nobunaga. He's not going to given the Japanese equivalent of a fief or made into a Daimyo, had Nobunaga claimed victory in the sengoku era.

@stefanfranke5651

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the insight! Japanese feudalism is really often painted with a broad brush in fiction and in documentaries sadly too, just like european feudalism. But like it's european counterpart it has so much nuances, special rules and exceptions.

@yomauser

2 жыл бұрын

For I can understand, ninjas were also samurais, or ashigarus, or none of those, but the daimyos hired them as their most trusted bodyguards too, and even in some castles the ninja headquarter was next to the daimyo private room. So Yasuke was in reality... a shuriken thrower ninja!!

@lamwen03

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like he might have been the equivlent of a man-at-arms. All the gear of a knight, but not a noble.

@helikos1

2 жыл бұрын

@Hitroman Bushi is a social class, akin to the aristocracy. A Samurai is a warrior noble. Not all of the Bushi class were warriors *You cannot be Samurai if you're not Bushi. Please correct me if I'm wrong but this is what I always thought.

Just wanted to give a thumbs up to Metatron, to Dario and of course to Metatron's mom, for being in this video. All of you are amazing!

@metatronyt

2 жыл бұрын

Ahah thank you we all appreciate

@coolmanjack1995

2 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Metatron's mom for producing Metatron

@stefanfranke5651

2 жыл бұрын

@@coolmanjack1995 Content-creator creator :D

@baconsarny-geddon8298

2 жыл бұрын

The Meta-Mum has spread her wings.

@alejandrolievano5573

2 жыл бұрын

Meta-mom was the best part of the video

i'm Japanese but to me, whether Yasuke was a samurai or not isn't too important, as he was clearly in Nobunaga's inner circle, which means more than being a samurai. There are levels to being a samurai, but Yasuke was in Nobunaga's trusted group, who he kept by his side, which in practical terms made him a more important person than being, for example, a mere lower level samurai (of which there would've been many working under Nobunaga). Yasuke was even at Nobunaga's side when 'Hon-nou-ji-no hen' (the coup at the Honnouji temple) happened, which is one of the most well known & important historical event in Japan during the Medieval/feudal period. Nobunaga was a military genius who massively expanded his territory in central Japan, and noted for creating the 3 line rifle shooting strategy, as well as winning battles that were against the odds, using his smarts. He was definitely not a traditionalist, which gave him an edge, as he was willing to incorporate new things, and I could imagine him being interested in any information that Yasuke could share with him, regarding his culture that may have been useful to Nobunaga in the future. Dont' forget, Nobunaga is the guy that gave 'Toyotomi Hideyoshi' his big break, promoting him from the most lowest rank (as he came from a farming caste), to a samurai war lord, and who eventually conquered much of Japan.

@axellyann5085

2 жыл бұрын

Hideyoshi was a farming caste? Learning something new everyday.

@davidcervantes9336

2 жыл бұрын

@@axellyann5085 Yeap, he was FROM a farming cast. He was an ashigaru.

@insiainutorrt259

2 жыл бұрын

Always remember being ''close'' to a high up person or whatever may just as well mean nothing more than the designated ass wiper.... without proper actual info and details...

@michael3088

2 жыл бұрын

as a novelty that's still no reason to beleave they were best buds

@OtaniNoAsagi

2 жыл бұрын

You make a valid point and something I honestly didn't really consider. So many are hung up on the title that they forget what he was actually allowed to do. So even if he wasn't Samurai he was allowed do things and be apart of things that even certain Samurai weren't. And knowing how Nobunaga was it makes sense.

William Adams was the first historically recorded weeb, Oda Nobunaga was the first historically recorded reverse-weeb.

@kelvinferreira3767

2 жыл бұрын

Oda Nobunaga - The First Westeaboo. Someone has to write that book.

@shogun_arasaka

2 жыл бұрын

I wish there was the same attention paid to Adams, his story is extremely interesting.

@antorseax9492

2 жыл бұрын

Ol' Samurai Bill He's from Gillingham

@shogun_arasaka

2 жыл бұрын

@@antorseax9492 Samurai Bill, haha, I like that.

@antorseax9492

2 жыл бұрын

@@shogun_arasaka It's what he's known as

I've always read of him refured to as Nobunaga's Retainer. That in and of itself would have given him a lot of freedoms the Japanese commoners wouldn't have had. But unless he was adopted into the Oda Clan, I dont see how he would have been made a Samurai, aka a Japanese Noble.

@Olav_Hansen

2 жыл бұрын

Being the retainer of someone significant immediately makes you pretty important, and thus of high note. It's possible he was given a title, but without any records of him being rewarded a title it's still highly unlikely in my opinion.

@-Wade-

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a hard guy but i say the truth why you are deleting my comments ? yo the Medievil Night do you like to be ruled by Black people everywhere? i dont hate black people so much i think there is always good and bad but when you see they include them in everything i mean everything you know they wanna heights them to rule everyone including you Metaton so save your race + me i think the right thing is everyone is special on his own way so everyone should stay in his zone european for europe and africans for africa.

@fentanyl_weed

2 жыл бұрын

@@-Wade- stay in your zone don't comment. And don't tell others what to do. You're a simple-minded racist who wants attention. You want to feel important. Bc, you feel inferior so you want to down others. You speaking about who you think is bad. Shows your privilege like others are supposed to care how you feel. Your not superior or important. I think you know that, that's why you commented like you did. Your racism is based in fear. And you feeling inferior.

@calebeakin6742

2 жыл бұрын

@@-Wade- Stay in your zone and try elementary again.

@gordonlawrence1448

2 жыл бұрын

@@Olav_Hansen That is not a complete argument though. We are talking 500 years ago. There have been both earthquakes and massive firestorms in Japan. Just because we do not have a record now does not mean it was not written at one time. Records do not universally survive. There are even massive amounts of records missing in the USA due to fires in the 20'th century and that is without war on their teritory at the time.

It's funny that now the Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Shadows just launched and I was recommended this video considering that I usually watch history information here. Thanks KZread! LOL

@gamer2101

7 күн бұрын

Same for me. lol

@Katsura_ja_nai_Zura_da

7 күн бұрын

and many racist already calling game woke just because black samurai!

@raskolnikov6443

7 күн бұрын

@@Katsura_ja_nai_Zura_dawell there never was a black samurai.

@Katsura_ja_nai_Zura_da

7 күн бұрын

@@raskolnikov6443 neither there was aliens or any assassins creeds game. They aren't historical games!

@antonakesson

7 күн бұрын

@@Katsura_ja_nai_Zura_da They are historical games just not full history class games. Historical doesn't mean accurate or not just that it is concerning history.

Netflix kinda disappointed they didn't do about more of a exaggerated realism approach like samurai Champloo.

@65firered

2 жыл бұрын

No instead it went full magical girl with mechs and robots.

@admirekashiri9879

2 жыл бұрын

Nope LeSean added Mechs and magic 🤦🏿‍♂️

@helikos1

2 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same reaction, such a shame. Samurai Champloo is so good. R.I.P. Nujabes

@thepunishersequence291

2 жыл бұрын

yeah I expected something in the lines of vinland saga with samurai but I guess I have vagabond for that

@tiawheeler1153

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely would have watched it if they went the Champloo route...

Sources agree on two points: the samurai system was quite rigid. It's hard to imagine a foreigner integrating a culture and language in such a short space of time. Yasuke was a social attraction because of his color skin. However, Yasuke belonged to Nobunaga's inner circle. The "retainer" status fits his story better. Even if, etymologically, Samurai means "servant", the fact remains that there's a whole strict code: learning bushido, caste logic linked to a culture (being Japanese and growing up in that culture), and so on. The rest of the story is also important to consider: Yasuke didn't stay in Japan. He was sent back.

@LenaFerrari

5 сағат бұрын

I'm not very knowledgeable about Japanese history, but generally powerful people can bend the rules and promote their favorites to their liking. I can think, from the top of my head how the prostitute commoner Madame du Barry was made into a noble woman legally by the French king just bc it would be improper for him to sleep with otherwise. There's many instances like that in European history, that's just the first that I remember, so I wouldn't be surprised similar things could have happened in feudal Japan. Again, I'm not saying it did happen, I genuinely don't know, but the fact it didn't follow social rules when he was backed by someone really powerful doesn't seem to me enough to discredit the possibility

@darkjack9021

5 сағат бұрын

@@LenaFerrari Indeed. Nobunaga bent the rules for Yasuke. He was a retainer, but not a samurai. Example: he used a wakizashi (self-defense weapon), not a katana (warrior weapon for samurai). By the way, all samurai must learn Bushido. Yasuke didn't. He was a special guest. Samurai is a spirit. It takes years. Without japanese culture, it's almost impossible. You can't bend rules in this kind of system. Especially in Japan. 出る杭は打たれる ("The stake that sticks out will be driven down").

Had to come here now with all the AC drama. Thank you.

@VampireNoblesse

5 күн бұрын

same xD

Other than Yasuke existing, NONE of the "historical" events in the anime happened the way it happened in history. They pretty much tried to push Yasuke was a super hero instead of someone of extraordinary circumstances

@admirekashiri9879

2 жыл бұрын

The anime was trash

@innitbruv-lascocomics9910

2 жыл бұрын

And even then, using that stance could've been a gret anime to watch. Yusuke is an interesting character to observe and an interesting historical figure, even if he didn't have as a major a role. There was no need to make him out to be this hero-esqu person and eliminate all nuance from his honestly enriching story. I wish that guy who directed it, didn't use so much ham-fisting of mecha anime tropes and have the ENTIRE plot focused on a magical girl. Like....wtf? 6 episodes was probably too short a limit to have any relevant pacing of a plot. That's why it felt so rushed to me

@Excalibur01

2 жыл бұрын

@@admirekashiri9879 It's not an anime. It's a cartoon in the STYLE of anime. Being animated by Mappa does not MAKE it an anime. It was not made by Japanese people or written by Japanese people or had input. That's ok if they adhere to the culture but they didn't. Afro Samurai is better.

@admirekashiri9879

2 жыл бұрын

@@Excalibur01 errrm its anime mate produced in Japan by a Japanese studio. If it was produced in America fair enough. Mappa is full of Japan animators it was made by Japanese people its just the writer and director LeSean Thomas isn't Japanese. Plus going by your logic that means certain anime scenes aren't anime because for example One Piece uses D'art Shtajio studio to animate certain portions of scenes, that Japanese studio which is owned by two black American brothers so I guess those scenes make One Pieve not an anime anymore huh? 😂

@admirekashiri9879

2 жыл бұрын

@@Excalibur01 but Afro Samurai is voiced by Americans like Samuel L Jackson doesn't that make it not anime? 😂

Let me just express our gratitude to the wonderful woman in this video for such a great job in raising a great son. Thank you, Meta-mother!

@jimball4901

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking metamom or mothertron personally.

@sanchokihana6341

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimball4901 well actually I like your "mothertron" better XD

@lordmegatron4789

2 жыл бұрын

Metamom

@thelegendaryklobb2879

2 жыл бұрын

It's clearly Mamatron you fools

@abrahemsamander3967

2 жыл бұрын

Jim Ball. Lol nice, sounds like megatron. Is his mother leader of the decepticons?

I completely agree with your thoughts: Historically existing person, probably rewarded with a house, etc, for good service, and of course, would have been outfitted with the arms and armor of the day. Doesn't mean he was actually 'made a samurai' (as in Social Class) I'm reminded of the conversation in Game of Thrones between Lommy, Hot-pie and Gendry, where Hot-pie says that the guy was a knight because he wore armor, to which Gendry replies anyone can buy armor, and he knows this, because he sold armor. Yasuke may indeed have had armor, but that doesn't mean that he was elevated to samurai status, just that his eccentric master wanted him properly outfitted for his duties as a bodyguard/warrior. I would have thought that if such an elevation had taken place, there would have been some kind of court/social records of it occurring. Still an interesting footnote in history though ^_^

@hawkticus_history_corner

2 жыл бұрын

It's possible the records were lost, but yes, I wouldn't think he would be a full proper samurai. Being a well liked and respected retainer? I can totally buy that, which a lot of us would probably call a Samurai.

@paritybit7830

2 жыл бұрын

It's entirely possible that any record was lost if it happened... *but* .... I think the failure to commit seppuku seals the deal. I find it difficult to believe that the historical record wouldn't comment on that failure if he had been made a samurai.

@siekensou77

2 жыл бұрын

wasnt he the one in charge of protecting the armory etc? if that was the case it would be weird that he wouldnt be outfitted himself.

@ricardofrench8708

2 жыл бұрын

He fought in the wars though which showed he had skill to contest with real Samurai of the day. Nobunaga also had him as his personal bodyguard and after he died he entrusted yasuke to his son which is very telling of the skill he must have had.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Not entirely relevant but I want to voice my opinion about the Yasuke anime. My main problem with the anime is that it goes a little too far with the fantasy elements. Some magic and mythology are fine but once you introduce mechs, robots, and guns, you lose me. It's supposed to be historical fantasy but at that point, it's just fantasy.

@helenline1790

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought it was awful. Not sure why they bothered making it.

@65firered

2 жыл бұрын

@@helenline1790 It had potential but completely wasted all of it.

@Nerobyrne

2 жыл бұрын

oof, I haven't seen it, but it sounds pretty bad lol

@65firered

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nerobyrne It's pretty bad. It even has a magical girl who becomes the main focus of the "plot".

@natsukimasamune7766

2 жыл бұрын

@@65firered now, all that would be missing is; A little fluff ball that doesnt know how to shut up by the side of Yasuke & we'd have another isekai-esque mess-

Samurai or not, the story of Yasuke is still cool. And if Yasuke was "own" a bodyguard he was still given gear by Nobunaga that had to made for Yasuke...

@innitbruv-lascocomics9910

2 жыл бұрын

@Great White Still a cool storyline though. I would want to see it

@minutemansam1214

2 жыл бұрын

@Great White In real history? Sure. In a historical fiction TV show? Why not.

@crozraven

2 жыл бұрын

@Great White No, we don't know for sure if he was a samurai or not. there is no certainty on both sides. Do you even watch the video mate?

@SergioLeonardoCornejo

2 жыл бұрын

The story was impressive indeed.

@doms.6701

2 жыл бұрын

@@crozraven we don't know for sure, just like we don't know for sure how whales evolved. Point being we have clues that would lead us to the most possible conclusion. That being, he wasn't a samurai anymore than Tom Cruise was the last samurai.

So at best you could call him an armed man or bodyguard, but you can't definitively call him a samurai.

@Raximus3000

4 күн бұрын

If he was, i am quite certain he would have left a bigger footnote in history. Nobunaga had enemies and they would have used this obvious of a peculiarity against him in a propaganda.

I wonder if Metatron has more to say about this after the Assassin's Creed Shadows trailer.

@bigzed7908

6 күн бұрын

I dunno, I feel like he goes through everything.

@pariah6775

6 күн бұрын

AC taking extreme liberties with history? Not even sure if it's worth commenting on. No one (hopefully) takes AC literally and understands it's basically history fantasy.

@ryantheanimator1156

6 күн бұрын

@@pariah6775 Tell that to the Wiki editors having a war with the Yasuke page, lol.

@oktusprime3637

5 күн бұрын

@@bigzed7908 He did!

@viktoriyaserebryakov2755

5 күн бұрын

What's to say? Historical accuracy isn't the source of the controversy. What's controversial is we know exactly why they're doing it and that the final product isn't going to be very good. If the Japanese were to put out their own romanticised depiction of him, do you think people would accuse them of being 'woke'? We can better trust the intentions of Japanese media, we can not trust the intentions of a generally loathed published such as Ubisoft. I don't see what Metatron can really add to that.

Ultimately, no is likely the correct answer. Samurai was a very specific title, and the watering down of what the title means in popular culture has made it difficult to explain to someone who's done no research why he likely wasn't a samurai. Samurai were some of the highest in society, behind Daimyo and their Shogun, for military respect. They were expected to live for their lord, fight for their lord and die for their lord. There are plenty of cases of Nobunaga's own japanese-born samurai becoming Ronin when he and his sons died, and this wasn't the case with Yasuke. There's no record anywhere that states he became a ronin after Nobunaga's death, or his sons'. And, whilst Nobunaga may have bent and broken rules for the fun of it, this was a decision that came down to traditionalists that despised what Nobunaga was doing to their culture, so it seems incredibly unlikely that they would have allowed Yasuke to remain a samurai and simply assigned him to another Daimyo. We also have no record of this either. Retainers, on the other hand, since they weren't samurai, were given a larger degree of freedom when it came to what they could do with themselves after their lord was defeated, which is exactly what Yasuke shows in the period's records. So no, for this main piece of evidence alone, or lack of evidence, rather, I think we can confirm that he wasn't a Samurai. He may have been well respected and well liked, but he ultimately didn't adhere to the Samurai's way of life at critical points, which gives it away.

@Petq011

2 жыл бұрын

From what I remember reading somewhere, it's like a military system, so for the American viewers, it will be easier to explain and understand if you use an American military terms like... Colonel, General, Marshal, and what-not and kind of "pair them up?" I don't know the military terms all that well, and I don't really feel like that would be actually right, but it would be kind of easier to understand. As let's say, a Samurai=Colonel, not everyone with a gun is a Colonel... I suppose... Whatever I guess. :D

@yn5568

2 жыл бұрын

The definition of samurai is more ambiguous during the sengoku period. It was more defined through prior (pre-onin) or latter (edo) periods, but the mid/late sengoku period was when farmers, slaves, merchants can become a samurai, lord, or even a kampaku depending on their capabilities

@keoghanwhimsically2268

2 жыл бұрын

@@yn5568 The point is that once they became samurai, there would have been some record or at least certain rules would attach. In the case of Yasuke, not only do we not have any records of him being made samurai, he also doesn’t seem to have been treated as a Nabunaga’s samurai after the latter’s death. I don’t think anyone is questioning whether he _could_ have been made a samurai, beyond just an armed retainer, just the actual evidence for or against it.

@yn5568

2 жыл бұрын

@@keoghanwhimsically2268 even leading up to meiji, you still had defacto samurais (merchants who purchased the right to carry two swords, shouya families, etc). I wouldnt be surprised if Yasuke did have defacto samurai status, as it was hard to prove “being a samurai” during sengoku period. In specific terms, you’d have to be from certain clans to become a bushi back in the heian to kamakura period. You know thats not the case for most “samurais” by Azuchi momoyama period

@Warren_Peace

2 жыл бұрын

@@yn5568 It certainly won't be a surprise for Yasuke to be a "defacto" Samurai, after all, there was a British dude who got promoted to such status(can't remember his name though) but that still does not change the fact that Yasuke having a status of a Samurai in the historical records ranged from being slim(if we are being generous with the interpretation and definition of Samurai) to non-existent. Metatron did point out a rather important point though, all Samurais tend to have surnames, and I believe that remains true even in the Sengoku period and the rest.

I am loving the content lately, sir! I'm appreciating bringing some awareness to some of the historical facts around the real stories of our diaspora!

The size thing is a great point. Imagine having a mountain of a man as your bodyguard? Even if he weren't especially good as a fighter that's a great deterrent due to intimidation.

@ricardofrench8708

2 жыл бұрын

I think he did fight in two of the wars though.

@Jamble

11 ай бұрын

Intimidation wouldn't stop super fast 5ft Japanese men with horses that have better weight, balance and the Japanese samurai being expert bowmen from having a larger, slower, target who would struggle on a horse compared to the shorter japanese warriors. Horses and Bows won wars, not a foot of height, probably why people were shorter in the times of horses too.

@daeith1233

3 күн бұрын

@@Jamble it would still be intimidating, being intimidated never stopped someone from doing things, it just affect ppl psychologically fro a short time, which is still something

@Jamble

Күн бұрын

@@daeith1233 agreed

Great video man! And thank you so much for mentioning my video as well, it really means a lot!

@metatronyt

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! You make some great quality content keee It up!

I just love, appreciate, and cherish your meticulous objectivity. This was, again, a great video!

* A little reference story Knowing the real group called "Shinsengumi" makes it easier to understand the position Yasuke was given. The Shinsengumi was a group of samurai, but it was a group that valued "samurai dignity" rather than pedigree. It was possible to join the Shinsengumi even if they were not from the samurai family but from other occupations that they longed for. In fact, Shinsengumi's No. 2 came from the merchant's family. There were rules that were much stricter than the samurai who were born natural. Those who failed to maintain their dignity as samurai were severely punished within the group. Of course, the punishment includes death. Even so, there were people who longed for being samurai. The Shinsengumi was made up of young people. Those who were not born into the samurai family lived with their lives as collateral in order to become samurai. By referring to that fact, we can imagine more of the position Yasuke was given. In actual history, there were young people who died trying to reach Yasuke's position. If you are interested in this story, you can easily find out. "Shinsengumi" is a very famous group in Japan, so you can easily find it on the web.

@Thomazbr

2 жыл бұрын

I mean those two are also completely different time periods tbh. During the Edo period the caste system was much more enforced than the Sengoku period. He is closer to his fellow Nobunaga retainer in Hideyoshi. An oddity, who got the trust of a powerful lord became one of his closest retainers and rose through the ranks.

Great video, you probably covered everything but you could revisit this since everyone is talking about yasuke again because the new assassins creed game has him as the protagonist and potentially a samurai.

@ParlonsAstronomie

7 күн бұрын

The protagonist ? Isn't he a npc ?

@pl0xie494

7 күн бұрын

​@@ParlonsAstronomieNo, he is one of two protagonists.

Thank you Maestro, another excellent video!!

I've been looking forward to this, epic video Metatron!

He didn’t really need to be a samurai as he reached a peak position to be in without having to risk his life. His story is amazing enough as is without creating myths around him. A true story of a downtrodden hero reaching heights unheard of in a strange new world. Man will never cease to amaze me

@freckleheckler6311

2 жыл бұрын

No not a “downtrodden hero”. So damn silly. Stop elevating average myths because of your cringey delusional sympathy for black people.

@babypuncher2787

2 жыл бұрын

@@freckleheckler6311 you sound like a racist

@jijijijijiji44

2 жыл бұрын

@@babypuncher2787 He is right tho. His tale is not that well documented and there isnt even any real feats that you can attribute to him. We only know that he was close to a Japanese noble, nothing more. The only reason this story is important for people is because he is Black.

@factsandworldknowledge2654

2 жыл бұрын

@@jijijijijiji44 no hard to see that he is a snowflake on anything black.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Yasuke's story might certainly be greatly romanticized, I agree with that. I don't really know Japanese history that much other than from what I've gleaned from modern stuff based on it, but Nobunaga often has this imagery of a warlord who thought outside the box of the norm and judged a person by his worth rather than by his social standing alone. This was one of the reasons why he was often referred to as the Fool, apparently. If that holds some credible truth, then I do think there's at least some level of truth in Yasuke being bought as a slave first, then later rising up to the rank of being called a retainer. However, we should also consider the fact that the victors inevitably write history. While Nobunaga might have indeed given Yasuke some level of treatment like he would his other retainers out of pure evaluation or the plain thought of "owning" a big black foreigner samurai, the fact of the matter remains that the Oda clan was defeated and eventually got wiped out of the stage during the warring states period. I would assume the traditional samurai back then had qualms in treating an outsider--more than that a slave, as one of the enemy's high ranking officials, especially in records that would go down in Japanese history. I can vaguely imagine them being against treating Yasuke like a warrior of the same level as they are, and thus would reject the notion of having him commit seppuku like the other samurai under Nobunaga's command as that would be equivalent to them admitting he is indeed a samurai.

@overlordwarlordtheomnilord9473

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, especially when you look at how much they value tradition in Japan today, one would have to agree that it would have been even stronger back then. So even if it was one of Nobunagas people that wrote these historic accounts what’s to say they were as open minded enough like Nobunaga to admit he was samurai as let’s say hypothetically, Nobunaga and Yasuke were really close and was elevated to samurai status, it’s almost guaranteed their would be jealousy among Nobunagas other men/retainers/samurais. I don’t find it hard to believe yasuke could potentially rise up the ranks almost instantaneously since Nobunaga would definitely see the potential in him. What if animosity was to grow among those that worked hard to get where they were or worked hard and never rose up while yasuke gets to rise because of the simple bases of race/him being a westerner(not to say this is correct, just to say this is a highly possible mindset they could adopt) For the most part we will probably never know and like others have said, even if he wasn’t samurai, the fact that Nobunaga made him a retainer and gave him all those benefits and most likely was fond of having yasuke by his side in my opinion does make him something greater than a samurai.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Thank you Metatron! Finally someone addressing the reality of the romanticism.

@stewpitt8388

2 жыл бұрын

Banzai,muggafugga,gnomesayne!?

@shogun_arasaka

2 жыл бұрын

@@stewpitt8388 that's tight, urrrwuurrrrr gnomesayne.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Great video, that touches on not just the title subject, but the adjacent ones! Thank you very much!

Thank you so much for this video!

Always enjoy Metatron's well researched videos. Great job, and very informative.

I personally believe that he wasn't officially a samurai. A black man in feudal Japan would have stood out so much, so one would think that if he was made into samurai, there would be a lot of records of him, he would have been well-documented, considering how the Japanese were so good at record keeping, even very minor samurai had their records stored. The records for Yasuke are very vague. He also only stayed for a very short time in Japan. I seriously he would have mastered the Japanese sword fighting by that time.

@Raximus3000

4 күн бұрын

Or the language.

@liquididentity101

4 күн бұрын

Yasuke was favored by Nobunaga for his exotic appearance, stature, and strength. Fact. If Nobunaga granted someone a title, no one would argue it. In title, it's very plausible Yasuke was samurai. Aside from title, Yasuke probably didn't learn the extensive skillset that other samurai needed. It's an honorary title, and we still give them out today to favored people.

@iconoclast6555

4 күн бұрын

@@liquididentity101 Nobunaga favoring him is all the more reason that his records should have been kept well if he was officially a samurai. I have a Japanese ex who's a descendant from samurai and her ancestor is virtually unknown but their family knows details about him like how much exactly his koku (salary) was, his weapons, etc. That's how good the Japanese were, and still are, at record keeping. The fact that we don't know almost anything about Yasuke tells me that, while he was favored because of his different appearance, he was still not that of high status. Still more of a servant.

@smugnick5458

4 күн бұрын

​@@iconoclast6555 the most ignorant take. More of a servant? Paid, given land, and had law enforcement privileges? But a servant? Your ex, knew facts about her ancestor because he was, and she is JAPANESE. Yasuke had NO family. So there is no one to carry his memory. But they still did in Japan. Because he was that important. The reason you are even having this debate is because JAPANESE people kept the idea of him being a samurai alive.

@iconoclast6555

3 күн бұрын

@@smugnick5458 Idea is very different from fact. Like Metatron said, there's just simply no conclusive or factual evidence that he was officially a samurai. Yes, he had no family to keep his records, but he was, as you yourself said, someone who was favored by Oda Nobunaga, one of the most famous warlords in the history of Japan. Historians from that era, as also evidenced by Chinese historians, even at a much earlier time, were not slackers. They'd record important details in history, and the fact that pretty much they only recorded was Yasuke's skin color and strength, and not his official samurai status is very telling. You gotta remember that historians from this era recorded details even down to the number of swords and other weapons were in the army during a certain year. For me, the lack of evidence, records, and his very short time spent in Japan, point more towards him not having been an official samurai.

Great video as always. Thx to both of you.

I Just love the fact you really do your homework. Great Job sir keep up the Awesome work. I love your stuff very very educational.

Dario was a great addition to the video. Thanks, Dario!

Whos here to verify after new assassin's creed trailer dropped 😂😂😂?

@bayek9869

5 күн бұрын

Did you verify Ezio?

@MetroCop2077

5 күн бұрын

@@bayek9869 wat

@Ash_Hudson

2 күн бұрын

All the normies have finally showed up. Can't wait for the Wikipedia Source/Trust Me Bro debates to begin.

@MetroCop2077

2 күн бұрын

@@Ash_Hudson ???

Such a terrific and amazing video as always Metatron and I love how you brought your mom and your friend on the video that was an excellent addition and big shout out to Dario for putting on the armor and arms and giving us an amazing visualization of what Yasuke would’ve looked like thanks man! And as far as my thoughts on the matter if Yasuke was Samurai or not. I think personally it is a very grey area and if not Samurai, Yasuke was still most certainly not the run of the mill infantry of the line or grunt and he was definitely an honorary warrior. No doubt earned through his time serving his lord. And given the fact he was given a house and a sword as well as a servant. With just this evidence alone it could be properly assumed and Metatron I would love to know if you agree or not that he may have well could’ve been on his way to become a samurai. And given that his lord liked to talk this man and was extremely curious of him and where he was from as well as who he was it wouldn’t be too far fetched either to assume or theorize that the lord and his black warrior may have grown to become very good friends. At least brothers of the sword. I feel that maybe if his lord hadn’t died when he did and maybe lived just a little longer and Yasuke under his service a little longer he could have been made samurai. There’s also a lot of theories I think of as to maybe why he wasn’t officially made samurai and something I was thinking is perhaps that the general elite would’ve refused to acknowledge this unknown foreigner as samurai at the current era given the very traditional nature of the samurai of course this would be excluding the I guess you can say untraditional or taboo nature of Yasuke’s lord. So maybe he was going to be samurai if his lord had lived longer or maybe he although I don’t think too likely but maybe he was made samurai secretly by his lord as a way to bestow the honor on to Yasuke without putting Yasuke in danger with other traditionalist samurai or not to tarnish the lords already taboo reputation in the eyes of the elite. Or maybe both? But I can say whole heartedly just based on the facts we posses and that have been presented in this amazing video that without a doubt that Yasuke was at the very least an honorary warrior that stood out from the rest. His story although very mysterious is certainly an interesting one and I love to see that he as well as other foreign samurai get this attention more considering how amazing it is to see that even those not of Japanese blood or decent could receive such honorary status or maybe even possibly become samurai. Thank you again Metatron for such an interesting video and for covering this amazing historical figure.

Great vid many blessings to you and your friend

Despite the armour obviously being too small for him, Dario looks very impressive. I'd love seeing him wear a "harness" that's tailored to fit him

Even if for whatever reason he was not given the title, he was still clearly treated as one, both as a formidable warrior and as a high standing man in society. He had his own property, his own gear made for him, a servant and defended the life of a key figure of the realm.

@danielantony1882

2 жыл бұрын

Idk about you but if someone is given the title of "Bushi" then there ain't nothing beating that.

@MadMax22

2 жыл бұрын

That's true we have to ask ourselves if we're getting distracted by semantics like learned profession are so apt to do and see if he was emotionally treated like a samurai or a man of potentially higher position

@HappyBeezerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

a bit like knights in Europe. Knighthood was a title of nobility, with all the rights and responsibilities associated. But not all fighting men were knights and not all men in high positions were knights. Not impossible for someone trusted by the Lord to arm and train a "commoner", especially one that exotic. Reminds me of that one king who was really into tall guys so he build himself an elite unit of really long guys. A strong, intelligent, black man in feudal Japan would clearly something special, and having someone like that in your service would set you apart as a lord. As Metatron said, Nobunaga liked to show off his exotic, western things. and Yasuke proved to be a great warrior and was treated well. It doesn't take the actual title and position of Samurai to be treated like one.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Your mother is so adorable and shout out to your friend too thanks for all the information I do like listening to your videos while working.

Awesome Video!! A cool friend!! Great job!! Thank you for book recommendation. I get them both.

On the topic of non-Japanese Samurai, have you considered making a video about William Adams? He was the first Englishman in Japan, and was partial responsible for modernizing Japan's navy for the time.

Excellent work, and thanks to Sr. Dario for tolerating the cramped armor!

As someone who also studied Japanese history and know a bit of Yasuke, I’m impressed that you got it down correctly. Thanks!

Very well presented and unbiased.

If Japanese peasants were unable to become samurai then there is almost no way a foreign slave can be one. People forget that Japan had a super strict caste system.

@Anedoje

2 жыл бұрын

He was not a slave when he was in Japan he was a hired guard

@JarosawKovacs

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anedoje please watch the wideo again. He started as a slave.

@wayne47able

2 жыл бұрын

@@JarosawKovacs He was a slave in his younger years. However by the time he arrived to Japan he was a free man. When the Japanese met him, he was a free man. I recommend you reading his biography by Thomas Lockley

@JarosawKovacs

2 жыл бұрын

@@wayne47able ofcourse not was free but You can say and again that woknes story but it will not fakt.

@wayne47able

2 жыл бұрын

@@JarosawKovacs Dude I have no idea as to what you’re trying to say because your grammar is terribly off. However let me educate you on this man. When he came to Japan, he came in the company of a Jesuit Priest named Alessandro Valignano. Valigano was extremely well known on his stances against slavery. He did not believe in it at all so it would be extremely contradictory for him to come to Japan with slaves. Thomas Lockleys book talks a great deal about this and even has quotes on Alessandro Valignano’s stance on slavery. This is the clearest proof without a shadow of a doubt that by the time Yasuke came to Japan he came as a free man. Secondly, he was made a retainer, granted a stipend, personal servants and granted a ceremonial Katana from Oda Nobunaga. This is documented by several sources within the book. The only people who are questioning his status as a samurai are literally white folks butt hurt about the idea of an African man becoming a samurai.

I really believe if this “exotic” person was made Samurai,it would have been officially recorded!

@Raximus3000

4 күн бұрын

Propaganda against Nobunaga, it is an easy way to prove he was not. Imagine what his enemies would have said about making foreign slaves into samurai if he were to do that.

@petemisc4291

4 күн бұрын

@@Raximus3000 you are over thinking this, the Japanese were a civilized/organized society. I don’t think a “Lord” in their ruling class was worried if he made someone a samurai or not especially a “exotic “ person!

@Raximus3000

4 күн бұрын

@@petemisc4291 A few decades later the country went into a lockdown of a few centuries. Xenophobia and racism would not be a new thing for Japan, do not assume because they are "civilised" that makes them openminded and accepting of everything. They had and still have a different way of looking at things, patriotism especialy is one of them. Seeing how this is not in the long list of things Nobunaga did i have to assume he was never made samurai but was put to use the best way Nobunaga thought of, be it as an intimidating bodyguard or/and a novelty.

@petemisc4291

4 күн бұрын

@@Raximus3000 lol,man you are deep into the progressive mindset. Western European countries who have been and are civilized nations are all rethinking the “Diversity/inclusion “ aspect of what you believe and what Germany shoved down their throats. Better start saving civilization before it’s all gone and we find ourselves back in caves looking for pointey sticks

@petemisc4291

3 күн бұрын

@@Raximus3000 well, call it “divine intervention “, can you imagine what Japan would have become if they embraced the West, they would have become the undisputed superpower in the Pacific and perhaps beyond!

Amazingly accurate and informative content as always! Is Dario lusophone, like me by any chance? If so, how appropriate if Yasuke was from Mozambique 😊

I love your video keep it up my friend your the best

I don't bite the romantic stuff but overall the whole story is interesting and who knows, there might be a chance he indeed achieved the rank of samurai due to good service :) which even if he didn't doesn't change the fact he made quite the impression.

@tobiasthesecond5605

2 жыл бұрын

If it were true then Yasuke would have been the fastest man to have gained that rank (his service time under Nobunaga was only slightly more than a year) whereas it took Hideyoshi around nine years and William Adams, more than ten.

@adambielen8996

2 жыл бұрын

And even if he didn't he would have still been very well off.

@jannegrey593

2 жыл бұрын

@@tobiasthesecond5605 Still possible - as Metatron says - having someone so "exotic" (hate using this term on people, but I can't fault Japanese people who never seen Black Person before to have such a reaction) could be the reason he would be made Samurai. Especially with Nobunaga. Also why no Seppuku? Might have been the same reason: being seen as too out of the ordinary to basically kill him. And of course no one knows and at least I don't care. It would be cool if it was true, but there are enough cool things happening throughout time that I don't think we need to Romanticize history.

@tobiasthesecond5605

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jannegrey593 Yes possible, though unlikely, yet still possible, since Nobunaga was already an oddity amongst the Daimyos in terms of personality. Also, Thomas Lockley's book, having read it a few years ago, in summary is barely factual and 90% fiction, as if intended for a Hollywood movie deal.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

I think it's funny how Dario sounds more Italian than Metatron.

@leofwulf268

2 жыл бұрын

It's the Latin It gave him a British accent

He wasnt a samurai, he was an assassin

Awesome video, my guy.

I didn't expect that there is going to be no evidence that he was a samurai, great video.

@frankjames7272

2 жыл бұрын

It's just common sense. Being samurai is a great privilege, people wouldn't like it if they give the tittle to a foreigner.

@beatnik6806

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankjames7272 yeah but there was a samurai from england.

@MrSeekerOfPeace

2 жыл бұрын

He was a slave brought by the Portuguese lmao

@Riceball01

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankjames7272 Not just that, it would be a pretty big deal for a foreigner to be made a samurai and something like that would surely have been written down as being something noteworthy.

@Peecamarke

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I was surprised as well

The only way for us to really know if Yasuke was considered a retainer or a member of the Samurai class would be to ask Nobunaga himself. As Metatron mentioned, there is evidence for both sides here... That being said, I am not too bothered by it either way... the history (and mystery) surrounding the man is awesome and I am just looking forward to playing him in Samurai Warriors 5.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

I want to believe that he was so precious to Nobunaga that in order to preserve him in his family he decided to not make him a samurai, Nobunaga probably came to know him and appreciate not just for being exotic but also for his knowledge of the world ans experiences, I can see the long conversations about the places he came across and cultures etc. and as you said he stayed with his son. I think is a beautiful story. I hope we have more like this kind of videos

Thank you sir for unearthing the myth and the insight of the legendary yasuke.

Thank you for sticking to the history on this! Being unable to read Japanese myself, I was impatiently waiting for this to see if you found something showing he was. Even without proof of samurai status, he's legendary, he met and likely worked for Nobunaga, he was at Honnoji, all around interesting guy for sure. I wonder if some of the debate over being samurai or not is grammatical / translation? There is the samurai class, of which there's no record that he was. There's the translation of samurai (saburai, "to serve") and he did serve under Nobunaga. There's a fine distinction between "acted like a samurai" (or our common perception of one) and holding the official class / title of samurai, though.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Yusuke is great stories where a dude turns a little bit of luck into an amazing life. Dario looks awesome too.

Man your friend's shirt in the end is super cool. Dude's got style.

I very much enjoyed this video. Even though I haven't seen the anime series yet I think I might actually check it out for kicks and giggles

The civil war at Wikipedia was interesting 🤔 He was definitely just a retainer.

@kriegsmann5145

4 күн бұрын

What's wrong with fiction in games ? Or are you the one of the person who learn history by games lol

@gadabo87

4 күн бұрын

​@@kriegsmann5145 They should say at the start of the game that the story is inspired from hystory, and do the game how they like. If they never pretend to be hystorical accurate its fine by me. Anyway its not realistic for a single man to beat hundreds of enemies alone and often 1 vs 3-5.

@ShigKnightTV

4 күн бұрын

@@gadabo87 you know this is the same series with aliens and fighting gods? It was never meant to be real history.

@vincentwolf1456

3 күн бұрын

@@kriegsmann5145 It's not about it. It's about him being black and inserted for obvious DEI reasons. There's a much better and more fitting person, who ACTUALLY did a lot of important stuff -- William Adams. But he's white, so a no-go for Ubisoft. They had to make a game with a hard r.

@kriegsmann5145

3 күн бұрын

@@vincentwolf1456 that's only in your head By seeing how Yasuke blown the whole internet I can tell Ubisoft doing everything right One thing is wrong with a new AC it's the fact that those like you care about MC skin color in a first place but not about gameplay Now "the real anti soy chads" acts as "soy liberals", what a great show

Not taking away from Yasuke's accomplishments as a warrior, but I agree with people that say that he was a retainer and not be granted Samurai-status. It's just part of the 'black-washing' of history that we see nowadays that insist on him being the black Samurai.

@istoppedcaring6209

2 жыл бұрын

I see your point, I mean yeah he was black so not blackwashing but it is again a case of historical revisionism that you see constantly today,

@tshikaraproject2661

2 жыл бұрын

@@istoppedcaring6209 Exactly, and this is problematic. Didn't Hitler claim there Germans descent from the greeks? When facts are being altered in favor of the feelings for some groups, we are in deep sh...

@BlackEpyon

2 жыл бұрын

In the Southern US, they've got a bad habit of whitewashing history, but it's just as cringe when people try to go the opposite direction and place minority figures where they historically don't belong. Just tell things like they were, don't try to bring ideology into it where it has no place being.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

Being a retainer would have made him a much higher rank than a Samurai. The Samurai would have had to bow to him and could not speak in his presence. I think it would have been politically easier to make him a Samurai. well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

@pz_faust6866

9 ай бұрын

​@@clementmckenzie7041samurai isnt a rank. To be one, not only "someone" or "you" given that title nor "owning" a katana, but you got to practice the samurai code. How about those peasents who have katana? Are they suddenly a samurai? Or one that happen to be very skillful than average samurai? Are they suddenly samurai or above samurai? No. You dont even know the hierarchy dum dum

Great video Metatron! Regardless of what the nuances about Yasuke were he was a dope character in the pages of history.

Great vid!! Please do a video about the English Samurai.

I am put in mind of a scene in The Dragon Knight series by Gordon R. Dickson. The series is about a late 20th century American who has found himself in a Fantasy version of 13th Century England (during the time of Prince Edward the Black Prince). The American, James Eckert, claims to be a Barron from another country. He also has - due to an accident of chance/fate - the ability to turn into a dragon, as well as magical powers. Initially, he also admits to a local knight, who has become a friend (Brian), that he lacks the usual training in arms most knights have - said friend agrees to help James to correct said lack. Anyways, early on in the second book, The Dragon Knight (the first one was called The Dragon and the George), James, whose dragon and magical abilities having just started awakening - and is now an Apprentice to a certain powerful Magickian, is reminded by his local friend, Brian, that, as a knight, James must have a squire. Of course, James doesn't know the local families that have suitable sons too well to take on the training of (especially given his own lack of knowledge), so his friend advises him to promote one of his own men-at-arms, in this case, a man named Theoluf, who used to be the Chief Man-at-Arms. During the discussion, James - who had studied Medieval History - remembers that England, unlike other European countries, would allow the common man to rise to nobility, and that it was not unheard of for a man-at-arms to become squires, though it would take something exceptional to make them a knight. As for Theoluf, while he never makes it to knight (author died 200+ pages into book 10), he puts in more than a bit of effort - working on doing proper bows, his manner of speech being more proper around those of higher rank, does certain jobs for James (protecting tax money that's on its way to be paid), and other squire-duties.

Voices of the Past did the best video on Yasuke as it uses only the period sources. Kings and Generals has good videos on various battles etc. but their Yaskue video is fanfiction.

@outsideiskrrtinsideihurt699

2 жыл бұрын

So is part of Kings and Generals “mongol invasion of Japan” video. They claim that, because of the mongols, the Japanese developed the KATANA to beat mongol armor despite the first few katana not being made until roughly 50 YEARS LATER in the 14th century. I hate it when people change history to fit a narrative and when people talking about samurai don’t give the tachi enough credit.

@natsukimasamune7766

2 жыл бұрын

@@outsideiskrrtinsideihurt699 Katana = "modern" take on the Tachi, which was a Warblade. The Katana is a shorter version of the tachi, because during the time it was created, bearing War-oriented armamends was probably prohibited. I Think. might be wrong.

@outsideiskrrtinsideihurt699

2 жыл бұрын

@@natsukimasamune7766 the katana is pretty far from being considered “modern” Can you elaborate on your comment?

@natsukimasamune7766

2 жыл бұрын

@@outsideiskrrtinsideihurt699 modern compared to the Tachi which was used Prior to the invention of the katana.

@outsideiskrrtinsideihurt699

2 жыл бұрын

@@natsukimasamune7766 oh gotcha. you could’ve said something like “it appeared and was used after the tachi was”. The only problem is, the tachi was still used far more than the katana on the battlefield even after the katana started to appear. The transition to using katana was gradual but it only really overtook the tachi in popularity among the samurai in the early 17th century which was Japans period of peace. The fact remains that the tachi was a better battlefield sword while the katana was more optimized for civilian combat and we have proof of this in iconography and surviving blades.

been looking for a video about him since i found out that there was a black samurai some time ago but i only found the few mentioned videos and i am psyched that the Metatron is covering it 🤩

Love the little break into italiano at the end 😄

I would think it possible that Nobunaga called him a samurai even made him one, but that the other Diamyo didn't recognize him as such being non-japanese. As such they may have denied him the right to seppuku and the honorable death that implies. I am just spitballing here.

@knytrydr73

2 жыл бұрын

I think you are exactly right.

@just_radical

2 жыл бұрын

I do think I recall Mitsuhide being asked what to do with him when they captured him and him saying he was just a beast who didn't understand anything to return him to the Jesuits.

@bloodyhell574

2 жыл бұрын

I think this is possible too

@muninrob

2 жыл бұрын

I think it probably went the other way - everyone treated him as a samurai, and he had all the rights and respect, but without the official title.

@BStial223

2 жыл бұрын

You made a good point. Even if he wasn't samouraï, as someone said in the comment section, he was in the inner circle if Nobunaga, so he was part of a selected few trusted retainer.

Thank you Metatron's mother for providing this comparison, and to Dario too, can't have been easy squeezing into that armour. As for the Japanese perspective, imagine seeing someone who is 50% taller than you when you're a reasonably sized person (for the place and era) Must have been a little surreal.

"Did you see that Takeda?" 8:25 you got me there, at the enactment! Magnificent! And funny. 😁

Kinda funny how i'm seeing this video in my recommended after watching a few videos about AC Shadows.

Well this became relevant again didn’t it

this issue reminded me of nioh. in the game, despite being called "obsidian samurai", yasuke says that nobunaga died before his title had been actually bestowed onto him (maybe their way of letting the question remain unresolved, which is fine). also, nobunaga in the game is shown to be an excentric warlord with harsh methods and an unconventional reasoning, instead of a bloodthirsty demon

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Your friend looks bloody scary in that armor! He looks awesome! :)

Dear Metatron (or Raf?)🖖🖐 thank you, I really enjoy your channel. Very informative and entertaining videos. 👍👍👍👍🏯btw...today on the 421st anniversary of the battle your Sekigahara video appeared first thing in my newsfeed..youtube algorhythms be thanked. Keep it up 👺

客観的で正確。オリエンタリズムもほとんど入ってない。そうとう良質な動画だな。大学の教授とかになってほしいわ。

I read something a little while ago, can't remember where i read it, but it was talking about Yasuke and Nobunaga's Relationship and it made it seem like Nobunaga made him a Retainer in order to Protect Yasuke from those who sought harm upon him... I firmly believe that Yasuke was never a Samurai but i also believe that he did have a rank of some sort in order to protect him.

@void-rj8hb

5 күн бұрын

I heard it was kōsho and he had the potential to become lord

@xLionsxxSmithyx

5 күн бұрын

@@void-rj8hb honestly, I just don't think there's enough information on the man tbh... Everything I've ever read on him says he definitely was given a Rank but nothing that says he was a Samurai... The Western world struggles to differentiate for some reason... As a westerner myself I still don't fully understand it but I think I understand it enough to see how being one thing doesn't exclusively make you the other thing also... I think the discussion on whether he was a Samurai or not is more or less similar to questioning whether or not God Exists... There just isn't enough information about the guy and there's nothing that says he was either.

@Raximus3000

4 күн бұрын

@@void-rj8hb Unlikely, if he held any sort of rank it would put him in more danger and Nobunaga's enemies would have used it as propaganda against him. In all likelyhood he kept him as a "novelty possession" so if somone were to hurt him then it would be disrespect toward Nobunaga, effectively like kicking his dog, you would have to at least be on Nobunaga's level to do that.

Facts... yes I love that great video 👍

Quite interesting ... didn't know about this story.

Chadwick Boseman was supposed to play Yasuke in a movie about his life, but he passed away before the movie could even go into production. A real shame, I think he would have been perfect in the role.

@FlagAnthem

Жыл бұрын

What a loss 😔

@jiggerinokobalis609

Ай бұрын

Thank God

@Jonathan-ic9ef

Ай бұрын

@@jiggerinokobalis609 Oh wow, check out the edgelord over here! Yes, I'm sure everyone is very impressed.

I really appreciate that you just look at the facts and don't care about political correctness. I have watched the 3 videos you said to watch on the topic

your friend has such a wholesome smile

I hope you do a video on William Adams, even though there are plenty others on KZread.

I don't think Yasuke was a samurai, but at the end of the day who cares? He lived a cool life and was a badass, that's enough.

@rinzler9171

2 жыл бұрын

Who cares? People should be HONEST when it comes to reporting history, not molding it to suite their tastes because of mainstream culture.

@toxicanalytics9966

2 жыл бұрын

​@@rinzler9171 the point is that if even if he wasnt a samurai (the most probable option) Nobunaga trusted him and he had a servant and a house. That is still a huge achievement. Also being Nobunaga's bodyguard is not less important than being a Samurai. If a samurai were a limited group, Nobunaga's trust group was smaller. obviously to say that he was a samurai is not true, but his position is already achievement enough and thats what Pointi probably meant

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

@DatcleanMochaJo

9 ай бұрын

​@@toxicanalytics9966Doesn't matter. Facts matter

@pz_faust6866

9 ай бұрын

​​@@toxicanalytics9966i mean a pet and a servant is not that important tho. He is oda's pet and weapon carrier servant, ofc he get to be close with him but does that means he is important? no. NPC love to catch on whats msm and align with current western woke agenda. Instead of that, why not focus more on people who are actually important in japan with lots of sources backing it up instead vague random bs?

I was guided here after reading the comment section of Assassin's Creed: Shadow. Damn! Some people there are hell bent on making Yasuke a samurai. Thank you for giving your unbiased account of his story.

@supremeblackkai1229

Күн бұрын

they are also hellbent on saying he was nothing but a slave and clown.

@CleverGirlAAH

Күн бұрын

@@supremeblackkai1229 that is true too. Expect extremes in response to extremes.

@supremeblackkai1229

Күн бұрын

@CleverGirlAAH ah yes. Calling him a samurai is as extreme as baselessly saying he was a clown and slave only. Sounds like cope to me and people making excuses to be vile. Also funny to me how the lead writer is a white woman and people are making racist memes of the character as if Yasuke put himself in that role

@owentsao4860

Күн бұрын

assassins creed: the game where you fought and killed the pope who was also a wizard. if you truly care that much about “historical accuracy” these are not the games for you. let yasuke be a samurai, it does not matter what he was or was not in real life

@Tallorian

Күн бұрын

@@owentsao4860 Indeed, if "historical accuracy doesn't matter" then why do they cling to this Yasuke guy so desperately? Or you can be inaccurate only when it comes to claiming that he was a full-fledged and trained samurai with katana and kabuto; but when it concerns the very choice of protagonist then you must be 100% historically accurate and pick the only black dude that existed in the medieval Japanese records, even though not once before in AC series its protagonist was a historical character? Cmon, show me how that brain of yours works.

You have to admit that it's a very fascinating story. Just wish we knew more about this. Who knows maybe we may have a historian that finds a document that will further shed light on this man.

Good video!

Japan has historical records reaching back to Samurais like Kusunoki Masashige from the 1300s. If Yasuke was a Samurai there would be records of it or at least mentions of him being a samurai. He was trusted and loyal to Oda Nobunaga which that in itself is respected. The first documented foreign born Samurai was Wakita Naokata (Kim Yeo-cheol) from what is now South Korea.

Your friend looks awesome in that armor. I could see the Japanese giving an impressive warrior a house and other perks usually reserved for a samurai without actually making him one. I can see making someone so different as Yasuke a samurai may potentially caused problems for Nobunaga. It sounds as if he had problems enough without that. This, and the absence of positive proof leads me to suspect he was not a samurai.

@ricardofrench8708

2 жыл бұрын

But he had the strength of Ten Men and had the gear though. So he was definitely a strong warrior in feudal Japan.

@rtyria

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardofrench8708 Yes, and probably well respected too.

@muninrob

2 жыл бұрын

@@rtyria If the shogun dines with him, and treats him like he's a samurai lord, *I'm* not going to say otherwise. *looks pointedly at the armed guards everywhere and rubs neck*

@rtyria

2 жыл бұрын

@@muninrob 😄

Our Italian Samurai Sensè and a modern Black Samurai in the same vidio, I think that just made my week if not my month lol. My children continuing to bring their grades up and finishing this school year with their heads held high and with smiles and laughter instead of the depression of last year will make my year. None of them are Noble Ones (yet) but we are working on it ;~)

.....and again..........reason is speaking.....................makes complete sense...............love this channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@metatronyt

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you for approaching this matter in such a respectful manner. Now, obviously I have to point out that there is no such thing as “cold, hard facts” in history (given that every single written account ever made is colored by beliefs, assumptions, and perspective of the writer), but of course it’s best to refer to written sources from the time rather than to extrapolate from what little we do know (so far as that is possible, at least). There are too many people who would decry your healthy skepticism as racism, and conversely too many who would label your statement that Yasuke COULD have been a samurai as “libtard propaganda;” both accusations are, of course, childish and ignorant, and do not apply to your video. There are arguments for Yasuke being a samurai, and arguments against; ultimately, we may never know. At the end of the day, you’ve approached this matter in the best way I can think of.

@clementmckenzie7041

Жыл бұрын

well lets just see what the author of the book he references in this video has to say for himself. kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3qWrpuplpOelcY.html

Ubisoft sent me here

oh man, Dario really pulls of that cold samurai look. 3:48

I think the fact that he was not well documented speaks volumes especially since he served under Nobunaga.

@SapiaNt0mata

10 сағат бұрын

he was holding the weapons of Oda, so what exactly should be recorded? he didn't participate in fights. he wasn't a fighter that fought in wars as they want to depict him as.