• Pietson@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    I don’t think “well the game has magic so it’s ok to discard any inconsistencies in plot, world building or historical accuracy” is a good argument. Instead, simply say that it’s a relatively minor change that doesn’t have that much impact. After all I’m sure there’s other historical changes made throughout the franchise other than things required by the plot .

    Heck, it would prove that people complaining are doing so because of racism even more since they’re not complaining about those changes.

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      6 months ago

      This is literally a historical figure, there’s nothing being changed about his race.

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        6 months ago

        I meant the rank of samurai as the historical inaccuracy, not the characters race.

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          6 months ago

          There’s no historian that contests that he was a samurai, Nobunaga trusted his son’s life to the man.

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            6 months ago

            Historians don’t make a lot of strong claims about Yasuke - there’s very little written on him (in English, that I can access through journal databases) other than a pop history book that seems to play a little fast and loose with the facts.

            I think the lack of information makes him a better protagonist though.