The PlayStation 5 subreddit permanently banned a user for expressing disappointment that Assassin’s Creed Shadows did not feature an Asian male main character.
Key art for Assassin’s Creed Shadows (2024), Ubisoft
As originally reported by Reddit Lies on X, after Ubisoft released the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows that revealed the game will allow players to play a female shinobi named Naue and the African Yasuke, user Golemisbest reacted to it in the PlayStation 5 subreddit asking, “Any other Asian people disappointed that we don’t get an Asian male MC?”
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After positing this question, Golemisbest received a message that he had been “permanently banned from r/PS5.”
The message stated, “Hello, You have been permanently banned from participating in r/PS5 because your comment violates the community’s rules. You won’t be able to post or comment, but you can still view and subscribe to it.”
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The post in question has been removed and deleted from the subreddit as well:
Screenshot of deleted posts in PlayStation 5 subreddit
Ubisoft’s decision to make an African character and a female character the main characters for Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been met with a ton of backlash. While the trailer has over 5.6 million views on YouTube, it has over 401,000 dislikes and only 229,000 likes.
Screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer
Many of the top comments are criticizing the trailer and Ubisoft as a whole. One writes, “The most heroic thing about this trailer is that they left the comments open.”
Another posted, “Remember this is Ubisoft. No Pre-Orders.” Still another added, “‘hey our Shogun was assasinated by a 6’5″ black gaijin, anyone seen him around town?'”
One cracked, “From an Italian perspective, this looks like pineapples on pizza.”
Another added, “Remember, never pre-order.”
Screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer comments
Not only is the main trailer getting disliked and criticized, but so are the ancillary trailer. One of the trailers discussing Naoe and Yasuke has just shy of 1 million views, but has over 61,000 dislikes and just 26,000 likes.
Screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Shadows Naoe and Yasuke trailer
Another video breaking down the trailer and providing details on how the game will depict Samurai, Shinobi, and Feudal Japan has just over 150,000 views. It also has over 19,000 dislikes and just shy of 6,000 likes.
Screenshot of Assassin’s Creed Shadows Samura, Shinobi, and Feudal Japan trailer
What do you make of this Reddit user getting permanently banned for expressing disappointment the main character in Assassin’s Creed Shadows was not an Asian male?
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