Assassin's Creed Shadows cast: Who voices Naoe and Yasuke?
Ninjits-who?
There are many similarities between Assassin's Creed Shadows and its predecessors, but one major difference is that it features two playable protagonists.
Throughout the game, you'll swap between the flighty ninja Naoe and the hulking samurai Yasuke, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
But who voices them? Read on for a look at the whole cast for Assassin's Creed Shadows, and where you might know them from.
Who voices Naoe in Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Naoe is voiced by American-Japanese actress and musicial Masumi Tsunoda (stylised as MASUMI).
Tsunoda has lent her acting skills to several TV and film roles, and Shadows will mark her debut in video game voice acting.
On her casting as Naoe, Shadows' associate narrative director Brooke Davies spoke to Game Rant: "Masumi was very expressive with her emotions and her core optimism, and really personified the youth and naiveté of Naoe being thrust into this massive conflict but also willing to push for change."
Who voices Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Yasuke is voiced by Zimbabwean actor Tongayi Chirisa.
Like Tsunoda, Assassin's Creed Shadows is Chirisa's first ever video game role.
That being said, he has a wealth of experience across both film and TV over the last two decades.
On Chirisa's casting, Davies was equally complimentary: "Tongayi possesses a quiet strength that was very charming but also very open and receptive to everyone's perspective.
"You could really relate to him learning about this new culture and then embracing it as his own."
Assassin's Creed Shadows cast list: All confirmed voice actors
Here are the voice actors of the six main characters in Assassin's Creed Shadows:
- Masumi Tsunoda – Fujibayashi Naoe
- Tongayi Chirisa – Yasuke
- Mackenyu – Gennojo
- Peter Shinkoda – Fujibayashi Nagato
- Yoshiro Kono – Momochi Sandayu
- Hiro Kanagawa – Oda Nobunaga
As well as these six, there are a further 10 voices who are credited in major roles, though it is not confirmed which characters they played. These are:
- Duarte Bandeira
- Jordan Duarte
- June Fukumura
- Patrick Gallagher
- Nikita Kim
- Paulino Nunes
- Kevan Ohtsji
- Erika Prevost
- Emily Shelton
- Nobuya Shimamoto
Where do you know the Assassin's Creed Shadows cast from?
Masumi Tsunoda's acting experience has largely come on TV, on shows such as Naruto: Climbing Silver, NCIS: Hawai'i and Posse.
She also played the lead role of Akemi in the 2021 film Yakuza Princess alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Tongayi Chirisa has had a fairly prolific acting career over the last 20 years, featuring in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, NBC's Crusoe and The Jim Gaffigan Show.
Interestingly, it's not the two main cast members that are perhaps the most recognisable.
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Mackenyu, who voices Gennoji, shot to global fame in 2023 after playing Roronoa Zoro in Netflix's One Piece adaptation.
Though he's best known for Zoro, he also featured in 2023 film Knights of the Zodiac, as well as live-action adaptations of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Rurouni Kenshin.
Yoshiro Kono has had several supporting roles in shows like Succession, FBI: Most Wanted and SWAT, while Hiro Kanagawa recently played Fire Lord Sozin in Netflix's 2024 Avatar adaptation.
Lastly, Peter Shinkoda has had the most storied career in film and TV of the bunch.
He notably plays Nobu Yoshioka in Marvel's Daredevil, and has had roles in I, Robot, Hawaii Five-0, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural and more.
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