Also, she has a lot of cool weapons! The tanto is a blur of elegant steel, but the kusarigama is a complex chain whip that gives you options for battlefield control. She also gets the series' staple "Eagle Vision", which pairs nicely with her ability to perform numerous kinds of assassinations that are specific to her.

"I'm in the shadows," Masumi agrees. Naoe is much more stealth focused, whereas Yasuke deals with enemies through sheer strength. In all the past Assassin's Creed games, the sneaky assassin bests the tough guys in thick armor, so it stands to reason Naoe would come out on top here, too, and it's nice the actors both agree.

When you recruit a companion, you can equip them by using the Manage Allies board in a kakurega. When opening your ranged abilities menu, you can also invoke your ally to fight against the enemies close to or targeted by you.