Just wanted to know why there was another blonde haired blue eyed tom cruise samurai, and its actually kinda true lol
Nioh's William is based on William Adams, a sailor born in Kent in 1564. He sailed against the Spanish Armada in 1588, before going on an ambitious Dutch expedition as part of the Dutch/English war with Spain. The expedition began with five ships, but only one made it to Japan. William Adams was on that ship.
Portuguese Jesuits claimed the crew were pirates and should be executed. William ended up meeting with Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was gunning for the top job in Japan. At the time, Japan was embroiled in a bloody civil war. Ieyasu had a trade deal with the Portuguese that meant he had access to powerful weapons, but in exchange Catholic missionaries were allowed to spread Christianity throughout the land.
Nioh's William is based on William Adams, a sailor born in Kent in 1564. He sailed against the Spanish Armada in 1588, before going on an ambitious Dutch expedition as part of the Dutch/English war with Spain. The expedition began with five ships, but only one made it to Japan. William Adams was on that ship.
Portuguese Jesuits claimed the crew were pirates and should be executed. William ended up meeting with Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was gunning for the top job in Japan. At the time, Japan was embroiled in a bloody civil war. Ieyasu had a trade deal with the Portuguese that meant he had access to powerful weapons, but in exchange Catholic missionaries were allowed to spread Christianity throughout the land.
