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Assassin's Creed: Shadow of War has been plagued by controversy since its release, from petitions calling for the game's cancellation to widespread fan outcry. Recently, the identity of Kuroyusuke as a samurai has become a focus of debate again, with reports claiming his entire story was fabricated by historian Thomas Lockley.

Thomas Lockley reportedly used his imagination to make up information about Yasuke, and much of the information about the character was taken directly from his biographical novel, African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan, published in 2019.

Thomas Locklear is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at Nihon University. Recently, there is evidence that before his biographical novel was published, he had modified the wiki information about Yasuke several times to gradually change people's views on Yasuke. Then he quoted the content of these materials in his novel, which was done in a very formal way, which can be said to be "quoting from classics".

Before the book "Legendary Black Samurai Yasuke" was published, Yasuke was unknown in Japanese historical circles. Now the situation has escalated, and many Japanese media have claimed that there is no evidence that Yasuke was a samurai. When people made accusations, Thomas Lockley deleted all the wiki content and social media accounts he had written for many years.

Thomas Lockley later stated that he had nothing to do with the Assassin's Creed: Shadow game, but it was reported that he had participated in the Ubisoft podcast, which indicated that the Ubisoft team had consulted him about the role of Yasuke.

Ubisoft is the biggest DEI supporter among 3A game companies. When they promoted "Assassin's Creed: Shadow", they kept emphasizing that Yasuke is a true samurai. This catered to the needs of a certain group of people, but also made more players increasingly disgusted.