Yasuke is the first character you play as in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but you’ll lose track of him after the prologue. Yasuke will eventually re-enter the story as a playable

This Assassin's Creed Shadows guide has you covered on whether to play as Naoe's sly shinobi or Yasuke's vengeful samurai.

Shadows was its dual protagonists: a stealthy shinobi and a formidable samurai. But both are not available right away.