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Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC Shadows)

Should You Confront Otama or Wakasa?

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AC Shadows - Otama or Wakasa

Confront Wakasa in Assassin's Creed Shadows (AC Shadows) at the end of Tea Ceremony quest to correctly identify The Golden Teppo. Learn about what happens if you confront Otama or confront Wakasa in this article.

Otama or Wakasa Outcomes

Confront Wakasa For Easier Assassination

Choice Identity Next Quest
Confront Otama Revealed Defensive Position
You learn that Otama isn't the killer. You then have to hunt down and assassinate Wakasa in Osaka Castle (more difficult).
Preserved
Confront Wakasa Revealed
Preserved Drive the Point Home
Wakasa is the killer, the Golden Teppo. She invites you to her house where you can easily kill her.

During the tailend of the Tea Ceremony quest, you will have to choose between confronting Otama or Wakasa since both of them are suspects on your father's assassination. Wakasa is the killer and your actual target, the Golden Teppo. Otama is innocent and a red herring.

However, the choices you made throughout the Tea Ceremony quest will affect the outcome heavily, as Wakasa will only invite you if you managed to preserve your false identity and confronted her after the ceremony.

Failing to convince them of your false identity or accusing Otama leads to a quest where both her and Wakasa dies.

The Tea Ceremony Walkthrough

Preserving Your Identity in the Tea Ceremony

Prompt Responses Point(s)
[Wakasa]
"Good evening"
(State the same name you gave to Imai Sokun) 1
(State a different name) 0
[Wakasa]
"You may have heard of me?"
"Of course I know you." 0
"I'm new to Sakai." 1
[Wakasa]
"Where did you say you were from?"
"I didn't say where I was from." 1
"I'm from Nagasaki" 0
Bow (Bow halfway) 1
Other options 0
Turn the bowl (Turn bow right twice) 1
Other options 0

Responses in bold text preserve your false identity.

Getting a total of at least 4 points preserves your identity and allows you to take a route where only the true Golden Teppo dies. Discrepancies on your actions by getting 3 points or less reveals your identity and locks you out of the canon outcome.

Should You Confront Otama or Wakasa?

Preserve Your Identity and Confront Wakasa

Wakasa is the killer of Naoe's father and should be the one that you confront. After choosing her, she will invite you to her house, and give you the opportunity to look around.

You will find the golden teppo displayed on a wall in her room. Pick it up to trigger a cutscene where you assassinate Wakasa.

Confronting Otama Will Still Have You Killing Wakasa

Assassinate Wakasa on Osaka Castle

Confronting Otama is the more tedious path, since she is not the killer you are looking for. Choosing Otama will lead to you chasing her down and then killing her.

Naoe will then realize that the killer is Wakasa, and you will have to confront her in Osaka Castle. Instead of a simple cutscene in an empty house, you will have to sneak around enemies in a guarded castle to find Wakasa and assassinate her.

Assassin's Creed Shadows Related Guides

AC Shadows - Choices

List of All Choices

All Choices List

Major Choices
Shizuka, Sanuki, or Shigure? Should You Turn the Bowl?
Otama or Wakasa Should You Side With Mitsumune?
Forgive or Punish the Shrine Raider? Should Yaya Forgive Tetsuo?
Should You Spare or Attack Lady Oichi? Should You Forgive or Attack Hanzo?
Minor Choices
I Understand You Well or Say Nothing? My Name is Not Important or I am With the Imai?
Sokyu's Son or Daughter? Red Chinese Silk or Black Portugese Silk?
Teapot, Jar, or Ladle? Give Me the Box or I Want Revenge?
Hunt the Kabukimono or Gather Them Together? Should You Fight for Iga?
Should You Believe Mitsuhide? Should You Find Junjiro or Go to Mitsuhide?
Should You Say You Supported Nobunaga? Should You Choose Love, Success, or Longevity?
Should You Spare or Kill Takahashi Goro? Should You Spare or Kill Takahashi Ichi-Hime?
Should You Spare or Kill Ukita Naoie? Should You Spare or Kill Commander Seiji?
Do You Believe in Yokai? I Prefer the Makuwauri or I Prefer the Suika?
Should You Give or Withhold the Manifest? Is Killing the Tsuno Justice?
Tsutsui, Joken, or Akiyama? Should You Spare or Kill Usami Yoshiko?
Should You Spare or Kill the Gamemaker? Should You Invite Friends or Enemies?

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1 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 month

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