‘Heads Will Roll’ walkthrough, Yaya or Mitsumune choice in AC Shadows

“Heads Will Roll” is the ultimate quest within the hunt for The Wounded, one of many targets in Murderer’s Creed Shadows’ important story questline. It ends with the assassination of Wada Koretake, and asks you to choose that might probably anger Yaya, somebody you’ll be able to recruit as an ally.

On this Murderer’s Creed Shadows information, we’ll stroll you thru methods to full the principle “Heads Will Roll” quest and whether or not or not it’s best to facet with Yaya or Mitsumune relating to sparing or killing Nobunaga’s troopers.

‘Heads Will Roll’ walkthrough in Murderer’s Creed Shadows

To begin the hunt, comply with the marker in your map till you attain an Animus portal. Work together with it.

After a prolonged cutscene, you’ll be dropped right into a citadel to assassinate Koretake. Your allies will combat a battle in opposition to Koretake’s troopers on the bottom, and also you’ll begin on the rooftops with one purpose: kill the snipers on the gates. You’ll get markers in your display for the areas of all six of those snipers, so work your approach throughout the citadel rooftops and take them out.

Whilst you can assassinate many of those snipers to immediately kill them, you don’t want to stay incognito to progress. As a result of they’re snipers, they’re fairly easy to combat, as they don’t actually have any good close-range fight choices. They’ll even be distracted by your allies, permitting you to sneak up on them.

When you kill all of them, head to the principle courtyard, which has all of the yellow flags and curtains. Keep on the rooftops to the left and look ahead to extra archers and snipers.

Methods to assassinate Wada Koretake in ‘Heads Will Roll’

Climb alongside the rooftops to the again a part of the courtyard, behind a small constructing that Wada Koretake walks as much as and pauses at on his loop. Assassinate the snipers and scouts within the space to cut back the probability that you just’ll get caught. Beware {that a} beefy citadel guard tends to roam right here even if you happen to keep stealthy.

As soon as the enemies are taken care of, climb up the small constructing and perch on the purpose overlooking the courtyard. When Wada Koretake will get shut sufficient, assassinate him out of your perch. This may deliver you right into a cutscene that may finish the mission and result in a selection.

Must you facet with Yaya or Mitsumune?

With Koretake lifeless, your allies have gathered all of his troopers within the courtyard space. Mitsumune is seeking to execute the entire troopers, whereas Yaya and Kyonyo wish to show that they’re totally different than Nobunaga and his goons.

Partway by way of the cutscene, you’ll get two dialogue choices:

The sport warns you that “this [choice] will impression Yaya,” however doesn’t offer you any further data. After taking part in the mission twice, we are able to inform you that Yaya needs the troopers spared, and he or she’ll be pissed if you happen to determine to help their execution. Nevertheless, you received’t see how the choice impacts Yaya till later within the recreation — and it’s unclear how a lot of an impression it actually makes, outdoors of her perspective in dialogue — although if you wish to recruit her as an ally, go along with “killing them isn’t justice.”

No matter your selection, Mitsumune and his goons will execute a soldier, and the cutscene will play out virtually identically. The one distinction is whether or not Yaya and Kyonyo blame you and Mitsumune, or simply Mitsumune. Mitsumune is chilly to you both approach. Sparing the troopers will make the fewest folks mad at you — particularly Yaya, who’s the one character the sport explicitly calls out as being impacted by this selection long-term.

For extra Murderer’s Creed Shadows guides, see our working lists of Misplaced Pages, Kuji-kiri, and armor areas. Or see our full Murderer’s Creed Shadows walkthrough, and our guides on methods to get all companions and romance choices.