Will Ghost of Tsushima Protagonist, Jin Sakai, Be in Ghost of Yotei? No, Because He’s Dead, Possibly of Old Age

Sucker Punch Production has just announced the long-awaited sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei. To the surprise of many, it’ll feature an entirely new protagonist, which has left many wondering where in the world is Jin Sakai? Well, the quick and short answer, which isn’t a spoiler to the first game, is that he’s dead.

Will Jin Sakai Be in Ghost of Yotei?

For those wondering, the chances of Jin Sakai, the main protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima, appearing in Ghost of Yotei are slim to none. Why? Well, because he’s dead, and no, not because of how things ended in the last game or because he somehow was killed off-screen. I mean, he could have been killed, but anyone paying attention to the settings of each game will know that the game took place during the Mongol invasion in 1274. Jin, during this time, was 30 years old, and by the time Ghost of Yotei (1603) is set to happen, he will be well over 300 years old.

Though the game looks similar to the first, this is an entirely different era in which it takes place, meaning the only time we’ll probably see or hear about Jin Sakai is from some legends or maybe a possible lineage.

Not only that, but Sucker Punch has also given a reason why they moved away from Jin for the sequel:

“We also wanted to continue to innovate. To create something fresh but familiar, we looked beyond Jin Sakai’s story and the island of Tsushima, and shifted our focus to the idea of the Ghost instead. At Sucker Punch we love origin stories, and we wanted to explore what it could mean to have a new hero wearing a Ghost mask, and uncovering a new legend. This led us to Ghost of Yōtei: a new protagonist, a new story to unfold, and a new region of Japan to explore.”

So, to help set some expectations early, don’t go in expecting Jin Sakai to make some random cameo appearance in the sequel. Unless he found the secret to eternal life, he’s long dead, either slain in combat or of old age.

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