User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 31-03-'15 — Assassin's Creed Chronicles announcement trailer/@comment-206.176.80.254-20150511070439/@comment-13471981-20150511182034

The brass knuckles aren't really a nobleman-ish kind of weapon, so he could be of low standing (at least initially, the golden-tipped cane sort of implies to a "rags-to-riches" type of storyline). But that's just me speculating. We'll know tomorrow, I guess :)