Otama

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"There's something about you that doesn't fit. Peasant with a piece of art. Or a cat with a silver coin."

―Otama to Fujibayashi Naoe before the tea ceremony, 1582.^[src]^-[m]

Otama was a Japanese woman from Sakai whose family led a teppō-making business during the 16th century.

Biography[]

Otama: "Our families have known each other for years. And how did you gain entry to this coveted event?"

Naoe: "Sokun and I have sealed many deals over sake."

Otama: "Really? Then... I wonder why he's never spoken of you?"

Naoe: "It's not so strange. He never speaks of you either."

—Otama and Naoe exchanging jabs over their business dealings with Imai Sōkyū, 1582.^[src]^-[m]

Otama's family was one of those who specialized in the teppō trade, and had years of relations with the Imai clan, who specialized in tea ceremonies and also weapon-making in the city. It was for this reason that Otama and her family would occasionally receive invites to tea ceremonies organized by Imai Sōkyū.^[1]

During one such event in 1582, Otama was one of the four guests who were specifically in the teppō trade that were invited, alongside Wakasa, Lady Satoko, and Fujibayashi Naoe. At the event, Otama met Naoe, who was under the guise of a trader named Sanuki. The two came to a mutual dislike of one another when Otama critiqued Naoe's style of fashion, having never met her before. When Naoe shot back by mentioning her business dealings with Imai Sōkun, Otama took a jab at Naoe's countryside background, telling her to "go back to her farm" before she got hurt.^[1]

Later on, Otama and the other guests, including Naoe, attended the tea ceremony with Sōkyū, with Otama commenting on the aesthetics of the tea bowl during the session. At the end of the ceremony, Otama also presented a Noh mask crafted by the artisan Zekan to Sōkyū as a gift.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Otama is a character in Assassin's Creed: Shadows, serving as a possible candidate for the identity of the Shinbakufu member known as "The Golden Teppo". If Canon Mode is disabled, players have the option of accusing either Otama or Wakasa of being the Golden Teppo; if Otama is accused, then Naoe will have to chase and kill her, leading to the memory "Defensive Position". After killing Otama, Naoe will loot a letter referencing Wakasa's identity as the Golden Teppo instead.

Appearances[]

Assassin's Creed: Shadows

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Tea Ceremony

Assassin's Creed: Shadows

Characters

Assassins	Dan • Heiji • Ibuki • Junjiro • Monta • Fujibayashi Naoe • Oni-yuri • Rokkaku Katsuhime • Sen no Rikyū • Shido • Shinobu • Tomiko • Yagoro • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yasuke • Yaya \| Alvaro Catarribera • Fubuki • Fujibayashi Nagato • Hattori Hanzō • Kaede • Kishi • Momochi Sandayu • Sanjo • Sumire • Tsubasa • Tsuyu • Yu-no-shin

Templars	Alessandro Valignano • Duarte de Melo • Hosokawa Tama • Kimura Kei • Nuno Caro

Shinbakufu	Akechi Kagemitsu • Akechi Mitsuhide • Ashikaga Yoshiaki • Bessho Harumasa • Ido Yoshihiro • Ise Sadaoki • Joken Hokkyo • Oichi • Takeda Motoaki • Ukita Naoie • Wada Koretake • Yaita Wakasa

Minor targets	The Betrayers (Fujichika Nakayama • Endo Tomoyasu • Itakura Shigezo • Masatoshi Nakahara • Sato Genta • Sato Katsubei • Usami Yoshiko) • The Butterfly Collectors (Gamemaker • Kacho • Mucho • Richo • Shucho) • The Corrupt Daikan (Endo Riku • Gamo Morinari • Ise Asuka • Isshiki Mansaku • Izumi Bunzo • Okudaira Toshizo) • Genzaburo's Soldiers (Akane • Genzaburo • Seiji • Shin-no-suke • Yasokichi) • The Godai Shinobi (Kaji • Akira • Azai Jukei • Kazumi • Rokkaku Yoshimitsu) • The Hunters of Kyonyo (Inumaru • Kamakichi • Shishi-o • Toro • Tsuchi-Gumo) • The Iron Hand Guild (Ginroku • Kanta • Kin-no-suke • Tamao • The Iron Hand) • The Kabukimono (Big Sueki • Chief Cuckoo • Corrupt Blade • Ember • Ghost General • Grave Dancer • Laughing Man • Peacock) • Kurai Eikyou (The Akiyama Agent • The Blacksmith Agent • The Katsuragi Agent • The Tsutsui Agent • The Messenger) • Nobutsuna's Students (Asari Nobutane • Hozoin In'ei • Marume Nagayoshi • Nagano Saemon • Sanada Masatoyo • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yuki no Kata) • The Pirate Alliance (Kage • Little Kappa • Lopo Cruz • Oni-yuri • Sen) • The Silver Smugglers (Enju • Fernam Moreno • Takeru • Mai • Nycollaao de Castel Branco • Shinji • Yoshisada) • The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro • Takahashi Ichi-Hime • Takahashi Inoshichi • Takahashi Jiro • Takahashi Saburo • Takahashi Shiro • Takahashi Taro) • The Winter Raiders (Akumu • Hayate • Sobei • Jinbei • Yasha) • The Yamabushi Imposters (The Clifftop Yamabushi • The Forest Yamabushi • The Mountain Yamabushi • The Pathway Yamabushi • The Pond Yamabushi • The River Yamabushi • The Shadow Yamabushi • The Valley Yamabushi • The Village Yamabushi) • The Yokai (Ao Andon • Daitengu • Kappa (Kappa Taku • Kappa Rei) • Makuwauri no Bakemono • Oshiroi Babā • Suika no Bakemono • Taka Nyudo • Yuki-onna)

Others	Animus EGO user • Ego • The Guide \| Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Kuma • Kumebe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nagoya Yagaro • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu

Factions

Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Japanese Rite • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akechi • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collector • Godai Shinobi • The Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • The Pirate Alliance • The Winter Raiders) • Portuguese Empire • Jesuits

Locations

Japan (Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya) • Kii (Saika) • Ōmi (Azuchi • Kameyama • Nagahama) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Nakayama Peak • Sakai • Osaka • Takatsuki) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Arashiyama • Kyoto • Misuno • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Koriyama • Takatori • Yoshino))

Events

Sengoku period (Tenshō Iga War • Honnō-ji incident • Battle of Yamazaki)

Terms and concepts

Animus (Anomalies • Database • Genetic memory • Hub • Memories • Rifts) • Crafting • Kakurega • Activities (Hidden Trails • Horse Archery • Kata • Kofun • Kuji-kiri) • Collectibles (Kamon • Tea sets • Sumi-e • Kano Paintings) • Imperial Regalia • Skills (Assassination • Eagle Vision • Freerunning • Eavesdropping • Leap of Faith) • Wardrobe (Naoe • Yasuke)

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs) • Short blades (Tantō) • Swords (Katana)

DLC

Thrown to the Dogs • Story Drops • Claws of Awaji