Kenji
Kenji is a sake seller and small-time swindler who keeps dragging Jin into his schemes. He smuggles Jin and Yuna into Azamo Bay to free Taka, then pops up with his own three-part Kenji's Tales. In the Iki Island expansion his trouble with a smuggler is how Jin gets to Iki.
- Role
- Companion
- Affiliation
- The Ghost
Good to know
- Voiced in English by James Hiroyuki Liao and in Japanese by Setsuji Sato.
- Gets Jin and Yuna into Azamo Bay hidden in sake barrels on one of his deliveries.
- Yuna once protected him for a month.
- Joins the big operations at Castle Kaneda and Castle Shimura, usually handling supplies and siege weapons.
- His siege weapons create the opening for the attack on Port Izumi.
- His tales are Nattou and the Sake Seller, Servant of the People and The Delicate Art of Negotiation.
Who he is
Kenji is the closest thing the story has to comic relief. He acts relaxed and upbeat while he talks you into his plans, then panics once the danger is real. He is not cruel. He takes big risks to get food and medicine to struggling villagers, but his bad habits keep undoing his good intentions.
His tales
In Izuhara he cons a Mongol raiding party with fake supplies, and they take hostages and his horse in return. In Toyotama he sells the Straw Hats' stolen gear to the Mongols. It ends in a four-way brawl with the Mongols, the Straw Hats and a loose bear. Later he asks Jin to guard him while he repays an angry man named Gon.
Iki Island
In The Ghost of Iki Island, rumours of a Ghost of Iki lead Jin to Kenji. His ship has been sunk by the Eagle Tribe's warship, and he owes a fortune to the Viper, a smuggler at Hakata Bay. Jin has to deal with the Viper to sort out Kenji's debt.
- Servant of the PeopleServant of the People is Kenji Tale 1 of 3, an Act 1 side tale at Aoi Village in Tsutsu. You find Kenji claiming to protect farmers' food from the Mongols, which of course goes wrong. It needs The Broken Blacksmith done and rewards the Charm of Well-Being I and 10 Linen.
- Nattou and the Sake SellerNattou and the Sake Seller is Kenji Tale 2 of 3, an Act 2 side tale south of the Ruins of Old Yarikawa in Akashima. Kenji says an empty Mongol camp is ripe for looting, and it is not empty for long. It rewards the Charm of Advantage.
- The Delicate Art of NegotiationThe Delicate Art of Negotiation is Kenji Tale 3 of 3, the last of his tales, set at Umugi Cove in Act 2. You act as Kenji's hidden bodyguard while he meets a criminal he owes money to. It rewards the Charm of Broken Barriers and 6 Leather.
The Broken BlacksmithThe Broken Blacksmith is the Act 1 tale where you sneak into walled Azamo Bay to free Yuna's brother Taka, the best smith on Tsushima. It introduces Kenji the sake seller and is a stealth tale from start to finish.- Shadow of the SamuraiShadow of the Samurai is the final tale of Act 1: the assault on Castle Kaneda to rescue Lord Shimura. You climb in as the Ghost, open the gates for your allies and fight up to the keep, including a duel along the way.
- The Fate of TsushimaThe Fate of Tsushima is the Act 2 tale that starts the assault on Castle Shimura alongside the shogun's reinforcements under Lord Oga. It is a long tale and a partial point of no return, so wrap up side work before you confirm.
- Wolves at the GatesWolves at the Gates is the Act 3 tale where you team up with Yuna's hunter contacts to take Fort Kaminodake and reopen the roads into Toyotama. Finishing it lifts the travel lock from The Fate of Tsushima.
- Eternal Blue SkyEternal Blue Sky is the Act 3 tale where Jin and his allies attack Port Izumi under cover of the storm to take down Khotun Khan. It's the big final battle of the Mongol story, with a multi-phase boss fight against the Khan himself.
- The Ghost of Iki IslandThe Ghost of Iki Island is a Yahata side tale where someone is going around pretending to be the Ghost. You track down the imposter near Kemono Trail and get pulled into a job to recover a smuggler's stolen navigation charts.
Related characters
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Jin Sakai
Jin Sakai is the samurai you play in Ghost of Tsushima and the Iki Island expansion. He is Lord Shimura's nephew and the last lord of Clan Sakai. After the Mongol landing he trades the samurai code for stealth and fear, and the people start calling him the Ghost.
- Companion
Yuna
Yuna is a thief from Yarikawa and Jin's closest ally in Ghost of Tsushima. She pulls him off Komoda Beach, teaches him to fight from the shadows and coins the name Ghost. She also has her own four-part storyline, Yuna's Tales, about the slavers who stole her childhood.
- Companion
Masako Adachi
Lady Masako Adachi is the only survivor of Clan Adachi and one of Jin's allies. Her husband and sons die in the Mongol landing and the rest of her family is murdered the same night. Her side storyline, Masako's Tales, has you hunting the people behind that massacre.
- Companion
Sadanobu Ishikawa
Sensei Ishikawa is a famous archer and one of Jin's allies. He teaches Jin the bow and sends him after Tomoe, the student who now trains Mongol archers. His nine-part storyline, Ishikawa's Tales, starts with The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa in the main story.