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Assassin's Creed Shadows

How to Romance Gennojo

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Jarrod Garripoli
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You will meet a variety of different characters during your journey in Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, but there are a select few that are considered special. These special NPCs are characters that your protagonists can actually romance during the course of their respective quests. One of the first characters you will likely meet, and even romance, is a thief by the name of Gennojo. This page will detail how to unlock Gennojo, as well as which answers to give to start the romance with him.

Gennojo is one of the characters that Naoe can romance during the game.

Unlocking Gennojo

As mentioned above, Gennojo is a thief that you will meet during the course of the main story. In fact, once you kill your first two story targets upon reaching the open world, you will join forces with Yasuke and open up more options for quests. One of these picks is the Shinbakufu simply named The Fool. This will start the quest called The Bad Brother, after which, two more missions will become unlocked. The important one here is called Missing Missive, which is where you will finally meet Gennojo.

Note that you should be controlling Naoe during said quest, as that is where you can start the romance with Gennojo. You can also avoid a combat encounter with Gennojo by using Naoe during the same quest, since one of the options for her just has him forfeiting that battle. After that first encounter, you won’t meet Gennojo again until the end of Lost Honor. When you complete that, you’ll unlock his own series of quests, with romance choices during the first three of them. Look below for all of the answers you’ll want to give to have that relationship with Gennojo.

All Gennojo Romance Answers

It’s hard to miss the romance options during your various conservations with Gennojo, as they will be marked with a heart icon.

(1 of 2) Simply look for the responses with a heart icon to continue the romance.

Simply look for the responses with a heart icon to continue the romance. (left), There are seven instances of this during the course of the quests featuring Gennojo. (right)

Quest Best Answer
Missing Missive Let’s not fight.
Lost Honor You might be right.
Sake and Swords Depends what you’re offering.
Sake and Swords Show me, thief.
Honor Among Thieves I’m keeping it, then.
Stolen Hearts I’m here for you.
Stolen Hearts I’d like to embrace you.

At the end of the Stolen Hearts mission, the second response will initiate the romance scene and that’ll be the end of that. There is one more quest with Gennojo, but that has no bearing on romancing Gennojo any longer.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Ubisoft
  • Platforms,
    Mac, PC, PS5, XB X|S
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    18 March 2025
  • Last Updated
    28 March 2025
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Assassin’s Creed has finally made its way to Japan! Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the next iteration in the classic franchise, featuring an expansive open world, set in 16th century Japan, near the end of the Sengoku period. It features two playable protagonists, Naoe, a shinobi that specializes in stealth, and Yasuke, a samurai that specializes in combat. The tale is one of revenge, as Naoe and Yasuke team up to take down the Shinbakufu, who killed her father and left her for dead. This guide will contain the following:

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