{"id":1156845,"date":"2026-02-09T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=545204"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:31:24","slug":"heads-will-roll-walkthrough-in-assassins-creed-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/heads-will-roll-walkthrough-in-assassins-creed-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heads Will Roll\u2019 walkthrough in Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cHeads Will Roll<\/strong>\u201d is the final quest in the hunt for The Wounded<\/strong>, one of the targets in Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/em><\/a>\u2019 main story<\/a> questline. It ends with the assassination of Wada Koretake, and asks you to make a choice that could potentially anger Yaya, someone you can recruit as an ally<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/em> guide, we\u2019ll walk you through how to complete the main \u201cHeads Will Roll\u201d quest and whether or not you should side with Yaya or Mitsumune<\/strong> when it comes to sparing or killing Nobunaga\u2019s soldiers.<\/p>\n

\u2018Heads Will Roll\u2019 walkthrough in Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows<\/h2>\n

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To start the quest, follow the marker on your map until you reach an Animus portal<\/strong>. Interact with it.<\/p>\n

After a lengthy cutscene, you\u2019ll be dropped into a castle to assassinate Koretake. Your allies will fight a battle against Koretake\u2019s soldiers on the ground, and you\u2019ll start on the rooftops with one goal: kill the snipers at the gates<\/strong>. You\u2019ll get markers on your screen for the locations of all six of these snipers, so work your way across the castle rooftops and take them out.<\/p>\n

While you can assassinate many of these snipers to instantly kill them, you don\u2019t need to remain incognito to progress. Because they\u2019re snipers, they\u2019re pretty simple to fight, as they don\u2019t really have any good close-range combat options. They\u2019ll also be distracted by your allies, allowing you to sneak up on them.<\/p>\n

Once you kill them all, head to the main courtyard, which has all the yellow flags and curtains. Stay on the rooftops to the left and watch for more archers and snipers.<\/p>\n

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How to assassinate Wada Koretake in \u2018Heads Will Roll\u2019<\/h2>\n

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Climb along the rooftops to the back part of the courtyard, behind a small building that Wada Koretake walks up to and pauses at on his loop. Assassinate the snipers and scouts in the area to reduce the likelihood that you\u2019ll get caught. Beware that a beefy castle guard tends to roam here even if you stay stealthy.<\/p>\n

Once the enemies are taken care of, climb up the small building and perch on the point overlooking the courtyard<\/strong>. When Wada Koretake gets close enough, assassinate him from your perch. This will bring you into a cutscene that will end the mission and lead to a choice.<\/p>\n

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Should you side with Yaya or Mitsumune?<\/h2>\n

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With Koretake dead, your allies have gathered all of his soldiers in the courtyard area. Mitsumune is looking to execute all of the soldiers, while Yaya and Kyonyo want to prove that they are different than Nobunaga and his goons. <\/p>\n

Partway through the cutscene, you\u2019ll get two dialogue options:<\/p>\n