Luís Fróis
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Luís Fróis (1532-1597) was a dedicated Portuguese missionary.
He was born in Lisbon and in 1548 joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1563, he came to Japan to spread his gospel, and in the following year arrived at Kyoto, meeting Ashikaga Yoshiteru who was then Shogun. In 1569, he befriended Oda Nobunaga and stayed in his personal residence in Gifu while writing books for a short while.
His writings include the History of Japan.
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- In the recent Capcom video game [[Shin Onimusha: Dawn Of Dreams]], Luis Frois was a Jesuit missionary possessed by the evil Genma (Demon) named Rosencrantz. Rosencrantz the Scientist was a member of the Genma Triumvirate (Namely Claudius, Rosencrantz and Ophelia), whose ultimate goal was to resurrect the Genma God Fortinbras by using Hideyoshi as his vessel. On behalf of Ishida Mitsunari (who is occupied by the Genma (Demon) Chief Advisor-Claudius himself), he was also responsible for the creation of the new breed of Genma beings. Before Frois was possessed, he was a benevolent doctor and priest who cared for orphans like Roberto (one of the game's playable characters). Under the control of Rosencrantz, he was behind the plot to turn Roberto into a Genma, but Frois succeeded in implanting Exorcising Beads in Roberto's arms instead. These beads had the power to destroy Genma and Genma artifacts. Towards the end of the epic, Rosencrantz takes over Frois completely and shows his true form: a disgusting housefly-like Genma. He is defeated by Roberto, which is what Frois had wanted in the end.
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