What it means
The ending asks whether honor is a rule imposed from above or a promise made to protect people. Jin saves Tsushima by breaking the code that defined his family, then must live with the freedom and isolation that creates.
Ghost of Tsushima
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After defeating Khotun Khan, Jin faces Lord Shimura in a final duel ordered by the Shogun. He can kill Shimura or spare him, but both paths make Jin the outlaw known as the Ghost.
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