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In a unexpected crossover event that breaks usual forecasts, the game developer has unveiled an digital collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected holiday event runs from November 25 through December 22, including no-cost bonus story content for Shadows players.

Strange Questline Disclosed

According to the formal announcement, "An unusual meeting leads heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a original mission, where rumors of prohibited practices and fearsome metamorphoses resonate through the darkness." The plot introduces a "unusually attired woman named Ada" who assigns the duo with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to rescue her friend from a secret sect.

The mission concentrates on "bizarre tests and a fearsome foe" and is accessible to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Recognizable Places and Transformations

The trailer features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This important location was formerly where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The preview ends with a powerful sequence showing a character, likely the captive, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Rewards and Additional Content

Players who finish the quest will obtain an exclusive katana in addition to multiple items concealed throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also includes premium Attack on Titan item packs, including:

• Titan-based attire for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Exclusive arms
• Survey Corps vehicle

Newest Free Story Content

This release also adds the game's latest complimentary story episode, titled "The Mystery." This lighthearted mission teams Naoe and Yasuke as they trade signature techniques: Naoe introduces a theatrical variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters non-lethal stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "A Puzzlement" also includes a original environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Past Anime Crossovers

This signifies hardly the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with well-known anime franchises. The series earlier included a 2020 collaborative story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla unofficially included a quest that unmistakably nodded to the popular series One-Punch Man.