Assassin's Creed Unveils Surprising AoT Collaboration for Thanksgiving

In a surprising crossover event that challenges usual forecasts, the game developer has announced an in-game partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event operates from November 25 through December 22, including complimentary bonus story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Questline Uncovered

According to the official announcement, "A strange meeting leads characters Naoe and Yasuke into a new mission, where rumors of prohibited rituals and fearsome transformations echo through the darkness." The plot introduces a "unusually garbed woman named Ada" who charges the pair with venturing into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her companion from a secret cult.

The questline focuses on "strange tests and a terrifying adversary" and is open to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.

Familiar Places and Transformations

The teaser highlights the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This historic location was earlier where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer ends with a powerful sequence showing a character, probably the prisoner, transforming into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Special Prizes and Bonus Content

Players who successfully complete the adventure will obtain an special katana alongside numerous items secreted throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also contains premium Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

• Titan-inspired costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa outfit for Naoe
• Exclusive arms
• Survey Corps steed

Third Free Story Update

This patch also brings the game's third free story content, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous mission pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they trade signature techniques: Naoe debuts a theatrical version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns subduing stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "The Enigma" also features a new environmental puzzle that may eventually shed light on some unresolved questions from the main storyline.

Earlier Japanese Animation Crossovers

This marks scarcely the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime franchises. The series previously showcased a 2020 collaborative story linking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla unofficially contained a quest that unmistakably nodded to the popular series One-Punch Man.