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In a surprising collaboration that breaks traditional forecasts, Ubisoft has announced an in-game collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, including no-cost bonus story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Questline Uncovered

According to the authorized statement, "A mysterious confrontation draws heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a new quest, where rumors of banned practices and fearsome transformations resonate through the darkness." The narrative features a "strangely attired woman named Ada" who assigns the characters with traveling into the Gemstone Grotto—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her ally from a clandestine group.

The questline centers on "bizarre trials and a monstrous adversary" and is open to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.

Recognizable Settings and Changes

The trailer features the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This important location was earlier where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The teaser concludes with a powerful sequence showing a character, probably the hostage, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Exclusive Rewards and Extra Features

Players who accomplish the adventure will receive an special katana alongside numerous artifacts hidden throughout the area in secret chests. The update also features purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, offering:

• Titan-based costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa costume for Naoe
• Exclusive implements
• Survey Corps vehicle

Newest Free Story Update

This release also brings the game's latest free story addition, titled "The Enigma." This lighthearted quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they trade characteristic techniques: Naoe debuts a performative version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns subduing stealth takedowns. True to its name, "The Enigma" also includes a new environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Past Anime Partnerships

This marks not the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with well-known anime franchises. The series earlier included a 2020 cross-promotional story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla unofficially featured a quest that unmistakably nodded to the well-known series One-Punch Man.