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In a surprising collaboration that challenges usual predictions, the game developer has revealed an in-game partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising Thanksgiving event runs from November 25 through December 22, providing complimentary bonus story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Mission Disclosed

According to the formal announcement, "A mysterious encounter leads protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a new mission, where rumors of prohibited rituals and fearsome changes reverberate through the shadows." The narrative presents a "strangely garbed woman named Ada" who tasks the pair with traveling into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her companion from a hidden cult.

The mission centers on "peculiar tests and a monstrous adversary" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Recognizable Settings and Changes

The teaser features the Hidden Temple 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 scene showing a character, presumably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Exclusive Prizes and Additional Content

Players who accomplish the mission will obtain an special katana in addition to numerous artifacts secreted throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also includes purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, including:

• Titan-based costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Unique arms
• Survey Corps steed

Newest Free Story Update

This patch also brings the game's third complimentary story content, titled "The Mystery." This lighthearted quest partners Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange distinctive techniques: Naoe introduces a performative version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters non-fatal stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Mystery" also includes a new environmental puzzle that may finally clarify some unresolved questions from the main storyline.

Past Anime Collaborations

This marks hardly the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime series. The series formerly included a 2020 collaborative story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla informally contained a quest that clearly nodded to the well-known series One-Punch Man.