🔗 Share this article

In a surprising crossover event that breaks traditional forecasts, Ubisoft has unveiled an in-game crossover between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising Thanksgiving event runs from November 25 through December 22, providing complimentary additional story content for Shadows players.

Strange Adventure Disclosed

According to the formal release, "A strange confrontation leads heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a new quest, where whispers of forbidden rituals and fearsome transformations echo through the obscurity." The plot features a "strangely attired woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with traveling into the Gemstone Grotto—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her friend from a hidden sect.

The mission centers on "peculiar experiments and a monstrous foe" and is available to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character.

Iconic Settings and Transformations

The teaser features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This important location was earlier where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The teaser finishes with a striking scene showing a character, likely the prisoner, morphing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Exclusive Rewards and Additional Content

Players who accomplish the adventure will acquire an special katana alongside numerous objects secreted throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also features purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

• Titan-themed attire for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Exclusive implements
• Survey Corps mount

Third Free Story Content

This release also adds the game's latest complimentary story content, titled "The Enigma." This playful mission partners Naoe and Yasuke as they swap characteristic techniques: Naoe reveals a performative version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-lethal stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "A Puzzlement" also features a original environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some unanswered questions from the main storyline.

Previous Japanese Animation Partnerships

This represents scarcely the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with popular anime series. The series previously included a 2020 collaborative story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla subtly featured a quest that obviously nodded to the famous series One-Punch Man.