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In a unexpected collaboration that challenges conventional forecasts, Ubisoft has unveiled an digital collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event runs from November 25 through December 22, providing no-cost extra story content for Shadows players.

Strange Adventure Disclosed

According to the formal statement, "A strange confrontation pulls characters Naoe and Yasuke into a fresh mission, where whispers of forbidden ceremonies and monstrous metamorphoses resonate through the darkness." The narrative introduces a "unusually attired woman named Ada" who charges the duo with traveling into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her friend from a secret sect.

The mission centers on "peculiar experiments and a terrifying foe" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Iconic Places and Changes

The teaser features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This historic location was previously where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through generations. The teaser concludes with a striking sequence showing a character, probably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Items and Additional Content

Players who accomplish the quest will obtain an exclusive katana together with numerous items secreted throughout the area in secret chests. The update also features purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

• Titan-inspired costume for Yasuke
• Mikasa costume for Naoe
• Unique arms
• Survey Corps vehicle

Latest Free Story Update

This update also brings the game's newest no-cost story addition, titled "A Puzzlement." This lighthearted quest pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they trade signature skills: Naoe debuts a dramatic variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters subduing stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "The Mystery" also contains a original environmental puzzle that may finally explain some unresolved questions from the main storyline.

Past Japanese Animation Partnerships

This represents not the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with famous anime properties. The series formerly included a 2020 cross-promotional story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla informally featured a quest that unmistakably nodded to the well-known series One-Punch Man.