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In a surprising crossover event that challenges usual predictions, the game developer has announced an in-game crossover between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, including no-cost bonus story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Mission Uncovered

According to the authorized statement, "An unusual meeting draws heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where hints of forbidden practices and monstrous changes echo through the obscurity." The plot features a "strangely dressed woman named Ada" who tasks the duo with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a important location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a secret sect.

The adventure focuses on "peculiar tests and a monstrous foe" and is open to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.

Iconic Locations and Changes

The preview showcases the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This historic location was earlier where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The trailer ends with a powerful moment showing a character, probably the hostage, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Items and Bonus Content

Players who accomplish the mission will obtain an exclusive katana in addition to numerous items secreted throughout the area in secret chests. The update also contains in-store Attack on Titan item packs, including:

• Titan-based outfit for Yasuke
• Mikasa outfit for Naoe
• Special arms
• Survey Corps mount

Newest Free Story Update

This update also adds the game's third complimentary story content, titled "A Puzzlement." This playful mission partners Naoe and Yasuke as they swap signature abilities: Naoe introduces a theatrical variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-lethal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "A Puzzlement" also includes a fresh environmental puzzle that may eventually clarify some unresolved questions from the main storyline.

Previous Japanese Animation Crossovers

This marks not the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with well-known anime franchises. The series formerly featured a 2020 cross-promotional story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla informally featured a quest that clearly echoed the famous series One-Punch Man.