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In a unexpected crossover event that breaks usual predictions, Ubisoft has revealed an virtual partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected holiday event runs from November 25 through December 22, including no-cost bonus story content for Shadows players.

Mysterious Questline Revealed

According to the formal release, "A strange meeting pulls heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where rumors of prohibited ceremonies and fearsome transformations reverberate through the obscurity." The storyline features a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who tasks the duo with traveling into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to save her friend from a clandestine sect.

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

Familiar Places and Changes

The preview showcases the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was earlier where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through generations. The teaser concludes with a striking moment showing a character, likely the prisoner, changing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Items and Extra Features

Players who accomplish the mission will acquire an special katana together with numerous items secreted throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also contains purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

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

Third Free Story Addition

This update also adds the game's third no-cost story addition, titled "The Enigma." This lighthearted mission teams Naoe and Yasuke as they swap signature abilities: Naoe debuts a theatrical version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns non-lethal stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Enigma" also features a original environmental puzzle that may finally explain some unanswered questions from the main storyline.

Previous Japanese Animation Partnerships

This represents not the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime series. The series earlier showcased a 2020 cross-promotional story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla unofficially contained a quest that clearly echoed the popular series One-Punch Man.