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In a unexpected collaboration that breaks conventional expectations, the game developer has unveiled an digital crossover between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected Thanksgiving event operates from November 25 through December 22, providing free extra story content for Shadows players.

Strange Adventure Disclosed

According to the formal release, "An unusual encounter pulls heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a original mission, where whispers of prohibited practices and terrifying changes resonate through the obscurity." The storyline presents a "unusually garbed woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her companion from a clandestine cult.

The adventure centers on "bizarre experiments and a monstrous foe" and is accessible to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character.

Iconic Settings and Transformations

The teaser highlights the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This historic location was formerly where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The trailer concludes with a powerful scene showing a character, presumably the prisoner, transforming into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke.

Special Items and Extra Material

Players who accomplish the adventure will obtain an special katana together with several artifacts concealed throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also features purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, featuring:

• Titan-inspired attire for Yasuke
• Mikasa attire for Naoe
• Special implements
• Survey Corps vehicle

Latest Free Story Update

This patch also brings the game's third no-cost story content, titled "The Mystery." This lighthearted mission teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic abilities: Naoe reveals a dramatic variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires subduing stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "The Enigma" also contains a fresh environmental puzzle that may finally clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Past Japanese Animation Collaborations

This represents not the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime series. The series formerly showcased a 2020 collaborative story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla subtly contained a quest that clearly nodded to the popular series One-Punch Man.