AC Shadows Reveals Unexpected Attack on Titan Collaboration for Holiday Season

In a bizarre partnership that challenges usual expectations, the game developer has unveiled an digital partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected Thanksgiving event operates from November 25 through December 22, including free additional story content for Shadows players.

Peculiar Questline Uncovered

According to the official announcement, "An unusual meeting draws characters Naoe and Yasuke into a fresh mission, where hints of forbidden practices and fearsome metamorphoses echo through the obscurity." The plot presents a "oddly garbed woman named Ada" who assigns the characters with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a secret group.

The mission centers on "bizarre trials and a terrifying adversary" and is accessible to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.

Recognizable Places and Changes

The trailer showcases the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was previously where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer finishes with a dramatic scene showing a character, presumably the prisoner, transforming into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Prizes and Bonus Features

Players who accomplish the adventure will acquire an exclusive katana in addition to several artifacts hidden throughout the area in secret chests. The update also includes in-store Attack on Titan item packs, offering:

• Titan-inspired outfit for Yasuke
• Mikasa outfit for Naoe
• Unique arms
• Survey Corps mount

Latest Free Story Content

This update also brings the game's newest free story addition, titled "The Enigma." This lighthearted quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they swap distinctive abilities: Naoe introduces a performative variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters non-lethal stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "The Enigma" also features a original environmental puzzle that may eventually explain some unanswered questions from the main storyline.

Past Japanese Animation Collaborations

This signifies hardly the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with famous anime properties. The series previously showcased a 2020 collaborative story linking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla unofficially included a quest that clearly referenced the popular series One-Punch Man.