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

Strange Questline Disclosed

According to the formal announcement, "A strange meeting pulls characters Naoe and Yasuke into a fresh mission, where rumors of prohibited rituals and terrifying metamorphoses echo through the obscurity." The narrative presents a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with traveling into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her ally from a clandestine cult.

The questline focuses on "strange experiments and a fearsome foe" and is accessible to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character.

Iconic Places and Metamorphoses

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

Unique Prizes and Additional Content

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

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

Third Free Story Addition

This release also adds the game's newest complimentary story content, titled "The Enigma." This playful quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic techniques: Naoe debuts a theatrical version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-fatal stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "The Enigma" also includes a original environmental puzzle that may eventually clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Earlier Anime Collaborations

This represents not the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with famous anime franchises. The series previously featured a 2020 cross-promotional story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla subtly included a quest that unmistakably referenced the well-known series One-Punch Man.