AC Shadows Reveals Bizarre Attack on Titan Crossover for Thanksgiving
In a unexpected crossover event that breaks usual predictions, the game developer has announced an in-game partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, including complimentary bonus story content for Shadows players.
Strange Questline Disclosed
According to the official statement, "A strange confrontation pulls heroes Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where whispers of banned ceremonies and monstrous changes echo through the shadows." The plot presents a "unusually garbed woman named Ada" who tasks the pair with journeying into the Gemstone Grotto—a key location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a secret cult.
The adventure centers on "peculiar tests and a terrifying adversary" and is available to all players who have unlocked the Yasuke character.
Familiar Locations and Metamorphoses
The preview features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was formerly where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through eras. The preview ends with a striking sequence showing a character, likely the captive, morphing into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke.
Exclusive Prizes and Bonus Features
Players who accomplish the quest will obtain an special katana together with multiple objects hidden throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also includes premium Attack on Titan item packs, offering:
- Titan-inspired outfit for Yasuke
- Mikasa outfit for Naoe
- Special implements
- Survey Corps steed
Third Free Story Content
This update also adds the game's third free story content, titled "The Enigma." This lighthearted quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they swap signature techniques: Naoe debuts a theatrical interpretation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-lethal stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Mystery" also includes a fresh environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some unanswered questions from the main storyline.
Past Japanese Animation Partnerships
This signifies scarcely the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with popular anime series. The series earlier featured a 2020 cross-promotional story linking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla unofficially contained a quest that obviously nodded to the famous series One-Punch Man.
