🔗 Share this article Assassin's Creed Reveals Surprising AoT Collaboration for Holiday Season In a unexpected partnership that breaks usual forecasts, the game developer has unveiled an virtual partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual Thanksgiving event runs from November 25 through December 22, providing free bonus story content for Shadows players. Peculiar Questline Uncovered According to the official announcement, "A mysterious meeting pulls characters Naoe and Yasuke into a new mission, where hints of prohibited ceremonies and terrifying changes echo through the obscurity." The narrative features a "oddly garbed woman named Ada" who tasks the pair with journeying into the Crystal Cave—a important location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her ally from a hidden sect. The mission concentrates on "bizarre tests and a terrifying foe" and is available to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character. Iconic Places and Changes The teaser features the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan recreated as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was earlier where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer concludes with a powerful sequence showing a character, presumably the hostage, transforming into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke. Exclusive Prizes and Additional Content Players who finish the quest will acquire an exclusive katana alongside multiple artifacts concealed throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also features premium Attack on Titan item packs, offering: Titan-inspired outfit for Yasuke Mikasa outfit for Naoe Unique weapons Survey Corps mount Third Free Story Update This update also introduces the game's latest no-cost story content, titled "A Puzzlement." This lighthearted mission teams Naoe and Yasuke as they swap signature abilities: Naoe introduces a performative version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-lethal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "The Enigma" also features a original environmental puzzle that may eventually explain some unresolved questions from the main storyline. Past Anime Partnerships This marks not the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with well-known anime franchises. The series previously featured a 2020 crossover story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla unofficially featured a quest that unmistakably nodded to the famous series One-Punch Man.