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In a surprising crossover event that challenges usual predictions, the game developer has announced an digital collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual Thanksgiving event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing complimentary additional story content for Shadows players.

Mysterious Adventure Revealed

According to the official release, "An unusual confrontation leads characters Naoe and Yasuke into a new adventure, where rumors of prohibited rituals and terrifying transformations resonate through the darkness." The plot presents a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who tasks the duo with traveling into the Gemstone Grotto—a important location from Attack on Titan—to save her friend from a hidden sect.

The questline concentrates on "strange tests and a terrifying foe" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character.

Iconic Settings and Changes

The trailer highlights the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was previously where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through generations. The teaser ends with a dramatic moment showing a character, presumably the hostage, transforming into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke.

Unique Prizes and Bonus Features

Players who finish the mission will acquire an special katana together with multiple artifacts secreted throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also includes in-store Attack on Titan item packs, offering:

• Titan-inspired attire for Yasuke
• Mikasa outfit for Naoe
• Exclusive weapons
• Survey Corps steed

Newest Free Story Content

This update also introduces the game's latest free story addition, titled "The Mystery." This lighthearted quest teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic abilities: Naoe reveals a theatrical variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters subduing stealth takedowns. True to its name, "The Enigma" also features a original environmental puzzle that may ultimately shed light on some lingering questions from the main storyline.

Past Japanese Animation Partnerships

This signifies hardly the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with well-known anime series. The series formerly featured a 2020 crossover story uniting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Additionally, Valhalla unofficially included a quest that obviously nodded to the popular series One-Punch Man.