🔗 Share this article Assassin's Creed Unveils Surprising Attack on Titan Event for Holiday Season In a unexpected crossover event that breaks conventional expectations, the game developer has unveiled an virtual partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event operates from November 25 through December 22, providing free bonus story content for Shadows players. Peculiar Questline Uncovered According to the formal release, "A strange confrontation pulls protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a fresh quest, where whispers of prohibited practices and terrifying metamorphoses reverberate through the obscurity." The plot introduces a "unusually attired woman named Ada" who charges the duo with traveling into the Crystalline Cavern—a significant location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a hidden cult. The adventure focuses on "bizarre tests and a monstrous enemy" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character. Familiar Places and Changes The preview highlights the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was earlier where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through eras. The preview ends with a dramatic sequence showing a character, probably the hostage, morphing into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke. Special Prizes and Bonus Features Players who finish the adventure will receive an exclusive katana alongside several objects secreted throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also includes premium Attack on Titan item packs, including: Titan-inspired outfit for Yasuke Mikasa outfit for Naoe Unique weapons Survey Corps mount Newest Free Story Addition This update also adds the game's newest no-cost story episode, titled "The Enigma." This humorous adventure partners Naoe and Yasuke as they trade distinctive abilities: Naoe introduces a dramatic variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters subduing stealth takedowns. Faithful to its name, "The Enigma" also contains a original environmental puzzle that may eventually shed light on some unresolved questions from the main storyline. Past Anime Collaborations This marks hardly the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with well-known anime franchises. The series earlier included a 2020 collaborative story linking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla subtly featured a quest that unmistakably nodded to the well-known series One-Punch Man.