🔗 Share this article AC Shadows Unveils Surprising AoT Collaboration for Holiday Season In a unexpected crossover event that defies traditional expectations, the game developer has announced an virtual collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the acclaimed anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, providing complimentary extra story content for Shadows players. Mysterious Questline Revealed According to the formal release, "A strange meeting pulls protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where rumors of forbidden rituals and terrifying changes reverberate through the obscurity." The narrative presents a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who assigns the characters with traveling into the Crystal Cave—a important location from Attack on Titan—to save her ally from a secret group. The adventure concentrates on "bizarre trials and a terrifying foe" and is available to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character. Familiar Settings and Metamorphoses The trailer highlights the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan redesigned as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was earlier where the Reiss royal family passed down the Founding Titan ability through ages. The teaser finishes with a striking sequence showing a character, presumably the captive, changing into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke. Exclusive Items and Extra Material Players who successfully complete the adventure will receive an exclusive katana together with numerous artifacts hidden throughout the area in secret chests. The update also contains purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, including: Titan-based attire for Yasuke Mikasa costume for Naoe Exclusive implements Survey Corps mount Newest Free Story Update This release also adds the game's newest free story episode, titled "A Puzzlement." This playful quest partners Naoe and Yasuke as they swap characteristic techniques: Naoe debuts a dramatic variation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires subduing stealth takedowns. True to its name, "The Mystery" also features a original environmental puzzle that may ultimately clarify some lingering questions from the main storyline. Earlier Japanese Animation Crossovers This signifies not the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has partnered with famous anime series. The series formerly featured a 2020 collaborative story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla informally contained a quest that obviously referenced the popular series One-Punch Man.