🔗 Share this article AC Shadows Introduces Unexpected AoT Collaboration for Holiday Season In a unexpected partnership that breaks traditional expectations, the game developer has announced an virtual crossover between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The unexpected Thanksgiving event operates from November 25 through December 22, providing free additional story content for Shadows players. Strange Adventure Uncovered According to the formal announcement, "An unusual meeting pulls protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a new mission, where rumors of prohibited practices and terrifying changes resonate through the obscurity." The narrative presents a "unusually dressed woman named Ada" who charges the duo with traveling into the Crystal Cave—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her companion from a secret sect. The adventure concentrates on "peculiar experiments and a fearsome foe" and is available to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character. Familiar Settings and Metamorphoses The preview features the Hidden Temple from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This important location was formerly where the Reiss royal family handed down the Founding Titan ability through ages. The preview ends with a powerful moment showing a character, probably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that towers over Naoe and Yasuke. Special Rewards and Bonus Features Players who finish the quest will obtain an unique katana alongside several objects hidden throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also features premium Attack on Titan item packs, offering: Titan-themed costume for Yasuke Mikasa outfit for Naoe Special arms Survey Corps mount Newest Free Story Addition This release also adds the game's latest complimentary story addition, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous adventure teams Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic techniques: Naoe reveals a dramatic version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters subduing stealth takedowns. True to its name, "A Puzzlement" also features a fresh environmental puzzle that may eventually explain some unanswered questions from the main storyline. Earlier Japanese Animation Collaborations This marks hardly the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime properties. The series formerly featured a 2020 crossover story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla unofficially featured a quest that clearly echoed the well-known series One-Punch Man.