🔗 Share this article AC Shadows Introduces Bizarre AoT Event for Holiday Season In a bizarre partnership that breaks traditional predictions, the game developer has announced an digital partnership between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the renowned anime series Attack on Titan. The unusual holiday event runs from November 25 through December 22, providing free additional story content for Shadows players. Peculiar Questline Revealed According to the official statement, "An unusual confrontation leads protagonists Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where whispers of banned rituals and fearsome transformations resonate through the obscurity." The narrative introduces a "strangely garbed woman named Ada" who charges the characters with venturing into the Gemstone Grotto—a key location from Attack on Titan—to save her companion from a secret group. The mission centers on "bizarre trials and a monstrous foe" and is accessible to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character. Recognizable Locations and Transformations The teaser highlights the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This historic location was previously where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The trailer concludes with a dramatic moment showing a character, presumably the prisoner, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke. Exclusive Rewards and Bonus Material Players who successfully complete the quest will receive an unique katana in addition to multiple items secreted throughout the area in hidden chests. The update also contains in-store Attack on Titan item packs, featuring: Titan-themed outfit for Yasuke Mikasa attire for Naoe Special implements Survey Corps vehicle Third Free Story Addition This update also brings the game's third no-cost story episode, titled "A Puzzlement." This humorous quest pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they swap characteristic abilities: Naoe introduces a dramatic version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke acquires non-lethal stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Mystery" also contains a fresh environmental puzzle that may finally clarify some unanswered questions from the main storyline. Earlier Anime Partnerships This signifies scarcely the initial time the Assassin's Creed franchise has crossed over with well-known anime franchises. The series formerly showcased a 2020 crossover story linking Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Furthermore, Valhalla unofficially included a quest that unmistakably echoed the famous series One-Punch Man.