🔗 Share this article AC Shadows Reveals Surprising AoT Collaboration for Holiday Season In a surprising crossover event that challenges conventional expectations, the game developer has announced an in-game 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 extra story content for Shadows players. Peculiar Questline Revealed According to the official release, "An unusual meeting pulls characters Naoe and Yasuke into a original adventure, where hints of prohibited rituals and fearsome changes resonate through the obscurity." The narrative introduces a "oddly dressed woman named Ada" who charges the duo with journeying into the Crystalline Cavern—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her companion from a secret sect. The questline centers on "peculiar tests and a monstrous adversary" and is open to all players who have gained access to the Yasuke character. Iconic Places and Changes The teaser features the Subterranean Sanctuary from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This important location was formerly where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through ages. The trailer concludes with a powerful sequence showing a character, probably the hostage, morphing into a Titan that rises over Naoe and Yasuke. Special Rewards and Additional Content Players who accomplish the adventure will receive an unique katana together with numerous artifacts secreted throughout the area in concealed chests. The update also contains premium Attack on Titan item packs, including: Titan-inspired attire for Yasuke Mikasa costume for Naoe Unique weapons Survey Corps mount Newest Free Story Update This update also brings the game's latest no-cost story episode, titled "The Mystery." This lighthearted quest pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they swap characteristic techniques: Naoe introduces a theatrical interpretation of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke masters non-lethal stealth takedowns. True to its name, "A Puzzlement" also contains a new environmental puzzle that may eventually explain some unanswered questions from the main storyline. Past Anime Collaborations This marks not the first time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with famous anime series. The series previously showcased a 2020 collaborative story linking 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.