🔗 Share this article AC Shadows Reveals Surprising AoT Crossover for Holiday Season In a bizarre crossover event that defies usual forecasts, the game developer has unveiled an digital collaboration between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the popular anime series Attack on Titan. The surprising holiday event continues from November 25 through December 22, offering free bonus story content for Shadows players. Mysterious Adventure Disclosed According to the official release, "A mysterious confrontation leads characters Naoe and Yasuke into a new quest, where hints of banned practices and monstrous changes resonate through the obscurity." The storyline introduces a "oddly garbed woman named Ada" who assigns the pair with traveling into the Gemstone Grotto—a key location from Attack on Titan—to liberate her companion from a clandestine group. The mission centers on "bizarre trials and a monstrous foe" and is open to all players who have acquired the Yasuke character. Familiar Locations and Metamorphoses The trailer showcases the Underground Chapel from Attack on Titan reimagined as the Crystal Cave. This significant location was previously where the Reiss royal family transmitted the Founding Titan ability through eras. The trailer concludes with a dramatic scene showing a character, likely the prisoner, changing into a Titan that looms over Naoe and Yasuke. Special Rewards and Bonus Content Players who accomplish the mission will receive an special katana together with numerous items concealed throughout the area in secret chests. The update also features purchasable Attack on Titan item packs, offering: Titan-themed costume for Yasuke Mikasa costume for Naoe Special arms Survey Corps steed Latest Free Story Update This update also brings the game's newest no-cost story episode, titled "The Enigma." This humorous mission pairs Naoe and Yasuke as they exchange characteristic skills: Naoe debuts a performative version of Yasuke's war kick, while Yasuke learns subduing stealth takedowns. Loyal to its name, "The Enigma" also includes a new environmental puzzle that may finally clarify some unanswered questions from the main storyline. Earlier Anime Crossovers This signifies not the primary time the Assassin's Creed franchise has collaborated with popular anime series. The series earlier showcased a 2020 crossover story connecting Assassin's Creed: Valhalla with Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. Moreover, Valhalla unofficially featured a quest that clearly referenced the famous series One-Punch Man.