Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.

Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories: Difference between revisions

From the Assassin's Creed Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Lady Kyashira
Created page with "{{Era|RW}} {{Stub}} thumb|250px|Promotional banner '''Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories''' is a crossover between ''Assassin's Cr..."
 
 
(32 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Era|RW}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}{{Era|RW}}
{{Stub}}
[[File:AC Crossover Stories Logo.png|thumb|250px|Crossover logo]]
[[File:AC Crossover Stories Banner.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional banner]]
'''''Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories''''' is a crossover between the video games ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018) and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020) featuring each games' main protagonists, [[Kassandra]] and [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], respectively. Released on 14 December 2021, it was first unveiled by [[Ubisoft]] on the ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]'' Youtube channel alongside ''Valhalla''{{'}}s new ''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' expansion announcement on 13 December 2021.
'''Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories''' is a crossover between ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', featuring the protagonists of each game, [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] and [[Kassandra]] respectively. Released on 14 November 2021, It was first unveiled by [[Ubisoft]] on the Assassin's Creed Youtube channel along the announcement of the ''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' expansion on 13 December 2021.


The crossover sees both games getting a new free story update , with “Those Who Are Treasured" in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' that sees [[Alexios]] or Kassandra travel to the island of [[Korfu]] to explore the aftermath of obtaining the immortality-granting [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]. In ''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'', the story update “A Fated Encounter” will see Eivor Varinsdottir travel to the [[Isle of Skye]] in [[Scotland]], where she encounters Kassandra.<ref name="Ubisoft News">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/2wfc7NcxEXzjOGiY6AGjnB/assassins-creed-valhalla-unveils-dawn-of-ragnark-expansion-and-free-crossover-stories|subdomain=news}}</ref>
The crossover saw both games receive a new free story arc update, with "Those Who Are Treasured" in ''Odyssey'' that had Kassandra travel to the island of [[Korfu]] to explore the consequences of obtaining the immortality-granting [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]], while "A Fated Encounter" in ''Valhalla'' had Eivor travel to the [[Isle of Skye]], where she encounters Kassandra.<ref name="Ubisoft News">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/2wfc7NcxEXzjOGiY6AGjnB/assassins-creed-valhalla-unveils-dawn-of-ragnark-expansion-and-free-crossover-stories|subdomain=news|archivedate=20211213202708}}</ref>
 
==Development==
This expansion was only made possible due to coincidental timings because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. As [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] revealed to ''{{Wiki|Eurogamer}}'' in September 2022, developers at Ubisoft's [[Montreal]] headquarters usually had a closing process after a game and any expansions were completed, where the computers that worked on art, animation, models, etc. would be boxed up, taped shut, and put in storage, from where the teams actually hoped to never have to reopen them. However, when staff left their offices and shifted to {{Wiki|remote work}} as part of [[Quebec]]'s {{Wiki|COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec|pandemic response}}, the boxes still had not been made, despite it having been many months since ''Odyssey''{{'}}s second extensive [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey downloadable content|downloadable]] expansion ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' released its third and final installment ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis|Judgment of Atlantis]]'' in mid-July 2019. This uncharacteristically left ''Odyssey''{{'}}s assets still available for use.<ref name="Eurogamer">{{Cite web|accessdate=17 October 2023|publisher=''Eurogamer''|date=10 September 2022|author=Phillips, Tom|archivedate=10 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910211844/https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-explains-what-assassins-creed-infinity-actually-is|title=Ubisoft explains what Assassin's Creed Infinity actually is|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-explains-what-assassins-creed-infinity-actually-is}}</ref>
 
After Ubisoft's CEO [[Yves Guillemot]] called and asked if ''Odyssey'' was finished, Côté confirmed it and hung up, only to remember that the computers were still not in storage. He then called Guillemot again to pitch the idea, not just because of his own and the player community's reactions to [[Melissanthi Mahut]]'s performance as Kassandra, but also to try and draw more players to ''Valhalla'' from those who still lingered in ''Odyssey''.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> In a December 2021 interview with ''{{Wiki|Gamespot}}'', Ubisoft Quebec's associate creative director Clémence Nogrix said the company is "hoping that this could prove and potentially give a green light to something in the future", but would not confirm whether another similar project was in development elsewhere.<ref name="Gamespot">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-valhalla-odyssey-crossover-stories-no-flirting/1100-6498938/|title=Kassandra And Eivor Don't Flirt In Assassin's Creed Valhalla/Odyssey's Crossover Stories, But There's Tension|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214205616/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassins-creed-valhalla-odyssey-crossover-stories-no-flirting/1100-6498938/|archivedate=14 December 2021|author=Ramée, Jordan|date=14 December 2021|publisher=''{{Wiki|Gamespot}}''| accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref> However, this was quashed in September 2022, when Côté confirmed to ''{{Wiki|Axios (website)|Axios}}'' that, contrary to rumors, there were no plans to make any further crossovers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2022/09/10/assassins-creed-red-hexe-jade-marc-alexis-cote|title=Ubisoft announces 6 Assassin’s Creed games and a franchise shake-up|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910204321/https://www.axios.com/2022/09/10/assassins-creed-red-hexe-jade-marc-alexis-cote|archivedate=10 September 2022|author=Totilo, Stephen|date=10 September 2022|publisher=''Axios''|accessdate=3 March 2025}}</ref>


==Memories==
==Memories==
===''Odyssey''===
<div style="float:left; width:45;">
*[[Those Who Are Treasured]]
;''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''<br>Those Who Are Treasured
Main memories
*[[A Great Escape]]
*[[No Rest For the Misthios]]
*[[No Rest For the Misthios]]
*[[Not All Treasures Should Be Found]]
*[[Not All Treasure Should Be Found]]
*[[A Message Delivered]]
*[[Power Corrupts All]]
*[[Power Corrupts All]]
*[[A Message Delivered]]
*[[A New Horizon]]
 
Side memories
===''Valhalla''===
*[[A Kind of Treasure Hunt]]
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:45%">
;''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''<br>A Fated Encounter
Main memories
*[[A Distorted Dream]]
*[[A Distorted Dream]]
*[[Tossing and Turning]]
*[[Tossing and Turning]]
 
*[[Night and Day]]
*[[Counting Sheep]]
*[[What Dreams May Come]]
*[[One Last Sleepless Night]]
World Events
*[[Haunting of Neist Point]]
*[[The Drink of the Picts]]
</div>
{{-}}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Promotional media=
|-|Promotional media=
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
 
AC Crossover Stories Banner.jpg|Promotional banner
</gallery>
</gallery>
|-|Screenshots=
|-|Screenshots=
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 1.jpg
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 1.jpg|Kassandra fighting Eivor
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 2.jpg
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 2.jpg|Korfu
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 3.jpg
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 3.jpg|The Isle of Skye
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 4.jpg|Kassandra fighting for the Apple of Eden
AC Crossover Stories Promo Image 5.jpg|Herodotos, Kassandra, and Barnabas
</gallery>
</gallery>
|-|Videos=
|-|Videos=
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories - Announcement Trailer - Ubisoft -NA-
Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories - Announcement Trailer - Ubisoft -NA-
Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories – Dev Diary - Ubisoft -NA-
Assassin’s Creed Crossover Stories – AC Actors React to Eivor Meeting Kassandra - Ubisoft -NA-
</gallery>
</gallery>
</tabber>
</tabber>
Line 40: Line 63:
{{ACOD}}
{{ACOD}}
{{ACV}}
{{ACV}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Odyssey DLC]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Valhalla DLC]]
<!--[fr:Assassin's Creed: Récits croisés]-->

Latest revision as of 00:10, 12 May 2026

Crossover logo

Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories is a crossover between the video games Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018) and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020) featuring each games' main protagonists, Kassandra and Eivor Varinsdottir, respectively. Released on 14 December 2021, it was first unveiled by Ubisoft on the Assassin's Creed Youtube channel alongside Valhalla's new Dawn of Ragnarök expansion announcement on 13 December 2021.

The crossover saw both games receive a new free story arc update, with "Those Who Are Treasured" in Odyssey that had Kassandra travel to the island of Korfu to explore the consequences of obtaining the immortality-granting Staff of Hermes Trismegistus, while "A Fated Encounter" in Valhalla had Eivor travel to the Isle of Skye, where she encounters Kassandra.[1]

Development[edit | edit source]

This expansion was only made possible due to coincidental timings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Marc-Alexis Côté revealed to Eurogamer in September 2022, developers at Ubisoft's Montreal headquarters usually had a closing process after a game and any expansions were completed, where the computers that worked on art, animation, models, etc. would be boxed up, taped shut, and put in storage, from where the teams actually hoped to never have to reopen them. However, when staff left their offices and shifted to remote work as part of Quebec's pandemic response, the boxes still had not been made, despite it having been many months since Odyssey's second extensive downloadable expansion The Fate of Atlantis released its third and final installment Judgment of Atlantis in mid-July 2019. This uncharacteristically left Odyssey's assets still available for use.[2]

After Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot called and asked if Odyssey was finished, Côté confirmed it and hung up, only to remember that the computers were still not in storage. He then called Guillemot again to pitch the idea, not just because of his own and the player community's reactions to Melissanthi Mahut's performance as Kassandra, but also to try and draw more players to Valhalla from those who still lingered in Odyssey.[2] In a December 2021 interview with Gamespot, Ubisoft Quebec's associate creative director Clémence Nogrix said the company is "hoping that this could prove and potentially give a green light to something in the future", but would not confirm whether another similar project was in development elsewhere.[3] However, this was quashed in September 2022, when Côté confirmed to Axios that, contrary to rumors, there were no plans to make any further crossovers.[4]

Memories[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Those Who Are Treasured

Main memories

Side memories

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
A Fated Encounter

Main memories

World Events

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1.  Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Phillips, Tom (10 September 2022). Ubisoft explains what Assassin's Creed Infinity actually is. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved on 17 October 2023.
  3. Ramée, Jordan (14 December 2021). Kassandra And Eivor Don't Flirt In Assassin's Creed Valhalla/Odyssey's Crossover Stories, But There's Tension. Gamespot. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved on 10 January 2022.
  4. Totilo, Stephen (10 September 2022). Ubisoft announces 6 Assassin’s Creed games and a franchise shake-up. Axios. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved on 3 March 2025.