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Assassin's Creed Chronicles is an Assassin's Creed spin-off series of 2.5D side-scrolling video games released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Three installments focusing on Shao Jun, Arbaaz Mir, and Nikolai Orelov have been released. The first entry, China, was released on 21 April 2015; the second entry, India, was released on 12 January 12 2016; and the last game, Russia, was released on 9 February 2016.

Gameplay

The games are 2.5D side scrolling platformers. Many of the same weapons from the series return, like Shao Jun's Hidden Foot Blade, rope darts, and throwing knives.^[1] While controlling either Shao Jun, Arbaaz Mir, or Nikolai Orelov, players can use stealth tactics such as hiding from enemies in shadows and can climb areas that are highlighted with more color.^[2]

Plot

China

Main article: Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China

The game follows Shao Jun, who is the last remaining Assassin of the Chinese Brotherhood, during her return to China in 1526, two years after the events of the short film Assassin's Creed: Embers. As the Ming dynasty starts to crumble, Shao Juin, strengthened by her meeting with the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore and armed with her stealth and combat skills, goes on a quest for vengeance against the Eight Tigers to restore her fallen Brotherhood.

India

Main article: Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India

The game follows Arbaaz Mir in Amritsar 1841, in the midst of a war between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company, two years after the events of the graphic novel Assassin's Creed: Brahman. Arbaaz must recover the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond, a powerful Piece of Eden that used to belong to the Indian Assassins, from the newly-arrived Master Templar William Sleeman. While doing so, he must also protect his Mentor Hamid and his lover, Princess Pyara Kaur.

Russia

Main article: Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia

The game follows Nikolai Orelov in Russia in 1918, taking place between the comics Assassin's Creed: The Fall and Assassin's Creed: The Chain. Amidst the chaos of the Russian Revolution, Nikolai tries to leave the country with his family, but accepts a final assignment from the Russian Assassins. He is tasked to steal an artifact from Tsar Nicholas II's family, only to witness the Bolsheviks' murder of most of Nicholas' children. Nikolai is able to save Grand Duchess Anastasia and must protect both her and the artifact from the Russian Templars.

Development

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China was first announced in September 2014 to be included in the season pass for Assassin's Creed: Unity.^[3] Ubisoft later announced that China would be the first part in the Chronicles trilogy, followed by games in India and Russia.^[4] China was then released on 21 April 2015 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and was the first in the series to utilize Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3.

References

↑ Makuch, Eddie (20 April 2015). First Assassin's Creed 2.5D Game Launch Trailer. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.
↑ Sliva, Marty (2 April 2015). Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Bringing the series to 2D". IGN. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.
↑ Karmali, Luke (23 September 2014). Assassin's Creed Unity DLC Includes New Story in China. IGN. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.
↑ Bradley, Eoin (1 April 2015). Assassin's Creed Chronicles trilogy confirmed by Ubisoft. Made for Gaming. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved on 16 January 2020.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles

China • India • Russia

Characters

Assassins	Ilia • Nikolai Orelov • Sergei \| Arbaaz Mir • Hamid • Ethan Frye \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Shao Jun • Wang Yangming • Zhu Jiuyuan \| Iltani

Templars	Juhani Otso Berg • Laetitia England • Álvaro Gramática \| Yakov Yurovsky \| Alexander Burnes • William Sleeman \| Gao Feng • Qiu Ju • Wei Bin • Gu Dayong • Zhang Yong • Ma Yongcheng

Others	Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia • Nicholas II of Russia • Anna Orelov • Leon Trotsky • Jānis Judiņš \| Pyara Kaur • George Eden • Ranjit Singh \| Altan Khan • Hong Liwei • Jiajing Emperor • Liu Jin • Yan Song • Zhang Qijie • Zhengde Emperor • Zhu Zhifan \| Alexander the Great

Factions

Assassins (Chinese Brotherhood • Indian Brotherhood • Russian Brotherhood) • Templars (Eight Tigers • Chinese Rite • British Rite • Russian Rite) | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | British Empire (East India Company) • Sikh Empire | Ming dynasty • Portuguese Empire • Mongol Empire

Locations

Russia (Saint Petersburg • Yekaterinburg • Kazan • Moscow) | India (Amritsar (Tosha Khana)) • Afghanistan (Herat (Herat Temple)) • Pakistan (Katasraj Temple) | China (Maijishan Grottoes • Macau • Nan'an • Beijing (Forbidden City) • Great Wall of China)

Events

Russian Revolution (Execution of the Romanov family • Kazan Operation) | First Anglo-Afghan War | Prince of Anhua rebellion • Great Rites Controversy • 1526 Macau fires

Terms and concepts

Achievements (China • India • Russia) • Animus • Animus data fragments • Bleeding Effect • Blending • Eagle Vision • Helix (Helix abilities) • Memories • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Precursor boxes • Koh-i-Noor • Shards of Eden • Staves of Eden) • Whistling

Weapons and tools

Chakram • Firecrackers • Firearms • Grappling hook (Rope darts • Mechanical winch) • Hidden Blade (Hidden Footblade • Trident Blade) • Short blades • Swords (Jian) • Throwing knives (Kunai) • Noise darts

Assassin's Creed series

Main games

Assassin's Creed • Assassin's Creed II (Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities) • Brotherhood (Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance) • Revelations (The Lost Archive) • Assassin's Creed III (Benedict Arnold • The Tyranny of King Washington) • Black Flag (Freedom Cry • Aveline) • Rogue • Unity (Dead Kings) • Syndicate (Jack the Ripper • The Last Maharaja • The Dreadful Crimes) • Origins (The Hidden Ones • The Curse of the Pharaohs) • Odyssey (Legacy of the First Blade • The Fate of Atlantis) • Valhalla (Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök) • Mirage (Valley of Memory) • Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced

Animus Hub

Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced • Hexe • Invictus

Spin-off games

Altaïr's Chronicles • Bloodlines • Discovery • Multiplayer • Project Legacy • Multiplayer Rearmed • Recollection • Liberation • Pirates • Memories • Chronicles (China | India | Russia) • Identity • Arno's Chronicles • Rebellion • Freerunners • Jade • Assassin's Creed Netflix mobile game

Virtual Reality

The VR Experience • Escape the Lost Pyramid • The Temple of Anubis • Beyond Medusa's Gate • Nexus VR

Table Top

Arena • Monopoly • Vendetta • Top Trumps • Risk • Brotherhood of Venice (Roma • Tokyo XXI • Creed vs Crows • Apocalypse) • The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci • Universes Beyond • Roleplaying Game

Compilations

Ezio Trilogy • Anthology • Heritage Collection • The Americas Collection • The Ezio Collection • The Rebel Collection

Novels

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Unity • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • Heresy • The Official Movie Novelization • Desert Oath • Odyssey • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Geirmund's Saga • Fragments (The Blade of Aizu | The Highlands Children | The Witches of the Moors) • The Silk Road • The Imperial Jade Seal (Chang'an Wang) • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot) • Escape Room Puzzle Book • The Golden City • Daughter of No One • Dynasty

Audio

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • The Official Film Tie-In • Desert Oath • Odyssey • Gold • Geirmund's Saga • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot)

Comics

Assassin's Creed • The Fall • The Chain • Awakening • Brahman • Assassins • Templars • Last Descendants – Locus • Conspiracies • Uprising • Reflections • Origins • Bloodstone • Blade of Shao Jun • Dynasty • Song of Glory • Blood Brothers • Valhalla webcomic • Forgotten Myths • The Hidden Codex • Forgotten Temple • Visionaries • A Soar of Eagles • Tales of Iga

Non-fiction

Assassin's Creed guide/artbook/CE artbook • Assassin's Creed II guide/artbook/CE artbook • Brotherhood guide/artbook • Revelations guide/artbook • Encyclopedia • Assassin's Creed III guide/artbook • Black Flag guide/artbook/CE artbook • Rogue guide/artbook • Unity guide/artbook/CE artbook • The Complete Visual History • Syndicate guide/artbook/CE artbook • A Walk Through History • The Official Coloring Book • The Essential Guide • Movie Posters • Into the Animus • Incredibuilds • The Official Collection • Origins guide/artbook/CE artbook • Infographics • The Culinary Codex • Odyssey guide/artbook/CE artbook • Complete Character Guide • 2500 Years of History • Atlas • Discovery Books (Ancient Egypt | Ancient Greece | Viking Age | In the Heart of Baghdad | The Japan of the Samurai) • Where's the Assassin? • Valhalla artbook • Mirage artbook/CE artbook • Shadows artbook/CE artbook

Film & Television

Lineage • Ascendance • Embers • French Revolution • The Syndicate • Assassin's Creed (film) • Assassin's Creed (Netflix series) • Animated TV series • Anime series

Websites

Abstergo.com • Animus Next • Council • Crack The Code • Discover Your Legacy • Initiates • Project Legacy • Project Widow • Pirates Demo • Question the Creed • The Twelve Trials • Unlock the Animus Challenge • Who's In Your Blood? • Your Blood Is Not Your Own • XIXth Century Search Engine

Cancelled media

The Invisible Imam • The Eye of Heaven • Lost Legacy • Utopia • Bloodsail • Alliance • Covers Collection

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-The game follows Nikolai Orelov in [[Russia]] in 1918, taking place between the comics ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''. Amidst the chaos of the [[Russian Revolution]], Nikolai tries to leave the country with his family, but accepts a final assignment from the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins|Russian Assassins]]. He is tasked to steal an [[Precursor box|artifact]] from Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s family, only witnesses the [[Bolsheviks]]' [[Execution of the Romanov family|murder]] of most of Nicholas' children. Nikolai is able to save Grand Duchess [[Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Anastasia]] and must protect both her and the artifact from the [[Russian Rite of the Templar Order|Russian Templars]].
+The game follows Nikolai Orelov in [[Russia]] in 1918, taking place between the comics ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''. Amidst the chaos of the [[Russian Revolution]], Nikolai tries to leave the country with his family, but accepts a final assignment from the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins|Russian Assassins]]. He is tasked to steal an [[Precursor box|artifact]] from Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s family, only to witness the [[Bolsheviks]]' [[Execution of the Romanov family|murder]] of most of Nicholas' children. Nikolai is able to save Grand Duchess [[Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Anastasia]] and must protect both her and the artifact from the [[Russian Rite of the Templar Order|Russian Templars]].
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