Assassin's Creed: Embers
- "I knew I would not have enough time to do everything. Now I worry I do not have enough time to do anything."
- ―Ezio Auditore, during the trailer.
Assassin's Creed: Embers is an animated short film project designed to expand the Assassin's Creed series. It was revealed by Ubisoft on 6 June 2011, and was released on 15 November 2011, alongside the Assassin's Creed: Revelations Animus, Collector, and Signature Editions. The short film is available in 15 languages, some dubbed others subtitled. Ezio Auditore da Firenze, now officially a senior citizen in Florence, ponders the fate of both himself and his family as his age is now working against him.
This short film was created and produced by Ubiworkshop, and was completely developed internally at Ubisoft Montreal. To create the film, Ubiworkshop worked with two other teams: Ubik, and a team from the Technology Group.[1]
Plot
Embers is set more than a decade after Assassin's Creed: Revelations[2] and follows an older Ezio Auditore with his family, now living in Florence. Ezio fears not only that he is running out of time, but that someone is trying to hunt him down.[3]
By this time, Ezio has a daughter named Flavia, and a son named Marcello.[3]
Trivia
- The teaser trailer for Embers was released on 21 July 2011.
- The full trailer for Embers was revealed on 23 July 2011, during the Comic-Con 2011 Panel.
- The Comic-Con 2011 Panel recommended watching Embers after completing Revelations, so that the events that unfold are experienced in sequence.
- The film will run for 21 minutes, offering a unique experience of Ezio's life, and bringing further closure to the Ezio saga.
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