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The animated short, Assassin’s Creed: Embers, which was available as part of some of the special edition releases of Revelations, finds a 70 year old Ezio reflecting upon his past life, writing a letter to his sister. The film sets up a number of new story lines thanks to the arrival of a young female assassin from Japan, named Shao Jun.
Previously a concubine, the girl explains how her master, an Assassin, has been training her and how Ezio has influenced her actions.
We’ve heard the odd rumour about a Japanese setting for Assassin’s Creed 3 and in a recent interview Ubisoft’s online brand marketing group manager, Thomas Paincon, said
Right now all our blueprint strategies for Assassin’s and Ghost Recon, even at the first stage of development, have to propose an experience that includes iOS, XBLA, Facebook, to have a whole environment for a big launch.
Assuming the animated film is canon (and there is no reason not to) then it’s conformation, at least, that the Assassins are operational in Japan.
I won’t spoil the rest of the plot but by the end of the film it does feel like the franchise torch has been passed to this mysterious female. Perhaps that’s just another piece of misdirection from those sneaky Assassins?
Despite being a major character in the animated story, the trailer for the film does not feature the Japanese assassin. I wonder why?
Previously a concubine, the girl explains how her master, an Assassin, has been training her and how Ezio has influenced her actions.
We’ve heard the odd rumour about a Japanese setting for Assassin’s Creed 3 and in a recent interview Ubisoft’s online brand marketing group manager, Thomas Paincon, said
Right now all our blueprint strategies for Assassin’s and Ghost Recon, even at the first stage of development, have to propose an experience that includes iOS, XBLA, Facebook, to have a whole environment for a big launch.
Assuming the animated film is canon (and there is no reason not to) then it’s conformation, at least, that the Assassins are operational in Japan.
I won’t spoil the rest of the plot but by the end of the film it does feel like the franchise torch has been passed to this mysterious female. Perhaps that’s just another piece of misdirection from those sneaky Assassins?
Despite being a major character in the animated story, the trailer for the film does not feature the Japanese assassin. I wonder why?
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