What looks like a cut Assassin's Creed Mirage post-credits scene points to a huge shift in the series' story
A video purporting to show an unused post-credits scene found within the files of Assassin's Creed Mirage may point to a seismic upcoming shift in series' story.
Filenames for the scene reference «Assassin's Creed Neo», an internal Ubisoft codename believed to refer to one of several upcoming projects currently in development. Thus, the big twist revealed here is expected to be something we see more of in future games.
For those who'd rather be left unspoiled, this is your last chance to turn away now.
A leaked video datamined by Sliderv2 shows a futuristic radio antenna hidden away in Mirage's ninth century desert, prompting the question of when this is actually set.
A surprising answer to this is heard in the clip's audio, which comprises a conversation between two voices labelled simply «Animus Operator», who are busy discussing the DNA memories that made up Mirage's story.
In a huge twist, the voices reveal they are from the distant future — as they refer to our 21st century present as «ancient history».
Present day Assassin leader William Miles is described by one of the Animus Operators as an «Assassin Mentor, one of the last before the Great Shift».
«The Shift was 21st century history,» the second Animus Operator replies. «Ancient history.»
Ubisoft is yet to verify this footage, though excited fans currently discussing the snippet do not doubt its veracity.
And while it would be a surprising move, it's nothing that would seem too outside the bounds of Assassin's Creed's already fairly wacky lore. (Remember the original plan to end Assassin's Creed 3 with Desmond blasting off on a spaceship?)
Of course, the fact this was removed from Mirage's final release begs further questions. Why was it cut? Did
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