Video Game Crossovers and Spin-Offs You Had No Idea Were Canon
Final Fantasy XV and Assassin’s Creed
When the crossover between Final Fantasy and the Assassin’s Creed series was announced, most thought it would merely provide players with some alternate character skins and cosmetic alterations to the game’s festival hub town of Lestallum. To the surprise of many, Square Enix went the extra step and found a way to make the event canon, crafting a back story for the existence of Assassin’s Creed in Final Fantasy XV’s world and lore.
In addition to being a popular video game franchise in the world – and the favorite franchise of party members Noctis and Prompto – Assassin’s Creed is based on a legend in the city of Lestallum. Passed down for generations, it tells of a vigilante who rose up against oppressive forces and disposed of them in the shadows. Though no records remain of this man, the city remembers him in spirit through the passing on of his legend and a yearly festival to honor “The Assassin.”
Not a bad way to set up the sneak-attacking hijinks of Noctis against the empire’s forces, or to explain why no one bats an eye when he starts diving from high places only to miraculously survive.
