Assassin's Creed: Ascendance

Assassin's Creed: Ascendance
Directed by	Laurent Bernier Ghislain Ouellet
Screenplay by	Ethan Petty
Story by	Jean Guesdon Ethan Petty Louis-Pierre Pharand Jeffrey Yohalem
Produced by	Yves Guillemot Serge Hascoet Yannis Mallat Louis-Pierre Pharand Sébastien Puel Jean-Jacques Tremblay
Music by	Jesper Kyd Inon Zur
Production company	Ubisoft Montreal
Distributed by	Ubisoft
Release date	16 November 2010 (2010-11-16)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Assassin's Creed: Ascendance, originally named Secret Project Number Three,[1] is an animated short by UbiWorkshop and Ubisoft Montreal, which bridges the gap between Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.[2] It was revealed by UbiWorkshop on November 10, 2010,[3] and released on November 16, 2010, for Xbox Live, PlayStation Store and iTunes Store.[4]

Plot

Set during the events of Brotherhood, it shows Ezio meeting with a hooded man (revealed at the end of the film to be Leonardo da Vinci) to gather information about Cesare Borgia. Most of the film revolves around Cesare's backstory and rise to power in Italy, as narrated by Leonardo to Ezio. The art style of the animation was made with the traditional oil-paint style iconic to the Renaissance era, and they used sound effects and backgrounds taken directly from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.[5]

Voice cast

• Arthur Holden as Octavien de Valois
• Roger Craig Smith as Ezio Auditore
• Carlos Ferro as Leonardo da Vinci
• Harry Standjofski as Juan Borgia and Oliverotto da Fermo
• Andreas Apergis as Cesare Borgia

References

1. Fahey, Mike (October 11, 2010). "What Is Assassin's Creed Ascendance?". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
2. Dutton, Fred (November 12, 2010). "Assassin's Creed: Ascendance explained". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
3. Cuny, Julien (2010). "Assassin's Creed Ascendance Announcement". UbiWorkshop. Ubisoft Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
4. "Ubisoft preps animated Assassin's Creed short". Gamespot.com. November 12, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
5. Assassin's Creed Ascendance - Making Of. UbiWorkshop Montreal (YouTube). 12 November 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

External links

• Assassin's Creed: Ascendance at IMDb