A New Assassin’s Creed Game Title: The Guardian's Loyal Hound

Ubisoft should return to Victorian and Edwardian Britain with an Industrial-Gothic RPG

Assassin's Creed: The Guardian's Loyal Hound is a phenomenal, highly detailed marketing concept that perfectly taps into what makes the Assassin's Creed Syndicate community so passionate. Centering a narrative around Evie Frye (Victoria Atkin, reprise her voice role) in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee provides a rich historical backdrop, and introducing Lady the Saint Bernard adds a brilliant tactical and emotional layer. The trailer opens in pitch darkness. Rain pours in 1892 London. We see flashes of Jacob Frye's brutal, violent takedowns, showcasing his descent into a darker anti-hero. The segment ends with the heavy clink of handcuffs and his arrest. Three years later, Evie adopted a puppy in June 1895 named Lady, after her own title. At dawn on the eve of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Lady rests her heavy chin on Evie's mattress, waking her with a nudge by licking her face to start the day. Evie clips a heavy leather leash on the hound, and the two step out into the bustling capital. Ubisoft publishes a developer diaries explaining the significance of 1897. The trailer ends with Clara O'Dea shouting from across the street. Lady breaks her rigid training, her tail wagging furiously as she bounds toward and licking Clara's face, cutting to the title card: Assassin's Creed: The Guardian's Loyal Hound.