Assassin's Creed: Embers

Assassin's Creed: Embers
Film poster
Directed by
  • Laurent Bernier
  • Ghislain Ouellet
Written byDarby McDevitt
Story by
  • Alexandre Amancio
  • Jean Guesdon
  • Corey May
  • Louis-Pierre Pharand
Produced by
  • Louis-Pierre Pharand
  • Jean-Jacques Tremblay
  • Yves Guillemot
  • Serge Hascoët
  • Yannis Mallat
  • Sébastien Puel
StarringRoger Craig Smith
Music byJesper Kyd
Production
company
Distributed byUbisoft
Release date
  • 15 November 2011 (2011-11-15) (Canada)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryCanada

Assassin's Creed: Embers is a 2011 Canadian animated short film created by UbiWorkshop, based on the Assassin's Creed video game franchise.[1] It serves as a conclusion to the story of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, and Revelations, who has also featured in several other works. Taking place in 1524, twelve years after the events of Revelations, the film depicts an elderly Ezio living a peaceful life with his family in rural Tuscany after retiring from the Assassin Order, until the appearance of a mysterious Assassin threatens to put his family in danger.

The film is included as a bonus in the Signature and Collector's Editions of Assassin's Creed: Revelations.[2][3][4] It was later re-released on the PlayStation Store on 23 April 2015.[5] The film was first revealed on July 21, 2011,[6] when UbiWorkshop showed a teaser trailer at Comic-Con 2011.[7] According to the developers, Embers is the final chapter of Ezio's story, and although it can be watched at anytime, it is best to experience it after completing Revelations, in order to fully understand the complete tale of Ezio.[8]

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  2. ^ "Game Editions". IGN. Ziff Davis, LLC. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ Totilo, Stephen (17 June 2011). "Special Edition of Assassin's Creed: Revelations Sends Ezio After... Vlad the Impaler?". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Assassin's Creed: Revelations Pre-Order Bonuses". Game Preorders. 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Assassin's Creed Embers". PlayStation Store. Ubisoft. 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. ^ McWhertor, Michael (13 July 2011). "The Big Games and the Can't Miss Events of Comic-Con 2011". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. ^ Staff (29 July 2011). "Comic-Con Wrap-Up". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ^ Sampson, Aaron (July 24, 2011). "Comic-con 2011 Panel: Assassin's Creed: The Creation of a Universe". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2011.