One of the most common complaints about the latest Assassin's Creed Valhalla exciting, but they were ultimately a disappointment. AC Valhalla's The Siege of Paris DLC expansion not only continued this trend but made a decision that turned what was an engrossing mystery, and a possible expansion of the lore, into a confusing and frustrating reveal.
In The Siege of Paris, the Hidden Ones Assassin Bureau Eivor finds in Paris is locked, requiring three keys stashed in various ruins across Francia. On the journey to retrieve them, Eivor es a group of horrified people outside the church of Saint Germain who claim they saw a mysterious figure on the roof. When Eivor makes their way to the top, they find a dead soldier and a note revealing that, unlike England, Francia still has one last Hidden One working in the shadows.
After retrieving the keys to AC Valhalla's Paris Bureau and claiming the treasures inside, Eivor finds another note, containing a poem about the Hidden Ones that seems to be an early version of the Assassin's creed. It's simply signed "AC," seemingly a reference to initials of the series' namesake. This moment was disappointing because it failed to let Eivor actually meet the mysterious Assassin, but also because of the how the community had to come about the truth of their identity.
AC Valhalla's Siege of Paris Hidden One Should've Been Kassandra
The above video by real-life history of the Siege of Paris as it was happening and thus provided most of the documentation about the event.
While this is an interesting historical nod, Cernuus' name likely means little to most players, as it's never mentioned throughout the rest of the game. A much better reveal, especially as it's been the subject of speculation since before AC Valhalla's release, would have been making Francia's last Hidden One be the only other possible candidate during this time: Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Kassandra.
The events of AC Odyssey led to Kassandra becoming essentially immortal, meaning she is alive during the events of Valhalla. Valhalla previously connected back to other parts of the trilogy via Origins' mysterious opal salesman, Reda, and a letter narrated by Bayek in Reda's tent. It's unclear why Kassandra never made an appearance in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but this moment offered the perfect opportunity to rectify that. Even if the reveal was still through a letter, having it be signed by Kassandra would have been far more emotionally resonant and relevant than a historically obscure monk.
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