Assassin's Creed Shadow adds new ally characters – if you watch key characters, they sound familiar
Blog Andrew Joseph 20 Jun , 2025 0
Robbie Daymond, a key role, will join Assassin's Creed Shadow Next week, as a new character, you can recruit allies from Yasuke and Naoe.
Daymond will play Rufino, who was originally created for the Assassin's Creed Shadow Promotion Singles. A quick glimpse of the character shows Rufino wearing Portuguese-style doubles with a luxurious beard.
Rufino will arrive at Shadows' next game update as recruitable allies, which expires on Wednesday, June 25. This will be the latest freedder for extra story content, which was previously an earlier mission that was once a crossover and died in the sunlight.
So far, Shadows' extra story add-on has been brief, with 20 minutes of gameplay each time. But as a recruitable ally (only six dozen in the game), Rufino has more influence here.
Nevertheless, it is unclear how big Rufino's character will be. Can you call him in battle like other allies? Are you able to romanticize Rufino, or even open to explore with other allies. Or is Rufino just another face hanging out in a hiding place? Next week, we'll find out.
OK, imagine: Japanese feudalism, hidden blades… and key characters? Robbie is in. Luc.#acshadows #Cliticalrole #acxcr pic.twitter.com/gut6cagwe7
– Assassin's Creed (@assassincreed) June 19, 2025
Ubisoft has previously said that the June content update for Assassin's Creed Shadow will also include new hard settings, game immersion options, and an open-world alerting system to keep players on their toes. A highly requested option will also be added to turn the headdress on or off during cutscenes.
In addition, Ubisoft is working on a new game plus options, with story drops including more crossovers. Before 2025 goes out, Shadows will receive its first major extension – Awaji's Claws – which will be obtained from the game's finale and add a new area of Japan to explore.
Tom Phillips is the news editor for IGN. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on the Blues @tomphillipseg.bsky.social