Assassin’s Creed Shadows Should Explore a Major Theory Ubisoft Introduced in Valhalla to Make the Isu More Impactful

What if everything is just a simulation? From the air you breathe to the debates over whether you should buy the next Assassin’s Creed, it could all be an elaborate plan by someone far more powerful than us. And well, if you have been following Ubisoft’s franchise, that ‘someone’ might just be the Isu, the ancient, god-like beings.

Now, what if the Isu have been using their ancient knowledge to manipulate reality itself, essentially pulling the strings from behind the scenes? Whether or not that’s true, it’s time for the studio to use Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and dig deeper into the theory. This way, players get to explore and learn more about the power of the Isu, adding more depth to the universe.

Assassin’s Creed Should Explore The Isu and Simulation Theory

For those who don’t know, the Isu is an enigmatic, god-like race that even predates humanity itself and has left behind various powerful artifacts like the Pieces of Eden. Behind the scenes, this race has shaped the destiny of the Assassins and Templars. And their technology? It has become the central point of the conflicts between the two factions.

Ubisoft has been trickling more lore about the race over various titles. However, the biggest revelation came in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, where it introduced a fascinating new twist. What if the universe itself is a simulation? An email was found on Layla Hassan’s computer with a hint that the world we know could be part of a larger, simulated reality.

This hint gave a whole new perspective to the Animus, the device used to relive genetic memories. Traditionally, it was simply seen as a tool to explore the past through the genetic memories of their ancestors (modern-day characters like Desmond, Layla, and others all used the device). But now, it can be much more than that.

This has led to theories like: What if the universe is indeed a simulation, and the Animus is not just a tool to tap into the memories of past lives? Instead, it could be a gateway to a deeper layer of reality—one that the Isu themselves may have designed to watch over various realities.

This theory also introduces an intriguing possibility that the Animus could be powered by an Isu artifact, or perhaps the tool itself is the creation of the Isu. It may have been specifically designed by them to access and manipulate the simulation they created.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Should Expand on the Hint

Ever since the Isu was first introduced in Assassin’s Creed II, Ubisoft has been adding layers to their story through each game. In Valhalla, the Isu are revealed not just as an ancient race but as a race that had vast control over the human experience, and even had the power to shape history with their powerful artifacts.

The studio even gave a hint that the universe may be a simulation, tying the Isu directly to this idea of controlling reality and making them more influential than ever before. So Assassin’s Creed Shadows needs to add more layers to the potential of the Isu and expand on the idea that the world as the character knows it, can be a simulation.

Valhalla introduced the idea, and Shadows should expand on that hint, making a compelling narrative that ties the fate of humanity to the decisions of this ancient race. As all the backstories and hints have shown, the Isu has the potential to be more in the universe of Assassin’s Creed.

In the end, as the franchise continues to evolve, so too should the lore behind the Isu. By giving them more depth and understanding it’s reality-altering technologies, Shadows has the opportunity to make them the cornerstone of the franchise.