AC Sisterhood Speaks!

AC Sisterhood interviews Jaleigh Johnson, author of The Golden City: a new novel that bridges the gap between Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Mirage. Topics include the process from pitch to finished book, exploring the characters of Hytham and Basim, Sages, and more.

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In this community-focused AC Sisterhood Alliance episode we interview Sary, co-creator of one of the biggest and longest-running Assassin's Creed fan sites, Access The Animus. Topics include the history of ATA, creating the Isu language translation tool, evolving with the times and more.

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We sat down with Marion Mỹ Anh Baxerres, creator and co-founder of Project AWR which focuses on Asian women's representation in gaming. The "ACSisterhood Alliance" episodes are an offshoot of our regular podcast where we interview people who may not always be directly connected to Assassin's Creed or Ubisoft but whose goals align with ACSisterhood's values of representation and equity in gaming.

In this episode we interview Clémence Nogrix, Associate Creative Director on AC Crossover Stories in AC Odyssey and Valhalla. Find out what challenges the team had to navigate to bring these stories to life, what's involved in updating an older game like Odyssey with new content and what was most fun about bringing two iconic characters together.  

We interviewed Anouk Bachman who worked on the Assassin's Creed brand for about 10 years, most notably on transmedia and marketing. Topics include transmedia collaborations, launching AC Valhalla amid mounting challenges, the importance of support networks, mental health and more.

We sat down with Akwiratékha' Martin who worked as language consultant and translator on the Mohawk/Kanien'kéha sections in Assassin's Creed 3 and Valhalla. Topics include the complexities of translating between Kanien'kéha and English, acting experience in AC3, campfire stories in Valhalla, cultural representation and more. Check out the links below to learn more about supporting and preserving Kanien'kéha:ka culture.

Odin is with us! We interviewed actor Magnus Bruun who portrayed male Eivor and Odin in AC Valhalla. Topics include the mystery and complexity of Eivor's gender, challenges of portraying many different characters within the same story, working together with the team to shape Eivor's character and more. Beware spoilers!   

This one's a mini-sode! Cecilie Stenspil, the actress behind Eivor in AC Valhalla, took some time off her busy schedule to answer questions from fans. Topics include fans' reaction to the lack of female Eivor during the game's marketing, bringing Eivor to life, inspirational women and more. 

Writer Betty Robertson discusses her work on AC Odyssey and Valhalla. Topics include mentorship, technical challenges of writing for video games, linearity vs. player freedom, Valhalla's characters and more. Beware SPOILERS!

In this episode we talk to concept artist Yelim Kim who recently worked on Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Topics include her career, design process, inspirations, adapting the Sisterhood logo into an in-game tattoo and more.