Assassin's Creed Hexe Leaks and Black Flag Remake Details

Leaks from apparent Ubisoft insiders have revealed significant details about the upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe, including a protagonist named Anika, described as a descendant of Claudia Auditore, sister of franchise staple Ezio Auditore. Ezio is set to appear as an elderly mentor figure guiding Anika, likely through an Isu memory device, flashbacks, or Animus glitches, according to shared text strings, audio files, and screenshots from an early build.

The game is placed in Würzburg, within the Holy Roman Empire, amid the witch trials from 1625 to 1631, one of Europe's largest persecutions. Anika faces accusations of witchcraft, with leaked dialogue including her stating, "They call me a witch. They want to burn me for what I can do. For what I know." She references a "white hood" from her mother's drawings, tying to Ezio's iconic attire. Ezio's lines include, "Come. Leap with me. One last time for an old man," and a recitation of the Assassin's Creed maxim: "Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito," or "Nothing is real, everything is permitted." Other exchanges suggest family tension, with Ezio noting, "She wanted you to have a life," possibly about Claudia's wishes.