Players who complete Assassin's Creed: Temple of Heroes know that after the end of the main storyline, the modern protagonist controlled by the player is no longer Layla, but Loki's reincarnation Basim. Bassim colluded with his lover Althea, using Assassin's Creed: Odyssey protagonist Alexius/Kassandra, to resurrect the dead man after some twists and turns to gain the power of hermes' staff.
According to Bloomberg, the new work "Assassin's Creed: Rift" will feature Bassim as the protagonist and officially begin his modern line plot. Bassim's voice actor Carlo Rota shared a motion capture photo on Instagram, and some netizens speculated whether it was Basim, Carlo Rota replied meaningfully: "Maybe..."
Industry insider Tom Henderson also broke the news on March 22 that Assassin's Creed: Rift will be officially released in early 2023. The game has moved away from Assassin's Creed: Temple of Heroes and is no longer its DLC content, but has been converted to a separate game.