Summary
One of the key features ofAssassin’s Creed Mirageis the ability to scout ahead with Basim’s eagle Enkidu, named for the Mesopotamian mythological figure. This mechanic was also present in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which featured Kassandra’s eagle Ikaros, Assassin’s Creed Origins, which had Bayek’s eagle Senu, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which had Eivor’s raven Sýnin.
Eagles and their eagle vision were a big part of Assassin’s Creed during this block of instalments. Shadows moved away from the mechanic, although Naoe can obtain a similar skill by levelling up her assassin skill tree.
Kevin theEagleFalcon
You may remember a promotional video for Assassin’s Creed Mirage, where a bird keeper dressed in an assassin’s garb offers an eagle a copy of Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The trailer suggests that an eagle will deliver us a copy of Mirage, which I would have appreciated because I don’t particularly like the Ubisoft Store.
This commercial recently resurfaced asa Reddit user named Emmy182found the exact bird used for the video at a wildlife park in England’s Lake District. The bird’s name is Kevin, and, as it turns out, Kevin isn’t even an eagle.
Kevin is a crested caracara, a subspecies of falcon. These birds are also called Mexican Eagles, a misnomer.
The sign also says that crested caracaras have been known to “mug” pelicans and vultures, forcing them to regurgitate their food in a process called kleptoparasitism. Good for you, Kevin.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage was an interesting experiment by Ubisoft, intended to give fans a taste of older Assassin’s Creed titles by favouring stealth gameplay over the role-playing elements that have become more dominant in the series over the years.
Mirage is well-regarded, but wasn’t nearly as commercially successful as Valhalla and Shadows, meaning Ubisoft is unlikely to continue the experiment.
