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Overview of Restructure:

As described above, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types will now serve as the top-level umbrella fandom for any Assassin's Creed related works! We've now also canonized the following subtagged fandoms:

Metatag: Assassin's Creed - All Media Types

Assassin’s Creed I (Video Games)

Assassin’s Creed II (Video Games)

Assassin’s Creed III (Video Games)

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag (Video Games)

Assassin’s Creed: Rogue (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Unity (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Origins (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Mirage (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows (Video Game)

Assassin’s Creed (Movie 2016)

Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Matthew J. Kirby

What does this actually mean?

This change would allow for users to search for works related to a specific game or multiple games. Previously, this could only be done by searching for the game's protagonist and/or specific characters that appear in the game. For example, to filter for works related to or about Assassin's Creed I, you would previously have had to search by filtering for characters such as Altaïr or Malik. With this new change, you would only need to filter for Assassin's Creed I, and all works that have been tagged with this subfandom will be found.

This also means that users who want to exclude crossovers with non-Assassin's Creed fandoms will be able to do so. After this change, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types serving as a metatag will mean works tagged with multiple subtagged Assassin's Creed games will show in search results even if crossovers are excluded. This will also allow users to exclude works tagged with specific Assassin's Creed fandoms.

How were specific subtags decided?

Subtags were chosen based on previously used fandom tags. Because some Assassin's Creed games have continuity between them (e.g., Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood), grouping by assassin allows users to filter based on games characters typically appear in and canon continuity.

I've posted works under the Assassin's Creed - All Media Types fandom tag. Do I need to re-tag to specify which game they're about?

You are not required to re-tag! Your work will remain discoverable under the All Media Types tag. However, you are welcome to re-tag if you wish! Re-tagging the work to specify the game(s) only means that if a user were to search all works under that specific game, your work will appear. You can also update works to add tags for specific games alongside the All Media Types tag if you wish. Ultimately, the choice is yours to make.

How do I search by specific tie-in media if there isn't a fandom canonical with a subtag?

Assassin's Creed media (e.g. comic runs) without their own canonized fandom will still have canonized freeforms if they've been tagged for by users. These freeforms can be used to filter for works tagged with this media.

Will you be adding more subfandoms as new Assassin's Creed media is released?

Fandom wranglers will continue to evaluate new fandom tags as they are used, including for new Assassin's Creed media!