Assassin's Creed: Dynasty

Assassin's Creed: Dynasty (刺客信条：王朝, Cìkè Xìntiáo: Wángcháo) is a manhua published in collaboration between Ubisoft and Xinmanhua. It was first serialized in August 2020 via the -owned online platform AC.QQ. Written by Xu Xianzhe with art by Zhang Xiao, the manhua is set in 755 during the Tang dynasty and follows the journey of Li E as he joins the Hidden Ones and eventually becomes a Master Assassin.
==Publisher's summary==
In the 14th year of the Tianbao Era (CE 755) An Lushan, a military governor with ties to the Knights Templar, leads his elite corps to rebel against the Tang dynasty, and the ill-prepared Tang empire falters under the threat. As the Tang dynasty starts to crumble, Li E, a shady Assassin trained by the Hidden Ones in the far West, teams up with Tang loyalists to turn the tide and save both the dynasty and the country from this crisis.
==Development==
Development on the manhua started in 2018, the creative team behind the manhua researched extensively, examining historical facts, customs, human conditions, military equipment, clothing, and even traveled to Xi'an for inspiration. Professor Meng Xianshi was invited to work as a historical consultant on the manhua due to his specialization on the Tang dynasty.
Existence of the manhua was leaked in July 2020 and was officially announced at the 2020 ChinaJoy Ubisoft booth. It was later confirmed by fan site Access the Animus. The first chapter was published online on 26 August on the AC.QQ platform and will continue bi-weekly. The manhua is written by Xu Xianzhe and illustrated by Zhang Xiao. From Chapter 8 onwards, three assistants have been hired; Zhou Peican, Lin Dong, and Yuan Yuan.
==List of chapters==
# 	Volumes 	Volumes
# 	Release date 	ISBN
Vol. 1	1 April 2021 1 July 2021 11 January 2022 	979-1035502324 978-7521730555 978-1427868824
Chapters:
*00. "Preview" 预告
*01. "The Flower Banquet (Part 1)" 花都刺客 (其一)
*02. "The Flower Banquet (Part 2)" 花都刺客 (其二)
*03. "The Flower Banquet (Part 3)" 花都刺客 (其三)
*04. "The Flower Banquet (Part 4)" 花都刺客 (其四)
*05. "The Flower Banquet (Part 5)" 花都刺客 (其五)
*06. "The Flower Banquet (Part 6)" 花都刺客 (其六)
*07. "The Flower Banquet (Part 7)" 花都刺客 (其七)
*S1. "The Flower Banquet (Special)" 花都刺客 特别篇	Chapters:
*00. "Preview" 预告
*01. "The Flower Banquet (Part 1)" 花都刺客 (其一)
*02. "The Flower Banquet (Part 2)" 花都刺客 (其二)
*03. "The Flower Banquet (Part 3)" 花都刺客 (其三)
*04. "The Flower Banquet (Part 4)" 花都刺客 (其四)
*05. "The Flower Banquet (Part 5)" 花都刺客 (其五)
*06. "The Flower Banquet (Part 6)" 花都刺客 (其六)
*07. "The Flower Banquet (Part 7)" 花都刺客 (其七)
*S1. "The Flower Banquet (Special)" 花都刺客 特别篇	
Vol. 2	1 July 2021 8 July 2021 19 April 2022 	978-7521732023 979-1035502485 978-1427868862
Chapters:
*08. "Beacon Fire (Part 1)" 烽火 (其一)
*09. "Beacon Fire (Part 2)" 烽火 (其二)
*10. "Beacon Fire (Part 3)" 烽火 (其三)
*11. "Beacon Fire (Part 4)" 烽火 (其四)
*12. "Beacon Fire (Part 5)" 烽火 (其五)
*13. "Beacon Fire (Part 6)" 烽火 (其六)
*14. "Beacon Fire (Part 7)" 烽火 (其七)
*15. "Beacon Fire (Part 8)" 烽火 (其八)
*16. "Beacon Fire (Part 9)" 烽火 (其九)
*S2. "Beacon Fire (Special)" 烽火 特别篇	Chapters:
*08. "Beacon Fire (Part 1)" 烽火 (其一)
*09. "Beacon Fire (Part 2)" 烽火 (其二)
*10. "Beacon Fire (Part 3)" 烽火 (其三)
*11. "Beacon Fire (Part 4)" 烽火 (其四)
*12. "Beacon Fire (Part 5)" 烽火 (其五)
*13. "Beacon Fire (Part 6)" 烽火 (其六)
*14. "Beacon Fire (Part 7)" 烽火 (其七)
*15. "Beacon Fire (Part 8)" 烽火 (其八)
*16. "Beacon Fire (Part 9)" 烽火 (其九)
*S2. "Beacon Fire (Special)" 烽火 特别篇	
Vol. 3	3 February 2022 14 June 2022 1 December 2022 	979-1035502638 978-1427869043 978-7521748703
Chapters:
*17. "Golden Turtles (Part 1)" 金龟袋 (其一)
*18. "Golden Turtles (Part 2)" 金龟袋 (其二)
*19. "Golden Turtles (Part 3)" 金龟袋 (其三)
* "A Short Break" 休息片刻
*20. "Golden Turtles (Part 4)" 金龟袋 (其四)
*21. "Golden Turtles (Part 5)" 金龟袋 (其五)
*22. "Golden Turtles (Part 6)" 金龟袋 (其六)
*23. "Golden Turtles (Part 7)" 金龟袋 (其七)
*24. "Golden Turtles (Part 8)" 金龟袋 (其八)
*S3. "Golden Turtles (Special)" 金龟袋 特别篇	Chapters:
*17. "Golden Turtles (Part 1)" 金龟袋 (其一)
*18. "Golden Turtles (Part 2)" 金龟袋 (其二)
*19. "Golden Turtles (Part 3)" 金龟袋 (其三)
* "A Short Break" 休息片刻
*20. "Golden Turtles (Part 4)" 金龟袋 (其四)
*21. "Golden Turtles (Part 5)" 金龟袋 (其五)
*22. "Golden Turtles (Part 6)" 金龟袋 (其六)
*23. "Golden Turtles (Part 7)" 金龟袋 (其七)
*24. "Golden Turtles (Part 8)" 金龟袋 (其八)
*S3. "Golden Turtles (Special)" 金龟袋 特别篇	
Vol. 4	15 September 2022 29 September 2022 1 December 2022 	979-1035503154 978-1427869203 978-7521748710
Chapters:
*25. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 1)" 最后的气节 (其一)
* "Historical Declassification Office" 历史解密馆
*26. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 2)" 最后的气节 (其二)
*27. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 3)" 最后的气节 (其三)
*28. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 4)" 最后的气节 (其四)
*29. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 5)" 最后的气节 (其五)
*30. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 6)" 最后的气节 (其六)
*31. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 7)" 最后的气节 (其七)
*32. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)" 最后的气节 (其八)
*S4. "The Last Stand of Justice (Special)" 最后的气节 特别篇
*S5. "Record of Major Events in Tianbao Year 14" 天宝十四载大事记	Chapters:
*25. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 1)" 最后的气节 (其一)
* "Historical Declassification Office" 历史解密馆
*26. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 2)" 最后的气节 (其二)
*27. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 3)" 最后的气节 (其三)
*28. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 4)" 最后的气节 (其四)
*29. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 5)" 最后的气节 (其五)
*30. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 6)" 最后的气节 (其六)
*31. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 7)" 最后的气节 (其七)
*32. "The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)" 最后的气节 (其八)
*S4. "The Last Stand of Justice (Special)" 最后的气节 特别篇
*S5. "Record of Major Events in Tianbao Year 14" 天宝十四载大事记	
Vol. 5	1 December 2022 2 February 2023 21 March 2023 6 April 2023	978-7521748727 979-1035503901 978-1427871510 979-1035504601
Chapters:
*33. "The Hidden Ones (Part 1)" 无形者 (其一)
*34. "The Hidden Ones (Part 2)" 无形者 (其二)
*35. "The Hidden Ones (Part 3)" 无形者 (其三)
*36. "The Hidden Ones (Part 4)" 无形者 (其四)
*37. "The Hidden Ones (Part 5)" 无形者 (其五)
*38. "Finale: Assassination" 最终回 刺杀
*French release is split into 2 Volumes - Vol. 5 (Chapters 33-36) and Vol. 6 (Chapters 37-38)	Chapters:
*33. "The Hidden Ones (Part 1)" 无形者 (其一)
*34. "The Hidden Ones (Part 2)" 无形者 (其二)
*35. "The Hidden Ones (Part 3)" 无形者 (其三)
*36. "The Hidden Ones (Part 4)" 无形者 (其四)
*37. "The Hidden Ones (Part 5)" 无形者 (其五)
*38. "Finale: Assassination" 最终回 刺杀
*French release is split into 2 Volumes - Vol. 5 (Chapters 33-36) and Vol. 6 (Chapters 37-38)	
==Continuity==
Originally, Li Linfu's picture in the character flowchart used as promotional media Dynasty was an empty silhouette, with the image above labelled as that of his successor Yang Guozhong. Gouzhong made his first appearance when Chapter 3 was released in late September 2020, but his face did not match his depiction in the flowchart. This discrepancy remained until late February 2022 in the issue "The Last Stand of Justice (Special)", which retconned Guozhong's previous image as that of Linfu instead. To date, there has been no explanation from Ubisoft for whether there was an error in the promotional material or if editors changed their mind in the final draft about who Guozhong was.
==Gallery==
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|-|Videos=
Assassin's Creed Dynasty Official Manga Trailer - TOKYOPOP
|-|Promotional media=
ACDynasty CN Cover.png|Temporary cover
ACDynasty Cover 2.jpg|Final cover
ACDynasty Info.png
ACDynasty Art 1.png
ACDynasty Art 2.png
ACDynasty Art 3.png
ACDynasty Art 4.png
ACD Soldier concept art.jpg|Concept art of soldiers
Assassin's Creed dynasty flowchart (low quality).png|A flowchart with character connections to each other
ACD Map Chinese.jpg|Map detailing the main events of the comic.
|-|Featured characters=
ACDy CharacterBio(LiE).jpg|Li E
ACDy CharacterBio(HeShi).jpg|He Hong'er
ACDy CharacterBio(Xuangzong).jpg|Emperor Xuanzong
ACDy CharacterBio(YangGuifei).jpg|Yang Yuhuan
ACDy CharacterBio(YanZhenqing).jpg|Yan Zhenqing
ACDy CharacterBio(YanJiming).jpg|Yan Jiming
ACDy CharacterBio(YanGuozhong).jpg|Yang Guozhong
ACDy CharacterBio(AnLushan).jpg|An Lushan
ACDy CharacterBio(YanZhuang).jpg|Yan Zhuang
ACDy CharacterBio(PeiMin).jpg|Pei Min
ACDy CharacterBio(Outsiders).jpg|Abe no Nakamaro, Li Bai, and Jianzhen
|-|Promotional media (translated)=
ACDynasty CN Cover(Translated).png|Temporary cover
ACDy Synopsis.png|Synopsis
ACDynasty Info(Translated).png
ACDynasty Art 1(Translated).png
ACDynasty Art 2(Translated).jpg
ACDynasty Art 3(Translated).png
ACDynasty Art 4(Translated).jpg
ACDy Map(Translated).png|Map detailing the main events of the comic.
|-|Featured characters (translated)=
ACDy CharacterBio(LiE) (Translated).jpg|Li E
ACDy CharacterBio(HeShi) (Translated).jpg|He Hong'er
ACDy CharacterBio(Xuangzong) (Translated).jpg|Emperor Xuanzong
ACDy CharacterBio(YangGuifei) (Translated).jpg|Yang Yuhuan
ACDy CharacterBio(YanZhenqing) (Translated).jpg|Yan Zhenqing
ACDy CharacterBio(YanJiming) (Translated).jpg|Yan Jiming
ACDy CharacterBio(YanGuozhong) (Translated).jpg|Yang Guozhong
ACDy CharacterBio(AnLushan) (Translated).jpg|An Lushan
ACDy CharacterBio(YanZhuang) (Translated).jpg|Yan Zhuang
ACDy CharacterBio(PeiMin) (Translated).jpg|Pei Min
ACDy CharacterBio(Outsiders) (Translated).jpg|Abe no Nakamaro, Li Bai, and Jianzhen
</tabber>
==References==
zh:刺客信条：王朝
fr:Assassin's Creed: Dynasty
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