Pokemon Fan Gives Squirtle an Assassin's Creed Redesign

Summary

Fans love combining Pokemon with other franchises for creative new designs.
"Assassin's Squirtle" is a unique mashup with clever nods to Assassin's Creed.
New Pokemon games like Pokemon Legends: Z-A may inspire more fanart and creative mashups.

A Pokemon fan has mashed up the game with Assassin's Creed, turning Squirtle into a member of the Assassin Brotherhood. The cute redesign is just one of many examples of combining Pokemon with other media franchises and games.

While most Pokemon designs have fans, that doesn't stop artistically-inclined members of the community from redesigning them to their hearts' content. It's common for Pokemon to get new forms, evolutions, or regional variations in fanart, while others look to influences outside of Pokemon to give the pocket monsters a new look, like in this particular case.

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By Sarah Fields

On Reddit, user HFernandes_DG has shared the redesign they've done of Squirtle, turning it into an assassin from Assassin's Creed. Dubbing it "Assassin's Squirtle," this new version of Squirtle looks like it's ready to take down a target at any moment. Squirtle stands in an action pose, with the classic hood and cloak, with the Assassin insignia centered on its chest. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without the iconic hidden blade, which looks like it's become part of Squirtle, rather than being worn, with a single metallic claw jutting out of its left hand. Topping it all off is a rather devious expression on Squirtle's face, making it look like the assassin pocket monster is ready to kill its target.

Both the artist and fans have now added clever nods to the Assassin's Creed series. The artist included the iconic Ezio quote, "When I was young, I had liberty, but I didn't know it." A commenter imagined Squirtle saying, in Pokemon language where they simply say their own names, "Everything is permitted."

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As mentioned, this is far from the first time that Pokemon has crossed over unofficially with other franchises courtesy of the fans. Previously, fans have done things like combined Pokemon and Harry Potter, as well as turning Cubone into a Demon Slayer, or finding influence from Doctor Strange in Alakazam fanart. Fans frequently come up with ideas due to similarities between Pokemon and characters from other franchises. Part of the fun is that thanks to the artists' imaginations, they can combine the Pokemon series with other franchises that would likely never have a chance to become part of the Pokemon universe.

On the game side of things, these two franchises are just as alive as ever. Assassin's Creed just recently saw the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, which is set in Japan, while Pokemon is gearing up for the release of Pokemon Legends: Z-A later in 2025. As the Pokemon game approaches its release, chances are a lot more fanart will appear based on the places and Pokemon of the game, and perhaps some neat new mash-ups, as well.

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