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Assassin's Creed Lorecast

The Cups

A podcast dedicated to all of the mysterious, subtle, and historical lore of the Assassin's Creed Universe. Co-created and co-hosted by Teecup and Shecup, who you may also know as The Cups or Austin and Shelby. We'll take a leap of faith into topics such as the history behind the Assassins and Templars, the infinite Pieces of Eden, individual Isu and their sages, character deep dives, and more. This podcast will explain all of the lore, characters, history, and mythologies behind the Assassin's Creed universe.

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S7 · E45
Yesterday · 53 min
Assassin v. Templar: President John F. Kennedy
We're back with another assassin v. templar episode, and we're covering (again) someone who's been definitively classified as an assassin or a templar in the AC world.
S7 · E44
October 1 · 32 min
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Hunters of Kyonyo
This time, we're looking at those who are hunting down injured monk, Kyonyo.
S7 · E43
September 24 · 51 min
Character Deep Dive #28: Sir Henry Green
Heading into nineteenth century London, they are taking a look at Sir Henry Green, also known as Jayadeep Mir, also known as The Ghost.
S7 · E42
September 17 · 41 min
Was Dolly Parton an Assassin? + More Dolly Questions! | September 2026 Patron Chat
This week, we're back with another patron chat. In honor of Dolly Parton's recent passing, we're discussing a heap of Dolly-themed Assassin's Creed questions.
S7 · E41
September 10 · 53 min
Assassin v. Templar: Alfred of Wessex
We're back with another assassin v. templar episode, but this time, we're going to turn it on its head.
S7 · E40
September 3 · 30 min
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Kurai Eikyou
This week, we're looking at the Kurai Eikyou, a later-game circle that's associated with the Wise member of the Shinbakfu.
S7 · E39
August 27 · 47 min
Tier Ranking Which Remakes We Want Next | August 2026 Patron Chat
We're ranking all of the games (except for the newest games) by how much they need or how much we want them to get remade.
S7 · E38
August 20 · 1 hr 26 min
Assassin's Creed and Halo Crossover | with the Library: Halo Lorecast
This week, we're joined by Austin and Cheyenne from The Library: Halo Lorecast, where we discuss if and where exactly Assassin's Creed and Halo crossover.
S7 · E37
August 6 · 43 min
Assassin v. Templar: William the Conqueror
This week, we're digiging into iconic king, duke, Frenchman, and bastard: William the Conqueror.
S7 · E37
July 30 · 57 min
Reacting to Black Flag: Resynced | July 2026 Patron Chat
We discuss what we liked, what we didn't like, what we were impressed with, and what we wish for future remakes and releases.
S7 · E35
July 23 · 36 min
Assassin v. Templar: Maya Angelou
This week, we're digiging into famous poet, memoirist, and Civil Rights leader, Maya Angelou.
S7 · E34
July 16 · 39 min
Character Deep Dive #27: Benjamin Hornigold
Benjamin Hornigold, pirate, Englishman, and templar, provides a sharp contrast to Edward's character in BF, and we spend this episode dissecting his choices, behavior, and how he acts as a foil to Edward Kenway's character development.
S7 · E33
July 2 · 1 hr 5 min
June 2026 Patron Chat: Reacting to Assassin's Creed Confessions
We're back with another patron chat and SirSitsALot joins us to react to submissions to the Tumblr blog, Assassin's Creed Confessions.
S7 · E32
June 18 · 31 min
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Pirate Alliance
We're back looking at another Object Board Circle from Assassin's Creed: Shadows
S7 · E31
June 11 · 50 min
Assassin v. Templar: Marie Antoinette
The Cups are back with another assassin v. templar conversation -- this time about the iconic and infamous queen of France!
S7 · E30
May 28 · 39 min
Superlative Showdown | May 2026 Patron Chat
SirSitsALot joins the show again to discuss what which Assassin's Creed protagonists would fit which superlatives.
S7 · E29
May 21 · 40 min
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Godai Shinobi
This one is an opposing group of Shinobi that value the Godai philosophy.
S7 · E28
May 14 · 50 min
Assassin v. Templar: Vladimir Lenin
We're looking at the founder of Leninism, leader of the Bolsheviks, and uniter of the USSR, Vladimir Lenin himself.
S7 · E27
May 7 · 40 min
Shadows Objective Board Circles: The Betrayers
This time we're looking at the Betrayers of Oda Nobunaga, which is a Yasuke quest.
S7 · E26
April 30 · 44 min
Character Deep Dive #26: Violet Da Costa
In this week's episode, we're back with another character deep dive, this time covering an almost universally disliked character, Violet Da Costa.

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