Assassin's Creed Odyssey's newest DLC ignores gay characters

One of the best things about Assassin's Creed Odyssey is how it allows you to mould your character how you see fit.

For example, my Kassandra shagged everyone. Sex was just another weapon in her arsenal, and her antics were enough to make even Ezio blush.

Whatever your choices, the latest DLC, Legacy of the First Blade Part 2, doesn't seem to care.

Spoilers for the DLC and ending follow.

In the new DLC, you are forced to have a baby with another character, unlocking the Achievement ‘Growing Up'. Not only does this suggest having a child is the default state of an adult – some end goal to aspire to – it also undermines anyone who has thus far roleplayed as a gay character.

According to one redditor, they refused the character's advances and sent them on their way, but they still ended up having a child.

At a guess, this is Ubisoft's way of setting up future games, kicking off the Assassins' lineage – the series has long been about memories and skills passed through DNA.

The issue is, it just doesn't gel with the big deal Ubisoft made when marketing the game, saying we could shape our hero, even down to their sexual orientation. In the words of VG247's Lauren Aitken, it comes across as “sexist garbage”.

It also doesn't make much sense, since you can start the DLC during the main quest. This means Kassandra takes a year out of her cultist-killing revenge spree to have a tiny person. If you have finished the game, you become the immortal guardian of Atlantis, so it still makes no sense to be settling down with a screaming infant.

On top of that, the game teaches you all the way through that romances are a side thing. Your quest is the most important, and romance is a simple distraction – a single cutscene and you're on to your next conquest. This changes all the rules and not in a good or clever way.

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