Highlights

  • The Lost Crown revitalized the Prince of Persia franchise, leading to new projects like a Sands of Time remake and the Mask of Darkness DLC.
  • Mask of Darkness may add cut content related to Radjen, with a potential boss battle against the former assassin from The Lost Crown being on the table.
  • The DLC may introduce a new evil spirit or undead form of Radjen, tied to Persian mythology, and more of the top-notch metroidvania gameplay from the base game can be expected.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been a hugely successful move for the IP, revitalizing the long-dormant franchise. Now that The Lost Crown has shown that the series still has bite, Ubisoft has unveiled a number of new Prince of Persia projects—including a new DLC.

Ubisoft Forward really bent over backwards to show off Prince of Persia. Not only were updates to Rogue and The Lost Crown revealed, but so was a whole new game in the form of a Sands of Time remake. 2003's Sands of Time was already a landmark in the series, one that breathed new life into the IP in much the same way The Lost Crown has. When it comes to the latter game, Ubisoft Forward also revealed a series of free updates that are already playable—including 22 new expert challenges. When it comes to the DLC, though, there are a few aspects worth speculating about.

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One particularly important takeaway from this sampling is the fact that The Lost Crown will be receiving paid DLC on top of free updates. This DLC, dubbed Mask of Darkness, is shrouded in a fitting amount of mystery. Its trailer unveiled only a glimpse at a great mask, as well as a blue-eyed figure wreathed in shadow. After this quick teaser, a release window for September 2024 was dropped—cementing the tight-lipped nature of the trailer. Nonetheless, some expectations can be gleamed from further inspection into the DLC and Prince of Persia history.

The Radjen Connection

Fans of The Lost Crown will immediately recognize the large mask in the trailer as being identical to the one worn by Radjen, a mysterious former assassin and member of the Immortals. What's interesting is that in-game dialogue outright states that she died during the game's events, yet this never happens onscreen. With this in mind, Mask of Darkness may be an attempt to patch cut content back into the game, taking place during the main game's events, or some type of resurrection/underworld plot.

Either way, the DLC will definitely relate to Radjen in some way, and it's very likely that she'll be a focal point. A cursory glance at discussions about the upcoming DLC will show how excited fans are at the possibility of a new The Lost Crown boss battle—specifically a fight with Radjen. She's not the only member of the Immortals to get themselves a boss fight, but her explicit aggression towards Sargon even before Vahram's frame job made her seem like a surefire candidate for a violent confrontation. Considering her obsession with Vahram and the theories around her involvement with the main plot, she may end up being a bigger part of the picture than she first seemed. Therefore, though nothing is confirmed, there's a decent chance that fans will finally face off with Radjen in Mask of Darkness.

The Mask Wearer

The Mask of Darkness' trailer showed its eponymous mask twice, once in an enlarged form and once being worn by a figure with blue eyes. Cross-referencing both depictions reveals that both are, most likely, the same mask. However, the second depiction shows the mask moving as if skin; the brow moves separately as the head rises, more malleable than its metallic form would suggest.

Some of The Lost Crown's fans suspect that the DLC will contain another great evil from Persian mythology, just as the main game featured the malevolent Azhdaha—and the aforementioned detail around the mask may hint towards this. Perhaps Radjen's mask was made in the image of a more powerful spirit—or the latter mask could reflect some undead form of Radjen, one where her skin takes on the character of the mask she wore in life.