There was a guy dressed like an Assassin’s Creed character doing parkour while carrying the Olympic Torch in Paris, which was somehow one of the tamer parts of the opening ceremony

The internet was abuzz about metal band Gojira’s Olympics opening ceremony performance suspended high on the walls of a French Chateau, but as reported by Eurogamer, the celebration also featured an equally surreal bit of videogame marketing woven through the whole shebang: A masked torchbearer dressed like Arno from Assassin’s Creed Unity, parkouring about with the blessings of franchise creator Ubisoft.

Featured on NBC coverage of the ceremony, the Arno-alike engaged in some impressive acrobatics on the rooftops of Paris while carrying the torch, including ziplining across the Seine and cutting a few promos for the live broadcast. He was a bit like an opening ceremony Forrest Gump, or perhaps more akin to a cosplay convention Deadpool, flitting in and out of a Les Miserables production, the aforementioned Gojira show, and a whimsical Dionysean drag river cruise. I’m glad they’re having fun over there.

Was Arno from Assassin’s Creed the masked torchbearer at the Olympic Opening Ceremony? | Paris 2024 – YouTube

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