What Happened When you Choose ‘Let the Animus Choose’ to Play in AC Valhalla

AC Valhalla allows players to change the gender of their playable lead. The game starts with Eivor as the main lead. After the game skips forward a year, the players choose whether they want Eivor to be a male or female or Let Animus Choose in AC Valhalla.

This article will discuss how you can change Eivor’s gender and what the ‘Let the Animus Choose’ option is in AC Valhalla.

1. What is the ‘Let Animus Choose’ Option in AC Valhalla?

AC Valhalla game describes the ‘Let Animus Choose’ option as,

“The Animus will represent the stronger Female or Male memory-stream, depending on its current strength.”

‘Let Animus Choose’ Option Description

Moreover, The game makes this choice the “default” choice, but players can change this choice at any point in the game from the inventory menu. Players can choose from three options- Male, Female, or Let Animus Choose.

If you choose the ‘Let Animus Choose’ option in AC Valhalla, you’ll play as a female Eivor and change to male during some cutscenes. This happens specifically when you visit the mythical world of the game. This is when your story starts with Odin.

If you choose the option for female or male, all your cutscenes will play in that gender only.

2. How to Change Gender in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla?

Players will have to decide if they want Eivor to be a male or female, but none of these choices are permanent; you can change this at any point in the game.

Moreover, To change Eivor’s gender, players need to access the Animus. Players can do this in the Inventory part of the menu. From there, press the button displayed below on the right side of the screen. After pressing the button, players will get three options- Female, Male, or Let Animus Choose.

However, whatever option you decide, the change happens instantly. Suppose players are not sure about a particular cutscene. In that case, however, you can always save the game manually and play the specific cutscene again and choose whatever gender you want to play that cutscene as.

Let Animus Choose option suggests that female Eivor is the first choice for the game, as this option makes opt for female Eivor for the accurate world section, which is the central part of the whole game.

3. About Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the twelfth major installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft in 2020. The game is an action role-playing video game set in 872–878 AD. It is based on a fictional story during the Viking expansions into the British Isles. Players get to play Eivor Varinsdottir, a Viking raider fighting for peace and order among the Assassin Brotherhood.

The modern-day portion of the story is set in the 21st century. It portrays Layla Hassan, an Assassin who relives Eivor’s memories to find a way to save the Earth from destruction. The game is available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Stadia, and PlayStation 5.