The Assassin's Creed series has changed a lot over the years, for better and worse. It has accrued a large fanbase of players invested in the story and characters. Some of those fans started the Assassin's Creed Sisterhood, partially as a response to recent allegations leveled at Ubisoft.
The fanbase of Assassin's Creed has largely been at odds with the series' developer over new information about goings on at the company. Accusations by employees of serious crimes and misdemeanors have been rampant. It is a scandal and an unconscionable situation that has not improved, although fans have attempted to keep a positive outlook on the games themselves. The Sisterhood is part of that, as is its recent podcast, intended to be the first in a series.
The podcast consisted mostly of an interview with voice actresses Alix Wilton Regan and Zora Bishop, who played Aya/Amunet and Cleopatra in Assassin's Creed Origins, respectively. Each spoke about what it was like to work on the game, and while they expressed joy at working on the project and praise for the crew, it was clearly not all good. Regan expressed frustration over the way Aya's role in the story was continuously cut down from the script she was handed before recording began. She stated that she did not know the reasons behind this during recording, but that seeing her role grow smaller was painful and insulting.
This is similar to what happened in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, although perhaps even worse considering Aya's important role in the lore. Regan stated that she was sad that she was not able to bring Aya fully to life after working so hard on fleshing out the character. While the journey to creating Aya was good, it could not ultimately be realized because of the cuts in the script. Regan further stated that the script changed each time she got her hands on it, but also that she did not see the whole script at any point. This made it difficult to determine how much of Aya was cut away as recording went on.
She was not the only one to express frustration. Bishop stated slightly different, but also valid complaints about Cleopatra. After studying the history of one of ancient Egypt's most fascinating rulers, she resented her representation by the game somewhat, particularly the focus on her sexualization. These complaints seem representative of Ubisoft's attitude towards women in games, further shown off in a recent Assassin's Creed recap video omitting female assassins.
Perhaps the most telling moment was when Regan shared that she could not recall a moment when Aya has a major moment with her son. One of the hosts clarifies that there is sort of a moment like this, but it involves Aya visiting her son's grave (she has no dialogue in the scene). All of this illustrates why it might be best for Assassin's Creed to bring back Aya, at least for one more game.
Assassin's Creed Origins is available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.