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* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Had a shield was the Assassin's insignia emblazoned on it.

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* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Had a shield was with the Assassin's insignia emblazoned on it.



* ArcherArchetype: He is regarded as one of the greatest archers in the history of the Assassin Order. Notably, he used his bow to kill Genghis Khan's horse to prevent him from fleeing, which allowed Darim to kill Genghis.

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* ArcherArchetype: He is regarded as one of the greatest archers in the history of the Assassin Order. Notably, he used his bow to kill Genghis Khan's horse to prevent him from fleeing, which allowed Darim to kill Genghis.him.



* ThePurge: He and his Assassins disguised as Flemish mercenaries helped the King in finishing off Molay's Templars, though he wasn't exactly crazy about doing it.

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* ThePurge: He and his Assassins disguised as Flemish mercenaries helped the King in finishing off Molay's Templars, though he wasn't exactly crazy about doing it.it due to the beliefs mentioned above. Following that, he spent a decade hunting Templar remnants throughout Europe.
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The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, a member of the French Assassin Council, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.

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The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, a member of the French Assassin Council, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood. He died sacrificing himself during the siege of Louisburg in 1745.

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The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.

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The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, a member of the French Assassin Council, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.



* AristocratsAreEvil: Subverted, he was a good guy, if rather arrogant.



* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.

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* TheCharmer: Achilles describes this as his best quality, the ability to hide in plain sight.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.this, though at the time they met Achilles didn't fully trust him.
* TheMentor: To Achilles.

* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead Dies in 1745 around 20 years before ''III''.
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!!Julie d'Aubigny
!!!Mentioned in: ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

Julie d'Aubigny was an opera singer and epeist who became a member of the French Assassins during the late 17th Century.
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* ActionGirl: Was very skilled with a blade.
* {{Badass}}: In the resulting duel caused by Louis-Joseph d'Albert de Luynes misogynistic comments she managed to defeat him and three other Assassins, stabbing the former through the shoulder.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Louis-Joseph d'Albert de Luynes, who historically became one of her many lovers following their duel.
* BiTheWay: Had both male and female lovers.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Julie d'Aubigny is most famous for being an opera singer and duelist who won at least ten duels in her lifetime. She was also well known for taking on multiple lovers of both genders.
* PosthumousCharacter: By the time of ''Unity'' she's been dead for more than 50 years.
* ReallyGetsAround: Had numerous lovers during her lifetime.
* RedBaron: Was better known by her nickname La Maupin after her token husband.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Guillame de Nogaret is most well known for his part in the squabbles between King Phillip IV and Pope Boniface VIII.

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A banker, the Mentor of the French Assassins in the 14th Century, and an associate of Dante Alighieri and the Polo Family, Carneillon was the mastermind behind ThePurge of Jacques de Molay and the 13 October, 1307 Raid on the Temple Fortress in Paris.

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A banker, the Mentor of the French Assassins in the 14th Century, and an associate of Dante Alighieri and the Polo Family, Carneillon was one of the mastermind the masterminds behind ThePurge of Jacques de Molay and the 13 October, 1307 Raid on the Temple Fortress in Paris.



* ThePurge: He and his Flemish Mercenaries helped the King in finishing off Molay's Templars.

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* MythologyGag: His Assassin robes look like a darker version of Altair's combined with Ezio's large belt.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Was friends with the Italian Assassins Dante Alighieri, Marco Polo, and Ezio's great-great grandfather Domenico Auditore.
* OnlySaneMan: Unlike his brothers he felt that the destruction of the Templars' public image would push them into using more clandestine methods and strengthen them in the end, which ended up proving very true over the centuries.
* ThePurge: He and his Assassins disguised as Flemish Mercenaries mercenaries helped the King in finishing off Molay's Templars.Templars, though he wasn't exactly crazy about doing it.



[[folder: Lukas Zurburg]]
!!Lukas Zurburg
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy''

A German Assassin in the mid-14th century, Zurburg came into conflict with the Brothers of the Cross, a Templar front group searching for the Ankh, a Piece of Eden able to resurrect the dead.

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!!Lukas Zurburg
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[[folder:Guillaume de Nogaret]]
!!Guillaume de Nogaret
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A German Assassin in the mid-14th century, Zurburg came into conflict with the Brothers
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Guillaume de Nogaret was a Mentor
of the Cross, French Assassins during the 14th Century and a jurist who served as the keeper of the seal of King Phillip IV of France, who convinced him to undergo the purge of the public element of the Templar front group searching for the Ankh, a Piece of Eden able to resurrect the dead.Order.



* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: He was recruited into the Northern European branch of the Assassin Order at 16 when he was saved from a thief by the Assassins.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappeared without a trace along with the Brothers of the Cross in 1350.

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* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: He was recruited into TheMentor: Of the Northern European branch French Assassins, presumably before de Carnellion.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Destroying the Templars public front simply ended up making them more powerful than ever.
* ThePurge: Was one
of the Assassin Order at 16 when he was saved from a thief by the Assassins.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappeared without a trace along with the Brothers
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!!Lukas Zurburg
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy''

A German Assassin in the mid-14th century, Zurburg came into conflict with the Brothers of the Cross, a Templar front group searching for the Ankh, a Piece of Eden able to resurrect the dead.
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* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: He was recruited into the Northern European branch of the Assassin Order at 16 when he was saved from a thief by the Assassins.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappeared without a trace along with the Brothers of the Cross in 1350.
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!! Francois Mackandal
!!!: Mentioned in: ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIIILiberation'', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'', ''WebSite/AssassinsCreedInitiates''

The Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood in Saint-Domingue who took on Agate and Baptiste as apprentices. He is publicly executed in 1758 at the hands of the Company Man. He is never seen in person, simply referred to by various characters in the American Saga.

* BadBoss[=/=]PointyHairedBoss: Is considered a complete disgrace by Eseosa and it's hard not to see why. He has a very fanatical and violent view of the Creed (a view that has been undermined multiple by times throughout the entire series) and spits in the face of those who are less merciful than him. It's no wonder [[{{Jerkass}} Agate]] turned out the way he did.

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!! Francois !!Francois Mackandal
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The Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood in Saint-Domingue who took on Agate and Baptiste as apprentices. He is was publicly executed in 1758 at the hands of the Company Man. He is never seen in person, simply referred to by various characters in the American Saga.

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* BadBoss[=/=]PointyHairedBoss: Is considered a complete disgrace by Eseosa and it's hard not to see why. He has a very fanatical and violent view of the Creed (a view that has been undermined multiple by times throughout the entire series) and spits in the face of those who are less merciful than him. It's no wonder [[{{Jerkass}} Agate]] turned out the way he did.



* PosthumousCharacter: Is dead by the time of ''Liberation''.

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* PosthumousCharacter: Is long dead by the time of ''Liberation''.



* FullCircleRevolution: Feels this way about the Haitian Revolution and the Assassin cause. Despite winning independence and ending slavery, the new Haiti still suffers from class divisions, Toussaint L'Ouverture is killed in France and Jean-Jacques Dessalines transforms the nation into a tyranny. In the end, Eseosa [[spoiler: visits Connor at the Davenport Homestead in 1804 at his invitation, vowing to return to revenge on Dessalines[[note]]Dessalines would be assassinated in 1805[[/note]].]]

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* FullCircleRevolution: Feels this way about the Haitian Revolution and the Assassin cause. Despite winning independence and ending slavery, the new Haiti still suffers from class divisions, Toussaint L'Ouverture is killed in France and Jean-Jacques Dessalines transforms the nation into a tyranny. In the end, Eseosa [[spoiler: visits Connor at the Davenport Homestead in 1804 at his invitation, vowing to return to revenge on Dessalines[[note]]Dessalines would be assassinated in 1805[[/note]].1805, in the AC verse likely by Eseosa's hand.[[/note]].]]
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* PosthumousCharacter: Is dead by the time of ''Liberations''.

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!! Francois Mackandal
!!!: Mentioned in: ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedLiberation'', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue'', ''WebSite/AssassinsCreedIntitiates''

The Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood in Saint-Domingue who took on Agate and Baptiste as apprentices. He is publicly executed in 1758 at the hands of the Company Man. He is never seen in person, simply referred to by various characters in the American Saga.

* BadBoss[=/=]PointyHairedBoss: Is considered a complete disgrace by Eseosa and it's hard not to see why. He has a very fanatical and violent view of the Creed (a view that has been undermined multiple by times throughout the entire series) and spits in the face of those who are less merciful than him. It's no wonder [[{{Jerkass}} Agate]] turned out the way he did.
* NoSympathy: Shows none for anyone who doesn't share his views, whether they be Assassin or Templars.
* TheScrappy: InUniverse to Eseosa.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is dead by the time of ''Liberations''.
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* HistoryRepeats: His tragic life will be simulated heavily by his great-great-grandson Ezio.

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His tragic life will be simulated heavily by his great-great-grandson Ezio.



* DeadpanSnarker: Upon learning from Kiyonobu that he's ended up under Hideyoshi's thumb and that he's an inept fool, Hanzo remarks that they're perfect for each other.



* TerseTalker: He tended to be rather curt and businesslike in conversation, though that might've been because he was mainly dealing with Templars and Kiyonobu, who he appeared to dislike.

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* TerseTalker: He tended to be rather curt and businesslike in conversation, though that might've been because he was mainly dealing with Templars and Kiyonobu, who he appeared to dislike.dislike for his OnlyInItForTheMoney attitude.



* OneManArmy: In order to get to Date Masamune he personally slaughters about 30 each of enemy samurai, ninjas, and archers.



* BadassMustache: Had a thicker one than his father.

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* BadassMustache: Had a much thicker one than his father.



* GenerationXerox: Played with in that while like his father he became an Assassin, Masanari lacked his leadership qualities.



* HistoryRepeats: The grandson of Adewale in the end [[spoiler:meets and joins with the grandson of Adewale's friend Edward Kenway.]]

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* HistoryRepeats: The grandson of Adewale Adéwalé in the end [[spoiler:meets and joins with the grandson of Adewale's friend Edward Kenway.]]
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-->"''I will serve the Tokugawa as my father did, but in my own way.''"

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* SamuraiPonytail:
SamuraiPonytail: Had one as expected of a man of his position.



[[folder:John de la Tour]]
!!John de la Tour

The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.

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[[folder:Mogami Yoshiaki]]
!!Mogami Yoshiaki
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''

-->"''The bald rat will soon learn he can not simply take any life he pleases.''"

Mogami Yoshiaki was a powerful daimyo of northern Japan as well as an
Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder uncle of Date Masamune. He was originally an ally of Toyotomi Hideyoshi before throwing in his lot with Ieyasu after the Colonial Brotherhood.former had his teenage daughter and son in law killed.



* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.

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* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A daimyo and an Assassin.
* CoolHelmet: Complete with horns.
* CoolMask: Wore a red one while in combat.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Mogami Yoshiaki laid out and built the foundation of modern day Yamagata City, and funded numerous irrigation projects in the Shonai plain.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Hideyoshi having his daughter killed (Who historically hadn't even met the man she was supposed to marry), caused him to switch sides.

* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.
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The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.
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* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.
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!!John de la Tour

The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.

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!!Hattori Masanari
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed:Memories''
-->"''I will serve the Tokugawa as my father did, but in my own way.''"

The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies eldest son of the New World, famous Hattori Hanzo, Hattori Masanari followed in his father's footsteps in joining the Japanese Assassins and being a vassal to Tokugawa Ieyasu. He ended up dying during the Siege of Osaka in 1615 in an attempt to regain honor for both himself and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.Hattori clan.



* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.

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* AnAxeToGrind: AsskickingEqualsAuthority: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.skill in battle was such that he was granted a position as Captain of the Edo Castle guard, but unlike his father he proved inept at leadership, causing him to lose the position.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.BadassMustache: Had a thicker one than his father.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''. HistoricalDomainCharacter: Hattori Masanaari historically mainly lost his position due to mistreatment of the men under his command.
* InTheHood: While in his Assassin garb.
* {{Ninja}}: Just like his father.
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!!John de la Tour

The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.
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* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.
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* KillItWithFire: Much like the legends, Kotaro killed him using fire.
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* TheSpymaster: Had a network of spies and agents all over Japan, including the Japanese monk and fellow Assassin Yamauchi Taka who assassinated Oda Nobunaga, as well as the merchant and information broker Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyonobu, who served as one of his handlers.

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* TheSpymaster: Had a network of spies and agents all over Japan, including the Japanese monk and fellow Assassin Yamauchi Taka who assassinated Oda Nobunaga, Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as well as the merchant and information broker Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyonobu, who served as one of his handlers.



A Japanese monk and Assassin who was active during the Sengoku Period as a contemporary of Hattori Hanzō, who also was responsible for the assassination of Oda Nobunaga in order to recover his Sword of Eden.

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A Japanese monk and Assassin who was active during the Sengoku Period as a contemporary of Hattori Hanzō, who was also was responsible for the assassination of Oda Nobunaga in order to recover his Sword of Eden.Eden. Later on he would assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi and ensure Ieyasu's control over Japan.

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* ItsPersonal: Went after Shima Sakon and personally assassinated him because a rifle unit under his command fatally injured Ii Naomasa during the Battle of Sekigahara.

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* TheCameo: We see him in the Prologue to Unity, from the perspective of one of Molay's Templar Knights who [[spoiler:Carneillon kills]].
* MadeOfIron: He takes a lot of punishment against a Templar Knight with a Sword of Eden, including one of its {{SwordBeam}}s but [[spoiler:manages to survive and returns in time to kill him]].

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The Mentor of the Assassins in the 14th Century and an associate of Dante Alighieri and the Polo Family, Carneillon was the mastermind behind ThePurge of Jacques de Molay and the 13 October, 1807 Raid on the Temple Fortress in Paris.

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The A banker, the Mentor of the French Assassins in the 14th Century Century, and an associate of Dante Alighieri and the Polo Family, Carneillon was the mastermind behind ThePurge of Jacques de Molay and the 13 October, 1807 1307 Raid on the Temple Fortress in Paris.



* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Mentor of the French Assassins, and a total {{Badass}}.
* BadassBureaucrat: Was a banker in civilian life.
* BusCrash: Died under unknown circumstances at 47 in 1323.



* MadeOfIron: He takes a lot of punishment against a Templar Knight with a Sword of Eden but [[spoiler:manages to survive and returns in time to kill him]].
* ThePurge: He and his Flemish Mercenaries helped the King in finishing of Molay's Templars.

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* MadeOfIron: He takes a lot of punishment against a Templar Knight with a Sword of Eden Eden, including one of its {{SwordBeam}}s but [[spoiler:manages to survive and returns in time to kill him]].
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* KnifeNut: Had multiple throwing knives with the Assassin insignia engraved on their hilts.
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!!! Appears in: ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

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!!Thomas de Carneillon
!!! Appears in: ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

The Mentor of the Assassins in the 14th Century and an associate of Dante Alighieri and the Polo Family, Carneillon was the mastermind behind ThePurge of Jacques de Molay and the 13 October, 1807 Raid on the Temple Fortress in Paris.
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* MadeOfIron: He takes a lot of punishment against a Templar Knight with a Sword of Eden but [[spoiler:manages to survive and returns in time to kill him]].
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-->''"Such is our role, Nerkaa. The few of us must stand against very many."''



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This character page is for historical Assassins who don't fit into the time periods of the games or comics. [[Characters/AssassinsCreed Here's the main index]].

'''Be aware that this page WILL contain some unhidden spoilers!'''

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[[folder: Darius]]
!!Darius
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A Persian Assassin in the fifth century BCE who killed Xerxes the Great, who was supported by the Templars.
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* AncientTomb: His tomb is located in the Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.
* BadassBeard: Had a goatee.
* BadassCape: Wore a long white cape.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He was the first user of the Assassins' iconic hidden blade.
* FamedInStory: The Assassins regard him as one of their most famous members.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
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[[folder: Iltani]]
!!Iltani
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A Babylonian Assassin who lived during the fourth century BCE. She killed AlexanderTheGreat with poison.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Her outfit leaves little to the imagination.
* ActionGirl: In the make of many female Assassins.
* AncientTomb: Her tomb is located in the Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy.
* FamedInStory: She is regarded by the Assassin Order as one of their greatest members. The Mentor in 2000 even has a statue of her in his office.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* MasterPoisoner: Killed UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat with poison.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Wei Yu]]
!!Wei Yu

A Chinese Assassin who lived during the third century BC. He killed the Templar-supported Emperor [[QinShiHuangdi Qin Shi Huang]].
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* AncientTomb: His tomb is located in the Torre Grossain in San Gimignano, Italy.
* BadassMustache: A very thin one with an even smaller beard.
* BladeOnAStick: His WeaponOfChoice was a spear.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Marcus Junius Brutus]]
!!Marcus Junius Brutus

A Roman Senator and Assassin in the first century BCE, Brutus was assigned to plan the assassination of Consul Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar, who was being manipulated by the Templars. Plagued by visions of a cavern throughout his life, he discovered them beneath Rome, which was the location of Juno's Temple.
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* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Is given visions of the [[WhileRomeBurns Burning of Rome]] after discovering the Colosseum Vault.
* DrivenToSuicide: He killed himself after the Assassins were forced to leave Rome and his army was defeated. His fellow Assassins tried to use The Shroud to bring him back to life, but all it did was reanimate his body for a few minutes, with him saying nothing, before dying again.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The fact that he could interact with First Civilization technology indicates that he has traces of First Civilization DNA.
* KnifeNut: The Dagger of Brutus, which he used to kill Caesar and was later recovered by Ezio Auditore.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He is horrified after killing Caesar, who had only stopped resisting the attack when he saw Brutus approaching. His shame caused him to hide away his armor and weapon in a secret vault under Rome.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Amunet]]
!!Amunet

A Egyptian Assassin who killed UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII in the first century BC.
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* ActionGirl: Had no problems getting her hands dirty.
* AncientTomb: Her tomb was located in the Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy.
* AnimalAssassin: Used an asp to kill Cleopatra.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: She killed Cleopatra with a snake.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* MeaningfulName: She shares a name with the Egyptian goddess of air and invisibility. The name means "the female hidden one" or "one who is hidden".
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Leonius]]
!!Leonius
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A Roman Assassin in the first century who killed Emperor UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}}.
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* AncientTomb: His tomb is located in the Santa Maria della Visitazione in Venice, Italy.
* InTheHood: How his statues depict him.
* KnifeNut: Was particularly skilled with knives.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Aquilus]]
!!Aquilus
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus''

A Gallo-Roman member of the Assassins who lived during the 3rd Century based in Lugdunum (modern day Lyon, France), who came in contact with one of the Ankhs, and the oldest known ancestor of Desmond Miles.
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* DualWielding: His artwork depicts him using what appears to be a spatha and gladius in each hand.
* LongDeadBadass: As he happens to be Desmond's earliest known ancestor, this is a given.
* SlashedThroat: Gets his throat slit by Roman soldiers after they panic following Accipiter's attempt to rescue him.
* ThemeNaming: Aquilus is Latin for "eagle."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Accipiter]]
!!Accipiter
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus''

An Aleman Assassin and general who happened to be the cousin of Aquilus.
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* InTheHood: Like most Assassins he wore a hood.
* TheStraightAndArrowPath: Is very skilled with a bow.
* ThemeNaming: Accipiter is Latin for "hawk."
* ThickerThanWater: Despite being on opposite sides of the Roman-Alemanni conflict, he still looks after his cousin and even makes a deal with him to spare Lugdunum from getting sacked by his forces, as well as attempting to rescue him and his wife from the Romans.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:William of Cassingham]]
!!William of Cassingham
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''
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-->''"Your barons are no better than the King if they take aid from the French."''

William of Cassingham was an English Master Assassin during the First Barons' War who fought on the side of King John of England or to be more exact his son Henry III, opposite his fellow Assassins who supported the French-aligned barons.
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* BowAndSwordInAccord: Preferred using a bow in combat, though he had a sword as a secondary weapon.
* GreyAndGreyMorality: Was on King John's side despite viewing him as a despot and Templar ally because he thought his son would be the lesser of two evils.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Was a real person.
* InTheHood: His bowmanship combined with his Assassin's hood liken him to Robin Hood, whose legend is supposed to take place during the Third Crusades.
* ProfessionalKiller: As a Master Assassin.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Robert Fitzwalter]]
!!Robert Fitzwalter
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''
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-->''"Our so-called King meets with his Templar advisers in London. Shall we pay them a visit?"''

An English Assassin and baron who was among those allied against King John during the First Barons' War.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of the French-aligned barons, and a skilled warrior.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Subverted, as he was an Assassin and fighting against a despotic king.
* CoolHelmet: Wore one of these.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Wielded a sword in combat.
* HighlyConspicuousUniform: While many protagonists have been less than subtle with their allegiance to the Assassins, none have had the Assassin insignia emblazoned on their shield and all over their clothing.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Robert Fitzwalter was among the barons who fought to make sure the Magna Carta, which limited the power of the reigning monarch, was held up as the law of the land.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Had a shield was the Assassin's insignia emblazoned on it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Qulan Gal]]
!!Qulan Gal
!!!Appearances: ''Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade'', ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''
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A Mongolian Assassin in the thirteenth century who assisted Darim Ibn-La'Ahad in killing GenghisKhan, and before him his estranged son Jochi Khan. He was also responsible for the assassination of Chagatai Khan.
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* AncientTomb: His tomb is located in the Rocca di Ravaldino in Forlì, Italy.
* ArcherArchetype: He is regarded as one of the greatest archers in the history of the Assassin Order. Notably, he used his bow to kill Genghis Khan's horse to prevent him from fleeing, which allowed Darim to kill Genghis.
* BadassBeard: A very thick one.
* InTheHood: Wears his winter coat's hood up all the time.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins, particularly with the bow.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nergüi]]
!!Nergüi
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''

-->''"I made a promise to an old friend."''

Nergüi was Qulan Gal's apprentice and fellow member of the Mongolian Assassins, and also a skilled bowman. He was also responsible for the assassination of Hülegü Khan following the sacking of Maysaf that destroyed the Levantine Assassins, his most well known accomplishment, though he was also responsible for the death of Templar ally Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky and Ögedei Khan, the second Great Khan.
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* ArcherArchetype: A skilled bowman just like his master.
* BadassMustache: Had a relatively thick one.
* BadassGrandpa: His assassinations of Alexander Nevsky and Hülegü Khan occurred in his 50s.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Wielded a Hidden Blade gifted by the Mentor of the Mongolian Assassins for his part in assassinating an Ilkhanate captain.
* BraidsOfBarbarism: His hair happens to be tied up in braids, and he happens to be a Mongol, who are often associated with barbarism.
* BusCrash: Died sometime in 1278 at 67.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Was permanently facially scarred due to torture by Ghenghis Khan's forces upon capture as an apprentice.
* LeeroyJenkins: Was rather impulsive as an apprentice, which is what got him captured and scarred by Ghenghis Khan's forces.
* MeaningfulName: Nergüi means "no name" in Mongolian.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins, specializing in the bow like his master, though he tended to take a more direct approach regarding taking out targets.
* {{Revenge}}: Assassinated Hülegü Khan for the siege of Maysaf, and his original motivation for taking on the Mongol Empire.
* WorthyOpponent: Considered Alexander Nevsky this due to both suffering at the hands of the Mongols in the forms of their fathers dying.
* YouKilledMyFather: Nergüi's campaign against the Mongol Empire began when his father was conscripted by Ghenghis Khan and died at the Battle of Kalka River in 1223.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Dante Alighieri]]
!!Dante Alighieri

A Italian poet who wrote ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' and a secret high-ranking member of the Assassin Order in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was entrusted with transporting Altaïr's Codex to Spain, but was murdered by Templars before the journey could begin.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: The Assassins revere Brutus among their Order Members but Dante's famous poem places him in the lowest circle of Hell, reserved for traitors and turncoats.
* InTheHood: Domenico describes him as wearing Assassin robes when he first met him.
* TheMentor: To Domenico Auditore, who carried on his mission to deliver the Codex.
* TakeThat: Ezio Auditore and Sofia discuss Literature/TheDivineComedy in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' with Ezio noting that the names cast in Hell are too specific, with Sofia telling him that it was his enemies.
* WarriorPoet: He's an Assassin and Italy's greatest Poet.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Marco Polo]]
!! UsefulNotes/MarcoPolo
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''

The son of the Assassin Niccolò Polo, who had been inducted into the Order by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. He assisted his father and uncle in retrieving Altaïr's Codex from the Mongols, and was a high ranking member of the Italian Brotherhood.
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* BadassBeard: Had a very thick one to go with his BadassMustache.
* BusCrash: Was murdered by the Templars in 1324.
* NonIdleRich: He was an extremely wealthy merchant, which come in use to the Assassin Order.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Domenico Auditore]]
!!Domenico Auditore

->''"To the Auditore that reads this, remember that you are not a nobleman. You are not one of the deceivers, you are one of the people. Avenge us!"''

A member of a long line of Assassins and the great-great grandfather of Ezio Auditore, Domenico was a young Assassin who barely escaped the destruction of most of the Italian Brotherhood alongside his young son. He adopted the name Auditore and infiltrated the nobility of Florence, hunting down Templars and rebuilding the Order.
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* TheApprentice: To Creator/DanteAlighieri.
* BadassFamily: He is the founder of the Auditores and while his father was an Assassin, he was the one who moved their base to Monteriggioni and strengthened their commitment to the cause.
* HistoryRepeats: His tragic life will be simulated heavily by his great-great-grandson Ezio.
** Likewise, [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Edward Kenway]], who also rose from RagsToRiches despite starting as a poor sailor and became the founder of his own BadassFamily. The Auditore and the Kenways at some point in history would marry into each other's bloodlines.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* TheLostLenore: His wife, who was raped and murdered by pirates hired by the Templars to take the Codex.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Against the Templars responsible for the deaths of his wife, father, Creator/DanteAlighieri, and UsefulNotes/MarcoPolo.
* WorkingClassHero: He started very poor and even after becoming their rich, he strongly identifies with their plight. His tomb under the Auditore Villa ends with the exhortation above to his future descendants.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Lukas Zurburg]]
!!Lukas Zurburg
!!! Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy''

A German Assassin in the mid-14th century, Zurburg came into conflict with the Brothers of the Cross, a Templar front group searching for the Ankh, a Piece of Eden able to resurrect the dead.
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* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: He was recruited into the Northern European branch of the Assassin Order at 16 when he was saved from a thief by the Assassins.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He disappeared without a trace along with the Brothers of the Cross in 1350.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ishak Pasha]]
!!Ishak Pasha

An Ottoman general, stateman, Grand Vizier, and a secret Assassin responsible for the assassination of [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Tepes]] active during the reigns of Ottoman Emperors Mehmet II and Bayezid II. He was also responsible for brokering the peace between the Ottomans and Assassins during the early 16th Century. His armor was later recovered by Ezio under the Hagia Sophia during his visit to Constantinople, having been placed there by the Janissary Murat Bin Husn.
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* CoolMask: His armor was equipped with one.
* TheMentor: Was the Mentor of the Ottoman Assassins and recruited Yusuf Tazim into the Brotherhood.
* PosthumousCharacter: Died the same year Ezio assassinated Savonarola.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hattori Hanzō]]
!!UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''
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->"''Those who cling to life, die; those who defy death, live.''"

The famous ninja Hattori Hanzō was a vassal of UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu who fought to curtail Templar schemes during the Sengoku Period, as well as a member of the Japanese Assassin Brotherhood. Directly responsible for the deaths of numerous Templar and Templar aligned generals, samurai, and ninja in Japan during the late 16th Century, and indirectly responsible for the death of UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga in order to recover his Sword of Eden, he was eventually killed by his rival Fūma Kotarō in 1596.
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* {{Badass}}: So much so that he was considered one of the greatest samurai in Japan.
* BadassBeard: Had one.
* BaldOfAwesome: One of his cards has him with a completely shaved head.
* BladeOnAStick: Preferred the yari as his WeaponOfChoice as opposed to a Hidden Blade.
* CoolMask: Wore one at times in his samurai attire.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: As he was a real person.
* InTheHood: Like most Assassins, he wore a hood.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: His secondary weapon was a katana.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Was both a {{Ninja}} and a {{Samurai}}.
* ProfessionalKiller: It doesn't get anymore professional than the TropeCodifier for all ninjas, and he tended to be very straight to the point in conversation.
* TheRival: To Fūma Kotarō, who ended up killing him in 1596.
* TheSpymaster: Had a network of spies and agents all over Japan, including the Japanese monk and fellow Assassin Yamauchi Taka who assassinated Oda Nobunaga, as well as the merchant and information broker Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyonobu, who served as one of his handlers.
* TerseTalker: He tended to be rather curt and businesslike in conversation, though that might've been because he was mainly dealing with Templars and Kiyonobu, who he appeared to dislike.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Ieyasu, who was one of the warlords who opposed Templar interests in Japan.
* WouldHitAGirl: Assassinated Japanese Templar and kunoichi Mochizuki Chiyome sometime in the 1590s.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yamauchi Taka]]
!!Yamauchi Taka
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''

A Japanese monk and Assassin who was active during the Sengoku Period as a contemporary of Hattori Hanzō, who also was responsible for the assassination of Oda Nobunaga in order to recover his Sword of Eden.
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* BadassPreacher: Was both a monk and an Assassin.
* CoolMask: Wore a tengu mask in his Assassin garb.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:John de la Tour]]
!!John de la Tour

The first Assassin to set foot in the colonies of the New World, and the Founder of the Colonial Brotherhood.
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* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this.
* PosthumousCharacter: Two centuries dead before ''III''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Eseosa]]
!!Eseosa
!!!Appears in: ''WebSite/AssassinsCreedInitiates''
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Grandson of [[Characters/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlagTheAssassins Adéwalé]], Eseosa led the Assassin Brotherhood in Haiti during the Haitian Revolution during the late 18th century. He wrote a Codex dedicated to his grandfather detailing his struggle to rebuild the Brotherhood and guide the Haitian Revolution from behind the scenes.
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* BrokenPedestal: Towards the French Assassins and the French Revolution, since Napoleon plans to renege on abolitionism and reinstitute slavery in the colonies(which he did do in other places, but not Haiti).
* FullCircleRevolution: Feels this way about the Haitian Revolution and the Assassin cause. Despite winning independence and ending slavery, the new Haiti still suffers from class divisions, Toussaint L'Ouverture is killed in France and Jean-Jacques Dessalines transforms the nation into a tyranny. In the end, Eseosa [[spoiler: visits Connor at the Davenport Homestead in 1804 at his invitation, vowing to return to revenge on Dessalines[[note]]Dessalines would be assassinated in 1805[[/note]].]]
* HistoryRepeats: The grandson of Adewale in the end [[spoiler:meets and joins with the grandson of Adewale's friend Edward Kenway.]]
* TheLeader: He rebuilt the Assassin Brotherhood in Haiti after François Mackandal left it in shambles and disgraced.
* TheMentor: He recruited and trained several leaders of the Haitian Revolution, including Toussaint Louverture.
* OnlyOneName: Has no known surname.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ludger Duvernay]]
!!Ludger Duvernay
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy''

A Canadian Assassin and journalist in the 19th century, he fought against the lead Templar organization of the time, the Château Clique.
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* IntrepidReporter: He stepped on the Templar's toes by reporting of their crimes.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: The Templars arranged for his arrest and smeared his name in public in order to discredit his work.
[[/folder]]

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