History Characters / AssassinsCreedHistoricalAssassins

A Babylonian Assassin who lived during the fourth century BCE. She killed AlexanderTheGreat with poison.

* 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.

* 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, in the AC verse likely by Eseosa's hand.[[/note]].]]

* HateSink: If you need an example of a bad Assassin, look no further. Between his fanatical and literal view of the Creed and his LackOfEmpathy towards anyone who doesn't follow his views, it's easy to see why his Brotherhood fell and why Eseosa and later Assassins think of him as a disgrace. Berg, who generally views the Assassins as {{Worthy Opponent}}s, also utterly despises the guy.
* {{Jerkass}}: A massive one to anyone who doesn't follow his commands. It's a trait that would pass onto Agate in ''Liberations''.

* 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 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.
* {{Jerkass}}: A massive one.

* TheScrappy: InUniverse to Eseosa, and his contemporaries likely felt the same.
** To Abstergo agent Juhani Otso Berg as well, who at the very least see Assassins as honorable but misguided despite wanting to break them and kill them. Mackandal is one of the few exceptions.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is long dead by the time of ''Liberation''.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being kind of an asshole for the most part and nearly violating the Creed more than once, he does have some standards.

* TheUnfettered: While not completely without standards, for Stoddard the mission is considered paramount above all else, and as a result he has no problem letting an innocent person get hanged if it made his mission easier. He's also far more willing to threaten innocents even if he won't actually harm them.

* NewMeat: Is on her first mission during the events of the comic, leaving Stoddard displeased that he has a novice Assassin for a partner on such an important mission.

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]].

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

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.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Subverted, he was a good guy, if rather arrogant.
* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* TheCharmer: Achilles describes this as his best quality, the ability to hide in plain sight.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this, though at the time they met Achilles didn't fully trust him.
* TheMentor: To Achilles.
* PosthumousCharacter: Dies in 1745 around 20 years before ''III''.

[[folder: Francois Mackandal]]
!!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 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.

* AnArmAndALeg: Was missing an arm.
* 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 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.
* {{Jerkass}}: A massive one.
* NoSympathy: Shows none for anyone who doesn't share his views, whether they be Assassin or Templars.
* TheScrappy: InUniverse to Eseosa, and his contemporaries likely felt the same.
** To Abstergo agent Juhani Otso Berg as well, who at the very least see Assassins as honorable but misguided despite wanting to break them and kill them. Mackandal is one of the few exceptions.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is long dead by the time of ''Liberation''.

[[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.

* 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, in the AC verse likely by Eseosa's hand.[[/note]].]]
* HistoryRepeats: The grandson of Adéwalé 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: 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.

* 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.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Was a real-life Franco-Canadian journalist.

* BladeBeneathTheShoulder: Wielded at least one Hidden Blade on his right arm.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: It's noted that compared to the exploits of his father and descendants, apart from his hiding of the Shroud that would one day be used to heal Giovanni Borgia he was pretty uninteresting as far as Assassins go.

* TheApprentice: To Creator/DanteAlighieri.

* 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:Thomas de Carneillon]]
!!Thomas de Carneillon
!!!Appears in: ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''
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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 the masterminds behind ThePurge of Jacques de Molay and the 13 October, 1307 Raid on the Temple Fortress in Paris.

* 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.

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

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.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Subverted, he was a good guy, if rather arrogant.
* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* TheCharmer: Achilles describes this as his best quality, the ability to hide in plain sight.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this, though at the time they met Achilles didn't fully trust him.
* TheMentor: To Achilles.
* PosthumousCharacter: Dies in 1745 around 20 years before ''III''.
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[[folder:Julie d'Aubigny]]
!!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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[[folder: Francois Mackandal]]
!!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 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.

* AnArmAndALeg: Was missing an arm.
* 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 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.
* {{Jerkass}}: A massive one.
* NoSympathy: Shows none for anyone who doesn't share his views, whether they be Assassin or Templars.
* TheScrappy: InUniverse to Eseosa, and his contemporaries likely felt the same.
** To Abstergo agent Juhani Otso Berg as well, who at the very least see Assassins as honorable but misguided despite wanting to break them and kill them. Mackandal is one of the few exceptions.
* PosthumousCharacter: Is long dead by the time of ''Liberation''.

[[folder: Eseosa]]
!!Eseosa
!!!Appears in: ''WebSite/AssassinsCreedInitiates''
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eseosa_ac_6521.jpg]]

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.

* 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, in the AC verse likely by Eseosa's hand.[[/note]].]]
* HistoryRepeats: The grandson of Adéwalé 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: 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.

* 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.

!!Yamauchi Taka

* {{Roin}}: Spent several years as one following the death of his father at fourteen before being recruited by Nobunaga.

A member of the Chinese Assassins during the late 14th and early 15th Centuries at the time of the early Ming Dynasty, she is most famous for the assassination of the Yongle Emperor in 1424, and was charged with the protection of an Apple of Eden following his attempt at purging the Brother.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The historical Fang Xiaoru was executed in China's sole ten familial extermination for defying the Yongle Emperor due to his old pupil, the Jianwen Emperor, being killed by him during his usurpation of the throne.

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.

!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy''

[[folder:Li Tong]]
!!Li Tong

A member of the Chinese Assassins during the late 14th and early 15th Centuries, she is most famous for the assassination of the Yongle Emperor in 1424.

* DualWielding: Is depicted dual wielding swords.
* ItsPersonal: The Yongle Emperor was responsible for a purge that killed numerous assassins, including her parents and Fang Xiaoru, the leader of the Chinese Brotherhood at the time.

[[folder: Lukas Zurburg]]
!!Lukas Zurburg

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.

* 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.

!Modern Period Assassins

[[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.

* 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:Tokugawa Ieyasu]]
!!UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''

A high ranking and secret member of the Japanese Assassins, and the third great unifier of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, who would rule Japan until the Meiji Restoration.

* CoolHelmet: Had one with the Assassin insiginia in the center, revealing his Assassin affiliations.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Tokugawa Ieyasu is most famous for fully unifying Japan and forming the Tokugawa Shogunate.
* TheMentor: Considering the fact that both Hanzo and Taka took orders from him, it's very likely that he was the local Mentor of the Japanese Assassins.

[[folder:Hattori Hanzō]]
!!UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo

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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.

[[folder: Lukas Zurburg]]
!!Lukas Zurburg

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.

* 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:Yamauchi Taka]]

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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 responsible for the assassination of Oda Nobunaga in order to recover his Sword of Eden. Later on he would assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi and ensure Ieyasu's control over Japan.

* BadassPreacher: Was both a monk and an Assassin.
* CoolMask: Wore a tengu mask in his Assassin garb.
* InTheHood: Wore one while in his Assassin garb.
* ItsPersonal: Went after Shima Sakon and personally assassinated him because a rifle unit under his command mortally injured Ii Naomasa during the Battle of Sekigahara.
* KnifeNut: Had multiple throwing knives with the Assassin insignia engraved on their hilts.
* MeaningfulName: Taka is Japanese for "hawk."
* OneManArmy: In order to get to Date Masamune he personally slaughters about 30 each of enemy samurai, ninjas, and archers.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Goes on one following Hanzo's death on the behalf of Tokugawa Ieyasu, with Hideyoshi as the target.

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

The eldest son of the 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 Hattori clan.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: His 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.
* BadassMustache: Had a much thicker one than his father.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Hattori Masanaari historically mainly lost his position due to mistreatment of the men under his command.
* GenerationXerox: Played with in that while like his father he became an Assassin, Masanari lacked his leadership qualities.
* InTheHood: While in his Assassin garb.
* {{Ninja}}: Just like his father.
* SamuraiPonytail: Had one as expected of a man of his position.

[[folder:Mogami Yoshiaki]]
!!Mogami Yoshiaki
!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Memories''
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->''"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 and the uncle of Date Masamune. He was originally an ally of Toyotomi Hideyoshi before throwing in his lot with Ieyasu after the former had his teenage daughter and son in law killed.

* 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.
* YouKilledMyFather: Wanted revenge on Hideyoshi for the deaths of his daughter and his son-in-law Toyotomi Hidetsugu, which he ordered.

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

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.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Subverted, he was a good guy, if rather arrogant.
* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.
* TheCharmer: Achilles describes this as his best quality, the ability to hide in plain sight.
* OurFounder: Regarded fondly by Achilles as this, though at the time they met Achilles didn't fully trust him.
* TheMentor: To Achilles.
* PosthumousCharacter: Dies in 1745 around 20 years before ''III''.

[[folder:Julie d'Aubigny]]
!!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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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.

* 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 him.

* WorthyOpponent: Considered Alexander Nevsky this due to both suffering at the hands of the Mongols in the forms of their fathers dying.

* WarriorPoet: He's an Assassin and Italy's greatest Poet.

* NonIdleRich: He was an extremely wealthy merchant, which come in use to the Assassin Order.

* BusCrash: Died under unknown circumstances at 47 in 1323.
* TheCameo: We see him in the Prologue to Unity, from the perspective of one of Molay's Templar Knights who [[spoiler:Carneillon severely injures]].

* TheMentor: Of the French Assassins, presumably before de Carnellion.

[[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]

[[folder:Hattori Hanzō]]
!!UsefulNotes/HattoriHanzo

[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hattori_hanzo_ac_8733.jpg]]

->"''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.

* TheScrappy: InUniverse to Eseosa.