History Characters / AssassinsCreedUnity

* KickTheDog: Eseosa's Codex in ''Initiates'' mentions that despite being initially supportive of the Haitian Revolution, upon coming to power Napoleon sent his relative, Charles Leclerc, to Haiti to restore slavery and French rule after realizing that Toussaint L'Ouverture intended to declare independence. He manipulated Toussaint into surrendering to the French, leading him to die in a prison in Paris.

* PetTheDog: Eseosa's Codex in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedInitiates Initiates]]'' mentions that [[TruthInTelevision under Robespierre's authority]], France officially abolished slavery, the first major democracy to do this by an act of law in the year 1794. .

* PetTheDog: Eseosa's Codex in '''Initiates''' mentions that [[TruthInTelevision under Robespierre's authority]], France officially abolished slavery, the first major democracy to do this by an act of law in the year 1794. .

* BadassLonghair: The young Napoleon has long hair over his shoulders.

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Eseosa's Codex in ''Initiates'' mentions that upon coming to power he sent his relative, Charles Leclerc to go back to Haiti and restore slavery and manipulated Toussaint L'Ouverture into surrendering to the French powers, leading him to die in Prison in Paris.]]

** This version of Robespierre looks much worse to wear than the portraits during his lifetime, which tended to show him as an effeminate dandy. It's based in part on [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/robespierre-death-mask-makeover-diagnosis-photo_n_4481018.html a recent reconstruction]] of his features based on his death mask by Madame Tussaud. Said reconstruction is regarded as highly dubious by major scholars because Madame Tussaud's death mask of Robespierre is not considered authentic, since she was a show-woman and the circumstances of Robespierre's death made casting a mask a questionable event.

* PetTheDog: Eseosa's Codex in '''Initiates''' [[spoiler:mentions that under his authority, France officially abolished slavery, the first major democracy to do this by an act of law in the year 1794. TruthInTelevision.]]

* AnimalMotifs: Arno is old German for "Eagle's Strength" continuing the usual theme for {{Player Character}}s like Altaïr, Ezio, and Haytham, a notable return after Connor and Edward Kenway's non-theme variation.

* {{Hypocrite}}: While arguing for a monarchy and criticizing the Royal Family, he also managed to get his debts paid by the Crown.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: One of the most famous figures in French history.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: When Danton passes by the tumbrel and shouts at Robespierre, he's shown to be standing on the street looking coolly. Not only would this kind of semi-gloating be completely uncharacteristic of Robespierre but he was at that time inside his house when Danton passed by.

** This version of Robespierre looks much worse to wear than the portraits during his lifetime, which tended to show him as an effeminate dandy. It's based in part on a recent reconstruction of his features based on his death mask by Madame Tussaud [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/robespierre-death-mask-makeover-diagnosis-photo_n_4481018.html], which is highly contested since several scholars note that Tussaud's death masks are of dubious authenticity since while she lived during the revolution, and was a notorious sensationalist and the circumstances of Robespierre's death made casting a mask a questionable event.

* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Averted. This version of Robespierre looks much worse to wear than the portraits during his lifetime, which tended to show him as an effeminate dandy. It's based in part on a recent reconstruction of his features based on his death mark by Madame Tussaud [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/robespierre-death-mask-makeover-diagnosis-photo_n_4481018.html][[note]]Though major scholars have noted that Tussaud's death masks are of dubious authenticity since while she lived during the revolution, she was a noted sensationalist and the circumstances of Robespierre's death made casting a mask difficult.[[/note]]

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--> ''"This is what happens when you give command of the government to starving lunatics and command of the army to bloodthirsty savages."''

!! Georges Danton

--> ''"You'll follow us shortly, Robespierre. Your house will be beaten down and sown with salt!"''

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!! UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre
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!!Creator/MarquisDeSade
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Infamous author and libertine, Marquis de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille in the years leading to the Revolution. He was frequently in and out of prison on account of his licentiousness, his criticisms of religion and conventional morality.

!!Creator/MarquisdeSade

!!Napoleon Bonaparte

%% !!Marquis de Sade

--> '''Arno''': ''"[[SarcasmMode You mean a dagger in broad daylight as I'm cut down where I stand]]."''
--> '''Pierre Bellec''': ''"[[InspirationalMartyr Sends a powerful message.]]"''

A former soldier who served in the French army during the Seven Years War, Bellec is a passionate, almost fanatical, Assassin. During the French Revolution, he had sympathies with the Jacobin.

-->'''Voiced By''': Dan Jeannotte

* BrokenStreak: The first main game Assassin protagonist not to be an ancestor of Desmond Miles.

* BadassLonghair: A recent trailer shows Arno with the hood down, revealing he has long hair tied back in a ponytail.

!! François de la Serre

!! Charles Gabriel Sivert
A corrupt Templar official who plans to undermine the Church during the Revolution

* OddFriendship: Forms a bond with Elise, a Templar.

* PassionateSportsgirl: Horsemanship and Fencing are some of her many hobbies.

* GoodParents