History Awesome / AssassinsCreedI

* Altaïr again, when he [[CallingTheOldManOut calls Al Mualim out]] on his bullshit ''twice'': The first time being partway through the game, where Altaïr demands answers and snarls that he is not a dog and will bow to no one ''even though he knows Al Mualim might kill him for it''; and the second being just before (and somewhat during) the climatic battle between them, over the course of which Altaïr delivers some beautiful ShutUpHannibal[=/=][[WorldOfCardboardSpeech World Of Cardboard]] lines.

** This also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, given the history between Malik and Altaïr.

The first crowning moment of awesome goes not to Altaïr but to ''Malik''. After Altaïr is cut off from Malik and his brother, you are supposed to assume that they get slaughtered in the other room, being outnumbered by elite Templars and having apparently no way to escape. Jump forward to several minutes later when Malik shows up not only alive (albeit with his arm so wounded that it needs to be amputated) but with the golden Apple as well.

** Apparently this one often causes people to forget that he also had one at the very start of the game. After Altaïr is cut off from Malik and his brother, you are supposed to assume that they get slaughtered in the other room, being outnumbered by elite Templars and having apparently no way to escape. Jump forward to several minutes later when Malik shows up not only alive (albeit with his arm so wounded that it needs to be amputated) but with the golden Apple as well.

* King Richard gets one by offering Altaïr a chance to fight for his life, something he had no obligation to do. He quickly surmised that Robert was capable of treachery, and allowed Altaïr to eliminate him and his fellow Templars.

* Some of Altaïr's Pick-Pocket targets get off-screen moments of awesome. For instance, during the Talal assassination, one of them mapped out the slave driver's favorite hiding places and then tries to hire his own hit man, and another one mapped out the location of Talal's warehouse guards ''and'' learned his schedule so he could kill the villain himself. Altaïr himself recognizes this information as "invaluable".

* Some of Altaïr's Pick-Pocket targets get off-screen moments of awesome. For instance, during the Talal assassination, one of them mapped out the slave driver's favorite hiding places and then tries to hire his own assassination, and another one, mapped out the location of Talal's warehouse guards ''and'' learned his schedule so he could kill the villain himself. Altaïr himself recognizes this information as "invaluable".

** The fact that they call you 'friend' while holding your target makes me wish the game had a brofist command.

* Let's take a step back for a second and, instead of the game, look at Altaïr himself. This guy is a walking [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA]]. The Animus specifically calls it synchronization instead of health and every time you take a hit your synchronization with Altaïr drops a bit. Now if we think what this means we understand that Altaïr was so goddamn {{Badass}} that he never got hit, '''ever'''. Originally, he didn't get a scratch against two whole armies and [[spoiler:Al Mualim wielding the Apple of Eden]]. [[FanNickname The Eagle of Masyaf]] was therefore the perfect killing machine. He may have been arrogant at the beginning, but goddamnit did he have a reason to be.

** Apperently this one often causes people to forget that he also had one at the very start of the game. After Altaïr is cut off from Malik and his brother, you are supposed to assume that they get slaughtered in the other room, being outnumbered by elite Templers and having apparently no way to escape. Jump forward to several minutes later when Malik shows up not only alive (albeit with his arm so wounded that it needs to be amputated) but with the golden Apple as well.

--> "How did you know I wouldn't kill you?"
--> "Truth be told, Master... I didn't. I took a leap of faith."

-->'''Al Mualim''': "I have offered you a chance to restore your lost honor."
-->'''Altaïr''': "Not 'lost,' ''taken'' by you, and  you set me to fetch it again like some damn dog! You said the answer to my question will arise when I no longer need to ask it, so I will not ask. I ''demand'' to know what binds these men!"

* Altaïr's fight against [[spoiler:Al Mualim,]] in which he "[[ArcWords pierces the illusion]]" and proves himself to be resistant to the Piece of Eden's effects.

* Assassinating Majd Addin, if only for the combination of the moral unambiguity of killing the godless, sadistic bastard and Altair's glib ending line:

* Altair wading through the battle of Arsuf, leaving a carpet of bodies on both sides. As this is the endgame, you'll probably be so used to the combat system that you'll be slaughtering anyone that attacks you. In regular combat, when you kill several guards in a row without getting hit once it can cause the other guards to panic and run away, presumably [[BringMyBrownPants to go change out of their armor.]]
** Not only Altair going through dozens of soldiers, especially if the player is REALLY good at swordfighting and kills them all without taking a scratch, which, according to the synchronization system, is exactly what Altair actually did.

-->'''al Mualim''': "I have offered you a chance to restore your lost honor."
-->'''Altaïr''': "Not 'lost,' ''taken'' by you, and you set me to fetch it again like some damn dog! You said the answer to my question will arise when I no longer need to ask it, so I will not ask. I ''demand'' to know what binds these men!"
* King Richard gets one by offering Altair a chance to fight for his life, something he had no obligation to do. He quickly surmised that Robert was capable of treachery, and allowed Altair to eliminate him and his fellow Templars.

* Let's take a step back for a second and, instead of the game, look at Altaïr himself. This guy is a walking CMOA. The Animus specifically calls it synchronization instead of health and every time you take a hit your synchronization with Altaïr drops a bit. Now if we think what this means we understand that Altaïr was so goddamn {{Badass}} that he never got hit, '''ever'''. Originally, he didn't get a scratch against two whole armies and [[spoiler:Al Mualim wielding the Apple of Eden]]. [[FanNickname The Eagle of Masyaf]] was therefore the perfect killing machine. He may have been arrogant at the beginning, but goddamnit did he have a reason to be.

* An understated one happens in ''Bloodlines'' when Templars corner Altaïr on top of a building. In response, the Assassin faces his enemies, holds out his hands, and calmly falls of the edge in the series' only leap of faith done backward.

-->'''Altaïr''': "Long ago, perhaps. But then I learned what happens to those who elevate themselves above others."

-->'''Altaïr''': "Here. Let me show you." ''(stabs Addin '''in the neck''')''

* Of course, Altair going through dozens of soldiers, especially if the player is REALLY good at swordfighting and kills them all without taking a scratch, which, according to the synchronization system, is exactly what Altair actually did.

* King Richard gets one by offering Altair a chance to fight for his life, something he had no obligation to do. He not only thought it probable Robert would betray him after Altair explained the Templar's motives, he used the assassin as way to get rid of his commander without intervening directly.

* King Richard gets one by offering Altair a chance to fight for his life, something he had no obligation to do. He not only thought it probable that Robert's loyalty was suspect after speaking to Altair, he used him as way to get rid of his commander without intervening directly.

* King Richard gets one by offering Altair a chance to fight for his life, something he had no obligation to do. He not only thought it probable that Robert's loyalty was suspect after speaking to Altair, he used him as way to get rid of his commander without intervening directly.

-->'''Altaïr''': "Here. Let me show you." ''(stabs Addin '''in the neck''')''
* Any time where you kill several guards in a row without getting hit once, causing all the other guards to panic and run away, presumably [[BringMyBrownPants to go change out of their armor.]]

* The endgame, where you'll probably be so used to the combat system that you'll be slaughtering anyone that attacks you. This troper went to Arsuf, and the first big fight he got into? Carpet of bodies.