History Characters / AssassinsCreedHistoricalAssassins

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

* ArcherArchetype: A skilled bowman just like his master.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of the French-aligned barons, and a skilled warrior.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Mentor of the French Assassins, and a total badass.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A daimyo and an Assassin.

* BladeOnAStick: His weapon was a spear.

* BladeOnAStick: Preferred the yari as his weapon as opposed to a Hidden Blade.

* HeroesPreferSwords: Wielded a sword in combat.

* TheApprentice: To Qulan Gal, which is revealed to be by Altair's suggestion.

* 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.

* BladeOnAStick: His WeaponOfChoice was a spear.

* BladeOnAStick: Preferred the yari as his WeaponOfChoice as opposed to a Hidden Blade.

* AnAxeToGrind: His tomahawk later ended up becoming Connor's.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her outfit leaves little to the imagination.

* KnifeNut: Was particularly skilled with knives.

* KnifeNut: Had multiple throwing knives with the Assassin insignia engraved on their hilts.

* NiceHat: Wears what appears to be a tricorne.

* BaldOfAwesome: His scalp is mostly bare of hair.

* BaldOfAwesome: One of his cards has him with a completely shaved head.

* BadassMustache: A very thin one with an even smaller beard.

* BadassBeard: Just like his historical counterpart, Hassan has a rather long beard.

* BadassBeard: A very thick one.

* BadassMustache: Had a relatively thick one.

* BadassBeard: Had a very thick one to go with his BadassMustache.

* BadassBeard: Had one.

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

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Was not a member of the Assassins which were formed in Ancient Egypt but was a pre-existing assassin venerated by later ones.

* InTheHood: Like most Hidden Ones he wore a hood.

[[folder:Hassan-i Sabbāh]]
!!Hassan-i Sabbāh

Hassan-i Sabbāh was the leader of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins who reorganized the group into an autonomous state in Persia with the desert castle of Alamut as its headquarters

* BadassBeard: Just like his historical counterpart, Hassan has a rather long beard.
* GreaterScopeParagon: To the Levantine Assassins during [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades the Crusades]]. Thanks to his expertise and training, the Assassins would be able to take on the Templars in what is now present-day Syria and Israel.
* TheHashshashin: The TropeMaker himself fittingly since he is one of the most important members of the Assassin Brotherhood.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: He was the RealLife founder of the Hashshashin, the Ismail sect of Muslim assassins that served as the inspiration for the Assassin Brotherhood.
* TheMentor: To the Levantine Assassins.
* OurFounder: He's responsible for reforming the Hidden Ones into the modern Assassin Brotherhood.

[[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.

* 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:Robert Fitzwalter]]
!!Robert Fitzwalter

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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.

* 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.
* TheCameo: His name is seen on a list of British Assassins in ''Syndicate.''
* 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 with the Assassin's insignia emblazoned on it.

[[folder:Qulan Gal]]
!!Qulan Gal
!!!'''Appeared in:''' ''Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade'', ''Assassin's Creed: Memories'', ''Assassin's Creed: Reflections''
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-->''"Such is our role, Nerkaa. The few of us must stand against very many."''

A Mongolian Assassin in the thirteenth century who assisted Darim Ibn-La'Ahad in killing UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, and before him his estranged son Jochi Khan. He was also responsible for the assassination of Chagatai Khan.

* 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 Brotherhood. Notably, he used his bow to kill UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan's horse to prevent him from fleeing, which allowed Darim to kill him.
* BadassBeard: A very thick one.
* InTheHood: Wears his winter coat's hood up all the time.
* LongDeadBadass: Is long dead by Ezio's time.
* TheMentor: To Nergüi.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins, particularly with the bow.

[[folder:Nergüi]]
!!Nergüi
!!!'''Appeared in:''' ''Assassin's Creed: Memories'', ''Assassin's Creed: Reflections''
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-->''"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 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.

* BadassGay: A couple of comments made by Takeko indicates that she prefers women over men.

* OffWithHerHead: [[spoiler:After she was fatally shot during the Battle of Aizu, Atsuko cuts off her head to avoid it falling into the hands of the Templars]].

* OffWithHerHead: After she was fatally shot during the Battle of Aizu, Atsuko cuts off her head to avoid it falling into the hands of the Templars.

* ActionGirl: In the make of many female Assassins.

* BigSisterInstinct: The reason why she joined the Bakufu forces was to watch over Ibuka, a skilled swordsman that suffered a pathological fear of combat.
* SamuraiShinobi: Atsuko is from an Edo-era samurai family and naturally knows a lot about their traditions from the code of ''bushido'' to their sacred weapons. However, she was trained by Takeko to become an Assassin after she found out about her true identity and gradually embraces her new role as a ''shinobi'' (ninja). After she is rescued by her brother after killing the Templar swordsman William Lloyd, [[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of his own life]], Atsuko accepts Matsuo's offer to join the Japanese Brotherhood.
* SweetPollyOliver: Atsuko poses as a male ashigaru soldier in the Shogunate army to escape the societal expectations that affected her and other Japanese women.

!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Fragments - The Blade from Aizu''

!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Fragments - The Blade from Aizu''

!!!Appears in: ''Assassin's Creed: Fragments - The Blade from Aizu''