History Characters / AssassinsCreedIAssassins

* ArcWords: Al Mualim's [[spoiler:FamousLastWords]] come to define Altaïr's entire life and quest:

!!!'''Main Game Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Assassin's Creed]]'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations''

* TheMentor: Both his title and his role in the Assassin Order, teaching and guiding Assassins throughout the Levant.

Robert de Sablé's personal steward, Maria flouted the gender norms of her time and ran away to fight in the Crusades, seeking honor and glory. Notably, she has acted as Robert's body double on at least one occasion. [[HeelFaceTurn She later defected to the Assassin's Order]] and subsequently married Altaïr.

* HairColorDissonance: While in-game she still has brown hair at 67, her render model has a full head of white hair.

!!!'''Other Apperances:''' ''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' | Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Reflections'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRebellion''

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Assassin's Creed]]'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations''

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Assassin's Creed]]'' | ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations''

The Mentor of the Levantine Assassin Order. He gives Altaïr the mission to assassinate nine corrupt head figures of the Holy Land as a way for him to earn redemption.

* BigGood: As Mentor of the Assassin Order, he leads the fight against the Templars and others who threaten peace in the region. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out he is also a Templar.]]

* MilkyWhiteEyes: If you look closely, you'll notice his right one is like this. It could be due to age or it could be due to [[spoiler:the Apple of Eden's influence.]]

* ThrowTheDogABone: Despite his life being a chain of traumatic events, leaving him saddled with enormous responsibility, undermined by so-called allies, with few friends and too many lost loved ones, Altaïr went out on a pretty high note. [[spoiler:He got to live the latter half of his long life with his only remaining family and eldest son, watch said son grow into an old man with a loving family of his own. Moments before he breathes his last, he has a touching farewell with his son, who thanks Altaïr for everything]].

The Mentor of the Levantine Assassin Order. He gives Altaïr the mission to assassinate nine corrupt head figures of the Holy Land as a way for him to earn his redemption.

* DyingCurse: His final words have shades of this. [[spoiler:His quotation from the Ecclesiastes haunts Altaïr to his final hours and when Altaïr approaches the Apple, Al Mualim asks Altaïr to destroy it, only for him to say, "I can't". Which he replies with a cruelly accurate and prophetic TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]]:

* TokenEvilTeammate: [[spoiler: For both factions, no less: he's both an Assassin who seeks to rule the world, and a Templar who unlike his brothers (save perhaps Maj Addin) [[WellIntentionedExtremist who seek a world of fairness and peace for all]] just wants to rule on his own, with the prior-mentioned peace as a nice little bonus to his regime.]]

* ItsPersonal: He came to [[spoiler:hate Abbas for killing his son Sef, his best friend Malik, being indirectly responsible for Maria's death, and undoing all the hard work Altaïr had done. However, when he finally kills him, he no longer feels hate, but only pity that Abbas wasted his life denying his fathers death and doing so much harm]].

** In the first minutes of the game, which his act of overconfident jerkassery cost Malik his arm and his brother's life, and then lead the Templars to Masyaf. Then later, near the end of the game, his successes gave [[spoiler:Robert de Sable the means to unite the Crusaders and the Saracens against the Assassins. Also, by killing his Templar targets, he gave Al Mualim the chance to take power. Altaïr quickly put a stop to this, however]].
** [[spoiler:He's also responsible for Maria's death when he accidentally {{Mind Rape}}d the man who executed his son Sef with the Apple. Maria tries to stop him and the man stabs her in the back when he's distracted]].

* RedemptionQuest: Most of the first game's story is him redeeming himself for his failure at Solon's temple; not only was it a big important mission but he also got his two brother assassins killed and maimed, respectively; even worse, he broke all three of the Creed's Tenants in the process. So he has to complete nine missions with minimal assistance to regain his rank.

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:It is unknown when exactly it happened, but he ended up becoming a member of the Templars, which put one of the most powerful branches of the Assassin Order under the direct control of their sworn enemy.]]

* AmbitionIsEvil: He is able to usurp the control of Masyaf by killing Sef and Malik and spreading lies about Altaïr. During his reign as Mentor, the Assassins become decay so much that they might as well be considered Templars.

* MilkingTheGiantCow: Subtler than most examples, but after he [[spoiler:overthrows Altair and takes over the Order]], he can't seem to speak without weaving his fingers through eachother, and always when accusing or making lies about Altair. It doubles as RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:Abbas is a spider, weaving webs of lies and twisting the truth to try manipulating others and destroy Altair. It also symbolizes how he keeps denying the truth about his father, brushing and waving away the truth.]]

* YouCannotKillAnIdea: [[spoiler: Altair realizes, upon learning of Al Mualim's treachery, that Templars can be ''anyone'': Crusaders, Saracens and even Assassins. As long as there are people who believe peace must be obtained by control and order, the Templars will never die.]]

* GreaterScopeParagon:
** He becomes this for the Brotherhood after ''Assassin's Creed I''. It's thanks to his reforms and innovations that the Assassins become stronger than they ever were before. Even centuries after his death, he's looked to as a role model for later Assassins and is considered a hero to the Brotherhood.

!!!'''Other Appearances:''' ''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'' | ''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion''

[[caption-width-right:300:''"[[TheNeedsOfTheMany A small sacrifice to save many.]] [[NecessaryEvil It is necessary.]]"'']]

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Downplayed, she looks fairly attractive even into her late 60s.

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Page for the Assassins of the first ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI Assassin's Creed]]'' game. Also serves for 12th/13th century Assassins who appeared for the first time in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines''.