History Characters / AssassinsCreedIAssassins

* {{Envy}}: He admits this is part of the reason he hated Altaïr is how much better Altaïr was as an assassin than him.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Philip Shahbaz (''AC''), Cas Anvar (''Revelations'') (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vsevolod Kuznetsov (Russian), Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Peter Renaday (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Gruzdev (Russian), Creator/YusakuYara (Japanese)[[/note]]

* BullyHunter: After his demotion, Altair gradually re-learns the sacred duty of his order to protect the innocent, and grows to despise abusers of power, slaying multiple corrupt Christians '''and''' Muslims who would dare to use their authority to oppress, murder and exploit the weak. Though Altair would continue to refine the goals of the Brotherhood into one of avenging wrongs wrought upon innocents, it would be Ezio Auditore who would further refine and modernize The Creed to be motivated by compassionate kindness rather than vengeful wrath.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Canonically speaking, he rescued every citizen he came across in Damascus, Acre, Jerusalem and other cities that he happened to be in on assignment. Even when he was 82 years old he still came to the defense of a random merchant.

* CrusadingWidower: [[spoiler:Spent twenty years working to avenge his wife's death and restore the Brotherhood they made strong together.]]

* DesecratingTheDead: A justified example when [[spoiler:Altair burns Al Mualim's body on a pyre. Some of the Assassins of Masyaf aren't pleased, but Altair wanted to ensure that the body wasn't one of the phantoms conjured by the Apple.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Throughout the course of his life, he never gives up.

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:He seals himself inside his Library, waiting for the right person to unlock it and find his Apple of Eden]].

* LongLived: This could partially be attributed to being a descendant of the Isu, but living to 92 was a remarkably long life during Altair's era.
* MakeSureHesDead: Altair's reason for [[spoiler:burning the body of Al Mualim.]]
* MasterSwordsman: Altair is incredibly skilled with a sword.

-->'''Altair:''' If only I had the humility to say, I've seen enough for one life.

* EvilBrit: In the first game, she is from England and the right-hand woman for Robert De Sable (one of the main antagonists). It's quickly subverted after ''Bloodlines'' where she falls in love with Altair and gives birth to his son.

In reality, he turns out to be working with the Templars, seeking to use the Apple of Eden for his own purposes and ends up being Altair's last assassination target.

* TheChessmaster: Plays all of his followers and most of the Holy Land like a fiddle until Altair learns the truth.

* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Al Mualim's historical counterpart Rashid ad-Din Sinan died in 1193 through unknown causes. In the game, he dies at the hands of his former student Altair]].

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: You wouldn't expect Altair's mentor to be the true villain of the game, let alone a former ally of the Templars with a Piece of Eden.

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

* MoralityChain: In ''Assassin's Creed II'', Altair's codex speaks of how Malik helped him to resist the influence of [[spoiler:the Apple of Eden he took from Al-Mualim, and eventually to attempt destroying it.]]

* RejectedApology: A rare, positive example in that he explains that [[spoiler:[[{{ThatManIsDead}} he believes Altair is no longer the same man he was before]], so the "new" Altair owes him no apology]].
* SarcasticDevotee: He puts the sass in asSASSin and is Altair's right hand man and closest friend.
* UndyingLoyalty: After the first game, he has complete faith in Altair, which is precisely the reason he was a thorn in Abbas' side for so long.

* BadBoss: He purged the Assassin Order of as many of Altair's supporters as he could find, and later sent no backup to the Templar Archive on Cypress that the Assassins had seized, resulting in a massacre of the Assassins stationed there when the Templars took it back.

* DenyingTheDeadParentsSins: Refuses to believe his father Ahmad broke under torture and gave up Altair's father Umar, resulting in Umar's death and Ahmad committing suicide as repentance.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Altaïr, up until Abbas' father commits suicide in front of Altaïr and Abbas accuses Altair of lying about it. Abbas then tried to kill Altaïr. It... didn't get any better from there.

* BerserkButton: Within codex pages found throughout ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', Altair writes that he hopes to bring tolerance and equality to the world through education and compassion. But witnessing the oppression and abuse of humans at the mercy of their social superiors, his "heart grows cold" and his "fists clench".

* FounderOfTheKingdom: While he didn't found the Assassins themselves, Ezio notes that Masyaf was where the Assassin Order was reborn, which he attributes to Altair. Given Altair's significant influence on the Assassins he can be considered the founder of the modern Assassins.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: His hunger for power masks a massive inferiority complex on his part. As Altair puts it:
-->'''Altair''': ''He's hungry for power, because he's powerless''.

* ManipulativeBastard: He knows how to manipulate, having set most of the Levantine Assassins against Altair while he was busy fighting against the Mongols.

* 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 each other, 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.]]

* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Altair, up until Abbas' father commits suicide in front of Altair and Abbas accuses Altair of lying about it. Abbas then tried to kill Altair. It... didn't get any better from there.

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 Brotherhood]] and subsequently married Altaïr.

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

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He became a Master Assassin by being the best in Masyaf. By the end of the first game, he [[spoiler:becomes the Mentor of the Levantine Assassin Brotherhood]].

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was a capable Assassin in his youth, and his years as Mentor haven't lessened those skills, as Altaïr finds out during his boss fight.

* SexyWalk: There's a reason fans [[FemaleGaze love to see him walk]].

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: Due to the Apple, he develops a god complex. He has the people he brainwashed calling him "the way and the truth", which is how Jesus Christ refers to Himself]].

* KnightTemplar: He's very direct in his application of retribution. [[spoiler: Also, he believes that peace will never come unless it is forced upon the masses, making him literally this trope, being like the Templars in all but name.]]

* TokenEvilTeammate: [[spoiler: For both factions, no less: he's both an Assassin who seeks to rule the world, and a Templar collaborator who, unlike his former colleagues (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.]]

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Due to the Apple, he develops a god complex. He has the people he brainwashed calling him "the way and the truth", which is how Jesus Christ refers to Himself.

[[folder:Al Mualim]]

[[spoiler:In reality, he was a collaborator of the Templars. Once Al Mualim had the Piece of Eden, he sent Altaïr to deal with the other nine Templars in the Holy Land to ensure he would remain unchallenged. Fortunately, Altaïr killed him once he discovered this treachery]].

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was a capable Assassin in his youth, and his years as Mentor haven't lessened those skills, as [[spoiler:Altaïr]] found out.
* BadassBoast: Just before [[spoiler:the final battle against him]]:

* BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:With Robert de Sable in the first game. Although they both share the same vision and the same means for carrying it out, however to each other they are enemies vying for the same trophy (the Piece of Eden).]]
* BigGood: As Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood, he leads the fight against the Templars and others who threaten peace in the region. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out he was working with the templars.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Turned out that he was an ally of the templars, who just played Altaïr and the Brotherhood to kill his former allies so that he wouldn't have to share his power once he conquered the Holy Lands]].

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Plays all of his followers and most of the Holy Land like a fiddle until Altair learns the truth.]]

* 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 the old man replies with a cruelly accurate and prophetic TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]]:

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:You wouldn't expect Altair's mentor to be the true villain of the game, let alone a former ally of the Templars with a Piece of Eden]].
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:He's a grey haired Assassin turncoat allied with the Templars.]]

* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Altaïr's final assassination target in the first game.]]
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Due to the Apple, he developed a god complex. He has the people he brainwashed calling him "the way and the truth" which is how Jesus Christ refers to Himself.]]
* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:The one difference between Robert De Sable and him is that he doesn't want to share the power with his fellow Templar friends. Also, he's a Templar in all but in name.]]

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: [[spoiler:In real life, Al Mualim certainly didn't use an Apple of Eden to hypnotize the people of Jerusalem nor was he a secret Templar]].

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He has Altaïr kill off all his fellow Templar allies so that he alone can use the Apple of Eden to create a OneWorldOrder.]]
* MesACrowd: Creates illusions of himself [[spoiler:with the Apple of Eden]].

* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He is Altaïr's mentor and he dies before Altaïr's mission is over, but, in a twist, Altaïr kills him for being a TreacherousAdvisor.]]
* MilkyWhiteEyes: If you look closely, you'll notice his right one is like this. It could be due to age, an old wound or it could be due to [[spoiler:the Apple of Eden's influence.]]
* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:It is unknown when exactly it happened, but he ended up allying himself with the Templars, which put one of the most powerful branches of the Assassin Order under the direct control of their sworn enemy. He felt no loyalty towards them, being willing to use the Assassins to kill them for his own ambitions.]]
* NoTrueScotsman: [[spoiler: He's considered this by Abstergo Industries as of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue''. Abstergo deliberately says he is not a Templar, but rather an Assassin with similar motives and a case of him being representative of combined motives rather than betrayal of one for another.]]

* TreacherousAdvisor: [[spoiler:To the Levantine Brotherhood as a whole by telling them they are bringing peace to the Holy Land when truly they are delivering it to his control]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler:He explains to Altaïr that all he does is for the peace of the Holy Land.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Just look above for all the blank spoilery stuff.
* YouCannotKillAnIdea: [[spoiler: Altair realizes, upon learning of Al Mualim's treachery, that Templars can be ''anyone'': Crusaders, Saracens, even Assassins. As long as there are people who believe peace must be obtained through control and order, the Knights Templar will never die.]]

[[spoiler:In reality, he was a high-ranking member of the Templars, if not their leader. Once Al Mualim had the Piece of Eden, he sent Altaïr to deal with the other nine Templars in the Holy Land to ensure he would remain unchallenged. Fortunately, Altaïr killed him once he discovered this treachery]].

* BigGood: As Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood, 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.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Turned out that he was a traitorous Templar who just played Altaïr and the Brotherhood to kill his fellow Templars so that he wouldn't have to share his power once he conquered the Holy Lands]].

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:You wouldn't expect Altair's mentor to be the true villain of the game let alone a Templar with a Piece of Eden]].
* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler:He's a grey haired Templar.]]

* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:The one difference between Robert De Sable and him is that he doesn't want to share the power with his fellow Templars.]]

* KnightTemplar: He's very direct in his application of retribution. [[spoiler:Also literally; he's a member of the Templars who believes that peace will never come unless it is forced upon the masses.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He has Altaïr kill off all his fellow Templars so that he alone can use the Apple of Eden to create a OneWorldOrder.]]

* 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. Though how much he considered himself ''part'' of the Templars is an open question since while he adhered to their philosophies he felt no loyalty towards them, being willing to use the Assassins to kill them for his own ambitions.]]
* NoTrueScotsman: [[spoiler:Retroactively, he's considered this by Abstergo Industries as of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRogue''. Abstergo deliberately says he is ''not'' a Templar, but rather an Assassin with similar motives and a case of him being representative of combined motives rather than betrayal of one for another.]]

* 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.]]

* InvincibleHero: By way of FridgeLogic. Every time Altaïr takes damage, Desmond loses synch. Which means in the game's universe, the historical Altaïr never took so much as a scratch of damage from an enemy combatant. That is really saying something when you consider that he canonically killed, at minimum, ''hundreds'' of people, sometimes singlehandedly fighting dozens of combatants.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nolan North (''AC''); Yerman Gur (''Revelations'') (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Gavrilin (''AC''), Andrey Danilyuk (''Revelations'') (Russian)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Philip Shahbaz (''AC''), Cas Anvar (''Revelations'') (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vsevolod Kuznetsov (Russian), [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Katsuyuki Konishi]] (Japanese)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Peter Renaday (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Gruzdev (Russian), [[Creator/YusakuYara Yusaku Yara]] (Japanese)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Haaz Sleiman (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Ilya Khvostikov (Russian), [[Creator/MitsuruOgata Mitsuru Ogata]] (Japanese)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Philip Shahbaz (''AC''), Cas Anvar (''Revelations'') (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vsevolod Kuznetsov (Russian)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Peter Renaday (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Gruzdev (Russian)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Haaz Sleiman (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Ilya Khvostikov (Russian)[[/note]]

** He also tells Assassins not to feel anger towards Abbas but pity because of how the events of Abbas' childhood warped his mind. Mind you, this is ''after'' Abbas [[spoiler:killed one of his two sons, his wife, his closest friend and drove him from his home]].

** He also tells Assassins not to feel anger towards Abbas but pity because of how the events of Abbas' childhood warped his mind. Mind you, this is ''after'' Abbas [[spoiler:killed one of his two sons, his wife, and drove him from his home]].

* TheDreaded: Implied to be a heroic example to ''his own men''! One informant in Jerusalem is more scared of him finding out he messed up than of the band of Templars that saw his face catching up to him.

* AllThereInTheManual: His real name is revealed in Gameloft's mobile version of the game.

* BadassBeard: Grows one as he gets older, wiser and more badass (than he already was at least). It's kind of like a WizardBeard given his work with the Apple.

%%* BadassBeard

* MixedAncestry: Half Arabic on his father's side, half English on his mother's.

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

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

* ShutUpHannibal: His response to those targets who try to justify their evil or if they pull the NotSoDifferent card on him is a Hidden Blade to the throat or some witty reply.

* NotSoDifferent: In his pursuit for power, Abbas eventually abandons the ways of the Assassins and become more like a Templar. Centuries later, Abstergo even acknowledges his actions as such and attempts to find his descendants if he has any.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Philip Shahbaz (''AC''), Cas Anvar (''Revelations'') (English), Vsevolod Kuznetsov (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Eleanor Noble (English), Tatyana Shitova (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Peter Renaday (English), Alexander Gruzdev (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Haaz Sleiman (English), Ilya Khvostikov (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Jake Eberle (English), Vladimir Antonik (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nolan North (''AC''); Yerman Gur (''Revelations'') (English), Alexander Gavrilin (''AC''), Andrey Danilyuk (''Revelations'') (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Jake Eberle (English), Vladimir Antonik (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Alain Benatar (English), Andrey Barkhudarov (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Carlos Ferro (English), Nikita Prozorovsky (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Michael Benyaer (English), Alexander Kovrizhnykh (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' ??? (English), Anton Morozov (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Eleanor Noble (English), Tatyana Shitov (Russian)

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nolan North (''AC''); Yerman Gur (''Revelations'') (English), Alexander Gavrilin (''AC''), Andrey Danilyuk (''Revelations'')

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Philip Shahbaz (''Assassins Creed''), Cas Anvar (''Assassins Creed Revelations'')

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Eleanor Noble

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Peter Renaday

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Haaz Sleiman

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Jake Eberle

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Nolan North (''Assassins Creed''); Yerman Gur (''Assassins Creed Revelations'')

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Jake Eberle

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Alain Benatar

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Carlos Ferro

!!!'''Voiced By:''' Michael Benyaer

!!!'''Voiced By:''' ???