History MagnificentBastard / AssassinsCreed

** [[ActionGirl Catarina Sforza]], the countess of Forli, stands out of the most unscrupulous and strong-willed among all of Ezio's {{love interest}}s. Married to Girolamo Riario, she would hired the Orsi brothers to murder her husband so she could take over his position as ruler of Flori, and would lead the charge to retake her city from them when they turn against her. She would also have Ezio kill the Orsi brothers and rescue her children when they hold them hostage. She would [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood later]] meet Ezio in Monteriggioni to persuade him to form an alliance with her, only to be interrupted by Cesare Borgia's attack on the city. Getting capture by Cesare, Catarina would be rescue by Ezio, where she would convince Ezio to become leader of the Assassins and take Rome from the Borgia before parting ways.

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'': [[TheConqueror Selim bin Bayezid]] is an [[EvilPrince Ottoman Prince]] who wages war against his father, Bayezid II, after being denied the title of Sultan in favor of his brother Ahmet. Selim would persuade the Janissaries to join his army where they attack the city of Constantinople. Though initially forced to retreat, Selim would regroup his forces in Kefe to re-strategize, eventually winning his war against his father and forcing him to relinquish to title of Sultan to him. He would also [[SiblingMurder kill Ahmet]] while returning to Constantinople before exiling Ezio from his city, responding with an amused smirk when Ezio tries attacking him.

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Black Flag]]'':
** [[FromNobodyToNightmare Bartholomew Roberts]] is an elusive {{wild card}} who ends up becoming the most successful pirate of his time. Pursued by both Assassins and Templars for his knowledge of The Observatory, Roberts helps [[Characters/AssassinsCreedEdwardJamesKenway Edward Kenway]] locate the Observatory after he gets Edward to free his crew and steal a Man-O-War for him. Reaching the Observatory, Roberts removes the Crystal Skull, leaving the Observatory inoperable to anyone else, before he [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabs]] Edward and sells him to British authorities once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he served his purpose]]. Eventually getting killed by Edward, Roberts asks that Edward destroy his body before he [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passes]], having followed his creed to live "a merry life and a short one."
** [[TerrorHero Edward Thatch]], the pirate "UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}", is a founder of the Pirate Republic of Nassau. A brilliant naval commander and pirate who adopts a [[TheDreaded terrifying reputation]] and frightening appearance to intimidate and trick others into surrendering, Thatch also helps Kenway set up the theft of ships to reinforce Nassau, risking everything to gain medicine for its people. Even at his own end, Thatch demonstrates no fear, [[DefiantToTheEnd fighting to the last]] with a proclamation that in a world without gold, he and Kenway may have become heroes.

** [[AffablyEvil Christopher Gist]] is a brilliant explorer, surveyor, and frontiersman working for the Templar Order, using his expertise to expand their influence throughout the American colonies and secure alliances with the indigenous people. Gist also manipulates fellow explorer James Cook into helping Gist in this task. Assigned by Monro to infiltrate Fort Arsenal, which is controlled by the Assassin-aligned gangs, Gist gets rescued by Shay Cormac, after which the two fend off the gangs before taking Fort Arsenal as their hideout, where Gist then helps Shay reclaim his ship, The Morrigan. Gathering a crew for Shay, Gist gets recruited as Shay’s [[TheDragon first-mate]], resulting Gist reveals his allegiance with the Templars to Shay a year later and his willingness to kill Shay if he refused to join. Gist also helps Shay track down the Assassins to ensure that they are completely eradicated from the Colonies.

** [[HighClassCallgirl Aspasia]] was once the leader of the [[{{Cult}} Cult of Kosmos]] who controlled the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta through Athenian Politics and Greek mythology. Becoming the lover of Perikles, she abandoned her original plan of killing him after developing [[InLoveWithTheMark genuine feelings]] for the ruler of Athens and instead manipulated him into supporting her agenda. After having her leadership position removed in favor of Deimos and the Cult killing Perikles, Aspasia would use Deimos' sibling, The Eagle Bearer, to kill off all the members of the Cult before revealing her true identity to the Eagle Bearer and offering them a chance to join her goal in creating a prosperous future where humanity would finally be united by a wise and philosophical king of Aspasia's choosing.
** ''Legacy of the First Blade'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]]: [[BigBad Amorges]], The Tusk of Persia, was [[WeUsedToBeFriends once friends with Darius]] before foiling Darius plans to assassinate King Artaxerxes and join the [[AncientConspiracy Order of the Ancients]]. Becoming the order's leader, Amorges would send men to hunt down Darius and his family, while he would travel to Greece himself to establish the Order's presence greatly expanding it's influence throughout Greece, by allying with the Cult of Kosmos hijacking their role in manipulating the Peloponnesian War to where Greece would be united under an Order-controlled Sparta, all while under the guise of the stranded merchant Orontas, fooling even his former friend. Amorges would then lead an attack on the village Dyme killing Darius' remaining child and kidnapping The Eagle Bearer's infant son in hopes of raising him to become a loyal soldier to his order.

* [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedMirage Mirage]]:

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'': [[Characters/AssassinsCreedEzioAuditore Ezio Auditore Da Firenze]] is an Italian nobleman from the Renaissance who joins the Assassin Brotherhood to seek vengeance on the Templars who murdered his father and brothers. Ezio uses his wits to kill off the Templars in unexpected ways before subjecting their leader Rodrigo Borgia to a {{cruel mercy}} making him watch as he steals Rodrigo's dream. When Monteriggioni is attacked and Ezio arrives in [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Rome]], he rebuilds the Assassin Brotherhood there, becoming its Mentor and using his influence to take over Rome and remove the Borgias from power. Arriving in [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Constantinople]] to search for Altair's library, Ezio puts the Assassins into a position in power within the city while uncovering and dismantling the Byzantine Templars. When Ezio learns that the Byzantine Templars are hiding out in Derinkuyu he travels to and destroys the underground city, despite countless innocent people living there, to ensure the Templars' destruction before defeating their leader, entering Altair's library, and relaying a message to Desmond Miles, leaving an everlasting legacy as one of the most brilliantly unscrupulous and charismatically well-known figures within the franchise's history.

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate Syndicate]]'': [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Crawford Starrick]] became a master of manipulation at a young age. The moment he took over his father's business, Starrick used assassination and his own genius to become rich and powerful. Upon being invited to the Templar Order, Starrick quickly rises in the ranks to become the Templar Grand Master, and becomes one of the [[TheDreaded most feared Templars in the world]] and looks for a Piece of Eden known as The Shroud. Weaving London around himself and his businesses, Starrick adapts to [[TheHero the Frye twins]] intervening in his business by attempting to give the city aid rather than making it suffer and even when cornered with his associates dead, keeps his cool, deciding to wipe out the ruling authority of England at a ball. He successfully steals the key to The Shroud from Evie Frye, and when defeated, tells the Fryes he wished only to make London a utopia, remaining [[ManOfTheCity loyal to his city to the end]].

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'': [[ArchnemesisDad Haytham Kenway]] has the Loyalists and the Patriots in his pockets, influencing decisions throughout UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution wherever he sees fit. Haytham has plans running all over Colonial America, from stealing tribal lands to an assassination attempt on UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and several other leaders of the Continental Congress. The Templars under his leadership nearly wipe out the Colonial Assassins, and even after his death he establishes a permanent Templar presence in America for the years to come. His crowing gambit is starting the Revolutionary War allying himself with the British, but using them as mere pawns, intending to remove them from the Colonies and establish America as an independent nation under the Templars. The only reason Haytham loses in the end is [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his love for his son Connor]] preventing him from killing the young Assassin. Even in defeat, Haytham holds true to his ideals, [[FaceDeathWithDignity complimenting Connor one final time before he dies]].

* ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedValhalla Valhalla]]'': [[UsefulNotes/AlfredTheGreat King Alfred of Wessex]] is the [[GoodRunningEvil Grand Maegester]] of the [[Characters/AssassinsCreedValhallaTheOrderOfTheAncients the Order of the Ancients]] and a devout Christian who plotted to destroy the order for using his religion for their own nefarious purposes and secretly worshiping the Isu. Alfred uses the order's resources to fend off the Viking Invasion while sending clues to Eivor and the Hidden Ones about the whereabouts of the Order's members in many occasions, eventually working directly with Eivor to get rid of the Ancient members in Wessex. Alfred then basnishes Eivor from Wessex when he refuses to convert to Christianity, later luring Eivor and Guthrum's combined forces into a trap, killing off many of their allies. Exiling himself to Athelnay, he encounters Eivor again after riding the Order of Ancients from England where Alfred tells him about uniting England under one religion while creating a new order around it. This dream would come to fruition when Alfred returns form exile and retakes his kingdom from Guthrum establishing the foundation of a unified Kingdom of England and [[PredecessorVillain the creation]] of the [[Characters/AssassinsCreedTheTemplars Templar Order]].

-->-- '''François-Thomas Germain''', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

** [[CoolOldGuy Al Mualim]] is TheMentor of the Levantine Assassin Brotherhood and a member of The Knights Templar Order. Uncovering the Apple of Eden along with the others Templars, Al Mualim, [[{{Greed}} not wanting to share its powers with them]], has his assassins steal the Apple from them. He would them manipulate his student Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad into assassinating the nine targets that were formerly his allies, and deter Altaïr's suspicion of him by telling half-truths about the Templars, carefully leaving himself out. When Altaïr learns of Al Mualim's treachery, he uses the Apple to brainwash the people of Masyaf to kill Altaïr before fighting his former student himself. Upon being defeated, he uses his dying breath to mock Altaïr for not destroying the Apple, proving that [[NotSoDifferent he too is just as mesmerized by the Apple's powers]].

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'':

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity'': The Prophet [[MadProphet Francoise Germaine]] successfully orchestrated a coup within the Templar Order to [[TheStarscream become Grandmaster himself]], and then manipulates the young Assassin Arno to eliminate his remaining enemies whilst [[PlayingBothSides playing every faction of the French Revolution]] against each other to make the entire nation tear itself apart. Setting himself against the local Templar Grandmaster and the Assassin Order, Germaine orchestrates their downfall and defeats to weaken both orders while setting Arno against targets loyal to his enemies. With this achieved, Germaine settles back to enjoy the chaos of the UsefulNotes/FrenchRevolution, intending on seizing control no matter which faction comes out on top.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'': [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Crawford Starrick]] became a master of manipulation at a young age. The moment he took over his father's business, Starrick used assassination and his own genius to become rich and powerful. Upon being invited to the Templar Order, Starrick quickly rises in the ranks to become the Templar Grand Master, and becomes one of the [[TheDreaded most feared Templars in the world]] and looks for a Piece of Eden known as The Shroud. Weaving London around himself and his businesses, Starrick adapts to [[TheHero the Frye twins]] intervening in his business by attempting to give the city aid rather than making it suffer and even when cornered with his associates dead, keeps his cool, deciding to wipe out the ruling authority of England at a ball. He successfully steals the key to The Shroud from Evie Frye, and when defeated, tells the Fryes he wished only to make London a utopia, remaining [[ManOfTheCity loyal to his city to the end]].
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins: The Hidden Ones'' DownloadableContent: [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Gamilat]] is the beloved leader of the Nabatean Rebellion in Sinai who seeks to liberate his people from the tyrannical rule of General Rufio and the Roman occupation. Effectively fighting off the Romans through guerilla warfare, Gamilat makes allies of Bayek and the Hidden Ones and feeds them intelligence to help them assassinate Rufio and his lieutenants. Unbeknownst to Bayek, Gamilat secretly has his agents provoke Roman retaliations to slaughter villages and then swoops in [[DestructiveSavior to recruit the survivors]] with promises of vengeance. Confronted by Bayek, Gamilat [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuinely believes]] the victims to be martyrs and nearly wins their duel through quick thinking and clever tactics. Ultimately defeated, a dying Gamilat [[RedemptionEqualsDeath gracefully accepts his death]] and wishes for the Hidden Ones to protect the innocent until the end of time.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'':

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedValhalla'': King Alfred of Wessex is the [[GoodRunningEvil Grand Maegester]] of the [[Characters/AssassinsCreedValhallaTheOrderOfTheAncients the Order of the Ancients]] and a devout Christian who plotted to destroy the order for using his religion for their own nefarious purposes and secretly worshiping the Isu. Alfred uses the order's resources to fend off the Viking Invasion while sending clues to [[PlayerCharacter Eivor]] and the Hidden Ones about the whereabouts of the Order's members in many occasions, eventually working directly with Eivor to get rid of the Ancient members in Wessex. Alfred then basnishes Eivor from Wessex when he refuses to convert to Christianity, later luring Eivor and Guthrum's combined forces into a trap, killing off many of their allies. Exiling himself to Athelnay, he encounters Eivor again after riding the Order of Ancients from England where Alfred tells him about uniting England under one religion while creating a new order around it. This dream would come to fruition when Alfred returns form exile and retakes his kingdom from Guthrum establishing the foundation of a unified Kingdom of England and [[PredecessorVillain the creation]] of the [[Characters/AssassinsCreedTheTemplars Templar Order]].

** [[FromNobodyToNightmare Bartholomew Roberts]] is an elusive {{wild card}} who ends up becoming the most successful pirate of his time. Pursued by both Assassins and Templars for his knowledge of The Observatory, Roberts helps [[PlayerCharacter Edward Kenway]] locate the Observatory after he gets Edward to free his crew and steal a Man-O-War for him. Reaching the Observatory, Roberts removes the Crystal Skull, leaving the Observatory inoperable to anyone else, before he [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabs]] Edward and sells him to British authorities once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he served his purpose]]. Eventually getting killed by Edward, Roberts asks that Edward destroy his body before he [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passes]], having followed his creed to live "a merry life and a short one."

** [[CoolOldGuy Al Mualim]] is TheMentor of the Levantine Assassin Brotherhood and a member of The Knights Templar Order. Uncovering the Apple of Eden along with the others Templars, Al Mualim, [[{{Greed}} not wanting to share its powers with them]], has his assassins steal the Apple from them. He would them manipulate his student Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad into assassinating the nine targets that were formerly his allies, and deter Altaïr's suspicion of him by telling half-truths about the Templars, carefully leaving himself out. When Altaïr learns of Al Mualim treachery, he uses the Apple to brainwash the people of Masyaf to kill Altaïr before fighting his former student himself. Upon being defeated, he uses his dying breath to mock Altaïr for not destroying the Apple, proving that [[NotSoDifferent he too is just as mesmerized by the Apple's powers]].
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'': [[Characters/AssassinsCreedEzioAuditoreTrilogyEzioAuditore Ezio Auditore Da Firenze]] is an Italian nobleman from the Renaissance who joins the Assassin Brotherhood to seek vengeance on the Templars who murdered his father and brothers. Ezio uses his wits to kill off the Templars in unexpected ways before subjecting their leader Rodrigo Borgia to a {{cruel mercy}} making him watch as he steals Rodrigo's dream. When Monteriggioni is attacked and Ezio arrives in [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood Rome]], he rebuilds the Assassin Brotherhood there, becoming its Mentor and using his influence to take over Rome and remove the Borgias from power. Arriving in [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Constantinople]] to search for Altair's library, Ezio puts the Assassins into a position in power within the city while uncovering and dismantling the Byzantine Templars. When Ezio learns that the Byzantine Templars are hiding out in Derinkuyu he travels to and destroys the underground city, despite countless innocent people living there, to ensure the Templars' destruction before defeating their leader, entering Altair's library, and relaying a message to Desmond Miles, leaving an everlasting legacy as one of the most brilliantly unscrupulous and charismatically well-known figures within the franchise's history.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins: The Hidden Ones'' {{DLC}}: [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Gamilat]] is the beloved leader of the Nabatean Rebellion in Sinai who seeks to liberate his people from the tyrannical rule of General Rufio and the Roman occupation. Effectively fighting off the Romans through guerilla warfare, Gamilat makes allies of Bayek and the Hidden Ones and feeds them intelligence to help them assassinate Rufio and his lieutenants. Unbeknownst to Bayek, Gamilat secretly has his agents provoke Roman retaliations to slaughter villages and then swoops in [[DestructiveSavior to recruit the survivors]] with promises of vengeance. Confronted by Bayek, Gamilat [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuinely believes]] the victims to be martyrs and nearly wins their duel through quick thinking and clever tactics. Ultimately defeated, a dying Gamilat [[RedemptionEqualsDeath gracefully accepts his death]] and wishes for the Hidden Ones to protect the innocent until the end of time.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey''

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'': [[FromNobodyToNightmare Bartholomew Roberts]] is an elusive {{wild card}} who ends up becoming the most successful pirate of his time. Pursued by both Assassins and Templars for his knowledge of The Observatory, Roberts helps [[PlayerCharacter Edward Kenway]] locate the Observatory after he gets Edward to free his crew and steal a Man-O-War for him. Reaching the Observatory, Roberts removes the Crystal Skull, leaving the Observatory inoperable to anyone else, before he [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabs]] Edward and sells him to British authorities once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he served his purpose]]. Eventually getting killed by Edward, Roberts asks that Edward destroy his body before he [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passes]], having followed his creed to live "a merry life and a short one."

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'': In UsefulNotes/AncientGreece these two prove themselves to be bright predecessors to the most brilliant and charismatic of the Templar Order:

-->-- '''François-Thomas Germain''', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

** [[FrenchJerk Robert de Sablé]] is the Grand Master of UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Order, whose manipulations have controlled the Third Crusade. Leading the expedition to uncover the Apple of Eden, Robert sought to share its power with his nine co-conspirators. Aware that [[EvilOldFolks Al Mualim]] would have him killed and try to steal the Apple for himself, he defends himself from the Assassins sent by him before orchestrating a counterattack at Masyaf to retrieve the Apple. As his eight remaining co-conspirators get killed by Al Mualim's top Assassin [[PlayerCharacter Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad]], he comes up with calculated plan to defeat his enemies. He would lure Altaïr into a trap at Majd Addin's funeral placing his best soldiers and having one dressed as him, to distract and kill Altaïr, while he travels to Arsuf, to unite the feuding Crusaders and Saracens against the Assassins. Only losing after an enduring battle with Altaïr, Robert uses his dying breath to reveal Al Mualim's treachery before [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passing]].
** Al Mualim is TheMentor of the Levantine Assassin Brotherhood and a member of The Knights Templar Order. Uncovering the Apple of Eden along with the others Templars, Al Mualim, [[{{Greed}} not wanting to share its powers with them]], has his assassins steal the Apple from them. He would them manipulate his student Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad into assassinating the nine targets that were formerly his allies, and deter Altaïr's suspicion of him by telling half-truths about the Templars, carefully leaving himself out. When Altaïr learns of Al Mualim treachery, he uses the Apple to brainwash the people of Masyaf to kill Altaïr before fighting his former student himself. Upon being defeated, he uses his dying breath to mock Altaïr for not destroying the Apple, proving that he too is just as mesmerized by the Apple's powers.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'': Haytham Kenway had the Loyalists and the Patriots in his pockets, influencing decisions throughout UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, wherever he saw fit. Haytham had plans running all over Colonial America, from stealing tribal lands to an assassination attempt on George Washington and several other leaders of the Continental Congress. The Templars under his leadership nearly wiped out the Colonial Assassins, and even after his death he established a permanent Templar presence in America for the years to come. The best part was Haytham started the Revolutionary War allying himself with the British, but they turned out to be mere pawns, he intended to remove them from the Colonies and establish America as an independent nation under the Templars. The only reason Haytham loses in the end is his love for his son Connor preventing him from killing the young Assassin. Even in defeat, Haytham holds true to his ideals, complimenting Connor one final time before he dies.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'': Bartholomew Roberts is an elusive {{wild card}} who ends up becoming the most successful pirate of his time. Pursued by both Assassins and Templars for his knowledge of The Observatory, Roberts helps [[PlayerCharacter Edward Kenway]] locate the Observatory after he gets Edward to free his crew and steal a Man-O-War for him. Reaching the Observatory, Roberts removes the Crystal Skull, leaving the Observatory inoperable to anyone else, before he [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabs]] Edward and sells him to British authorities once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he served his purpose]]. Eventually getting killed by Edward, Roberts asks that Edward destroy his body before he [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passes]], having followed his creed to live "a merry life and a short one."
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity'': The Prophet Francoise Germaine successfully orchestrated a coup within the Templar Order to become Grandmaster himself, and then manipulates the young Assassin Arno to eliminate his remaining enemies whilst playing every faction of the French Revolution against each other to make the entire nation tear itself apart. Setting himself against the local Templar Grandmaster and the Assassin Order, Germaine orchestrates their downfall and defeats to weaken both orders while setting Arno against targets loyal to his enemies. With this achieved, Germaine settles back to enjoy the chaos of the French revolution, intending on seizing control no matter which faction comes out on top.
* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'': Crawford Starrick became a master of manipulation at a young age. The moment he took over his father's business, Starrick used assassination and his own genius to become rich and powerful. Upon being invited to the Templar Order, Starrick quickly rises in the ranks to become the Templar Grand Master, and becomes one of the [[TheDreaded most feared Templars in the world]] and looks for a Piece of Eden known as The Shroud. Weaving London around himself and his businesses, Starrick adapts to [[TheHero the Frye twins]] intervening in his business by attempting to give the city aid rather than making it suffer and even when cornered with his associates dead, keeps his cool, deciding to wipe out the ruling authority of England at a ball. He successfully steals the key to The Shroud from Evie Frye, and when defeated, tells the Fryes he wished only to make London a utopia, remaining [[ManOfTheCity loyal to his city to the end]].

-->-- '''François-Thomas Germain''', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

In ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'''s historical war between Assassins and [[KnightTemplar Templars]] spanning a millennia these manage to standout with their [[MagnificentBastard brilliance, charm, and audaciousness]].

** [[FrenchJerk Robert de Sablé]] is the Grand Master of UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Order, whose manipulations have controlled the Third Crusade. Leading the expedition to uncover the Apple of Eden, Robert sought to share its power with his nine co-conspirators. Aware that [[EvilOldFolks Al Mualim]] would have him killed and try to steal the Apple for himself, he defends himself from the Assassins sent by him before orchestrating a counterattack at Masyaf to retrieve the Apple. As his eight remaining co-conspirators get killed by Al Mualim's top Assassin [[PlayerCharacter Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad]], he comes up with calculated plan to defeat his enemies. He would lure Altaïr into a trap at Majd Addin's funeral placing his best soldiers and having one dressed as him, to distract and kill Altaïr, while he travels to Arsuf, to unite the feuding Crusaders and Saracens against the Assassins. Only losing after an enduring battle with Altaïr, Robert uses his dying breath to reveal Al Mualim's treachery before [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passing]].
** Al Mualim is TheMentor of the Levantine Assassin Brotherhood and a member of The Knights Templar Order. Uncovering the Apple of Eden along with the others Templars, Al Mualim, [[{{Greed}} not wanting to share its powers with them]], has his assassins steal the Apple from them. He would them manipulate his student Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad into assassinating the nine targets that were formerly his allies, and deter Altaïr's suspicion of him by telling half-truths about the Templars, carefully leaving himself out. When Altaïr learns of Al Mualim treachery, he uses the Apple to brainwash the people of Masyaf to kill Altaïr before fighting his former student himself. Upon being defeated, he uses his dying breath to mock Altaïr for not destroying the Apple, proving that he too is just as mesmerized by the Apple's powers.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedSyndicate'': Crawford Starrick became a master of manipulation at a young age. The moment he took over his father's business, Starrick used assassination and his own genius to become rich and powerful. Upon being invited to the Templar Order, Starrick quickly rises in the ranks to become the Templar Grand Master, and becomes one of the [[TheDreaded most feared Templars in the world]] and looks for a Piece of Eden known as The Shroud. Weaving London around himself and his businesses, Starrick adapts to [[TheHero the Frye twins]] intervening in his business by attempting to give the city aid rather than making it suffer and even when cornered with his associates dead, keeps his cool, deciding to wipe out the ruling authority of England at a ball. He successfully steals the key to The Shroud from Evie Frye, and when defeated, tells the Fryes he wished only to make London a utopia, remaining [[ManOfTheCity loyal to his city to the end.]]

-->-- '''François-Thomas Germain''', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedUnity''

** [[FrenchJerk Robert de Sablé]] is the Grand Master of UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Order, whose manipulations have controlled the Third Crusade. Leading the expedition to uncover the Apple of Eden, Robert sought to share its power with his nine co-conspirators. Aware that [[EvilOldFolks Al Mualim]] would have him killed and try to steal the Apple for himself, he defends himself from the Assassins sent by him before orchestrating a counterattack at Masyaf to retrieve the Apple. As his eight remaining co-conspirators get killed by Al Mualim's top Assassin [[PlayerCharacter Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad]], he comes up with calculated plan to defeat his enemies. He would lure Altaïr into a trap at Majd Addin's funeral placing his best soldiers and having one dressed as him, to distract and kill Altaïr, while he travels to Arsuf, to unite the feuding Crusaders and Saracens against the Assassins. Only losing after an enduring battle with Altaïr, Robert uses his dying breath to reveal Al Mualim's treachery before [[FaceDeathWithDignity gracefully passing]].
** Al Mualim is TheMentor of the Levantine Assassin Brotherhood and a member of The Knights Templar Order. Uncovering the Apple of Eden along with the others Templars, Al Mualim, [[{{Greed}} not wanting to share its powers with them]], has his assassins steal the Apple from them. He would them manipulate his student Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad into assassinating the nine targets that were formerly his allies, and deter Altaïr's suspicion of him by telling half-truths about the Templars, carefully leaving himself out. When Altaïr learns of Al Mualim treachery, he uses the Apple to brainwash the people of Masyaf to kill Altaïr before fighting his former student himself. Upon being defeated, he uses his dying breath to mock Altaïr for not destroying the Apple, proving that he too is just as mesmerized by the Apple's powers.

** ''Legacy of the First Blade'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]]: [[BigBad Amorges]], The Tusk of Persia, was [[WeUsedToBeFriends once friends with Darius]] before foiling Darius plans to assassinate King Artaxerxes and join the [[AncientConspiracy Order of the Ancients]]. Becoming the order's leader, Amorges would send men to hunt down Darius and his family, while he would travel to Greece himself to establish the Order's presence greatly expanding it's influence throughout Greece, by allying with the Cult of Kosmos hijacking their role in manipulating the Peloponnesian War to where Greece would be united under an Order-controlled Sparta, all while under the guise of the stranded merchant [[spoiler: Orontas]], fooling even his former friend. Amorges would then lead an attack on the village Dyme killing Darius' remaining child and kidnapping The Eagle Bearer's infant son in hopes of raising him to become a loyal soldier to his order.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'': In AncientGreece these two prove themselves to be bright predecessors to the most brilliant and charismatic of the Templar Order:

* [[GreaterScopeVillain Juno]] was a brilliant Isu scientist who plotted for [[TakeOverTheWorld world domination]] while the other members of the Capitoline Triad were tasked with finding solutions to save their world from a SolarFlareDisaster. When Juno's treachery was exposed and she was sealed inside the Grand Temple, Juno tampered with Minerva's device so that the device would free Juno as it saves the world. When Minerva decided not to use her world-saving device to keep Juno imprisoned, Juno manipulated the human genetic code with her husband's DNA, creating the Sages and form the [[ApocalypseCult Instruments of The First Will]], having them orchestrate numerous conflicts for millennia, while she would use the Pieces of Eden to directly manipulate numerous others into her schemes. When Juno's deceit was exposed by Minerva, Juno reveals the BadFuture to Desmond Miles should he not save the world from a second solar flare, forcing Desmond to sacrifice his life to save the world freeing Juno in the process. Finding herself in The Grey, she would collaborate with a Sage to possess a research analyst before deciding to create a body of her own. Creating a body by using the Shroud of Eden from Abstergo's Phoenix Project and another Sages DNA, she would then declare her plans to "save humanity".

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