Fandom Specific Plot / Assassin's Creed

• It's extremely common to find Fix Fics that save one - or more - characters that die in canon. Prime examples include Malik's brother Kadar, any of Ezio's family members (if not all), Lucy, Haytham, Mary or more. Basically, there's at least one fan-favourite rescue target per game, and they have spawned sub-categories on their own. It also very frequently overlaps with Shipping fics, if the target is not a relative.
  • A common variant in the "Ezio's family doesn't die" plot is to let them die but have them stick around or bring them back in an unconvetional fashion several years later. Ghosts seen only via Eagle Vision, actual ghosts, Time Travel, you name it.
  • In fics where Haytham is the one whose life is saved, the following plot will always be about him and Connor trying to explore their extremely complicated relationship with each other and with the overall conflict of the Assassins and Templars.
• "Desmond lives" fanfics are a category all on their own. Basically, Desmond somehow lives (usually brought back via Isu technology that anyone barely understands) and goes on to attack Abstergo on his own - temporarily - away from his friends. He may or may not establish a new branch of the Brotherhood in the process.
  • Clay / Subject 16 uploading his memories/data/whatever to the internet or to Desmond's brain and DNA. Another variant is that Desmond does this. He ends up being Desmond's Virtual Sidekick and very much enjoying his newfound freedom. It very frequently overlaps with the "Desmond lives" plot - he may even have a hand in it.
  • A subcategory of the "Desmond lives" fic is Desmond finding out he has a child captured by Abstergo. Obviously the mission is to rescue him and provide him with a much better family life than what Desmond had. Found much more frequent after this is revealed to be canon in the form of Elijah.
  • Another take on the Desmond finds a new part of the brotherhood aspect is to have Desmond be the founder of a completely separate faction that believes both Assassins and Templars to be extremists. Usually they take issue with the leadership rather with individual members.
• Time Travel fics are extremely common and come in many flavours. Variants include Desmond being sent to Altair or Ezio's time and help them avert most of their disasters in their lives, the Kenways being sent to each other's eras and having to figure out each other's extremely complicated relationships and family secrets and work out something of a healthy relationship.
  • There's also the Crisis Crossover approach where everyone meets everyone. Usually the enemy is Juno, though it may be Abstergo if the local Templars (if present) decide the modern iteration of their order is a disgrace.
  • Peggy Sue fics. Notably, they can "target" any character in the franchise, not just Desmond. Usually part of an "X person lives" plot.
• "What If? Connor was raised by Haytham", which is basically Haytham finding out what happened to Connor's village shortly after Ziio dies and taking him in. Connor is raised as a Templar in a very different environment.
• People also like to write about Kassandra's (mis)adventures after the end of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, especially since she's immortal.
• OC characters joining the Templars or the Brotherhood. Usually a romance fic.
• In terms of crossovers, there are a few particularly popular ones.
  • Crossing over the "Desmond lives" plot with Watch_Dogs is far from unheard of even in non-crossover fics, as it's heavily implied they exist in a Shared Universe. Aiden Pearce gets caught up with Desmond after he canonically kills that Templar executive of Abstergo entertainment. Though it's rare he actually joins the Assassins.
  • [PROTOTYPE] crossovers are extremely popular, to the point that they have the Fan Nickname "ProtoCreed". Usually taking place either before canon or as part of a "Desmond lives" plot, Desmond and Alex Mercer coincidentally meet up and start working together to take down the evil corporations in their lives - AFTER the initial wave of distrust and "oh my god What Are You".