Eagle Vision

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Eagle Vision is a feature that has two different purposes in Assassin's Creed.

First, it can be used as a sort of sixth sense by [[Altair]] to view those around him in a discerning way. When you use the eagle vision, the camera perspective in the game switches to that of first person, and you see things from Altair's point of view. If you are fully synchronized with your Ancestor's memory when you use Eagle Vision, then the people around you are seen in different colors Each of the colors has a different meaning.

Red = Enemies

White = People who have information

Yellow = Assassination Targets

Blue = Allies

Using Eagle Vision in this way, you can look around you to spot potential threats, or people you need to talk to in the course of your investigation.

The second use for Eagle Vision is for mapping out portions of cities and the [[Kingdom]]. To do this, you need to climb to the top of [[View Point]]s. Once you are at the top of the view point use your Eagle Vision and you will be treated to a pretty 360 degree camera pan of your surroundings. Once this camera pan is done, your map will be updated. In cities, this is how you find the locations of other view points, people who you will need to pickpocket, interrogate, whose conversations you can eavesdrop, or people you can save. It will also tell you the locations of any [[Informants]] that happen to be near by.

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

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[[Image:1190119344.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Altaïr]]

*'''Age:''' 25
*'''Weight:''' 170 lbs.
*'''Height:''' 6'

'''Altaïr''' (الطائر in [[wikipedia:Arabic|Arabic]]) is the main character and protagonist in [[Assassin's Creed]]. His full name is Altaïr Ibn La-Ahad.

He is a master assassin, capable of extraordinary acrobatic feats, and a member of the Hashashein sect (also known as the trademark for the word assassin, even though there were many assassins before this time). During the beginning of the game, he is demoted to "uninitiated", so he loses most of his abilities. His objective is to kill nine men who are involved in a conspiracy against the Holy Land, however his master isn't telling him that there were actually ten men involved. If he succeeds, he will be redeemed. Altaïr travels between the game's four cities ([[Jerusalem]], [[Masyaf]], [[Damascus]], and [[Acre]]) and kills his victims with a variety of [[weapons]].

The name Altaïr is an Arabic word, which means "the flyer" or "The flying eagle." In recent interviews, the game's producer, [[wikipedia:Jade_Raymond|Jade Raymond]] has stated that while in mid-air, Altaïr's shadow resembles that of an eagle. This is because of the design of his attire, which includes a point at the front of the hood (to resemble a beak) and cuts through the back of the outfit (to resemble tail feathers). The second part of his name, Ibn La-Ahad means 'son of no-one', reflecting his mysterious origins. It has been revealed by Raymond that his father was a Shiite Muslim and his mother a Christian. His appearance is similar to Desmond's, except upon closer inspection a scar can be seen on his mouth. It it likely that the scar is a wound from either a battle or from his training.

Altaïr's most interesting weapon is a concealed dagger similar to that of a Katar used for close-range assassinations. It is mounted on the inside of his left hand gauntlet, and when deployed, extends between his middle and little fingers through the space left by his amputated ring finger. This amputation was part of the initiation for becoming an assassin of the Hashshashin sect.

Altaïr also uses a combination of throwing knives, a sword, a small dagger, and his fists. The throwing knives are very useful when taking down archers as you approach an assassination target. The sword is slower than the dagger but when attacking is much more powerful. The dagger is fast and light and can be used in tandem with the knives. Altaïr also uses a special ability called "Eagle Vision" that lets him see the "auras" of people and their intentions. Guards appear in red, allies in blue, citizens with information in white and assassination targets in yellow.

A few pieces of dialogue within the game hint that Altair was potentially in a relationship prior to the game, but has since become single, possibly due to the woman in question either missing or having left or divorced him.

He is voiced by Philip Shahbaz.

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