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Indian Brotherhood of Assassins

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{{Era|ACB|CI|PL|Brahman|UW}}
{{Update|''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = AC-Indian Brotherhood.png
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Calicut]]
|locations = {{Wiki|Amritsar}}
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Sikh Empire]]
|hideh = yes
|religion =
|formed =
|collapsed =
|notable = [[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]] [[Arbaaz Mir]] [[Siobhan Dhami]] [[Jasdip Dhami]] [[Dinesh]] [[Evie Frye]] [[Jayadeep Mir]]}}
The '''Indian Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] located in [[India]]. They were the enemies of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorers that were under the secret command of the [[Templars]] and also the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templars]] who sought [[Pieces of Eden]].

==History==
===Renaissance===
During the early 16th century, the Indian Assassins received help from their [[Italian Assassins|Italian brothers]] to fight off the Portuguese employed by [[Manuel I of Portugal]] in [[Calicut]], who was puppeteered by the Templars. They set [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]'s storehouses and shops on fire, and took out several key commanders of his army. After Cabral's departure, the Assassins found out that they knew the location of the Calicut Assassins Guild.<ref name="Contracts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts]]</ref>

After Manuel I sent [[Vasco da Gama]] to Calicut to enforce the Portuguese rule, the Indian Assassins hid several relics and documents and evacuated their family and friends. They established an army of disguised [[Assassins]], and killed most of Gama's commanders in plain sight, forcing them to flee.<ref name="Contracts"/>

===Sikh Empire===
In the mid 19th century, the Indian Assassin [[Arbaaz Mir]] was in search of an artifact – the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond – which was possessed by the [[Sikh Empire]]'s ruler, Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]]; this artifact was also sought after by the [[United Kingdom|British]] Templars, notably General [[Francis Cotton]]. While the Templars' plan to assassinate Singh were successful, transgressions led to the Koh-i-Noor being shattered into many shards.<ref name="Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
In 2013, [[Jot Soora]] stumbled upon secret coding which allowed him to see the memories of himself and his [[Monima Das|girlfriend]] whose ancestry intertwined through that of Arbaaz Mir and his servant, [[Raza Soora]]. With this information, Jot was highly sought out by both the Templars and the Assassins, having told the latter that he was Mir's descendant. The Assassins sent agents [[Siobhan Dhami]] and her brother [[Jasdip Dhami|Jasdip]] while the Templars sent a strike team led by [[Juhani Otso Berg]]. The Assassins were ultimately successful in retrieving Jot and plugged him into the [[Brahman V.R.]] to obtain the location of the Koh-i-Noor. To their dismay, Jot had in fact lied about his heritage and thus provided them with nothing. The Templars soon found them, killing Siobhan in the process. Jasdip managed to escape with Jot, triggering an explosive in Siobhan's Hidden Blade so [[Abstergo Industries]] couldn't extract her DNA, causing Jot to become separated from him.<ref name="Brahman"/>

Jasdip later came to Jot's rescue after he and Monima Das were abducted by Abstergo, accidentally causing their vehicle to plunge into the water. Jasdip managed to rescue Jot, though Monima tragically drowned. Jasdip brought Jot to a safehouse run by [[Dinesh]]. Jot soon connected the Brahman to their computers, which alerted Abstergo to their location. Dinesh then discovered that Monima was Arbaaz Mir and Pyara Kaur's descendant. Realizing her genetic memories could lead to the Koh-i-Noor, Dinesh backed up the data and wiped it from the [[Abstergo Cloud]]. The Templars soon attacked, killing Dinesh, but Jasdip and Jot separately escaped, the latter having gotten away with the phone containing the information that could lead to the Koh-i-Noor. With the Brahman destroyed and the false information on the cloud, the Templars were led to believe that they were no closer to finding the Koh-i-Noor than the Assassins.<ref name="Brahman"/>

In 2015, Jasdip was assigned to find [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s laboratory, with no success.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)]]'' - Assassin Intel #5</ref>

==Weapons and gadgets==
Arbaaz Mir was equipped with a variation of the Hidden Blade known as the [[Hidden Blade|Trident Blade]], though other Assassins employed the traditional blade.

The Indian Assassins were equipped with typical Assassin gear, as well as a variety of knives like the [[kukri]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> After marrying Henry Green and moving to India around 1868, [[Evie Frye]] was introduced to fear-inducing weapons including [[spikes]] and [[fear bombs]]. Initially nonlethal, Evie used these tools in [[London]] while tracking [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]]'s [[Jack the Ripper|former apprentice]] in 1888. Indian Assassins in the late 19th century also seemed to use a fear-inducing hallucinogenic in their clothing that they could release at will, such as during brutal, nonlethal takedowns of enemies or on conjunction with their spikes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref> Indian Assassins in the late 19th century also tended toward, if not using a kukri, instead utilizing golden discs known as [[Database: Evie's Fighting Karas|fighting karas]] in close combat in a manner akin to that of [[brass knuckles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>

==Practices==
The Indian Assassins practices were heavily influenced by the culture in which they lived. They were known to execute those members of their own Order who were seen to have breached the Creed, either through dangerous incompetence or by bringing attention to the Order, as in the case of [[Jayadeep Mir]] in 1860, though on this occasion the execution was ultimately suspended.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Underworld]]''</ref>

==Members==
*[[Ajay]] {{C|Betrayed}}
*[[Jasdip Dhami]] {{C|Betrayed}}
*[[Siobhan Dhami]]
*[[Dinesh]]
*[[Evie Frye]] {{C|[[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]]
*[[Pyara Kaur]]
*[[Kulpreet]]
*[[Arbaaz Mir]]
*[[Jayadeep Mir]]

===Allies and puppets===
'''19th Century'''
*[[Duleep Singh]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACS}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACBM}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Master Assassin

2015-04-09T17:24:30Z

50.139.115.135: /* Notable Master Assassins */

{{Era|ACAC|AC|ACBL|ACB|ACR|AC3|AC3L|AC4|ACU|TF|Assassins}}
{{Youmay|the Assassin rank|the [[Master Templar|equivalent rank]] in the [[Templars|Templar Order]]}}
[[File:AssassinLogo.png|180px|thumb|The Assassin insignia]]
The title of '''Master Assassin''' was one of the highest obtainable [[ranks]] within the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], and those who held this title were presumed to have reached the peak of their training as an Assassin. The rank garnered a large amount of respect from other members within the Order and indicated individuals who possessed uncommon skill and talent, most often in the arts of stealth and assassination.

A Master Assassin was meant to embody [[the Creed]]: they never harmed an innocent, always hid in plain sight, and never compromised the Brotherhood.

==History==
In 1176, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his fellow Assassin [[Faheem Al-Sayf]] held the title of Master Assassin. However, Umar gave his life to spare the Brotherhood from a siege, in retribution for an assassination gone wrong.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1191, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] held the position, before being demoted to a [[novice]] following his failure to obtain the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] beneath [[Solomon's Temple]], along with his arrogance and disregard of the tenets of the Creed. He eventually regained this title through [[Hunt for the Nine|several assassinations]] in support of the Order's interests, and held it during the assassinations of [[Robert de Sable]] and [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Eventually he became [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1499, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained the rank, before rising to be the Mentor of the [[Italian Assassins]], following the [[Liberation of Rome|liberation]] of [[Rome]] from the [[House of Borgia]]'s grasp.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Also, during the 16th century, [[Yusuf Tazim]], the leader of the [[Turkish Assassins|Constantinople Assassins Guild]], alongside the famed Turkish navy admiral, cartographer, and [[Bombs|bomb]] specialist [[Piri Reis]], were Master Assassins. As well as those two, [[Dogan]] and [[Kasim]], who were Yusuf's lieutenants, also held the rank of Master Assassin.<ref name="ACR"/>

Hattori Hanzo was a Master Assassin in Japan during the Feudal Age.

In the 18th century, [[Achilles Davenport]] was a Master Assassin of the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]. Following the near complete collapse of the branch in 1763, Achilles removed himself from the Assassin affairs, but eventually returned to prominence as the Mentor of the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Ratonhnhaké:ton himself obtained the rank at some point later in his life.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

In 1690 Marechel was a Master Assassin of the French Assassin. In 1791, the [[French Assassins|French branch]] of the Order was led by a [[Assassin Council|Council]], which was comprised of four Master Assassins: [[Pierre Bellec]], [[Sophie Trenet]], [[Guillaume Beylier]] and [[Hervé Quemar]], with the Mentor [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]] presiding over them. [[Arno Dorian]], another notable member of the French Brotherhood, eventually also attained the rank of Master Assassin.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

During the period between the 19th and 20th centuries, [[Nikolai Orelov]], a member of the [[Narodnaya Volya]] sect of the [[Russian Assassins]], was a Master Assassin.<ref name="ACTF">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Attire==
===Middle Ages===
Like other Assassins, most Master Assassins possessed the eagle beak-like design upon their hoods, but their robes were generally longer, forming a bird-like "tail" that fluttered whenever they were in an area of strong wind. In addition, their leather belts were larger, their red sashes wider and longer, and they had permission to carry any weapon they desired.<ref name="AC"/>

===Renaissance===
With the order much less public, a uniform guideline as to the attire of a Master Assassin no longer existed. The Master Assassins of the [[Renaissance]] were a small, underground group, with broader access to knowledge and weapons. Most retained their [[freerunning]], [[Hidden Blade]]s and hooded traditions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Master Assassins were also the only Assassins permitted to wield dual Hidden Blades.

As [[Assassin Dens]] were erected within [[Constantinople]], Ezio Auditore promoted several high-ranking Assassins to be Master Assassins who guarded the structures. These new Master Assassins would be trained specially by Ezio to be able to fulfill their role, and this extra training allowed them to hold the Dens against [[Templars|Templar]] [[Den Defense|attacks]].<ref name="ACR"/>

==Notable Master Assassins==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] (c. 1176)<ref name="ACTSC" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Faheem Al-Sayf]] (c. 1176)<ref name="ACTSC" />
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (1189 – 1257)<ref name="AC" />
William of Cassingham.png|[[William of Cassingham]] (c. 1215 – 1257)<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>
ACU De Carneillon Render.png|[[Thomas de Carneillon]] (? - 1323)<ref name="ACU" />
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (c. 1500 – 1513)<ref name="ACB" />
ACR Yusuf v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]] (c. 1509 – 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Castor]] (c. 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
ACR Dogan render.png|[[Dogan]] (c. 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
Piri ReisRender.png|[[Piri Reis]] (c. 1506)<ref name="ACR" />
ACCC-Shao Jun Render.png|[[Shao Jun]] (c. 1524)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
ACM Hanzo Hattori 3.jpg|[[Hattori Hanzō]] (c. 1542 – 1596)<ref name="ACM" />
AC4 Duncan Walpole render.png|[[Duncan Walpole]] (c. 1715)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
AC4 Opía Apito render.png|[[Opía Apito]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
AC4 Rhona Dinsmore render.png|[[Rhona Dinsmore]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
AC4 Antó render.png|[[Antó]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
ACRG Achilles render.png|[[Achilles Davenport]] (c. 1746 – 1781)<ref name="AC3" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (c. 1781)<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACU" />
ACU Bellec Render.png|[[Pierre Bellec]] (1741 - 1791)<ref name="ACU" />
ACU Arno Dorian render.png|[[Arno Dorian]] (c. 1794)<ref name="ACU" />
ACBr-Arbaaz.png|[[Arbaaz Mir]] (c. 1839)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref>
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (c. 1917)<ref name="ACTF" />
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin ranks]]

Master Assassin

2015-04-09T17:23:30Z

50.139.115.135: /* Notable Master Assassins */

{{Era|ACAC|AC|ACBL|ACB|ACR|AC3|AC3L|AC4|ACU|TF|Assassins}}
{{Youmay|the Assassin rank|the [[Master Templar|equivalent rank]] in the [[Templars|Templar Order]]}}
[[File:AssassinLogo.png|180px|thumb|The Assassin insignia]]
The title of '''Master Assassin''' was one of the highest obtainable [[ranks]] within the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], and those who held this title were presumed to have reached the peak of their training as an Assassin. The rank garnered a large amount of respect from other members within the Order and indicated individuals who possessed uncommon skill and talent, most often in the arts of stealth and assassination.

A Master Assassin was meant to embody [[the Creed]]: they never harmed an innocent, always hid in plain sight, and never compromised the Brotherhood.

==History==
In 1176, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his fellow Assassin [[Faheem Al-Sayf]] held the title of Master Assassin. However, Umar gave his life to spare the Brotherhood from a siege, in retribution for an assassination gone wrong.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1191, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] held the position, before being demoted to a [[novice]] following his failure to obtain the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] beneath [[Solomon's Temple]], along with his arrogance and disregard of the tenets of the Creed. He eventually regained this title through [[Hunt for the Nine|several assassinations]] in support of the Order's interests, and held it during the assassinations of [[Robert de Sable]] and [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Eventually he became [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1499, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained the rank, before rising to be the Mentor of the [[Italian Assassins]], following the [[Liberation of Rome|liberation]] of [[Rome]] from the [[House of Borgia]]'s grasp.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Also, during the 16th century, [[Yusuf Tazim]], the leader of the [[Turkish Assassins|Constantinople Assassins Guild]], alongside the famed Turkish navy admiral, cartographer, and [[Bombs|bomb]] specialist [[Piri Reis]], were Master Assassins. As well as those two, [[Dogan]] and [[Kasim]], who were Yusuf's lieutenants, also held the rank of Master Assassin.<ref name="ACR"/>

Hattori Hanzo was a Master Assassin in Japan during the Feudal Age.

In the 18th century, [[Achilles Davenport]] was a Master Assassin of the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]. Following the near complete collapse of the branch in 1763, Achilles removed himself from the Assassin affairs, but eventually returned to prominence as the Mentor of the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Ratonhnhaké:ton himself obtained the rank at some point later in his life.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

In 1690 Marechel was a Master Assassin of the French Assassin. In 1791, the [[French Assassins|French branch]] of the Order was led by a [[Assassin Council|Council]], which was comprised of four Master Assassins: [[Pierre Bellec]], [[Sophie Trenet]], [[Guillaume Beylier]] and [[Hervé Quemar]], with the Mentor [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]] presiding over them. [[Arno Dorian]], another notable member of the French Brotherhood, eventually also attained the rank of Master Assassin.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

During the period between the 19th and 20th centuries, [[Nikolai Orelov]], a member of the [[Narodnaya Volya]] sect of the [[Russian Assassins]], was a Master Assassin.<ref name="ACTF">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Attire==
===Middle Ages===
Like other Assassins, most Master Assassins possessed the eagle beak-like design upon their hoods, but their robes were generally longer, forming a bird-like "tail" that fluttered whenever they were in an area of strong wind. In addition, their leather belts were larger, their red sashes wider and longer, and they had permission to carry any weapon they desired.<ref name="AC"/>

===Renaissance===
With the order much less public, a uniform guideline as to the attire of a Master Assassin no longer existed. The Master Assassins of the [[Renaissance]] were a small, underground group, with broader access to knowledge and weapons. Most retained their [[freerunning]], [[Hidden Blade]]s and hooded traditions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Master Assassins were also the only Assassins permitted to wield dual Hidden Blades.

As [[Assassin Dens]] were erected within [[Constantinople]], Ezio Auditore promoted several high-ranking Assassins to be Master Assassins who guarded the structures. These new Master Assassins would be trained specially by Ezio to be able to fulfill their role, and this extra training allowed them to hold the Dens against [[Templars|Templar]] [[Den Defense|attacks]].<ref name="ACR"/>

==Notable Master Assassins==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] (c. 1176)<ref name="ACTSC" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Faheem Al-Sayf]] (c. 1176)<ref name="ACTSC" />
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (1189 – 1257)<ref name="AC" />
William of Cassingham.png|[[William of Cassingham]] (c. 1215 – 1257)<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>
ACU De Carneillon Render.png|[[Thomas de Carneillon]] (? - 1323)<ref name="ACU" />
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (c. 1500 – 1513)<ref name="ACB" />
ACR Yusuf v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]] (c. 1509 – 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Castor]] (c. 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
ACR Dogan render.png|[[Dogan]] (c. 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
Piri ReisRender.png|[[Piri Reis]] (c. 1506)<ref name="ACR" />
ACCC-Shao Jun Render.png|[[Shao Jun]] (c. 1524)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
ACM Hanzo Hattori 3.jpg|[[Hattori Hanzō]] (c. 1542 – 1596)<ref name="ACM" />
AC4 Duncan Walpole render.png|[[Duncan Walpole]] (c. 1715)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
AC4 Opía Apito render.png|[[Opía Apito]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
AC4 Rhona Dinsmore render.png|[[Rhona Dinsmore]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
AC4 Antó render.png|[[Antó]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
ACRG Achilles render.png|[[Achilles Davenport]] (c. 1746 – 1781)<ref name="AC3" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (c. 1781)<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACU" />
ACU Bellec Render.png|[[Pierre Bellec]] (1741 - 1791)<ref name="ACU" />
ACU Arno Dorian render.png|[[Arno Dorian]] (c. 1794)<ref name="ACU" />
ACBr-Arbaaz.png|<nowiki>[[Arbaaz Mir]]</nowiki> (c. 1839)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref>
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (c. 1917)<ref name="ACTF" />
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin ranks]]

Master Assassin

2015-04-09T17:21:43Z

50.139.115.135: Added Shao Jun and Arbaaz Mir based on Chronicles info

{{Era|ACAC|AC|ACBL|ACB|ACR|AC3|AC3L|AC4|ACU|TF|Assassins}}
{{Youmay|the Assassin rank|the [[Master Templar|equivalent rank]] in the [[Templars|Templar Order]]}}
[[File:AssassinLogo.png|180px|thumb|The Assassin insignia]]
The title of '''Master Assassin''' was one of the highest obtainable [[ranks]] within the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], and those who held this title were presumed to have reached the peak of their training as an Assassin. The rank garnered a large amount of respect from other members within the Order and indicated individuals who possessed uncommon skill and talent, most often in the arts of stealth and assassination.

A Master Assassin was meant to embody [[the Creed]]: they never harmed an innocent, always hid in plain sight, and never compromised the Brotherhood.

==History==
In 1176, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his fellow Assassin [[Faheem Al-Sayf]] held the title of Master Assassin. However, Umar gave his life to spare the Brotherhood from a siege, in retribution for an assassination gone wrong.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1191, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] held the position, before being demoted to a [[novice]] following his failure to obtain the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] beneath [[Solomon's Temple]], along with his arrogance and disregard of the tenets of the Creed. He eventually regained this title through [[Hunt for the Nine|several assassinations]] in support of the Order's interests, and held it during the assassinations of [[Robert de Sable]] and [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Eventually he became [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1499, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained the rank, before rising to be the Mentor of the [[Italian Assassins]], following the [[Liberation of Rome|liberation]] of [[Rome]] from the [[House of Borgia]]'s grasp.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Also, during the 16th century, [[Yusuf Tazim]], the leader of the [[Turkish Assassins|Constantinople Assassins Guild]], alongside the famed Turkish navy admiral, cartographer, and [[Bombs|bomb]] specialist [[Piri Reis]], were Master Assassins. As well as those two, [[Dogan]] and [[Kasim]], who were Yusuf's lieutenants, also held the rank of Master Assassin.<ref name="ACR"/>

Hattori Hanzo was a Master Assassin in Japan during the Feudal Age.

In the 18th century, [[Achilles Davenport]] was a Master Assassin of the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]. Following the near complete collapse of the branch in 1763, Achilles removed himself from the Assassin affairs, but eventually returned to prominence as the Mentor of the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Ratonhnhaké:ton himself obtained the rank at some point later in his life.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

In 1690 Marechel was a Master Assassin of the French Assassin. In 1791, the [[French Assassins|French branch]] of the Order was led by a [[Assassin Council|Council]], which was comprised of four Master Assassins: [[Pierre Bellec]], [[Sophie Trenet]], [[Guillaume Beylier]] and [[Hervé Quemar]], with the Mentor [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]] presiding over them. [[Arno Dorian]], another notable member of the French Brotherhood, eventually also attained the rank of Master Assassin.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

During the period between the 19th and 20th centuries, [[Nikolai Orelov]], a member of the [[Narodnaya Volya]] sect of the [[Russian Assassins]], was a Master Assassin.<ref name="ACTF">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Attire==
===Middle Ages===
Like other Assassins, most Master Assassins possessed the eagle beak-like design upon their hoods, but their robes were generally longer, forming a bird-like "tail" that fluttered whenever they were in an area of strong wind. In addition, their leather belts were larger, their red sashes wider and longer, and they had permission to carry any weapon they desired.<ref name="AC"/>

===Renaissance===
With the order much less public, a uniform guideline as to the attire of a Master Assassin no longer existed. The Master Assassins of the [[Renaissance]] were a small, underground group, with broader access to knowledge and weapons. Most retained their [[freerunning]], [[Hidden Blade]]s and hooded traditions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Master Assassins were also the only Assassins permitted to wield dual Hidden Blades.

As [[Assassin Dens]] were erected within [[Constantinople]], Ezio Auditore promoted several high-ranking Assassins to be Master Assassins who guarded the structures. These new Master Assassins would be trained specially by Ezio to be able to fulfill their role, and this extra training allowed them to hold the Dens against [[Templars|Templar]] [[Den Defense|attacks]].<ref name="ACR"/>

==Notable Master Assassins==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] (c. 1176)<ref name="ACTSC" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Faheem Al-Sayf]] (c. 1176)<ref name="ACTSC" />
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (1189 – 1257)<ref name="AC" />
William of Cassingham.png|[[William of Cassingham]] (c. 1215 – 1257)<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>
ACU De Carneillon Render.png|[[Thomas de Carneillon]] (? - 1323)<ref name="ACU" />
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (c. 1500 – 1513)<ref name="ACB" />
ACR Yusuf v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]] (c. 1509 – 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Castor]] (c. 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
ACR Dogan render.png|[[Dogan]] (c. 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
Piri ReisRender.png|[[Piri Reis]] (c. 1506)<ref name="ACR" />
ACCC-Shao Jun Render.png|[[Shao Jun]] (c. 1524)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
ACM Hanzo Hattori 3.jpg|[[Hattori Hanzō]] (c. 1542 – 1596)<ref name="ACM" />
AC4 Duncan Walpole render.png|[[Duncan Walpole]] (c. 1715)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
AC4 Opía Apito render.png|[[Opía Apito]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
AC4 Rhona Dinsmore render.png|[[Rhona Dinsmore]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
AC4 Antó render.png|[[Antó]] (c. 1715)<ref name="AC4" />
ACRG Achilles render.png|[[Achilles Davenport]] (c. 1746 – 1781)<ref name="AC3" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (c. 1781)<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACU" />
ACU Bellec Render.png|[[Pierre Bellec]] (1741 - 1791)<ref name="ACU" />
ACU Arno Dorian render.png|[[Arno Dorian]] (c. 1794)<ref name="ACU" />
ACBr-Arbaaz.png|<nowiki>[Arbaaz Mir]]</nowiki> (c. 1839)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref>
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (c. 1917)<ref name="ACTF" />
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin ranks]]