Assassin leader

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The position of '''Assassin leader''' was given to any member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] who had received leadership over a [[:Category:Assassin branches|branch of Assassins]] or, during the 20th century, the entire Order.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

Before the 20th century, contact between countries was difficult and almost non-existent, resulting in the various branches of Assassins each having their own leader rather than being united under a single individual. On some occasions, these Assassin leaders were given the title of [[Mentor]], after having proven they were wise enough and after they had trained a high number of [[Apprentices|Assassin apprentices]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

During the 20th century, when contact between countries was stable and common, the Assassin Order was united under a single leader, who was from then on known as the Mentor only.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

==Known Assassin leaders==
===Levantine Assassins===
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Hassan-i Sabbah.jpg|[[Hassan-i Sabbah]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> Leader ? - 1124
Almualim-revelationsrender.png|[[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]]<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Mentor ? - 1191
Altaïr Old.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Mentor 1191 - 1227; 1247-1257
Abbas Sofian render.png|[[Abbas Sofian]]<ref name="ACRV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> Mentor 1227 - 1247
Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Mujir]]<ref name="ACRV"/> Leader (c. 1511)
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===Italian Assassins===
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Char mario.png|[[Mario Auditore]]<ref name="ACBH novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> Leader ? - 1500
Char machiavelli.png|[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Leader 1500 - 1503
Char ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="ACBH"/> Mentor 1503 - c. 1512
Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Lodovico Ariosto]]<ref name="ACRV novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> Mentor c. 1512 - ?
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Rosa]]<ref name="ACRV novel"/> Leader c. 1512 - ?
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===Turkish Assassins===
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Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Ishak Pasha]]<ref name="ACRV"/> Leader ? - 1497
ACR Yusuf v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]]<ref name="ACRV"/> Leader 1497 - 1512
Yusuf concept by Rafael Grassetti.jpg|[[Dogan]]<ref name="ACRV novel"/> Leader 1512 - ?
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===Colonial Assassins===
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Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[John de la Tour]]<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Leader ? - ?
ACIII-Achilles Render.png|[[Achilles Davenport]]<ref name="AC3" /> Mentor 1746-1763
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===Other guilds===
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Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Desiderius Erasmus]]<ref name="ACRV novel"/> Leader, [[Northern European Assassins]] c. 1511 - ?
Wiki_noimage.jpg|[[Iskender]]<ref name="ACRV"/> Mentor, [[Egyptian Assassins]] c. 1511 - ?
FangXiaoru.jpg|[[Fang Xiaoru]]<ref name="ACDYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref> Leader, [[Chinese Assassins]] ? - 1402
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===Worldwide===
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The Mentor.jpg|[[The Mentor (2000)|"The Mentor"]]<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #3</ref> Mentor ? - 2000
William Miles.png|[[William Miles]]<ref name="ACRV"/> Leader (c. 2012)
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==Trivia==
*During the [[Den Defense]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', there is a special type of Assassin unit that generates morale and unlocks rooftops for other Assassins to make their stand on. Although this type of unit is called "Assassin Leader", it should not be confused with its counterpart in the official [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'']] role, as it is merely a designation of the unit's role in the battle.

==References==
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[[Category:Assassin Order]]

Master Assassin

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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="The Secret Crusade">''[[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|Al Mualim]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</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="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Also, during the 16th century, [[Yusuf Tazim]], the leader of the [[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="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

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

==Attire==
===Crusades===
Like other Assassins, 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|free-running]], [[Hidden Blade]]s and beak-like hooded traditions.<ref name="AC2">''[[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 [[Den Defense|Templar assaults]].

==Notable Master Assassins==
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Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] (? - 1176)<ref name="Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Faheem al-Sayf]] (? - ?)<ref name="Secret Crusade" </ref>
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (1165 - 1257)<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' </ref>
Char_ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (1459 - 1524)<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' </ref>
ACR_Yusuf_v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]] (c. 1467 - 1512)<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' </ref>
Piri ReisRender.png|[[Piri Reis]] (c. 1467 - c. 1554)<ref name="Revelations" </ref>
Yusuf concept by Rafael Grassetti.jpg|[[Dogan]] (? - ?)<ref name="Revelations" </ref>
ACIII-Achilles Render.png|[[Achilles Davenport]] (1710 - 1781)<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
AgateDatabase.png|[[Agaté]] (1722 - 1777)<ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
ACAnniversary-Orelov Render.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (? - 1930)<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' </ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Assassin Order]]

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