Jubair al Hakim

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|name = Jubair al Hakim
|image = Jubair.jpg
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|birth =
|death = 1191 [[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
|period = 12th century
|faction = [[Saracens]] [[Knights Templar]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
|voice = [[Fred Tatasciore]]
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{{quote|Your deed is done... and so am I.|Jubair falling to Altaïr's blade}}
'''Jubair al Hakim''' is the eighth person [[Al Mualim]] orders [[Altaïr]] to assassinate. He is found in the middle district of [[Damascus]].

==Description==
Also known as the head of The Illuminated, Jubair al Hakim was the Chief Scholar of [[Damascus]]. However, his view of literature seemed to have become somewhat skewed. Rather than seeking knowledge, The Illuminated hunted down and burned all sources of written knowledge within Damascus, believing that such documents were the source of evils, such as the war between the [[Saracens]] and the [[Crusaders]].

Jubair al Hakim had disdain for the works of many writers such as [[wikipedia:Plato|Plato]] and [[wikipedia:Socrates|Socrates]]. He was a ruthless man, with little tolerance towards any who opposed him. He believed that the illness of learning had to be eliminated, because it simply fixed people, preventing them from finding their true calling.

==Death==
Jubair was publicly assassinated by Altaïr, while conducting a book burning in a courtyard near the Madrasah Al-Kallasah. Altaïr had to track down the real Jubair among dozens of his followers wearing the same uniform, before finally killing him. Jubair was the third target to die in Damascus, and the seventh overall.

==Final words==
'''Jubair:''' ''Why!? Why have you done this?!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree!''

'''Jubair:''' ''Then what?''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You of all people should know the answer. Educate them, teach them right from wrong. It must be knowledge that frees them, not force.''

'''Jubair:''' ''They do not learn, fixed in their ways as they are. You are naive to think otherwise. It's an illness, for which there is but one cure.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You're wrong, and that is why you must be put to rest.''

'''Jubair:''' ''Am I not unlike those precious books you seek to save? A source of knowledge with which you disagree. Yet you are rather quick to steal my life.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''A small sacrifice to save many. It is necessary.''

[[File:Jubdeat.jpg|thumb|250px|Jubair's life is taken.]]

'''Jubair:''' ''Is it not ancient scrolls that inspire the Crusaders, that fill Saladin and his men with a sense of righteous fury? Their texts endanger others, bring death in their wake. I too was making a small sacrifice. It matters little now. Your deed is done... and so am I.''

==Trivia==
*Jubair al Hakim is probably inspired from the Arab-Spanish geographer, traveller, and poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Jubayr Ibn Jubayr] (1145 - 1217) (Arabic: ابن جبير).
*Like [[Talal]] and [[Sibrand]], he can also be stopped by [[vigilantes]].

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Sibrand

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{{Character Infobox

|name = Sibrand
|image = Sibrand.png
|birth = c. 1157 A.D.
|death = 1191 A.D. 
[[Acre|Acre, Israel]]
|period = [[Third Crusade]]
|faction = [[Crusaders|Christian Crusaders]] 
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|appear = [[Assassin's Creed]]
|voice = [[Arthur Holden]]
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{{quote|How could I believe, given what I know? What I've seen? Our treasure was the proof!|Sibrand}}
'''Sibrand''' was the seventh target [[Al Mualim]] ordered [[Altaïr]] to assassinate. Sibrand was the newly appointed Grand Master of the [[Knights Teutonic]], in charge of the port area of the middle district within the city of [[Acre]].

==The Liege-Lord of the Knights Teutonic==
[[File:Sibrandscholar.png|thumb|left|300px|Sibrand tormenting a scholar he accuses of being an Assassin.]]Sibrand had always wanted to be a leader. When finally given the opportunity to realize his dream, he did everything to keep from losing it. He saw enemies and traitors everywhere, insecure as he was in his own ability to retain his position. He spoke with a quick, clipped pace, his eyes constantly darting everywhere, alert for signs of trouble. He easily became unhinged, and talked constantly of plots and conspiracies. He took control of the docks in the city of Acre, where his own ship was moored, and planned a ruse to increase his power dramatically. He often used a bow, and wore an ornate horned helmet in battle.

==Death Speech==
[[File:Sibrdeat.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Sibrand's quiet unexpected death]]

'''Sibrand:''' ''Please, don't do this!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You are afraid...''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Of course I am afraid!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''But you'll be safe now, held in the arms of your god.''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Have my brothers taught you nothing!? I know what waits for me, for all of us!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''If not your god, then what?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Nothing. Nothing waits... and that is what I fear.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You don't believe?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''How could I, given what I know? What I've seen? Our [[Piece of Eden|treasure]] was the proof!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Proof of what?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''That this life is all we have!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Linger a while longer then, and tell me of the part you were to play.''

'''Sibrand:''' ''A blockade by sea, to keep the fool kings and queens from sending reinforcements once we... once we...''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Conquered the Holy Land!?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Freed it, you fool, from the tyranny of faith!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Freedom!? You worked to overthrow cities, control men's minds, murdered any who spoke against you!''

'''Sibrand:''' ''I followed my orders, believing in my cause, same as you''.

==Historical Materials==
The infancy of the Teutonic order was governed by Meister Sibrand between (it is said) 1190 to 1192, but little else is known of the historical figure. The [[Knights Teutonic]], or "Order of the German House of St. Mary in Jerusalem," was formed at the end of the twelfth century in Acre itself. The Order controlled the port tolls in Acre, then (after the defeat of the Christian forces) moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania Transylvania] in 1211. Their insignia, a forerunner to the infamous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_cross Iron Cross], is part of the insignia of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia Prussia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany Germany].

==Trivia==
[[File:Sibrand Invastigation.png|thumb|300px|Sibrand seen during an eavesdropping investigation.]]
*Sibrand was a real-life leader of the Teutonic Knights: Meister (master) Sibrand. One of the first Teutonic Knights leaders, he was appointed around 1190.
*An in-game glitch can be found during Sibrand's assassination. To perform it, Sibrand must not be aware of your presence. When he is randomly shooting arrows on the front of his ship, approach and throw him against the side of the boat. Sibrand will fall off his ship and into the water. You will then fail the mission, supposedly because your target escaped. The reason for this may be because his blood is required to give proof of the assassination, and [[Altaïr]] cannot swim in-game. Alternately, it is possible that Sibrand could swim, though this is unlikely.
**A second glitch may occur when Sibrand is at the front of the ship shooting his arrows and shouting, where he is sometimes not wearing his helmet (which you clearly see him put on at the end of the starting cut-scene).
*Sibrand is also the only target in ''Assassin's Creed'' that you can see during an investigation, though he disappears before you have any chance of killing him.
*Like [[Talal]] in Jerusalem and [[Jubair]] in Damascus, [[vigilantes]] will attempt to stop Sibrand if he tries to escape from the docks.
*It should be noted that his belief in the absence of an afterlife is similar to Altaïr's, as he wrote in the [[Codex]] that there is no Heaven or Hell, just nothingness.

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