Shaun Hastings

2010-11-28T02:00:13Z

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{{Era|AC2|Assassins|Modern|Good}}
{{Revamp}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Shaun Hastings
|image = Shaun Hastings full.jpg
|period = [[Modern Times]]
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
|voice = [[Danny Wallace]]
}}
{{quote|What am I – who are you, my mum?|Shaun Hastings, addressing a curious Desmond.|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Shaun Hastings''' is a supporting character in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. He is voiced by and modeled after British author and comedian [[Danny Wallace]]. He assists [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] by creating database entries on various people, places and buildings he will encounter while in the [[Animus|Animus 2.0]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Shaun was interested in conspiracies and the unknown from an early age. Though he was initially unaware of the existence of modern-day [[Templars]] and [[Assassins]], he did realize that there was some power-struggle going on. Shaun tried to dig up information on Abstergo's activities and then attempted to tell others about his findings, not realizing that the Templars would try to silence him. Fortunately, [[Rebecca Crane]] "rescued" Shaun and recruited him into the Assassin Order. This was somewhat unconventional, as Assassins are usually born into the order.

===Assassin's Base===
[[File:Dan2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Explaining to Desmond about the new location where he'll be... the Italian Renaissance.]]
Shaun's role in the order is to provide tactical support to the other Assassins. After [[Lucy Stillman]] and [[Desmond Miles]] escaped to the [[hideout]], Desmond entered the Animus to relive his ancestor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s memories. Shaun supplied Desmond with interesting database entries and the occasional piece of advice on glyph puzzles. However, as the de facto historian of the Assassins, Shaun was always busy working on his computer and rarely had any opportunities to speak with Desmond – telling him to "go away."
===Assassin's Sanctuary===
After entering the sanctuary, Shaun continues on doing his research just like before. He seems to be much nicer to Desmond now (probably since they only talk about history). Though he is still just as sarcastic as ever toward Rebecca which causes Lucy to make him work more shifts.

==Characteristics and personality==
Shaun is often cynical, condescending, sarcastic, and pessimistic, but does have a playful side, often inserting humorous tidbits into the database entries of the [[Renaissance]] characters. Sometimes he will have little patience to talk to Desmond, other times he will lead off into long conversations. While Shaun's annoyance is usually directed at Desmond, he does insult Rebecca's immaturity by saying "the grown-ups are talking now" – even though she says she saved his life multiple times. During the modern segments, Shaun says that he enjoys his work researching behind a desk instead of being out in the field, although this is slightly debatable, as he is very sarcastic. When talking about his status as an Assassin, Shaun says "I've killed before, I expect to kill again. It's just that I’d prefer not to". This other side to Shaun's personality is also shown when he explains that he would like to sit in the Animus and perform Desmond's role.

==Trivia==
*[[Danny Wallace]], the voice of the character, was contacted by Ubisoft when he went to the [[wikipedia:British Academy Video Games Awards|BAFTA video game awards]] with a friend. He was e-mailed and asked if he would like to be a character in an unknown video game, which he accepted. The game turned out to be ''Assassin's Creed II''.
*Shaun is very cynical; he is quick to point out that the Assassins are still killers whatever their motives; making them no more the "good guys" than the Templars.
*Shaun displays a little envy towards Desmond, as he wants to explore the timeline himself. He no doubt holds Rebecca in higher regard than he likes to admit, since she ''did'' save him from Abstergo. Only Lucy seems to be above his snide remarks, either as a sign of greater respect or because he knows not to mess with her.
*Shaun states during the corrupted sequences that he forgot [[Rodrigo Borgia]] eventually became Pope even though there is a portrait of him on the wall next to his computer.
*Shaun says that he also provides tactical support for the Assassins on the field.
*In one conversation with Desmond, Shaun tells him that he has his own special type of ability, which allows him to see information and decode it more easily. He compares it to Desmond's [[Eagle Vision]], only more "useful" in his opinion. He was probably referring more to his high intellect than some kind of super-human ability though.
*The character Shaun Hastings is named after [[wikipedia:Sean Hastings|Sean Hastings]], a cult hero in the computer industry.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Shaun has a portrait of [[Cesare Borgia]] near his desk, as well as pictures of famous landmarks in [[Rome]], such as the [[Pantheon]], and some of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s designs, like the [[crossbow]].
*Shaun once dated a girl named Kate, whom he fondly calls Kitty-Kat. However, he is openly embarrassed when Rebecca reveals that, over lunch, Kate had told Rebecca that she and Shaun had never made it to second base.
*Shaun persists in gaining an opportunity to enter the Animus, going so far as to e-mail Lucy a request to, however she never responds.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
Arguement.png|Shaun and Desmond arguing in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
Van2.png|The modern day Assassins in the cabin.
Shaun2.jpg|Shaun Hastings.
Monteriggioni3.png|Shaun with the other modern day Assassins at the Sanctuary.
dannywallace.jpg|Shaun Hastings close up.
</gallery>

==Video==
===Interviews===
{| border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 200px;"
|[[Video:Danny Wallace interview|thumb|right|300px|Danny Wallace Interview Part 1]]
|[[Video:Assassin's Creed 2 Danny Wallace interview|thumb|right|300px|Danny Wallace Interview Part 2]]
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
[[Video:Danny Wallace - Shaun Hastings reveal video|300px|left]]

===''Shaun argue to Desmond''===

[[Video:Assassin's Creed 2 Shaun argue to Desmond|thumb|300px|left]]

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