Editing 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="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 [[Al Mualim]].<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"/>

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>

By 1690, [[Maréchal]] was a Master Assassin of the [[French Assassins|French Brotherhood]]. By the mid-18th century, the French branch was led by a [[Assassin Council|Council]], which consisted 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 after being reinstated.<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">
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]<br>(1189 – 1257)<ref name="AC" />
ACU De Carneillon Render.png|[[Thomas de Carneillon]]<br>(c. 1307 – 1323)<ref name="ACU" />
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<br>(c. 1500 – 1513)<ref name="ACB" />
ACR Yusuf v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]]<br>(c. 1509 – 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
ACCC-Shao Jun Render.png|[[Shao Jun]]<br>(c. 1526)<ref name="Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
Tom Stoddard.jpg|[[Thomas Stoddard]]<br>(c. 1715)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' #002</ref>
Edward Render.png|[[Edward Kenway]]<br>(c. 1735)<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
ACRG Achilles render.png|[[Achilles Davenport]]<br>(c. 1746 – 1781)<ref name="AC3" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<br>(c. 1781)<ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACU" />
ACU Bellec Render.png|[[Pierre Bellec]]<br>(c. 1789)<ref name="ACU" />
ACU Mirabeau Render.png|[[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau]]<br>(c. 1789)<ref name="ACU" />
ACU Arno Dorian render.png|[[Arno Dorian]]<br>(c. 1794)<ref name="ACU" />
ACCI Arbaaz Mir Render.png|[[Arbaaz Mir]]<br>(c. 1841)<ref name="Chronicles" />
ACS Henry Green Render.png|[[Jayadeep Mir]]<br>(c. 1868)<ref name="ACS" />
ACS Evie Frye Render.png|[[Evie Frye]]<br>(c. 1868)<ref name="ACS" />
ACS Jacob Frye Render.png|[[Jacob Frye]]<br>(c. 1868)<ref name="ACS" />
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]]<br>(c. 1917)<ref name="ACTF" />
ACS Galina Voronina render.png|[[Galina Voronina]]<br>(c. 2015)<ref name="ACS" />
</gallery>

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