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	{{Quote\|There is freedom, and there is the life of innocents. Both must be balanced on the scale.\|Bayek to Gamilat, 38 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Greater Good}}		{{Quote\|There is freedom, and there is the life of innocents. Both must be balanced on the scale.\|Bayek to Gamilat, 38 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Greater Good}}
	''The goal of the Assassins was to ensure peace in all things.'' The Assassins believed that political [[assassination]]s and the death of the corrupt would bring peace and a true sense of security to the common people. Slaying innocents and [[civilian]] bystanders who did not need to die could spread strife and discord, in addition to ruining the name of the Assassin Order itself.<ref name="AC" /> It also prevented them from achieving their higher purpose as a precise killer instead of an indiscriminate butcher. This tenet was implemented by Bayek after the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Nabataeans\|Nabatean}} rebels' leader [[Gamilat]] had used the slaughter of innocents as martyrs to recruit more people from the [[Sinai]] to the cause.<ref name="TheGreaterGood"/>		''The goal of the Assassins was to ensure peace in all things.'' The Assassins believed that political [[assassination]]s and the death of the corrupt would bring peace and a true sense of security to the common people. Slaying innocents and [[civilian]] bystanders who did not need to die could spread strife and discord, in addition to ruining the name of the Assassin Order itself.<ref name="AC" /> It also prevented them from achieving their higher purpose as a precise killer instead of an indiscriminate butcher. This tenet was implemented by Bayek after the [[Nabataeans\|Nabatean]] rebels' leader [[Gamilat]] had used the slaughter of innocents as martyrs to recruit more people from the [[Sinai]] to the cause.<ref name="TheGreaterGood"/>

	===Hide in plain sight===		===Hide in plain sight===

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	'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>		'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>

	The Creed began to take shape in 38 BCE when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] founded the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="TheGreaterGood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)\|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Greater Good]]</ref> After generations of the Assassins handing the Creed down orally to ensure that its message was delivered to and upheld by every member, they settled on their three tenets sometime in the 9th century.<ref>{{Youtube\|sYuggKdHqtA\|Assassin's Creed Mirage News & Exclusive Info (Story, Stealth, Parkour, Assassinations) (AC Mirage)\|channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw\|Access The Animus\|quote=In Sarah [Beaulieu]'s words, at this point, which is roughly 900 years after ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', the Hidden Ones have consolidated their Creed, the three tenants; they have ceremonies and rituals that we are likely going to see in the game}}<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Sept 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> [[Al Mualim]], one of the order's [[Mentor]]s, once remarked that ''"[they] are nothing if [they] do not abide by the Assassin's Creed"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Glory]]</ref> In the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s written [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]], he stated that the Creed could be killed, even if all of its followers were, explaining how the Creed was an idea and that it could be reinvented by another person even if all records of it were destroyed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], pg. 9</ref>		The Creed began to take shape in 38 BCE when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] founded the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="TheGreaterGood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)\|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Greater Good]]</ref> After generations of the Assassins handing the Creed down orally to ensure that its message was delivered to and upheld by every member, they settled on their three tenets sometime in the 9th century.<ref>{{Youtube\|sYuggKdHqtA\|Assassin's Creed Mirage News & Exclusive Info (Story, Stealth, Parkour, Assassinations) (AC Mirage)\|channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw\|Access The Animus\|quote=In Sarah [Beaulieu]'s words, at this point, which is roughly 900 years after ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', the Hidden Ones have consolidated their Creed, the three tenants; they have ceremonies and rituals that we are likely going to see in the game}}<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Sept 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> [[Al Mualim]], one of the order's [[Mentor]]s, once remarked that "[they] are nothing if [they] do not abide by the Assassin's Creed".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Glory]]</ref> In the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s written [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]], he stated that the Creed could not be killed, even if all of its followers were, explaining how the Creed was an idea and that it could be reinvented by another person even if all records of it were destroyed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], pg. 9</ref>

	==The three tenets==		==The three tenets==

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	{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}		{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}
	'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>		'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>

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	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr can break the third tenet without suffering [[Synchronization\|desynchronization]], by killing the Masyaf guards. Similarly, after completing the main storyline of ''Assassin's Creed'', civilians can be killed without losing synchronization.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr can break the third tenet without suffering [[Synchronization\|desynchronization]], by killing the Masyaf guards. Similarly, after completing the main storyline of ''Assassin's Creed'', civilians can be killed without losing synchronization.
	*The exact phrase "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" was taken from the 1938 novel ''{{Wiki\|Alamut (~~1938~~ novel)\|Alamut}}'' by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for ''Assassin's Creed''. In it, the maxim was the highest truth of the Ismaili, the sect of [[Islam]] that gave rise to the historical Hashashin. The phrase in the novel is ''"Nothing is an absolute reality; all is permitted"''.		*The exact phrase "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" was taken from the 1938 novel ''{{Wiki\|Alamut (Bartol novel)\|Alamut}}'' by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for ''Assassin's Creed''. In it, the maxim was the highest truth of the Ismaili, the sect of [[Islam]] that gave rise to the historical Hashashin. The phrase in the novel is ''"Nothing is an absolute reality; all is permitted"''.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', the doors to the [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] were engraved with the following lines in Arabic: ''"إتق دم البريء • لآ شيء مطلق بل الكل ممكن • إختبئ وسط الزحام • إختبئ وسط الزحام • نحن من ائتمنك • لأ تخن من ائتمنك "''. When translated, they read: ''"Revere the blood of the innocent / Nothing is absolute, everything is possible / Hide in the midst of the crowds / Hide in the midst of the crowds / We are the ones who have entrusted you / Do not betray our trust"'', paraphrasing the tenets of the Creed and its maxim.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', the doors to the [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] were engraved with the following lines in Arabic: ''"إتق دم البريء • لآ شيء مطلق بل الكل ممكن • إختبئ وسط الزحام • إختبئ وسط الزحام • نحن من ائتمنك • لأ تخن من ائتمنك "''. When translated, they read: ''"Revere the blood of the innocent / Nothing is absolute, everything is possible / Hide in the midst of the crowds / Hide in the midst of the crowds / We are the ones who have entrusted you / Do not betray our trust"'', paraphrasing the tenets of the Creed and its maxim.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'', [[Sphinx messenger\|the Messenger]] in the [[Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo]] tomb says a slight variation of the maxim at the ending of his message: "Nothing is real. Everything is permitted".		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'', [[Sphinx messenger\|the Messenger]] in the [[Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo]] tomb says a slight variation of the maxim at the ending of his message: "Nothing is real. Everything is permitted".

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	{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}		{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}
	'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>		'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>

	The Creed began to take shape in 38 BCE when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] founded the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="TheGreaterGood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)\|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Greater Good]]</ref> After generations of the Assassins handing the Creed down orally to ensure that its message was delivered to and upheld by every member, they settled on their three tenets sometime in the 9th century.<ref>{{Youtube\|sYuggKdHqtA\|Assassin's Creed Mirage News & Exclusive Info (Story, Stealth, Parkour, Assassinations) (AC Mirage)\|channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw\|Access The Animus\|quote=In Sarah [Beaulieu]'s words, at this point, which is roughly 900 years after ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', the Hidden Ones have consolidated their Creed, the three tenants; they have ceremonies and rituals that we are likely going to see in the game}}<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Sept 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> [[Al Mualim]], one of the order's [[Mentor]]s, once remarked that ''"[they] are nothing if [they] do not abide by the Assassin's Creed"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Glory]]</ref> In the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s written [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]], he stated that the Creed could be killed, even if all of its followers were, explaining how the Creed was an idea and that it could be reinvented by another person even if all records of it were destroyed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], pg. 9</ref>		The Creed began to take shape in 38 BCE when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] founded the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="TheGreaterGood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)\|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Greater Good]]</ref> After generations of the Assassins handing the Creed down orally to ensure that its message was delivered to and upheld by every member, they settled on their three tenets sometime in the 9th century.<ref>{{Youtube\|sYuggKdHqtA\|Assassin's Creed Mirage News & Exclusive Info (Story, Stealth, Parkour, Assassinations) (AC Mirage)\|channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw\|Access The Animus\|quote=In Sarah [Beaulieu]'s words, at this point, which is roughly 900 years after ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', the Hidden Ones have consolidated their Creed, the three tenants; they have ceremonies and rituals that we are likely going to see in the game}}<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Sept 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> [[Al Mualim]], one of the order's [[Mentor]]s, once remarked that ''"[they] are nothing if [they] do not abide by the Assassin's Creed"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Glory]]</ref> In the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s written [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]], he stated that the Creed could be killed, even if all of its followers were, explaining how the Creed was an idea and that it could be reinvented by another person even if all records of it were destroyed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], pg. 9</ref>

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imported>Sol Pacificus: The remaining sections still need substantial review. To add on to the previous edit summary, editors are supposed to refrain from inserting their personal opinions and using value judgement adjectives as much as possible. Even though some cases that has been listed on this article seem unequivocal, it violates no original research (NOR) & neutral POV (NPOV) for us fans to decide that rather than the sources. We're not Assassin judges. Fans heavily debate the boundaries of the Creed.

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The remaining sections still need substantial review. To add on to the previous edit summary, editors are supposed to refrain from inserting their personal opinions and using value judgement adjectives as much as possible. Even though some cases that has been listed on this article seem unequivocal, it violates no original research (NOR) & neutral POV (NPOV) for us fans to decide that rather than the sources. We're not Assassin judges. Fans heavily debate the boundaries of the Creed.

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	{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}		{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}
	'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>		'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}		{{Quote\|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.\|The Creed's maxim.\|Assassin's Creed}}
	'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>		'''The Assassin's Creed''', often referred to as '''the Creed''', was a code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins]] upheld from the High Middle Ages until the [[Modern times\|modern era]]. It restricted unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserved the reputation of oneself and of the Order, and was meant to create peace not only within the [[Earth\|world]], but within the individual.<ref name="EavesdroppingMasun">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Eavesdropping (Masun)]]</ref>

	The Creed began to take shape in 38 BCE when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] founded the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="TheGreaterGood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)\|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Greater Good]]</ref> After generations of the Assassins handing the Creed down orally to ensure that its message was delivered to and upheld by every member, they settled on their three tenets sometime in the 9th century.<ref>{{Youtube\|sYuggKdHqtA\|Assassin's Creed Mirage News & Exclusive Info (Story, Stealth, Parkour, Assassinations) (AC Mirage)\|channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw\|Access The Animus\|quote=In Sarah [Beaulieu]'s words, at this point, which is roughly 900 years after ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', the Hidden Ones have consolidated their Creed, the three tenants; they have ceremonies and rituals that we are likely going to see in the game}}<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Sept 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> [[Al Mualim]], one of the order's [[Mentor]]s, once remarked that ''"[they] are nothing if [they] do not abide by the Assassin's Creed"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Glory]]</ref> In the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s written [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]], he stated that the Creed could be killed, even if all of its followers were, explaining how the Creed was an idea and that it could be reinvented by another person even if all records of it were destroyed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], pg. 9</ref>		The Creed began to take shape in 38 BCE when the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] and [[Amunet\|Aya]] of [[Alexandria]] founded the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="TheGreaterGood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)\|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[The Greater Good]]</ref> After generations of the Assassins handing the Creed down orally to ensure that its message was delivered to and upheld by every member, they settled on their three tenets sometime in the 9th century.<ref>{{Youtube\|sYuggKdHqtA\|Assassin's Creed Mirage News & Exclusive Info (Story, Stealth, Parkour, Assassinations) (AC Mirage)\|channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw\|Access The Animus\|quote=In Sarah [Beaulieu]'s words, at this point, which is roughly 900 years after ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'', the Hidden Ones have consolidated their Creed, the three tenants; they have ceremonies and rituals that we are likely going to see in the game}}<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – {{Cite\|13 Sept 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> [[Al Mualim]], one of the order's [[Mentor]]s, once remarked that ''"[they] are nothing if [they] do not abide by the Assassin's Creed"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Glory]]</ref> In the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s written [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]], he stated that the Creed could be killed, even if all of its followers were, explaining how the Creed was an idea and that it could be reinvented by another person even if all records of it were destroyed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], pg. 9</ref>

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	==The three tenets==		==The three tenets==
	The Creed mainly emphasized three simple moral tenets that focused on ensuring a successful mission, mastery of emotions, and the safety of the Brotherhood.<ref name="MagasCodex">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Magas Codex]]</ref><ref name="AC">[[Assassin's Creed\|''Assassin's Creed'']]</ref>		The Creed mainly emphasized three simple moral tenets that focused on ensuring a successful mission, mastery of emotions, and the safety of the Brotherhood.<ref name="MagasCodex">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Magas Codex]]</ref><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed\|Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

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	Though seemingly hypocritical, the ironies did not undermine the Assassins' cause. Rather, they demonstrated the way in which they embraced contradiction, ''"that one may be two things – opposite in every way – simultaneously."''<ref name=":0">[[Assassin's Creed II\|''Assassin's Creed II'']] – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]]</ref> Another core part of the Creed is the importance of knowledge, which allows one to learn and advance. This was reflected on by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad when about to kill a [[Jubair al Hakim\|target]] who was ordering a mass burning of books.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Jubair al Hakim)]]</ref>		Though seemingly hypocritical, the ironies did not undermine the Assassins' cause. Rather, they demonstrated the way in which they embraced contradiction, ''"that one may be two things – opposite in every way – simultaneously."''<ref name="Codex">''[[Assassin's Creed II\|Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]]</ref> Another core part of the Creed is the importance of knowledge, which allows one to learn and advance. This was reflected on by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad when about to kill a [[Jubair al Hakim\|target]] who was ordering a mass burning of books.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Jubair al Hakim)]]</ref>

	==The Maxim==		==The Maxim==
	{{Quote\|Our Creed does not command us to be free. It commands us to be wise.\|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the Creed's meaning, 1191.\|Assassin's Creed\|Assassination (Sibrand)}}[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Initiation ceremony in Rome]]		{{Quote\|Our Creed does not command us to be free. It commands us to be wise.\|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the Creed's meaning, 1191.\|Assassin's Creed\|Assassination (Sibrand)}}[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Initiation ceremony in Rome]]
	"'''Nothing is true; everything is permitted'''" ~~was~~ the Creed's maxim and primary guideline.<ref name="AC" /> A rudimentary version of the phrase was first used by members of [[Artabanus' group]], a precursor to the Brotherhood, in the 5th century BCE.<ref name="LotFB memory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)\|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> Scribes of the Persian sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]] under [[Amorges]], a former member of Artabanus' group, were also familiar with the phrase.<ref name="LotFB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]'' – [[Smoke and Fury]]</ref>		"'''Nothing is true, everything is permitted'''" is the Creed's maxim and primary guideline.<ref name="AC" /> A rudimentary version of the phrase was first used by members of [[Artabanus' group]], a precursor to the Brotherhood, in the 5th century BCE.<ref name="LotFB memory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]'' – [[Legacy of the First Blade (memory)\|Legacy of the First Blade]]</ref> Scribes of the Persian sect of the [[Order of the Ancients]] under [[Amorges]], a former member of Artabanus' group, were also familiar with the phrase.<ref name="LotFB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]'' – [[Smoke and Fury]]</ref>

	Al Mualim taught Altaïr that the maxim commanded the Assassins not to be free, but to be wise. Altaïr later explained that for a person to abide by the maxim, they had to transcend the illusion which was the world, and to "recognize that [...] laws do not arise from divinity, but reason".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Sibrand)]]</ref>		Al Mualim taught Altaïr that the maxim commanded the Assassins not to be free, but to be wise. Altaïr later explained that for a person to abide by the maxim, they had to transcend the illusion which was the world, and to "recognize that [...] laws do not arise from divinity, but reason".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Sibrand)]]</ref>
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	During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian]] and [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] recited the maxim at every new Assassin's [[Initiation into the Assassin Order\|induction into the Order]]. The maxim would first be said in its original Arabic by the [[Master Assassin]] or [[Mentor]] performing the induction, and then repeated by all Assassins present, including the inductee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Play Along]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Ascension]]</ref><ref>[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>		During the [[Renaissance]], the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian]] and [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] recited the maxim at every new Assassin's [[Initiation into the Assassin Order\|induction into the Order]]. The maxim would first be said in its original Arabic by the [[Master Assassin]] or [[Mentor]] performing the induction, and then repeated by all Assassins present, including the inductee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Play Along]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Ascension]]</ref><ref>[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>

	In 1512, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] spoke of the maxim at length with [[Sofia Sartor]], who found it rather cynical. However, he told her that the maxim was not a doctrine to be followed, but merely an observation of the nature of the world, explaining thusly:<blockquote>''"To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic."''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A Homecoming]]</ref></blockquote>		In 1512, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] spoke of the maxim at length with [[Sofia Sartor]], who found it rather cynical. However, he told her that the maxim was not a doctrine to be followed, but merely an observation of the nature of the world, explaining thusly:<blockquote>"''To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic.''"<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A Homecoming]]</ref></blockquote>

	In 1721, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] discussed the maxim with [[Ah Tabai]], the Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]], prior to joining the Brotherhood. Edward pondered why the Assassins believed in anything at all if "nothing is true" and why they did not chase their every desire if "everything is permitted", before concluding that:		In 1721, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] discussed the maxim with [[Ah Tabai]], the Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]], prior to joining the Brotherhood. Edward pondered why the Assassins believed in anything at all if "nothing is true" and why they did not chase their every desire if "everything is permitted", before concluding that:

	<blockquote>''"This idea is only the beginning of wisdom, and not its final form."''<ref name="EverythingIsPermitted" /></blockquote>		<blockquote>"''This idea is only the beginning of wisdom, and not its final form.''"<ref name="EverythingIsPermitted">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref></blockquote>
	[[File:ACU The Temple 13.jpg\|thumb\|250x250px\|Arno reflecting on the Creed]]		[[File:ACU The Temple 13.jpg\|thumb\|250x250px\|Arno reflecting on the Creed]]
	Around 1794, [[Arno Dorian]], a member of the [[France\|French]] [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]], ruminated that the maxim merely served as a guide and a warning, rather than as a principle meant for an individual to follow, having witnessed directly how ideals led to dangerous extremism, elaborating that:<blockquote>''"Ideals too easily give way to dogma. Dogma becomes fanaticism. Only we can decide whether the road we walk carries too high a toll. All that we do, all that we are, begins and ends with ourselves."''<ref name="TheTemple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Temple]]</ref></blockquote>		Around 1794, [[Arno Dorian]], a member of the [[France\|French]] [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]], ruminated that the maxim merely served as a guide and a warning, rather than as a principle meant for an individual to follow, having witnessed directly how ideals led to dangerous extremism, elaborating that:<blockquote>"''Ideals too easily give way to dogma. Dogma becomes fanaticism. Only we can decide whether the road we walk carries too high a toll. All that we do, all that we are, begins and ends with ourselves.''"<ref name="TheTemple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Temple]]</ref></blockquote>

	==Development==		==Development==
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	=== French Revolution===		=== French Revolution===
	{{Quote\|You've defied the orders of this Council repeatedly, pursued targets without sanction, and flouted our Creed at every step. [...] In light of these actions, I find I have no choice but to call for a vote of expulsion.\|Sophie Trenet chastising Arno Dorian and calling for his expulsion, 1793.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Bottom of the Barrel}}In 1793, the French [[Assassin Council]] expelled Arno Dorian from the Brotherhood for repeatedly assassinating targets without consulting them. He was accused of compromising the Brotherhood and pursuing a personal vendetta.<ref name"Bottom of the Barrel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Bottom of the Barrel]]</ref> However the expulsion was temporary as the Council decided to reinstate the young Assassin years later,<ref name="TheTemple" /> after he had matured and demonstrated true fidelity to the Creed.<ref name="A Crown of Thorns">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]] – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[A Crown of Thorns]]</ref>		{{Quote\|You've defied the orders of this Council repeatedly, pursued targets without sanction, and flouted our Creed at every step. [...] In light of these actions, I find I have no choice but to call for a vote of expulsion.\|Sophie Trenet chastising Arno Dorian and calling for his expulsion, 1793.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Bottom of the Barrel}}In 1793, the French [[Assassin Council]] expelled Arno Dorian from the Brotherhood for repeatedly assassinating targets without consulting them. He was accused of compromising the Brotherhood and pursuing a personal vendetta.<ref name="Bottom of the Barrel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Bottom of the Barrel]]</ref> However the expulsion was temporary as the Council decided to reinstate the young Assassin years later,<ref name="TheTemple" /> after he had matured and demonstrated true fidelity to the Creed.<ref name="A Crown of Thorns">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]] – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[A Crown of Thorns]]</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr can break the third tenet without suffering [[Synchronization\|desynchronization]], by killing the Masyaf guards. Similarly, after completing the main storyline of ''Assassin's Creed'', civilians can be killed without losing synchronization.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr can break the third tenet without suffering [[Synchronization\|desynchronization]], by killing the Masyaf guards. Similarly, after completing the main storyline of ''Assassin's Creed'', civilians can be killed without losing synchronization.
	*The exact phrase "Nothing is true; everything is permitted" was taken from the 1938 novel ''{{Wiki\|Alamut (1938 novel)\|Alamut}}'' by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for ''Assassin's Creed''. In it, the maxim was the highest truth of the Ismaili, the sect of [[Islam]] that gave rise to the historical Hashashin. The phrase in the novel is ''"Nothing is an absolute reality; all is permitted"''.		*The exact phrase "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" was taken from the 1938 novel ''{{Wiki\|Alamut (1938 novel)\|Alamut}}'' by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for ''Assassin's Creed''. In it, the maxim was the highest truth of the Ismaili, the sect of [[Islam]] that gave rise to the historical Hashashin. The phrase in the novel is ''"Nothing is an absolute reality; all is permitted"''.
	*The maxim of the Creed was translated and used in both ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the words exchanged with the final target. ''"Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine"'' was spoken by Altaïr to Al Mualim, and ''"Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito"'' was spoken by Ezio to [[Rodrigo Borgia]].		*The maxim of the Creed was translated and used in both ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the words exchanged with the final target. ''"Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine"'' was spoken by Altaïr to Al Mualim, and ''"Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito"'' was spoken by Ezio to [[Rodrigo Borgia]].
	*The Arabic translation of the maxim was still used in induction ceremonies during the Renaissance; by Mario Auditore during the induction of Ezio Auditore, as well as by Ezio for the apprentices in Rome.		*The Arabic translation of the maxim was still used in induction ceremonies during the Renaissance; by Mario Auditore during the induction of Ezio Auditore, as well as by Ezio for the apprentices in Rome.