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This article, or article section, is non-canon. Although licensed by Ubisoft or their affiliates, the information that follows is not considered a part of the Assassin's Creed timeline.

Assassin's Creed is a non-canonical eight-page comic by Michael "Gabe" Krahulik and Jerry "Tycho Brahe" Holkins of Penny Arcade, a website focused on video game culture. Originally published online on 1 August 2007,^[2] it was included as promotional material in pre-ordered Limited Edition steelboxes of the game Assassin's Creed and follows its protagonist, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, on one of his missions in Acre.

It was reprinted on Ubisoft's official site behind an age gate^[3] shortly after 12 October 2007 and remained up while the Assassin's Creed series expanded until it was removed sometime after February 2014,^[4] though it can still be found on Penny Arcade.^[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Altaïr entered Acre on a mission from his Mentor, Al Mualim. Blending into a crowd of priests and civilians, he spotted his target, a heavily-built man in a green cape. Altaïr climbed to the roofs to track his target from above, while the man remained wary of his surroundings yet unaware of what had changed. Altaïr followed the man to a merchant's stall of oranges, but his target noticed the Assassin's presence. Once he was obscured by the stall awning, the target dashed up a flight of stairs behind the shopkeeper.

The man suddenly appeared behind Altaïr and insulted his assailant, calling him "one of Al Mualim's pups". The two fought, but the green-cloaked man easily held his own. The man began ranting, saying that although Al Mualim started by removing Altaïr's finger during his initiation, he would gradually remove his pupil's freedoms and kill him once his usefulness ended. Altaïr silently elbowed him in the nose and attempted a leaping attack, but was countered with an uppercut that knocked him flat.

The man pulled Altaïr close and insinuated that Al Mualim fathered not only many of the Levantine Assassins, but also Altaïr himself. Altaïr, still quiet, headbutted the man, fatally stabbed him in the gut with the Hidden Blade, and closed the man's eyes. Later, during his debriefing, Al Mualim asked if Altaïr's target had said anything unusual. Altaïr dismissed the man's words as "nothing of consequence", to which the Mentor replied that the target had always been "a teller of tales".

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References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Krahulik, Michael (12 October 2007). Assassins [sic] Creed Comic. Penny Arcade. Retrieved on 29 April 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Penny Arcade (1 August 2007). Assassin's Creed. Penny Arcade. Retrieved on 6 August 2010.
↑ Ubisoft (12 October 2007). Comic | Assassin's Creed. Penny Arcade. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved on 29 April 2023.
↑ Ubisoft (12 October 2007). Comic | Assassin's Creed. Penny Arcade. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved on 29 April 2023.

Assassin's Creed series

Main games

Assassin's Creed • Assassin's Creed II (Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities) • Brotherhood (Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance) • Revelations (The Lost Archive) • Assassin's Creed III (Benedict Arnold • The Tyranny of King Washington) • Black Flag (Freedom Cry • Aveline) • Rogue • Unity (Dead Kings) • Syndicate (Jack the Ripper • The Last Maharaja • The Dreadful Crimes) • Origins (The Hidden Ones • The Curse of the Pharaohs) • Odyssey (Legacy of the First Blade • The Fate of Atlantis) • Valhalla (Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök) • Mirage (Valley of Memory) • Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced

Animus Hub

Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced • Hexe • Invictus

Spin-off games

Altaïr's Chronicles • Bloodlines • Discovery • Multiplayer • Project Legacy • Multiplayer Rearmed • Recollection • Liberation • Pirates • Memories • Chronicles (China | India | Russia) • Identity • Arno's Chronicles • Rebellion • Freerunners • Jade • Assassin's Creed Netflix mobile game

Virtual Reality

The VR Experience • Escape the Lost Pyramid • The Temple of Anubis • Beyond Medusa's Gate • Nexus VR

Table Top

Arena • Monopoly • Vendetta • Top Trumps • Risk • Brotherhood of Venice (Roma • Tokyo XXI • Creed vs Crows • Apocalypse) • The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci • Universes Beyond • Roleplaying Game

Compilations

Ezio Trilogy • Anthology • Heritage Collection • The Americas Collection • The Ezio Collection • The Rebel Collection

Novels

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Unity • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • Heresy • The Official Movie Novelization • Desert Oath • Odyssey • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Geirmund's Saga • Fragments (The Blade of Aizu | The Highlands Children | The Witches of the Moors) • The Silk Road • The Imperial Jade Seal (Chang'an Wang) • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot) • Escape Room Puzzle Book • The Golden City • Daughter of No One • Dynasty

Audio

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • The Official Film Tie-In • Desert Oath • Odyssey • Gold • Geirmund's Saga • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot)

Comics

Assassin's Creed • The Fall • The Chain • Awakening • Brahman • Assassins • Templars • Last Descendants – Locus • Conspiracies • Uprising • Reflections • Origins • Bloodstone • Blade of Shao Jun • Dynasty • Song of Glory • Blood Brothers • Valhalla webcomic • Forgotten Myths • The Hidden Codex • Forgotten Temple • Visionaries • A Soar of Eagles • Tales of Iga

Non-fiction

Assassin's Creed guide/artbook/CE artbook • Assassin's Creed II guide/artbook/CE artbook • Brotherhood guide/artbook • Revelations guide/artbook • Encyclopedia • Assassin's Creed III guide/artbook • Black Flag guide/artbook/CE artbook • Rogue guide/artbook • Unity guide/artbook/CE artbook • The Complete Visual History • Syndicate guide/artbook/CE artbook • A Walk Through History • The Official Coloring Book • The Essential Guide • Movie Posters • Into the Animus • Incredibuilds • The Official Collection • Origins guide/artbook/CE artbook • Infographics • The Culinary Codex • Odyssey guide/artbook/CE artbook • Complete Character Guide • 2500 Years of History • Atlas • Discovery Books (Ancient Egypt | Ancient Greece | Viking Age | In the Heart of Baghdad | The Japan of the Samurai) • Where's the Assassin? • Valhalla artbook • Mirage artbook/CE artbook • Shadows artbook/CE artbook

Film & Television

Lineage • Ascendance • Embers • French Revolution • The Syndicate • Assassin's Creed (film) • Assassin's Creed (Netflix series) • Animated TV series • Anime series

Websites

Abstergo.com • Animus Next • Council • Crack The Code • Discover Your Legacy • Initiates • Project Legacy • Project Widow • Pirates Demo • Question the Creed • The Twelve Trials • Unlock the Animus Challenge • Who's In Your Blood? • Your Blood Is Not Your Own • XIXth Century Search Engine

Cancelled media

The Invisible Imam • The Eye of Heaven • Lost Legacy • Utopia • Bloodsail • Alliance • Covers Collection

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+'''''Assassin's Creed''''' is a non-canonical eight-page comic by {{Wiki|Mike Krahulik|Michael "Gabe" Krahulik}} and {{Wiki|Jerry Holkins|Jerry "Tycho Brahe" Holkins}} of {{Wiki|Penny Arcade}}, a website focused on video game culture. Originally published online on 1 August 2007,<ref name="PennyArcadeComic"/> it was included as promotional material in pre-ordered ''Limited Edition'' steelboxes of the game ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' and follows its protagonist, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], on one of his missions in [[Acre]].
-It was reprinted on Ubisoft's official site behind an {{Wiki|Age verification system|age gate}}<ref name="UbiComicStart">{{Cite web|url=http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|title=Comic <nowiki>|</nowiki> Assassin's Creed |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013091230/http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|archivedate=13 October 2007|author=Ubisoft|date=12 October 2007|publisher=''Penny Arcade''|accessdate=29 April 2023}}</ref> shortly after 12 October and remained up while the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] expanded until sometime after February 2014,<ref name="UbiComicEnd">{{Cite web|url=http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|title=Comic <nowiki>|</nowiki> Assassin's Creed |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208173459/http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|archivedate=8 February 2014|author=Ubisoft|date=12 October 2007|publisher=''Penny Arcade''|accessdate=29 April 2023}}</ref> though it can still be found on Penny Arcade.<ref name="PennyArcadeComic"/>
+It was reprinted on Ubisoft's official site behind an {{Wiki|Age verification system|age gate}}<ref name="UbiComicStart">{{Cite web|url=http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|title=Comic <nowiki>|</nowiki> Assassin's Creed |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013091230/http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|archivedate=13 October 2007|author=Ubisoft|date=12 October 2007|publisher=''Penny Arcade''|accessdate=29 April 2023}}</ref> shortly after 12 October 2007 and remained up while the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] expanded until it was removed sometime after February 2014,<ref name="UbiComicEnd">{{Cite web|url=http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|title=Comic <nowiki>|</nowiki> Assassin's Creed |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208173459/http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/comic.php|archivedate=8 February 2014|author=Ubisoft|date=12 October 2007|publisher=''Penny Arcade''|accessdate=29 April 2023}}</ref> though it can still be found on Penny Arcade.<ref name="PennyArcadeComic"/>
 ==Plot==
-Altaïr enters Acre on a mission from his [[Mentor]] [[Al Mualim]]. [[Blending]] into the crowd of [[priest]]s and [[civilian]]s, he soon spots his target, a heavily-built man in a green cloak. Hoping to get a better vantage point from which to [[Air assassination|strike from above]], Altaïr [[Freerunning|climbs]] to the rooftops and tracks his target from there, all while the man below remains wary of his surroundings yet unaware of what has changed in the crowd.
+Altaïr entered [[Acre]] on a mission from his [[Mentor]], [[Al Mualim]]. Blending into a crowd of priests and civilians, he spotted his target, a heavily-built man in a green cape. Altaïr climbed to the roofs to track his target from above, while the man remained wary of his surroundings yet unaware of what had changed. Altaïr followed the man to a merchant's stall of oranges, but his target noticed the Assassin's presence. Once he was obscured by the stall awning, the target dashed up a flight of stairs behind the shopkeeper.[[File:AC Penny Arcade Webcomic fight detail.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Detail of Altaïr fighting his target]]
-Altaïr follows him to a market place, but his target notices the Assassin's presence. Pretending to look at a [[merchant]]'s oranges in a market stall with an awning that obscures him from Altaïr's sight, he suddenly dashes up a flight of stairs behind the shopkeeper while Altaïr continues waiting on the opposite rooftop for the right time to strike.
+The man suddenly appeared behind Altaïr and insulted his assailant, calling him "one of Al Mualim's pups". The two fought, but the green-cloaked man easily held his own. The man began ranting, saying that although Al Mualim started by removing Altaïr's finger during his [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiation]], he would [[Retaking of Masyaf|gradually remove]] his pupil's freedoms and kill him once his usefulness ended. Altaïr silently elbowed him in the nose and attempted a leaping attack, but was countered with an uppercut that knocked him flat.
-[[File:AC Penny Arcade Webcomic fight detail.jpg|thumb||left|250px|Detail panel of the fight]]
-Suddenly, the man startles Altaïr by appearing behind him, insulting his assailant by referring to him as "one of [[Al Mualim]]'s [[Dog|pups]]". From there, the two engage in battle. Despite Altaïr's skill, the green-cloaked man holds his own, easily dodging a strike from the [[Hidden Blade]] and disarming Altaïr when he tried to grab his target's [[Short blade|dagger]] to use against him.
-Whilst fighting, the man goads Altaïr about Al Mualim's [[Retaking of Masyaf|intentions]], claiming he would slowly take away Altaïr's freedom and eventually kill him once he felt his pupil's usefulness has ended. However, Altaïr then found an opening and elbowed him in the face. With his target dazed, Altaïr backed away and attempted another leaping attack, only to be countered mid-air with a strong uppercut under the chin, sending him flat on the rooftop.
+The man pulled Altaïr close and insinuated that Al Mualim fathered not only many of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]], but also Altaïr himself. Altaïr, still quiet, headbutted the man, fatally stabbed him in the gut with the [[Hidden Blade]], and closed the man's eyes. Later, during his debriefing, Al Mualim asked if Altaïr's target had said anything unusual. Altaïr dismissed the man's words as "nothing of consequence", to which the Mentor replied that the target had always been "a teller of tales".
-The man pulls Altaïr close and states that Al Mualim does not care for the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]] and tries insinuate that Al Mualim could always father more, for the man thought he could see the Mentor's face in his attacker. Altaïr, seeing another opening, headbutts the man in the nose and follows up with a lethal strike from the Hidden Blade to the stomach before the man can recover again.
-The words of Altaïr's debriefing with Al Mualim at Masyaf overlay the panels of him delivering last rites to his dead target. Al Mualim asks if Altaïr's target had said anything unusual, but Altaïr simply responds that what he had to offer was "nothing of consequence", to which the Mentor replies that the target had always been "a teller of tales".
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