George Orwell

"Barcelona! The biggest worker takeover of industry in history."

―Eric during his first meeting with Ignacio Cardona, 1937.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic.

Biography

Military career

Eric: "Anything you like?"

Ignacio: "These are farmers' weapons. It's all junk."

Eric: "Ha! It is, isn't it?"

—Eric introducing Ignacio to one of his contacts' black market, 1937.

In May 1937, Eric was part of the Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista (POUM) based in Barcelona, having arrived from England in April. While on the streets, he encountered the Spanish Assassin Ignacio Cardona, who was looking for weapons for his Assassin cell. Eric greeted the Assassin, telling him that he had several black market contacts that might have the weapons he wanted.

While Eric and Ignacio were inside one of the black market shops, they heard gunshots and ran outside to investigate. Eric was then informed by one of his comrades that the government had seized control of the telephone exchange building. Before he could ask Ignacio to help him, the Assassin had already run off to investigate the conflict.

Literary career

In August 1945, under his pen name of George Orwell, he published Animal Farm, an allegorical novella that satirized the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union. It portrayed political corruption through a group of farm animals who rebelled against their human farmer.

Legacy

In October 2016, the Inner Sanctum member Simon Hathaway likened his recent ostracization from his fellow Templar peers to a quote from Orwell's Animal Farm, "Some animals are more equal than others."

Gallery

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  Eric greeting Ignacio in the streets of Barcelona
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  Eric and Ignacio inside a black market shop

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Heresy (first mentioned)
• Assassin's Creed: Uprising (first appearance)