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{{Quote|The Mentor's role is to oversee and coordinate the actions of the Order in the pursuit of harmony through free will.|The Mentor, 2000.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}} | {{Quote|The Mentor's role is to oversee and coordinate the actions of the Order in the pursuit of harmony through free will.|The Mentor, 2000.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}} | ||
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The title of '''Mentor''' was given to leaders in the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] who had obtained an extraordinary amount of skill and wisdom, | The title of '''Mentor''' was given to leaders in the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] who had obtained an extraordinary amount of skill and wisdom, along with tutoring several [[Apprentices|Assassin apprentices]]. During [[modern times]], the title referred to the leader of the entire Order.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | ||
These [[Assassin leader]]s were assigned to | These [[Assassin leader]]s were assigned to direct the branches of Assassins spread around the globe, who were awarded with the unofficial title of Mentor once they had trained a specific number of apprentices and received a high amount of skill and wisdom.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
During the 20th century, the title of Mentor had become official and singular, with only one single Mentor leading the entire Assassin Order.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> The Mentor acted as a living conduit for all | During the 20th century, the title of Mentor had become official and singular, with only one single Mentor leading the entire Assassin Order.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> The Mentor acted as a living conduit for all of their predecessors, possessing the sum total of all of their knowledge and experience, which was passed down from Mentor to Mentor.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #3</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Middle Ages=== | ===Middle Ages=== | ||
[[File:Masyaf Confront.png|thumb|left|250px|Sinan confronted by Altaïr, marking the latter's ascension as Mentor.]] | [[File:Masyaf Confront.png|thumb|left|250px|Sinan confronted by Altaïr, marking the latter's ascension as Mentor.]] | ||
The first known usage of the term Mentor was during the Crusades in the {{Wiki|Levant}}, where the leader of the [[Levantine Assassins]] [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]] was most commonly referred to as "Al Mualim," Arabic for "the Mentor." When Al Mualim used his [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to brainwash the Assassins in [[Masyaf]] and claim absolute control over them, he was confronted and killed by his student [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | The first known usage of the term "Mentor" was during the Crusades in the {{Wiki|Levant}}, where the leader of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]], was most commonly referred to as "Al Mualim," Arabic for "the Mentor." When Al Mualim used his [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to brainwash the Assassins in [[Masyaf]] and claim absolute control over them, he was confronted and killed by his student [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
Altaïr succeeded Sinan as Mentor, and made | Altaïr succeeded Sinan as Mentor, and made many reforms and innovations to the Assassin Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> These changes along with his efforts to spread the influences of the Assassins made him the most legendary and respected Mentor of the entire Order.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
In 1227, Altaïr's | In 1227, Altaïr's childhood rival [[Abbas Sofian]] staged a coup d'état against Altaïr, resulting in the Levantine branch falling under Abbas' leadership and of Altaïr's self-imposed exile.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> Usurping the title of Mentor,<ref name="ACR"/> Abbas tyrannically ruled the branch and its headquarters of Masyaf with a disregard for [[the Creed]], until he was killed by Altaïr in 1247,<ref name="ACTSC"/> marking the return of Altaïr's rule as Mentor. Altaïr held this title for ten more years, until he disbanded the Levantine Assassins from Masyaf and passed away in [[Altaïr's library|his library]] during the [[Fall of Masyaf|Mongol attack on Masyaf]] on 12 August 1257.<ref name="ACR"/> | ||
===Renaissance=== | ===Renaissance=== | ||
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[[File:Ascension 5.png|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore being promoted to Mentor.]] | [[File:Ascension 5.png|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore being promoted to Mentor.]] | ||
In August 1503, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was promoted to the rank of Mentor of the [[Italian Assassins]] by the ''de facto'' leader [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], for his years of exploits against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] family.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> He held this position for several years, and also acted as a leader and teacher to the [[Turkish Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] during his time in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR"/> | In August 1503, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was promoted to the rank of Mentor of the [[Italian Assassins]] by the ''de facto'' leader [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], for his years of exploits against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] family.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> He held this position for several years, and also acted as a leader and teacher to the [[Turkish Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] during his time in [[Constantinople]].<ref name="ACR"/> | ||
Ezio resigned as Mentor upon returning to [[Italy]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in late 1512, and assigned [[Lodovico Ariosto]] to become his successor.<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | Ezio resigned as Mentor upon returning to [[Italy]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]] in late 1512, and assigned [[Lodovico Ariosto]] to become his successor.<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> | ||
As of 1511, a descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, [[Iskender]], held the position of Mentor of the [[Egyptian Assassins]]. Around this time, Iskender received aid from Ezio Auditore da Firenze after having been | As of 1511, a descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, [[Iskender]], held the position of Mentor of the [[Egyptian Assassins]]. Around this time, Iskender received aid from Ezio Auditore da Firenze after having been arrested and imprisoned.<ref name="ACR"/> | ||
===Modern times=== | ===Modern times=== | ||
By the late 19th century, one Mentor heavily involved | By the late 19th century, one Mentor heavily involved himself with the [[Russian Assassins]]' efforts to depose the aristocratic rule of the [[Russia]]n Royal House. In 1888, he assigned [[Nikolai Orelov]] to assassinate [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]] while the latter was travelling from the {{Wiki|Crimea}} to [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref name="ACTF1">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' - Issue #1</ref> Later in 1908, the Mentor once again hand-picked Nikolai Orelov to retrieve the Imperial Sceptre, one of the [[Staves of Eden]], from a [[Templars|Templar]] research facility in [[Tunguska]].<ref name="ACTF2">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' - Issue #2</ref> | ||
[[File:DanielKillMentor.png|thumb|left|250px|Daniel Cross killing the Mentor.]] | [[File:DanielKillMentor.png|thumb|left|250px|Daniel Cross killing the Mentor.]] | ||
During the 20th century, the entire Assassin Order was united under a single Mentor.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> By 1998, [[Mentor (2000)|an unknown individual]] | During the 20th century, the entire Assassin Order was united under a single Mentor.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> By 1998, [[Mentor (2000)|an unknown individual]] led the Order as its Mentor, though his name and location were always kept secret – even from the Assassins themselves – for safety concerns, and he always stayed mobile to avoid being located. In November 2000, the Mentor invited [[Daniel Cross]] into his secret [[Dubai]] headquarters after having monitored his actions for two years, believing him to be a worthy apprentice.<ref name="ACTF3"/> | ||
Daniel | However, Daniel, whose brain had been unknowingly experimented upon by [[Abstergo Industries]] and imprinted with an impulse to kill the Mentor, subsequently assassinated him after having been rewarded with a [[Hidden Blade]]. Following this, the Assassins were thrown into disarray and forced underground,<ref name="ACTF3"/> and the mantle of leader was eventually picked up by [[William Miles]].<ref name="ACR"/> | ||
==Known Mentors== | ==Known Mentors== | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 7 July 2012
- "The Mentor's role is to oversee and coordinate the actions of the Order in the pursuit of harmony through free will."
- ―The Mentor, 2000.[src]
The title of Mentor was given to leaders in the Assassin Order who had obtained an extraordinary amount of skill and wisdom, along with tutoring several Assassin apprentices. During modern times, the title referred to the leader of the entire Order.[1]
These Assassin leaders were assigned to direct the branches of Assassins spread around the globe, who were awarded with the unofficial title of Mentor once they had trained a specific number of apprentices and received a high amount of skill and wisdom.[1]
During the 20th century, the title of Mentor had become official and singular, with only one single Mentor leading the entire Assassin Order.[1] The Mentor acted as a living conduit for all of their predecessors, possessing the sum total of all of their knowledge and experience, which was passed down from Mentor to Mentor.[2]
History
Middle Ages
The first known usage of the term "Mentor" was during the Crusades in the Levant, where the leader of the Levantine Assassins, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, was most commonly referred to as "Al Mualim," Arabic for "the Mentor." When Al Mualim used his Apple of Eden to brainwash the Assassins in Masyaf and claim absolute control over them, he was confronted and killed by his student Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.[3]
Altaïr succeeded Sinan as Mentor, and made many reforms and innovations to the Assassin Order.[4] These changes along with his efforts to spread the influences of the Assassins made him the most legendary and respected Mentor of the entire Order.[5]
In 1227, Altaïr's childhood rival Abbas Sofian staged a coup d'état against Altaïr, resulting in the Levantine branch falling under Abbas' leadership and of Altaïr's self-imposed exile.[6] Usurping the title of Mentor,[5] Abbas tyrannically ruled the branch and its headquarters of Masyaf with a disregard for the Creed, until he was killed by Altaïr in 1247,[6] marking the return of Altaïr's rule as Mentor. Altaïr held this title for ten more years, until he disbanded the Levantine Assassins from Masyaf and passed away in his library during the Mongol attack on Masyaf on 12 August 1257.[5]
Renaissance
- "You will now be known as il Mentore, the guardian of our Order and our secrets."
- ―Niccolò Machiavelli to Ezio Auditore.[src]
In August 1503, Ezio Auditore da Firenze was promoted to the rank of Mentor of the Italian Assassins by the de facto leader Niccolò Machiavelli, for his years of exploits against the Borgia family.[7] He held this position for several years, and also acted as a leader and teacher to the Ottoman Assassins during his time in Constantinople.[5]
Ezio resigned as Mentor upon returning to Italy from the Ottoman Empire in late 1512, and assigned Lodovico Ariosto to become his successor.[8]
As of 1511, a descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Iskender, held the position of Mentor of the Egyptian Assassins. Around this time, Iskender received aid from Ezio Auditore da Firenze after having been arrested and imprisoned.[5]
Modern times
By the late 19th century, one Mentor heavily involved himself with the Russian Assassins' efforts to depose the aristocratic rule of the Russian Royal House. In 1888, he assigned Nikolai Orelov to assassinate Tsar Alexander III while the latter was travelling from the Crimea to Saint Petersburg.[9] Later in 1908, the Mentor once again hand-picked Nikolai Orelov to retrieve the Imperial Sceptre, one of the Staves of Eden, from a Templar research facility in Tunguska.[10]
During the 20th century, the entire Assassin Order was united under a single Mentor.[1] By 1998, an unknown individual led the Order as its Mentor, though his name and location were always kept secret – even from the Assassins themselves – for safety concerns, and he always stayed mobile to avoid being located. In November 2000, the Mentor invited Daniel Cross into his secret Dubai headquarters after having monitored his actions for two years, believing him to be a worthy apprentice.[2]
However, Daniel, whose brain had been unknowingly experimented upon by Abstergo Industries and imprinted with an impulse to kill the Mentor, subsequently assassinated him after having been rewarded with a Hidden Blade. Following this, the Assassins were thrown into disarray and forced underground,[2] and the mantle of leader was eventually picked up by William Miles.[5]
Known Mentors
![Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad[5] Levantine Assassins, 1191 - 1257](/wiki/File:ACR_Altair_Render2.png)
![Abbas Sofian[5] Levantine Assassins, 1227 - 1247](/wiki/File:Abbas_Sofian_render.png)
![Ezio Auditore da Firenze[7] Italian Assassins, 1503 - c. 1512](/wiki/File:Char_ezio.png)
![Lodovico Ariosto[8] Italian Assassins, c. 1512 - ?](/wiki/File:Wiki_noimage.jpg)
!["The Mentor"[2] Entire Order, ? - 2000](/wiki/File:MentorTheFall.png)
![Rashid ad-Din Sinan[5] Levantine Assassins, ? - 1191](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Almualim-revelationsrender.png){kind=link}
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #2
- ↑ Heyuguys: Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation Revealed for PS Vita
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