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{{Quote|It is our divine will to rule over them. Our duty to exact their contribution.|Mas'ood, on the Order of the Ancients' goal to rule over humanity, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|First Order}} | |||
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|death = 860s<br>[[Caravanserai, Baghdad|Caravanserai]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]] | |||
|death = 860s<br>[[Caravanserai, Baghdad|Caravanserai]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]] | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
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|affiliates = [[Order of the Ancients]] | |affiliates = [[Order of the Ancients]] | ||
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'''Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob''' (died 860s), also known as '''Al-Ghul''' (English: ''The Ghoul''), was a soap mill owner and | '''Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob''' (died 860s), also known as '''Al-Ghul''' (English: ''The Ghoul''), was a soap mill owner and a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] who operated in the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s capital of [[Baghdad]] in the 9th century. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | |||
A successful soap mill owner in [[Baghdad]], Mas'ood earned his fortune on the backs of vulnerable foreigners he employed in his soap mills. After joining the [[Order of the Ancients]], he became a strong believer in the Order's [[New World Order|cause]] and used his workers to search for [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden|artifacts]] buried in the desert.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]]</ref> Mas'ood quickly rose in the Order's ranks to become one of the five leading members in Baghdad, answering directly to the [[Ra's Al-Af'a]], [[Qabiha]], and overseeing the Order's operations in the [[Harbiyah]] district.<ref name="First Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref> | |||
Ruthless and proud, Mas'ood treated his employees like [[Slavery|slaves]] and frequently overworked them, sometimes to the point of death.<ref name="DB" /> He saw no issue with this, as in his eyes, it was the Order's divine right to use those beneath them to further their goals, which would ultimately benefit all of humanity.<ref name="First Order" /> | |||
=== | ===Meeting the Caliph=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:ACMirage The Master Thief of Anbar 34.png|thumb|250px|left|Mas'ood and his Order brethren meeting Al-Mutawakkil]] | ||
On 11 December 861, Mas'ood and the other Order leaders in Baghdad – Qabiha, [[Fazil Fahim al-Kemsa]], [[Ning]] and [[Wasif al-Turki]] – convened at the [[Winter Palace, Anbar|Winter Palace]] in [[Anbar]], where the caliph [[Al-Mutawakkil]] awaited them with a chest containing a [[Memory Seals|Memory Seal]]. After verifying the artifact's authenticity and ordering the caliph to guard it until their return, the masked Ancients left.<ref name="Master Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> | |||
However, it was all for naught, as shortly after the meeting, Al-Mutawakkil was killed by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who had broken into the Winter Palace to retrieve the Memory Seal on the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]]' behalf. The caliph's death robbed the Order of a powerful puppet, but Mas'ood and the others remained undeterred in their work and moved forward with their respective plans.<ref name="Master Thief" /> | |||
===Search for Isu artifacts=== | |||
{{Quote|You think your cruelties are well-hidden, Al-Ghul, for you chose those with little voice whose cries you knew would go unheard. They dug at your bidding, died at your hand and were cast aside like so much refuse. All to scour the desert for some artifact.|Basim Ibn Ishaq, on Mas'ood's operations, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|First Order}} | |||
After the loss of the Memory Seal, Mas'ood continued to utilize enslaved workers in his search for Isu artifacts to further the Order's goals. He set up several excavation sites in the desert around Baghdad, including [[Excavation Site, Baghdad|one]] southwest of the city and another near the [[Northern Oasis]].<ref name="Missing Brother">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Find the Missing Brother]]</ref><ref name="The Calling">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Calling]]</ref> After his workers found several [[Isu Shards|mysterious shards]], Mas'ood believed they were connected to an [[Northern Oasis vault|Isu vault]] beneath the Northern Oasis and asked that they be given to the Order's elite [[Tha'abeen]] members for protection until an entrance into the vault was found.<ref name="The Calling" /> | |||
[[File:ACMir First Order 5.png|thumb|250px|Mas'ood overseeing his workers at a dig site]] | |||
At some point, Fazil offered to show Mas'ood his progress with the [[Alruh]], a machine built using the Isu technology recovered from his excavation sites, which had the goal of decoding Memory Seals. Mas'ood was fascinated by the visions of an [[Isu Era|ancient past]] he saw and encouraged Fazil to finish his device.<ref name="The Great Symposium">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Great Symposium]]</ref> | |||
In his own tasks, Mas'ood began bribing the guards of the [[Damascus Gate Prison]] to supply him with prisoners for his dig sites,<ref name="Jailbreak">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Jailbreak]]</ref> and started frequenting the [[Caravanserai, Baghdad|Caravanserai]] west of Baghdad to procure additional laborers.<ref name="A Delicate Alliance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[A Delicate Alliance]]</ref> However, he soon faced incursions from the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Hidden Ones]] and their ally [[Ali ibn Muhammad]], who investigated his operations. Infuriated by the interruptions, Mas'ood sent the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] guards after them and they succeeded in capturing Ali, who was subsequently taken to the Damascus Gate Prison for [[interrogation]].<ref name="Zeroing In">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Zeroing In]]</ref> | |||
===Death=== | |||
{{Dialogue2|Mas'ood|These... are gifts. Destined to be recovered. They speak to us. As you well know...|Basim|Me?|Oh, yes. A Hidden One you may be, but not just...|Mas'ood and Basim in the former's final moments, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|First Order}} | |||
Following Ali's capture, the Hidden Ones sent their newest [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiate]] Basim Ibn Ishaq to rescue him, and they both found evidence of Mas'ood's dealings with the Damascus Gate Prison guards, allowing them to identify the soap mill owner as a member of the Order.<ref name="Jailbreak" /> Meanwhile, Ali's second-in-command [[Beshi]] infiltrated one of Mas'ood's dig sites by posing as a slave and learned about the Ancient's operations at the Caravanserai.<ref name="A Delicate Alliance" /> | |||
[[File:ACMir First Order 14.png|thumb|250px|left|Mas'ood about to be assassinated by Basim]] | |||
Basim subsequently infiltrated the Caravanserai and worked up the [[civilian]]s' sentiments against Mas'ood to lure him out of his locked office. When the Ancient emerged onto the balcony to investigate the commotion, Basim leapt down and [[Assassination|assassinated]] Mas'ood, stabbing him with his [[Hidden Blade]] before hanging his body in a public display.<ref name="First Order" /> His death alerted Qabiha to the Hidden Ones' presence in Baghdad and she cautioned Ning not to showcase herself too publicly to avoid meeting Mas'ood's fate, though the advice was ignored.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Gilded Butterflies]]</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob is a fictional character featured as the first major assassination target in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. He is the only one of the five Order leaders in Baghdad not to have any subordinates that Basim needs to assassinate beforehand. | |||
In his final moments in the [[Memory Corridor]], Mas'ood indicated that he was aware of Basim's true nature as a [[reborn Isu]], though it is unknown how he learned this fact. It is possible that it was revealed to him by Qabiha, but why she seemingly chose to only tell Mas'ood is not explained. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACMir Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob.png| | ACMir Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob.png|Close-up of Mas'ood | ||
ACMir Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob Masked.png| | ACMir Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob Masked.png|Mas'ood in his Order outfit and mask | ||
ACMir First Order 3.png|Mas'ood overlooking the Caravanserai | ACMir First Order 3.png|Mas'ood overlooking the Caravanserai | ||
ACMir First Order 15.png|Mas'ood dragged by Basim | ACMir First Order 15.png|Mas'ood dragged by Basim | ||
ACMir First Order 16.png|Mas'ood hanged | ACMir First Order 16.png|Mas'ood hanged | ||
ACMir First Order 18.png|Mas'ood's final moments | ACMir First Order 18.png|Mas'ood's final moments | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 20 June 2024
Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob (died 860s), also known as Al-Ghul (English: The Ghoul), was a soap mill owner and a member of the Order of the Ancients who operated in the Abbasid Caliphate's capital of Baghdad in the 9th century.
Biography
Early life
A successful soap mill owner in Baghdad, Mas'ood earned his fortune on the backs of vulnerable foreigners he employed in his soap mills. After joining the Order of the Ancients, he became a strong believer in the Order's cause and used his workers to search for Isu artifacts buried in the desert.[1] Mas'ood quickly rose in the Order's ranks to become one of the five leading members in Baghdad, answering directly to the Ra's Al-Af'a, Qabiha, and overseeing the Order's operations in the Harbiyah district.[2]
Ruthless and proud, Mas'ood treated his employees like slaves and frequently overworked them, sometimes to the point of death.[1] He saw no issue with this, as in his eyes, it was the Order's divine right to use those beneath them to further their goals, which would ultimately benefit all of humanity.[2]
Meeting the Caliph
On 11 December 861, Mas'ood and the other Order leaders in Baghdad – Qabiha, Fazil Fahim al-Kemsa, Ning and Wasif al-Turki – convened at the Winter Palace in Anbar, where the caliph Al-Mutawakkil awaited them with a chest containing a Memory Seal. After verifying the artifact's authenticity and ordering the caliph to guard it until their return, the masked Ancients left.[3]
However, it was all for naught, as shortly after the meeting, Al-Mutawakkil was killed by a young thief, Basim Ibn Ishaq, who had broken into the Winter Palace to retrieve the Memory Seal on the Hidden Ones' behalf. The caliph's death robbed the Order of a powerful puppet, but Mas'ood and the others remained undeterred in their work and moved forward with their respective plans.[3]
Search for Isu artifacts
- "You think your cruelties are well-hidden, Al-Ghul, for you chose those with little voice whose cries you knew would go unheard. They dug at your bidding, died at your hand and were cast aside like so much refuse. All to scour the desert for some artifact."
- ―Basim Ibn Ishaq, on Mas'ood's operations, 860s.[src]-[m]
After the loss of the Memory Seal, Mas'ood continued to utilize enslaved workers in his search for Isu artifacts to further the Order's goals. He set up several excavation sites in the desert around Baghdad, including one southwest of the city and another near the Northern Oasis.[4][5] After his workers found several mysterious shards, Mas'ood believed they were connected to an Isu vault beneath the Northern Oasis and asked that they be given to the Order's elite Tha'abeen members for protection until an entrance into the vault was found.[5]
At some point, Fazil offered to show Mas'ood his progress with the Alruh, a machine built using the Isu technology recovered from his excavation sites, which had the goal of decoding Memory Seals. Mas'ood was fascinated by the visions of an ancient past he saw and encouraged Fazil to finish his device.[6]
In his own tasks, Mas'ood began bribing the guards of the Damascus Gate Prison to supply him with prisoners for his dig sites,[7] and started frequenting the Caravanserai west of Baghdad to procure additional laborers.[8] However, he soon faced incursions from the Alamut Hidden Ones and their ally Ali ibn Muhammad, who investigated his operations. Infuriated by the interruptions, Mas'ood sent the Abbasid guards after them and they succeeded in capturing Ali, who was subsequently taken to the Damascus Gate Prison for interrogation.[9]
Death
Following Ali's capture, the Hidden Ones sent their newest initiate Basim Ibn Ishaq to rescue him, and they both found evidence of Mas'ood's dealings with the Damascus Gate Prison guards, allowing them to identify the soap mill owner as a member of the Order.[7] Meanwhile, Ali's second-in-command Beshi infiltrated one of Mas'ood's dig sites by posing as a slave and learned about the Ancient's operations at the Caravanserai.[8]
Basim subsequently infiltrated the Caravanserai and worked up the civilians' sentiments against Mas'ood to lure him out of his locked office. When the Ancient emerged onto the balcony to investigate the commotion, Basim leapt down and assassinated Mas'ood, stabbing him with his Hidden Blade before hanging his body in a public display.[2] His death alerted Qabiha to the Hidden Ones' presence in Baghdad and she cautioned Ning not to showcase herself too publicly to avoid meeting Mas'ood's fate, though the advice was ignored.[10]
Behind the scenes
Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob is a fictional character featured as the first major assassination target in Assassin's Creed: Mirage. He is the only one of the five Order leaders in Baghdad not to have any subordinates that Basim needs to assassinate beforehand.
In his final moments in the Memory Corridor, Mas'ood indicated that he was aware of Basim's true nature as a reborn Isu, though it is unknown how he learned this fact. It is possible that it was revealed to him by Qabiha, but why she seemingly chose to only tell Mas'ood is not explained.
Gallery
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Close-up of Mas'ood -
Mas'ood in his Order outfit and mask -
Mas'ood overlooking the Caravanserai -
Mas'ood dragged by Basim -
Mas'ood hanged -
Mas'ood's final moments
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – First Order
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Master Thief of Anbar
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Find the Missing Brother
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Calling
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Great Symposium
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Jailbreak
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Delicate Alliance
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Zeroing In
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Gilded Butterflies