Tamir

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"You think me some petty death dealer--suckling at the breast of war? A strange target, don't you think? Why me, when so many others do the same?

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―Tamir

Tamir (c.1147 - 1191) is the first person Al Mualim orders Altaïr to assassinate. He is found in the poor district of Damascus. He is also the easiest target to kill silently, thus being the best way to get the achievement, Blade in The Crowd.

The Black Market Merchant

Tamir ran the largest black market in Damascus. Some remarked that it may have been the biggest underground trade in swords, spears, armor, and other equipment in the entire Holy Land. Although he was able to acquire almost anything if the buyer wanted to spend enough, he specialized in arms and armor. He made no apologies for being a heartless (and, some murmured, corrupt) death dealer. In fact, he seemed proud of the countless lives taken by his blades. He had no morals and would do whatever it took to turn a profit.

Death

Tamir at Damascus Market

Tamir is assassinated by Altaïr in the courtyard of the Souk Al-Sallah, while meeting with a man in charge of completing Robert's order. The man claims that he does not have enough time or men to fill the order by the deadline. Tamir doesn't take kindly to that and calls him names, saying, "These are the kinds of excuses that I would expect from a lazy or incompetent man." Shortly after the man says that Tamir expects too much, Tamir gets angry and stabs and slashes the man to death, before throwing him in the fountain. He then tells the guard to leave the body, as a warning to other people.

Tamir then starts going around to street vendors in order to inspect their work, and Altaïr uses this chance to assassinate Tamir. In the cutscene that follows, Tamir claims that he is different from the rest of the death dealers and that his death had a higher meaning. This leaves Altaïr wondering what he could mean.

Final Words

Altaïr strikes Tamir

Altaïr: Be at peace.

Tamir: You'll pay for this. You and all your kind.

Altaïr: It seems you're the one who pays now, my friend. You'll not profit from suffering any longer.

Tamir: You think me some petty death dealer, suckling at the breast of war!? A strange target, don't you think? Why me, when so many others do the same?

Altaïr: You believe yourself different, then?

Tamir: Oh but I am, for I serve a far nobler cause than mere profit. Just like my brothers.

Altaïr: Brothers?

Tamir: Ah, but he thinks I act alone. I am but a piece, a man with a part to play. You'll come to know the others soon enough... they won't take kindly to what you've done!

Altaïr: Good. I look forward to ending their lives as well!

Tamir: Such pride. It will destroy you, child.

Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles

Another character named Tamir is seen in Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles. Tamir is portrayed as a fat, rich, obsessed merchant who cares about nobody but himself. He is flushed out of his mansion by the player setting the oil barrels on his roof on fire. He then gives Altaïr some vital information, after which he is promptly killed.

Trivia

• Tamir is one of the few video game characters actually rendered with chest hair.