On occasion, the Assassins and Templars saved individuals from being killed. The following is a list of targets, the individuals who wanted their death and the person that saved them:
On occasion, the Assassins and Templars saved individuals from being killed. The following is a list of targets, the individuals who wanted their death and the person that saved them:
* [[Prexileos]] and [[Idyia]], targeted by [[The Dagger]], saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
* [[Prexileos]] and [[Idyia]], targeted by [[The Dagger]], saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
* [[Damalis]], targeted by the Monger, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
* [[Markos]], targeted by the Cerberus Brothers, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
* [[Alkibiades]], targeted by Kallias, saved by Kassandra, 428 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
* Gupa – targeted by [[Taharqa]], saved by Bayek, 48 BCE
* Gupa – targeted by [[Taharqa]], saved by Bayek, 48 BCE
* [[Cleopatra]] – targeted by [[Venator]], saved by Bayek, 48 BCE
* [[Cleopatra]] – targeted by [[Venator]], saved by Bayek, 48 BCE
* Lucius Septimius - targeted by Bayek, saved by Julius Caesar and Flavius Metellus, 47 BCE
* Lucius Septimius - targeted by Bayek, saved by Julius Caesar and Flavius Metellus, 47 BCE
*Al Mualim, [[Fahd El Fehmi]], and [[Vahid Ahmedi]] – targeted by Haras, saved by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1189 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*Al Mualim, [[Fahd El Fehmi]], and [[Vahid Ahmedi]] – targeted by Haras, saved by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1189<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Richard I of England]] – targeted by William of Montferrat, saved by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1191 CE<ref name="AC" />
*[[Richard I of England]] – targeted by William of Montferrat, saved by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1191<ref name="AC" />
*[[Lorenzo de' Medici]] – targeted by Francesco de' Pazzi, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1478 CE<ref name="AC2" />
*[[Lorenzo de' Medici]] – targeted by Francesco de' Pazzi, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1478<ref name="AC2" />
*[[Rosa]] and [[Ugo]] - targeted by Emilio Barbarigo's guards, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1480 CE<ref name="AC2" />
*[[Rosa]] and [[Ugo]] - targeted by Emilio Barbarigo's guards, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1480<ref name="AC2" />
*[[Bianca Riario]] and [[Ottaviano Riario]] – targeted by Ludovico and Checco Orsi, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1488 CE<ref name="AC2" />
*[[Bianca Riario]] and [[Ottaviano Riario]] – targeted by Ludovico and Checco Orsi, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1488<ref name="AC2" />
*[[Luis Santangel]], [[Raphael Sanchez]] and [[Christopher Columbus]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492 CE<ref name="Discovery" />
*[[Luis Santangel]], [[Raphael Sanchez]] and [[Christopher Columbus]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492<ref name="Discovery" />
*Claudia and Maria Auditore da Firenze - targeted by Cesare Borgia, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*Claudia and Maria Auditore da Firenze - targeted by Cesare Borgia, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze - targeted by Cesare Borgia, saved by Niccolò Machiavelli, 1500 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze - targeted by Cesare Borgia, saved by Niccolò Machiavelli, 1500<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Desiderius Erasmus]] - targeted by Templars, saved by an Italian Assassin sent by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Desiderius Erasmus]] - targeted by Templars, saved by an Italian Assassin sent by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Prospero Colonna|Prospero]] and [[Fabrizio Colonna]]- targeted by Borgia guards and Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Prospero Colonna|Prospero]] and [[Fabrizio Colonna]]- targeted by Borgia guards and Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1500<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Pantasilea Baglioni]] - targeted by Baron Octavian de Valois, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Pantasilea Baglioni]] - targeted by Baron Octavian de Valois, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Pietro Rossi]] – targeted by Micheletto Corella, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Pietro Rossi]] – targeted by Micheletto Corella, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Niccolò Machiavelli]] – targeted by [[La Volpe]], saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503 CE<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Niccolò Machiavelli]] – targeted by [[La Volpe]], saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*[[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Niccolò Machiavelli, 1504 CE<ref name="Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>
*[[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Niccolò Machiavelli, 1504<ref name="Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>
*[[Suleiman I]] – targeted by [[Byzantine Templars]], saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and [[Yusuf Tazim]], 1511 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Suleiman I]] – targeted by [[Byzantine Templars]], saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and [[Yusuf Tazim]], 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Pachomius I of Constantinople]] – targeted by Cyril of Rhodes, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Pachomius I of Constantinople]] – targeted by Cyril of Rhodes, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*Manuel Palaiologos, Shahkulu, and Byzantine soldiers - targeted by Tarik Barleti and Janissaries, accidentally saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*Manuel Palaiologos, Shahkulu, and Byzantine soldiers - targeted by Tarik Barleti and Janissaries, accidentally saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Dilara]] - targeted by Manuel Palaiologos and Shahkulu, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Dilara]] - targeted by Manuel Palaiologos and Shahkulu, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Janos]] and other Ottoman spies - targeted by Manuel Palaiologos and Shahkulu, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Dilara, 1512 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Janos]] and other Ottoman spies - targeted by Manuel Palaiologos and Shahkulu, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Dilara, 1512<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Sofia Sartor]] and [[Azize]] - targeted by Ahmet, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1512 CE<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Sofia Sartor]] and [[Azize]] - targeted by Ahmet, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1512<ref name="Revelations" />
*[[Shao Jun]] – targeted by Imperial soldiers, aided by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1524 CE<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>
*[[Shao Jun]] – targeted by Imperial soldiers, aided by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1524<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>
*[[Bernard Kenway]] and [[Linette Kenway]] - targeted by Wilson, Tom Cobleigh and Julian, saved by Edward Kenway, 1712 CE<ref name="ACBFN" />
*[[Bernard Kenway]] and [[Linette Kenway]] - targeted by Wilson, Tom Cobleigh and Julian, saved by Edward Kenway, 1712<ref name="ACBFN" />
*[[Ah Tabai]] – targeted by Duncan Walpole, indirectly saved by Edward Kenway, 1715 CE<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Ah Tabai]] – targeted by Duncan Walpole, indirectly saved by Edward Kenway, 1715<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Antó]] – targeted by Kenneth Abraham, saved by Edward Kenway, 1716 CE<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Antó]] – targeted by Kenneth Abraham, saved by Edward Kenway, 1716<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Opía Apito]] – targeted by Lucia Márquez, saved by Edward Kenway, 1716 CE<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Opía Apito]] – targeted by Lucia Márquez, saved by Edward Kenway, 1716<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Rhona Dinsmore]] – targeted by Hilary Flint, saved by Edward Kenway, 1717 CE<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Rhona Dinsmore]] – targeted by Hilary Flint, saved by Edward Kenway, 1717<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Upton Travers]] – targeted by Vance Travers and Jing Lang, saved by Edward Kenway, 1717 CE<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Upton Travers]] – targeted by Vance Travers and Jing Lang, saved by Edward Kenway, 1717<ref name="AC4" />
*[[Augustin Dieufort]] – targeted by Pierre, Marquis de Fayet, saved by Adéwalé, 1735 CE<ref name="Freedom Cry" />
*[[Augustin Dieufort]] – targeted by Pierre, Marquis de Fayet, saved by Adéwalé, 1735<ref name="Freedom Cry" />
*[[Louis Godin]] – targeted by pirates, saved by Adéwalé, 1736 CE<ref name="Freedom Cry" />
*[[Louis Godin]] – targeted by pirates, saved by Adéwalé, 1736<ref name="Freedom Cry" />
*Benjamin Church – targeted by Cutter, saved by Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee<ref name="AC3" />
*Benjamin Church – targeted by Cutter, saved by Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee<ref name="AC3" />
*[[David Borgen]], [[Conan Brown]], [[Michael Crawley]], [[Randall Gordon]], [[Franklin Greear]], [[Maria Gurley]], [[Lewis Johnson]], [[Scott Lawson]], [[Philippe Beaubien]], [[Rachel Plourde]], [[Kelly Snider]] – targeted by Assassins, saved by Shay Cormac, between 1756 and 1760<ref name="Rogue" />
*[[David Borgen]], [[Conan Brown]], [[Michael Crawley]], [[Randall Gordon]], [[Franklin Greear]], [[Maria Gurley]], [[Lewis Johnson]], [[Scott Lawson]], [[Philippe Beaubien]], [[Rachel Plourde]], [[Kelly Snider]] – targeted by Assassins, saved by Shay Cormac, between 1756 and 1760 CE<ref name="Rogue" />
*Ratonhnhaké:ton – targeted by Charles Lee, saved by Haytham Kenway, 1776<ref name="AC3" />
*Ratonhnhaké:ton – targeted by Charles Lee, saved by Haytham Kenway, 1776 CE<ref name="AC3" />
*George Washington – targeted by Thomas Hickey, saved by Ratonhnhaké:ton, 1776<ref name="AC3" />
*George Washington – targeted by Thomas Hickey, saved by Ratonhnhaké:ton, 1776 CE<ref name="AC3" />
*Benjamin Franklin – targeted by criminals, saved by Shay Cormac, 1776<ref name="Rogue" />
*Benjamin Franklin – targeted by criminals, saved by Shay Cormac, 1776 CE<ref name="Rogue" />
*Benjamin Franklin and Kanen'tó:kon – targeted by Israel Putnam, saved by Ratonhnhaké:ton, in an alternate reality<ref name="Betrayal" />
*Benjamin Franklin and Kanen'tó:kon – targeted by Israel Putnam, saved by Ratonhnhaké:ton, in an alternate reality<ref name="Betrayal" />
*Élise de la Serre – targeted by Templars, saved by Arno Dorian, in 1791<ref name="Unity" />
*Élise de la Serre – targeted by Templars, saved by Arno Dorian, in 1791 CE<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Théroigne de Méricourt]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Arno Dorian, in 1789 and 1792<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Théroigne de Méricourt]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Arno Dorian, in 1789 and 1792 CE<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Georges Danton]] – targeted by Royalists, saved by Arno Dorian, 1792<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Georges Danton]] – targeted by Royalists, saved by Arno Dorian, 1792 CE<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Didier Paton]] – targeted by [[Maximilien de Robespierre]], saved by Arno Dorian, 1794<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Didier Paton]] – targeted by [[Maximilien de Robespierre]], saved by Arno Dorian, 1794 CE<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Léon]] – targeted by Philippe Rose, saved by Arno Dorian, 1794<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Léon]] – targeted by Philippe Rose, saved by Arno Dorian, 1794 CE<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] – targeted by Royalists, saved by Arno Dorian, in 1795 and in 1800<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] – targeted by Royalists, saved by Arno Dorian, in 1795 CE and in 1800 CE<ref name="Unity" />
*[[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Arbaaz Mir, 1841
*[[Hamid (Amritsar)|Hamid]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Arbaaz Mir, 1841 CE
*[[Pyara Kaur]] – targeted by William Sleeman, accidentally saved by Arbaaz Mir, 1841
*[[Pyara Kaur]] – targeted by William Sleeman, accidentally saved by Arbaaz Mir, 1841 CE
*[[Benjamin Disraeli]] and [[Mary Anne Disraeli]] – targeted by Blighters, saved by Jacob Frye, 1868
*[[Benjamin Disraeli]] and [[Mary Anne Disraeli]] – targeted by Blighters, saved by Jacob Frye, 1868 CE
*[[Karl Marx]] – targeted by Blighters, saved by Jacob Frye or Evie Frye, 1868
*[[Karl Marx]] – targeted by Blighters, saved by Jacob Frye or Evie Frye, 1868 CE
*[[Charles Darwin]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Jacob Frye or Evie Frye, 1868
*[[Charles Darwin]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Jacob Frye or Evie Frye, 1868 CE
*Bob – targeted by Blighters, saved by Jacob Frye, 1868
*Bob – targeted by Blighters, saved by Jacob Frye, 1868 CE
*[[Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Nikolai Orelov, 1918
*[[Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]] – targeted by Templars, saved by Nikolai Orelov, 1918 CE
*Lucy Stillman - targeted by Abstergo guards, saved by Warren Vidic, 2000s<ref name="AC" />
*Lucy Stillman - targeted by Abstergo guards, saved by Warren Vidic, 2000s CE<ref name="AC" />
*[[William Miles]] – targeted by Daniel Cross and Warren Vidic, saved by Desmond Miles, 2012<ref name="AC3" />
*[[William Miles]] – targeted by Daniel Cross and Warren Vidic, saved by Desmond Miles, 2012 CE<ref name="AC3" />
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"Find them, kill them. In doing so, you will sow the seeds of peace."
―Al Mualim conversing about assassination targets with Altaïr, 1191.[src]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze assassinating a target
Assassination targets are individuals that the Assassin Brotherhood — and in select instances, the Templar Order — deems worthy of elimination. Over the centuries, the Assassins killed many individuals they believed to be corrupt and a danger to humanity, particularly Templars and their associates.
Below is a chronological list of notable victims, by faction and assassin responsible.
During the Peloponnesian War, the misthiosKassandra carried out assassinations against the Proto-Templar organizations, namely the Cult of Kosmos and the Order of the Ancients. In addition, she also carried out assassination contracts and bounties to eliminate various targets.
Around the latter half of 1st century BCE, in Ancient Egypt, the Hidden OnesBayek of Siwa and Aya of Alexandria, later Amunet, carried out assassinations to avenge their son Khemu, and later for their duties as Hidden Ones.
Following his ascension to Mentor of the Order, he carried out several assassinations to aid the Cypriot Resistance in 1192, and continued to eliminate notable targets throughout his life.
Edward Kenway assassinated several individuals during the Golden Age of Piracy in his quest for riches and glory as a pirate, and later in service of the Assassin Order.
During the early 18th century, Adéwalé served as quartermaster on Edward Kenway's ship before eventually joining the Assassin Brotherhood and assuming the captaincy of his own vessel.
Before, during, and after the events of the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, son of the Templar Haytham Kenway and grandson of pirate turned Assassin Edward Kenway, eliminated various Templars in order to protect his tribe and further the pursuit of freedom for the citizens of the thirteen colonies of the United States.
Following a meeting with George Washington, Ratonhnhaké:ton found himself in an alternate reality created by an Apple of Eden. There, he assassinated several individuals while experiencing the alternate timeline.
Following the death of his adoptive father, the Templar Grand MasterFrançois de la Serre, Arno Dorian joined the Assassin Brotherhood and embarked on a quest to find the perpetrators of the murder and their motivations.
While pursuing his own agenda, Arno also undertook several missions in order to thwart the efforts of the Templars, who tried to take control of the French Revolution.
The twins Jacob and Evie Frye were active in London and its surrounding areas in 1868 as the Industrial Revolution reached its climax. There, they fought against the inequality and poverty engineered by the Templars, taking over organized crime in the city in an effort to destabilize the Templars' hold over it and stop them from acquiring a powerful Piece of Eden. 20 years later, after the incapacitation of her brother, Evie returned to London and was active in the hunt for Jack the Ripper, a traitorous and gruesome Assassin turncoat.
During the Russian Revolution, Nikolai Orelov served his Order faithfully, rising to the rank of Master Assassin before growing disillusioned and leaving the order.
Following his kidnapping by Abstergo Industries and training with the Assassins, Desmond Miles was forced by Juno to assassinate Lucy Stillman in the Colosseum Vault for her secret defection and betrayal. He later infiltrated the Abstergo Industries headquarters in Rome and assassinated two prominent members of their Order.
Son of the Assassin Edward Kenway, Haytham was converted to the Templar cause at a young age by Reginald Birch. A member of the British Rite, he later became the Grand Master of the Colonial Rite.
Formerly a member of the Colonial Assassins, Shay Cormac later became a famous Assassin hunter after he joined the Templar Order, pursuing his former Assassin brothers and sisters.
Brainwashed from an early age by the Templar-led Abstergo Industries, Daniel Cross served as a sleeper agent inside the Assassin Order and betrayed them leading to the decimation of the Assassins.
In carrying out their missions, some Assassins notably spared potential victims, or otherwise did not complete an assassination as directed. The following is a chronological list of targets known to have survived encounters with Assassin or Templar attackers:
On occasion, the Assassins and Templars saved individuals from being killed. The following is a list of targets, the individuals who wanted their death and the person that saved them:
Manuel Palaiologos, Shahkulu, and Byzantine soldiers - targeted by Tarik Barleti and Janissaries, accidentally saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511 CE[50]
Dilara - targeted by Manuel Palaiologos and Shahkulu, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1511 CE[50]
Janos and other Ottoman spies - targeted by Manuel Palaiologos and Shahkulu, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Dilara, 1512 CE[50]
Sofia Sartor and Azize - targeted by Ahmet, saved by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1512 CE[50]
Shao Jun – targeted by Imperial soldiers, aided by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1524 CE[130]