*[[Solomon Bolden]], by [[Ahkbar]] – 1808<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]] #007''</ref>
*[[Solomon Bolden]], by [[Ahkbar]] – 1808<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]] #007''</ref>
*[[Selim III]], by Ahkbar – 1808<ref name="Templars009">''Assassin's Creed: Templars #009''</ref>
*[[Selim III]], by Ahkbar – 1808<ref name="Templars009">''Assassin's Creed: Templars #009''</ref>
*[[Tjinder Dani]], by [[Arbaaz Mir]] – 1860<ref name="UW">''[[Assassin's Creed: Underworld]]''</ref>
*[[Tjinder Dani]], by [[Arbaaz Mir]] – 1860<ref name="UW">''[[Assassin's Creed: Underworld]]''</ref>
*[[Robert Waugh]], by [[Ethan Frye]] – 1862<ref name="UW"/>
*[[Robert Waugh]], by [[Ethan Frye]] – 1862<ref name="UW"/>
*[[Hardy]], by Ethan Frye – 1862<ref name="UW"/>
*[[Hardy]], by Ethan Frye – 1862<ref name="UW"/>
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*[[John Harrison]] – 1757<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[John Harrison]] – 1757<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Reginald Birch]] (assisted by [[Jennifer Scott]]) - 1757<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Reginald Birch]] (assisted by [[Jennifer Scott]]) - 1757<ref name="Forsaken"/>
*[[Adéwalé]] (assisted by [[Shay Cormac]]) - 1758<ref name=''Rogue''/>
*[[Adéwalé]] (assisted by [[Shay Cormac]]) - 1758<ref name="Rogue"/>
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*[[Ptolemy XIII]] – spared by Aya, 47 BCE<ref name="ACO" />
*[[Ptolemy XIII]] – spared by Aya, 47 BCE<ref name="ACO" />
*[[Maria Thorpe]] – spared by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1191<ref name="AC" />
*[[Maria Thorpe]] – spared by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1191<ref name="AC" />
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze – failed by Templars, during the 15th and the 16th centuries<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''</ref><ref name="Revelations" />
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze – failed by Templars, during the 15th and the 16th centuries<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood"/><ref name="Revelations" />
*Tomás de Torquemada – escaped twice, from Aguilar de Nerha and Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492<ref name="Discovery" />
*Tomás de Torquemada – escaped twice, from Aguilar de Nerha and Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492<ref name="Discovery" />
*Rodrigo Borgia – spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1499<ref name="AC2" />
*Rodrigo Borgia – spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1499<ref name="AC2" />
*Micheletto Corella – spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503<ref name="Brotherhood">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''</ref>
*Micheletto Corella – spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*Vali cel Tradat - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*Vali cel Tradat - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*Cyril of Rhodes - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
*Cyril of Rhodes - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511<ref name="Revelations" />
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*[[Anaximander]], captured by Athenian soldiers, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*[[Anaximander]], captured by Athenian soldiers, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*[[Markos]], targeted by the Cerberus Brothers, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*[[Markos]], targeted by the Cerberus Brothers, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*Artaxerxes I of Persia, targeted by a Persian soldier, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE (in spite of him being the son of her grandfather's killer)<ref name="ACOD"/>
*Artaxerxes I of Persia, targeted by a Persian soldier, saved by Kassandra, 431 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*Aspasia, pursued by Athenian soldiers, saved by Kassandra, 429 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*Aspasia, pursued by Athenian soldiers, saved by Kassandra, 429 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*[[Eritha]], targeted by Diona, saved by Kassandra, 429 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
*[[Eritha]], targeted by Diona, saved by Kassandra, 429 BCE<ref name="ACOD"/>
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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
An assassination target is an individual marked for death. Over the centuries, political organizations like the Templar Order and most prominently the Assassin Brotherhood, have carried out innumerable assassinations of their enemies to advance their causes.
Assassination has been the primary mode of operation for the Assassins since their inception as the Hidden Ones, with their policy being to eliminate individuals they deem to be corrupt, tyrannical, and/or a threat to humanity in principle to secure the lives, welfare, and justice of innocent people. [citation needed] The centrality of assassination to their way of life is such that the English word for "assassin" is derived from their name. [citation needed] Nonetheless, their sworn enemies, the Templars, have also extensively employed assassinations throughout their long history of puppeting governments and paramilitary groups, and both factions have waged a shadow war of subterfuge, sabotage, and behind-the-scenes murder against one another for millennia. [citation needed]
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[132]
