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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 were individuals that the Assassin Order – and in select instances, the Templar Order – deemed 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.

Elimination by Assassins

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Around the time of the Third Crusade, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad assassinated various individuals during his quest to find the Chalice in 1190. He later eliminated nine tyrannical public figures in an effort to restore his lost rank and regain honor within the Assassin Order.

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.

Ezio Auditore da Firenze

During the Renaissance, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze eliminated various individuals in order to avenge the death of his family members, free the Spanish Assassins, and liberate the Italian city-states – Florence, San Gimignano, Forlì, Venice and Rome – as well as the Ottoman city of Constantinople and Byzantine underground outpost of Derinkuyu from corruption.

Edward Kenway

Edward Kenway, father of Haytham Kenway and grandfather of Ratonhnhaké:ton, assassinated several individuals during the Golden Age of Piracy in his quest for riches and glory, and later in service of the Assassin Order.

Aveline de Grandpré

Aveline de Grandpré assassinated various targets between the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War in an effort to free New Orleans from Templar influence and liberate victims of the slave trade.

Ratonhnhaké:ton

Before, during, and after the events of the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton 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.

Arno Dorian

Following the death of his adoptive father, the Templar Grand Master François de la Serre, Arno 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.


Other Assassins

Below is a chronological list of other notable assassinations, by century and, if known, Assassin responsible:

  • Masun, by Rashid ad-Din Sinan – 1191[3]

Elimination by Templars

Haytham Kenway

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.

Shay Cormac

Formerly a member of the Colonial Assassins, Shay later became a famous Assassin hunter after he joined the Templar Order, pursuing his former Assassin brothers and sisters.

Other Templars

Below is a chronological list of other notable assassinations, by century and, if known, Templar responsible:

Survivors

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:

  • Maria Thorpe – spared by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1191[3]
  • Ezio Auditore da Firenze – failed by Templars, during the 15th and the 16th centuries[5][9][1]
  • Tomás de Torquemada – escaped from Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1492[7]
  • Rodrigo Borgia – spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1499[5]
  • Micheletto Corella – spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503[9]
  • Vali cel Tradat - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511[1]
  • Cyril of Rhodes - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511[1]
  • Lysistrata - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511[1]
  • Mirela Djuric - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze, one of his recruits, and a trio of Romani, 1511[1]
  • Georgios Kostas - escaped an attack from Ezio Auditore da Firenze and one of his recruits, 1511[1]
  • An unspecified Ottoman Assassin - survived an ambush by Georgios Kostas, 1511[1]
  • Charles Vane – spared by Edward Kenway, 1719[12]
  • Woodes Rogers – survived attack by Edward Kenway, 1721[12]
  • Matthew Hague – spared by Edward Kenway, 1723[45]
  • Shay Cormac – failed by Assassins, between 1756 and 1760[25]
  • Achilles Davenport – spared by Haytham Kenway, 1760[25]
  • Antonio de Ulloa – spared by Aveline de Grandpré, 1768[13]
  • Agaté – spared by Aveline de Grandpré, 1777[13]
  • Benedict Arnold – failed by Ratonhnhaké:ton and Assassin apprentices, in 1780 and 1781[14]
  • Benjamin Franklin – spared by Ratonhnhaké:ton, in an alternate reality[46]
  • Roi des Thunes – escaped three assassination attempts, 1791[15]
  • Jacques Roux – escaped an assassination attempt by three Assassins, 1794[15]

Interceptions

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:

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