Mentor (2000)

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Hannah: "No one ever gets to meet the Mentor. No one knows where he is or even what he looks like. Some of the guys think he's made up. Oz, the Great and Powerful."

Paul: "If something isn't seen, Ms. Mueller, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

—Hannah Mueller and Paul Bellamy.

The Mentor (unknown - 2000), whose real name was unknown, served as the Mentor of the Assassin Order. An elderly man, the Mentor's years of service to the Assassin cause had imbued him with a worldly wisdom that allowed him to see the greater picture, and coordinate the activities of the Order.

For the sake of safety, and to avoid the eye of the ancient enemies of the Assassins, the Templars, the Mentor remained on the move, and frequently traveled between a number of offices across the world. Such was the Mentor's devotion to remaining undetected that he acquired an almost mythic reputation, and many Assassins did not believe he truly existed.

While meeting with the up-and-coming young Assassin, Daniel Cross, at his facility in Dubai, the Mentor was betrayed and killed by Daniel - a Templar sleeper agent who had been behaviorally conditioned to infiltrate the Assassin Order, and slay their leader.

Biography

Guiding the Order

"I must always be three steps ahead of our enemies to ensure that power is balanced and not abused. Countries. Corporations. We change the system from within. I must be everywhere at once, forever vigilant."

―The Mentor.

The Mentor rose to his position some time prior to the year 2000. As the leader of the entire Order, he found the need for secrecy his highest priority, and thus led the Assassins from a distance. Over time, he became something of a legendary figure in the eyes of his followers, who, unsure of whether he even existed, likened their enigmatic leader to the fictional Wizard of Oz.

As the world approached the dawn of the 21st century and a new millennium, the Mentor focused on the United States presidential election. With intelligence that the Templars planned to bring their puppet into office, the Mentor began preparing countermeasures as early as 1998.

That same year, the Mentor finally caught word of Daniel Cross, a young man with an unknown connection to the Assassins, and who was driven to find the Mentor to receive some explanation of the constant visions he had of the genetic memories of his great grandfather, Nikolai Orelov.

Over the next two years, Daniel visited the scattered Assassin camps all over the world, ignoring the others' insistence that his effort to see the Mentor was futile. By 2000, the Mentor was impressed by Daniel's persistence, and sent his men to retrieve Daniel, and bring him to his current residence in Dubai.

Assassination

"I thought you were better than this..."

―The Mentor's final words to Daniel.

Daniel killing the Mentor.

After the Mentor introduced himself and vindicating Daniel's search, the two discussed the nature of the Assassins and their role in the modern world. The Mentor explained the responsibilities that came with his position as the leader of the Assassins, and attempted to understand Daniel's visions.

In the brief time they spent together, the Mentor also decided to personally conduct Daniel's official initiation into the Assassin Order. However, when he presented the newly-initiated Assassin with his old, ceremonial Hidden Blade, Daniel suddenly turned the weapon on the Mentor himself, stabbing the Assassin leader in the throat.

Unknown to either of the two, Daniel was a Templar sleeper agent, who had been subjected to behavioral conditioning designed to influence him to infiltrate the Assassins, seek out their leader, and kill him when given the chance. Confused, the Mentor slumped to the floor of his office, questioning why Daniel had attacked him, before succumbing to his injuries.

Personality and traits

"Give a man a chance to act honorably, without manipulation, and he usually will. For the sake of humanity, we have to believe that."

―The Mentor to Daniel.

By the year 2000, the Mentor was an elderly man whose appearance was indicative of his years. His hair had grayed and his face was lined with wrinkles. Though he had been physically removed from the daily actions of the Assassins, the Mentor remained in possession of his ceremonial Hidden Blade, which he kept in a glass case within his Dubai office. He also continued to dress in white, a color long associated with the Assassins. The Mentor also kept at least one dog, which resembled a German Shepherd.

The Mentor took pride in the legacy of the Assassin leaders that preceded him, and viewed his duties with solemnity and reverence. Since each Mentor trained their chosen successor, and imparted upon them their accumulated learnings, the Mentor described himself to be a "living conduit" of the Mentors before him, who possessed the "sum total of their experience and knowledge."

He held an understanding of human nature, and was aware both of genetic memory and the theoretical technology capable of allowing an individual to access it. The Mentor also quickly recognized Daniel Cross's mysterious visions as what appeared to be a naturally occurring instance of the Bleeding effect.

The Mentor was an avid reader, keeping a substantial collection of books at his office in Dubai, including The Will of the Universe by K.E. Tsiolkovsky. He also elected to decorate the interior of his offices with several statues of notable figures from Assassin history; among them Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Iltani, and Marcus Junius Brutus.

Gallery

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  The Mentor murdered.