Vigilante

Vigilantes are groups of men that will aid you if you find yourself being chased through a city.

If you are being pursued, and you enter into an area with vigilantes in it, they will step in and impede the way of the guards who are trying to chase you, much like the lines of guards who block your way when you are attempting to flee. Enemies can also be easily killed while in a Vigilante's grasp.

Assassin's Creed

You can unlock vigilantes throughout cities in the game by saving female citizens who are in trouble with the guards.

Vigilantes will grab guards, knock them over, rough them up a bit and do whatever it takes to get them off your back, while you run and make a clean getaway. Alternatively, you can use them to stop the guards from defending themselves, granting you a quick and easy kill. If a large number of guards are chasing you, you can use them to block a few of the men whilst you deal with the rest.

If you walk into a group of them, they will let you in and watch you for a couple seconds, saying things like "Thank you for saving my daughter" or "I am forever in your debt for saving her." These lines make it seem like the Vigilantes are those who are related to the citizens Altair has saved.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Vigilantes do not appear in Assassin's Creed 2 but do return in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. In addition to grabbing pursuers, Vigilante groups can be used as blend spots if the player is anonymous. After destroying a Borgia Tower, all the Vigilante groups in the sector are unlocked and available (rather than unlocking each Vigilante group individually).

Guards will attack the vigilantes even if they're pursuing you, and the vigilantes will continue just grabbing and pulling at them. If all guards are killed with the assistance of vigilantes, they will disassemble and walk off.

Vigilantes no longer address the player if he walks past, but it is possible to overhear what the Vigilantes are speaking about (how horrible life under the Borgia is, how wonderful the Assassin is). If guards pass near a group of Vigilantes, the Vigilantes will start heckling and taunting the guards (who will ignore them).

Assassins	Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman • Subject 16 \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Al Mualim • Malik Al-Sayf • Kadar Al-Sayf • Abbas Sofian • Rauf • Jabal • Jamal • Damascus bureau leader

Templars	Warren Vidic • Alan Rikkin • David Kilkerman • Henry Liman • Nancy Nilop \| Masun • Tamir • Garnier de Naplouse • Talal • Abu'l Nuqoud • William of Montferrat • Majd Addin • Jubair al Hakim • Sibrand • Maria Thorpe • Robert de Sablé

Others	Jane Birkam • Leila Marino \| Richard I • Saladin

Factions

Assassins (Levantine Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo | Knights Templar) | Crusaders (Knights Templar • Knights Hospitalier • Knights Teutonic) • Saracens

Locations

Abstergo laboratory | Solomon's Temple • Masyaf • Damascus • Acre • Jerusalem • Arsuf • Kingdom • Assassin bureau

Events

Third Crusade (Defense of Masyaf • Hunt for the Nine • Battle of Arsuf • Retaking of Masyaf)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Animus (Genetic memory • Glitches • Memories • Synchronization) • Blending • Cryptic Messages • Eagle Vision • Eavesdropping • Emails (Warren Vidic • Lucy Stillman) • Feathers • Flags • Horses • Informers • Interrogation • Investigation • Leap of Faith • Pickpocketing • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden) • Ranks • Scholars • Save Citizen • Social stealth • Thugs • Viewpoints • Vigilantes

Weapons and tools

Hidden Blade • Fists • Short blades • Swords • Throwing knives

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Cesare Borgia • Juan Borgia the Elder • Lucrezia Borgia • Rodrigo Borgia • Il Carnefice • Micheletto Corella • Gaspar de la Croix • Lanz • Malfatto • Donato Mancini • Auguste Oberlin • Vieri de' Pazzi • Ristoro • Lia de Russo • Silvestro Sabbatini • Octavian de Valois

Isu	Juno

Others	Petruccio Auditore da Firenze • Pantasilea Baglioni • Pietro Rossi • Patrizio • Nicolaus Copernicus • Leonardo da Vinci • Fabio Orsini • Duccio de Luca • Ercole Massimo • Salaì • Caterina Sforza • Manfredo Soderini • Cristina Vespucci

Animi Avatars	Doctor • Courtesan • Executioner • Nobleman • Priest • Prowler • Barber • Engineer • Blacksmith • Captain • Smuggler • Footpad • Mercenary • Harlequin • Hellequin • Officer • Thief • Dama Rossa • Pariah • Marquis • Knight