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I have a great quote of Niccolo Polo's from Oliver Bowden's novel, 'Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade.' The quote is from Part One, page 6, paragraph 6, and reads, Assasseen, as you know, represents "guardian" in Arabic - the Assassins are the guardians of the secrets, and the secrets they guard are of knowledge... 77.97.9.135 14:07, July 4, 2013 (UTC)

MentoreOfTheOceanicRite (talk) 05:49, October 31, 2013 (UTC) Can we please fix up grammatical errors?

Partial merge

I propose the merging of the known victims section to be placed on the Assassination targets page.

Yay

  1. Yar. --Kainzorus Prime Walkie-talkie 23:24, November 4, 2013 (UTC)
  2. Ditto. nucl3arsnake (talk) 00:24, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  3. As nominator. Slate Vesper (talk) 00:28, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  4. --Fragment -Animus- 00:30, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  5. --ACsenior (talk) 05:29, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  6. Assuming the Assassination targets article gets padded out so that it actually contains more detail than this section currently does (as opposed to how it is now), I support the move. --Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 09:23, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  7. ^ O'course! -- AgentG231 (talk) 09:28, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  8. ._. ~ GI Auditore Comms Channel 12:25, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
  9. (Arabian411269 (talk) 13:46, November 5, 2013 (UTC)

Nay

Comments

I think it's fair to say that we have reached a consensus. nucl3arsnake (talk) 14:08, November 10, 2013 (UTC)

Usually we leave open a poll for a week to be sure :) In this case, it seems everybody who cares has voted though. Crook The Constantine District 14:12, November 10, 2013 (UTC)

It has been well over a week now, so can we get on with this merger? nucl3arsnake (talk) 23:25, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

The target article is still woefully under-populated with information, so until that is sorted, I would say no. --Jasca Ducato Council Chamber Assassination record 17:38, November 18, 2013 (UTC)

Assassin's Religion

I don't think the Assassin's believe in any kind of religion. Almost all of the game's protagonist's ,like Altair and Ezio, present their belief's throughout the game. To the pages of Altair's codex, The Order is meant to open-minds of people. Although they are spiritual.Lucassassin (talk) 05:53, November 23, 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, I couldn't locate anywhere in the article that specifically refers to the Assassins as religious unless you are referring to the infobox where it denotes their "Religion" as various. If that is indeed what you are referring to, then I would explain that whoever added it likely meant that individual Assassins throughout the ages professed to different religions. I agree, however, that in the infobox, it would be more correct to label the Assassins as irreligious because although individual Assassins did from time to time adopt a religion, the Assassin Order itself is inherently a secular entity. As such, I will change it accordingly now. Thanks for pointing it out. Sol Pacificus (talk) 02:12, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome, I'm happy to contribute the wiki. 103.14.62.163 11:04, November 24, 2013 (UTC)

Members

The page says that Edward Kenway and Adewale had joined the assassins by 1715 for less than traditional purposes. We now know this isnt true.

PS Shouldnt we add the legendary assassins like Darius to the infobox?--188.180.174.234 19:51, January 20, 2014 (UTC)

No. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 09:37, January 21, 2014 (UTC)

Victims

The list of victims doesnt have Baltasar de Silva in it.--188.180.174.234 14:30, January 22, 2014 (UTC)

There are a lot of victims who are not on the list. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 15:11, January 22, 2014 (UTC)

Edward Kenways list should be longer. Even though he wasnt really an Assassin before 1720, he was an Assassin in the end, and many of his assassinations served the interests of the Brotherhood.--188.180.174.234 19:08, February 3, 2014 (UTC)

No, because he was not an Assassin, just a murderer. Those deaths served his interests, not the Order's. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 09:16, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be ONE list of victims? It seems rather odd having seperate lists, especially considering the fact that some of them are very short.--Bovkaffe (talk) 14:43, March 16, 2014 (UTC)

12/13th century 'allies'

"Allies also included various individuals, such as Adha,[18] Qulan Gal, and even former Templars like Maria Thorpe.[5][16]Others included Dante Alighieri, Maffeo, Marco and Niccolò Polo, and Domenico Auditore,[5] the founder of the Auditore Villa."

Most of these are assassins. Qulan Gal, Dante, Maffeo, Marco, Niccolo, Domenico are all assassins. They should be named as such, not as the Brotherhood's allies. 2.220.253.155 22:18, January 25, 2014 (UTC)

I'm afraid you're reading it incorrectly, though to be fair it's not the clearest bit of grammar. The list of names that includes Dante Alighieri is in a different sentence to those listed as allies, so technically it is correct. That being said, I have tweaked the sentence to make it clearer. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 09:45, January 27, 2014 (UTC)

Known Guilds

I'm thinking we should add a section to this article called known guilds. What do you guys think? --Raghava Shah 16:00, March 26, 2014 (UTC)

Trivia

You do know that the trivia fact isn't accurate I will check my facts and present why they really are called assassin.Hutchy01 (talk) 16:06, December 22, 2014 (UTC)

I think if you had any facts to the contrary, you would already present them, rather than dramatically declare the intent and shake fist at us. --Kainzorus Prime ⚜ Walkie-talkie 16:29, December 22, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry about that anyway ... The assassin are thought by modern scholars to be named for the Arabic word Asasiyun which meant 'those who are faithful' (to the Shi'ite/Nizari) and that name comes from the figure Rashid ad-Din Sinan (who the series referred to as Al Mualim). I hope this was clear and again sorry about my previous lack of fact. Hutchy01 (talk) 18:46, December 28, 2014 (UTC)

Era icons

I think there are way too many era icons on this article. Given that the Assassins appear in every entry throughout the entire series, is there really any point in having them? --Crimson Knight Intercom 16:30, December 22, 2014 (UTC)

Whilst you are correct that the Assassins appear in every single entry, the whole point of the eraicons is to show which media the article subject appears in. Removing them from the article defeats the point of having them in the first place. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 16:40, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
I have a brilliant idea that nobody but me could possibly think of - make a single universal icon that corresponds to the entire AC series. Unconceivable alternative to keeping n+1 icons on the page, right? --Kainzorus Prime ⚜ Walkie-talkie 17:12, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
Considering this is an AC wiki, what would be the point in having a single icon stating that the article subject appears in the AC series? We'd be better off using a method similar to the Fallout Wiki; or even having tiered icons - only the parent icon (e.g. "Colonial era") shows until hovered over, then we see "AC3", "AC4BF", "ACRG". That would take a lot of coding, however. --Jasca Ducato (talk | contributions) 17:17, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
Not for the purpose of "it appears in the AC series". For the purpose of "it appears in every installment and side media iteration of the series". Get the difference? It's neater to just have one icon signify that it appears throughout the series, than code a glorified tabber just for icons themselves. --Kainzorus Prime ⚜ Walkie-talkie 18:04, December 22, 2014 (UTC)

Sicarii Group older then the Hashashin Possible connection.

I recently came across information that i was studying for a class that Mentioned a group called the Sicarii it is mentioned going back before the formation of Islam. The Sicarii was formed acording to history book in around 30 or 40 CE and lasted well up until 80 or 90 CE. Islam in which the Hashashin is based began in 570 CE. The word Sicarii means "Dagger men" as well them being known as skilled Assassins who would blend in with the crowd and disapear back into them. This got me to thinking if the Assassins in the Assassin's Creed Universe trace there roots back atleast as far as Adam and Eve just like the Templars and they started in through the Romans then could it be possible that before the Assassins were known as the Hashashin they were known as the Sicarii. I would like others opinions on the matter im a huge fan of the franshise and found this highly interesting.

Templar - Romans - Caninites

Assassins - Hashasins - Sicarii

Thoughts?

The Story of Masada which was their main base of operations sounds very much like the Masyaf castle as well as the siege of Masyaf from the Templars.  - AndyC89

Pirates

I was wondering if pirates should be added to the related organizations. Or maybe the crew of the jackdaw and the crew of the Experto Crede.Hugues de Payens (talk) 23:49, December 20, 2015 (UTC)

Pirates were indeed a related organization, in the exact same era-specific sense as the vigilantes of Altair's time (recruitable in the Middle Ages), the thieves of Ezio's time (recruitable in the Renaissance), or the Rooks of the Frye twins' time (recruitable in the Victorian era); i.e. they were a faction whose members could be hired and were recruited by Assassins in a particular era. Seems quite logical to add them as a related organization. klad (talk) 00:18, December 21, 2015 (UTC)

Revision

I am about to substitute a few sections with major revisions I have been working on. These revisions are in response to several issues that I brought up in 2013. Most notable is the misinterpretation by many fans that the Assassins' ultimate goal is freedom, and that its conflict with the Templars is little more than freedom vs. order, or that the Assassin maxim of "nothing is true, everything is permitted" meaning is simply to do whatever you want with no moral restraints or discipline on your behavior whatsoever.

"The Creed of the Assassin Brotherhood teaches us that nothing is forbidden to us. Once, I thought that meant we were free to do as we would. To pursue our ideals, no matter the cost. I understand now. Not a grant of permission, the Creed is a warning. Ideals too easily give way to dogma. Dogma becomes fanaticism. No higher power sits in judgment of us. No supreme being watches to punish us for our sins. In the end, only we ourselves can guard against our obsessions. Only we can decide whether the road we walk carries too high a toll."
―Arno Dorian[src]
"To recognize nothing is true and everything is permitted. That laws arise not from divinity, but reason. I understand now that our Creed does not command us to be free. It commands us to be wise."
―Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad[src]
  • Kidd: "Nothing is true, everything is permitted." This is the world's only certainty.
  • Edward: "Everything is permitted?" I like the sound of that. Thinking what I like, and acting how I please.
  • Kidd: You parrot the words... but you do not understand them.

There are other issues about the article that I mean to address, but for now I will start by making my revision. Initially, I was hesitant to do so, namely because the ideology of the Assassins and Templars are in a way, subject to interpretation. However, I was told previously to feel free to edit it as I wish if I think there are issues to be corrected in the ideology sections. Because of the nature of the ideology sections, there is some risk that I am applying my own personal interpretations. This is by the way, heavily already the case with the "Criticisms" section, which is a major issue I will address later. In any case, I have done my best to shorten my revised description of Assassin philosophy, cutting out any parts I think are "my own" interpretation and only keeping those that were original to characters themselves. Appropriately, I have done my best to be thorough with citations.

I am not entirely finished with the revisions. I took a hiatus from my work, and forgot much of what I wanted to expand upon, especially with the "Liberalism" section, and will likely be adding to it later.

Also: I have no even started Assassin's Creed: Syndicate :( just as a heads-up.

As it is a major revision, I am leaving this message here to introduce it. So anyone that have any questions or wish to discuss it, please ask or do so of course! :) Sol Pacificus (talk) 06:55, January 28, 2016 (UTC)

I think my quote choices perhaps should be shortened, or perhaps better ones could be used. Sol Pacificus (talk) 07:11, January 28, 2016 (UTC)
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