Assassin's Creed (webcomic)
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The Assassin's Creed Comic is a webcomic created by Penny Arcade, which focuses on video games and video gaming culture. The comic is drawn in a very cartoony style, focusing on a mission of Altaïr in Acre. While the comic is drawn from Altaïr's point of view, there is also dialogue from Al Mualim, who doesn't appear in the comic. [1]
Plot
- "He may have started with the finger, boy - but he'll never stop taking from you."
- ―The Target
Altaïr was ordered by Al Mualim to hunt down and assassinate a man in Acre. Once he arrives he blended in with the crowd, following a man with a green cloak, who is
strong built. Altaïr swung from ledge to ledge onto the rooftops in an effort to keep a closer eye on his target. However his target soon knew of Altaïr's presence. The man kept his guard up and proceeded to buy oranges while Altaïr continued to wait on a rooftop for the right time to attack his target. Suddenly, he startled Altaïr as he suddenly appeared behind him on the rooftop, he then tried to insult Altaïr by referring to him as 'One of Al Mualim's pups'. They both engaged each other, but as fast as Altaïr may be, the man held his ground and managed to dodge any attack Altaïr made with his weapons.
While fighting he does warn Altaïr about Al Mualim's intentions, claiming he will slowly take away Altaïr's freedom and even kill him. Altaïr then found himself in the midst of a headlock, but soon caught eye of an opening in the man's positioning and elbowed his face, Altaïr then fled to another etch of the rooftop while the man recovered, now far away from the man Altaïr
proceeded to perform an air assassination with his Hidden Blade to finish his target off. But before he could do so, the man punched Altaïr back
onto the ground, countering his move. The man tackled Altaïr and they were both soon on the ground. The man told Altaïr that Al Mualim does not care for his assassins, and then torments Altaïr by telling him that his master, Al Mualim can always father more, for the man thought that he could see Al Mualim's face in Altaïr's. Altaïr, angered and confused, made his final strike by headbutting the man and impaling this stomach with the Hidden Blade, blood gushed out of the man's mouth and stomach as he feel to the ground.
The story ends when Altaïr slid his hand over the dead man's face, closing his eyes. Al Mualim asked if Altaïr's target had said something unusual, but Altaïr responded that he had said "nothing of consequence".
Notes and references
External links
PA Presents: Assassin's Creed - full comic on Penny Arcade's website.