User blog:DanChan123/Assassin’s Creed in the Far East (mid-1800s)

AC in the Far East 1800s (Why?)

One thing many AC fans suggest is an Eastern setting. Ubisoft never even set an assassin's foot there for gamers to see, yet. Ubisoft previously stated a game in Japan would suck. This also can relate to us thinking their will never be an AC game in East Asia. Why?

Well to make it sound good, why don't we add some Western influence to this Eastern setting. Picture East Asia, mid-1800s:

• Qing Dynasty China in state of turmoil. Chinese Warlords fight asian turf wars against each other in the name of the Empire, and the Emperor is still staring at the wonders brought over by Western Templars, who are secretly aiding the East. People cannot decide whether to allow Western influence or not. The Assassins of course, don't, because this will only mean China being conquered by the highly Templar-influenced West, and will make it easier for more Templars to arrive, thus making things tough for the Assassins. However many Templar warlords have caused enough trouble, so that the Assassin's must flee West of China, as far as Tibet.
• South of China is already in the state of much Western influence; being weaker than the Templar jackpot, China. Their are Dutch, Spanish, Portugeuse, and so many perfect places for Western Templars to be.
• Japan also contains great trade routes and opportunities for the West, and great opportunities for Templars. No, their won't be ninjas or samurais as the central focus, but more of a naval setting, like ACIV: Black Flag's little islands.
• Indonesian Archipelago is basically serves the same as "South of China", but contains a perfect land for pirates, but also the ever gold-eyed Spanish. At this age their are alot of pirates in the Far East, definitely more than the West. This is because pirates like to seize booty from the apparently growing rush of "dirty, rich Western barbarians". Their even China's version of A. Bonny those female buccaneers, notorious Ching Shih. Don't forget Singapore is almost like Nassau at the time.

The Story (Its a long one)

(1805) Oh don't sigh Ubisoft, because this story doesn't start with kung fu. Instead, it starts with a Chinese Assassin named Chen Wei, but has a Dutch name which he uses more often, Bartel Noltes. Bartel is secretly undercover as a opium trader on his way to Rangoon, Burma (Now Yangon, Myanmar), which was in British control at the time. His mission is to kill an English Templar in possession of a Piece of Eden known as the Flower of Eden, a Piece capable of causing plague, a Piece originally found by a English explorer in Egypt, making its way into the hands of English Templars. The Templar's mission is to bring the Piece to British Canton China, and deliver it to an Eastern Templar whose actions are unknown. Bartel has captained an well-armed merchant schooner, and is on a pursuit. The moving tutorial starts in Sittwe, Burma, where Bartel must chase the Templar, in which he gets into a fight with the Templar's men. He fights a brawl in a bar, and must pretend to be an opium and rice merchant to hide his identity after. The player then controls Bartel through a naval tutorial before fast traveling to Rangoon. In Rangoon many fights take place, and Bartel must infiltrate a British guarded port center office in order to learn of the Templar's next destination. He learns that the Templar has taken a mainland shortcut with help from his order, and Bartel can only take the long ocean route. However He must first go to Singapore as a request of assistance from the Assassin's.

At Singapore, Bartel must head to a secret meeting house, however he makes a mistake and accidently reveals his Assassin identity. At night during the meeting, a British security force attacks the meeting before learning of their plans. Bartel must flee with several other Assassin apprentices (the apprentices had better chances of escape because they couldn't enter the meeting and only act as guards)

The next morning, Bartel confronts the Master Assassins. The Masters have not determined his punishment and fate yet, but are currently working on the decision. Because of Bartel, the Templars know their moves in the Far East. Bartel is asked to continue his mission to Macau, but he will be accompanied by Malaysian Assassin Sayid Tuah, including a crew of assassin apprentices aboard an American-made brig ship called The Cormorant, with a black flag. They are told to meet notorious Chinese assassin/pirate Shap Ng-Tsai (Tsai) in Macau. However, they get into a brawl with other pirates, and are then broken apart by British guards. Tsai rescues Bartel and Siyad, and take them to him docked ship cabin. Tsai lists that the Templar Order has given him trouble lately, due to their breakthrough at the Singapore meeting. He also announces the deaths of many assassins in parts of China, Indonesian Archipelago, and Japan lately. Tsai