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User blog comment:Abelzorus Prime/The Dark Assassin/@comment-90.218.118.81-20140713210507/@comment-27202257-20140713233310
I think there's a small, but important distinction to be made here: how often do the Assassins hurt a target's family to get what they want? That certainly happened with Abbas and Sergei, but no other situations come to mind. Meanwhile, many of the high-up Templars we've seen have done it. Rodrigo Borgia had Giovanni's family killed; Cesere slaughtered anyone he wanted; Ahmet tried to have Sophia executed; Charles Lee swore to murder all the Homesteaders and Connor's people; Torres and company collectively threatened Caroline; and Vidic took William hostage.
I feel this is an example of a sentiment more widely believed among Templars than the Assassins: you will agree with them, one way or the other.