Talk:Assassin Council
Several Assassin Councils[edit source]
While the Parisian council is now perhaps the best known because of Unity, the series' canon indicates that there have been a number of councils over the ages and across the world. The Levantine Assassins held a provision for the creation of one, and did so under Abbas' tenure per The Secret Crusade; in addition, per the Revelations novel, Ezio oversaw a council of his own comprised of the likes of Bartolomeo, La Volpe, Paula, and the other Italian masters of his time. Should a single article be used to cover all instances of Assassin Councils, or should we dedicate this article specifically to the French council and create further articles for the aformentioned others?
- This is probably incredibly overdue, but the article has now been expanded to include every iteration of the Assassin Council we know of, I believe. Crook The Constantine District 14:05, October 4, 2015 (UTC)
British Council[edit source]
In Syndicate, repeated mention is made of the Assassin Council, so I infer they're the ones making the primary decisions. But early in the game, Jacob and Evie seem to discuss the chances of the former becoming Master (strangely not Mentor, but I might be remembering it incorrectly) after taking London. I automatically assumed he meant that he would be promoted to Master Assassin if he wasn't already, but then Evie told him George would never allow it and that the Brotherhood would perish under Jacob's control, which implies he was talking about leadership.
Does this mean:
- Jacob is confident he would be voted as Mentor, on the Council holding veto power, but George, theoretically a member of said Council (which is strange as he never refers to them with any form of "we') would vote against it?
- George is a member of the Assassin Council primarily working on the field, like Pierre Bellec?
- George has a position with authority over the Council like Mirabeau, assumedly Mentor, but unlike Mirabeau (from my memory of Unity) leave the vast majority of decisions up to them? The statement that he would never allow it instead means that he wouldn't give up his position, at the very least for Jacob?
- George isn't part of the Council and has no form of authority over them, but his advice is highly valued, particularly regarding the Frye twins?
Julia-B184 (Talk) 22:48, October 31, 2015 (UTC)
- I assume Evie attaches leadership to the rank of Master Assassin, but Jacob might not. I doubt either is thinking of actually leading the Brotherhood, at least in that moment, but rather attaining the prestigious rank of Master Assassin. Strangely, Jeffrey Yohalem, the lead writer of Syndicate has claimed they already are Master Assassins by the time of the first mission ("A Spanner in the Works"), which makes the conversation between Jacob and Evie in "Somewhere That's Green" rather strange.
- Syndicate doesn't really expand on the local Assassin Council very much, aside from the fact that they're content to leave London alone due to how well-integrated the Templars are there. I think it's likely George is part of the Council, but operates out in the field as well. It's also confirmed he's tightly linked to the Frye twins due to having done missions with their parents Ethan and Cecily.
- P.S. Please sign your posts by typing ~~~~~ at the end :) Crook The Constantine District 22:38, October 31, 2015 (UTC)
- Alright, that makes sense for the most part, now I'm just confused about their discussing Master Assassin rank if they already were at that rank. If it's still appropriate to ask on this particular talk page, were the Frye twins Master Assassins at such a young age due to perhaps the British Assassins being pressed for more (not that calling a Novice a Master Assassin would change their skill level) of such a rank, prematurely (in comparison to branches before them) calling a mildly skilled Assassin a Master? Or despite their younger age, was it based on merit alone? I lean towards the latter for two reasons, even though I'm still not quite sure:
- 1. Due to the speed and scale of war having vastly increased since the time of the Levantine Assassins (who I name because I remember Altair being one of the youngest Master Assassins), higher ranks could very likely be achieved in less time.
- 2. Gameplay-wise, Evie and Jacob seem perfectly competent for such an esteemed rank. The reason I'm not quite sure about this one is due to Gameplay and Story Segregation. For example, gameplay-wise, Edward Kenway should have been fully capable of saving Blackbeard's life or resisting Rackham's mutiny, though those were historical as well as narrative in that it wouldn't make sense for Edward to stop events that had actually happened.
- P.S. Thank you, I'd forgotten how to and until now I've been using PST on past entries.
- Julia-B184 (Talk) 23:26, October 31, 2015 (UTC)