Was Altair a real person?

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Arabic: الطائر ابن لا أحد, meaning "The Bird, Son of No One") is a fictional character in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed video game series, a Syrian master assassin who serves as the protagonist of the games set in the late 12th and early 13th century.
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Is Assassin Creed real history?

While each Assassin's Creed game is heavily inspired and influenced by history, they are still works of fiction; as much as we'd like to believe it, Ezio Auditore never fought against Rodrigo and Cesare Borgia, Edward Kenway never unlocked The Observatory, and the Frye twins never fought the Templars for London's ...
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Is Altaïr a real name?

The name Altair is boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "falcon". The eleventh brightest star in the sky has a celestial feel, but also could be the name of a commercial airline.
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Did the Assassin Brotherhood exist?

Were the Assassins real? They were, sort of. The legends are based on the Nizari Ismailis—a breakaway group from the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam—that occupied a string of mountain castles in Syria and Iran from the end of the 11th century until the Mongol conquests in the middle of the 13th.
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Was Majd Addin real?

Real Life: Well, here's the first mostly fictional character. In arabic, Majd Addin means “glory of the faith”. If you use that to pinpoint a real person, you'll come across someone named Baha Addin which translated to “splendor of the faith”.
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Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - An Underrated Protagonist



Is Robert de Sable a real person?

Robert IV de Sablé (1150 − 23 September 1193) was Lord of Sablé, the eleventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1191 to 1192 and Lord of Cyprus from 1191 to 1192. He was known of as the Grand Master of the Knights Templars and the Grand Master of the Holy and Valiant Order of Knights Templars.
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Who is the oldest assassin in Assassins Creed?

17 Kassandra

Kassandra is one of the newer protagonists to join the franchise, but technically the oldest in terms of history. While she predates the founding of the order of Assassins, her actions contribute to the ongoing battle against the Templars.
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Who was the greatest assassin in history?

Top 10 Assassins in History
  • #8: Assassin: Soghomon Tehlirian. ...
  • #7: Assassin: Richard Leonard 'The Iceman' Kuklinski. ...
  • #6: Assassin: Daniel James 'Dan' White. ...
  • #5: Assassin: Mark David Chapman. ...
  • #4: Assassin: Gavrilo Princip. ...
  • #3: Assassin: James Earl Ray. ...
  • #2: Assassin: John Wilkes Booth. ...
  • #1: Assassin: Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Who is the strongest assassin?

The Most Powerful Assassins In Assassin's Creed
  • Evie Frye. ...
  • Ezio Auditore da Firenze. ...
  • Aya of Siwa. ...
  • Altair Ibn-La'Ahad. ...
  • Jacob Frye. ...
  • Connor Kenway. ...
  • Nikolai Orelov. ...
  • Arno Dorian. The release of Assassin's Creed: Unity was a disaster for publisher Ubisoft.
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Was Ezio a real person?

Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttsjo audiˈtoːre da (f)fiˈrɛntse]) is a fictional character in the video game series Assassin's Creed, an Italian master assassin who serves as the protagonist of the series' games set during the Italian Renaissance.
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Was Altair a real Assassin?

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Arabic: الطائر ابن لا أحد, meaning "The Bird, Son of No One") is a fictional character in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed video game series, a Syrian master assassin who serves as the protagonist of the games set in the late 12th and early 13th century.
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Is Ezio related to Altair?

The writer behind this fall's Assassin's Creed: Revelations has confirmed that's not correct. Speaking to Kotaku, script writer Darby McDevitt revealed that Altaïr and Ezio don't share a family link.
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Do Templars still exist?

The Knights Templar Today

While most historians agree that the Knights Templar fully disbanded 700 years ago, there are some people who believe the order went underground and remains in existence in some form to this day.
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Is the hidden blade real?

The actual blade is made from steel cable, a fascinating process that turns the rope-like metal into a sharp, dangerous-looking blade. The biggest challenge was crafting a spring mechanism that wouldn't just send the blade shooting out like a ballistic weapon.
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Does the Order of Assassins still exist?

There is no historical evidence of any of the Order of Assassins being present in the country during this time – but the Templars are another matter. History shows that most countries complied with Pope Clement V's orders to dissolve the organisation, seizing the group's land.
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Who is the best trained assassin?

1- Ezio, Master Assassin at 27 and Mentor of the Italian Brotherhood at 40, he just recreated the Roman Brotherhood and became the Mentor of the whole Assassins of the world at nearly 50. Only trained by prostitutes and thieves, become one of the deadliest warrior.
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Who is the best assassin IRL?

Meet Julio Santana, the world's deadliest hitman — with 500 kills.
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What is a female assassin called?

hitwoman (plural hitwomen) The female equivalent of a hitman; a female assassin.
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Who is the most famous hitman?

Top 10 Deadliest Hitmen
  1. #1: Richard Kuklinski. Few hitmen inspired the same kind of fear that “The Iceman” did.
  2. #2: Abe Reles. While we also could have gone with another Murder Inc. ...
  3. #3: Alexander Solonik. ...
  4. #4: Giovanni Brusca. ...
  5. #5: Frank Abbandando. ...
  6. #6: Joseph Barboza. ...
  7. #7: Thomas Pitera. ...
  8. #8: Roy DeMeo. ...
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Can you become an assassin?

If you are interested in becoming an assassin, one of the best ways to do this is by joining a branch of the military. One of the most recognized positions includes snipers who serve in the Marines or the Army. Navy SEALs are also involved in missions that require training in close combat techniques.
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Who is the weakest assassin in Assassins Creed?

11 Arno Dorian

Arno himself has to be the weakest assassin ever in the series and his fighting is awful. He would get massacred by any assassin in the series if he locked horns with them.
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Who is the most brutal assassin in Assassins Creed?

Ezio is one of the most popular characters in the entire Assassin's Creed franchise so it's no surprise that he takes the top spot as the deadliest assassin.
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Who is the youngest assassin in Assassins Creed?

Affiliations. Sef Ibn-La'Ahad (1197 – c. 1226) was a member of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins, the youngest of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and Maria Thorpe's sons, and Darim Ibn-La'Ahad's brother.
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Who were the original assassins?

The Hashshashin, the original assassins, first got their start in Persia, Syria, and Turkey and eventually spread to the rest of the Middle East, taking down political and financial rivals alike before their organization fell in the mid-1200s.
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