Why All My Favourite Assassins Are "Boring"
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2024
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There are some broad archetypes of assassin's creed protagonists that make up the series. I am very biased to like a specific archetype of character and I would love to explain why. So here is why my favourite assassins are often considered to be boring, and what I love so much about them.
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Barring Ezio, Who’s Your Favourite AC Protagonist?
Probably Edward where he shines is in that one line before he joins the Assassins I think he's talking about greed and how he wanted money so much that now not a woman or man that he loves stand besides him
Bayek
My top 3 are Edward(especially towards the end of the game), Bayek, and then Ezio
been loving basim a lot recently
I think connor fits my ideal assassin because he is very serious and rather stoic and i think he would resemble me the best out of all the assassins, yet he is not my favorite assassin, that would probably be edward. Interesting side note i really dislike jacob and evie as characters, i think their poorly written yet ac syndicate is still my favorite ac game
Bro I’m telling you. You’re the first Ac CZcamsr to have depth in their videos, you don’t rely on leaks and make a 20 minute video about them. Or just rank things. You make unique original content. Especially your Tragedy of Assassins. That one touched me, keep on going I’ll assure you you’ll make it
Why does that sound so specific 😂
@@Kregexxhow ? 😅
@IkinciAbdulhamid1453 well the only youtuber I can think of that made a codename red video recently and ranks stuff is the hidden one
Thank you my friend, it means a lot when people recognise my effort. Will make sure to keep on making those videos❤️
@@KregexxI’m talking about the broad variety of Channels not just a hidden one. He also makes similar content to The Spaniard. I’m a big fan of him too
Shay Cormac is my favorite because he was willing to question the creed decision. He had enough courage to go against the assassins to stand for what he think is right
I would say Shay understood and lived the creed better than all the assassins of his time. The creed teaches to always question and to always act for yourself. I really admire shay for that
I think Shay is underrated, and I also like him as a main character. The way I see it: he was an extremely talented Assassin, but was unappreciated and looked down on by the other Assassins. He discovers a horrible plot the Assassins are up to, and does everything he can to stop them.
There's a tragedy in his story in that he has to kill his old comrades, but he has the conviction to follow through on it
@@bran3762 i think shay is just born at the wrong time. Achilles(Rogue) not AC3 timeline is the worst leader and hes colleague always looked down on shay. if shay is born under a different mentor he would probably thrive and became a master assassin especially with his ideologies.
Bayek is my favorite assassin because of his range of character. He can be cold and calculated, but also warm and charismatic.
i adore bayek
I don't like him, because has anger management issues.....and he wasn't the best father either.
I also kind of like him cause I mean
He fucking founded the brotherhood
I like bayek too but his game’s story was meh
Wtf do you mean he wasn't a good father?@@shadow_crne1030
I love Altaïr. I found it kind of amazing how this guy, who doesn't have that much personality, still had little humanizing moments, character development (expecially through the conversations with his master about the targets he killed), even some sort of redemption in the eyes of those who he had wronged. Altaïr's journey of following the creed to the letter, even if he didn't always agree or caused him distress, to actively questioning his beliefs, to downright making his own judgements, makes him the best character in all of AC, in my opinion. Especially in the context of a silly story about a secret war between secret organizations. Think about it: a story that puts you on the center of a conspiracy theory makes the player character question everything around them, to eventually come to the conclusion of making their own decisions on what's true and false? "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted". That's powerful stuff
Altair is the best
My top 3 AC protagonists are, in no particular order: Connor, Bayek, and - hear me out on this one - Adéwalé.
Both Connor and Adéwalé I really admire for their relentless pursuit of freedom from oppression, not just for themselves but for all people. Adéwalé especially ends up taking well to the Creed and devotes the rest of his life to it. I wish he got his own full-fledged game instead of being relegated to just a DLC.
Bayek (as others have said) is a good balance between cold adept hunter and kind-hearted Everyman. Even when it’s likely the last thing he wants to do, he listens to the plights of others and tries to help them out in some way, no matter how small. A decent male role model in some ways.
Respect on ade
Connor is my favorite character and I would definitely put him in this category with Altair basim and bayek because Connor is arguably the most stoic character in the series other than Altair
I absolutely loved Connor. Of course I also loved the time period his game took place in but honestly I just haven't played any game past 1-4
fair
i love edward more than ezio because he is more relatable to me or to a normal person playing the game, how, ezio's whole story revolves on the "revenge" and the "good vs evil" type which is kind of over saturated right now in the gaming space, but with edward its different, at the very start of the game he has a cutscene with caroline where he says something which is so common but very overlook upon a lot, he want a decent life, he wants food that doesn't make him sick, walls that holds back the wind, etc which absolutely does resonates with the basic need of every person on this planet and that win my heart, and he is charming, i prefer his ascent more than and other character and the pirate exprerience is a cherry on the cake.
great video bro.
Ezio has a very “hollywood” story thats very true
edward rose out of poverty and is essentially just a guy trying to live life and gain riches but he realizes it’s not all about the superficial things and his actions have consequences that’s why i think his character arc is so good
It's really odd to me how much people love Ezio considering he's one of the shallowest assassins. He's fun to watch, sure, but Edward for instance has the charm and so much more behind it, while Ezio is a lot simpler. Sure, he technically has a character arc but it's one of the sloppiest ones I've seen. Of course people are probably really nostalgic for him, but as someone who only picked the series up last year, the Ezio trilogy were the weakest games in terms of writing IMO. Revelations was the only one that kept my interest but even then it's not something to write home about outside the context of it's series.
@@JosephJoeseph very interesting take. ezio is cool in my opinion but there’s far more interesting characters in the series in my opinion. i think he is an overhyped character.
@@chaoscriminal Tbh if any of the other protagonists got a trilogy they would be beloved specially someone like Arno or Shay or Connor or Edward. All 4 of these deserved a 2nd game though.
The music cutting out when you said Eivors name was so unintentionally funny it actually made snicker a bit lmao.
💀😂
Given the ideology and actions of an Assassin, I've always appreciated the stoic and considerate characters more than I do the charismatic and confident ones. These protagonists kill hundreds if not thousands of people. Mostly enemies sure and usually in self defense or for liberation, but the idea that someone can conduct the work of an Assassin and have a happy demeanor is a contrast that doesn't seem appropriate. Characters like Altair and Connor actively better their understanding of their work, the consequences of their actions and treat it with the seriousness that it deserves. Ezio may not have the luxury of the same writing concepts, but his quest for revenge and inherent charisma feel more like a marketing response to criticisms of Altair, than an actual characterized response to the ideology of the Assassin's Creed.
you get it
There are many drone pilots, serial killers and special ops guys who are doing their killing with a happy demeanour so it is possible.
@@lucasgrey9794 wouldn't that be because they are psychopaths
@@YEY0806Not necessarily. There are plenty of non-psychopaths that are like this.
@lucasgrey9794 well as it says humor keeps a man sabe especially in these jobs if you don't use humor time to time you will loose you're mind at some point
I think my top 3 protagonists would coincidentally from the Kenway games, which are: 3. Edward, 2. Shay, 1. Connor
3. Doesn't need to barring Ezio, Edward is already better for me for how realistically & down to earth his character is portrayed. He doesn't need to go through typical revenge plot like Ezio or Bayek do, the remorse and enlightenment could come when we took so much than what we need. It's like what typical people experiencing as a process of adulting.
2. He's one of two protagonist other than Altair to look beyond the Brotherhood's dogma. But while Altair wasn't brave enough with his gut to take action of the odds until it's too late, Shay was brave enough to do beyond.
1. Half of the reasons are because I quite relate myself to Connor's condition, but I think Connor's story is the most realistic of which a person would react to a given situation. I like Connor being an idealistic, naive, progressive, and leftist given he already went through a lot & his background as a minority and the oppressed ones. The condition of American Revolution & Templar that comes with it is like a wicked of status quo that become exploited by the reign of some wolves in sheep's clothing-white knights. And also I feel like (outside of the RPG games), he's the only protagonist that synergize the most with the background setting
Damn dude the kenway saga really did it for you didnt it😂
@@TheSpaniardAssassin it's quite a lore & characters those games have 😁
@imamfn I totally agree with you besides Shay just because I really haven’t gotten around to playing rogue
I think i'm most like Connor and Eivor when it comes to my personality but my favorite assassin is probably Alexios. As a protagonist, he seems like the type of friend or mentor that you want to have around. For some reason, it's also easier to make decisions with him that I normally wouldn't make with characters that seem more like me. Even with things like romance options, Alexios seems the type to be open for everything, and if you go through with it, you get a lot of hilarious dialogue and cut scenes. Whereas with Eivor, I related to him so much that I wouldn't take any steps out of the comfort zone, he was loyal to one person throughout the entirety of my time playing.
I liked Alexios because I was able to play as him without overly relating with him, which gave me the opportunity to have more of a unique, and often hilarious, experience. lol
My favourite will always be altair because I started out with him and his skills and phylosyphical ideas in bloodlines just amazed me. I had never seen any character like him before. Also btw you have a great voice for narrating, keep making these videos i'm rooting for you
Altair is rhe GOAT
My all time favorites
A: Altair
B: Basim
C: Connor
Altair being first is perfect
@@TheSpaniardAssassinyeah! Absolutely agree with you. Whenever i think of an assassin, i think of a cold, calculated killer hidden somewhere, stalking someone. I like other type of protagonists but an ASSASSIN should be an assassin, doing assassin things.
So firstly i want to say that im young, just turned 21, but got into the series somewhat recently, about the last year or so. So i think this may be the reason why i relate to Jacob as much as i do.
Jacob is far and away my favorite assassin. Like, I think so highly of him. I honestly think hes one of the most relatable assassins we've had in the series. (Granted, i havent played all the games, the RPGs the Chronicles games, Liberation, and im currently almost done with Unity)
Yes, we see him not taking anything seriously, yes we see him be a jerk, yes he's immature, at least before him journey throughout the game, but he's a character who grows up to be more than that in the end.
He seems to not care for the creed in the beginning, he respects the tenants, but the creed was just something he found his way into rather than devoting to it like his sister.
But what people seem to overlook constantly is that Jacob is a good assassin, being able to come up with different ways to stealthily take down the people he targets. This is someone who does care about what an assassin represents. His only goal throughout the game is liberating London and the people in it. When he kills a target its not for the heck of it, he genuinely believe that itll free the oppressed. He reminds me of Connor with his naive nature. The world of Victorian London is very much different compared to Renaissance Italy or West Indies, the means to have effective change is different. Its harder for Jacob to have the change he wants with the methods he's using. Sadly, Jacob is out of his depth in London. But, he does what he can, and sets up the Rooks in London, hiding in plain sight.
(Yes i understand that London during this time is very much just tuned for the game and not entirely historically accurate)
Jacob believes that his assassinations do more good than bad. When he scoffs at Evie at his reprimations, he shrugs it off. The reasons we are told as to why society would have collapsed due to jacob show us that he isnt at fault, at least not completely. With the medicine, opportunists flooded the market with bad medicine and with the death of Twopenny and that aftermath is on the police. Jacob did his job and assassinated the target, but the fact that Evie had to recover the stolen plates is on the Police and their mishandling of the situation. The matter on the train is 100% on Jacob however, with a bit more forsight he could have predicted the outcome. But he does fix it later in the end from what i remember.
Jacob is someone who is eager to prove himself, he wants Evie to see that he is a good assassin. He didnt get that from his father one way or the other. Him being marketed as the combat one of the two is reflective of his upbringing, instead of studying what it means to be an assassin he went out to bars and got into fights. Which leads to Pearl and then to Roth. In both these scenarios, he finally seems to have someone that finally, finally give him the validation he wants. But it's not meant to be. With the revalation that Pearl was a templar and that she was using him and the Roth and Jacob's different views on living life, he gives up.
Roth gives Jacob the validation he craves, being at his most comfortable when they were together. But when it at all ends with Roth and Jacob betraying one another, this shows us who Jacob really is. He is someone who'll uphold the Creed and protect the innocents. He hesitantly kills Roth, someone who admired and in some interpretations even had romantic feelings for. Him killing Roth, is him leaving his jovial young life behind.
Jacob gives up, at his lowest, he takes it out on Evie, when she brings up his father. It honestly one of my favorite scenes in the franchise tbh. Jacob's VA brought him alive. Henry breaks up the twins as they head on over to finally end Starrick.
20 years later during the JtR DLC, we see a jacob who's wiser and more thoughtful. Someone who's rebuilt the british brotherhood. He's someone whos is taking responsibility for his actions, he takes it to heart now. He feels responsible for Jack and the deaths of the assassins he's literally fathered. In the end he has to live with that guilt now, but despite all of that he still tries to help Jack, but to no avail. The last we see of Jacob is him beaten on the floor being comforted by his sister.
I have a slight disagreement with your description of Jacob. Id rebuttal that Jacob isnt someone who goes through life not having a care in the world, sure he was like that early in the game. But he develops so much more. He's more akin to Ezio and Edward to me, but also alot like Connor with his Naivete and his drive to protect others. I hope this doesnt come off as me being defensive or argumentative. It was just an opportunity for me to say why i like jacob, since he's often overlooked and hated by alot of people.
He's reckless and naive, he tries his best and fails over and over he gives up but gets back up in the end. He's very endearing, a bit charming and goofy. He's an idiot with a heart of gold. He later matures into a truly caring father and an overall good person, someone who'd go through hell and high water, and gladly if it meant that everyone is ok in the end.
Jacob was never going to be next Ezio, Edward or even Arno. That's not how his character was meant to be. He is however very much deserving of being as well regarded as they are.
I need to replay Syndicate....
Shay Cormac.
Hear me out.
He questioned the creed when they wouldn't even hear him out. He killed his best friend, his brothers and sisters, his former family, just to do what he felt was right. Just to save the common man. Another note, is he never fit in. He never took the creed completely seriously, and he never became a full-blown Templar. He had the most unique life of the protagonists.
Also, his drip. I mean, both his Interim and Templar robes are the coolest outfits in all of the games.
I would love a sequel with Shay, Connor, and Arno. Obviously we know Shay at the very least wouldn't die, as he grew old enough to train even his grandson. But it would be nice to see a confrontation. In my head, I'd like to think all three would be aged and mature, and would end up coming to an agreement that they all wanted the same thing.
My personal favorite is probably Edward. Others said as much, but he feels really relatable as a character. His ideals drive him, yet he achieves nothing in the pit of his egocentric delusions. He keeps digging himself down, oblivious to the consequences of his actions.
When he takes notice, it's too late of course. Like so many of us, the moment he realizes all he has lost, the situation is beyond any saving, and he succumbs to despair... Yet, after a gentle push from a man he loves and respects, he manages to move forward and look to better tomorrows, lead not by greed and selfishness, but kindness and selflessness for the greater good.
His redemption arc may have been oddly paced, but his character inspires me.
Of course, if we're talking about my favorite that also is an Assassin by trade, I will have to go with Connor. His dedication to the hunt is legendary, his skills unmatched, and while his mind is clouded by vengeance, he does not let it get the better of him when dealing with people (homestead folks first in mind).
If Rogue had been a proper title and Shay had been given a proper treatment, he probably would be up there too, for his willingness to forsake comfort and severe his bonds for what he believes in.
edward is fantastic
my favourites in no particular order are.
ezio.
connor.
bayek.
i see alot of my own personal journey and growth in these three caracters, even if they have completely different personalitys, all three of them share one thing. that is that they all grow from being selfish caracters doing things for their own satisfaction and out of revenge but during their journey realises that there is a bigger picture and that they can do more for the world and the ones they love if they put their own feelings and selfish goals aside for doing whats right instead and doing whats better for the larger whole even tho they themselfs might suffer in the short term.
Wholesome
I feel Evie deserves more credit as a serious character and assassin. She's after POEs (a main brotherhood goal) from the get-go. She's stealthier and more calculating. Yes, she's still young, so will enjoy what she can like her brother. But Jacob only becomes more serious with the brotherhood much later in life. Evie is always trying to help Jacob fix up as a character and assassin and fixing his mistakes like when he literally crashed the entire British economy. Young Jacob does not care about stealth or being too strategic ("Escape plan? When everyone is dead, walk out the front door.") and only really cares about creating a gang which, yes in all fairness does liberate boroughs from Templar control but via brute force and very open combat in broad daylight. Whereas Evie from the get-go is a much more serious assassin and is probably the most efficient assassin in the 1800s.
She has better uses in bed
My 3 favs are Altair, Connor and Bayek for sure.
I think you're missing something with Ezio because I think Ezio by the end of his life in Revelations has really embodied what it means to be an Assassin. Revelations being my favorite version of Ezio.
Top 3 favorites for me personally?
1 - Edward
2 - Altair
3 - Connor
Honorable mention he'd be my #4 to Ezio again in Revelations I always preferred him in that game.
Edward has always resonated with me I've always valued liberty as he does.
Altair listening to his enemies I remember playing AC1 when I was in Elementary school listing to my enemies make really good points. lol
Connor again Liberty and his being a revenge story also he reminds me of myself more than any of the characters very introverted and direct.
yeah hes the best in revelations
I guess I understand what you mean just by the title of the video.
I have a mix amongst my favourite assassins, but for me it's a fact that the "boring" ones are Altair, Connor & Bayek, just because they are not as "funny" or "charismatic" as a lot of players say.
But they have such depth, not only in their stories, but how those affect them in how the live, think or even act.
Thanks for the video mate. Much love.
Thank you dude, glad you think as I do
@@TheSpaniardAssassin Gracias a ti por tomarte el tiempo para hacer estos vídeos. 😉
Despite many complaints otherwise, I've always appreciated that Connor seems very 1 dimensional out in the field. He's forced not only into European culture, but Assassin culture. Of course he's going to shut down and appear cold. He has lofty dreams and ideals, but when it's time for action they take the backseat to his deadpan ruthlessness. It creates such a stark contrast to the man we see when he reunites with his people or begins to feel at home with the homesteaders. Sure he's still a bit reserved and uncomfortable in this brand new world thrust upon him, but he's also sweet and compassionate and has that form of innocent awkward charisma. To me, that seems realistic. Connor literally shuts down aspects of who he is when fighting for a future where he can be his most genuine self, as if to protect those aspects of his personality
I started playing AC Unity last year around February, I really loved the game for its setting, world/map, characters and beauty. The reason why it is one of my favourite AC games is because of how much I resonate with Arno and his pursuit for happiness with Elise, I have been so enmeshed in the idea of finding your soul mate directed from Hollywood movies and tv shows, for example How I met your mother. This has lead me to years of fantasising about that day happening, and when I started playing AC Unity, I instantly grew fond of their pursuit of finding each other against the odds and completing each other. As I get older, the more I have let myself realise rather than tell myself the opposite, is that, Happiness has to come from within for it to be eternal. Having dreamt of that so long and to see it in my favourite game series of all time just lit a spark in me, like with the balloon chase, that was heartwarming.
I also believe challenging what you have grown to think is true, is something that I am drawn close to. I haven’t played assassins creed aside from Unity I’m a while, I would say AC2 is my favourite but I’m going off of old memories. Same with AC1.
very wholesome dude im proud
Evie however, is boring and genuinely a bad character with no depth to her at all. Jacob should've had the entire game as was originally planned. She is like a vampire draining syndicate of it's potential.
Honestly I just relate with Connor more than I would with Ezio. Edward is cool cause of his character development. I like Arno cause of his charismatic side though he tends to be serious too at times. Ezio is that way too it’s just well… Though I like him he just dosent resonate with me the way Connor does since this men lost his mother, father, best friend, and his entire village. I can resonate with Connor because of what made him… him! That’s just me though, I like humor don’t gimme wrong but sometimes there a time and place. Connor reminds me that life isn’t full of jokes and games, and that reality is what’s gonna linger through out our entire lives.
I like the serious side of assassins group like Altair and basim, but I really like Evior, and Conner, Conner mostly because of how cool his suit looks tho, but evior’s curious or naive type of state really intrigues me and how evior cares mostly only for their clan than assassins
Another banger, I like the archetype discussion. Very keen insight that Connor is not quite the same as Altair, I would have lumped them together in the past. I really like Arnaud, maybe it is partially due to my archetype preference...I think the hate he received. was mostly the underutilization of his persona in the middle of unity. Bayek is an interesting case where you can see him being more like Ezio but that the death of his son altered his demeanor more than Ezio's eventual character.
exactly bayek is an interesting one
I think what you're describing is "Competence P*rn", that's generally what separates a killer from an assassin - competency.
"It's the thrill of watching bright, talented people plan, banter, and work together to solve problems. It's not just "characters being good at a thing," particularly if that thing is fighting - otherwise, the term would apply to virtually all fiction - but specifically about using cleverness and hard work."
'Competence porn' is one of my favorite tropes/subgenres(?) in media. To me a character that has reached their insanely high level of competency through hard work, planning, and thinking through the outcomes of their actions will always *always* be much more interesting than a character that has powers/skills because "it was their destiny" or "they were naturally born with it."
This video made me realise that its not that the characters themselves are boring, its the way I play the game is same for almost every character. Arno being this charismatic, rash and quick character somehow starts feeling off when you start playing as this patient guy who will wait 30 minutes for this one dude to walk this direction for a perfect assassination.
As a character, my playstyle simply matches Bayek's and Basim's patient, efficient, ruthless and sometimes charismatic personalities. That's why although my favorite games have been AC: Ezio trilogy, Unity, Syndicate, Origin, Valhalla (story only) and Mirage, the characters who I've most connected with are only Bayek, Basim and Altaïr mostly.
I love Bayek. He is easily my favorite. I don't think he is brooding though to where he dedicates his time to the Creed but he also helps people around him no matter what the situation is. He also has a soft spot for kids. I like Alexios a lot as well because he is kind yet he goes through some very tough stuff. As for my favorite besides Ezio, I think it's Bayek, Edward, and Basim.
Yeah bayek can be very lighthearted too
@@TheSpaniardAssassin He's just a good guy that loves helping people. His quest for vengeance really showed him helping others more than himself.
I love Connor’s brutality on his takedowns xD
he is a beast
The one I was most related is Connor, I was inocent like him, serious and Spoke straight like him, also heard people that was oposing me like he did, I'm part native american too
Well if I have to select characters that I really love in assassin's creed, it has to be this 3
1. Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad
2. Haytham Kenway
3. Basim Ibn Ishaq
Honorable mention that I just can't get off my mind is Mr. Jacob Frye, idk why but I just really like him even though he's nothing like Altaïr, their's just something about him that interest me for whatever reason.
Fire selection
My top 3 is Altair, Ezio and Ivy.
Altair is because I started with the 1st game, and still just love if there is an Altair costume inn the games even after all these years. I also love how he changes his mind inn the 1st game, bit by bit when assassinating his targets.
Ezio, simply because we had most time with him through AC2, broterhoid and revelation. How he went from a kid to a assassin because of revenge. How Mario trained him inn the way of the assassins. How he became a master at his craft and still was willing to learn even inn old age.
Ivy I just simply liked her personality. While she also could be calculating. I feel like she could get her headspace where she needed when she needed to. Wich I found kinda intresting, because not every AC protagonist has that mindsett inn the same way.
I like Altair the most for nit being a mindless drone but still super serious. From struggling with his ego. To questioning his assassinations to taking over the brotherhood.
I like edzio as a character who got into the creed without knowing what it was because he basically got sucked into it. Thats why he appears more joke like in the first game a bit more serious in the second and all wise in the thrid.
I like connor as much as edzio for being a naive booty hunter who later on discoverer the emptiness of his life. Losing everyone. Until he finally after seeing the abservatory knows what the creed stands for. And does everything for the creed later on
But as what fits for the most mysterious and darker type of assassin i would pick altair so i do agree with that
Altair is the best
I don’t play Assassins Creed but I find characters, behaviors, psychology, assassination and killing very intriguing.
My top 3 Assassins:
1. Basim
2. Connor
3. Altair
My favorite assassins are probably ezio,then it's Connor, Altair, Edward and bayek. My favorite character from the whole series is haytham
The gameplay is so good that I get lost in watching it and I forget that I have to listen to what you're saying
wow. u nailed what ive been thinking for years but couldnt put into words. amazing work sir.
Wow, thanks!
I would put Arno on this list simply cuz at the end of the game he had completely gone off the rails and basically lost everything which leads him to become a hardened and very skilled, deadly assassin
My favorite Assassin is actually Aguilar, I like so much how he struggles with the world both outside and inside of his mind, and I love that he is serious but you can kinda feel that he is a good person, he is practical and effective but still got his style. I just wanted a game about him instead of just thos scenes
You are VERY QUICKLY becoming my favourite ac CZcamsr, keep it up my guy!!
Thanks, will do!
Spaniard you are the goat of assassin's creed videos. You really go in depth with your videos especially with the one with lonely Assassins. MMMHH!! it was just great!!!
thank you!!
Connor has always been my favorite. I love the setting, and the dude is an absolute beast
he is a tank
Man you motivated me to write so many things about assassin's creed lmao, great job, keep it up
Hope one day i can see it!
All AC Protagonists ranked (that I’ve played):
Ezio
Bayek
Kassandra
Altair
Evie
Edward
Desmond
Jacob
Connor
Shay
Arno
Layla
[my top three kinda break your groupings, but I think all types can be used well depending on how well the narratives are written, which unfortunately seems to get worse as we go 🙃]
1:35 wait is no one gonna talk about that move Altair did? it's so slick I never have seen it before and I have beaten and completed AC I twice
Altair, basim and bayek are my favorite two ❤
those are three!
So I’ve only seen two videos of yours, both great btw. I love the depth you go to while explaining all these things. It’s somthing I’ve never thought about usually.
Awesome, thank you!
My top 5
Ezio
Connor
Evie
Edward
Altaïr
Very original i like it
I personally want a charater thats a mix of the brooding serious assassin and the charismatic assassin. I feel like most of them are either mostly one or the other. But to me if youre too serious and don't really have charisma you don't actually blend in. But if you're too jokey and funny then you kinda either seem like you're covering up for something/trying too hard to "act normal" or you just come off as a psychopath who loves killing people. A mix and I mean a solid of the two types would do a lot to connect you to the charater and make them seem more real and believable as a person.
Liking a game that makes me think is probably why Shay is one of my favourites as he is the one character. Who allows you to see the effects of being an assassin that show they aren't the absolute good guys in the series.
One thing I noticed about Ezio, is that the he used the creed to further his own goal of revenge for most of AC2
Lowkey yes
Connor..
My first AC/PS3 game.
(I beat the game before the end of the world in 2012).
When I was 13, the game was a stress reliever because I hate my biological father.
(Being a product of what my biological mother hates, it's not like my father is the one night stand type, it's me being the the youngest of five kids and eight years difference from my second older brother while the rest of my siblings even though the three older siblings had a different dad, were all born pretty close to each other).
Growing older, having to realize that...
Yeah, only benefit other people just under the false assumption that I was going be rewarded in return.
My elder siblings think my biological father was bad but our shared biological mother is evil.
As I question I have to change what I want to justify the actions on how I got to this point.
Yes, growing up thinking that way how I was raised to think was right. (Assassins/My mom)
But now realizing that in order to actually grow, I need to look at other perspectives even if it goes against my mother's ideology. (Templar/My only friend)
I like being punished for my mistakes.
Unlike Eatzio....
(AC 2 First Assassination: "Hide in plain sight, be one with the crowd." He was practically yelling his position).
(AC Brotherhood He didn't throw the apple into the sea: "Never compromise the Brotherhood."Causing Uncle Mario and Monteriggioni to collapse, Eatzio was in his 40's).
(AC Revelations Starting a fire causing innocent civilians to die do to smoke inhalation: "Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent." I don't care about technicalities, old wise man Eatzio did all this just to assassinate 1 man).
My favorite character is Edward because I see myself in him in a lot because he often doesn’t see how he impacts the greater world and this often gets him in trouble like with Ade but also one thing Edward wants is to just be free and not be controlled which I think makes him perfect for the assassins and only after he loses most of his friends and finds his daughter does he change for the better and join the assassins he’s also a very respectful guy like we see with his daughter he accepts she doesn’t want to use his surname
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I think that both Bayek and Basim show a bit of an affinity towards fun, not always being these brooding serious characters but allowing themselves to joke and have fun as well, just that it's less so frequent with them in contrast to someone like Jacob who is all jokes.
Barring Ezio my favorite protagonist is Bayek, surprisingly enough, I found him to be especially realistic in the way he's portrayed, at the end of the day he's a broken human trying to pick up the pieces of himself and this world he lives in and put it back together if only a tiny bit. That's obviously largely in part due to the amazing performance by Abu Salim, who is still in my opinion one of the best actors to ever work on AC.
Yeah very true basim and bayek both have moments of wit and fun
I can say that I share the same opinion, I have always loved AC1 for its simplicity and its dark and serious tone. I also like Altair's character and skills, and how he can use only his hidden blade to complete the mission, no bombs, no sophisticated weapons, just pure skills.
Interesting, for me Altair, ezio, edward and connor are my favourites. In that order. So I guess a few different archetypes? I think I like that they are different. And though they are all different, they also all have similar kind of tragic or philosophical tones throughout their stories. And I like how their experiences form them in different ways.
For me Altair will always be the best though. Although I think Ezio at the end of revelations will stick with me forever.
Mine top three :-
1) Bayek
2) Edward / Connor
3) Altair
You & I are quite literally one in the same!
Literally everything you describe in the video I agreed with & Altair is my favourite character for the exact same reason!
so cool!
What's up, Spaniard! So, from personality to physicality, my three favs would be (in no particular order);
Altair: When i think of Altair, similar to Connor, i think of an relentless killing machine, but in a cold, calculating way. His detached and ruthless nature makes him accomplish his assignment no matter what and at the same time, efficiently. An angel of death, a ghost who was never there (even tho this isn't exactly the case gameplay-wise lol)
Arno: Whether killing or parkouring, everything Arno did... was smoothly. It all looked so easy and natural to him, which always gave me an impression of playing with a prodigy assassin, the truly blade in the crowd who always perceives creative opportunities to complete his assassinations like a shadow, and the touch of his sassy, snarky personality made it even better.
Evie: A criminally overlooked assassin. She is smart, level-headed, polite and studious, with a plan and sharp focus for every mission. Evie is one of the most reliable and responsible agents of the Brotherhood, also excelling at detective work along with Arno.
Anyone of these three can be arguably considered the stealthiest assassin, besides having a more lean, agile built, which i always thought to fit well in the architype of an Assassin.
I know you said besides Ezio but i generally consider younger Ezio (2 and brotherhood) and older Ezio (revelations and embers) distinct from one another. Same goes for Unity Arno and Dead kings Arno (while he isn’t older he is more jaded and has gone through a lot of development). So if I had to actually say my top three I’d have to say (and not necessarily in order): older Ezio, dead kings Arno, and my beloved Shay Patrick cormac (Shay while having the shortest story in the mainline games really struck me because of his adherence to his own creed outside the brotherhood or templars creeds, and his willingness to question said creeds. Also he is just badass).
My favorite Characters are actually Ezio, Edward and Arno but looking deeper I relate to them because they've lost a lot of family, lovers and friends and lost their way and found themselves and built themselves to be better they're kind and charismatic very clever and romantic but serious when they need to achieve their goals and dreams
Im glad you have characters that resonate with you!
There is no assassins creed protagonist I will ever consider “boring”. I don’t think it truly fits any of them
I prefer the vengeful trait in my AC protagonists. Those who have lost people and at least in the beginning only become an assassin for revenge. That is one of the reasons why i dont really understand Arno. His father was killed but as far as i know he never tries to avenge his father in any way.
Yeah i like that too in ezio and arno (at least for elises father)
@@TheSpaniardAssassin Oh yeah. I almost forgot that the death of his adopted father was one of the catalysts for the plot. Strange that he would seek revenge for his adopted father but not his real father. One explaination could be that he was so young when his dad died, but i dont really rhink that makes much sense.
This video was very thought provoking thanks
glad you enjoyed it!
I think an actually realistic Assassin would probably scare off and repel most players. Even if the assassinations were to be for the sake of a cause, the characters would probably not be attractive to the majority of players. The reason for that is not that they'd necessarily have to act inhumanly evil or cold or whatever, it's just that real life people are orders of magnitude above any AC protagonist in terms of complexity, and thus much harder to understand and, perhaps ironically*, to relate to. Afterall, how would normal people be able to relate to the emotions, thoughts and behavior of a character who's THAT foreign to them? The most obvious answer would be: giving said character traits and stories that are easy to relate to in spite of their heinous actions--which is what AC writers did for all protagonists in the franchise so far. And AC writing, in its entirity, ends up being written with consideration to that. It's as if the 1st rule in their AC Writing Guideline was: "No matter how absurd the protagonist's ideals and actions may be, the framing and direction of the game must still paint them as someone who players can wholeheartedly like and root for". That is the everpresent rose-colored lenses of pure fantasy. The one that provides us with the safety and simplicity of experiencing an idealized heroic saga that, at most, might make us temporarily convince ourserves that the portrayals contained within are somehow realistic and grounded, despite the whole thing being a thinly veiled illusion.
*It's ironic that the AC protagonists are all written in a way so as to be somewhat relatable and comprehensible, whereas their approximate real world counterparts would definitely be neither easy to relate nor understand. The evidence of that can be seen in true crime media. In this case, the "protagonists" (specifically terrorists from extremist religious groups, who are probably the closest to real-life Assassin's counterparts) may sometimes be considered interesting or reasonable in some ways, but they're hardly ever people who anyone would want to "play as". The three Assassins The Spaniard highlighted are maybe a bit closer to ground when compared to their kin, but they're still bound to the very same simplistic framing and stories that revolve around the protagonists being the heroes we should enjoy playing as and ultimately root for.
So, I guess the keyword here is "safety". As long as AC continues to deliver slightly different shades of safe and enjoyable power fantasies, the Assassins will invariably be fantastic superhumans who always manage to look cool while doing mass murdering, and who will always be likable heroes despite also being despicable monsters.
Connor is more like the seriously archetype, Eivor is more The charismatic One
And Evie is in the Middleton, maybe Eivor too
Honestly my top 3: Altair, Connor, and Shao Jun.
Maybe ill add the Japanese Assassins when they drop but these 3 have been my favorites. I still hate Shao Jun only got a side scroller and not a full game.
Im still waiting for the installment that lets us create our own Assassin.
My top 5 ac protagonists are
5.Arno Victor Dorian
4.Edward Kenway
3.Altaïr Ibn 'La Ahad
2.Desmond Miles
1.Ezio Auditore Da Firenze (Revelations)
i like desmond being included
Evie and Jacob Fry are my faves. Evie more so,
Connor is close second.
As to why, I have to ask myself this. I’d offer to get back to you about it, but… yknow.
Yeah i agree I prefer the more serious AC protagonist. Than the more jokey charismatic AC characters! Because idk Ezio, Edward, and Jacob are cool and all, but it's kinda awkward to have these jokey, jokey, light hearted characters brutally murdering people. When a far more serious character like Bayek feels more realistic.
For example my favorite character is Connor, but it sucks because half of the fanbase hates him for being "too serious" and stoic. But idk it makes perfect sense for him to be that way, especially for all the hell he goes through in his story!
The Goats of Assassin's Creed Content creation = The Spaniard + Altair Stealth + Master Assassin
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My favorites are Connor and Altair! :)
excellent video as always
Thank you homie
@@TheSpaniardAssassin been listening to Lettre á Élise since your video
My top 3 actually falls into each category. Edward, Bayek and Jacob and Evie (I honestly just count them as two parts of a whole). I love the adaptability of the series, and I am not necessarily looking for that cold calculated "blade in the crowd" fantasy.
I think Edward has my favourite character arc in the series, and he is probably the one I personally relate to the most. A man who keeps falling before realizing what he needs to be. I love Bayek because he has range. He very naturally slips in and out of his vengeance filled competent assassin persona into being a loving man. And I find the twins simply entertaining. I enjoy them just bumbling about together. No relatablity, I don't think they are necessarily great characters, I just had a lot of fun seeing them on screen.
I think Ezio is great. You get three games with him, and he gets a lot of character development. But I never really connected with him that much personally. So he never made my top 3 to begin with. Out of every AC protagonist he feels the most hollywood action protagonist to me besides maybe the twins. But again, I like the twins purely for entertainment purposes anyway.
Honorable mention is Connor. I think he is very underrated.
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I love your content, you’re so honest with your opinion, just one thing I would like to say if you can add more build videos, stealth guides, tools usage, tips and tricks for each game as well best armors weapons you will have insane content and people love to watch those thing. I m not saying these are the best youtubers out there but as an example leo k, jorraptor, t7pdm, master assassin they all do something like this and they got insane views and popularity, we desperately need someone new with new perspective on build design for each AC game honestly
Honestly its a decent idea i’ll probably do that
Thanks for replaying tho would love to see more content from you, all the best 👍
You gained subs so fast remember I watched one of your first videos,
Really interesting videos
Great job
Crazy how its gone, thanks so much bro
Bayek, Connor, and Altair are my personal top 3 favorite protagonists not even barring Ezio. Ezio is in my top 5, but I still haven't played Rogue, Syndicate, Odyssey, Valhalla, or Mirage. I'm sure if I did play those, then Basim and maybe Eivor would kick Ezio out of the top 5 from what I've heard of them
Assassin's Creed has a very high standard for protagonists, but most of the villains are mostly uninteresting, which is pretty much the opposite to Far Cry which has incredible villains but mostly uninteresting or just flat out unlikeable protagonists
Wow … you are the first CZcamsr that ever REALLY gets Ac… almost better than the devs themselves I fell… Idk exactly why but this video touched me … thank you
thank you my friend
Excuse my English, I will try my best
Great video by the way
I watch a lot of AC video and this one is really chill and easy to watch
With unusual and well defended arguments
I am here to defend a view that won’t be shared by many I think
But as far as I am concerned, as a Big fan of Assassin’s Creed, the character I relate the most and I feel the most inspired by is:
Connor
Some might say he didn’t change a lot through his journey
They might not completely be wrong but paradoxically I think, that is what make his strength
Connor his a naive and childish spirit who live in a world full of injustices and intricacy
And surrounded by people with a view point way more complexe and cynical about the world
Like Achille, Haytham, the patriots,…
With all these, the treason he endured and drama he lived Connor have all the reason to fall in despair
But he never do, not even at a single moment
Everybody is calling him a fool and to this he keep being stubborn
And keep believing in simples things and never give up
The unfairness of the unfair and the purety of freedom
And at some point, he end up being right
I think the Davenport place is a good exemple
Look at what it look like before Connor
And then when he take rule
He brought life to this land
By helping and welcoming lot’s of people
Even he is not social and doesn’t understand humans easily ( as a shy person this is the part I relate to )
He wants the best for people for him that just evidences
Evidences that intellectuals seems to forget because of all the complexity of theses political conflicts
Connor have hopes and he brings it wherever he goes
Sometimes he is wrong and easy to trick
Like for the peace he wish with Haytham
Or his friendship with the patriots
But no matter what, he keeps moving and get up like before because he keep believing
And after all, the other are the one that are admiratives of him
And by the end, he finish to understand that their will always have injustice somehow, somewhere
But it don’t demotivated him
He turn his naïvete and childish wants of perfect world, to a dedicate dévotion to a creed that aim for lighter days
That’s a philosophy we might call simple
But isn’t what we need is complexes times ?
People simply showing us the way while we are just stopped by our own thoughts
I myself, am much of a thinker, more than a man of action
It happen sometimes that I fall into a negative view of things because of overthinking
At this point a relate to Haytham who is really more of intellectual guy who don’t believe in simplicity
That’s some reasons why I am nothings but admirative of a pure devotion to a goal in a path full of obstacles.
I think it have demands lots of guts to came up with such a character just after the charismatic Ezio
These are facts that make Connor, I think, really unique
very well laid out argument my friend
I’m not sure how you don’t have more subs😭 but this was a great video
Thank you so much!!
I loved Edward but not for his charm or anything. AC4 was my first AC game and I mostly played it for the pirate aspect but that cutscene where he became an assassin was so enticing to me, the way he could say “feeling no wiser than when I left home” ironically being a showcase of his gained wisdom is amazing to me. And the way he understood that his blunders led to him losing everyone he held dear and the wisdom he gained from that hit really close to home, as I’ve personally lost quite a few family members and a few friends and I’ve learned to take a lesson away from every tragedy in my life and Edward really just embodies that in a way I’ve not seen before
its brilliantly written honestly
@@TheSpaniardAssassin absolutely. I also don’t know if this was intentional or not but I kinda noticed that The Parting Glass, historically a Celtic farewell song sung long before AC4 was developed, managed to have lyrics that tied into Edward’s character that made the conclusion even more heartfelt
I’m pretty sure Connor fits into the “boring” assassin group especially if basim counts
Hes quite a bit angerier tho
so is basim though he has moments of rage same with Altair. Also for years one of the main talking points in regards to Connor is he's "boring". @@TheSpaniardAssassin
I think your interest in the more hardcore assassins make a lot of sense! They are the stone cold killers the protagonists of these games are made out to be and that the gameplay often rewards. So when you skulk and assassinate and strategize you embody that same mindset the character is! Plus those characters have the most to say about dedication to the, you know, Assassin's Creed as a concept. I think that's cool
Exactly!!
My top 3 are ezio Altair and bayek.
I am with you in so far as you talk about Altair and bayek but i do like to put ezio up there. Mainly because ezio towards the end of his story embodied the wisdom of Altair.
I agree completely, good takes...!
I liked Ezio, Altair, and Bayek.... never played Basim's game just yet. Also I really liked Connor. Sometimes I like the emotional guys with big goals and other times I like the killing machines like Altair. The serious guys are usually my preference, but Ezio is the most interesting man in my life.
It's hard to separate thoughts of a character from the game they were in (e.g. you didn't like 3's pacing, but you liked 4's open world sailing, so subconciously Edward > Connor). Of the games I've played (and thus the characters I've spent time with), I'd probably go Bayek, Ezio, Connor, Edward. For me, it's kind of an idealized "Whose values do I align with most?" and I think Bayek's loyalty to his family and home first + his duty to protect and help the weak and innocent are the most admirable amongst the assassins I've played as. Ezio edges Connor on character development and charisma. Connor is what happens when black and white ways of seeing the world crashes against gray reality and that's a little too real for me 😅. but he finds ways of staying true to his values as well. Edward was fun but his values (initially) are the least admirable, imo.
yeah its true to separate those things is hard
When they dropped the alien lore, they dropped me ngl
For me is Bayek, Altair, Ezio, Connor, Kassandra (she's really funny) . But Bayek is the creator of Altair creed so i preffer him
For me Edward has gotta be number 1 cos his charisma even shows in horrible situations like one of my favourite scenes in the whole franchise is wen Mary read dies Edward brings her out then he gets asked what will he do now and his reply is ‘nothing sensible’ while u can tell how much that took to say wit Edward clearly wanting to just kill the one that killed Mary but his personality still not changing
Edward is a chad
Can you dive deeper into aspects of training, mental readiness as an assassin, the toll, and how a future out look would play out for the protagonist that we play? Because we do only see one Assassin age throughout out the games and thats really Ezio. Ik Connor and Edward have side stories where they age but thats diff. But definitely would like to see more of a real aspect, felt like the “Assassins were meant to be born lonely” touches deep and definitely enhances deeper for the player.
100%
I think after Ezio (because he was the first Assassin i played as and i love the whole Rennaissance setting around his story) my favourite Assassins would be Connor and Edward Kenway, Edward because i think he is, at least at the beggining, a character that looks from the outside the whole templair/assassin conflict and stays a pirate, he chooses to remain outside from that and gives us the option to answer to the question; "What would you be...? An assassin? A templar?" And say, "Apirate! I don't care, i just wanna set sail" i think assassins fight for peace but they are not free, they live imprisoned by their creed, they remain in the shadows to serve the light but the shadows feel kinda oppresive for me (and i love he's pirate setting), and Connor is like...i like how he's view by some as naive just because he has his morals and is willing to make an alliance with the templars just to work together and stop all the bloodspilling for once, he is innocent at some point but is also a goddam beast at combat, in my opinion one of the most brutal assassins at combat.
Yeah Connor is an absolute beast
Assassins Creed 1.
I truly hope that Assassins Creed One is getting a graphical remake.
They should just work on the graphics and add more medieval arming sword options, I would love to use a beautiful Crusader arming sword as Altair.
I don't care one bit about the story outside of history/the animus, I just want the historical content. My top ACs are Origins,2,Brotherhood and Unity. Revelations setting of Constantinople was superb, but the half arsed npc design ( copy and paste potato face) really placed that game on the back burner for me. (Revelations Desmond looked like such a doofus.)
But without a shadow of a doubt my favoutire Assassin's Creed of all time still remains Assassins Creed one.
The setting of the Levant is such a climax in our world's history, the numerous cultures and world views that all convened ,coexisted and cooperated at this crossroads were immense.
Medieval, in cities that are policed by soldiers , guards and police forces , shows exactly why stealth and assassins were a reality/necessity. Those settings are superb.
With iconic cities such as Arce,Demascus and the center of the world Jerusalem , the world in which you find yourself is so rich in history, culture and importance, filled with peoples and packed, lively streets.
In a medieval setting using European arming swords, ME shamsiers , short sword, throwing knives and your iconic hidden blade , makes the close quarters melee combat the best there ever was.
I adored the melee combat in these older AC games, such beautiful, complex, flowing moves that were so elegant and deadly and AC 1 still has the best / most beautiful melee movesets of all the games.
You start with just your hidden blade, then slowly as you develop your skills and rank up you gain access to more and more weapons until you are armed with some of the most elegant and deadly weapons of the middle ages.
You only use a one handed weapon, thus only a single handed or double handed weapon, no Sword+dagger or sword + shield or two sword combo and that is melee perfection to me.
An arming sword in the hand and nothing in the other. In the remake If they added some moves that included damaging the enemy with your hidden blade whilst in a melee duel using your sword, like when you fight janissaries in AC Revelations then it will be pure melee perfection.
The stealth in AC 1 is brilliant, I love that you walk around like a praying monk in robes to blend into the city, even when crowds are unavailable, but if you walk as a praying monk, alone into a restricted area, the guards will still chase you away and become suspicious. It is so good.
In Unity you use a corner to remain out of sight, assassinating an enemy around a corner you kill the target and you neatly place the body against the wall you were hiding against also out of sight. I REALLY hope this will be present in AC 1s remake.
Altair is by far the most intriguing and capable Assassin to me , he is strong, calculating, mysterious and in my opinion the most skilled assassin thus far.
You sit on benches to blend into the crowd, or you join a group of monks in prayer allowing you to vanish from your pursuers.
The way the factions in the game are depicted is good,
Unlike the propaganda of the repulsive woke cult of today , they don’t portray the Christian Crusaders as the villains. Although they did portray the Crusader held territories as cold, bleak, dilapidated and run down where the Muslim areas are vibrant and more appealing which I do not agree with.
Especially the Hospitallar quarters which in reality were some of the cleanest and most clinical areas in the entire Levant since they specialised in surgery and the healing and recuperation of all injured / sickly people , be it wounded crusader knights or Muslim/Christian/Jewish villagers sharing the same cities.
The Crusaders specialised in the construction of wells and water ways / aqueducts that facilitated the flow of fresh , clean water into controlled cities and waste water out of these cities.
(Although I can’t recall if Acre was under siege at the time in game, if that is the case, that could explain the city's dilapidated state.)
But be that as it may, you still fight against the Crusaders as well as the invasive Muslims.
At the end they show that the enemy is not the Templar Knights , but instead the corrupt ,evil leaders on both sides of the conflict.
I love that they correctly show that both factions have evil and corrupt figure heads that you have to assassinate and in turn both factions have good honorable leaders that bring so much good to the world such as King Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.
The toughest enemies to fight are the Great helm wearing Templar Knights and rightly so. These special forces of their time were a force to be reckoned with and even when you use all your combat skill and tricks… you still get a proper run for your money when challenging a Templar Knight to a duel.
I don't want open world, I don't want guns and I loathe MYTHOLOGICAL / MAGICAL shit looking at you AC Viking hype train. Keep it 100% Historical. I loved that AC1 gave tiny hints about God Three in One's existence/presence but that was never the focus.
I want an AC with the depth and realism similar to Red dead Redemption but in a Medieval/Ancient setting.
I can’t stress how much I love AC one and I can’t wait to play it again when the remake comes out.
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