Assassin's Creed: The Real History - "Maximilien de Robespierre"
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- In the forty-first episode of "Assassin's Creed: The Real History" we take a look at one of the most influential figures in the French Revolution, Maximilien de Robespierre.
This series will be a way for me to shed light on the real history behind characters, groups, events and locations that are showcased in the Assassin's Creed video game series. Throughout the video I will be comparing real historical moments to those represented in the selected game.
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"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Maximilian Robespierre
Truest words ever spoken.
It was disappointing that Robespierre wasn't in the game that much. Same goes for Napoleon and De Sade. The story in general wasn't that good, and that's a shame, because the French Revolution is a very interesting time period.
+Angry Bastard Agreed.
"Man is too worried about survival that he does not possess the means to think about the cause of his misery and the rights that god has given him" ~ Maximilien de Robespierre
This guy is my new Hero, a man who had the people at heart until his death!
I was so absolutely disappointed with how they portrayed him in the game's storyline; Robespierre had massive potential to be an interesting character for the AC series and they screwed it all up. Having him portrayed as a Templar stooge completely ruins his character and trivializes the entire point of the French Revolution. The smarter option would have been to make him one of the leaders of the Assassins and have him eventually become the main antagonist as he went mad with power. Robespierre's ambition to destroy the French Monarchy and Aristocracy through a Reign of Terror would have been an interesting examination of how the Assassin's Creed could be taken in an extremely dark direction.
Robespierre? oppossing the death penalty? that's ironic
omer shaik if he wasn't killed he would have banned the death penalty, the "reighn of terror" was put in place because there was a large chance the royalists could re-capture the government. He had to do it to ensure the stability of the new republic and he never attended the executions
😝😝😜😜😜that's nature humans are naturally aggressive and cunning according to circumstances
@@ninjanarwhal4488 exactly, he kind of had to accept people getting killed so that the people in the streets would not riot all over the place (as they were far more extreme than the politicians could be). As Danton said "Soyons terribles pour dispenser le peuple de l’être.", people in 1793 were apparently mostly executed for this reason AND were approved by a committee, not by Robespierre in particular who was also following the movement for political reasons (some kind of lesser evil situation).
Not really. Death as a deterrent or punishment doesn't make sense but in a revolutionary situation, which a type of war, killing the enemy is instrumental in consolidating the revolution and suppressing counter revolution. Peanuts and oranges. It's only contradictory if one looks at it with unsophisticated eyes.
"Virtue, without Terror, is Impotent. Terror without Virtue is blind."
- Maximilian de Robespierre
The French government hated how Robespierre was treated in this title.
From what I've read, there's been a lot of apprehension concerning his representation, which is understandable enough given the arguments I've read. However, I try to keep a generally unbiased opinion while doing my research and unfortunately, as is the case with many people/elements related to the French revolution, there are various interpretations of Robespierre historically. Although these vary widely, two that seem rather common were that he was a good politician turned bloody tyrant, or a good politician who's history has either been misunderstood or misrepresented, thus painting him far worse than he actually was.
Both sides tend to agree on many of his positive achievements, mainly regarding progressive policies being instituted into French government, however it appears that the later part of his life is where the disagreements truly begin. Looking at Unity in a black and white sense, I can see why one side would be offended, since on the surface he really seems to be portrayed the tyrant in this game. Perhaps it's just me, but from what I gathered the game gave you a brief glimpse into his anti-corruption beliefs and demonstrated how he aligned himself with the Templars, eventually leading to the Terror. SPOILER - the scene where the protagonists are hunting him after his escape made me see him more as an individual who became a puppet of the Templars, as he needed his masters' help to survive, instead of a bloodthirsty tyrant standing his ground - END SPOILER.
Therefore, using this information, in addition to how his actions at the festival of the supreme were explained, I think that they really did give us the best of both worlds. This isn't to say the game exactly portrayed the real history by any means, but I personally found that they were able to mix both popular interpretations of Robespierre. For that reason, in my opinion, he came off as a man with great intentions, hoping to cleanse government of corruption, who suddenly got caught up with the Templars who brought his beliefs to an extreme beyond his expectations. Then, everything came crumbling down through the intervention of his adversaries, and when he was abandoned by his allies I found that it was clear he was not necessarily the evil tyrant but more the used puppet. However, that's just a single possible interpretation.
Haha, sorry for the super long answer, your comment got me thinking and I wanted to expand my thoughts in the video to further elaborate on your statement.
-Robius5991
OnlineKnights Robius and his essays XD
OnlineKnights There is no actual historical evidence that Robespierre was a tyrant - it's all propaganda.
JM Balestre And he's not even in the government by the way.
Robespierre is clearly depicted as a grotesque vilain/borderline psychopath, and the Revolution as a bloody farce, there is no such thing as a "balanced point of view" in that game. Nobles are represented as goods, revolutionaries and the french people as bad in the most superficial manner. That game is a mix of revisionism and reactionary propaganda.
Massive kudos for actually pronouncing French names like they should be (or closely at least), instead of pronouncing them like they were written in English.
Can't believe only now do I stumble across your videos when you've been making them for more than a year now, you deserve way more subscribers man.
Thank you so much for the support, I do my best. I really appreciate the kind words and I hope you stick around because I'll still be posting new AC History videos every week for the foreseeable future. Thanks again.
-Robius5991
Fun fact: the release of AC:U caused quite the outrage in France. Mostly because Robespierre is portrayed as a bloodthirsty madman.
A few politicians criticized his portrayal in the game. And I could hardly disagree with them.
In the past decades, not only Robespierre, but the Revolution as a whole, have been heavily criticized, and oddly, not only by the right-wing, but also by a fringe of the left. Robespierre's role as an opponent to death penatly, slavery and privileges, his fight for democracy and equality, are conveniently brushed under the rug, leaving only him as the inspirator of the Terror, or as the man who waged war to the rest of Europe. Which is pretty insane, considering that Robespierre wasn't in power when the Terror started, and that he always opposed war, even during his mandate in the Comité de salut public.
Meanwhile, Danton, who was a corrupted douchebag, and who didn't give two shits about the Revolution and its ideals, suddenly became a hero, as he is in AC:U.
As Thomas Brady said, the whole story in AC:U felt really lame. Robespierre could have been an interesting character, the one AC occasionnally - albeit too rarely - create. A sincere, good man who gets corrupted with the good old "the end justifies the means". But all his apparitions in AC:U left me cold. He looked like your average AC vilain, with evil laughter and all. He was probably as ridiculous as the Borgia daddy and son.
Meneldhil i am not french but i say that he is no saint but he ain't evil
Virtue without terror is impotent
Kosta Shishkov Exactly !
Terror without virtue is baneful.
I am watching all your videos about the French Revolution. They are short, precise an to the point. Great for my History Class learning !! You deserve a great reward for making these really great videos !!
In reality, great historical figures' lives have more random side quests than your average RPG.
This really was a fantastic vid. Great research, pronunciation, just fantastic. Very impressed - keep up the good work.
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This was na awesome vídeo!! Good work!
Amazing video! I am taking this currently in Western Civ. AMAZING!!!!
as always great video love them still ;) since the first
I really appreciate the continued support. Means a lot to me. Thank you so much.
-Robius5991
1:29 i can't stop laughing when i hear that sentence
Robespierre was such a small character in the game, still a wonderfull person in my opinion.
First of all awesome video
So we can also suggest Events? Maybe the execution of King Louis XVI?
Thank you very much, and yeah I'm now taking suggestions for characters, groups, events and locations for future videos. I'll be sure to take your vote into account. Thanks for participating!
-Robius5991
Hey Robias What are thoughts on assassin's creed victory. some screen shots were leaked and ubisoft has admitted to having this new assassin's game in development. in one screenshot you can clearly see the big ben clock tower in london. i did some quick research and big ben was built in 1858, but im not sure what conflicts involving Great Britain from that time the assassin's might find themselves involved in. also there was a screen shot showing factories and smoke over the london skyline so my guess is that the gameplay time period will be sometime in the industrial revolution. just curious about what your thoughts on this new game are.
How about Theroine de Mericourt? I'd also love to see a video on Thomas Paine. I know he hasn't been a major character in any of the games but he had a lot to do with the American Revolution and he was featured in the American Prisoner mission in AC Unity.
Where do you get all these cutscenes? I watched all the cutscenes in ac unity and not once had I seen these cutscenes - not to mention the beheading of Robespierre himself.
It’s the co op mission cutscenes
great video. where did u find those informations? can u help me pls, i need em for university. thx u
nice video, but every time you said someone's name I couldn't tell what you said xD maybe slower? or put the name of the video? thanks
Maybe try on Germain, because it is speculated that he has two historical counterparts. One is the silversmith, the other is a cultist count associated with occultation.
Can you do a historical background on Colonel George Monroe ?
I plan on doing so soon enough in the future, thank you for the suggestion!
-Robius5991
Will you be making a video on Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, seeing as he is an actual historical figure and heavily featured in the game?
I will indeed, thank you for the great suggestion.
-Robius5991
This video has the best French pronunciation ever
Could you do one about the women who inspired the creation of Aveline de Grandpre or about the system of placage?
Your French is manific
Captain James Cook from AC Rogue?
can you do Talleyrand?
I know there's limited known about his dates and later years, but a video on Germain would be cool
I've been considering it. As you said, there isn't a ton of info on him, and I'm pretty swamped at the moment with school, but once the time allows I will attempt to do a rather thorough research to find everything I can. If there's enough, I'll gladly make an episode. Thank you for your suggestion!
-Robius5991
If I can also make a suggestion, make the videos a little shorter, especially if you did vids for them already (like Robespierre and Napoleon). 10-14 minutes is a little pushy, IMO
tropicAces Fair enough. To be honest, I tried my best to streamline their info, thus shortening the videos from the original versions, however the addition of the summary segment at the end and audio bits does add to the video length. Overall however, these are probably going to be the 2 longest videos (as far as I can currently tell) when considering the updated Unity content. As always, I appreciate the criticism and will do my best to improve upon it. Thank you for your feedback.
-Robius5991
"He opposed the death penalty..." Dont worry, that will soon change
Can you do AC RO george washingtons brother????
You should own more subscribers like 694,361
Would you mind posting your sources?
Assassin's Creed is anti-revoluionary.
not necessarily. it claims that templars are the thing that drives change because they force bad conditions.
Is the narrator on speed?
The pronunciation is on point
You kinda sound like Arno if your voice become a little deeper
Wait was Robespierre good or bad?
Diego Andrade kinda grey
He was the middle ground, a man eho had good intention but went aboit it in the wrong way
Alexa C. Gracias
For me, he was a good person, but for other, he was bad. But Robespierre wasn't tyran because it was a conspiracy. Robespierre helped poors and others revolutionnaries want most money for themself. Robespierre hated money and he refused his money for his work. When he was sick, others killed innocents and said "is Robespierre" but he was innocent.
This is my opinion.
Lived long enugh to become a villain
any one here because of 48 laws of power?
you talk way to fast ??
Robespierre was an idealist: he wanted to create and establish a Utopian society. The power he came to wield, went to his head, and was the cause of his downfall.
Napoleon was a pragmatist: intent on both self-aggrandizement, and the glorification of France. Needless to say from a practical point of view, the latter was far more successful than the former.
One might regard Robespierre, roughly, as the archetypal leftist revolutionary Maximum Leader, and Bonaparte as the prototype for the fascist military strongman.But i don't know if you can apply those terms(leftist or fascist) in those times.
Napoleon wasn't a fascist. More like an autocrat with liberal sensibilities.
Not everybody is English. Speak slowly, please.
actually max was actually the bad guy
This is stupid.