Assassin's Creed: The Real History - "The Assassins"
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- In the thirty-eighth episode of "Assassin's Creed: The Real History" we take a look at the faction that inspired both this series, and fear within the hearts of men, the Assassin Order.
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.
If you have any characters, groups, events or locations that you'd like me to cover in the future, please be sure to leave it in a comment below.
Please Rate, Comment and Subscribe! Thank you for watching!
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Video Editing (Robius5991): / onlineknights
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The ancient Hashashin didn't kill innocents. They only killed those that they believed needed to be brought down. Oh, and they only killed their targets in public if it was a very important person, like a politician for example. I've done HOURS of research. And the Templars literally never fought the Hashashin as all, lol.
But everyone believes games are the source of everything true
max rant They usually did kill in public, but not always. For example, one of the two Caliphs they killed was found dead, stabbed multiple times, while he was reading the Quran.
But they preferred to use psychological warfare anyway. Notes and daggers under pillows and such.
"You can't threaten a duck with a river" -Rashid Ad-Din Sinan to Saladin
True, true..
max rant The Templars did fight the Hashashin briefly I believe, because Richard the Lionheart came very close to attacking Masayaf, and templars were a staple of his army.
Maybe at one point or another, but not constantly (which is what I meant).
Wrong... eaglevision exists !
I have it.... It's the bleeding effect after playing too much ac
Buya habour Well played.
+Buya habour Me too
I am just talking to the people on internet
And who are you to see my way
Assassin`s creed is a real-history game
Those who don`t know it
Just go to hell
It's loosly based on history at best.
7:56 Al Mualim does this in the very first game when he has three assassins jump off the walls of Masyaf when the Templar army arrived.
Suicide missions huh? Ah, the old Levantine approach. Bellec said something about that in Unity.
"Why not sacrifice yourself for the cause? Your life for his. Before Altair, that was the Levantine approach."
How did I not know of these videos! I just put out a video on the same subject a couple weeks ago, and now Google decides that this will show up in search results. Great job!
this was his best episode so far!
keep up the good work!
Longshots I'm glad you liked it so much, I really appreciate the kind words.
-Robius5991
this is the first video I have watched and real enjoy the real history behind the AC games to. I will be sure to catch upon as many videos as I can over the coming days and weeks and will be subscribing now. keep up the good work and thank you. It is good to know there are people out there with the same interests as me.
I'd like to see more episodes about the history in assassin's creed
I'm not sure if you are referring to the series as a whole, or the first Assassin's Creed game specifically... If you mean the series as a whole, next week will be our fiftieth episode and I plan on keeping up my format of a new episode every week for as long as I can. Therefore, hopefully you'll find enough content that interests you on the channel.
If however you were referring to the first Assassin's Creed game specifically, then by all means please suggest any of the characters, groups, events or locations shown in that game that you'd like me to cover in a future video. Thanks for the comment.
-Robius5991
OnlineKnights I saw other episodes and I saw episodes from AC4 and AC3 and unity(which I didn't play yet), I prefer seeing episodes about Assassin's creed 1, 2, Brotherhood and Revelations.
Assassin's creed game specifically
***** Ok then, well if you have the time be sure to check out the "Assassin's Creed: The Real History" playlist on the channel's front page. I've covered most of the big-name historical figures found in AC 1, 2, Brotherhood and Revelations. If there are any I missed that you really wanted to see, let me know in a comment.
I'm wrapping up the last few big-name requested figures from Unity and Rogue and once I'm done that I'll be continuing with featuring characters from all the games.
-Robius5991
Awesome
Definitely glad I found this channel.. Great series, thanks.
good stuff. Interesting historical information for sure.
great vid. please do more like this one. i know you probally already have this one in the works but a knights templar real history is a must. and also a video about the knights hospitaller an organization very similar to the templar. keep up the great vids
This is so good
I love episodes like this.
As far as new episodes, would you be willing to do specials on aspects of particular time periods seen in the games. For example, I'd love to hear something about whaling seeing as it's in ACIV. Or is that too broad a stretch?
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. As for your request, it's definitely possible. I'm just now opening the spectrum of possibilities for this series and am therefore open to any suggestions. I'll see how the next few episodes go, but I will keep the idea in mind. I also considered perhaps doing episodes on the time periods or locations based on time periods, for example; Renaissance Italy.
-Robius5991
maybe a bit late but that was a hell of a research you did there . Keep it up
Good Stuff. Keep 'em coming.
Will do, thanks for the support.
-Robius5991
Good stuff
Love these videos! I hope someday they can get to the mid 20th century and we can see characters like Pierre Elliot Trudeau and John F. Kennedy (I'm Canadian). With interesting Assassin/Templar plots.
you did very good job and home work nice man
Loved this episode!
you should make more uploads like 1 per week because ur content is really good
Loved that fact about the assassin being commanded to throw himself to his death as a demonstration of dedication because of AC1s nod to that in the leap of faith tutorial. Except in the game it was also sneaky tactics ;)
God Job buddy, You can make more on "Present Assassin's" or "Where assassins are now" or stuff like that Please make one
This video helped a lot with my book
since im involving the Hashashin in it. Great series too.
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I'm glad you like history my good man because I like history too 👍🏻
Great video. Will you do one about the templars?
Haha, I was almost certain that was going to be requested soon enough after this video. I really hope to be able to cover it next week, but it all depends on my workload school-wise, since there is significantly more information to get through about the Templars then there was for the Assassins.
-Robius5991
If you do have time to do a Templar history video (I'm not rushing you. I understand that you are busy and need your time) then could you please find out and research if the Templars are illuminati. It's sounds weird but I've read about it many times and Ubisoft have also made many ties into it too 😄. (Hope your studying well too)
Kiran Javaid Between studying I've already done a bit of research for that episode. I won't get into too much detail now, but from most historical records I've found, the Templars are far less associated to the Illuminati as opposed to the Freemasons. Also, since most of that information is speculative, I'll probably mention it, but not spend much time on the topic, rather allocating my time towards the factual historical records since it will be a long episode.
-Robius5991
Ah. Ok thanks. Sure the episode will be fantastic like always 😃
great video i was just curious do you have a pfft guard on your mic cause it sounds like you need one
Last week I had to do a book report of the book Alamut, best book ever.
Having read it before I got into Assassin's Creed, I found it extremely interesting, but after immersing myself in the series and going back to read it again, I found the book even more enjoyable. I would definitely encourage any fan of this franchise to read it, since it offers a very different perspective on the Assassins.
-Robius5991
Really nice video :) Didn't hear you mention (sry if you did), the book which from ubisoft took most of the inspiration for the base story. The book is "Alamut" by Vladimir Bartol written 1938. I have read it, and recommend it to everyone who likes AC and reading ^_^
I am trying to get my hands on a copy, I desperately want to read it haha
At some point, one of the nineteen Hassan-i-Sabbah's assassins joined forces with Richard I and Saladin to fight together against a Dead Apostle during the Third Crusade. However, the Mongol were destroyed their main stronghold called, Alamut castle.
Amazing video man ! Keep it up ! But if you talk a little bit slower it would be Great ! ^_^
Thank you very much, and I appreciate the criticism. I'l try to slow it down a bit, but as you can tell, this was still a pretty long video. I'm always trying to improve my video-making and so I'll keep that in mind when I record the next episode, thanks for the suggestion!
-Robius5991
no problem man , i am really glad to help you !
Your video is awesome I wish I was like
Now I’d like a breakdown of the real history of the story around the first AC...
Can you do a Rogue history on Christopher Gist, George Monro and maybe Joseph Brant and did you saw the new AC Unity trailer involving Frances during World War 2.
Joseph Brant is one of my ancestors...I second the Joseph Brant video haha
You forgot to mention that the Maxim of the creed (Nothing is true; Everything is permitted) was actually said by Hassan i Sabbah
And most of the huge events you said I already knew.
Nothing Is True Everything Is Permitted
Next the history behind Temlar Knights please
Are there any books on the order?
I have a theory on eagle vision. Eagle vision represents the main character's intelligence. He knows what to look for. For example, if you want to find a warlord, watch the others. See who becomes timid and who is in their line of sight. That's why eagle vision was introduced. to assist the players and give us an understanding of how the character thinks. It makes sense
That exact theory you mentioned is referenced in Assassin’s creed
You forgot to tell that the story of Assassin's creed is based on a book called Alamut
Just to point out though very late with this comment. That though "Eagle Vision" isn't real there is a neurological phenomenon known as Synesthesia, that could possibly be related to this. There are varying types of this condition, but one example is that a person can see a person or that person's personality as a color. Sound familiar. :) But other than that I enjoyed these videos, very informative and educational. Keep it up.
Hitsugaya_Kaze Nah, it was inspired by the stories of Rashid Ad-Din's clairvoyance.
I have been to the hassan sabah fortress, even though not much is left from it, it still has a perfect view over the lands around it, and seems impossible to capture, I wonder how mongols got to capture it.
ubisoft confirmed the hashashin beginning, in the book assassins creed forsaken on page 439
So there could still be people today with the namesake of the people that worked independently until the early 1500s
+JJAG3
They most likely didn't make it until 1500's but who knows? The last act of the Assassins as an organization was attempting to recapture Alamut Castle in 1389.
The famous Arabian traveler and geographer Ibn Buttuta wrote about the Assassins who worked for the Sultan after the Mongols destroyed all their castles in the early 1300's. He called them the Sultan's arrows.
"When he desires to send one of them to assassinate a foe of his, he pays him his blood money. If he escapes after doing the deed, the money is his, but if he is caught it goes to his children. They have poisoned knives with which they strike their victims but sometimes they fail and they themselves are killed".
So yeah, some Assassins did have children and they may have taught them how to kill but I find it unlikely. No father would want his son to have such a dangerous job.
The last Hashashshin, according to several sources, died in the fourteenth century, so no, it doesn't seem likely they survived into the fifteenth century, but like informant said, who knows for sure? They could have existed in secret for much longer than we know at present, we just can't know.
I didn’t know they existed!
pls give English subtitles
could you do saladin
he has the same scar a me 5:56
I don't if it was the templers or assassins but I read on Wikipedia that (I think) the templers might have survived up to the fifthtenth century too. It was probably the assassins but I don't remember.
hashashins existed from 1000-1250
but the templars died out in the early 14th century.
Survivors of Friday the thirteenth did escape and continue the Templar Order in secret, many fought with Robert the Bruce at the battle of Bannock burn in 1314. The Templar Order probably came to an end in the early seventeenth century. The Assassin Order in the fourteenth, when the last Assassin died.
Could you possibly do the Catholic Church?
I'm a Nizari Ismaili of probable mongol descent :D
Ok so tell me who is your present leader...
Nizarit ismaili are the descente of Abassin in the middel est they are not mongole but shia
They was lived in syria
@@CR-we7dm agakhan
My friend is actually a decedent of them...
+Samantha Maxis Nice, interesting family heritage.
liar
No, the Assassins actually do have descendants, not all of them died without having children. I'm descended from the Grand Masters, but I know, u will probably call me a liar too eh? Call me what u will, I know the truth.
Samantha Maxis Same, His family name is called "Hashash" and he's Syrian.
The Assassins Soon disappeared after the war the assassins were unknown to the Templar Knight cuz of a disguise of the Face whereing a Hood it's also said assassins where good at leaping roof top to roof top whereing some sort of gliding tactic on the back of their robes similar to AssassinS Creed it's said to help gliding when leaping to a roof top The Base of the Hashshashin was called al-Faysam which if you look at it closely it's Masyaf spelled backwards so there's some new evidence that Assassins where legit
+King Monarchy
Brother...where did you get this information from?
Alamut was the base of the Hashashin, al-Faysam doesn't exist. And al-masjid means "the mosque" not Leap of Faith. None of the leaders of the Hashashin were camed Purkabi....
I'm just kidding, I know you're just trolling.
just so you know before even the video game came out I read somewhere that "Mirza Reza Kermani" was following the "assasin" order or perhaps could have been link to the so called creed or they call them "fadaei" because they didn't have evidence of who he was following and why they linked him with someone else just so they can have an excuse to kill him too but there is no evidence of them linking and it remains mystery. also there was then a different groups called fadaei ( which were actually very bad guys) and and carried out various assassinations . look up Mirza Reza Kermani :)
Wish I found these early
historically prefer to study the sicarie or the shenobi
Also could you do the real templers.
Yes I am templars
Already done
and the assassins order and one of the law were do NOT compromise the brotherhood and keep ur disguise hidden and anonymous
plzzzzz make a video on ezio's real assassin history...
ruzain patel Ezio wasn't real.
Weeel there was most likely a guy named Ezio haha, but by the time he lived, the Assassins were gone.
no but we want to know about he's character
Not everything was mentioned in this (no offence, OnlineKnights :^]) so I recommend you all dig deeper and do research, too! :D
max rant It could have been an entire series on it's own XD
The Assassins trained in Climbing,Stealth and something called al-masjid meaning Leap of Faith which said this was practice not in Haystacks but in 8ft Holes filled with water the Assasdins came up with a creed called Islamic which is Was a creed of Three rules 1. Let no blade of yours touch an unworthy. Meaning Stay ur blade 2.The Life of a Brother house is the place only you thou no one shall know. Meaning Never Compermise 3. The Sight of one needs only a shadow of a kill. Meaning Gide in plain sight
situational awareness is eagle visions real life equivalent
Do one on edward kenway please
he isn't real at all
+internet slave XD
+internet slave XD
+internet slave XD
wait when i woke up i see blue thingy and yellow things the yellow things are like a human form does that mean im an hashashin?
so, the Assassins is already extinct. Or Are they?
Haha it's a slim possibility I think. The last Hashasshin died in the early fourteenth century according to most sources, though who really knows? Maybe they go by a different name? It would be cool if they still did.
Yehezkiel Siahaan so did Templars irl
Nothing is true, everything is permitted...nothing truly dies, it only adapts and evolves!
i am carrying out the order myself. join me brothers
yeah they were muslims like me.
One of the pazzi family
Never even knew about them, either. Heh.
So maybe one of Kotomine Kirei's servants is either Al-Muhalim or Altair c:
Stray Wolf Al Mualim was a real person
Nope he summoned Hassan, not Rashid ad din sinan.
But they had the tools to make the hidden blades
Tools yes hydra
May the father of understanding guide us
Where is mother of understanding
Templar dog
even though it is so off I like it in a.c 3 they included other American revolution historic events but it is also false about any assassins being alive by this time the whole creed fell apart and any remaining assassin's died
did the assassin's wear any special clothing like in the game
+Noah jines No disguises were preferred. But maybe they did in their own territory or their leader may have.
Heyy man that was Awesome I loved it, and I absolutely love Assassins creed, and u helped clear up a lot and I'm glad to see a lot of it was pretty much true, in the first game the leader of the assassins said -they wanted the holy land for God so I wonder did they believe in Christ please answer thanks
they did believe in Jesus but they werent christians, they were muslims
+Seth Nichols
When the French were invited into the Assassin Castle of Masyaf there was an Arabic speaking Friar who wrote about the visit. His name was Yves.
Yves had evidently found, in the living quarters of the Grandmaster, a short Christian treatise which contained some sayings of Jesus addressed to St Peter. Delighted at this evidence of interest in Christianity, Yves had told the Assassin Chief to read that book frequently, "for, small as it may be, it contains many excellent things". The Grandmaster had reportedly replied that he did in fact read it frequently, adding that he held St Peter in high esteem, because
"in the beginning of the world, the soul of Abel, after his brother Cain had murdered him, entered the body of Noah; and the soul of Noah, on his decease, went to the body of Abraham; and after Abraham it entered the body of St Peter, who is now under the earth."
+InformantⓋ wow that's amazing thanks so much for that this is my gamer tag, it's Seth
+António Moreira oh right thanks for the feedback
Loading Name most of all muslim must believe jesus as messenger of God....
Is this how the Mujahiden began? The assasins could be closer than we think
well then was corners real grandpa or something really that pirate assasin
GamingChase TV Connor's grandpa is the protagonist of AC4 Edward Kenway who took part in the lives of MANY legendary pirates although he himself wasn't real
Another difference between the actual assassins and the game's representation is their logo.
Instead of a 'hood' they used this 'Tiger/lion of god' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassins#/media/File:Shiite_Calligraphy_symbolising_Ali_as_Tiger_of_God.png
***** Actually, that's a much more modern symbol for the Ismailis. And keep in mind, the Hashashins were Ismailis, but not all Ismailis were Hashashin.
This is their real symbol: html2-f.scribdassets.com/4kl1s9gpdsb90nv/images/15-ac61ab9111.jpg
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Informant Thank you for the information, and I assure you I am aware of Islamic predjudice.
XD,Hashashin means weed smokers
I have got egul viezon seras
Well eagle vision doesn't exist but some people have extra senses like my psychiatrist said that the reason why I can see the future in dreams is because my brain goes to fast and it's not only me my stepmom has it also
Don't dare our hero we are all because we are all you're great friends and I'm inspired from you first time and many others heroes but you're one.thanks...
Yes I dream in the future as well sometimes it will be a couple of days or a week
Thank you my friends you're great...
Arkham Knight everyone does dat bruh
Joseph Murphy Not everyone. My dad or grandma doesn't.
Well they were a secret organization or maybe they are
I actually know the where real but the where not the good guys like in the game
It real
why they don't have ring fingers
It's only in the game.
Hulako eded the Assassins, like, 1000 years ago
+Mohamed Algouhary
They survived Haku Khan's attacks in Syria. In 1260, the Mongols under Hulaku conquered most of northern Syria and briefly occupied the Assassin Castle of Masyaf. However, following the Mongols' rout at the Battle of Ain Jalut at the hand of the Bahri Mamluks later that year, they withdrew from Masyaf.
The Assassins worked for the Mamluks until 1272.
In 1275 AD and again in 1389 AD, small groups of Assassins who had survived the Mongol invasions attempted to recapture Alamut Castle, but their attempts were short-lived.
there are more historical proofs about the existence of league of assassins(league of justice), and its roots are related to Ḥashshāshīn. so is league of assassin related to assassins creed in some way???
Anybody else here read "Alamut"?
What about the hood and the costume?
+MattLikesGaming No shit.
+Logan Spencer
In Sirat-i Jalaluddin (pp. 232-3) Nasawi described the gifts an Assassin Grand Master gave him when he visited him to balance tribute.
"Generosity to such a man is never wasted. The value of what was bestowed on me, in cash and in kind, was near 3000 dinars, including two robes of honor, each consisting of a satin cloak, a HOOD, a fur and a cape, one lined with satin and the other with Chinese crepe"
I'm sure some wore hoods on some of their missions, but as far as an official costume every Assassin wore? I don't think so.
Altair means the bird in arabic
Altaïr is derived from the arabic word"طائر(tayir)" which means bird
Did they have a hood?
Os assassinos existiram mesmo?
Did the Hashshashin operate in Persia or Israel?
Phoenix I think it was siria, I'm not sure if that's spelt correctly
Phoenix Iran or known Persian that time.
Foxel yes Syria but I think they were first Ismail type Muslims in Iran that later moved to Syria as will
it's history and literally templars and assassins are fiction before you play the ac games it actually says fiction but the history non fiction get what I mean
OnlineKnights , if you are reading this it means that you were wrong about the assassins not having any hidenblades. When the game introduction stars they write that any historical events were taken from real history and that there once was an assassins in france if Im not mistaken with a HIDENBLADE which did not comited any acts of suiside after killing its targets as he was hirred to do this kind of job. If you do not belive me search it yourself then. 🎧📱😎
Um, sorry dude that hidden blade never really existed. Many of the facts in the game were based off of myths and legends European writers created. I'm currently doing a research paper about the actual history of the Ismaili Nizari "The Assassin Order" and acquired tons of books just to do this damn paper. And they didn't kill themselves the just didn't fight back and accepted their fate. Try not rely heavily in internet source and try the library if your really interested in the history.
hidden blades didnt exist , and even if they existed , they would never be functional in kills , the wilder would easily break his wrist and hurt his bisepse while stabbing someone ,
I'm baconest! :D
The hachachine was an Ismaïl sect separated from the fatimia (shia) and fatimia was separete mouvement from abbasid and found another city in nord africa (Mahdia in tunisia)
The hachachin was found as a result of political diffirence in abbasid empire wich cause a division in the empire
They rival was abbasid , seljouk ,zinki , and crusaders but all of this country has failed to eradicate the hachachin
The military stratigy was based on assassination they managed to assassinate important person minister seljouk , abbasid caliph, and king of holy city Jérusalem conrad'
The downfall the assassin was eradicate by mongol empire in 1256
As confusing as it may have been I really wish both factions went under different names throughout the series. As one of the fundamental elements of both factions from AC1 was religion. The Templars being devout catholics and Assassins being shia muslims.
But the game depicts something more permanent and elemental about the two sides.
It's chaos vs order freedom vs control two secret societies with opposite opinions of what is best for the people.. Nothing to do with religion whatsoever.
darthkahn45 Correction: Ismaili Shia.
The Templars weren't devout Catholics, they were more Judaic in their beliefs, which isn't surprising, since the Templars were created by families who traced their descent from ancient Israel, and secretly kept the Jewish traditions alive while outwardly conforming to Catholicism. The reason why the Templars were created was to protect the descendants of Yeshua and Mary Magdalene, who were being hunted by the Church. So yeah, the Templars weren't Catholic, more like Jewish Christian with a mix of the Occult thrown in.
In the series, assassin's aren't religious and only in Ac1 are the Templars Catholics.
Ezio atitori
*auditore
and i dont appreciate you onlineknight PROOFING these wrong......these hidden blades were daggers/cuttless blades that are strapped around a assassins wrist back then if those arent real then ill start and fulfill them today
why the hidden blade always in left hand and the ring finger was cut
+THOMAS LEO It was on the left hand so people could dual wield other weapons while using it. The use of the Hidden Blade initially required the removal of a ring finger, both as a means of more easily extending the blade, and to show the commitment of the one wielding it.
so really in real life...the templar were the good / holy group..and assassins didnt care about anyone but themselves.. So assassin creed Rogue..was really accurate..since assasins were made to look greedy ..and templars were the saviors. Haytham Kenway FTW
They actually both fought for their own ideas the assassins were Muslims and the Templars were Christians and since the Turks decided they would cut off the Christian pilgrims when they took the holy lands the two fought
+rub ber History isn't black and white.
+InformantⓋ Slavery was.
+Edward Kenway My fucking sides
***** What are you on about? What's that even mean?
The history of assassins is true don't U no anything- The Templars also known as the Templar knights became a holy group in 1307 which in 1186-1235 is where the Templars orgined the Templars were a Group of Holy ness and evil taking place in the Cruesades which was a poor time which the Templar knight came into power and over threw Muslum Then a Rebellion took place which caused the War but an organization gathered of 10 created a secret order called (Hashshashin) meaning Assassins which fought against the Templar Knights. The leader of Hashshashin was Purjabi who lead the charge against them it is said that only 2 Assassins were the owners of the Hidden Blade those were Purjabi and Singh Purjabi had 2 weapons in his inventory that Was the Hidden Blade on his Right right arm with a missing ring finger and the the Kirpan a small blade dagger Slided into a blade holstered on his back Purjabi hidden blade was 5 1/2 almost the same size as Altaïr which Singh hidden blade was 4 inches his weapon was