There is a question that has been bothering players who have first entered the world of Assassin's Creed - What exactly does the so-called "creed" in Assassin's Creed mean?
Is it a defeat to the Templar? Looking for fragments of Eden? Or is it a simple Wushuang and Parkour?
When you bring this question to players who have played several Assassin's Creed games, they will probably give the following answer:
"We work in the dark, to serve the light. We are assassins. Nothing is true, Everything is permitted."
(We cultivate the altar in the darkness to serve the light, and we are assassins. Everything is empty and everything is acceptable) —— Egio Auditore
But even this "standard answer" seems to me only part of the correct answer. After all, in the 10-year development history of "Assassin's Creed", you will find that even the "slogan" passed down by the word of mouth by the brotherhood has undergone various changes as the years progress.
While answering this question is also explaining why fans of the 1st and 2nd episodes may "fight" with fans of the 3, 4th and later works: In fact, in every "Assassin's Creed" game, the "creed" of the Brotherhood is different.
In general, the closer the modern assassin's life is, the weaker his belief in the assassin organization becomes.
In Assassin's Creed 1, Altayne, who became an assassin master at the age of 24, was stabbed half to death by his mentor and demoted to a "novice apprentice" just because of his impulse in the task of "Seizing the Golden Apple". There are many rules like this in the fraternity.
It can be said that the assassins during the Third Eastern Expedition of the Crusaders had to pay a great price just to become an assassin, including the indispensable "finger-cutting" ritual before the sleeve arrow improvement. In fact, the early assassin organizations' obsession with "highness and inferiority", or "order", was very similar to their old rival, the Knights Templar.
When it comes to the trilogy of "Assassin's Creed 2", Egio's growth experience in his life is the best manifestation of "creed" - in his youth, he learned to respect human life, and killing no longer becomes blind, and he no longer pours out his anger with it; in middle age, in order to fight against the Borgia family and bring justice, he united assassins, prostitutes, thieves and mercenaries to establish a new generation of fraternity for everyone; in his twilight years, Egio established a new generation of fraternity for everyone; in order to fight against the Borgia family and bring justice, he joined forces with assassins, prostitutes, thieves and mercenaries to establish a new generation of fraternity for everyone; in his twilight years, Egio made a new generation of fraternity for everyone; in order toExploring the truth about the "Slices of Eden" was a sacrifice that ordinary people could not imagine and came to Istanbul alone.
Assassins in the Renaissance would know how to adapt better than their predecessors. Although the "order" still exists, this order is more reflected in "unity", and the red tape of many assassin organizations was abolished during this period.
In the stories of Assassin's Creed 3, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed: Mutiny, the Assassin's Creed organization is influenced by the times and its desire for "freedom" is becoming stronger, but apart from looking for "Slices of Eden", it is no longer a story about "Assassin":
Connorrespects nature, but has no respect and mercy to his enemies, so he is still an Indian Berserker in the end.
Edward was willing to help the Assassin organization, but he was dismissive of the various constraints and responsibilities after joining the Brotherhood, so in the end he was still a romantic pirate.
Shay was a very competent assassin, but the brotherhood he joined had already lost its direction. He paid all the money to obtain the "Shadows of Eden", and forgot their creed as an assassin, which eventually led to Shay's "rebellion", which made Shay join the Templars.
In the colonial era, the assassin organization was actually on the verge of falling apart. The "freedom" and "liberation" they advocated eventually became tools for the Templar to split the Assassin organization.
In the nearest Assassin's Creed: The Revolution, Assassin's Creed: Chronicles and Assassin's Creed: The Heroes, the Assassin's Creed has become extremely chaotic overall - it is difficult for us to find any helping fraternity members except the protagonist. The creed passed down from generation to generation by the Assassin Brotherhood is only one slogan left.
Ano may be correct to not obey the corrupt Parisian Brotherhood of "pretentious criminals", but his recklessness also made him mistakenly kill the Grand Commander of the "Peace Call" Knights Templar, missing a great opportunity to end the struggle for thousands of years.
Jacob and Evie completely separated from the "central instructions" of the Assassin Organization. In a poor and deserted situation, they pulled the gangsters on the streets of London to build a world - they may be the most "assassin" characters in the contemporary era, but unfortunately, the Assassin Organization has already beenDifferent from the past.
The stories ofShao Yun, Albaz and Nicholas are telling you more clearly that the stories of these legendary assassins eventually evolved into one-person battles.
From the French Revolution in Arno, to the Russian October Revolution in Nicholas, to the "modern" in which Desmond, Sean and Rebecca have appeared, although there have been many assassin characters who are capable of pushing the wheel of history, in the hearts of most assassins, this "creed" that has maintained the stability of the Brotherhood for thousands of years has long disappeared except for blindly fighting against the Templars and seizing the fragments of Eden. Therefore, they have led to their retreat in the confrontation with the Templars.
In my opinion, "Assassin's Creed" has never seen a significant regression in terms of gameplay - But when the production team wants to tell a brand new story, they are often blinded by the "open world" and "freedom", resulting in the subsequent works that only the first 10% and the last 10% of the plots can leave a deep impression on players.
It is the production team's excessive "indulgence" of the game process that led to the narrative drag, which eventually lowered the theme of the entire series of "Assassin's Creed" to "For treasure hunting, fight and kill".
Existing is to play cool characters, just as an assassin, without a creed.
Watch the movie with such thoughts. Do you think the "Fashark" version of "Assassin's Creed" movie has got the essence of the game?
