Jacob is brash and careless; but he still gets it done. Although; he surely does leave a paper trail unlike his sister Evie who is far more experienced
Well at one point he did put that one city underground in shambles probably killing quite a lot of innocent people, and Ezio did not give two shits about it
As much as I love Black Flag, I always hated how Ubisoft changed his character from the trailers to the actual game. They do this with all the protagonists but Edward was the worst case in my opinion. He was portrayed as ruthless, like the devil himself. He even had some of the physical bulk Connor had which makes them feel more related. In the actual game, hes kind of a bumbling fool.
@@kirancox6123 He’s clearly referring to his personality as portrayed in the trailer, which is definitely more badass than he’s actually portrayed in the game.
Personally i think Altair is the most evil protagonist. At the beginning of the game he killed an innocent old man and then for his arrogance Malik lost his arm and his brother got killed (which he showed little to no remorse). Also Altair occasionally gave death threats to his team mates if they slightly annoyed him.
Yup. Beginning game Altair thinks he’s above the creed. End game Altair questions and seems way wiser. When he apologizes to Malik for his earlier actions I was like “Whelp that is a 180 in the development department.”
@@o.o1389 and at the start Altair : safety and peace upon you Malik : your presence here will deny me both At the end Altair : Safety and peace upon you Malik : your presence here will deliver me both
@Eat This Also Altaïr killed the Herald's (guy's speaking 🗣️ news to mass of people) even when they gave him information if you did even few or all of their missions in Acre, Jerusalem & Damascus... So yeah... Altaïr was a prick in AC1 😂
maybe instead of which assassin is the most evil maybe instead, do a video of which assassins creed "villain was the most evil", that would make much more sense to the topic at hand.
Setting fire in a cavern based city, that would definitely kill people through smoke inhalation at the very least. Not even Jacob achieved that by all his actions in Syndicate combined.
I'd have to play the Cappadocia section of the game again to see exactly how all that transpires, but yes, setting a fire in a massive cave complex is a bad idea at least.
@@SpectreStatus he blows up Templar gunpowder in a cave city and part of the mission is leaving the city, when you do there is people falling off of roofs on to the ground and people just dying as you run past them
Ezio in revelations rallied up a crowd to start a riot, getting them killed just to kill his target and then he killed quite a few innocent people in cappadocia by blowing up the gunpowder filling the city with smoke. He wasn't entirely good towards the end, very reckless.
I agree. Ezio causes a lot of collateral damage in his trilogy and he sees the end justifies the means. Arno, Connor, Jacob and Evie are a lot more careful with civilians. The most Jacob does is cause a bank problem but Evie and Jacob rectify it immediately. Ezio doesn't feel bad about the innocents he kills. In Brotherhood he uses his villagers' deaths to justify his slaughter of the Borgia. He smokes an underground city. He causes ships in Constantinople's port to burn. With civilians in them! Ezio's wrecklessness makes him the most evil Assassin. All the other assassins use their environment to their advantage but they never directly cause the deaths of civilians. The Revolution happened without Arno's doing.
@@noobbotgaming2173 For Jacob is it a lot more of not thinking through the ramifications (shown more deeply in the shorter than usual for the series timeframe of the game). He’s young, he’s rash and Evie got the forward thinking between them but he does have a line he won’t cross. The Revolution was hinted to be Shay’s doing, even though his only known presence is during Unity’s opening Arno sequence which is where the hint is placed.
In terms of Good and Evil in Assassin’s Creed, obviously we’re taught that the Templars/Order of Ancients are the Evil ones, and the Assassins/Hidden Ones are the Good guys. Rogue is the perfect example of why it’s complicated though. Throughout the games we’ve seen the lore and philosophy of both Templars and Assassins grow more complex with every game. Both want peace but both want it in different ways but each Assassin and Templar also want peace in their own different way. Ezio was more committed to saving the downtrodden and the populace that were actually worse off. Altair was completely devoted to keeping the Brotherhood alive. Connor was all about making sure that Natives weren’t discriminated against. Edward was realistically more about job equality. Bayek was more about stopping individuals from having absolute power. Each Assassin had their own individual opinions and philosophies that evolved and grew throughout the series due to their own individual experiences. Haytham, Son of Legendary Assassin Edward Kenway, was essentially raised by a man who never took no for an answer, and spent his 20’s pillaging, robbing and murdering anyone he came across. To Haytham this was power and through that, Peace. Shay wasnt evil in the slightest honestly, he only wanted to stop the Assassins from making the same mistake again, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Majority of the Templars/Order of the Ancients, believed that peace came from taking the free will away from mankind, which in all honesty, would have achieved the same peace as the Assassins. The only difference being who decides who gets that peace and who doesn’t. None of the Assassins are inherently evil, but the Majority of the Templars aren’t either. Thanks for reading my fat ass rant.
I like the outline of the individual assassin's and their motivations. It's one of the great things about the series, that each assassin joins the brotherhood, or at least stays in it, based on their own beliefs and experiences, i.e. when ezio was finally done with it all, and seen his own family as more important in his life, and knowing there were others to take up the fight if that was needed. But one thing I'll say is I don't think the assassin's are fighting for peace, although they would def like for it. Their fighting, for one, as you said, the issues they felt close to in their times, but as a whole they fight for freedom... it's the epitome of the age old idea "you can have freedom without peace, or you can have peace without freedom, not both" the Templars are fighting for peace while the assassin's are fighting for freedom. They both want what's best for humanity, but the argument is which of those two are more important.
Bro what? Im tired of this argument. In origins the order of ancients litteraly tortured people and were horrible. Ac they would mutilate others. Ac3 they brunt down tribes. They are the worse side and its not close
@@noahkelsey9676 And yet Shay wasn’t evil and he was with the Templars? He was most likely one of the highest ranking Templars we know of, and he didn’t torture or mutilate anyone. Bayek, the co founder of the Hidden Ones/Assassins literally caved a mans head in with an onyx stone ball. Altair literally killed innocents and put his other Assassin brothers in danger.
@@slumpywumpy4166 bayek did it to a litteral monster who made him kill his kid. Altair is a fair point but learned from it and grew. Shay we dont know much about after rouge and he also decided to kill his former friends instead of explain why they should not use the piece of eden
Not a protagonist, but I would definitely say Abbas was somewhat of an evil Assassin Sure, it was mostly due to the trauma attached to his father’s death But everything he did, after he became leader, was downright cruel The execution of Sef and Maria’s murder being the notable ones
@@HP_594 he manipulated shay into killing thousands of innocent civilians and when shay tried to stop it from happening again Achilles tried to kill him
@@jared9915 Damn And to think he was actually a nice guy in AC 3 Although personally, no one is as evil in the entire series as both Charles Lee and Haytham Kenway
Basically it comes down to a young Edward and a young Altair.. considering in their older age they both have learned... So I guess it would be the pirate rather than the brash arrogant soldier
If you haven’t done it already you should do a list comparing the Assassins by how well they actually follow their Creed, who broke the most tenants etc
As an origins fan I can certainly vouch for Bayek being the kindest assassin ever...from playing the entire main story, side quests and all the dlc. He suffered a lot...He fought for what he lost, sacrificed himself for strangers and even after his lover left him...he still stayed strong to fight for people...now that's next level kind.
He is such a good dude, he is so wholesome, he cares about his people and respects everyone, (unless they're like jerks buy even then he's just kinda annoyed) and genuinely is a protector. I love bayek so God damn much I want another game with him
I love how you present the idea of Connor being the assassin that everyone says it's not a matter of if he gets to you it's a matter of *when* he gets to you
I know they aren't an Assassin, but of the Assassin's Creed protagonists I would probably go with Eivor being the most "evil." Mostly on account of the fact that he raids and pillages towns full of completely innocent bystanders, while burning their entire lives work to the ground. Eivor is depicted with a pretty moral and upright code of honor towards both friends and enemies, but people he doesn't know occupy literally negative space for consideration in his brain.
The thing about Altair is, for half of AC1 i dont believe Altair actually cares about the Order or their goals. I think he was just born into the Assassins, and he was good at his job. He doesnt care about the tenants, nor tradition. Just killing. I think the book shows that well. On top of that the Assassins goals were much different then than they were AC2 and onwards. But Altairs redemption comes in the second half of AC1. When he finally apologizes to (Malik?) he is a changed man and definitely not an evil person.
Altair master before he overthrew him was the most evil assassin. When you play the first one, listen to the convos they had, including the ones in the Ezio trilogy
Well he was really an Assassin that thought and acted like a Templar. His allies were Templars, The Templars in the modern day take his examples and practices as a lesson to value. It's why he's a traitor not just to the Brotherhood (his own people) but also to the Creed (the teachings and lifestyle they should adhere to). Which parallels Altair given he too refused and couldn't care less for the Creed and a good chunk of the Templar targets he assassinated he understood their views and even sometimes agreed with them. But where the Master chose to become a False God seeking to enslave others to achieve "peace"...Altair realized why the Creed was a fundamental guideline that valued liberty and choice above all else to ensure true peace. One a False Assassin turned Proto-Templar, the Other a Radical Assassin with no conscience turned into a Fundamentalist Humanitarian through the ideals that the older man forgot or discredited or denied. So AC1 is about Men betraying the Creed, Rogue is about Men being betrayed by the Brotherhood, I believe Unity is about Men being betrayed by the Creed itself, Origins was about why the Creed exists and is needed.
Toughest is too similar to strongest, the results would be mostly the same, I get Altair and others would be placed higher but I still think Connor would come out on top
Idk if Eivor counts as an Assassin, but he quite literally imvades a foreing nation, kills the ones who try to defend their homeland, burns and pillages villages and monasteries too. Im about 20 hours in in Valhalla idk if he gets better or worse but I do know that he also besieges the city of Paris lol.
Vikings weren't exactly known for their empathy and patience when it came to their raids. But as much as I do like the three ancient AC games, Eivor and Kassandra/Alexios were either gods or demigods and it doesn't seem fair to include them in the roster of purely "normal" human beings
Not a protagonist but Achilles’ willingness to repeatedly destroy cities in Rogue gives me the idea that he might be one of the most evil assassin Ubisoft has made
He didn't want to do it. When he saw the artifacts he immediatly admitted he was wrong. He was a fool and a bad mentor, and responsable for the death of many people. He never was evil.
Nah. Achilles genuinely didn't know the artifacts was causing the earthquakes. And before Shay clearly explained what happened, he burst into the room, mouth frothing and accused Achilles of murdering an entire city of innocents. That would upset anyone in Achilles shoes. But judging by the fact that he stopped and admitted that Shay was right the moment he saw the artifact himself, it's clear that if it wasn't for the heat of the moment caused by Shay's accusations, Achilles most likely would've listened then.
@@rojaedavis8367Come on now Achilles responded to a person yelling with violence, he literally bashed Shay against the window, bro could've killed him 💀Shay's anger is 100% justified anyway.
@@mysticalbeing7468 Shay's anger is justified. However, keep in mind that when Shay first approached him, he burst through, call Achilles a murderer, and even tried to attack him had the other assassins not held him back. Have someone do that to you and see how patient you'll be with them. And yes, Achilles did attack and push Shay out the window..... AFTER he caught him stealing from him. Which again, would upset anyone. And throughout it all, Shay has not given a proper explanation of what happened aside from calling Achilles a mass murderer and that the assassins shouldn't have the manuscript for some reason. Yes, Shay was angry, but unless he can teleport, he shouldn't have been THAT angry to not give a clear explanation of what happened and confronted Achilles the way he did, considering it would take weeks if not months to sail back to HQ, more than enough time to calm down and collect his thoughts. Make no mistake, I'm not absolving Achilles of blame, he should have handled that better... but I'm not gonna pretend Shay's not equally to blame for how it went down. Honestly when you look at Rogue, you can basically summarize the game as a series of colossal misunderstandings that ended with a lot of people dead.
@@rojaedavis8367 Funny how Achilles acted the same way as Shay but 100 times worse, literally as a wise leader all he had to do is calm Shay down HIMSELF and tell him everything, and listen to Shay as well, Achilles did NEITHER of those things and basically said "get this kiddo out of my sight " It doesn't matter how angry he is a good person should not respond to verbal anger and stealing with freaking life threatening violence, like hello?? There's zero excuses, Achilles was so so messed up for that. Not to mention most of the colonial assassins were a holes that attacked, destroyed cities and cause troubles and they literally have a member who shot their own brother in the back 💀, Achilles was a bad leader (person, even)
Instead of evil I’d use the word ruthless. It describes determination, pragmatism in regards to a goal and a line drawn further into moral dubiousness from an outside view than others. We know the Assassins are more altruistic than the Templars, more guardians than rulers, or at least supposed to be, because we follow the series from their perspectives past and present but outside and less informed characters have a less charitable interpretation such as when Ezio tries to describe the Creed to Sophia.
I think a video of What makes a great Assassin? Would be great to watch. List all the qualities that make up a true assassin, examples of how we see the protagonists grow into what makes them great, touch on the actual skills of killing too. Then can make a What makes a great Templar? After 😲
Ben turned on his allies, Vane was fuck-ass mad, and Jack straight up mutinied. The assassins was exucsed because he didnt even know who the hell they're supposed to be, he just rolled with Torres for the money as it was his plan to get a better life at home
Good video, this was interesting to se who would be considered evil among the assassins. I would say Edward too. An anti-hero would be interesting to explore. Although that MasterAssassin seems just as evil as well.
Ezio effectively burns down an entire city in revelations when he destroys all the gunpowder in Cappadocia, you see all the civilians struggling to escape so there definitely will have been casualties not to mention all the homes he would have destroyed, that was pretty ruthless of him, all to kill one target
He was so indifferent to it. The other assassin even protested against it saying that it would cause chaos and mayhem. But then Ezio said "I certainly hope so!". This is why I cringe every time people talk about Ezio as if he was some kind of hero. The guy is a genocidal psycopath, but just because he is a main character people overlook it completely.
@@rayfarron6268 most of the assassin's are genocidal psychopaths. I'd argue that he was hoping that most of the people would escape. Plus he is part of the invaders into Constantinople. For him though he did somewhat personally know a local so he did have some sympathy towards them.
Don't forget that when Altair leads the attack on Abbas his order are to only kill when left with no choice.. his aim was as little bloodshed as possible
video suggestion: maybe you could include Shay when he was an assassin. i know he wouldnt be at the highest of rankings but in my opinion that would be cool
You know what I just realized, the scene where Connor is soloing the red coats he’s literally just counter killing them. Everyone of the original assassins can do this except the newer ones but they have their own powers.
Ezio: inspired civilians to fight armed guards what caused death of many innocent ones. And said that is "effective"... basically devastated an entire settlement of innocent people by making them die from lack of air just to hunt one target. YEEEAH, HE'S NOT EVIL AT ALL.....
In your regards or an anti hero, I had an idea about an antagonist who wishes to destroy the the assassins and the Templars because in his eyes, their enteral struggle has made peace impossible. And in his eyes to quote mgs “the best way for peace, is the leave the world as it is.”
Someone have to say it: the Assassins are antiheroes. All of them. Even Ezio recognize it up to his third game. When you think about it, you can acknowledge that even tho Assassins want to attain good with their actions, they mess up a lot their own creed. But that would be another video.
Interesting video. I never thought about the assassins being evil, so it's kind of difficult to decide. This would be my ranking (from most to less evil): - Edward - Jacob - Altair - Connor - Ezio - Arno - Evie
if we take gameplay and real history into account, edward is super evil making a massacre everytime he pirates another ship if you wanna go even further into the gameplay part, most ships he steals from he sinks afterwards no survivors. also if you wanna count it he clears out plantations but just leaves the slaves there
@@Engille967 How is Elise evil? She wants a truce (maybe because she wants Arno’s hidden blade wink wink nudge nudge) and fought with Arno to stop a greater threat, the Sword of Eden wielding Saint Germain, at the cost of her life. There are assassin NCPs with higher body counts than se has.
The least evil is Connor. No question. Other than that, Bayak or Altair. But really, none are. Maybe Achilles during Rouge, not a playable character though. Edit: I wrote the first half of my comment pre video and I'm writing this post video and the only commentary I can make as (I absolutely loved this video, BTW so please don't take this has hate, it isn't) I think you did Connor a minor disservice by glossing over him. Not only is he not evil, he is about as pure as any of the main character's can be and I can prove it. Aside the obvious Homestead Missions, he is genuinely concerned about the men on both sites on the war. I just finished the mission "Lexington and Concord" and right at the end when you are having the conversation with James Barrett, Connor is desperate to find Pitcarin. Connor talks about the lost lives and Barrett said something to the effect of, you already saved many lives by your action today. Connor gestures at the Redcoats who are dead on the ground and says, "What about them?" Connor feels guilt that his enemies died because he couldn't stop the fight by finding Pitcarin beforehand. He feels direct guilt because he couldn't save them. He has unwavering hope. Most of the plot of AC3 is Connor coming to terms with him wanting to do what is right and good and suffering for it but still doing it. There is an arguement to be made that he is so pure and "not evil" that it is to his detriment. Honestly Connor, is what "a man" should be. Unwavering loyalty to his family/people, empathetic, great restraint yet will let that beast out of its cage when it is necessary. I know he has some things that aren't great male qualities such as his reserved and stoic nature, but damn, i would follow him into battle.
Both Altaïr and Edward before their redemptions, I guess. As for some of Ezio’s actions in Revelations, yeah, they’re pretty reckless and seem to denote a distinct lack of care for innocent lives, but I see those more as the devs sacrificing some writing consistency for spectacle. Nobody more than Ezio understands the tragedy of being an innocent caught in the crossfire of the Assassin/Templar war. Why would he risk blowing up a city, putting hundreds of innocents in jeopardy, just to get to one Templar? That’s something he may have done when he was young and at his most vengeful, around the time he was hunting Vieri. But in Revelations? It just doesn’t seem to fit, at least in my opinion. Especially since this is the game where Ezio, thanks to Sofia, is at his softest and most caring.
Sooo we jus gunna gloss over the fact the ezio burned down the whole town of Cappadocia to kill 1 guy, harming countless civilians n not givin a fuck about it lol idk bro sounds pretty evil 😅
I agree with the pick, edward though a very good man reflecting the sense of loyalty and friendliness he still committed many crimes as a pirate, kind of like Robin hood but without the "giving to the poor" part.
I Think that actually Ezio has done something opinable, like exploding the barrels in Cappadocia, killing a very lot of civilians, is a character that is sometimes careless of the casualties if he need to achieve a goal, like escape from an underground citadel or using civilians as soldiers most of the times Altair has a 40% of evil, he admit it when he killed Madj Addin, but during his Journey he redeem itself and actually thinked genuine and good things that no other did during that period, at the same times his not ipocrite, he really try to change himself all the times and try to learn from the other, he questioned himself between good and evil, evolving morally. I just think he s just a son of his times Connor actually for me had not evilness like a Rodrigo Borgia, but a sort of, cause he enters in that social thinking of someone that talk about peace, rights, but kills a lot of people regardless, he's an ipocrite, he also killed a lot of soldiers that has nothing to do with him, a lot of people perished for his actions, he killed His father only cause protects Lee, a person that he hates more than he had to, only because he threatens him when he was child, he did all of his journey for pride, not for searching the person who killed his family, because he didn't do NOTHING against the real villain of the game, Washington. He killed his friend, his father and a lot of people that was doing right, only because they were called Templars.. If Achille is in part evil for what he did in Rouge, Connor has done something similar, he had a traumatic event, he wanted to redeem himself killing other people and he killed all of whom that were linked from a past experience of him, but wasn't the truth, even if his father shows to him the reality of what happened, Connor gives a shit and continue to work for his family's butcher... And then killed the father that wanted to show to him the truth, without share a tear.... Then he realise that he was wrong only after he lost everything..the same as Achilles Connor for me he's the tipical ipocrite bad guy, that cover itself with good words and ideals, but like a Robespierre condamned the other to death, even if they were not guilty. Yes he was a good person sometimes, he has value, but in real life also a killer has some values and maybe he's one of the neighbors that seems a good person
Bayek in rage mode remind me how Kratos is dangerous on Rage mode. These two when they reach that stade, limits are unlimited for them xD. I mean, I thought Eivor would being more over-reacting in rage mode bc yeah, he's a Viking and got experience in Battlefield = losing mens -> liberating the beast in you. But in the ends, Bayek is still unbeatable especially because of this rage scene xD.
I'm so tempted to replay Bunker Hill to see if Connor can take on that sea of Redcoats but idk if the game will let you approach them. I seem to remember the game desynchronizing you if you approach the line but 2012 was a long time ago.
It's really hard to give a genuine answer, since AC always had pretty simple "good vs evil" stories and characters, at the end, even if a protagonist has the potential to be incredibly evil, like Altair, who was a selfish pragmatic even after going through the character development of AC1, or Ezio who was a self-righteous idealist who caused the slaughter of innocents even in his later years, just to achieve his goals, they still would never actually be evil as long as they are the protagonist. It is for that reason that I agree with your pick of Edward, he was the only protagonist who, for the majority of his story, did not take part in the moral black and white of AC, and as a result it is a lot easier to consider him evil, the story is written to make it easier to see him as evil, even though other protagonists could potentially be viewed as a lot more evil then him. Talking about this brings back regrets about Rogue, the story had such potential to expend on AC4 and it's moral ambiguity, but instead we just got assassins wearing templar costumes and mingling with the brits, and templars who wear hoods and mingle with the French.
If there is one Assassin you wouldn't want to turn your back on its Bayek, there's so many levels to that character I'd say if he did become evil if his story took a really dark turn he would be all kinds of hell, Connor and Ezio as well.
The only two evil out of the main protagonists in my eyes were Altaïr, who murdered an innocent old man, didn't care about his dead or injured brothers and killed people only to get his rank back, and Edward, who killed Duncan Walpole for no reason basically, just to try and rob him, remember he didn't know anything about templars at that point, also he helped Torres to kill other assassins and would gladly continue to do so, he only stopped when they caught him stealing. The third place goes to Arno who beat up people when drunk, and of course, stole an apple, which is an act of utmost evilness.
The least evil is Connor by far. His killing was during wartime to protect his people who were being slaughtered, wartime changes the concept of killing
fun fact Altair never took damage because in AC1 we have a Sync bar not a health bar and we lose sync when hit AND when we lose sync we did something he didnt do or happened to him
If you read the book of Altair during the assassin civil war it is made clear that he orders his people to not kill only with Abbas being the only person to die. Which shows a real character growth for Altair from the start of his story. I am not convinced that Ubisoft wanted to put the time to program the game for this one sections that none of the attacks would be killing blows (The AC wiki for Altair also agrees with the book that he and his side did not kill any assassins expect Abbas as he regained control over the order). The gameplay and cutscenes of AC do not always line up that I personally like to go with novelisation of the Altair civil war over the very short flashback scenes in Revelations but I also understand that other people will disagree.
I think it could be argued that all of them are Lawful Good/Neutral/Evil with a few being Neutral Good (Doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do, Episode IV Luke Skywalker for example). Breaking it down in a Lawful/Chaotic Good/Neutral/Evil context might be easier to nail down a definitive answer if you ever wish the revisit this topic in the future.
I always thought it would be Edward simply because he doesn't follow the Creed.. like he's a pirate. They raid and loot and they rage battles across seas and islands. Not like the behind the scenes like normal assassins do
Here's an idea for a list. Best Armed. As in who of the Assassin's is most well equipped. Sure you could say Arno because guns, but I'd refer you to the 23 port side cannons of the Jackdaw. Yes I realize I answered my own question but I'm biased and wanna see Edward win another list. 😅
Love that small clip of Bayek bashing that dude's face in but never include him trying to drown some mofo in cold blood. Like people underestimate how brutal and painful drowning is!
Ezio f*cked up many times, he was at least a bit evil honestly Altair too, but overall they were good. Even so, Altair is a good case of the most evil of them i guesss. Connor is a Sweetheart, he literally is like a puppy and he is just too idealistic
I'll go with Edward. As a pirate he would attack random ships,kill most of their men, steal their cargo and leave them at their fate knowing they will likely die. Plus the fact there's an option to execute everyone and sink the ship means that's something that Edward would canonically do. As for Ezio you might be exaggerating on how good he was because he might have the highest kill count and collateral damage here (only counting missions of course). He started a riot as a distraction and got almost everyone killed in the process, burned several ships at a port and blew up a building that caused massive collateral damage and probably several deaths.
"If Ezio is evil, then Jacob is the smartest man alive."🤣🤣
Word.
Facts
Jacob still dope, tho.
Jacob is brash and careless; but he still gets it done. Although; he surely does leave a paper trail unlike his sister Evie who is far more experienced
Altier is arrogent and skilled
Well at one point he did put that one city underground in shambles probably killing quite a lot of innocent people, and Ezio did not give two shits about it
As much as I love Black Flag, I always hated how Ubisoft changed his character from the trailers to the actual game. They do this with all the protagonists but Edward was the worst case in my opinion. He was portrayed as ruthless, like the devil himself. He even had some of the physical bulk Connor had which makes them feel more related. In the actual game, hes kind of a bumbling fool.
I would say in the game he’s a badass
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Oh yeah he is a badass all of the assassins are but trailer Edward was on a different planet lol
The whole game and atmosphere changed from the reveal and trailers to the actual game
@@dungeon-wn4gw idk he clears the deck of a spanish galleon without breaking a sweat
@@kirancox6123 He’s clearly referring to his personality as portrayed in the trailer, which is definitely more badass than he’s actually portrayed in the game.
Personally i think Altair is the most evil protagonist. At the beginning of the game he killed an innocent old man and then for his arrogance Malik lost his arm and his brother got killed (which he showed little to no remorse). Also Altair occasionally gave death threats to his team mates if they slightly annoyed him.
Yup. Beginning game Altair thinks he’s above the creed. End game Altair questions and seems way wiser.
When he apologizes to Malik for his earlier actions I was like “Whelp that is a 180 in the development department.”
altairs my fav assassin but i hated him when he was young he was so rude
@@o.o1389 and at the start
Altair : safety and peace upon you
Malik : your presence here will deny me both
At the end
Altair : Safety and peace upon you
Malik : your presence here will deliver me both
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Also Altaïr killed the Herald's (guy's speaking 🗣️ news to mass of people) even when they gave him information if you did even few or all of their missions in Acre, Jerusalem & Damascus...
So yeah... Altaïr was a prick in AC1 😂
maybe instead of which assassin is the most evil maybe instead, do a video of which assassins creed "villain was the most evil", that would make much more sense to the topic at hand.
MasterAssassin: Ezio has done nothing truly evil
Meanwhile Ezio: Casually destroyed the port of Constantinople and blew up Cappadocia
Helped dictators yet has a literal soeach as to why the creed is right
Setting fire in a cavern based city, that would definitely kill people through smoke inhalation at the very least. Not even Jacob achieved that by all his actions in Syndicate combined.
I'd have to play the Cappadocia section of the game again to see exactly how all that transpires, but yes, setting a fire in a massive cave complex is a bad idea at least.
Also started riot in Constantinopole which leaded to death of many civilians...
@@SpectreStatus he blows up Templar gunpowder in a cave city and part of the mission is leaving the city, when you do there is people falling off of roofs on to the ground and people just dying as you run past them
Ezio in revelations rallied up a crowd to start a riot, getting them killed just to kill his target and then he killed quite a few innocent people in cappadocia by blowing up the gunpowder filling the city with smoke. He wasn't entirely good towards the end, very reckless.
I agree. Ezio causes a lot of collateral damage in his trilogy and he sees the end justifies the means. Arno, Connor, Jacob and Evie are a lot more careful with civilians. The most Jacob does is cause a bank problem but Evie and Jacob rectify it immediately.
Ezio doesn't feel bad about the innocents he kills. In Brotherhood he uses his villagers' deaths to justify his slaughter of the Borgia. He smokes an underground city. He causes ships in Constantinople's port to burn. With civilians in them! Ezio's wrecklessness makes him the most evil Assassin. All the other assassins use their environment to their advantage but they never directly cause the deaths of civilians. The Revolution happened without Arno's doing.
@@noobbotgaming2173 For Jacob is it a lot more of not thinking through the ramifications (shown more deeply in the shorter than usual for the series timeframe of the game). He’s young, he’s rash and Evie got the forward thinking between them but he does have a line he won’t cross.
The Revolution was hinted to be Shay’s doing, even though his only known presence is during Unity’s opening Arno sequence which is where the hint is placed.
I was wondering why that did not get mentioned. Ezio easily the most evil followed by the pirate then Altaïr.
now a video on the most weak sauce assassin, i vote for Shaun Hastings lol.
@@5226-p1e He’d win Most Sarcastic Assassin hands down
In terms of Good and Evil in Assassin’s Creed, obviously we’re taught that the Templars/Order of Ancients are the Evil ones, and the Assassins/Hidden Ones are the Good guys. Rogue is the perfect example of why it’s complicated though. Throughout the games we’ve seen the lore and philosophy of both Templars and Assassins grow more complex with every game. Both want peace but both want it in different ways but each Assassin and Templar also want peace in their own different way. Ezio was more committed to saving the downtrodden and the populace that were actually worse off. Altair was completely devoted to keeping the Brotherhood alive. Connor was all about making sure that Natives weren’t discriminated against. Edward was realistically more about job equality. Bayek was more about stopping individuals from having absolute power. Each Assassin had their own individual opinions and philosophies that evolved and grew throughout the series due to their own individual experiences.
Haytham, Son of Legendary Assassin Edward Kenway, was essentially raised by a man who never took no for an answer, and spent his 20’s pillaging, robbing and murdering anyone he came across. To Haytham this was power and through that, Peace. Shay wasnt evil in the slightest honestly, he only wanted to stop the Assassins from making the same mistake again, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of lives. Majority of the Templars/Order of the Ancients, believed that peace came from taking the free will away from mankind, which in all honesty, would have achieved the same peace as the Assassins. The only difference being who decides who gets that peace and who doesn’t. None of the Assassins are inherently evil, but the Majority of the Templars aren’t either.
Thanks for reading my fat ass rant.
I like the outline of the individual assassin's and their motivations. It's one of the great things about the series, that each assassin joins the brotherhood, or at least stays in it, based on their own beliefs and experiences, i.e. when ezio was finally done with it all, and seen his own family as more important in his life, and knowing there were others to take up the fight if that was needed. But one thing I'll say is I don't think the assassin's are fighting for peace, although they would def like for it. Their fighting, for one, as you said, the issues they felt close to in their times, but as a whole they fight for freedom... it's the epitome of the age old idea "you can have freedom without peace, or you can have peace without freedom, not both" the Templars are fighting for peace while the assassin's are fighting for freedom. They both want what's best for humanity, but the argument is which of those two are more important.
Nah bro templar=bad
Bro what? Im tired of this argument. In origins the order of ancients litteraly tortured people and were horrible. Ac they would mutilate others. Ac3 they brunt down tribes. They are the worse side and its not close
@@noahkelsey9676 And yet Shay wasn’t evil and he was with the Templars? He was most likely one of the highest ranking Templars we know of, and he didn’t torture or mutilate anyone. Bayek, the co founder of the Hidden Ones/Assassins literally caved a mans head in with an onyx stone ball. Altair literally killed innocents and put his other Assassin brothers in danger.
@@slumpywumpy4166 bayek did it to a litteral monster who made him kill his kid. Altair is a fair point but learned from it and grew. Shay we dont know much about after rouge and he also decided to kill his former friends instead of explain why they should not use the piece of eden
Not a protagonist, but I would definitely say Abbas was somewhat of an evil Assassin
Sure, it was mostly due to the trauma attached to his father’s death
But everything he did, after he became leader, was downright cruel
The execution of Sef and Maria’s murder being the notable ones
If we included non-protagonist I would probably say Achilles is the most evil that guy just sucks
@@jared9915 Wait. Achilles?
Why?
(Haven’t played AC 3 yet, so I had to ask)
@@HP_594 he manipulated shay into killing thousands of innocent civilians and when shay tried to stop it from happening again Achilles tried to kill him
@@jared9915 Damn
And to think he was actually a nice guy in AC 3
Although personally, no one is as evil in the entire series as both Charles Lee and Haytham Kenway
Hemm.. jack the lad? How about him?
U should do a who's the best equiped assassin, like ranking the gear they use
That's going to be a pretty unfair video. Because we were introduced new gear as the time in real life progressed but not as ac timeline went on.
Comparing an ancient egyptian wielding a sword and shield to victorians wielding revolvers probably wouldn't be a fair comparison
Thats unfair due to progress in weaponry + Ezio has an advantage due to the fact that he has 3 games and therefore more equipment.
Ezio/Arno easy
@@alist3r226 Arno because better guns
Basically it comes down to a young Edward and a young Altair.. considering in their older age they both have learned... So I guess it would be the pirate rather than the brash arrogant soldier
Edward wasnt evil he was just motivated by money
@@jayden7945 none of the main assassins were evil...
I mean
If you haven’t done it already you should do a list comparing the Assassins by how well they actually follow their Creed, who broke the most tenants etc
Fuck yes (I'd buy that for a dollar)
Hahahahahahahahahahaha literally the colonial Era assassin's would win they broke em all.
@@midgardland7821 just gave it to you for free
@@SantiagoRamirez-sy7xe like literally the most dumb non creed following assassins ever 💀💀
I think Shay broke the least, atleast in the colonial brotherhood
As an origins fan I can certainly vouch for Bayek being the kindest assassin ever...from playing the entire main story, side quests and all the dlc. He suffered a lot...He fought for what he lost, sacrificed himself for strangers and even after his lover left him...he still stayed strong to fight for people...now that's next level kind.
He is such a good dude, he is so wholesome, he cares about his people and respects everyone, (unless they're like jerks buy even then he's just kinda annoyed) and genuinely is a protector. I love bayek so God damn much I want another game with him
I love how you present the idea of Connor being the assassin that everyone says it's not a matter of if he gets to you it's a matter of *when* he gets to you
I mean we all remember the trailer of him rampaging across the battlefield
I did not see the ending as Edward being the most evil assassin. I really thought it'd be Altaïr....
You should definitely do a "Who's the most Noble Templar " or Templar who went to achieve his goal in the least evil or corrupt path.
shay
@@JT76912 and haytham and george monro
@@hansr3281 true
And Elise Delaserre(Assassins Creed Unity,Arno’s love interest)
Most noble Templar? I think the characters who are answers to that question are Shay Cormac and Elise de la Serre.
Altair also used the Apple of Eden on civilians in AC Bloodlines. Also Aya's assassination of Julius Caesar was just wreckless.
Aya is near the top of my list.
I know they aren't an Assassin, but of the Assassin's Creed protagonists I would probably go with Eivor being the most "evil." Mostly on account of the fact that he raids and pillages towns full of completely innocent bystanders, while burning their entire lives work to the ground. Eivor is depicted with a pretty moral and upright code of honor towards both friends and enemies, but people he doesn't know occupy literally negative space for consideration in his brain.
Eivor is not an assassin.
@@BedfastSquid He literally just said he knows.
@@thebatmanofneo-gotham5667 I must’ve been high
He's a viking, that what is normal for him
@@tehdemomann1026 And Vikings were known for their... Less than ideal actions
The thing about Altair is, for half of AC1 i dont believe Altair actually cares about the Order or their goals. I think he was just born into the Assassins, and he was good at his job. He doesnt care about the tenants, nor tradition. Just killing. I think the book shows that well. On top of that the Assassins goals were much different then than they were AC2 and onwards. But Altairs redemption comes in the second half of AC1. When he finally apologizes to (Malik?) he is a changed man and definitely not an evil person.
Altair master before he overthrew him was the most evil assassin. When you play the first one, listen to the convos they had, including the ones in the Ezio trilogy
Well he was really an Assassin that thought and acted like a Templar. His allies were Templars, The Templars in the modern day take his examples and practices as a lesson to value. It's why he's a traitor not just to the Brotherhood (his own people) but also to the Creed (the teachings and lifestyle they should adhere to). Which parallels Altair given he too refused and couldn't care less for the Creed and a good chunk of the Templar targets he assassinated he understood their views and even sometimes agreed with them. But where the Master chose to become a False God seeking to enslave others to achieve "peace"...Altair realized why the Creed was a fundamental guideline that valued liberty and choice above all else to ensure true peace.
One a False Assassin turned Proto-Templar, the Other a Radical Assassin with no conscience turned into a Fundamentalist Humanitarian through the ideals that the older man forgot or discredited or denied.
So AC1 is about Men betraying the Creed, Rogue is about Men being betrayed by the Brotherhood, I believe Unity is about Men being betrayed by the Creed itself, Origins was about why the Creed exists and is needed.
al mualim?
@@farah.t Yes that's his name.
Please make a video on "Who's the most toughest assassin?"meaning who can survive in most situations, harder to kill and can evade most dangers etc.
There isn't even any need for it. It's Connor Kenway.
How most and toughest can combine?
Toughest is too similar to strongest, the results would be mostly the same, I get Altair and others would be placed higher but I still think Connor would come out on top
Connor
The toughest would be alexios/kassandra who are demi gods in terms of power
Idk if Eivor counts as an Assassin, but he quite literally imvades a foreing nation, kills the ones who try to defend their homeland, burns and pillages villages and monasteries too. Im about 20 hours in in Valhalla idk if he gets better or worse but I do know that he also besieges the city of Paris lol.
eivor and the MC of odyssey arent assasins they never got into the hidden ones
Eivor makes alliances and tries to broker peace with alot of places though. I beat the game lol I mean your like half right.
Vikings weren't exactly known for their empathy and patience when it came to their raids. But as much as I do like the three ancient AC games, Eivor and Kassandra/Alexios were either gods or demigods and it doesn't seem fair to include them in the roster of purely "normal" human beings
Not a protagonist but Achilles’ willingness to repeatedly destroy cities in Rogue gives me the idea that he might be one of the most evil assassin Ubisoft has made
He didn't want to do it. When he saw the artifacts he immediatly admitted he was wrong. He was a fool and a bad mentor, and responsable for the death of many people. He never was evil.
Nah. Achilles genuinely didn't know the artifacts was causing the earthquakes. And before Shay clearly explained what happened, he burst into the room, mouth frothing and accused Achilles of murdering an entire city of innocents. That would upset anyone in Achilles shoes. But judging by the fact that he stopped and admitted that Shay was right the moment he saw the artifact himself, it's clear that if it wasn't for the heat of the moment caused by Shay's accusations, Achilles most likely would've listened then.
@@rojaedavis8367Come on now Achilles responded to a person yelling with violence, he literally bashed Shay against the window, bro could've killed him 💀Shay's anger is 100% justified anyway.
@@mysticalbeing7468 Shay's anger is justified. However, keep in mind that when Shay first approached him, he burst through, call Achilles a murderer, and even tried to attack him had the other assassins not held him back. Have someone do that to you and see how patient you'll be with them. And yes, Achilles did attack and push Shay out the window..... AFTER he caught him stealing from him. Which again, would upset anyone. And throughout it all, Shay has not given a proper explanation of what happened aside from calling Achilles a mass murderer and that the assassins shouldn't have the manuscript for some reason. Yes, Shay was angry, but unless he can teleport, he shouldn't have been THAT angry to not give a clear explanation of what happened and confronted Achilles the way he did, considering it would take weeks if not months to sail back to HQ, more than enough time to calm down and collect his thoughts. Make no mistake, I'm not absolving Achilles of blame, he should have handled that better... but I'm not gonna pretend Shay's not equally to blame for how it went down. Honestly when you look at Rogue, you can basically summarize the game as a series of colossal misunderstandings that ended with a lot of people dead.
@@rojaedavis8367 Funny how Achilles acted the same way as Shay but 100 times worse, literally as a wise leader all he had to do is calm Shay down HIMSELF and tell him everything, and listen to Shay as well, Achilles did NEITHER of those things and basically said "get this kiddo out of my sight "
It doesn't matter how angry he is a good person should not respond to verbal anger and stealing with freaking life threatening violence, like hello?? There's zero excuses, Achilles was so so messed up for that. Not to mention most of the colonial assassins were a holes that attacked, destroyed cities and cause troubles and they literally have a member who shot their own brother in the back 💀, Achilles was a bad leader (person, even)
I’m pretty sure that when you choose “repair ship” after a successful boarding in ac4, you straight up execute the survivors. Pretty sure.
Pretty sure you still take them, it's just the other 2 actions have you interact with them.
Instead of evil I’d use the word ruthless. It describes determination, pragmatism in regards to a goal and a line drawn further into moral dubiousness from an outside view than others. We know the Assassins are more altruistic than the Templars, more guardians than rulers, or at least supposed to be, because we follow the series from their perspectives past and present but outside and less informed characters have a less charitable interpretation such as when Ezio tries to describe the Creed to Sophia.
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You should be ranking the best default outfits for part 1 and the master assassin or templar (even the demi-gods) for part 2
Great idea! Also I love your profile name!
Bayek’s best quote lol
I think a video of What makes a great Assassin? Would be great to watch. List all the qualities that make up a true assassin, examples of how we see the protagonists grow into what makes them great, touch on the actual skills of killing too. Then can make a What makes a great Templar? After 😲
Ezio caused the death of many innocents in Revelations, he should be the most "evil" on the list
I think Connor did the most Noble thing of all Assassins. You should make a video about that
Well, as much as i like Edward i agree with you.... Dude destroyed his mates, templar, and assassin equally until he sided with Assassin...
Ben turned on his allies, Vane was fuck-ass mad, and Jack straight up mutinied. The assassins was exucsed because he didnt even know who the hell they're supposed to be, he just rolled with Torres for the money as it was his plan to get a better life at home
Good video, this was interesting to se who would be considered evil among the assassins. I would say Edward too. An anti-hero would be interesting to explore. Although that MasterAssassin seems just as evil as well.
Another idea, who has the best hidden blade with all the extra gadgets attached and what not. Seriously, awesome videos.
I mean, the answer is kind of obvious, right? It's Ezio, his hidden blade has a gun and a hook, everyone else only has one or no attachment.
Ezio effectively burns down an entire city in revelations when he destroys all the gunpowder in Cappadocia, you see all the civilians struggling to escape so there definitely will have been casualties not to mention all the homes he would have destroyed, that was pretty ruthless of him, all to kill one target
Turns out building your city inside a mountain was a bad fucking idea, who would have thought
He was so indifferent to it. The other assassin even protested against it saying that it would cause chaos and mayhem. But then Ezio said "I certainly hope so!".
This is why I cringe every time people talk about Ezio as if he was some kind of hero. The guy is a genocidal psycopath, but just because he is a main character people overlook it completely.
@@rayfarron6268 most of the assassin's are genocidal psychopaths. I'd argue that he was hoping that most of the people would escape.
Plus he is part of the invaders into Constantinople. For him though he did somewhat personally know a local so he did have some sympathy towards them.
your my favorite assassins creed youtuber really
You should also do a who is the happiest assassin overall. It should be a fun topic to talk about :)
Ezio at the end of his life/edward before dying/the fryes
your next video should be about the cinematic trailers and which one was the better or accurate one. love the videos keep it up man
OK watching Conner just obliterate those red coats with heavy metal music playing is awesome
That bayek origins intro is so insanely good
I wonder what the next title will be;
”Who’s the most good looking assassin?”
That obviously goes for Ezio or Edward obviously
@@stardk9796 or Arno
@@parsatww7115 or Jacob. No homo
I want another AC with Connor. He was my generation's Assassin.
You should do a Versus between Arno vs Jacob
Arno, zero doubt.
Don't forget that when Altair leads the attack on Abbas his order are to only kill when left with no choice.. his aim was as little bloodshed as possible
video suggestion: maybe you could include Shay when he was an assassin. i know he wouldnt be at the highest of rankings but in my opinion that would be cool
Hello master assassin, you watched this beautiful series and I hope that you will continue it, and all the love and respect from Saudi Arabia
I’m so glad Edward won something😂… even if it was probably the worst achievement to win in this series😭
You know what I just realized, the scene where Connor is soloing the red coats he’s literally just counter killing them. Everyone of the original assassins can do this except the newer ones but they have their own powers.
Amazing content btw!!
Ezio:
inspired civilians to fight armed guards what caused death of many innocent ones. And said that is "effective"...
basically devastated an entire settlement of innocent people by making them die from lack of air just to hunt one target.
YEEEAH, HE'S NOT EVIL AT ALL.....
Love your videos
In your regards or an anti hero, I had an idea about an antagonist who wishes to destroy the the assassins and the Templars because in his eyes, their enteral struggle has made peace impossible. And in his eyes to quote mgs “the best way for peace, is the leave the world as it is.”
Someone have to say it: the Assassins are antiheroes. All of them. Even Ezio recognize it up to his third game. When you think about it, you can acknowledge that even tho Assassins want to attain good with their actions, they mess up a lot their own creed. But that would be another video.
Connor doesn't count though
Interesting video. I never thought about the assassins being evil, so it's kind of difficult to decide. This would be my ranking (from most to less evil):
- Edward
- Jacob
- Altair
- Connor
- Ezio
- Arno
- Evie
if we take gameplay and real history into account, edward is super evil making a massacre everytime he pirates another ship
if you wanna go even further into the gameplay part, most ships he steals from he sinks afterwards no survivors. also if you wanna count it he clears out plantations but just leaves the slaves there
but he kills pople who deserve it
Back with another great video
Connor is probably one of the best fighters we have seen in the series, he is practically a super-soldier.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate how assassins creed is the on,y historic accurate game to make the ‘demigods’ non-assassins
I get goosebumps when i hear this soundtracks 0:10 3:20 :D
Yes
Let’s not forget Arno murdered a bunch of random thugs shortly after being exiled from the creed..
For a pocket watch…
In a drunken haze as well
Gotta say this is my favorite series. You should do a "who is the least evil templar" excluding Elise
Elise is way more evil than Kenway, De Sable, Shay Cormac
@@Engille967 Haytham is bad but Elise is worse? How do you explain that?
@@TheColtster933 Elise is more evil than Haytham what is there not to understand
@@Engille967 How is Elise evil? She wants a truce (maybe because she wants Arno’s hidden blade wink wink nudge nudge) and fought with Arno to stop a greater threat, the Sword of Eden wielding Saint Germain, at the cost of her life. There are assassin NCPs with higher body counts than se has.
@@Engille967 sure whatever you say
You should do a most attractive assassin. I think it’s Alexios/Kasandra because they have the most romance options.
Jacob collapsed the world economy for shits and giggles
The least evil is Connor. No question. Other than that, Bayak or Altair. But really, none are. Maybe Achilles during Rouge, not a playable character though.
Edit: I wrote the first half of my comment pre video and I'm writing this post video and the only commentary I can make as (I absolutely loved this video, BTW so please don't take this has hate, it isn't)
I think you did Connor a minor disservice by glossing over him. Not only is he not evil, he is about as pure as any of the main character's can be and I can prove it.
Aside the obvious Homestead Missions, he is genuinely concerned about the men on both sites on the war. I just finished the mission "Lexington and Concord" and right at the end when you are having the conversation with James Barrett, Connor is desperate to find Pitcarin. Connor talks about the lost lives and Barrett said something to the effect of, you already saved many lives by your action today. Connor gestures at the Redcoats who are dead on the ground and says, "What about them?"
Connor feels guilt that his enemies died because he couldn't stop the fight by finding Pitcarin beforehand. He feels direct guilt because he couldn't save them.
He has unwavering hope. Most of the plot of AC3 is Connor coming to terms with him wanting to do what is right and good and suffering for it but still doing it.
There is an arguement to be made that he is so pure and "not evil" that it is to his detriment.
Honestly Connor, is what "a man" should be. Unwavering loyalty to his family/people, empathetic, great restraint yet will let that beast out of its cage when it is necessary. I know he has some things that aren't great male qualities such as his reserved and stoic nature, but damn, i would follow him into battle.
Remember Ezio set an entire city on fire, causing the deaths of countless innocent people, just to bring out his target in Revelations.
Literally smoking out a target.
Both Altaïr and Edward before their redemptions, I guess. As for some of Ezio’s actions in Revelations, yeah, they’re pretty reckless and seem to denote a distinct lack of care for innocent lives, but I see those more as the devs sacrificing some writing consistency for spectacle. Nobody more than Ezio understands the tragedy of being an innocent caught in the crossfire of the Assassin/Templar war. Why would he risk blowing up a city, putting hundreds of innocents in jeopardy, just to get to one Templar? That’s something he may have done when he was young and at his most vengeful, around the time he was hunting Vieri. But in Revelations? It just doesn’t seem to fit, at least in my opinion. Especially since this is the game where Ezio, thanks to Sofia, is at his softest and most caring.
Sooo we jus gunna gloss over the fact the ezio burned down the whole town of Cappadocia to kill 1 guy, harming countless civilians n not givin a fuck about it lol idk bro sounds pretty evil 😅
I agree with the pick, edward though a very good man reflecting the sense of loyalty and friendliness he still committed many crimes as a pirate, kind of like Robin hood but without the "giving to the poor" part.
Your pfp is my phone’s Lock Screen lol
@@BigMelvinHarrisSmoke same phone screens that make us laugh make us cry
It's obviously Abbas. Well, that's only if we include any of the NPCs.
What about Gamilat?
@@Engille967 Just behind him.
There was also that one time in Revelations when Ezio burned down an entire town, killing hundreds of innocent civilians as a distraction.
I know you’re sticking to protagonists, but Duncan Walpole deserves a spot on this list.
Walpole? The dude we killed at the start of AC Black flag?
What did he do?
I Think that actually Ezio has done something opinable, like exploding the barrels in Cappadocia, killing a very lot of civilians, is a character that is sometimes careless of the casualties if he need to achieve a goal, like escape from an underground citadel or using civilians as soldiers most of the times
Altair has a 40% of evil, he admit it when he killed Madj Addin, but during his Journey he redeem itself and actually thinked genuine and good things that no other did during that period, at the same times his not ipocrite, he really try to change himself all the times and try to learn from the other, he questioned himself between good and evil, evolving morally. I just think he s just a son of his times
Connor actually for me had not evilness like a Rodrigo Borgia, but a sort of, cause he enters in that social thinking of someone that talk about peace, rights, but kills a lot of people regardless, he's an ipocrite, he also killed a lot of soldiers that has nothing to do with him, a lot of people perished for his actions, he killed His father only cause protects Lee, a person that he hates more than he had to, only because he threatens him when he was child, he did all of his journey for pride, not for searching the person who killed his family, because he didn't do NOTHING against the real villain of the game, Washington. He killed his friend, his father and a lot of people that was doing right, only because they were called Templars.. If Achille is in part evil for what he did in Rouge, Connor has done something similar, he had a traumatic event, he wanted to redeem himself killing other people and he killed all of whom that were linked from a past experience of him, but wasn't the truth, even if his father shows to him the reality of what happened, Connor gives a shit and continue to work for his family's butcher... And then killed the father that wanted to show to him the truth, without share a tear.... Then he realise that he was wrong only after he lost everything..the same as Achilles
Connor for me he's the tipical ipocrite bad guy, that cover itself with good words and ideals, but like a Robespierre condamned the other to death, even if they were not guilty. Yes he was a good person sometimes, he has value, but in real life also a killer has some values and maybe he's one of the neighbors that seems a good person
We're the most evil , we make the Assassin's kill everyone 😂
Bayek in rage mode remind me how Kratos is dangerous on Rage mode. These two when they reach that stade, limits are unlimited for them xD. I mean, I thought Eivor would being more over-reacting in rage mode bc yeah, he's a Viking and got experience in Battlefield = losing mens -> liberating the beast in you. But in the ends, Bayek is still unbeatable especially because of this rage scene xD.
For me the most evil assasin altair
(At least at the start of the game)
I mean there’s also Jacob who created a street gang
I think you should make the next video WHO IS THE MOST HONORED ASSASSIN
Shay is a mixed bag tbh considering he wasn’t a typical Templar he showed sadness and remorse for killing hope and Liam and spared Achilles
All I know is that Young Altair had Black Air Force Energy
I'm so tempted to replay Bunker Hill to see if Connor can take on that sea of Redcoats but idk if the game will let you approach them. I seem to remember the game desynchronizing you if you approach the line but 2012 was a long time ago.
It's really hard to give a genuine answer, since AC always had pretty simple "good vs evil" stories and characters, at the end, even if a protagonist has the potential to be incredibly evil, like Altair, who was a selfish pragmatic even after going through the character development of AC1, or Ezio who was a self-righteous idealist who caused the slaughter of innocents even in his later years, just to achieve his goals, they still would never actually be evil as long as they are the protagonist.
It is for that reason that I agree with your pick of Edward, he was the only protagonist who, for the majority of his story, did not take part in the moral black and white of AC, and as a result it is a lot easier to consider him evil, the story is written to make it easier to see him as evil, even though other protagonists could potentially be viewed as a lot more evil then him.
Talking about this brings back regrets about Rogue, the story had such potential to expend on AC4 and it's moral ambiguity, but instead we just got assassins wearing templar costumes and mingling with the brits, and templars who wear hoods and mingle with the French.
@MasterAssassin
3:35 nailed it with the Movie use after that timestamp!! 😂🤣
If there is one Assassin you wouldn't want to turn your back on its Bayek, there's so many levels to that character I'd say if he did become evil if his story took a really dark turn he would be all kinds of hell, Connor and Ezio as well.
The only two evil out of the main protagonists in my eyes were Altaïr, who murdered an innocent old man, didn't care about his dead or injured brothers and killed people only to get his rank back, and Edward, who killed Duncan Walpole for no reason basically, just to try and rob him, remember he didn't know anything about templars at that point, also he helped Torres to kill other assassins and would gladly continue to do so, he only stopped when they caught him stealing. The third place goes to Arno who beat up people when drunk, and of course, stole an apple, which is an act of utmost evilness.
The least evil is Connor by far. His killing was during wartime to protect his people who were being slaughtered, wartime changes the concept of killing
fun fact Altair never took damage because in AC1 we have a Sync bar not a health bar and we lose sync when hit AND when we lose sync we did something he didnt do or happened to him
If you read the book of Altair during the assassin civil war it is made clear that he orders his people to not kill only with Abbas being the only person to die. Which shows a real character growth for Altair from the start of his story. I am not convinced that Ubisoft wanted to put the time to program the game for this one sections that none of the attacks would be killing blows (The AC wiki for Altair also agrees with the book that he and his side did not kill any assassins expect Abbas as he regained control over the order). The gameplay and cutscenes of AC do not always line up that I personally like to go with novelisation of the Altair civil war over the very short flashback scenes in Revelations but I also understand that other people will disagree.
The word you are looking for is "ludonarrative dissonance"
I think it could be argued that all of them are Lawful Good/Neutral/Evil with a few being Neutral Good (Doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do, Episode IV Luke Skywalker for example). Breaking it down in a Lawful/Chaotic Good/Neutral/Evil context might be easier to nail down a definitive answer if you ever wish the revisit this topic in the future.
I always thought it would be Edward simply because he doesn't follow the Creed.. like he's a pirate. They raid and loot and they rage battles across seas and islands. Not like the behind the scenes like normal assassins do
Here's an idea for a list. Best Armed. As in who of the Assassin's is most well equipped.
Sure you could say Arno because guns, but I'd refer you to the 23 port side cannons of the Jackdaw. Yes I realize I answered my own question but I'm biased and wanna see Edward win another list. 😅
That connor montage was lit tho
Honestly, not the most evil assassin, but the most evil person is the person that decided to kill off Desmond in AC3.
you should do who is the most brutal or ruthless assassin i reckon it would make a great video
Are we not going to mention how Altair murders an innocent man at the start of ac1 with zero remorse
Love that small clip of Bayek bashing that dude's face in but never include him trying to drown some mofo in cold blood. Like people underestimate how brutal and painful drowning is!
Ezio f*cked up many times, he was at least a bit evil honestly
Altair too, but overall they were good. Even so, Altair is a good case of the most evil of them i guesss.
Connor is a Sweetheart, he literally is like a puppy and he is just too idealistic
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Plz do a what is the most Historical Game video plz.
i would love a game or even a DLC where you play as an "anti hero" type character, would be refreshing and maybe it could work
if we include pre-brotherhood assassins, Eivor
You should make a video about who's parcour skills are the best:)
Never played black flag (not yet). But everything I hear that music at the end of a vid I wanna buy and play it 😩🔥
I'll go with Edward. As a pirate he would attack random ships,kill most of their men, steal their cargo and leave them at their fate knowing they will likely die. Plus the fact there's an option to execute everyone and sink the ship means that's something that Edward would canonically do.
As for Ezio you might be exaggerating on how good he was because he might have the highest kill count and collateral damage here (only counting missions of course). He started a riot as a distraction and got almost everyone killed in the process, burned several ships at a port and blew up a building that caused massive collateral damage and probably several deaths.
I think Bayek is the deadliest the kills and his angers just makes him a menace