With the15th class anniversary celebrationof the series currently afoot and a assertion from Ubisoft that a " very especial event " is coming in September about what the future holds , it is sure enough an exciting sentence to be anAssassin ’s Creedfan , old or new .   The   dealership has convert greatly throughout the years , going from a running story - based stealth game to a full - blown open - world RPG serial , but one matter that has remained constant is its thoroughgoing utilisation of its diachronic setting .

The games never fail to   turn in an immersive experience , and one of the ways this is achieved is by putting tangible - life historical figure in the games that the player can interact with . From the Queen of Egypt to the artist who painted the Mona Lisa , there is no shortage of historically influential people to be find in the games , some of which have been described below .

Assassin’s Creed II - Leonardo Da Vinci

Not since the secondAssasin ’s Creedgame has the serial used a real - life historic form in a direction that is not just interesting but also intact to the game and lore itself .

In the context of AC II ,   Leonardo is n’t just a brainiac polymath , but a secretive ally of the   Auditore family and the person who qualify the hidden blade throughout the game , without which the secret plan would be incomplete . Players not only get to see what sprightliness was like for this 15th - hundred inventor but   also try out out his invention such as   the   Flying Machine that allowed Ezio to fly over the city of Venice .

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood - The Borgia Family

The House of Borgia was one of the most politically hefty kin of the Italian Renaissance period , and their shameful history led them to becoming the overarching baddie of the first two biz of the Ezio trilogy . Rodrigo Borgia , or as he was lie with by his prescribed title - Pope Alexander VI , is the main villain ofAC IIand the capitulum of the Templars , while his outlawed son , Cesare Borgia , is the adversary inBrotherhood .

The father - son duo makes up two ofthe good villain in theAssassin ’s Creedfranchise , while other genuine - life history members of the   Borgia kinsfolk , such as Cesare ’s sis   Lucrezia Borgia , also appear . The conflict against the family , as a whole , drives the plot of the plot .

Assassin’s Creed III - George Washington

Taking place in 18th C America , much of Assassin’sCreed IIIrevolves around the American Revolution ,   so one of the founding fathers and   the first President of the United States   George Washington himself   making an appearance is not surprising at all . play as the bravo   Ratonhnhaké : ton , players   help the   American Patriots in their war and also protect Washington from Templars ,   although it is eventually unveil that he was behind the violation on Ratonhnhaké : ton ’s small town that lead to his mother ’s death .

The game also has a DLC , TheTyranny of King Washington , which tells the story of an alternate realism where   Washington acquire a Piece of Eden and use its force to become the king of the United States .

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - Edward Thatch “Blackbeard”

Black Flagis all about the pirate , so including one of the most infamous pirate of all time was a return . cognate to his veridical - life caption , the   Blackbeard in the biz sports an eccentric persona , go as far as to   lace fuses into his hair’s-breadth and light them on fire , creating a direful and unforgettable image to those around him .

He act as a wise man figure and friend of protagonist   Edward Kenway , which makes him one ofthe best character inBlack Flag .   Thatch ’s expiry is one of the most memorable scene in the game , as he is killed in a fight against British soldier after being shot and dig multiple times and before he take his last breath .

Assassin’s Creed Rogue - Benjamin Franklin

Yet another plant Father-God of the United States , Benjamin Franklin can be found not only inAssassin ’s Creed IIIbut also inRogue . His   allegiances lie not specifically with either the Assassins or the Templars , being forgetful to their ground , and can be found interact with both chemical group at different points in prison term .

player have the chance to meet Benjamin Franklin multiple fourth dimension throughoutRogue , first towards the beginning of the game   and then at a later time after protagonist Shay Cormac becomes a Knight Templar when they get a grenade rocket launcher from the genius inventor .

Assassin’s Creed Unity - Napoleon I Bonaparte

Set in 18th century Paris , Unityputs player in the part of   Arno Dorian as he grows up to be an bravo during French Revolution .   A young Napoleon Bonaparte , before his lift to exponent , makes an unexpected show in a sure mission of the game when Napoleon and Arno pass through the same fix and face each other .

This sparks a friendly relationship that continues beyond the base game and   finally devolves into enmity as Napolean tries to get his hands on an   Apple of Eden ( explored in one ofthe good the DLC in theAssassin ’s Creedseries , stagnant Kings)to bring in even more power , and is stopped by Arno .

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate  - Queen Victoria

Between Charles Dickens ,   Charles Darwin ,   Florence Nightingale ,   Arthur Conan Doyle , and Winston Churchill , Syndicateis absolutely fill with surprise appearances from many famous shape , most noteworthy among them being the somebody after whom the very time menses is name -   Queen Victoria .

The historical British monarch interact with the Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye on a limited act of occasion , and within that sentence frame , knights the twins   into the Order of the Sacred Garter . Throughout the game , the Queen work with the Assassin Order to do away with the Templar threat present in 19th century London .

Assassin’s Creed: Origins - Cleopatra

Assassin ’s Creed : Originstells the story of the beginning of the Assassins in the form of a group called the   Hidden Ones , started by the protagonist of the plot Bayek of Siwa and his wife , Aya of   Alexandria .

Throughout the trend of the game , Aya becomes a close acquaintance of Cleopatra as she and her husband facilitate her in her contravention against her brother   Ptolemy XII , while Cleopatra aid them hunt down the Ancient Ones . The   last Pharaoh of Egypt is one ofthe good characters inAssassin ’s Creed : parentage , even if she does ultimately betray the trust of Aya and Bayek .

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - Socrates

Socrates is one of the most well - known names in the world of philosophy , and he can be plant inAssassin ’s Creed Odysseyif the player is looking for a philosophical bout in Ancient Greece .   Staying in line with his philosophic legend , the Socrates ofOdysseyis a military man of complicated nature who never says anything definite , or else prefer to make ambiguous dialog that make the thespian question their choice .

The Socratic method was a manikin of logical argument developed by the humanity himself which necessitate ask various questions to a individual , and it can be feel firsthand legion time inOdyssey .   Otherhistorical figures   can also be met inAssassin ’s Creed : Odyssey , namely   Plato ,   Perikles , and   Alkibiades .

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla - Alfred The Great Of Wessex

While roleplay as Viking Eivor inAssassin ’s Creed Valhalla , players will find themselves invading 9th century England , of which   Alfred the Great was Billie Jean Moffitt King , putting him in lineal opposition to   the invasion of Eivor and his friend .

Interestingly , even though Alfred is the Grand Maegester of the very fiat of the Ancients that Eivor is trying to wipe out , he aid Eivor in her movement , wish well to supplant the Order with something else . Alfred is the plot ’s primary villain , but far from being one of the sturdy bosses in Valhalla , as players never get the probability to agitate him at all .

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