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Assassin's Creed Revelations characters detailed

We learned more about the characters of Assassin's Creed Revelations today, and how the single-player story will tie more strongly into the multiplayer character models.
Steve Watts
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More details on the characters of Assassin's Creed Revelations have sprung, courtesy of Game Informer. As previously reported, Ezio heads to Constantinople to learn more about his ancestor, Altair. And as fans speculated, it will be Ezio reliving Altair's memories, not Desmond.

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New characters added to the series include a mixture of real-life historical figures and new fictional characters. The real life figures include Manuel Palaeologos, and Prince Suleiman. In the game, Palaeologos has ties to the remaining Byzantine faction and Templar order, but his loyalty to both is in doubt. Suleiman is one of most famous rulers in history, but in the game is only 17 years old and dealing with family conflict. Sofia Sorto, a fictional character, is based on Albrecht Durer's painting, Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman. She'll serve as Ezio's love interest in the game, but he can't tell her about being in league with the Assassins. Yusuf Tazim, meanwhile, is a grand master Assassin in the local Constantinople chapter, and will teach Ezio some new tricks, such as using the hook blade for fighting and quickly navigating environments. Ubisoft is also tying the multiplayer character models to the single-player story more strongly than in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Characters will unlock in the single-player game, and some multiplayer characters will be recognizable faces from the story. These include the Vanguard, a Cossack looking for revenge against the Ottoman Empire; the Guardian, a Templar faithful and estranged cousin of the first Sultan of the Sennar Sultanate; the Bombardier, a triple agent who works for the Ottoman corps, is a member of anti-Ottoman rebels, and feeds the Templars information; and the Sentinal, a former Assassin who left the order when they formed an alliance with the Ottomans. Assassin's Creed Revelations is set to wrap up the story of Ezio and Altair in November.
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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    May 18, 2011 12:35 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Assassin's Creed Revelations characters detailed.

    We learned more about the characters of Assassin's Creed Revelations today, and how the single-player story will tie more strongly into the multiplayer character models.

    • LoioshDwaggie legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 18, 2011 12:48 PM

      How will Ezio be 'reliving' those memories?

    • deceiver legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 18, 2011 12:48 PM

      +hook

    • Desmond4231 legacy 10 years
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      May 18, 2011 12:53 PM

      I have a feeling this series is going to end up like CoD. Reskined crap, but its popular because of all the fanboys. The first 3 were pretty much the same thing with a different story.

      • Thund3rball legacy 10 years
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        May 18, 2011 12:55 PM

        Says Desmond himself! O.O

      • House legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 18, 2011 1:21 PM

        I thought the second game was a huge leap forward after the first game. The third one was pretty much like the second for single-player, but introduced some very fun multiplayer.

      • schmads legacy 10 years
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        May 18, 2011 3:00 PM

        I must say, if the CoD people are having as much fun as I have playing AC:Bro, then it all makes sense. I got sick of the CoD games a while ago, and haven't really enjoyed a Military shooter in a while. I just got burned out. Assassin's Creed, on the other hand, just keeps getting more and more fun for me. I haven't yet finished the latest one, but I have yet to be bored with it. I will happily buy Revelations just to play "more reskinned crap," because it doesn't feel like that to me. I mean, sure, the basic structure of "those guys are bad, you need to stab them in the face" is there, but that's kinda the point. I WANT a reason to go stab guys in the face in awesome ways! Give me more! :)

      • shurcool legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 18, 2011 7:58 PM

        I play these games pretty much _only_ for the story. The climbing/running mechanics are fun too. Combat sucks compared to Batman: AA.

        • [deleted] 1616855291 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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          May 18, 2011 8:11 PM

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          • shurcool legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            May 19, 2011 5:39 AM

            Good to hear. I haven't experienced too much of it in ASSBRO yet, just starting out.

            But it felt awful in AC2. You'd keep smacking the guys and they would defend for minutes, walking really far away from where u started smacking them. It was just ridiculous.

            It felt much more well refined in AC1, where having quick reflexes to do counters worked well.

      • thetangent legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        May 18, 2011 8:21 PM

        While I enjoy the game play, I've been fascinated by the story throughout the series. It's only gotten more interesting as the games have gone by. Your comparison of Assassins Creed to the CoD games is ludicrous at best.

      • shurcool legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 19, 2011 5:44 AM

        What if it's not really Desmond4231...

        What if it's some human controlling him.

        Much like Ezio was controlled by Desmond4231.

    • maulla legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 18, 2011 12:53 PM

      I really need to pick up brotherhood

      • [deleted] 1616855291 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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        May 18, 2011 1:12 PM

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        • ArcKnight legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          May 18, 2011 7:58 PM

          And the ending is very cliffhangy. Can't wait for the next one.

          • shurcool legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            May 18, 2011 8:00 PM

            Wasn't that the case for the first one too? Not so much the second I believe.

            • ArcKnight legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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              May 18, 2011 8:02 PM

              Not the first one, but yes on the second one, given (AC2 ending spoilers) Minerva directly addresses Desmond when it is Ezio who encounters her.

      • anbilow legacy 10 years
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        May 18, 2011 3:31 PM

        the mp is really fun

      • shurcool legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 18, 2011 7:59 PM

        I got it for $12 on OnLive when they were having that 75% off any game promotion a few weeks ago.

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