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

May 18, 2011 12:35 PM

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.

Assassin's Creed Revelations

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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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
  
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  May 18, 2011 12:48 PM
  
  How will Ezio be 'reliving' those memories?
  - gmd
    
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    May 18, 2011 12:48 PM
    
    weed
    - anbilow
      
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      May 18, 2011 3:30 PM
      
      Pffft, he'll be on LSD.
  - Haxim
    
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    May 18, 2011 12:50 PM
    
    Leonardo builds you an animus.
    - shurcool
      
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      May 18, 2011 7:57 PM
      
      Thumbs up.
  - Sailor of Fortune
    
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    May 18, 2011 7:09 PM
    
    Stargate
  - VivaMachete
    
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    May 18, 2011 8:26 PM
    
    Vietnam flashbacks
    - Haxim
      
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      May 18, 2011 8:42 PM
      
      Ezio... Why don't you-a tell-a me about-a the numbers.
- deceiver
  
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  May 18, 2011 12:48 PM
  
  +hook
- Desmond4231
  
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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
    
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    May 18, 2011 12:55 PM
    
    Says Desmond himself! O.O
    - r3dn3ck
      
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      May 18, 2011 6:57 PM
      
      Wh0a! : CrustaR
  - House
    
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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
    
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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
    
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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.
    - Wadmaasi
      
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      May 18, 2011 8:11 PM
      
      ASSBRO really slims the combat down and makes it much more fun/actively engaging.
      - shurcool
        
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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.
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        May 19, 2011 6:27 AM
        
        Have you encountered the first Romulus pack yet? If you haven't, pay attention to the 100% sync requirement and try to get that one. The execution chains took me a little longer to get used to than they probably should've, but they make combat against larger groups real fun. Gets better when you're comfortable with it and you can chain executions and counters together to really lay waste to everything.
        
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        May 19, 2011 9:09 AM
        
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        shurcool
        
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        May 24, 2011 9:31 AM
        
        Yeah, but many of those skills require the enemies to be attacking you.
        
        Even those skills usually push the enemies away...
  - thetangent
    
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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.
    - pyide
      
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      May 18, 2011 8:50 PM
      
      I dunno. The story is just as bonkers as the last few Call of Duty games. Think I'd have to wait and see how they explain some of the stuff that's happened and wrap it all up (which likely won't happen) before I could give a real verdict. As of ASSBRO, I'm sort of indifferent to it all. Maybe annoyed with it more than anything.
      - Wadmaasi
        
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        May 19, 2011 6:29 AM
        
        It is bonkers, but it's also not trying to be some gritty, realistic, military drama thing. It's a fun, not-quite-space opera romp.
  - shurcool
    
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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.
    - Dravenport
      
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      May 19, 2011 6:33 AM
      
      BRAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM
- maulla
  
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  May 18, 2011 12:53 PM
  
  I really need to pick up brotherhood
  - Wadmaasi
    
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    May 18, 2011 1:12 PM
    
    You do, it's mechanically very much the strongest of the series.
    - ArcKnight
      
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      May 18, 2011 7:58 PM
      
      And the ending is very cliffhangy. Can't wait for the next one.
      - shurcool
        
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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
        
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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.
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        May 18, 2011 8:10 PM
        
        The AC2 ending was more of a traditional cliffhanger. ASSBRO is a fucking suckerpunch, the sons of bitches.
        
        ArcKnight
        
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        May 18, 2011 8:14 PM
        
        I know. Absolutely, totally unexpected.
        
        I'm still residually pissed.
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        May 18, 2011 8:18 PM
        
        I sat staring at the PRESS ANY KEY prompt and said out loud to my monitor, "No...I don't want to!"
        
        ArcKnight
        
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        May 18, 2011 8:24 PM
        
        I hit the button once because I thought it was to resist.
        
        When I saw that it made Desmond move closer I threw down the controller and said "No no no no no no no! No! Don't you dare!"
        
        Wadmaasi
        
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        May 18, 2011 8:45 PM
        
        I doubt it'll be fatal, but I'm curious how the new handler will work out. I'll be sad if you spend even less time out of the animus in ASSREV, I really like Desmond's story and felt it got short-shrifted in both AC2 and ASSBRO.
        
        shurcool
        
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        June 17, 2012 11:40 AM
        
        I just finished ASSBRO and I see what you guys mean. =(
  - anbilow
    
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    May 18, 2011 3:31 PM
    
    the mp is really fun
  - shurcool
    
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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.