5 best Assassin's Creed protagonists, ranked
Ubisoft's stealth-action Assassin's Creed is arguably one of the most famous video game franchises of the modern era. The title takes players across history to different time periods and follows a millennia old secret war between two factions: the Order of the Ancient or Templar Order, and Hidden Ones or better known as the Assassin's Brotherhood.
The protagonists play a major role in every video game franchise, including Assassin's Creed. They are the ones whom the players follow, witnessing the narrative unfold from their perspective. Barring a few like Shay, Kassandra, and Eivor, the protagonists of the mainline titles have been assassins. But who amongst them are the best? Let's take a look and find out.
From Assassin's Creed (2007) to Valhalla (2020), the decade-and-a-half old franchise has seen 11 protagonists (as well as two in modern day) across 12 mainline titles. From motivation to characteristics, the protagonists vary drastically across the franchise.
While one might find Shay "I make my own luck" Patrick Cormac cheesey, others might find him quite charming and funny.
As such, determining who the best protagonists are is a mammothian task. With that being said, the following list is the writer's own personal opinion. It should also be mentioned that protagonists from only the mainline titles are considered.
Arno Victor Dorian is the son of an assassin, but was raised by a templar. In many ways, Arno’s story in Assassin's Creed Unity is one of the most tragic in the series.
He starts as a young boy having fun and getting into trouble. However, things turn very sour and real very quickly, as he is framed for the murder of his adopted father, the Grand Master of the Templar order, François de la Serre. In prison, he
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