Assassin’s Creed Side Characters That Should Get Their Own Spinoffs
Since its series debut, one of the best parts of Assassin’s Creed has been its world building. Ubisoft has built an expansive, lively world full of interesting characters and environments. Certain entries in the franchise are stronger than others, but Assassin’s Creed has mastered character building better than most franchises.
While the main protagonists always have their strong appeal, Assassin’s Creed is stuffed with side characters that deserve their own stories. Ubisoft has already started to explore this concept with the Adewale DLC in Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, and Basim in Assassin’s Creed Rift. If it continues this trend, there are a few clear top candidates for their own spinoff games or DLC.
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Many fans wouldn’t call Aya a side character, but her story deserves more attention that it got in Origins. Aya founded the Hidden Ones alongside her husband, and an argument could be made that she was more important to that effort than Bayek was. However, Aya was barely used as a playable character in Origins, making her feel less impactful than she truly was. Luckily, her legend only grew after her time in Egypt.
After her and Bayek parted ways at the end of Origins, Aya started going by the name Amunet, a famous leader within the Assassins. In the proceeding years, Amunet recruited more assassins to her cause, fighting in the shadows and deepening the Hidden Ones reaches throughout the Roman Empire. More than any other character in the series, Aya made her mark on the history books and laid the groundwork for all the Assassin’s Creed games to come. Playing as Aya/Amunet as she works to strengthen the Hidden Ones would be a game right in line with the classic
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