It is a beloved historical fiction series that tries its best to correctly portray historical figures and events.
Many historical locations throughout the ages were lovingly recreated to near perfection.
The developers worked tirelessly to make their maps as accurate as possible.
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Of course, there are some small things that needed to altered for the sake of the games.
One good example is inAssassins Creed: Unity.
Naturally, Ubisoft didnt get everything right.
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In fact, Im fairly certain they completely forgot physics and basic biology altogether when designing the games.
DNA does not record your ancestor’s memories.
That is not how DNA works!
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But there are some horrifically bad historical inaccuracies that would make a historian cry.
Its where we first heard the Creed and the mantra Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
The kills they made were necessary evils to protect everyone.
Too bad the real Assassins were a bunch of religious zealots who used murder to further their religious ideologies.
The real Assassins were a small Muslim Shiite sect better known as the Nizari Ismailis.
They were a group to be feared and hated.
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The Assassin leader Hasan-i Sabbah would send his agents (fidaiyn) after powerful political targets.
Thefidaiyndidnt bother trying to hide their kills or strike from afar.
Instead, they would use daggers to stab their victim in the chest in extremely public locations.
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The Assassins were feared because no one was safe.
They were amazing at asymmetric warfare and freely killed political, economic, and religious rivals.
It took a Mongol hoard to finally bring an end to the Assassins.
Guess which one you put the blasted canons on!
It wont save you.
One of the earliest missions inSyndicatehas you running through a factory with child workers.
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Its depicted as a horrible fact of life.
Things had changed drastically by the time the 1860s rolled around.
And by changed, I mean child labor was totally legal.
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It was also well regulated.
Child labor mills were perfectly legal under Victorian law.
While it might not have been the best conditions, it wasnt anything like the kids inSyndicate.
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You get a variety of different canons with precision, short range, and long range options.
All of these can be upgraded to increase their power and/or numbers.
Early on, you’re free to unlock the battering ram that lets you smash into enemy ships.
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Other ships can come join the fight for either side.
It was a lot more exciting than the real thing.
Okay, so real pirates werent actually pacifists.
They certainly werent afraid to get into fights.
However, they did avoid them whenever possible.
Pirates used fear as their main battle strategy.
Blackbeard was a master at it.
They would sail after a vessel and hoist the black flag.
Ideally, the target ship would simply give up without a fight.
Real pirates didnt want to damage the ships the robbed.
So fights were rare, and murder was rarer.
In fact, Blackbeard was thought to have never killed a man.
So much for swashbuckling.
However, one point of historical contention is well… all the murder.
Im not talking about the murders you commit in the game.
That didnt happen, not even in during the French Revolution.
In fact, Paris in the late 1700s was a very communal place.
They were well aware of who should and shouldnt be in the area.
10Bleaching London (Assassins Creed Syndicate)
White people are everywhere inSyndicateand everyone in British.
Now, I know what youre thinking.
Of course, everyone is British.
It takes place in London for crying out loud!
Plus, there is that one assassin from India and the Maharaja.
Except, 1860s London was far from the pale paradeSyndicatemakes it out to be.
The 1860s werent just the peak of the Victorian Era.
The British Empire was spreading far and wide.
People from all over the world would have visited and lived in London in 1868.
Except, you don’t see that inSyndicate.
In fact, there isnt any real mention of the British empire in the game period.
9Texas Sharpshooter (Assassins Creed 3)
Lets talk guns.
Ever hear of the Texas sharpshooter?
Its an old story about a Texan who fires at a the side of a barn several times.
He draws a circle around the holes that are closest together before calling himself a sharpshooter.
That guy would be more accurate than most of the guns in most of theAssassins Creedgames.
For most of history, guns and accuracy went together about as well as cats and mice.
The only way to accurately hit someone was to shove the gun against their chest and pull the trigger.
But what is a pirate captain without their crew?
No, Im not kidding.
Before any would-be-pirate ever stepped foot on a boat, they had to sign the pirates constitution.
Pirate ships were a democracy after all.
7Over Exaggerated Class Struggles (Assassins Creed: Syndicate)
London, 1868.
It was the height of the Victorian Era and the middle of the industrial revolution.
Or soAssassins Creed: Syndicatewould have you believe.
Most of the class warfare actually took place in the 1830s and 1840s.
It nearly lead to complete social upheaval and a revolution that, thankfully, never happened.
By the time the 1950s hit, Britain was in an era of economic prosperity.
The average pay of the industrial work doubled between the 1950s and the 1970s.
Sorry Evie and Jacob, but theres no class struggle here.
6Its Everywhere!
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Door knobs.
Thats right, door knobs.Assassins Creed: Unitygot doorknobs wrong.
As silly as that might seem, its a pretty egregious error because doorknobs werent actually invented until 1878.
Thats nearly 100 years AFTER the events inUnity.The same goes for door handles.
These bars could be raised to get inside and lowered to shut the door behind you.
Normally, something like this might have been a small oversight.
However, door knobs and handles are everywhere!
Even the earliest cutscenes have them.
It is one of the first goofs a historian will point out.
