Most Assassin’s Creed fans are likely aware of two of them: Darius and Amunet. Through the events of Assassin’s Creed Origins, Bayek and Aya would go on to found the Hidden Ones, and Aya would eventually go on to adopt the name of Amunet. Aya played a huge role in the spread of the Hidden Ones, becoming legendary among their ranks and being remembered for Cleopatra’s assassination while Bayek would choose to be forgotten, befitting his particular view of the Creed. Meanwhile, players meet Darius in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey DLC, and he would go on to raise the child of Alexios/Kassandra. Darius’ legendary feats include being the first to use a Hidden Blade and assassinating Xerxes I.
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However, this means that the franchise has only ever really expanded upon three of the seven legendary Assassin’s Creed 2 assassins, and Assassin’s Creed Infinity should be the solution to this.
Assassin’s Creed 2 Legendary Assassins + Infinity
Following Altair, Darius, and Amunet are Leonius, Iltani, Wei Yu, and Qulan Gal. Iltani is explained as a member of the Babylonian Brotherhood of Assassins in Initiates and Chronicles: India, though this is probably retconned by the events of AC Origins. Qulan Gal is referenced in the comics, and Wei Yu is referenced in Assassin’s Creed Dynasty, but none of these Assassins have been explored anything like the others.
Leonius - Assassin of Caligula. Iltani - Assassin of Alexander the Great Wei Yu - Assassin of Qin Shi Huang Qulan Gal - Assassin of Genghis Khan
While a full game dedicated to these Assassins as part of the Assassin’s Creed Infinity project would be welcome, that’s unlikely as the first two games within it are Assassin’s Creed Red, the Japan-set open-world RPG and Assassin’s Creed Hexe, seemingly set during the Witch Hunts of the Holy Roman Empire. It’s not likely Infinity itself contains much, though it will house the modern-day story and Ubisoft is also looking into bringing in multiplayer. Indeed, the multiplayer component would do well to let fans learn more and explore other Assassins in unique ways, since it is not bound to one game. For example, it could be that players are dropped into a map and must assist the above Assassins in taking out their targets. This would expand the lore, keep these Assassins legendary, but could also expand the narrative somehow.
Perhaps, even, players could try to defend these characters as Templars in Assassin’s Creed Infinity, working with Alexander the Great or Genghis Khan against the Assassins. Indeed, such little snippets could be fun and would be a great way of balancing the various lore tidbits found within the franchise.
Assassin’s Creed Infinity is in development.
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