#I LOVE EZIO but bayek!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is everything!!!!!

[navstuffs]

civillains when bumping into ezio, causing him to roll into the floor: MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!! ARE YOU STUPID?

civillains being shoved/hit by bayek of siwa: YES SIR SORRY SIR I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, THANK YOU FOR BUMPING INTO ME, HAVE A GREAT DAY SIR

[sc4llywag]

Since I got Tumblr and have free range to rant however I want, its time for the Assassin's Creed main characters and how they walk post!!!

With each of the games, they change the main characters walking animation to fit their vibe and I need to be able to study them beheehe

Desmond

I don't have too much to say about Desmond's other than his is simple and similar to Ezio's and Altaïr's and I like to think that this is due to the bleeding effect(it happened to me too I walk like the assassin's all the time) his is a little more confined and he keeps his arms closer to himself so he's very typical in the way he walks

Altaïr

In his walk he has a sway to his hips and steady hands(probably to keep himself ready for any assassination), but goddamn the SWAY I never noticed it.

His shoulders also sway with his walk and I love how fluid he is in general, this ties back to his robes for me and how flowy they are to show the grace of an assassin in high profile but when low profile they stay to his sides and he's all in the shadows and I REALLY love that about him.

Ezio

This gif is all I could find so i can't really remember if Ezio's walk is different in Ac2 from Altaïr's because ubisoft is the king of recycling things but whatever. He still has the outward stance but I do notice his head is pointed low to try and keep himself hidden(shadows shit be like) but ofc hes holding the apple here so it's hard to tell if he's trying to swing his arm a lot lol, anyway body language is important to Ezio so hes very good at looking broody as well as fluid in his movements

Connor

(Walk Cycle Research | PKlover4078)

My man my man my man my man😍‼️‼️

The way Connor walks with his hands stretched out and then clenching his fists every moment because he's always ready for a fight goddamn this MF could take me in an alleyway and I'd be happy. I'd like to note with this gif, it doesn't show his slow slow walk and I remember it pretty well, he has a slight cautious aura in his walk, he's really careful in his foot placement(I think) and he's super awesome and I love him a lot. Since we have him running I'd like to talk about that too. He has such an efficient sprint it's so mesmerizing, he keeps his head low and just fuckin vrooms across the colonies<3

Aveline

You can barely see her here bc the damn community doesn't care for Aveline much but I like her even tho I haven't played Liberation, I enjoy the way she walks in a proper manner and she's got that strut the runway strut is everything. I also like how she has a wider swing in her arms, more carefree and comfortable.

Edward

This is such a great quality gif thanks so much Ac fandom!!

Anyway, I really love the difference in Edwards walk compared to the rest of the assassins because he's a pirate, he hasn't had the teaching of grace and secrecy. Therefore his walk is staggering in his footwork but still proper bc he's a sword fighter and very good at it. In a longer gif you'd be able to tell but his footing is a little messy, showing that drunken sailor pirate personality shows in his walk. He has a close arm swing due to him always needing to be close to his weapons, ready for a fight(like his grandson<3)

Haytham

I can barely see how he's walking but I'm pretty sure he had his hand on his sword hilt which says so much abt his character, again always being ready for a fight. He has a very straight posture due to his pompous nature, quick in his form to be efficient because why walk if you don't look proper and efficient?

Shay

Ok he's a Templar and so is Haytham but fuck you I love them.

His walk is so GOOD his walk has a heavy step and he's very prominent, got that straight posture again, not much to say about his arm sway other than the added shoulder sway, love that for him bc he's just so intimidating.

(For reasons I'm not doing Arno, Evie, Jacob, Kassandra, and Eivor since I haven't played their games)

Bayek

Bayek's walk is very different from every other assassin and that makes me love him so much more. He feels very carefree and relaxed but when in combat good lord does he go off!! He puts more sway in his arms than his hips and that's probably why he has a combat centered walk, like Edward.

If you've reached the end thank you for reading my rambling ass get over excited over walk cycle animations :) follow for more rambling!!

[teecupangel]

I've had some thoughts on what elements(not really ATLA) fit Ezio, Altaïr, Desmond, Basim and Ratonhnhaké:ton(just a curiousity thing). And i think Fire fits Ezio alot. It burns fiercly and destroys things in it's path, but the aftermath leaves nurishing, lifebringing ash. It burns down forests, leaving it clear for new growth.

For Desmond it's definetly Water. He bends around the rock in the river, but also violently crushes into obstacles. If we include ice into water(which i often do, it just makes sense imo), it also fits with a slow, but guaranteed death. It can also cut and freezeburn anyone who touches it, who doesn't know it's dangers.

Altaïr is a bit trickier. He also fits Fire, but i also like the idea of him being Lightning. Violent, quick destruction, easily seen and recognised, often turning on it's wielder if improperly handled. But with the right amount, it leads to incredible technology, life altering in it's wonders.

Ratonhnhaké:ton i think is Earth or Wind. Earth is steady, lifegiving, solid. But it can also be devastating in it's power, shaking the very foundation of cities, tearing everything apart. Wind is similiar. Gentle, cooling breeze on a summers day or a warm wind in autumn, but it can also bring devestation. Storms, hurricanes and tornadoes. Tearing things apart, leaving destruction in it's wake, terrifyingly unstoppable.

Basim i think fits with Wind. He is very stubborn and willful in Mirage, like an incoming storm. And with the hallucinations, nightmares and the memories of Loki, he can probably go from a mild breeze to a hurricane in an instant, unstable in it's strength.

Idk about the others protaganists, i still haven't played most of the games(procrastenation is a bitch XD), but feel free to suggest your own ideas of other elements that could fit and how the elements can fit the other characters. ^^

So, before we get to the others, I feel like we should only focus on 5 main elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Wind and Lightning since that’s the elements you suggested.

I agree with their elements and I kinda like the idea of Ratonhnhaké:ton being Wind more than Earth because I want to suggest that we mess with Edward.

He gets the Earth element. Of course, the Water element is right there and it would certainly make sense for him to have a Water element as well but just imagine how funny it would be for Edward to have Earth element and he’s still a pirate. He’s gonna have to be creative and maybe bring a pouch of dirt with him. Or Jackdaw’s captain quarters have a minigarden. Edward having Earth element could work. Earth and plants in general can be stubborn sons of bitches that won’t die even when they’re out of their natural habitat (take dandelion growing on concrete for example). But Earth is also adaptable and steadfast.

I would also like to add, Basim is also like a fog (which is Wind adjacent) because of the secrets he hides in the ‘illusion’ called Basim (as someone who don’t even know it or as Loki who actively uses that facade)

Now, for the other protagonists:

Bayek would be Fire. He brings warmth and safety to those he loves and suffering and death to those against him. The rage and desire for vengeance burns inside him but, at the same time, it is that warmth that helped him move on and create a path forward.

Shay would be Lightning as well, his name as an Assassin hunter similar to the thunderous roar that warns those of his presence but not of where he would strike.

Arno is Wind. At the start, he is carefree summer breeze, just fleeting around and enjoying the life he has. Later on, he becomes a mist, present but not the center of attention, satisfied of being of service to the woman he loves. After her death, he becomes a brewing storm that could just as easily be destructive to himself and others.

Evie and Jacob. Now, these two… they would be Earth but of ‘different kinds’. Jacob would be more of a plant-based Earth elemental wielder, a symbol of his desire to make his own path, away from their father’s legacy. Evie, on the other hand, is more of a stone-based Earth elemental wielder, signifying the fortitude of her loyalty to their father’s legacy. Both of them are Earth because they both hold their grounds on the belief they have.

Kassandra is Fire, mainly because a lot of her abilities in the game had a fiery effect. Her destructive capabilities coincide with the destructive force of flames devouring everything it touches but it’s also those powers that could provide saftey and warmth to the people she loves.

[ethan-acfan]

Music I think the assassins would listen to in the modern day

Desmond: 80s rock music with a sprinkle of pop music like Olivia Rodrigo.

Altair: metal, like hard metal music

Ezio: 2000 pop/recession pop (yall can catch this man blasting Ke$ha at all hours of the day)

Connor: calming music/ love songs, he doesn't mean to listen to love songs it's just he prefers slowing music and that tends to be sappy love songs

Edward: rock/metal

Jacob Frye: any type of pop music, he is a die hard swifty and yall can fight me on that

Evie Frye: little bit of everything, dosen't really have a set music taste

Arno: sappy romantic songs, extra points if it's songs about heartbreak

Bayek: dad rock or whatever is on the radio

Aya: either slow songs like connor or heavy metal, no in-between

Kassandra: a bit of everything, but has a personal preference for classical music (I can see her listening to bethoven)

Layla: 80s rock fan but is a swifty fan in secret, but she won't tell anyone, and if you find out, she might actually kill you and blame it on the staff (lol jk... maybe)

Basim/loki: he doesn't listen to music, but if he does it's gonna be some shit like nightcore or something

Anyway, that's all the assassins I can think of right now. I was gonna do the templars, but I didn't feel like it

[demigoddessqueens]

ruler (of me)

a/n - i wanted to include Arno first cause it’s still his bday month 💕

Summary: person A flirting, saying “oh you’re the ruler of my heart” and how person B reacts

Arno 🇫🇷 - he feels his heart fluttering so much!! “Mon ami, mon coeur, you have no idea how happy you’ve made me!”

Ezio 🌹 - happy, ecstatic, elated, how dare you refuse his kisses/hugs/affections when he’s adored you so much !!

Edward 🏴‍☠️ - calls your heart his greatest treasure and that he would never steal such a priceless gift since it’s yours to give

Shay 🍀 - there’s a faint blush to his face as he returns your affection, placing a sweet kiss on your forehead

Basim - one, two strides over till he has you in his arms, “oh but you’re so MUCH MORE than that to me”

Haytham 🇬🇧- help him he’s so caught off guard, a bit loss for words, “I’ve—adored you, in such a way, for quite some time”

Altair 🗡️ - the one rare time you’ve seen him blush, but that’s not the end of it because he’ll try to sneak you away into some corner to himself

Connor - weaves an eloquent speech about how everything else pales in his comparison when it’s his feelings for you, long lashes fluttering against his cheeks

Bayek 🏹 - also so smooth in reciprocating, “but you’re so much more worthy than a ruler, a true god/goddess”

Desmond - he’s such a cutie 💞 “aww babe, you think about me that much?”, if the Bleeding Effect takes over, you hear bits of Italian, Welsh, Arabic, etc. calling you love nicknames

Eivor - it starts off as a chaste kiss until it becomes more heated, warming you more than any fire has

Aya - effortlessly smooth as she cups your cheeks, “oh? So I’m a queen to you, a queen of hearts?”

Kassandra - a careful kiss on your hand before she pulls you close

Evie - she’s battled her feelings for you for so long, but you telling her this is such a relief to her she can’t help but hug you

Jacob 🎩 - he’s such a cheeky flirty tease about it, in a whole “oh you think about me a lot, love? 😏”

[reddeaddamnation]

Hello! Your blog is great and I love it! But if I could ask, do you take AC yandere requests? If not, that's ok! If yes, can I have some headcannons for the assasin's?

Basim: Would act like he is chill at first and let you do whatever you want until you get comfortable. Then he would pout and nag you when you want to go without him or talk to someone until you give up doing something without him at all.

Yandere meter: 7/10

Eivor: Is not subtle at all. Demands you go with him everywhere otherwise there would be problems. If you refuse, he would just pick you up and take you anyways. Even if you don't talk or do anything together, he still wants you around him because he wants to know where you are.

Yandere meter: 8/10

Alexios: I imagine he is kind of the person who would kill anyone you go in contact with, watching closely,his rage slowly building up until ge goes in a fit and after he comes down from the rage he would act like nothing happened.

Yandere meter: 10/10

Bayek: In no world can I imagine Bayek being a yandere. He is just too sweet.

Yandere meter: 0/10

Altair: He would secretly watch you from far away and keep track of who you're speaking to. Women are safe but any man you speak to, even if it's he is asking for directions, he would be assasdinated shortly after. Altair would act innocent in front of you

Yandere meter: 9/10 (a hidden threat)

Ezio: He wouldn't necessarily kill for you, but would threaten and beat anyone who looks at you even in front of you and if you get angry he would use the puppy dog eyes to make you forgive him.

Yandere meter: 6/10

Connor: Would go into a rage at the thought of you leaving him. Even if you do some day, he will hunt you down to the ends of the world and bring you back.

Yandere meter: 9/10

Haytham: Would prolly just lock you in his basement and tell everyone you died tragically.

Yandere meter: 10/10

Edward: Would keep you on his ship at all times. No leaving without him. No leaving at all actually. He will bring you whatever you need but the whole time you will stay locked in his cabin with people guarding the door so you don't escape

Yandere meter: 10/10

Arno: After Elise left him, his abandonment issues skyrocketed and he will do everything to keep you. He is livid. Would be alright with becoming your slave even. Bringing you everything you want or don't want, be attached to you 24/7, insecure af and scared of doing mistakes for which he will always apologize and cry. Absolutely obsessed. Meanwhile he will be hunting down everyone you know.

Yandere meter: 10/10

Jacob: Is the type to say "Look who I ran into today" with an evil grin and throw the head of your high school crush or colleague at your feet.

Yandere meter: 10/10

[nightwingshero]

Ships as Tarot Cards

I was tagged by @alexxmason @sstewyhosseini @simonxriley @jillvalentinesday @marivenah to take this uquiz for my ships. Thank you lovelies!

Tagging: @ghastlyrider @pen-in-hand @oathofoaksart @water-writings @voidika @inafieldofdaisies @madparadoxum @shegetsburned @chazz-anova @marivenah @glowwormsmith @playstationmademe @deputyash @poisonedtruth @aceghosts @braveonionknight @jinfromyarikawa @anonymousmalkavian @pheedraws and anyone else who wishes to participate. I apologize if you've already been tagged, I'm a little late to the game.

Wren x Leon

the two of cups + the star

your romance is a wish granted. finally, finally, they're here. finally, *it's* here! the time where you don't have to feel lonely anymore - you'll never feel that way ever again. laughter, joy, sweetness, kisses - be at ease. all of these are things you have found someone to share with. your love is a dreamy fantasy of love and devotion and miracles. at first, your chest gets too tight when they're around - until they become as natural as the air in your lungs. deck: ethereal visions tarot.

Athera x Solas

knight of pentacles + the magician

if there's something you want, you will GET IT. nothing escapes your fingertips. after all, you're the power couple. your pairing sparks pure cosmic energy. you're fiercely driven to your goals - whether that be status, fortune, or power. you're also fiercely protective of one another. with the knight's earthy energy, you both prefer to purposefully make your way towards your ambitions, rather than playing cards too early or acting too loosely. meanwhile, the magician's half makes gives you a little fire. if they get too close, onlookers and threats to your relationship may get burned. deck: modern witch tarot.

Evune x Cullen

the tower + the lovers

meeting this person shook your whole world. crumbling down is everything you thought you knew about life and love. their warmth, their generosity, their naivete, their knowing...! you don't know how anything made sense before them. all you know is that nothing will make sense afterwards. deck: the tarot of the divine by yoshi yoshitani.

Imogen x Chris

the tower + the lovers

meeting this person shook your whole world. crumbling down is everything you thought you knew about life and love. their warmth, their generosity, their naivete, their knowing...! you don't know how anything made sense before them. all you know is that nothing will make sense afterwards. deck: the tarot of the divine by yoshi yoshitani.

Adrasteia x Bayek

the devil + the emperor

there's only one religion for the two of you, and that religion is the other. you two are very nearly unhealthily obsessed with one another, and that's just how you like it. when they touch you, they can feel the blood pumping under the surface of your skin. your hearts beat for one another. when the day comes that one stops, the other will soon after. until then, you both will live out your lives in perfect, gothy paradise. deck: the tarot of vampyres.

Alessandra and Ezio

ace of cups + ten of cups

your romance is the love story that seems only possible in movies. it starts from a youthful first meeting, innocent. and from what may seem like a lifetime later, you both end up happily in union, perhaps even married! your coupling is the epitome of emotional fulfillment and devotion. neither of you thought you'd end up here, but damn if you aren't glad you did. deck: thelema tarot.

Wren x John

the devil + the emperor

there's only one religion for the two of you, and that religion is the other. you two are very nearly unhealthily obsessed with one another, and that's just how you like it. when they touch you, they can feel the blood pumping under the surface of your skin. your hearts beat for one another. when the day comes that one stops, the other will soon after. until then, you both will live out your lives in perfect, gothy paradise. deck: the tarot of vampyres.

[bobgoesw00t]

Top 10 Video Games of All Time: bobgoesw00t Edition (Part 10)

Here we are everyone, the final week of 2022 and as promised, I'm revealing my Top Video Game of All Time. At Number One currently is:

The one game I can never seem to get enough of, Assassin's Creed Origins.

I can't even begin to guess how many times I've cleared this game and it's two DLC expansions, but it's AT LEAST ten times now. The extra year Ubisoft gave the team in Montreal to work on the game was TOTALLY worth it for how everything in the game has been fine tuned to ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.

Gonna start off by talking about the world of Ancient Egypt they created and how GORGEOUS it is. Even the deserts in the game are beautiful and I don't think I've even seen sand dunes created with so much care. Well, I'm running through Bayonetta 3 right now and I'm at the desert world and GOD the sand textures are horrible. And while there isn't any regions with snow, that doesn't matter because of how pretty every section of the game is.

Of course, the music and audio in a game can make or break it and I can safely saw that those two parts don't disappoint. The environmental sounds and the chatter of the crowds truly bring the world of Ancient Egypt to life. I love how the random civilians could be cussing me out and I would be none the wiser, while even the sounds of the birds chirping along the banks of the Nile can make me feel so at ease in a moment of respite. As for the soundtrack, Sarah Schachner hit the proverbial baseball out of the park with the music she composed for this game. Some tracks I want to mention in particular are A Divided Land which plays when you synchronize a viewpoint in some areas, I Walk on Your Water which is the investigation track and Winds of Cyrene, which is the last piece of music that plays while Syncing a Viewpoint in the Green Mountains, Kyrenaika and Marmarica. The last track I mentioned is not only GORGEOUS, but it also has this sense of uneasy calm, that fits perfectly with that point of the game cause Bayek's journey is coming to an end.

Since I mentioned Bayek, it's only fitting I talk a bit about the story, which is one of the best in the franchise yet IMO. Seeing how The Hidden Ones came to be all because of the loss of an innocent child at the hands of some greedy bastards that want to control the world is SO GOOD! Bayek starts his journey wanting revenge and in the process, discovers how fucked up things can get if those in power are left free to run amok with it. And since working within the system didn't work due to the people in power using the shadows, he decides to tackle it in the same way. But of course he couldn't do this alone, and on his quest for revenge, he finds those who share his passion and drive to protect the innocent and makes the brotherhood for them all. It's also sad because as he goes through the ranks of the Order of the Ancients (A.K.A. The Templars before the Templars) his marriage to his wife Aya (who, at the end of the game becomes the key figure in the lore of the franchise, Amunete) gets dragged through the mud as the world they live in will never accept that they truly love one another.

That brings me to by far, the best piece of music in the entire game: Ezio's Family (Origins Version). For those of you who don't know by now, Ezio's Family is a piece of music that was first introduced way back in Assassin's Creed II and has since basically become the "Theme Song" for the franchise, with almost every entry having a version of it. What makes this particular version so memorable is due to the fact that it literally doesn't play in full until THE VERY END OF THE GAME. You hear the first half of the song every time you bring up and equipment/quest/inventory/order menu in the game but it always cuts off before the rest of the song (and the familiar notes) start up. That fact that Sarah created a new version of the song and Ubisoft held it in their back pocket until the very end was the PERFECT way to not only end the game, but show how the Brotherhood started in the first place.

Gonna talk a bit about combat and the DLC a bit now and let me say, combat in Origins in some of the most intense and fun I've ever had in this series. The removal of the "Pair Animation" system with a traditional "Hit Box" combat scheme was the right call. While it's true Syndicate used a different style of combat from the previous games, it still used the old pair animation system, meaning it still felt a tad stale. Being able to dodge attacks at the last second to land the killing blow is awesome, and some of the Overpowered Attacks are brutal. Then you factor in the various passive skills you can unlock that can make combat/gameplay even better. Once you unlock the "Enhanced Predator Bow" skill, being able to pull off INSANE headshots on a target who is on the other side of a canyon by controlling the arrow mid-flight will never get old and not be satisfying.

While I'm thinking about it, I have to mention one of the main reasons this game has my top spot is because EVERY TIME I play it, I discover something new about it. Back in June when Ubisoft released the patch that lets the game run at 60FPS on Xbox Series X/S and PS5, I figured it was the perfect time to run through the game again and I figured out that if you throw either the Sleep or Poison Dart at an open flame, it will ignite the tip and spread the powder on the dart in an area. Now I know this was a thing back in Syndicate, but because it had been forever since I played that game in all of my other runs of Origins, I totally forgot that I could do that. When they put the patch out, I had recently finished a run of Syndicate so that fact was fresh in my mind and I had a little nerdgasm discovering they kept that in Origins.

As for the DLC Expansions, they took the base game, expanded it, and took the story to new places that are some of my favorite ever. The Curse of the Pharaohs one of the better DLC expansions I've ever played, letting Bayek travel to four different afterlifes with each one being different from the last was really cool and really helped expand on not only my knowledge of Ancient Egypt, but also the mythology of the era. The fact that they took the boss fight again Apep (which is one of the highlights of the base game to be honest) and made a whole DLC about it is just GAH, SO COOL!

In conclusion, Assassin's Creed Origins is one of the few video games that I've kept coming back to, LONG after I've beaten it MULTIPLE times not just because of the gameplay, story, music and phenomenal DLC expansions, but also because just when I think I've found everything there is to find in the world of Ancient Egypt, I discover something new that keeps the hooks this game has in my body digging deeper and pulling me back in to see what I can find next. And with Ubisoft having released a patch for the game back in June of this year that lets the game run at 60FPS on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5, plus Assassin's Creed Mirage being a missing chapter in the evolution of The Hidden Ones to the Assassins Brotherhood coming sometime next year, there's never been a better time to give this game of pure perfection a try. Assassin's Creed Origins gets 5 Enhanced Predator Bow headshots out of 5: 5/5.

Quick note before I get to the last batch of Honorable Mentions, if you're starting the game and need any advice, feel free to hit me up with an ask or message and I'll try my best to help you out.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Of the first six games in this long running franchise, Black Flag is by far the best with it's MASSIVE open world Caribbean, a lovable protagonist in Edward Kenway, Naval Combat that simplifies and expands on what was present in AC3 and one of the more bittersweet endings in the series.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla:The most recent entry melded the RPG elements from Odyssey with the gameplay of Origins in a perfect way, gave us the badass bitch that is Eivor Varinsdottir, had her meet with the original badass bitch (while also putting the final nail in the coffin on who the canon protagonist of Odyssey is) Kassandra in an awesome crossover, and a Final Chapter that while short, also tugs at the heart strings considering we've spent the last two years with this woman and almost left me balling my eyes out.

[captain29thegamer]

One Thing I disliked about each AC Game

*I love all AC games but not everything is perfect

Assassins Creed: What kind of an Assassin can’t 🏊 … like 🤬?

Assassins Creed II: The In and Out Mission. It was impossible to kill this horny banker without being noticed like 🤬. And I pride on 💯 completion

Assassins Creed Brotherhood: The Cesare Borgia boss fight. Someone who was supposed to be Ezios equal. He was an easy pussy to beat

Assassins Creed Revelations: A little too short

Assassins Creed III: It used to be not enough Haytham but after playing Rogue the main issue is, why didn’t Connor kill Shay Patrick Cormac. Like shouldn’t he be part of the Templars being hunted

Assassins Creed IV Black Flag: Fucking tailing missions too many tailing missions

Assassins Creed Rogue: Some naval missions were too hard and I felt like it was personal

Assassins Creed Unity: The coop missions were just meh

Assassins Creed Syndicate: Henry Green is useless

Assassins Creed Origins: Way too long to level up Bayek at times

Assassins Creed Odyssey: Those fucking 🐗. The goddess hunt was fantastic doesn’t change the fact that the boars were fucking awful to fight. People say Medusa is the hardest bossfight. I beg to differ

Assassins Creed Valhalla: The hidden blade was useless you can’t go through the entire game without being stealthy

Assassins Creed Mirage: Alrhough it went back to the same format as the OG games it still felt like a piece was missing

[acebean]

thank you for taking the time to give me such a thorough answer, i really appreciate that. I'll probably just skip over black flag for now and then come back to it once ive got the money for it then (i play on ps4, i cant stand the pc controls and also my laptop cannot run the ac games lol, i tried ac1 since thats the only one not on ps4 and it was super laggy despite being such an old game and again, i hate the pc controls very much)

i too am a slut for egyptian and greek mythology (i know a bit about norse too but not a ton), and i've played a fair bit of origins, though haven't finished it bc its long af, i remember having 0 interest in Layla at all even though I did look at her laptop and read some of the emails and stuff, I didn't really understand what was going on with her (I thought she still worked for Abstergo and was in the process of going rogue? Again though I haven't finished it yet so), and I thought the thing with her not needing to be related to Aya and Bayek was lame, I feel like needing to share DNA with whichever assassin whose memories you're seeing is kinda the point?

I'm pretty iffy about the god/magic stuff too, like I'm interested in and will be playing Odyssey once I eventually finish Origins, since I bought them both in a double pack during the boxing day sale or whatever it was last year, but from what I've seen about Odyssey and Valahlla, alot of it seems waaaay to fantastical for a series that used to be (relatively) grounded in reality. (I've found myself not too bothered by spoilers for this series, which is unusual for me, but I've been reading fic and watching youtube videos doing story breakdowns and stuff since I was like halfway through AC2, and I'm still enjoying it alot despite knowing the gist of what happens to Desmond and how Ezio finds Altair and stuff) (Im getting off track lol I do that alot)

As for the Kassandra/Alexios thing, that's basically what happened yeah, it was 100% sexism, they did a pretty similar thing with Evie in Syndicate. IIRC the game was originally supposed to be just Evie, but the Ubisoft higher ups didn't want a female protangonist/didn't think one would sell as well, so they 'compromised' by adding Jacob, and then heavily focusing all the marketing on him. As much as I love Jacob (which is alot) that was originally supposed to be Evies story.

The staff thing sounds kinda...dumb? Though I guess that explains why I heard Kassandra shows up in Valhalla? (I am way too into this fandom for someone who hasn't even finished the Ezio trilogy yet lol, though hopefully I'll finish that either tonight or tomorrow, I'm starting Sequence 7 of Revelations as I'm writing this)

Everything I've heard about Valhalla makes it seem like it's really not for me, from the story to how heavily they went on the rpg mechanics to how goddamn long it is, so unless I find it cheap on marketplace on a time I can spare the cash, I'm pretty unlikely to play that one tbh, though Mirage might go on my christmas list if reception for it is good and they stick with releasing it on both ps4 and ps5 (fucking spiderman 2 crushing my heart like that wtf)

the tree thing sounds like it might be an interpretation of the world tree from norse myth? idk though, most of my norse knowledge comes from just general pop culture or the Magnus Chase series, but if that tree is somehow Desmond I will fucking scream

ANYWAY thank you so much for the reply lol, I'll probably do Rogue after AC3 then and Unity after that :)

does it matter what order you play the ac game in after ac3? Ive heard the modern day story kinda dies after that and from what i remember of playing syndicate that definitely seems to be true since iirc that was just some cutscenes between sequences plus the showdown cutscene at the end, so does it matter what one i play after ac3 or should it definitely be black flag?

[attila-werther]

actually forget the new dying light game, the assassin’s creed origins theme just popped up on my playlist, I’m going to dedicate the next three hours of my life to reinstalling it and playing it

[grimmboytezxd]

So... I feel like this has been done before but I can't help but post my own personal headcanons so here we go:

Dynamics:

Altaïr - Switch (Brat)

Ezio - Soft Dom, but loves being rode (Also a brat)

Haytham - Top, strictly top, loves being in control and is definitely a hard dom

Connor (My Sweet Darling Baby Boy) - Soft Dom with Switchy Tendencies. He's also a lil shy sometimes but loves trying new things.

Edward - SWITCH. Edward seems a lil too freaky not to be into a little bit of everything and that's just my opinion.

Shay - Soft/Pleasure/Service Dom. Oh Shay, he's such a sweetheart, almost sweeter than Connor, almost.

Arno - Okay.... So y'all can fight me on this but Power Bottom. I'm sorry, but Arno is a lil bit too bratty for him to be a complete full fledged Dom. And he's a lil too soft to be a switch.

Jacob - He.... Confuses me, though I'm feeling more Top with Switchy tendencies. He's also a brat, but he can do something about it (unlike Arno)

Evie - Switch Bottom, I don't need to elaborate, if you've seen/played Syndicate you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Bayek - SWITCH WITH BOTTOM TENDENCIES. I HAVE ALREADY SPOKE ON THIS I WON'T BE DOING IT AGAIN.

Alexios - Switch. Canon.

Kassandra - Also Switch. Canon.

Eivor (Male/Female) - Switch with Bottom Tendencies. Also a brat, a very bad brat.

Basim - THIS BOTTOM BITCH- (he's so cute tho 🥺)

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[a-route-up-if-i-fall]

assassins creed headcanons

idc how backed these r by actual canon btw. if u have a different view of these characters, that's completely okay. that's great, even. i'm just sharing mine ._.

altaïr is autistic. he fidgets a lot in private/when he's not "working." when he's ab to assassinate someone, he's hyper-focused and gets almost obsessive about every detail. his life as an assassin is his special interest and he has a waxing and waning hyperfixation on greek philosophy, specifically empedocles. he's demisexual and in love w malik. switch but always ends up bottoming.

ezio is obviously a slut. he likes to refer to himself as a playboy, and some ppl see him as a bit of a womaniser, but in reality he is literally out to give ppl a good time. in that way, he is a little whore of a man. pansexual. non committal but deeply loyal to his friends and fellow assassins.

connor likes to pretend he is stoic but i feel as though he is just shy and socially awkward. he desperately wants to understand the templars, but he finds it so difficult to sympathise with them after everything. i hope he kills colonisers for fun.

edward is secretly (or not so much) into men but refuses to admit it. he's a pirate so he knows all ab buggering let's just b honest. jim gave him like the fright of his life bc he thought he might actually be falling for a man so when she told him she was mary, he had mixed emotions. first, disappointed. next, oh thank jaysus i'm straight. that was not something he was ready to confront.

shay is fucking depressed and has issues w moral perfectionism. he wants to be good but wonders how he can b if he remains loyal to the assassins. he's also secretly not sure if the templars are in the right but thinks siding with them is the way to helping the most ppl. ambition is his fatal flaw. he regrets that things w the brotherhood ended as they did.

arno has an addictive personality. canonically, he's struggled w booze and gambling, but i think it's something that he is constantly fighting. he thought he would never be sober again after élise died, but surprisingly he found that drinking didn't bring him any comfort. he was just empty :(( he is also transmasc and i will not be elaborating.

jacob has adhd (though doesn't know the term for it obviously). one way he manages it is through exercise. so whenever he feels especially unfocused or irritable, he just freeruns the rooftops of london or finds someone to train with/fight. i can't help but imagine him as the jocks at school who ARE allies and would do anything to stand up for his queer friends but says problematic shit sometimes bc he just doesn't know the correct terms or anything. (edit: at the time of posting this i didn't know that he is canonically bisexual. as far as i can tell it was only made clear by one post from ubisoft. and i am disappointed in myself for not realising that. i feel like this is a part of a bigger issue of ambiguous queer storytelling especially in video games. it should have been far more explicit imo. but i'm always happy to see more gay rep)

evie wants to travel. she secretly writes poetry and doesn't show it to anyone. she studies latin for fun. she's really really good at maths actually. she was a bit of a snitch as a kid, but then she grew up and learnt it was better to just keep quiet about stuff she wasn't meant to see. she's a simp.

aya/amunet died before bayek. he had to recover her body from the roman hidden ones. he made sure that she had the best embalmers, a lavish burial chamber. and when he died, the community made sure they were buried together. back in the day, the chamber held scrolls that spoke of amun, with images of sekhmet and horus lining the walls. an earthquake left the tomb in the state u see it in in origins. they're buried not far from the necropolis that holds khemu's body.

kassandra loved her immortality initially. she spent her days doing impulsive things just because she could. only they got stale after a while. the fear of being alone for an unknown amount of time overcame her as she started losing people. until we get to valhalla and she learns that maybe it's okay not to be alone always, but feels like she always has to keep moving.

eivor is gender fluid. she eventually loses her eye, like odin, and despises how it makes her look like him. she never had children. ik that she's canonically into men however i feel its more comphet than genuine attraction. she ends up w randvi.

[teecupangel]

The assassins meet Rico Rodriguez?

@memorialerrordotrom, you are so lucky I recognized the name after a while because the first result if you search the name is an actor from Modern Family and I’m going on a limb and say that you meant the chaotic protagonist of Just Cause and not that one XD

Considering his ties with the CIA and the destruction left at his wake, majority of them are more on the side of “this man is dangerous and a liability” (this is set before the end of Just Cause 4).

Altaïr: The only thing stopping Altaïr from assassinating him is that he hasn’t receive the green signal yet. The destruction Rico leaves leaves a bad aftertaste in Altaïr’s mouth, especially if this is an Altaïr who finally understood what Malik meant by ‘discretion’. Any alliance they may have would be short-lived and Rico would joke that Altaïr is just using him and throwing him away at his own convenience to which Altaïr would retort that Rico thinks of their alliance as the same thing. Rico would say they were vitriolic best buds, Altaïr would say that Rico is lying.

Ezio: Ezio has the highest chance of allying himself with Rico against the dictator but he’s more on the side of “you distract them while I kill the dictator” kind of way. He’s not keen with all the destruction happening but there are time he knows that this is better than the alternative, considering how heavily armed their enemies are nowadays.

Ratonhnhaké:ton: He would team up with Rico as long as they’re raiding enemy bases. He draws a line when Rico starts attacking facilities that can have longtime harmful effects on the land. Ratonhnhaké:ton thinks of him as an ally but… well… Rico definitely makes ‘It’s complicated’ easy to say when it comes to his alliance with the Brotherhood.

Desmond: Bill calls him a ‘necessary evil’ when he told his son about Rico. The fact that they’re distantly allied with someone from the Company is a big red flag already for Desmond but he does find Rico amusing. He thinks Rico’s one-liners are funny. He does not enjoy his way of doing things unless they were sure it was an enemy base. Desmond sees Rico and thinks “Yeah, I can’t fix him and I don’t want to so I’ll just watch”. Their alliance can grow into something more but, at the same time, Desmond knows there’s a possibility that the Brotherhood and the Company would disagree on something and Desmond would have to be there to clean the mess.

Edward: They’re not that close but Edward does enjoy Rico’s ‘antics’, especially if this is ‘I’m still in my pirtate era’ Edward. Edward loots what he’s after and runs away before Rico blows everything up is kinda their jam.

Arno: Arno is the type to willingly team up with Rico but try his best to present alternatives to Rico’s usual ‘modus operandi’………. It rarely works. XD

Evie: She doesn’t like him, not at all. She thinks his whole destroying everything shtick is an antithesis to what an Assassin thrived to be and there are so many times she had been sneaking around to kill a target only to be dragged into his missions that she wants to strangle him and…

Jacob: He knows Evie doesn’t like him but he loves the man. Every mission is a rush of adrenaline and Jacob is hooked. Jacob would definitely be the one to truly ally himself with Rico and would even joke that he should join the Rooks.

Bayek: He is reluctant even when Rico is destroying enemy bases and he would try to stop him at times when it’s clear that civilians would be affected by his actions. He knows that Rico is doing what he believes is right and is working for a more morally dubious Company but there are some lines that not even Bayek can cross.

[moonlightguardianmoon]

Previously on...

Assassin's Creed

Lost in Modern Ages

Now on with the show!

Leonardo: ... *moves the mask around a bit to get a better look* fascinating... I have never seen any comedy mask like this before!

New York, somewhere hidden in the city is the assassin's creed household. In the house, Leonardo Da Vinci is currently studying and observing SCP 035, who had almost succeeded in turning Jacob into another one of his temporary hosts. While Jacob himself is currently pouting and is covered in bruises from Shaun and Desmond tackling him down into the rubble of an old Venice house. Trying to stop him from putting SCP 035 on his face. Shaun and Desmond stand by Leonardo while he observes the mask (with safety tongs of course). While Evie and Ezio are trying their best to console Jacob from the incident that had taken place. Some of the others watch intently as Leonardo tries to get a better understanding of the possessive mask.

Shaun: you can say that again...

Evie: come on Jacob.

Jacob: *huffs and turns away from Evie*

Evie: Jacob I said I was sorry! I didn't actually, believe you were being serious.

Jacob: well I was!

Ezio: come now amico, you can't be mad at your sister forever.

Jacob: bet!

Evie: *sighs*

Malik: so explain to us why this *does air quotes* "possessive mask" tried to get Jacob to wear it, exactly?

Connor: ya cause this thing... looks cursed.

Shaun: right. Desmond you wanna give this one away or-

Desmond: ya I got this one. *clears throat* Ok so basically the possessive mask, better known to the foundation as SCP-035, is a possessive mask that requires a human or humanoid-like host, organic or not so long as it has a humanoid face shape, it will possess the body and will essentially cause the original person to go brain dead and well dies.

Shaun: Once then, he'll take over that body and talk through it with his voice, he'll sometimes take on the traits of those he possesses, going as far as to even know every bit of information and memory that the person had when they were alive. And-

Rebecca: and he knows everything about the human brain and mind so this guy knows how to talk you into doing anything he wants you to do. He also has telepathic abilities as well.

Shaun: . . .

Desmond: . . .

Rebecca: what? Come on you guys, you think you are the only ones who are into this stuff?

Arno: Uh... so wait- hold on so, why choose Jacob as a host?

Jacob: because I'm awsome-

Shaun: probably because he was the easiest out of all of us there to be persuaded into putting him on.

Jacob: Hey!

Edward: So that mask can talk too?

Desmond: ya- well kind of.

Edward: if that mask can talk, then why isn't it talking?

Shaun: surprisingly, I have no idea. Usually this thing loves to talk.

Maria: You also mentioned something about a foundation. What kind of foundation are you refuring to?

Desmond: The SCP foundation.

Alexios: s.c.p?

Desmond: Secure.

Shaun: Contain.

Rebecca: Protect.

Desmond: We die in darkness so you may live in the light-

Connor: Wait, wait! ... that kind of sounds like our saying...

Arno:... What?

Connor: You know. The whole, "We work in the dark to serve the light." That phrase.

Jacob: I SAY WE SUE THEM-

Ezio: ya wait- HEY! They completely stole our phrase and just re-worded it!

Desmond: I-... Huh, I never noticed that before.

Aveline: OK can we get back to the foundation thing! Desmond, continue please.

Desmond: Right, well they're the main goal is to contain anomalies as a way of protecting humanity from the danger some of them possess, and to study and research them and how they work, as well as keeping the normalcy of the world.

Shaun: living or Object.

Rebecca: or just weird phenomenons that happen.

Jacob: secure, contain, protect ... Ok I'll give them this... That's a cool acronym! Why can't we do something like that!?

Bayek: Because we never needed one.

Edward: well ya but it be really nice to have one.

Alexios: The Templars have a name to brand themselves and make money why can't we?

Ezio: they have point.

Aya: we're not get an acronym for the creed.

Jacob: well why not!? We could brand ourselves and make cash!

Connor: I'm fine with how we have creed as it is.

Jacob: Oh Connor! You silly, silly, man... acronyms are cool if you know how to do it right. Makes you stick out.

Malik: exactly why we don't need one.

There is an eerie, echo of mocking laughter that fills the room, sending shivers down everyone's spine, as everyone slowly starts turning their attention to the mask still being held in the tongs Leonardo was using to hold it.

035: "My your all quite the delight to be around~. Talking about the most simplest off topic things then make it a big deal out of it the deeper you go. It's quite amusing really~."

Leonardo nearly drops the tongs he was using to hold the mask, just bearly catching them in time.

Desmond: alright @$$hole what's your game here?

035: "Aw~ can't we just have a nice chat? I am a people person after all."

Jacob: screw you! You nearly turned me into a walking corps for you to pilot!

035: "Touché now aren't we?"

Maria: ok... this is just getting werid even for us.

Malik: agreed.

Shaun: Don't even think about trying to mind control us either.

Rebecca: ya! We're elite b@#$, you can't touch us.

035: "I can see that. Many of you in the room currently each have the gift. The gift of the ancient Isu race. It would be a challenge... but who doesn't like a good challenge? Isn't that right Leonardo. Ah how good it is to see such a now famous face."

Leonardo: we've... met before?

035: "oh yes! 1487, you were invited by some of the richest Nobleman in the country of Italy to have one of you paintings displayed in an art gallery. I ran into when you were looking at some of the other art pieces inside. I recognized one of your works and complmented you on it. Remember?"

Leonardo: *nervously chuckles* I think you have the wrong painter, cause I would have certainly... remember. . .

Ezio: ... Leo?

Leonardo: . . .

Desmond: Uh Leonardo?

Leonardo: . . . *gently puts the metal tongs down onto the table and walks over behind Ezio, only to stare blankly at the mask in horror* . . . I remember you now.

Jacob: Wait! Wait! Hold up! So you have, actually met this family mask!?

035: "indeed he has! You know, Ezio your friend here was quite different from all the ither artist I meet that day. He's Cheerful, optimistic, smart, well rounded, open minded, greatly empathic and expressive, and very curious man by nature. He did actually almost uncovered my secret during our talk, that was how curious of a man you were. But Leonardo is also a chronic procrastinator, and very easily distractible. If I hadn't pointed out one of the paintings to you had done, Hehe, you might have actually uncovered my secrect long ago.

Ezio: Hey-! Wait... how did you know my-

Shaun: he can read minds Ezio, remember?

Leonardo: Mio dio...

035: That's my name! Well the name I prefer to be called by.

Malik: Dio?

035: Well actually it's more of D y o. Greak name. Ah the greaks and the Roman empire, such a marvelous time to be alive then. Right Alexios?"

Alexios: oh indeed it is! Quite a beautiful place!

Arno: Don't fuel the fire Alexios! It's trying to get inside your head by feeding you complements!

Shaun: Wait so were you actually made by greak Gods or-

Desmond: Shaun, buddy come on we've been over this. I still think he's secretly the black lord of Alagadda.

Shaun: yes but how on earth does Alagadda line up with the bits and pieces of information the foundation has on him so far?

Desmond: he's a big @$$ lier Shaun! You can't believe ever word that comes out his mouth.

Shaun: true but-

Connor: OK! Are we done here!?

035: "nope! And please you two do keep talking. I rather like this little side conversation about me~."

Jacob: f@#$ you.

035: "Aw~ is someone still mad about me?"

Jacob: yes!?!?

035: "Well I guess that makes two of you then."

Desmond: uhm, two?

035: "Yes, isn't that right... Kassandra."

Everyone in the living room turned and looked up to see Kassandra standing their with face of anger spread across it, lookimh stright down at the mask. Her staff of caduceus in her hands.

Alexios: sister?

Kassandra: . . . What. The hell. Is that damn maks. . . Doing in our house!?

🎭🦅

There will be more 😉

Stay tuned for the next part 👌

[asscrackcreed]

got bored so here’s a gods au

altaïr: was an egotistical god that only did as he pleased and only did the right thing because he had to or no one would worship him, at the same time he believed himself to always be right. stereotypical ares at first but later gains wisdom. The Apple of Eden is his signature symbol, hence like a mix of athena and ares, he becomes a symbol of freedom and wisdom

God of Wisdom - in all areas of life like philosophy and relationships, especially strategic war

ezio: like hermes. he can be funny and strong, silly but dedicated to his work. i chose messages because ezio was given the task to pass on the message to desmond through himself and he wasn’t aware of it and never understood even when he died canonically. he’s also quite fast and goes back to the first beginning missions of ac2 where he delivered messages for his father before they… died… :(

God of Messages

connor: he’s naturally realllllyyyyy connected to his village and culture and stuff so i couldn’t just give him earth powers. i feel like adding community spirit into his title also allows him to be a sort of god of justice too feels self explanatory nonetheless

God of the Home and Earth - regarding hospitality, culture, community things that bring ppl together whilst also connecting to nature (hes like mother nature essentially)

edward: it would’ve been very obvious to make him god of the sea but he’s also a pirate so navigation makes the most sense. i think it also works metaphorically because when edward realised the harm he was causing he went back to fix everything - i.e he ‘navigated’ himself to a better future/legacy

God of Navigation and Direction

shay: i don’t like making one particular line a characters whole personality but i think luck really fits. obviously luck, fortune and success doesn’t necessarily have to just be money it can be anything like the way shay rebelled against the assassins for the harm they’ve done. like you might pray to shay for luck and success against tyranny

God of Fortune

arno: he really reminds me of Dionysus and idk if that’s because of the alcoholism… but his whole story was based on love which makes him the best suited. we see arno when he’s happy, silly and battling depression and he feels like he’s the most expressive assassin to grieve and to love

God of Emotions

bayek: bayek’s story is based on revenge for his dead son but i can’t really make him god of family since that’s basically part of connors title. i do think tho as the first assassins with aya he would have to be a karmic god if that makes sense. since the whole point of the assassins is opposing tyranny and karma is receiving the same energy that you’re giving (i.e you do bad you receive bad) the assassins would be the karma you receive for doing bad things

God of Karma - includes life, death and rebirth

Kassandra: im not putting them together cuz well deimos actually has the same name as the greek god of death (hades’ son) so that’s pretty easy to use considering they’re so similar and they have no personality as protagonists cuz they’re the same person essentially ANYWAYS if any ones the god of war its her, essentially the heroics and bravery, most alike to Ares. ik im not putting them together but kassandra feels like more of a defender and alexios is an attacker? because deimos caused lots of death but kassandra was fighting for sparta and also to reunite her family (if you choose to save them all idk i didn’t play odyssey). i said battle and not war because it can be the metaphorically sense like how kassandra was struggling with family issues like her step dad and fighting her brother

Eagle Bearer - Goddess of Battles

eivor: this one was kinda hard because eivor has the same theme as connor when it comes to home (especially as a viking) i do think that with all these major choices eivor had to make and also finding out they’re the reincarnation of Odin the All-Father the theme of ‘conflict’ is also really apparent in the game. i like how whether it was between relationships or choices there was a clear sense of struggle. i feel like the choices in valhalla weigh heavier much more than odyssey (personally i hate choices but yk) so i chose conflict. conflict can mean anything again it doesn’t have to be literally it can be internal as well, eivor is the deity that helps bring to light what is the best choice

Deity of Conflict

more characters below

Miscellaneous:

malik: god of perception - ability to be aware of all situations and releasing the ego in order to have a bigger depth - like how he had to re evaluate the creed and what al mualim was doing

kadar: god of joy - not sure? he was always so happy though

federico: god of responsibility - as an elder brother he has a different responsibility plus he helped ezio and i imagine if we saw more of him we’d see him take on more responsibilities which he may feel like he failed sind ezio became responsible for claudia and his mum

kaniehtí:io: goddess of motherhood - she had her villages support in raising her son without the father and being a mother didn’t stop her from being badass also she’s just so fucking cool

haytham - god of work - obsessed with work it’s not limited to jobs it also goes in hand with personal work idk this one’s kinda dumb

james/mary: deity of ??? idk actually and i’m upset that i can’t think of anything

adé: god of peace - he’s just really loyal and the only thing we see about him is how he advocates for freedom yk 😭 this should not be that hard

aveline: goddess of charm - i like how she uses her charm to seduce ppl she’s also kinda flirty naturally which she can use to her advantage in conflict