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'''Also note that this page may contain unmarked spoilers.'''
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Abu'l Nuqoud, the Merchant King of Damascus, has vague traces of this trope, and many gamers were quick to notice the (not so) subtle hints. He is frequently described as "odd", claims contempt for God for considering him an abomination, and is seen caressing the arms of his muscular body guards.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Mostly linguistic, but justified as a [[Translation Convention]] (see that entry below). Also, Altaïr's final sword upgrade gives him a 17th-18th century Arabic saif. In 1191.
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Interestingly, the ''protagonist'' Altaïr is the Assassins' resident [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]. And it's the reason why he's in trouble.
* [[Ask a Stupid Question]]: While [[Talking Is a Free Action|in the midst of a swift death]], Majd Addin explains to Altaïr that he executed people purely for the thrill of it, then demands, "[[What an Idiot!|Do you know what it feels like to determine another man's fate]]?" No, Majd.
* [[Asshole Victim]]
* [[A Taste of Power]]: You start the game with maxed out equipment and techniques, as well as a nearly-maxed out health meter. However, you lose it all after the first mission due to Altaïr's grievous abuse of said power.
* [[Attempted Rape]]: The thugs are ''accusing'' those women of being thieves, but its very obvious they have other intentions...at least until [[Big Damn Heroes|Altaïr shows up]].
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* [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]: Altaïr's default weapon for assassination is a spring-loaded blade that pops out of a gauntlet on his left hand. He can either quietly stab a guy in the back with this, or perform a dazzling leaping stab attack that gets [[Highly-Visible Ninja|a lot more attention]].
* [[Book Ends]]: {{spoiler|Some of the first line you hear in the Animus in the first game is also the last. Specifically "He that increases wisdom increases sorrow."}}
* [[Bow and Sword
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]
* [[Call a Hit Point a Smeerp]]: It's called synchronization in the first game, while Ezio has a straight-up health gauge in the second. Even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the second game's manual, which features a "note" to change the name to "health" to make it feel more exciting.
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* [[Evil Old Folks]]: {{spoiler|Al Mualim}}
* [[Eye Scream]]: One of the hidden blade counters you can do involves stabbing the unfortunate victim in the eye.
* [[Fake Longevity]]: Probably the most glaring criticism for the first game is how repetitive each of the assassination missions are. Each following the same formula of having to do the same types of investigation quests, which leads up to Altaïr infiltrating the area where his assassination target will be. This was all changed for the sequel.
* [[Fantastic Catholicism]]
* [[Fighting for Survival]]: The vigilantes that show up after rescuing civilians. Always nice for making escapes, and at times extremely helpful for catching escaping assassination targets.
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* [[NPC Amnesia]]: Kind of essential for many gamers, think what it would be like if guards actually remembered what you looked like (But in fights they sometimes say "we've fought before"?).
* [[Not So Different]]: One thing the Templars always do as they have a [[Final Speech]] during the [[Talking Is a Free Action|whitescreen heart-to-hearts with Altaïr]] is expound about how their goals, methods and tools are so very similar.
* [[Notice This]]: Justified, Altaïr {{spoiler|and later his descendant, Desmond}} both have [[Aura Vision|Eagle Vision]] which highlights individuals as [[
* [[Oh Crap]]: Quite a few of them littered throughout the game, but the biggest one comes at the very end {{spoiler|when Al Mualim uses the Piece of Eden to seemingly resurrect Altaïr's nine assassination targets and sics them on him all at once. Lucky for the player, they're just regular soldiers in the guise of the boss characters and behave as such in combat. Al Mualim himself... not so much.}}
** Your enemies will often be visibly shocked when you kill their comrades - sometimes so much that they flee rather than face you alone.
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* [[Soft Water]]: Or rather Soft Hay; no matter how far it is to the ground when you jump off a building, you won't take any damage at all as long as you land in haystacks. And we do mean ''any height,'' like off the very top of the cathedral in Acre, which realistically would render Altaïr a messy stain on the cobblestones.
* [[Spam Attack]]: One of the Hidden Blade counter animations is a series of slashes to the throat.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]:
** ''Assassin's Creed'' is considered to be one for ''[[Prince of Persia]]''.
** It also serves as an excellent follow-up to ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''.
* [[Stalking Mission]]: You don't want to let the pickpocket targets see you.
* [[Stealth Insult]]: "I envy you, Altaïr! Well, not the part where you were beaten and stripped of your rank, but I envy everything else! Oh, except for the terrible things the other Assassins say about you, but yes, aside from the failure and the hatred, yes, aside from those things, I envy you very much!"
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* [[Training Dummy]]: The two young assassins in the training area.
* [[Translator Microbes]]: The Animus "interprets" all of the dialogue that takes place in Altair's memories for Desmond, translating it into understandable English.
{{quote|'''Lucy:''' I can set it to be more authentic if you'd like, but... you ever read [[The Canterbury Tales|Chaucer]]?
'''Desmond:''' Who?
'''Lucy:''' ...Yeah, definitely not for you. }}
* [[The Unseen]]: You hear Saladin's name a lot over the course of the game, but he never makes an actual appearance. Concept art of him exists, suggesting he was originally planned to appear in the game.
* [[Unusable Enemy Equipment]]: Altair is unable to pick up a fallen foe's blade.
* [[Useless Useful Stealth]]: Some missions that call for stealth can actually be done in the [[Kill'Em All]] manner instead. Plus some assassination targets force you to confront them and chase them down.
* [[Uplay]]: Though this is more of it can also be bought from Ubisoft's official store thing, unlike future Assassin's Creed installments where one needs Uplay to run alongside a third-party client if one buys it from a third-party digital store (like [[Steam]]).
** Subverted, in the [[GOG.com]] version of Assassin's Creed, it doesn't require Uplay to also run.
* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: [[The Knights Templar]], believing humanity to be corrupt and uncivilized, plan to {{spoiler|use [[Precursor]] [[Lost Technology|technology]] to mind-control the entire planet. To them, global order is worth it, even at the cost of personal freedom.}}
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]]: Saving random citizens always feels rewarding, though by the end of the game you can usually recite their thank you speeches by heart. Also, if you hang around the vigilantes they say nice things about you, and in some assassinations they even ''obstruct your target from leaving!'' There's just something so satisfying of being on the receiving end of civilian AI interference for a change.
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