First look at the era and background of the main game of Assassin's Creed (starting year-main location-main historical events):
Assassin's Creed I: 1191-Syria-Third Crusade
Assassin's Creed II (trilogy): 1476-Florence/Venice-Renaissance
II Brotherhood: 1499-Rome-Renaissance
II Revelation: 1511-Constantinople-Suleiman (I)
who fought for the Ottoman throne Assassin's Creed III Liberation: 1754 -Boston/New York-North American Colony
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: 1715-Caribbean Sea-Pirate
IV Mutiny: 1752-North America-Seven Years War
Assassin's Creed V Revolution: 1776-Paris/Versailles-French Revolution
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (no Renumbering): 1868-Great Britain-Second Industrial Revolution
Judging from these settings, Ubisoft will deliberately combine specific stories with certain historical events, and often with famous historical figures (such as Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon and the young Suleiman I) during the game. ) Have contacts. This movie is also the same routine, the story background takes place in 1492. In fact, seeing this year at the time, I had guessed that it must have something to do with Granada (the movement to regain lost ground) and Columbus's sailing (both occurred in 1492). Throughout the movie, there are many similar historical little easter eggs. When I want to understand it, I also feel like a smile. For example, when the stake was at the stake, the king and queen should be Pedinan II of Aragon and Isabel of Castile. Pull the queen. Of course, there are many unexplained places. For example, the shark was caught in Granada (probably the Alhambra). After the fire, it escaped and jumped into the water and then entered the Columbus ship anchored in the naval port. Columbus was in Palos port (near Seville) set sail, how did they get there? Maybe the background of the movie is too grand, causing many details to be overwhelmed and not explained. .
Perhaps the most attractive part of movies (and games) is the re-enactment of historical events and historical features, but the Assassin’s Creed series does not purely reflect historical features, nor does it merely focus on the formation and development of the Assassin’s organization in history. The events of 1492 served as an entry point, introducing the conflicts between the historical and modern Templars and the Assassins, and this conflict has been passed down from generation to generation since the previous civilization.
Here is a brief talk about background settings. There was a civilization before humans, called First Civilization, Those Who Came Before, or Precursor. They created Pieces of Eden (that is, apples) and humans, and humans were controlled by them and used as labor. . The First Civilization has the perception of time and space (that is, eagle-eye vision, the intention of eagle is constantly appearing in movies, and it means this, it is difficult to understand without a game background), and it can control the human brain through the Piece of Eden Hidden nerve transmitters (some hybrids of humans and First Civilization have no transmitters and are not controlled by them, but can use apples to control others), human beings are in a position of enslavement. Following human resistance, Adam and Eve stole the apple, and humanity broke with the First Civilization. Then, due to natural disasters, both sides suffered heavy casualties. After the natural disaster, mankind and the first civilization cooperated to rebuild the world, and the first civilization gradually declined and then became extinct. During this period of time, some members of the First Civilization and humans (hybrid) still hope to control other humans through the apple, they are also the predecessors of the Templars; while another part of the first members and humans (hybrid) have been Silently resisted them, the predecessor of the assassin. The two sides fought openly and secretly, so the Assassin's Creed began an epic that runs through history and about inheritance.
Some people may think that both the Templars and the assassins were joined through faith, but this is not the case in games and movies. It can be clearly seen that the modern characters and the corresponding ancient characters are the same actor, and the history and blood are passed down in their bodies; the shark uses the blood to summon all the assassins to rebuild the Brotherhood (the projected history is the history, and the reality is in the Animus hall of Abstergo. Get the historical inheritance; anyone with blood and inheritance can use the apple, such as the old villain opened the apple (and then was assassinated), etc., all show the inheritance of the battle between the Templar and the assassin. It can be said that this movie (and the assassin) The Creed series) still has the flavor of Western films. The Templar organization is looking for Apple to eliminate violence, but actually hopes to control all mankind. As a representative of anti-tyranny, the assassins have been silently resisting (underground resistance organizations). This is also an enduring theme.
This work cannot be considered very successful. It may be limited by the time of the movie. A lot of details have not been explained. However, I hope this work can be a starting point to lead everyone, especially those who have never played games, to feel the little people in the big history. Ideal and struggle, and experience the blood of inheriting epic with the players.
Finally, it ends with the words of movies and games:
Nothing is true.
Everything is permitted.
We
Are
Assassins.
2016.12.21.
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