in the ubi forums there was a bit of a fight about this,so i just want to give my thoughts (and side). feel free to argue and/or agree:
the fight is simply who is the best assassin, right? well, what is an assassin? can an assassin just run into a bunch of guards and tear them to shreds? no! that's what a warrior dose, and that's what Ezio dose. if Ezio is a warrior, than he cant possibly be a better assassin than Altair, because he is not an assassin. furthermore, in AC II and ACB they are referring to Altair as a better assassin. and also in AC II whatshername the assassin animus technician said she upgraded the animus, so anything like not bieng able to swim and slow roof climbing compared to two are simply the animus, and not the ancestor (they also said something about it in the manual of II).
I would say Altaïr just because Ezio has something female, and i see him as a strange warrior to. He is like the guys from the game Army Of Two but only in the past and on his alone. And without the help of Allies and Leonardo Da Vinci he already died, while Altaïr does everything solo (except some assassins in the last mission).
sorry for double post but: also, Ezio sucks so much, he needs a grouop of assassin's waiting his command all along(Brotherhood).
oh, and dose anyone have any thoughts were he thinks(or wants) AC3 to be in? the city's used: Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus, Florence, Venice, Forli, Rome, and soon: Constantenople(or however u write it).
i think europe is over rated, so why not have in japan? Assassins as ninjas and Templars as samurai(or hower u write that to.)
sorry for any spelling, I'm not using my comuter(and mine has FF with spell check.)
oh, and dose anyone have any thoughts were he thinks(or wants) AC3 to be in?
i believe that is another post,
i think europe is over rated, so why not have in japan? Assassins as ninjas and Templars as samurai(or hower u write that to.)
and AC in japan would suck cuz everyone in Asia is a ninja so everyone would run over the rooftops. I would say a nice large city like Bagdad. And u wrote Samurai the good way.
why should the fact that Ezio has excellent fighting ability count against him? However I agree their abilities in free running and fighting cannot be compared due to the Animus differences.
In terms of style, Finesse, and general awesomeness, Ezio is the clear winner, Ezio makes jokes, he's a ladies man, and he has pulled off some spectacular stunts in his time. Altair has sadly gone dopwn the route of gritty realism, which instead of making him seem dark brooding and cool, just makes him seem boring, whereas in comparison Ezio seems jolly and fun.
I agree that Ezio is much more of a warrior than an assassin. However, in the context of the game, Assassin's are purely people who kill for their brotherhood, no? (it'same) Mario's entire guild of Assassin's were apart of the mercenary category, rather than the favoried Assassin stereotype.
I believe it's all in the are of expertise. Altair was in a completely different area of expertise than Ezio. Altair was trained and raised by the way of a theif- to hide in the shadows and wait to strike, to be in plain sight yet behind the corner, and to never make themselves be plainly known. The theives side fo the assassin's had a code of honor, but it was very vague and relaxed.
Ezio was raised and trained by a mecenary, not a theif. He was taught that he should probably hide in the shadows, becuase that just makes it less likely for you to get shot up. Really, it's all about which part of the guild you're in.
I guess it's all about semantics. Ezio is obviously a better Warrior- he threw a spada lunga at a guard and it speared him right in the face- but Altair is a better theif- he can hide from guards in literal plain sight, when his clothes aren't too different from a Scholar's.
As for which is a better character? Ezio. Ezio has been more well rounded and overall just a better, more likeable person. I would really love to see more character development from Altair, but sadly his story was cut off a bit too short.
i think europe is over rated, so why not have in japan? Assassins as ninjas and Templars as samurai(or hower u write that to.)
THe only problem with that is that it makes no historical sense. The Japanese weren't really discovered by Westerners for a while, and entire cultures would be entirely different. The game's base grudge between the Assassins and the Templars come from the crusades which raged through Europe only. To put that exact same situation in a completely different country, culture, and people, would be a hard and rough transition.
P.S. the reason why Ezio had other people to go worldwide is pretty simple: He didn't have enough time. He had to spend years derping around Rome trying to get back the incredibly important Apple of Eden. Basically meaning, in terms of plot, he had a darn good reason for staying in Roma.
THe only problem with that is that it makes no historical sense. The Japanese weren't really discovered by Westerners for a while, and entire cultures would be entirely different. The game's base grudge between the Assassins and the Templars come from the crusades which raged through Europe only. To put that exact same situation in a completely different country, culture, and people, would be a hard and rough transition.
did you not listen in Assassin's creed (1)? the templars are not crusaders. they try to gain power, so in any place in the world you can have people trying to gain power, and people apposing them, and BOOM! you have templars and Assassins.
@vinster132 notcie what you said:
Ezio is a really strong fighter.
Ezio is a fighter, a warrior, not an Assassin. if he is not an Assassin, he cant be a better Assassin than Altair(just the point i made before).
depends on what ur definition of assassin is and i think ezio is a better assassin because he has better equipment than altair did and u cant really say ezio is a warrior wen others dont just charge in but wait for the right moment to strike
