The Real Assassins Behind Assassin’s Creed

0:00-0:02 – HOOK Did you know the legendary Assassins were actually real and even more terrifying

than in Assassin’s Creed? 0:02-0:12 – HISTORICAL CONTEXT They weren’t just a Ubisoft invention.

The Nizari Ismaili, known as the Assassins, operated across Persia and Syria a thousand years

ago. They didn't need hidden blades to strike fear into the hearts of kings

and sultans. 0:12-0:22 – GAME CONNECTION In the first game, you visit the fortress

of Masyaf. That is a real place that still stands today. Their actual leader,

known as the Old Man of the Mountain, trained elite agents for missions where coming back alive

wasn't the priority. 0:22-0:35 – TWIST / SURPRISE FACT Here’s the biggest twist.