10 Most Iconic Hats In Gaming History
5. Assassin's Hood (Assassin's Creed Series)
Helping to keep identities secret, as well as looking as cool as a slush puppy, there is no wonder cosplayers love to dress up as master assassins.
There have been many changes throughout the years to the Assassin's Creed series, but throughout the era’s the hood has been a constant.
Even in later games, where the key characters may feel more comfortable in a top hat or a helmet, there is always an option to put up your headcloth like an early 2000’s Justin Timberlake music video.
Although the reality of a hood would make fighting a liability with a piece of fabric obstructing one's vision for the sake of looking cool, an Assassin's Creed game without one would be like Batman filing down his ears so he could squeeze into small nooks and crannies. Batman would never do that. That’s what Robin is for.
The famous silhouette was conceived in the first game when the designers were wondering what sort of animal original protagonist Altair would be. They decided on an eagle, circling its prey and striking from above.
The avian theme stuck. Birds signal ledges one can leap of faith from, the sixth sense detective mode is known as eagle vision, and of course, the pointed hood beak-like being the clothing of choice for the Brotherhood Of Assassins throughout the ages.