15 Greatest Ever Video Game Anti-Heroes
2. Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad - Assassin's Creed
Master assassin. Skilled warrior. Bit of a dick. All are accurate description of the famed Altaïr.
In the Assassin's Creed universe, their organisation has attempted for centuries to end the Templar threat, but in the premier title in the franchise, we see the assassin's order at the height of their notoriety.
Altaïr is a roguish upstart, who despite his incredible abilities, takes his order's creed for granted. Anyone that has played these titles is familiar with the phrase: 'Nothing is true, everything is permitted'. Altaïr takes the generally ambiguous meaning of the phrase and construes it to fit his own means. This includes murdering an innocent elderly man whilst on the search for a Piece of Eden, simply because he was in their way.
From birth he was trained to become an assassin, but his arrogance quickly led to his downfall: after getting a fellow assassin killed when confronting one of their enemies, he is demoted to novice and sent out into the world to complete nine assassination's and reclaim his rank as a master.
Despite accepting this demotion, Altaïr continues to be brazen and rude to many now higher ranking members of the order that give him instructions.