16 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know About Assassin's Creed

1. The Creed Itself Was Inspired By Real Life Group, The Hashishin

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Yes it does sound a bit like Sean Connery trying to say the word 'assassin' (as well as being the origin of the word itself), but a secretive Middle Eastern sect of trained killers from the 11th Century actually formed the basis for the game's ideals.

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted" is reportedly a paraphrase on something their leader Hassan-i Sabbah would say when they were active, and the accompanying image shows a 14th Century picture of Hassan alongside scripture depicting an actual assassination.

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