20 Biggest WTF Moments In Assassin's Creed History

15. That First Leap Of Faith (Assassin's Creed)

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It's 2007, and you've just taken you're first leap of faith in Assassin's Creed. It looked incredible; it was exhilarating, seemingly plummeting to your death only to somehow survive, because of a bale of hay. Yeah. It doesn't really make much sense when you think about it.

The jump itself is at least a few hundred feet, so how exactly are you still walking around on legs that aren't mangled to pieces?

It's a wonderful moment, don't get me wrong. Masyaf has been surrounded by enemies, and Al Mualim commands you to ascend a nearby watchtower, and essentially commit suicide. You aren't told about the plan right away, so it is a genuinely unnerving scenario.

There's even a guy to your left who botches the jump, cracking his leg open in the process, and making the whole thing seem somewhat legit. It might even take you a few minutes to really appreciate how utterly implausible everything about the jump truly is.

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