Assassin's Creed: 10 Most Shocking & Heartbreaking Moments
3. Finding Altair (Revelations)
The culmination of the first four games in the series, there were many tears on the faces of players when an older Ezio entered the secret vault at Masyaf.
After so many hours of gameplay through the eyes of the Italian Assassin and his predecessor in Syria, it was so exciting to be able to guess just what the knowledge was that Altair had hidden away. Would it be a major weapon, secrets relating to future games, a timeline of future Assassins perhaps?
No, there was not great knowledge or hidden secrets, but the corpse of an elderly Altair, who had locked himself and his Apple of Eden away to protect it from the Templars, selfless until the end. It's such a powerful moment as Ezio comes face to face with the body of one of the greatest Assassins who ever lived, and brings both of their stories to an epic and powerful conclusion with Ezio's realisation that his journey of discovery is at an end.
In contrast to other entries on this list, this truly is a magical moment, but one that is still heartbreaking when you reflect on all of the tragic events and hardships that bring these two Assassin legends together for the final curtain.