10. Ratonhnhaké:ton (a.k.a Connor)
As a long standing Assassins Creed fan (being present in those early years when the AC franchise was little more than a repetitive, half-broken game with a dream) I can tell you that I was a fan of both Ezio Auditore and AC II's Renaissance Italy setting. But after playing to completion no less than three full titles that focussed solely on Ezios exploits, I have to admit that the character was definitely starting to lose momentum. Enter AC III and a brand new Desmond puppet for us to vicariously slice and dice through, at exactly the point where the franchise so desperately needed him. To recap, Connor is a half-native American (hence the nigh on unpronounceable real name) and half British,so in effect hes an outcast from both parties. If youve seen the AC II marketing material (which Im going to assume you have) Connor perhaps represents the darkest, most conflicted and potentially most dramatically succulent protagonist in the series so far. And I cannot wait to meet him!