We’ve had plenty of heroes in the Assassin’s Creed franchise. From the original backstabber Altair, to the fan favourite Ezio Auditore, Edward Kenway and that other guy, the franchise has had plenty of leads. But none of them have been this dapper.
Behold the art of Dave Paget, who threw up the following designs for an Assassin in a time period that no one has really considered: Victorian England. And by the Queen, these renderings look quite dashing I say.
I’ve got to be honest, and say that while some of the main assassins have been cool, rarely have they looked the part. Paget’s vision however? Ice cold baby, ice, ice cold. As he explained on his blog, about the design process:
For a couple of years now, I’ve been wishing they’d focus a game based in Victorian London. I think the design of the city, the narrow streets and tall buildings will be ideal for the main character to scramble around. The games are also synonymous with history, visiting landmarks, tweaking bits here and there for story purposes (which I love) and London is obviously embedded with a deep, rich history. What if our Assassin was framed for the Jack the Ripper murders? What if he has to break into Buckingham Palace or Parliament? Or scale to the top of Big Ben? To me, it’s ideal.
One thing I was concerned about though was the fact that Victorian London people wore a lot of dark clothing. And the famous white hood of Assassin’s Creed would stand out. HOWEVER, I remembered that the character Ezio wore a black costumer (in Revelations, I think??) and it just looks…cooler.
There’s a lot more on Dave’s website about the design process and the numerous concepts that he went through. It’s worth checking out. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go petition Ubisoft to allow me slide one up Jack the Ripper.
Last Updated: January 6, 2017
Lourens Jordaan
March 27, 2014 at 15:09
I’d prefer an Assassin’s Creed game set a few decades later… Can you imagine the shock if you find out that you just assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and inadvertently caused the outbreak of WWI?
Rince
March 27, 2014 at 15:10
I can honestly say the readers of LG could not imagine that 😉
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2014 at 15:23
Shutup n00b1! You’re mom give me all the historys I need!
TiMsTeR1033
March 27, 2014 at 15:30
but how can that be when #foreverSP
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 27, 2014 at 15:32
Ask your moms!
TiMsTeR1033
March 27, 2014 at 15:32
lol You wish man!
Rince
March 27, 2014 at 15:30
Tehehehehe
FoXTiSiTY
March 28, 2014 at 07:26
You’re = “You are”.
Grammer is important, you basically calling Rince your mom and demanding history lessons rofl.
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
March 28, 2014 at 11:06
Grammar
Michel la Franklin da Trevor
September 13, 2014 at 19:24
lmao
Lourens Jordaan
March 27, 2014 at 15:24
Try!!! For the sake of my sanity, at least try!!!
As a side note, Possible Templars…. The Keizer, Hitler, JFK, George Bush snr. George Bush jnr. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin….. to name a few.
BROTHER IT'S BEEN SO LONG
May 18, 2014 at 17:39
JFK has already been established as not a templar. He was their enemy, and he tried to resist them. However, for refusing to take away the deal he was having with the USSR (a joint moon expedition) they killed him.
phil
January 18, 2015 at 02:53
definitely obama as a templar
Marc Holmes
June 30, 2014 at 11:23
Shush, you’re going to spoil Assassin’s Creed XII: The Great War, or god knows what they’ll call it then.
Admiral Chief of Auraxis
March 27, 2014 at 15:11
Very cool
Unavengedavo
March 27, 2014 at 15:13
Did someone say Reclamation?
http://www.sabc.co.za/wps/wcm/connect/b9ea850043254945a45bbc45a23ba143/julius-malema-EFF.jpg?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=b9ea850043254945a45bbc45a23ba143
Admiral Chief of Auraxis
March 27, 2014 at 15:17
Don’t come here with your colonial tendencies
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2014 at 15:18
He kinda looks like this
Unavengedavo
March 27, 2014 at 15:18
Bwahahahahaha
Admiral Chief of Auraxis
March 27, 2014 at 15:38
I call BS, this device is actually USEFUL!!!!
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2014 at 16:21
Winner!!!!
Rince
March 27, 2014 at 15:29
Yes, SARS did 🙂
Hammersteyn
March 27, 2014 at 15:33
hahaha
Nick de Bruyne
March 27, 2014 at 15:23
Wow, this is nice
Matthew Holliday
March 27, 2014 at 15:40
so “thief” meets “The order: 1886”?
looks good, but doesnt look exciting.
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
March 28, 2014 at 11:07
“slide one up Jack the Ripper.” ??
0_0
big dick
March 31, 2014 at 15:56
will u guys shut up ac brotherhood was the best
Dealer
December 3, 2014 at 03:32
Wow look at that, what a coincidence that the next AC will be set in that era.