
His search to avenge his family's death leads him to meeting Templar Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia, from whom he steals the Apple of Eden by disguising himself as a soldier. In discovering that Order leader Al Mualim is secretly a Templar, Altaïr kills him and takes the artifact, dubbed the "Apple of Eden." He then takes former Templar stewardess Maria Thorpe prisoner in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, and heads to Cyprus to investigate further Templar activity, uncovering a hidden trove of Templar intelligence and artifacts.Īfter his father and brothers are executed by Templars, Altaïr's Italian descendent Ezio Auditore joins the Order of Assassins in Assassin's Creed II after training with his uncle Mario in Monteriggioni. After losing the Chalice and failing a mission for the Order, the first Assassin's Creed game sees Altaïr learn of the struggle between Assassins and Templars for powerful artifacts called Pieces of Eden, which are scattered around the globe.

In Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad is charged by the Order of Assassins to retrieve the Chalice, a relic that is said to have the power to unite both sides and end the Crusades in the Middle East. Participating in the group's Animus Project, Lynch relives the genetic memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, an Assassin in 15th century Spain.Īssassin's Creedis set to arrive in North American theaters on December 21, but before heading out a screening near you, discover what other murderous memories the modern-day Templars have tapped into with our Timeline below. Things will expand further when a feature-length adaptation of the battle between Assassins and Templars hits the silver screen in December through 20th Century Fox.īringing an original storyline to the same universe as the game series, Assassin's Creed sees criminal Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) rescued from execution by Abstergo Industries, a pharmaceutical front for present-day incarnation of the Templar Order.

Through nine main games and additional material that includes novels, comics and short films, Ubisoft's wildly successful Assassin's Creed franchise exists in an impeccably detailed, ever-expanding universe.
