Abbas Sofian



Abbas Sofian is a minor antagonist in Assassin's Creed: Revelations. He was a close friend of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, until he was corrupted by the Apple of Eden and usurped Altaïr's position as Mentor of the Levanite Assassins until he was killed by Altaïr in the year 1247.

Biography
Raised as an Assassin from birth alongside Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, the two became best friends during their childhood. However, after Altaïr revealed to Abbas that Abbas' father Ahmad had killed himself, rather than left the Order as Abbas had believed, Abbas labelled Altaïr a liar, and developed a hatred for him that would span a lifetime.

After Altaïr killed their former Mentor, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Abbas stood against Altaïr, who desired to become the Order's new leader. He eventually repented, and kept a low profile during Altaïr's time as Mentor.

When Altaïr and his family left for Mongolia to deal with the threat led by Genghis Khan, Abbas staged a secret coup d'état against the Order, killing Altaïr's son Sef and framing Altaïr's best friend and right-hand man Malik Al-Sayf, who was thrown into prison.

With Sef and Malik out of the way, Abbas held the most power, and thus implemented a council into the Order with himself as its head. Eventually, he also disbanded the council, usurping the title of Mentor and becoming the sole leader of the Levantine Assassins.

Under Abbas' leadership, the Order declined and became corrupted. Additionally, Abbas spent the majority of his time hiding in Masyaf's fortress, fearing for his life. Eventually, the Assassins joined Altaïr once again, and Abbas was killed.