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| “ | Did you ever wonder if there is a next world, Altaïr? In moments I shall know for sure. And if there is, I will see my father, and we will both be there to meet you when it is your time. And then - then there will be no doubt. | „ |
| ~ Abbas' final words. |
Abbas Sofian is a minor character of the Middle Age Saga, and one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Juno) of the Renaissance Saga within the Assassin's Creed franchise.
He is a minor character of the 2007 video game Assassin's Creed, the main antagonist in the 2011 novel Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, and the overarching antagonist in the 2011 sequel Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
He was once a close friend of Altaïr, until he was corrupted by hatred of Altaïr for his father's death. He usurped Altaïr's position as Grand Master of the Syrian Assassins until he was killed by Altaïr in the year 1247.
He is voiced by Nolan North - who also portrayed the Penguin, Black Mask, and KGBeast in the Arkham video game series, Scarecrow, Captain Boomerang, and Hush in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Killer Croc in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash, Green Goblin, Magneto, Pyro, and Vulture in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Dr. Edward Richtofen in Call of Duty, David in The Last of Us, General Zod in Injustice: Gods Among Us, Redmond and Blutarch Mann as well as Merasmus in Team Fortress 2, and Hades in God of War - in Assassin's Creed, and Yerman Gur in Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
Biography[]
Note: The information presented in this article is a combination of Abbas' appearances in the first Assassin's Creed game, The Secret Crusade and Assassin's Creed Revelations. Please be aware of major spoilers.
Abbas Sofian was born in Masyaf in the year 1166.
Reunion[]
| “ | You corrupted everything we stand for and lost everything we gained. All of it sacrificed on the altar of your own spite. | „ |
| ~ Altair confronts Abbas. Assassin's Creed Revealtaions |
For the next twenty years, Masayaf and the Assassin Order were governed/ruled by Abbas. However, the new Mentor proved to be an ineffective leader. Under Abbas' command, the Assassin's remained mostly locked away within their fortresses, the war with the Templar's virtually forgotten about. This allowed the old enemy a free reign, across both the Holy Land and elsewhere. By 1247, the Templar's had reclaimed virtually everyting that the Assassin's had taken from them. Local bandits also used the situation to their advantage, preying upon the locals that had once enjoyed protection from the brotherhood. All the while, Abbas dedicated his time and effort to strengthing and maintaining his position.
Due to Abbas' strict rules and clever use of spies, few within the Order dared to oppose him. The few that tried were both swiftly and brutally dealt with. Despite this, discontent ran throughout the Assassin Order. Word of Abbas' paranoia, perceived madness and the desire to see his father again spread amongst their ranks. Several of the more audacious members even dared to recall a time when their Order actually stood for something, their lives had a meaning and they fought for a more noble purpose. However, not everybody shared these opinions of concernes. Naturally, some members of the Order were corrupted by Abbas' influence. Taking on the role of the Mentor's guards, commanders and enforcers, these men, like their master openly flaunted or outright ignored the tennants of their creed. As such, they like their Mentor and their Order became a mockery of everything that the Asssassin's had once stood for.
Then, in 1247, word reached both Abbas and Masayaf that a man named Bayhas, the son of a local bandit leader had been killed. His assailant was a hooded man wielding a hidden blade. Not long afterwards, an old man arrived at Masayaf Castle. He was greeted by a quartet of Assassin's, who kindly offered him both a seat and water. The stranger was frail and weak, but he knew alot about Abbas. From the short conversation that followed, three of the Assassin's, including Malik's son, Tazim, discerned the stranger's identity and pledged their support to him.
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad had returned to take control of the Assassin's once again.
As the others ran ahead to notify the others, Tazim filled the old man in about the state of the Order. After listening to his words, Altaïr gave his instructions: the Assassin's were not to be harmed, no matter what their allegiance. The bandits and thugs that were not members of the Order however, were to be disposed of. With that, Altaïr and his followers started to ascend the hill. The group encountered some resistance. Abbas' captain's and several members of the Order attempted to kill them. These men were either killed or incapacitated by the former Mentor and his allies. Most of the Assassin's however, upon seeing Altaïr bowed their head in reverance, placed their hands across their hearts and respectfully addressed him as "Mentor". WIthin no time at all, Altaïr and a large group of followers had reached the Castle. The gate's were opened by a group of defectors who, like their brothers outside, wished to return to the old ways, casting off the shadow cast by Abbas.
Entering the castle that he had once called home, Altaïr finally beheld the man that had killed his wife, youngest son and best friend. Standing at the top of the stairs, overlooking the training arena, Abbas ordered his brother assassin's to kill Altaïr but most of them ignored him. Declaring them bewitched, Abbas entered the stronghold to consolidate with his remaining allies. As Altaïr made his way towards the keep, a few Assassin's had a change of heart and tried to attack him, probably hoping to redeem themselves from Abbas' wrath. However, these men were all disarmed by the aged veteran, who allowed them to keep their lives, when Abbas would not. Seeing this, the men that had second-guessed themselves, surrendered to Altaïr and acknowledged him as Mentor. With most of the Assassin Order now behind him, Altaïr entered the main keep.
Looking up, he saw Abbas standing at the top of the stairwell, surrounded by the handful of Assassin's and castle staff still loyal to him. Flanked by his own followers, Altaïr told Abbas to just give up and stand down. The corrupt leader refused this instructon, stating that like any good Lord, he was defending his castle from any outside threats. Angered, Altaïr proclaimed Abbas the real villain, stating that he had destroyed everything that the Order worked and stood for. Unphased, Abbas countered that Altaïr had wasted his life studying the Apple of Eden, a fact that Altaïr acknowledged. As Altaïr proclaimed that he had learnt many secrets from the Apple, Abbas who still considered Altaïr a liar and unworthy leader ordered his followers to engage Altaïr's men. Challenging the man he had usurped, Abbas dared him to find a way to reclaim his old title without violating his instructions or turning the scene into a blood bath.
Unfortunately for Abbas, Altaïr had just such a weapon. As the two sides advanced towards each other, Altaïr glared up at the man that he had once considered a friend and a brother. The fact that Abbas was willing to let innocents die to save his own pride showed that he had violated the creed. In the face of such blantant treachery, there could be only one response. Before his rebels or Abbas' loyalist could draw any blood from each other, Altaïr raised his left arm into the air, pointing it at Abbas. A moment later, a loud BANG echoed throughout the room, followed by a cry of pain.
Freezing in place, the would-be-combatants, looked around to see what had happened. They saw an unharmed Altaïr, arm still raised in the air, remove his hand from the activation button of a new weapon affixed to his hidden blade. The group had just witnessed the first ever use of the Hidden Gun, a weapon Altaïr had created from studying the Apple. A second later, however, the groups attention was drawn towards the stairwell. With a loud clatter, Abbas rolled down the steps, fatally wounded, the front of his robes drenched in blood, the first ever victim of his rivals new weapon.
Death[]
| “ | Did you ever wonder if there is a next world, Altaïr? In moments I shall know for sure. And if there is, I will see my father, and we will both be there to meet you when it is your time. And then – then there will be no doubt. | „ |
| ~ The last words of Abbas Sofian. Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade. |
Seeing the usurper defeated, Abbas' remaining followers fled in panic. As the rest of the Assassin's watched on in confusion and shock, Altaïr approached the dying man. Looking up into the face of his former friend, Abbas stated that even now, at the end of it all, he would not forgive Altaïr. Still clinging to the belief that his father was an honorable man, Abbas continued to blame the friend he'd cast aside for all of the problems in his life. Even though Abbas had taken so much from him, Altaïr felt no pleasure or satisfaction in this act. In these final moments, he saw that Abbas had remained what he had always been; a lonely orphan to stubborn and prideful to accept the truth.
Understanding him at long last, Altaïr once again assured Abbas that he did not lie. Ahmad did indeed betray Umar, but unlike his son had made amends for it soon afterwards. Why else would he return? Why could Abbas not accept that?
Still doubting the claim, Abbas asked one last question of his own: did Altaïr believe in afterlife? Not concerned with the answer, the dying man stated that he would find out in just a few moments. If there was one, he would be reunited with his father again. Then, when Altaïr's day came the three of them would convene and on that day Abbas would finally know the truth.
With this final promise, Abbas Sofian passed away. In that moment, the deaths of Maria Thorpe, Sef and Malik were finally avenged. Following Abbas' death, Altaïr became the Mentor the Assassin Brotherhood once more. It is not known what he did with predecessor's body.
Legacy[]
Over the course of the next ten years, Altaïr both rebuilt and reorganised the Order, undoing much of the damage Abbas had wrought. Recognising that the Templar's were a global threat and the flaw of containing his agents within a single stronghold, Altaïr began to send the Assassin's out across Europe. Just like their predecessor's, the Hidden Ones, the Assassin's would integrate themselves into the local communities, working to protect the masses from guilds and hidden bases, rather than pronounced fortifications.
Ten years after Abbas' death, his attempts to "protect" Masayaf Castle were completely undone. In 1257, Hulagu Khan, the grandson of the Genghis Khan, after being insulted by the Caliph of Baghdad, sent an army out to crush his enemies. During the march, the Mongol's attacked several Assassin strongholds, including Masayaf itself. Fortunately for the Order, Altaïr had already sent a large number of his followers away to continue their war against the Templar's elsewhere. With the Apple of Eden in hand, Altaïr and his few remaining followers managed to drive the invaders away but the Mentor knew it was only a matter of time before the warriors returned. By the time the Mongol's launched their second attack, Masayaf had been abandoned.
That same year, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad died peacefully at the age of 92. Before his passing, however, Altaïr recovered six devices of Isu origin. These "keys" as he dubbed them, served as the opening devices to the great library he had built beneath Masayaf Castle. In later years, both the Assassin's and the Templar's came to believe that Altaïr had hidden great knowledge and power within this sealed library and sought to claim for their Orders benefit.
The relics were recovered a few centuries later by the reverred Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore. Traveling to Constantinople, now part of the Ottomon Empire, Ezio discovered that these ancient items were also memory seals and that Altaïr had implanted key events from his life into five of them. Abbas was present in four of these memories. Studying each memory maticulously, Ezio watched the struggle between Altaïr and Abbas, seeing how the Apple's power tore them further apart and how the pursuit of power could corrupt one's purpose.
Taking this lesson to heart, Ezio eventually managed to enter the vault. There, he found no wisdom or knowledge. He did however, find Altaïr's skeleton and his Apple of Eden, the same one that had driven Abbas mad with longing. Recognising the wisdom behind Altaïr's warning, however, Ezio was able to do what neither his predecessor or Abbas could do. He gave up the Apple and after imparting one last message to his and Altaïr's descendant Desmond Miles retired to Italy, living out the last days of his life in relative peace.
Whilst Altaïr would be remembered as a reverred, almost mythical figure by the Brotherhood, Abbas would be largely forgotten about. That would all change by 2013 however, when following the death of Desmond Miles, the Templar Order, now operating as Abstergo Industries, took possession of Desmond's body. Carving the corpse up, Templar agents began to study the memories of Desmond's ancestors, including those of Altaïr and Ezio. Through these secondary sources, the Templar's came to learn about the existance of Abbas Sofian. What they saw both intrigued and fascinated them.
Personality and Characteristics[]
| “ | I would have defended the Order, Abbas. Instead you have sacrificed everything we stand for. You sacrificed my wife and son on the altar of your own spite – your blank refusal to accept the truth. | „ |
| ~ Altaïr, about Abbas' actions shortly before the latter's death. |
Abbas was a weak-minded, though obstinate and strong-willed man, who held his family's honor in high regard. However, these traits came paired with a quick temper whenever someone slandered this honor, which was mostly shown after Altaïr had told Abbas of his father's suicide, wrecking the friendship of the two permanently.
Though he was greatly respectable and honest for the Assassin Order, Abbas was quick to use the Order's rules to cover his own intentions and actions. After Altaïr killed Al Mualim, Abbas angrily accused Altaïr of bending the rules while his rival burned their Mentor's body – as was forbidden by the Brotherhood's statutes. As soon as the Assassins started to doubt Altaïr because of Abbas' accusations, Abbas pushed him from the cliff the two stood on and secretly took the Apple for himself.
Later still, when Altaïr returned from his journey throughout the Mongol Empire, Abbas used the statutes of the Brotherhood to claim power for himself, and to force Altaïr into exile. However, Abbas was unfit to lead others, with his desire and lust for personal power resulting in the corruption of his Brotherhood, as they ended up disregarding the rules of the Brotherhood altogether.
Trivia[]
- "Abbas" is an Arabic name which can be translated either as "lion", "austere" or "stern (in appearance)".
- Abbas' surname, "Sofian" (سفيان), means "devoted".
- In Assassin's Creed, Abbas was illustrated with all of his fingers, despite the fact that all Assassins were to be missing one of their ring fingers, due to the Hidden Blade requiring a sacrifice to wield it, until Altaïr learned of the necessary information to bypass it. The same went for nearly all of the other Assassins in Masyaf.
- In Assassin's Creed: Revelations, however, this oversight was fixed, with all Assassins during the late 12th century having one of their ring fingers removed.
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