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“	You know nothing of schemes. You are but a puppet. He betrayed you, boy, just as he betrayed me. But now you've taken my life...and in the process, ended your own!	„
	~ Robert de Sable's last words.

Robert de Sablé is one of the two main antagonists along with Al Mualim of the videogame Assassin's Creed. He is the Grand Master of the Templar Order and the commander of the Crusaders during the Third Crusade. He is Altaïr's ninth target, and he is also a lieutenant in the army of King Richard the Lionheart.

He was voiced by Jean-Philippe Dandenaud.

Biography

Robert de Sablé was the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and he therefore had a similar goal to that of the Assassins. They both want to end the war in the Holy Land. The Assassins have no objections against his goals, but against the way they try to reach their goal. The Templars tried to force their "peace" upon the citizens, while the Assassins want the citizens to find peace themselves. Altaïr first encounters Robert at Solomon's Temple, in the beginning of the game. There lied the piece of Eden which the Templars want to use to enslave mankind. However, the Assassins escape with the piece of Eden, and Robert and his army attack their hometown, Masyaf. The attack fails and Robert decides to find other ways to conquer the Holy Land. While his Templar "Brothers" were assassinated, he convinced King Richard to join up with Saladin and destroy the Assassins that way. King Richard only believed Altaïr's good intentions when he killed Robert de Sablé, claiming that "God was on his side".

Personality and characteristics

Robert was an arrogant and manipulative individual, who was able to recruit various members to the Templar cause by offering them power in the New World. At the same time, Robert gained King Richard's trust, despite secretly plotting his downfall.

However, due to his disregard for the Templars' rule to not consort with women, Robert was not held in high regard by all of his fellow Templars, among which was his own successor, Armand Bouchart.

Equipment and Skills

Master Strategist: He was also an ingenious and imaginative strategist, turning Al Mualim's plan to kill his supporters into a trap to destroy the Assassin Order.
Peak-Human Conditioning: Robert is in exceptional physical conditioning and is extremely strong. He was able to restrain Altair, a man whose physical abilities outmatch even the strongest soldiers without difficulty. He was also able to easily stop Altaïr from assassinating him with a Hidden Blade inside Solomon's Temple.
Master Combatant: Robert was a supreme fighter as well, able to almost match Altaïr in battle.
Religious Knowledge: As a Templar, he has immense religious knowledge and wisdom.
Vast Resources: As the Grandmaster of the Templars, he had all of their resources.

Gallery

Images

Videos

Assassin's Creed Walkthrough - Memory Block 1 Solomon's Temple - Memory Acquisition 1 4

Assassin's Creed Walkthrough - Memory Block 1 Solomon's Temple - Memory Glory 4 4

Assassin's Creed - Walkthrough Part 25 - Robert de Sable Boss Fight (Memory Block 6)

Trivia

Robert de Sablé is the in-game counterpart to the real world, historical Robert de Sablé - 'Sablé' referring to the French commune of the same name.
In Assassin's Creed, Robert was in his mid-30s when he was killed by Altaïr. Historically, however, he was relatively old around the time of his death. Additionally, Robert died in 1193, and not during the battle of Arsuf.
Robert appeared to have one of the largest physical builds in Assassin's Creed, being a head taller than Altaïr and physically stronger.
Robert was one of four Templar Grand Masters depicted in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, in a collection of modern-day portraits titled "Great Minds of History". In his portrait, he is seen wearing black, similar to his concept art from Assassin's Creed.

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-|fullname = Robert de Sable
+|fullname = Robert de Sablé
 |alias = None
 |origin = ''Assassin's Creed''
 |occupation = Commander of the Crusader Army<br>
-Grand Master of the Templar Order
+Grand Master of the Knights Templar
 |skills = Swordsmanship<br>
-Command of the Templars
+Command of the Templars<br>
-<br>
 Command of the Crusader Army
-|hobby = Commanding his subordinates.
+|hobby = Commanding his subordinates
-|goals = Further the Templar Order's goals and destroy the Assassin Order (both failed).
+|goals = Further the Templar Order's goals (failed).<br>
+Destroy the Assassin Order (failed).<br>
-|type of villain = Militaristic Mastermind}} {{Quote|You know nothing of schemes. You are but a puppet. He betrayed you, boy, just as he betrayed me. But now you've taken my life...and in the process, ended your own!|Robert de Sable's last words.}}
+Take over the World (failed).
+|crimes = Attempted hostile takeover
+|type of villain = Militaristic Mastermind}}
+{{Quote|You know nothing of schemes. You are but a puppet. He betrayed you, boy, just as he betrayed me. But now you've taken my life...and in the process, ended your own!|Robert de Sable's last words.}}
-'''Robert de Sable''' is the main antagonist of the video game ''Assassin's Creed''. He is the Grand Master of the [[Templar Order]] and a Commander of the Crusaders during the Third Crusade. He is Altaïr's ninth target, He is also a lieutenant in the army of King Richard the Lionheart.
+'''Robert de Sablé''' is one of the two main antagonists along with [[Al Mualim]] of the videogame ''Assassin's Creed''. He is the Grand Master of the [[Templar Order]] and the commander of the Crusaders during the Third Crusade. He is Altaïr's ninth target, and he is also a lieutenant in the army of King Richard the Lionheart.
-He is voiced by Jean Philippe Dandenaud.
+He was voiced by Jean-Philippe Dandenaud.
 ==Biography==
+Robert de Sablé was the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, and he therefore had a similar goal to that of the Assassins. They both want to end the war in the Holy Land. The Assassins have no objections against his goals, but against the way they try to reach their goal. The Templars tried to force their "peace" upon the citizens, while the Assassins want the citizens to find peace themselves. Altaïr first encounters Robert at Solomon's Temple, in the beginning of the game. There lied the piece of Eden which the Templars want to use to enslave mankind. However, the Assassins escape with the piece of Eden, and Robert and his army attack their hometown, Masyaf. The attack fails and Robert decides to find other ways to conquer the Holy Land. While his Templar "Brothers" were assassinated, he convinced King Richard to join up with Saladin and destroy the Assassins that way. King Richard only believed Altaïr's good intentions when he killed Robert de Sablé, claiming that "God was on his side".
-===Quest for the Apple of Eden===
-: ''"I want this through this gate before sunrise! The sooner we possess it, the sooner we can turn our attention to those jackals at Masyaf."''
-: ―Robert, ordering his men to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant.
-In 1191, Robert and a group of his men entered Solomon's Temple beneath the Temple Mount within Jerusalem. Robert and his men were attempting to retrieve the Piece of Eden that was hidden there; however, just as Robert sent his men to climb up to the artifact, a group of Assassins consisting ofAltaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Malik Al-Sayf, and Kadar Al-Sayf ambushed them.
+==Personality and characteristics==
-Altaïr approached Robert head-on and attempted to assassinate him, but Robert was able to thwart the Assassin's attack. Robert then threw Altaïr out of the room, causing a minor rockslide that blocked the entrance with rubble. Following this, Robert and his guards engaged the remaining Assassins, killing Kadar, and severely wounding Malik's left arm.
+Robert was an arrogant and manipulative individual, who was able to recruit various members to the Templar cause by offering them power in the New World. At the same time, Robert gained King Richard's trust, despite secretly plotting his downfall.
+However, due to his disregard for the Templars' rule to not consort with women, Robert was not held in high regard by all of his fellow Templars, among which was his own successor, Armand Bouchart.
-However, Malik was able to steal the artifact from the Templars, flee from the city, and return to his Mentor, [[Al Mualim|Rashid ad-Din Sinan]]. Robert, however, determined to regain the artifact, pursued the Assassin out of Jerusalem, and towards the Assassin fortress of Masyaf. Upon the arrival of the Templars, two of the Assassins defected, opening the gates of the town for Robert and his Templar infantry, and allowing them to storm the village. As a result of this, many of Masyaf's civilians and numerous Assassins were killed as a result.
+===Equipment and Skills===
-Though the Assassins battled the invading Templars, they were eventually driven back into the safety of their fortress. Arriving at the fortress gates, Robert demanded that they return the artifact to him, saying that it was his property.
+*'''Master Strategist''': He was also an ingenious and imaginative strategist, turning Al Mualim's plan to kill his supporters into a trap to destroy the Assassin Order.
+*'''Peak-Human Conditioning''': Robert is in exceptional physical conditioning and is extremely strong. He was able to restrain Altair, a man whose physical abilities outmatch even the strongest soldiers without difficulty. He was also able to easily stop Altaïr from assassinating him with a Hidden Blade inside Solomon's Temple.
+*'''Master Combatant''': Robert was a supreme fighter as well, able to almost match Altaïr in battle.
+*'''Religious Knowledge''': As a Templar, he has immense religious knowledge and wisdom.
+*'''Vast Resources''': As the Grandmaster of the Templars, he had all of their resources.
-However, Al Mualim refused to do so, stating that he had no claim to the object. Robert rebuked him, claiming that he played a dangerous game and that the Templar forces could simply wait out the Assassins. The Mentor ignored this threat, and after the display of three Assassins leaping from the fortress' walls, he signaled Altaïr to activate a trap that caused several logs to tumble onto the Templar soldiers, killing many of them and scattering Robert's remaining men. With his forces severely diminished, Robert and the remaining Templars retreated from the town.
-=== Decline of power ===
-: ''"You have laid waste our plans: first the treasure, then our men. Control of the Holy Land slipped away. But then, he saw an opportunity; to reclaim what has been stolen, to turn your victories to our advantage."''
-: ―Maria Thorpe speaking to Altaïr about Robert's plans.
-Robert managed to convince many Crusaders and Saracens to secretly defect to the Templars, promising them power in the "New World" they would create. Despite these promises, Altaïr, who had been demoted because of his failure at Solomon's Temple, was assigned to eliminate nine potent Templars, including Robert, in order to regain his lost rank and honor.
-Over the course of around a month, Altaïr was successful in killing eight of the Templars. Ultimately, he pursued Robert to Jerusalem, where the Grand Master was scheduled to attend the funeral of one of his former targets, [[Majd Addin]].
-After realizing that he would be the next target, however, Robert assigned his lieutenant, Maria Thorpe, to disguise herself in his image and attend the funeral in his place, as a trap for Altaïr. Meanwhile, Robert left to join the battlefield at Arsuf, alongside King Richard. Altaïr fell for the trap, though he was able to defeat Maria and learn of Robert's true whereabouts and intentions. Despite this, he spared Maria, as she was not his target, and rode for Arsuf, determined to take Robert's life.
-===Battle of Arsuf and death===
-: ''"Robert de Sable is now all that stands between us and victory. It's his mouth that gives orders, his hand pays the gold. With him dies the knowledge of the Templar treasure."''
-: ―Al Mualim speaks of Robert.
-Robert stood by King Richard's side during the course of the Battle of Arsuf. There, he was able to convince Richard to ally himself with [[Saladin]] against a common enemy: the Assassins, as they had caused numerous deaths on both sides.
-However, Altaïr fought his way through Arsuf against Crusaders and Saracens alike, eventually arriving at the Crusader camp, where he met Richard and Robert. Altaïr attempted to convince Richard that the men he killed were secretly Templars, and that Robert was going to rebel against Richard, though Robert defended himself by saying that the Assassins were master deceivers.
-Richard, unsure of who to believe, left God to decide who was speaking the truth, and had Altaïr duel against Robert and his Templar troops. Altaïr soon stood victorious against them, but he was left to face Robert himself. Robert proved to be a match for Altaïr, but he was nonetheless defeated, and as he died, Robert enlightened Altaïr to the fact that Al Mualim was secretly a Templar as well. He told him that Al Mualim wanted to have the Apple of Eden for himself, and that he had sent Altaïr to kill the nine targets in order to keep them from gaining possession of the artifact.
-== Personality and characteristics ==
-Robert was a manipulative individual, who was able to recruit various members to the Templar cause by offering them power in the New World. At the same time, Robert gained King Richard's trust, despite secretly plotting his downfall.
-He was also an ingenious strategist, turning Al Mualim's plan to kill his supporters into a trap to destroy the Assassin Order. Robert was a supreme fighter as well, able to almost match Altaïr in battle, and he was also able to easily stop Altaïr from assassinating him with a Hidden Blade inside Solomon's Temple.
-However, due to his disregard for the Templars' rule to not consort with women, Robert was not held in high regard by all of his fellow Templars, among which was his own successor, Armand Bouchart.
-==Trivia==
-*Robert de Sable is the in-game counterpart to the real world, historical Robert de Sablé - 'Sablé' referring to the French commune of the same name. In game, however, he is named as "de Sable" (sans "é"), which when translated into French means "of Sand".
-*In ''Assassin's Creed'', Robert was in his mid-30s when he was killed by Altaïr. Historically, however, he was relatively old around the time of his death. Additionally, Robert died in 1193, and not during the battle of Arsuf.
-*Robert appeared to have one of the largest physical builds in ''Assassin's Creed'', being a head taller than Altaïr and physically stronger.
-*Robert was one of four [[Haytham Kenway|Templar]] [[Rodrigo Borgia (Assassin's Creed)|Grand]] Masters depicted in ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', in a collection of modern-day portraits titled "Great Minds of History". In his portrait, he is seen wearing black, similar to his concept art from ''Assassin's Creed''.
 ==Gallery==
+===Images===
-<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="White" captiontextcolor="White" position="center">
+<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="white" captiontextcolor="white" position="center">
 6557752D-5663-44FA-ABD3-91E070EB018D.jpeg|Concept Art of Robert
 D96059-E3FA-426B-A9E1-BB5F55F16F54.png|Robert's portrait for the "Great Minds of History" series
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 A0496-5948-4C34-BB67-9C8967B54C6C.png|Robert and King Richard at Arsuf
 F2B55B8-A9A3-42B0-AA37-2BBE1CFFE6C9.png|Altaïr assassinating Robert
-BC74717-57B3-4AB6-8E9D-7FD5ABABC029.png|Robert’s final moments
+BC74717-57B3-4AB6-8E9D-7FD5ABABC029.png|Robert's final moments
 DF4FAE83-B84E-412C-9E92-95232992EC89.png|Altaïr facing the illusions of the Nine, with Robert among them
 </gallery>
-==Videos==
+===Videos===
-<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="White" captiontextcolor="White" position="center">
+<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="white" captiontextcolor="white" position="center">
 Assassin's Creed Walkthrough - Memory Block 1 Solomon's Temple - Memory Acquisition 1 4
 Assassin's Creed Walkthrough - Memory Block 1 Solomon's Temple - Memory Glory 4 4
 Assassin's Creed - Walkthrough Part 25 - Robert de Sable Boss Fight (Memory Block 6)
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*Robert de Sablé is the in-game counterpart to the real world, historical Robert de Sablé - 'Sablé' referring to the French commune of the same name.
+*In ''Assassin's Creed'', Robert was in his mid-30s when he was killed by Altaïr. Historically, however, he was relatively old around the time of his death. Additionally, Robert died in 1193, and not during the battle of Arsuf.
+*Robert appeared to have one of the largest physical builds in ''Assassin's Creed'', being a head taller than Altaïr and physically stronger.
+*Robert was one of four [[Haytham Kenway|Templar]] [[Rodrigo Borgia (Assassin's Creed)|Grand]] Masters depicted in ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', in a collection of modern-day portraits titled "Great Minds of History". In his portrait, he is seen wearing black, similar to his concept art from ''Assassin's Creed''.
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