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I followed my orders, believing in my cause, same as you.
„
~ Sibrand's last words.
Sibrand is one of the secondary antagonists from the video game Assassin's Creed.
Publicly, he is the leader or Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and the regent of Acre's port district. Secretly however, he is a member of the |Order of the Knights Templar, working alongside eight fellow traitors]to bring the Holy Land under the Templar's direct control. For this reason, he was targeted and ultimately assassinated by Altaïr Ibn La'Ahad in 1191.
He was voiced by Arthur Holden who also voiced Emilio Barbarigo in Assassin's Creed 2.
Unlike some of his fellow Templar's, Sibrand is not motivated by petty revenge or material profit. He genuinely believes that the Templar's are doing a good thing for humanity and is determined to see their ambitions fulfilled. That being said, he is a completely ruthless man who fails to see the hypocrisy in the violent methods he employs in order to create this new world.
Once a faithful man, Sibrand's life is now dominated by fear and paranoia. He fears death above all other things, having lost his faith in both God and the afterlife. As a result of this he is extremely vigilant to the point of paranoia. He sees plots and enemies where there aren't any and is determined more than anything not to share the fate of his Templar brethren, a task, which he completely failed at.
History[]
Becoming a Templar[]
A Crusader Knight serving under King Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade, Sibrand helped to establish the Order of the Teutonic Knights, becoming its first leader or Grand Master. At some point during the conflict, he was contacted by Robert De Sable, the Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar. Here, De Sable showed him and other men on both sides of the conflict the Apple of Eden and shared its secrets with them.
The "knowledge" imparted from this artifact, caused all of the men present, including to Sibrand, to renounce their faith and join De Sable. Agreeing on the futility of their conflict, they formed a Brotherhood, betrayed their respective leaders (Richard and Saladin) and secretly plotted to bring the entirety of the Holy Land under their direct control.
Amongst Sibrand's fellow conspirators, were William De Montferrat and Garnier De Naplouse (the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier). Together these three men were given direct control over three specific areas within the city of Acre. Sibrand was given control of the middle district, which linked to the port. Here, De Sable ordered him to gather as many ships as possible for the coming war, which Sibrand did willingly, much to the disgust and confusion of Acre's citizens.
Assassination[]
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Please, don't do this.
„
~ Sibrand pleads with Altaïr after being fatally wounded by the Assassin. Assassins Creed Video game.
Throughout 1191, several of Sibrand's Templar brothers were assassinated by the assassin Altaïr Ibn La'Ahad, upon the order of the Levantine Assassin mentor, Al Mualim. Knowing that it was only a matter of time before he himself was targeted, Sibrand became increasingly vigilant and ultimately paranoid. He began ordering his men to carry out frequent patrols. Alert for even the slightest signs of danger, Sibrand began to suspect several innocent people (including his own men) of conspiracy and collusion. These fears were ultimately justified, as unbeknownst to anybody including Sibrand himself, Altaïr eventually began stalking him.
As he had done with his previous targets, Altaïr carefully gathered information about his target, learning Sibrand's routine and movement. After being granted permission from the bureau leader, Altaïr went to the docks to find his target. There, he witnessed Sibrands paranoia, watching as the crazed and fearful man accused an innocent scholar of being an assassin, simply because the man wore white clothes. Declaring that he would not make the same mistakes that William and Garnier had, Sibrand killed the scholar, told his men to stay vigilant, before donning his helmet and returning to his ship. Even from the relative safety of his vessel, Sibrand still did not consider himself safe. Drawing his bow, he would frequently shout at his soldiers that if they would not protect him, he would deal with the issue himself before shooting wildly at birds and non-existent figures.
Unfortunately for Sibrand, Altaïr used the latter's paranoia to his advantage. Creeping along the docks unnoticed, Altaïr eventually managed to reach Sibrand's ship. The Assassin waited for his opportunity and when the Grand Master was distracted, he struck. Clambering onto the deck, Altaïr plunged his hidden blade into the Templar's body, fatally injuring him.
As he was lowered onto the deck, the dying Sibrand did something that none of the Altaïr's other targets had done, he pleaded for his life. The Assassin was taken aback by this, with Sibrand acknowledging his assessment that he was afraid of what was to come. Altaïr tried to comfort the dying Templar, assuring him that his suffering was over now and that he would soon be in the eternal, loving care of the Christian God.
Sibrand however, spurned this kindness and comforting thoughts, countering with a question of his own. Had Altaïr learnt nothing from the already dead members of the brotherhood? Confused, the Assassin asked what he meant? Sibrand then dropped a bombshell, revealing that he and the other members of the Templar Brotherhood were atheists. They did not believe in God nor any form of afterlife.
Shaken Altaïr asked Sibrand about his role in the Templar's conspiracy. With nothing to lose, Sibrand admitted that Robert had ordered him to gather as many ships as possible to form a navy. He said that when the Templar's began their plan to "free" the Holy Land, Sibrand's armada would have been deployed to "keep the fool Kings and Queens from sending reinforcements" allowing the Order to succeed in its ambition.
Taken aback by this declaration, Altaïr pointed out the hypocrisy of Sibrand's actions. Whilst he spoke of liberty, Sibrand and the other Templar's besieged cities, whilst murdering and brainwashing any that opposed them. Undaunted, Sibrand vehemently declared that just like Altaïr he was a man following a cause, one that he believed in. This declaration would be the Master of the Teutonic Order's last words. Succumbing to his injuries, Sibrand's treachery and life were ended.
As with all of his victims, Altaïr gave Sibrand the last rites, marking a feather, which he later presented to the head of the bureau, confirming the completion of his task. Sibrand's death ended the Templar's influence over the Teutonic Order and Acre. Al Mualim, later used Sibrand's image, alongside those his "brothers", during Altaïr's final confrontation with his treacherous master at Massauf castle.
Trivia[]
Along with some of the other characters, like Robert De Sable, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, William De Montferrat, and Garnier De Naplouse, Sibrand is based off of a real historical figure. Although many details of his life remain unknown, the real Sibrand helped to found the Order of the Teutonic Knights and established a hospital in Acre during 1191.
In the game, Sibrand is the only member of the Templar Brotherhood to plead for his life.
Byzantine Templars
16th Century Ottoman Empire: Prince Ahmet | Manuel Palaiologos | Shahkulu | Leandros | Cyril of Rhodes | Damat Ali Pasha | Georgios Kostas | Lysistrata | Mirela Djuric | Odai Dunqas | Vali cel Tradat | Anacletos | Fabiola Cavazza | Cem | Dulcamara | Eveline Guerra | Kadir | Samila Khadim | Andreas Palaiologos | Hasan Pasha | Oksana Razin | Seraffo | Scevola Spina
Chinese Templars
Ming Dynasty: Zhang Yong | Qiu Ju | Wei Bin | Yu Dayong | Ma Yongcheng | Gao Feng
Republican era: Sun Yat-sen | Soong Ching-ling | Stirling Fessenden | Tatsumi | Joffre | Coxworth
Japanese Templars
Sengoku period: Francis Xavier | Alessandro Valignano | Uesugi Kenshin | Mochizuki Chiyome
Caribbean Templars
Golden Age of Piracy: Laureano de Torres y Ayala | Woodes Rogers | Benjamin Hornigold | Josiah Burgess | John Cockram | Julien du Casse | Kenneth Abraham | Jing Lang | Hilary Flint | Lucia Márquez | Christopher Condent | Francis Hume | Mancomb Seepgood | John Barnes | Alejandro Ortega de Márquez | Alphonse de MarigotCharlie Oliver | Cuali | Felicia Moreno | Renardo Aguilar | Sylvia Seabrooke | Vargas
Portuguese Templars
16th Century: Francisco
18th Century: Manuel Pinto da Fonseca | Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto | Lourenço de Noronha
Louisiana Templars
18th Century New Orleans: Madeleine de L'Isle | Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer | George Davidson | Diego Vázquez | Antonio de Ulloa
Colonial Templars/American Templars
American Revolution: Haytham Kenway | Charles Lee | Nicholas Biddle | Benjamin Church | Shay Cormac | Thomas Hickey | John Pitcairn | William Johnson | Man O' War captain | Jack Weeks | Christopher Gist | George Monro | Edmund Judge | Coyote Man | Matthew Davenport | George Dorrance | Johann de Kalb | Eleanor Mallow | Gillian McCarthy | Federico Perez | Johann Rall | Gerhard von Stantten | Jonathan Trumbull | Victor Wolcott
Early 19th Century: Solomon Bolden | Jan van der Graff
American Civil War: William M. Tweed | A. Oakey Hall | Charles W. Sandford | Cudgel Cormac | Peter B. Sweeny | Richard B. Connolly
Late 19th Century: Alice
20th & 21st Century: Albert Bolden | Nelson W. Aldrich | Henry Pomeroy Davison | Thomas Edison | Harvey Firestone | Henry Ford | John Pierpont Morgan | Charles Norton | Ransom Eli Olds | Benjamin Strong, Jr. | Frank A. Vanderlip | Paul Warburg | Harry Dexter White | Buzz Aldrin | John von Neumann | William King Harvey | Lyndon B. Johnson | John Roberts
British Templars
Hundred Years' War: John, Duke of Bedford
Renaissance: Margaret of York | Perkin Warbeck
Golden Age of Piracy: Samuel Parris | William Stoughton | Benjamin Pritchard | Aubrey Hague | Henry Spencer | Emmett Scott | Wilson
Georgian and Colonial Era: Reginald Birch | Edward Braddock | Lawrence Washington | Samuel Smith | Emmet Scott | James Wardrop | Mrs. Carroll | May Carroll | Peter Carroll | Matthew Hage | Frederick Weatherall | Crimson Rose
Victorian Era: Crawford Starrick | Lucy Thorne | James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan | Philip Twopenny | John Cotton | Pearl Attaway | Malcolm Millner | John Elliotson | David Brewster | Rupert Ferris | Brinley Ellsworth | Reynolds | Cavanagh | Marchant | Robert Waugh | William Sleeman | Alexander Burnes | Walter Lavelle
Interwar Britain: Thaddeus Gift | Darius Gift | Ferris
21st Century: Graham Westerly
Parisian Templars
Hundred Years' War: Georges de la Trémoille | Jean d'Estivet | John II of Alençon | John II of Luxembourg | Philip III of Burgundy | Pierre Cauchon
Late-Renaissance: Alexandre de Hautecourt | François Ascair | La Morguy | Pierre de Lancre | Ermeline
French Revolution:
Radical faction: Francois-Thomas Germain | Charles Gabriel Sivert | Le Roi des Thunes | Frédéric Rouille | Marie Lévesque | Louis-Michel le Peletier | Aloys la Touche | Flavigny | Marcourt | Maximilien de Robespierre | Jean Gilbert | Denis Molinier | Duchesneau | Arpinon | Payen
Moderate faction: François de la Serre | Élise de la Serre | Chrétien Lafrenière | Comte de Choisy | Jean Burnel | Jean-Jacques Calvert | Le Fanu | Marquis de Kilmister | Magdelaine Lévesque | Marquis de Pimôdan | Julie de la Serre | Marquis de Simonon
Austrian Templars
19th Century: Julius Jacob von Haynau | Hennighan | Konstanze von Visler | Karl Mayr
Templar's Allies and Puppets Xerxes I of Persia | Ptolemy XIII | Cleopatra | Al Mualim | Abbas Sofian | Richard I of England | Sixtus IV | Dante Moro | Paganino | Jiajing Emperor | Isabella I of Castile | Duncan Walpole | Laurens Prins | Vance Travers | El Tiburón | Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie | James Cook | Kanen'tó:kon | Jacques Roux | Maxwell Roth | Leon Trotsky
Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper | John Billingsworth | Olwyn Owers
Mythological Creatures Gorgon |Minotaur | Hecatoncheires | Sphinx | Cyclops | Cerberus | Living Mommies | Headless Horseman | Spring Heeled Jack Miscellaneous Gamilat | Isidora | Gennadios | Diovicos & Viridovix | Burgred of Mercia | Rued | Eadwyn | Patrick O'Hara | Enzio Capelli | Ivarr the Boneless | Ricsige of Northumbria | John Raymond | Modron | Charles the Fat | Ercole Massimo | Madame Lee | Peter Chamberlaine | Bartholomew Roberts | Pierre, Marquis de Fayet | Silas Thatcher | Philippe Rose | Fiend of Fleet Street