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* HistoryRepeats: The [[spoiler:death of Ranjit Singhji]] occurs in the same fashion as the Doge's death in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', the assassin is too late to prevent the poisoning of his target.
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* HistoryRepeats: The [[spoiler:death of Ranjit Singhji]] occurs in the same fashion as the Doge's death in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', the assassin is too late to prevent the poisoning of his target.target and the cunning Templar uses the confusion to frame him as the culprit by siccing the guards on him.
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* HistoryRepeats: The [[spoiler:death of Ranjit Singhji]] occurs in the same fashion as the Doge's death in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', the assassin is too late to prevent the poisoning of his target.
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* ChaseFight: Jasdip pursues the Templars who kidnapped Jot and Monima by jumping onto their van from a bridge, and proceeds to jump from the vans roof onto one its motorcycle escorts, killing the Templar agents riding them before shooting out the vans tires. [[spoiler:This sends the van over the edge of the highway and into the water below, where the last two Templar agents drown, along with Monima, with Jot being rescued by Jasdip.]]
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* GoodIsNotNice: Assassin Jasdip Dhami is a massive jackass who regularly threatens Jot after kidnapping him, but he still tries to rescue him and Monima from the Templars and is determined to prevent them from gaining the Koh-I-Noor diamond and using it to further their plans to dominate the world.
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* TheMole: Siobahn serves as the Assassins mole in [=MysoreTech=].
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--> ''He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman can wear it with impunity.''
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* ContrivedCoincidence: So the descendants of Arbaaz Mir and Raza Sora somehow managed to find each other and fall in love over one-hundred years later?
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* ContrivedCoincidence: So the descendants of Arbaaz Mir and Raza Sora Soora somehow managed to find each other and fall in love over one-hundred years later?
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* UnequalPairing: A major source of angst in Jot and Monima's relationship is the fact that he is a simple programmer who is descended from a lower caste, while Monima is a famous actress and the descendent of royalty and a Assassin.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: So the descendants of Arbaaz Mir and Raza Sora somehow managed to find each other and fall in love over one-hundred years later?
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* EyeScream: Jasdip rips the mask off of one Templar agent's face and [[ImprovisedWeapon uses part of it]] to stab another Templar agent through his mask and into his eye.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Jasdip has no sympathy towards [[spoiler:Jot over Monima's death, mostly because he blames him for his sisters death due to Jot lying about his heritage]].
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* SomebodySetUpUsTheBomb: Jasdip takes out the second Templar strike team by detonating [[spoiler:the device strapped to Siobhan's wrist after he left her body behind]].
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Ajay Rana is hinted to either be a Templar or their ally, giving what could be interpreted as subtle threats to Jot. At the Assassin hideout, a stolen [=MysoreTech=] computer can be seen connected to the Abstergo Cloud using Ajay's credentials, which identifies him as an "Agent".
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* BigBrotherIsWatching: The Brahman VR technology allows users to access their genetic memory while secretly uploading the same to Abstergo's Cloud Servers. This greatly upsets Jot Soora and he raises concerns on the same to his boss who is either indifferent or complicit in the spread of Templar surveillance.
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* CrypticConversation:
--> "We are one of many but essential to the unity of all. Splintered though we may appear within the limited notion of this moment, we exist as one, as we always have and always will. You have been fragmented, children, but know that you are also whole. Do not allow your concept of time to act as a paralyzing veil when the fate of all you hold dear rests in your hands. We speak through this vessel to you, this time and medium and anchor that we might commune. We must exist freely at all points for your race, our children, to exist and to remain free. Shroud this intelligent lens until you become united and can realize this heart, our heart, to be the one that endowed your precious breath."
--> "We are one of many but essential to the unity of all. Splintered though we may appear within the limited notion of this moment, we exist as one, as we always have and always will. You have been fragmented, children, but know that you are also whole. Do not allow your concept of time to act as a paralyzing veil when the fate of all you hold dear rests in your hands. We speak through this vessel to you, this time and medium and anchor that we might commune. We must exist freely at all points for your race, our children, to exist and to remain free. Shroud this intelligent lens until you become united and can realize this heart, our heart, to be the one that endowed your precious breath."
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* BenevolentBoss: Ajay Rana seems like one, he and Jot Soora play squash together despite the former being his superior, though Jot suspects that Ajay is trying to hit on his girlfriend.
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* BilingualBonus: In the first splash page of the Brahman Menu, the Hindi Alphabet sentence spells out, "All that glitters is not gold!"
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* BilingualBonus: In the first splash page of the Brahman Menu, the Hindi Alphabet sentence spells out, "All that glitters is not gold!"gold!" [[spoiler:alluding to the revelation in the story that the Kohinoor Diamond that adorns the Crown Jewels is a fake]].
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** The Koh-I-Noor as per Indian folklore in real life, was long rumored to be the Syamantaka Gem. This is confirmed here along with a WholePlotReference of the Gem being stolen and changing hands often. A fact alluded to by Arbaaz:
--> ''The diamond excels at being stolen''.
--> ''The diamond excels at being stolen''.
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--> ''"The transcription reads: 'He ''He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman can wear it with impunity."''
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--> ''"The transcription reads: 'He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman can wear it with impunity."''
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* HinduMythology: The Hindu gods are hinted at being based on members of the First Civilization, with Arbaaz and Raza discovering statues built in a hidden cavern under the Summer Palace which looked like certain Hindu deities but have some differences. [[spoiler: An unidentified four-armed member of the First Civilization later manifests itself by using the Koh-I-Noor to posses Pyara Kaur]].
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* HinduMythology: The Hindu gods are hinted at being based on members of the First Civilization, with Arbaaz and Raza discovering statues built in a hidden cavern under the Summer Palace which looked like certain Hindu deities but have some differences. [[spoiler: An unidentified four-armed member of the First Civilization Civilization, Durga most likely, later manifests itself by using the Koh-I-Noor to posses Pyara Kaur]].
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Arbaaz Mir is not very interested in political intrigue, he only wants to steal the Kohinoor Diamond, complete his task and maybe romance the beautiful princess in the side. He very reluctantly decides to stop the assassination of Ranjit Singh, [[spoiler:and that reluctance prevents him from saving his life]].
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Arbaaz Mir is not very interested in political intrigue, he only wants to steal the Kohinoor Diamond, complete his task and maybe romance the beautiful princess in on the side. He very reluctantly decides to stop the assassination of Ranjit Singh, [[spoiler:and that reluctance prevents him from saving his life]].
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The Assassins succeed, sort of, in their mission, but Monima Das dies and Jot Soora is devastated and alone at the end]].
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* MineralMacGuffin: The Koh-i-Noor diamond, which turns out to be a Piece of Eden that can enhance the power of other Pieces of Eden. Arbaaz Mir is trying to keep it out of Templar hands in the past, while in the present, the Assassins and Templars are racing to find a descendent of his so they can access his memories and discover where it is located.
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* MineralMacGuffin: The Koh-i-Noor diamond, which turns out to be a Piece of Eden that can enhance the power of other Pieces of Eden. Arbaaz Mir is trying to keep it out of Templar hands in the past, while in the present, the Assassins and Templars are racing to find a descendent of his so they can access his memories and discover where it is located. [[spoiler:The real diamond was fired at by a stupid Templar and shattered into several pieces, one of these pieces is the engagement ring worn by Monima Das as Jot Soora discovers at the end]].
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* AnimalMotifs: Arbaaz is Eagle in Urdu.
* AnachronicOrder: The present day narrative is conducted in flashback, the past is told through Animus segments in several fragments shown out of order.
* {{Badass}}: In the past, Arbaaz Mir and Francis Cotton. In the present, several Templar agents, including Juhani Otso Berg but among the Assassins, Jasdip Dhami is one of the biggest in the series so far.
* AnachronicOrder: The present day narrative is conducted in flashback, the past is told through Animus segments in several fragments shown out of order.
* {{Badass}}: In the past, Arbaaz Mir and Francis Cotton. In the present, several Templar agents, including Juhani Otso Berg but among the Assassins, Jasdip Dhami is one of the biggest in the series so far.
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* BilingualBonus: In the first splash page of the Brahman Menu, the Hindi Alphabet sentence spells out, "All that glitters is not gold!"
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* CountryMatters: The Hindi word, "Chutiya" which means more or less the same thing in English is thrown around a lot.
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* FamousAncestor: In-story, Monima Das is a descendant of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Jot Soora however is a rare aversion for a protagonist, his ancestor was not only no one famous in history but also not an assassin, it was a simple, ordinary lower-class indentured servant, which makes the present-day middle class IT professional feel insecure in his relationship with the gorgeous Bollywood actress.
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* [[GratuitousFrench Gratuitous Hindi]]: It's largely in English but several Hindi words are interspersed with English, especially Mumbai Hindi slang.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why Jot Soora and Monima Das are targeted, both of whom are civilians.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Why Jot Soora and Monima Das are targeted, both of whom are civilians.
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* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Arbaaz Mir is not very interested in political intrigue, he only wants to steal the Kohinoor Diamond, complete his task and maybe romance the beautiful princess in the side. He very reluctantly decides to stop the assassination of Ranjit Singh, [[spoiler:and that reluctance prevents him from saving his life]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Francis Cotton is a colonialist asshole.
* ShoutOut: Quite a few to Film/{{Inception}}.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Francis Cotton is a colonialist asshole.
* ShoutOut: Quite a few to Film/{{Inception}}.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Maharaja Ranjit Singh and William Hay Macnaghten.
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* TheSpeechless: Raza Soora, who is mute.YouAreTooLate: Arbaaz arrives to stop Cotton from poisoning Ranjit Singh, slapping the poisoned drink out of his hands. [[spoiler:However, he had already drunk from the cup, and his death means the British, and by extension the Templars, will be able to takeover India.]]
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* GeneticMemory: With the new Animus headset, people can now view other peoples ancestors as well. Jot relives Arbaaz's memories instead of his own ancestor Raza.
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* GeneticMemory: With the new Animus headset, called [[TitleDrop Brahman]] in India, people can now view other peoples ancestors as well. At several points Jot relives Arbaaz's memories instead of his own ancestor Raza.
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* BigBad: Francis Cotton in past storyline, Juhani Otso Berg for the modern day storyline.
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* BoomHeadshot: In the modern day storyline, [[spoiler:Siobhan and Dinesh]] are both killed by being shot in the head.
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Siobhan]], and Jot wakes up from the Brahman to find their eyes staring straight at him.
* FacelessGoons: The Templar agents in the modern-day storyline all wear high-tech masks that enable them to spot Assassins wearing slip-suits, leaving only their jaws visible.
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Siobhan]], and Jot wakes up from the Brahman to find their eyes staring straight at him.
* FacelessGoons: The Templar agents in the modern-day storyline all wear high-tech masks that enable them to spot Assassins wearing slip-suits, leaving only their jaws visible.
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* LivingMacGuffin: Jot Soora and Monima Das, with both the Assassins and Templars hunting for them so they can access their genetic memory and discover the location of the real Koh-i-Noor diamond.
* MineralMacGuffin: The Koh-i-Noor diamond, which turns out to be a Piece of Eden that can enhance the power of other Pieces of Eden. Arbaaz Mir is trying to keep it out of Templar hands in the past, while in the present, the Assassins and Templars are racing to find a descendent of his so they can access his memories and discover where it is located.
* MineralMacGuffin: The Koh-i-Noor diamond, which turns out to be a Piece of Eden that can enhance the power of other Pieces of Eden. Arbaaz Mir is trying to keep it out of Templar hands in the past, while in the present, the Assassins and Templars are racing to find a descendent of his so they can access his memories and discover where it is located.
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* InMediasRes: The comic starts with Jot kidnapped by the Assassins and put into the Brahman to relive his ancestors memories before going back one week to show he became involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict.
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* HinduMythology: The Hindu gods are hinted at being based on members of the First Civilization, with Arbaaz and Raza discovering statues built in a hidden cavern under the Summer Palace which looked like certain Hindu deities but have some differences. [[spoiler: An unidentified four-armed member of the First Civilization later manifests itself by using the Koh-I-Noor to posses Pyara Kaur]].
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It was released online on October 30, 2013 and will be released in stores on February 5, 2014.
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It was released online on October 30, 2013 and will be was released in stores on February 5, January 29, 2014.
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* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Besides the Assassins, Francis Cotton also has a hidden blade, indicating he killed an Assassin at some point and took it as a trophy.
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* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Besides the Assassins, Francis Cotton also has claims to have a hidden blade, indicating he killed an Assassin at some point and took it as a trophy.
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* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Besides the Assassins, Francis Cotton also has a hidden blade, indicating he killed an Assassin at some point and took it as a trophy.
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* LeParkour: As is normal for the series, this is how the Assassins navigate cities.
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'''''Assassin's Creed: Brahman''''' is an ExpandedUniverse comic book containing set in the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series and published by Ubiworkshop.
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The comic follows Jot Soora, a computer programmer for MysoreTech, a Indian technology company secretly controlled by Templar front Abstergo Industries. While working a virtual reality system, Jot discovers he and his fiancé Monima Das are descendants of two 19th century Assassins: Raza Soora and Arbaaz Mir. When their genetic memories are uploaded to Abstergo's cloud server by the device, they become embroiled in the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and the Templars, while in 1839, Arbaaz and Raza work with Pyara Kaur, a granddaughter of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire, to keep a Piece of Eden out of Templar control.
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The comic follows Jot Soora, a computer programmer for MysoreTech, [=MysoreTech=], a Indian technology company secretly controlled by Templar front Abstergo Industries. While working a virtual reality system, Jot discovers he and his fiancé Monima Das are descendants of two 19th century Assassins: Raza Soora and Arbaaz Mir. When their genetic memories are uploaded to Abstergo's cloud server by the device, they become embroiled in the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and the Templars, while in 1839, Arbaaz and Raza work with Pyara Kaur, a granddaughter of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire, to keep a Piece of Eden out of Templar control.
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'''''Assassin's Creed: Brahman''''' is an ExpandedUniverse comic book containing set in the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series and published by Ubiworkshop.
The comic follows Jot Soora, a computer programmer for MysoreTech, a Indian technology company secretly controlled by Templar front Abstergo Industries. While working a virtual reality system, Jot discovers he and his fiancé Monima Das are descendants of two 19th century Assassins: Raza Soora and Arbaaz Mir. When their genetic memories are uploaded to Abstergo's cloud server by the device, they become embroiled in the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and the Templars, while in 1839, Arbaaz and Raza work with Pyara Kaur, a granddaughter of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire, to keep a Piece of Eden out of Templar control.
It was released online on October 30, 2013 and will be released in stores on February 5, 2014.
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* BadassBeard: Arbaaz Mir has one.
* BigBad: Francis Cotton in past storyline, Juhani Otso Berg for the modern day storyline.
* TypeCaste: Raza Soora was born into the Sudra (servent) caste, and first served Assassin Mentor Habid before being bought by Arbaaz Mir for one gold coin.
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'''''Assassin's Creed: Brahman''''' is an ExpandedUniverse comic book containing set in the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series and published by Ubiworkshop.
The comic follows Jot Soora, a computer programmer for MysoreTech, a Indian technology company secretly controlled by Templar front Abstergo Industries. While working a virtual reality system, Jot discovers he and his fiancé Monima Das are descendants of two 19th century Assassins: Raza Soora and Arbaaz Mir. When their genetic memories are uploaded to Abstergo's cloud server by the device, they become embroiled in the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and the Templars, while in 1839, Arbaaz and Raza work with Pyara Kaur, a granddaughter of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire, to keep a Piece of Eden out of Templar control.
It was released online on October 30, 2013 and will be released in stores on February 5, 2014.
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* BadassBeard: Arbaaz Mir has one.
* BigBad: Francis Cotton in past storyline, Juhani Otso Berg for the modern day storyline.
* TypeCaste: Raza Soora was born into the Sudra (servent) caste, and first served Assassin Mentor Habid before being bought by Arbaaz Mir for one gold coin.
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