History Film / AssassinsCreed2016

Callum Lynch (Creator/MichaelFassbender) is a death row inmate who, after his execution, finds himself in the clutches of Abstergo Industries, the public front for the [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Templar Order]]. Legally dead and with no one to miss him, Callum is forced to relive the memories of his ancestor, the [[TheHashshashin Assassin]] named Aguilar de Nerha ([[ActingForTwo Michael Fassbender]]), in late 1491, during the fall of Granada and the local takeover by UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition.

Callum Lynch (Creator/MichaelFassbender) is a death row inmate who, after his execution, finds himself in the clutches of Abstergo Industries, the public front for the [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Templar Order]]. Legally dead and with no one to miss him, Callum is forced to relive the memories of his ancestor, the [[TheHashshashin Assassin]] named Aguilar de Nerha ([[ActingForTwo Michael Fassbender]]), in 1491, during the fall of Granada and the local takeover by UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition.

* {{Fingore}}: Much like Altair before him, Aguilar's ring finger is severed during his Assassin induction. Interestingly, this should not have been necessary, as the Hidden Blade was modified in the 13th century so as to no longer require such a sacrifice.

Interestingly enough, the movie is ''not'' an AlternateContinuity adaption like most feature-length high-budget video game movies, but takes place in the same continuity as the game franchise. In fact, the movie's Animus parts take place in the same year as ''[[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II:_Discovery Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', in 1491. Both take place in Granada and have the protagonist (Ezio Auditore and Aguilar) fight the Spanish Inquisition. Ezio and Aguilar eventually met each other in the MobilePhoneGame ''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion''.

** Aguilar has his ring finger cut off during his Assassin induction, similar to what Altaïr and the Masyaf Assassins underwent in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI''. Curiously, though being set in the same historical period, Ezio didn't need to get the same treatment for his entry into the Italian Brotherhood.

''Assassin's Creed'' is a film based upon the [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed eponymous franchise]], released on December 21, 2016 in the United States.

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* LeParkour: As in the games, Assassins use freerunning techniques to quickly traverse city rooftops.

Callum Lynch (Creator/MichaelFassbender) is a death row inmate who, after his execution, finds himself in the clutches of Abstergo Industries, the public front for the [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Templar Order]]. Legally dead and with no one to miss him, Callum is forced to relive the memories of his ancestor, the Assassin named Aguilar de Nerha ([[ActingForTwo Michael Fassbender]]), in 1491, during the fall of Granada and the local takeover by UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition.

Interestingly enough, the movie is ''not'' an AlternateContinuity adaption like most feature-length high-budget video game movies, but takes place in the same universe as the game franchise. In fact, the movie's Animus parts take place in the same year as ''[[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II:_Discovery Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', in 1491. Both take place in Granada and have the protagonist (Ezio Auditore and Aguilar) fight the Spanish Inquisition. Ezio and Aguilar eventually meet each other in the MobilePhoneGame ''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion''.

Interestingly enough, the movie is ''not'' an AlternateContinuity adaption like most feature-length high-budget video game movies, but takes place in the same universe as the game franchise. In fact, the movie's Animus parts take place in the same year as ''[[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II:_Discovery Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', in 1491. Both take place in Granada and have the protagonist (Ezio Auditore and Aguilar) fight the Spanish Inquisition. Ezio and Aguilar eventually meet each other in the MobileGame ''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion''.

Interestingly enough, the movie is ''not'' an AlternateContinuity adaption like most feature-length high-budget video game movies, but takes place in the same universe as the game franchise. In fact, the movie's Animus parts take place in the same year as ''[[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II:_Discovery Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', in 1491. Both also take place in Granada and have the protagonist (Ezio Auditore and Aguilar) fight the Spanish Inquisition.

Interestingly enough, the movie is ''not'' an AlternateContinuity adaption like most feature-length high-budget video game movies, but takes place in the same universe as the game franchise. In fact, the movie's Animus parts take place in the same year as ''[[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II:_Discovery Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', in 1491. Both also take place in Granada and have the protagonist (Ezio Auditore and Aguilar) fighting the Spanish Inquisition.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[BadassCreed "We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins."]]'']]

* SoftWater: Aknowledged. During an escape, Aguilar breaks a river's surface tension with a dagger before hitting the water.

* ActivationSequence: As Cal is put into the Animus for the first time, the arm is lowered, he's strapped in, DNA sequences are scanned and compared, lights come on and he is finally sent to relive the life of his ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha

** Near the beginning, a templar orders a boy's parents to be hanged in front of him and his entire village burned down. In the games, both happened to Ezio and Connor respectively.

* EverybodysDeadDave: [[spoiler: By the time Aguilar passes the Apple to Christopher Columbus, he is the only surviving member of his Brotherhood. In his own words, "Assassins died for this". ''Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood'', which starts in 1500, suggests that he has more company since Ezio can send his own recruits on missions to Barcelona and Lisbon.]]

* SadisticChoice: Toward the end of the film [[spoiler:Aguilar has Torquemada at Hidden Blade-point, but his enforcer Ojeda has Maria, warning him to let the Templar go if he wants Maria to live. Despite Maria's pleas, Aguilar chooses to let him go, but Ojeda kills Maria anyway]].

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: From what little had been revealed of Alan Rikkin previously, he was characterized as very rude, vulgar, and impatient. In the movie, he's a little more patient and AffablyEvil as well as showing a softer side towards his daughter. Given that the film is canon to the main games, this could easily be a case of TookALevelInKindness over time or he is a BitchInSheepsClothing, since we never really saw him in person outside of his one conversation with Vidic.

Interestingly enough, the movie is ''not'' an AlternateContinuity adaption like most feature-length high-budget video game movies, but takes place in the same universe as the game franchise. In fact, the movie's Animus parts take place in the same year as ''[[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_II:_Discovery Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'', in 1491. Both feature Granada and have the protagonist (Ezio Auditore and Aguilar) fighting the Spanish Inquisition.

* BadassCreed: The full version of the titular Creed appears at the beginning and the end for Aguilar and [[spoiler: Callum's]] Assassin induction ceremonies. "While others blindly follow the truth, remember: nothing is true. While others are bound by morality or law, remember: everything is permitted. We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins." Also, the Arabic rendition of "Nothing is true and everything is permitted" ("''La shaaya waqin moutlaq bale kouloun moumkin''") is repeated by various characters as well, more prominently Callum's father.

* InitiationCeremony: The first scene is Aguilar's initiation into the Spanish sect of the Assassin Brotherhood. It is a quiet and solemn affair where Aguilar affirms his intention to preserve humanity's free will [[WhatIsOneMansLifeInComparison regardless of the sacrifice this might require]]. The {{fingore}} is kinda horrific but it is a blink-and-you-miss-it moment. [[spoiler: In contrast, Cal's initiation is quite pleasant. His deceased mom conducts the ceremony through an Animus hologram, his dad is also present and so are many of his ancestors. Instead of a theme of sacrifice, this one is much more about unity.]]

* ItsPersonal: Sophia hates Callum after [[spoiler: he kills her father Alan at the end of the movie along with stealing the Apple.]] Before then, their interaction were just business and research.

* LoveIsAWeakness: Maria says the sultan's love for his son makes him weak and easy to manipulate and repeatedly stresses [[spoiler: to Aguilar that he should put the mission before her and not grieve should she die]]. Likewise, [[spoiler: Joseph's love for his son made him unable to kill said son which means the Templars eventually got their hands on him and plugged him into the Animus so they could find the Apple of Eden]].

* NonActionBigBad: Alan Rikkin is an administrator and a speech giver; not a fighter. When [[spoiler: the Assassins start a prison riot]] he immediately leaves.

* ReadingsBlewUpTheScale: Callum's final session in the Animus results in a synchronization so perfect that it breaks the device. It also results in Callum being presented with [[spoiler: visions of past assassins surrounding him and his long-dead mother inducting him into the order through their shared genetic memory]]. Everyone observing the moment is shocked because they weren't aware that the Animus was capable of such a thing.

* YouKilledMyMother: Young Callum walks in to see his mother killed by his Assassin father and has wanted to kill him since. [[spoiler: Even when given the chance by Alan, Callum spares him now that he knows the bigger picture]].

* WorthyOpponent: [=McGowen=], Abstergo's head of security, claims that while it is his job to destroy the Assassins, he admires their commitment to the Creed. He doubts this applies to the mostly neutral Callum.

** By imprisoning multiple Assassin descendants and putting them into the Animus, Abstergo is able to track down the Apple of Eden. [[spoiler:However, they realize too late that they've also made their prisoners stronger thanks to the Bleeding Effect, allowing them to escape and take down many of their personnel. To make matters worse, their victory in finding the Apple is short lived because those very same Assassins are able to infiltrate their grand temple, assassinate Alan Rikkin, and steal the Apple]]. One of the security officials even lampshades it while looking at surveillance footage of Callum: