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I love the "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" maxim which appeared in Assassin's Creed (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kinda cringe for an origin of a creed, but it's a good rallying phrase. Surprisingly succinct.

"To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic."

Are there any similar phrases you've seen popularized by a game?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Was it just me or as the series went on it was hard to see whatever world the Assassins hoped to build? Maybe it was intentional or just the libs being unable to picture a better society, but either way by the time I stopped following the series their politics was basically "We are against the templars".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They needed the assassins to always be the underdogs, which meant that they never got to actually put their beliefs into practice. As for their politics, I don't remember them having any, because that would get in the way of all the awesome tailing missions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The assassins were kinda made to always be incapable of holding power. Their entire role was preventing the templar's from using the alien artifacts to control humanity's development.

What I got was that they just kinda fizzle out during times when the templar's don't have control of the pieces of Eden.