Board Thread:Series general discussion/@comment-2112031-20170322125406/@comment-2112031-20170328222459

I definitely would like for these games to make a return in as remakes/remasters. I also agree that adding details to fill in some of the plot gaps would be nice.

I'm curious, did the movie novelization specify that the Assassins led by Benedicto already knew for certain that Torquemada was a Templar? Because the movie doesn't really specify. They definitely knew that some members of the Inquisition were Templars, but did they know about Torquemada specifically?

The only time Torquemada explicitly demonstrated his allegiance to the Templars was when he was monologuing while holding the Apple, and the only Assassins within earshot were Aguilar and Maria. Maria died shortly afterwards and Aguilar, as far as the other Assassins would have known, went missing after performing a leap of faith off of a bridge and was probably presumed dead until he resurfaced again. The novelization states that Aguilar gave the Apple to Columbus about 5 days after escaping from the Templars, but we don't know whether he came in contact with the other Assassins during that time.

But even if they knew about Torquemada's allegiance beforehand, it's possible that they failed to pass this information on to Luis and Raphael's Assassin faction due to, as Sol Pacificus suggested, some sort of communication barrier.