User blog comment:DevilWarrior112/Altair vs Ezio/@comment-1814826-20100120213346

Altair all the way because he was the one that wrote the Codex, and he was a Master Assassin and Ezio wasn't even supposed to be an Assassin until his dad died. It was meant for Federico in the first place. Master Assassin vs. Nobleman? Winner = Altair.