User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 25-03-'13 — Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag gameplay trailer/@comment-3194582-20130415144253/@comment-4868246-20130422171211

True, but Ezio was slowly adapting to become an Assassin. Ever since he started training in the Villa, he progressively followed the creed even if he wasn't officially inducted in it. And that's why Ezio felt like an Assassin most of the time, because even through he was unaware of the changes to his life, he behaved like an Assassin over the course of time.

Connor on the other hand, behaved nearly the same way after the induction. I loved ACIII but Connor did not represent an Assassin like Altair and Ezio did in both the context of a killer and an adherent. He felt like a naive Native American wearing Assassin robes, while Ezio slowly abode by the creed both ethically and when assassinating ever since his family were executed.

I only fear Edward would suffer from this too. I loved Connor - especially after a second playthrough - and I will probably love Edward even more but the absence of the creed is worth being mourned :)