User blog comment:Lola Doll/Altair/@comment-4913722-20120513095602/@comment-1153722-20120516082054

As a specific Ubisoft dev told me, the Assassins strive more for a pure while the Templars strive for a benevolent. While the only instance that the Assassins have succeeded in this democracy has now been the Presidency of the United States, the Templars have succeeded in obtaining control over various countries and empires.

The conquests of Darius I and Xerxes I of the, the foundation of the by Qin Shi Huang, the dictatorship of Gaius Julius Caesar, the reign of Caligula, the Papacy under Rodrigo Borgia and the tsardom of the  are examples of Templar-influenced autocracies and dictatorships that weren't warmly welcomed by the people and were thus opposed by the Assassins. Though Alexander the Great is to this day considered one of the most influential strategists, Winston Churchill a great political figure, John Maynard Keynes as an economic genius and the Presidency of George W. Bush was also welcomed by a lot of American citizens. Abstergo Industries also held influence over the Presidency by December 2010; the. The Templars have the view that the end justifies the means ("means" referring to plots such as World War II and "oppression"), and if that works, why not?

As I said above, we only know that the Assassins played a part in the foundation of the democracy for the United States, and even that democracy resulted in political wars between the Assassins and Templars over who becomes President. Some notable allies of the Assassins include Lorenzo de' Medici, Henry VII of England and Suleiman I, and while they were all wise and just leaders (Lorenzo not so much) respected by the people, they weren't chosen by the people and thus the Assassins' belief that the people can create peace has no relation to it. Not to mention that throughout the majority of history, the world's empires, states and countries were ruled by autocratic leaders. The Assassins' methods don't make them any more righteous than the Templars, which is why both are considered to be in a gray area and not split up into "good" and "bad." The Assassins' beliefs may seem more righteous, but the Templars' beliefs seem to be more successful and effective.