User blog comment:TheDarkKnightHasRisen/Connor: The child, the apprentice, the Assassin/@comment-3018037-20121007033601/@comment-3168501-20121007175352

He looks weathered, like he's been in the sun, not necessarily naturally dark, as in skin tone. The lighting in the room is facing him rather than behind him, so we can't blame the tan I think I see on the lighting angle.