User blog comment:Gabriel Auditore/Crimson Poll XVIII/@comment-5019018-20120914132955/@comment-4564231-20120914162921

I stick to the Creed. It just feels wrong killing someone who's completely defenseless. In my later playthroughs, I even avoided killing guards unless it was necessary - because it made the game a bit more challenging and stealth-based while making me feel more "in-sync" with Al/Ez. That went on to inspire my Pacifist playthrough in Deus Ex HR.