Sibrand

"Freed it, you fool, from the tyranny of faith!"

- Sibrand to Altaïr about the Holy Land.

Sibrand was the seventh target Al Mualim ordered Altaïr to assassinate. Sibrand was the newly appointed Grand Master of the Knights Teutonic, in charge of the port area of the middle district within the city of Acre.

The Liege-Lord of the Knights Teutonic
Sibrand had always wanted to be a leader. When he had been given the opportunity to realize his dream, he did anything to keep from losing it. He saw enemies and traitors everywhere, insecure in his own ability to retain his position. He spoke with a quick, clipped pace--eyes darting everywhere--looking for signs of trouble. He was easy to come unhinged, and talked constantly of plots and conspiracies. He took conrol of the docks in the city of Acre, where his own ship was moored, and was planning a ruse to increase his power dramatically. He often used a bow, and wore an ornate horned helmet in battle.

Assassination
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Final Words


Sibrand: Please, don't do this!

Altaïr: You are afraid...

Sibrand: Of course I am afraid!

Altaïr: But you'll be safe now, held in the arms of your god.

Sibrand: ''Have my brothers taught you nothing!? I know what waits for me, for all of us!''

Altaïr: If not your god, then what?

Sibrand: ''Nothing. Nothing waits...and that is what I fear.''

Altaïr: You don't believe?

Sibrand: ''How could I, given what I know? What I've seen? Our treasure was the proof!''

Altaïr: Proof of what?

Sibrand: That this life is all we have!

Altaïr: Linger a while longer then, and tell me of the part you were to play.

Sibrand: A blockade by sea, to keep the fool kings and queens from sending reinforcements once we...once we...

Altaïr: Conquered the Holy Land!?

Sibrand: Freed it, you fool, from the tyranny of faith!

Altaïr: ''Freedom!? You worked to overthrow cities, control men's minds, murdered any who spoke against you!''

Sibrand: I followed my orders, believing in my cause, same as you.

Historical Materials
The infancy of the Teutonic order was governed by Meister Sibrand between (it is said) 1190 to 1192, but little else is known of the historical figure. The Knights Teutonic, or "Order of the German House of St. Mary in Jerusalem," was formed at the end of the twelfth century in Acre itself. The Order controlled the port tolls in Acre, then (after the defeat of the Christian forces) moved to Transylvania in 1211. Their insignia, a forerunner to the infamous Iron Cross, is part of the insignia of Prussia and Germany.

Trivia

 * Sibrand was a real-life leader of the Teutonic Knights: Meister (master) Sibrand. One of the first Teutonic Knights leaders, he was appointed around 1190.
 * An in-game glitch can be found during Sibrand's assassination. To perform it, Sibrand must not be aware of your presence. When he is randomly shooting arrows on the front of his ship, approach and throw him into the sides of the boat. Sibrand will fall off his ship and into the water. You will then fail the mission (The game says that he has escaped). One of the reasons of failure for this mission is that his blood is required to complete the assassination and Altaïr cannot swim in-game. Or maybe Sibrand could swim (no proof as of yet and unlikely). This is unlikely as when assassinating William if you have him chase you to the upper walls of citadel it is possible to climb on top of the wall (he will as well) and push him off into the sea below; the same message will appear saying he has escaped because Altaïr cannot follow him down the cliff.
 * There is also another "glitch" with this assassination. When Sibrand is at the front of the ship shooting his arrows and shouting, he is sometimes not wearing his helmet (which you clearly see him put on at the end of the starting cut-scene).
 * Sibrand is also the only target in Assassin's Creed that you can see during an investigation. But he disappears before you have the chance of killing him.
 * Like Talal in Jerusalem and Jubair in Damascus, vigilantes will attempt to stop Sibrand if he tries to escape from the docks.
 * It should be noted that his belief in no afterlife is similar to Altaïr's as he wrote in the Codex that there's no Heaven or Hell, just nothing.