User blog comment:D. Cello/Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PC) - Official Assassin's Creed Wiki Review/@comment-2025044-20111208213013/@comment-4043223-20111213043347

Malik and his son played an important role (even if minor) in Altairs life. Malik in particular was a favorite character of many people and the dynamic of Altairs interactions with him in AC made his character even more important to the story especially as he was an important figure in Altairs life during the later years of his reign. In the secret crusade we see his continued loyalty to Altair even after years on imprisonment, the death of Altairs son and his false imprisonment by Abbas. What annoyed me about the Altair memories is that these important characters and events that were in the book were left out of the game sequences. I realise that the sequences were shown as they were to illustrate Ezio gaining more insight of Altairs life and tribulations but it would have been far more meaningful if they also expanded on the character development via the relationships and how the hardships both Ezio and Altair endured were comparable and provided Ezio with the understanding he sought. So Malik was yet another lost opportunity by Ubisoft (alongside Subject 16) to tell the story the majority of fans wanted to hear.