User blog comment:Rascon97/George Washington: Maybe a Templar?/@comment-1153722-20120412195001

Unrelated to my previous comment, my personal belief is that the Freemasons would be something of a third party faction affiliated with the Assassins by goals.

When looking into the goals and ideals of the Freemasons, you can find "Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth" and "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity." These goals are much more similar to those of the Assassins, and not at all to those of the Templars, who do not consider liberty and equality amongst their goals but rather desire control over mankind to ensure peace. However, their belief in a "Supreme Being" does not blend well with the Assassins, who rather have an open mind in regards to religion. The Illuminati were an order similar to the Freemasons and they have strong similarities to the Templars, most notably their belief in a "New World Order."

Concerning the Freemasons' history, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere and Lafayette were all Freemasons and associates of Connor Kenway. Their goal during the American Revolution was to fight for freedom against their oppressors, which does not fall in line with the Templar ideology. I also highly doubt that Connor would go about 13 years without knowing that his closest allies are actually all his enemies. Freemasons were also prosecuted by the Nazi regime during World War II, and we know that Adolf Hitler was a member of the Templar Order.

The Illuminati have been theorized to have played parts during the French Revolution, the Battle of Waterloo and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. We know that JFK's assassination was plotted and executed by the Templars. If the Freemasons were indeed tied to the Assassin Order, then it may be possible that Napoleon was a Templar. Lafayette did not support Napoleon and supported the French monarchy against the revolutionaries. Napoleon also used an Apple of Eden to conquer a lot of land; not for the greater good but personal gain. This would back up the Illuminati being Templar-affiliated, as Napoleon was a big player during the French Revolution and his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo is well known.

In short, I suspect Freemasons of being a separate organization affiliated with the Assassins, and the Illuminati to be separate organization affiliated with the Templars or actually part of the Templar Order. This may sound the most obvious, but it also is the most plausible to me.