User blog comment:Kaloneous/Could this be Desmond in AC 3?/@comment-24.126.145.180-20120304025724/@comment-4812785-20120310133912

As far as I know assassins, ones who work on the battlefield (Altair, Ezio, Connor, Orelov, etc.) wear white robes with hood, while the planners (Machiavelli, Tesla, Mario, etc.) don't. It's kind of combat suit.