User blog comment:CrackFoxJunior/Edward's Loyalty to the Assassins?/@comment-4013467-20130520011915/@comment-206.107.117.6-20130520120626

Otherwise why would we be playing him and not some other Assassin footsoldier?

You're kidding right? The fact that he could be a runaway is a fantastic idea. If he was just some footsoldier there would probably be less interest in him. He does things his own way and that should be why he's a good character. The weaknesses of all of the assassin's at at least one point was their absolute loyalty to the Creed. Altair was the one I liked best to be honest because he was sarcastic and rebelious to an extent. Ezio's character was exhausted after ACII and Connor was okay, but he could have used a slightly more fun side of his personality.