User blog comment:JAlbor/Wikia at E3 2012/@comment-5088097-20120526025749/@comment-4152188-20120526155101

I doubt that Connors already a master assassin since he looks to be around the same age as Ezio during the middle of assassins creed 2. We have only seen Connor in the trailers at the same age but I imagine we will see him grow into a master assassin during the course of the game.