User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 02-03-'12 — Leaked AC3 info!/@comment-67.253.161.43-20120303173639/@comment-217.208.111.13-20120303182803

A developer said in an interview that what makes Desmond so special is that he is related to so many members of the assassin order. This means that none of the historical characters are related to each other.