Just Who Is Assassin’s Creed III’s New Hero?

The hero of Ubisoft's massive October video game is no Ezio Auditore or even an Altair. He's not a beloved rogue or a noble assassin. He's not the star of multiple games.

[ninjaman999]

And he is completely right. It was still a time of patriarchal dominance in the household and female oppression. Is the writer trying to pull some shit? Cause I dont wana give him my click <_______<

[DragonKnight]

Here's my issue. The American Revolution may have been a time where men were still dominant over women, but AC3's main character is part Native and Native culture didn't have the same gender equality problems that European culture did. There were whole matriarchal societies among the Aboriginal peoples, such as the Mohawk tribes, and Aboriginal men respected women for the sacred gifts which they believed the Creator had given to them.

So this is just a load of B.S. really. It wouldn't be historically inaccurate to make the lead a female if the lead character were part Native. Plus, the other AC games weren't completely historically accurate to begin with.

[Sabian187]

"Mohawk women were in charge of farming, property, and family."
"Mohawk clans were always ruled by women, who made all the land and resource decisions for each clan. But Mohawk chiefs, who made military decisions and trade agreements, were always men."

Mohawk women women were held in very high regard, but they were not taught to hunt or fight or make war.
Much like the Norse people women were in charge of the land, home, and money, but the fighting was always the men's duty and responsibility.
So in other word..No B.S., just typical historical sexual archetypes.

[DragonKnight]

Just because they weren't taught to, doesn't mean they were unable to and also doesn't mean there couldn't be an explanation for a female lead in the game. But I appreciate your reply as it at least shows you researched what I said.

All I'm saying is, unless the character was a white American character, then there's no reason why the protagonist absolutely had to be male. Plus, this shouldn't even be an issue. No one would have even thought about it if Ubisoft hadn't brought it up.

[Sabian187]

I understand what you're saying, but sadly at that time a woman wouldn't have been taken as seriously as a man would. There weren't many if any uber women warriors at that time.

If you went back in time to the last real female warrior you would come to Saint Joan of Arc and that story didn't really have a happy ending.

I think a female protagonist would be a fresh turn for the series, but given the time period it would just be highly impractical.

This wasn't brought up by Ubisoft. It has been part of a recurring theme of questions.

[smashman98]

I got an idea how bout we stop trying to make a big Deal out of nothing, fact is its more historically accurate this wayand thats final. Ubisoft has never said that women cant fight they have had characters in both story mode and multiplayer that were just as skilled as the men.

[jony_dols]

John Wilkes Booth , Lee Harvey Oswald, Gavrilo Princip (Murdered Franz Ferdinand & sparked off WW1), Felix Yusupov (an anti-tsarist who disposed of Rasputin) & Marcus Julius Brutus (stabbed Julius Caesar to death).

Notice a trend. Probably history's most famous assassins, & all of which were by men.

AC3 isn't being sexist, it's just being accurate. Well as accurate a game can be, when it is set around a machine that allows you to see into your character's past using DNA, whilst in the process trying to piece together an alien conspiracy involving Templars.

[Ascalon94]

yeah but you play as a character in the "white man's world" not in the native american world. Thus there is no issue, because playing as female would feel off in the "man's world" the revolution truly was.

[Nimblest-Assassin]

Sleazy journalism at its finest, trying to put words in his mouth that he never said.

This is what he said

"It felt like, if you had all these men in every scene and (a female assassin is) secretly, stealthily in crowds of dudes, it starts to feel kind of wrong. People would stop believing it"

And now its women don't belong in mans world... he said that it would ruin the believabilty of the game as she would be the only women roaming about during a patriarchal time(rule of men)

The headline makes it sound sexist saying women have no place in that society at at all.

Sigh... just move along

[Spydiggity]

Give me a break! Such a cheap cop out.

They didn't write in a female lead because they didn't want to invest in the writing for the extra character. at least give me a good excuse. like, "we had too much story to tell."

i'm sure we'll see a female character in the multiple expansion packs that will be disguised as full priced retail games.

EDIT: i'm sure there will be a bunch of comments about how women had a limited role and blah blah. but come on...think about it! that's the best possible way to sneak in a story line. all the sexually/emotionally repressed women looking for a man to care about her orgasm. the possibilities are endless.

[RedDead]

I....what?

ok, they could have easily stuck in some women instead of some of the men. But in reality...yes it was a man's world. America grew up later than the rest of us. So unless they want to have a **** love interest for the new character then no.

[taijutsu363]

Um... did they say there was going to be a female lead?

Cuz that woulda been news to me!

[Neo Nugget]

No, it was just a hope for many people.

That, and Feudal Japan for the setting...

[Simon_Brezhnev]

Well the lil short movie the girl was from China. I rather have it in China than Japan done seen and played to many ninja inspired games set doing feudal Japan.

[gamernova]

They were around...just making sandwiches...

[Bathyj]

so what. hes right. it just wouldnt make sense.

why is that a big deal?

[ShaunCameron]

Indeed. It's just that Westerners are freaking obsessed with wanting everything and everybody to be "fair and equal" trying to look "progressive" while still benefiting from the unfairness and inequality that made their society.

[blackhammer]

Looking for sexism. Just like the guy who said L4D2 was racist because some zombies were black.

It makes sense. When they move forward in time, the possibility for a female lead can be more likely. But I still think there should be fellow assassin's who are female, if they do things like in Brotherhood.

But I still wonder, why can't a female assassin change the world in any time? Whether they are male or female, they are going against laws and norms, so I kinda think the lead could have been female. I guess it's just the "norm," for it to be this way.

[Oschino1907]

Not as bad as Capcom adding Hispanics and Caucasians who look totally out of place in Res Evil 5 because some racism try hards couldn't stand seeing a Caucasian protagonist going around Africa killing native African Manjini (Zombies) in the trailer. I don't even think those complaining even knew it was a Japanese game but hey many make a living out of ringing the racism bell.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

A female assassin lead would be EPIC!

[Veneno]

Wow you're ignorant. It seems to me that the gamer community is the only one that doesn't understand that a historical piece has to ummmmm........ be historically accurate.

Hey while we're at it lets make the assasin part Black, Japanese, and Cuban. Also it should be lesbian and 4 years old cause it would be racist, homophobic, and ageist for the assassin to not have all these characteristics ESPECIALLY when its centered around the American revolution. I mean c'mon!

most gamers should just stick to commenting on the the console wars and how cool master chief is cause they have nothing of value to say on these types of topics.

[I_LOVE_MYSELF]

For one, you just go off on the most pointless rant I have ever seen. All I said is a Female Assassin lead would be epic. Obviously I can see why it wouldn't be suited for THIS game, but what's to say it can't be included in a future AC game? I'm pretty sure we have already seen a FEMALE Assassin in the AC games.

"It seems to me that the gamer community is the only one that doesn't understand that a historical piece has to ummmmm........ be historically accurate."

Hmmmm, so they HAVE to be historically accurate? I bet you loved the ending of Assassins Creed 1 and 2. I'm pretty sure they are not accurate. IDIOT! You're the ignorant one to think that games can't break boundaries and offer a break from the norm.

Maybe you should stick to parts of the internet where you actually have something relevant say in a topic that you understand because you don't seem to grasp the essence of gaming at all.

[OMEGAZONE]

A long time ago they said they were considering a female lead for AC3 but i guess this was before the location was decided upon. I think the female lead was mentioned in context to AC3 being set around WW2.

[madjedi]

Yes women were involved in espionage, but no to the extent ac main character is, spys were hung during the revolutionary war if caught.

And probably a large majority of men at the time were likely sexist, did no one see the war movies or documentaries about the revolution. Casuality rates on both sides were horrifying compared to modern engagements. Killed by heat, disease or shrapnel or having to have limbs amputated. I think it's better women didn't fight.

It's going to be a long time before our society accepts a sizeable amount of women in frontline combat positions. And yes women can do likely the jobs as good as most men can, before i get a pissy feminist with an axe to grind.

Although if your not the female with your ass on the firing line big deal, most women will never be putting themselves in danger. But would likely group crucifiy any man that stated something along the lines of a woman should never be in frontline combat position, ie a grunt.

If your not personally wanting to do it, why would it matter to you?

[Seventh_Blood_Reborn]

I do not want to investigate the causes, this is not the right place, but the history of the world is clear: apart from rare cases, women have never been significant in the big events that happened.

This is not my fault, so before you accuse me of being sexist just think.

I' m not saying it should be so, it is clear, I' m just saying that this is what it says every history book.

If a developers wants to create a game where you recreate a famous historical event, where women had no significant parties, they can not be accused of sexism just because they ignored the possibility of a female protagonist.

It' s not fault of the men of today if the story was like this.

[Grap]

yes i am a sexism go to kitchen!!!!

[josephayal]

Yes yes no women plz MEN POWER the revolution in the reacta

[xXBlondieVanHarlowXx]

@josephayal

I find your delusional immature ideas and your one bubble very offending. I can't wait for a reply... oh wait

[EverydayGuy]

Hope George Washington is in the game.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

LOL... oh this article is just too funny. I wonder if he wrote something to try and fuel the flames about Mass Effect 3 sex scenes too... anything for a hit I suppose.

[KMCROC54]

Oh God here we go again , didn't we just have to deal w/ this whole female crap w/ Mass Effect 3 prior to release.can we just leave the games how they were concived, written . without the need to cater to a specific demographic.