Assassin's Creed AU

Assassin's Creed AU is a fairly new AU within the Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons fandom. In this AU, the Big Four, and other associated characters, are members of the Assassins Order, an organization from the Assassin's Creed video game franchise. This AU can be considered as a sub-scenario of Arcade AU.

About the AU
Spawned from fanart, this AU takes the rich mythology of Assassin's Creed and makes the Big Four members of the Brotherhood of Assassins, an organization that wishes to encourage free will, fundamentally opposing the Templars, who wishes to save humanity from itself by taking away free will.

Fans like to compare the Pieces of Eden, ancient technology with various ancient uses that appear as holy artifacts to humans, to the Relics of the Golden Age from Guardians of Childhood.

Because Assassin's Creed 4 takes place in a pirate-setting, fans like to consider this AU an alternative to Pirate AU. While Syndicate takes place in Victorian London and has a Steampuke-like theme, Chronicles: China takes place in ancient China, AC: Origins takes place in the time of old Egypt and the rain of the last Pharaoh, and the legendary underwater city of Atlantis, along with some Greek mythology monsters, being apart of AC: Odyssey. The searches for Pieces of Eden can also place it beside Treasure Hunters AU.

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
Because Hiccup holds up a position for the betterment of mankind in a manner seen as bad to the general public, Hiccup is most commonly portrayed as an Assassin. In some circumstances, he becomes a member after he leaves Berk with Toothless after winning the chance to kill Hookfang either before or after his secret is revealed. The Dragon Eye and its lenses can be portrayed as a Piece of Eden (like the Crystal Skull), to help Hiccup find others or show him how they work and how they are made. Hiccup cold even be a friend of the Assassins as he repairs their weapons and gear with his blacksmithing skills, and sometimes studies the Pieces of Eden they find for them. While the Dragon Manual could serve as a book that contain knowledge about the pieces in place of dragons.

Should Hiccup be portrayed as a character from the franchise, he would be Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) from ACIII, while Astrid plays the part of Aveline de Grandpre from ACIII: Liberation.

Jack Frost
Jack would be a bit hesitant to join the Assassins at first, though he would help them against Pitch Black and later join their ranks. The Guardians as Assassins would have trained Jack in assassin style combat and the code they live by, as well as being the ones that convinced Jack to remain with the brotherhood.

Should Jack be portrayed as a character from the franchise, he would be portrayed as the France Assassin, Arno Dorian from AC: Unity, with Elsa as his Templar lover, Élise de la Serre, for the Jelsa pairing. The ship also as the two portrayed as the Frye twins, Jacob and Evie from Syndicate; as the two are sometimes portrayed as siblings as well as lovers.

Merida DunBroch
Because of her high value on freedom, Merida is most commonly portrayed as an Assassin. She is usually portrayed as an archer. Merida would have joined the Brotherhood for the freedom of her clan and to keep DunBroch safe from Templars that would wish harm on its people. In some circumstances, Merida would have came across the Assassins when she had ran away from Castle DunBroch in tears and later joins their ranks, when they both discovered the power within the Ring of Stones.

Rapunzel Corona
Rapunzel may not have the heart of a killer, but she can still help and be a member of the Brotherhood by being their healer or librarian as she digs up knowledge and information of the First Civilization and their Pieces of Eden, in which she places her findings in a journal so its contents could help future assassins. Where they are, what they do and what would happen if they fall into the wrong hands. Rapunzel could also have been trained in assassin styled combat by Cassandra, should she be needed on the field and so she could defend herself from Templars or their men.

Rapunzel would have most likely have joined the Brotherhood when she learned that Templars were planning to harm the people of Corona and that the Assassins wanted to make sure that doesn't happen; which would lead Rapunzel to help them in whatever and whenever she could. Which often has fans see her as a Assassin, as well as one of their friends. Corona's sun crest is sometimes placed in the center of the Assassin Brotherhood's emblem, while the Separatists of Saporia could serve as the Templars that Rapunzel fights, as the sect dream of Corona's fall and Saporia regaining power.

Pitch Black
Because Pitch's actions impede the progress of mankind - spreading fear and impeding the light within others for his own personal gain - as well as holding an antagonistic position to the Big Four, Pitch is most often portrayed as a Templar, even as a high-ranking member to the Knights Templar. In other circumstances, because of his longevity, mysterious stature and his origins amongst a celestial civilization, Pitch is often seen as a malevolent member of the First Civilization.

Big Hero 6
The team are a group of modern day Assassins with their own unique stills and "toys" that they use to kill Templars, stay alive and hack into Abstergo. As well as firing up the Animus to find Pieces of Eden from the eyes of their predecessors and to awaken their assassin skills, by walking through each one of their ancestors' memories.

Heather
Heather's past and clothing in Race to the Edge of DreamWorks Dragons Netflix series, makes her a revenge seeking Assassin, as she kills the Templars on the Brotherhood's list and those who wronged her adopted family and the assassin village that raised her. After falling upon her brother, she learns that she comes from a family of Templars; her birth father left her to be raised by her adopted family so she could become an assassin and undo his Templar deeds. When Dagur placed his love for his family over his loyalty to the Templars, he began to help his sister in secret.

While Heather and Dagur being a team in the later season of Race to the Edge, she and her brother can be cast as the Frye twins, Evie and Jacob from Syndicate. They could also be cast as Kassandra and Alexios from Odyssey, as the sibling that is picked as the playable character goes on a journey to find their family so they could be whole again, much like Heather and Dagur's self set mission to find their father, while the unpicked sibling serves the ruthless warrior "Deimos"; and Kassandra is considered as the "true" protagonist of the game and Assassin's Creed series.

Guardians of Childhood
The Guardians are seen as high ranking members of the Assassin Brotherhood, along with being Jack's teachers as they teach him the creed and the ways of the Brotherhood. Their G mark, crest is sometimes placed in the center of the Assassin Brotherhood's emblem. They can also be malevolent members of the First Civilization, the Relics of the Golden Age - from the Guardians of Childhood book series - can even be placed as Pieces of Eden.

Defenders of the Wing
Because of their clothing and goal to defend dragons from those that would wish them harm, they are seen as Assassins. With Queen Mala and Throk as two of the high ranking members of the Assassin Brotherhood and the Dragon Hunters as the Templars that they are tasked to fight and kill. Since the Wingmaidens also take care of dragons and are also part of the DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge series, the female tribe could be allies of the Defender Assassins of the Wing, as fellow assassins (which could also make Atali a high ranking member of the Brotherhood), their informants or supporters in their fight.

Viggo Grimborn
Due to Viggo's position and view on life as a feared "business man," he and his older brother are seen as high, ranking Templars. He could even be someone that does business with the Templars and supply them with weapons, food and other items and "cargo" that they need for their cause. Should Viggo come across a Piece of Eden, he'll most likely use it to gain control of both the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templars.

Queen Elsa
Elsa is a Assassin living in the icy mountains and keeping her people safe from Templars in secret, as she can't let them know that she is on to them or risk her sister's life. She is also seen as someone that isn't aware of the Assassins or the Templars true attentions, when Anna is portrayed as a Assassin and her sister's protector. Arendelle's Crest is sometimes placed in the center of the Brotherhood's emblem.

Should Elsa be portrayed as a character from the franchise, she would be Élise de la Serre or Evie Frye, should Jack be Arno Dorian or Jacob Frye for the Jelsa pairing; as the two are sometimes portrayed as siblings as well as lovers. Fans have also portrayed her as Aveline de Grandpré, as well as a female Arno Dorian and Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor).

Princess Anna
Anna is mostly seen as a Assassin that joined the Brotherhood so she could protect her older sister. Mostly because she had learned that Hans and the Duke of Weselton are Templars that want to take control of Arendelle, by manipulating the Queen and killing her should she uncover their plans or when they have no longer need her "help." Anna would seek Kristoff's help in weaponry, word the Templar's crimes and providing her with "civilizing" clothes; so she can go around the kingdom unrecognizable. Arendelle's Crest is sometimes placed in the center of the Brotherhood's emblem, or is merged with it.

Moana Waialiki
When the Heart of Te Fiti is portrayed or used as a Piece of Eden, Gramma Tala would get her granddaughter to seek out the Brotherhood and to keep the heart out of Templar hands. Once Moana came across their home island in the South Pacific they trained her in the ways of the Assassin Brotherhood, mostly under Maui. Once Moana becomes a Assassin, she sets out on a journey to the Mother Island so she could return the heart and to make sure that the Templars could never find the island or the heart again.

Trader Johann
Johann is seen as a friend of the Assassin Brotherhood, that delivers them information on Templar activities, along with weapons and items that he collected in his travels for them, so he could gain their trust until they uncover the Piece of Eden he seeks. While he waits, Johann secretly tips his fellow Templars off and allows members that they could afford to lose be killed by the Assassins, so they wouldn't suspect him of being a double agent or a Templar.

Flynn Rider
Eugene is a thief that stole a piece of Eden from a Templar, before the Assassins could. Instead of killing the thief, the brotherhood offered him a chance to join their ranks and fight for the Templars for the people's freedom. Once Eugene was reborn as a Assassin of the Brotherhood, he changed his name to Flynn Rider, so he could truly feel reborn and to draw strength from his childhood hero.

Should Flynn be portrayed as a character from the franchise, he would be portrayed as the well-known Italian Assaaain, Ezio Auditore da Firenze from ACII. As there is a resemblance, in appearance, between the two men. Fans have also cast him as Arno Dorian from AC: Unity, with Rapunzel as Élise de la Serre.

Karasu and Washi
Since the two sisters are skills assassins, they can either be rouge Assassins of the Assassin Brotherhood or as highly skilled Templars, that kills assassins that try to get in their way. Which could make them the bodyguards of their father, when he is featured as a high ranking member of the Templar order.

Dragon Riders
The Dragon Riders of the Berk Dragon Training Academy can be featured as a group of Assassins, that work together as a team.

Astrid Hofferson
Fans have cast Astrid as Aveline de Grandpré from ACIII: Liberation, when Hiccup is Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) from ACIII.

Prince Hans
Hans is seen as a Templar, or as someone that has allied himself with them so they could help him in his quest of gaining a throne, the title of king and power.

Fanfiction

 * Subliminally Concealed by Iantheforlornwriter
 * The Transylvanian Creed by Dr. Neo Cortex564
 * This is our Creed by Dr. Neo Cortex564
 * Danse Macabre by iamoku

Articles/Links

 * BH6 AU Ideas | Assassins
 * BH6 AU Ideas | Assassin's Creed

Videos

 * Disney/DreamWorks ~ Assassin's Creed Syndicate by Diana Haddock Frye99
 * Non-Disney ł Assassin's Creed trailer ł HTTYD & RTTE by Girl Metál in HTTYD