Damat Ali Pasha

Damat Ali Pasha (died 1511) was a former servant of Sultan Bayezid II and a member of the Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order.
He served the Sultan until his loyalty to him dissolved, after Bayezid's ambitions to conquer the world subsided. From then on, Ali joined the Templars in the hopes of bringing order and glory to a world ruled by chaos.
In 2012, his genetic memories were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company Abstergo Industries, for the training of their Animus recruits, under the title of the Vizier.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Born in eastern Anatolia, Ali developed into an eminent and well-respected officer, as well as a loyal servant to Sultan Bayezid II. However, he began to embrace the Templar philosophy after the Sultan's conquering ambition declined.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Database: Damat Ali Pasha
===Encounter with the Assassins===
In 1511, Ali was robbed by a Templar tax collector in Constantinople. Coincidentally, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Mentor of the Italian Assassins, and one of his apprentices witnessed the crime, having spotted the tax collector wandering the rooftops earlier. Both chased after the Templar, with Ezio staying on ground level while his apprentice took to the rooftops.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Vizier, Part 1
Eventually, the apprentice caught up to the thief and assassinated him, handing the documents that they had retrieved over to Ezio. Ezio then told his apprentice to take care of the body, while he would deliver the documents back to the vizier, to which he did successfully.
Ali thanked Ezio, following which he inquired about "the young Assassin" who was with Ezio. Since he and his Apprentice had not revealed their ties to the man, Ezio briskly ignored the question and simply told Ali to enjoy the rest of his day, before leaving the man to himself.
===Death===
Later that year, Ali had a bounty put on one of Ezio's apprentices, the same one who had previously helped retrieve his documents, causing them to be attacked by a group of Byzantines in the Grand Bazaar. While this was happening, Ezio was alerted to the danger by a civilian, and managed to arrive in time to protect his apprentice. With the guards dealt with, the two of them began their escape, intending to draw their pursuers out into the open.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Vizier, Part 2
On their way out of the bazaar, another group of Byzantines ambushed the Assassins in the Old Bedesten of the bazaar. After they were swiftly dealt with, Ezio ordered his apprentice to quickly hide.
Following this, Ali entered into the bazaar with two Byzantine guards accompanying him, and angrily demanded that his men bring the Assassins to justice. As Ali was solely focused on the sight before him, Ezio's apprentice was able to quickly and stealthily make their way behind Ali, before assassinating him. The Templar's Byzantine companions could do nothing to help him as they failed to notice anything until it was too late.
In his last words, Ali stated that the Assassins constantly destroyed any and all of the progress the Templars had made, and that he could have delivered his people into the arms of the Templars had they not interfered.
==Trivia==
*Ali's name is composed of three parts, with Damat, from Persian dāmād ("son-in-law"), referring to an honorific title; Ali from Arabic "lofty, high"; and Pasha, a Turkish title for high-ranking officers or governors.
*During "The Vizier, Part 1", it was possible to call Assassins against Damat, though they would merely gather around him with their weapons drawn and not attack.
==Gallery==
Vizier.png|Concept art of Damat Ali Pasha
The_Vizier_P1_4.png|A tax collector approaching Ali
The Vizier P1 6.png|Ali inquiring about Ezio's apprentice
The Vizier P2 6.png|Ali's final moments
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations
==References==
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