Assassin's Creed: Elite Assassins

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."- The Assassin's Creed
== Faction Bio: ==
Assassin's Creed: Elite Assassins commonly known as AC:EA is one of the oldest factions to exist in The Third Crusade. Created by Mithandir on November 4th 2009, AC:EA is one of if not the oldest Assassin's Creed based group on Roblox.
Based off the Ubisoft video game franchise, AC:EA acts as an independent faction in TTC; it does not exist as a crusading/anti crusading force but merely as a third party, serving their own interests in the Levant.The Assassin Order fights for the liberation of all under the tyrannical rule of the Levant whether coming from the crosses of the Crusaders or the blades of the Anti Crusaders. In game their main rival faction is the Knight's Templar Order.
From it's humble beginnings in the zeitgeist of Roblox clan battles to it's settlement into a permanent genre, AC:EA has gone through a myriad of changes.
== History of the faction: ==
AC:EA's history is a long tale split up into four distinct eras: that being The Classical era, Modern era, Renaissance era and the Golden era. 
=== The Classical Era: ===
The Classical era took place between November 2009 through July 2010. The first major event at the time was the foundation of the order by catman9876 (The old account of Mithandir) . This was around the time when Assassin's Creed 2 was released so hype for an assassin's creed group on Roblox attracted many followers. Some notable members had joined at the time, mainly of Catman's friends rrrrider, Dryslayer and Tarkol. 
==== AC:EA's Rivals and Wars: ====
The first rivalry AC:EA had were against the Roblox power clan RAT, who at the time were one of the most popular yet hated groups. however Catman was not alone in his fight. He was Aided by another group he created known as RAR or Resistance against RAT as well as two other Roblox clans which were Robloxian Marines and The Second Military. This team up dubbed the Quadruple Alliance fought and would eventually defeat RAT. The schism eventual came to an end when Catman made a treaty with the new leader of RAT who went by ThePhantomHourglass. But it did not stop there, Catman who was also a hr in RAT used his power in an attempt to admin attack RAT's ranks, though this would prove unsuccessful. Though Catman had raided RAT, the treaty still held and the war was over. 
Although RAT was their first rival, the most major clan vs clan conflict occurred when a super clan called FEAR declared war on AC:EA due to AC:EA looking immature in the eyes of FEAR's Second in command. In reality the conflict sprung when Catman and FEAR's second in command argued over Air-Force terms. This lead to FEAR launching a raid at AC:EA's Ground Base Napoleon (One of AC:EA's bases at the time). Fear's numbers were so great that they had filled up three servers full of angry raiders, this was at the time when the full force of AC:EA could fill up only one. Although the odd's were against them, but due having better fighters, AC:EA had claimed victory from the jaws of defeat at the hands of FEAR; though this was only in the server where AC:EA had members in.
First encounter with Templars and end of the Classical Era:
AC:EA also had it's first insurgency at the time, this being their first encounter with Templars found in Ianxman1, and his group, The Dark Knights of ROBLOX who liked FEAR believed that AC:EA was immature and needed to be put in their place. This insurgency was dealt rather quickly and had also paled in comparison to the betrayal of rrrrider. The builder of most if not all of AC:EA's bases at the time, rrrrider, had access to Catman's account and had used it to pass group ownership to another member, Ndh who sold the group to Pighead10 for 750 ROBUX (which at the time was a lot). Pighead10 later gave back the group to Catman which would end the Quadruple alliance and brought and end to the Classical Era. The motive behind rrrrider's actions came from a combination of disagreements and animosity toward's Catman, as he considered himself to be treated poorly for his effort and labor into the group. Though he betrayed Catman and left AC:EA this would not be the end for rrrrider and his relationship to Catman. 
==== Bases and themes of the Classical Era: ====
Notable bases at the time were Ground Base Napoleon (aka GBN) which the war with FEAR took place, and also Fort Cat. The style of the bases and AC:EA as a whole was militaristic and futuristic with technological elements being incorporated into the feel of bases, weapons, and outfits. Important themes/takeaways from this era was the importance of building foundations and also betrayal. Firstly with the aspect of foundations, AC:EA was lightning in a bottle; it came out at arguably the height of Assassin's Creed's popularity thus allowing for a decent flow of members (ranging at over 2000 at the time of rrrrider's betrayal). Second Catman was able for the most part to find good members to take up leadership positions such as Tarkol, rrrrider (pre betrayal) and Dryslayer. Without there help AC:EA and possibly the TTC would not be at it is to this day. As well as building the order, another takeaway is the recurring theme of betrayal in AC:EA, first occurring with the encounter with the Templars and more notably rrrrider's betrayal. This set the precedent for a slew of schisms and betrayals Catman and AC:EA had faced (Most important being Netblaze's schism from AC:EA in the Golden era). The betrayal of rrrrider also foreshadowed the rise of the Rammers, covered in later eras. 
=== The Modern Era: ===
The Modern Era from October 2010-2012, could be seen as a continuation of the Classical Era due to similar themes of the past; that being wars with clans and an expansionism of the futuristic technology in the group. It was also an era of "defined by both contribution and loyalty of AC:EA’s members", (AC:EA a complete history 13). Starting with the Frost wars till the creation of the Rammers. The modern era was also the last hurrah of the "modern day/futuristic" aesthetic that defined AC:EA up until that point.
==== Out with the old and in with the new: ====
The end of the Classical era had also saw the end of Ground Base Napoleon, but out of it's ashes saw new improvements in bases and in technology at AC:EA. One of which was it's further use of aviation. This included a fighter jet created by Catman and a drop-ship created by Dragonflare. A heli-jet was also gifted to AC:EA by an user named Aznwithaznpowers. New bases were also created such as the AC:EA/RAR HQ, AC:EA air force base, Fort Noble and Fort Altair. Most of these bases were created by differing members of the order.
==== A Frozen War: ====
The Modern era kicked off with a bang in what was an originally friendly conflict between AC:EA and another group known as Frost Clan. This friendly rivalry ended after the leader of Frost Clan failed to show up to a diplomacy meeting with Catman for a proposed alliance between the two powerhouse groups. Angry at Frost Clan for not showing up, Catman declared war on the clan and with AC:EA attacked Frost Clan's HQ. After some further failed diplomacy between the two groups, hostility rose after the leader of Frost Clan -Pizzaman- denounced Catman and AC:EA. This lead to further strife and a second war against the opposing clan. After 31 battles (27 of which AC:EA won), the final battle took place at Frost Clan's HQ. Catman had decided that he would split his team into two, giving leadership of the other group to Razorryan as both teams began to lay waste to Frost Clan. Although Catman's team couldn't win in their server, Razorryan won in his leading to a war to an end. Though the war ended with an assassin victory, Frost Clan would not concede defeat stating that their group had won. This back and forth on who won would eventually end with both deciding to take each other's name off their "Enemies defeated list", though in AC:EA, they knew they had won the war. With the end of the war, AC:EA's air force base would be closed due to it being out of date.
==== VAK: ====
At that point in time, ACE:A have acquired season fighters and had tightened in their strictness and policy. The Italian language had also been incorporated into the group; an aspect of AC:EA that had lasted for a good while until it was phased out for Arabic in the current era. With their new found strength, the next contention AC:EA faced was between a group they were alliance to, this being The Vaktonian Empire, also known as VAK. This alliance broke due to Catman and the leader of Vak at the time having a communications error and thus the war with VAK began. For two months, AC:EA had raided VAK bases though with some hardships, mainly being that some of the rooms in VAK bases required items bought from the catalog. To circumvent this, AC:EA relied on glitching in to attack. Much like with Frost Clan, AC:EA and VAK put each other on their respective defeated lists, this would last until VAK had a change of leadership and removed AC:EA from their groups defeated list.
==== Disillusion and betrayal: ====
After the wars with VAK, Catman had began to grow tired of leading AC:EA and of Roblox as a whole. Thus he gave ownership of the group to Piemaster44 and created a new group called ARC. This new group Catman created lead him to realize that ARC did not have the same family feeling like AC:EA had. Realizing this, tragedy struck as how Catman puts it in AC:EA A Complete History, "when I tried to gain back leadership of AC:EA, a traitor that had climbed the AC:EA ranks, used the change in leadership as an opportunity to strike and exile all 5500 of our members. Now I have nothing,”,(AC:EA 18). Catman's mistake plus troubles he faced in real life lead him to quit Roblox for a while. Meanwhile, ownership of AC:EA was passed around until it was given to Awesomoshane and Awesomojohn2 who were brothers. 
==== Rebuilding what was once lost: ====
AC:EA at the time was a shell off it's formal self. Aesomojohn2 who lead the group at the time did what he could with the group, moving the group to a free modeled base which had inferior technology and weaponry. Things such as uniforms were made by fellow members of the group, and although less interesting than the uniforms before, the group still remained diligent. Eventually, Awesomoshane convinced his brother to give back leadership to Catman who after a year had came back to salvage what was left. With Catman once again at the helm of his group, old members returned and thus new weapons and uniforms were created. After Dragonflare's departure from Roblox, the main base was moved to Fort Stan which then was moved again to Fort Altair which Catman had bought. AC:EA had also moved on to using new tactics such as para trooping, though these weren't used in actual combat and was phased out. 
==== Rammers and the end of the Modern Era: ====
In 2012, the Rammers ROBLOX group was formed with rrrrider in charge. They were considered to be a chill group and used a lot of team work. Although not very active in ROBLOX any more, they were most known for their raids on other groups at the time and would later go one to be a pain in Catman's sides in later eras. Before the destruction of old AC:EA by their hands, Rammers were both liked and disliked by AC:EA as while they would defend bases and be known as the first Elite division in the order (before spada/champions). After Fort Altair had ran its course serving as the main base, Catman with his new building skills created a new base known as Fort Revelations. With the new base, AC:EA had began to detach it's self from using futuristic gear, from guns to throwing knives AC:EA was on the path to becoming more akin to the group it is today, thus leaving the Modern Era to rest.
=== The Renaissance Era: ===
The Renaissance era, from October 2012-September 2013, was mainly known for AC:EA's transition into how it looks like today. Gone were the futuristic aesthetic and here came the style/weapon stylistics that forever marked the modern periods of AC:EA. Though at the end lead to the downfall of the old AC:EA group and of Mithandir's old account "Catman9876".
==== Back to School: ====
One of the first things Catman did in the Renaissance Era was the creation of AC:EA university. this university taught the tactics and philosophy of the order lead by Catman and Dryslayer who came back from retirement. There would be a massive test for students enrolled which would last around a half hour and was considered to be a harder version of the Novice Exam (an entry exam that the novice rank used to take). Although ambitious, the univerity project was considered a failure due to only 15 people passing and it lessened activity. Though a failure, it created the groundwork for the novice test and the latter Apprentice tests.
==== Il Fiume and Spada: ====
After rival group filled with some ex AC:EA members known as “The Brotherhood of Shade" was created, Catman decided to go incognito as an alt in the group. As a sign of trust he created a map called "The River". Despite his attempt into getting into good graces, he deducted that the group knew he was an alt. After the failed mission, Catman took back the map he created and remade it into Il Fiume (that being an I and a lowercase L). It was at the time considered a marvel of a base with a lot of detail yet not a lag filled map. After Il Fiume was made, Catman created a division in AC:EA known as Spada aka Spade aka Champions. These black robed group were considered the elite of AC:EA's fighters and thus was highly selective and competitive. This division is feared by many due to their great skill and deadly precision, able to face hordes of enemies and still win. It is also to note that Masyaf was also in development at the time.
==== In the court of the Crimson Blood Empire: ====
For this era, a new rival group emerged being the Crimson Blood Empire also known as CBE lead by an user named Dominithicus. Dominithicus was also able to befriend Dryslayer, creating a wedge between Catman and his old friend. This wedge evolved into a betrayal as when Catman was offline, Dryslayer issued an assault at CBE's base. Catman coming back online and seeing the damage ordered a retreat and demanded Dryslayer to answer for what he had done. What Catman did not know was that Dryslayer had also taken over AC:EA with the help of Mateykzero. This rebellion lasted for three days until Mateykzero saw the error of his ways and gave back ownership to Catman. Enraged by his friend's betrayal, Catman exiled both of them and also exiled anyone else pro rebellion. Distraught from the mess that occured, Catman created a new Dignitary role and had the few renaming members of the order vote on who it will be. This lead to the first Dignitary; Ghs098. 
==== Ratman and the end of the era: ====
Catman had gotten a new builder who went by Ratman150. Though a good builder, he was also a member of the Rammers a red flag missed. Having assess to Catman's account due to Ratman150 giving it up, rrrrider had once again gotten his hand's on Catman's account and used it to cause chaos for both Catman and AC:EA which included stealing limited items, destroying divisions and ruining bases. AC:EA was effectively destroyed Afterwards, Ratman150 and Catman (who got AC:EA back) lead what was left as a co leader group using a shared account. Catman using this to his advantage gave himself AC:EA again under his sole lead. Though being hacked, Catman had yet to change his account password leaving rrrrider -who heard of Catman taking the group back- used this to retake the group once again and held it hostage for half a year until he gave it back to Ratman150. Catman alone and betrayed by the ones he held close decided to call it quits on Roblox and on AC:EA for many months thus ending the Original AC:EA and the Renaissance era.
=== The Golden Era: ===
The Golden Era -From September 2013 to January 2016- is the last known written era of AC:EA (despite the group sill existing). This era is known for being the currently longest era in AC:EA's history. It is also known like every other era for it's betrayal and civil wars but unique to it's own era, a creation of a genre.
==== Starting from the bottom and the new AC:EA: ====
At this point, Catman had lost everything, his friends, AC:EA, and his pride. Fortunatly Catman was able to get his account back but knowing from past mistakes decided to create a new account -this being the account he uses today- Mithandir! Mithandir with his new account had also created a new group called The Noldor had many ex AC:EA members who wanted to follow Catman only instead of the shell of the former AC:EA. This new group would eventually be renamed to AC:EA (Assassin's Creed: Elite Assassins) because despite being a sucsessfull group, Mithandir and his members decided that it was the AC:EA aesthetic that was missing and was much needed in the group. Uniforms were created, Masyaf was completed and activity was in full force. Contratti (known as scholars today) focused on doing payed assassination contracts was also created from this time. Other achievements was the HR council and the Novizo test as well as the creation of Il Mare and Alamut though they were not used as much as the magnum opus of the group, Masyaf.
==== Netblaze: ====
Mithandir in need of a coder had looked into his own high ranks. One stood out amongst the high ranks, this being the user Netblaze. Netblaze now the new lead coder of AC:EA had also gotten into controversy as it was found out that he may have hacked into a rival group's account (this being The assassins of Jerusalem where Net was originally found). A trial was held and Netblaze was found guilty despite no one wanting to believe that their friend had done such a crime. Netblaze still continued to work for Mithandir despite being untrustworthy and being demoted to a low rank. Netblaze eventually worked up the ladder once again while scripting for the ambitious Mithandir. Despite this, Netblaze had left AC:EA a couple of times and joined other groups. Most important of which was LAB -which he became owner of- while also being in AC:EA. Netblaze had also gone out of the picture for a little while as he said "he had a girlfriend and was going to quit Roblox," despite this another user known as Macktovic copy AC:EA's assets including unifroms and even Masyaf so that LAB may use it. LAB would eventually surpass AC:EA in numbers. Mithandir had also reset everyone's ranks and had also created a credit system for AC:EA so that free ranking would not occur nor ill treatment of other members by high ranks. This caused many (especially mid ranks) to leave the group and join LAB which caused their numbers to expand more than AC:EA.
==== The Third Crusade: ====
Promised in 2014, Mithandir among other medieval style groups had decided to merge each other into a genre which would fight on The Road. This project would come out in 2016 and was the start of TTC. Though battles would eventually be Templar VS Assassins conflicts though this would later change as Mithandir asked his high ranks to lead some of the other factions in the newly created genre (despite backlash from other groups calling the genre too ambitious). Eventually by mid 2016, The Third Crusade as well as a weakened AC:EA became stable. Though in the meantime while TTC was in development, AC:EA had to focus on fighting colonial groups and even other random groups to stay a float though. When TTC was finished, AC:EA moved on to be a respected faction in a genre which was well catered to them.
=== A new era? ===
Since the end of the Golden era, many things have changed. Most importantly The Road was expanded -from multiple game pages to a single game- and evenutally had a reboot in Reforged. AC:EA had also changed languages from Italian to Arabic (to be more historically accurate) as well as rank name changes and even new Mithandir approved mentors, these being Il_Diavolo and Anonuir. This as well as new sub divisions such as Vanguard as well as Marina. Thus it can be believed (until confirmed by Mithandir) that AC:EA is out of the golden era and into a new Reforged era, now with less betrayal and a little bit less activity.
== Divisions in AC:EA ==
== Gallery ==
== Trivia ==
* There was a scrapped division in AC:EA known as Marina. It was used as a naval group in the order which fought using ships. It was quickly discontinued after it was found to be pointless
* As of now, AC:EA has had the least amount of new leaders in the group (from TTC onward)
* AC:EA was the first group in The Third Crusade
* Many of the genre staff were members or ex members of the order. This includes Kaiuir, Caitylee, F_orged among others
* Wikia staff member avraham was in this group for 6 years
* A common catchphrase among AC:EA members is, "Sounds like another Assassin victory"
* A parody of the catchphrase is using other senses to describe the victory such as, "Smells like another Assassin victory"
== Sources ==
AC:EA A Complete History
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