DarqStalker Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 I know nothing yet of the story line or hardly anything about this game, apart from the few trailers I have seen. My question is, why is he in white? I mean, he is an assassin, I assume he would try to not be seen so easily as well. Most assassin type games, the main character is dark or in a black outfit. Is there some significance to this guy being clothed fully in white? Also, seeing as he is killing lots of ppl, that white outfit would become pretty bloody, pretty quickly. None of the trailers I've seen show a spot of blood on him. Or, is he just THAT efficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rival Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 We, just like you, do not know much of the storyline either, so I know that (at least) I can not tell you any more about his attire! And yeah, he's damn efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 We dont know if he is in white all the way through the game yet or not- all the trailers could be from one particular mission remember. And at the end of the trailer he disapears amongst a load of other guys wearing white.... it could all be that. Im sure it will be revealed to be something to do with the history of the Assassins or something to do with Altair himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonrogue1 Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 its ment to be cuz o teh "white eagal" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ UK Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 its ment to be cuz o teh "white eagal" sorry but i fail to understand what "Teh white eagal" is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeadspace Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 The main characters name, Altair, is Arabic for either "The Flyer" or "The Bird". I think the Eagle thing comes from something Jade Raymond has said, that when in the air Altair's shadow resembles that of an Eagle. Also, taken from the wiki article; Altair (meaning "The Flying One" in Arabic) is a star in the Northern Sky in the constellation of Aquilla ("eagle" in Latin) As for the white robes, I couldn't tell you what the significance is. To represent the Assassin's holy cause perhaps? The cool factor? I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 He is white to blend in. As the Creative director says this isnt as much as a stealth game. NPCs will react with you. Most of the people are wearing white, so he wears white. Personally I am getting tired of dark stealth games like Tenchu and Splinter Cell. This looks like an awesome change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M7.Ninja Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Just a heads up, based on the comic the Assassin's name is Altair Ibn-La'Ahad. Altair means the bird, most likely referring to the Arabian eagle or some other noble bird. Ibn, the Arabian way of saying "Son Of". La'Ahad is the Arabic phrase for "Nobody". So there we have it. The mystery of this name should be cleared up in this corner of the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchPapi34 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 He is that efficient. Altair is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarqStalker Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 I just read the review in this months Game Informer, and I can not wait any longer for this game to come out. The game just seems so amazing in every aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreger51 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Not quite sure about it but I think that's what people in the Hashashin(or however it's actually written)wore or something. Also, according to the trailers, you ain't gonna be in the dark much, so what good is a black uniform when there's daylight all the time, it would actually make you even more visible. Just my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGotenW Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Most everyone ive seen in the trailers were wearing white... so to blend in to the crowd it makes sense he should wear the same color. Plus im kinda sick of the Dark shirt-pants ninja stuff its nice to have a change in pace or color w/e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilidog Chaos Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 its ment to be cuz o teh "white eagal" Learn to speak proper english or get banned. But uhhh maybe so he blends in more or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiegore Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Wa u b dissun my home b f3r? j/k. It's pretty simple really, he wears white right? blood stains white and so dust and pretty much every thing else. So he bleaches his suite every time theres a blank screen. Also if he wore black and used a samurai sword, it wouldn't really fit in with Arab setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencedlight Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 He wears white as the rest have stated that alot of others wear white garments with a red stripe/cross. Those people would either be the guards or the 'kings' priests, (can't remember properly but know one of them wore it, as it is in quite a few medievil films about camelot) as they wore a white overaul with a big red cross. Remember this is based in the third crusade, and the kings men and people wore white with a red cross to show their loyalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Nut BE Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Haven't you guys heard? White is the new black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minty Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Or its because he wears a white hoodie and white reebok classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal38 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I agree with most, and I think you should bend in when your going into a crowd to kill your target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackmagic16 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 We dont know if he is in white all the way through the game yet or not- all the trailers could be from one particular mission remember. And at the end of the trailer he disapears amongst a load of other guys wearing white.... it could all be that. I heard the Game has more to do with Socal Steath then Shadow Stealth too,hood up face down,walk with the crowd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinji Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 11 days til we might find out, cant wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorjira Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I heard the Game has more to do with Socal Steath then Shadow Stealth too,hood up face down,walk with the crowd Its your game. Play it what ever way you want. Thats the thing that kicks ass about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornfan2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 As it has been said on one of the game previews I watched, they have based the outfit on the outfit that was wore by an original band of assassins, they same band of assassins which the word assassin was named on. Not sure if it was white then or not. Watched so many game clips im not sure which one it was now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreger51 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 As it has been said on one of the game previews I watched, they have based the outfit on the outfit that was wore by an original band of assassins, they same band of assassins which the word assassin was named on. Not sure if it was white then or not. Watched so many game clips im not sure which one it was now Yeah the band you're talking about is the Hashashin guild, or something like that. It's a religious Muslim sect, which would kind of explain the outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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