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Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Altaïr chases the Templars to Cyprus — and stops fighting alone

Handheld sequel to AC1 (PSP)

Released
17 November 2009
Setting
Cyprus — Limassol & Kyrenia
Metacritic
Metacritic 63
Length
≈7 h main story

Weeks after AC1, Altaïr follows the routed Templars to Cyprus, dismantles Grand Master Bouchart's occupation, and finds their secret archive — with the captured Maria Thorpe turning from enemy to equal beside him.

Story beats · 6

  1. 01The prisoner from Acre

    Altaïr sails for Cyprus with Maria Thorpe — the Templar who died in Robert's place once and has nothing left to lose.

  2. 02An island, purchased

    The routed Order simply bought Cyprus. Limassol and Kyrenia are run through curfew, execution and fear.

  3. 03The resistance

    Altaïr arms the islanders' cells and removes Bouchart's captains one by one — AC1's method, exported.

Characters

  • Portrait of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
    Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

    Weeks after Al Mualim's death — a new Mentor finishing the old war

    protagonist
  • Portrait of Maria Thorpe
    Maria Thorpe

    The Templar decoy from AC1 — prisoner, then partner, later wife

    deuteragonist
  • Portrait of Armand Bouchart
    Armand Bouchart

    The Order's new Grand Master, bleeding Cyprus for its archive

    antagonist

OppositionTemplar Order

Modern frame— (no Animus frame)

Pieces of Eden

  • The Templar Archive (and the artifacts shipped from it)

Connections

  • Assassin's CreedDirect sequel

    Picks up weeks after Al Mualim's death — the routed Templars' next move.

  • AC RevelationsCharacter

    Maria Thorpe's choice here leads to Masyaf, marriage and the later life the memory seals replay.

Trailer

Introduced to the series

  • Portable AC1 combat
  • The series' first direct sequel

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