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[–] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Assassins

Assassins originated from the word “hashashin”, a Muslim group that killed while high on hashish

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

oh god oh fuck

[–] Sinistar@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In hindsight it's pretty wild that one of the largest game franchises out there started with a game where you literally played a Muslim terrorist.

[–] booty@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

None of the random americans that were the target audience could figure out what assassins creed was actually about so it skated by