Last words in Assassin's Creed series games

"[Altaïr : Let go your burden.] Ah, I'll rest now, yes. The endless dream calls to me. But before I close my eyes, I must know - what will become of my children? [Altaïr : You mean the people made to suffer your cruel experiments!? They'll be free now to return to their homes!] Homes!? What homes!? The sewers? The brothels? The prisons that we dragged them from? [Altaïr : You took these people against their will!] Yes, what little will there was for them to have. Are you really so naïve? Do you appease a crying child, simply because he wails? "But I want to play with fire, father." What would you say? "As you wish"? Ah, but then you'd answer for his burns. [Altaïr : These are not children, but men and women, full grown.] In body, perhaps, but not in mind; which is the very damage I sought to repair. I admit, without the Piece of Eden, which you stole from us, my progress was slowed. But there are herbs, mixtures and extracts. My guards are proof of this. They were madmen before I found and freed them from the prisons of their own minds. Ahh, and with my death, madmen they will be again. [Altaïr : You truly believe you were helping them?] It's not what I believe, it's what I know."

"[Altaïr : You've nowhere to run now. Share your secrets with me.] My part is played. The Brotherhood is not so weak that my death will stop its work. [Altaïr : What Brotherhood?] Al Mualim is not the only one with designs upon the Holy Land. And that's all you'll have from me. [Altair: Then we are finished. Beg forgiveness from your God.] He's long abandoned us. Long abandoned the men and women I took into my arms. [Altaïr: What do you mean?] Beggars, whores, addicts, lepers. Do they strike you as proper slaves? Unfit for even the most menial tasks? No. I took them not to sell, but to save! And yet you'd kill us all, for no other reason than it was asked of you. [Altaïr: No, you profit from the war, from lives lost and broken.] Yes, you would think that, ignorant as you are. Wall off your mind, eh? They say it's what your kind do best. Do you see the irony in all this? No, not yet it seems. But you will."

"[Altaïr: Be at peace now. Their words can no longer do harm.] Why have you done this? [Altaïr: You stole money from those you claim to lead. Sent it away for some unknown purpose. I want to know where it's gone and why.] Look at me! My very nature is an affront to the people I ruled. And these noble robes did little more than to muffle their shouts of hate. [Altaïr: So this is about vengeance then.] No, not vengeance, but my conscience. How could I finance a war in service to the same God that calls me an abomination? [Altaïr: If you do not serve Salāḥ ad-Dīn's cause then whose?] In time you'll come to know them. I think perhaps, you already do. [Altaïr: Then why hide? And why these dark deeds?] Is it so different than your own work? You take the lives of men and women, strong in the conviction that their deaths will improve the lots of those left behind. A minor evil, for a greater good? We are the same. [Altaïr: No, we are nothing alike.] Ah, but I see it in your eyes. You doubt. You cannot stop us. We will have our new world."

"[Altaïr: Rest now. Your schemes are at an end.] What do you know of my work? [Altaïr: I know that you are going to murder Richard, and claim Acre for your son, Conrad.] (Laughs) For Conrad? My son is an arse, unfit to lead his host, let alone a kingdom! And Richard, the all-see-know is no better, blinded as he is by faith in the insubstantial. Acre does not belong to either of them. [Altaïr: Then who?] The city belongs to its people. [Altaïr: How can you claim to speak for the citizens? You stole their food, disciplined them without mercy, forced them into service under you.] Everything I did, I did to prepare them for the New World. Stole their food? No. I took possession, so that when the lean times came, it might be rationed properly. (Coughs) Look around, my district is without crime, save those committed by you and your ilk. And as for the conscription, they were not being trained to fight. They were being taught the merits of order and discipline. These things are hardly evil. [Altaïr: No matter how noble you believe your intentions, these acts are cruel and cannot continue.] (Laughs) We'll see how sweet they are, the fruits of your labors. You do not free the cities as you believe, but rather damn them. And in the end, you'll have only yourself to blame. You, who speak of good intentions."

"[Altaïr: Your work here is finished.] No, no! It had only just begun! [Altaïr: Tell me, what's your part in all of this? Do you intend to defend yourself as the others have and explain away your evil deeds?] The Brotherhood wanted the city. I wanted power. There was... an opportunity. [Altaïr: An opportunity to murder innocents.] Not so innocent. Dissident voices cut deep as steel. They disrupt order. In this, I do agree with the Brotherhood. [Altaïr: You'd kill people simply for believing differently than you.] Of course not! I killed them because I could, because it was fun! Do you know what it feels like, to determine another man's fate? And did you see the way the people cheered? The way they feared me? I was like a God! You'd have done the same if you could. Such power! [Altaïr: Once perhaps. But then I learned what becomes of those who lift themselves above others.] And what is that? [Altaïr: Here, let me show you.]"

"Please, don't do this. [Altaïr: You are afraid.] Of course I am afraid! [Altaïr: But you'll be safe now. Held in the arms of your God.] Have my brothers taught you nothing? I know what waits for me, for all of us. [Altaïr: If not your God, then what?] Nothing. Nothing waits. And that is what I fear. [Altaïr: You don't believe.] How could I given what I know? What I've seen? Our treasure was the proof. [Altaïr: Proof of what?] That this life is all we have! [Altaïr: Linger a while longer then, and tell me of the part you were to play.] A blockade by sea, to keep the fool kings and queens from sending reinforcements. Once we... once we... [Altaïr: Conquered the Holy Land?] Freed it, you fool! From the tyranny of faith. [Altaïr: Freedom?! You worked to overthrow cities, control men's minds, murdered any who spoke against you!] I followed my orders, believing in my cause. Same as you."

"Why? Why have you done this? [Altaïr: Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree.] Then what? [Altaïr: You of all people should know the answer. Educate them. Teach them right from wrong. It must be knowledge that frees them, not force.] They do not learn, fixed in their ways as they are. You are naïve to think otherwise. It's an illness, for which there is but one cure. [Altaïr: You're wrong. And that's why you must be put to rest.] Am I not unlike those precious books you seek to save? A source of knowledge with which you disagree? Yet you're rather quick to steal my life. [Altaïr: A small sacrifice to save many. It is necessary.] Is it not ancient scrolls that inspire the Crusaders? That fill Salāḥ ad-Dīn and his men with a sense of righteous fury? Their texts endanger others, bring death in their wake. I too, was making a small sacrifice. It matters little now. Your deed is done, and so am I."

"[Altaïr: It's done then. Your schemes, like you, are put to rest.] (Laughs) You know nothing of schemes. You're but a puppet. He betrayed you, boy, just as he betrayed me. [Altaïr: Speak sense Templar, or not at all!] Nine men he sent you to kill, yes? The nine who guarded the treasure's secret. [Altaïr: What of it?] It wasn't nine who found the treasure, Assassin. Not nine, but ten. [Altaïr: A tenth?! None may live who carry the secret. Give me his name!] Oh, but you know him well. And I doubt very much you'd take his life as willingly as you've taken mine. [Altaïr: Who?!] It is your Master, Al Mualim. [Altaïr: But he is not a Templar!] Did you never wonder how it is that he knew so much? Where to find us, how many we numbered, what we aspire to attain? [Altaïr: He is the Master of the Assassins!] Oui. Master of lies. You and I just two more pawns in his grand game. And now, with my death, only you remain. Do you think he'll let you live, knowing what you do? [Altaïr: I've no interest in the treasure.] Ah, but he does! The only difference between your master and I, is that he did not want to share. [Altaïr: No...] Ironic, isn't it? That I, your greatest enemy, kept you safe from harm. But now you've taken my life, and in the process, ended your own."

"Impossible! The student does not defeat the teacher... [Altaïr: Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine.] So it seems. You have won then. Go, and claim your prize. [Altaïr: You held fire in your hand, old man. It should have been destroyed.] Destroy the only thing capable of ending the Crusades and creating true peace? Never. [Altaïr: Then I will.] We'll see about that. (postmortem) I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing at the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief. And he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow. Destroy it! Destroy it as you said you would! [Altaïr: I... I can't...] Yes, you can, Altaïr. But you won't."

"[Uberto: Giovanni Auditore, you and your accomplices stand accused of the crime of treason. Have you any evidence to counter this charge?] Yes. The documents that were delivered to you last night! [Uberto: I'm afraid I know nothing of these documents.] [Ezio: He's lying. I need to get closer!] [Uberto: In the absence of any compelling evidence to the contrary, I am bound to pronounce you GUILTY. You and your collaborators are hereby sentenced to DEATH.] YOU are the traitor, Uberto- And one of THEM! You may take our lives this day - but WE WILL have yours in return! I swear! we wil-"

"You would have done the same. To save the ones you love. [Ezio: Yes. I would. And I have.]"

"[Ezio: What are you and your allies planning? Is this what my father discovered? Is this why he was killed?] I'm sorry, were you hoping for a confession?"

"[Ezio: Now Firenze will judge you for what you've done.] It's over... It's all over... [Ezio: Meglio essere felici in questa vita che aspirare e esserlo nella prossima. Requiescat in Pace.]"

"Away with you, demon! [Ezio: Have some respect for death, my friend.] I'll show you respect! - [Ezio: No, I will. Che tu possa alfine trovare riposo nel corpo e nella mente. Requiescat in Pace.]"

"[Ezio: Where is Jacopo?] He knows you come for him... emerging only in darkness to meet with the others... [Ezio: That answers when... Now tell me where? La fede dovrebbe dare conforto, non pena. Requiescat in Pace.]"

"I knew you would come... [Ezio: Where is Jacopo?] So you can do to him what you've done to me? [Ezio: There is still time for you to clear your conscience.] We gather at the church when a meeting is called... [Ezio: Mi duole dover giungere a tanto. Requiescat in Pace.]"

"Now I will see who was right... [Ezio: Where is Jacopo?] Nothing to fear I suppose... They meet in the shadows of the Roman Gods... [Ezio: Ora sei libero dalla paura. Requiescat in pace.]"

"I am sorry, Maestro. I did all I could, but the Assassin proved too strong. [Rodrigo: Clearly. Else the others would be here with you. To say nothing of that fact that Firenze remains in Medici hands...] It's Francesco's fault! His impatience made him reckless! I tried to be the voice of reason... [Emilio: More like the voice of cowardice.] You're one to talk, Signor Barbarigo. Had you sent us quality weapons instead of this garbage you Venetians call ar– [Rodrigo: Enough! We put our faith in your family and you repay us with inaction and incompetence?! Then when asked to account for your failures, you make excuses and insult us?! How do you expect me to respond?] I don't know... [Rodrigo: It's alright. I do...] No... please... don't... [Emilio: (Laughs) Please don't what?] I can... fix this. Only... spare me... [Rodrigo: No.]"

"Ezio: Do not be afraid.] I feel no fear, assassin. Only regret. I sought unity... stability... order. [Ezio: At too great a cost.] Progress demands sacrifice. [Ezio: Non trovo alcuna gioia in questo, ma non c'e altro modo. Requiescat in pace.]"

"[Ezio: It takes one Assassin to kill another, it seems.] We kill thinking it's best for us, do we not, Messer Ezio? [Ezio: I do this not for myself. Compio questo sacrificio per il bene superiore. Requiescat in Pace.]"

"No... it's too soon... I'm not ready. [Ezio: We rarely are. Che la morte non sia crudele. Requiescat in pace.]"

"[Ezio: What's happened here? Why the boats? I thought you sought the Doge's seat?] (Silvio) Just a distraction. We were meant to sail... [Ezio: Sail where?] (Silvio) I'll never tell. (Dante) Cyprus is their destination. They want... they want... [Ezio: Non temete l'oscurità, accettate il suo abbraccio. Requiescant in pace.]"

"Caterina was a fool to send you. [Ezio: Or are you the fool, dying for a handful of change? Was it worth it?] More than you know... the Maestro gains his prize, because of me. [Ezio: Muori col tuo orgoglio, per quanto vale... Requiescat in pace.]"

"So... you have your prize again. [Ezio: Was it worth it? So much bloodshed?] A prize of such value, it will not remain yours for long. [Ezio: We shall see. Che miserie nascono dall'avidità. Requiescat in pace.]"

"What have I done... What have I done... [Ezio: Your actions were not your own.] But they were! My own self-doubt let him hold me as he did. I am sorry."

"[Ezio: You wear a noble's clothes. How is it Savonarola charmed you?] Wealth and power do not ensure contentment. I wanted even more..."

"I thought he preached the word of God. [Ezio: I fear his sermon is a lie.] I led my flock astray... it's just... I wanted so badly to believe..."

"I was a victim! It's not my fault! [Ezio: No. You made a choice.] He charmed me. With that... thing."

"Is this truly who I was? So proud and cruel... [Ezio: No. Savonarola bewitched you.] Did he? Or was it that I tasted power and found myself intoxicated? I wish I had been strong."

"[Ezio: You would have let your own people starve! And for what?] Too long I suffered their insults. They called me simple and low-class... I wanted their respect."

"What... What have I done... [Ezio: You tried to force devotion.] Sometimes the people must be told what to think."

"You have spilled the blood of a healer. [Ezio: No. I have spilled the blood of a tyrant.] To command such power over the body, between this world and the next. It seems, I grew intoxicated."

"[Ezio: Your mind... I sense it is your own.] Not all of use required deception to be convinced. I already believed. All I said is true!"

"It's you... I knew this day would come. Please... show mercy. [Ezio: I have. Partire. Che tu possa essere giudicato dal tuo Dio. Recquiescat de Pace]"

"The things I have felt, seen and tasted. I do not regret a moment of it. [Ezio: A man of power must be contemptuous of delicacies.] But... I gave the people what they wanted. [Ezio: And now you pay for it. Il piacere immeritato si consuma da sé. Requiescat in pace.]"

"I only wanted respect. [Ezio: Respect is earned, not inherited or purchased.] Perhaps you are right... I need more time... [Ezio: Che tu sia parte nella morte. Requiescat in Pace.]"

"[Cesare: What has happened here?] I do not know what you mean? [Cesare: My funds, my troops. Gone.] Financial difficulties strike all of us, even those with an army. [Cesare: You intend to give me money?] No, I do not. [Cesare: Then I will use the Piece of Eden to get what I want. Your help is not necessary.] That has been made abundantly clear to me. Are you aware that the Baron de Valois is dead? [Cesare: No. Did you-] What reason could I possibly have to kill him? Was he plotting against me with my "brilliant," traitorous, Captain General? [Cesare: I do not have to stand for this.] The Assassins murdered him. [Cesare: Why did you not stop them?] As if I could. It was not my decision to attack Monteriggioni, it was yours! It is high time you took responsibility for your actions. [Cesare: My accomplishments. Despite the constant interference of failures like you.] You are not going anywhere. I have the Piece of Eden. [Cesare: Get out of my way, old man.] I gave you everything and yet it's never enough! [Lucrezia: Cesare! He intends to poison you!] You would not listen to reason. [Cesare: Father. Do you not see? I control all of this. If I want to live, I live. If I want to take, I take. If I want you to die, you die!]"

"The throne was mine! [Ezio: Wanting something does not make it your right.] What do you know? [Ezio: That a true leader empowers the people he rules.] I will lead mankind into a new world! [Ezio: Che nessuno ricordi il tuo nome. Requiescat in pace.] You cannot kill me. No man can murder me! [Ezio: Then I leave you in the hands of Fate!]"

"[Ezio: Silencing the truth will not stop its spread.] People are lazy, they will believe what we tell them to believe. I have sent my best man to find Copernico. You are already too late. [Ezio: Requiescat in pace.]"

"You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge? [Ezio: One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.] These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering. [Ezio: Che tu possa conoscere la verita nella morte. Requiescat in pace.]"

"Well, the old hound still has a bite. [Ezio: The book you carry. Where is it?] Ah! Niccolò Polo's journal? This will do no good, not now. We have found one of the Masyaf keys already, and are closing in on the rest. [Ezio: What is in that library is not for you. Not the Templars.] Ah, you can have Altaïr's books, Ezio. We only want guidance. We only want directions... to the location of the Grand Temple. [Ezio: Grand Temple? Tell me more. Now! Requiescat in pace, bastardo.]"

"You put too much faith in the hearts of men, Altaïr. The Templars know the truth. Humans are weak, base, and petty. [Altaïr: No. Our Creed is evidence to the contrary.] Ah... perhaps I am not wise enough to understand, but I suspect the opposite. That I am too wise to believe such rubbish."

"Once your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia, and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe? If a man's philosophy does not let him protect his people, his home, and his family... what good can it do for the world?"

"Before I executed your son, I told him you ordered it yourself. He died believing you had betrayed him."

"Altaïr! Altaïr, no! Strength, Altaïr. [Altair: Maria...]"

"What do you hope to hear, Assassin? That I regret my associations? Never. Rome abandoned us in our time of need. The west turned a blind eye to the Ottoman juggernaut. Is it any wonder that I should turn to man with more honor, more courage, and more vision? I regret nothing..."

"So dies another wretched Romani; is that what you are thinking, Assassin? Maybe your heart is filled with pity for me? Then leave me be, for I despise such charity. I took what was owed me, in spite of oppression, of hatred, of ignorance. I lived my own way, for myself!"

"Are you proud of your kill, Assassin? Do you expect praise for murdering a better and braver man? You have taken my life, but you cannot erase my legend, my power, my influence. Men feared me, even as they did my bidding... that is the mark of a true leader."

"Wealth, power, ambition… such things I have seen in my short time on earth, and reveled in them. Such things are the wonders of man. You may believe you have ended my life, but the truth is, you have completed it. To perish in this age-old struggle is an honor befitting a king."

"[Altaïr : Be at peace.] You'll pay for this. You, and all your kind. [Altaïr : It seems you're the one who pays now, my friend. You'll not profit from suffering any longer.] You think me some petty death-dealer, suckling at the breast of war? A strange target, don't you think? Why me, when so many others do the same? [Altaïr : You believe yourself different, then?] Oh, but I am! For I serve a far nobler cause than mere profit. Just like my brothers. [Altaïr : Brothers?] Ah, but he thinks I act alone. I am but a piece. A man with a part to play. You'll come to know the others soon enough. They won't take kindly to what you've done. [Altaïr : Good. I look forward to ending their lives as well.] Such pride. It will destroy you, child."