Key facts

Assassin’s Creed was originally going to include a crossbow, but Ubisoft determined that ranged combat made the game too easy, not to mention historically inaccurate. You can even see it in the game’s opening trailer on the menu.

Altaïr is one of the only members of the order to have a missing finger. While Ubisoft has never confirmed why this is the case, it’s believed that the master assassin cut his own off to accommodate a hidden blade of his own design.