| Japanese name: |
真アサシン |
| Nickname: |
Hassan of the Cursed Arm, Old Man of the Mountain, Hanam |
Assassin, designated as True Assassin in reference materials, is the Assassin-class Servant of Zouken Matou in the Heaven's Feel route of Fate/stay night's Fifth Holy Grail War. He is designated as True Assassin because he is the proper Heroic Spirit meant to be summoned under the Assassin class rather than the aberration in the War, Sasaki Kojiro, summoned as an irregular Assassin by Caster.
He is also a Masterless Servant in the Subcategory Holy Grail War of Fate/Labyrinth, and one of the Servants able to be summoned by the Protagonist of the Grand Order conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.
IdentityTrue Assassin's True Name is Hassan-i-Sabbah, given the appellation of Hassan of the Cursed Arm, one of the nineteen people to hold the legendary title of "Old Man of the Mountain" leading an assassination organization originating in the Middle East. His real name is Hanam, although it has been lost to him since becoming a Heroic Spirit Candidate. While he was a legendary leader who became the origin of the word Assassin, there were nineteen different people who took up the position of Hassan-i-Sabah over many years. There is a new one born each time someone takes up the position, and True Assassin is one of those nineteen. As with the others, his true name and face before becoming an assassin and a Hassan is still lost.
Hassan-i-Sabah has appeared in many stories, known as the leader of unidentified assassins. All those who became the leader imitated his name and appearance, and there was no other way of succession permitted. The history behind the establishment of the organization is long and complicated, and they followed through on strict and frantic doctrines. While other sections of the religion were willing to use violence in accordance With their teachings, they were the only extreme group that preached of "obedience to absolute power."
Hassan lead from an occupied castle in the mountains, turning it into a base for founding the religious organization. After becoming an organization, they used "assassination" as their political measure. Hassan's methods were extreme, so they used drugs to enhance their mental state and accomplished tasks exceeding human capabilities. The origin of their name, Assassin, comes from a nickname given to the secret killers using the hashish. Their works were precise and unparalleled, and their name was known even in different countries. They never showed themselves as the hid in the mountains, and they killed those who opposed their God. Their way of being became a perfect subject for European poets.
While Hassan's story was dramatized, he still became a legend, and after some time, "Assassin" acquired a new meaning as "secret killer." Their existence was exaggerated as time passed, and they have now established themselves as an illusion that is not inferior to that of legendary heroes in the least. The "assassination agency" that still exists in modern times is part of the cogwheel that Hassan established, and the Old Man of the Mountain continues to exist within the sect no matter how many years pass since its formation.
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