other things for Assassin's Creed to avoid, these characters should be among them.
Assassin's Creed has had many games with many characters. The basic premise for each is separated into a present modern-day storyline and a historic storyline where players spend the majority of their time. While the nature of the historic story means that most of the characters will have perished in the modern-day, some circumstances allow for historic characters to recur within the franchise.
Regardless of their origin, their continued presence in the franchise would not add anything substantial and may take away from the series. This list will focus on those characters that either survive their storylines or have the potential to, such that they may return in future Assassin's Creed games. These are the worst Assassin's Creed characters that may return in a sequel, but never should.
Odyssey's Deimos Was Too Erratic For Assassin's Creed
Appearing in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Deimos is the misthios' sibling that was abducted by the Cult of Kosmos in their infanthood and brainwashed into becoming their weapon. Deimos is canonically Alexios in Odyssey but may also be Kassandra should the player choose Alexios to be the player character. Throughout Odyssey, Deimos is revealed to be an Isu Hybrid, like his sister, which is why he was kidnapped in the first place.
Unfortunately, the characterization of Deimos is terrible. Deimos acts erratically and irritatingly irrational in all the scenes he is in, which is fortunately not many. He is meant to be a foil to the misthios Kassandra but is never very threatening or particularly interesting enough to be compared on the same level. His appearance is made all the more insulting for those who chose Alexios as their player character as his canonical appearance as Deimos is an insulting caricature of their noble vision of him. All in all, Deimos is just an irrational beast who commits terrible acts for vague reasons, prompting his death at the hands of Kassandra by the end of Odyssey.
However, there is an alternate ending that could see him spared. During their confrontation, Kassandra may choose to spare her brother and allow them to their crew. Given how much of both Odyssey and Valhalla is left ambiguously canon, this could open up the possibility of his return, especially with his Isu heritage permitting him unknown abilities. That would, however, be a mistake. The only thing Deimos did that was interesting was die and sadly nothing else. Retconning this would not redeem him, only make the circumstances surrounding him in Odyssey worse.
Sigurd From Assassin's Creed Valhalla Got Annoying Quickly
Sigurd Styrbjornsson is the adoptive brother of Eivor in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. He plays a large role within Valhalla, even having his determinable endings. Throughout the game, Sigurd undergoes many trials that reawaken his memory as the reincarnation of the Isu god Tyr, the same from Norse mythology. However, once he does so his character drastically changes, and not for the better.
After awakening his memories of being Tyr, Sigurd becomes a power-hungry dictator who relishes making his word law. The knowledge of being Tyr enforces his vision that he is right by default, by divine blood right. This is not only very annoying but clashes with his embodiment as Tyr, the Norse god of war and justice, which isn't the first time Assassin's Creed ruined a Norse god. After awakening, he makes unjust decisions and antagonizes almost everyone in his life for no other reason than because he believes he cannot be wrong. It is not a flattering transformation and does not get much better as the game progresses.
While his ultimate fate is determinant, Sigurd does not die in either case and thus may return, perhaps even surviving beyond his years due to his Isu reincarnation. Regardless, his traveling nature and the ambiguous ending leave Sigurd the most open to returning in any other Assassin's Creed, especially those that take place around that time. However, unless some changes are made, Sigurd would more likely become a nuisance than a beloved character.
Assassin's Creed's Shaun Hastings Was Always Very Boring
While some players enjoy its modern-day setting, others question why Assassin's Creed has a modern setting at all. Ever since Desmond died in Assassin's Creed 3, the modern-day story has been meandering from plot to plot and is often barely mentioned in the newest games save as a framing device. The modern characters are rarely used, rarely referenced, rarely tied back to, and often have nothing at all to do with the protagonist the player controls in the historic setting, perhaps none more so than Shaun Hastings.
Shaun began as a historian and analyst working alongside Desmond Miles and his crew from the onset of Assassin's Creed 2 onward. He is the primary source of the journal entries the player can read about the many figures, places, and events the player experiences in the historic campaign. After Desmond died in the events of Assassin's Creed 3, Shaun makes a move as the head of his sect of Assassins. However, don't let that fool you, Shaun is unfortunately one of the worst characters in the series. Witch such a character at the helm of the Assassins, it is a small wonder why the developers of Assassin's Creed remind people about the modern story.
What is perhaps most egregious about the character is just how boring he is. Shaun takes a ive role for the majority of the story, serving as a very dry exposition dump that players are forced to sit through. While his wife, Rebecca Crane, is at least interesting to talk to, Shaun cannot even manage that. While he has mellowed throughout the series, Shaun never quite grows out of being an annoying character. He constantly sprinkles in dry anecdotes and stale jokes even in his journal entries. He is just a bland plot device that no longer serves any purpose and should be forgotten.
Rebecca Crane Has No Point In Assassin's Creed Anymore
While more tolerable than her husband, Rebecca is an underdeveloped and useless character since the death of Desmond. As the resident tech for Desmond's crew, Rebecca used to be a pivotal member as she kept the Animus equipment and helped train Desmond through the Bleeding Effect. However, like Shaun, after Desmond's death, she doesn't have a place in the story anymore. Unless Desmond is coming back to Assassin's Creed, there is no place for Rebecca.
While she was one of the more interesting crew to talk to, she did not develop as a character within the game's meager modern-day story. She is very underdeveloped relative to the newer modern characters like Layla. What's worse is that her role as Animus tech is no longer needed with the series' current iterations of the Animus. The new Animus doesn't even require the to be blood relatives anymore which is why Abstergo is looking to market them as consumer products. Sadly, Rebecca is no longer necessary to the story. While it may be a stretch to call her the "worst," she nevertheless is an underdeveloped, underutilized character that simply has no role anymore in the current modern-day setting. Thus she, alongside her husband Shaun, should either be completely revamped or removed entirely.
These are just some of the worst characters that should never return in the Assassin's Creed franchise. However, that isn't to say they cannot be improved upon in subsequent games. With Assassin's Creed potentially changing its setting and main character, perhaps there is also room to improve any characters that may return. Whichever way Assassin's Creed decides to go, one can only hope that any recurring characters will be handled well.
