Dutch Assassin.

A while ago, with Assassin's Creed III coming up, I was wondering what the assassin from the Assassin's Creed series by Ubisoft would look like if the series is set in the Low Countries of the17th century, which is known in the Netherlands as 'The Golden Century'.

I started doodling some designs and I finally painted this one, based on one of the sketches. If I was to pitch this to Ubisoft, I also had a small premise prepared.

In 1640's Amsterdam, the city is a hotbed of activity, mainly due to the VOC, the Dutch East India Company. Little do the people know, but the VOC is actually a Templar front, set up to cash in on the spice monopoly and erode the Republic from the inside out. You are Adriaen Arendz. , a descendant of the Assassins from Antwerp, a city firmly in Spanish hands. You are to stop the VOC and the stadtholder, who seek to dominate and enslave the population.

Gameplay can take place in a variety of cities in the Low Countries, but mostly Amsterdam. Playable cities may include Utrecht (the religious centre at that time), Antwerp, and Brussels (the seat of Spanish government). Cities added for eye-candy can include Bruges and Ghent.

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