The cowled figure slipped away into the shadows of the dense forest's foliage. He climbed the nearest snow-covered tree gaining an advantage on the approaching British soldiers. Connor is one of the many dangers that toil in the wilderness.
A practiced native warrior emulating the patience of nature, before he strikes like a jaguar, the blood appeases his vengeance for now. More soldiers appear from the woods and quickly form a circle around the assassin. Their eyes are tainted with doubt and their bodies move stiffly with apprehension.
But yet the soldiers approach with their swords drawn and are prepared to battle the assassin. Connor grippes the hilt of his tomahawk and raises a blade in his other hand. The small axe whirls through the air and splits the brow of the nearest soldier. Connor's knife slashes wildly at another tearing through sinew and muscle.
The brawl was over in moments and several British soldiers lay dead. Many of their heads removed from their still twitching bodies. The assassin vanished into the shadows.
The latest trailer for Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed III illustrates that the franchise's newest protagonist Connor has a wide assortment of deadly weapons. Connor like his assassin brethren wields these weapons with fatal precision.
The trailer shows that he also wields two wrist blades that have become a staple of the franchise. But Connor's weapon of choice appears to be the tomahawk, which play into the character's Native American ancestry.
He is also shown to use modern weapon such as rifles and muskets. He is also equipped with a bow and arrow and several other weapons.
Assassin's Creed III is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and Microsoft Windows. The game releases in North America for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 30. The Wii U version will follow on Nov. 18 when the console launches and a Microsoft Windows version is next on Nov. 20.
Watch the trailer below and check out our slideshow of images from the game's multiplayer mode here.