If you've been paying attention to Comic-Con, then by now, you've no doubt heard about the new Assassin's Creed comic book, "Assassin's Creed: Brahman, which takes place in 19th century India, and introduces us to a new assassin, Arbaaz Mir. Mir has been continuing Connor's fight against the British and their colonial rule of India. Besides that, little else is known, but the staff behind the comic has provided a few details, that, while seemingly harmless, could potentially tell us some things about Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.
We've since learned from the team behind the comic that, like Desmond Miles, Mir has a present day ancestor. The team did a bit of PR with Creed developer Ubisoft about the new comic, where not only did they reveal the identity of the ancestor, but said outright that the comic will clue in fans as to the future of the Assassin's Creed franchise, namely, beyond Black Flag. But with the comic not set to arrive until later this year, we'll have to try to connect the dots all by our lonesome.
The modern day man viewing all of Mir's memories is actually an Abstergo programmer, Jot Soora. Couple this piece of knowledge with what Ubisoft has already told us about Black Flag, namely, that it won't feature long time Creed protagonist Desmond Miles, meaning there's someone new in the Animus. Ubisoft confirmed that said person whose memories gamers will be using to view the pirate antics of Thomas Kenway will indeed be an Abstergo employee. Will that be Mir himself? He seems to fit the bill, so he's certainly a possibility. Miles re-lived the lives of three very prominent assassins, so who's to say that another character couldn't do the same thing?
It even matches up historically. Pirate protagonist Kenway sailed the blue waters of the Caribbean in the early 1700's, and the Indian navy was often at odds with the English over various naval interests. But then again, what country didn't have a problem with the British empire at one point or another? Ubisoft has been saying that Kenway is a bit of a ladies man, so it's not unreasonable to think he could've sowed some wild oats with an Indian "snake charmer" before settling down with Connor's great grandmum, possibly producing a line that would result in "Brahman" assassin Arbaaz Mir.
For argument's sake, you could say that the comic is just a stand-alone adventure, and nothing more. True, but it should be considered that the comic is being done by the same crew that did the first Creed comic book, "The Fall," as well as its follow up, "The Chain," and created a character that would go on to feature in the Creed games. Both books followed the journey of a Russian assassin by the name of Nikolai Orelov, whose memories are viewed by his modern day descendant, Daniel Cross, a major antagonist of 2012's Assassin's Creed 3, and a small appearance in Revelations.
Obviously, none of this is actually confirmed, but I do feel as though it stands to reason. We can't be sure though until both the comic and game come out. Black Flag is set for a multi-platform release this fall, as will "Assassin's Creed: Brahman."