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Assassins Creed Brotherhood

This image is showing Ezio (the main protagonist) using his assassins to
clear an area of danger.

★ There is a lot of fighting in this scene. Fighting normally refers to dominance on one side, or a disagreement between two sides.

★ Women, Courtesans, stand beside a man. This may be due to protection or simply helping people around them with troubles or pleasures. It may also show how woman were treated, as tools, in that present day.

★ Buildings of high standard, flourishing green trees and walkways surrounds the beings in this image. This could be in the region of the rich and well being humans which live in this area.

★ The Assassins dressed in white resemble peace or innocence in their image. Possibly referring to a god or some one who they look to for guidance to help with their deeds. It could even be to pretend, to play as some one else. They also have splashes of red in their clothing, making their clothing some-what intimidating; red meaning danger.

★ Knights/Guards cover the area, protecting the people around. This may be because there is something very important in the area they need to protect. Or maybe they could be on high alert, looking for some one in particular to capture and contain.

★ The raised hand by the side of the Courtesans symbolises power and control over bodies or a situation which is at hand.

★ The amount of people fighting, like second bodies, seem worthless (or pawns). This could be because there is a war afoot and people deal with things like this (as they are determined) by fighting for their own country or beliefs so that their country/beliefs stay true and alive.

★ The shocked faces of the woman correspond to vulnerable, weak women which they played roles as during these times. They rely on men, the dominant species, to save and protect them at any costs as they did all of the work and sinful tasks which men assigned them to do.

★ Fighting between two sides seems common, and there seems to be no terror of other characters in the scene.

★ The buildings are in the style of the Renaissance period. Beautifully crafted buildings reach high into the sky, giving them a very detailed and historical feeling to them.