{"id":204643,"date":"2021-02-28T23:28:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T23:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/assassins-creed-origins-aya-ac2-claudia\/"},"modified":"2021-02-28T23:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T23:28:11","slug":"comparing-assassins-creed-origins-aya-to-ac2-claudia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/28\/comparing-assassins-creed-origins-aya-to-ac2-claudia\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Assassin’s Creed Origins’ Aya to AC2 Claudia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unfortunately, it\u2019s been fairly consistent that Ubisoft has given its Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em><\/strong> women the short end of the stick. Whether it was in the games or behind closed doors, the women of Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em><\/a> haven\u2019t always been treated with the respect they deserve. Aya, the mother of the Creed, was supposed to be the main protagonist of Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins<\/em>, but her character slowly got diminished until she was a shell of the original pitch. However, just because her role was reduced, it doesn\u2019t mean she doesn\u2019t have a prominent place in Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em> lore.<\/p>\n

Assassin\u2019s Creed 2<\/em> isn\u2019t known for having wonderful representation for women, but it does have some incredibly strong female characters that either teach or help Ezio in his journey to joining the Creed. One woman who tended to stay on the sidelines in Assassin\u2019s Creed 2<\/em><\/a> and eventually became a member of the Creed in Assassin\u2019s Creed Brotherhood<\/em> was Ezio\u2019s sister, Claudia Auditore da Firenze. Both Aya and Claudia had fiery personalities, but each also regarded the Creed in their own way.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Why The Next Assassin\u2019s Creed Needs a Female Protagonist Only<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Players don\u2019t immediately meet Aya, Bayek\u2019s then-wife, at the start of the game, but it\u2019s soon revealed that she has a very prominent role in Origins<\/em> – players just don\u2019t get to experience it firsthand. Instead, she and Bayek split up to take down pieces of the Order of Ancients scattered throughout Rome and Egypt. Aya was half-Greek, half-Egyptian and a descendant of Odyssey<\/em>\u2019s Kassandra.<\/p>\n

From an early age, Aya was already incredibly smart<\/a> and had dreams of becoming a scholar in Alexandria. She gave these up when she found out she was pregnant with Khemu, who would end up being her only child. Aya married Bayek and settled in Siwa, until tragedy uprooted her and her marriage. Khemu is killed, leaving Aya heartbroken and Bayek thirsty for revenge. They separate for over a year, finally reuniting to only separate again as Aya begins to work for Cleopatra and Bayek goes off on his own.<\/p>\n

Bayek and Aya are betrayed by Cleopatra, and Aya goes down in history as the woman who killed Cleopatra with an asp<\/a> (though this happens many years after the events of Origins<\/em>.) She renounces the name Aya and lives the rest of her life as Amunet, the mother of the Creed (the Hidden Ones) and spends the rest of her days fighting the Order of Ancients. Though she and Bayek break up, neither one of them remarry, instead devoting their lives to the Creed.<\/p>\n

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When players first meet Claudia, she tells Ezio her fianc\u00e9 Duccio has been unfaithful, so her older brother confirms the rumors and beats up the adulterer, also nullifying her engagement. Not long after, tragedy strikes the Auditore family<\/a> as her father Giovanni, her eldest brother Frederico, and youngest brother Petruccio are all executed because of a false report of treason. Ezio manages to escape Florence with Claudia and their mother, Maria, making it to Monteriggioni to stay with their Uncle Mario. Claudia spends the rest of Assassin\u2019s Creed 2<\/em> bookkeeping for Mario and managing the finances of the Villa – a task she openly protests.<\/p>\n

Her attitude changes in Assassin\u2019s Creed Brotherhood<\/em>, where both Claudia and her mother follow Ezio to Rome rather than go to Florence as he asked. Claudia wanted to assist the Creed<\/a>, and eventually became the Madame of Rosa in Fiore, a bustling brothel in Rome. She cared deeply about protecting her courtesans, and the Rosa in Fiore also became an epicenter of information for the Assassins. Soon, Ezio inducted her into the Assassin Order, even taking over the Italian Brotherhood branch when Ezio left to visit Masyaf and search for more answers about Altair Ibn-La\u2019Ahad.<\/p>\n

RELATED: How Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Valhalla Extend Life Beyond Normal Means<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She relinquished the title when her brother returned and resigned, naming a new successor in his place.\u00a0Claudia had already been married once before, but eventually got married again and lived in Rome<\/a> with her new husband. She was furious when she learned Ezio was going to resign from the Brotherhood, but eventually she came around and even went to visit Ezio, Sofia, and her niece and nephew. She was actually fairly close to Sofia despite their age difference.<\/p>\n