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The Hashshashin were an Islamic community in The Middle East around the time of The Crusades, who both named and codified the Assassin archetype, though only few know to what extent their image has been Flanderized since then.

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  • The Hashshashin
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  • The Hashshashin were an Islamic community in The Middle East around the time of The Crusades, who both named and codified the Assassin archetype, though only few know to what extent their image has been Flanderized since then.
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  • The Hashshashin were an Islamic community in The Middle East around the time of The Crusades, who both named and codified the Assassin archetype, though only few know to what extent their image has been Flanderized since then. Originally an esoteric Islamic Cult--usually classified as a radical offshoot of the Isma'ili sect of Shi'a Islam--founded by Hassan-i Sabbah, it developed into a society of assassins operating from the mountain fortress Alamut and terrorizing the region's rulers with their attacks. Despite their fearsome reputation, the Hashshashin were said to be quite friendly towards common folk, since their killings were actually carefully targeted and planned, rather than random acts of violence. Their name stems from their use of hashish -- allegedly, the recruits were drugged, led to a paradisiacal garden, full of lush greenery and beautiful women, and then told that only the "Old Man of the Mountain" had the means to let them return, which resulted in their fanatical devotion. Their downfall came when one of their strikes reached the Mongols, who razed Alamut during their conquest of Persia. In fiction, The Knights Templar are often positioned as the Rivals and Arch Nemesis of the Hashshashin (and the two are often found alongside each other in Conspiracy Kitchen Sinks); this can be quite frustrating to people who know the region's history, since Crusaders--though not necessarily the Templars themselves--were often allies, since they shared a common enemy (i.e. the Sunni Turkish and to a lesser extent Kurdish and Arab lords who ruled the region, including Zengi and Saladin). Compare Ninjas, the Far Eastern counterpart.
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