Assassin's Creed is an stealth franchise created by , and , developed and published by using the game engine and its more advanced derivatives. It depicts a centuries-old struggle, now and then, between the , who fight for peace with free will, and the , who desire peace through control. The series features , and , intertwined with real-world and . For the majority of time players would control an Assassin in the past history, while they also play as Desmond Miles or an Assassin Initiate in the present day, who hunt down their Templar targets.