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• CHARACTER NAME HERE • ALIAS: Shaun Hastings • DATE OF BIRTH: November, 16th, 1985 • AGE: 32 • SPECIES: Human • GENDER: Male • SEXUALITY: straight • CANON INFORMATION • CANON: Assassin's Creed • CANON POINT: End of Syndicate, right before he realizes Rebecca's been shot • HISTORY:Shaun's not big into huge governments not organizations running things and it's his nature to try to poke holes into them, or break them down if at all possible. Though he doesn't like to make huge waves that will put him in the public eye. He's a cynical ass when he wants to be, usually pointing out the obvious. Part of this might just be because he’s the only Brit working with a group of Americans who he feel don’t really reach the same level of intelligence as they do (thus the reason he is cold to Desmond at first and chides Rebecca like she’s a child in some of the early interactions in the first game he’s introduced in). To those who don't know him it may seem like he is just a cold asshole (partially true!). Until he feels he can actually trust someone that’s pretty much true. Though even when he trusts a person he’ll keep up the facade around others if nothing else to keep people from getting too close. This is to both protect himself, and those he cares about (Mostly Rebecca whom he respects due to them being colleagues so long, and the fact she is always saving his ass, even before he was an Assassin). Speaking of his partner, Rebecca's the one that actually brought him into the assassins, after finding him poking around Abstergo. Despite her warnings he kept pulling the thread until he was caught. If it wasn't for her intervention he would have been taken to them, instead he managed to escape and was teamed up with her to back up Lucy Stillman who was a mole planted in Abstergo. The two may bicker and insult each other, but Shaun does respect Rebecca more than any of the other Assassins he works with. Most of the insults thrown her way are light teasing, which she throws back in kind, or just ignores. Over the years working with her they have a relationship that is a dance way more complicated than it should be, he obviously cares about her, but doesn't seem to want to really tell her. Though he doesn't seem to have many he calls friends in the first place. This may be a throwback to when he just dabbled in conspiracy theories, after all when releasing secrets on people like the Illuminati and other secret societies (cough Templar cough) it’s usually a good idea to stay anonymous. Though Shaun’s always dabbled in information, being part of the Assassins has just given him a safer outlet than the dark web to spout off his endless well of random historical trivia, like the Sacred Geometrical symbol for God, or random dates tied to important events in the Church. Which leads to the hint that he was a member of the Catholic church at one point, and he either left being disenfranchised by the people in the church, or he was removed because of his conspiracy theories. Both seem plausible with his personality (I think he may have spent at least some time in Seminary school because some of the knowledge he uses is a bit further than just Altar boy). Because of his knowledge though, he’s usually one of the people that the modern Assassins go to if they need assistance in a research manner. Most of the time on screen he’s shown to be a glorified desk jockey and enjoying it. Shaun is pretty much the walking database of information that most of the Modern Assassins seem to go to when they're stuck and he enjoys that position. Though all that seems to change after the death of Desmond Miles, someone whom he took a while to warm up to, though admired as a friend and a kind of role model. He took this death harder than he did Lucy's, which he understood was against Desmond's control. But with Desmond, he chose to sacrifice himself, saving everyone in the process, now Shaun's just trying to live up to that, by helping the Assassins make sure that the Templar don't win and control the world. By doing this he has had to actually step up and not hide behind his computer anymore. He's taken learning the skills needed to survive in the new world that Desmond set for them. This included fighting (he's so proud of his hidden taser as opposed to a hidden blade) and some parkour (free running) enough to have learned how to do a Leap of Faith. He's still the go-to info guy when other Assassins need the assistance, though for the most part he's working with Bishop and Rebecca to train the Initiates so they can join the ranks of the Assassins. He's also tamed some of the snark, though he still talks down to others somewhat. He’s shown to be determined not to lose another friend. When Rebecca takes a bullet for him his first thought is to get her to safety, to hell with the mission. Though considering the two of them are the last of the team he started out with, it’s not a surprise that he’s protective of her. • PAST GAME HISTORY: NA • ABILITIES/POWERS/INVENTORY • Hacking • Parkour • INVENTORYNetbook, cellphone, hidden taser (out of power), Messengerbag worn crossbody, random slips of paper, a few pens, his glasses • OTHER NOTES