Ptolemy XIII in 'Assassin's Creed Origins.' If Ptolemy can deliver Pompey to Caesar, he could win the support of the Roman Republic. Pompey fled to Egypt to escape his archenemy, Caesar. And a gift will soon arrive in his hands: the defeated Roman general, Pompey the Great. He has the support of the Greek-speaking elites of Egypt. On paper at least, he seems to be winning the war against his sister/ex-wife. But what will she do with that power? Is she really fighting for Egypt, or herself? Who is Ptolemy XIII? She’ll could win the support of the Romans and amass great power for herself. Aya believes in her fully, but Bayek can see her darker side. In a trailer the queen compares herself to Isis, the Egyptian mother goddess.įor Bayek and Aya, Cleopatra might be the champion of Egypt. Even though Cleopatra and her family are Greek in origin, she chose to embrace Egypt. Ptolemy took the capital, forcing Cleopatra to find find new allies. After the death of her father, she was made to marry her younger brother, Ptolemy. Caesar and Cleopatra in 'Asssassin's Creed Origins.'Ĭleopatra begins this story exiled from her capital, Alexandria. In the Assassin’s Creed universe, her allies will become the genesis of the Assassin order. You don’t survive in times like these without being ruthless. That goal will make Cleopatra a player in the Roman Civil Wars, which dominate the 1st century BC. She’s a crafty and ambitious young woman, who won over strong allies in her bid to keep Egypt independent. Yeah, the Cleopatra of Assassin’s Creed Origins is gorgeous, but don’t think she is just looks. Who is Cleopatra?Ĭleopatra is remembered in pop culture mostly for her beauty and the Roman generals she seduced. But the battle between these three interesting figures will shape the rest of antiquity. Bayek and Aya’s actions will matter in this game’s story. The couple finds themselves trapped in a bloody battle of power between three major world leaders, Cleopatra, Ptolemy XIII, and Julius Caesar. The game is set in 49 BC Egypt, where you play as the fictional Bayek and his wife Aya. The upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origins promises to have a strong historical cast. Be them Leonardo Da Vinci or the pirate Blackbeard, the real-life characters are often the most fun characters in these games. However, when you’re not stabbing people, you get to rub elbows with great figures from the past. Gameplay is built around fictional characters fighting a fictional shadow war of Assassins vs. Assassin’s Creed games have always been history theme parks as much as they’ve been about stabbing people.