The Assassin
"Children! She sends me against children!"
The Assassin (sometimes called the Gelert Assassin) refers to the Grey Gelert who made an appearance in Neopets: The Darkest Faerie, who The Darkest Faerie hired to kill Roberta and Tormund. He spends much of his time attempting to stop the heroes from advancing, only directly attacking them on their first and last meeting. A book featuring him can be found in the Gelert Family Crypts, stating that after his love died, he turned bitter and became an assassin.
History
Background
Little is known about the Gelert Assassin before the events of the game, other than that he was driven mad by the death of a family member.
Neopets: The Darkest Faerie
- Main article: Neopets: The Darkest Faerie
Act 3
The first time Tor and Roberta encounter the Assassin, he attacks them just outside of Brightvale Castle. However, the knights guarding the gate rush to their aid, and the Assassin escapes. After this, the Assassin makes several attempts to indirectly stop the pair, such as causing Sludgies and skeletons to attack them, and breaking the lift to Illusen's Glade. He makes another appearance just outside of the dark cloud wall surrounding Meridell, stating that it is impenetrable.
Tor and Roberta finally face off with the Assassin in Illusen's Glade, but the Assassin escapes before he can be defeated.
Trivia
- The sword The Assassin carries is similar to the Sword of Skardsen, which may be an art redesign for the video game.
- On the Neopets TCG card The Assassin, there is a missprint which labeled The Assassin as a Lupe. According to an editorial article, The Neopets Team noticed the error but printing was too far along to fix it.
- There is an image of an Assassin Plushie in the image database, but as of October 2012 is unreleased.
- The Gelert Assassin bears slight resemblance to Kanrik.
