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"We are nothing but pawns in a violent game of chess, where the rules and ethics of the game have been discarded in favor of bloodshed and brutality against their fellow man."
―Isabelle Miranda Allard on warfare and the Assassin-Templar War, October 1953.
Isabelle Miranda Allard
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French Master Assassin Isabelle Miranda Allard in London, England, September 15th, 1940. Artwork done by timayonnaise on Instagram.
Biographical information
Born

May 9th, 1920
Vimy, France

Died

December 22nd, 2013
Versailles, France (aged 93 years)

Political information
Affiliations

Assassins (1939 - 1986)
French Military (1946 - 1955)

Real-world information
Appears in

Murder of Alexandra Dorian
Battle of Britain
Origins of the Magpie
Trip to Saskatchewan
Confronting Xavier
A Surprise Visit
A Check-in on Isabelle
Nail in the Coffin (mentioned only)
The Attempted Assassination of Isabelle Miranda Allard
A Shocking Revelation
Prison Visit
An Unwanted Return

Actor

Kerri Einarson

Cptn. Isabelle Miranda Allard (9 May 1920 - 22 December 2013) also known by her nickname of The Magpie as well as her married name Isabelle Miranda Andreu from 1952 to 1961, was a French military Captain, revolutionary, diplomat, musician, feminist, and a Human Rights and Women’s Rights activist from Paris, France. A reincarnation of the legendary Maria Williams, she was also a Master Assassin of the British Brotherhood of Assassins who operated out of London from 1939 to 1945 during World War II and from Paris with the Parisian/French Brotherhood from 1945 to 1954 as a Master Assassin before being appointed Mentor in 1954, serving in the position until 1984, eventually retiring in 1986. As Mentor, she was known for revolutionizing the Parisian Brotherhood, bringing them up to modern standards and rechristening them as the French Brotherhood of Assassins. She, alongside her long-time friend Vivian Cadieux-Foden, were founders of the anti-fascist women's rights Assassin Cell known as the Women's Liberation Front (WLF). She was also a member of the Iron Sisterhood, a coalition of Assassin Mentors behind the Iron Curtain who campaigned for the end of the Cold War alongside Elizabeth Baudin and Lydia Frye.

A Sixth-Generation Dorian, Isabelle is a member of the legendary Dorian Family of Assassins, and the only female in the family to serve in the French Military when she served in French Indochina in 1945, and rose to the rank of Captain. She is a descendant of Master Assassins Arno Dorian and Elise de la Serre, through the line of their son, Francois Charles Dorian and his daughter, Gabrielle Elise Dorian. Francois is Isabelle's great-great-grandfather. She is the great-grandmother of French revolutionary, musician and human rights activist Meaghan Allard. Isabelle is of British, French, Austrian, Norwegian, and Danish descent.

While living in West Berlin, she also went by the name Miranda Allard and was dubbed Morrigan by German Templar Grand Master Stefan Klein in his journals.

Many Assassins across Europe have called Isabelle the greatest European Assassin of the modern era, even surpassing that of her relative, British Master Assassin and Mentor Alana Rose Dorian. The Spanish Assassins have called Isabelle San Issa to commemorate her legendary legacy.

Isabelle is considered by many to be one of the most important French women to ever live.

Early Life[]

"Isabelle will do good in life, you know. I just hope she doesn't make the same mistakes I made over the course of my lifetime"
―Alana Rose Dorian to Alexandra shortly after meeting baby Isabelle, 1920.
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Baby Isabelle with her great grandaunt Alana Rose Dorian, July 1920.

Isabelle Miranda Allard was born in the Village of Vimy, France, on May 9th, 1920 to Robert Allard, a retired medic, and Alexandra Dorian, a military nurse, banker, as well as a Master Assassin who was active in London during World War 1. Due to her parents being in the military, she was labeled a military brat in her youth. She was the only child born to the couple, as she would have had a twin brother named Louis, who died upon delivery. She was born by way of a caesarian section after her mother passed her stillborn brother. When Isabelle was two months old, her father passed away from liver failure due to excessive alcoholism caused by PSTD from the Great War. Isabelle cried for three days and nights. Alexandra looked Isabelle in the eye one night, and told her that they would navigate the harsh waters of life together and that no one would stop them. It was around this time that Isabelle first met Lydia Frye, her mother's closest friend, who helped Alexandra and Isabelle get back on their feet along with Alana, her great-grandaunt. Alana would tell Alexandra that Isabelle will have a bright future, but hoped that Isabelle didn't repeat the mistakes she made in her life. Baby Isabelle was a little distant towards Alana, biting Alana's fingers on several occasions when Alana held her close. Isabelle and her mother would relocate to the Saint-Denis commune in Paris to live with her grandmother Annabelle. This was so that her mother could focus on her duties as a banker as well as connect with her fellow Parisian Assassins.

When she was five, Alexandra gifted Isabelle with a necklace of four hearts, all pointed inwards, as a way to commemorate her father and brother, and the resilience of the Dorian family. Isabelle would wear this necklace for the rest of her career as an Assassin as a memento as to who she was fighting for.

In her youth and teens, Isabelle's hair was a dark brown color before it changed to her trademark black hair at the age of twenty.

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Isabelle with her mother Alexandra, June 1924.

Growing up, Isabelle was more of a tomboy, usually hanging out with boys after school. She was frequently bullied due to her height, often being called 'shorty', 'shrimp', and 'stubby' at school, which led to Isabelle getting into fights with them, fights she often won. She hated wearing dresses and 'flowery headbands' for family photographs. In 1922, Isabelle was present with her mother to witness the end of the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople. When she was five, Isabelle was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. Despite this, Isabelle succeeded in school, graduating in 1938, with an incredible will to learn new things. It also spread to her home, where she learned how do finances with her mother, and how to keep her household afloat. When she was fourteen, Isabelle got a job as a tailor at her home, repairing suits and dresses, after school. She would also take music classes, specializing in guitar, and would sing in the school choir. Alexandra wanted Isabelle to become a nun at the convent in Paris, but Isabelle outright refused, saying she would much rather join the military, which she would later do when she was twenty-six. Isabelle was sewing her mother's jacket, where she noticed the Assassin insignia on the collar of her jacket. When she got home, she asked her mother about what the symbol meant. Her mother sat her down, and told her about her heritage. She told Isabelle about the origins of the Assassin and Templar Orders, the Assassin-Templar War, and her lineage, ranging from Arno Dorian and Elise de la Serre, as well as Francois Charles Dorian and Gabrielle Elise Dorian. After learning so much through this conversation with her mother, Isabelle agreed to train as an Assassin under her mother's wing. Both Isabelle and Vivian's families traveled to Liverpool in 1932, where the two young girls had the opportunity to meet Alana Rose Dorian, and got to hear the legendary British Mentor speak to them about the Creed, as well as share her tactics and theories, which would later inspire Isabelle in the future. Isabelle, along with her mother and grandmother, attended the funeral of Alana in Paris in 1935.

Early Assassin Years[]

Isabelle began her training under her mother in the spring of 1934, beginning with how to free run, and learning more about the Assassins, the Creed, and their motivations. In 1935, Isabelle began her combat training, learning how to use a kukri, a pistol, and her Hidden Blade in combat scenarios. Alexandra would take both Isabelle and Vivian to Liverpool in England to further train themselves under the eye of Cavan Richardson, who unbeknownst to Isabelle, was the great Alana Rose Dorian's son. In 1936, after a training session, Isabelle and her mother went to Vimy Ridge to witness the unveiling of the Vimy War Memorial. Here she got to meet King Edward VIII, who was the King of England, as well as a fellow Assassin and friend of her mother's. After shaking his hand, he wished Isabelle well in her training. Later in life, Isabelle would criticize the former King, due to the rumors of him being a Nazi sympathizer. Alexandra and Isabelle left Vimy and returned to Paris to continue her training, not only as an Assassin, but as a medic too, as Isabelle wanted to keep the legacy of her father alive. In 1936, Alexandra and Isabelle went to the Olympics in Berlin, and was allegedly 'disgruntled' all the time because her best friend Vivian couldn't come.

Along with training with her mother, Isabelle would train alongside her best friend Vivian Cadieux under the tutelage of her parents, Michel and Marianne in their home. Isabelle and Vivian were known for racing each other in climbing and freerunning challenges throughout the nights of training in Paris.

Master Assassin[]

In the spring of 1939, Isabelle was bestowed the rank of Master Assassin by her mother. A couple of months later, Isabelle came from her work room one day to witness her mother lying unusually on the couch. She examined her mother, and noticed a Templar Cross on her mother's chest. Removing the Cross from her chest, she was shocked to see a bullet hole where the Cross was. Looking in her mother's hand, she discovered a note tucked in the bullet hole, which detailed that her mother was murdered at the hands of thugs in league with German Templar Grand Master Stefan Klein. Isabelle mourned and laid her mother to rest beside her ancestors in the Dorian Family Crypt in Pere Lachaise cemetery by herself, all while plotting how to bring Stefan Klein to an end while she stayed at her grandmother's place. In the spring of 1939, Isabelle visited the Vimy War Memorial once more to honor the memory of her father. Upon her return to the family home in Paris, Isabelle came home to discover that her home was torn to shreds, with everything to do with her mother covered up and destroyed, much to the heartbreak of Isabelle. Among the ruined furniture, Isabelle discovered a letter, stating Klein’s intent to remove the Dorians from France by his desire to kill Isabelle. She couldn’t go to Vivian’s, as she was studying law in Lyon. She hurried to her grandmother Annabelle's place and showed her the letter. Annabelle chastised the young woman, stating that she failed to save her mother and stating that she shouldn't have lollygagged her way back from school or else her mother might have survived. Isabelle retorted that she was never told nor informed of an impending attack on their household. Annabelle replied by stating that Isabelle's negligence was a move that would make a 'beanhead' blush, and it cost her mother her life, and now it was going to cost Isabelle a home as well as taking away her Hidden Blade. Annabelle would even suggest that Isabelle should take up prostitution, even saying that Isabelle should 'open her legs so she won't be lonely on the streets'. Annabelle's quick eviction of Isabelle forced her to the streets on her 19th birthday.

Homeless on the Streets of Paris[]

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Isabelle homeless under Pont Royal, May 1939.

After her 19th birthday, Isabelle was severely depressed and homeless on the streets of Paris. She would also develop a smoking and drinking habit as well to cope with her depression, and make her new home under Pont Royal. Her hair would grow long and unkempt, and her clothes tattered and dirty. She would bathe in the River Seine late at night out of the watch of the population. Every night, she would light a cigarette and ponder on her life so far, and everything leading up to that point. She would hear all sorts of comments, ranging from what a girl like her is doing on the streets to comments such as 'go home' and 'get a job', on top of being called a beggar and a dosser. In one of her depressive episodes that was caused by someone saying 'you could do a lot better than living under a bridge', Isabelle contemplated suicide, but decided not to, joining an underground fight club instead. Isabelle often joined fight clubs and earned money, which she would later spend on small amounts of food, coffee, beer and cigarettes. After getting kicked out of the fight clubs due to insufficient funds in late July, Isabelle would return to the streets and resort to begging for money, as well as joining the Gang des Tractions Avant, a bank robbing gang in Paris in April 1940. She would get into a skirmish with a policeman, which led to her getting arrested and booked in late May 1940 on charges of panhandling, assaulting a police officer and plotting a bank robbery, the latter charge was eventually dropped. While panhandling, she received money from a young girl. That young girl would be Irina McCall, who Isabelle would later recruit to her incarnation of the French Brotherhood as an archivist and bookkeeper later on in the future.

While she was homeless, Isabelle was a pack-a-week smoker, but never displayed or developed any symptoms of lung cancer or smoker side effects due to her high concentration of Isu DNA nullifying the symptoms.

During this time, Isabelle would even consider becoming a prostitute in order to make money. Isabelle rejected the idea upon joining the GdTA in April 1940.

World War II[]

In 1939, World War Two broke out when the Nazis annexed half of Poland. The war didn't catch Isabelle's attention until word reached her that the Nazis were making their way toward Paris. On June 3rd, Isabelle abandoned her Pont Royal bridge home and chose to flee Paris with her best friend Vivian, who had just returned from Lyon to Dunkirk. After hotwiring a car, Isabelle and Vivian drove out of the city to Dunkirk. Getting out of the vehicle (which she illegally drove halfway to Dunkirk ) after it was hit by a bomb from an airstrike, Isabelle and Vivian managed to cope with the stench of the dead and travel on foot, managing to evade gunfire from both Nazi and Allied troops in the city to witness the last ship leaving Dunkirk. On board was her childhood friend Xavier Andreu. As Isabelle and Vivian were wading through the water, Isabelle could hear soldiers telling Xavier to leave them for dead. Furious with this, Xavier went against their orders and threw out a rope toward the two women. Isabelle and Vivian on board the ship. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw an Assassin pin on his collar. Later on, Isabelle spoke with Xavier, informing him that she came from a family of Assassins as well and that she was traveling up to London to meet with Lydia Frye. Xavier suggested that him and Isabelle keep in touch. Isabelle replied with a smile, planting a kiss on his cheek as they arrived at the port of Dover.

Working with Lydia Frye[]

Upon arriving in Dover, Isabelle and Vivian made their way to London. When they arrived in London, she was greeted by a man named Isaac Crowder, who told her to meet up with his mother Lydia Frye, Mentor of the British Assassins, in her flat by St. Paul's Cathedral. The two women thanked Isaac and made their way over to Lydia's flat. Arriving at the flat, she was greeted by Lydia, who welcomed her into the flat. Isabelle would stay at the flat with Lydia for several months, whereas Vivian was sent to Manchester on a mission of her own. It was at Lydia's flat where Isabelle would hear that France had fallen to the Nazis and that Stefan Klein was back in Paris. Isabelle was so enraged, she wanted to go back to Paris and avenge her mother. Lydia calmed her down and told her that it would be too dangerous with the Nazis running amok there. Instead, Lydia and Isabelle remained in London, looking for rumors of a Nazi spy ring within the city. While they were waiting, Isabelle continued her studies in the field of medicine. It was around this time that Olivier Abadie adopted Isabelle as his daughter.

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Isabelle witnessing the ghost of Elise de la Serre at St. Paul's Cathedral, September 15th, 1940.

In September 1940, Isabelle and Lydia caught wind of a spy ring in London. At Lydia's flat, they contacted Lydia's husband Sam Crowder at the RAF Base outside of London. He informed the pair that there is an Aryan courier between a small base and a telecommunications center somewhere in the city. Lydia said that they will begin their search tomorrow, Following their conversation with Sam, the two of them went to bed. The next morning, Isabelle was awoken by the loud drone of an air raid horn. She quickly got dressed, and rushed outside to see Lydia watching the RAF and Luftwaffe combat each other in the skies of London. After watching for a few moments, Isabelle and Lydia set off to find this mysterious courier. Walking towards St. Paul's Cathedral, Isabelle and Lydia stopped in front of a pharmacy. Lydia told Isabelle that the flat belonged to Juliette Dorian, and that she was born and would train with Sam in the flat as well. As Lydia was continuing the chase, she caught wind of the Aryan courier. Isabelle tailed the courier with Lydia, until he caught wind of them, leading to a chase towards the cathedral, which ended with the courier locking himself inside a courtyard within the cathedral. Through the help of Lydia's Eagle Vision, they managed to locate the courier. Isabelle and Lydia ambushed the courier within the courtyard, where he revealed the location of the telecommunications center before committing suicide. After his suicide, Isabelle and Lydia learned that the courier had been employed by Abstergo Industries. Just as the pair were leaving, Isabelle witnessed the ghost of Elise de la Serre in the courtyard. Clearing her mind, she accompanied Lydia on the walk to the Tower of London.

Arriving at the Tower of London, Isabelle noticed that it was oddly empty, making their infiltration seemingly easier. Isabelle free-ran her way over towards the White Tower, while Lydia used her rope launcher to meet Isabelle over at the White Tower. Through the unguarded main entrance, Isabelle and Lydia made their way into the Tower and eavesdropped on the Nazi spies in the Chapel of St. John's. After eliminating the spies in a convincing fashion, Isabelle and Lydia received word from Sam that the main headquarters of Nazi spy ring was located in the eastern side of the Victoria Train Station. Isabelle and Lydia made their way out of the Tower of London, and hopped on a tugboat up the River Thames to docks not far from Victoria Station. The pair stopped at a shop owned by Elliot, a close friend of Sam's, and picked up a couple of trench coats, which they would use to infiltrate the spy ring headquarters. Isabelle and Lydia managed to infiltrate the spy headquarters, thanks to Isabelle using a thick German accent. While all of the German spies were asleep, Lydia located proof that the spy ring had infiltrated London, and relayed information to Luftwaffe Commander Hermann Goring. As Lydia picked up the proof, Isabelle could hear the sound of a plane spiraling out of control. Isabelle and Lydia escaped the spy headquarters, returning to Lydia's flat and making Isabelle's first mission as a Master Assassin a success. Vivian would return from Manchester, informing her that Hans Wagner, an associate of Klein's, had been dealt with. Lydia informed the two women that two of Klein's associates were executed for treason, but told them to keep low and survey the situation. Lydia rewarded Isabelle for her contributions to the mission by giving her the bracer that belonged to her mother, reuniting it with her mother’s blade.

In their downtime, Isabelle and Vivian would leave London with the permission of Lydia to travel to Pluckley in Kent, allegedly the most haunted village in England. While they were there in 1941, Isabelle and Vivian witnessed the fabled phantom carriage itself. Isabelle claimed it was so scary that she never wanted to go back.

Hunting down Stefan Klein[]

Confrontation in Stalingrad[]

On Christmas of 1942, German Mentor Elizabeth Baudin, along with fellow Master Assassins Jonathan Brandt and Blythe Clauer had a meeting with Lydia in her flat in London to discuss the threat of Stefan Klein, the German Grand Master who was murdering Assassins across Europe. Isabelle caught wind of their conversation while she was studying her medicine books. After the meeting, Isabelle met and got to know Elizabeth and the members of her Delta Squadron. After they had left, Isabelle entered their meeting and found a telegram from a Soviet general within Lydia's paperwork. It stated that among the German 6th Army was a man who went by the name of Stefan Klein, and that he intercepted a telegram from him with her name on it. Isabelle decided to travel to Stalingrad to confront Klein and end him, much to Lydia's chagrin once she found out. She quietly left Lydia's flat the next day and began a month-long journey to Stalingrad, even leaving Vivian in the dark as to where she went.

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Stefan Klein posing with an unconscious Isabelle, February 1942.

Isabelle arrived in Stalingrad and navigated the bloody battlefield, only sustaining a bullet to her right arm. She carried on with her wound bleeding through her trench coat. She eventually encountered the Grand Master in a high-rise apartment building. While the violence raged on outside the building, Klein gloated about how he killed her mother, and how it sent a message to the Assassins in France, Britain, and the Soviet Union. He would also inform Isabelle that the German Templars would never fall, and that killing Isabelle would end the Dorian family in France and bring their plans into fruition. Isabelle and Klein got into a lengthy fight, where Isabelle dislocated her left shoulder after slamming into a wall by way of Klein tackling her, an act that would concuss her. Klein broke Isabelle’s ring finger as a result of a fall from him throwing her around. Her bone would be partially stickling out after the impact. He broke her Hidden Blade after jamming it into a wall and kicking her injured arm, eventually throwing her into a china cabinet, which cut off the top half of her finger. Isabelle got back up to her feet rather quickly after catching her breath, only to get knocked out by a hard punch, opening her forehead wound even further. He took off her family necklace and her Assassin necklace and took them as trophies. After posing with a limp, unconscious, and bloody Isabelle laying before him for a photo, Klein made his escape through the smoke of the battle, leaving Isabelle to succumb to her injuries in a pool of her own blood. She would wake up thirty minutes later. Failing to assassinate the Grand Master, a wounded Isabelle fled the chaotic battleground in Stalingrad in a daze, and looked to return to London, angry with herself for failing to assassinate Klein.

Outside the city, Isabelle was spotted by a Soviet squadron as she was about to pass out, and they escorted her to Sochi over the span of a week. Thanking the soldiers for popping her dislocated shoulder in place, Isabelle wished them well in Stalingrad. She went down to the docks and found a merchant ship that could take her to Istanbul. Paying the fee, Isabelle boarded and took a bunk in the lower deck. A day later, she would arrive in Istanbul.

Arriving in Istanbul, Isabelle quickly sent out a telegram to Vivian saying she went to Stalingrad to assassinate Klein, but she failed and was returning home, also telling her about how she had to amputate her ring finger. After sending the telegram, Isabelle immediately began to look for a ship with a British ensign. Luckily for her, she found a British merchant ship with no flag, keeping its allegiance a secret from the Nazis and their allies. The captain allowed Isabelle to board free of charge. Over the course of the trip, Isabelle wondered what her Mentor Lydia was going to say upon her return as the merchant ship set sail for London. The only hiccup in the trek back to London was that it had to stop in Lisbon for repairs, which set back the return date a week and a half. While in Lisbon, Isabelle sought treatment for her wound and received a plastic thimble to cover her stub while it healed. She also sent another telegram to Vivian, saying that she was on her way home. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, Delta Squadron members intercepted her telegrams to Vivian and relayed them to Lydia and Elizabeth.

When Isabelle returned to Lydia's flat in London a few weeks later, Lydia and Elizabeth sat her down immediately, chastising her about going through her paperwork and warned her about her brash decision making, along with her personal vendetta against Klein, as well as how it could have gotten her killed in the line of battle, which violated the third tenet of the Creed. Isabelle asked how she knew, to which Elizabeth replied by saying that she found out through the telegrams she sent to Vivian. She even brought up Isabelle's amputated finger as a cost for her indiscretion. Isabelle informed the two older Assassins that she couldn't remember a thing about going to Stalingrad due to her concussion, but apologized for her actions and attitude, as well as accepting her punishment of not partaking in any Assassin-related activities for a year. Lydia told Isabelle that she is lucky that she wasn't exiled from the Brotherhood, but was sent to Newcastle-upon-Tyne to serve her punishment. Again to pass time, Isabelle continued her studies in the field of medicine. Despite being annoyed with the older Assassins, she understood why she had to and served her punishment. Isabelle would later recall that she had no recollection of the events in Stalingrad due to her concussion, and what she remembers was through information passed to her by Lydia, Elizabeth, and Vivian and that it was the ‘lowest point in her life.’

Upon her return, Isabelle would get her hidden blade repaired, with her mother's blade being welded back together and reinforced with stainless steel.

Assassination[]

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Isabelle before her ascent up the Eiffel Tower, August 1944


Isabelle, this time with permission from Lydia and Elizabeth, joined up on the mission to assault the Germans at Normandy on June 6th, 1944, thus opening another front. Isabelle fought along with the British at the Sword landing area. Isabelle after the war described the events as ‘very traumatizing and saddening’, as well as even thinking that she wasn’t going to survive. After dismantling the Germans at Normandy, Isabelle pressed on through the war-torn land, eventually making it to Paris a month after the Normandy landings. After living in her former home for almost a month and a half, on August 19th, 1944, she left her home with the sole intent of bringing German Templar Grand Master Stefan Klein to an end. Isabelle was directed to meet up with General Philippe Leclerc, who was stationed outside of Paris, as he was planning the assault on the Nazi Garrison, held by Commander Dietrich von Choltitz. He told her to meet up with General Raymond Dronne, who was entering with the La Neuve, which consisted of French soldiers and Spanish Republicans.

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Isabelle posing over Stefan Klein, August 1944.

Isabelle, after being informed by Assassin informants that Klein was up in the Eiffel Tower, Isabelle set out for the tower. She confronted Klein atop the tower after a long climb. After a long, bloody fight, Isabelle propped Klein up against the wall, and chained him to it. She slowly wedged a shard of broken glass into his forehead, carving a hole into his skull, wanting him to feel the pain her mother felt all those years ago. After assassinating Stefan Klein, Isabelle reclaimed her two necklaces taken from her and fled the Eiffel Tower by way of parachute, eager to tell Lydia Frye and Elizabeth the news about the avenging of Alexandra Dorian's death. She would meet up with Vivian at her home, where Vivian immediately laid Isabelle down in her bed, clean up her blood, stitch her up, and let her rest. She would wake up the next day to a telegram that Vivian had intercepted a telegram telling her that von Choltitz was at the Hotel Majestic. She immediately set off to meet up with Dronne.

Activities in Paris and Germany[]

Bringing Choltitz to Justice[]

A day after assassinating Klein, Isabelle scoured the Hotel Majestic for Choltitz on behalf of Dronne. She found him in his office, and cornered him, demanding him surrender. Initially he refused, but Isabelle instructed him to look out the window, seeing that the French Free Forces were on the doorstep of the Hotel. He agreed to surrender to Isabelle and the Allies, and escorted him out of the building, handing him over to Dronne. Isabelle was present when Choltitz signed the Surrender. Isabelle received The Order of Légion d'Honneur from Charles de Gaulle for her efforts in the Liberation of Paris.

The Assassination of Adolf Hitler[]

Vivian informed Isabelle of a telegram she received from Lydia Frye, requesting Isabelle meet up with Soviet Commander Andropova for a special assignment in Berlin. She bid Vivian a quick farewell and set off for Berlin, where she was present near the end of the war, hoping to hunt down the man who was responsible for plunging the world into darkness: Adolf Hitler.

Isabelle was approached by a Soviet soldier, who informed him that Soviet Commander Cassandra Andropova wished to speak with her. He led her to the barracks, where Cassandra was waiting for her. After sitting down, Cassandra informed Isabelle that Lydia had written to her requesting that she has an audience with Isabelle. Cassandra shared with Isabelle that Hitler had retreated into his Fuhrerbunker with his wife, and that she could find him there. Isabelle thanked Cassandra and set off for the Fuhrerbunker. Arriving at the bunker just ahead of a squad of Soviet soldiers, Isabelle infiltrated the bunker, careful to not arise any suspicion. While navigating her way through, she saw a bright light emanate from one of the rooms. Isabelle darted to the entrance of the room and just outside the entrance, where she saw Eva Braun commit suicide. Isabelle witnessed Hitler clone himself with an Apple of Eden, and shoot his clone. Hitler turned for the exit, only to meet his end at Isabelle's Hidden Blade.

Isabelle left Hitler's body where it lay, hiding while a group of people led by Hitler's valet saw what had happened, fleeing on site. Once they left, Isabelle exited the bunker. Upon her exit, she was held at gunpoint by Soviet soldiers, thinking that she was a Nazi. Isabelle informed her that she had assassinated Adolf Hitler on behalf of Commander Cassandra Andropova, and that his body was still inside. She showed a soldier the blood on her Hidden Blade as proof as the soldiers brought out the bodies. Isabelle watched as the soldiers burned the bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun. Afterwards, Isabelle returned to Cassandra and informed her that Hitler had been assassinated. She also informed Cassandra that she did not want to be remembered as the one who brought Hitler to an end, keeping the identity of who did a mystery. Andropova promised she wouldn't tell a soul. Upon her return to Portsmouth, Isabelle was greeted by Vivian, who knew what Isabelle had down, gave her a large side hug, to which Isabelle replied with one of her own. Isabelle and Vivian would celebrate at a pub before heading back to London.

Post-War[]

In May 1945, Lydia, Sam, Vivian, Isabelle, and Xavier watched the end of the war, and witnessed the Victory Speech of Winston Churchill. After the end of the war, Isabelle and Xavier returned to Paris, and helped Charles de Gaulle get the city of Paris back on its feet, and re-joined the Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins, beginning to train initiates in the shadows of Paris. On September 26th, 1946, Isabelle and Xavier traveled to the city of Nuremberg and viewed the sentencing of the Nazi War Criminals with Lydia, Sam, Elizabeth Baudin and her husband, Pierce Bythesea at their home. Upon their return home, Isabelle would constantly study her books about medicine and the human body to hone her skills even further, and maintain a diary of her career as a Master Assassin. Lydia, as a suggestion to improve Isabelle's resolve and discipline, suggested she enlist in the French Military, a suggestion to which she heeded, enlisting in the French Military as a combat medic.

Meeting Xavier Baudin[]

In June of 1945, while in West Germany, Isabelle asked West German Mentor Elizabeth Baudin about the events that had occurred in the years 1903 and 1924 involving Elizabeth's father, Xavier. Upon hearing Isabelle inquire about her father, she suggested that Isabelle visit him herself if she wanted answers and that he resided in the Cotes-du-Nord region of Brittany in France. Heeding her advice, Isabelle hopped into her Ford Taunus and made the long trek through West Germany and France and made the trip in four days. Arriving at a small abode with a weather-beaten door, she knocked loudly on the door and got no response. Curiously, Isabelle opened the door and explored the house briefly before being greeted in a hostile manner by an older man wielding a kitchen knife. He asked if she was here to kill her, to which Isabelle replied that she was here for answers. Xavier sat down with Isabelle and the two discussed a variety of topics such as the War and his former apprentice Stefan Klein, and the events of 1903 and 1924, as well as how he ended up in the state he's in. Satisfied with her answers, Isabelle made her leave, and before she did, Xavier also suggested that Isabelle join the military, to which she replied that she would see how things would turn out.

Isabelle would later say that her conversation gave birth to her alias 'the Magpie', which she would adapt after her return from the military and her rise to Mentor in 1954.

Isabelle would return to her grandmother Annabelle's house at the behest of her aunt Sara and ventured up to her office, and on her desk was a letter that was written to apologize to Isabelle, dated May 9th, 1940, which was the day that her grandmother passed away from what her aunt told her was a broken heart, from her daughter's death and casting out Isabelle that same year. Isabelle would visit Annabelle's grave in the Dorian Family Crypt and lay a bouquet of flowers as a symbol of respect and thanks.

Military Career[]

Early Career[]

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Recruit portrait of Isabelle Allard, August 1946.

Isabelle enlisted in the French Military in June of 1945 at the recommendation of Lydia Frye, Xavier Baudin, and her stepfather Olivier. She completed her basic training in two months, graduating top of her class as an aspirant. Isabelle was a part of the French Military forces that were deployed to French Indochina to put down the uprising of socialist forces in the northern half of the country. On the flight to the Asian country, Isabelle began to wonder if she would come back from her first assigned duty. Arriving in the city of Saigon by way of a parachute, Isabelle met up with General Leclerc and got set up with her team, where the most they would do with the wounded men is give them sutures. Isabelle was relieved that the conflict didn't lead to anything serious, and she was sent back on a plane to France. She would dye her hair brown during her time in the military. Shortly after her return to Paris, she was promoted and earned the rank of Lieutenant.

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Isabelle's dog tags.

In July of 1947, Isabelle was sent to the island of Madagascar to assist the French forces in putting down an uprising led by the Malagasy people, who were tired of French Colonial rule. Isabelle and her platoon was stationed outside of the city of Moramanga, with Isabelle ordering a constant barrage of artillery on the city. It did not fare well, as they were harassed by guerilla warfare from the Malagasy forces. During one of these skirmishes, while she was dragging the wounded off of the battlefield, Isabelle was wounded by a bayonet twice, first on her back upper thigh and the second one in her lower abdomen on her right side. Isabelle passed out from the pain of her wounds. She was quickly stitched up back in the city, and recovered over the span of four months, all while still leading and giving her platoon orders. While recovering, Isabelle fashioned herself a makeshift Hidden Blade, in order to better handle herself in combat, and continued studying her law textbooks. Also during her recovery, Isabelle heard about atrocities that were committed by her own military, such as rounding up Malagasy women and throwing them out of airplanes. Over the course of her time, Isabelle performed her duty and led the final assault on the Malagasy. all while questioning the actions of the military of her country. Once the resistance was put down in February 1949, Isabelle returned to Paris in order to move into their home in the Le Marais district. She would earn the rank of Capitaine upon her return.

Korean War[]

Isabelle was called back into service in 1950, where played a minor role in the Korean War, serving as Capitaine of her own squadron of infantry and artillery., due to her experience in the field. Enlisting with French Battalion of the United Nations Organization (BF-ONU) alongside her fiancé, she packed her Hidden Blade as well, just in case she had to defend herself, or if she caught wind of a notable Templar target among the North Korean armed forces. In Korea during the summer and autumn, Isabelle didn't wear her long trench coat, instead, she wore tight beige pants tucked into her brown boots, with a holster on her right thigh supplying her military-grade pistol to accompany her Hidden Blade during to the hot summer months along with her brown fatigue shirt. She would even wear her outfit when she was in the field of duty and wear her trench coat buttoned up during cold days only. Isabelle was present for the allied recapture of Incheon in September 1950, and would remain there for the rest of her time in Korea. Over the course of a few months, Isabelle would work with other nurses around the clock to take care of the wounded allied soldiers. Out in the field, Isabelle would give emergency first aid to wounded soldiers and help drag bodies off of the battlefield in the heat of battle, earning the respect of many in her squadron. In January of 1951, Isabelle caught wind of General Kim Chaek, who was a renowned North Korean Templar, being present among the soldiers stationed outside Incheon. During a relatively nice evening weather-wise and under the cover of darkness, Isabelle assassinated him in the midst of an American air raid outside Incheon, not far away from his base, dealing a severe blow to the North Koreans and their armed forces. Isabelle didn't escape unharmed, however, as a Korean soldier shot her in the left arm as she was escaping. Despite this, Isabelle succeeded in her mission.

Isabelle was treated for her injury with surgery to remove the bullet from her arm at an American post in Incheon the next day, and was given an honorable discharge from her duties as a nurse, thus bringing Isabelle's brief involvement in the Korean War to an end, as she was on a ship back to France a less than a day after her treatment. Isabelle would spend the rest of her career in the military in the reserves.

Post-Korean War Career and Time in Algeria[]

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Official Military Portrait of Isabelle Miranda Allard, March 1954.

After her involvement in the Korean War, Isabelle would settle down in the Le Marais district of Paris with her fiance/husband Xavier Andreu. Isabelle was still fiercely dedicated to the Brotherhood, still recruiting Master Assassins and training initiates in the ways of the Brotherhood alongside her husband. She ascended to the rank of Mentor in 1954, succeeding former Mentor Olivier R. Abadie after his death. She would move back to the Cafe Theatre and renovate it extensively, and modernized the Assassin Headquarters to 'catch it up with the times'. Shortly after earning the Rank of Mentor, Isabelle and her squadron were deployed to Algeria amid tensions in the area. On the morning of November 1st, 1954. the French Forces in the area were bombarded by several attacks by the Algerian National Liberation Front. Ten people were killed, although none of Isabelle's Squadron were harmed. She would remain stationed outside of Algiers, writing letters to her husband and children back home. On August 20th, 1955, Isabelle and her squadron participated in the Battle of Phillippeville as a part of the 41st Parachute Demi-Brigade, warding off several attacks from the ANLF. After the battle ended, Isabelle was disgusted by the torture and senseless killing, she wished to be discharged immediately after witnessing the events. She was granted her wish and discharged honorably.

Isabelle would maintain correspondence with the likes of French President Charles de Gaulle, British Assassin Mentor Lydia Frye, and West German Assassin Mentor Elizabeth Baudin on a regular basis upon her return from Korea and eventual retirement from the military in 1955, due to her rising to the rank of Mentor within the Brotherhood and her commitment to Xavier and her children.

Tactics[]

Leading her Squadron, dubbed The Magpie Squadron, Isabelle often employed an indirect approach due to her squadron being positioned on the right flank and often attacked in an oblique order, at times lsabelle would frequently use encircling tactics to surround an enemy's forces. She also used frontal assaults and deployed sieges when the times called for it, mainly using those tactics during the Malagasy Uprising and her time in Algeria.

Isabelle was known for her outright refusal to use arms from the Northrop or Grummann Corporations as well as the Lockheed and Martin Marietta defense contractors. She was also known for refusing to use arms from McDonnell Douglas.

Post WWII[]

Role in the Berlin Airlift[]

Disgusted by the actions of Joseph Stalin, who was preventing food and essential supplies from being brought into the city of Berlin, Isabelle and Vivian met up with Lydia Frye and West German Mentor Elizabeth Baudin at the behest of Olivier Abadie in April of 1949 to help unload food and supplies to the people of West Berlin.

Speaking at the United Nations[]

After Isabelle, Irina, Vivian, and Xavier were finished assisting villages in Africa in November 1959, Isabelle was invited to speak at the United Nations on behalf of France, Isabelle brought up the pivotal issue of poverty around the world, and that each of the wealthiest countries in the world should do everything in their power to combat it. Isabelle went on to speak about the issue for half an hour, earning praise from countries such as China, Cuba, and the Soviet Union, and to her surprise, the United States, and Canada. Isabelle was commended for her speaking skills, and many world leaders agreed to look into the issue.

Four years later, Isabelle would comment on how the countries lied, and that she wasted a 'half an hour only to have my words fall on deaf ears'.

Hunt for the Gauntlet in Saskatchewan[]

In early May of 1961, Isabelle was going through her mother’s correspondences and reports, and came across a letter written to her mother from former British Mentor Vienna Victoria Dorian informing her mother of a legendary battle that occurred on a rainy July night at St. Paul’s Cathedral involving Alana Rose Dorian and her godson Xavier Baudin, over the mythical Gauntlet of Eden, and that the Gauntlet was buried somewhere on the shores of a lake in southeastern Saskatchewan. Peaking her curiosity, Isabelle began to research the Gauntlet, finding out that it can conjure up premonitions of the future and alternate realities. Taking her mother’s correspondences, she informed Vivian that she was taking the next flight out of Paris to the city of Regina in Saskatchewan. Vivian adamantly told Isabelle that she was going with her, to which she replied that she needed to do this alone, and that she would link up with the Saskatchewan Branch of the Canadian Assassin Brotherhood. Vivian would be the leader of the French Brotherhood in her absence. Later on in the night, she would bid her husband and children farewell for now, and that she would update him on her progress. The next morning, Isabelle quickly packed a bag and traveled to the Paris Airport and purchased a ticket for a flight to Regina, a flight that took fourteen hours.

Arriving in Regina, Isabelle departed from the plane and immediately felt pain in the region above her right hip. Isabelle dismissed it as her bayonet wound reopening. In the terminal, the pain got worse, forcing Isabelle to a knee, which led her to vomit and collapse on the ground in pain. An ambulance arrived and took Isabelle to Pasqua Hospital where she had emergency surgery to remove her inflamed appendix. Three days later, Isabelle was visited in her room by a man with brown hair dressed rather sharply, who introduced himself as John Ell. John informed Isabelle that she could stay at his place while she recovered. Isabelle checked out of the hospital and accompanied John to his home on Broader Street, where she was greeted by John’s wife Doreen. Sitting down in the living room, Isabelle chatted with Doreen, meeting their young children, Vernon, Randal, and Terry. John entered the living room with a cup of coffee for both Doreen and Isabelle, John asked Isabelle about what brought her to Regina. Isabelle handed John the research left behind by her mother. After skimming over the research, John asked Isabelle to accompany him down to the basement, which earned him a scolding from his wife about trying to steal ice cream from the freezer again. Brushing off the scolding, John informed Isabelle that he was a part of the Branch of Canadian Assassins in Saskatchewan, and said that he would help her find the Gauntlet. Isabelle thanked the young man and asked him where B-Say-Tah Point was. John informed Isabelle that it was not at B-Say-Tah, but on the shores of Mission Lake not far from a small chapel, and that she was welcome to drive his car out to the town of Fort Qu’Appelle, handing her a map on how to get there. Isabelle set out that evening, completing the drive in an hour and a half, checking into the Fort Hotel. Peeking out her window, she recognized the presence of Abstergo foot soldiers in the town. Ignoring their presence, Isabelle went to sleep.

Isabelle woke up and began her journey to the small chapel. Walking down the Main Street of Fort Qu’Appelle where she caught wind of Abstergo agents asking the locals if they had seen a short, ill-tempered woman with black hair, matching Isabelle’s description. Quickly getting into John’s car, Isabelle began to drive out of the city, on the lookout for a small chapel. On her way, she couldn’t help but notice the beauty of the valley. Up ahead she could see the small chapel. Isabelle turned into the small village of Lebret, parked John’s car and made her way across the road. She followed the path of the crosses and noticed that at each station she noticed the apparitions of Alana Rose Dorian and Maria Williams, each at different stages of their lives, with a man she did not recognize. Arriving at the chapel, Isabelle pried open the door. She looked up and down and through every nook and cranny. The Gauntlet was nowhere to be found. Isabelle slammed down on the altar in anger, only to trigger a hidden door on the floor, leading down. Hesitantly, Isabelle walked down the tunnel, noticing the grey walls were lined with a golden light. At the bottom was a large chamber with a small pedestal in its center. On the pedestal was the Gauntlet, last used by Alana Rose Dorian in 1903. Isabelle examined the Piece of Eden, before grabbing it and placing it in her hand, in which she was frozen in time, in a trance-like state.

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Isabelle in her everyday attire, September 1961.

Before her was an alternate universe, she watched as her mother was still alive, training her twin brother Louis in combat with a Hidden Blade. Tears rolled down Isabelle’s face as both Louis and her mother looked over at her, asking her to join them in the training. Isabelle would playfully spar with her brother before he successfully upended her, Isabelle yielding before he helped her up. Her mother would comment that the two of them still have much to learn before the Gauntlet pulled her from the simulation. But it didn't. Suddenly, the memory began to fade, and began to turn gray. The Gauntlet began to manifest another memory from Isabelle’s past, this time the gauntlet showed Isabelle the memory up in the Eiffel Tower, where she assassinated Stefan Klein. But something was different. Instead of Isabelle chaining Klein to the wall and twisting a glass shard into his forehead, Klein held the glass shard, and Isabelle was severely wounded. Firmly grasping her chin and exposing her carotid artery. Isabelle screamed as the glass shard ran across her throat, blood gushing everywhere as the now-dead Isabelle slumped to the ground. With blood welling around her body, Stefan began to defile her corpse. As Isabelle screamed, the gauntlet kicked her out of the memory and returned her to the present. Isabelle would never speak of what she witnessed and keep it with her until her death in 2013.

Awaking from her trance, she was greeted by Abstergo agents who had followed her. The agents demanded that Isabelle hand over the Gauntlet, to which Isabelle refused, stating that a relic such as this is to remain unused for the duration of time. The agents refused and engaged Isabelle in close quarters combat. Isabelle managed to fend them off, but one of the agents sliced her lower right abdomen, re-opening her surgery wound, and causing it to bleed profusely. Fueled by a sudden surge of adrenaline after being momentarily stunned, Isabelle evaded both attackers and finished them off with her hidden blade. Isabelle turned around to see the pedestal holding the Gauntlet of Eden slowly descend into the earth. Isabelle, through pain, muttered ‘better in the hands of the earth, than in the hands of man.’ before making the long journey back up to the surface. She made her way back to the surface and sealed the vault. Looking down to see that blood was seeping through her hand, she slowly began to descend down the hill. She was losing blood fast. Luckily for her, she found a piece of metal on the ground and raided an Abstergo vehicle for a lighter in the glove compartment. Returning to John’s car in Lebret, Isabelle sat in the driver’s seat and lifted up her shirt. She heated up the metal tip, and once it was hot enough, she cauterized her wound. The pain was severe, but a sudden sensation of relief flooded over her once her wound was sealed. Cleaning up after herself, Isabelle began the long drive back to Regina.

Arriving back at John’s house in Regina, Isabelle informed John that the Gauntlet was in a vault underneath a small chapel on a hill near the village of Lebret. John was amazed to hear the rumors of an Isu site near his home being true. He would promise Isabelle that he would keep a watchful eye over the site, a promise he would keep until his death in 2002. The next day, John would schedule a flight for Isabelle to go to Paris. Before boarding the plane, Isabelle bid John, Doreen, and their three children Vernon, Randal, and Terry farewell. Isabelle would arrive back in France the next day, and resume her activities with the Brotherhood on a lighter schedule.

Operation Rabbit's Foot[]

In the early afternoon of May 15th, 1961, Isabelle approached Irina’s desk in the archives to ask her about the Isu Script translation to find her not at her desk. Curious about her whereabouts, Isabelle asked both her husband Xavier and fellow Assassin Diane Laurent if they had seen her, and they both told her the same thing: they only saw her go upstairs to Cafe Theatre for her morning coffee.

Curious, Isabelle went upstairs to the cafe to see a disaster. Isabelle asked if anyone had seen Irina, and one man informed her that a company from Italy named Abstergo with their own police arrested Irina. Thanking the man for his courtesy, Isabelle made her way back down to the hideout, poured herself a cup of coffee, and called Diana and Xavier into her office, where they began to draft up a rough plan of their new operation.

All three Assassins knew that a standard infiltration would be rather unwise, as the staff would immediately recognize and arrest them. Diane suggested that they use a disguise of sorts to infiltrate the facility, suggesting they pose as scientists eager to work on the next project. Isabelle agreed and then suggested that Xavier, due to his connections as a pilot, could charter a vehicle to get them to a private plane so that he could fly the three of them back to Paris. Diane and Xavier agreed to the plan and began to get themselves ready. As they were about to leave in the evening, Xavier asked Isabelle what she was going to do since she wasn’t taking part in the mission. Her reply was ‘Watch over the operation from afar and look after our children while you're away while I recover from my injuries. Oh, and be a mother to our children.’

Isabelle would dub the mission ‘Operation Rabbit’s Foot’, due to her belief that both Xavier and Diane needed all the luck in the world to get Irina out of the Abstergo facility. She would continue to monitor the mission from her home in Le Marais while spending time with Alexandre and Margaux, helping them with activities such as their homework. Two weeks later, the three Assassins returned to Isabelle’s home, with Irina looking a little worse for wear. Isabelle brought Irina into her office, where the younger Assassin informed her Mentor that they ran several studies on her body to see if they could ‘harness her inner spirit’, believing her to be a Sage. When that failed, they attempted to implant her with a chip that would trigger her to kill an Assassin Mentor on sight, but Diane and Xavier rescued her before they could try. Irina would thank her fellow Assassins for rescuing her, as well as asking Isabelle to send out a telegram to all Brotherhoods warning of Abstergo’s treachery. Isabelle agreed to do so, as well as write a letter to President de Gaulle to look into her capture being considered a violation of her human rights.

Isabelle also gave Irina permission to take a sabbatical for as long as she needed to recuperate.

The mission itself earned Isabelle and the French Brotherhood much praise, with many European Brotherhoods stating that they went above and beyond to bring one of their fellow comrades back from Abstergo. Isabelle herself said that. 'Looking back at my first operation I led, I was scared as all hell that it would fail, that the blood would be on my hands. But once I received word that it succeeded, I heaved a sigh of relief and knew that my military experience paid off. ' While monitoring the mission, Isabelle found out that smoking marijuana helped ease her stress for its duration.

Speaking at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building[]

In September of 1961, Isabelle was personally invited by Saskatchewan Premier and Assassin ally Tommy Douglas to speak in the halls of the Saskatchewan Legislative building about the positives of implementing a universal healthcare system in Saskatchewan. Agreeing to do so, Isabelle along with her two children traveled to Regina and stayed with the Ells during their time in the provincial capital. During a legislature session, Isabelle spoke and stated that she fully supported the concept of a universal health care system and that everyone should have access to a doctor and shouldn't have to pay an outrageous fee to get medical care, which earned Isabelle rapturous applause from the CCF and Liberal MLAs. A few weeks after her speech, Douglas would introduce Medicare into legislation. Upon hearing the news, Isabelle commented, saying that 'It was a long time coming,' and that 'Saskatchewan healthcare will prosper', as well as saying 'It's about time elected officials heeded my words.'

Tommy Douglas would later say that Isabelle should consider a career in politics, saying that 'Isabelle has the charisma and attitude of a true leader and an inspiration for all women everywhere.'

During her week-long stay in Regina, Isabelle and her children would visit several Regina landmarks such as Provincial Museum, the Legislative Building, the Prince Edward Building, Wascana Park, the Mackenzie Art Gallery, and the Government House, as well as take in a play at Darke Hall. Isabelle and her children would even attend a Saskatchewan Roughriders football game with John Ell and his sons.

Visit to the United States and Arrest[]

In March of 1963, Isabelle and her family briefly moved to St. Louis, Missouri to help American Mentor William Samuelson establish an Assassin presence in the Civil Rights movement. Before she left, Isabelle left Vivian in charge of her Council in France, along with Vivian were fellow cell members Irina McCall and Diane Laurent. William would take Isabelle on a tour of cities where there were protests happening, sometimes igniting the protests themselves. Isabelle herself would evade arrest four times over her time in the United States. The fifth time she was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for plotting and participating in a riot, and spent a week in jail, only being released after Samuelson posted $5,000 for Isabelle's bail. Isabelle spent her 43rd birthday in jail. She was later cleared of all charges. Isabelle smiled sarcastically in her mugshot, which would later gain infamy in the United States. Isabelle would later state that her mugshot was a protest of the United States justice system, and that it shouldn't be a crime for people to protest. The smirk earned her criticism from Elizabeth, who stated that Isabelle was 'brave but foolish', while it earned her praise from Lydia, who was 'proud that Isabelle was taking a stand against corruption'. Even Vivian said that Isabelle's smirk was 'the best shithousery she had ever seen.'

Isabelle, Edouard and her children, along with William and his family took part in the March on Washington DC on August 28th, 1963 and witnessed Martin Luther King Jr's famous 'I Have a Dream' speech. A week later, Isabelle would make a visit to Detroit, Michigan to visit with Rosa Parks, who was commended by Isabelle for her bravery and standing up for what she believed was right.

After a brief stay in Canada, where she and Edouard helped set up bureaus in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, as well as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and in Winnipeg and Gimli, Manitoba, Isabelle and her family were present in Dallas, Texas on November 22nd, 1963, watching the motorcade of American President John F. Kennedy pass by. Isabelle was startled when she heard the sound of a gun, and turning around to see a second bullet go through the head of the President. Isabelle and Edouard shielded them from the same passers-by and from any potential bullets. She got up to see the car stopped, and the President's lifeless body sitting in the back of the convertible. Isabelle was so scarred by what she had seen after the assassination, Isabelle and her family left Dallas for Paris, hoping to never return to the United States after the horrible events of that day.

Protest of 1964[]

"My mother told me to never bare my chest to anyone who is not my partner. Today is not the case. It's 1964. Things have to change."
―Isabelle the day before the protest , May 1964.


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Isabelle during the protest, April 9th, 1964.

Isabelle and her cell were known for their fierce advocacy for women’s rights in France. She was appalled with how men were still controlling women in many aspects of life, from their family lives to what was done with their bodies, with France’s mayor and President de Gaulle doing nothing. Disgusted by this, Isabelle sat down with her cell in April of 1964 and began to draw up plans of a protest outside of Hotel de Ville upon the President's next visit to Hotel de Ville. They knew what they were going to protest about, but weren’t sure how they were going about it. They knew that they would have to get the mayor’s attention. Vivian suggested that they bare their chests and paint a slogan on their stomachs. Isabelle agreed with the idea, and a couple of days later the four women arrived at the Hotel de Ville, with a large group of women behind them. They unfurled a banner that said ‘A woman’s body is not yours to control’ before Isabelle and Vivian began unbuttoning their shirts and revealed their breasts, with the words 'NOT YOURS TO CONTROL' painted on Isabelle's chest. Diane and Irina led chants of protest while Isabelle looked down to the ground and disappointed and Vivian stood looking upwards to the sky. The protest garnered the attention of the police, who stood in front of the crowd. Two of the policemen intentionally bumped into Isabelle and Vivian, which resulted in all four women being thrown to the ground, forcibly arrested, and carried away, loading them into police cars. As Isabelle was thrown to the ground, she landed on her left shoulder, which reaggravated her injury suffered at the hands of Stefan Klein.

Their Assassin activities were placed on hold temporarily as all four women were charged with indecent exposure and protesting, which each woman serving a week of jail time. Each woman in the cell served time under House Arrest, Irina and Diane serving 5-month terms, while Isabelle and Vivian served an 8-month term due to additional charges, and wore a wrist band with her booking number on it for the duration of the sentence. A famous photo of Isabelle was taken of her at the police station, still in handcuffs still bare-chested with head bowed down in disappointment before her mugshot was taken. As her sentence was up, she had received a letter from President de Gaulle who stated that Isabelle and her cell had been pardoned and absolved of all charges. He also stated that he would look at reforms for women and their bodies across France. Margaux, Isabelle’s daughter, would later state ‘It was sad growing up to see my mother treated like a common criminal just for wanting more autonomy over her body.’

Isabelle would serve her sentence at her summer cabin on the shores of Lac du Bourget, north of the town of Aix-les-Bains, at her request. She spent most of her sentence by her lonesome, sparing a few visits from her husband and children, relaxing by the fire and listening to bird calls, as well as fishing from the shore and writing music. She would write two acoustic folk albums, titled Isolation and Reputation which were recorded and released in May and October of 1965. During her sentence, she received letters from several people while out at her cabin. Over the course of her sentence, Isabelle would receive letters from various feminists and notable politicians such as Fidel and Raul Castro and Che Guevara and would maintain correspondence with each person who wrote to her.

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Isabelle after Martina's assault, July 1964.

During Isabelle's time at the cabin, Isabelle was attacked by fellow Assassin Diane Laurent after accusing Isabelle of minimizing her role in the protest, to which Isabelle replied that she did play a pivotal role in the protest. Diane aggressively grabbed Isabelle and punched her in the gut and hard in the forehead, cutting her upper right forehead open, making her bleed hard way and mildly concussing her. Despite her wound bleeding down her face, Isabelle managed to knock Diane down with a left hook and told her to leave her cabin. The punch was so hard that Diane had an indent from Isabelle's wedding ring on her right cheek. Diane would later say in a meeting between the two women that she had no recollection of going to her cabin, and never intended to assault Isabelle. She would need 12 stitches to close her wound. Despite patching things up, it has been said that Diane and Isabelle were never on speaking terms after the assault on Isabelle at her cabin, which was later proven true upon Martina's defection to the Templars in 1965. The protest would garner some praise and criticism. Feminists in Paris praised them for their will to fight for what they believed in, whereas many conservatives viewed Isabelle's protest as 'disgusting and indecent.' Their protest and photo earned them praise from both Lydia and Elizabeth, with Lydia calling her former pupil and her cell 'champions of women's rights', whereas Elizabeth was proud that 'Isabelle and her cell will stop at nothing to get women more rights to what they can do with their bodies.'

In 1965, the three women bared their chests at a beach at Plage de Grottes on Ile de Levant to celebrate the success of their protest.

Isabelle’s protest played a role in the establishment of the Neuwirth Act of 1967, which authorized contraception, and the Veil Act in 1975, which legalized abortion.

Isabelle would later say that topless photos of Alana Rose Dorian are what inspired her cell to protest topless, stating ‘If Alana could challenge the norm for women in the 1860’s, then what is preventing us from doing so in the 1960’s?’, and would consider the protest as an homage to the legendary Assassin.

Breach of the Dorian Family Crypt[]

On December 19th, 1966 Isabelle and Vivian were informed by Irina McCall that the Dorian Family Crypt had been breached and that they were looking to procure a sample of Alana Rose Dorian's DNA. Isabelle and Vivian rushed over to Pere Lachaise and entered the crypt, which began a long skirmish between the agents from Abstergo and Assassins began. Isabelle was separated from Vivian by a single agent, with whom Isabelle was evenly matched until the agent got the upper hand on Isabelle, slamming her into a pillar. Once Isabelle was incapacitated, the agents handcuffed Vivian and threatened to kill her if Isabelle didn't let them through. Isabelle let them pass, only to ambush them from behind. Isabelle was knocked back when a fist to her forehead connected, knocking her back into a pillar that herniated two of Isabelle's from the whiplash, rendering Isabelle ineffective. Irina and Edouard immediately arrived and called EMTs to the site, where Isabelle would be stabilized as she and Vivian were taken to the hospital where Isabelle received emergency spinal fusion surgery to fix the discs. Isabelle and Vivian would later dedicate their time to bringing the crypt back to its former glory after the breach of the crypt, a task they would finish in 1972.

Later Years[]

Divorce from Xavier[]

"I can at least admit my faults. It's a shame that I can't say the same thing about you."
―Isabelle's final words to Xavier Andreu, June 10th, 1961.

After Operation Rabbit's Foot, Isabelle and Xavier began to grow distant from each other, with Xavier telling Isabelle that he was slowly losing faith in the Assassin's mission anymore. As a result of this, Isabelle allowed him to not participate in fieldwork. A few weeks later, there were rumors that Xavier was having an affair behind Isabelle's back. Upon hearing these rumors, Isabelle was distraught and felt betrayed. Later on in the evening, Isabelle confronted Xavier and asked if the rumors were true. After several excuses, Xavier told Isabelle the truth about the rumors and confirmed that he was seeing another woman while still being married to her, and began seeing her when Isabelle was in Canada. Xavier also added that he was jealous that Isabelle showed more affection for Vivian due to them being 'blood sisters'. Isabelle verbally chastised Xavier, stating that he could have done so much better, and just told her that they should separate. Xavier tried to reason with her but to no avail. Isabelle told him to grab his things and get out, and that they were finished as husband and wife.

Over the next few weeks, their divorce was made official. Her marriage had ended after just nine years. Isabelle got the children whereas Xavier got the property after a tense court battle. Isabelle would revert to her maiden name, Allard. Isabelle would later state that the divorce was a tough spot in her life, but was thankful for the help of her friends to get through it.

After their divorce, Xavier would continue to be hostile towards his ex-wife and her fellow Assassins, calling Isabelle a 'greedy, power-hungry bitch', and calling her a 'chaser of clout'. Xavier would go on to call her comrades 'ungrateful little bitches.'

The divorce was highly conversed about in several Brotherhoods across Europe, stating that Xavier's behavior was 'disrespectful and imprudent.' towards Isabelle and her Assassin cell. Xavier lost a lot of respect among Assassins in Europe for his actions against Isabelle.

A photo of Isabelle from 1960 showed her with a black eye and bloody cut lip, which led to the possibility of domestic violence on Isabelle by Xavier. Once this was made public, Isabelle pressed assault charges on him, to which Xavier pressed the charge of defamation of character on Isabelle. Isabelle appointed Vivian as her lawyer, and eventually won the case which also involved the custody of her children.

Assisting Vivian in liberating East German families[]

In 1967, Isabelle heard that Vivian was traveling to West Berlin to meet up with Elizabeth Baudin to discuss a matter of liberating East German families. Along with Vivian and her family, Isabelle, Edouard, and her children traveled to West Germany to assist Vivian in the liberation of several East German families. Living out of Elizabeth and Pierce's residence in West Berlin for two years, Isabelle and Vivian helped several East German families start life anew in West Berlin, all while evading the eyes of the Stasi, the secret East German police. She would also maintain the affairs of the French Brotherhood from West Berlin. An altercation between the two groups resulted in Vivian being wounded due to being shot in the shoulder. Due to Isabelle's inaction and the Stasi being aware of their presence, earning her a lecture from Vivian in Elizabeth's backyard. Isabelle had to use a different tunnel, which was not far from Elizabeth's house. Once Vivian returned after a month and a half away, Vivian assisted her once again, liberating several families through the second tunnel. Despite being honored for her efforts, Isabelle wanted no credit for the families she helped liberate. Helping Vivian liberate East German families was the last act of fieldwork that Isabelle would participate in until her permanent retirement in 1986.

In 1969, shortly before they left West Berlin, Isabelle, Vivian, and Elizabeth would later meet a young American Assassin named William Miles, who was seeking knowledge from wiser European Assassins on how to organize his own Assassin Cell. Based on the advice given to him by Elizabeth, Isabelle, and Vivian, he would later take inspiration from them to form his own Assassin Cell in the Black Hills of South Dakota, called 'The Farm'.

Encounter with Martina Laurent[]

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Martina Laurent extracting blood from an unconscious Isabelle, May 1968.

In May 1968, after the injury to Vivian under the Berlin Wall, Isabelle pondered about the consequences of her actions under the tunnel at a local coffee shop until she was informed that there was a woman outside who urgently wished to speak with her. Going outside, Isabelle saw no one but a picture of her mother on the day she was murdered. Growing angrier, Isabelle discovered two more photos, which was of her concussed and bloodied at the hands of Klein, and the day she was shot twice back in 1965. Arriving in an alleyway, she was greeted by a figure in black standing under a light post. After a brief exchange, it was revealed to be Diane Laurent, her ex-comrade and to Isabelle’s shock, a Templar. Martina revealed to Isabelle that Abstergo wanted Isabelle’s blood, and she was there to collect it. Isabelle and Martina engaged in a lengthy fight, at one point Isabelle smashed Martina’s face into a brick wall. Martina feigned being unconscious, causing Isabelle to lower her guard, which trapped her in Martina’s reverse guillotine choke. Isabelle tried to resist, which only let to Martina tightening her hold, causing Isabelle to black out. While she was unconscious, Martina extracted Isabelle’s blood from her jugular, nearly blowing her vein. Once she regained consciousness, Isabelle informed Vivian and Elizabeth, and Canadian Assassin Mentor Rachelle Petrosa about what had happened, and announced her intentions to hunt down Martina, but would keep it a secret to preserve Martina’s Assassin legacy. Isabelle was injured during the fight, sustaining a broken nose, an enlarged jugular vein, and a sprained knee. Elizabeth, Vivian, and Rachelle helped Isabelle to her feet due to her knee injury.

Retirement and Later Years[]

Isabelle would eventually step down from the Mentor role on March 19th, 1984, shortly after the death of Lydia Frye, passing the French Brotherhood of Assassins’ leadership over to Vivian. Isabelle would travel to London to attend her funeral, serving as a pallbearer and reading a eulogy. The day she retired was one year to the day of Lydia's death. She would later cite the injuries she sustained in he career as an Assassin and in the Military as her retirement. Due to her being so injury prone, she's gotten a broken arm, dislocated shoulder, torn ligaments in her knee and shoulder, strained back muscles, concussions, a broken neck, and several cuts and scrapes on her body over the years. She would develop patellar tendonitis in her left knee in her late thirties, and she wore a knee brace for the rest of her career as an Assassin. Just before her retirement, Isabelle lobbed off her trademark long black hair and sported a short pixie cut from the mid 1980's to the late 1990's. Isabelle would live on an acreage outside of Paris near Versailles with Edouard after her retirement. Isabelle and Vivian were present at the fall of the Berlin Wall, and reenacted their famous hug from Portsmouth in front of Vivian's portrait on the Wall, and would celebrate with the German people. Isabelle would travel to Cornwall to attend Elizabeth Baudin's funeral, and read a eulogy at her funeral as well. With the deaths of Lydia and Elizabeth, Isabelle was the only member of the original incarnation of the Iron Sisterhood living. She would be present for the births of her grandchildren Irene in 1973 and Christian in 1976. Irene served in the French Brotherhood, but abandoned the Brotherhood after the Great Purge, following in her grandmother's footsteps in serving in the French Military. Christian would join an accounting firm in Paris. Isabelle was also present when Margaux's daughter Irene gave birth to her granddaughters Anastasia in 1995 and Meaghan in 1997 respectively.

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Isabelle with her daughter Margaux out at the Dorian Family Cabin, March 1984.

Upon her retirement in 1984, her daughter Margaux would state that her mother was expressing her true self, free of the duties and commitments as an Assassin and criminologist, as Isabelle taught guitar lessons to young children and made wine and various liquors out of her and Edouard's winery in Versailles. Margaux also found it odd that her mother enjoyed such musical artists such as Black Sabbath, Metallica, and Iron Maiden. Meaghan Allard, Isabelle's great-granddaughter, said that Isabelle was 'metal before metal was a thing.'

In the year 2000, The Mentor was struck down by Daniel Cross in Dubai, initiating a worldwide purge of Assassin Cells across the world. Before parting ways, Isabelle's Brotherhood got together to meet up one final time before parting ways. Upon hearing this, Alexandre met up with his sister Margaux in Paris to make sure Isabelle and Edouard were content in their home outside of Versailles, where they spent the rest of their lives.

Assault at the Acreage[]

On a calm September afternoon in 2001, Isabelle was out in the garden harvesting vegetables when she heard a commotion coming from the house. Initially thinking that it was Edouard causing a ruckus in the house, which was something he frequently did, but dismissed it upon realizing that Edouard was visiting his family. Isabelle returned to the acreage to see the door swung closed as a loud thud followed. Isabelle activated her eagle vision to see an assailant in her house, and a figure with an axe in her house, Flicking out her hidden blade, Isabelle made her way up to the door, running her hidden blade through the assailant's throat. Once the assailant was on the ground, he swore upon Isabelle's presence before dying, where Isabelle came to the horrifying conclusion that Stefan Klein had been cryopreserved for the sole purpose of killing her family during a purge of Assassins. As they cremated Klein's body, Isabelle told Alexandre and Margaux about the full story of Klein and how he tormented her over the years. When Alexandre went inside to fix the plumbing, Isabelle encouraged Margaux to speak with her cousin Mariana in Liverpool to start a new cell to take the fight to Abstergo in these difficult times. This would be considered the foundation of the Assassin cell known as the Eagles of Europe, an Assassin Cell led by Margaux, Mariana O'Rourke, and Valerie Cadieux-Foden based out of Paris, France, and in Manchester and Liverpool in England.

Isabelle, along with Vivian and daughter Margaux, attended a funeral and candlelight vigil as diplomats of France for the victims of the attacks of September 11th on November 16th, 2001.

Later Family Years and Death[]

"You....are my children....and I will.....I will......always love you."
―The last words of Isabelle Miranda Allard, spoken at 4:14 am at her home, December 22nd, 2013.
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Isabelle Miranda Allard, October 2001.

Margaux, Irene, and her grandkids would visit whenever they could. She would drastically change her appearance, letting her hair go grey and wearing her hair up in a messy bun. She would need a cane to walk at the age of 86 due to her body slowly breaking down from all the injuries she sustained during her career as an Assassin. Edouard passed away at the age of 92 in 2012 after a four-year battle with cancer. Isabelle herself had issues with her left lung since she was shot back in 1965, due to it collapsing. She would develop a cold, which she would recover from. Shortly after, Isabelle complained of pain in her right breast. She would later develop a sudden case of pneumonia, leaving her bedridden. The severity of the case caught the attention of Margaux when Isabelle began to cough up blood. Isabelle passed away quietly under the watch of her son and daughter on December 22nd, 2013, at the age of 93 at 4:14 am. After an autopsy, her official cause of death was revealed to be pneumonia brought on by inflammatory breast cancer in her right breast from years of smoking. She was cremated a few weeks later, the first member of the Dorian family to be cremated. Before she was cremated, Isabelle's nude body was put on display and studied. Her brain was removed and donated by Margaux to the Hotel-Dieu for concussion research. The scientists were blown away by how physically in shape Isabelle was at her age, and that her body was only beginning the process of breaking down, stating that she could have lived for another six years and that Isabelle's body was how she looked in her 40's, comparing it to Isabelle's editorial in Heart of the Eagle Magazine in 1966, forty-seven years ago. Disgusted with the disgraceful public display of her mother's body, Margaux demanded the hospital return the body to her so it could be cremated. On the way to Pere Lachaise during the funeral procession, a Raven landed on top of the hearse and remained motionless on the way to the cemetery. The Raven flew on top of the Dorian Family Crypt, standing guard as the procession entered the crypt. Many people in attendance speculated that it was Vivian paying her final farewell to Isabelle from Manchester. Isabelle was interred in the crypt alongside her ancestors and beside her mother and father, with full military honors, alongside Edouard.

Brain Theft and Recovery[]

In 2017, four years after Isabelle's death, her preserved brain was stolen from Hotel-Dieu in a covert operation by Abstergo Industries led by Juhani Otso Berg's Sigma Team, expecting Assassin resistance. When they encountered none, they left the hospital and brought the brain back to Abstergo's headquarters in Madrid, where they took a sample of Isabelle's brain and placed it into the new Animus HR-8, with Berg himself reliving some of Isabelle's memories, such as her mother's murder, her encounter with Klein in Stalingrad, her assassination of Klein, and her protest of 1964. Berg was not very fond of seeing the latter memory.

Isabelle's brain was later recovered in an operation by the Eagles of Europe by Celeste Williams, Anastasia Andreu, and her mother Irene, with assistance from the German Delta Squadron. The operation was dubbed Operation Atletico. Upon its return to the Eagles of Europe, it was later cremated by Margaux and added with Isabelle's cremated remains.

The only thing remaining of Isabelle is her two fused C4 and C5 vertebrae, which are sitting on Margaux's desk in Paris.

A Sage of Maria Williams[]

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A side by side comparison of the facial features of Maria Williams and Isabelle Allard.

Shortly after she was born, Alexandra noticed that Isabelle had what looked like a puncture wound on the back of her neck, which Alexandra dismissed as a wart. When she was five, she began having dreams of living as an aristocrat in 1800s England, which she found rather odd. As she grew up, Isabelle would have visions of a black-haired bespectacled woman at certain points of her life. When she was homeless at the age of 19, she contemplated suicide over the loss of her mother and her faltering relationship with her grandmother, but didn’t due to a vision from the black haired bespectacled woman telling her not to the day before she was going to. At 27, Isabelle saw the bespectacled woman and Alana Rose Dorian with a Piece of Eden. At the age of 33, Isabelle witnessed the death of the bespectacled woman at the front of an acreage. This nightmare occurred just before her discharge from the military. Upon her arrival back in France, she went through the Parisian Assassin Archives in an attempt to find out who she was seeing in these visions. After a short search, she found the woman she had seen in her vision.

It was Maria Williams.

Later on that same evening, Isabelle had another vision. The brightly lit room she was in suddenly went dark, and Maria Williams appeared before her, clad in her Assassin robes. Maria spoke.

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Adelaide Vicary hacking Abstergo's database, deleting information in regards to Maria and Isabelle's connection, 2027.

A part of me is inside of you. It is why you survived at birth. Change the world for the better, my Sage, unlike I.

Maria vanished. Isabelle stood in shock. She was a reincarnation of the legendary Assassin Maria Williams. Shortly after this vision, Isabelle documented her visions and experiences in a journal that was under strict surveillance. In it, Isabelle states that she inherited some of Maria's memories at birth, which explains her vast knowledge of several areas Maria had visited and people she had interacted with, along with her knowledge of the Gauntlet. She would also add that Maria’s consciousness had never taken over her completely and speculates that it never will. She added that Maria told her that her consciousness was uploaded to the machine in Norway called Yggdrasil and transferred into the human genome, and eventually came to be in Isabelle.  Isabelle documented that Maria's consciousness often gave her tips and pointers to certain points on various things in her life. After Isabelle’s death, it was moved to the archives of the Eagles of Europe Archives by her daughter Margaux and wasn’t digitally uploaded into the digital archives either out of respect to Isabelle, and remains under heavy surveillance.

Isabelle's Cell[]

Isabelle's Cell, often known as the Women's Liberation Front (WLF) consisted of herself as Mentor and four fellow Master Assassins:

  • Vivian Cadieux-Foden, Second-in-Command/Public Speaker (1954-1986)
  • Xavier Andreu, Correspondent/Diplomat (1954-1961)
  • Edouard Docieux, Correspondent/Diplomat (1963-1986)
  • Irina McCall, Archivist/Banker (1955-1990)
  • Diane Laurent, Tech Specialist (1955-1964)

Once Olivier R. Abadie, the only Master Assassin in France passed away in 1954, he appointed in his will that Isabelle becomes the next Mentor of the Parisian Assassins. She was officially sworn in as Mentor of the Parisian Assassins on April 5th, 1954, and immediately got to work. Under Isabelle, the Assassins began to prosper and recover from the Second World War and the wars that followed. Inspired by Elizabeth Baudin's Delta Squadron, Isabelle recruited four fellow French Master Assassins who were in exile to assist in revolutionizing the Parisian Assassins. She brought Vivian Cadieux, her closest friend and advisor, her husband Xavier Andreu as a correspondent and diplomat, Irina McCall, a French Master Assassin with a British heritage serving as the lore keeper, and Diane Laurent, who served as the Brotherhood’s tech specialist. She rechristened the five of them as the French Brotherhood of Assassins and based themselves out of the former Assassin Headquarters used during the French Revolution. Using funds from the careers of Vivian and Irina, Isabelle and her council renovated the dilapidated Cafe Theatre and restored it to its former glory. Underneath the building was what remained of the Assassin Headquarters on Ile-de-la-Cite ever since it was abandoned after François stepped down as Mentor in 1868. Isabelle and her council moved in early 1955 and refurbished the abandoned headquarters with enough equipment to keep their operation afloat. In order to keep up with modern times, Isabelle decided that they no longer have to wear elegant outfits and could wear whatever casual clothing they chose, just as long as it didn't give them away as Assassins.

Many male members of the Parisian Brotherhood were growing strongly disillusioned with how Isabelle was leading the Assassins during her early leadership, stating that Xavier should be in the man in charge and that no woman should lead. When Isabelle rejected their ideas, they left the Brotherhood altogether. With the more conservative Assassins out of the Brotherhood, she returned her focus to the redevelopment of the Assassin Headquarters and Cafe Theatre. Isabelle and Vivian would conduct interviews with French media during its reconstruction. Xavier was cast out from the Brotherhood in 1961 and Diane Laurent would leave, returning to Italy in 1970, but continuing to assist Isabelle's cell from Italy expanding their reach. Xavier was replaced by Isabelle's second husband Edouard Monet in 1963. In 1984, upon Isabelle stepping down from the Mentor role, Vivian took over the cell until 1986 when it was collectively used by each Assassin’s child before the Great Purge of 2000. The archive, meticulously worked on over the years by Irina McCall, was destroyed with the rest of the cell, but most of the documents were recovered by Irene Andreu afterward, with most texts by Francois Dorian, Alana Rose Dorian, Herve Quemar, and Sophie Trenet surviving the assault by Abstergo Industries.

Isabelle's cell was known for forging key alliances with Brotherhoods in England, West Germany, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Wales, and the Netherlands over the course of the Cold War. Isabelle and Vivian would also make diplomatic visits to Cuba, China, and Canada in the 1960s on behalf of France.

Forging Ties with the Filipino Assassins[]

On behalf of Isabelle's cell, in March of 1970, both Isabelle and Vivian traveled to the Bulacan province in the Philippines to meet up with the Mentor of the Filipino Brotherhood of Assassins, led by a descendant of prominent Filipino Assassin and Revolutionary Esperanza Guinto. They were led up a mountain and at about halfway were led underneath a waterfall to a bureau that was well furnished and well equipped. In a conference room, Isabelle and Vivian strengthened ties with the Filipino Brotherhood, and promised to lend them aid in their times of need and over the course of the ongoing conflict in Vietnam.

Legacy[]

Isabelle's cell would lay the seeds for the 'Eagles of Europe', an Assassin Cell located in England and France consisting of members from several notable Assassin families, such as the Dorians, Williams, and Cadieux-Fodens. They are led by Vivian's daughter Valerie in England and Isabelle's daughter Margaux in France.

Dorian-Williams Family Relations[]

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Isabelle Allard and Felix Williams-Farias signing the Lebret Agreement, September 1961.

Relations between the Dorian Family and the Williams Family of Germany have always been marred with tension over the years, due to a conflict over the custody of the Gauntlet of Eden, a mysterious artifact that has the power to conjure up the future and alternate timelines upon wearing it. After the fall of Xavier Baudin in 1903, Vienna placed it in an Isu Vault underneath a small church near Lebret, Saskatchewan. Its placement there sparked an ever-lasting feud between the two families in May of 1961, Isabelle would discover its location, and use it herself before it retreated into the ground. Many members of the Williams family were very critical of Isabelle for her actions with the Gauntlet and demanded she is held responsible for them. Isabelle apologized for her actions and proposed an agreement between the two families that would cede the vault underneath the church in Lebret to the Williams family. In September of 1961, members of the two families (Lillian Petersson, Isabelle Allard, and Evelyn Walters for the Dorian Family, and Felix Williams-Farias, the 13th Count of Berkshire, Elizabeth Baudin, Chase Baudin, Prudence Bythesea, and the legendary Quin Williams for the Williams Family) were present for the signing of the Lebret Agreement, an agreement drafted by Isabelle Allard and Vivian Cadieux-Foden with the blessings of Lillian Petersson and Evelyn Walters, which ended all Dorian Family/British Brotherhood claims to the Vault, and by extension, the Gauntlet of Eden which rested underneath the floor of the Vault, and that the Gauntlet will return to the hands of the Williams Family and the German Brotherhood, ending a decades-long feud between the two families. Vivian Cadieux-Foden presided over the contract negotiations that took place in the chapel above the Vault in Lebret which ended with a handshake between Isabelle and Felix. Felix would later say that he had high praises for Isabelle, saying that she had a very high drive of attempting to achieve peace with his family, which is a trait that every Assassin should possess. Isabelle would also say that she admired the 13th Earl's charisma and his brave and courageous fight for LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality, whereas Felix was incredibly honored to meet the assassin of Stefan Klein and Adolf Hitler in person and admired Isabelle for her services to the Brotherhood and the French Military. Isabelle and Felix would maintain correspondence with each other until the latter's passing in 1997.

After the agreement’s signing, John promised the Williams family that he would watch over the vault, with Quin jabbing a bony finger into John's chest telling him to hold on to it, which he would do until his death in 2002. Isabelle promised that she would not return to the vault in Lebret, which also earned her a bony finger jab from Quin into her chest telling her to upend her part of the promise or else there would be hell to pay.

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Isabelle listening to Quin Williams speak, July 1961.

After their meetings with each other in July and September, Quin would later state that Isabelle was a 'breath of fresh air' within the Dorian Family, also saying that Isabelle 'possessed many leadership qualities that other members of her family did not have.' whereas Isabelle would state that Quin is a 'remarkable woman full of knowledge,' and 'a woman who wasn't afraid to question laid out morals or code.' Quin even said that Isabelle was 'everything that Alana should have been.' She would later state that Quin heavily inspired Isabelle when she was a girl, and continued to do so over her career as an Assassin. Up until Quin's death in 1972, her and Isabelle would get together to discuss military tactics, current events, and politics.

The relations between the two families did indeed improve, and would eventually lead to a temporary alliance shortly after the agreement was signed, and a formal alliance would be made thirty-four years later in 1995 between Isabelle’s daughter Margaux and Prudence Bythesea after each cell helped each other off and on over the years. The Lebret Agreement is still honored by both families until 2021, when it was broken by Darcy Baudin, Celeste Williams, and Harlan Baudin.

Isabelle and Felix were dubbed 'The Peacemakers' by both families due to both of them signing the agreement.

Music Career[]

During her house arrest sentence, Isabelle brought out an acoustic and electric guitar and began to play around with some chords on her guitar, and in her words 'developed into a series of folk songs', writing down some lyrics and sheet music for what would later be her folk album Isolation, which details her time out at her cabin during her sentence. She would do the same thing with her electric guitar, and come up with a bluesy-folk record titled Reputation, which was about her separation from her ex-husband Xavier. She would record both albums in early 1965, release them in late 1966 and play several shows in cafes in Paris and the surrounding area once she had regained feeling in her left arm.

Legal Issues[]

Over the course of her life, Isabelle had herself a few run-ins with the law. Her and Vivian often did get stern warnings from police officers for being pickpockets in their youth, often returning the items to the people they stole from.

Her first major instance was in on May 26th, 1940, where a homeless twenty year old Isabelle, who was also a member of the Gang des Tractions Avant, was begging for money when she was approached by a police officer who told her to stop panhandling, which led to a verbal argument between the two of them and Isabelle punching the officer in jaw, which led to Isabelle being held up in jail for five days while she awaited a trial. She was initially charged with assaulting a police officer, panhandling, and plotting a bank robbery. She was released on the 31st of May, upon a possible German invasion, but the records were lost upon the Nazi invasion of France in 1940.

The second major instance came in 1962 when Isabelle pressed charges of assault and battery on her ex-husband Xavier Andreu, to which he pressed charges against Isabelle for slander and defamation of character. Both cases were taken to court, with Vivian representing Isabelle as her lawyer. As evidence of Xavier's assault on Isabelle, Vivian presented a photo of Isabelle with a black eye and a cut lip, as well as bruises on her belly and stomach. Xavier took to the stand, and cited that Isabelle had slandered the great Andreu name and her bruises, cuts, and black eye was from a severe fall and that he would never lay a hand on her. Isabelle did not testify, and let Vivian speak for her. Vivian said that Isabelle had not sustained those injuries in a fall, but that Isabelle was beaten by Xavier after a tense argument, and even threatened to kill her. Once the evidence was presented, the jury ruled in favour of Isabelle, dropping Xavier's charges and officially charging him with assault and battery, sentencing him to ten years in prison. Upon winning the case, Isabelle was granted full custody of her children.

The third major instance was in 1963, while on a visit to the United States. She would actively participate in civil rights protests alongside American Mentor William Samuelson. Despite evading arrest four times, she was finally arrested during a protest in Birmingham, Alabama on May 8th, where she was charged with plotting and participating in a riot, and associating herself with black people as a white person. After her arrest, she was booked and famously smirked during her mugshot, which was heavily frowned upon. Isabelle would spend her 43rd birthday in jail before Samuelson posted her $5000 bail.

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Isabelle's mugshot after her arrest for protesting, April 9th, 1964.

The fourth major instance was in 1964 when Isabelle and her cell exposed their breasts at the Hotel de Ville during a visit of President Charles de Gaulle in Paris, with the goal of their protest being to raise awareness and more control for women when it came to their bodies. Police were called in and after a police officer bumped into Isabelle. She, Vivian, and Irina were forcibly arrested. Isabelle herself was charged with plotting a protest, protesting, failing to disperse, trespassing, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assaulting a police officer, and uttering threats (the latter two being dropped right away). A charge of exhibitionism was added due to Isabelle continuing to protest in the police station. On April 16th, Isabelle was sentenced to eight months of house arrest, completing her sentence on December 16th. As her sentence was finished, President de Gaulle wrote a letter to her, stating all the charges against her were dropped and issued a full pardon for her and her cell, and promised to look into more reforms for women in France.

While she was being booked, Isabelle continued to protest by remaining topless during the booking process, which would result in a famous photo being taken of her. During this, some officers inappropriately grabbed at Isabelle’s breasts. As she was serving her eight-month sentence, Isabelle was confident that she was going to challenge the officers in court once she was released.  Three months after her release, Isabelle filed a lawsuit against the two officers who had sexually assaulted her. Vivian volunteered to be her lawyer, pro bono. After a tense, month-long court case, the jury ruled in favour of Isabelle, and the two officers had to pay Isabelle an undisclosed amount in damages and as a result, both officers lost their jobs.

Weaponry and Talents[]

As a Master Assassin, Isabelle was very specific with what she carried with her on each mission. She had plenty of tools and weapons in her arsenal. Isabelle was known to use her Hidden Blade in combat, as well as a short blade similar to that of a kukri if it was at close range. Isabelle also used throwing knives for ranged combat and the Pistol of Elise de la Serre, an heirloom that ran through down the line of women in the Dorian family. She was known for carrying it with her during her service.

Isabelle was also skilled in a variety of martial arts such as kickboxing, judo, Muay Thai, and a Grade 4 Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She was also known for her vast knowledge of various submission holds.

Isabelle was also an incredibly gifted speaker, using her incredible charisma to get people to listen to what she had to say. She was known for her speeches at Assassin conferences as well, which always garnered a reaction. Isabelle at times would not speak, due to a constant fear of people ridiculing her for her height. In these cases, she would let Vivian do the speaking and she would write the speeches.

Isabelle was also known as a skilled climber and free runner, using her skills considerably throughout her career as an Assassin, using them to navigate through cities, unaffected or affected by war, and through the jungles of French Indochina. She was known for her skills to blend in with crowds, especially during her infiltration of Hotel Majestic to apprehend von Choltitz. Her ex-husband Xavier said that due to Isabelle's climbing skills and her flexibility, she was able to climb the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in ten minutes.

Outfits[]

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Isabelle in her summer attire, July 1961.

Over the course of her life, Isabelle donned several outfits:

Vigilante Outfit: Black overcoat with red trim to go with a black collared dress shirt tucked into a pair of high-waisted beige trousers with black knee-high boots. This was the outfit she was most remembered for, wearing it from 1939-1954.

Mentor Outfit: Also known as her Ceremonial Outfit, Isabelle's Mentor Outfit was gifted to her upon her ascension to Mentor by Lydia Frye. It consisted of a black overcoat with a navy dress shirt to go with her trademark high-waisted beige trousers and black knee-high boots, along with an Assassin pin on her left lapel. She would wear this outfit from 1954-1984.

Diplomat Outfit: Black jacket with a white dress shirt and black dress pants with black dress shoes. Often worn during important diplomatic meetings in Cuba, China, Canada, and the United States.

Casual Attire: Simple black t-shirt with blue denim pants and white shoes. Worn in everyday life.

Summer Attire: Red-collared t-shirt with denim short-shorts and flip-flops, sometimes worn with aviator sunglasses.

Comfort Clothes: White cotton tank top with a pair of white cotton undergarments. Frequently worn out at the cabin.

Legacy[]

Isabelle Allard was painted as a champion of humanity, as the people of France and Europe have praised her for all of her hard work in the effort to combat poverty in France and in countries in Africa, being honored on multiple occasions by her home country of France as well as the United Nations. She was also recognized for her bravery in the military, with several soldiers stating that Isabelle was the 'best nurse in the entirety of the French Military.' due to her incredibly fast but accurate methods of stitching up wounds and administering vaccines. A statue of Isabelle stands in Vimy, her place of birth, and the Saint-Denis district in Paris, where she grew up. There is also a statue of Isabelle standing in Plaza de la Revolución in Havana, Cuba, with 'For the World', the Dorian Family motto in Spanish at its base. It was the first statue of Isabelle ever created, as it was sculpted and unveiled while Isabelle was on a diplomatic visit to Cuba in 1964.

Several world leaders praised and criticized her, whom she met on her diplomatic tours. Fidel Castro, upon her visit to Havana in 1964, called Isabelle a 'champion of the people' and 'a vital asset to the world'. Her visit to the White House in 1983 went less favorable, and was quite controversial, with her and Ronald Reagan getting into a heated argument over his 'Evil Empire' speech, which called drew attention to the Soviet Union, which he labeled as an 'Evil Empire'. Isabelle also criticized his 'Star Wars' speech as well, calling it 'stupid and ludacris.' Isabelle's final reply to him about his Evil Empire speech was 'look in the mirror, Ronnie', which ended in Isabelle being escorted out of the White House by Secret Service agents.

Her legacy as a member of the Assassin Brotherhood was more of a positive impact. Upon her ascension to Mentor in 1954, Isabelle took the crumbling Parisian Brotherhood and revitalized it, improving everything from training regiments and diplomacy between Brotherhoods across the world. She was also known for the extensive renovation of the old Parisian Assassin Bureau and Cafe Theatre, which she would later use as the headquarters of the French Assassin Cell. The only cell the French Brotherhood had a rocky relationship with was the American Brotherhood, because according to Isabelle, they 'made no effort to investigate the people who attempted to assassinate her' under Mentor Erika Peterson. Isabelle would still be professional and maintain a relationship with them. Peterson herself would say that Isabelle herself was a 'bit of a stickler' when it came to certain things, even saying that Isabelle got annoyed with the way Erika shook her hand.

Isabelle's assassinations of Stefan Klein and Adolf Hitler, as well as her commanding of Operation Rabbit's Foot, earned her a lot of praise for her bravery and she commanded a lot of respect when she visited fellow Assassins and world leaders in different countries. A reconnaissance ship in the modern day Assassin fleet is named The Magpie in her honor, launching two years after her death in 2015.

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Isabelle's Modern Revolutionary portraits, both clothed and unclothed, sitting on a chair with a banner from their 1964 protest atop the chair. Isabelle was known for her beliefs of women being able to show more skin like men. Photographs taken by her husband Edouard Docieux, August 2nd, 1965.

Despite her well renowned reputation as an Assassin, Isabelle was criticized for not playing a pivotal role in the ongoing Assassin-Templar War, instead focusing on era-centric rights issues.

Isabelle was also a fierce advocate for proper treatment for people struggling with mental health, often working with those who struggled with PTSD while she was in the military. For the rest of her life, Isabelle would always call upon the government to put more of a focus on the mental health of people. In 1976, Isabelle would set up the Allard Foundation for Mental Health in order to raise money for mental health awareness.

Isabelle's legacy among more conservative Assassins is largely negative, as they claimed that they were largely purged from the Order upon Isabelle's ascension to the rank of Mentor. Conservative Assassins claim that the social changes to the Brotherhood would make them the laughing stock of all the European Brotherhoods because it was led by Isabelle, a woman. Isabelle said that their fears of change were the reason why they left the Brotherhood and that she didn't purge them, they all left on their own accord. Some conservatives even celebrated her death, chanting 'Izzy's in a Box.'

Isabelle was considered a hero to many women in France and Europe due to her views on body positivity, and was admired for her Heart of the Eagle Magazine photoshoot, displaying the wounds on her body eight months after she was shot as a mark of her resilience.

Isabelle has been called the greatest Mentor the French/Parisian Brotherhood had ever seen, alongside her ancestors Arno and Francois Dorian, and Comte de Mirabeau.

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Isabelle's signature.

Isabelle and Vivian were included underneath the 'Thanks for Inspiration' section of the album booklet of the debut album by Rage Against the Machine, released in 1992. They were included for their revolutionary beliefs and their fight for women's rights. Isabelle would even meet their guitarist Tom Morello on a visit to her son in the United States in 1996. She was also interviewed by Rage vocalist Zack de la Rocha while she was there as well.

Isabelle has been dubbed 'the most important woman in the world' among the Assassins and Abstergo Industries over Isabelle's remains due to the high concentrations of Isu DNA in her body as well as the genetic memories held within her DNA. Abstergo and Assassin Cells Delta Squadron and the Eagles of Europe are waging a covert shadow war over her remains.

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The Banner of Prominent Dorian Women. Isabelle is on the far right of the banner.

A bust of Isabelle was added to the famed Banner of Prominent Dorian Women in 1962, alongside Elise de la Serre, Juliette Marie Dorian, Alana Rose Dorian, and Vienna Victoria Dorian. The only requisition to be on the banner was to rise to the rank of Mentor and hold the title for at least eight years, and have at least one high-profile assassination to their name. Isabelle is on there due to rising to the rank of Mentor in 1954 and the assassinations of Stefan Klein and Adolf Hitler in 1944 and 1945 respectively. Two banners were made and are hanging in the two Dorian Family Museum in Liverpool and the Isabelle Allard Museum in Saint-Denis, Paris, France

The house Isabelle grew up in at Saint-Denis was converted into a museum in 2014, highlighting all the important events that happened over the course of her life. Outside of her childhood home in Saint-Denis along the River Seine, is a statue of Isabelle beside the museum's entrance, pointing towards the Basiclia of Saint-Denis. Coincidentally, magpies are known to flock to the statue. The museum and the surrounding land were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on May 9th, 2016, on what would have been her 96th birthday.

Personal Life[]

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Isabelle with her daughter Margaux, March 1980.

Isabelle was an incredibly gifted individual who had a passion for learning, even in old age. Her mother described her in her journal as a "talented young woman who is willing to fight for everyone and everything." Her grandmother Annabelle, on the other hand, had a severe disdain for Isabelle. She disregarded anything Isabelle said, even if Isabelle was telling the truth. Anytime Isabelle was with Annabelle, she stripped Isabelle of any freedom on what to do with her body and was forced to dress conservatively to the point of Isabelle not showing any skin and made her wear dresses, which led to very heated arguments between the two women. After her mother's death, Annabelle suggested that Isabelle open her legs and let France inside her after denying her refuge at her place, as well as going as far as wishing that her stillborn brother Louis survived over her, stating that he would've been a better Assassin than her. Looking back on her relationship with her grandmother, Isabelle stated that Annabelle was a 'troubled individual who didn't see things truly' and wished that she could have been given a second chance with Annabelle. Isabelle chose for her daughter Margaux's middle name to be Annabelle in honor of her.

Growing up, Isabelle was extremely extroverted, frequently doing homework and playing around Paris with multiple groups of friends. Isabelle would help her mother around the house and would finish every task her mother would give her. In her adulthood, Isabelle would continue being extremely extroverted. After serving in the military, Isabelle would develop more of a stern attitude and more of an ambivert personality, one which was more prevalent when she was training initiates. Vivian would describe Isabelle as an individual 'with a hardened resolve fitting of a leader.'

As Mentor of the French Brotherhood of Assassins, Isabelle was viewed as an exceptional trainer, teaching the initiates every aspect of the Creed, no matter what the task was. Whether it was written theory or combat with various weapons, Isabelle excelled at passing on her knowledge to those around her. She was also known to be strict in her training and at times quick-tempered, often yelling to get everyone's attention. Her yelling wasn't all negative all the time, as some of her initiates were motivated to push themselves harder under Isabelle's training regime.

In the early 1960s, Isabelle often served as a diplomat of France. Isabelle, alongside Vivian, traveled to countries such as the United States, Canada, Cuba, and China. The duo used their linguistic skills to project their points across to leaders such as Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, John Diefenbaker, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Mao Zedong on the behalf of France. In China, which she and Vivian would visit in 1965. The two women spoke with Mao Zedong, where Mao expressed some of his criticisms of how her home country was run, to which Isabelle and Vivian replied with some of their own criticisms of his rule in China, in particular citing the Great Leap Forward. Mao informed the two women that he didn't agree with what she was saying, but that he respected their opinion, handing them each a copy of his Little Red Book as they parted ways. Isabelle would later say that her conversation with Mao was one of the 'most nerving conversations she ever had' due to the fact that she was fearing for her life. Vivian said the conversation was nerving, due to the presence of armed guards outside of the room. Isabelle was a diplomat on behlaf of France when the tiny gulf nation of Qatar opened up their embassy in France in 1972. She would travel to Qatar in 1976, and was given a tour of the capital Doha as a diplomat. After the tour, Isabelle would state that the people were proud of their country, and bright things will come to the people of Qatar. In 2011, Isabelle would comment that nothing bright has come to the country, citing the constant human rights abuses surrounding the country.

Isabelle had a really strong friendship with her closest friend, fellow Master Assassin Vivian Cadieux. The two women met each other in Paris in 1926 and immediately became friends. They would do schoolwork together, hang out together, and train as Assassins together. Vivian assisted Isabelle all over Europe in the hunt for Stefan Klein, and was the first to hear the news that Adolf Hitler had been slain. Upon Isabelle's return to England, Vivian gave her a big hug without saying a word because of how happy she was, and celebrated with her the end of the European theatre of the war in London. When Isabelle arose to the rank of Mentor in 1954, Vivian became Isabelle's right-hand woman, and was at Isabelle's side whenever there were meetings between Mentors of the English and West German Brotherhoods. Isabelle and Vivian were both known for their beliefs of humanitarianism. During the 1950's, Isabelle, Xavier, Irina and Vivian would travel to the Congo, Niger, Sudan, and Ethiopia, providing several villages with food and water, and assisted in helping them grow their own grains and plants to use for food. Their acts of humanitarianism earned them several awards, as well as recognition from the United Nations for their efforts to combat poverty in Africa. Isabelle considered Vivian to be 'the younger sister she never had', and would become blood sisters through a pact in 1959. Isabelle would say that Vivian was more radical when it came to her beliefs and that Vivian was the one who would even her out if Isabelle got hot-headed.

Isabelle rarely took time off from her duties as an Assassin. In her thirty years as Mentor, Isabelle only took a year and eight months off from her duties, working through many injuries over her career. The first instance was when she discovered a lump in her right breast in June of 1956, which was later revealed to be a benign tumor. She had the tumor surgically removed from her breast and recovered over the span of three weeks before she returned to active duty as an Assassin. The second time was in 1961 when she underwent an emergency appendectomy in Regina, Saskatchewan to remove her inflamed appendix. Isabelle would late say that she was incredibly thankful for Canadian healthcare. She recovered from the surgery for two months before returning to the field, due to her surgery wound reopening during a fight with Abstergo agents inside the Qu'Appelle Valley Vault. The third time was the injury she suffered inside the Dorian Family Crypt, which was due to whiplash, herniating two discs in her neck. She received emergency surgery that night to fixed ther herniated discs. Isabelle was forced to sit out on all fieldwork for eight months. While Isabelle was away, Vivian took charge of the Brotherhood on a temporary basis.

After attaining the Rank of Mentor in 1954, Isabelle, the French Mentor, alongside British Mentor Lydia Frye and West German Mentor Elizabeth Baudin were known for their strong leadership of their respective Brotherhoods behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, being dubbed the 'Iron Sisterhood' by Allied Assassin Brotherhoods. Isabelle was the youngest of the Mentors. At the formation of the Iron Sisterhood in 1955, Lydia was 62 years old, Elizabeth was 51 years old, and Isabelle was only 34 years of age.

Isabelle was also a people person, often engaging with crowds of people whenever she would give speeches at elementary schools and universities during her career as a motivational speaker. Many young children loved Isabelle whenever she spoke and admired her for her military heroics during World War 2 and in Korea, as well as her humanitarian efforts in Africa. She would frequently pose for photos with the children as well. Children have spoken about how Isabelle inspired them to do good in the world, some even called her a 'true hero of France', which Isabelle called a 'great honor.'

Isabelle possessed a high concentration of Isu DNA, which was revealed in 1953 after giving birth to her son Alexandre by way of a private study by Olivier Abadie before his passing. It was confirmed that Isabelle's DNA was that of the Triple Helix, and was discovered from a samples of Isabelle's saliva, bone marrow, blood, skin, hair, and breast milk that she agreed to donate. In 2017, four years after her death, it was revealed by an Abstergo study of her brain that Isabelle had a concentration of 0.5996%, which explained her Eagle Vision and ability to activate Pieces of Eden. Isabelle had the highest concentration of Isu DNA among Arno and Elise's descendants, with Alana having a concentration of 0.5381%, Juliette with a concentration of 0.5144%, Vienna and Cavan each with 0.5082%, her mother Alexandra with a concentration of 0.4793% and Isabelle's daughter Margaux having a concentration of 0.4641%. All six individuals were in possession of the Triple Helix Isu genome.

Family and Romantic Life[]

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Isabelle with her son Alexandre and daughter Margaux at the beach, July 1956.

After the Second World War, Isabelle would return to Paris, and marry her childhood friend and fellow Assassin Xavier Andreu in August 1952, in a ceremony within the Basilica of Saint-Denis, taking his last name in marriage. She would give birth to the couple's first child, a son named Alexandre Louis Andreu on November 25th, 1953. Isabelle would later welcome a second child into the world, a daughter named Margaux Annabelle Andreu on December 15th, 1954. She would give birth to both her children in the spare bedroom of the Dorian Family Cabin. Isabelle would always find time to spend time with her children in their youth, often traveling with them to take in the sights and sounds of the countries of Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales while visiting the countries. Isabelle and Xavier would remain married until 1961, divorcing him after he cheated on her while she was in Canada on a mission. After their divorce, Margaux would always spend time with Isabelle, learning from her much like Isabelle did with her mother when she was young, as would Alexandre, but when he grew up he would visit his birth father from time to time, whereas Margaux was rather distant from him due to the way the divorce unfolded.

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Isabelle with her children, September 1961.

Seven months after the divorce, Isabelle revealed that the later years of her marriage to Xavier was marred with abuse, with Xavier even beating Isabelle in a fit of jealous rage in 1960. This would be revealed a year after the divorce with a picture of Isabelle sporting a black eye and a cut lip. Isabelle also stated that Xavier and his parents were very religious and critical of Isabelle's atheistic beliefs, and called for Alexandre and Margaux to be baptized against her wishes, which further distanced Isabelle from Xavier. Alexandre would not embrace his Assassin heritage and go on to play professional football, playing for clubs such as Fulham and Nottingham Forest, winning two European Cups with Forest in 1979 and 1980 before joining Real Madrid CF in 1981, spending five years with them before retiring with them in 1986, and moving to the United States later that same year. He would credit his mother with giving him the skills to become the footballer that he was when she coached him in his youth league. Isabelle was present for both his European Cup wins and got to hold the trophy both times he won in Munich and Madrid. He would later become a member of the Real Madrid coaching staff that won three straight Champions League titles in 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18. Margaux would embrace her Assassin heritage, training under her mother until she earned her Master Assassin rank in 1981. Margaux currently leads a large cell of Assassins comprising of members from the Dorian, Williams, and Cadieux-Fodens, and are known as the 'Eagles of Europe', heavily inspired by her mother's cell of Assassins during the 20th Century. Alexandre would later join his sister's cell in 2020 at the age of 66, operating out of Nottingham after he revoked his American citizenship.

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Isabelle with her second husband Edouard Docieux on their wedding day, July 10th, 1963.

In March of 1962, Isabelle began a relationship with Edouard Docieux, a fellow French Master Assassin who was the supposed grandson of painter Claude Monet. The two met shortly after Isabelle's divorce as she was looking for a babysitter to look after her kids. Isabelle was more seductive towards him, wearing tight shirts and jeans whenever he was around to get his attention. They immediately hit it off and began dating. What came as a shock to everyone, Edouard proposed to Isabelle eight months later, and the couple would marry in an intimate ceremony at Isabelle's acreage on July 10th, 1963, and take his name in marriage, marrying into the Docieux family and keep her maiden name, as well as becoming his daughter Lucile's step-mother. This didn't last long as Edouard lost custody of her shortly after the marriage. Vivian was her maid of honor for the ceremony. Her son Alexandre walked his mother down the aisle, on top of being the ring bearer. Margaux and Lucile were the flower girls. After the wedding, Vivian would comment on Isabelle's second marriage, saying that Isabelle was a much happier woman with Edouard than she ever was with Xavier. Isabelle would even state that Edouard was the 'right man for her in every sense of the word' and that he 'knew how to pleasure her in a much better way.' The couple would move out to Isabelle's acreage outside of Versailles and open up a winery on the property called Avian Descent as a side endeavor. They would remain married until Edouard died in 2012.

Outside of her career as a Master Assassin, Isabelle was a woman who was fiercely dedicated to her two marriages and her two children, whom she would spend lots of time with due to her being an important target, the Mentor of an Assassin cell. She would spend lots of time teaching them important things to get them through life. She would teach both Alexandre and Margaux how to upkeep a household and manage finances and spend time playing football with both of them in the backyard of their home in Paris and their summer cabin. She would also be the coach of Alexandre's youth football team. Isabelle would also go fishing with her son in the summer months and show him how to properly clean and cook freshly caught fish, and even show him the basics when it came to archery. Margaux is heavily inspired by the actions her mother performed over the course of her life and strived to be just like her when she was an Assassin.

Private Life[]

Not much is known about Isabelle’s private life, as she preferred to keep it away from the eyes of the ‘nosy public’ as she so deemed them. All that is known about her private life comes from her autobiography Rebel Angel: The Life Story of Isabelle Miranda Allard. In it, she states that when she grew overwhelmed by the public, she would retreat to her cabin out at Lac du Bougart near Aix-les-Bains to clear her mind, often taking her kids Alexandre and Margaux with her. She would also go there for romantic holidays with Edouard, where they would spend a weekend fishing, swimming, drinking wine, smoking, and having a fair bit of sex.

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Isabelle during her house arrest at the Dorian Family Cabin, July 1964. This photo is the cover of her autobiography.

Vivian Cadieux-Foden, a close friend of hers, stated that when Isabelle is out of the public eye, she is ‘very flirtatious’, especially around Edouard, and wears nothing but a white cotton tank top and panties in her downtime, knowing this because she went out to the cabin without Isabelle knowing, which caught her off guard. Isabelle would call that outfit her ‘comfort clothes’. Vivian also stated that Isabelle never really cared about all the fame surrounding her.

Margaux, Isabelle’s daughter, said that her mother was lively and full of energy in her private life, and would always joke around with her and her brother. Margaux also said that Isabelle wasn’t afraid to push boundaries and was more than willing to ‘go there’ in both her private and public life. Alexandre said that she was very supportive of him in his football career and always played football with him growing up.

In her private life, Isabelle was an avid reader who read up to 50 books in a year. Her favorite poem was The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and wrote an extended analysis of each book she read whenever she had the time.

While Isabelle was serving her house arrest sentence at her cabin, a police officer came to see if she was still following protocol, he was baffled when he was greeted by Isabelle wearing her tank top and panties. He asked for her to put pants on and to be decent, to which she retorted with ‘what you see is what you get officer’. The officer, despite being annoyed with how Isabelle was dressed, carried out his check on Isabelle and her property. Once he had left, she lit a cigarette and peeled off her tank top.

Isabelle’s private life with her first husband Xavier was marred with tension. Over the course of their nine-year marriage, there were times when Isabelle would dread going home, due to strict regulations Xavier wished Isabelle to abide by when it came to what she wore and religion, and with Isabelle disagreeing with most of them, led to many arguments, all coming to a head in 1960, where Xavier violently struck Isabelle after an argument, as well as in 1961, where Xavier cheating on Isabelle while she was in Canada, which finalized her divorce from him and eventually winning the custody of her children.

Intimate Life[]

Isabelle over the course of her life tried to keep her intimate life as private as possible, but several documents state that while she was living in London during World War Two, she was in an intimate and committed relationship with her closest friend Vivian Cadieux-Foden from 1940-1948. Isabelle stated in her memoirs that they kept the relationship a secret due to their commitment to the Assassins. The journals of both women would describe in great detail the intimate acts they engaged in and described each other as ‘passionate lovers’. The two women ended the relationship and remained good friends for the remainder of their lives, starting their own families and would eventually become blood sisters in 1959. Upon hearing the news, many people were shocked to hear that Isabelle and Vivian were bisexual women and attracted to each other for a period of time. Margaux and Valerie were proud of their mothers for embracing their sexualities at a time when two women weren’t allowed to be with each other, and have been heralded as champions of the LGBTQ+ community in the 2010s.

Conservative reaction was the opposite. Many were appalled that women like Isabelle and Vivian would engage in sexual acts with each other and suggested that they should have behaved like normal women and followed their proper gender roles. In her memoirs, Isabelle stated that even though she had two children with him, her first husband Xavier was 'incredibly rough with her' in the bedroom, and also said he 'underperformed' in the bedroom.

Isabelle expressed herself more sexually after her marriage to her second husband Edouard, who pampered and spoiled Isabelle with each intimate encounter they had. Around him, there would be times when Isabelle would only wear her underwear, where Edouard immediately knew Isabelle was in the mood and would act seductively around him, often luring him to the bedroom with a seductive look on her face.

Isabelle was hailed as a hero during the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s, due to her strong stances in favor of how women dress, top freedom, and women’s rights, and some photos of Isabelle have popped up in women’s rights protests around the world, even in the modern day, leading Isabelle to be remembered as a sex symbol of the 1960s because of the photos of Isabelle from her protest, cabin, and her cover shoot and editorial in Heart of the Eagle Magazine in 1966, due to her youthful appearance, figure, and tremendous physique in middle age. Isabelle has constantly rejected that label, stating that she did not want her body to be exploited, and would later state that she was 'just being herself' in the photographs. Isabelle has said that she originally never wanted to show her scars to the world, but later changed her mind when she agreed to do a mini lingerie photoshoot with her husband Edouard while smoking her morning cigarette out at the Dorian Family Cabin during her recovery, saying the photo shoot boosted her confidence when it came to showing off her body and scars. Heart of the Eagle Magazine had heard Isabelle's story and saw Edouard's photos of her, and wished for her to pose for a topless editorial. Isabelle was hesitant at first, but agreed to the photoshoot for the magazine, as long as Edouard was the photographer.

There were also rumors going around during her mentorship that she would go around and have sex with several male Assassins within France and continental Europe, leading to rumors of Isabelle 'passing her body around' being started by conservatives in order to paint her as a despicable and sleazy woman due to her high sex drive. Isabelle immediately shot down the rumors, stating that the rumors were 'slanderous' and that it wasn't the first time she had heard rumors like this and much like the previous rumors, were 'simply not true'.

Battle with Addiction[]

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Isabelle during her morning cigarette, showing off the physique she worked hard to get during her four months of recovery. Photograph taken by Edouard Docieux on March 15th, 1966.

During her recovery, Isabelle was prescribed hydrocodone, a painkiller, to treat her pain. While she was out at the cabin, she would take several pills instead of the prescribed one, quickly becoming addicted to it shortly before Vivian and Edouard departed for Qatar in an attempt to apprehend the man who shot her. Along with smoking a pack a day for the first month of her recovery to cope with her depression, Isabelle lost thirty pounds of weight, mostly muscle mass. Isabelle’s hair went thin, her heart would race and she would become very lethargic and spend most of her time on the couch, and not even think of eating food. At this point, Edouard began to be concerned for his wife’s well being. On a visit with Edouard two months into Isabelle’s treatment, Vivian stated that Isabelle was lying on the couch, looking rather dirty and disheveled, asleep in her underwear with a lit cigarette in her hand. She was only woken up when Vivian angrily threw a glass of water in  her face to wake her up. Vivian warned Isabelle about the dangers of the pill and during a heated exchange, she promised to both Vivian and Edouard that she would quit. Isabelle would continue to abuse the pills for another three weeks. Once Edouard found out that she lied to him, he hit his breaking point, making it worse when he found out that his stepdaughter Margaux took one of Isabelle’s pills by accident.

Three weeks later, Edouard angrily entered the living room to inform her that not only did he know about her addiction and her lying to Vivian, but that Margaux had gotten into her pills and swallowed one by accident, and that if she didn’t get clean, he would leave her. After breaking down and crying into Edouard’s chest after hearing that her daughter got her pills, she vowed to take her recovery seriously, even throwing her pills in the trash. Edouard reassured her that he and Vivian would be there for her no matter the circumstances. Over the next four months, Isabelle focused on getting clean and regained her lost muscle mass and weight in an intense training and diet regimen, achieving the curvy figure she had before, with a bit more muscle, by March 1966.

In her memoirs, Isabelle states that after she gave up hydrocodone, she experienced withdrawal symptoms for two months afterwards. Over those two months, Isabelle experienced bouts of anxiety and depression, headaches, severe fatigue, muscle cramps, and several mood swings. Edouard also noticed that she wasn’t herself in the bedroom either and that she was irritable shortly after giving up the drug.

Isabelle would also state in her editorial with Heart of the Eagle Magazine that it was ‘the lowest point of her life’.

Conspiracy Theories[]

Isabelle Miranda Allard (1920-2013) has been the center of multiple conspiracy theories throughout her life.

Many Assassins believe that Isabelle was in on a deal with the Templars to let Martina join their ranks and abuse members of Isabelle’s Assassin Cell as a way to make her cell look like underdogs. Another conspiracy theory similar to this is that Isabelle knew that the car crash involving Irina O’Reilly and her husband Sebastian was going to happen and failed to do anything about it.

There is a conspiracy theory about Isabelle’s women’s rights protest in 1964, with people believing that Isabelle’s protest was not a protest about women’s rights and that Isabelle’s true intention was to start a cult that would allow more freedoms for women when the cult eventually overthrew the French government.

There are multiple conspiracy theories surrounding Isabelle and her sex life. Many people believe that all of Isabelle’s scars on her body in her 1967 Heart of the Eagle Magazine were edited onto her body as a way to get people to feel sorry for her. Martina Laurent mainly proposed this theory. Isabelle has debunked this theory, stating that the photos showing her scars showed off her resilience and even physically pointed out all of the scars on her body herself.

For her life, many men have come forward to say that they have had sex with Isabelle throughout her adult life. Over thirty men have come forward saying they had sex with Isabelle between the years of 1941 and 1952. Isabelle has denied the claims of the men, stating that she would most certainly remember if she had sex with them, and stated that the only people she ever had sex with were her ex-husband Xavier Andreu and her second husband Edouard Docieux and that the men made factless claims just to get attention.

Many people believe that the assassination attempt on Isabelle was covered up by the French and American governments due to Isabelle’s beliefs surrounding the Vietnam War.

It has been believed by many that if Isabelle was killed, it was believed that after the CIA was given Isabelle’s body, her skull was to be given to the Skull and Bones Society, and her body burned at Bohemian Grove. This has been refuted due to the release of Alhegeri’s journal after he died in 1995. People also believe that a slice of Isabelle’s brain was gifted by Abstergo Industries to the Skull and Bones Society. It sits in a jar of formaldehyde within the Tomb on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. This is seemingly true as two slices of Isabelle’s brain were reported missing after recovering it from Operation Atletico. Martina Laurent had one slice and the other slice is unknown.

Many Assassins believe that Isabelle allegedly killed Assassins who did not agree with her core beliefs. It is believed that Isabelle had forty conservative Assassins poisoned or executed behind closed doors shortly after becoming Mentor due to them not believing in Isabelle’s cause and that Isabelle used her petite figure to make people not believe that a small woman like her could commit such killings. This conspiracy theory is often called the Andreu/Allard Body Count, and conservatives mainly believe this theory. Henri Alhegeri, the man who attempted to kill Isabelle in 1965, is a known believer in this theory. He intended for her to be the ‘last body in her body count.’

Assassination Attempts on Isabelle[]

Over the course of her life, Isabelle had survived three assassination attempts. The first attempt on Isabelle’s life came on August 15th, 1963, while walking along the beach with her family where Isabelle was stabbed in the lower back, falling over with a glass shard still in her back, staining her red shirt and blue shorts with her blood. She was immediately rendered unconscious from the severe pain. Quickly reacting, Edouard pulled out a switchblade of his own and stabbed the assailant in the throat. Tending to Isabelle, he gently removed the shard from his wife’s back and and immediately instructed Alexandre to go to a payphone to call 9-1-1, before applying pressure to her wound before police and an ambulance arrived. Edouard and the children gave their statements to the police while Isabelle was transported to a hospital where it was revealed that the wound broke one of her ribs and nearly damaged her left lung as well as just missing her heart. She was also treated for internal bleeding.

A day later, it was revealed that the assailant was named Armand and was a member of the Chivalrous Soldiers of Odin (CSoO), a French far-right political group who were apparently devout followers of Stefan Klein, and wished for Isabelle to be dead.

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Isabelle after she was shot, August 9th, 1966.

By 1965, the United States and Abstergo Industries were aware that Isabelle was known for her fiery speeches about American involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1961, a group of agents within the CIA decided that she was a threat who needed to be eliminated, but didn’t act until four years later in an operation dubbed Operation Stubby Shrimp, when they sent a letter to the French government demanding that she be deported for 'threatening language.' A government offcial showed Isabelle the letter, to which Isabelle replied 'I'd like to see them try.' They attempted two assassinations on her in 1965. The first one was on April 27th, 1965, and involved having an agent disguised as a waiter lace her caesar salad with ricin and Botulinum toxin at Le 58 Tour Eiffel Leaving the restaurant, Isabelle began to sweat profusely, which led to her getting angry. While on the way down in the elevator, Isabelle collapsed from weakened muscles. Despite resistance from Isabelle, Edouard called for an ambulance to take Isabelle to hospital. On the way to hospital, Isabelle’s stomach was pumped, where it was revealed that Isabelle’s stomach contained romaine lettuce laced with botulinum toxin and ricin, and that Isabelle was to stay in the hospital so further tests could be run on her. After a brief bout of botulism in the hospital, she was released on May 9th on her 45th birthday. The failed assassination of Isabelle resulted in CIA Director John A. McCone his job a day later on April 28th.

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Isabelle's wounds eight months after she was shot.

The second attempt occurred August 9th, 1965. During a talk at an outdoor anti-war rally, an armed gunman shot Isabelle twice with a Colt 45 pistol, with a bullet hitting her left shoulder that fractured her collarbone, and another in the lower left abdomen as she was leaving the stage. Isabelle initially tried to walk it off, but due to severe pain and fatigue, she fell back to the wall, slouched back and initially tried to get up while bleeding profusely. It was at this time that Isabelle lost all feeling in her left arm due to radial neuropathy. The shooter was immediately apprehended by Margaux grabbing the assailant's leg and Vivian tackling her to the ground. Isabelle was immediately rushed to hospital, eventually blacking out in the ambulance under Edouard's watch. Isabelle died in the ambulance due to the loss of blood, but was resuscitated on the way to the hospital along with her punctured lung being reinflated. Arriving at the hospital, Isabelle was rushed to the ER and had surgery to remove the bullet in her abdomen and alleviate her internal bleeding, as well as to repair her fractured collarbone and shoulder blade. The second bullet just missed Isabelle's left kidney and caught the bottom of her left lung, causing it to collapse. Her lung was reinflated during her surgery. While she was recovering in hospital, Isabelle received a letter from American Assassin Mentor William Samuelson stating that both attempts on Isabelle’s life were by the CIA due to her speeches about Vietnam, and that it was agents from Abstergo working at the CIA who originally wanted her killed. Once she was out of hospital, Isabelle wrote a letter to Samuelson to send to President Lyndon B. Johnson, which stated ‘I know it was you and your agency trying to threaten my life, but over what? Talking to people you don't like? Sharing a different view? How petty of you. Tell your other agents to cease their attempts on my life, for I am no Communist, but merely a diplomat.’ Shortly after, the United States stopped plotting against Isabelle's life. Shortly after, much to her shock, Isabelle received a letter from Johnson himself, apologizing to Isabelle for not properly dealing with the Abstergo agents during his time as President, and wishing her a healthy and prosperous life.

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Isabelle posing for Heart of the Eagle Magazine in a special 46th birthday editorial, showing off her new toned physique, May 9th, 1966.

Isabelle would spend a majority of her recovery time outside the hospital at her cabin on Lac du Bourget, north of Aix-les-Bains, where she underwent a rigorous physiotherapy regimen to gain feeling back in her left arm, a process that lasted a year. Despite undergoing physio, Isabelle still had to make public appearances, all with a limp left arm that had no feeling in it. During the appearances, Isabelle looked very anxious and nervous, which was evident in photographs. Isabelle would pose topless for Heart of the Eagle Magazine eight months into her year-long physio treatment to show off all the wounds on her body.

Due to her lung collapsing, Isabelle would live with breathing issues for the rest of her life.

The gunman was revealed to be Henri Alhegeri, a Franco-Italian news reporter based in Paris. In custody, when asked about how he gained information on Isabelle, he said that the information he received was from an interview he conducted with Isabelle herself as well as a citizen who knew Isabelle from their time in France. Many have speculated that Diane Laurent may have called a hit on Isabelle in collaboration with the CIA, despite Diane denying the accusations feverishly. It was later revealed that Martina Laurent had played a role, bribing Henri with $500,000 USD from her and the CIA, and the Colt 45 pistol he shot her with. She was sentenced to seven years in prison for plotting an assassination and bribery but was released on good behavior after two years.

It was later revealed in an interview with Henri Alhegeri in prison, Martina did inform him that if he had succeeded in killing Isabelle, he would grab her body in the panic and he and Martina would flee the country with her body and deliver it to the CIA, where they would have been paid for handsomely. CIA doctors would've examined Isabelle's body, and harvested her vital organs, such as her brain, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, and reproductive organs in a way to unlock Isabelle's genome. Upon acquiring Isabelle's vital organs, Martina and Henri would have been paid by the CIA to dispose of what remained of Isabelle by putting her body into an oil drum and throwing it into Lake Mead. He also stated that if Isabelle was killed by poisoning earlier in 1965 they would have done the same thing.

Assassination Targets[]

  • Stefan Klein (1944)
  • Adolf Hitler (1945)
  • Kim Chaek (1951)
  • Stefan Klein (2001)

Assassins Trained[]

  • Margaux Allard (1964-1981)
  • Valerie Cadieux-Foden (1974-1977)
  • Chinami Naito (1984)

Written Works[]

  • Adolf Hitler: A Psychoanalytical Look into the Mind of a Dictator (1958) (Thesis)
  • A Psychological Analysis of Stefan Klein (1964)
  • Letter Addressed to Quintessa Otthild Williams (1971)
  • Rebel Angel: The Life Story of Isabelle Miranda Allard (2005)

Quotes[]

"It was at her flat on the twenty-fifth of June where I had heard the terrible news: France had fallen to the Nazis. The homeland of my family, fallen into corrupt hands. My family would not stand for this. I will not stand for this."
―An excerpt from Isabelle's journal, July 5th, 1940


"I'd much rather be a Master Assassin than a nun in a convent."
―Isabelle commenting to Vivian about where they could have ended up, July 1945.


"What is it with me and seeing ghosts?"
―Isabelle remarking to Vivian after telling her about witnessing the ghosts of Elise and Alana at St. Paul's Cathedral, August 1941.


"Men such as them (Adolf Hitler and Stefan Klein) have no place in this world. Hell wouldn't even be enough to contain their hatred."
―Isabelle conversing with Vivian in London, January 1944.


"Fascism is like a leech. A parasite on societies across Europe. Once attached to a country, it sucks the life out of its people, stripping them of the freedom to act, think, and feel."
―Isabelle discussing fascism with Lydia Frye, March, 1944.


"Rot in hell, you murderous tyrant."
―Isabelle after assassinating Adolf Hitler, April 30th, 1945.


"There are times where I think of how my life would be if my father hadn't died and my mother wasn't murdered, had she not miscarried...I often wonder what I would be doing if events in my life went a different way."
―An excerpt from Isabelle's journal, 1951.


"I had the time of my life in the military, but at the same time, it exposed me to the atrocities and horrors that an army can commit."
―Isabelle describing her military life to Vivian, January 1955.


"I've heard all the 'Isabelle is too short', 'Isabelle is too strict', and 'Isabelle isn't fit to lead' rhetoric from you conservative types before. You're not persuading anyone. You're coming across as immature, petty, and childish. If you continue to taunt me about my height, gender, or fail to follow any of the values I or the Brotherhood teach, then you have no place in our Brotherhood."
―Isabelle confronting the conservative Assassins, June 1955.


"The yellow bikini was something I normally didn't wear. The only two times I wore it was on our honeymoon in Santorini and at the beach shortly after my daughter's birth, as it was a gift Xavier gave me while we were there. Those were some of the happiest days of my life, and I was at my peak when it came to fitness. It felt good to show off my body at the time. Now? You wouldn't catch me wearing one."
―Isabelle commenting on a photo from a day at the beach in 1955, May 1957.


"I met the great Alana Rose Dorian, a distant relative of mine, only once back in 1932. I was eleven at the time, and being in her presence was such a sight to behold. It was an honor for her to bestow her knowledge and theories of the Creed upon me. She is such a knowledgeable, enigmatic woman who will arguably go down as the greatest Master Assassin of the British Brotherhood."
―Isabelle recalling the first and only time she met Alana Rose Dorian, October 1959.


"We are nothing but pawns in a violent game of chess, where the rules and ethics of the game have been discarded in favor of bloodshed and brutality against their fellow man."
―Isabelle on the nature of warfare and the Assassin-Templar War, October 1953.


"Alana Rose Dorian was an incredibly selfless woman, putting everyone else around her before herself. That is a quality any Master Assassin or Mentor within our Brotherhood should have. Alana is the one who has inspired me to act in the manner that I do."
―Isabelle speaking about the selflessness of Alana Rose Dorian at the Fourth Assassin Conference, April, 1960.


"Stefan Klein tried to kill me, indeed. The only thing he killed was the nerve endings on my ring finger."
―Isabelle commenting on her missing ring finger, June 1962.


"Women shouldn't be defined by the shape of our breasts, the size of our bums, or what lies between our legs. We should be defined by our actions in society and what lies within us."
―Isabelle speaking during a feminist gathering, August 1962.
"I wonder what would happen if the worker bees rose up and revolted against their queen. Only one way to find out."
―Isabelle, before participating in a protest, May 1963.


"Go ahead, try and kill me. I won't be the one who ends up in a body bag."
―Isabelle's ultimatum to conservatives who want to lynch her, December 1963.
"It's sad to see such a prosperous country being torn apart over the wish of every person wanting to live in harmony and solidarity with one another."
―Isabelle to American Mentor William Samuelson as they witnessed a Civil Rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, April, 1963.


"An Assassin Cell doesn't need a sole Mentor to function. The title itself is just a placeholder. A sole Mentor is only capable of so much knowledge, whereas with a group of like minded individuals, like a council, you are able to get your beliefs, knowledge, and ideologies to a much broader audience. If it worked in the French Revolution, it can most definitely work in modern times."
―Isabelle explaining the usefulness of an Assassin Council, August 1964.


"I'm just that little girl from Saint-Denis who got to travel around the world and fulfil her dreams...and get injured and arrested along the way."
―Isabelle looking back on her life up to the present, November 1966.


"The Queen of England hates me? I'm flattered."
―Isabelle reacting to hearing the Queen's comment's about her, August 1967.


"People have asked me, 'Isabelle, do you regret your actions at Hotel de Ville?' To that question, I say no. It was a controversial act to go topless, yes, but looking back on it, it most certainly got our message across, which is why I don't regret it at all."
―Isabelle looking back on the infamous Protest of 1964, December 1975.
"A woman who isn't afraid of showing skin either pleasures a man or angers him greatly."
―Isabelle commenting on showing skin, July 1967.

Trivia[]

  • Isabelle is a name that means "God's promise", while Allard can be traced back to the Anglo-Norman word Adelard, meaning "Noble and brave."
  • Isabelle was given the name 'Izzy' when she was a girl and when she served in the military. She only liked it when her mother called her it, and not even Vivian was safe from getting a lecture from Isabelle when it slipped out of her mouth. As a rebuttal, Isabelle would jokingly call her 'Vivvy' each time she called Isabelle by her nickname.
  • All of the most vital documents pertaining to the Dorian Family were in Isabelle's possession by 1955.
  • Isabelle wasn't taught much about Juliette Dorian or her daughter Alana when she was younger, because the French Brotherhood had no documents about her after she left for Britain.
  • Isabelle's jacket had a metal plate on her left sleeve, protecting her Hidden Blade in close-quarter combat.
  • Isabelle's Hidden Blade possessed a rope launcher, one which she barely used.
  • During an important or while in the field, Isabelle had her long black hair tied up in a ponytail.
  • Isabelle was the godmother of Vivian's daughter, Valerie.
  • Isabelle and her sisterhood were feverishly against apartheid in South Africa.
  • Isabelle occasionally smoked, and when she did she preferred to smoke Marlboro cigarettes.
  • Isabelle was inspired as an Assassin by the likes of her Mother, Elise de la Serre, Arno Dorian, and Francois Dorian.
  • Isabelle was multilingual. She could speak and write in French, English, German, and Russian. Her strongest languages were English and French, followed by German.
  • After her mother's passing in 1939, Isabelle considered Lydia Frye to be her Mentor. Isabelle would speak at her funeral in London.
  • Isabelle stood at 5'4 tall.
  • Isabelle had an AB- blood type.
  • Isabelle was a great public speaker, but she let Vivian handle the public speaking duties, out of the fear of people not taking her seriously as Mentor due to her height.
  • Isabelle's wedding ring could still fit on her ring finger, even after she amputated it.
  • From time to time, Isabelle would wear a prosthetic finger, only for making public appearances.
  • On her left wrist she had a tattoo of the Norse runes for strength and courage, and on her right wrist she has the Norse runes for love and protection, honoring her Scandinavian heritage.
  • Isabelle's favourite writer was J.R.R Tolkien.
  • Isabelle would wear glasses from time to time, due to her eyesight being a bit blurry due to her history with concussions.
  • Isabelle said that the Vietnam War "sickened her" and considered the entire war to be a war crime, with "all the blood on America's hands"
  • Politically, Isabelle identified herself as a left-leaning libertarian in her youth, but tended to become more of an anti-fascist after the events of World War II.
  • When it came to religion, Isabelle identified herself as an atheist.
  • Isabelle kept a journal, detailing the events of her life as an Assassin, which fell into her daughter Margaux's hands after her death.
  • The Assassin bureau Isabelle helped form in Saskatoon in 1963 was in the basement of Hotel Senator, and after it was abandoned in 2000, it would later become a brewpub going by the name of 21st Street Brewery.
  • Isabelle rarely drank, only sipping on wine made at her winery.
  • Even into her older age, Isabelle still looked rather youthful.
  • Isabelle was bisexual.
  • Isabelle was a supporter of Real Madrid CF.
  • Isabelle's looks and appearance were inspired by Canadian curler Kerri Einarson.
  • Her character theme song is 'Survivor' by Pop Evil.
  • The artworks on this page were created by Timaeus (timayonnaise on Instagram), stealingpotatoes on Instagram and tumblr, Krisztina Ribar (krysztusmuvei on Instagram), Vickie (@vickiehime), and SophiaEA16 on Twitter.
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