Altair Syndrome


a term given to any character in a video game who inexplicably dies by simply touching the water despite them being able to accomplish many other amazing feats.

the name is taken from the character altair in -ss-ssin’s creed who, despite being a trained -ss-ssin who can leap from 50 foot towers into hay and survive, cannot swim and dies from going to deep into the water.

often used as a cheap way to stop players accessing certain areas by game developers, similar to the invisible wall.
john marston (red dead redemption) – brilliant with a gun, managed to take on entire gangs and the mexican army by himself, cannot swim and dies in waist deep water – altair syndrome

eddie riggs (brutal legend) – guitar playing, axe wielding, half demon roadie who lead an army to defeat an demon emperor of a heavy metal based land. similar problem to john marston – altair syndrome

batman (arkham city) – he’s batman, do i even need to explain this – altair syndrome

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