Early concept art shows female star for Assassin's Creed

Back in November 2004 there were some early concept works with a female protagonist for Assassin's Creed, showing off some initial but discarded ideas that were floating around Ubisoft.

All were produced by Khai Nguyen, and some featured co-op gameplay, a female lead and even child protection. There's also an early rendition of the hidden blade.

Check out some of the concept works below from artists Nguyen. Kotaku were kind enough to round them up as the Facebook page seems to have removed them.