In popular culture, Masyaf is known for its appearance in the Assassin's
Creed video game series. In that series, the castle of Masyaf is the
headquarters of the Assassins. Although the castle did really once house
the once infamous Assassins, the game features a mostly fictionalized
version of the city, as the castle and its surroundings are not very
comparable to Masyaf and its castle in real life
