Joseph De Molay appeared in numerous demonstration versions seen during development of the game , and was playable for visitors to the 2001 E3 demo . There is material showing Joseph in both the Forbidden City and Oublié Cathedral . The game 's launch was delayed in 2001 , as the developers were forced to change the Arab world setting in a quarter of the game 's levels , following the events of the September 11 terrorist attacks . Writers Dyack and Ken McCulloch were forced to drop the use of Joseph De Molay within these levels , as it was believed that his character and setting would have created the potential for controversy over including a reference to the Crusades so soon after a major terrorist attack . They instead created Karim , a whole new character unrelated to the Crusades at all , for the new setting of the levels . It is believed that Joseph may have a brief appearance in the final game ( in non playable form ) as the soldier that Pious defeats before Roberto 's chapter . This character is not named , however , and seems to appear in the credits as " Defeated General " ( voiced by Richard Doyle )
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