@chrislewis you are right, this is the same conclusion i am getting from everywhere on the internet and ubisoft Forums, but to be honest….he looked better in brotherhood, He also looks amazing at the end of Revelation when he wakes up from the animus.
there is a 50/50 chance they might upgrade his face again in Assassins creed 3, i am positive they will not use the same faces, as they have been upgrading it in every sequel, so here is to hoping he goes back to looking like the Desmond we know.
here is Mr Mandez from a recent TV Show called vive espana


very weird that ubisoft did not ask him to show up in E3 Dressed up as Desmond Miles, the smart move is to hire him for E3 2012 and to unveil Assassins Creed 3 to the Public Wearing Desmond’s Hoodie and T-shirt. or even better yet make a new Ad and feature him as Desmond.
@Pipes @kuro Desmond Scar is still There, i notice it has been Shrunk and is very hard to notice, but it is still there. and Girls dont i dont want you to think i am a Stalker of Mr Mandez..so here is a easy way to Find his New Pictures
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/francisco+randez
and if you have a Tumblr Account i don’t even want to know what you follow in there LOL
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