The Zealots had both religious and ethnic motivations whereas the Assassins primarily acted with a sectarian extremism. However, some of the mentioned methods used by both are the same. Their focus on symbolic assassinations and using people’s vulnerabilities and/or utilising vulnerable people are still two quite common tactics used by many terror groups. The Assassin’s transboundary character is also a predecessor for contemporary transnational terrorist networks. The Assassins were thus, quite organized, able to control strategic strongholds, capable of influencing, manipulating and assassinating key figures, successful in defying several sieges by quite powerful states of their time, and proved to have a quite a sustainable modus operandi considering their several centuries of presence which is quite uncommon for terror groups. Thus, they are widely regarded as early experts of terror and guerrilla tactics and a key predecessor of contemporary terror groups (Daftary, 2016; Gray, 2010; McCarthy, 1973; Lockhart, 1930).