A model of a guillotine, circa 1794

A French left-wing MEP has hit out at the creators of video game Assassin’s Creed over their portrayal of Maximilien de Robespierre.

A slight artistic liberty from the creators sees the character of Robespierre presented as a psychopathic mass-murderer, which has enraged the French left.

Jean-Luc Melenchon claims the depiction of Robespierre, considered by many to have been the architect of the French Revolution, in the latest installation of the game is “propaganda against the people.”

Robespierre, considered one of the most influential politicians of the French Revolution, remains a controversial figure in the country’s history.

Despite being a fierce opponent to the death penalty early in his political career, he praised the Reign of Terror that followed the fall of the French monarchy as “necessary, laudable and inevitable.”

During the 11 months of “Terror” 1793-1794, more than 40,000 people were executed, mainly as part of public spectacles using the guillotine…