https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=108.50.239.70 2026-06-06T22:15:34Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.42.3 https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Almogavar&diff=27401 2015-05-28T22:01:31Z

<p>108.50.239.70: /* Trivia */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Era|ACR}}<br /> {{WP-REAL}}<br /> [[File:Guard-almogavar-ACR.png|right|200px|thumb|An Almogavar]]<br /> The '''Almogavars''' were a class of soldiers employed by the [[Templars]] during their attempt to revive the [[Byzantine Empire]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1511 and 1512.<br /> <br /> In [[Constantinople]], the Almogavars mainly appeared in Byzantine-controlled districts. Roughly comparable to [[Italy|Italian]] [[Brutes]] and Colonial [[Grenadiers]], they fought with [[heavy weapons]] and wore thick armor; they could not [[freerunning|freerun]] and were significantly slower in combat than other classes of soldiers. Like the [[Varangians]], the Almogavars were employed by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]]. Due to their thick armor, they could not be killed with a single bullet or crossbow bolt.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Historically, the Almogavars were soldiers of Aragonese and Catalan origin. They were known to have worked as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire.<br /> **In reality, the Almogavars were light troops, rather than heavily armoured axe-wielders. The in-game Almogavars' design actually more resemble the historical [[Varangians]], and vice versa.<br /> *The Almogavars, like the [[Janissaries]] – except in some missions – were always found carrying the same weapon: the [[Almogavar Axe]].<br /> *The Almogavar Axe could also be used as a weapon, after completing &quot;[[The Champion, Part 1]]&quot; memory, or taking the axe from a dead Almogavar.<br /> *Unlike [[Brutes]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Almogavars could be killed with a counter if their attack was not the overhead smash while using a [[swords and maces|medium weapon]] or [[short blades|short blade]].<br /> *Almogavars appeared to have a unique weakness to [[Datura bombs|Datura Bombs]], as evidenced by both the memory &quot;[[Piri Reis: Datura]]&quot; and usual gameplay; the poison killed them about twice as fast.<br /> <br /> ==Reference==<br /> *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''<br /> {{ACR}}<br /> [[Category:Guards]]</div>

108.50.239.70