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Garnier de Naplouse

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{{WP-REAL|Garnier de Nablus}}
{{quote|Do you appease a crying child simply because he wails? 'But I want to play with fire, father.' What would you say? 'As you wish'? Ah... but then you'd answer for his burns.|Garnier de Naplouse, criticizing the Assassins' fight to free others.|Assassin's Creed}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Garnypng.png
|birth = c. 1147 [[France|Kingdom of France]]
|death = 1191 [[Acre]], {{Wiki|Kingdom of Jerusalem}}
|affiliates = [[Crusaders]] [[Knights Hospitalier]] [[Templars|Knights Templar]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''
|voice = [[Hubert Fielden]]}}
'''Garnier de Naplouse''' (c. 1147 – 1191) was a [[Doctors|doctor]], and the Grand Master of the [[Knights Hospitalier]] in [[Acre]]. He was also a secret member of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]], and one of the [[Assassination targets|targets]] assigned to the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] as part of [[Hunt for the Nine|the mission]] given to him by his master [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]].

==Biography==
===Grand Master of the Hospitaliers===
{{Dialogue|Altaïr|You truly believe you were helping them?|Garnier|It's not what I believe... it's what I know.|Garnier's final words to Altaïr.|Assassin's Creed}}
Garnier was the tenth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier, a monastic order founded after the First Crusade, who established its first infirmary near the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in [[Jerusalem]]. At first, the order cared for pilgrims, but soon made sure armed [[guards]] prevented the pilgrims from being harmed. This escorting force was built up dramatically, and became a dominant {{Wiki|Christianity|Christian}} group along with the Knights Templar. Garnier began his service with the order in 1177, as a commander of the hospital in Jerusalem, and was promoted a decade later.

Garnier was exiled from [[France]] for the cruel and inhumane treatment of his patients, who he saw less as people, and more as experiments on whom to try the latest cures. The price of knowledge was never too high for him, even if it had to be paid with another man's blood. Since Garnier's family had contributed a significant amount of money to King [[Richard I of England|Richard I]]'s war efforts, he was harbored and protected in Acre.

In Acre, Garnier managed to buy himself loyal assistants, who allowed him to continue his cruel work. Determined to keep any news of his crimes a secret from his superiors, he closed the hospital to only approved visitors and had patients crippled to keep them from leaving. In time, he came to believe that the patients were nothing more than lost souls in need of aid and that he had a responsibility to guide them however he saw fit.

At some point, Garnier joined the Templar Order and learned their ways and secrets just like his fellow members. What he learned included the Templar's views and even information on the mysterious artifact, the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]].

===Hospitalier Fortress and death===
{{Dialogue|Altaïr|Let go your burden.|Garnier|Ah, I'll rest now, yes. The endless dream calls to me, but before I close my eyes, I must know: what will become of my children?|Garnier to Altaïr, inquring about his patients' fates.|Assassin's Creed}}
Following the siege of Acre, Garnier was granted jurisdiction of the Poor District in Acre. There, he set up his base of operation at the Hospitalier hospital, and continued his brutal experiments. Many of these "patients" were shipped to him from Jerusalem through Talal's slave trade. Rumors of his horrible work spread throughout the city, causing [[civilians]] to fear and avoid the hospital.

When Altaïr infiltrated the Hospitalier Fortress with the intention of assassinating Garnier, a terrified patient attempted to escape, only to be captured by Garnier's guards. When Garnier revealed himself, he attempted to calm the patient with kind words. However, the patient caused an outburst, claiming that Garnier's true intentions were evil. After the doctor admonished him, he commanded the guards to break the patient's legs, knowing this would prevent another escape attempt.

When Garnier dismissed the horrified crowd and returned to his work, the Assassin stealthily made his way inside the hospital, and located the doctor. Altaïr then took the doctor's life with his [[Hidden Blade]]. With his final words, Garnier claimed that he was actually helping his patients; although Altaïr tried to rebuke all of his claims, Garnier persisted in his beliefs.

Garnier claimed that the people he took were among the poorest and most ill of the surrounding cities, and that many had recovered and were grateful for his generous help. He said his methods were necessary to free people from the "''prisons of their own minds.''" Altaïr asked if he truly believed that he was helping them, and Garnier simply replied, "''It's not what I believe, it's what I know.''" Before he could say any more, however, Garnier died, and Altaïr was left to escape the area, and report his success to the local [[Assassin bureau]].

==Personality and characteristics==
Garnier genuinely believed that he was helping the people that he held in his hospital, despite committing cruel and unjust acts to his patients, turning them into his slaves, and making them his guards. Even though he claimed to be a man of science, he did not seem to fear death and even while he was communicating with Altaïr, he attempted to justify his actions, explaining why he dragged them from their supposed "homes" such as prisons, [[brothels]] or sewers.

He often wore black robes with an apron that was stained from the blood of the patients who had been involved in his experiments. He had a small leather belt around his waist which held up a small pouch and he usually carried his sword around with him for protection. He was of average height and weight, with signs of aging, such as wrinkles and balding being prominent in his appearance.

==Trivia==
* Historically, Garnier de Naplouse fought in the Battle of Arsuf, while in ''Assassin's Creed'', he died before the battle took place.

* Also, there is no account the historical Garnier practiced unethical experiments on his patients.
* Garnier is seen briefly during the introduction of [[Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]],during the breaking of the patient's legs.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC1 Garnier Patient.png|Garnier looking at the escaped patient
AC1 Garnier Stalked.png|Altaïr observing Garnier
AC 17.png|Altaïr assassinating Garnier
Altaïr Garnier.png|Garnier's final moments
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
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William of Montferrat

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{{WP-REAL|William V, Marquess of Montferrat}}
{{Quote|We'll see how sweet they are, the fruits of your labors. You do not free the cities as you believe, but rather damn them. And in the end, you'll have only yourself to blame. You, who speak of good intentions.|William of Montferrat in his final moments, 1191.|Assassin's Creed}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = willypng.png
|birth = 1136 {{Wiki|March of Montferrat}}<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia|Assassin's Creed: Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
|death = August 1191 [[Acre]], {{Wiki|Kingdom of Jerusalem}}<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
|affiliates = [[Crusaders]] [[Templars|Knights Templar]]<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''
|voice = [[Harry Standjofski]]}}
'''Guglielmo del Monferrato''' (1136 – 1191), often anglicized as '''William of Montferrat''', was a [[Crusaders|Crusader]] in the army of King [[Richard I of England]], Marquess of Montferrat and, secretly, a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].

Following [[Acre]]'s conquest, Montferrat became the regent of the city, and as a result of [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]]'s plan to free the [[Kingdom]] of conflict, he became the fifth target of the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].

==Biography==
===Regent of Acre===
{{Quote|The city belongs to its people.|William of Montferrat|Assassin's Creed}}
At some point during his life, William joined the Christian monastic-military order known as the Knights Templar. Despite the Order's public service of protecting pilgrims on the road to the Holy Land, William became involved in the [[Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]]'s plot to usurp control of the Holy Land from both the warring Christians and [[Saracens]]. To this end, William became involved in Robert's plan to obtain the legendary [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="AC"/>

It was during this time that William, in order to send a message to the enemies of the Templars, authorized the execution of 3,000 Saracen prisoners whom King Richard had planned to ransom. However, William was publicly denounced by the King of England, and the relationship between the two fractured.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

Eventually, his membership in Robert's scheme became known to the [[Assassins]] of [[Masyaf]] – sworn enemies of the Knights Templar – and so he was chosen to be eliminated. On the orders of Al Mualim, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad arrived in Acre to begin his [[investigation]] into William's life, and he soon discovered that William was withholding food and money from the [[Civilians|citizens]]. Accompanying this, the Assassin also learned of the ever-growing divide between Richard I and his regent.

Altaïr later made his way to the front of the [[Acre Citadel|King's citadel]], where he witnessed Richard and William arguing publicly. During this conversation, William expressed his fear that the King had judged him too quickly, and that he did not trust him enough. Outraged by this, King Richard responded that he had left William as Acre's regent, an honor which should not have been underestimated. With this, William attempted to apologize, but Richard left in a fit of rage.

Angered in turn by the shame of being publicly reprimanded, William returned to the citadel, where he took his temper out on his men. In a corner of the keep, William began to harshly insult his soldiers, intending to forcefully motivate them towards a better performance and a stronger sense of duty. To bring across his point, he ordered two men who had been neglectful of their duties while on patrol brought forward, then had their throats cut to serve as an example to the rest.<ref name="AC"/>

===Death===
{{Quote|Everything I did, I did to prepare them for the [[New World Order|New World]].|William's final words|Assassin's Creed}}
[[File:William Assassination 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr assassinating William]]
Altaïr, who had followed William into the fortress, silently and skillfully eliminated the [[archers]] around the fortifications' perimeter. When William concluded his latest lecture, his forces left, and he began to look through his papers. It was during this time that Altaïr leapt down and assassinated William with his [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

With his dying words, William told Altaïr that he had not been stealing resources from the citizens, but was simply stockpiling them to be distributed fairly in times of hardship. Altaïr remarked that he knew William intended to give the city to his son {{Wiki|Conrad of Montferrat|Conrad}} – a remark that William caustically denied – before being informed by William that he felt the city did not belong to anyone, but its people.

Before Altaïr could ask any more questions, William perished, and the Assassin made his escape from the fortress.<ref name="AC"/>

==Personality and characteristics==
Although not a giant of a man, William of Montferrat was nevertheless set in the belief that might makes right, and he spent countless hours training and berating his men, to prepare them for the "coming war." Oddly enough, few of his soldiers had actually joined King Richard's march to the [[Arsuf]] plains, leading people to wonder about what "war" he spoke about.

As a strict taskmaster and disciplinarian,<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> William constantly demanded perfection from his men, and was both quick to point out flaws and reluctant to give praise. He was often witnessed shouting, and rarely seemed happy. Later, when two of his soldiers were caught whoring and drinking while on duty, he killed them as an example for the rest of his men.<ref name="TSC"/>

==Trivia==
*The choice of William as a target for Altaïr was presumably inspired by the fact that, historically, his son {{Wiki|Conrad of Montferrat|Conrad}}, King of Jerusalem, was murdered by the Hashshashin in Acre in 1192. In reality, William was an elderly man during the events of the Third Crusade.
**''Assassin's Creed'' producer [[Jade Raymond]] revealed that they had originally planned to have Conrad of Montferrat in the game. Their research indicated that he wasn't killed in 1191, but William, Conrad's father, was located in Acre in the same period. In order to maintain the historical accuracy of the project, William was inserted into the game in his stead.
*During the argument between Richard and William, the king blames William for the execution of Saracen prisoners, known as the {{Wiki|Massacre at Ayyadieh}}. Historically however, it was actually Richard who ordered the act.
*William speaks with a perfect english accent though he is actually Italian in real life.
*A glitch could occur in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' if William pursued Altaïr to the upper walls of citadel. From there, it would be possible to climb on top of the battlements and push him off into the sea below. A message would then announce the failure of the mission, since the target had "escaped."
*In the novel, William is erroneously referred to as being French.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC William v 1.png|Altaïr observing William and Richard from the crowd
AC William v 2.png|William talking to one of his [[guards]]
AC William v 3.png|William with his men inside the Citadel
AC1 William Memory Corridor.png|William's final moments
</gallery>

==References==
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