Assassin insignia

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The '''insignia''' of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], though varying slightly over different time periods and countries, holds essentially the same shape and style. Each of its variations also possibly denote the various sects of the Order.

In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', the insignia is used to mark the entrances of city [[Bureau]]s, and is seen on the banners decorating the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Within ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', it is used on the mechanisms within the many [[Assassin's Tombs|Assassin's tombs]], and on the banners and walls of [[Monteriggioni]]. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', it is displayed on the banners hung in the [[Tiber Island]] [[Assassins Guild]].

Additionally, it is worn openly on the armor and clothing of certain known Assassins, such as [[Mario Auditore]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Nikolai Orelov]].

==Trivia==
*Despite representing the Assassin Order, the insignia is never used as personal decoration for any character in the original ''Assassin's Creed'' or its spin-offs.
*In the [[Sanctuary]], all of the statues have different Assassin insignias (differing from their unique [[Assassin's Seals]]) on their waists, which are deviations of the original one. For example, [[Amunet]]'s insignia bears two snakes.
*The insignia resembles to the symbol of the [[wikipedia:Freemasons|Freemasons]].
*The original insignia is not vertically symmetrical, unlike the Italian and Russian variations.
**The original insignia is most likely influenced by the Greek letter "[[wikipedia:Delta (letter)|Delta]]." "Delta" is asymmetrical, and denotes change in mathematics. This fits well into the Assassins' goals.
*In ''Brotherhood'', [[Desmond]] searches for Assassin insignias painted onto the walls to guide him to the [[Colosseum Vault]].
*considering that the templar symbol looks like a "T", it can be inferred that the assassin symbol used to be an "A" and changed with the ages.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery widths="120" captionalign="center">
ac logo 3.png|Original rendition.
assassinscreed-russia.jpg|Russian Revolution rendition.
Asslogorenaissance.png|Renaissance rendition.
</gallery></center>
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