Assassin insignia

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

==History==
During the High Middle Ages, the insignia was used to mark the entrances of [[Assassins' Bureau]]s, and could be seen on the banners decorating the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

During the [[Renaissance]] in [[Italy]], it was used on the mechanisms in the many [[Secret Locations|Assassin Tombs]], and on the banners and walls of [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> It was also displayed on the banners hung in the [[Tiber Island]] [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

In [[Constantinople]], [[Assassin Dens]] and [[ziplines]] had a small Assassin insignia atop them, while [[Bomb-crafting stations]] were all painted with the [[Turkish Assassins]]' personal insignia.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==Appearances on Assassins==
Additionally, the insignia was worn openly on the armor and clothing of certain known Assassins, such as [[Mario Auditore]],<ref name="AC2"/> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]],<ref name="AC2"/> [[Nikolai Orelov]],<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> [[Achilles Davenport]], [[John de la Tour]] and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Certain [[Modern times|modern-day]] Assassins also wore the insignia in the form of a tattoo, such as [[Daniel Cross]].<ref name="The Fall"/>

==Trivia==
*In the [[Sanctuary]], all of the statues had different variations of the Assassin insignia on their waists.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Desmond searched for Assassin insignia painted onto the walls, in order to guide him to the [[Colosseum Vault]].
*The cape worn during the [[Carnevale]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' bore an emblem similar to the Assassin insignia.
*The insignia bore some resemblance to the symbol of the [[Freemasons]], which was the {{Wiki|Square and Compasses|square and compasses}}.
*Both the original Levantine insignia and the Russian variations were vertically asymmetrical, unlike the most of variations known.
*The insignia could be seen on the back of the Seusenhofer [[armor]] and the [[Armor of Brutus]].
*The coin on the Mongolian Assassin insignia resembled one from the {{Wiki|Ming Dynasty}} of [[China]], which occurred much later than the period from which the insignia originated from.
*As the [[Mentor]] of the Levantine Assassins, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] wore a cloak clasp in the shape of the Renaissance Roman Assassins’ insignia. His robes were also adorned by multiple symmetrical insignia.
*The insignia appears to be a stylized Alpha and Omega symbol.

==Renditions==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Insignia 4.png|[[Persian Assassins]] Achaemenid Dynasty
Insignia 5.png|[[Babylonian Assassins]] Argead Dynasty
Insignia 2.png|[[Chinese Assassins]] Qin Dynasty
Insignia 3.png|[[Egyptian Assassins]] Ptolemaic Dynasty
Insignia 1.png|[[Roman Assassins]] Roman era
Syrian Insignia-R2.png|[[Levantine Assassins]] High Middle Ages
Insignia 6.png|[[Mongolian Assassins]] High Middle Ages
AC-Encyclopedia-Italian_Insignia.png|[[Italian Assassins]] [[Renaissance]]
ACII Armor Insignia.png|Italian Assassins (alternative) Renaissance
Ottoman Insignia-R.png|[[Turkish Assassins]] [[Ottoman Empire]]
ACE-V 6.png|Chinese Assassins Ming Dynasty
Jackdaw insignia.png|Insignia of [[Edward Kenway]]'s ''[[Jackdaw]]''
ACIII_Insignia.png|[[Colonial Assassins]] [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]
Aveline Insignia.jpg|Insignia on [[Aveline de Grandpré]]'s Hidden Blade, intertwined with the symbol of {{Wiki|Erzulie}}
Russian Insignia-R.png|[[Russian Assassins]] [[Russian Revolution]]
ACTF-DanielInsignia.jpg|A tattoo of an unknown insignia
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Assassin Order]]

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