Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer

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{{Quote|You remove those who would supersede me in rank. You find pieces of the Prophecy Disk, saving me the effort... If you weren't my enemy, I would take you for my friend! Our aims must not be so different for all the help you give me.|Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer on the similarities between his and Aveline's goals, 1769.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = DeFerrerDatabseHD.png
|birth = 1730s<br>{{Wiki|Gipuzkoa}}, [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]]
|death = 27 August 1769<br>[[Chichen Itza]], [[Mexico|New Spain]]
|affiliates = [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
|voice = [[Alex Ivanovici]]
}}
'''Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer''' (1730s – 1769) was a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and the right-hand man of [[Madeleine de L'Isle]], who operated under the alias of the "Company Man".

Following his discovery of the [[Mayans|Mayan]] city of [[Chichen Itza]], de Ferrer was entrusted with the transportation of [[Slavery|slaves]] and vagrants to [[Mexico]], where they would search for [[Isu|First Civilization]] artifacts. Dedicated to the cause, he oversaw the excavation efforts at the work site, while also securing alliances with people that could provide him with more workers.

==Biography==
===Early life===
{{Quote|Monsieur de F— gave me a comfortable welcome, and work in the community he is building. They are men of science here, undertaking a great archaeological excavation, in the name of finding sacred ruins, and discovering history.|Jeanne writing about the work site of Chichen Itza.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
De Ferrer was born in Gipuzkoa, Spain, during the 1730s and sent to [[Cuba]] at an early age.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref> Although loyal to the Templar Order, his family owed a debt to [[Grand Master]] [[Reginald Birch]], which led de Ferrer to travel to [[Havana]] in 1750, in search of an artifact called the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]]. Staying in the city for a time, he realized that, following the death of [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], the [[Assassins]] wielded too much power in the region for a Templar Rite to be established.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' - [[War letters]]</ref>

While de Ferrer was unable to track down the Precursor box, he succeeded in seducing local [[Master Assassin]] [[Rhona Dinsmore]], allowing him to steal some of her maps of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] in 1751. Using these documents, he uncovered the [[Mayans|Mayan]] city of Chichen Itza, following which he contacted Birch via letter. Following the advice of John Harrison on whether there was a chance to recreate the Caribbean rite of the Templar order, De Ferrer was moved to New Orleans. <ref name="ACRG"/>

De Ferrer subsequently became the second-in-command of Madeleine de L'Isle, a [[Master Templar]] based in [[New Orleans]] who would oversee the excavation. Assigned the task of uncovering the [[Prophecy Disks|Prophecy Disk]], a First Civilization relic, he established a work camp in Chichen Itza and organized a large-scale slave-trafficking operation to gather workers from many different locations.<ref name="AC3L"/>

One of the first people to arrive at the site was [[Jeanne]], a former placée from New Orleans who was eventually promoted to forewoman by de Ferrer. Under the guise of a peaceful community, she and the others were made to excavate the ruins for any artifacts they could find.<ref name="AC3L"/> In doing so, they uncovered various minor relics, including [[Shards of Eden|Shards]] and [[Rings of Eden|Rings]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> However, Jeanne grew suspicious of her employers after she discovered the nature of the artifacts, and tried to stall their efforts, which led to her eventually being banished by de Ferrer.<ref name="AC3L"/>

===Operations in New Orleans===
{{Quote|I will do all I can to smooth the hand-over of the colony. And your mission will have all the workers it needs – provided you make good on your promise.|Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie to de Ferrer, 1765.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
[[File:The_Colony's_Good_2.png|thumb|250px|left|De Ferrer with governor d'Abbadie]]
By 1765, de Ferrer had traveled to New Orleans, trying to find more ways of getting workers to Mexico, as well as take control of the city. He subsequently negotiated a deal with the [[France|French]] Governor of Louisiana, [[Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie]]. D'Abbadie was to remain in power as governor, provided he oversaw the handover of the colony to the Templars and supplied de Ferrer with more workers for the excavation site at Chichen Itza. To discuss the specifics of their arrangement, they arranged to meet at a party held at d'Abbadie's [[Governor's Mansion (New Orleans)|mansion]].<ref name="AC3L"/>

Unbeknownst to the pair, their meeting was [[Eavesdropping|eavesdropped]] upon by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], who had found out about de Ferrer's presence in New Orleans through [[Carlos Dominguez]], a captain de Ferrer employed to transport goods to and from New Orleans. Following de Ferrer's depature, d'Abbadie was assassinated by Aveline to prevent the colony from being transferred to Templar control, sabotaging de Ferrer's plans.<ref name="AC3L"/>

A year later, de Ferrer secured the alliance of an ex-Assassin named [[Baptiste]], who had aspirations to defect to the Templar Order. Baptiste, using the name of his deceased [[Mentor]] [[François Mackandal]] to gather [[Baptiste's followers|followers]], attempted to take control of smuggling operations within the [[Louisiana Bayou]] and poison the nobles of New Orleans. His underlying goal was to force the Mentor of the area's Assassins, [[Agaté]], out of hiding so that he could be delivered to de Ferrer, which would earn Baptiste a position among the Order. This scheme was later foiled by Aveline, who confronted and assassinated Baptiste before he could put his plans in motion.<ref name="AC3L"/>

===Return to Chichen Itza===
{{Quote|Archaeology is a fine, gentle work. I'd prefer something that won't impair the workers' abilities. I suggest another festival. A suckling pig. Tell them they're closer than ever to earning their land.|The overseer about appeasing the camp's slaves, 1769.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
De Ferrer subsequently decided to return to Chichen Itza to reassume his position of leadership at the camp, which he had previously handed to an overseer. In the next two years, [[Antonio de Ulloa]], de Ferrer's Templar ally and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, would continue de Ferrer's previous efforts in New Orleans, kidnapping slaves and vagrants that were to be sent to the work site in Mexico. However, De Ulloa would eventually be tracked down by Aveline as well, leading the governor to abandon the Templar cause and flee Louisiana.<ref name="AC3L"/>

[[File:The Secret of the Cenote 5.png|thumb|250px|Aveline killing de Ferrer]]
In 1769, de Ferrer was still leading the work site, trying to find the fabled Prophecy Disk, as well as dealing with the rising dissatisfaction among the workers. Meeting with the camp's overseer, de Ferrer suggested possible ways to appease the slaves, while, Aveline, who had found her way to Chichen Itza, listened in. Shortly thereafter, the two Templars went to deal with a runaway slave they had apprehended, though de Ferrer left the punishment itself to the overseer.<ref name="AC3L"/>

De Ferrer later found out about the overseer's death at the hands of Aveline and managed to track her down to First Civilization ruins, where she had acquired a piece of the Prophecy Disk he had been looking for. Using some explosives, he blasted an opening into the chamber and confronted her, claiming their goals were not as different as they might appear to be. He and his [[guards]] then attacked the Assassin, but they proved to be no match. De Ferrer was eventually blindsided by Aveline and stabbed in the chest, before being pushed over a cliff edge, into the cavern's depths.<ref name="AC3L"/>

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|Always so considerate. I am rather in the mood for a hanging.|De Ferrer discussing a runaway slave's punishment, 1769.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
[[File:A_New_Life_1.png|thumb|250px|left|De Ferrer welcoming the camp's newcomers]]
Although he presented an amiable façade and spoke with an even tone, de Ferrer was, in truth, a cruel man that would stop at nothing to get what he wanted. Ruthless in nature, he was shown to value the lives of others extremely little, as exemplified by him being willing to poison the nobles of New Orleans so the Templars could more easily take control of the city.<ref name="AC3L"/>

His treatment of the Chichen Itza workers was equally harsh, with de Ferrer preferring to use severe punishments to keep them under his thumb, even considering poison at one point. Despite this, he was skilled at manipulation, much like his superior, capable of bending the truth in such a way that the slaves genuinely believed they would eventually earn back the land. As such, de Ferrer's public persona skillfully hid his more sadistic tendencies.<ref name="AC3L"/>

==Trivia==
*Rafael is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has healed", while Joaquín is the Spanish equivalent of Joachim, which means "raised, established by Jahwe".
*Like other individuals appearing in [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s ''[[Liberation]]'' product, de Ferrer's database entry was edited to omit any reference to the Templars and also make him appear more sympathetic. Additionally, scenes in which his sadistic tendencies were displayed were largely altered or removed.
*Although the character Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer is fictional, a Spanish astronomer from Gipuzkoa by the name of {{Wiki|José Joaquín de Ferrer}} did live during the late 18th and early 19th century.
*In the internal files of ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'', he is named "Francisco de Ferrer".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
De Ferrer - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of de Ferrer
Rafael Database.png|De Ferrer's appearance in the Vita iteration
CitizenE1 3.png|De Ferrer plotting with Baptiste
The_Company_Man_2.png|De Ferrer meeting with the overseer
The Secret of the Cenote 4.png|De Ferrer confronting Aveline
</gallery>

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Joseph Laurier

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{{Youmay|the Assassin|the [[Joseph|Biblical character]] of the same name}}
{{Quote|Joseph is one of the most decorated members in Brotherhood history. He's not lying to us.|Xavier Chen about Joseph's allegiance, 2015.|Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)}}
[[File:ACA Joseph.jpg|thumb|250px|Joseph.]]
'''Joseph''' is an [[Assassins|Assassin]] active in the 21st century and a descendant of the [[British Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Jennifer Querry]] and her son, the mute [[David (Salem)|David]].

After the death of his lover [[Christian]], decided to take revenge of the Brotherhood which according to him had betrayed him by letting his mate died.

==Biography==
Joseph participated in a disastrous mission overseen by [[Xavier Chen]]: among those killed were his lover Christian.<ref name=":5">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' #005</ref> He disappeared, letting the Assassins believe he died too.<ref name=":4"/>

Joseph met with the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Didier Hawking]] in [[San Diego]], claiming he was defecting and wanted to draw Xavier into a trap. However, he still loathed [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]], and had an explosive disguised as false teeth. He let the Assassins know of his survival, claiming he would disclose to the Templars that a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] had been hidden in [[Salem]], [[Massachusetts]], during the [[Salem witch trials|witch trials]] of 1692. Chen believed him, but his new partner [[Galina Voronina]] was suspicious.<ref name=":1">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' #001</ref>

To verify his claim, they recruited [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] to explore her ancestor [[Tom Stoddard]]'s [[Genetic memory|memories]] of the event.<ref name=":1" /> When Charlotte witnessed Joseph's Assassin ancestor Jennifer Querry's death, it made the Assassins believe that he was telling the truth. Galina and Xavier immediately headed to the Abstergo office in San Diego to rescue Joseph. However, as Charlotte dug deeper into her own ancestor's memories, it was revealed that Joseph was lying since Querry's child, David, knew where the precursor seer, [[Dorothy Osborne]]'s body, was laid.<ref name=":4">''Assassin's Creed'' #004</ref>

Joseph chained himself to an interrogation table in a gym. Beforehand, while in Didier's office, he had him punch out a couple of his teeth to make it appear he'd been tortured. When Xavier and Galina came to rescue him, he lunged at them and broke Galina's leg. Xavier pushed him into the gym pool, but Joseph suffocated him to death with his wrist chain, drowning him. Joseph emerged and prepared to kill Galina when Charlotte attacked. Joseph threw her aside before proceeding to explain his motives. He revealed that the Assassins had recruited her for her [[Eagle Vision|special ability]], and tried to sway her to join him. He detonated his bomb to prove he was trustworthy, but Charlotte took that moment to attack him, only to succumb to the [[Bleeding Effect]] and fall down. Lifting the young woman by her hoodie, Joseph mocked Charlotte for not having a [[Hidden Blade]], but Charlotte pulled out a knife and cut him, causing him to release her. She then fled with Galina when Abstergo entered the gym and opened fire.<ref name=":5"/>

== Personality and Characteristics ==
Joseph was once believed in the creed yet after the death of his lover Christian he became disillusioned and sought revenge on Xavior Chen who he blamed for Christians death. However despite his hatred for Chen he remained a good soldier and successfully assassinated Didier Hawking using both the Assassins and Templars to kill both Chen and Didier while getting close to Charlotte.

== Skills and Equipment ==
Joseph was a veteran of the brotherhood and one of its most decorated members. He possessed a large physique and proved to be highly skilled in unarmed combat engaging two assassins armed with only a chain. Notably he broke the leg of Galina a master assassin without much effort.

==Trivia==
*Joseph had over sixty kills during his career as an Assassin.

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