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Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:12:53Z

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{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name="China">"[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:11:36Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name="China">"[[Assassin's Creed: Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:09:59Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref>name="China">"[[Assassin's Creed: Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:09:28Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name="China">"[[Assassin's Creed: Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:06:05Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref><ref name="China">"Chronicles: China''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:05:00Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref><ref name="China">"Chronicles: China''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:02:41Z

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{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref> name="China">"Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China''<ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T10:00:03Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T09:58:20Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name=''China''>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' <ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T09:54:38Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name=''China''>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T09:51:12Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name= ''China''>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China" /> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
{{-}}

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACC}}
{{ACDYL}}
{{ACLD}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins

2017-07-22T09:43:42Z

191.168.227.153:

{{Era|CC|DYL|ACE|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Insignia 2.png
|hideo =
|founder =
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Beijing]]
|locations = [[China]]
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Ming dynasty]]<ref name= ''China''>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China''</ref>
|religion =
|formed = Prior to 210 BCE
|reorganised =
|collapsed = 1524, later rebuilt by [[Shao Jun]]
|notable = [[Wei Yu]] [[Fang Xiaoru]] [[Wang Yangming]] [[Shao Jun]]}}
The '''Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] in [[China]], one of the few branches to have existed for more than a thousand years.

Focusing primarily on dealing with several [[Templars|Templar]]-backed Chinese Emperors, the Chinese Assassins have often been in difficult positions, as the [[Chinese Templars]] held the majority of power in China on numerous occasions.

In 1524, the Chinese Assassins were almost completely rooted out through a ruthless purge by the [[Jiajing Emperor]], with the remaining Assassins fleeing China altogether, seeking support from other branches in the Assassin Order.

==History==
===Qin dynasty===
During the 3rd century BCE, Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]], supported by the Templars, unified China under his banner and became the first Emperor of Imperial China, starting the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

However, in 210 BCE, the Assassin [[Wei Yu]] killed the tyrant Emperor with a spear, making Wei Yu one of the most renowned members of the Order.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Song dynasty===
During the Song dynasty, [[Zhang Zhi]] was [[Assassin apprentices|recruited]] into the Chinese Brotherhood. In 1259, her [[Zhang Zhi's father|father]] died saving a fortress from a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] assault, and Zhang found his body with other corpses. [[Kang]], her father's Mentor, completed her training despite his doubts about her motives. She later infiltrated the Mongol camp and assassinated [[Möngke Khan]].<ref name="ACLDTK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

===Ming dynasty===
====Yongle's purge====
[[File:ChineseAssassinsEscape.png|thumb|left|250px|Li Tong and an apprentice escaping the purge]]
By the 15th century, the Chinese Assassins were led by the teacher [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, the Imperial throne was usurped by the [[Yongle Emperor]], supported by the Templars. Under Yongle's rule, thousands of Assassins were rounded up and executed, including Fang Xiaoru. However, a young female Assassin named [[Li Tong]] and an [[Assassin apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] were able to escape the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge|purge]] with an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. This caused Li to devote herself to protecting the Apple and keeping it out of Yongle's hands.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle attempted to suppress a rebellion near the {{Wiki|Gobi Desert}}, Li Tong slipped into Yongle's tent and killed the Emperor.<ref name="DYL" />

====Fall of the Brotherhood====
In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], and while the administration was preoccupied with looking for an heir, the Assassins infiltrated the [[Forbidden City|Imperial Palace]] to rescue the Emperor's concubines. In the process, they recruited a young woman named [[Shao Jun]] into the Brotherhood, though many concubines had to be left behind.<ref name="Encyclopedia" />

In 1524, the new Emperor, Emperor Jiajing, again aided by the Templars, [[Great Rites Controversy|nearly destroyed]] the Assassin Order in China, determined to eliminate all groups who opposed him.<ref name="Encyclopedia" /> This determination led him to execute all of Zhengde's former concubines, their death by ''{{Wiki|lingchi}}'' discovered by Shao Jun and [[Zhu Jiuyuan|her Mentor]] on the Assassins' second rescue attempt.<ref name="ACE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

[[File:ACE-V 10.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun and Ezio Auditore, before her departure]]
The remaining Assassins traveled West in groups, with Shao Jun and her [[Mentor]] heading for [[Italy]]. In [[Venice]], they were intercepted by Jiajing's men, and her Mentor was killed. Eventually continuing on to [[Florence]], Shao Jun met [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the retired leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a former Mentor in the Assassin Order. Despite her desire to learn from him, Ezio, then 65 years old, was unwilling to help Jun at first.<ref name="ACE" />

Upon discovering the fate of the Chinese Assassins however, Ezio decided to support her, eventually fighting off more of Jiajing's assailants in Ezio's home. With Ezio's knowledge and [[Precursor boxes|a secret box]] to only be used in times of dire need, Shao Jun started to make her way back to China, determined to rebuild the Order's presence there.<ref name="ACE" />

====Reformation====
[[File:Vengeance China (11).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Chinese Assassin reporting to the Mentor Shao Jun]]
Shao Jun's quest was a success; she managed to kill the [[Eight Tigers]], including their Master, [[Zhang Yong]], in 1532. Her Mentor, [[Wang Yangming]], was killed by Yong three years prior. They also succeeded in assassinating Emperor Jiajing by giving him a false [[elixir of life]].<ref name="China">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref> By 1582, her Brotherhood was in contact with their [[Japan]]ese [[Japanese Assassins|brothers]], with [[Liu Yan]] being present in the country with the task of taking [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]] to safety, following Nobunaga's assassination by [[Yamauchi Taka]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

By the early 18th century, the Chinese Brotherhood was still strong, as [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Brotherhood]], possessed contacts as far as China. <ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By 2015, at least one [[Assassin cell]] operated in China. That year, they were aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassins]], including [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], who were sent by Japanese Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], in their search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]'s secret laboratory in which he planned to [[Phoenix Project|replicate]] an [[Isu]]'s body with the help of the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 4]]</ref>

In 2016, the Chinese Assassin [[Yanmei]] was ordered by [[Assassin leader]] [[Gavin Banks]] to assist another Assassin, [[Griffin]], and the teenagers [[Natalya Aliyev]], [[David Collins]] and [[Javier Mondragón]] in finding the Tomb of [[Möngke Khan]] and retrieving a prong of the [[Trident of Eden]]. However, Yanmei was ultimately killed by the Templar [[Isaiah]] after he recovered the fear prong and used its power against everyone, killing her when she tried to attack him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants - Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>

In February 2017, an Assassin cell led by [[Barindra Mitra]] assisted [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] in her efforts to gather informations about the [[Templars]]' [[Phoenix Project]]. Infiltrating an office of [[Abstergo]] in a skyscraper in [[Hong Kong]], which had in fact been abandoned by the Templars, the Assassins were ambushed by an unidentified group. Barindra and her cell were all killed with only de la Cruz and the tech expert, [[Guernica Moneo]], escaping.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 1|Volume 1]]''</ref>

==Techniques==
The Chinese Assassins used [[Hidden Blade]]s,<ref name="China" /> and in some instances, wore bracers equipped with needles. Being located close to the hands, the Assassins could quickly throw multiple needles in a row.<ref name="ACE" />

[[File:ACE-V 9.png|thumb|250px|Shao Jun using her concealed blade]]
Uncomfortable with the traditional Hidden Blade, Shao Jun developed the Hidden Footblade, which came to good use with Chinese fighting techniques, that involved the use of the legs and feet more often.<ref name="China" />

The Chinese Assassins would eventually use [[rope darts]] created by Shao Jun after her return to China,<ref name="China" /> for which she became renowned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Appearance==
The Chinese Assassins' robes did not always meet normal Assassin customs. On many occasions, they wore ordinary Chinese clothing, making their affiliation hardly recognizable.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="DYL" />

It was only during the height of the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe that the Chinese Assassins ordinarily wore hoods; despite this, the Assassins did not necessarily wear white, as Shao Jun wore black Assassin robes.<ref name="ACE" />

==Members==
*[[Fang Xiaoru]]
*[[Shao Jun]]
*[[Li Tong]]
*[[Liu Yan (Chinese Brotherhood)|Liu Yan]]
*[[Barindra Mitra]] {{c|Membership uncertain}}
*[[Kang]]
*[[Wang Yangming]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*[[Yanmei]]
*[[Zhang Zhi's father]]
*[[Zhang Zhi]]
*[[Zhu Jiuyuan]]
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===Allies and puppets===
'''Ming dynasty'''
*[[Hong Liwei]]
*[[Empress Zhang]]
*[[Zhu Zhifan]]

'''21st Century'''
*[[Charlotte de la Cruz]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

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