Joseph

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{{WP-REAL|Joseph (son of Jacob)}}
[[File:Jospeph.png|thumb|Joseph wearing the Shroud of Eden]]
'''Joseph''', born '''''Yossef''''' (Hebraic name''''')''''', was the eleventh son of {{Wiki|Jacob}}. His father gave him a [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud of Eden]], later known to history as the {{Wiki|coat of many colors}}, until it was stolen from him by his jealous brothers.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]
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John the Baptist

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[[File:JohntheBaptist-Staff.jpg|thumb|John holding the Staff]]
'''John the Baptist''' (unknown – 28 or 36 CE), born '''Yôḥānān '''(Hebraic name), was an itinerant preacher, and a major religious figure who baptized [[Jesus Christ]]. He led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River, and held leadership over many disciples.

John was in the possession of one of the [[Staves of Eden#Papal Staff|Staves of Eden]], which he used to start his ministry. After him, [[Peter|Saint Peter]] would take the Staff and use it to spread the religion of {{Wiki|Christianity}}.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

During the [[Renaissance]], the famed polymath [[Leonardo da Vinci]] painted a portrait of John the Baptist, modeled after his apprentice, [[Salaì]].<ref name="ACBH - TDVD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref> A few other paintings of John were displayed in [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s [[Painting gallery|painting galleries]], often depicting him with Jesus.<ref name="AC2"/>

==Trivia==
*The [[Venice|Venetian]] church, the [[Santa Maria della Visitazione]], was rededicated after the Virgin Mary's visit to John's mother, Elizabeth; it was previously dedicated to the patron saint {{Wiki|Jerome}}.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
baptism of christ.jpg|''Baptism of Christ'', by [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]
G14madonna-del-cardellino-border.jpg|John (left) in ''Madonna del Cardellino'', by [[Raphael]]
Saint Jean Baptiste.jpg|''Saint Jean Baptiste'', by Leonardo da Vinci
</gallery>

==References==
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William of Montferrat

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

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

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

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

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

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

Angered in turn by the shame of being publicly reprimanded, William returned to the citadel, where he took his temper out on his men. In a corner of the keep, William began to harshly insult his soldiers, intending to forcefully motivate them towards a better performance and a stronger sense of duty. To bring across his point, he had two of his men punished for their laziness and dereliction of duty.<ref name="AC"/>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==References==
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[[pl:Wilhelm z Montferratu]]
[[uk:Вільям Монферрат]]
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