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Garnier de Naplouse

2010-05-12T20:28:19Z

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{{Era|AC|Templars|Crusade}}
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{{WP-REAL|Garnier de Nablus}}
{{Target Infobox
|image=Garnier.jpg
|faction=[[Knights Hospitalier]]
|name=Garnier de Naplouse
|location = [[Acre]] - Poor District
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
|period = Third Crusade
|voice=[[Hubert Fielden]]
}}
{{quote|It's not what I believe...it's what I know|Garnier's dying breath}}
'''Garnier de Naplouse''' is the second Templar assigned by [[Al Mualim]] for [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] to assassinate. He is a doctor and Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in the city of [[Acre]] and a secret member of the [[Knights Templar]].

==Description==
Garnier de Naplouse was exiled from France for the cruel and inhumane treatment of his patients. He viewed them less as people but as test subjects. He later re-established his mad business in the city of Acre where he treated his patients cruelly by conducting experiments on them, torturing them, and not allowing them leave (even going so far as having his men break their legs). In order to not draw attention to his acts, he forcefully took his patients from the surrounding cities of [[Jerusalem]] and [[Damascus]] with help of [[Talal]], a fellow member of the Templars. He had been protected in Acre due to the amount of money his family had donated towards the war effort.

Though claiming to be a man of knowledge, Garnier lacked ethics. He never saw the price of knowledge as too high, even if it had to be paid with another man's blood.

==Death==
Garnier was assassinated within his Hospitalier Fortress by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad while attending to his victims. Altaïr first saw him attending to a patient who was trying to escape. Garnier had his men break the man's legs so it wouldn't happen again. During his monologue after his assassination, he spoke of how he was actually helping people. He claimed that the people he took were among the poorest and most ill of the other cities, and that many have recovered and thanked him for his help. He said his methods were necessary to free people from the "prisons of their own minds".

==Final Words==
[[File:Garnier Death.jpg|thumb|250px|Death came from above ]]

'''Altaïr:''' ''Let go your burden.''

'''Garnier:''' ''Ah, I'll rest now, yes. The endless dream calls to me, but before I close my eyes, I must know: what will become of my children?''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You mean the people made to suffer your cruel experiments!? They'll be free to return to their homes!''

'''Garnier:''' ''Homes!? What homes!? The sewers? The brothels? The prisons that we would hide them from?''

'''Altaïr: '''''You took these people against their will!''

'''Garnier:''' ''Yes, what little will there was for them to have. Are you really so naive? Do you appease a crying child, simply because he wails? "But I want to play with fire, father". What would you say? "As you wish"? Ah, but then you'd answer for his burns.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''These are not children, but men and women, full grown.''

'''Garnier:''' ''In body, perhaps, but not in mind, which is the very damage I sought to repair. I admit, without the [[Piece of Eden]] - which you stole from us - my progress was slowed. But there are herbs, mixtures and extracts. My guards are proof of this: they were madmen before I found and freed them from the prisons of their own minds... And with my death, madmen they will be again.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You truly believe you were helping them?''

'''Garnier: '''''It's not what I believe... it's what I know''.

==Trivia==
*Garnier de Naplouse (also known as Garnier de Nablus) was a real-life leader of the Knights Hospitalier, who ruled from 1190 to 1192. In contrast to the in-game depiction, the real-life Garnier was a courageous and brave individual who led the Hospitallers and the Crusaders to many victories: not a sadistic and cruel individual as portrayed in the game.
*It is much easier to air assassinate Garnier de Naplouse than to assassinate him from the ground, because his "patients" will push you around which will blow your cover very easily.

{{AC}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Assassination Targets|Naplouse, Garnier de]]
[[Category:Templars|Naplouse, Garnier de]]
[[Category:Historical Characters|Nablus, Garnier de]]

Garnier de Naplouse

2010-05-12T20:27:28Z

207.62.190.33: /* Description */

{{Era|AC|Templars|Crusade}}
{{NomF}}
{{WP-REAL|Garnier de Nablus}}
{{Target Infobox
|image=Garnier.jpg
|faction=[[Knights Hospitalier]]
|name=Garnier de Naplouse
|location = [[Acre]] - Poor District
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
|period = Third Crusade
|voice=[[Hubert Fielden]]
}}
{{quote|It's not what I believe...it's what I know|Garnier's dying breath}}
'''Garnier de Naplouse''' is the second Templar assigned by [[Al Mualim]] for [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] to assassinate. He is a doctor and Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in the city of [[Acre]] and a secret member of the [[Knights Templar]].

==Description==
Garnier de Naplouse was exiled from France for the cruel and inhumane treatment of his patients. He viewed them less as people but as test subjects. He later re-established his mad business in the city of Acre where he treated his patients cruelly by conducting experiments on them, torturing them, and not allowing them leave (even going so far as having his men break their legs). In order to not draw attention to his acts he forcefully took his patients from the surrounding cities of [[Jerusalem]] and [[Damascus]] with help of [[Talal]], a fellow member of the Templars. He had been protected in Acre due to the amount of money his family had donated towards the war effort.

Though claiming to be a man of knowledge, Garnier lacked ethics. He never saw the price of knowledge as too high, even if it had to be paid with another man's blood.

==Death==
Garnier was assassinated within his Hospitalier Fortress by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad while attending to his victims. Altaïr first saw him attending to a patient who was trying to escape. Garnier had his men break the man's legs so it wouldn't happen again. During his monologue after his assassination, he spoke of how he was actually helping people. He claimed that the people he took were among the poorest and most ill of the other cities, and that many have recovered and thanked him for his help. He said his methods were necessary to free people from the "prisons of their own minds".

==Final Words==
[[File:Garnier Death.jpg|thumb|250px|Death came from above ]]

'''Altaïr:''' ''Let go your burden.''

'''Garnier:''' ''Ah, I'll rest now, yes. The endless dream calls to me, but before I close my eyes, I must know: what will become of my children?''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You mean the people made to suffer your cruel experiments!? They'll be free to return to their homes!''

'''Garnier:''' ''Homes!? What homes!? The sewers? The brothels? The prisons that we would hide them from?''

'''Altaïr: '''''You took these people against their will!''

'''Garnier:''' ''Yes, what little will there was for them to have. Are you really so naive? Do you appease a crying child, simply because he wails? "But I want to play with fire, father". What would you say? "As you wish"? Ah, but then you'd answer for his burns.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''These are not children, but men and women, full grown.''

'''Garnier:''' ''In body, perhaps, but not in mind, which is the very damage I sought to repair. I admit, without the [[Piece of Eden]] - which you stole from us - my progress was slowed. But there are herbs, mixtures and extracts. My guards are proof of this: they were madmen before I found and freed them from the prisons of their own minds... And with my death, madmen they will be again.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You truly believe you were helping them?''

'''Garnier: '''''It's not what I believe... it's what I know''.

==Trivia==
*Garnier de Naplouse (also known as Garnier de Nablus) was a real-life leader of the Knights Hospitalier, who ruled from 1190 to 1192. In contrast to the in-game depiction, the real-life Garnier was a courageous and brave individual who led the Hospitallers and the Crusaders to many victories: not a sadistic and cruel individual as portrayed in the game.
*It is much easier to air assassinate Garnier de Naplouse than to assassinate him from the ground, because his "patients" will push you around which will blow your cover very easily.

{{AC}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Assassination Targets|Naplouse, Garnier de]]
[[Category:Templars|Naplouse, Garnier de]]
[[Category:Historical Characters|Nablus, Garnier de]]

Richard I of England

2010-05-12T20:20:28Z

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{{Target Infobox
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|faction= [[Crusader]]
|name= Richard I of England
|location = [[Acre]] - Rich District, [[Arsuf]]
|voice=
}}

{{quote|We enter this world kicking and screaming. Violent and unstable from birth, that permanent peace is impossible though we all wish it.|Richard at Arsuf|Assassin's Creed}}

'''Richard I of England''' (8 September 1157 - 6 April 1199), or '''Richard the Lionheart''' was the king of England in 1191. He was the leader of the Crusader army during the Third Crusade and was considered a great military leader and warrior. The [[Saracens]] called him "Melek-Ric" or "Malek al-Inkitar" (King of England).<ref name=wr>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England Wikipedia entry on Richard the Lionheart]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Background===
At the beginning of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Richard and his army have just taken the port city of [[Acre]]. His ultimate goal is to lead his army into the city of [[Jerusalem]] so that he can free the holy land in the name of the Christian faith.

With a base of operations established in Acre, the Crusaders prepare to march south. However, [[Saladin]], leader of the Islamic army, currently rules the city of Jerusalem. Stinging from his army’s defeat at Acre, he will not allow Richard to humiliate him again. The Muslim forces are massing in the ruins of Arsuf, intending to ambush the Crusaders and prevent them from reaching Jerusalem. These war manoeuvres have left the rest of the Holy Land wide open. While Richard and Saladin battle one another, the men left to govern in their stead have begun taking advantage of their new found positions of power. Exploitation, manipulation, and provocation rule the day.

Richard is completely unaware of his men's intentions by being so involved in this war against Saladin. Richard's only goal is to reclaim the Holy City of Jerusalem in the name of God and for Christains. When he argues with William, he reminds him that he made a promise to God to fight for the Crusader army. <ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

===''Assassin's Creed''===
[[File:Richard.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Richard arguing with William.]]
King Richard appears in the first ''Assassin's Creed'' as the leader of the Crusader Army who is fighting Saladin in the Holy Land, and has decided to attempt to take back [[Jerusalem]] for Christianity. Several of his lieutenants are [[Robert de Sable]], Grand Master of the [[Templar]]s , [[Garnier de Naplouse]], Grand Master of the [[Hospitaliers]], [[William of Montferrat]], Regent lord of Acre and [[Sibrand]], Grand Master of the [[Knights Teutonic]].

Richard the Lionheart makes a brief appearance during two missions in the game. First when he is seen arguing with William, and then, near the end of the game at Arsuf, where he personally confronts Altaïr. He was unaware of the Templars' plan to betray him by using the [[Piece of Eden]] and conquering the Holy Land in the Templar name. After [[Altaïr]] had assassinated everyone but Robert, Robert attempted to convince Richard to ally himself with Saladin against the [[Assassins]], their common enemies. Altaïr learned of Robert's plans and personally rode to Arsuf to tell Richard of the Templars' betrayal.
[[File:Richard_arsuf.jpg|thumb|300px|Richard hears Altaïr at Arsuf]]
After a fierce battle with Saracen and Crusader soldiers, he found King Richard, Robert and other elite soldiers of the army. When Altaïr told the king of Robert's treason and Robert denying it, Richard didn't know who to trust after Altaïr asked Richard if he was actually truly surprised by his subjects' plan of betrayal: he wasn't, but he still didn't trust Altaïr. So he let "the Lord" decide who was the one who told the truth, by letting Altaïr and Robert fight each other to see which one has "God's support". Altaïr's efficiency with the Hidden Blade proved superior to the Templars sword skills, and King Richard believed him after. They discussed with each other about the politics and philosophy of war and peace, in which Richard told Altaïr he wasn't ready for peace with Saladin yet, before Altaïr went back to [[Masyaf]] to combat [[Al Mualim]]. <ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

==Characteristics and personality==
{{quote|He fought like an uncaged lion!|Richard's soldier about his combat skills.|wikipedia:Richard_I_of_England}}
[[File:Richardhorse.png|thumb|left|300px|Richard the Lionheart]]
Richard is a man strong in faith, and relies on God for crucial decisions. He, however, seems tolerant towards non-believers, as Altaïr denying the help of God over his victory against Robert did not trouble him.

However, Richard is a strong military leader, and isn't afraid to use his sword to answer his problems. Richard scored a major victory for Crusader army by capturing the city Acre. Later, towards the end of the game, Richard is to do battle against Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf. When confronted by Altaïr about Robert's betrayal, he relies on God to help decide who to believe. He decides the best way to believe which one is telling the truth, in combat. "Surely God will side with one whose cause is righteous!"

Richard believes that mankind cannot ever change. In his mind, the only way for him to bring peace is for his men to crush the enemy: [[Saladin]] and the Saracens.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> Richard was given the name "Lionheart" because of his kindness to his prisoners and because he was fierce in combat. <ref name=wr />

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed Characters]]
[[Category:Historical Characters]]