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Firearm

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{{WP-REAL|Firearm}}
[[File:Ott Flintlock.png|thumb|300px|The Ottoman Flintlock Rifle.]]
'''Firearms''' are a class of long-ranged [[weapons]] that launch projectiles at high velocity, through the confined burning of propellants. They were used as early as the late Middle Ages.

== History ==
=== High Middle Ages ===
{{Quote|The knowledge of projectile combat is not new to us, having been observed amongst our Eastern neighbors. But their weapons were much larger – and insufficient for our needs.|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, page 28.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Zw-codex-28.png|thumb|200px|left|Altaïr's design for the hidden gun.]]
Though he knew of firearms being used in ancient [[China]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] took little interest in them; realizing that the weapons were of no use to his Order in their current size.

As such, upon obtaining the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]], he successfully used the knowledge it held to miniaturize the design, ''"embedding their fiery weapon into a form that can be worn on the wrist."''

Along with the formulation of a combustible powder that could be made from common ingredients, Altaïr kept the schematics for the [[Hidden Gun]] a secret, available to only the Brotherhood's most trusted allies.

Sometime afterwards, he recorded all details of these in [[Codex|his personal journal]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

=== Renaissance ===
In [[Italy]] during the [[Renaissance]], another Assassin, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], came into possession of Altaïr's Codex, and showed the pages to [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. Leonardo deciphered the instructions, and was able to construct the Hidden Gun for Ezio's use.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:Vilified 11 v.png|thumb|250px|Papal arquebusiers.]]
Though firearms were uncommon until the early 16th century, after [[Cesare Borgia]] forcibly recruited Leonardo into his employ around 1499, the engineer was made to design a wheel-lock firearm for use by the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] armies.

Cesare's ally, the [[France|French]] Baron [[Octavian de Valois]], received a personalized, golden wheel-lock firearm from Leonardo, and kept it with him at all times. During the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]], Cesare used this pistol to kill [[Mario Auditore]].

A variety of firearms began to circulate among common [[guards]] as well, with [[Arquebusiers]] wielding long rifles or arquebuses, and with several [[Horsemen]] and [[Papal Guard]]s using shorter pistols.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

In later years, upon Ezio's travels to [[Constantinople]], he encountered [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] soldiers using Ottoman flintlock rifles, as well as [[Janissaries]] who used short pistols. The Assassins of the [[Turkish Assassins|local guild]] also made use of firearms to guard [[Assassin Dens|local dens]], ranging from simple rifles to [[Mounted cannons|cannons]].

Meanwhile, the [[Byzantines]] forces had an early version of a flamethrower, which they used to deliver [[Greek Fire]]. They also had a form of a machine gun,<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> which was similar in construct to Leonardo da Vinci's [[War Machines|prototype]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/> Both of these were then later adapted by the Assassins, in order to aid them in [[Den Defense|defending their dens]].<ref name="Revelations"/>

=== American Revolution ===
[[File:ACIII-Flintlock Musket.png|left|thumb|220px|The Flintlock Musket.]]
By the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]], firearms had become standard equipment for armies. Soldiers of both sides used muskets, often accompanied by [[bayonets]].

The [[American Assassins|American Assassin]] [[Connor Kenway]] was able to wield a [[Flintlock Musket|musket]] as well as two flintlock pistols;<ref>GameInformer April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> however, he only fired each of them once in battle, and could only reload them when the fight had finished.<ref>[http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/2012/04/07/assassins-creed-3-ps3-screens-show-off-thousand-strong-battles-and-more/3/#gallery-top Official Playstation Magazine: ''Assassin’s Creed 3 PS3 screens show off...'']</ref>

=== Russian Revolution ===
[[File:Fall-Orelovrifle.png|thumb|250px|Nikolai with his rifle.]]
During the late 19th and early 20th century, in the [[Russian Revolution]], the [[Russia]]n Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] wielded a modern bolt-action {{Wiki|Mosin–Nagant}} rifle alongside the usual weaponry of his time.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

=== Modern times ===
In 2012, Assassins continued to wield firearms in combat, and once used them on a direct assault on [[Abstergo Industries]], in an attempt to rescue [[Desmond Miles]].

Though Desmond overheard the exchanged gunshots over the intercom, [[Warren Vidic]] eventually told him that the rescue attempt had failed, and that most of the team had been killed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

== Trivia ==
[[File:PL Akimbo.png|right]]
*A number of firearms were available in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'', including the {{Wiki|Arquebus|arquebus}}, {{Wiki|Lee-Enfield|.303 SMLE}}, and {{Wiki|M1917 revolver}}.
*Owning two M1917 revolvers in ''Project Legacy'' granted the player the "Akimbo" [[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy Achievements|achievement]].
*The Flintlock Musket was awarded in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' upon the completion of the memory "[[A Dangerous Secret]]".

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== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Octavian de Valois Gun.jpg|[[Octavian de Valois]]' personal wheel-lock firearm.
Scottish flintlock pistol concept - AC3.jpg|Concept art for a Scottish Flintlock pistol.
Scottish Flintlock ingame.jpg|Scottish flintlock in-game model.
Musket flintlock pistol concept - AC3.jpg|Concept art for a Flintlock pistol.
Connor Preorder Weapon4.jpg|Connor holding the Flintlock Musket.
Connor Preorder Weapon3.jpg|Connor holding the Scottish Flintlock Musket.
ACIII-GI (5).jpg|Connor carrying a musket.
AC3 SC SP 16 Frontier Pistol&Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Connor using a pistol.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed II weapons]]
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed III weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III: Liberation weapons]]

Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

2012-09-21T00:49:59Z

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{{Quote|A library hidden beneath the stones of Masyaf. A sanctum full of invaluable wisdom.|Ezio Auditore regarding the library, 1511.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
[[File:Library door v.png|thumb|250px|The library's entrance.]]
The '''library of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]''' was a hidden chamber beneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]], rumored to have contained hundreds of books and the wisdom gained from the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] by the legendary [[Assassins|Assassin]].

It was also said to be the hiding place of an extremely powerful weapon, and of a means of locating the fabled [[Grand Temple]]; which caused the Assassins and [[Templars]] to take interest in the library during the [[Renaissance]].

The library was guarded by a stone door that was described as "harder than steel," and was engraved with Arabic script, an [[Assassin insignia]], and five constellations as keyholes.

The door could only be opened by placing the five [[Masyaf Keys]] in their respective places, along the stars of the constellation {{Wiki|Aquila (constellation)|Aquila}}, "the eagle" that bears "{{Wiki|Altair}}" as its brightest star.

==History==
===Creation===
{{Quote|I see. This is not a library at all. It is a vault.|Darim Ibn-La'Ahad.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

Sometime before 1257, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], had a library built under the gardens of Masyaf. When finally completed, the library was used to store all of the knowledge Altaïr had gained from studying the Apple.<ref name="Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

[[File:Lost legacy 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr's final moments in his library.]]
During the [[Fall of Masyaf|Mongol siege]] of Masyaf in 1257, Altaïr realized the danger of the fortress being overrun, and wished to keep the contents of his library out of the wrong hands.

As such, he had his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] bring several books with him to [[Alexandria]], while others were given to [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], along with the five library keys, for the two to hide in [[Constantinople]]. Finally, on fleeing the returning Mongol troops, the Assassins abandoned their fortress.

Only Altaïr himself remained, intending to leave the Apple locked safely within the library and "far from eager hands," until the time was right. After placing the Piece of Eden at the back of the library, he stopped for a moment to rest, and passed away peacefully in his chair.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

===Search===
{{Quote|To achieve true peace, mankind must think and move as one body, with one master mind. The secrets in the Grand Temple will give us just that. And Altaïr will lead us there.|[[Ahmet]] speaking of the Templars' intentions.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

Sometime in 1509, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] discovered a letter that was written by his father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]] in 1458. In it, Giovanni spoke of Altaïr's library as a "sanctum full of invaluable wisdom," prompting Ezio to depart on a pilgrimage to Masyaf the following year, which would span many months.

However, by that time, a [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] Templar force led by [[Leandros]] had already taken over the fortress, after having discovered the [[The Secret Crusade|journal of Niccolò Polo]], which also made mention of the library.

It took a year for them to discover the door, but by March 1511, three months after the discovery, the workers had not even managed to make a dent on the library's entrance.

[[File:The Wounded Eagle 11.png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio reading Niccolò Polo's journal, which describes the keys of the library.]]
As the Templars in Constantinople frantically searched for the library's keys, Ezio arrived at Masyaf, only to be confronted and captured by Leandros' forces. After escaping his own execution, Ezio traveled to Constantinople, in a race to find the keys before the Templars and gain access to the library.

Over time, Ezio discovered that the Templars only wished to enter the library to discover the location of the Grand Temple, which they thought would allow them to achieve their ultimate goal of a [[New World Order]].

Finally, in early 1512, after several months and the deaths of Templars and Assassins alike, Ezio was able to secure all the keys to the library and return to Masyaf to open the entrance.<ref name="Revelations" />

===Entrance===
{{Dialogue|Sofia|What do you hope to find behind that door?|Ezio|Knowledge, above all else. Altaïr was a profound man and a prolific writer. He built this place as a repository for all his wisdom.|Sofia Sartor and Ezio at the library entrance.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

[[File:Message 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio within Altaïr's library.]]
The same year, Ezio and [[Sofia Sartor]] reached the library entrance with the five keys. Using [[Eagle Vision|his gift]] to see both the correct placement and orientation of each of the keys, Ezio opened the stone door and entered the library.

There, he found no books or wisdom, but only the skeleton of Altaïr, which had lain undisturbed for the past two hundred years. Though Ezio approached the Apple hidden in the library, he refused to touch it, saying that he had "seen enough for one life," the same words spoken by Altaïr centuries before.

As he abandoned his [[Swords and Maces|sword]] and [[Hidden Blade]]s within the library, Ezio began to speak aloud to [[Desmond Miles]], though he admitted that he did not know how the latter could hear him. He only hoped that Desmond would be able to answer the questions he had asked, and that he would "make all this suffering worth something in the end." After this, Ezio exited the library, leaving his life as an Assassin behind.<ref name="Revelations" />

Later in the 16th century, the Apple was retrieved from the library, and eventually came into the possession of Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The Arabic script on the library door was written in the form of ancient Arabic, which read: '''إتق دم البرئ - لآ شيء مطلق بل الكل ممكن''' - '''إختبئ وسط الأزحام - إختبئ وسط الأزحام''' and '''نحن من إتمنك - لأ تخن من إتمنك'''. This translated to: "Revere the blood of the innocent - Nothing is absolute, everything is possible" - "Hide in the midst of the crowds - Hide in the midst of the crowds" and "We are the ones who have entrusted you - Do not betray our trust", which paraphrased the tenets and maxim of [[the Creed]].

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" widths="180" spacing="small" position="center">
Door to Masyaf Library Concept.JPG|Concept art of the library door.
Altairs Library Entrance Concept.JPG|Concept art of Ezio entering the library.
Altairs Library Concept.JPG|Concept art of the library interior.
Ezio meets Altair by Gilles Beloeil.jpg|Concept art of Ezio meeting Altaïr.
Lost legacy 3.png|Altaïr storing the Apple.
Altair finally rests - ACR.png|Altaïr finally resting after a lifetime of duty.
Lost legacy 6.png|Ezio kneeling by Altaïr's body.
Message 3.png|Ezio "speaking" with Desmond.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACR}}
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[[Category:Libraries]]

Romani

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{{Faction infobox
|name = Romanies
|image = Romanies.png
|hideo = No
|headquarters = [[Constantine District]], [[Constantinople]]
|locations = Constantinople
|related = [[Assassins]] [[Byzantines]]
|hideh = yes
|hidea = no
|notable = [[Mirela Djuric]]}}
{{Quote|Yes, we're with you.|A Romani's greeting to Ezio.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
The '''Romani''', also called '''Gypsies''', were a faction for hire that consisted of dancers, fire breathers, street performers and musicians. With their spirited performances, they were sure to make an impression – and distract anyone.

==History==
===Origins===
{{Quote|My people are from eastern Persia and beyond. Yet, somehow we have become citizens of a land we have never seen.|The Romani leader to Ezio Auditore, on the misconception that her people were from Egypt.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
The Romani were semi-nomadic, stateless people, who were originally from the eastern reaches of Persia and India. Over many centuries, their population migrated west, eventually reaching as far as Eastern Europe and northern Africa.

However, the Romanies were a fiercely independent culture who refused to assimilate to their host nations. Although these difficult relations did cause them to endure hardship, the Romani were able to retain a rich and varied culture all of their own.

The Romanies were referred to in much of the English-speaking world as Gypsies, a corruption of the name "Little Egyptians," from the mistaken belief that they came from Egypt. While they generally considered this term offensive, they would call themselves Romani, coming from the word "Romanes" in their language, for "the people." Many ethnicities existed within the group, including the Roma that most likely occupied the Middle East.

===Byzantine theft===
[[File:Curse of Romani 7.png|thumb|right|250px|The Romani leader assuring of her allegiance to Ezio.]]
{{Quote|For centuries my people have been slandered and insulted, labeled witches and warlocks. Well, so be it. We will not run from these lies any more, but embrace them. Encourage these rumors, for it is better to be infamous than ignored.|The Romani leader explains their plan to Ezio.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
In 1511, six month's worth of profit was stolen from the Romani by [[Byzantines]]. While in deep melancholy, the Romani received a visit from the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]. After arriving, Ezio offered to help the Romani as they attempted to gain infamy in the city, claiming it was better than being overlooked.

The Romani leader explained their plan to Ezio, in which he would have to stealthily assassinate each [[Guards|guard]] who held the chest containing their gold, to present the idea that it was cursed. Ezio agreed, and left the headquarters to rendezvous with a group of Romani in the streets.

After he met up with the designated group, Ezio tailed each guard around the city, assassinating each guard as they carried the chest with poison, to maintain the myth that the chest was cursed. Weaving his way around the city with his group of Romani, the Assassin took care of each guard, though he made sure to remain stealthy. Eventually, the guards fled, confused and scared at the mysterious deaths. Following this, Ezio picked up the chest and reunited it with the leader of the Romani.

As Ezio walked the Romani leader back to their headquarters, she informed the Assassin of the origins of her people. Once they reached the headquarters, Ezio set the chest of profits down and the Romani thanked him, telling him the faction was available to him if he needed their help.

===Internal conflict===
{{Quote|A heated conflict is brewing between two factions of Romanies. One group has banded together against a woman they call Mirela, accusing her of swindling the poor on dozens of occasions. As we speak, they are on their way to exile this trickster, by force if necessary.|An Assassin apprentice to Ezio Auditore.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
Later that same year, a heated internal conflict began to form amongst the Romanies. A group of Romani wanted to exile a fellow Romani named [[Mirela Djuric]], for they believed she was stealing from the poor. One of the members of this group then decided to confront Mirela at a small meeting.

On the Romani's way to the meeting, she and her friends were attacked by numerous Byzantine assassins. However, Ezio Auditore and one of his Assassin [[apprentices]]followed the Romanies, and warded off the attackers when they attempted to strike.
[[File:Romani mirela trickster.png|thumb|200px|left|A Romani confronts Mirela.]]
Once she had reached the meeting, the Romani confronted Mirela about her deeds, yelling at her loudly. However, Mirela discreetly threatened the group of Romanies, before brushing past and stealthily poisoning the one who had confronted her.

Observing the killing, a group of soldiers then rushed to the scene and attempted to arrest the group of Romani women on the charges of murder. From there, Ezio and his apprentice then emerged and disarmed the soldiers, preventing them from harming the Romanies.

Some time after, Mirela was spotted buying [[Datura bombs|datura]], a deadly [[Doctors#Poison|poison]], by Ezio's apprentice. The recruit then met with Ezio and informed him of the situation, before Ezio left to flush out Mirela and assassinate her. Once he had located Mirela, she used a [[Thunder bombs|thunder bomb]] to obstruct the Assassin's sight and escape. Though hindered briefly at first, Ezio was able to hunt down and assassinate Mirela after a lengthy chase through the city, poisoning her whilst his apprentice held her arms still.

==Characteristics==
For 150 Akçe, Ezio could hire a group of four Romani, who could assist him similarly to [[courtesans]]. He would find these groups randomly throughout the streets of Constantinople, where they would be available. When not with him, they acted as street performers who were able to dance and play music, breathe fire, and provide other sources of entertainment.

However, the Romani could not perform any methods of [[freerunning]], and were unarmed. Whenever combat arose, they would quickly flee from the area, which meant that they were unable to assist Ezio if he engaged in a fight, though they could distract guards. However, they would fight against civilians, should Ezio [[Pickpocketing|steal]] from them and get caught.

When distracting a guard, a Romani would often flirt with them and make gestures with her hands and clothing. This would also attract nearby guards' attention and cause them to abandon their posts, in order to approach the Romani. They were also able to remain with Ezio and help him [[Blending|blend]] in with the local crowd, making them useful whenever Ezio needed to access a restricted area.

==Trivia==
*The Romani replaced the Courtesans in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', as prostitutes were not accepted in [[Ottomans|Ottoman]] society.

==Gallery==

<center><gallery captionalign="center">
ACR Romani.png|A group of Romani.
Gypsies Gilles Beloeil.png|Artwork of the Romani headquarters.
</gallery></center>

==Source==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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Dual-wielding

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[[File:ACBPistol.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio Auditore dual-wielding a sword and Hidden Gun.]]
'''Dual-wielding''' was a form of combat, wherein one used a pair of [[weapons]] in conjunction with one another. This was often to allow an easy shift between long and short-ranged attacks.

==History==
[[Assassins]] of the High Middle Ages only dual-wielded [[throwing knives]] alongside the [[Short blades|short blade]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> However, during the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could also wield the [[Hidden Gun]] with any primary, medium-ranged weapon – such as [[swords and maces]] – and [[poison darts]] with the [[Poison Blade]].<ref name="Brotherhood" /> He could also dual-wield a variety of [[bombs]] with his primary weapon.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

[[File:ACIII-GI (3).jpg|thumb|250px|left|Connor using his tomahawk and Hidden Blade.]]
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[Connor Kenway]] would always dual-wield his weapons in combat,<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/26/the-new-hero-of-assassin-s-creed-iii.aspx GameInformer: ''The New Hero Of Assassin’s Creed III'']</ref> using combinations such as a [[tomahawk]] alongside his [[Firearms|flintlock pistol]].<ref name="GameInformer">GameInformer April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

However, unlike Ezio, Connor was able to use two similarly ranged weapons (such as the Hidden Blade and tomahawk) together.<ref name="GameInformer"/>

Only a few enemies, such as [[Papal guard]]s, [[Cesare Borgia]],<ref name="Brotherhood" /> and the [[Janissaries]],<ref name="Revelations" /> were able to dual-wield; using a short pistol alongside a longsword in combat.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

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==Gallery==
<gallery size="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
AC throwing knife dual.jpg|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] using a short blade and throwing knife.
Ezio Kill Knife.jpg|Ezio using a short blade and throwing knife.
AC3 SC SP 16 Frontier Pistol&Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Connor using a tomahawk and pistol.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{ACR}}
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Gameplay]]

Continental Army

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{{Faction Infobox
|image = AC3 CA SP 14 Battlefield.jpg
|name = Continental Army
|leader = Major General
|headquarters = United States
|locations = [[United States|British America]] (Industrial era)
|hideh = yes
|hidea = yes}}
The''' Continental Army''' was the main military force of the newly-formed [[United States]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

Major General [[George Washington]] was elected the Commander-in-Chief of the army by the Continental Congress in 1775, who created the army for the purpose of engaging in combat with the [[British Army|armed forces]] of the [[England|British Empire]].

After six years of fighting, the British forces were eventually defeated in 1781, thanks to the much-needed assistance from the [[France|Kingdom of France]]. The British withdrew from the American colonies entirely after the Treaty of Paris ended the war in 1783.

Following this, the majority of the soldiers from the Continental Army went home to their families, and the few units remaining later formed the nucleus of the United States Army.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
ACIII-GI (8).jpg|A squad of Continental soldiers.
ACIII-GI_(10).jpg|George Washington and [[Connor Kenway]] leading a Continental Army squad.
</gallery>

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Louisiana Bayou

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The '''Bayou''' was a marsh-filled area near [[New Orleans]], which held little dry ground. It was inhabited by smugglers and other outcasts, and alligators had a notorious reputation for attacking unsuspecting prey from the banks, or beneath the murky waters.

As such, this made trees both a faster and a safer option for navigation to the [[France|French]]-African [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], who explored the area at some point in her life.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
Game-acl-settingtcm1951459.jpg|Concept of a Bayou residence.
Assassins creed iii conceptart TREE.jpg|Concept art of the Bayou.
</gallery>

==References==
*Game Informer July 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-US/games/assassins-creed-3-liberation/index.aspx ''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation '' website]

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[[Category:Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Locations]]

Sword

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[[File:AC2 CA 008 Swords.png|280px|right]]
'''Swords and Maces''' were [[weapons]] used by military units, [[guards]], and members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]] or [[Firearms|pistol]]. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a [[Heavy weapons|heavy weapon]].

Swords and maces both had a long reach, great power, and a quick attack rate, though not as much as [[long weapons]], heavy weapons or short blades, respectively. As such, they could be seen as the most balanced weapons available.

Aside from attack, a sword or mace could also be used to block or counter an enemy, or break through their defense. They were also the only weapons that could be used from [[Horses|horseback]].

==History==
===High Middle Ages===
In the High Middle Ages, guards used no other melee weapon but swords, and the guards of [[Masyaf]] regularly practiced swordplay in the courtyard, stressing how important it was to wield a blade. Maces were uncommon at the time, and the sword was a mainstay in any arsenal, even for [[Archers]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The sword became available to an Assassin upon reaching the second [[Ranks|rank]], with more powerful, better-quality swords being presented to him as he progressed. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] started off with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard, and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though was of a more silvery make, and possessed a distinct pommel.<ref name="AC" />

His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal sword]]. It possessed a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, and had an eagle head shape at the pommel.<ref name="AC" />

Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]]. It had a curved blade, a characteristic of Arabic swords, and indicated a very high status, as the hilt and sheath were covered in gold. [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], also used this sword.<ref name="AC" />

[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|centre|600px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sword.]]

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===Renaissance===
[[File:Oxcgn-assassins-creed-2-weapons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Several weapons Ezio can use.]]

Come the [[Renaissance]], maces became equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The first sword [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained came from [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]], and was stored in a chest hidden in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. However, he quickly lost it when he was disarmed trying to save his father and brothers from execution.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, Ezio learned to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] his [[Hidden Gun]] with his primary weapon, in order to kill an enemy from a distance, or perform an instant double kill with both his sword and gun during a kill-streak.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Statistics==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
====Left Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
![[Common Sword]]
|1
|2
|2
|Sequence 3, [[Practice Makes Perfect|Memory 3]]
|N/A
|-
!scope="row"|Captain's Sword
|2
|4
|3
|Sequence 5, [[Four To The Floor|Memory 1]]
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Milanese Sword
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 8, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000 ƒ
|}

====Right Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%" scope="col"|Name
!width="15%" scope="col"|Damage
!width="15%" scope="col"|Speed
!width="15%" scope="col"|Deflect
!width="15%" scope="col"|Unlocked
!width="15%" scope="col"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sword of Altaïr]]
|5
|5
|5
|
Sequence 9, [[Knowledge Is Power|Memory 1]]
|45,000 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Venetian Falchion
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Florentine Falchion
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|}

====Hammers Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Mercenario War Hammer
|1
|1
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Obtained after collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|4
|2
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800 ƒ
|}

====Special Weapons Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="40%"|Name
!scope="col" width="20%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="20%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="20%"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|
[[Maria Thorpe]]'s Longsword
|2
|3
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fredrick]]'s Hammer
|2
|4
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Mace Of [[Moloch|The Bull]]
|4
|2
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Twins' Rapier
|2
|5
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Armand Bouchart|Bouchart]]'s Blade
|2
|5
|5
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
|-
|'''Captain's Sword'''
|2
|4
|3
|Obtained through [[Shop Quests#Blacksmiths Quests|Blacksmith Quest]]
|-
|'''Common Sword'''
|1
|2
|2
|Equipped by default
|-
|'''Florentine Falchion'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Milanese Sword'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700 ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800 ƒ
|-
|'''Roman Longsword'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Schiavona'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Scimitar'''
|3
|3
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600 ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Venetian Falchion'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700 ƒ
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Assassin Yataghan Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|From the start
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Prussian War Hammer]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|2,990}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Persian Shamshir]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|3,163}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2, [[The Hookblade|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Florentine Falchion'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|6,555}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 3
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Merovingian Axe'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,326}}
|
Sequence 3, [[The View from Galata|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Mercenario Warhammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,360}}
|
Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Condottiero Mace'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|10,120}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 4, [[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Syrian Sabre'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|11,960}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sledgehammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|13,340}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5, [[Arsenal Infiltration|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|23,736}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Janissary Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|28,290}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6, [[A Little Errand|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Byzantine Arming Sword*'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|1,610}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Byzantine Mace]]*'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|18,055}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Ottoman Mace]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Altaïr's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Assassin's Guild|Assassin's Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete "The Deacon" Part 1
|-
| style="text-align: center"|
'''[[Vlad Tepes' Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete the Impaler's Prison
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Captain's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Milanese Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Schiavona'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|
-
| style="text-align: center"|
Unlocked through Upla
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
* All weapons in the Special Weapons rack are obtained after synchronizing with the PSP upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer can only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
* Every purchasable weapon becomes available at Monteriggioni's Blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which is only unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword being the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
* The first sword Ezio is equipped with in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is the common sword, however when he is disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the Auditore Execution, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
* The [[Captain]], a multiplayer character from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', uses a shortsword that resembles a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
* For some reason, in ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion appear as weapons, but are not purchasable. However, they can be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio is equipped with an empty sheath.

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Daniel Cross

2012-08-06T02:00:50Z

210.185.186.35: /* Meeting with the Mentor */

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{{Quote|It feels like there's something coiled like a snake deep inside of me, and it's waiting to get out...|Daniel Cross.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Daniel Cross
|image = DanielCross.png
|birth = 1974<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
|period = [[Modern times]]
|faction = [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Assassins]] (1998 - 2000) [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' ([[Abstergo Files]])}}
'''Daniel Cross''' (born 1974) was a [[Templars|Templar]] sleeper agent, an ex-convict, and recovering drug and alcohol addict during the late 20th century. Following a heavy night of drinking, Daniel was spirited away by [[Hannah Mueller]], a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], and introduced to a new way of life.

Curious about his [[Bleeding effect|constant visions]] of a past life, Daniel made it his mission to confront [[Mentor (2000)|the current Mentor]] of the Order, and find some meaning to his life.

For two years, Daniel searched the globe, visiting every major Assassin camp in his quest to meet the [[Mentor]], before he was finally granted an audience. It was during this meeting that a long-dormant trigger, implanted in his mind during his childhood, activated.

Daniel killed the Mentor, and fled the Assassins, returning to the only people he knew would accept him, [[Abstergo Industries]]. There, he joined the Templar ranks, becoming a [[Master Templar]] and a member of the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] by 2012.

==Biography==
===Early years===
{{Quote|Я хочу домой. (I want to go home).|A young Daniel, c. 1985.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}
His birth name unknown, "Daniel Cross" was, as a young child, kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and subjected to at least one bout of surgery.<ref name="ACTF1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #1</ref>

Dubbing him [[Animus Project|Animus Subject]] 4, Abstergo explored Daniel's [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], and caused him to experience the Bleeding effect later in his life.<ref name="ACTF3">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' - Issue #3</ref> Using a replicated [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]],<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Rifts]]</ref> [[Warren Vidic]] inserted a hidden impulse that would drive him to kill the Mentor were he ever presented with the opportunity.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

After this, the young Daniel was thrown out onto the street. He wandered the countryside alone, until he was happened upon by a couple driving by. When they asked his name, he merely said that he wanted to go home, but in [[Russia]]n, the language of the ancestor whose memories he had relived.<ref name="ACTF2">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' - Issue #2</ref>

[[File:ACF young daniel.png|thumb|right|250px|A young Daniel wandering down a country road.]]
Daniel grew up to become a petty criminal, though he suffered constantly from vivid hallucinations, and often mistook himself to be his great grandfather, the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]].<ref name="ACTF1"/>

As a result of not being able to comprehend the hallucinations, Daniel turned to drugs and alcohol. Eventually, his drug addiction led to the death of his girlfriend, Kelly. Daniel was convicted, and upon being released, became court-ordered to take medication to suppress his hallucinations.<ref name="ACTF1"/>

At one point in 1998, after it became apparent that Daniel was not taking his prescription drugs, [[Daniel Cross' psychiatrist|his court-ordered psychiatrist]] reminded him that he was required to do so by law. Daniel simply threw away the prescription he had been given, and chose instead to visit a local bar.<ref name="ACTF1"/>

There, he drank heavily, and tried unsuccessfully to proposition several women; before vomiting into a toilet. He began to have another hallucination, this time about Nikolai's assassination attempt on [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]], before he stumbled out the back door of the bar.<ref name="ACTF1"/>

Outside, Daniel was stopped by a man, who asked if he was feeling okay. As Daniel was still suffering from his hallucinations, he accused the man of being a Templar, and very nearly stabbed him with a [[Short blades|knife]]. Before he was able to do so however, Daniel was stopped by Hannah Mueller, who - assuming he was a fellow Assassin - reprimanded him and pushed him into a car to take him back to her camp.<ref name="ACTF1"/>

===Introduction to the Order===
{{Quote|Are you a field operative? Communications? You don't show up on any of our personnel records.|Paul Bellamy to Daniel.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}

[[File:HannahDanielBellamy.png|thumb|250px|left|Daniel meeting with Paul Bellamy.]]
The next day, Daniel awoke in a strange location, and learned that Hannah had taken him to an Assassin camp near [[Philadelphia]]. She remarked that they had been unable to find his cabin, and that nobody from the camp recognized him.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

Shortly afterward, they met with [[Paul Bellamy]], the director of the camp. Paul brought up the fact that there was no record of Daniel anywhere in the Order's personnel records. Daniel continued to protest that he knew nothing of the Assassins or the Templars, and was aghast when shown that a tattoo he had gotten was actually the [[Assassin insignia|symbol of the Assassin Order]].<ref name="ACTF2"/>

At that moment, Daniel had another vision, and said aloud the words Nikolai had spoken in one of his memories. When questioned on this by Paul, and on what "[[Tunguska explosion|Tunguska]]" meant, Daniel got up to leave, but was intercepted by two other Assassins. The three broke into a fight, with Daniel quickly disabling his attackers. Paul was forced to put his [[Hidden Blade]] to Daniel's neck to prevent him from killing either, and Daniel was returned to one of the cabins.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

That night, in a fit of anger, Daniel overturned the furniture in his room, which drew the attention of Hannah. Fearing his uncontrollable hallucinations, Daniel told her that he had left his medication in his flat, and that he needed to get it back.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

Although Hannah at first refused to help him, she pitied him, and thus handed him a white hooded-jacket, so that he could blend in as they left. The two arrived at the apartment, but Daniel realized that he had no medication left, as he had thrown the last of it away. Daniel quickly sunk into a state of despair, while Hannah suggested that it might be for the best for Daniel to release whatever was locked up in his mind.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

===Finding his purpose===
{{Quote|Hannah... it's okay... I saw everything... I saw the shape of time. I know my purpose, I understand what I have to do... I have to find the Mentor.|Daniel Cross, after his hallucination.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}

[[File:ACF staff symbol.png|thumb|left|180px|Daniel's drawing of the Staff.]]
After a brief discussion about her role in the Order and the rigging of the upcoming election, Hannah asked if there was anything about Daniel's hallucinations that he remembered. Rising to his feet, Daniel walked up to the window and drew the figure of [[Staves of Eden|the Staff]] into the condensation; though he was unsure what it meant.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

At that moment, Paul Bellamy burst into the room. Paul approached them, and said that he had just gotten off the phone with [[William Miles|Bill Miles]], whose records had mentioned a small team of Assassins who had been sent to Tunguska in 1908, though only one survived the mission. The survivor, Daniel's great-grandfather, had eventually journeyed to America.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

After hearing the name "Nikolai Orelov", Daniel started to hallucinate about Nikolai's mission to retrieve the Staff from Tunguska. Paul urged Daniel to let them know what was going through his head, only to receive a right-hook from Daniel.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

Daniel fled the apartment and made his way onto the rooftops, all the while continuing to see the events of 1908 transpire in his mind. He was pursued by both Paul and Hannah, who implored him to come down with them. As his vision reached its climax, Daniel's mind was flooded with a wide array of images; [[Apple of Eden 2|the Apple]], [[Nikola Tesla]], [[Eden]], and his own birth. He then collapsed to the floor, but was hurriedly cradled by Hannah. Daniel assured her that he was all right, saying that he had finally found his purpose, that he had to find the Mentor.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

===Meeting with the Mentor===
{{Quote|Some of the others tried to tell me I was wasting my time, but I knew I couldn't give up the search.|Daniel, upon meeting the Mentor.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}

[[File:Daniel napped.png|thumb|250px|Daniel being sedated.]]
Over the next two years Daniel searched the globe for clues to the Mentor's whereabouts, visiting several Assassin camps in the process. At each location, he appealed to his fellow Assassins for their support and guidance. On November 5, 2000, Daniel finally got his wish.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

While refreshing himself in his room, Daniel was accosted by at least two masked individuals, who, after a brief struggle, managed to inject a sedative into Daniel's neck. The following day, he awoke to find himself in the Mentor's [[Dubai]] facility.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

Although unsure at first where he was, Daniel quickly worked out who it was he was speaking with. Daniel learned that his progress had been watched carefully by the Mentor, who knew about Daniel's visions, and that he was seen to be a unique asset to the Order.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

The Mentor then explained how the title of "Mentor", as well as the sum total of the Mentors' knowledge, was passed on from the predecessor. He further went on to explain how the Order itself had changed its way of operating, and no longer simply killed those who became too powerful or greedy.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

[[File:DanielKillMentor.png|thumb|250px|left|Daniel killing the Mentor.]]
The Mentor then passed on his own Hidden Blade to Daniel, commenting on how the weapons were mostly ceremonial in the modern era, but still in working condition. As soon as the blade was given to him, Daniel felt as if he was made to use it. Putting it upon his forearm, Daniel suddenly recalled the impulse that had been embedded into his subconscious by Warren Vidic during his time at Abstergo.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

Daniel acted upon this impulse and murdered the Mentor. He immediately regretted his actions, unsure of why exactly he had done such a thing. Upon hearing voices from outside the room, Daniel [[Leap of Faith|leapt]] through the glass windows, out of the tower, and into the sea below. He then started making his way to the only place he felt would welcome him, Abstergo.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

===Return to Abstergo===
{{Quote|I admit, I felt a certain sense of almost fatherly pride, seeing our boy grown and carrying on our work. Indeed, any lingering attachment to his deceased parents has dissolved and he has come to regard Abstergo as his home.|An email to [[Alan Rikkin]] from Warren Vidic.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}

[[File:Fall 3 Daniel Abstergo.png|thumb|250px|Daniel returning to the Abstergo facility in Philadelphia.]]
On November 21, Daniel eventually made his way back to the Abstergo research facility in Philadelphia. Retrieving the necessary information from him, Abstergo began mobilizing its strike forces in preparation for [[the Great Purge]] of the Assassin Order.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

As soon as he arrived at the facility, Daniel demanded that he be returned to the [[Animus]]; though it was only after an attack on an unfortunate secretary that Warren Vidic became convinced of his urgency. Daniel was placed into the Animus to freely explore the memories of his ancestor, Nikolai Orelov, which had a calming effect on Daniel himself.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

His withdrawal did not last however, as by 2012, Daniel had grown through the Templar ranks, becoming both a Master Templar, and member of the Inner Sanctum. He took up a position at the Operations Division of Abstergo, and was regarded by his fellow Templars as "a true hero."<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref>

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|I hear voices, but I don't understand what they're saying. It's all in European or something. [...] It's not always a vision... sometimes it just feels like I'm remembering how things used to be.|Daniel to his psychiatrist.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}

[[File:DanielMedication.png|thumb|250px|left|Daniel panicking over his empty medicine bottle.]]
Due to his hallucinations, none of which he could understand, Daniel was often confused. This confusion led him to be rude and anti-social,<ref name="ACTF1"/> sometimes even going so far to have him resort to violence.<ref name="ACTF2"/>

Upon learning of the Mentor, Daniel became incredibly determined to meet him,<ref name="ACTF2"/> travelling the world and refusing to listen to others' insistence that his goal was impossible. After the murder of the Mentor, Daniel was shocked at his own actions.<ref name="ACTF3"/>

Knowing that he could not return to the Assassins, he ran in desperation to Abstergo.<ref name="ACTF3"/> However, Daniel eventually grew to fit into his new home, as well as into the Templar Order.<ref name="ACR"/>

==Trivia==
*"Daniel" means "Judgment of God" or "God's Judgment" in Hebrew.
*Daniel was given the surname "Cross", in reference to the red cross symbol of the Templars.
*Daniel is one of eight known Assassins to be converted to the Templar cause, with the others being [[Harash]], [[Haras]], [[Masun]], [[Jamal]], [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]], [[Vali cel Tradat]], and [[Lucy Stillman]]. However, Daniel was the only one to have held an allegiance to the Templars before ever joining the Assassins, albeit unknowingly.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" widths="160" position="center">
Daniel Cross-The Fall1.jpg|Daniel Cross in 1998.
Daniel_cross.JPG|Daniel in 2000.
Daniel vision.png|Daniel's vision of the past and future.
Daniel Hannah.png|Daniel talking with Hannah.
The Fall.jpg|Daniel performing a Leap of Faith in Dubai.
ACF daniel animus.png|Daniel using the Animus.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ACTF}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Daniel}}
[[de:Daniel Cross]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: The Fall Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: The Chain Characters]]
[[Category:Animus Subjects]]
[[Category:Assassins]]
[[Category:Abstergo Industries Employees]]
[[Category:Templars]]

Initiation into the Assassin Order

2012-08-06T01:59:45Z

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{{Era|AC2|ACB|PL|Renaissance|Bbook|Assassins}}
{{Quote|Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine. (Nothing is true; everything is permitted.) The wisdom of our Creed is revealed through these words.|[[Niccolò Machiavelli]].|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png|thumb|250px|The initiation of an [[Apprentices|Assassin apprentice]].]]
The '''initiation''' into the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] was a ceremonial tradition upheld over many years of its existence. It was a rite of passage symbolizing when an Assassin [[Apprentices|apprentice]] became a full member of the Order, and vowed to commit their life to safeguarding the freedom of [[Humans|humanity]].

==History==
===High Middle Ages===
Although the full details of the initiation into the Order up to the 12th century are unclear, the ceremony included the amputation of the ring finger, as a sign of commitment to [[the Creed]]. Afterwards, the [[Hidden Blade]] was installed, allowing the Assassin to participate in any assassination missions bestowed upon them.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

As noted in the [[Codex]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], some time after becoming the Order's [[Mentor]], Altaïr used an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to modify the design of the Hidden Blade, so that the amputation of the ring finger would not be necessary. This change was made so that an Assassin could not be so easily identified by their enemies.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
{{Dialogue4|Assassin|Where other men blindly follow the truth, remember...|Initiate|Nothing is true.|Where other men are limited by morality or law, remember...|Everything is permitted.|We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins.|The words of the Creed spoken during every initiation.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Play along 10.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio Auditore's ring finger is branded.]]
During the [[Renaissance]], the initiation was performed by the Mentor of the Order, alongside several other Assassins. The ceremony came in three parts: the speaking of the Creed, the branding of the initiate's left ring finger, and a [[Leap of Faith]].<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

First, the participants stood around a lit brazier, with one Assassin reciting the Creed, which was answered in turn by the initiate. The final words, the maxim of the Creed, were spoken by all present.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

Next, the initiate's left ring finger was branded, using tongs that had been heated in the aforementioned brazier. This was a modification of the removal of the finger that [[Mario Auditore]] once commented on, saying that ''"In this modern age, we are not so literal as our ancestors, but our seal is no less permanent."''<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

[[File:Initiation PL.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Perotto Calderon]] takes his leap of faith.]]
Finally, the initiate took a leap of faith to signify their trust in the Order and their fellow Assassins - sometimes preceded by the Assassins present also taking a leap of faith - after which, the initiate was considered a full-fledged member of the Order.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
{{Quote|You have proven yourself worthy. Today, commit to uphold the pillars of our Creed. We are Assassins.|William Miles.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

In modern times, the initiation had become much less formal and relevant. In 2000, [[Mentor (2000)|the Mentor]] initiated [[Daniel Cross]] into the Order by rewarding him with an old Hidden Blade, and verbally welcoming him into the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

However, certain Assassins still performed portions of the ritual, though the branding of the finger was uncommon. In the later 21st century, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] was initiated in the traditional way by [[William Miles]], walking among his soon-to-be Brothers before taking a leap of faith.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - ''[[The Lost Archive]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*Though [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s burn mark remains on his skin for the rest of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', it is not visible on his finger in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' or ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Initiation Rome 2.png|The branding of an apprentice's finger.
Initiation Rome 3.png|An apprentice prepares to take a leap of faith.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin Order]]

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood/Gallery

2012-07-30T05:05:28Z

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{{GalleryHeader}}
==Locations==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Abstergo_ACB_1280x1024.jpg|The [[Animus|Animi]] office inside the [[Abstergo]] facility.
Siege-of-Monteriggioni.jpg|[[Ezio]] during the [[siege of Monteriggioni]].
Blasted Church2..jpg|Ezio riding through a besieged [[Monteriggioni]].
Dibujo4.JPG|[[Ezio]] looking over the city of [[Rome]].
Dibujo3.JPG|[[Ezio]] observing the Passion play inside the [[Colosseum]], [[Rome]].
Dibujo.JPG|[[Ezio]] at the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], [[Rome]].
BrotherhoodscreenPassionPlay rome.jpg|[[Ezio]] at the [[Colosseum]], [[Rome]].
Ezio and Cardenals.jpg|[[Ezio]] amongst cardinals in the [[Pantheon]].
ACBH-screenshot4.jpg|[[Ezio]] riding through the city of [[Rome]].
ACB6.jpg|[[Ezio]] assassinating a [[guard]] on top of a [[Borgia towers|Borgia Tower]] in [[Rome]].
ACB3.jpg|[[Ezio]] escaping from [[Borgia]] [[arquebusiers]].
Leap Of Faith.jpg|A [[Leap of Faith]] off a burning [[Borgia Tower]].
Bigimage.jpg|[[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]], seconds away from being assassinated by Ezio.
Bigimage 1.jpg|Ezio charging towards [[Cesare Borgia]] at the [[Siege of Viana]].
</gallery>

==Gameplay==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
ACBPistol.jpg|A [[Dual-wielding|dual]] kill of the [[sword]] and [[Pistol|hidden gun]].
ACB4.jpg|[[Ezio]] and a [[Borgia]] soldier battling on [[Horses|horseback]].
assassins-creed-brotherhood-20100818094851076_640w.jpg|[[Ezio]] assassinating a mounted guard.
Chariot Machine Gun .png|[[Ezio]] killing Templar horsemen with a [[Chariot Machine Gun]].
ACB2.jpg|[[Ezio]] using a [[Naval Cannon]] to take down [[Borgia]] ships.
Ezio Kill Knife.jpg|A [[Dual-Wielding|dual]] kill of the [[short blade]], and [[Throwing Knives|throwing knives]].
Hidden Gun In Combat.jpg|A [[Dual-Wielding|dual]] kill of the [[sword]] and [[Pistol|hidden gun]].
Ezio Kill Axe.jpg|[[Ezio]] throwing an [[Axe]] into a [[Brute]]'s head.
Javalin.jpg|Ezio throwing a [[Spears and Halberds|spear]] at a guard on horseback.
Ezio_Kill_Horse.JPG|[[Ezio]] killing a guard mounted on a horse.
</gallery>

==Modern Day==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
001624.png|Modern day [[Assassins]] in [[Sanctuary]].
Arguement.png|[[Desmond]] and [[Shaun]] arguing in the [[Sanctuary]].
Van2.png|[[Desmond]] in the [[Animus]], with [[Shaun]] and [[Rebecca]] in the back of their van.
Modern Assassins (Brotherhood).JPG|The modern day [[Assassins]] in the [[Sanctuary]].
</gallery>

==Assassin Apprentices==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Dibujo1.JPG|[[Ezio]] and his [[Apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] at the [[Pantheon]], [[Rome]].
Assassins.jpg|A group of [[Assassins]] in front of the [[Pantheon]].
Assassins45.png|The [[Apprentices]] descend from above.
Brotherhood.jpg|[[Ezio]] and the his [[Apprentices]] inside the [[Pantheon]], [[Rome]].
Horse Attack.jpg|[[Apprentices]] attacking from horseback.
Ezio Recruiting Assassin.JPG|Ezio recruiting an Assassin Apprentice.
Z d371f5d4.jpg|The [[Apprentices]]' arrow shower attack.
</gallery>

==Multiplayer==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Brotherhood_screen_characters.jpg|From left to right: the [[Courtesan]], the [[Doctor]], the [[Executioner]], and the [[Prowler]].
ACBH-screenshot1.jpg|The [[Priest]] pulling the [[Noble]] off a roof.
AC Brothehood multi 2.JPG|The [[Priest]] getting killed by the [[Prowler]], with a [[Doctor]] watching from above.
AC Brothehood multi.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] chasing the [[Prowler]].
AC Brothehood multi 3.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] getting killed by the [[Noble]].
AC Brothehood multi 4.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] running from the [[Prowler]].
AC Brothehood multi 1.JPG|The [[Executioner]] grabbing the [[Prowler]].
ACBH-screenshot2.jpg|The [[Doctor]] and the [[Executioner]] looking at each other.
ACBH-screenshot3.jpg|The [[Doctor]] stabbing the [[Courtesan]].
ACB5.jpg|The [[Courtesan]] assassinating the [[Executioner]].
ACB11.jpg|The [[Executioner]] assassinating the [[Barber]].
Harlequin Kill Soldier.jpg|The [[Harlequin]] assassinates from above.
Courtesan_Escape.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] escaping from the [[Blacksmith (multiplayer character)|Blacksmith]]
Multiplayer2.jpg|The [[Noble]] assassinating the [[Priest]].
Alliance.jpg|The [[Smuggler]] assassinating the [[Noble]], with another [[Smuggler]] shooting the other [[Noble]]
Multiplayer Assasination.jpg|The [[Harlequin]] assassinating the [[Engineer]].
ACBM1.jpg|The [[Executioner]], and the [[Prowler]] bleeding out.
Footpad killing the Smuggler with questionable mercenary to the left of the footpad.jpg|The [[Footpad]] killing the [[Smuggler]], with [[Mercenary]] to the right of the [[Harlequin]].
Multiplayer Chase.jpg|The [[Smuggler]] pursuing the [[Captain]].
ACBM2.jpg|The [[Courtesan]] assassinating The [[Priest]].
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery widths="160" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Capture1.JPG|Assassin's Creed Official Forum background
Ac3poster copy.jpg|An ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' promotional poster
Assassins creed brotherhood.jpg|Another ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' promotional poster
150910_detail.jpg|The Limited Codex Edition.
4360.jpg|The Limited Auditore Edition.
Harlekin.jpg|Collector's Edition with The [[Harlequin]] Jack-in-the-Box.
Doctor1.jpg|Collector's Edition with the [[Doctor (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Doctor]] Jack-in-the-Box.
Main Characters.jpg|The main characters of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
ACB (2).PNG|an example of the PC version of the game|link=http://ubitv.de.ubi.com/index.php?vid=3782
</gallery>

Grand Master of the Templar Order

2012-07-30T05:04:30Z

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{{Era|AC1|ACBL|AC2|ACB|ACR|TSC|Renaissance|Bbook|Rbook|Templars}}
{{WP-REAL|Grand Masters of the Knights Templar}}
{{Youmay|the highest rank of the Templar Order|the Assassin Order equivalent, the [[Mentor]]}}
[[File:Knights.png|right|200px]]
The title of '''Grand Master''' was the highest rank attainable within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and granted the bearer full control over its members and their operations.

Having previously born a more public face, more Grand Masters of the Templar Order were better known than their [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor|counterparts]]. As the Templars slipped into the shadows, the identities of the leaders eventually fell from the public consciousness.

While it is commonly assumed that all Templar leaders were drawn from the stock of Western nobility, due to the prominence of the Knights Templar front organization during the Middle Ages, the truth is that as the Order developed, diversified and relocated, many different people, of various racial backgrounds and cultural heritages, have assumed the mantle of Grand Master throughout the Templars' longevity.

==History==
===Middle Ages===
After two years without a Grand Master, [[Robert de Sable]] entered the order of the Knights Templar and reigned as their Grand Master during 1191. During his reign, he sought the [[Pieces of Eden]], particularly the [[Second Apple|Apple of Eden]]. After having lost the apple, he launched an attack to [[Masyaf]], the stronghold of the Assassins. During the [[Battle of Arsuf]], he was killed by his rival, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

After the death of Robert, [[Armand Bouchart]] took the title of Grand Master. He and the Templars retreated to [[Cyprus]] after Robert's death. However, Altaïr pursued him and in the [[Templar Archive]], they fought each other. Altaïr won the fight, and the Templars lost another leader.<ref name="ACBL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>

During the early 14th century, the [[France|French]] King [[Philip le Bel]] was unknowingly influenced by the [[Assassins]], and conspired against the Templars. The Templars were branded heretics and hundreds of them were arrested, and the last official Grand Master, [[Jacques de Molay]], understood that the Order would not survive as a public organization. He allowed himself to be burned at the stake, saving the lives of his brethren and making his enemies believe that the Templars were finished, though in reality the Order continued to exist - underground. Before his death, Molay sent nine of his most trusted men out into the world to continue his work.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
By 1476, the Templars in Europe were eventually led by [[Rodrigo Borgia]], a cardinal under [[Pope Sixtus IV]]. Operating from [[Rome]], Rodrigo's primary objective was to unite Italy under the Templar banner;<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> however, the Italian Templars strayed far from the main Templar ideology, using the Order as a way to achieve and sustain power for themselves.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> Despite facing complications from the Assassins, mainly [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], Rodrigo managed to bribe the other cardinals, and was named Pope in 1492, taking on the name Alexander VI.<ref name="AC2"/>

Rodrigo secured the power of the Church for the Templars, and from [[Vaticano District|the Vatican]] he oversaw the progress of the other Templars in Europe, including [[England]] and [[Spain]]. however, by 1500, Rodrigo's resolve had weakened, and control over the order fell to his son [[Cesare Borgia]], who acted as the ''de facto'' Grand Master.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

After he killed his own father in August 1503, Cesare became the official Grand Master of the Order,<ref name="ACBH novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> though without his father's power in the Church, Cesare could not maintain the same influence in Europe that his father had. Cesare was imprisoned, and upon escaping, fled to his brother-in-law [[John III of Navarre]] in Navarre, Spain. He was ultimately killed during the [[Siege of Viana]] in 1507 by Ezio Auditore,<ref name="ACBH"/> destabilizing the Templars in Europe and causing them to temporarily withdraw.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
By the 20th century, the "Founders" created [[Abstergo Industries]] in 1937, which from that point on served as the front for the Templar Order. Though its [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|highest-ranking employees]] all held some form of leadership in the Templar Order,<ref name="Abstergo Files">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> there was still a Grand Master serving as the head of the company.<ref name="Rifts">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' - [[Rifts]]</ref>

==Known Grand Masters==
<gallery position="center" widths="168" captionalign="center" bordersize="medium">
Hugh de Payns.jpg|[[Hugues de Payens]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> 1118 - 1136
Rober_de_Sable_v2.png|[[Robert de Sable]]<ref name="AC"/> 1191
Armand Bouchart.jpg|[[Armand Bouchart]]<ref name="ACBL"/> 1191 - 1193
Molay.jpg|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> 1292 - 1312
Char rodrigo.png|[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACBH"/> ? - 1503
Char cesare.png|[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="ACBH novel"/> 1500 - 1503 {{c|de facto}} 1503 - 1507 {{c|de jure}}
</gallery>

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Templar Order]]

British Army

2012-07-30T05:01:07Z

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{{Era|AC3}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Stub}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image = ACIII-Britishsoldier-render.png
|name = British Army
|leader = Monarch of the [[Britain|British Empire]]
|headquarters = Britain
|locations = *Britain
*[[United States|British America]] (Industrial era)
*[[France]] (First World War)
|hideh = yes
|hidea = yes}}

The '''British Army''' was a branch of the Royal {{Wiki|British Armed Forces|Armed Forces}} in the Kingdom of Great Britain. It was formed in 1707 with the Act of Union, and focused on land-based warfare.

Following Great Britain's triumph over the Kingdom of France in the [[French and Indian War]] (also known as the Seven Years' War), which ended in 1763, the soldiers of the British Army were thought to be the best in the western world.

The superior discipline, skill-at-arms, equipment, organization, well-tailored uniforms and reputation of the British Army were major sources of intimidation to the initially amateur soldiers of the [[Continental Army]], during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]] from 1775 to 1783.

==Arms and equipment==
The British infantryman of the 18th century was armed with the standard British Army smooth-bore [[Firearms|flintlock musket]], and a fifteen inch socket [[Bayonets|bayonet]] that could be locked onto the end of the musket barrel.

British soldiers were drilled extensively in the use of these primary weapons, until they could load and fire their muskets with their eyes closed. A well-trained infantryman could average around three shots per minute from his musket, whereas a sub-par soldier could accomplish perhaps two.

British officers usually armed themselves with flintlock pistols and [[Swords and Maces|sabres]], although it was not unknown for light infantry officers to carry their own musket, or even a rifle, as the war progressed.

The soldiers of the British army were often referred to as "Red Coats" or "Lobster-backs" during the American Revolution, due to their distinctive red-dyed uniform.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Redcoat infantry concept by Sergey Kalinen.jpg|Concept art of a British infantryman.
Assassins-Creed-3-21.jpg|Concepts of a British [[Brutes|Brute]], [[Seekers|Seeker]], and [[Guards|leader]].
Dangerous Secret by Max Qin.jpg|Illustration of British soldiers.
AC3_REDCOATS.png|A contingent of British soldiers.
ACIII-GI (7).jpg|[[Connor Kenway]] being halted by a British soldier.
ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor fighting three British soldiers.
</gallery>

{{AC3}}
[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Factions]]

Short blade

2012-07-30T02:00:22Z

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{{Era|AC|ACBL|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3}}
[[File:SHORTSWORD.png|right|250px]]
'''Short blades''' were short, curved bladed [[weapons]] that traded power and reach for a faster swing rate.

==History==
[[File:Dagger.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The short blade and sheath used by Altaïr.]]

===12th century===
[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s short blade was returned to him after he had reached the third [[Ranks|rank]]. Like the sword, his skill with the short blade increased as he climbed up the ranks.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The first short blade he obtained had a wooden handle, though he received an all metal variation at a later rank. In both instances, he carried the short blade in a sheath strapped across his back, with the handle facing down.<ref name="AC" />

In battle, he wielded the short blade with an {{Wiki|Icepick grip|icepick grip}}, and often used it in conjunction with [[throwing knives]].<ref name="AC" />

===Renaissance===
[[File:AC2 CA 009 Daggers.png|left|200px]]
In a similar fashion to Altaïr, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] was equipped with both a [[Swords and Maces|medium weapon]] and a short blade, though they were sheathed together at his side. He could purchase various types of short blades from [[Blacksmiths|blacksmiths]], each with unique speed, damage and deflection properties.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

In battle, he would wield the short blade much as Altaïr did, utilizing the same icepick grip, though he did not learn to use it alongside throwing knives until he became a [[Master Assassin]].<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Several of his allies, such as [[thieves]] and [[courtesans]], also used short blades in battle. Certain guards and assassination targets, such as [[Agile guards|agiles]] and [[Rodrigo Borgia]], made use of short blades as well. However, none of these held their weapons in an icepick grip.<ref name="AC2" />

==Combat==
[[File:Ezio Kill Knife.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio dual-wielding the short blade and a throwing knife.]]
Short blades could strike more quickly than medium weapons, which made them ideal for dispatching large numbers of low-ranked [[Guards|enemies]]. However, as an enemy's rank increased, the short blade's effectiveness diminished, due to the higher quality armor that they used.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="AC2" />

For Altaïr, the special, close-ranged attack of most short blades could only be performed from behind, and took the form of slitting an enemy's throat, or stabbing them in the shoulder or the back, which would always result in an instant kill.<ref name="AC" />

When used with the short blade, Altaïr could throw a single throwing knife mid-combat. Similarly, Ezio could [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] the short blade with throwing knives, and could throw multiple throwing knives at once.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

==Statistics==
===Assassin's Creed II===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
![[Dagger]]
|1
|1
|2
|500 ƒ
|-
![[Knife]]
|1
|2
|3
|1,300 ƒ
|-
![[Stiletto]]
|2
|4
|1
|2,200 ƒ
|-
![[Channeled Cinquedea]]
|3
|3
|4
|4,100 ƒ
|-
![[Sultan's Knife]]
|3
|5
|3
|4,300 ƒ
|-
![[Butcher Knife]]
|4
|3
|5
|6,400 ƒ
|-
![[Notched Cinquedea]]
|5
|5
|4
|9,500 ƒ
|}

 
===Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
!Stiletto
|1
|1
|2
|300 ƒ
|-
!Knife
|1
|2
|3
|700 ƒ
|-
![[Bone Dagger of Romulus]]
|2
|4
|4
|1900 ƒ
|-
!Dagger
|2
|4
|1
|6250 ƒ
|-
!Butcher Knife
|3
|5
|3
|5000 ƒ
|-
!Notched Cinquedea
|4
|4
|2
|8600 ƒ
|-
![[Maria's Dagger]]
|5
|3
|4
|Unlocked by completing all [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Courtesans Guild|Courtesan challenges]].
|-
![[Dagger of Brutus]]
|5
|5
|5
|Unlocked by retrieving [[Armor of Brutus|Romulus' treasure]].
|-
!Channeled Cinquedea
|5
|2
|4
|N/A
|}

 
===Assassin's Creed: Revelations===
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!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
![[Kurdish Jambiya]]
|2
|2
|2
|{{Ak|345}}
|-
![[Macedonian Dagger]]
|2
|2
|2
|{{Ak|518}}
|-
![[Arabian Dagger]]
|2
|4
|1
|{{Ak|1,848}}
|-
!Butcher Knife
|3
|5
|3
|{{Ak|5,750}}
|-
![[Bayezid's Knife]]
|5
|3
|4
|{{Ak|13,248}}
|-
![[Afghani Khyber Blade]]
|4
|4
|2
|{{Ak|11,040}}
|-
![[Romani Stiletto]]
|4
|3
|4
|Unlocked by completing Set 3 of the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Romanies Guild|Romani Challenges]]
|-
![[Mehmet's Dagger]]
|5
|5
|5
|Unlocked by completing either [[Discovery]] or [[The Trickster, Part 1]].
|}

==Trivia==
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*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr is the only person to use a short blade other than Malik & his brother until Malik loses his arm and when his brother dies. All other NPCs use long blades.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', once all throwing knives have been used up, the special attack of the short blade is switched to that of the [[fists]], in which Ezio throws sand to momentarily blind and incapacitate his target.
*In the blacksmith stores in ''Brotherhood'', the Notched Cinquedea has the store image of the Channeled Cinquedea, and vice versa.
*Unlike in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', in ''Brotherhood'', the Channeled Cinquedea is a weapon that cannot be purchased, and can only be taken from a guard.
*Only very few individuals throughout the series hold the short blade with an icepick grip. These include Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, [[Tamir]], Ezio Auditore da Firenze, [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]].
*An unusable Notched Cinquedea can be seen stuck in the table in Ezio's room at the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].
*In every ''Assassin's Creed'' game to feature the short blade as a usable weapon, there is a kill animation that Altaïr and Ezio possesses where the blade is not used at all. It involves breaking an enemy's leg with a kick, and then hooking their free arm around the enemy's head and snapping their neck.

==References==
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British Army

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{{Faction Infobox
|image = 23 render.png
|name = British Army
|leader = Monarch of the [[Britain|British Empire]]
|headquarters = Britain
|locations = *Britain
*[[United States|British America]] (Industrial era)
*[[France]] (First World War)
|hideh = yes
|hidea = yes}}

The '''British Army''' was a branch of the Royal {{Wiki|British Armed Forces|Armed Forces}} in the [[England|United Kingdom]]. It was formed in 1707 with the Act of Union, and focused on land-based warfare.

Following Great Britain's triumph over the Kingdom of France in the [[French and Indian War]] (also known as the Seven Years' War), which ended in 1763, the soldiers of the British Army were thought to be the best in the western world.

The superior discipline, skill-at-arms, equipment, organization, well-tailored uniforms and reputation of the British Army were major sources of intimidation to the initially amateur soldiers of the [[Continental Army]], during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]] from 1775 to 1783.

==Arms and equipment==
The British infantryman of the 18th century was armed with the standard British Army smooth-bore [[Firearms|flintlock musket]], and a fifteen inch socket [[Bayonets|bayonet]] that could be locked onto the end of the musket barrel.

British soldiers were drilled extensively in the use of these primary weapons, until they could load and fire their muskets with their eyes closed. A well-trained infantryman could average around three shots per minute from his musket, whereas a sub-par soldier could accomplish perhaps two.

British officers usually armed themselves with flintlock pistols and [[Swords and Maces|sabres]], although it was not unknown for light infantry officers to carry their own musket, or even a rifle, as the war progressed.

The soldiers of the British army were often referred to as "Red Coats" or "Lobster-backs" during the American Revolution, due to their distinctive red-dyed uniform.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" captionalign="center" position="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
Redcoat infantry concept by Sergey Kalinen.jpg|Concept art of a British infantryman.
Dangerous Secret by Max Qin.jpg|An illustration of British soldiers.
Assassins-Creed-3-21.jpg|Concepts of a British [[Brutes|Brute]], [[Seekers|Seeker]], and [[Guards|leader]].
AC3_REDCOATS.png|A contingent of British soldiers.
ACIII-GI (7).jpg|[[Connor Kenway]] being halted by a British soldier.
ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor fighting three British soldiers.
</gallery>

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