Almogavar

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[[File:Guard-almogavar-ACR.png|right|200px|thumb|An Almogavar]]
The '''Almogavars''' were a class of soldiers employed by the [[Templars]] during their attempt to revive the [[Byzantine Empire]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1511 and 1512.

In [[Constantinople]], the Almogavars mainly appeared in Byzantine-controlled districts. Roughly comparable to [[Italy|Italian]] [[Brutes]] and Colonial [[Grenadiers]], they fought with [[heavy weapons]], were rather slow compared to other enemies, wore thick armor, and could not [[freerunning|freerun]]. Like the [[Varangians]], the Almogavars were employed by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]]. Due to their thick armor, they could not be killed with a single bullet or crossbow bolt.

==Trivia==
*Historically, the Almogavars were soldiers of Aragonese and Catalan origin. They were known to have worked as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire. Furthermore, the real Almogavars were light troops rather than the heavy axemen depicted in game - this role was filled by the historical [[Varangians]].
*The Almogavars, like the [[Janissaries]] – except in some missions – were always found carrying the same weapon: the [[Almogavar Axe]].
*The Almogavar Axe could also be used as a weapon, after completing [[The Champion, Part 1]] memory, or taking the axe from a dead Almogavar.
*Unlike [[Brutes]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Almogavars could be killed with a counter if their attack was not the overhead smash while using a [[swords and maces|medium weapon]] or [[short blades|short blade]].
*Almogavars appeared to have a unique weakness to [[Datura bombs|Datura Bombs]], as evidenced by both the memory "[[Piri Reis: Datura]]" and usual gameplay; the poison killed them about twice as fast.
*The etymology of Almogavar is likely to lie in Arabic, with both ''al-maghāwīr‎'' (“scout”) and ''al-muqafir'' (“raider” or “devastator”) as suggested sources.
*Historically, Almogavars had a unique battle cry. They would charge enemy lines yelling "Awake, iron!".

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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