Eagle

2016-08-27T10:04:43Z

5.170.99.173: /* Trivia */ Updated with ACRG data

{{Era|AC|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3|AC3L|AC4|ACRG|ACU|CC|FC}}
{{WP-REAL|Eagle}}
[[File:ACRG Bald Eagle.png|thumb|250px|A bald eagle]]
'''Eagles''' are large birds of prey primarily found in [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], and {{Wiki|Australia}}, and are categorized under the bird family {{Wiki|Accipitridae}}.

Eagles play an important role to the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], in that many of the Order's [[outfits]] and weapons bear resemblance to eagles, and the birds swarm around [[View Points]] which the Assassins use to navigate their surroundings and perform [[Leap of Faith|Leaps of Faith]] from. In this regard, the Assassins dubbed the sixth sense that belonged to some of their members as "[[Eagle Vision]]".

==History==
[[Jupiter]], a member of the [[Isu]], wore a helmet that resembled an eagle. This became his representative animal when he was worshiped by the [[Greece|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire|Romans]].

[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] was named after the brightest {{Wiki|Altair|star}} in the {{Wiki|Aquila (constellation)|Aquila}} constellation; he acknowledged this by designing the door to his [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]] to resemble the constellation. Only by placing the [[Memory Seals|Memory Seal]] [[Masyaf Keys|keys]] in the etchings of the constellation would the door to his [[Apple of Eden 2|treasure]] room open.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] collected eagle [[feathers]] for his younger brother [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]]. After his death, Ezio continued to collect feathers in memory of his brother, placing them in a box in his [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|mother]]'s room at the [[Villa Auditore]];<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> this tradition continued following the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], in a box at the [[Tiber Island]] [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

[[File:ACIII-FeathersandTrees 2.png|thumb|left|250xpx|Ratonhnhaké:ton collecting feathers from an eagle's nest]]
The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] revere eagles, and use their feathers in coming-of-age rites. During his coming-of-age, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] communed with [[Juno]] with a [[Crystal Balls|Crystal Ball]], and the two spoke in the form of eagles. This conversation led Ratonhnhaké:ton to depart from his village and join the Assassins, though he would still collect feathers as a remembrance to his home. The [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial]] [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] had a stuffed eagle preserved in his room on the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

In an [[The Tyranny of King Washington|alternate reality]], Ratonhnhaké:ton underwent a vision journey where he communed with the spirit of the eagle, gaining the power to turn into one and [[Eagle Flight|fly short distances]].<ref>''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
[[File:AC altair eagle.jpg|thumb|250px|Concept art emphasizing the eagle silhouette of an Assassin's robes]]
*According to [[Jade Raymond]], the series' eagle symbolism came about when the ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' creative team realized the Assassin's predatory nature was akin to a bird-of-prey. Following this idea, they designed the character's robes to resemble an eagle and named him Altaïr.<ref>[http://www.videogamer.com/videos/assassins_creed_jade_raymond_interview.html ''Assassin's Creed'': Jade Raymond interview]</ref>
*The names [[Aquilus]], Ezio, [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]], [[Arno Dorian|Arno]], [[Arbaaz Mir|Arbaaz]] and [[Nikolai Orelov|Orelov]] are also associated with eagles.
*[[Desmond Miles]] possessed a tattoo on his left forearm, the top part of which resembled an eagle with its wings spread.
*The eagle's cry heard throughout the series is, in reality, the cry of a {{Wiki|red-tailed hawk}}.{{Fact}}
*Connor's ship's name, ''[[Aquila]]'', means "eagle" in Latin and Italian; also, the name ''[[Jackdaw]]'' is related to eagles, being a reference to the fable of the Eagle and the Jackdaw.
*An eagle appears at the beginning and in the end of [[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]], when [[Shay Cormac|Shay]] narrates the events of his life.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Animals]]

Assassin's Creed Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]

Eagle