Staves of Eden

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[[File:Zw-eden-4.png|thumb|The Staff.]]
{{Quote|Better in the hands of the Earth, than in the hands of Man.|Mario Auditore regarding the Staff after being lost during the Renaissance.}}The '''Staff of Eden''' was a [[Piece of Eden]], shaped like a staff. The Staff of Eden was used most notably by various Pharaohs,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Popes<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and [[Russia]]n Tsars.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Powers==
Designed to control men's minds and bodies, it has a cradle in the headpiece where an [[Piece of Eden|Apple of Eden]] can be placed, in order to enhance its mind control effects. This conjunction of two Pieces of Eden can also be used to open the door to the [[Vatican Vault]]. Its bottom end is sharpened, and can be wielded as a spear in combat. It also grants the possessor the ability to conceal his presence entirely, and the ability of levitation; though whether these are physical effects, or simply manipulations of the viewers' perceptions, remains unknown.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> It also had, somehow, the ability to change its shape, as its appearance had changed to various different forms over the course of time.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall" />

When [[Nikolai Orelov]] approached the Staff in 1908, he heard several voices emanating from it, speaking things such as ''"Always the fighter"'', ''“[[Adam and Eve|Adam]], I have it”'', ''“Just like your father”'', and ''“Eve.”''
<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Status==
[[File:Zw-ACBH-2.jpg|thumb|left|252px|The Staff in the Vault.]]
After leaving the Vault, [[Ezio Auditore]] tried to remove the Staff from the center of the Vault, which was secured in the Vault floor. Upon doing so, Ezio activated something forcing the Staff to descended underground, despite Ezio's efforts to retrieve it.

It was somehow recovered at some point in the future, confirmed by the fact it had come into the possession of the Russian Tsars during the 1800s. It was late destroyed during the [[Tunguska explosion]].

However a shard of the staff can into the possession of [[Grigori Rasputin]]. However, after his assassination [[Nikolai Orelov]] concluded that even a shard of the staff would be a threat. Thus he dug up Rasputin's body and retrieved the shard and later destroyed it. With this the threat of the Staff of Eden ended.

==Owners==
*[[Those Who Came Before]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Moses]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Shabataka]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Alexander the Great]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Saint Peter]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]] (1492 - 1499)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
*[[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]] (? - 1894)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall" />
*[[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]] (1894 - 1908)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Grigori Rasputin]] (1908)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Trivia==
*It is possible to kill [[Rodrigo Borgia]] without triggering the cinematic cutscene while in the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]]. After this, the staff can be wielded though none of the powers can be used.
*Thier may be a second Staff or it was retrived from the vault under the vatican as it (or a possible second staff) was destroyed by Nikola Tesla in retaliation against the templars.

==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" bordersize="medium" captionalign="left">
Tsar_3_v.png|The Staff during the 19th century.|link=Alexander III of Russia
Shard_of_Staff.png|A shard of The Staff found on Rasputin's body.|link=Grigori Rasputin
</gallery>

==References==
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