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[[File:AC-Jerusalem_Vigilantes.png|thumb|300px|A group of Vigilantes at Jerusalem.]]<br />
'''Vigilantes''' were groups of men that would aid the [[Assassins]] by distracting or grabbing [[guards]] pursuing them. They were often recruited by [[Save Citizen|saving female citizens]], or by reclaiming a [[Rome|Roman]] city district from the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]].<br />
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==History==<br />
===Third Crusade===<br />
Vigilante groups were usually made up of the friends or family members of female citizens, who had been rescued from harassing guards. The rescued citizen would often thank the Assassin, and assure him that their husband (or friends or neighbors) would be sure to hear of his kind deed.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><br />
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Should the Assassin pass by the group of vigilantes when not being pursued, they would greet him, and say such things as ''"Thank you for saving my daughter"'' or ''"If you need me, I am here."''<ref name="AC" /><br />
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===Renaissance===<br />
[[File:Vigilantes.jpg|thumb|250|right|Vigilantes in Rome.]]<br />
During [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s attempts to retake [[Rome]], several vigilantes began to support his actions. After he destroyed [[Borgia Towers]], small groups of vigilantes would gather in the district, shouting insults at nearby guards, and ready to aid Ezio at any time.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><br />
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Aside from directly assaulting the guards, they could also [[Blend|hide]] him from them. After successfully helping Ezio against an attack, they would disperse from the area, and only gather again at a later time.<ref name="Brotherhood" /><br />
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Though vigilantes did not address Ezio should he walk past, they would often speak complaints against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] and praise for the Assassins.<ref name="Brotherhood" /><br />
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===Ottoman Empire===<br />
When Ezio stirred a [[Skirmish in Constantinople's arsenal|riot]] at the [[Harbor of Theodosius]], civilians who fought off guards were referred to by the [[Animus]] tutorial as vigilantes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*A guard held by a vigilante cannot move or defend himself, allowing you to easily kill or shake the pursuer.<br />
*Vigilantes can hold guards for around five seconds before the guard struggles free, although it is possible for the guard to be grabbed again immediately afterward.<br />
*Any guard regardless of health or type can be grappled by vigilantes. Even assassination targets are also vulnerable to them.<br />
*If all of your pursuers are killed with the assistance of vigilantes, the group will disperse and cannot be used again until the area reloads.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
*[[Scholars]] (''Assassin's Creed'')<br />
*[[Mercenaries]] (''Assassin's Creed II'', ''Brotherhood'' and ''Revelations'')<br />
*[[Thieves]] (''Assassin's Creed II'', ''Brotherhood'' and ''Revelations'')<br />
*[[Courtesans]] (''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'')<br />
*[[Romanies]] (''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'')<br />
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