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[[File:Darius.png|thumb|Darius.]]<br />
'''Darius''' was a member of the [[Persian Assassins|Persian branch]] of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] during the Achaemenid Dynasty.<br />
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In the 5th century BCE, the [[Templars]] supported the reigns and conquests of the Achaemenid kings [[Darius I]] and his son [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> Using a newly-created weapon named the [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]], which would later become the Assassins' iconic weapon, Darius personally assassinated King Xerxes I.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><br />
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By the [[Renaissance]], Darius' remains were transferred to the [[Santa Maria Novella]] in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], where his body lay with an Assassin Seal needed to get access to the [[Armor of Altaïr|armor]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] hidden inside the [[sanctuary]] in [[Monteriggioni]]. In 1478, his sarcophagus was opened by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who took the Seal and later obtained the armor.<ref name="AC2"/><br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*Darius was the first known user of the hidden blade.<br />
*Darius had all ten fingers, as seen on the picture on the right. Whether this is artistic license or oversight is unknown; however, in the statue of Darius that requires a Seal in order to obtain the Armor of Altair in Assassin's Creed II, he still retains all of his fingers as well.<br />
*Unlike most other Assassins, Darius had his hidden blade on his right arm.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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<center><gallery widths="250" position="left" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium"><br />
NVS 22.png|The sarcophagus of Darius.<br />
NVS 23.png|The Seal of Darius.<br />
Seal_1.jpg|Darius's insignia.<br />
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