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[[File:Papal Guards-Brotherhood.jpg|thumb|250px|Papal Guards stand on either side of their commander, [[Cesare Borgia]].]]<br />
The '''Papal Guard''' or '''Swiss Guard''' were elite soldiers commanded by the [[Papacy]] to serve and protect the pontiff during his tenure. By 1503, the Papal Guard protected [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], and were commanded by the Pope's son, [[Cesare Borgia]]. During that year, several guards were forced to confront several [[Assassins]], including [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had attacked the Papal parade in [[Rome]],<ref name="Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 trailer">''[http://www.e3expo.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 trailer]''</ref> though the intentions of the attack are unknown at this time. The sole purpose of the Papal Guards is to kill Ezio and protect the pope. They carry the best of all the abilities held by other guard archetypes, and can easily deflect and counter many of Ezio's attacks.<ref name="Brotherhood Dev Diary 3">''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XoffSkVgsc&feature=channel]''</ref><br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*These guards were the precursor to the [[wikipedia:Swiss guard|Swiss Guard]], who have protected the pontiff since 1548.<br />
*The Papal guards may be less skilled than Ezio, however they are considerably stronger and have a larger build, being at least a head taller than Ezio.<br />
*As the Papal guards possess skills from all the guard archetypes and carry a variety of weapons, some may behave like [[Brutes]], [[Agiles]] or [[Seekers]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Papal.png|A [[Papal Guard]] confronts [[Ezio Auditore]] with a [[Pistol]] at headpoint.<br />
Papal Guard.PNG|A Papal guard, wielding a spear.<br />
Papal guard.jpg|A Papal guard is impaled by Ezio Auditore<br />
Cesare_and_the_Papal_Guard.jpg|Cesare and his Papal infantry<br />
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