Darius

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{{Era|AC2|ACB|Assassins}}
{{Youmay|the Assassin|the [[Darius I of Persia|Persian King]]}}
[[File:Darius.png|thumb|Darius]]
'''Darius''' was a member of the [[Persian Assassins|Persian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] during the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid Dynasty}}.

==Biography==
===Assassination of Xerxes I===
In the 5th century BCE, the [[Templars]] supported the reigns and conquests of the Achaemenid kings [[Darius I of Persia|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]], which would later become the Assassins' iconic weapon, Darius personally assassinated King Xerxes I.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>also a black ass nigger.

===Legacy===
By the [[Renaissance]], Darius' remains had been transferred to [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] in [[Florence]], where his body lay with an Assassin Seal that provided access to the hidden [[Armor of Altaïr|armor]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. In 1478, his sarcophagus was opened by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who took the Seal and later obtained the armor.<ref name="AC2" />

A statue of Darius was also erected sometime before 1476 in the [[sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2" />

==Trivia==
*Historically, Xerxes' assassin was named {{Wiki|Artabanus of Persia|Artabanus}}.
*Darius was the first known user of the Hidden Blade.
*In his appearances, Darius had all ten fingers. Whether this is artistic license or an oversight is unknown.
*Unlike most other Assassins, Darius wore his Hidden Blade on the right arm.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
NVS 22.png|The sarcophagus of Darius
NVS 23.png|The Seal of Darius
Novella's Secret 8.png|Darius' insignia
</gallery>

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