Aveline de Grandpré

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{{Quote|I seek liberty and freedom, not for myself, but for those whom such fundamental rights are denied. I am their shield, their sword, their only hope. The roads I travel are dark, but they bring me closer to the light.|Aveline de Grandpré.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
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|image = AC3L_Aveline_Render.png
|birth = [[New Orleans]], {{Wiki|Louisiana (New France)|French Louisiana}}
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|period = {{Wiki|Louisiana Rebellion of 1768|Louisiana Rebellion}}
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
|voice = [[Amber Goldfarb]]}}
'''Aveline de Grandpré''' was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of [[France|French]] and {{Wiki|Africa}}n heritage, who lived in the area of [[New Orleans]] at the end of the [[French and Indian War]].<ref name="Game Rant">[http://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-3-liberation-vita-dyce-152394/ Game Rant: ''Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation coming to Vita'']</ref> She was mentored by [[Agate]], with whom she had a conflicting relationship.<ref name="GameInformer">''GameInformer'' July 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

==Biography==
Aveline was born to a wealthy French merchant, [[Philippe de Grandpré]], and an African {{Wiki|Plaçage|placée}} bride, and occupied a position of wealth and respect within the city.<ref name="GameInformer" />

She was raised with care and privilege, even after her mother mysteriously vanished, and after her father had remarried with [[Madeleine de l'Isle]].<ref name="GameInformer" /> As she grew, she became an opponent of slavery, with her father's love, wealth and status protecting her from repercussions.<ref name="Gematsu">[http://gematsu.com/2012/08/assassins-creed-iii-liberation-producer-qa Gematsu: ''Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation producer Q&A'']</ref>

Aveline was inducted into the [[Assassin Order]] in 1759 by Agate,<ref name="Gematsu"/> and at some point afterwards, in a mission in 1777 were she was looking for the identity of "the company man" she encountered the Native [[United States|American]] Assassin, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/06/05/ac-vita-interview.aspx GameInformer: ''Assassin's Creed III Liberation Interview'']</ref>

==Equipment and skills==
Aveline was a skilled [[Freerunning|free-runner]], who was able to navigate with ease through the urban cityscape and natural landscape, such as the [[Bayou]].<ref name="GameInformer" />

Her fighting style included [[dual-wielding]] various weapons, including a [[whip]], [[firearms]], [[Swords and Maces|swords]], [[Short blades|knives]], a [[blowpipe]], a [[Machete|sugar-cane machete]] and [[Hidden Blade]]s.<ref name="GameInformer" />

Aside from her weapons, Aveline possessed three disguises that she could make use of. Her Assassin outfit aided in combat and navigation, though it made her notorious, her Servant outfit allowed her to blend into the poorer masses of New Orleans and remain undetected, and finally, her Aristocrat outfit made Aveline highly noticeable, but it allowed her to use charm and bribery to achieve her goals.<ref name="Gematsu" />

Accompanying this, Aveline possessed the sixth sense casually referred to as [[Eagle Vision]], allowing her to identify enemies, allies, [[hiding spots]] and targets of immediate importance.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/videos/2012/08/17/assassins-creed-iii-liberation-rotten-barracks-gamescom-2012 IGN Gamescom 2012: ''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'' - Rotten Barracks]</ref>

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|I move unseen and strike when they least expect it. I am Aveline de Grandpré. I am an Assassin.|Aveline.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
As she grew, Aveline developed into a strong-willed young woman, who began to notice the contrasts within society; such as freedom and enslavement, or wealth and poverty. She was torn between the different values that she had inherited from her parents, and as such, she formed her own, which included a vehement stance against slavery.<ref name="GameInformer" />

==Trivia==
*Aveline is the first female protagonist in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], and one of two playable characters to wear a hat instead of the symbolic white hood of the Assassins (the other being Haytham Kenway), though it retained a beak-shaped tip.
*"Aveline" is a name of French and Latin origin,<ref>[http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Aveline.html ParentsConnect: ''Meaning of Aveline'']</ref> presumably originating from the Germanic name "Avelina."<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/aveline Behind the Name: ''Aveline'']</ref> In Latin, "Aveline" derives from the Latin ''"avis"'' or "bird".
*"Grandpré" is a French surname meaning "grand meadow."<ref>[http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=grandpre Ancestry.com: ''Grandpre Family History'']</ref>
*Aveline possessed a scar on her upper lip, identical to that of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], and [[Desmond Miles]], despite not having any known connections to them.
*While concept art depicts Aveline as having green eyes, they appear to be dark brown in the actual game.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Aveline_AC_LiberationA.jpg|Concept art of Aveline.
Game AC3L Aveline.jpg|Aveline on a rooftop.
AC3L_Bribing.jpg|Aveline, bribing a guard using her Aristocrat outfit.
AC3L SC Aveline Diving.png|Aveline swimming underwater.
Aveline in-game fight.jpg|In-game image of Aveline fighting Spanish soldiers.
Aveline in-game screen.jpg|In-game image of Aveline in her Lady attire.
Aveline pre-order concept.jpg|Early concept art of Aveline.
AC3L_Aristocrat_Aveline.png|Aveline's Aristocrat outfit.
AC3L_Aveline_Servant_Render.png|Aveline's Servant guise.
</gallery>

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