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{{Faction Infobox
|name = Templars
|image = Knights.png
|imgdesc = Emblem of the Templars.
|hideo =
|founder = [[Cain]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
|headquarters = ''Renaissance'': [[Rome]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> [[Cappadocia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
|locations = ''Middle ages'': [[Acre]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> ''Renaissance'': [[Florence]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> [[Venice]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> [[Constantinople]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Revelations"/>
|related = *[[Crusaders]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
*[[Papacy]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage"/>
*[[House of Barbarigo]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[House of Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[House of Orsi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[House of Pazzi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[Abstergo Industries]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
|religion = Atheist<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
|hideh =
|formed = Pre-history<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
|reorganised =
|collapsed =
|hidea =
|notable = *[[Cain]]
*[[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]]
*[[Robert de Sable]]
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]]
*[[Cesare Borgia]]
*[[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]]
*[[Adolf Hitler]]
}}
{{quote|May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide us.|Templar motto.}}
The '''Templars''', also known as the '''Order of the Knights Templar''', were a monastic military order-turned-corporate giant formed during the prehistoric era. The Templars sought to create a perfect world, although the means by which they sought to do so - through force and control - were questionable. Because of this, they were the sworn enemies of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], who believed that [[Humans|mankind]] should always have the ability to choose; to have free will, even if it means a flawed humanity. With these conflicting ideologies, the two groups have fought over the course of thousands of years for the control and fate of humanity.

==History==
===Prehistory===
The Templar Order was likely founded by [[Cain]], whose 'mark' was used as the Templars' crest. The Templars quickly became the archenemies of the [[Assassins]], who, as opposed to the Templars, fought to allow the people to retain free will.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Roman era===
During the Roman era, the Templars went under the alias "[[SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus]]", ruling the [[Roman Empire]]. However, their rule was continually thwarted by the Assassin Order. A notable example of this was the plot against [[Gaius Julius Caesar]], who was appointed as a dictator for life. Forty Assassins, most notably [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], had infiltrated Caesar's inner circle as senators. They actually planned to assassinate Caesar, a plan which they successfully executed on 15 March 44 BC.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/> Additionally, on 24 January 41, the Assassin [[Leonius]] stabbed [[Caligula]] with a dagger.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

During the 1st century, the Templars found out that one of the Pieces of Eden, [[the Shroud]], was in the hands of [[Jesus Christ]]. Wanting the Piece for their own purposes, the Templars crucified Jesus in order to gain it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Middle Ages===
====Formation as a Knightly Order====
During the Middle Ages, the Templars removed themselves from the underground and founded themselves as a Knightly Order, the Knights Templar, or just "Templars" for short.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> It would become the label that both they and their Assassin enemies would use to identify the Order from that point on.

In the 1129 Council of Troyes, the Order was officially recognized by the church, and in 1139, Pope Innocent II granted them diplomatic immunity in all provinces and territories and exemption from taxes. This allowed the faction to grow in numbers, strength and wealth quickly, and as they became a larger force, their responsibilities increased accordingly: the Order's many members were prominent figures in the second crusade.

====Third Crusade====
[[File:Assassins-creed-altair-1.jpg|thumb|A Knight Templar battles with Altaïr.]]
''This section of the article deals specifically with the Knights Templar faction's activities during the Third Crusade. If you were looking for information on the specific enemy type in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', see their article under [[Crusaders#Templar Knight|Crusaders]].''

In 1191, after the theft of the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]] by the Assassins [[Malik A-Sayf]] and [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the Templars, the Brotherhood entered into a brief period of sustained conflict with their Assassin enemies. Over the course of that year, ten Templar leaders from both [[Crusaders|Crusader]] and [[Saracens|Saracen]] backgrounds fell to the blades of the notorious Assassin, Altaïr, who was serving penance for breaking the three tenets during the theft. The deaths included not only the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sable]], but also [[Al Mualim]], [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|leader]] of the [[Assassins]] in [[Syria]] and the only Templar not willing to share the power of the Apple with his nine brothers.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

With their leadership effectively wiped out by a single Assassin, the Brotherhood retreated to the island of [[Cyprus]] under the command of a new Grand Master, [[Armand Bouchart]]. Pursued by Altaïr, the Templars were wiped out once again, although the treasures of the [[Templar Archive]] in [[Limassol]] were spirited away before they could be found.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines"/> The death of Armand forced the Order to consider its position carefully, and by 1312 the Order had publicly disbanded. In reality, the Order continued to thrive, adopting a much more secretive position in world affairs. As the Templars withdrew into near anonymity in the eyes of the world, the Order of the Assassins also retreated into the shadows, as said in Altaïr's fabled [[Codex]].

====Renaissance====
By the late 15th Century, the Templars had regained a position of strength on the world stage, spreading deep into the Church and nobility of [[Italy]]. Under the command of [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the Templars sought to unify northern Italy under their command, and regain the Apple of Eden which they knew to be buried in Cyprus.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> Targeting [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], the de facto ruler of [[Florence]], the Templars found themselves confronted by the Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], who whilst not knowing of their Templar allegiances, was rapidly piecing together the clues. Following two near fatal encounters with Giovanni himself, Borgia arranged for the trial and execution of Giovanni and his three sons – [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] – for the crimes of high treason against the city of Florence, having corrupted the city official [[Uberto Alberti]]. The city guards arrested Giovanni and two of his sons, narrowly missing their chance to capture the third, Ezio, who had been delivering and collecting letters for his father.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Realizing too late the treachery of Uberto Alberti, whom his father had considered a friend,<ref name="Assassin's Creed:Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref> Ezio appeared at the [[Auditore execution|execution]] of his family, watching in horror as his father and brothers were hanged; he narrowly escaped the same fate himself. Unconcerned with the remaining Auditore, the Templars continued in their mission to assume control of the cities of northern Italy. In 1478, the Templar affiliated [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] made their push for control. In what would become known as the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]], the family struck against the Medici during High Mass at [[Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore|Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore]], killing [[Giuliano de' Medici]] and critically wounding Lorenzo, who was saved only by the timely intervention of Ezio Auditore, the son who had evaded Templar capture. Lorenzo's survival and the arrival of Ezio spelled doom for the Pazzi family, who were left to their fate by Rodrigo Borgia. [[Vieri de' Pazzi|Vieri]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi|Francesco]] and [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] were all slain by the lone assassin whilst the Templars acknowledged their defeat in Florence, instead turning their attention to the city of [[Venice]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Renaissance_Templar_Carlo_Grimaldi.jpg|thumb|240px|Ezio strikes at [[Carlo Grimaldi]], a Renaissance Templar Leader.]]
Utilizing the [[House of Barbarigo|Barbarigo family]], the Templars assumed control of Venice briefly in 1486, before they were once again overthrown by the lone Assassin. The distraction of controlling the city had been beneficial to the Templars however, as it had distracted the Assassins from noticing the preparations being made for the retrieval of the Piece of Eden from [[Cyprus]]. Two years later, in 1488, the Templar expedition returned to Venice with the Apple in hand. Bringing it to Rodrigo, an undercover Ezio engaged the Templar Grand Master and, with the assistance of his fellow Assassins, forced the Templars out of the city once more.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> With the Apple in the hands of the Assassins, the Templars approached the [[House of Orsi|Orsi brothers]] – [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]] and [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] – to obtain a map detailing the location of the Codex pages from the wife of the Templar [[Girolamo Riario]] – [[Caterina Sforza]]. Invading [[Forlì]], the Orsi brothers demanded the map, and the Apple in exchange for the lives of Sforza's children. The brothers were rebuked, and assaulted the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]]. Together with the city guards, the Assassins Ezio Auditore and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] held off the assault, although a second succeeded in claiming the Apple briefly.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>

Despite the loss of the Apple, [[Rodrigo Borgia]] was ultimately unfazed, and in 1492 he became [[Wikipedia:Pope Alexander VI|Pope Alexander VI]] in order to gain access to the [[The Staff|Papal staff]], another of the Pieces of Eden, and in turn the devotional dominion of the church. In 1499, Rodrigo was confronted again by the Assassin Ezio within the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]], and the end result once more favored Ezio.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> The Templar's defeat however, was not permanent, as Rodrigo's son [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]] [[Fall of Monteriggioni|besieged]] [[Monteriggioni]] to regain the Apple of Eden and attempted to kill Ezio. Four years later, Ezio went to the heart of the Templars itself, namely [[Rome]], to strike back at the Templars and retrieve the Apple.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Facing setback after setback due to harassment from the Roman Assassins led by Ezio Auditore, the impatient Cesare grew tired of his father's resistance to give him more power and money, and after becoming aware about his father's intentions to kill him, he took what remained of the poisoned apple he had taken a bite out of and shoved it into Rodrigo's mouth, forcing him to swallow the same toxin that was in his system, before demanding the location of the Apple of Eden out of his sister [[Lucrezia Borgia|Lucrezia]]. After being weakened by the [[cantarella]] from the poisoned fruit, Cesare was later imprisoned by [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]] under the charges of murder, betrayal and incest, but he escaped with help from his loyal friend [[Micheletto Corella|Micheletto]]. Ezio continued to chase Cesare down until finally learning his location by looking into the Apple of Eden. Cesare was ultimately thrown off from the walls of [[Viana Castle|Viana's Castle]] during the Siege of Viana after a brutal fight with Ezio, ending the dominance of the Templars in Italy.

[[File:Acr1c.jpg|thumb|250px|The Templars at Masyaf in 1511.]]After the end of the Italian Templar's reign, they allied themselves with the Byzantine and plotted to use the army to seize control of [[Constantinople]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]]. However, they also focused their attention on [[Masyaf]], where one [[Seals of Altaïr|Seal]] out of five was hidden, which could unlock a weapon to allow the Templars to destroy the Assassins. Though, this soon turned into a race against time as the Assassins worked on recovering all five seals as well. The Byzantine Templars also patrolled various parts of Constantinople and worked to consolidate their influence.

===Modern times===
By the 19th century, the Templars gained a significant amount of power and influence within the [[Russia]]n Empire; with a number of the Tsars, including [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] and his son [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]], being Templars themselves.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> In the Tsars' possession; the [[The Staff|Staff of Eden]], granting the autocratic rulers great power over their citizens. In 1908 however, their control over the Russian Empire was greatly diminished with the destruction of the Staff in [[Tunguska explosion|Tunguska]], thanks in part to the combined efforts of [[Nikola Tesla]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> and the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall"/>

Infiltrating and establishing countless corporate entities, by the 20th Century the Templars had positioned themselves within several world-defining positions, controlling whole nations and improving the planet's technological level significantly. The Templars also worked to stifle world progress however; [[Adolf Hitler]] used a Piece of Eden to rise to power in Germany, and subsequently started [[World War II|a world-wide conflict]]. He was "fought" by his Templar contemporaries [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], who under the guise of the Allied nations ultimately won the conflict, despite having planned the war all along, and orchestrating the peace that would follow.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Abstergo_Desmond_Captivity.png|thumb|220px|Desmond held captive by Abstergo Industries.]]
By the early 21st Century, the Templar fronted [[Abstergo Industries]] had expanded into a global entity, far larger and more powerful than most companies that had come before it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> For the most part this was not treated as suspicious, although there were those within the general population who viewed the company with suspicion,<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> believing it to be "too large" a company.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Among the nations whose economic and political affairs which Templars interfered included Chile, Argentina, and Iran.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

During this time, the Templars had access to a number of Pieces of Eden, however, the actions of the Assassins, coupled with the [[DIA satellite accident]] forced the Templars into stepping up the [[Animus]]-project, in the hope of finding another Piece capable of controlling the minds of humanity. By September of 2012, sixteen [[Animus' Subjects|test subjects]] had been "retired" before the company succeeded with the seventeenth – [[Desmond Miles]], a descendant of both [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Upon being captured by Abstergo, and for seven days, Desmond Miles was forced to relive the genetic memories of his ancestor Altaïr in order to reach one specific memory the Templars were seeking. The memory that was valuable to Abstergo registered the moment his ancestor found a holographic map containing the locations of all Pieces of Eden scattered across the world. With the information they had long sought in hand, the Templars set about gathering the remaining Pieces to ensure "absolute peace", although they soon found themselves in a race against the Assassin Order to obtain the Pieces first.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> They planned to send a satellite with a Piece mounted on it into orbit, with the launch scheduled on [[Cryptic Messages|December 21, 2012]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

==Ideals and goals==
[[File:Ac-templar-knight.jpg|thumb|A Templar during the Third Crusade.]]
The existence of the Templars became known to the public in 1129, when its military order was founded to counter the greatly increasing threat against the Holy Land by the [[Saracens]], and to protect the city of [[Jerusalem]].<ref name=HC>The History Channel, ''Decoding the Past: The Templar Code'', 7 November 2005, video documentary written by Marcy Marzuni</ref> Over time, the Templars began to believe it within their power to unite the world in peace.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

Their system of belief changed greatly upon the discovery of the [[Pieces of Eden]]; they began to speculate that God was a myth and this led the Order to become atheistic, although they publicly maintained the pretense of following the Christian ways so as to not lose the support of the Church.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Realizing the power that the Pieces of Eden held over man, the Templars began to seek out the artifacts. In 1191, [[Robert de Sable]], then the Grand Master of the Order, personally sought the fabled [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]], buried in the catacombs beneath [[Solomon's Temple]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> The theft of the piece of Eden by the Order of Assassins brought the two great powers into a sustained conflict with one another, ending with the death of [[Armand Bouchart]] in [[Limassol]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> Despite this setback, the Order maintained its belief in creating a world of peace through manipulation of the Pieces of Eden.

By their reasoning, with no afterlife or ultimate punishment or reward after death, there was no reason to oblige notions of morality or ethics: the end always justified the means, no matter how heinous those means were. They thought that only this life was important, rather than preparing for a thought-to-be nonexistent next life. With so many lower class people kept in line by the promise of an afterlife, and so many upper class men blissfully ignoring such ideals, the Templars vowed to make a better world; one of lasting peace, no matter what the cost.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

As time progressed, the Templars interest in the Pieces of Eden became more about seeking the power and domination that the artifacts offered. Their goals changed as they sought to control and unify the entire world using the Pieces of Eden to create a "[[New World Order]]".<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

==Members==
{{main|List of known Templars}}

== Templar groups ==
{{Sourceless}}
There are groups who act as unofficial divisions of the Templars, unrelated to them publicly, but in fact commanded by Templars (some of them through the membership of their leaders and others are part of the Templar Order itself).

*'''Roman era'''
**[[File:Roman SPQR banner.svg|30px]] [[SPQR]]: '''Senatus Populusque Romanus''', the ruling body of the [[Roman Empire]].
*'''Renaissance'''
**[[File:Pazziingame.png|30px]] [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi]]: The '''Pazzi family''' were [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] nobles that were involved in the banking industry in [[Florence]] during the 15th century. They are most famous for the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
**[[File:150px-Agostino Barbarigo.png|30px]] [[House of Barbarigo|Barbarigo]]: The '''Barbarigo family''' were [[Venice|Venetian]] nobles who were involved in the banking and trading industries during the 15th century. The most famous member of the family was [[Agostino Barbarigo]], the 74th Doge of [[Venice]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
**[[File:Blason famille it Borgia01 svg.png|30px]] [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]: The '''Borgia family''' were [[Spain|Spanish]]-[[Italy|Italian]] nobles during the 15th and early 16th century. The most famous members of the family were [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Cesare Borgia]], and [[Lucrezia Borgia]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*'''Modern times'''
**[[File:Ford logo.png|30px]] [[wikipedia:Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company]]: An automobile company founded by Templar [[Henry Ford]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
**[[File:Nazi flag 375.jpg|30px]] [[wikipedia:Nazi Party|Nazi Party]]: A political German party which controlled Germany during the early to mid 20th century. This was started by [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
**[[File:CIA.svg|30px]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]]: A "civilian" intelligence agency, in fact secretly working to keep the Templar Order in control.
**[[File:Animuslogowhite.svg|30px]] [[Abstergo Industries]]: A modern pharmaceutical company, that works in secret to create the New World.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
**Federal reserve bank: Research
**[[File:BP Logo.svg|30px]] [[BP]]: A global oil and gas company headquartered in London, England, that helped to create the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and then cover it up.
**The United States Government: Sent our troops out to kill, take oil. Our federal government destroyed iraq, and afghanastan killing thousands. Their spending the taxpayers money on these wars and now for what were done we can get out of there now,we killed osama, but no the the government has to get more money so they can put the taxpayers money into their pockets. Thats why we have no jobs. Thank them.
**[[File:NASA logo svg.png|30px]] [[NASA]]: A governmental company that created the Apollo missions to retrieve an Apple of Eden from the Moon.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
**[[File:180px-State flag of Iran 1964-1980.svg.png|30px]] [[SAVAK]]: A secret police force established in Iran to protect Templar interests in Iran, oil in particular.

== Real-world Templars ==
[[File:Templar4.jpg|thumb|Depiction of Templars]]
{{quote|Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam (''Latin for "Not to us God, not to us, but to Your Name Give Glory"'')|Historical motto of the Templars}}
''Ordre du Temple'' in French, the Knights Templar are amongst the most famous of the Western Christian military orders involved in the war. They are well known by the distinctive white mantles with a red cross. Officially endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church around 1129, the Order became a favored charity throughout Christianity, and grew rapidly in membership. Despite losing their interests in Outremer, they still had financial holdings in Europe, but King Philip IV of France manipulated Pope Clement V into disbanding the Knights Templar, to serve his own agenda. The Order's Knights either fled, were executed, or absorbed into other orders like the [[Knights Hospitalier]]. The Portuguese branch changed their names to Knights of Christ. Recently, a document discovered in the Secret Vatican Archives, shows that Clement V wanted to stop the destruction of the Knight Templars.

They were among the most skilled fighters at the time, which is reflected in the game. Their ruthlessness against non-Catholics was also infamous; this also is reflected in the game.

The real, full name of the Knights Templars: "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem" or ''"Pauperes commilitones Christi templique Salomonici Hierosalemitanis" ''in Latin.

== See also ==
*[[List of Templar Locations|List of Templar locations in ''Assassin's Creed'']]
*''[[Crusaders]]''
*[[Abstergo Industries|''Abstergo Industries'']]

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''

==Notes and references==
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Assassins

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{{Quote|We work in the dark, to serve the light. We are Assassins.|[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]|Assassin's Creed II}}
The '''Assassins''', also known as the ''Assassins Order'', ''Assassins Brotherhood'' and ''Hashshashin'', were an organized order of assassins who fought a continuous secret war with the [[Knights Templar]] for over two-thousand years. Whereas the Templars strive for power by controlling the people, The Assassin Order struggles to ensure the survival of free will, as it is what allows for the progression of new ideas and the growth of individuality. The Assassins, if not the order itself, had existed since at least 456 BC, throughout the Greek era, the [[Assassin's Creed|Third Crusade]], the [[Assassin's Creed 2|Renaissance]], and into [[Modern Times|21st Century]].

==The Order==
{{quote|Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine ("Nothing is true, everything is permitted" in Arabic)''|The Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:AssassinGuard.png|thumb|Rauf, a combat instructor, wearing similar robes to other high ranked Assassin guard in Masyaf.]]
The order believed in a strong set of values that strictly governed their way of life, the Creed, which consisted of three [[tenets]]:
#"Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent."
#"Hide in plain sight, be one with the crowd"
#"Never compromise the Brotherhood<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />."
These tenets permeated every aspect of the Assassins' daily life, as well as their fight for "peace in all things". The Assassins carried out their duties through political strategic assassination, in the hope that killing one individual, would lead to the salvation of thousands. The assassins believe that they fight on behalf of those who do not possess the abilities, resources, or knowledge to speak out against those who abuse their power<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

[[File:AssassinInformant.png|thumb|left|An Assassin informant.]]
Despite their service to those who would otherwise suffer, the Assassins were still feared by the general populous, due mainly to their method of ensuring peace. The Assassins were most feared due to their terrifying reputation for taking life in public places before many witnesses – done so as to bring fear into the hearts of those who might abuse their power or corrupt the innocent – before vanishing into the crowd without a trace<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. To assist in this, the assassins used a particularly efficient weapon for assassinations: the [[hidden blade]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, a single thrust from which could end the life of its victim.

However, in order to ascertain which death might best assist the assassins' goals, extensive political knowledge was a must have, and so the assassins remained always in tune with the ever-changing politics surrounding them. Obtaining the information was the job of low-level members of the Order, who would be stationed throughout the cities of the world; these spies would watch the local nobles and rulers, looking for signs of corruption or membership in the [[Knights Templar]]. Once gathered, any information was passed on to the assassins' who were responsible for the execution of the assassination<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

===Training===
The assassins spent their entire lifetime training to kill<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. From an early age they were taught to observe their surroundings and plan ahead; combat was a must and its training was continuous, with a focus on bladed weapons of all sorts being their expertise. However, despite such a focus on combat, the greatest consideration in the assassins' training was concealment; stealth was the greatest weapon of the assassin and everything about their life, the clothes they wore, where they lived, even how they walked emphasised a devotion to concealment<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. It was the duty of an assassin to reach their target and stand beside them, before they struck, and sink away into the crowd<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

The other significant focus of an assassins training was manoeuvrability. By the time an assassin reached the rank of [[Master Assassin]], he was also a master of an early form of [[Free-Running|parkour]] widely utilised by the assassins. Widely seen as alien and naive by the general populous, this method of movement allowed the assassins to reach areas not normally accessible to man. From scaling a wall to climbing to one of a city's many [[view point]]s, parkour gave the assassins a significant advantage over the average city guard.

==History==
===The Third Crusade===
[[File:Almualimassassins.png|thumb|300px|Al Mualim and the Assassins in the fortress of Masyaf.]]
In 1191, during the Third Crusade, the Syrian branch of the Assassins Order was centred in the fortress of [[Masyaf]], deep within the kingdom of the Holy Land. Led by [[Al Mualim]], the assassins battled with the Templars and their leader, [[Robert de Sable]], over ideologies and the means with which to accomplish them. It is during the Third Crusade that the assassins learnt of a Templar interest in an [[Piece of Eden|ancient artifact]] hidden within the catacombs of [[Solomon's Temple]] and decided to keep it from their grasps; the mission was a success, although a costly one. With the death of one assassin and the arrival of the Templar army at the gates of Masyaf, the assassins proceeded to literally crush most of the Templar army under a concealed onslaught of rolling logs, before driving the Templars from the village below.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

Following the assault, the assassin blamed for the loss of life that day – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] – was severely reprimanded, and then tasked with removing nine influential individuals who plagued the Holy Land with their corrupt rule. As Altaïr made his way down the list, made up of both Crusader and Saracen individuals, the revelation that their goal – to bring peace to the people of the Holy Land – was just, unsettled him greatly, as he felt his victims were "misguided perhaps but pure in motive". This was a view shared by Al Mualim, who agreed with their goals, but felt their attitude of "the end justifies the means" undermined the good they sought to ensure. As his mission progressed, Altaïr sought to know what bound his victims together, and the realization that they were all Templars only served to reinforce the assassins’ determination to bring an end to the Templar plot.

By the end of the year the assassins' were victorious over their Templar enemies; [[Robert de Sable]], Grand Master of the Knights Templar was dead, however the treachery of one of their own had also hit the assassin order hard. Al Mualim, Grand Master of the Order of Assassins, and a former member of a coalition of ''ten'' Templar leaders, was revealed to be a traitor, and killed by the very man he had sent to eliminate his fellow Templar conspirators. With Al Mualim dead, Altaïr took over as Grand Master of the Order, leading the assassins in their attempts to rebuild their strength following the costly conflict.

Eventually, it was decided that the Piece of Eden was too great a threat to keep in Masyaf, and the decision was made to keep it on the island of Cyprus, it the Limassol archives<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>. However, following the liberation of the island from its Templar rulers, the Piece was kept by Altaïr until at least he completed his fabled [[Codex]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Renaissance===
{{Quote|In this modern age, we are not as literal as our ancestors; but our seal is no less permanent…|Mario Auditore|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Asslogorenaissance.png|thumb|Renaissance variation of the Assassins' symbol.]]
The Order continued to thrive, despite being forced to adopt an even more secretive and isolated existence<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. During the time period known as the Renaissance, the Assassin Order had apparently "gone underground". The reason for this is explained inside the Codex pages, where [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]] states that even though the Templar Order was served a crushing defeat in the Holy Land and Cyprus, they still survived in more inconspicuous ways. As such, Altaïr believed that the Assassins too had to change tactics so as to live on<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Having abandoned the fortress of [[Masyaf]], the assassins spread out across the Mediterranean world, taking up residence in places like northern Italy and Spain; however, the Templars too had done as much, head-quartering themselves in Rome. By 1321 the Assassin's Order had successfully integrated itself into modern day life of northern Italy, widely unknown to the average folk. That same year a young sailor by the name of Domenico, the son of an assassin, was apprenticed to the poet [[Dante Alighieri]], also an assassin, who was transporting the Codex of Altaïr from Venice to Spain<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Crypt">''[[Auditore Family Crypt|Uplay Content - Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Family Crypt]]''</ref>. During the voyage, pirates under the employ of the Templars ambushed the ship looking for the Codex, killing Dante, as well as the wife of Domenico. Fortunately for the assassins, Domenico had managed to break apart the Codex and hide it from the pirates before he and his son were forced overboard<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Crypt" />.

Eventually returning to Venice, Domenico found his father and his patron, [[Marco Polo]], an ally of the assassins, dead. So Domenico emptied the accounts of Messer Polo and travelled to the city of Florence under the assumed name of Auditore; eventually constructing the [[Auditore Family Villa|Auditore Villa]] in the city of [[Monteriggioni]], which became the centre of the Assassin's Order in Italy<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Auditore Crypt" />.

[[Image:Assassins1503E3.png|thumb|400px|Ezio and his disciples, facing Cesare and Rodrigo Borgia in Rome in 1503.]]
Despite the order "modernising" since the 12th Century, they still retained many of the rituals and practices, albeit altered. The practice of removing ones ring finger had as such been removed, although the seal of the Order was branded upon the finger instead; such was the induction of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] in 1487. Although significantly fewer in number, the assassins' were supported by the courtesans, thieves and [[Mercenary|condottieri]] of Florence and Venice; the guilds of which were each run by a member of the Order<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

During this time period, the Assassins entered another period of increased hostilities with the Templars, who were attempting to overthrow the ruling [[House of Medici]] in Florence, and the Doge of Venice. Having already killed the [[wikipedia:Galleazzo Maria Sforza|Duke of Milan]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref> in 1476, [[Rodrigo Borgia]] – the Grand Master of the Knights Templars – brought the noble families of [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi]], Barbarigo and [[House of Orsi|Orsi]] together<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage" />, to accomplish his goals. Entering into conflict with the assassins, Borgia dealt a crippling blow to the Order of Assassins in 1476, when he executed the experienced warrior [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] and his two sons, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], although a third son, Ezio, managed to escape. With the aid of Ezio, the Assassins were able to counter Borgia's plot over a twenty-three year campaign, defeating him at every turn<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

In 1487, the Order of Assassins learned that the Templars had retrieved an important artifact from the island of Cyprus, and deemed its capture necessary. Following the artifact from L'Arsenale di Venezia, Ezio managed to overpower and replace the Templar guard carrying the artifact. Under this guise, Ezio met with Borgia himself and the two engaged in battle; Borgia fled upon the arrival of the assassins, and the artifact fell once again into the hands of the assassins. The assassins of this age however, were unaware of the nature of the artifact, although they did recognise it as one of the Pieces of Eden mentioned within Altaïr's Codex<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

By the year 1503, the Assassins had begun to spread their influence beyond Italy, with many undertaking a variety of missions in locations as far afield as Spain and the Holy Roman Empire<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>.

===Modern Times===
{{Quote|We lost two more teams last night. That's eight more of us just…gone.|Lucy Stillman|Assassin's Creed II}}
By the 21st Century, the world had changed vastly<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Whilst the Order of Assassins had kept to their policy of remote camps and isolation from society<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />, the Templars had begun to infiltrate society further; taking the form of many corporations such as [[NASA]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> and Abstergo. The Templars continued to search for and investigate the various Pieces of Eden they discovered throughout this period<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, whilst the assassins continued their war against them; notably being responsible for the destruction of at least one Templar-controlled in Siberia in 1908, known in public as the [[Tunguska explosion]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. However, by the year 2012 the Templars, under the guise of their front company [[Abstergo Industries]] had begun kidnapping assassins, or those related to them in an attempt to locate even more Pieces of Eden<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Notable captives included the mysterious [[Subject Sixteen]], Daniel Cross, and [[Desmond Miles]] – a descendant of both Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and Ezio Auditore da Firenze<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

Using Desmond, Abstergo managed to obtain a map of the locations of the Pieces of Eden across the globe, and subsequently begun their attempts to claim them. Not long after, the assassins were able to free Desmond Miles<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, with the aid of [[Lucy Stillman]], an assassin who had been working undercover at Abstergo for at least three years by 2012, as well as obtain their own copy of the map<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Following this, Desmond agreed to aid the assassins in their quest to defeat Abstergo, mostly for revenge, but also for closure. Utilising the [[Animus|Animus 2.0]], a copy of the machine used by Abstergo to explore his genetic memories previously<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, Desmond followed the memories of Ezio Auditore, learning as he went, adopting his skills in combat and free-running, whilst the rest of the Order concentrated to locating the Pieces of Eden before their Templar counterparts. Despite this however, the war with the Knights Templar had taken a turn for the worse; with their numbers dwindling, the Order of Assassins were in danger of losing the war<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

==Known assassins==
[[File:Zw-renaissance-assassins.png|thumb|300px|Ezio's initiation into the brotherhood.]]
{{quote|The seeds were planted as two worlds became one. Behold, the Assassins, the children of two worlds!|Subject 16|Assassin's Creed II}}

The assassins had existed since before the turn of the first millennium; several known figures included the killer of [[Xerxes I of Persia]], [[Darius]], as well as [[Iltani]], [[Wei Yu]], [[Amunet]] and [[Leonius]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Historically however, the fore-bearers of the assassins have existed since before recorded time, possibly reaching as far back as [[Adam and Eve]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Medieval and Renaissance periods===
During the Third Crusade, the Syrian sect of the Order of Assassins was mainly made up of native, Syrian-born individuals, although some, like Altaïr, were born to parents of both religions. Led by [[Al Mualim]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed " />, and later [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] himself<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, other members included [[Harash]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />, [[Malik A-Sayf|Malik]] and [[Kadar A-Sayf]], [[Raoul]], [[Abbas]], [[Masun]], [[Jamal]], Bahir, Karim<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> and [[Qulan Gal]], the death-bringer of [[Genghis Khan]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Allies also included various individuals, such as [[Adha]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref>, and even former Templars like [[Maria Thorpe]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Others included [[Dante Alighieri]] and [[Domenico Auditore]] <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, founder of the Auditore Villa.

Later on, during the Renaissance, the Order's numbers had dwindled significantly. Having become much more secretive, members of the Order often had occupations and lives outside of the Order, ranging from artists<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>, to thieves<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, to royal treasurers<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>. The Grand Master at the time, [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Niccolò di Bernado dei Machiavelli]] was a Florentine noble, as well as diplomat, political philosopher, musician, and playwright<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Others included the Florentine banker [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, and his brother [[Mario Auditore]], caretaker of the Auditore Villa and condottieri leader, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Paola]] and [[Sister Teodora]], the heads of the Florentine and Venetian courtesans respectively, [[Antonio]], the head of the Venetian Thieves Guild, [[La Volpe]], the head of the Florentine Thieves Guild, [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, condottieri of Venice, and [[Luis Santangel]] and [[Raphael Sanchez]], Finance minister to Ferdinand II and Treasurer of Queen Isabella I respectively<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />.

Once again, the Order had many allies amongst the common folk of Italy, and also amongst the nobility. Foremost among them was [[Leonardo da Vinci]], Ezio's closest friend and a genius of invention. Others included [[Caterina Sforza]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>, the Countess of [[Forlì]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], the ruler of Florence<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, [[Agostino Barbarigo]], the Doge of Venice from 1486<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, and the famed explorer [[Christoffa Corombo]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />.

By 1503, Ezio Auditore had begun training new initiates in the Order, from his [[Tiber Island|base]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

===Modern Times===
At the turn of the 20th Century, the Assassins' Order had spread as far the Russian Empire, with a strong presence in Petrograd; and it was during this time that the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] was active<ref name="Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series">[[Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series|''Assassin's Creed'' comic book mini-series]]</ref>. During the 21st Century however, the Order seemed to have sunk further into hiding, with the numbers fewer than ever<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Although it was known that more existed, only a few were known: the mysterious '[[Subject 16]]', [[Desmond Miles]], [[Lucy Stillman]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />, [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Shaun Hastings]], the Order's historian<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

At some point during this period, the descendant of Nikolai Orelov: [[Daniel Cross]], delved into the Animus to explore the genetic memories of his ancestor<ref name="Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series" />.

==Known victims==
{{Quote|Find them, kill them. In doing so, you will sow the seeds of peace.|[[Al Mualim]] to Altaïr|Assassin's Creed}}
Over the centuries, the Order of Assassins killed hundreds, if not thousands of individuals who they saw to be corrupt in their ways and a danger to humanity. Their intense rivalry with the Knights Templar also ensured that many underlings who served their Templar masters often shared the same fate<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

Below is a chronological list of the victims of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad:

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*[[Tamir (Altaïr's Chronicles)|Tamir of Damascus]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[Alaat]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[Roland Napule]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[The Master's Student]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[Master of the Tower]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[Harash]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[Basilisk|Lord Basilisk]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles" />
*[[Tamir|Tamir, the arms dealer]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Garnier de Naplouse]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Talal]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Abu'l Nuqoud]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[William of Montferrat]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
</div>

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*[[Majd Addin]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Jubair al Hakim]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Sibrand]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Robert de Sable]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Al Mualim]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Frederick the Red]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
*[[Moloch]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
*[[Dark Oracle]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
*[[Shalim]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
*[[Shahar]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
*[[Pirate Captain]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
*[[Armand Bouchart]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" />
</div>
 
Below is a chronological list of the victims of Ezio Auditore da Firenze:

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*[[Uberto Alberti]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Stefano da Bagnone]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Bernardo Baroncelli]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Antonio Maffei]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Francesco Salviati]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Emilio Barbarigo]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Marco Barbarigo]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Silvio Barbarigo]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
</div>
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[[File:Hashashin by wraithdt.jpg|thumb|right|Artist's depiction of a Hashashin in battle]]
*[[Dante Moro]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Checco Orsi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì " />
*[[Ludovico Orsi]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì " />
*[[Gaspar Martinez]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />
*[[Pedro Llorente]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />
*[[Juan de Marillo]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />
*[[Tomas Torquemada]] (spared)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />
*[[Girolamo Savonarola]]<ref>''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (spared)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
</div> 

Below is a chronological list of the victims of other known Assassins*:<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

*[[Xerxes I of Persia|King Xerxes the Great]], by [[Darius]] in 456 BC
*[[Alexander the Great]], by [[Iltani]] in 323 BC
*[[Qin Shi Huang]], by [[Wei Yu]] in 210 BC
*[[Cleopatra]], by [[Amunet]] in 31 BC
*[[Caligula]], by [[Leonius]] in 41 AD
*[[Genghis Khan]], by [[Qulan Gal]] in 1227 AD
*[[Tomas Torquemada]], by unknown in 1498 AD
*[[Francisco Pizzaro]], by Diego de Almagro II's men in 1541 AD
*[[Mary I of England]], by unknown in 1558 AD
*[[John Wilkes Booth]], by Boston Corbett in 1865 AD
*[[Grigori Rasputin]], by Felix Yusupov in 1916 AD
*[[Adolf Hitler]], by unknown in 1945 AD
*[[Joseph Stalin]], by unknown in 1953 AD
*[[François Duvalier]], by unkown in 1971 AD

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