Almogavar

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The '''Almogavars''' were fairly uncommon [[guards]] stationed in the cities of [[Constantinople]] and [[Cappadocia]] during the [[Renaissance]]. In Constantinople they mainly appeared in Byzantine districts. Roughly comparable to [[Italy|Italian]] [[Brutes]], they fought with [[heavy weapons]], were rather slow compared to other enemies, wore thick armor, and could not [[freerunning|freerun]]. Like the [[Varangians]], the Almogavars were employed by the [[Byzantines]]. to their thick armor, they could not be killed with a single bullet or crossbow bolt.

== Trivia ==
*Historically, the Almogavars were soldiers of Aragonese and Catalan origin. They were known to have worked as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire. Furthermore, the real Almogavars were light troops rather than the heavy axemen depicted in game - this role was filled by the historical [[Varangians]].
*The Almogavars, like the [[Janissaries]] – except in some missions – are always found carrying the same weapon: the [[Almogavar Axe]].
*The Almogavar Axe can also be used as a weapon, after completing [[The Champion, Part 1]] memory, or taking the axe from a dead Almogavar.
*Unlike [[Brutes]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Almogavars can be killed with a counter if their attack is not the overhead smash while using a [[swords and maces|medium weapon]] or [[short blade]].
*Almogavars appear to have a unique weakness to [[Datura Bombs]], as evidenced from both in the memory "[[Piri Reis: Datura]]" and usual gameplay; the poison kills them about twice as fast.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''

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