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Armand Bouchart

2014-09-29T23:31:04Z

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{{Character Infobox
|image = Bouchart1.png|Armand Bouchart
|birth =
|death = 1193 [[Limassol]], [[Cyprus|Kingdom of Cyprus]]
|affiliates = [[Templars|Knights Templar]] [[Crusaders]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''
|voice = }}
'''Armand Bouchart''' (unknown – 1193) was the [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]], successor to [[Robert de Sable]] following the latter's death in 1191. During his tenure, Armand relocated the [[Templar Archive]] from the island of [[Cyprus]] to an unknown location, so as to protect it from encroaching [[Assassins|Assassin]] forces.

==Biography==
The Templars purchased Cyprus shortly after [[Richard I of England|King Richard the Lionheart]] captured it from [[Isaac Comnenus]]. Upon arriving in Cyprus, Armand established his own rule, maintained by his subordinates [[Moloch]], [[Shalim]], [[Shahar]], and [[Fredrick|Frederick the Red]]. While their original intent was to protect and maintain the Templar Archive, interference by Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] forced them to begin evacuating all the artifacts hidden within.

After the death of Frederick, Armand made a public announcement, threatening to tighten security on the island until the killer was found. When questioned by [[Osman]] in the middle of his speech, Bouchart murdered the man to send a warning to the [[Cypriot Resistance]]. Shortly afterwards, [[Maria Thorpe]] attempted to warn Armand that Altaïr was in the city and searching for him, but the Grand Master only accused her of conspiring against their Order and had her taken away. Armand then left for [[Kyrenia]], where he would meet with more of his allies.

Altaïr followed soon after and was intercepted by [[Armand Bouchart's agent|an agent]] of Armand's disguised as [[Barnabas]], who revealed that the Grand Master could be found in [[Buffavento Castle]]. However, he first asked that Altaïr perform a series of tasks secretly meant to smear the Assassins' reputation among the populace, and keep Altaïr off Armand's trail. Growing suspicious, Altaïr distanced himself from the false Barnabas and infiltrated the castle. There he overheard Armand and Shalim discussing their plan to send a parcel to [[Alexander of Limassol]], prompting the Assassin to suspect Alexander of treachery. The package, however, was the head of the real Barnabas, and meant to create mistrust between the Assassins and the Resistance.

While Altaïr liberated Kyrenia from Templar control, Armand returned to [[Limassol]] to see to the evacuation of the Archive. He was present when the structure was infiltrated by Maria and Altaïr, and he engaged the two in combat. Although he was able to defeat Maria, he was ultimately killed by Altaïr, and left within the building as it collapsed.

==Trivia==
*Historically, Armand Bouchart was never the Grand Master of the Templar Order, merely serving Robert de Sable as a commander of Templar garrison on Cyprus, until the island was sold and the Kingdom of Cyprus was established in 1193.

==Gallery==
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Armand Bouchart.jpg|A close-up of Bouchart
Faito.jpg|Bouchart battling Maria
Armand Bouchart Death.png|Altaïr assassinating Bouchart
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''
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Aquila

2014-09-02T19:22:51Z

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{{Quote|Who is she? Why the Aquila, boy! The Ghost of the North Seas! ... She's a ship, boy, and make no mistake about it!|Robert Faulkner to Connor regarding the ''Aquila'', 1770.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:AC3 Aquila Homestead Bay.png|250px|thumb|The ''Aquila'' in the bay of Davenport Homestead]]
The '''''Aquila''''' was a [[French Navy|French]] [[Ships|naval warship]] commissioned and constructed during the 18th century. She soon became the flagship of the burgeoning [[Assassins|Assassin]] fleet.

During the [[American Revolution]], the vessel was captained by the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], with [[Robert Faulkner]] as his first mate. Under their command, the ''Aquila'' helped to capture [[Continental Army]] captain and [[Templars|Templar]] [[Nicholas Biddle]], who had been raiding locations along the coast. The pair also patrolled several trade routes along the Eastern Seaboard and the [[Caribbean Sea]], engaging in multiple privateer contracts.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==History==
{{Quote|She's still the fastest in the Atlantic – sure she needs some attention... minor things mostly but with a little affection she'll fly again.|Robert Faulkner discussing the repairs needed on the ''Aquila''.|Assassin's Creed III}}
The ''Aquila'' was a [[brig]] constructed in Brest, [[France]], in the year 1749. While small in design, the ''Aquila'' was a fast ship for its size, capable of twelve knots in good wind, according to Faulkner, making her one of the fastest in her region of service. Armed with heavy [[cannons]] and accurate swivel guns, the ''Aquila'' had a versatile and powerful arsenal that made her a force to be reckoned with.

[[File:ACIII-TrainingBegins 3.png|thumb|250px|The destroyed ''Aquila'' in the Davenport Homestead's harbor]]
In 1754, by which point she had become the flagship of the Assassin fleet, the Assassins spread the word that the ''Aquila'' had been destroyed after suffering heavy damage pursuing the ''[[Providence]]'', which was transporting the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]], through a storm. In reality, she had only sustained minor damage and was soon refitted for combat.

Over the next decade, the ''Aquila'' plagued the Templar fleets, earning herself the moniker of "''Ghost of the North Seas''", an illusion spread both by the ship avoiding major harbors and by the exceptional sailing ability of her acting captain, Robert Faulkner.

Eventually, the Templars uncovered the fact that the ''Aquila'' had not been destroyed and, in 1768, three [[Royal Navy|British frigates]] ambushed the ship, nearly destroying it. Both the ''Aquila'' and Faulkner survived and managed to escape to the [[Davenport Homestead]], where they would remain until the arrival of the Assassin Connor, who elected to defray the cost of the vessel's repairs. Coincidentally, he had invited lumberjacks [[Terry]] and [[Godfrey]] to live on the Homestead, so the ''Aquila'' had the resources necessary for repairs.

After six months, Connor and Faulkner found a crew for the ''Aquila'' and sailed to [[Martha's Vineyard]] in search of cannons and officers. Faulkner recruited some of his old shipmates, [[David Clutterbuck|David]] and [[Richard Clutterbuck]], as gunnery officers, and tutored Connor in sailing the ''Aquila'' as captain. After practicing to fire the cannons at an old shipwreck, the ''Aquila'' saw her first fight in years against a patrol of British gunboats and a frigate.

[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 9.png|thumb|left|250px|Connor and Faulkner on deck]]
Following this battle, Connor used the ''Aquila'' to defend trade routes along the Colonial seaboard and the Caribbean. The ''Aquila'' was called upon to defend a number of trading vessels, such as the ''[[Henderson]]'' and ''[[Independence]]'', securing trade routes for the colonists and reducing the risk for merchants.

Privateers and English frigates were terrorizing the coast, and the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s patrols put her in a premier position to eliminate the threats. Gunboats and frigates were among the privateers' favored ships, though they occasionally had a few larger ships to rival the ''Aquila'', such as the ''Dartmoor'', ''[[Saint James]]'', and ''[[Prospector]]''.

While these battles were relatively brief, their effects were far-reaching. Civilian traders were affected by the patrols of the ''Aquila'' and her crew, as they were less likely to lose goods to the raiders. This meant that prices to trade goods were lowered across the colonies, making the ''Aquila'' not only a military force but an indirect economic one as well.

[[File:ACIII-Bitterend 7.png|thumb|250px|Connor and Haytham hunting the ''Welcome'']]
The ship also served as transport for her captain when Connor sought out the [[Shards of Eden|hidden treasure]] of Captain [[William Kidd]] and traveled in pursuit of Templars. Often, this meant the ''Aquila'' waited offshore while Connor and Faulkner went ashore in a rowboat to explore the maps [[Peg Leg]] had given Connor in exchange for trinkets.

These locales varied greatly, from a jungle beach to the frigid north. However, on some occasions, the ''Aquila'' was directly used in hunting a Templar. [[Haytham Kenway]] and Connor, during their brief armistice, used the ''Aquila'' in the hunt for [[Benjamin Church]] and the ''Welcome'' in the [[Caribbean Sea]], eventually boarding the ship, retrieving her stolen cargo for the Patriots at [[Valley Forge]], and killing her passenger. In the process, the ''Aquila'' had decimated the ''Welcome'' and her crew, proving to be a resounding victory for her captain.

[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 3.png|left|250px|thumb|The ''Aquila'' firing at a Man-of-War under Biddle's command]]
The ''Welcome'' was not her only prey – Nicholas Biddle had been raiding [[Martha's Vineyard]] in the [[USS Randolph|USS ''Randolph'']]. Issues first arose when privateer frigates threatened merchant vessels near the Vineyard, and the ''Aquila'' successfully found and defeated their fort headquarters.

When another merchant vessel was threatened, the ''Randolph'' was spotted leading the privateers, though she escaped in the cover of a storm. For several years thereafter between 1776 and 1778, Connor and the ''Aquila'' hunted Biddle and the ''Randolph'', thought to be the party responsible for inciting the privateers to raid the Vineyard and the ships visiting it.

The ship's hunt was delayed by needing to help ''[[Belladonna|La Belladonna]]'', a vessel vital to the war effort, and other constraints on her captain's time. Eventually, however, in 1778, Connor and the ''Aquila'' managed to corner the ''Randolph''.

The ''Aquila'' proved the hardier ship compared to the larger ''Randolph''; Connor's superior seamanship and the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s firepower allowed her to disable the ''Randolph'', kill her captain, and scuttle her, securing the Vineyard and stopping the Templars from encouraging further attacks. With Biddle out of the way, the seaboard was safe once more for neutral traders to conduct business with the colonies.

[[File:ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 16.png|250px|thumb|The ''Aquila'' sailing in the battle at the Chesapeake]]
When the [[Battle of the Chesapeake|Battle of Chesapeake Bay]] began, General [[Marquis de Lafayette]] requested the ''Aquila'' give support in the battle. The French [[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Admiral de Grasse]] believed that he would receive a large fleet and experienced captains, but instead he received only the ''Aquila'' and her captain Connor.

While irritated at the concept, de Grasse gave Connor two frigates for assistance, the ''Marsellois'' and the ''Saint Espirit'', and asked them to engage the encroaching fleet. During the battle, the trio of ships sank several gunboats and at least four English frigates, before the ''Marsellois'' was destroyed by an English vessel midway through the battle.

Once all the English frigates had been destroyed, a Man-of-War sailed into the battle and sank the ''Saint Espirit'', before she managed to disable the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s guns. Due to lacking any other means of attack, Connor decided to destroy the Man-of-War by ramming her, getting on board in hand-to-hand combat, and killing her captain. Ultimately proving successful, the battle ended with the French as the victors.

Connor also loaned the ''Aquila'' to his [[apprentices]] for various [[contracts (Assassin's Creed III)|contracted missions]]. The ship was present at the {{Wiki|Battle of Gloucester (1775)|Battle of Gloucester}} in 1775 and the {{Wiki|Frederica naval action}} of 1778, and she also aided [[Caesar Rodney]] in holding control of the {{Wiki|Delaware River}}.

==Alternate timeline==
[[File:Escape to New York 10.png|thumb|left|250px|The ''Aquila'' approaching New York]]
In an alternate timeline created by an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]], the ''Aquila'' and Faulkner were located in [[Boston]]. When [[George Washington]] crowned himself the King of the [[United States]], [[Benjamin Franklin]] had the ship confiscated.

However, Franklin was eventually freed from Washington's influence by [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], and suggested acquiring the ''Aquila'' to reach Washington's [[New York Pyramid|palace]] in [[New York]]. Franklin and the Assassin struck a bargain with Faulkner, having him gather a crew while Ratonhnhaké:ton untied the ship's moorings and assassinated the snipers guarding her. Faulkner's crew stormed the docks and swam to the ''Aquila'', which had gone adrift. Ratonhnhaké:ton held off the soldiers firing on the sailors, and eventually climbed on board with [[Kanen'tó:kon]] to sail for New York.<ref name="Betrayal">''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal]]''</ref>

[[File:Dark Waters 8.png|thumb|250px|The ''Aquila'' ramming an American Man O' War]]
During the approach, the ''Aquila'' was attacked by Washington's fleet. Ratonhnhaké:ton took the wheel and destroyed the attackers before taking their flags to sail into the lower bay unimpeded. The ''Aquila'' then navigated through the [[naval mines]] and launched a surprise attack on the remaining ships.

However, the ship's ammunition was depleted shortly after, with more of the King's ship on their way. Ratonhnhaké:ton ordered everyone to jump overboard as he rammed the Man-of-War in the lower bay, providing distraction for the others, but also destroying the ''Aquila'' in the process.<ref name="Redemption">''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption]]''</ref>

==Crew==
*Ratonhnhaké:ton - Captain (1770 – ?)
*Robert Faulkner - First mate (1753 – 1754, 1770 – ?), Acting captain (1754 – 1768)
*David Clutterbuck - Gunnery officer (1773 – ?)
*Richard Clutterbuck - Gunnery officer (1773 – ?)
*Numerous unnamed sailors

==Armaments==
{{Quote|We've fitted her with a modest amount of guns to start but rest assured there's ample room to add more should you feel the need.|Robert Faulkner on the ''Aquila'''s first fitting under Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-Chase 6.png|thumb|250px|left|The ''Aquila'' firing heated shot upon a fort]]
Although relatively well built, even when initially repaired by Connor, the ''Aquila'' underwent several major improvements during his captaincy.

In addition to the warship's standard {{Wiki|round shot}} and {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s, the ''Aquila'' was eventually upgraded to include several more projectile types: {{Wiki|chain-shot}} to destroy a ship's sails, disabling them; {{Wiki|grapeshot}} to target the crew; and {{Wiki|heated shot}} to start fires among the hull.

The ''Aquila'' also received improvements in her hull strength via reinforcements, an improved rudder for sharper turns, and the addition of a naval ram. Fully upgraded, the ''Aquila'' was armed with 60 main cannons, 30 on each side.

This would have made her equivalent in firepower to a third-rate ship of the line, which meant that she would have been a smaller ship of the line but larger than a frigate. Most contemporary 60-gun ships carried those guns on only two decks; however, the ''Aquila'' carried them on two dedicated gun decks with a few cannons and the swivel guns also present on the weather deck.

==Trivia==
*Aquila is Latin and Italian for "eagle", and it was a reference to the eagle motif of the Assassins.
**Continuing the eagle theme, the ''Aquila'' had an eagle-shaped figurehead.
**"Aquila" is also the name of a {{Wiki|Aquila (constellation)|constellation}}, with its brightest star known as "{{Wiki|Altair}}," namesake of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].
*In an interview, Mission Director [[Philippe Bergeron]] stated that Connor could freeroam the seas with the ship between missions. However, this was not possible in the final version of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.
*The ''Aquila'' had lifts attached to her central mast, with the pulley handles shaped like [[Assassin insignia]]s.
*By the number of guns the ''Aquila'' would be considered a {{Wiki|third-rate}} ship-of-the-line. While not as massive as a first-rate or second-rate, the third-rate ships were considered to be the ideal balance in sailing warships in terms of speed and firepower. This would also mean that she had a crew complement between three and five hundred men.
*The ''Aquila'' typically flies the British flag, even during the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] when she fights alongside French ships.
*The ''Aquila''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s wheel and figurehead could be obtained by Connor's grandfather, [[Edward Kenway]], during his time of [[piracy]] in the early 18th century.

==Gallery==
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Development=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC3 naval ships.jpg|Naval battle concept art
Naval Battle concept illustration by Max Qin.jpg|Naval battle concept art
Aquila Cannons.jpg|Concept art of ''Aquila'''s cannons firing
AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' navigating through [[naval mines]]
AC3 CA SP 30 Naval TropicalStorm.jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' navigating a tropical storm
AC3 CA SP 28 Naval HidingInTheMidstOfEnemyShips(Night).jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' hiding from enemy ships in the mist
Aquila Caribbeann concept.jpg|''Aquila'' Caribbean concept
AC3 CA SP 31 RescueBoat.jpg|Concept art of a rescue boat leaving the ''Aquila''
North America Stormy Day by max qin.jpg|''North America Stormy Day'' by Max Qin
Tropical Storm by max qin.jpg|''Tropical Storm'' by Max Qin
Naval Battle by max qin.jpg|''Naval Battle'' by Max Qin
The Perfect Storm by max qin.jpg|''The Perfect Storm'' by Max Qin
AC3 CA SP 27 Naval NorthAmericanLandscape.jpg|The ''Aquila'' docked off the North American coastline
Aquila passage concept.jpg|The ''Aquila'' entering a narrow passage
Aquila lower decks concept art.jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'''s lower decks
AC3 Render SP 22 Aquila Crew.jpg|The crew of the ''Aquila'' and a British Marine
Aquila concept model.jpg|Concept model of the ''Aquila''
Aquila Edge Artwork.png|Connor and his crew aboard the ''Aquila''
</gallery>
|-|Screenshots=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Journey to the New World 20.png|The ''Aquila'' pursuing the ''Providence''
ACIII-Pavingtheway 1.png|The ''Aquila'' at sea
A Call for Help 1.png|Connor at the helm of the ''Aquila''
Henderson in Distress 2.png|Connor calling an attack on enemy vessels
AC3 Faulkner boarding sequence.png|Faulkner commanding the crew
AC3 Richard Clutterbuck boarding sequence.png|The crew preparing for battle
AC3 David Clutterbuck boarding sequence.png|The crew boarding an enemy vessel
ACIII-Bitterend 6.png|The ''Aquila'' firing several chain-shots
ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 5.png|The ''Aquila'' during the Battle of Chesapeake Bay
ACIII-Wolcott 10.png|The ''Aquila'' firing on a British fort
</gallery>
</tabber>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:French Navy warships]]
[[Category:Assassin ships]]
[[Category:Privateer ships]]
[[Category:Brigs]]

Aquila

2014-09-02T19:21:33Z

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{{Era|AC3|ACIV|Forsaken|Featured}}
{{Quote|Who is she? Why the Aquila, boy! The Ghost of the North Seas! ... She's a ship, boy, and make no mistake about it!|Robert Faulkner to Connor regarding the ''Aquila'', 1770.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:AC3 Aquila Homestead Bay.png|250px|thumb|The ''Aquila'' in the bay of Davenport Homestead]]
The '''''Aquila''''' was a [[French Navy|French]] [[Ships|naval warship]] commissioned and constructed during the 18th century. She soon became the flagship of the burgeoning [[Assassins|Assassin]] fleet.

During the [[American Revolution]], the vessel was captained by the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], with [[Robert Faulkner]] as his first mate. Under their command, the ''Aquila'' helped to capture [[Continental Army]] captain and [[Templars|Templar]] [[Nicholas Biddle]], who had been raiding locations along the coast. The pair also patrolled several trade routes along the Eastern Seaboard and the [[Caribbean Sea]], engaging in multiple privateer contracts.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==History==
{{Quote|She's still the fastest in the Atlantic – sure she needs some attention... minor things mostly but with a little affection she'll fly again.|Robert Faulkner discussing the repairs needed on the ''Aquila''.|Assassin's Creed III}}
The ''Aquila'' was a [[brig]] constructed in Brest, [[France]], in the year 1749. While small in design, the ''Aquila'' was a fast ship for its size, capable of twelve knots in good wind, according to Faulkner, making her one of the fastest in her region of service. Armed with heavy [[cannons]] and accurate swivel guns, the ''Aquila'' had a versatile and powerful arsenal that made her a force to be reckoned with.

[[File:ACIII-TrainingBegins 3.png|thumb|250px|The destroyed ''Aquila'' in the Davenport Homestead's harbor]]
In 1754, by which point she had become the flagship of the Assassin fleet, the Assassins spread the word that the ''Aquila'' had been destroyed after suffering heavy damage pursuing the ''[[Providence]]'', which was transporting the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Grand Master]] [[Haytham Kenway]], through a storm. In reality, she had only sustained minor damage and was soon refitted for combat.

Over the next decade, the ''Aquila'' plagued the Templar fleets, earning herself the moniker of "''Ghost of the North Seas''", an illusion spread both by the ship avoiding major harbors and by the exceptional sailing ability of her acting captain, Robert Faulkner.

Eventually, the Templars uncovered the fact that the ''Aquila'' had not been destroyed and, in 1768, three [[Royal Navy|British frigates]] ambushed the ship, nearly destroying it. Both the ''Aquila'' and Faulkner survived and managed to escape to the [[Davenport Homestead]], where they would remain until the arrival of the Assassin Connor, who elected to defray the cost of the vessel's repairs. Coincidentally, he had invited lumberjacks [[Terry]] and [[Godfrey]] to live on the Homestead, so the ''Aquila'' had the resources necessary for repairs.

After six months, Connor and Faulkner found a crew for the ''Aquila'' and sailed to [[Martha's Vineyard]] in search of cannons and officers. Faulkner recruited some of his old shipmates, [[David Clutterbuck|David]] and [[Richard Clutterbuck]], as gunnery officers, and tutored Connor in sailing the ''Aquila'' as captain. After practicing to fire the cannons at an old shipwreck, the ''Aquila'' saw her first fight in years against a patrol of British gunboats and a frigate.

[[File:ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 9.png|thumb|left|250px|Connor and Faulkner on deck]]
Following this battle, Connor used the ''Aquila'' to defend trade routes along the Colonial seaboard and the Caribbean. The ''Aquila'' was called upon to defend a number of trading vessels, such as the ''[[Henderson]]'' and ''[[Independence]]'', securing trade routes for the colonists and reducing the risk for merchants.

Privateers and English frigates were terrorizing the coast, and the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s patrols put her in a premier position to eliminate the threats. Gunboats and frigates were among the privateers' favored ships, though they occasionally had a few larger ships to rival the ''Aquila'', such as the ''Dartmoor'', ''[[Saint James]]'', and ''[[Prospector]]''.

While these battles were relatively brief, their effects were far-reaching. Civilian traders were affected by the patrols of the ''Aquila'' and her crew, as they were less likely to lose goods to the raiders. This meant that prices to trade goods were lowered across the colonies, making the ''Aquila'' not only a military force but an indirect economic one as well.

[[File:ACIII-Bitterend 7.png|thumb|250px|Connor and Haytham hunting the ''Welcome'']]
The ship also served as transport for her captain when Connor sought out the [[Shards of Eden|hidden treasure]] of Captain [[William Kidd]] and traveled in pursuit of Templars. Often, this meant the ''Aquila'' waited offshore while Connor and Faulkner went ashore in a rowboat to explore the maps [[Peg Leg]] had given Connor in exchange for trinkets.

These locales varied greatly, from a jungle beach to the frigid north. However, on some occasions, the ''Aquila'' was directly used in hunting a Templar. [[Haytham Kenway]] and Connor, during their brief armistice, used the ''Aquila'' in the hunt for [[Benjamin Church]] and the ''Welcome'' in the [[Caribbean Sea]], eventually boarding the ship, retrieving her stolen cargo for the Patriots at [[Valley Forge]], and killing her passenger. In the process, the ''Aquila'' had decimated the ''Welcome'' and her crew, proving to be a resounding victory for her captain.

[[File:ACIII-Biddlehideout 3.png|left|250px|thumb|The ''Aquila'' firing at a Man-of-War under Biddle's command]]
The ''Welcome'' was not her only prey – Nicholas Biddle had been raiding [[Martha's Vineyard]] in the [[USS Randolph|USS ''Randolph'']]. Issues first arose when privateer frigates threatened merchant vessels near the Vineyard, and the ''Aquila'' successfully found and defeated their fort headquarters.

When another merchant vessel was threatened, the ''Randolph'' was spotted leading the privateers, though she escaped in the cover of a storm. For several years thereafter between 1776 and 1778, Connor and the ''Aquila'' hunted Biddle and the ''Randolph'', thought to be the party responsible for inciting the privateers to raid the Vineyard and the ships visiting it.

The ship's hunt was delayed by needing to help ''[[Belladonna|La Belladonna]]'', a vessel vital to the war effort, and other constraints on her captain's time. Eventually, however, in 1778, Connor and the ''Aquila'' managed to corner the ''Randolph''.

The ''Aquila'' proved the hardier ship compared to the larger ''Randolph''; Connor's superior seamanship and the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s firepower allowed her to disable the ''Randolph'', kill her captain, and scuttle her, securing the Vineyard and stopping the Templars from encouraging further attacks. With Biddle out of the way, the seaboard was safe once more for neutral traders to conduct business with the colonies.

[[File:ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 16.png|250px|thumb|The ''Aquila'' sailing in the battle at the Chesapeake]]
When the [[Battle of the Chesapeake|Battle of Chesapeake Bay]] began, General [[Marquis de Lafayette]] requested the ''Aquila'' give support in the battle. The French [[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Admiral de Grasse]] believed that he would receive a large fleet and experienced captains, but instead he received only the ''Aquila'' and her captain Connor.

While irritated at the concept, de Grasse gave Connor two frigates for assistance, the ''Marsellois'' and the ''Saint Espirit'', and asked them to engage the encroaching fleet. During the battle, the trio of ships sank several gunboats and at least four English frigates, before the ''Marsellois'' was destroyed by an English vessel midway through the battle.

Once all the English frigates had been destroyed, a Man-of-War sailed into the battle and sank the ''Saint Espirit'', before she managed to disable the ''<nowiki>Aquila'</nowiki>''s guns. Due to lacking any other means of attack, Connor decided to destroy the Man-of-War by ramming her, getting on board in hand-to-hand combat, and killing her captain. Ultimately proving successful, the battle ended with the French as the victors.

Connor also loaned the ''Aquila'' to his [[apprentices]] for various [[contracts (Assassin's Creed III)|contracted missions]]. The ship was present at the {{Wiki|Battle of Gloucester (1775)|Battle of Gloucester}} in 1775 and the {{Wiki|Frederica naval action}} of 1778, and she also aided [[Caesar Rodney]] in holding control of the {{Wiki|Delaware River}}.

==Alternate timeline==
[[File:Escape to New York 10.png|thumb|left|250px|The ''Aquila'' approaching New York]]
In an alternate timeline created by an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]], the ''Aquila'' and Faulkner were located in [[Boston]]. When [[George Washington]] crowned himself the King of the [[United States]], [[Benjamin Franklin]] had the ship confiscated.

However, Franklin was eventually freed from Washington's influence by [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], and suggested acquiring the ''Aquila'' to reach Washington's [[New York Pyramid|palace]] in [[New York]]. Franklin and the Assassin struck a bargain with Faulkner, having him gather a crew while Ratonhnhaké:ton untied the ship's moorings and assassinated the snipers guarding her. Faulkner's crew stormed the docks and swam to the ''Aquila'', which had gone adrift. Ratonhnhaké:ton held off the soldiers firing on the sailors, and eventually climbed on board with [[Kanen'tó:kon]] to sail for New York.<ref name="Betrayal">''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal]]''</ref>

[[File:Dark Waters 8.png|thumb|250px|The ''Aquila'' ramming an American Man O' War]]
During the approach, the ''Aquila'' was attacked by Washington's fleet. Ratonhnhaké:ton took the wheel and destroyed the attackers before taking their flags to sail into the lower bay unimpeded. The ''Aquila'' then navigated through the [[naval mines]] and launched a surprise attack on the remaining ships.

However, the ship's ammunition was depleted shortly after, with more of the King's ship on their way. Ratonhnhaké:ton ordered everyone to jump overboard as he rammed the Man-of-War in the lower bay, providing distraction for the others, but also destroying the ''Aquila'' in the process.<ref name="Redemption">''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption]]''</ref>

==Crew==
*Ratonhnhaké:ton - Captain (1770 – ?)
*Robert Faulkner - First mate (1753 – 1754, 1770 – ?), Acting captain (1754 – 1768)
*David Clutterbuck - Gunnery officer (1773 – ?)
*Richard Clutterbuck - Gunnery officer (1773 – ?)
*Numerous unnamed sailors

==Armaments==
{{Quote|We've fitted her with a modest amount of guns to start but rest assured there's ample room to add more should you feel the need.|Robert Faulkner on the ''Aquila'''s first fitting under Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-Chase 6.png|thumb|250px|left|The ''Aquila'' firing heated shot upon a fort]]
Although relatively well built, even when initially repaired by Connor, the ''Aquila'' underwent several major improvements during his captaincy.

In addition to the warship's standard {{Wiki|round shot}} and {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s, the ''Aquila'' was eventually upgraded to include several more projectile types: {{Wiki|chain-shot}} to destroy a ship's sails, disabling them; {{Wiki|grapeshot}} to target the crew; and {{Wiki|heated shot}} to start fires among the hull.

The ''Aquila'' also received improvements in her hull strength via reinforcements, an improved rudder for sharper turns, and the addition of a naval ram. Fully upgraded, the ''Aquila'' was armed with 60 main cannons, 30 on each side.

This would have made her equivalent in firepower to a third-rate ship of the line, which meant that she would have been a smaller ship of the line but larger than a frigate. Most contemporary 60-gun ships carried those guns on only two decks; however, the ''Aquila'' carried them on two dedicated gun decks with a few cannons and the swivel guns also present on the weather deck.

==Trivia==
*Aquila is Latin and Italian for "eagle", and it was a reference to the eagle motif of the Assassins.
**Continuing the eagle theme, the ''Aquila'' had an eagle-shaped figurehead.
**"Aquila" is also the name of a {{Wiki|Aquila (constellation)|constellation}}, with its brightest star known as "{{Wiki|Altair}}," namesake of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].
*In an interview, Mission Director [[Philippe Bergeron]] stated that Connor could freeroam the seas with the ship between missions. However, this was not possible in the final version of ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.
*The ''Aquila'' had lifts attached to her central mast, with the pulley handles shaped like [[Assassin insignia]]s.
*By the number of guns the ''Aquila'' would be considered a {{Wiki|third-rate}} ship-of-the-line. While not as massive as a first-rate or second-rate, the third-rate ships were considered to be the ideal balance in sailing warships in terms of speed and firepower. This would also mean that she had a crew complement between three and five hundred men.
*The ''Aquila'' typically flies the British flag, even during the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] when she fights alongside French ships.
*The ''Aquila''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s wheel and figurehead could be obtained by Connor's grandfather, [[Edward Kenway]], during his time of [[piracy]] in the early 18th century.
*Parts of the Aquila like the wheel and figurehead can be crafted and bought in http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag

==Gallery==
<tabber>
Development=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
AC3 naval ships.jpg|Naval battle concept art
Naval Battle concept illustration by Max Qin.jpg|Naval battle concept art
Aquila Cannons.jpg|Concept art of ''Aquila'''s cannons firing
AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' navigating through [[naval mines]]
AC3 CA SP 30 Naval TropicalStorm.jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' navigating a tropical storm
AC3 CA SP 28 Naval HidingInTheMidstOfEnemyShips(Night).jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' hiding from enemy ships in the mist
Aquila Caribbeann concept.jpg|''Aquila'' Caribbean concept
AC3 CA SP 31 RescueBoat.jpg|Concept art of a rescue boat leaving the ''Aquila''
North America Stormy Day by max qin.jpg|''North America Stormy Day'' by Max Qin
Tropical Storm by max qin.jpg|''Tropical Storm'' by Max Qin
Naval Battle by max qin.jpg|''Naval Battle'' by Max Qin
The Perfect Storm by max qin.jpg|''The Perfect Storm'' by Max Qin
AC3 CA SP 27 Naval NorthAmericanLandscape.jpg|The ''Aquila'' docked off the North American coastline
Aquila passage concept.jpg|The ''Aquila'' entering a narrow passage
Aquila lower decks concept art.jpg|Concept art of the ''Aquila'''s lower decks
AC3 Render SP 22 Aquila Crew.jpg|The crew of the ''Aquila'' and a British Marine
Aquila concept model.jpg|Concept model of the ''Aquila''
Aquila Edge Artwork.png|Connor and his crew aboard the ''Aquila''
</gallery>
|-|Screenshots=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Journey to the New World 20.png|The ''Aquila'' pursuing the ''Providence''
ACIII-Pavingtheway 1.png|The ''Aquila'' at sea
A Call for Help 1.png|Connor at the helm of the ''Aquila''
Henderson in Distress 2.png|Connor calling an attack on enemy vessels
AC3 Faulkner boarding sequence.png|Faulkner commanding the crew
AC3 Richard Clutterbuck boarding sequence.png|The crew preparing for battle
AC3 David Clutterbuck boarding sequence.png|The crew boarding an enemy vessel
ACIII-Bitterend 6.png|The ''Aquila'' firing several chain-shots
ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 5.png|The ''Aquila'' during the Battle of Chesapeake Bay
ACIII-Wolcott 10.png|The ''Aquila'' firing on a British fort
</gallery>
</tabber>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:French Navy warships]]
[[Category:Assassin ships]]
[[Category:Privateer ships]]
[[Category:Brigs]]

Grand Master of the Templar Order

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{{Era|AC|ACBL|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3|AC3L|AC4|ACU|TSC|Renaissance|Bbook|Rbook|Forsaken|Templars}}
{{WP-REAL|Grand Masters of the Knights Templar}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Youmay|the highest rank of the Templar Order|the Assassin Order equivalent, the [[Mentor]]}}
[[File:Knights.png|right|200px|thumb|The emblem of the Templar Order]]
The title of '''Grand Master''' was the highest rank attainable within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and granted the bearer full control over its members and their operations.

Having previously borne a more public face, more Grand Masters of the Templar Order were better known than their [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor|counterparts]]. However, as the Templars slipped back into the shadows, the identities of their leaders eventually fell from the public consciousness.

While it was commonly assumed that all Templar leaders were drawn from the stock of Western nobility, due to the prominence of the front-organization that was the Knights Templar during the Middle Ages, the truth was that as the Order developed, diversified and relocated, many different people of various ethnic backgrounds and cultural heritages had assumed the mantle of Grand Master throughout the Templars' longevity.

==History==
===Middle Ages===
One of the first known Grand Masters was a Frenchman named [[Hugues de Payens]], who, along with his colleague [[Bernard de Clairvaux]], wrote the document known as the [[Latin Rule]], which dictated the behaviors of the Order's Knights, in the year 1128. It was applied the following year and soon spread throughout the Order.

After two years without a Grand Master, [[Robert de Sable]] entered the order of the Knights Templar and reigned as their Grand Master during 1191. During his reign, he sought the [[Pieces of Eden]], particularly the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]]. After having lost the Apple, he launched an attack to [[Masyaf]], the stronghold of the Assassins. Later on, during the [[Battle of Arsuf]], he was killed by his rival, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

After the death of Robert, [[Armand Bouchart]] took on the mantle of Grand Master as he and the Templars retreated to [[Cyprus]]. However, Altaïr pursued him and the two fought in the [[Templar Archive]], after the Assassin foiled the Grand Master's plans, resulting in Altaïr's victory and the Templars losing another leader.<ref name="ACBL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>

During the early 14th century, the [[France|French]] King [[Philip IV of France|Philip le Bel]] was unknowingly influenced by the [[Assassins]], and conspired against the Templars. As a result, they were branded heretics and hundreds of them were arrested, with the last official Grand Master, [[Jacques de Molay]], understanding that the Order would not survive as a public organization. With this, he allowed himself to be burned at the stake, saving the lives of his brethren and making his enemies believe that the Templars were finished, though in reality, the Order continued to exist – underground. This aside, before his death, Molay sent nine of his most trusted men out into the world to continue his work.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
By 1476, the Templars in Europe were eventually led by [[Rodrigo Borgia]], a cardinal under [[Sixtus IV|Pope Sixtus IV]]. Operating from [[Rome]], Rodrigo's primary objective was to unite Italy under the Templar banner,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> however, the Italian Templars strayed far from the main Templar ideology and used the Order as a way to achieve and sustain power for themselves.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> Despite facing complications from the Assassins, mainly [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], Rodrigo managed to bribe the other cardinals, and was named Pope in 1492, taking on the name Alexander VI.<ref name="AC2"/>

Rodrigo then secured the power of the Church for the Templars, and from [[Vaticano District|the Vatican]], he oversaw the progress of the other Templars in Europe, including [[United Kingdom|England]] and [[Spain]]. However, by 1500, Rodrigo's resolve had weakened, and control over the order fell to his son [[Cesare Borgia]], who acted as the ''de facto'' Grand Master.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

After he killed his own father in August 1503, Cesare became the official Grand Master of the Order,<ref name="ACB novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> though without his father's power in the Church, he could not maintain the same influence in Europe that his father had. Cesare was soon imprisoned with the ascension of the next Pope, [[Julius II]], and upon escaping, he fled to his brother-in-law [[John III of Navarre]] in Navarre, Spain. The Grand Master was ultimately killed during the [[Siege of Viana]] in 1507 by Ezio Auditore,<ref name="ACB"/> destabilizing the Templars in Europe and causing them to temporarily withdraw.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

===Colonial America===
By the 18th century, the title of Grand Master had been slightly altered, becoming a rank that the leaders of the orders had depending on their region. In Europe, the Grand Master of the order was [[Reginald Birch]], an Englishman that worked as a businessman as a cover. He was responsible for the growth of Templar influence in the British colonies, sending over [[Haytham Kenway]] to lead them. Haytham, upon his arrival in the Colonies, gathered his co-conspirators, which had been recruited and located by Birch, and became the Grand Master of Colonial America.

Near the end of the 18th century, the title of Grand Master had been bestowed upon [[Charles Lee]], following the death of Haytham during the siege of [[Fort George]] by his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]]. Charles, being the only conspirator left from Haytham's rule, attempted to flee by ship back to England after his initial plan failed to kill Connor. He was unsuccessful though, and Connor assassinated him inside a tavern.

===Modern times===
By the 20th century, the "Founders" created [[Abstergo Industries]] in 1937, which from that point on served as the front for the Templar Order. Though its [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|highest-ranking employees]] all held some form of leadership in the Templar Order,<ref name="Abstergo Files">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> there was still a Grand Master serving as the head of the company.<ref name="Rifts">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' - [[Rifts]]</ref>

==Known Grand Masters==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Hugh de Payns.jpg|[[Hugues de Payens]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> 1118 – 1136
AC1 Robert render.png|[[Robert de Sable]]<ref name="AC"/> 1191
Armand Bouchart.jpg|[[Armand Bouchart]]<ref name="ACBL"/> 1191 – 1193
Molay.jpg|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> 1292 – 1312
ACB Rodrigo render.png|[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACB"/> [[Italy]] 1476 – 1503
ACB Cesare render.png|[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="ACB novel"/> Italy 1500 – 1503 {{C|de facto}} 1503 – 1507 {{C|de jure}}
AC4 Laureano Torres render.png|[[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]]<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Caribbean|West Indies]] 1693 – 1722
Reginald Birch ACIII.png|[[Reginald Birch]]<ref name="ACIII">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] ? – 1757
AC3 Haytham Kenway render.png|[[Haytham Kenway]]<ref name="ACIII" /> [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]] 1754 – 1781
AC3 Charles Lee.png|[[Charles Lee]]<ref name="ACIII" /> Thirteen Colonies 1781 – 1782
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[François de la Serre]]<ref>[http://gematsu.com/2014/08/assassins-creed-unity-gamescom-screenshots Gematsu: ''Assassin’s Creed: Unity Gamescom screenshots'']</ref> France Late 18th century
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Templar ranks]]

Grand Master of the Templar Order

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{{Era|AC|ACBL|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3|ACL|AC4|ACU|TSC|Renaissance|Bbook|Rbook|Forsaken|Templars}}
{{WP-REAL|Grand Masters of the Knights Templar}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Youmay|the highest rank of the Templar Order|the Assassin Order equivalent, the [[Mentor]]}}
[[File:Knights.png|right|200px|thumb|The emblem of the Templar Order]]
The title of '''Grand Master''' was the highest rank attainable within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and granted the bearer full control over its members and their operations.

Having previously borne a more public face, more Grand Masters of the Templar Order were better known than their [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor|counterparts]]. However, as the Templars slipped back into the shadows, the identities of their leaders eventually fell from the public consciousness.

While it was commonly assumed that all Templar leaders were drawn from the stock of Western nobility, due to the prominence of the front-organization that was the Knights Templar during the Middle Ages, the truth was that as the Order developed, diversified and relocated, many different people of various ethnic backgrounds and cultural heritages had assumed the mantle of Grand Master throughout the Templars' longevity.

==History==
===Middle Ages===
One of the first known Grand Masters was a Frenchman named [[Hugues de Payens]], who, along with his colleague [[Bernard de Clairvaux]], wrote the document known as the [[Latin Rule]], which dictated the behaviors of the Order's Knights, in the year 1128. It was applied the following year and soon spread throughout the Order.

After two years without a Grand Master, [[Robert de Sable]] entered the order of the Knights Templar and reigned as their Grand Master during 1191. During his reign, he sought the [[Pieces of Eden]], particularly the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]]. After having lost the Apple, he launched an attack to [[Masyaf]], the stronghold of the Assassins. Later on, during the [[Battle of Arsuf]], he was killed by his rival, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

After the death of Robert, [[Armand Bouchart]] took on the mantle of Grand Master as he and the Templars retreated to [[Cyprus]]. However, Altaïr pursued him and the two fought in the [[Templar Archive]], after the Assassin foiled the Grand Master's plans, resulting in Altaïr's victory and the Templars losing another leader.<ref name="ACBL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>

During the early 14th century, the [[France|French]] King [[Philip IV of France|Philip le Bel]] was unknowingly influenced by the [[Assassins]], and conspired against the Templars. As a result, they were branded heretics and hundreds of them were arrested, with the last official Grand Master, [[Jacques de Molay]], understanding that the Order would not survive as a public organization. With this, he allowed himself to be burned at the stake, saving the lives of his brethren and making his enemies believe that the Templars were finished, though in reality, the Order continued to exist – underground. This aside, before his death, Molay sent nine of his most trusted men out into the world to continue his work.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
By 1476, the Templars in Europe were eventually led by [[Rodrigo Borgia]], a cardinal under [[Sixtus IV|Pope Sixtus IV]]. Operating from [[Rome]], Rodrigo's primary objective was to unite Italy under the Templar banner,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> however, the Italian Templars strayed far from the main Templar ideology and used the Order as a way to achieve and sustain power for themselves.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> Despite facing complications from the Assassins, mainly [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], Rodrigo managed to bribe the other cardinals, and was named Pope in 1492, taking on the name Alexander VI.<ref name="AC2"/>

Rodrigo then secured the power of the Church for the Templars, and from [[Vaticano District|the Vatican]], he oversaw the progress of the other Templars in Europe, including [[United Kingdom|England]] and [[Spain]]. However, by 1500, Rodrigo's resolve had weakened, and control over the order fell to his son [[Cesare Borgia]], who acted as the ''de facto'' Grand Master.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

After he killed his own father in August 1503, Cesare became the official Grand Master of the Order,<ref name="ACB novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> though without his father's power in the Church, he could not maintain the same influence in Europe that his father had. Cesare was soon imprisoned with the ascension of the next Pope, [[Julius II]], and upon escaping, he fled to his brother-in-law [[John III of Navarre]] in Navarre, Spain. The Grand Master was ultimately killed during the [[Siege of Viana]] in 1507 by Ezio Auditore,<ref name="ACB"/> destabilizing the Templars in Europe and causing them to temporarily withdraw.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

===Colonial America===
By the 18th century, the title of Grand Master had been slightly altered, becoming a rank that the leaders of the orders had depending on their region. In Europe, the Grand Master of the order was [[Reginald Birch]], an Englishman that worked as a businessman as a cover. He was responsible for the growth of Templar influence in the British colonies, sending over [[Haytham Kenway]] to lead them. Haytham, upon his arrival in the Colonies, gathered his co-conspirators, which had been recruited and located by Birch, and became the Grand Master of Colonial America.

Near the end of the 18th century, the title of Grand Master had been bestowed upon [[Charles Lee]], following the death of Haytham during the siege of [[Fort George]] by his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]]. Charles, being the only conspirator left from Haytham's rule, attempted to flee by ship back to England after his initial plan failed to kill Connor. He was unsuccessful though, and Connor assassinated him inside a tavern.

===Modern times===
By the 20th century, the "Founders" created [[Abstergo Industries]] in 1937, which from that point on served as the front for the Templar Order. Though its [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|highest-ranking employees]] all held some form of leadership in the Templar Order,<ref name="Abstergo Files">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> there was still a Grand Master serving as the head of the company.<ref name="Rifts">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' - [[Rifts]]</ref>

==Known Grand Masters==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Hugh de Payns.jpg|[[Hugues de Payens]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> 1118 – 1136
AC1 Robert render.png|[[Robert de Sable]]<ref name="AC"/> 1191
Armand Bouchart.jpg|[[Armand Bouchart]]<ref name="ACBL"/> 1191 – 1193
Molay.jpg|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> 1292 – 1312
ACB Rodrigo render.png|[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACB"/> [[Italy]] 1476 – 1503
ACB Cesare render.png|[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="ACB novel"/> Italy 1500 – 1503 {{C|de facto}} 1503 – 1507 {{C|de jure}}
AC4 Laureano Torres render.png|[[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]]<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Caribbean|West Indies]] 1693 – 1722
Reginald Birch ACIII.png|[[Reginald Birch]]<ref name="ACIII">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] ? – 1757
AC3 Haytham Kenway render.png|[[Haytham Kenway]]<ref name="ACIII" /> [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]] 1754 – 1781
AC3 Charles Lee.png|[[Charles Lee]]<ref name="ACIII" /> Thirteen Colonies 1781 – 1782
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[François de la Serre]]<ref>[http://gematsu.com/2014/08/assassins-creed-unity-gamescom-screenshots Gematsu: ''Assassin’s Creed: Unity Gamescom screenshots'']</ref> France Late 18th century
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Templar ranks]]

Assassin's Creed: Rogue

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{{Era|ACRG|RW}}
{{WP-REAL|Assassin's Creed Rogue}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Revamp}}
{{Game Infobox
|name = ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''
|image = Assassin's Creed Rogue - Cover Art.jpeg
|Developer = [[Ubisoft#Sofia|Ubisoft Sofia]]
|Publisher = Ubisoft
|US Date Released = 11 November 2014
|UK Date Released = 11 November 2014
|Genre = Historic Action-Adventure
|Game modes = Single-player
|ESRB = RP (Rating Pending)
|Platform = Xbox 360, PS3
|Media = DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital download
|Website = http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/games/assassins-creed-rogue.aspx}}
'''''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''''' is an upcoming sandbox action adventure game, due to be released on 11 November 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/05/september-cover-reveal-assassins-creed-rogue-unity.aspx GameInformer: ''September Cover Revealed – Assassin's Creed Rogue And Unity'']</ref>. ''Rogue'' follows the story of the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] between 1752 and 1761, during the [[Seven Years' War]], and is the final chapter in the Kenway saga and a close to the North America setting.<ref name="GI Shay">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/08/06/get-to-know-shay-from-assassins-creed-rogue.aspx GameInformer: Get to know Shay from ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'']</ref>

==Development==
''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' is being developed by Ubisoft Sofia, in collaboration with Ubisoft's Singapore, Montreal, Quebec, Chengdu, Milan and Bucharest studios.<ref>[http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/08/assassins-creed-rogue-official.html All Games Beta - ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue Official Announcement + World Premiere Cinematic Trailer'']</ref> The game was written by [[Richard Farrese]].<ref name="GI Shay"/>

==Gameplay==
The primary locations in the game are [[New York City|New York]], the [[River Valley]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic Ocean]]. The North Atlantic is an icy water-based region, where icebergs can be used as cover during naval combat, as well as broken to reveal frozen cargo and [[Animus data fragments]]. With the help of an ice-breaker ram, navigation is supplemented and additional secret areas can be reached. Meanwhile, the River Valley is a hybrid of land-based and naval gameplay, with seamless river navigation integrated into a map reminiscent of the [[Frontier]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.

Some mechanics from previous games' [[multiplayer]] have been incorporated, such as a compass indicating the target's position being a part of [[Eagle Vision]], and whispers increasing in volume to indicate the presence of nearby [[stalkers]].

Environmental hazards have been incorporated in the form of poison gas barrels, which drives victims berserk within their expanding radius; Shay can avoid being affected by pulling a [[Gas mask|mask]] over his face.<ref name="GI Shay"/> Accompanying this, swimming in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic damages Shay's health.<ref name="Gamespot"/>

During ship boarding sequences, Shay and his crew must defend the ''Morrigan'' from Assassin-affiliated attackers, as opposed to being the boarding party in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''.<ref name="Eurogamer"/> Sea shanties make a return in ''Rogue'', comprised of a mix of old favorites from ''Black Flag'' and new, composed ones.

[[Hunting]] returns with new animals unique to the Arctic regions, such as narwhals and [[Bears|polar bear]].

Characters seen previously in the Kenway saga will make appearances, such as [[Haytham Kenway]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.<ref name= "Eurogamer">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-06-assassins-creed-rogue-is-single-player-only-report Eurogamer: ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' is single-player only]</ref>

Unlike in previous games, there is no penalty for killing innocents.<ref name="Gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/four-reasons-im-suddenly-interested-in-assassins-c/1100-6421668/?utm_source=weekly_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=four-reasons-im-suddenly-interested-in-assassins-c Gamespot: Four Reasons I'm Suddenly Interested in Assassin's Creed: Rogue]</ref>

==Editions==
<tabber>
Collector's Edition=
[[File:AC rogue collector's edition.jpg|right|250px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''.
*A collector's box.
*A copy of the official soundtrack.
*A copy of the official artbook.
*Three lithographs.
*Two exclusive single player missions: [[The Siege of Fort de Sable]] and [[The Armor of Sir Gunn's Quest]].
</tabber>

==Gallery==
<tabber>
Videos=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Assassin's Creed Rogue - World premiere cinematic trailer UK
Assassin's Creed Rogue Cinematic Announcement Trailer US
Assassin's Creed Rogue Arctic Naval Gameplay Walkthrough North America
Assassin's Creed Rogue River Valley Land Gameplay Walkthrough North America
</gallery>
|-|
Promotional media=
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Assassins Creed Rogue TemplarVSAssassinCaptain.jpg
Assassins Creed Rogue Screenshot NY.jpg
AC Rogue - Northwest Passage.jpg
AC Rogue - Sailing.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 01.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 02.jpg
ACR Gloriously Rough.jpg
ACRogue Bomb Struggle.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 03.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 04.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 05.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 06.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 07.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 08.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 09.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 10.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 11.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 12.jpg
AC Rogue - Screenshot 13.jpg
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ACRG Concept Art 02.jpg
ACR Cheap Artwork Not.jpg
ACRG Concept Art 01.jpg
ACRG Concept Art 03.jpg
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==References==
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{{ACSeries}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed series]]
[[Category:Real world video games]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]