Almogavar

2017-06-26T18:40:42Z

83.41.15.195: /* Trivia */ "Aragonese and Catalan origin" in the XV century doesnt make sense since catalans were also aragonese (citizens of the Aragón Crown)

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[[File:Guard-almogavar-ACR.png|thumb|An Almogavar]]
The '''Almogavars''' were a class of soldiers employed by the [[Templars]] during their attempt to revive the [[Byzantine Empire]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1511 and 1512.

In [[Constantinople]], the Almogavars mainly appeared in Byzantine-controlled districts. Roughly comparable to [[Italy|Italian]] [[Brutes]] and Colonial [[Grenadiers]], they fought with [[heavy weapons]] and wore thick armor; they could not [[Freerunning|freerun]] and were significantly slower in combat than other classes of soldiers. Like the [[Varangians]], the Almogavars were employed by the Byzantines. Due to their thick armor, they could not be killed with a single bullet or crossbow bolt.

==Trivia==
*Historically, the Almogavars were soldiers of Aragonese origin. They were known to have worked as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire.
**In reality, the Almogavars were light troops, rather than heavily armored axe-wielders. The in-game Almogavars' design actually more resemble the historical Varangians, and vice versa.
*The Almogavars, like the [[Janissaries]] – except in some missions – were always found carrying the same weapon: the [[Almogavar Axe]].
*The Almogavar Axe could 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 could be killed with a counter if their attack was not the overhead smash while using a [[Swords|medium weapon]] or [[Short blades|short blade]].
*Almogavars appeared to have a unique weakness to [[Datura bombs]], as evidenced by both the memory "[[Piri Reis: Datura]]" and usual gameplay; the poison killed them about twice as fast.
*The etymology of Almogavar is likely to lie in Arabic, with both ''al-maghāwīr‎'' ("scout") and ''al-muqafir'' ("raider" or "devastator") as suggested sources.

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

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