Editing Bayek

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{{Character_Infobox
|name = Bayek
|image = ACO Bayek render.png
|birth = 
|death = 
|database = 
|affiliates = [[Medjay]]<br>[[Assassins]]
*[[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Brotherhood]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]''
|voice = [[Abubakar Salim]]
}}
'''Bayek of Siwa''' (85 BC - unknown) was the last [[Medjay]] and an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of the [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Brotherhood]] active during the reign of the last pharaoh of [[Egypt]], [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]]. His marriage to the [[Alexandria]]n agent of Cleopatra, [[Aya]], laid the foundations for what would eventually become the Assassin Brotherhood.

==Biography==
The son of the Medjay, [[Sabu]], and his wife [[Ahmose]],<ref name="Desert Oath extract">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-gb/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm%3A154-302802-16&ct=tcm%3A154-76770-32 ''Assassin’s Creed Origins: Desert Oath'' (extract)]. ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' official site. [[Ubisoft]]. Accessed 2 October 2017.</ref> Bayek hailed from the town of [[Siwa]], where he was viewed as a local hero. He was the last of the Medjay, an old Nubian Egyptian order which had become obsolete under the rule of the [[Greece|Greek]] {{Wiki|Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemies}}, and as such was the respected protector of his community. In the rest of Egypt, however, he was viewed as an inconvenient relic by those in power.<ref name="ACO site Bayek">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/game-info/story-characters/index.aspx?section=Bayek Story and Characters – Bayek: The Last Medjay]. ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' official site. [[Ubisoft]], Accessed 11 September 2017.</ref><ref name="Ubiblog">Reparez, Mikel. [https://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-origins-need-know-new-setting-new-hero-new-action-rpg-gameplay-e3-2017/ ''Assassin's Creed Origins - What You Need To Know About Its New Setting, New Hero and New Action-RPG Gameplay'']. ''UbiBlog''. Ubisoft, 11 June 2017. Accessed 12 June 2017.</ref>

He was married to an Alexandrian woman named Aya, who moved in with him during their youth, trained in the arts of the Medjay<ref name="Ubiblog Gamescom 2017">Reparaz, Mikel. [http://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-origins-exploring-memphis-gamescom-2017/ Assassin’s Creed Origins – Exploring Memphis at Gamescom 2017]. UbiBlog. ''Ubisoft'', 28 August 2017. Accessed 11 September 2017.</ref> and had a [[Khemu|son]] with.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh6_4-XqbQQ Assassin's Creed: Origins - Exclusive NEW Gameplay - Main Mission "The Scarab's Sting"]. Youtube, uploaded by Centerstrain01, 7 October 2017</ref> Unlike Bayek, Aya was an agent to the exiled queen Cleopatra, and her duty to Cleopatra strained their relationship given Bayek's misgivings about the queen. Nevertheless, their union planted the seeds for what would become the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="IGN Gamescom 2017">Ogilvie, Tristan. [http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/22/gamescom-2017-stalking-in-memphis-in-assassins-creed-origins Gamescom 2017: Stalking in Memphis in Assassin's Creed Origins]. {{wiki|IGN}}, 22 August 2017. Accessed 11 September 2017.</ref>

==Equipment and skills==
As a Medjay, Bayek was highly trained in the art of combat, and he utilised a variety of weapons that included the [[khopesh]], [[spear]], and [[bow]]. He also possessed a [[shield]] to defend himself against enemies' attacks and wielded the signature [[Hidden Blade]] for low-profile assassinations. Aside from this, Bayek was an expert in stealth and [[freerunning]].<ref name="Ubiblog" />

Bayek had a symbiotic relationship with his [[eagle]], [[Senu]], which aided him in reconnaissance thanks to his [[Eagle Vision]]. Unlike later Assassins such as [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], and [[Desmond Miles]], Bayek's Eagle Vision was far more literal in the sense that activating the ability allowed him to see through the eyes of Senu.<ref name="Ubiblog" />

==Trivia==
*''Bayek'' is a play on the hieroglyphic word for "falcon" or "vulture". This is keeping in tradition of the protagonists' names being associated with avians.
*Bayek possesses a small scar on his upper lip, a feature he shares with later Assassins such as Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, [[Aveline de Grandpré]] and Desmond Miles.
*Bayek wears a necklace adorned with an eagle's skull, which, when viewed from a certain perspective, resembles the [[Assassin insignia]].
*Bayek also has a missing ring finger on his left hand for the use of the Hidden Blade, similar to the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins]] during the Crusades.
**Furthermore, a thread can be seen connecting the Hidden Blade to Bayek's ring finger, which is in line with how the Hidden Blade's mechanism was activated before it was upgraded by Altaïr.
*Bayek's practice of dipping a feather in his targets' blood following their death is an act that would eventually become a standard ritual amongst the Brotherhood.<ref name="YT Critical Hit Alpha">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KewxBRxComA ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS - Hands-on Impressions and new Alpha gameplay]. ''{{wiki|YouTube}}'', uploaded by Critical Hit, 13 June 2017.</ref>
*Alongside [[Io:nhiòte]], Bayek is one of the two known individuals gifted with Eagle Vision who displays the ability to telepathically see through the eyes of animals, in their case eagles.

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ACO Bayek - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Bayek
ACO Bayek 2 - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Bayek
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ACO Bayek Render.png|Bayek
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Desert Oath]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''

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