Editing Albert Hawkins

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{{Spoilerhd|2 October 2023|''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''}}
'''Albert Hawkins''' (died 1869) was an [[United States|American]] business man and member of the [[Templar Order]].

==Biography==
Hawkins moved to [[Egypt]] some years prior to 1869, having left a trail of cheated investors across the American West, as well as at least three wives with children. Hawkins established himself as an expert in cotton production, Egypt's main source of wealth during the [[American Civil War]], as well as claiming expertise in military and logistics from his service for the [[Confederate States]]. He would eventually convince Khedive [[Ismail Pasha]] to allow him to complete a railway from [[Alexandria]] to an uninhabited spot midway down the canal using forced labor, which the Khedive had been attempting to end.<ref name = "Chapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

In 1869, the [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins]] intercepted a telegram that suggested that Hawkins would attempt to conduct business with Empress [[Eugénie de Montijo|Eugenie of France]] during the inauguration of the [[Khedivial Opera House]]. The [[Assassins]] also sent him their own telegram, purporting to be from a dealer of enslaved Sudanese people and requesting a meeting before the empress arrived.<ref name = "Chapter 2"/>

During the night's festivities, and taking advantage of a distracted khedive, Hawkins went to the royal opera box and planted his silver cane under the seat, having used dynamite and a clockwork mechanism to rig it to explode some time later. When he entered the opera box meant for the Khedive's wives, seeking a discreet exit from the opera house, he was surprised by Assassin [[Pierrette Arnaud]], who struck him in the throat with her [[Hidden Blade]], killing him. She hid him behind the thick curtains that adorned the room, retrieved the explosive cane and left.<ref name = "Chapter 2"/>

In the early hours of the following day, Pierrette returned, accompannied by [[Safiya El-Nadi]] and [[Gamal Sabry]], to dispose of Hawkins' body before the cleaners could arrive at the opera box.<ref name = "Chapter 3">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot'' – Chapter 3</ref>

==Personality and traits==
Hawkins was described as being in his thirties, with "dark curls tamed with pomade above a boyish face". In the inauguration of the opera house, he wore a suit that fit poorly, looking "as though he had dressed up as a rich man for a costume party".<ref name = "Chapter 2"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]''

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