Editing Armand Bouchart

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{{Character Infobox
|image = Armand Bouchart.jpg
|birth =
|death = 1193<br>[[Limassol]], [[Cyprus|Kingdom of Cyprus]]
|affiliates = [[Templars|Knights Templar]]<br>[[Crusaders]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''
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'''Armand Bouchart''' (unknown - 1193) was the [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]], succeeding [[Robert de Sable]], following the latter's death in 1191.

During his tenure, Armand purchased the entirety of the island of [[Cyprus]], bringing it under his Order's control.

==Biography==
Armand bought Cyprus from King [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]], shortly after he had captured it from [[Isaac Comnenus]]. Upon arriving in Cyprus, Armand established his own rule alongside his fellow Templars and lieutenants: [[Moloch]], [[Shalim]], [[Shahar]], and [[Fredrick|Frederick the Red]]. Together, they sought to locate and evacuate all the artifacts hidden within the sacred [[Templar Archive]].

After the death of Frederick, Armand made a public announcement, threatening to tighten the security on the island. He also murdered [[Osman]] in the middle of his speech, sending a warning to the Cypriot Resistance. Shortly afterwards, the Templar [[Maria Thorpe]] pleaded with Armand for her safety from the [[Assassins]], though the Grand Master only accused her of conspiring against their Order, and she was taken away. Armand then left for [[Kyrenia]], where he would meet with more of his allies.

As [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] infiltrated [[Buffavento Castle]], he overheard Armand and Shalim discussing their plan to send a bag to [[Alexander of Limassol]], prompting the Assassin to suspect Alexander of treachery. By the time Armand had completed his plans and evacuated all of the Cyprus artifacts, Altaïr caught up to him and the two dueled, resulting finally in Armand's death within the Templar Archive.

==Trivia==
*Historically, it was Robert de Sable who bought Cyprus from King Richard I. Armand merely served under Robert's reign, as the latter was still Grand Master of the Templars at the time.
*Cyprus was only headed by 14 to 20 Templar soldiers alongside Armand, while Robert de Sable was the general of the mainland forces.

==Gallery==
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Armand Bouchart Death.png|Altaïr assassinating Armand
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==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''
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