Editing Wei Yu

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'''Wei Yu''' (魏羽) was the leader of a group of ''[[youxia]]'' operating in early [[Qin dynasty]] [[China]]. In 210 BCE, he [[assassination|assassinated]] [[Qin Shi Huang]], the first Emperor of [[China]], with a [[spear]]. For this act in fighting tyranny and preserving the welfare of the people, he became legendary among the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] and posthumously honored as one of their own.

==Biography==
===Journey to Ionia===
In 215 BCE, Wei Yu travelled to [[Ionia]] in order to retrieve an [[Piece of Eden|Isu relic]] from a [[Roman Republic|Roman commander]] who was engaged in a battle with [[Hannibal Barca]]'s {{Wiki|Carthaginian military|Carthaginian soldiers}}. With the help of the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], he made his way across the battlefield and killed the commander. After, Kassandra handed him and ornate [[Short blade|dagger]] and a set of scrolls detailing one of his [[Wei Yu's disciple|disciple]]'s current unusual circumstances.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' – [[A Mediterranean Expedition]] </ref>

===Assassination of Qin Shi Huang===
The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, was a tyrannical ruler with ties to the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> In order to protect the people, Wei Yu resolved to free the land from Qin Shi Huang's oppression.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets</ref> On 10 September 210 BCE, during one of the Emperor's {{Wiki|Qin Shi Huang's imperial tours|imperial tours}},<ref name="Wikipedia Qin Shi Huang">{{WP|Qin Shi Huang}}</ref> Wei Yu struck the Emperor with his spear, killing him.<ref name="AC2" />

===Legacy===
By the time of the [[Renaissance]], a [[Assassin Tombs|tomb]] dedicated to Wei Yu was located on the top floor of the [[Torre Grossa]] in [[San Gimignano]], [[Italy]]. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] explored the tomb and took the hidden [[Assassin Seals|seal]] from the tomb's sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Armor of Altaïr|set of armor]] sealed in the [[Sanctuary]] beneath [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Torre Grossa's Secret]]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Wei Yu was introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' as one of seven legendary Assassins commemorated with a statue in the Sanctuary of the Villa Auditore.

In [[The Hidden Ones (Part 2)|Chapter 34]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'', the protagonist [[Li E]] is shown the Assassins' secret [[Northern Treasury Under Heaven]] beneath the [[Mohist village]] in [[Qinghe Commandery|Qinghe]] by the community's leader, [[Pei Min]]. The vault is a repository of Assassin arms and equipment collected for safeguarding through the ages. After Pei Min tells Li E that is welcome to take any weapon he likes, a powerful spear catches the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]]'s eyes. The elder explains that the spear dates to the [[Qin dynasty|Qin period]] and that it is named "[[Jing Ke (spear)|Jing Ke]]" after the [[Jing Ke|fabled Assassin]] who, according to [[Sima Qian]]'s ''[[Record of the Grand Historian]]'', is said to have lost his life in a failed assassination attempt against Qin Shi Huang. The context behind the spear strongly implies that it belonged to Wei Yu and is the same spear used to kill the First Emperor, but to date, this can only be inferred and has not been explicitly confirmed.<ref name="Dynasty 34">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 2)]]</ref>

==Gallery==
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Wei Yu 1 v.png|Wei Yu's statue and sarcophagus
Wei Yu 2 v.png|The Seal of Wei Yu
Torre Grossa's Secret 9.png|Wei Yu's Insignia
Wei Yu ACoP.png|Statue in the Sanctuary
File:Wei Yu.png|Drawing depicting the Wei Yu statue in the Sanctuary of Monteriggioni.
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Io|sculpture}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{c|non-canon, mentioned only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' {{1st}}

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