Editing Élise de la Serre

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{{Character Infobox
|image = Elise profile picture HR.jpg
|birth = 1770<br>[[France|Kingdom of France]]
|affiliates = [[Templars]]
[[Assassins]] (Unconfirmed)
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''<br>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Unity'' novel]]
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'''Élise de la Serre'''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Unity-Oliver-Bowden/dp/0425279731/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407606500&sr=1-4&keywords=Assassin%27s+Creed%3A+Unity Amazon synopsis for the novelization of ''Assassin's Creed: Unity'']</ref> (1770 – unknown) was a [[France|French]] noblewoman and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] active during the [[French Revolution]], as well as [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]'s adoptive sister and love interest.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q-zIsiQSvA ''Assassin's Creed Unity Arno Master Assassin CG Trailer'']</ref>

==Biography==
Élise was born the daughter of [[François de la Serre|François]], the [[Grand Master]] of the French Templars, and [[Julie de la Serre]] in 1770.<ref name= "Gematsu">[http://gematsu.com/2014/08/assassins-creed-unity-gamescom-screenshots Gematsu: ''Assassin’s Creed: Unity Gamescom screenshots'']</ref> Due to their Templar connections, the family possessed a lot of influence, leading Élise to have a very privileged childhood. However, her adventurous nature kept her from being idle, with the young girl preferring the company of servants to attending a ball.<ref name= "AC DevBlog">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm%3A154-166658-16&ct=tcm%3A148-76770-32 ''Assassin's Creed Unity DevBlog - Elise with Alex Amancio'']</ref>

Her father adopted Arno Dorian and raised him after the boy's biological father died under suspicious circumstances. As a result, she and Arno grew up together, with the energetic Élise often getting her adoptive brother into trouble; once she convinced him to jump a fence into an orchard, which happened to be patrolled by guard [[dogs]].<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/08/13/get-to-know-arno-from-assassins-creed-unity.aspx GameInformer: Get To Know Arno From ''Assassin’s Creed Unity'']</ref> Following her mother's death in 1778, Élise spent a lot of time traveling, including several years of study in [[Paris]].<ref name= "Gematsu"/>

Throughout her childhood, Élise was secretly being prepared for her eventual induction into the Templar Order, with her training being disguised as extracurricular activities, such as fencing classes.<ref name= "AC DevBlog"/> Having lost touch with Arno at some point, she was reunited with him when Élise's father was murdered as a result of a coup d'etat in the Templar Order, occasioned by a shift in power and core ideologies.<ref name= "GI Elise">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/08/15/get-to-know-elise-from-assassins-creed-unity.aspx?utm_content=buffer1a17d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer GameInformer: Get To Know Elise From ''Assassin’s Creed Unity'']</ref>

In spite of their opposing allegiances, Élise and Arno shared the goal of finding the killer of Élise's father. However, while Arno sought to redeem himself, Élise was driven by vengeance, wanting justice for her father's murder. As a member of the "old guard", Élise also desired to safeguard her Order against corruption, clashing with the new Templars in power as well as Arno, who second-guessed his allegiance to the Assassins.<ref name= "GI Elise"/>

==Personality and characteristics==
A free spirit, Élise was rarely idle and would often go to seek out trouble in her youth. Growing up, she developed a set of values which she loyally lived by and was willing to go to any lengths to see her goals fulfilled. Due to extensive training throughout her life, she was both well-educated and physically fit; her skill at wielding a sword outclassed even Arno.<ref name= "GI Elise"/> In battle she would rely on strategy, planning counters for her opponent's moves ahead of time.<ref name= "AC DevBlog"/>

Although they were technically family, Élise and Arno saw each other not as siblings, but as friends during their youth. Growing up, their feelings developed and the pair eventually fell in love.<ref name= "AC DevBlog"/>

==Trivia==
*The name Élise is a diminutive form of the French name Élisabeth, meaning "God's promise". Meanwhile, Élise's family name comes from the French ''Serre'', meaning "talon" or "greenhouse", while ''de la'', "from the", indicates nobility.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Elise concept.jpg|Concept art of Élise
Arno and Elise - Unity Promotional Art.jpg|Promotional art of Élise and Arno
</gallery>

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