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Batfan13 at 02:11, 6 May 2026

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	{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}		{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}
	[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]		[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]
	The '''Aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].		The '''Aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]]ed outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].

	==Owners==		==Owners==
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	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the Aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the Aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Millennia later, in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the Aegis near the city of [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[~~United Kingdom\|~~England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>		Millennia later, in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the Aegis near the city of [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault, and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis inside Michel Reuge's vault		ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis inside Michel Reuge's vault
	ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 6.png\|Evie Frye retrieving the Aegis		ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 6.png\|Evie Frye retrieving the Aegis
	ACS The Aegis.~~jpg~~\|Evie wearing the Aegis		ACS The Aegis outfit.png\|Evie wearing the Aegis
	ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up		ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up
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imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 12:18, 9 August 2025

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	{{Era\|Technology\|Isu}}{{WP-REAL}}		{{Era\|Technology\|Isu}}{{WP-REAL}}
	{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''}}
	{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}		{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}
	[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]		[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]
	The '''~~aegis~~''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].		The '''Aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].

	==Owners==		==Owners==
	*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>		*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>
	*[[Michel Reuge]] (~~19th century~~)		*[[Michel Reuge]] (c. 1844 – ?)
	*[[Evie Frye]] (1868)		*[[Evie Frye]] (1868 – ?)

	==History==		==History==
	Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the ~~aegis~~ encouraged the [[human]] belief that she was a goddess of war.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the Aegis encouraged the [[human]] belief that she was a goddess of war.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ~~aegis~~ featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the ~~aegis~~ hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the Aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Millennia later in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the ~~aegis~~ near [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[United Kingdom\|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>		Millennia later, in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the Aegis near the city of [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[United Kingdom\|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
	ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis in Michel Reuge's vault		ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis inside Michel Reuge's vault
	ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie ~~Frye~~ wearing the Aegis		ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 6.png\|Evie Frye retrieving the Aegis
			ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie wearing the Aegis
	ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up		ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', when Evie wears the Aegis, the outfit flickers with visible pixel lines like a screen. In the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'', the wearer of the Aegis is granted invisibility, a power it shares with the Mantle of Arthur in Cornwall, one of the [[Treasures of Britain]]. In ''Syndicate'' the invisibility mechanic was accessed (Evie only) through the [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Skill Tree]] and meant to represent how well Evie could blend with her surroundings.		In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', when Evie wears the Aegis, the outfit flickers with visible pixel lines like a screen. In the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'', the wearer of the Aegis is granted invisibility, a power it shares with the Mantle of Arthur in Cornwall, one of the [[Treasures of Britain]]. In ''Syndicate'', the invisibility mechanic was accessed (Evie only) through the [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Skill Tree]] and was meant to represent how well Evie could blend with her surroundings.

	In [[Greek mythology]] and [[Roman mythology]], the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a [[shield]] with the image of [[Medusa]]'s head emblazoned on it, while other sources state that it was a cuirass. What the aegis was made of, or how and by whom, is also debated. It alternately has been described as made from the hide of [[Jupiter\|Zeus]]' wet-nurse [[goat]] [[Amalthea]],<ref name="Summit of Mount Ida">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Messara: Summit of Mount Ida"</ref> a device forged by [[Hephaistos]] and the [[Cyclops\|Cyclopes]], or even the flayed skin of a slain Gorgon.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Aegis}}</ref>		In [[Greek mythology]] and [[Roman mythology]], the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a [[shield]] with the image of [[Medusa]]'s head emblazoned on it, while other sources state that it was a cuirass. What the aegis was made of, or how and by whom, is also debated. It alternately has been described as made from the hide of [[Jupiter\|Zeus]]' wet-nurse [[goat]] [[Amalthea]],<ref name="Summit of Mount Ida">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Messara: Summit of Mount Ida"</ref> a device forged by [[Hephaistos]] and the [[Cyclops\|Cyclopes]], or even the flayed skin of a slain Gorgon.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Aegis}}</ref>

imported>Fielran: /* Gallery */ added vault image

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Gallery: added vault image

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	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
			ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis in Michel Reuge's vault
	ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie Frye wearing the Aegis		ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie Frye wearing the Aegis
	ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up		ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up

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	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
	ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie Frye wearing the Aegis		ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie Frye wearing the Aegis
			ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up
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imported>Darman36 at 04:16, 19 May 2025

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	{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]}}		{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]}}
	{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}		{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}
	[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|~~200px~~\|The Aegis]]		[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]
	The '''aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].		The '''aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].
	~~{{-}}~~
	==Owners==		==Owners==
	*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>		*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>

imported>Darman36: This is by far the better pic, will use for profile instead

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This is by far the better pic, will use for profile instead

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	{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]}}		{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]}}
	{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|[[Shaun Hastings]]' notes for the [[Helix ~~initiate]]~~, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}		{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}
	[[File:Aegis.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|200px\|The Aegis]]		[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Aegis]]
	The '''aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].		The '''aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].
			{{-}}
	==Owners==		==Owners==
	*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>		*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">		<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
	~~ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|The Aegis model~~
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena

imported>Darman36: /* History */

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History

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	*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>		*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>
	*[[Michel Reuge]] (19th century)		*[[Michel Reuge]] (19th century)
	*[[Evie Frye]] (1868 ~~– ?~~)		*[[Evie Frye]] (1868)

	==History==		==History==
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	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Millennia later~~, sometime before the [[Industrial Revolution]]~~ in ~~the 1860s~~, the [[~~British~~ Brotherhood of Assassins\|~~British~~ Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the aegis near [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[United Kingdom\|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault, and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>		Millennia later in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the aegis near [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[United Kingdom\|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{Update\|[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''}}
	{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}		{{Quote\|It is believed Minerva wore this protective outfit while in combat. There's a reason people believe she was the goddess of war!\|Shaun Hastings' notes for the Helix Initiate, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate outfits}}
	[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]		[[File:ACS Aegis Armor model.png\|thumb\|150px\|The Aegis]]
	The '''~~aegis~~''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].		The '''Aegis''' was an ancient [[armor]] outfit which allegedly belonged to the [[Isu]] scientist [[Minerva]].

	==Owners==		==Owners==
	*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>		*[[Minerva]] (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref>
	*[[Michel Reuge]] (~~19th century~~)		*[[Michel Reuge]] (c. 1844 – ?)
	*[[Evie Frye]] (1868)		*[[Evie Frye]] (1868 – ?)

	==History==		==History==
	Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the ~~aegis~~ encouraged the [[human]] belief that she was a goddess of war.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		Allegedly worn by Minerva in combat, the Aegis encouraged the [[human]] belief that she was a goddess of war.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

	During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ~~aegis~~ featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the ~~aegis~~ hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the Aegis featured prominently on the [[Statue of Athena]] in [[Athens]], where it took the shape of the entire breastplate adorned with a [[Gorgon]]'s head. Smaller [[marble]] statues replicated this look, but instead placed the Aegis hanging near Athena's waist on a sash over her {{Wiki\|Chiton (garment)\|chiton}}.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	Millennia later in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the ~~aegis~~ near [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[United Kingdom\|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>		Millennia later, in July 1844, the [[Zurich Brotherhood of Assassins\|Swiss Assassin]] [[Michel Reuge]] found the Aegis near the city of [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] in [[United Kingdom\|England]] and later stored it in an underground [[Michel Reuge's Vault\|vault]] in [[London]]. In 1868, during the [[Industrial Revolution]], [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]] gained access to Reuge's vault and Evie claimed the outfit for her own usage.<ref name="Secrets of London">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Secrets of London]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg\|The Aegis on the Statue of Athena in Athens
	ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena		ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgonmarble.jpg\|The Aegis on a marble statue of Athena
	ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis in Michel Reuge's vault		ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 4.png\|The Aegis inside Michel Reuge's vault
	ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie ~~Frye~~ wearing the Aegis		ACS Michel Reuge's Vault 6.png\|Evie Frye retrieving the Aegis
			ACS The Aegis.jpg\|Evie wearing the Aegis
	ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up		ACRPG - Aegis of Minerva.jpg\|The Aegis folded up
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', when Evie wears the Aegis, the outfit flickers with visible pixel lines like a screen. In the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'', the wearer of the Aegis is granted invisibility, a power it shares with the Mantle of Arthur in Cornwall, one of the [[Treasures of Britain]]. In ''Syndicate'' the invisibility mechanic was accessed (Evie only) through the [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Skill Tree]] and meant to represent how well Evie could blend with her surroundings.		In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', when Evie wears the Aegis, the outfit flickers with visible pixel lines like a screen. In the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'', the wearer of the Aegis is granted invisibility, a power it shares with the Mantle of Arthur in Cornwall, one of the [[Treasures of Britain]]. In ''Syndicate'', the invisibility mechanic was accessed (Evie only) through the [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Syndicate)\|Skill Tree]] and was meant to represent how well Evie could blend with her surroundings.

	In [[Greek mythology]] and [[Roman mythology]], the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a [[shield]] with the image of [[Medusa]]'s head emblazoned on it, while other sources state that it was a cuirass. What the aegis was made of, or how and by whom, is also debated. It alternately has been described as made from the hide of [[Jupiter\|Zeus]]' wet-nurse [[goat]] [[Amalthea]],<ref name="Summit of Mount Ida">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Messara: Summit of Mount Ida"</ref> a device forged by [[Hephaistos]] and the [[Cyclops\|Cyclopes]], or even the flayed skin of a slain Gorgon.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Aegis}}</ref>		In [[Greek mythology]] and [[Roman mythology]], the Aegis is sometimes depicted as a [[shield]] with the image of [[Medusa]]'s head emblazoned on it, while other sources state that it was a cuirass. What the aegis was made of, or how and by whom, is also debated. It alternately has been described as made from the hide of [[Jupiter\|Zeus]]' wet-nurse [[goat]] [[Amalthea]],<ref name="Summit of Mount Ida">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations]]: "Messara: Summit of Mount Ida"</ref> a device forged by [[Hephaistos]] and the [[Cyclops\|Cyclopes]], or even the flayed skin of a slain Gorgon.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Aegis}}</ref>

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