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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Io}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{1st}}

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
			===Reign as pharaoh===
	At some point during his reign, Amenhotep IV acquired an [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden\|Apple]] of [[Eden]], which he associated with [[Aten (deity)\|Aten]], the disk of the [[sun]] in ancient [[Egyptian mythology]]. Revering the Apple's power, he and his wife Nefertiti introduced the monotheistic religion of {{Wiki\|Atenism}} to Egypt, and changing his name to Akhenaten in the process.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' – {{Cite\|25 Feb 2021. Memories needed}}</ref> As a result, many Egyptians were forced to celebrate their gods in secret.<ref name="ACO"/>		At some point during his reign, Amenhotep IV acquired an [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden\|Apple]] of [[Eden]], which he associated with [[Aten (deity)\|Aten]], the disk of the [[sun]] in ancient [[Egyptian mythology]]. Revering the Apple's power, he and his wife Nefertiti introduced the monotheistic religion of {{Wiki\|Atenism}} to Egypt, and changing his name to Akhenaten in the process.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' – {{Cite\|25 Feb 2021. Memories needed}}</ref> As a result, many Egyptians were forced to celebrate their gods in secret.<ref name="ACO"/>

	Akhenaten eventually died in the mid 1330s and was buried in a [[Tomb of Akhenaten\|rock-cut tomb]] in the [[Valley of the Kings]].<ref name="CotP" />		Akhenaten eventually died in the mid 1330s BCE and was buried in a [[Tomb of Akhenaten\|rock-cut tomb]] in the [[Valley of the Kings]].<ref name="CotP" />

	==Legacy==		===Legacy===
	In the aftermath of his death, Akhenaten was branded a heretic by most of the Egyptian population. His monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from the king lists, all in an attempt to erase him from Egyptian history.<ref name="CotP" />		In the aftermath of his death, Akhenaten was branded a heretic by most of the Egyptian population. His monuments were dismantled and hidden, his statues were destroyed, and his name excluded from the king lists, all in an attempt to erase him from Egyptian history.<ref name="CotP" />

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{~~c\|appears in Abstergo Files only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{1st}}

imported>Cristophorus35: Date changed. For date change refer to CotP's (DLC) talkpage.

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Date changed. For date change refer to CotP's (DLC) talkpage.

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	[[File:ACO The Heretic 17.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Akhenaten put to rest]]		[[File:ACO The Heretic 17.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Akhenaten put to rest]]
	In 38 BCE, Akhenaten's spirit, alongside those of his wife and son, Tutankhamun, and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]], were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> The [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]], having investigated this, eventually travelled to Akhenaten's afterlife, where he sprinkled dust from a statue of Amun on his throne, summoning the spirit of the deceased pharaoh to combat him. Bayek eventually defeated the spirit, supposedly bringing his spirit to rest.<ref name="The Heretic" />		In 34 BCE, Akhenaten's spirit, alongside those of his wife and son, Tutankhamun, and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]], were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> The [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]], having investigated this, eventually travelled to Akhenaten's afterlife, where he sprinkled dust from a statue of Amun on his throne, summoning the spirit of the deceased pharaoh to combat him. Bayek eventually defeated the spirit, supposedly bringing his spirit to rest.<ref name="The Heretic" />

	By 2012, his tomb drawing made its way into the hands of [[Abstergo Industries]], who later included it in their nineteenth [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo File]] upon recognizing Akhenaten's knowledge of the [[Isu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"</ref>		By 2012, his tomb drawing made its way into the hands of [[Abstergo Industries]], who later included it in their nineteenth [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo File]] upon recognizing Akhenaten's knowledge of the [[Isu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"</ref>

imported>Darman36: Some of these ACO and Curse DLC refs belong to individual memories, but can't find now

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Some of these ACO and Curse DLC refs belong to individual memories, but can't find now

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	At some point during his reign, Amenhotep IV acquired an [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], which he associated with [[Aten (deity)\|Aten]], the disk of the [[sun]] in ancient [[Egyptian mythology]]. Revering the Apple's power, he and his wife Nefertiti introduced ~~a new~~ monotheistic religion to Egypt ~~centered around "Aten"~~, changing his name to Akhenaten in the process.<ref name="CotP">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> As a result, many Egyptians were forced to celebrate their gods in secret.<ref name="ACO"/>		At some point during his reign, Amenhotep IV acquired an [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden\|Apple]] of [[Eden]], which he associated with [[Aten (deity)\|Aten]], the disk of the [[sun]] in ancient [[Egyptian mythology]]. Revering the Apple's power, he and his wife Nefertiti introduced the monotheistic religion of {{Wiki\|Atenism}} to Egypt, and changing his name to Akhenaten in the process.<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' – {{Cite\|25 Feb 2021. Memories needed}}</ref> As a result, many Egyptians were forced to celebrate their gods in secret.<ref name="ACO"/>

	Akhenaten eventually died in the mid 1330s and was buried in a [[Tomb of Akhenaten\|rock-cut tomb]] in the [[Valley of the Kings]].<ref name="CotP" />		Akhenaten eventually died in the mid 1330s and was buried in a [[Tomb of Akhenaten\|rock-cut tomb]] in the [[Valley of the Kings]].<ref name="CotP" />
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	Nevertheless, Akhenaten continued to be worshipped by a group of followers, who later constructed a sanctuary in [[Thebes]], which was eventually replaced by the [[Karnak\|Temple of Karnak]]. By the 1st century BCE, the cult resided in a farmlands situated outside of the city.<ref name="Aten Rising">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''The Curse of the Pharaohs'' – [[Aten Rising]]</ref>		Nevertheless, Akhenaten continued to be worshipped by a group of followers, who later constructed a sanctuary in [[Thebes]], which was eventually replaced by the [[Karnak\|Temple of Karnak]]. By the 1st century BCE, the cult resided in a farmlands situated outside of the city.<ref name="Aten Rising">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''The Curse of the Pharaohs'' – [[Aten Rising]]</ref>

	The Aten was later passed down to his successor,<ref name="The Heretic">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''The Curse of the Pharaohs'' – [[The Heretic]]</ref> and eventually to his son Tutankhamun who, instead of continuing his father's monotheistic beliefs, decided to restore the old Egyptian gods to prominence and passed the artifact to the priests of [[Amun]].<ref name="CotP" />		The Aten was later passed down to his successor,<ref name="The Heretic">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''The Curse of the Pharaohs'' – [[The Heretic]]</ref> and eventually to his son Tutankhamun who, instead of continuing his father's monotheistic beliefs, decided to restore the old Egyptian gods to prominence and passed the artifact to the priests of [[Amun (deity)\|Amun]].<ref name="CotP" />

	Furthermore, Akhenaten's vision of the Aten eventually manifested as a form for his [[Aten (afterlife)\|afterlife]], where his spirit resided in.<ref name="CotP" />		Furthermore, Akhenaten's vision of the Aten eventually manifested as a form for his [[Aten (afterlife)\|afterlife]], where his spirit resided in.<ref name="CotP" />
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	In 38 BCE, Akhenaten's spirit, alongside those of his wife and son, Tutankhamun, and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]], were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> The [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]], having investigated this, eventually travelled to Akhenaten's afterlife, where he sprinkled dust from a statue of Amun on his throne, summoning the spirit of the deceased pharaoh to combat him. Bayek eventually defeated the spirit, supposedly bringing his spirit to rest.<ref name="The Heretic" />		In 38 BCE, Akhenaten's spirit, alongside those of his wife and son, Tutankhamun, and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]], were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> The [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]], having investigated this, eventually travelled to Akhenaten's afterlife, where he sprinkled dust from a statue of Amun on his throne, summoning the spirit of the deceased pharaoh to combat him. Bayek eventually defeated the spirit, supposedly bringing his spirit to rest.<ref name="The Heretic" />

	By 2012, his tomb drawing made its way into the hands of [[Abstergo Industries]]~~. They~~ later included it in their nineteenth [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo File]]~~. They recognized~~ Akhenaten's knowledge of the ~~ancients~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files~~#19\|Abstergo Files~~: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"]]</ref>		By 2012, his tomb drawing made its way into the hands of [[Abstergo Industries]], who later included it in their nineteenth [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo File]] upon recognizing Akhenaten's knowledge of the [[Isu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"</ref>

	==Abilities==		==Abilities==
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	Akhenaten's original name, Amenhotep, meant "Amun is satisfied", while the name which he took reflect the new religion he created, meaning "Effective for the Aten".		Akhenaten's original name, Amenhotep, meant "Amun is satisfied", while the name which he took reflect the new religion he created, meaning "Effective for the Aten".

	Akhenaten's legacy, both in-game and in real life, was short-lived. Akhenaten's alleged sons, Tutankhamun and [[Smenkhkare]], both chose to reject his monothestic worship of the Aten. Whilst Tutankhamun, in-game, chose to relinquish completely the relic of his father, Smenkhkare instead chose to found the [[Order of the Ancients]] in deference to the ~~[[Isu\|~~"gods"]] Akhenaten had abandoned.		Akhenaten's legacy, both in-game and in real life, was short-lived. Akhenaten's alleged sons, Tutankhamun and [[Smenkhkare]], both chose to reject his monothestic worship of the Aten. Whilst Tutankhamun, in-game, chose to relinquish completely the relic of his father, Smenkhkare instead chose to found the [[Order of the Ancients]] in deference to the "gods" Akhenaten had abandoned.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:ACO The Heretic 17.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Akhenaten put to rest]]		[[File:ACO The Heretic 17.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Akhenaten put to rest]]
	In 38 BCE, Akhenaten's spirit, alongside those of his wife and son, Tutankhamun, and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]], were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> The [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]], having investigated this, eventually travelled to Akhenaten's afterlife, where he sprinkled dust from a statue of Amun on his throne, summoning the spirit of the deceased pharaoh to combat him. Bayek eventually defeated the spirit, supposedly bringing his spirit to rest.<ref name="The Heretic" />		In 38 BCE, Akhenaten's spirit, alongside those of his wife and son, Tutankhamun, and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]], were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> The [[Hidden One]] [[Bayek]], having investigated this, eventually travelled to Akhenaten's afterlife, where he sprinkled dust from a statue of Amun on his throne, summoning the spirit of the deceased pharaoh to combat him. Bayek eventually defeated the spirit, supposedly bringing his spirit to rest.<ref name="The Heretic" />

			By 2012, his tomb drawing made its way into the hands of [[Abstergo Industries]]. They later included it in their nineteenth [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo File]]. They recognized Akhenaten's knowledge of the ancients.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#19\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"]]</ref>

	==Abilities==		==Abilities==
	After being reanimated back to life, Akhenaten showed great physical combat prowess and significantly higher endurance than most of the opponents that Bayek has ever faced.		After being reanimated back to life, Akhenaten showed great physical combat prowess and significantly higher endurance than most of the opponents that Bayek has ever faced.

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*Akhenaten's original name, Amenhotep, meant "Amun is satisfied", while the name which he took reflect the new religion he created, meaning "Effective for the Aten".		Akhenaten's original name, Amenhotep, meant "Amun is satisfied", while the name which he took reflect the new religion he created, meaning "Effective for the Aten".
	*Akhenaten's legacy, both in-game and in real life, was short-lived. Akhenaten's alleged sons, Tutankhamun and [[Smenkhkare]], both chose to reject his monothestic worship of the Aten. Whilst Tutankhamun, in-game, chose to relinquish completely the relic of his father, Smenkhkare instead chose to found the [[Order of the Ancients]] in deference to the [[Isu\|"gods"]] Akhenaten had abandoned.
			Akhenaten's legacy, both in-game and in real life, was short-lived. Akhenaten's alleged sons, Tutankhamun and [[Smenkhkare]], both chose to reject his monothestic worship of the Aten. Whilst Tutankhamun, in-game, chose to relinquish completely the relic of his father, Smenkhkare instead chose to found the [[Order of the Ancients]] in deference to the [[Isu\|"gods"]] Akhenaten had abandoned.

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	ACO The Heretic 18.png\|Akhenaten on his deathbed		ACO The Heretic 18.png\|Akhenaten on his deathbed
			Aten.jpg\|Tomb drawing of Akhenaten collected in Abstergo Files
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{c\|appears in Abstergo Files only}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' {{1st}}

	==References==		==References==

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c.1335 BCE covers both dates

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	'''Akhenaten''' (died. ~~1336/1334~~ BCE), ~~previously~~ known as '''Amenhotep IV''', was a pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth Dynasty}} of [[Egypt]] during the {{Wiki\|Amarna Period}}. The son of [[Amenhotep III]] and [[Tiye]], he was married to [[Nefertiti]] and was the father of [[Meritaten]] and [[Tutankhamun]], and possibly [[Smenkhkare]], his successor.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		'''Akhenaten''' (died c. 1335 BCE), also known as '''Amenhotep IV''', was a pharaoh of the {{Wiki\|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|Eighteenth Dynasty}} of [[Egypt]] during the {{Wiki\|Amarna Period}}. The son of [[Amenhotep III]] and [[Tiye]], he was married to [[Nefertiti]] and was the father of [[Meritaten]] and [[Tutankhamun]], and possibly [[Smenkhkare]], his successor.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==