American Rite of the Templar Order - Revision history

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	The [[Coyote Man]] was a [[Iroquois\|Native American]] Templar who specialized in hunting Assassins during the 18th century, gaining infamy after killing an Assassin Mentor with his bare hands.<ref name="Abstergo Story"/>		The [[Coyote Man]] was a [[Iroquois\|Native American]] Templar who specialized in hunting Assassins during the 18th century, gaining infamy after killing an Assassin Mentor with his bare hands.<ref name="Abstergo Story"/>

	Following the disappearance of the [[Black Cross]] [[Tavis Olier]] during his search for the [[Koh-i-Noor]], the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] presumed Olier to be dead and appointed the American Templar [[Solomon Bolden]] as his successor. While serving as the new Black Cross, Bolden found evidence suggesting that Olier was still alive and being held captive by the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] Sultan [[Selim III]]. In 1805, Bolden, posing as a slaver, traveled to [[Libya]] to find and rescue Olier, who was imprisoned in [[Tripoli]].<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		Following the disappearance of the [[Black Cross]] [[Tavis Olier]] during his search for the [[Koh-i-Noor]], the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] presumed Olier to be dead and appointed the American Templar [[Solomon Bolden]] as his successor. While serving as the new Black Cross, Bolden found evidence suggesting that Olier was still alive and being held captive by the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] Sultan [[Selim III]]. In 1805, Bolden, posing as a slaver, traveled to [[Libya]] to find and rescue Olier, who was imprisoned in [[Tripoli]].<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #6]]</ref>

	[[File:Black Cross Graff.png\|thumb\|left\|210px\|Jan van der Graff as the new Black Cross]]		[[File:Black Cross Graff.png\|thumb\|left\|210px\|Jan van der Graff as the new Black Cross]]

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	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]
	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]
	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]
	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]
	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	[[File:Black Cross Graff.png\|thumb\|left\|210px\|Jan van der Graff as the new Black Cross]]		[[File:Black Cross Graff.png\|thumb\|left\|210px\|Jan van der Graff as the new Black Cross]]
	During his voyage on the ''[[Painted Lady]]'' merchant ship, the Black Cross met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After surviving an attack from pirates sent by Selim, the two men decided to work together: Bolden would protect Graff during the trip while the spy would help the Black Cross infiltrate the Sultan's dungeon to rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/> However, following their arrival in Tripoli, Bolden and Graff were ambushed by the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] and Selim's guards, who killed the Black Cross and captured Graff.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		During his voyage on the ''[[Painted Lady]]'' merchant ship, the Black Cross met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After surviving an attack from pirates sent by Selim, the two men decided to work together: Bolden would protect Graff during the trip while the spy would help the Black Cross infiltrate the Sultan's dungeon to rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/> However, following their arrival in Tripoli, Bolden and Graff were ambushed by the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] and Selim's guards, who killed the Black Cross and captured Graff.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref>

	The Flemish spent the next three years in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him to become the new Black Cross. In July 1808, Graff escaped after Olier was killed by guards, and confronted Ahkbar, who had poisoned Selim and stolen the Koh-i-Noor for his own gain. Besting the rogue Assassin, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Piece of Eden to the United States. There, he met Bolden's widow, with whom he fathered a child, continuing the [[Bolden family\|Bolden lineage]].<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>		The Flemish spent the next three years in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him to become the new Black Cross. In July 1808, Graff escaped after Olier was killed by guards, and confronted Ahkbar, who had poisoned Selim and stolen the Koh-i-Noor for his own gain. Besting the rogue Assassin, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Piece of Eden to the United States. There, he met Bolden's widow, with whom he fathered a child, continuing the [[Bolden family\|Bolden lineage]].<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>

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	During his voyage on the ''[[Painted Lady]]'' merchant ship, the Black Cross met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After surviving an attack from pirates sent by Selim, the two men decided to work together: Bolden would protect Graff during the trip while the spy would help the Black Cross infiltrate the Sultan's dungeon to rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/> However, following their arrival in Tripoli, Bolden and Graff were ambushed by the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] and Selim's guards, who killed the Black Cross and captured Graff.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		During his voyage on the ''[[Painted Lady]]'' merchant ship, the Black Cross met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After surviving an attack from pirates sent by Selim, the two men decided to work together: Bolden would protect Graff during the trip while the spy would help the Black Cross infiltrate the Sultan's dungeon to rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/> However, following their arrival in Tripoli, Bolden and Graff were ambushed by the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassin]] [[Ahkbar]] and Selim's guards, who killed the Black Cross and captured Graff.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

	The Flemish spent the next three years in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him to become the new Black Cross. In July 1808, Graff escaped after Olier was killed by guards, and confronted Ahkbar, who had poisoned Selim and stolen the Koh-i-Noor for his own gain. Besting the rogue Assassin, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Piece of Eden to the United States. There, he met Bolden's widow, with whom he fathered a child, continuing the [[Bolden family\|Bolden lineage]].<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		The Flemish spent the next three years in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him to become the new Black Cross. In July 1808, Graff escaped after Olier was killed by guards, and confronted Ahkbar, who had poisoned Selim and stolen the Koh-i-Noor for his own gain. Besting the rogue Assassin, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Piece of Eden to the United States. There, he met Bolden's widow, with whom he fathered a child, continuing the [[Bolden family\|Bolden lineage]].<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>

	At the beginning of the 19th century, the Templars of New York struggled to maintain their control over the city against a [[Varius' father\|single Assassin]]. Around this time, the young Templar [[Cudgel Cormac]] was being trained by his grandfather, Shay Cormac, to hunt Assassins like his [[Shay Cormac's son\|father]] before him.<ref name="ACLD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref>		At the beginning of the 19th century, the Templars of New York struggled to maintain their control over the city against a [[Varius' father\|single Assassin]]. Around this time, the young Templar [[Cudgel Cormac]] was being trained by his grandfather, Shay Cormac, to hunt Assassins like his [[Shay Cormac's son\|father]] before him.<ref name="ACLD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref>

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	{{Quote\|'Ere is 'ow it's gonna work. First we bind ya and bring ya to your cell. Then, tomorrow, you go before the court, accused of plottin' to kill good ol' Georgie. Maybe we could pin the murder of the Warden on you too. You did kill 'im, after all. And who wouldn't take the word of Charlie over here? Once that's all squared away, well then...\|Hickey revealing the Templars' plan to Connor, 1776.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Bridewell Prison (memory)}}		{{Quote\|'Ere is 'ow it's gonna work. First we bind ya and bring ya to your cell. Then, tomorrow, you go before the court, accused of plottin' to kill good ol' Georgie. Maybe we could pin the murder of the Warden on you too. You did kill 'im, after all. And who wouldn't take the word of Charlie over here? Once that's all squared away, well then...\|Hickey revealing the Templars' plan to Connor, 1776.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Bridewell Prison (memory)}}
	During the revolution, the British Army officer and Templar, [[Matthew Davenport]], fought fiercely and with equal skill to that of his strategizing. Matthew also sent his daughter, [[Eleanor Mallow]], on Templar-related missions of the most sensitive caliber against the Assassins, during which Eleanor concealed her identity. The Colonial Rite also employed the ~~{{Wiki~~\|Hessian ~~(soldier)\|Hessian}}~~ soldier and Templar [[Gerhard von Stantten]], who served in the British Army, to carry out missions for the Order. At one point, a group of Templars killed friends of [[Caleb Garret]], who consequently joined the Assassins.<ref name="Abstergo Story"/>		During the revolution, the British Army officer and Templar, [[Matthew Davenport]], fought fiercely and with equal skill to that of his strategizing. Matthew also sent his daughter, [[Eleanor Mallow]], on Templar-related missions of the most sensitive caliber against the Assassins, during which Eleanor concealed her identity. The Colonial Rite also employed the [[Jäger\|Hessian]] soldier and Templar [[Gerhard von Stantten]], who served in the British Army, to carry out missions for the Order. At one point, a group of Templars killed friends of [[Caleb Garret]], who consequently joined the Assassins.<ref name="Abstergo Story"/>

	In 1776, the former slave and [[Louisiana Rite of the Templar Order\|Louisiana Templar]] [[George Davidson]] abandoned the Patriot cause to serve in [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]]'s {{Wiki\|Ethiopian Regiment}}, after having learned that Dunmore, the Governor of [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], had issued a proclamation offering freedom to any slave who joined the [[Loyalists]]. Davidson was subsequently reunited with {{Wiki\|Colonel Tye\|Titus Cornelius}}, and the two fought together against slavery while furthering the British war effort.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: George Davidson]]</ref> The Templars also tried to kill Lord Dunmore but were thwarted by the Assassins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "Dunmore's Guardian Angel"</ref>		In 1776, the former slave and [[Louisiana Rite of the Templar Order\|Louisiana Templar]] [[George Davidson]] abandoned the Patriot cause to serve in [[John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore\|Lord Dunmore]]'s {{Wiki\|Ethiopian Regiment}}, after having learned that Dunmore, the Governor of [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], had issued a proclamation offering freedom to any slave who joined the [[Loyalists]]. Davidson was subsequently reunited with {{Wiki\|Colonel Tye\|Titus Cornelius}}, and the two fought together against slavery while furthering the British war effort.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: George Davidson]]</ref> The Templars also tried to kill Lord Dunmore but were thwarted by the Assassins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "Dunmore's Guardian Angel"</ref>

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	\|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]		\|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]
	\|headquarters = [[Green Dragon Tavern]], [[Boston]] {{c\|1754 – ?}}<br>[[Fort Arsenal]], [[New York City]] {{c\|1756 – c. 1770}}<br>[[Fort George]], New York City {{c\|c. 1770 – 1781}}<br>[[Tammany Hall]], New York City {{c\|c. 1860s}}<br />		\|headquarters = [[Green Dragon Tavern]], [[Boston]] {{c\|1754 – ?}}<br>[[Fort Arsenal]], [[New York City]] {{c\|1756 – c. 1770}}<br>[[Fort George]], New York City {{c\|c. 1770 – 1781}}<br>[[Tammany Hall]], New York City {{c\|c. 1860s}}<br>
	\|locations = [[United States]] {{c\|formerly the Thirteen Colonies}}		\|locations = [[United States]] {{c\|formerly the Thirteen Colonies}}
	\|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>[[Iroquois]]<br>[[Assassins]] {{c\|1777–1778, 1943}}<br>[[Confederate States]]<br>[[Central Intelligence Agency]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]		\|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>[[Iroquois]]<br>[[Assassins]] {{c\|1777–1778, 1943}}<br>[[Confederate States]]<br>[[Central Intelligence Agency]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]

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	{{Quote\|Master Washington, I am less than pleased with paltry results coming from the colonies. I have other agents around the globe searching tirelessly for Pieces of Eden and you and your motley crew are busy building a postal service. What is more, I understand that an Assassin Brotherhood has taken root somewhere outside of New York. This simply will not do.\|Birch in his letter to Lawrence, 1750.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|War Letters}}		{{Quote\|Master Washington, I am less than pleased with paltry results coming from the colonies. I have other agents around the globe searching tirelessly for Pieces of Eden and you and your motley crew are busy building a postal service. What is more, I understand that an Assassin Brotherhood has taken root somewhere outside of New York. This simply will not do.\|Birch in his letter to Lawrence, 1750.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|War Letters}}
	[[File: By Invitation Only 6.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Templars meeting at Mount Vernon]]		[[File: By Invitation Only 6.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|The Templars meeting at Mount Vernon]]
	Following the 1751 [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake\|earthquake]] of [[Port-au-Prince]], Lawrence stole two Isu relics from the [[Saint-~~Dominigue~~ Brotherhood of Assassins\|Haitian Assassins]]: a [[Precursor box]] and the [[Voynich manuscript]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref> After returning to New York, he tasked Samuel Smith and James Wardrop to research the relics in the hopes of unraveling their secrets. The two Templars consequently reached out to the Order's allies in New York and among native tribes for any information on the relics, to no success.<ref name="By Invitation Only">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref>		Following the 1751 [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake\|earthquake]] of [[Port-au-Prince]], Lawrence stole two Isu relics from the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Haitian Assassins]]: a [[Precursor box]] and the [[Voynich manuscript]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref> After returning to New York, he tasked Samuel Smith and James Wardrop to research the relics in the hopes of unraveling their secrets. The two Templars consequently reached out to the Order's allies in New York and among native tribes for any information on the relics, to no success.<ref name="By Invitation Only">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref>

	In July 1752, Lawrence organized a party at [[Mount Vernon]] as a cover to reunite with his Templar brothers and learn about their progress researching the relics. He also informed them that he was dying of tuberculosis, and asked them to leave his [[George Washington\|younger brother]] out of the Order's affairs; a decision the Templars respected. After the other Templars departed, Lawrence was killed by the Assassin [[Shay Cormac]].<ref name="By Invitation Only"/> In the aftermath, Wardrop took over as the ''de facto'' leader of the Templars in the colonies,<ref name="We the People">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[We the People]]</ref> while Smith traveled to [[Europe]] to find a scientist who could make the Precursor box work.<ref name="One Little Victory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref>		In July 1752, Lawrence organized a party at [[Mount Vernon]] as a cover to reunite with his Templar brothers and learn about their progress researching the relics. He also informed them that he was dying of tuberculosis, and asked them to leave his [[George Washington\|younger brother]] out of the Order's affairs; a decision the Templars respected. After the other Templars departed, Lawrence was killed by the Assassin [[Shay Cormac]].<ref name="By Invitation Only"/> In the aftermath, Wardrop took over as the ''de facto'' leader of the Templars in the colonies,<ref name="We the People">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[We the People]]</ref> while Smith traveled to [[Europe]] to find a scientist who could make the Precursor box work.<ref name="One Little Victory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref>

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	The [[Coyote Man]] was a [[Iroquois\|Native American]] Templar who specialized in hunting Assassins during the 18th century, gaining infamy after killing an Assassin Mentor with his bare hands.<ref name="Abstergo Story"/>		The [[Coyote Man]] was a [[Iroquois\|Native American]] Templar who specialized in hunting Assassins during the 18th century, gaining infamy after killing an Assassin Mentor with his bare hands.<ref name="Abstergo Story"/>

	Following the disappearance of the [[Black Cross]] [[Tavis Olier]] during his search for the [[Koh-i-Noor]], the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] presumed Olier to be dead and appointed the American Templar [[Solomon Bolden]] as his successor. While serving as the new Black Cross, Bolden found evidence suggesting that Olier was still alive and being held captive by the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] Sultan [[Selim III]]. In 1805, Bolden, posing as a slaver, traveled to [[Libya]] to find and rescue Olier, who was imprisoned in [[Tripoli]].<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		Following the disappearance of the [[Black Cross]] [[Tavis Olier]] during his search for the [[Koh-i-Noor]], the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] presumed Olier to be dead and appointed the American Templar [[Solomon Bolden]] as his successor. While serving as the new Black Cross, Bolden found evidence suggesting that Olier was still alive and being held captive by the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]] Sultan [[Selim III]]. In 1805, Bolden, posing as a slaver, traveled to [[Libya]] to find and rescue Olier, who was imprisoned in [[Tripoli]].<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #6]]</ref>

	[[File:Black Cross Graff.png\|thumb\|left\|210px\|Jan van der Graff as the new Black Cross]]		[[File:Black Cross Graff.png\|thumb\|left\|210px\|Jan van der Graff as the new Black Cross]]

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	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]
	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden as the Black Cross in 1927]]
	After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		After [[World War I]], [[Albert Bolden]] joined the Templars and became the new Black Cross, traveling the world in the guise of the lead trumpeter of the jazz band ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', as a way to monitor the various [[Templar Rite]]s. In February 1927, while in London, he killed the British Rite's corrupt Grand Master, [[Thaddeus Gift]].<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> Later, he traveled to [[Shanghai]], where he assisted the young British Templar [[Darius Gift]] in delivering a mysterious package to the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|local Rite]].<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> However, Bolden soon became entangled in a conspiracy involving the city's crime syndicates, warlord [[Chiang Kai-shek]], and [[Soong Ching-ling]],<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref> and was eventually shot by Darius after the latter discovered that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		While Bolden survived, he never reported back to the Templars, choosing to focus on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor, which was sought by the rogue Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will]] member [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. However, he continued to keep track of Templar operations and uphold his Black Cross duties even while presumed dead.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> After learning about the Templars' plans to start a [[World War II\|new global conflict]] by influencing "venal demagogues" like [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], Bolden officially abandoned the Order.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>