Bolden family - Revision history

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	During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]<~~/~~ref~~>		At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7"/>

	By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

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	The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>		The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>
	[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]		[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]
	After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #6]]</ref>

	During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

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	===The last Black Cross===		===The last Black Cross===
	In 1893, [[Albert Bolden]], Graff's great-grandson, was born in [[Baltimore]]. Before joining the Templars and becoming a Black Cross, Albert served in the [[United States Armed Forces\|United States military]] as a soldier, part of the {{Wiki\|369th Infantry Regiment (United States)\|Harlem Hellfighters}} who fought in the trenches of [[World War I]]. Prior to going to the front, he sired a daughter with his wife.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		In 1893, [[Albert Bolden]], Graff's great-grandson, was born in [[Baltimore]]. Before joining the Templars and becoming a Black Cross, Albert served in the [[United States Armed Forces\|United States military]] as a soldier, part of the {{Wiki\|369th Infantry Regiment (United States)\|Harlem Hellfighters}} who fought in the trenches of [[World War I]]. Prior to going to the front, he sired a daughter with his wife.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>
	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden confronting Thaddeus Gift]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden confronting Thaddeus Gift]]
	After being injured in an explosion during the war,<ref name="ACT 5"/> Albert left the army and followed in his ancestors' footsteps by becoming a Black Cross of the Templar Order. Posing as the leading trumpeter in the jazz group ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', he traveled around the world killing corrupted Templars, eliminating [[Assassin cell]]s, and searching for Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> To protect the Koh-i-Noor, he secreted the diamond in a [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] bank.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		After being injured in an explosion during the war,<ref name="ACT 5"/> Albert left the army and followed in his ancestors' footsteps by becoming a Black Cross of the Templar Order. Posing as the leading trumpeter in the jazz group ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', he traveled around the world killing corrupted Templars, eliminating [[Assassin cell]]s, and searching for Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> To protect the Koh-i-Noor, he secreted the diamond in a [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] bank.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

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	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

	In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>		As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>

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	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

	In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>

	As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>		As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>

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	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

	In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>

	As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>		As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>

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	In 1893, [[Albert Bolden]], Graff's great-grandson, was born in [[Baltimore]]. Before joining the Templars and becoming a Black Cross, Albert served in the [[United States Armed Forces\|United States military]] as a soldier, part of the {{Wiki\|369th Infantry Regiment (United States)\|Harlem Hellfighters}} who fought in the trenches of [[World War I]]. Prior to going to the front, he sired a daughter with his wife.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		In 1893, [[Albert Bolden]], Graff's great-grandson, was born in [[Baltimore]]. Before joining the Templars and becoming a Black Cross, Albert served in the [[United States Armed Forces\|United States military]] as a soldier, part of the {{Wiki\|369th Infantry Regiment (United States)\|Harlem Hellfighters}} who fought in the trenches of [[World War I]]. Prior to going to the front, he sired a daughter with his wife.<ref name="ACT 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>
	[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden confronting Thaddeus Gift]]		[[File:ACTemplars Black Cross confronts Gift.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Albert Bolden confronting Thaddeus Gift]]
	After being injured in an explosion during the war,<ref name="ACT 5"/> Albert left the army and followed in his ancestors' footsteps by becoming a Black Cross of the Templar Order. Posing as the leading trumpeter in the jazz group ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', he traveled around the world killing corrupted Templars, eliminating [[Assassin cell]]s, and searching for Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> To protect the Koh-i-Noor, he secreted the diamond in a [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] bank.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		After being injured in an explosion during the war,<ref name="ACT 5"/> Albert left the army and followed in his ancestors' footsteps by becoming a Black Cross of the Templar Order. Posing as the leading trumpeter in the jazz group ''Albie Bolden and the Harlem Hotsteppers'', he traveled around the world killing corrupted Templars, eliminating [[Assassin cell]]s, and searching for Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> To protect the Koh-i-Noor, he secreted the diamond in a [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] bank.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

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	The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>		The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>
	[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]		[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]
	After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>

	During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref>

	By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

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	At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

	By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

	Leaving Libya, Graff became the guardian of the Koh-i-Noor and went to the United States to meet Solomon's widow and inform her of her husband's fate. The two grew close and had a relationship, conceiving a child who continued the Bolden lineage.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		Leaving Libya, Graff became the guardian of the Koh-i-Noor and went to the United States to meet Solomon's widow and inform her of her husband's fate. The two grew close and had a relationship, conceiving a child who continued the Bolden lineage.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Journey to Libya===		===Journey to Libya===
	The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>
	[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]		[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]
	After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>

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	During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]<~~/~~ref~~>		At a [[tavern]] in Tripoli, Solomon and Graff met the latter's contacts, [[Edmund (19th century)\|Edmund]] and [[Ahkbar]], who told them about an underground tunnel used to smuggle precious cargo into the palace. However, this turned out to be a trap, as Ahkbar secretly worked for Selim and ambushed Solomon and Graff alongside several [[Soldier\|guards]]. During the fight, the Black Cross was killed by Ahkbar while Graff was captured.<ref name="ACT 7"/>

	By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		By chance, Graff was thrown in the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the next three years.<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> Becoming the new Black Cross, Graff escaped in July 1808, after Olier sacrificed himself to distract the guards, and tried to stop the [[Libyan Brotherhood of Assassins\|Libyan Assassins]] from acquiring the Koh-i-Noor. He discovered that Ahkbar was an Assassin and had poisoned Selim to steal the artifact, which he intended to keep for himself. Overcoming the Piece of Eden's illusions, Graff killed Ahkbar and escaped with the Koh-i-Noor after deceiving the Assassins who arrived as reinforcements by handing them an empty box.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

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	The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>		The eldest known member of the Bolden family was [[Solomon Bolden]], an [[Africa\|Afro]]-[[United States\|American]] member of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order]] at the dawn of the 19th century. He was married but did not sire any children with his wife.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>
	[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]		[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]
	After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #06]]</ref>		After the Black Cross [[Tavis Olier]] was presumed dead, Solomon was appointed the new Black Cross by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and was tasked with completing his predecessor's mission of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor, as well as finding Olier in the event he was still alive.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #7]]</ref> In 1805, discovering that Olier had been imprisoned in [[Tripoli]], Solomon sought to rescue him and secured passage aboard a [[merchant]] [[brig]], the ''[[Painted Lady]]'', by posing as a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader.<ref name="ACT 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 6\|Issue #6]]</ref>

	During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		During the voyage to [[Libya]], Solomon met the [[Belgium\|Flemish]] spy [[Jan van der Graff]], who was also searching for the Koh-i-Noor on behalf of the [[France\|French]] Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte\|Napoleon I]]. After working together to fend off [[Piracy\|pirates]] that attacked their ship, the two men reached an agreement: Solomon would protect Graff during his mission, and the latter would use his contacts to help the Black Cross infiltrate Sultan [[Selim III]]'s palace and rescue Olier.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

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	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

	In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>		As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>

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	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

	In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>

	As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>		As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>

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	In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>		In February 1927, Albert was sent by the Inner Sanctum to [[London]] to assassinate [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]] who had been embezzling money from the Order. The Black Cross hunted Gift through the city's streets and killed him, removing his [[Templar ring]] finger.<ref name="ACT 1"/> Later, he traveled to [[China]], where he eliminated [[Yuri Dolinsky]], a Templar turncoat who intended to use the armored [[train]] known as the "[[Great Wall (train)\|Great Wall]]" to transport {{Wiki\|White movement\|White Russian}} troops to support the warlord [[Zhang Zongchang]] against the Templar-allied [[Chiang Kai-shek]].<ref name="FCBD">''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' – ''Great Wall''</ref>

	In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		In April 1927, Albert arrived in [[Shanghai]] to investigate the [[Chinese Rite of the Templar Order\|local Templar Rite]] and ensure the safe delivery of a package carried by [[Darius Gift]], Thaddeus' son.<ref name="ACT 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After the package was stolen by the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]], Albert investigated [[Du Yuesheng]] and the [[Green Gang]], whom he suspected to be behind the theft, but this trail proved to be a dead end.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref> Eventually, the Black Cross discovered that [[Soong Ching-ling]], the widow of the late Chinese Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], had orchestrated the theft to prevent the package from reaching Chiang Kai-shek, who had no intention of maintaining his alliance with the Templars.<ref name="ACT 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>

	As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>		As Chiang ordered his and Du Yuesheng's men to [[Shanghai massacre of 1927\|massacre]] all the [[Communism\|communists]] in Shanghai, Albert rushed to rescue Darius and Ruan, who were being targeted by Du's enforcer "[[Flowery Flag]]". The Black Cross managed to kill the gang enforcer, though not without sustaining some serious injuries, and was afterwards confronted by Darius, who had learned that he was behind his father's death. Despite Albert's attempts to reason with Darius, the latter shot the Black Cross, who fell to his apparent death.<ref name="ACT 5"/>