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	\|name = Bolden Family		\|name = Bolden Family
	\|image = ACT Jan van der Graff meeting Bolden's wife.png		\|image = ACT Jan van der Graff meeting Bolden's wife.png
	~~\|related = US Army<br>[[Templars]]~~
	\|notable = [[Solomon Bolden]]<br>[[Albert Bolden]]<br>[[André Bolden]]		\|notable = [[Solomon Bolden]]<br>[[Albert Bolden]]<br>[[André Bolden]]
	\|locations = [[United States]]<br>[[Libya]]<br>[[United Kingdom]]<br>[[China]]<br>[[Spain]]		\|locations = [[United States]]<br>[[Libya]]<br>[[United Kingdom]]<br>[[China]]<br>[[Spain]]

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	After Berg allied with the Assassins to find the Koh-i-Noor before the Instruments, André sent them a sample of his blood, allowing Berg to relive Albert Bolden's memories in the Animus.<ref name="ACUp 7"/> However, André was eventually tracked down and captured by the Instruments, who forced him to lead them to a secret Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility\|facility]] in [[Australia]], whose location had been revealed to him by Berg.<ref name="ACUp 8"/> Once there, the Instruments promptly disposed of André, who had outlived his usefulness.<ref name="ACUp 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12\|Issue #12]]</ref>		After Berg allied with the Assassins to find the Koh-i-Noor before the Instruments, André sent them a sample of his blood, allowing Berg to relive Albert Bolden's memories in the Animus.<ref name="ACUp 7"/> However, André was eventually tracked down and captured by the Instruments, who forced him to lead them to a secret Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility\|facility]] in [[Australia]], whose location had been revealed to him by Berg.<ref name="ACUp 8"/> Once there, the Instruments promptly disposed of André, who had outlived his usefulness.<ref name="ACUp 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12\|Issue #12]]</ref>
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	==Members==		==Members==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">

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	===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 #09]]</ref>
			[[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>

	~~[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]~~
	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 #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 #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>
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	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"/>

	[[File:ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|thumb\|230px\|left\|Albert encountering Rufus Grosvenor]]		[[File:ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|thumb\|230px\|left\|Albert encountering Rufus Grosvenor]]
	After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>
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	The pair tracked Grosvenor and the members of Cardona's cell to a war-torn village, where a fight resulted in Albert being injured and his and Cardona's capture. In a last-ditch effort to activate the Koh-i-Noor, Grosvenor offered it to Cardona, who used the Piece of Eden to destroy the [[church]] they were in and create the illusion of the diamond shattering under its own power.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		The pair tracked Grosvenor and the members of Cardona's cell to a war-torn village, where a fight resulted in Albert being injured and his and Cardona's capture. In a last-ditch effort to activate the Koh-i-Noor, Grosvenor offered it to Cardona, who used the Piece of Eden to destroy the [[church]] they were in and create the illusion of the diamond shattering under its own power.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

	[[File:ACUp Ignacio and Albert in Spanish Civil War.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Cardona and Albert during the Spanish Civil War]]		[[File:ACUp Ignacio and Albert in Spanish Civil War.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Cardona and Albert during the Spanish Civil War]]
	While Grosvenor fled, believing the Koh-i-Noor to have been destroyed, Albert and Cardona decided to leave the diamond at the bottom of the collapsed church and protect the site from intruders. They later took in a number of orphans, whom they raised and trained to continue their work, and fought together in the [[Spanish Civil War]], on the side of the [[Republicans (Spanish Civil War)\|Republicans]]. After their involvement in the war, Albert and Cardona, having become good friends, went their separate ways.<ref name="ACUp 8"/>		While Grosvenor fled, believing the Koh-i-Noor to have been destroyed, Albert and Cardona decided to leave the diamond at the bottom of the collapsed church and protect the site from intruders. They later took in a number of orphans, whom they raised and trained to continue their work, and fought together in the [[Spanish Civil War]], on the side of the [[Republicans (Spanish Civil War)\|Republicans]]. After their involvement in the war, Albert and Cardona, having become good friends, went their separate ways.<ref name="ACUp 8"/>
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	===Passing the Black Cross legacy===		===Passing the Black Cross legacy===
			[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]
	André grew up unaware of his family's connection to the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		André grew up unaware of his family's connection to the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	~~[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]~~
	André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

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	==Members==		==Members==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACTemplars Solomon Bolden.png\|[[Solomon Bolden]]<br>(~~? –~~ 1805)		ACTemplars Solomon Bolden.png\|[[Solomon Bolden]]<br>(died 1805)
	ACTemplars Jan van der Graff.png\|[[Jan van der Graff]]<br>(fl. 19th century)		ACTemplars Jan van der Graff.png\|[[Jan van der Graff]]<br>(fl. 19th century)
	AC Templars Black Cross Render.png\|[[Albert Bolden]]<br>(1893 ~~– ?~~)		AC Templars Black Cross Render.png\|[[Albert Bolden]]<br>(born 1893)
	ACTemplars Andre Bolden.png\|[[André Bolden]]<br>(1944 – 2018)		ACTemplars Andre Bolden.png\|[[André Bolden]]<br>(1944 – 2018)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	===Family tree===		===Family tree===
	{{familytree/start\|style=background:#~~666666~~;}}		{{familytree/start\|style=background:#8c8c8c;}}
	{{familytree \| SOL \|~\| UNK \|y\| JAN \| SOL=[[Solomon Bolden]]\|JAN=[[Jan van der Graff]]\| UNK = Unknown woman}}		{{familytree \| SOL \|~\| UNK \|y\| JAN \| SOL=[[Solomon Bolden]]\|JAN=[[Jan van der Graff]]\| UNK = Unknown woman}}
	{{familytree \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|!\| \|}}		{{familytree \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|!\| \|}}
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Bolden family\| ]]		[[Category:Bolden family\|Bolden family]]

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	===Family tree===		===Family tree===
	{{familytree/start}}		{{familytree/start\|style=background:#666666;}}
	{{familytree \| SOL \|~\| UNK \|y\| JAN \| SOL=[[Solomon Bolden]]\|JAN=[[Jan van der Graff]]\| UNK = Unknown woman}}		{{familytree \| SOL \|~\| UNK \|y\| JAN \| SOL=[[Solomon Bolden]]\|JAN=[[Jan van der Graff]]\| UNK = Unknown woman}}
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	[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]		[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]
	André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 8"/>		André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

	Despite his refusal to become involved in Templar affairs, André nonetheless assisted Berg during his investigation of the Instruments of the First Will who had infiltrated Abstergo. He served as his tech support, providing him with valuable intel,<ref name="ACUp 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> and also posed as the Black Cross during a meeting of Inner Sanctum members in March 2017 to keep Berg's role secret.<ref name="ACUp 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>		Despite his refusal to become involved in Templar affairs, André nonetheless assisted Berg during his investigation of the Instruments of the First Will who had infiltrated Abstergo. He served as his tech support, providing him with valuable intel,<ref name="ACUp 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> and also posed as the Black Cross during a meeting of Inner Sanctum members in March 2017 to keep Berg's role secret.<ref name="ACUp 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>

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	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 overpowered and captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		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 overpowered and captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

	By chance, Graff was thrown ~~into~~ the same cell as Tavis Olier, who trained him over the ~~following~~ 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 ~~the dungeon~~ 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 #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"/>

	Leaving Libya, Graff became the guardian of the Koh-i-Noor and traveled 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 traveled 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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	In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Berg]]		[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]
	André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 8"/>		André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 8"/>

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:~~Families]]~~		[[Category:Bolden family\| ]]
	~~[[Category:Templar lineages~~]]

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	===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 #09]]</ref>
			[[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>

	~~[[File:ACT Solomon Bolden's death.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Solomon Bolden's death]]~~
	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 #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 #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>
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	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"/>

	[[File:ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|thumb\|230px\|left\|Albert encountering Rufus Grosvenor]]		[[File:ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|thumb\|230px\|left\|Albert encountering Rufus Grosvenor]]
	After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>
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	The pair tracked Grosvenor and the members of Cardona's cell to a war-torn village, where a fight resulted in Albert being injured and his and Cardona's capture. In a last-ditch effort to activate the Koh-i-Noor, Grosvenor offered it to Cardona, who used the Piece of Eden to destroy the [[church]] they were in and create the illusion of the diamond shattering under its own power.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		The pair tracked Grosvenor and the members of Cardona's cell to a war-torn village, where a fight resulted in Albert being injured and his and Cardona's capture. In a last-ditch effort to activate the Koh-i-Noor, Grosvenor offered it to Cardona, who used the Piece of Eden to destroy the [[church]] they were in and create the illusion of the diamond shattering under its own power.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

	[[File:ACUp Ignacio and Albert in Spanish Civil War.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Cardona and Albert during the Spanish Civil War]]		[[File:ACUp Ignacio and Albert in Spanish Civil War.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Cardona and Albert during the Spanish Civil War]]
	While Grosvenor fled, believing the Koh-i-Noor to have been destroyed, Albert and Cardona decided to leave the diamond at the bottom of the collapsed church and protect the site from intruders. They later took in a number of orphans, whom they raised and trained to continue their work, and fought together in the [[Spanish Civil War]], on the side of the [[Republicans (Spanish Civil War)\|Republicans]]. After their involvement in the war, Albert and Cardona, having become good friends, went their separate ways.<ref name="ACUp 8"/>		While Grosvenor fled, believing the Koh-i-Noor to have been destroyed, Albert and Cardona decided to leave the diamond at the bottom of the collapsed church and protect the site from intruders. They later took in a number of orphans, whom they raised and trained to continue their work, and fought together in the [[Spanish Civil War]], on the side of the [[Republicans (Spanish Civil War)\|Republicans]]. After their involvement in the war, Albert and Cardona, having become good friends, went their separate ways.<ref name="ACUp 8"/>
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	===Passing the Black Cross legacy===		===Passing the Black Cross legacy===
			[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]
	André grew up unaware of his family's connection to the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		André grew up unaware of his family's connection to the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	~~[[File:ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|André passing his family heirloom to Otso Berg]]~~
	André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 9"/>		André eventually came to trust Berg after the latter saved him from a group of assailants who attacked both of them,<ref name="ACT 8"/> and his time with Graff's memories led him to discover the truth about his Black Cross heritage and the [[Assassin-Templar War]]. After receiving Albert Bolden's [[Templar pin]] from Berg, André declined the gift, feeling that it was not his destiny to continue his ancestors' legacy. However, he suggested that Berg could become the new Black Cross instead, offering him the pin.<ref name="ACT 9"/>

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	==Members==		==Members==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACTemplars Solomon Bolden.png\|[[Solomon Bolden]]<br>(~~? –~~ 1805)		ACTemplars Solomon Bolden.png\|[[Solomon Bolden]]<br>(died 1805)
	ACTemplars Jan van der Graff.png\|[[Jan van der Graff]]<br>(fl. 19th century)		ACTemplars Jan van der Graff.png\|[[Jan van der Graff]]<br>(fl. 19th century)
	AC Templars Black Cross Render.png\|[[Albert Bolden]]<br>(1893 ~~– ?~~)		AC Templars Black Cross Render.png\|[[Albert Bolden]]<br>(born 1893)
	ACTemplars Andre Bolden.png\|[[André Bolden]]<br>(1944 – 2018)		ACTemplars Andre Bolden.png\|[[André Bolden]]<br>(1944 – 2018)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	===Family tree===		===Family tree===
	{{familytree/start\|style=background:#~~666666~~;}}		{{familytree/start\|style=background:#8c8c8c;}}
	{{familytree \| SOL \|~\| UNK \|y\| JAN \| SOL=[[Solomon Bolden]]\|JAN=[[Jan van der Graff]]\| UNK = Unknown woman}}		{{familytree \| SOL \|~\| UNK \|y\| JAN \| SOL=[[Solomon Bolden]]\|JAN=[[Jan van der Graff]]\| UNK = Unknown woman}}
	{{familytree \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|!\| \|}}		{{familytree \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|!\| \|}}
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Bolden family\| ]]		[[Category:Bolden family\|Bolden family]]

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	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 #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"/>

	Leaving Libya, Graff became the guardian of the Koh-i-Noor and ~~traveled~~ 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"/>

	===The last Black Cross===		===The last Black Cross===
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	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 #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>

	As Chiang ordered his ~~men~~ and Du Yuesheng's ~~gang~~ 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"/>

	[[File:ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|thumb\|230px\|left\|Albert encountering Rufus Grosvenor]]		[[File:ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|thumb\|230px\|left\|Albert encountering Rufus Grosvenor]]
	After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>

	In 1937, Albert found his entire family murdered by Grosvenor, who ambushed him and stole the Koh-i-Noor. Seeking revenge, the Black Cross tracked Grosvenor to [[Spain]], where the latter posed as the Assassin [[Norbert Clarke]] ~~to join~~ the cell led by [[Ignacio Cardona]], who possessed a high enough concentration of [[Isu]] DNA to unlock the Koh-i-Noor's full power.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		In 1937, Albert found his entire family murdered by Grosvenor, who ambushed him and stole the Koh-i-Noor. Seeking revenge, the Black Cross tracked Grosvenor to [[Spain]], where the latter posed as the Assassin [[Norbert Clarke]] and joined the cell led by [[Ignacio Cardona]], who possessed a high enough concentration of [[Isu]] DNA to unlock the Koh-i-Noor's full power.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>

	After witnessing Grosvenor give the diamond to Cardona in [[Barcelona]], Albert intervened and fled with the latter, being unable to get close to his intended target due to the Assassins protecting him. The Black Cross later told Cardona about Grosvenor's true identity and goals, and convinced him to join forces to stop the Instruments.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		After witnessing Grosvenor give the diamond to Cardona in [[Barcelona]], Albert intervened and fled with the latter, being unable to get close to his intended target due to the Assassins protecting him. The Black Cross later told Cardona about Grosvenor's true identity and goals, and convinced him to join forces to stop the Instruments.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>
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	===Passing the Black Cross legacy===		===Passing the Black Cross legacy===
	André grew up unaware of his family's connection ~~with~~ the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		André grew up unaware of his family's connection to the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

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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 #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 #09]]</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. 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]].<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>

	[[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 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 ~~overpowered and~~ captured.<ref name="ACT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 7\|Issue #07]]</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"/>

			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 #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"/>
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	After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		After recovering at a local hospital, Albert decided not to inform the Templars of his survival and focused on safeguarding the Koh-i-Noor from the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. In 1928, the rogue Templar and Instruments member [[Rufus Grosvenor]] tracked down Albert and tried to blackmail him into surrendering the diamond, but the Black Cross refused and left China. For the next nine years, he lived on the run while avoiding the Instruments, occasionally returning to the United States to visit his wife and daughter despite the risk of turning them into targets.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>

	In 1937, Albert found his entire family murdered by Grosvenor, who ambushed him and stole the Koh-i-Noor. Seeking revenge, the Black Cross tracked Grosvenor to [[Spain]], where the latter posed as the Assassin [[Norbert Clarke]] to join the cell led by [[Ignacio Cardona]], who possessed a high enough concentration of [[Isu]] DNA to unlock the Koh-i-Noor's full power. After witnessing Grosvenor give the diamond to Cardona in [[Barcelona]], Albert intervened and fled with the latter, being unable to get close to his intended target due to the Assassins protecting him.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>		In 1937, Albert found his entire family murdered by Grosvenor, who ambushed him and stole the Koh-i-Noor. Seeking revenge, the Black Cross tracked Grosvenor to [[Spain]], where the latter posed as the Assassin [[Norbert Clarke]] to join the cell led by [[Ignacio Cardona]], who possessed a high enough concentration of [[Isu]] DNA to unlock the Koh-i-Noor's full power.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>

			After witnessing Grosvenor give the diamond to Cardona in [[Barcelona]], Albert intervened and fled with the latter, being unable to get close to his intended target due to the Assassins protecting him. The Black Cross later told Cardona about Grosvenor's true identity and goals, and convinced him to join forces to stop the Instruments.<ref name="ACUp 7"/>

	~~Telling Cardona about Grosvenor's true identity and goals, the Black Cross convinced him to join forces to stop the Instruments. They~~ tracked Grosvenor and the members of Cardona's ~~Assassin~~ cell to a war-torn village, where a fight resulted in Albert being injured and his and Cardona's capture. In a last-ditch effort to activate the Koh-i-Noor, Grosvenor offered it to Cardona, who used the Piece of Eden to destroy the [[church]] they were in and create the illusion of the diamond shattering under its own power.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		The pair tracked Grosvenor and the members of Cardona's cell to a war-torn village, where a fight resulted in Albert being injured and his and Cardona's capture. In a last-ditch effort to activate the Koh-i-Noor, Grosvenor offered it to Cardona, who used the Piece of Eden to destroy the [[church]] they were in and create the illusion of the diamond shattering under its own power.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

	[[File:ACUp Ignacio and Albert in Spanish Civil War.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Cardona and Albert during the Spanish Civil War]]		[[File:ACUp Ignacio and Albert in Spanish Civil War.jpg\|thumb\|230px\|Cardona and Albert during the Spanish Civil War]]
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	===Passing the Black Cross legacy===		===Passing the Black Cross legacy===
	André grew up unaware of his family's connection with the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life ~~afterwards~~. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		André grew up unaware of his family's connection with the Templar Order, but like his father before him, he enlisted in the United States Army, fighting in the [[Vietnam War]]. Suffering from PTSD due to his actions during the war, André struggled to lead a normal life. Although he married a woman who had a daughter from a previous relationship, his troubles proved too much to handle, and they both eventually left him.<ref name="ACT 6"/>

	In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>		In 2016, André was contacted by [[Abstergo Industries]], who had learned about his heritage and offered him an alleged treatment for his PTSD. Brought to Abstergo's [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility\|facility]] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]], André was put in an [[Animus]] and relived the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff under the watch of the Templar [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who secretly hoped that these memories would lead Abstergo to the Koh-i-Noor. Although distrustful of Berg and the Templars after learning they had deceived him, André agreed to help them on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT 6"/>