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Soranin: Text replacement - "\[\[fr:(.+)\]\]" to ""

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imported>Darman36 at 01:00, 1 November 2024

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	\| affiliates = [[Underworld]]		\| affiliates = [[Underworld]]
	\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}		\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}
	'''Charon''' was an [[Isu]], revered in [[~~Greece\|~~Greek~~]] [[Greek mythology\|~~mythology]] as the ferryman of [[Hades]] who carried the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]] to the [[Underworld]].		'''Charon''' was an [[Isu]], revered in [[Greek mythology]] as the ferryman of [[Hades]] who carried the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]] to the [[Underworld]].
	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
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	==Legacy and Influence==		==Legacy and Influence==
	===Classic antiquity===		===Classic antiquity===
	It was customary for the dead to be given an {{Wiki\|Charon's obol\|obol}} or two to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some to [[Kyra]] for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)\|A Night to Remember]]</ref>		It was customary for the dead to be given an {{Wiki\|Charon's obol\|obol}} or two to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some to [[Kyra]] for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral in the 420s BCE.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)\|A Night to Remember]]</ref> This tradition was observed centuries later by the [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Pothinus]], who placed a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him in 47 BCE,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref> and it continued as far as into the [[Victorian era]], when the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin "for the path of the dead".<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref>

	This tradition was ~~also~~ observed by ~~[[Pothinus]], a member of~~ the [[Order of the Ancients]] ~~during the 1st century BCE in~~ [[~~Egypt~~]], ~~placing~~ a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>, as ~~well~~ as by [[~~Jacob Frye~~]], a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British]] [[~~Assassins\|Assassin~~]] ~~who~~ gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin ''"for the path of the dead"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
	**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|~~statue only~~}}		**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{Io\|sculpture}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{~~c\|indirect mention only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c\|indirect reference only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c\|indirect reference only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}} {{Mo}}
	**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c\|simulation only}}		**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c\|simulation only}}

imported>Soranin: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

	* The mural featuring Charon is based on the {{Wiki\|File:Reconstruction of Nekyia by Polygnotus.JPG\|reconstruction}} of ~~{{Wiki\|Polygnotus}}~~' ''{{Wiki\|Nekyia}}''.		* The mural featuring Charon is based on the {{Wiki\|File:Reconstruction of Nekyia by Polygnotus.JPG\|reconstruction}} of [[Polygnotos]]' ''{{Wiki\|Nekyia}}''.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Zone of Endless: removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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	{{Youmay\|the Isu\|the [[Charon (Animus mod)\|Animus mod]]}}		{{Youmay\|the Isu\|the [[Charon (Animus mod)\|Animus mod]]}}
	{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}

imported>Darman36 at 17:30, 23 April 2021

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	{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\| image = ~~File:~~ACOD TFoA Charon.png		\| image = ACOD TFoA Charon.png
	\| active = [[Isu Era]]		\| active = [[Isu Era]]
	\| species = [[Isu]]		\| species = [[Isu]]
	\| affiliates = [[Underworld]]		\| affiliates = [[Underworld]]
	\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}		\|voice = [[Fanos Xenofós]]}}
	'''Charon''' was an [[Isu]], revered in [[Greece\|Greek]] mythology as the ferryman of [[Hades]] who carried the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]].		'''Charon''' was an [[Isu]], revered in [[Greece\|Greek]] [[Greek mythology\|mythology]] as the ferryman of [[Hades]] who carried the souls of the dead over the river [[Styx]] to the [[Underworld]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
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	===Simulation===		===Simulation===
	In a simulation created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well. Charon informed Kassandra about the [[Armor of the Fallen]] and how the fifth piece, the [[Gauntlets of the Fallen\|gauntlets]] had gone missing. After telling Kassandra to retrieve the armor and warning about the [[Hound of Hades\|Hounds of Hades]], Charon left.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Pay the Ferryman]]</ref>		In a [[Aletheia's simulations\|simulation]] created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well. Charon informed Kassandra about the [[Armor of the Fallen]] and how the fifth piece, the [[Gauntlets of the Fallen\|gauntlets]] had gone missing. After telling Kassandra to retrieve the [[armor]] and warning about the [[Hound of Hades\|Hounds of Hades]], Charon left.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Pay the Ferryman]]</ref>

	[[File:ACOD FoA ToH Home is Where You Make It 01.png\|thumb\|240px\|Charon tasking Kassandra]]		[[File:ACOD FoA ToH Home is Where You Make It 01.png\|thumb\|240px\|Charon tasking Kassandra]]
	The first task Charon had Kassandra complete was giving a lost soul an honorable death in battle.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Death Before Dishonor]]</ref> After helping the lost soldier, Kassandra returned to Charon at the docks. Charon's second task for Kassandra was finding an [[asphodel]] flower to heal a woman who thought she was still sick. After retrieving the flower, the woman was then escorted to a pyre to be cleansed of the plague.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[A Cursed Sickness]]</ref> After that ~~task~~, Charon tasked Kassandra with helping a family that were being hunted by the hounds of Hades. Kassandra then relocated the lost family to safety.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Home is Where You Make It]]</ref> The fourth and final task was helping ~~uncovered~~ a thief stealing other souls' coins. Kassandra interviewed several souls before Hades appeared before the culprit and punished him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Death-Light Robbery]]</ref>		The first task Charon had Kassandra complete was giving a lost soul an honorable death in battle.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Death Before Dishonor]]</ref> After helping the lost [[soldier]], Kassandra returned to Charon at the docks. Charon's second task for Kassandra was finding an [[asphodel]] flower to heal a woman who thought she was still sick. After retrieving the flower, the woman was then escorted to a pyre to be cleansed of the plague.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[A Cursed Sickness]]</ref> After that, Charon tasked Kassandra with helping a family that were being hunted by the hounds of Hades. Kassandra then relocated the lost family to safety.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Home is Where You Make It]]</ref> The fourth and final task was helping uncover a [[thief]] stealing other souls' coins. Kassandra interviewed several souls before Hades appeared before the culprit and punished him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Death-Light Robbery]]</ref>

	==Legacy and Influence==		==Legacy and Influence==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 19:48, 22 April 2021

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	{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}
	~~{{Stub}}~~
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\| image = File:ACOD TFoA Charon.png		\| image = File:ACOD TFoA Charon.png

imported>RealBearZ: added fullbody pic

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	\| image = ~~ACOD_FoA_ToH_Charon~~.png		\| image = File:ACOD TFoA Charon.png
	\| active = [[Isu Era]]		\| active = [[Isu Era]]
	\| species = [[Isu]]		\| species = [[Isu]]
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*The mural featuring Charon is based on the {{Wiki\|File:Reconstruction of Nekyia by Polygnotus.JPG\|reconstruction}} of {{Wiki\|Polygnotus}}' ''{{Wiki\|Nekyia}}''.
			* The mural featuring Charon is based on the {{Wiki\|File:Reconstruction of Nekyia by Polygnotus.JPG\|reconstruction}} of {{Wiki\|Polygnotus}}' ''{{Wiki\|Nekyia}}''.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
	**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|statue only}}

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	===Simulation===		===Simulation===
	In a simulation created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well. Charon informed Kassandra about the [[Armor of the Fallen]] and how the fifth piece, the [[Gauntlets of the Fallen\|gauntlets]] had gone missing. After telling Kassandra to retrieve the armor and warning about the [[Hounds of Hades]], Charon left.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Pay the Ferryman]]</ref>		In a simulation created by the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]], Charon performed his duties as the ferryman of Hades, and met the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] after she'd slain [[Cerberos]]. Though derisively calling her a 'fleshling', Charon was still willing to help her, and had tasks for her as well. Charon informed Kassandra about the [[Armor of the Fallen]] and how the fifth piece, the [[Gauntlets of the Fallen\|gauntlets]] had gone missing. After telling Kassandra to retrieve the armor and warning about the [[Hound of Hades\|Hounds of Hades]], Charon left.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Pay the Ferryman]]</ref>

	[[File:ACOD FoA ToH Home is Where You Make It 01.png\|thumb\|240px\|Charon tasking Kassandra]]		[[File:ACOD FoA ToH Home is Where You Make It 01.png\|thumb\|240px\|Charon tasking Kassandra]]

imported>Darman36: /* Classic antiquity */

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Classic antiquity

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	It was customary for the dead to be given an {{Wiki\|Charon's obol\|obol}} or two to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some to [[Kyra]] for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)\|A Night to Remember]]</ref>		It was customary for the dead to be given an {{Wiki\|Charon's obol\|obol}} or two to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some to [[Kyra]] for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)\|A Night to Remember]]</ref>

	This tradition was also observed by [[Pothinus]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], placing a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>, as well as by [[Jacob Frye]], a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British]] [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin "for the path of the dead."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref>		This tradition was also observed by [[Pothinus]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], placing a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>, as well as by [[Jacob Frye]], a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British]] [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin ''"for the path of the dead"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
	**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|statue only}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{c\|indirect mention only}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c\|indirect reference only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}
	**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c\|simulation only}}		**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c\|simulation only}}

imported>Darman36: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*The mural featuring Charon is based on the ~~[https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Polygnotus~~#/media/File:Reconstruction_of_Nekyia_by_Polygnotus~~.JPG reconstruction] of {{Wiki\|Polygnotus}}' ''{{Wiki\|Nekyia}}''.		*The mural featuring Charon is based on the {{Wiki\|File:Reconstruction of Nekyia by Polygnotus.JPG\|reconstruction}} of {{Wiki\|Polygnotus}}' ''{{Wiki\|Nekyia}}''.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{WP-REAL}}
	{{Youmay\|the Isu\|the [[Charon (Animus mod)\|Animus mod]]}}		{{Youmay\|the Isu\|the [[Charon (Animus mod)\|Animus mod]]}}
	{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''}}

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	It was customary for the dead to be given an {{Wiki\|Charon's obol\|obol}} or two to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some to [[Kyra]] for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)\|A Night to Remember]]</ref>		It was customary for the dead to be given an {{Wiki\|Charon's obol\|obol}} or two to pay Charon his fee. Kassandra offered some to [[Kyra]] for [[Podarkes]]' journey at his funeral.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Night to Remember (Odyssey)\|A Night to Remember]]</ref>

	This tradition was also observed by [[Pothinus]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], placing a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>, as well as by [[Jacob Frye]], a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British]] [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin "for the path of the dead."<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref>		This tradition was also observed by [[Pothinus]], a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE in [[Egypt]], placing a coin in his own mouth as the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] killed him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Battle of the Nile]]</ref>, as well as by [[Jacob Frye]], a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British]] [[Assassins\|Assassin]] who gave his target [[Philip Twopenny]] a coin ''"for the path of the dead"''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Bad Penny]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
	**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|statue only}}		**''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{c\|statue only}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{c\|indirect mention only}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{c\|indirect reference only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c\|artwork only}}
	**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c\|simulation only}}		**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' {{c\|simulation only}}