Fauchard - Revision history

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	[[File:ACU Fauchard.png\|thumb\|250px\|Fauchard]]		[[File:ACU Fauchard.png\|thumb\|250px\|Fauchard]]
	A '''fauchard''' is a [[Europe]]an [[~~long weapons~~\|pole weapon]] derived from a [[scythe]] that is characterized by a single-edged blade mounted atop a long shaft.		A '''fauchard''' is a [[Europe]]an [[Long weapon\|pole weapon]] derived from a [[scythe]] that is characterized by a single-edged blade mounted atop a long shaft.<ref>{{WP}}</ref>

	==Description==		==Description==
	The fauchard is a type of polearm that combined the merits of a [[spear]] and a scythe in one. In this sense, it is analogous to the [[Crescent Glaive]] or [[swordstaff]] that is the product of a sword extended to have the range of a spear.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Though an offspring of the war scythe, its moderately curved blade is set upright, with the keen edge as the convex side rather than the concave side.<ref name="Marin 1967">Martin, Paul. ''ARMES et ARMURES de Charlemagne à Louis XIV''. Office du Livre., 1967, p. 235.</ref> Fauchards tend to possess a small prong on the rear side, and the hooks borne on fauchards of the [[French Revolution]] projected upwards. These fauchards were not exceptional weapons and were inferior to most contemporary polearms.<ref name="ACU" />		The fauchard is a type of polearm that combined the merits of a [[spear]] and a scythe in one. In this sense, it is analogous to the [[Crescent Glaive]] or [[swordstaff]] that is the product of a [[sword]] extended to have the range of a spear.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Though an offspring of the war scythe, its moderately curved blade is set upright, with the keen edge as the convex side rather than the concave side.<ref name="Marin 1967">Martin, Paul. ''ARMES et ARMURES de Charlemagne à Louis XIV''. Office du Livre., 1967, p. 235.</ref> Fauchards tend to possess a small prong on the rear side, and the hooks borne on fauchards of the [[French Revolution]] projected upwards. These fauchards were not exceptional weapons and were inferior to most contemporary polearms.<ref name="ACU" />

	==History==		==History==
	Fauchards were prevalent in [[Paris]] during the French Revolution. In late 2014, a [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] via the [[Helix\|Helix Navigator]] obtained a virtual fauchard from ~~his~~ sessions freeing fellow [[Initiates]] trapped in [[Rifts\|unfinished servers]].<ref name="ACU" />		Fauchards were prevalent in [[Paris]] during the French Revolution. In late 2014, an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] via the [[Helix\|Helix Navigator]] obtained a virtual fauchard from their sessions freeing fellow [[Initiates]] trapped in [[Rifts\|unfinished servers]].<ref name="ACU" />

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	The fauchard is a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' which initially needed to be unlocked by connecting with the [[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]. However, on 18 February 2015, Ubisoft released Patch 5 which removed the need to connect to the companion app and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''.<ref name="GameSpot">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| title=Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Removes Companion App Requirements to Gear\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320084003/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| archivedate=20 March 2016\| author=Maiberg, Emanuel\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|GameSpot}}''\| date=18 February 2015\| accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref>		The fauchard is a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' which initially needed to be unlocked by connecting with the [[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]. However, on 18 February 2015, Ubisoft released Patch 5 which removed the need to connect to the companion app and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''.<ref name="GameSpot">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| title=Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Removes Companion App Requirements to Gear\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320084003/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| archivedate=20 March 2016\| author=Maiberg, Emanuel\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|GameSpot}}''\| date=18 February 2015\| accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref>

	In French, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning 'war scythe'. The ''[[bisento]]'', a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione ~~Borgehese~~}}'s bodyguard.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 \|title=Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Italian\| author={{Wiki\|Metropolitan Museum of Art}}\| date=2000\| publisher=''Metropolitan Museum of Art''\| accessdate= 27 August 2017}}</ref> As a result, the ''bisento'' in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a ''bisento''.		In French, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning 'war scythe'. The ''[[bisento]]'', a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione Borghese}}'s bodyguard.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 \|title=Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Italian\| author={{Wiki\|Metropolitan Museum of Art}}\| date=2000\| publisher=''Metropolitan Museum of Art''\| accessdate= 27 August 2017}}</ref> As a result, the ''bisento'' in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a ''bisento''.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Again, Trivia within BtS, but Trivia preceding BtS is an even worse error.

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Again, Trivia within BtS, but Trivia *preceding* BtS is an even worse error.

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	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*In French, the fauchard is ~~also known as the~~ ''~~faux de guerre~~'~~', meaning "war scythe".~~		The fauchard is a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' which initially needed to be unlocked by connecting with the [[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]. However, on 18 February 2015, Ubisoft released Patch 5 which removed the need to connect to the companion app and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''.<ref name="GameSpot">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| title=Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Removes Companion App Requirements to Gear\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320084003/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| archivedate=20 March 2016\| author=Maiberg, Emanuel\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|GameSpot}}''\| date=18 February 2015\| accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref>
	*The ''[[~~bisento]]~~''~~, a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in~~ ''Unity'', ~~but its appearance in~~ the ~~game seems~~ to ~~be based off of~~ the ~~fauchard of~~ [[~~Cardinal~~]] ~~{{wiki\|Scipione Borgehese}}~~'~~s bodyguard~~.<ref name="~~Met Museum Fauchard~~">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.~~metmuseum~~.~~org~~/~~art~~/~~collection~~/~~search~~/~~22208~~ \|title=~~Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese~~-~~Caffarelli (1576–1633) <nowiki>~~\|~~</nowiki> Italian~~\| author={{Wiki\|~~Metropolitan Museum of Art~~}}\| date=~~2000\| publisher=''Metropolitan Museum of Art''~~\| accessdate= ~~27 August 2017~~}}</ref> ~~As a result, the ''bisento'' in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a ''bisento''.~~

	~~==Behind~~ the ~~scenes==~~		In French, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning 'war scythe'. The ''[[bisento]]'', a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione Borgehese}}'s bodyguard.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 \|title=Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Italian\| author={{Wiki\|Metropolitan Museum of Art}}\| date=2000\| publisher=''Metropolitan Museum of Art''\| accessdate= 27 August 2017}}</ref> As a result, the ''bisento'' in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a ''bisento''.
	The ~~fuchard, a weapon in~~ ''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Unity~~]]'', ~~initially needed to be unlocked by connecting with the [[Assassin~~'~~s Creed: Unity companion app\|~~'~~'Assassin's Creed:~~ Unity'' ~~companion app]]. However~~, ~~on 18 February 2015, Ubisoft released Patch 5 which removed~~ the ~~need to connect~~ to the ~~companion app and ''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed: Initiates~~]]''.<ref name="~~GameSpot~~">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.~~gamespot~~.~~com~~/~~articles~~/~~assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app~~/~~1100-6425380~~/\| title=~~Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Removes Companion App Requirements to Gear~~\| ~~archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320084003/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380~~/~~\| archivedate=20 March 2016~~\| author=~~Maiberg, Emanuel\| publisher=''~~{{Wiki\|~~GameSpot~~}}''\| date=~~18 February 2015~~\| accessdate=~~18 July 2020~~}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	Fauchards were prevalent in [[Paris]] during the French Revolution. In late 2014, a [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] reliving the [[~~genetic~~ memory\|memories]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] via the [[Helix\|Helix Navigator]] obtained a virtual fauchard from his sessions freeing fellow [[Initiates]] trapped in [[~~Helix Rift~~\|unfinished servers]].<ref name="ACU" />		Fauchards were prevalent in [[Paris]] during the French Revolution. In late 2014, a [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] via the [[Helix\|Helix Navigator]] obtained a virtual fauchard from his sessions freeing fellow [[Initiates]] trapped in [[Rifts\|unfinished servers]].<ref name="ACU" />

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In ~~{{wiki\|~~French ~~language\|French}}~~, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning "war scythe".		*In French, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning "war scythe".
	*The [[bisento]], a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[~~Cardinals\|~~Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione Borgehese}}'s bodyguard~~. As a result, the bisento in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a bisento~~.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">~~[http~~://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)~~]. ''The Met~~''. Metropolitan Museum of Art~~. Accessed~~ 27 August 2017.</ref>		*The ''[[bisento]]'', a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione Borgehese}}'s bodyguard.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 \|title=Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633) <nowiki>\|</nowiki> Italian\| author={{Wiki\|Metropolitan Museum of Art}}\| date=2000\| publisher=''Metropolitan Museum of Art''\| accessdate= 27 August 2017}}</ref> As a result, the ''bisento'' in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a ''bisento''.

			==Behind the scenes==
			The fuchard, a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', initially needed to be unlocked by connecting with the [[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]. However, on 18 February 2015, Ubisoft released Patch 5 which removed the need to connect to the companion app and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''.<ref name="GameSpot">{{Cite web\| url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| title=Assassin's Creed Unity Patch Removes Companion App Requirements to Gear\| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320084003/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/assassin-s-creed-unity-patch-removes-companion-app/1100-6425380/\| archivedate=20 March 2016\| author=Maiberg, Emanuel\| publisher=''{{Wiki\|GameSpot}}''\| date=18 February 2015\| accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	Fauchards were prevalent in [[Paris]] during the French Revolution. In late 2014, a [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] reliving the [[genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] via the [[Helix\|Helix Navigator]] obtained a virtual fauchard from his sessions freeing fellow [[Initiates]] trapped in [[Helix ~~Rifts~~\|unfinished servers]].<ref name="ACU" />		Fauchards were prevalent in [[Paris]] during the French Revolution. In late 2014, a [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] reliving the [[genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] via the [[Helix\|Helix Navigator]] obtained a virtual fauchard from his sessions freeing fellow [[Initiates]] trapped in [[Helix Rift\|unfinished servers]].<ref name="ACU" />

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', the fauchard is a weapon that is unlocked by collecting artifacts in the Helix Rifts missions.
	*In {{wiki\|French language\|French}}, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning "war scythe".		*In {{wiki\|French language\|French}}, the fauchard is also known as the ''faux de guerre'', meaning "war scythe".
	*The [[bisento]], a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[Cardinals\|Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione Borgehese}}'s bodyguard. As a result, the bisento in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a bisento.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">[http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)]. ''The Met''. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed 27 August 2017.</ref>		*The [[bisento]], a Japanese glaive of similar design, is also a weapon found in ''Unity'', but its appearance in the game seems to be based off of the fauchard of [[Cardinals\|Cardinal]] {{wiki\|Scipione Borgehese}}'s bodyguard. As a result, the bisento in the game may also actually be a fauchard, not a bisento.<ref name="Met Museum Fauchard">[http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22208 Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)]. ''The Met''. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed 27 August 2017.</ref>

Fauchard - Revision history

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imported>Sol Pacificus: Again, Trivia within BtS, but Trivia *preceding* BtS is an even worse error.

imported>Darman36 at 02:08, 6 July 2021

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imported>VilkaTheWolf at 04:39, 16 July 2020

imported>Sol Pacificus: Again, Trivia within BtS, but Trivia preceding BtS is an even worse error.