Hanging - Revision history

Batfan13 at 04:41, 5 May 2026

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	[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]		[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
	In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in [[Zwolle]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to hang~~, as they were mistaken for deserters~~. Haytham ~~managed to escape~~ but was too late to ~~prevent~~ Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in [[Zwolle]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were mistaken for deserters and sentenced to hang. Haytham escaped but was too late to stop Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry ~~popular~~ mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

	During the [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]], the rogue Assassin [[Jack the Ripper]] ~~had~~ two [[prison hulk]]s to hide the people he ~~kept~~ prisoner. Chief Warden [[John Billingsworth]] had the habit of hanging the prisoners for his own sadistic pleasure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>		During the [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]] in 1888, the rogue Assassin [[Jack the Ripper]] kept two [[prison hulk]]s at [[Deptford]] to hide the people he held prisoner. Chief Warden [[John Billingsworth]] had the habit of hanging the prisoners for his own sadistic pleasure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>

	==Notable executions==		==Notable executions==
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	ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution		ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution
	Well executed 1.png\|[[Livia]]'s hanged body		Well executed 1.png\|[[Livia]]'s hanged body
			Now Hiring 6.png\|Edward Kenway saving a pirate from hanging
	Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a Redcoat with a rope dart		Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a Redcoat with a rope dart
			ACIII-SilentHunter 5.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a poacher
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{Mdat}}
			**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}

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Appearances

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 22:16, 25 October 2025

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	[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]		[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
	In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in [[Zwolle]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced hang, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in [[Zwolle]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to hang, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 22:16, 25 October 2025

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	[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]		[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
	In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in ~~the~~ [[~~Netherlands\|Dutch Republic~~]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced hang, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in [[Zwolle]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced hang, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 22:15, 25 October 2025

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	[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]		[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
	In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British ~~soldier~~]]s in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced ~~to be hanged~~, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his ~~father~~'s ~~murder~~.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldiers]] in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced hang, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his sister [[Jennifer Scott]]'s kidnapping.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 18:33, 25 October 2025

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	[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]		[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
	In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldier]]s in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to be hanged, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating about his father's murder.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldier]]s in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to be hanged, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary about his father's murder.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 18:32, 25 October 2025

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	[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]		[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
	In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldier]]s in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to be hanged, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating ~~the mercenary to learn the truth~~ about his father's murder.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldier]]s in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to be hanged, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating about his father's murder.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 18:30, 25 October 2025

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	Being hung from a tree branch was another method, with the [[Assassins]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Adéwalé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> as well as the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], using [[rope dart]]s to forcibly hang opponents from trees or other elevated positions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a variant of this technique which involved a [[whip]], hanging the target for a few seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>		Being hung from a tree branch was another method, with the [[Assassins]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Adéwalé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> as well as the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], using [[rope dart]]s to forcibly hang opponents from trees or other elevated positions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a variant of this technique which involved a [[whip]], hanging the target for a few seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

			[[File:ACIHangedMan.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|A hanged Tom Smith]]
			In 1747, after being captured by [[British Army\|British soldier]]s in the [[Netherlands\|Dutch Republic]], the Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] and the mercenary [[Tom Smith]] were sentenced to be hanged, as they were mistaken for deserters. Haytham managed to escape but was too late to prevent Smith's execution, preventing him from interrogating the mercenary to learn the truth about his father's murder.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>
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	*[[William Kidd]] (23 May 1701), hanged for piracy<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Cards (Memories)\|Card]]: "William Kidd"</ref>		*[[William Kidd]] (23 May 1701), hanged for piracy<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Cards (Memories)\|Card]]: "William Kidd"</ref>
	*[[Alexander Dolzell]] (1715), hanged for piracy<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 21</ref>		*[[Alexander Dolzell]] (1715), hanged for piracy<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 21</ref>
	*[[Stede Bonnet]] (10 December 1718), hanged for piracy<ref name="~~to suffer~~">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref>		*[[Stede Bonnet]] (10 December 1718), hanged for piracy<ref name="To Suffer">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref>
	*[[Jack Rackham]] (18 November 1720), hanged for piracy<ref name="~~to suffer~~" />		*[[Jack Rackham]] (18 November 1720), hanged for piracy<ref name="To Suffer" />
			*[[Tom Smith]] (17 July 1747), hanged for deserting his post in the British Army<ref name="ACF" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution		ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution
	Well executed 1.png\|[[Livia]]'s hanged body		Well executed 1.png\|[[Livia]]'s hanged body
	Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a ~~[[British Army\|~~Redcoat]] with a rope dart		Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a Redcoat with a rope dart
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Black Flag~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
	**''[[Freedom Cry]]''		**''[[Freedom Cry]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''

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	The majority of hanging executions were done on a constructed wooden platform, commonly referred to as the {{Wiki\|gallows}}. Connected to a series of pulleys was a lever which, when pulled by the executioner, would open a trap door below prisoners' feet. The sudden drop would snap their neck, in most cases killing them instantly, but in some cases they would instead suffocate.<ref name="LMS">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> After the [[Pazzi conspiracy]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] followers hanged the bodies of the conspirators on the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] as a warning.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Farewell Francesco]]</ref>		The majority of hanging executions were done on a constructed wooden platform, commonly referred to as the {{Wiki\|gallows}}. Connected to a series of pulleys was a lever which, when pulled by the executioner, would open a trap door below prisoners' feet. The sudden drop would snap their neck, in most cases killing them instantly, but in some cases they would instead suffocate.<ref name="LMS">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> After the [[Pazzi conspiracy]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] followers hanged the bodies of the conspirators on the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] as a warning.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Farewell Francesco]]</ref>

	Being hung from a tree branch was another method, with the [[Assassins]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Adéwalé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> as well as the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], using [[rope dart]]s to forcibly hang opponents from trees or other elevated positions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a variant of this technique which involved a [[whip]], hanging the target for few seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>		Being hung from a tree branch was another method, with the [[Assassins]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Adéwalé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> as well as the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], using [[rope dart]]s to forcibly hang opponents from trees or other elevated positions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a variant of this technique which involved a [[whip]], hanging the target for a few seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances, [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

	During the [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]], the rogue Assassin [[Jack the Ripper]] had two [[prison hulk]]s to hide the people he kept prisoner. ~~The~~ Chief Warden [[John Billingsworth]] had the habit of hanging the prisoners for his own sadistic pleasure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>		During the [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]], the rogue Assassin [[Jack the Ripper]] had two [[prison hulk]]s to hide the people he kept prisoner. Chief Warden [[John Billingsworth]] had the habit of hanging the prisoners for his own sadistic pleasure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>

	==Notable executions==		==Notable executions==
	*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] (29 December 1476), Assassin ~~who was~~ falsely accused of treason.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref>		*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] (29 December 1476), an Assassin falsely accused of treason<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref>
	*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico Auditore]] (29 December 1476), son ~~of Giovanni~~, also falsely accused.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />		*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico Auditore]] (29 December 1476), Giovanni's son, also falsely accused<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />
	*[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio Auditore]] (29 December 1476), son ~~of Giovanni~~, also falsely accused.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />		*[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio Auditore]] (29 December 1476), Giovanni's son, also falsely accused<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />
	*[[William Kidd]] (23 May 1701), hanged for piracy.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – Card: "William Kidd"</ref>		*[[William Kidd]] (23 May 1701), hanged for piracy<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Cards (Memories)\|Card]]: "William Kidd"</ref>
	*[[Stede Bonnet]] (10 December 1718), hanged for piracy.<ref name="to suffer">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref>		*[[Alexander Dolzell]] (1715), hanged for piracy<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 21</ref>
	*[[Jack Rackham]] (18 November 1720), hanged for piracy.<ref name="to suffer" />		*[[Stede Bonnet]] (10 December 1718), hanged for piracy<ref name="to suffer">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref>
			*[[Jack Rackham]] (18 November 1720), hanged for piracy<ref name="to suffer" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180">		<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180">
	ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art ~~of the execution~~ of the House of Auditore		ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the House of Auditore's execution
	Well executed 1.png\|~~The hanged body of~~ [[Livia]]		Well executed 1.png\|[[Livia]]'s hanged body
	Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a [[British Army\|Redcoat]] with a rope dart		Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a [[British Army\|Redcoat]] with a rope dart
	</gallery>		</gallery>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
	**''[[Freedom Cry]]''		**''[[Freedom Cry]]''

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	[[File:LMS 1 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|Giovanni Auditore and his sons being executed via hanging]]		[[File:LMS 1 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|Giovanni Auditore and his sons being executed via hanging]]
	'''Hanging''' is the suspension of a person by a noose around their neck. It has been a common capital punishment since [[Timeline\|medieval]] times in numerous countries. The first known account of execution by hanging was in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey (epic poem)\|Odyssey]]'',~~{{Fact\|30 April 2020}}~~ and it is also a common method of {{Wiki\|suicide}}.{{~~Fact~~\|~~30 April 2020~~}}		'''Hanging''' is the suspension of a person by a noose around their neck. It has been a common capital punishment since [[Timeline\|medieval]] times in numerous countries. The first known account of execution by hanging was in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey (epic poem)\|Odyssey]]'', and it is also a common method of {{Wiki\|suicide}}.<ref>{{WP\|Hanging}}</ref>

	==Description==		==Description==
	The ~~standard~~ of hanging executions were done on a constructed wooden platform, commonly referred to as the {{Wiki\|gallows}}. Connected to a series of pulleys was a lever, ~~which~~ when pulled by the executioner would open a trap door below prisoners' feet. The sudden drop would snap their neck, in most cases killing them instantly but in ~~most case~~ they ~~suffocated~~.<ref name="LMS">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> After the [[Pazzi conspiracy]], Medici's followers hanged the bodies of the conspirators on the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] as a warning.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Farewell Francesco]]</ref>		The majority of hanging executions were done on a constructed wooden platform, commonly referred to as the {{Wiki\|gallows}}. Connected to a series of pulleys was a lever which, when pulled by the executioner, would open a trap door below prisoners' feet. The sudden drop would snap their neck, in most cases killing them instantly, but in some cases they would instead suffocate.<ref name="LMS">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> After the [[Pazzi conspiracy]], [[House of Medici\|Medici]] followers hanged the bodies of the conspirators on the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] as a warning.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Farewell Francesco]]</ref>

	Being hung from a tree branch was another method, with the ~~[[Piracy\|Pirate]]~~ [[Assassins~~\|Assassin~~]] [[Edward Kenway]] ~~and later his~~ [[~~Kanien~~'~~kehá~~:ka]] ~~grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], but also the Assassin~~ [[Adéwalé~~]] and the Templar [[Shay Cormac~~]], ~~using a rope dart in combat to forcibly hang opponents from trees or other elevated positions.~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>~~<ref>''~~[[~~Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag~~]]~~'' – ''~~[[~~Freedom Cry~~]]~~''</ref>~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a variant of this technique ~~using~~ a [[whip]], hanging the target for few seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>		Being hung from a tree branch was another method, with the [[Assassins]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> [[Adéwalé]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> as well as the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], using [[rope dart]]s to forcibly hang opponents from trees or other elevated positions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] used a variant of this technique which involved a [[whip]], hanging the target for few seconds.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats to lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], ~~that~~ the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], angry popular mobs hanged aristocrats from lamp-posts. One of the first victims was the Controller-General of Finances, [[Joseph Foullon de Doué]], whom the mob tried to hang three times before beheading him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Joseph Foullon de Doué]]</ref>

	During the [[Autumn of Terror]], the rogue Assassin [[Jack the Ripper]] had two [[~~Prison~~ hulk]]s to hide the ~~hostages~~ he kept prisoner. The Chief Warden [[John Billingsworth]] had the habit ~~to hang~~ the prisoners for his own sadistic-pleasure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)]]'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>		During the [[Whitechapel murders\|Autumn of Terror]], the rogue Assassin [[Jack the Ripper]] had two [[prison hulk]]s to hide the people he kept prisoner. The Chief Warden [[John Billingsworth]] had the habit of hanging the prisoners for his own sadistic pleasure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref>

	==Notable executions==		==Notable executions==
	*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] (29 December 1476), [[Assassin]] who was falsely accused of treason.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref>		*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] (29 December 1476), Assassin who was falsely accused of treason.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Palazzo Della Signoria]]</ref>
	*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico Auditore]] (29 December 1476), son of Giovanni, also falsely accused.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />		*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico Auditore]] (29 December 1476), son of Giovanni, also falsely accused.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />
	*[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio Auditore]] (29 December 1476), son of Giovanni, also falsely accused.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />		*[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio Auditore]] (29 December 1476), son of Giovanni, also falsely accused.<ref name="LMS" /><ref name="ACID />
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center~~" spacing="small~~" captionalign="center" widths="180">		<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="180">
	ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the execution of the House of Auditore		ACIExecution.jpg\|Concept art of the execution of the House of Auditore
			Well executed 1.png\|The hanged body of [[Livia]]
			Rope Dart.jpg\|Ratonhnhaké:ton hanging a [[British Army\|Redcoat]] with a rope dart
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Identity~~]]'' {{~~mdat~~}}		**''[[Freedom Cry]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Memories~~]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}