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	'''Jacques Roux''' (1752 – 1794) was a radical {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} priest during the [[French Revolution]]. Preaching his ideals to the working class and the [[sans-culottes]], he became a leading figure of the [[Enragés]].		'''Jacques Roux''' (1752 – 1794) was a radical {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} [[priest]] during the [[French Revolution]]. Preaching his ideals to the working class and the ''[[sans-culottes]]'', he became a leading figure of the [[Enragés]].<ref>{{WP}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Roux was born in 1752 to an infantry lieutenant. In 1779, he was ordained and served as a lowly vicar in the diocese of {{Wiki\|Saintes, Charente-Maritime\|Saintes}}. Roux encouraged members of the anti-feudal peasant movements to come to the parish to which he ministered. His radical views gained him the nickname the "red priest". Roux was soon removed from his parish and took refuge in [[Paris]]. There, he preached to the {{Wiki\|Cordeliers}} club following the outbreak of the French Revolution, and his rhetoric became increasingly volatile, earning him the moniker of "little [[Jean-Paul Marat\|Marat]]".<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Jacques Roux]]</ref>		Roux was born in 1752 to an infantry lieutenant. In 1779, he was ordained and served as a lowly vicar in the diocese of {{Wiki\|Saintes, Charente-Maritime\|Saintes}}. Roux encouraged members of the anti-feudal peasant movements to come to the parish to which he ministered. His radical views gained him the nickname the "red priest". Roux was soon removed from his parish and took refuge in [[Paris]]. There, he preached to the {{Wiki\|Cordeliers}} club following the outbreak of the French Revolution, and his rhetoric became increasingly volatile, earning him the moniker of "little [[Jean-Paul Marat\|Marat]]".<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Jacques Roux]]</ref>

	In the summer of 1792, the [[~~Templars\|~~Templar Order]] began hoarding grain in order to incite further civil unrest and frame the ~~royal family~~ for the act.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Food Chain]]</ref> ~~In response to the food shortages, Roux and others led violent riots in which merchants were killed for their supposed hoarding of grain.~~ On 25 February 1793, Roux encouraged the looting of shops. All of his actions focused on the subsistence of the starving working class, which made up the vast majority of the French population. Roux petitioned for the punishment of speculators, usurers and employers who exploited the workers. Throughout this period, he became increasingly radical, and started developing a psychotic and homicidal behavior.<ref name="Database" />		In the summer of 1792, the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|French Templars]] began hoarding grain in order to incite further civil unrest and frame the reigning [[House of Bourbon]] for the act. In response to the food shortages, Roux and others led violent riots in which merchants were killed for their supposed hoarding of grain, with Roux himself personally killing a vendor.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Food Chain]]</ref> On 25 February 1793, Roux encouraged the looting of shops. All of his actions focused on the subsistence of the starving working class, which made up the vast majority of the French population. Roux petitioned for the punishment of speculators, usurers, and employers who exploited the workers. Throughout this period, he became increasingly radical, and started developing a psychotic and homicidal behavior.<ref name="Database" />

	On 25 June 1793, Roux proclaimed his Manifesto of the Enragés to the [[National Convention]], and was kicked out. By 28 June, the revolutionary leader and Templar [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] violently denounced him, and had him expelled from the Cordeliers. Jean-Paul Marat turned against Roux as well, dismissing him as a false patriot and a criminal in his newspaper, ''{{Wiki\|L'Ami du peuple}}''. Following Marat's death, Roux took over the newspaper, berating the slowness of the [[guillotine]] and the lack of any actual social measures.<ref name="Database" />		On 25 June 1793, Roux proclaimed his Manifesto of the Enragés to the [[National Convention]], and was kicked out. By 28 June, the revolutionary leader and [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] violently denounced him, and had him expelled from the Cordeliers. Jean-Paul Marat turned against Roux as well, dismissing him as a false patriot and a criminal in his newspaper, ''{{Wiki\|L'Ami du peuple}}''. Following Marat's death, Roux took over the newspaper, berating the slowness of the [[guillotine]] and the lack of any actual social measures.<ref name="Database" />

	Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the ~~latter's~~ speeches~~. He was~~ imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />		Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the his speeches and imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />

	Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|~~Assassin Brotherhood~~]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>		Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]], the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassins]] sent three [[Assassins]] to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>

	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team ~~of Assassins~~ freed their kin and killed Roux~~. Roux's~~ death ~~would later be attributed to~~ suicide by sharp instrument. Although ~~the "preacher of the sans-culottes"~~ had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had ~~nevertheless been the voice of~~ the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and another Assassin team freed their kin and killed Roux; an autopsy on him later ruled his death a suicide by [[Hidden Blade\|sharp instrument]]. Although he had failed to develop an applicable political system for the underclass, he had given the oppressed masses a violent yet audible voice.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]] before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>

	~~==Trivia==~~
	*Roux can be seen at the beginning of the memory "[[The Food Chain]]", killing a merchant during the riots caused by the Templars.

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	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>

	~~'''Aftermath'''.~~

	The liquidation of Jacques Roux contributed to the salvation of a large number of Assassins from the massacres of the Sansculottes. It was officially stated, that Jacques Roux committed suicide by stabbing himself in the neck with a dagger, but investigator Eugene François Vidocq, examining the body, discovered that the blade whose wound was in the neck had a smaller blade, similar to the blade of the Assassins.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>

			'''Aftermath'''.

			The liquidation of Jacques Roux contributed to the salvation of a large number of Assassins from the massacres of the Sansculottes. It was officially stated, that Jacques Roux committed suicide by stabbing himself in the neck with a dagger, but investigator Eugene François Vidocq, examining the body, discovered that the blade whose wound was in the neck had a smaller blade, similar to the blade of the Assassins.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the latter's speeches. He was imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />		Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the latter's speeches. He was imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />

	Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>		Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>

	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>


	~~'''''Heritage'''''~~

	The liquidation of Jacques Roux contributed to the salvation of a large number of Assassins from the massacres of the Sansculottes. It was officially stated that Jacques Roux committed suicide by stabbing himself in the neck with a dagger, but investigator Eugene François Vidocq, examining the body, discovered that the blade whose wound was in the neck had a smaller blade, similar to the blade of the Assassins.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the latter's speeches. He was imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />		Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the latter's speeches. He was imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />

	Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>		Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>

	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>

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	'''Jacques Roux''' (1752 – 1794) was a radical {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} priest during the [[French Revolution]]. Preaching his ideals to the working class and the [[sans-culottes]], he became a leading figure of the [[Enragés]].		'''Jacques Roux''' (1752 – 1794) was a radical {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic}} [[priest]] during the [[French Revolution]]. Preaching his ideals to the working class and the ''[[sans-culottes]]'', he became a leading figure of the [[Enragés]].<ref>{{WP}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Roux was born in 1752 to an infantry lieutenant. In 1779, he was ordained and served as a lowly vicar in the diocese of {{Wiki\|Saintes, Charente-Maritime\|Saintes}}. Roux encouraged members of the anti-feudal peasant movements to come to the parish to which he ministered. His radical views gained him the nickname the "red priest". Roux was soon removed from his parish and took refuge in [[Paris]]. There, he preached to the {{Wiki\|Cordeliers}} club following the outbreak of the French Revolution, and his rhetoric became increasingly volatile, earning him the moniker of "little [[Jean-Paul Marat\|Marat]]".<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Jacques Roux]]</ref>		Roux was born in 1752 to an infantry lieutenant. In 1779, he was ordained and served as a lowly vicar in the diocese of {{Wiki\|Saintes, Charente-Maritime\|Saintes}}. Roux encouraged members of the anti-feudal peasant movements to come to the parish to which he ministered. His radical views gained him the nickname the "red priest". Roux was soon removed from his parish and took refuge in [[Paris]]. There, he preached to the {{Wiki\|Cordeliers}} club following the outbreak of the French Revolution, and his rhetoric became increasingly volatile, earning him the moniker of "little [[Jean-Paul Marat\|Marat]]".<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Jacques Roux]]</ref>

	In the summer of 1792, the [[~~Templars\|~~Templar Order]] began hoarding grain in order to incite further civil unrest and frame the ~~royal family~~ for the act.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Food Chain]]</ref> ~~In response to the food shortages, Roux and others led violent riots in which merchants were killed for their supposed hoarding of grain.~~ On 25 February 1793, Roux encouraged the looting of shops. All of his actions focused on the subsistence of the starving working class, which made up the vast majority of the French population. Roux petitioned for the punishment of speculators, usurers and employers who exploited the workers. Throughout this period, he became increasingly radical, and started developing a psychotic and homicidal behavior.<ref name="Database" />		In the summer of 1792, the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|French Templars]] began hoarding grain in order to incite further civil unrest and frame the reigning [[House of Bourbon]] for the act. In response to the food shortages, Roux and others led violent riots in which merchants were killed for their supposed hoarding of grain, with Roux himself personally killing a vendor.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Food Chain]]</ref> On 25 February 1793, Roux encouraged the looting of shops. All of his actions focused on the subsistence of the starving working class, which made up the vast majority of the French population. Roux petitioned for the punishment of speculators, usurers, and employers who exploited the workers. Throughout this period, he became increasingly radical, and started developing a psychotic and homicidal behavior.<ref name="Database" />

	On 25 June 1793, Roux proclaimed his Manifesto of the Enragés to the [[National Convention]], and was kicked out. By 28 June, the revolutionary leader and Templar [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] violently denounced him, and had him expelled from the Cordeliers. Jean-Paul Marat turned against Roux as well, dismissing him as a false patriot and a criminal in his newspaper, ''{{Wiki\|L'Ami du peuple}}''. Following Marat's death, Roux took over the newspaper, berating the slowness of the [[guillotine]] and the lack of any actual social measures.<ref name="Database" />		On 25 June 1793, Roux proclaimed his Manifesto of the Enragés to the [[National Convention]], and was kicked out. By 28 June, the revolutionary leader and [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] violently denounced him, and had him expelled from the Cordeliers. Jean-Paul Marat turned against Roux as well, dismissing him as a false patriot and a criminal in his newspaper, ''{{Wiki\|L'Ami du peuple}}''. Following Marat's death, Roux took over the newspaper, berating the slowness of the [[guillotine]] and the lack of any actual social measures.<ref name="Database" />

	Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the ~~latter's~~ speeches~~. He was~~ imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />		Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the his speeches and imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />

	Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|~~Assassin Brotherhood~~]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>		Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]], the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassins]] sent three [[Assassins]] to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>

	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team ~~of Assassins~~ freed their kin and killed Roux~~. Roux's~~ death ~~would later be attributed to~~ suicide by sharp instrument. Although ~~the "preacher of the sans-culottes"~~ had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had ~~nevertheless been the voice of~~ the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and another Assassin team freed their kin and killed Roux; an autopsy on him later ruled his death a suicide by [[Hidden Blade\|sharp instrument]]. Although he had failed to develop an applicable political system for the underclass, he had given the oppressed masses a violent yet audible voice.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]] before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>

	~~==Trivia==~~
	*Roux can be seen at the beginning of the memory "[[The Food Chain]]", killing a merchant during the riots caused by the Templars.

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	Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the latter's speeches. He was imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />		Due to his psychotic and homicidal behavior, Roux was deemed too dangerous and unpredictable for the Templars to control. As a result, they kidnapped Roux during one of the latter's speeches. He was imprisoned at the {{Wiki\|Sainte-Pélagie Prison\|Sainte-Pélagie}}, where he continued to write his journal. He was later moved to the [[Salpêtrière Hospital]], an insane asylum.<ref name="Database" />

	Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>		Predicting the fall of Robespierre and his [[Reign of Terror]] the Templars prepared to release Roux and have him rally his men to bring the Terror to new heights. The [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] sent three Assassins to kill Roux. They failed however, and were imprisoned in the asylum as well. In response, Roux began killing guards who had come to visit him for confession, his paranoia causing him to mistake them for Assassins come to finish the job.<ref name="coop">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Les Enragés]]</ref>

	As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>		As Roux was released on 10 February 1794, he prepared to begin his work. In the meantime, [[Arno Dorian]] and a team of Assassins freed their kin and killed Roux. Roux's death would later be attributed to suicide by sharp instrument. Although the "preacher of the sans-culottes" had failed to develop an applicable political system, he had nevertheless been the voice of the oppressed masses.<ref name="coop" /> Following Roux's death, the [[Assassin Council]] sent Arno to assassinate [[Jacques Roux's lieutenant\|Roux's lieutenant]] at the [[Hôtel de Cluny]], before he could incite a violent riot.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Roux's Remains]]</ref>

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