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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In April 1865, with the {{Wiki\|Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army}} losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "''Sic semper tyrannis!''", "thus always to tyrants", copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' alleged words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar's]] own [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>		In April 1865, with the {{Wiki\|Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army}} losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "''Sic semper tyrannis!''" (English: "thus always to tyrants"), copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' alleged words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar]]'s own [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref> Twelve days later, [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] cornered Booth in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but he refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref>

	Twelve days later, ~~Booth was cornered by~~ [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs~~#15~~\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	In 1998, ~~John Wilkes Booth's voice yelling "Sic semper tyrannis!" was heard by~~ [[Daniel Cross]] in a hallucination brought on by the [[Bleeding Effect]] and a withdrawal from his psychiatric medication.<ref name="Fall" />		In 1998, [[Daniel Cross]] experienced a hallucination brought on a combination of the [[Bleeding Effect]] and a withdrawal from his psychiatric medication. In his vision, he heard Booth's voice yelling "''Sic semper tyrannis!''".<ref name="Fall" />

	~~Details of~~ Booth's assassination ~~were later collected by the~~ [[~~Assassin~~]] [[~~Clay Kaczmarek~~]] in ~~2012, and hidden in~~ the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] ~~to find~~. ~~Which he did~~ in September ~~of that year.~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved ~~this~~ puzzle~~, which was part of a~~ set titled "Guardians" ~~where~~ Booth was included in ~~the~~ list of ~~historical~~ individuals ~~assassinated~~.<ref name="~~glyph~~" />		In 2012, the Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details on Booth's successful assassination attempt while [[Abstergo Industries]] held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus\|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref name="Glyphs">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] #15: "Guardians"</ref> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Guardians", in which Booth was included in a list of assassinated historic individuals.<ref name="Glyphs" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	John Wilkes Booth is a historical figure and figure introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles. Historically, Booth once portrayed the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Marcus Antonius]] in a production of [[William ~~Shakespeare\|~~Shakespeare]]'s ''Julius Caesar''; additionally, his father and brother, both fellow actors, were both named [[Marcus Junius Brutus\|Junius Brutus]], after [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|Caesar's assassin]].		John Wilkes Booth is a historical figure and figure introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles. Historically, Booth once portrayed the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Marcus Antonius]] in a production of the English playwright [[William Shakespeare]]'s 1599 play ''{{Wiki\|Julius Caesar (play)\|Julius Caesar}}''; additionally, his {{Wiki\|Junius Brutus Booth\|father}} and {{Wiki\|Junius Brutus Booth Jr.\|brother}}, both fellow actors, were both named [[Marcus Junius Brutus\|Junius Brutus]], after [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|Caesar's assassin]].<ref name="WP"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|appears in Glyphs only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|appears in Glyphs only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{c\|~~Vision to Daniel Cross~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{c\|vision}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{~~c\|non-canonical appearance~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{Nc}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]~~'' – ''Uncivil War~~'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{c\|Vision to Daniel Cross}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{c\|Vision to Daniel Cross}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' – ''Uncivil War'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

	==References==		==References==

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	'''John Wilkes Booth''' (1838 – 1865) was an [[United States\|American]] stage actor and affiliate of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], who plotted and successfully executed the murder of American President [[Abraham Lincoln]].		'''John Wilkes Booth''' (1838 – 1865) was an [[United States\|American]] stage actor and affiliate of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], who plotted and successfully executed the {{Wiki\|Assassination of Abraham Lincoln\|murder}} of American President [[Abraham Lincoln]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In April 1865, with the {{Wiki\|Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army}} losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "Sic semper tyrannis!", ''thus always to tyrants'', copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar's]] [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>		In April 1865, with the {{Wiki\|Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army}} losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "''Sic semper tyrannis!''", "thus always to tyrants", copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' alleged words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar's]] own [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>

	Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>		Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In April 1865, with the [[Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army]] losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "Sic semper tyrannis!", ''thus always to tyrants'', copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar's]] [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>		In April 1865, with the {{Wiki\|Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army}} losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "Sic semper tyrannis!", ''thus always to tyrants'', copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar's]] [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>

	Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>		Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In April 1865, with the [[Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army]] losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.		In April 1865, with the [[Confederate States Army\|Confederate Army]] losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP\|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "Sic semper tyrannis!", ''thus always to tyrants'', copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Caesar's]] [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2\|Issue #02]]</ref>

	Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender. The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].		Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces\|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15\|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref>

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Legacy==
	*Booth once portrayed the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Marcus Antonius]] in a production of [[William Shakespeare\|Shakespeare]]'s ''Julius Caesar''; additionally, his father and brother, both fellow actors, were both named [[Marcus Junius Brutus\|Junius Brutus]], after [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|Caesar's assassin]].		In 1998, John Wilkes Booth's voice yelling "Sic semper tyrannis!" was heard by [[Daniel Cross]] in a hallucination brought on by the [[Bleeding Effect]] and a withdrawal from his psychiatric medication.<ref name="Fall" />

			Details of Booth's assassination were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012, and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Which he did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Guardians" where Booth was included in the list of historical individuals assassinated.<ref name="glyph" />

			==Behind the scenes==
			John Wilkes Booth is a historical figure and figure introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] puzzles. Historically, Booth once portrayed the [[Roman Republic\|Roman]] general [[Marcus Antonius]] in a production of [[William Shakespeare\|Shakespeare]]'s ''Julius Caesar''; additionally, his father and brother, both fellow actors, were both named [[Marcus Junius Brutus\|Junius Brutus]], after [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|Caesar's assassin]].

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|Glyphs only}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|appears in Glyphs only}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{c\|Vision to Daniel Cross}}

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs]]		{{reflist}}
	[[zh:约翰·威尔克斯·布斯]]		[[zh:约翰·威尔克斯·布斯]]
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