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	===Rule as Tsar===		===Rule as Tsar===
	[[File:Nicholas II last photo.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Nicholas II following his abdication, 1917]]		[[File:Nicholas II last photo.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Nicholas II following his abdication, 1917]]
	Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>		Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

	Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside [[Catherine Palace]] guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>		Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside [[Catherine Palace]] guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>

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	Nicholas II of Russia was born in {{Wiki\|Alexander Palace}}, located in the small village of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}}, near [[Saint Petersburg]]. He was the son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress [[Maria Feodorovna]].		Nicholas II of Russia was born in {{Wiki\|Alexander Palace}}, located in the small village of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}}, near [[Saint Petersburg]]. He was the son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress [[Maria Feodorovna]].

	In 1881, Nicholas witnessed the assassination of his grandfather, [[Alexander II of Russia\|Tsar Alexander II]], at the hands of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]]. As a result, Nicholas' father became Tsar Alexander III and Nicholas himself became Tsarevich (''Son of the Tsar'').<ref name="ACTF1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>		In 1881, Nicholas witnessed the assassination of his grandfather, [[Alexander II of Russia\|Tsar Alexander II]], at the hands of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]]. As a result, Nicholas' father became Tsar Alexander III and Nicholas himself became Tsarevich (''Son of the Tsar'').<ref name="ACTF1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1\|Issue #1]]</ref>

	In 1888, Nicholas traveled with his family from Crimea to Saint Petersburg via train. While Alexander's family was in the dining car, the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] entered intent on assassinating Nicholas' father. However, Alexander wasn't sat at the dining table with the rest of his family, confusing the Assassin and affording Alexander the opportunity to attack his would-be killer from behind. A fight ensued, with the train car derailing as a result.<ref name="ACTF1"/>		In 1888, Nicholas traveled with his family from Crimea to Saint Petersburg via train. While Alexander's family was in the dining car, the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] entered intent on assassinating Nicholas' father. However, Alexander wasn't sat at the dining table with the rest of his family, confusing the Assassin and affording Alexander the opportunity to attack his would-be killer from behind. A fight ensued, with the train car derailing as a result.<ref name="ACTF1"/>

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	Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>		Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>

	Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and ~~soon~~ [[Vladimir Lenin]]'~~s Bolsheviks came~~ to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside [[Catherine Palace]] guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>		Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside [[Catherine Palace]] guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>

	===Later life===		===Later life===

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	\| birth = 18 May 1868<br>[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia\|Russian Empire]]		\| birth = 18 May 1868<br>[[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia\|Russian Empire]]
	\| death = 17 July 1918 (aged 50)<br>[[Yekaterinburg]], {{Wiki\|Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic\|Russian SFSR}}		\| death = 17 July 1918 {{c\|aged 50}}<br>[[Yekaterinburg]], {{Wiki\|Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic\|Russian SFSR}}
	\| species = [[Human]]		\| species = [[Human]]
	\| affiliates = [[House of Romanov]]<br>Russian Empire		\| affiliates = [[House of Romanov]]<br>Russian Empire

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	Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>		Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>

	Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside ~~{{Wiki\|~~Catherine Palace}} guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>		Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside [[Catherine Palace]] guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>

	===Later life===		===Later life===

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	Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>		Following the death of his father, Nicholas ascended to the Russian throne. During Nicholas' tenure as Tsar, the [[Templars\|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] grew close to the royal family in order to obtain access to the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]]. In 1908, Rasputin stole the artifact and brought it to [[Tunguska]].<ref name="glyph8">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#8\|Glyph 8: "Martyrs"]]</ref> After the Staff was destroyed in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Rasputin recovered a shard of the artifact which he used to maintain influence over the royal family.<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>

	Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the ~~{{Wiki~~\|Winter Palace}}.<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside {{Wiki\|Catherine Palace}} guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>		Following the loss of the Sceptre and it's mind-influencing abilities, Nicholas' power in Russia began to ebb. The people became dissatisfied with the Tsar and his rule, and soon [[Vladimir Lenin]]'s Bolsheviks came to prominence.<ref name="ACTF3"/> On 15 March 1917, under pressure from the Assassin Brotherhood and faced with an inevitable uprising, Nicholas abdicated the throne,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> but maintained residence in the [[Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg\|Winter Palace]].<ref name="ACTF3"/> Following his abdication, Nicholas went into exile in the [[Siberia]]n town of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}} where he was held in custody outside {{Wiki\|Catherine Palace}} guarded by three soldiers.<ref name="Abstergo Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files#12\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.11b\Prj_Subject04"]]</ref>

	===Later life===		===Later life===

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	In 1945, one of the Tsar's many summer retreats, {{Wiki\|Livadia Palace}}, was used for the Yalta Conference, an international summit between [[Templars\|Templar]] puppets [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[Winston Churchill]], and [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Yalta Conference]]</ref>		In 1945, one of the Tsar's many summer retreats, {{Wiki\|Livadia Palace}}, was used for the [[Yalta Conference]], an international summit between [[Templars\|Templar]] puppets [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[Winston Churchill]], and [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Yalta Conference]]</ref>

	Details of the Tsar's Staff and his death were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012 and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond accomplished this in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> In a photograph of the Tsar attending the {{Wiki\|1903 ball in the Winter Palace}} was a binary cipher which read "17th July 1918", the date Nicholas and his entire family were [[Execution of the Romanov family\|murdered]].<ref name="glyph8" />		Details of the Tsar's Staff and his death were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012 and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Desmond accomplished this in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> In a photograph of the Tsar attending the {{Wiki\|1903 ball in the Winter Palace}} was a binary cipher which read "17th July 1918", the date Nicholas and his entire family were [[Execution of the Romanov family\|murdered]].<ref name="glyph8" />

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c\|~~appears in Glyphs only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Io\|photo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{C\|~~appears in Abstergo Files only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Io\|photo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{Templars nav}}		{{Templars nav}}
	{{~~ACTF~~}}		{{ACS4}}
	[[Category:1868 births]]		[[Category:1868 births]]
	[[Category:1918 deaths]]		[[Category:1918 deaths]]

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Nicholas II of Russia was born in {{Wiki\|Alexander Palace}}, located in the small village of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}}, near [[Saint Petersburg]]. He was the son of Emperor Alexander III and ~~{{Wiki\|Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)\|~~Empress Maria Feodorovna}}.		Nicholas II of Russia was born in {{Wiki\|Alexander Palace}}, located in the small village of {{Wiki\|Tsarskoye Selo}}, near [[Saint Petersburg]]. He was the son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress [[Maria Feodorovna]].

	In 1881, Nicholas witnessed the assassination of his grandfather, [[Alexander II of Russia\|Tsar Alexander II]], at the hands of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]]. As a result, Nicholas' father became Tsar Alexander III and Nicholas himself became Tsarevich (''Son of the Tsar'').<ref name="ACTF1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>		In 1881, Nicholas witnessed the assassination of his grandfather, [[Alexander II of Russia\|Tsar Alexander II]], at the hands of the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]]. As a result, Nicholas' father became Tsar Alexander III and Nicholas himself became Tsarevich (''Son of the Tsar'').<ref name="ACTF1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>