Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order - Revision history

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Expansion to Japan

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	However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]], the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref> Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,<ref name="My Name is Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> Kimura Kei,<ref name="Fighting for the Cause"/> and Caro himself,<ref name="End of the Line"/> and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,<ref name="A Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[A Promise]]</ref> bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.<ref name="End of the Line"/>		However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]], the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref> Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,<ref name="My Name is Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> Kimura Kei,<ref name="Fighting for the Cause"/> and Caro himself,<ref name="End of the Line"/> and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,<ref name="A Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[A Promise]]</ref> bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.<ref name="End of the Line"/>

	Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>		Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the [[Yodo River\|Seta River]] in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>

	Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the killers hired by the Templars and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain"/>		Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the killers hired by the Templars and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain"/>

Batfan13 at 14:05, 11 May 2026

2026-05-11T14:05:17Z

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			*[[Balthazar]]<ref name="ACSHINM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]''</ref>
	*[[Nuno Caro]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]]}}		*[[Nuno Caro]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]]}}
	*[[Ermigo]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[Ermigo]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}

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	\|locations = [[Portugal]]<br>[[Japan]] {{c\|16th century}}<br>[[Mozambique]] {{c\|18th century}}		\|locations = [[Portugal]]<br>[[Japan]] {{c\|16th century}}<br>[[Mozambique]] {{c\|18th century}}
	\|related = [[Templars]]<br>Kingdom of Portugal<br>[[Portuguese Empire]]<br>[[Military Order of Aviz]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]		\|related = [[Templars]]<br>Kingdom of Portugal<br>[[Portuguese Empire]]<br>[[Military Order of Aviz]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]
	\|active = c. 1503<ref name="~~Fleeting Chance~~"/> – at least ~~1747~~<ref name="~~Hospitaller's Plea~~"/>		\|active = c. 1503<ref name="ACPL"/> – at least 1750s<ref name="ACRG"/>
	}}		}}
	The '''Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] operating in [[Portugal]]. During the [[Renaissance]], it became one of the Order's foremost [[Templar Rite\|rites]] following the defeat of both the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian]] and [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Templars]] and, mirroring the [[Portuguese Empire]]'s colonial expansion, it was responsible for spreading the Templars' influence to new territories, such as [[India]] and [[Japan]].		The '''Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] operating in [[Portugal]]. During the [[Renaissance]], it became one of the Order's foremost [[Templar Rite\|rites]] following the defeat of both the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian]] and [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Templars]] and, mirroring the [[Portuguese Empire]]'s colonial expansion, it was responsible for spreading the Templars' influence to new territories, such as [[India]] and [[Japan]].
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	Caro formed an alliance with the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> He also influenced [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to [[Honnō-ji incident\|betray]] his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Kimura Kei]] and Mitsuhide's daughter [[Hosokawa Tama]] into the Order.<ref name="Fighting for the Cause">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref><ref name="The Silver Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Queen]]</ref> By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>		Caro formed an alliance with the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> He also influenced [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to [[Honnō-ji incident\|betray]] his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Kimura Kei]] and Mitsuhide's daughter [[Hosokawa Tama]] into the Order.<ref name="Fighting for the Cause">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref><ref name="The Silver Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Queen]]</ref> By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>

	However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]], the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref> Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,<ref name="My Name is Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> Kimura Kei,<ref name="Fighting for the Cause" /> and Caro himself,<ref name="End of the Line" /> and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,<ref name="A Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[A Promise]]</ref> bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.<ref name="End of the Line" />		However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]], the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref> Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,<ref name="My Name is Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> Kimura Kei,<ref name="Fighting for the Cause"/> and Caro himself,<ref name="End of the Line"/> and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,<ref name="A Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[A Promise]]</ref> bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.<ref name="End of the Line"/>

	Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>		Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>

	Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the killers hired by the Templars and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />		Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the killers hired by the Templars and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain"/>

	===Seven Years' War===		===Seven Years' War===
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	==Members==		==Members==
	;Renaissance		;Renaissance
	*[[Nuno Caro]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]]}}		*[[Nuno Caro]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|[[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Rite]]}}
	*[[Ermigo]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[Ermigo]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}
	*[[Francisco]]<ref name="~~The Colonies 3~~" />		*[[Francisco]]<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
	*[[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}
	*[[João Machado]]<ref name="Lost Box" /> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[João Machado]]<ref name="Lost Box"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}
	*[[Duarte de Melo]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[Duarte de Melo]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}
	*[[Gaspar Vilela]]<ref name="Lost Box"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[Gaspar Vilela]]<ref name="Lost Box"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}
	;Seven Years' War		;Seven Years' War
	*[[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]]<ref name="~~Hospitaller~~'s ~~Plea"~~ />		*[[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]]<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
	*[[Lourenço de Noronha]]<ref name="~~Omani Arabs~~" />		*[[Lourenço de Noronha]]<ref name="ACRG"/>
	*[[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]]<ref name="~~Dead End~~" />		*[[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]]<ref name="ACRG"/>

	===Allies and puppets===		===Allies and puppets===
	;Renaissance		;Renaissance
	<div style="float:left; width: 48%;">		<div style="float:left; width: 48%;">
	*[[Akechi Mitsuhide]]<ref name="ACSH" />		*[[Akechi Mitsuhide]]<ref name="ACSH"/>
	*[[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]<ref name="ACSH" />		*[[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]<ref name="ACSH"/>
	*[[Baltazar]]<ref name="ACSH" />		*[[Baltazar]]<ref name="ACSH"/>
	*[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="~~Fleeting Chance~~" /> {{c\|[[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Roman Rite]]}}		*[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> {{c\|[[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Roman Rite]]}}
	*[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="~~Fleeting Chance~~"/> {{c\|Roman Rite}}		*[[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="ACPL"/> {{c\|Roman Rite}}
	*[[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]<ref name="~~Hunted~~" />		*[[Pedro Álvares Cabral]]<ref name="ACPL"/>
	*[[Vasco da Gama]]<ref name="~~Vanishing Act~~" />		*[[Vasco da Gama]]<ref name="ACPL"/>
	*[[Hosokawa Tama]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|Japanese Rite; betrayed}}		*[[Hosokawa Tama]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite; betrayed}}
	*[[Kimura Kei]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}		*[[Kimura Kei]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|Japanese Rite}}
	*[[Manuel I of Portugal]]<ref name="~~Fleeting Chance~~" />		*[[Manuel I of Portugal]]<ref name="ACPL"/>
	*[[Rufino]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|betrayed}}		*[[Rufino]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|betrayed}}
	*[[Samemaru]]<ref name="ACSH" />		*[[Samemaru]]<ref name="ACSH"/>
	</div>		</div>
	<div style="float:right; width: 48%;">		<div style="float:right; width: 48%;">
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	**[[Tormentor\|The Tormentor]]<ref name="ACSH"/>		**[[Tormentor\|The Tormentor]]<ref name="ACSH"/>
	**[[Stalker (Seta River Killers)\|The Stalker]]<ref name="ACSH"/>		**[[Stalker (Seta River Killers)\|The Stalker]]<ref name="ACSH"/>
	*[[Yasuke]]<ref name="ACSH" /> {{c\|unwillingly}}		*[[Yasuke]]<ref name="ACSH"/> {{c\|unwillingly}}
	</div>		</div>
	{{-}}		{{-}}
	;Seven Years' War		;Seven Years' War
	*[[Reginald Birch]]<ref name="~~Hospitaller's Plea~~" /> {{c\|[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]}}		*[[Reginald Birch]]<ref name="ACRG"/> {{c\|[[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]}}
	*[[Shay Cormac]]<ref name="~~Maltese Gambit~~" /> {{c\|[[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]]}}		*[[Shay Cormac]]<ref name="ACRG"/> {{c\|[[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]]}}
	*[[John Harrison]]<ref name="~~Dead End~~" /> {{c\|British Rite}}		*[[John Harrison]]<ref name="ACRG"/> {{c\|British Rite}}

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>		Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>

	Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the hired ~~killers~~ and ~~rescue~~ their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />		Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the killers hired by the Templars and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />

	===Seven Years' War===		===Seven Years' War===
	Sometime before 1746, the Templar [[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]] started looking for an [[Isu]] site around Lisbon, under [[John Harrison]]'s specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.<ref name="Dead End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Dead End"</ref>		Sometime before 1746, the Templar [[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]] started looking for an [[Isu]] site around Lisbon, under [[John Harrison]]'s specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.<ref name="Dead End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Dead End"</ref>

	During this period, the Templars maintained a presence in the Portuguese Empire's colony of [[Mozambique]], where the Templar [[Lourenço de Noronha]] served as governor and collaborated with the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] under [[Reginald Birch]] to search for Isu sites in [[Africa]].<ref name="Omani Arabs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Omani Arabs"</ref> The Portuguese nobleman and [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier\|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitalier]], [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]], also joined the Templars and struggled to defend his order's base in [[Malta]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[France\|Kingdom of France]], and the Assassins.<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref> He would eventually receive aid from the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], who sent troops ~~via his [[Shay Cormac's fleet\|fleet]]~~ to reinforce the Hospitalier rule in Malta.<ref name="Maltese Gambit">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "The Maltese Gambit"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Stone Cold Siege"</ref>		During this period, the Templars maintained a presence in the Portuguese Empire's colony of [[Mozambique]], where the Templar [[Lourenço de Noronha]] served as governor and collaborated with the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] under [[Reginald Birch]] to search for Isu sites in [[Africa]].<ref name="Omani Arabs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Omani Arabs"</ref> The Portuguese nobleman and [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier\|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitalier]], [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]], also joined the Templars and struggled to defend his order's base in [[Malta]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[France\|Kingdom of France]], and the Assassins.<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref> He would eventually receive aid from the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], who sent troops to reinforce the Hospitalier rule in Malta.<ref name="Maltese Gambit">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "The Maltese Gambit"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Stone Cold Siege"</ref>

	==Members==		==Members==

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	====Expeditions to India====		====Expeditions to India====
	In the early 16th century, emboldened by the Portuguese colonization efforts, the Templars started sending "missionaries" as far east as India,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part I"</ref> paying for the expeditions by diverting money sent by King [[Manuel I of Portugal\|Manuel I]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part II"</ref> The Templar sea [[captain]] [[Francisco]] was placed in charge of the Order's proselytizing in Portugal's colonies. However, he was eliminated by the [[Assassins]] in 1511, who boarded ~~one of~~ his [[ship]]s in [[Lisbon]] and killed him at sea.<ref name="The Colonies 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part III"</ref>		In the early 16th century, emboldened by the Portuguese colonization efforts, the Templars started sending "missionaries" as far east as India,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part I"</ref> paying for the expeditions by diverting money sent by King [[Manuel I of Portugal\|Manuel I]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part II"</ref> The Templar sea [[captain]] [[Francisco]] was placed in charge of the Order's proselytizing in Portugal's colonies. However, he was eliminated by the [[Assassins]] in 1511, who boarded his [[ship]] in [[Lisbon]] and killed him at sea.<ref name="The Colonies 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part III"</ref>

	That same year, the Templars paid large sums of money to explorers for information of their discoveries. However, the Assassins, although lacking the Templars' wealth, used other means of acquiring the same information.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Rage Of Exploration"</ref>		That same year, the Templars paid large sums of money to explorers for information of their discoveries. However, the Assassins, although lacking the Templars' wealth, used other means of acquiring the same information.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Rage Of Exploration"</ref>
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	Sometime before 1746, the Templar [[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]] started looking for an [[Isu]] site around Lisbon, under [[John Harrison]]'s specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.<ref name="Dead End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Dead End"</ref>		Sometime before 1746, the Templar [[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]] started looking for an [[Isu]] site around Lisbon, under [[John Harrison]]'s specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.<ref name="Dead End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Dead End"</ref>

	During this period, the Templars ~~also~~ maintained a presence in the Portuguese Empire's colony of [[Mozambique]], where the Templar [[Lourenço de Noronha]] served as governor and collaborated with the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] under [[Reginald Birch]] to search for Isu sites in [[Africa]].<ref name="Omani Arabs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Omani Arabs"</ref> ~~In [[Malta]], the~~ [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier\|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitalier]], [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]], joined the Templars and struggled to defend ~~the island~~ against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[France\|Kingdom of France]], and the Assassins.<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref> He would eventually receive aid from the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], who sent troops via his [[Shay Cormac's fleet\|fleet]] to reinforce the Hospitalier rule in Malta.<ref name="Maltese Gambit">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "The Maltese Gambit"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Stone Cold Siege"</ref>		During this period, the Templars maintained a presence in the Portuguese Empire's colony of [[Mozambique]], where the Templar [[Lourenço de Noronha]] served as governor and collaborated with the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] under [[Reginald Birch]] to search for Isu sites in [[Africa]].<ref name="Omani Arabs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Omani Arabs"</ref> The Portuguese nobleman and [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier\|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitalier]], [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]], also joined the Templars and struggled to defend his order's base in [[Malta]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[France\|Kingdom of France]], and the Assassins.<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref> He would eventually receive aid from the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], who sent troops via his [[Shay Cormac's fleet\|fleet]] to reinforce the Hospitalier rule in Malta.<ref name="Maltese Gambit">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "The Maltese Gambit"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Stone Cold Siege"</ref>

	==Members==		==Members==

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	By 1552, the Templar and [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] had arrived in Japan to influence Portuguese and [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|presence}} on the island. He was accompanied by [[João Machado]], a [[Scholar\|priest]] and commander of the [[Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz\|Knights of Aviz]], who was ordered by Vilela to retrieve the [[Precursor box]] held by fellow missionary and [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Templar]] [[Francis Xavier]]. Machado and his men killed Xavier on the [[China\|Chinese]] island of [[Shangchuan Island\|Shangchuan]], but before their ship could depart the island, it was attacked by either [[Piracy\|pirates]] or the [[Ming military]], granting a group of [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] the opportunity to steal the box.<ref name="Lost Box">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref>		By 1552, the Templar and [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] had arrived in Japan to influence Portuguese and [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|presence}} on the island. He was accompanied by [[João Machado]], a [[Scholar\|priest]] and commander of the [[Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz\|Knights of Aviz]], who was ordered by Vilela to retrieve the [[Precursor box]] held by fellow missionary and [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Templar]] [[Francis Xavier]]. Machado and his men killed Xavier on the [[China\|Chinese]] island of [[Shangchuan Island\|Shangchuan]], but before their ship could depart the island, it was attacked by either [[Piracy\|pirates]] or the [[Ming military]], granting a group of [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] the opportunity to steal the box.<ref name="Lost Box">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref>

	Circa 1560,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref> the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] tasked the Portuguese Templar [[Nuno Caro]] with traveling to Japan in search of [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. Accompanied by [[Duarte de Melo]], Caro worked to establish a [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|foothold]] for the Templars in the country and learned about the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]]. Despite the artifacts holding no advanced abilities, Caro believed that their religious and cultural significance would allow the Order to rule over the people of Japan by influencing their beliefs. He thus endeavored to retrieve them and lied to the Inner Sanctum about the regalia's true nature so that they ~~could~~ continue to ~~fund~~ his mission.<ref name="Rift 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>		Circa 1560,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref> the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] tasked the Portuguese Templar [[Nuno Caro]] with traveling to Japan in search of [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. Accompanied by [[Duarte de Melo]], Caro worked to establish a [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|foothold]] for the Templars in the country and learned about the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]]. Despite the artifacts holding no advanced abilities, Caro believed that their religious and cultural significance would allow the Order to rule over the people of Japan by influencing their beliefs. He thus endeavored to retrieve them and lied to the Inner Sanctum about the regalia's true nature so that they would continue to sponsor his mission.<ref name="Rift 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>

	Caro formed an alliance with the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> He also influenced [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to [[Honnō-ji incident\|betray]] his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Kimura Kei]] and Mitsuhide's daughter [[Hosokawa Tama]] into the Order.<ref name="Fighting for the Cause">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref><ref name="The Silver Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Queen]]</ref> By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>		Caro formed an alliance with the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> He also influenced [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to [[Honnō-ji incident\|betray]] his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Kimura Kei]] and Mitsuhide's daughter [[Hosokawa Tama]] into the Order.<ref name="Fighting for the Cause">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref><ref name="The Silver Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Queen]]</ref> By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
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	However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]], the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref> Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,<ref name="My Name is Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> Kimura Kei,<ref name="Fighting for the Cause" /> and Caro himself,<ref name="End of the Line" /> and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,<ref name="A Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[A Promise]]</ref> bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.<ref name="End of the Line" />		However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]], the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.<ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref> Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,<ref name="My Name is Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref> Kimura Kei,<ref name="Fighting for the Cause" /> and Caro himself,<ref name="End of the Line" /> and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,<ref name="A Promise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[A Promise]]</ref> bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.<ref name="End of the Line" />

	Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a ~~band of hired killers known as the~~ [[Seta River Killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>		Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a [[Seta River Killers\|band of hired killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts and gather information on potential targets, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>

	Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the ~~Seta River Killers~~ and ~~save~~ their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />		Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the hired killers and rescue their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />

	===Seven Years' War===		===Seven Years' War===

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	\|locations = [[Portugal]]<br>[[Japan]] {{c\|16th century}}		\|locations = [[Portugal]]<br>[[Japan]] {{c\|16th century}}<br>[[Mozambique]] {{c\|18th century}}
	\|related = [[Templars]]<br>Kingdom of Portugal<br>[[Portuguese Empire]]<br>[[Military Order of Aviz]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]		\|related = [[Templars]]<br>Kingdom of Portugal<br>[[Portuguese Empire]]<br>[[Military Order of Aviz]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]
	\|active = c. 1503<ref name="Fleeting Chance"/> – at least 1747<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea"/>		\|active = c. 1503<ref name="Fleeting Chance"/> – at least 1747<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea"/>

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	In the early 16th century, emboldened by Portuguese colonization efforts, the Templars started sending "missionaries" as far east as India,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part I"</ref> paying for the expeditions by diverting money sent by King [[Manuel I of Portugal\|Manuel I]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part II"</ref> The Templar sea [[captain]] [[Francisco]] was placed in charge of the Order's proselytizing in Portugal's colonies. However, he was eliminated by the [[Assassins]] in 1511, who boarded one of his [[ship]]s in [[Lisbon]] and killed him at sea.<ref name="The Colonies 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part III"</ref>		In the early 16th century, emboldened by the Portuguese colonization efforts, the Templars started sending "missionaries" as far east as India,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part I"</ref> paying for the expeditions by diverting money sent by King [[Manuel I of Portugal\|Manuel I]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part II"</ref> The Templar sea [[captain]] [[Francisco]] was placed in charge of the Order's proselytizing in Portugal's colonies. However, he was eliminated by the [[Assassins]] in 1511, who boarded one of his [[ship]]s in [[Lisbon]] and killed him at sea.<ref name="The Colonies 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part III"</ref>

	That same year, the Templars paid large sums of money to explorers for information of their discoveries. However, the Assassins, although lacking the Templars' wealth, used other means of acquiring the same information.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Rage Of Exploration"</ref>		That same year, the Templars paid large sums of money to explorers for information of their discoveries. However, the Assassins, although lacking the Templars' wealth, used other means of acquiring the same information.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Rage Of Exploration"</ref>

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	Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a band of hired killers known as the [[Seta River Killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>		Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]], was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the {{Wiki\|Yodo River\|Seta River}} in anticipation of the arrival of the [[Black Cross]], who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar [[Ermigo]] commissioned a band of hired killers known as the [[Seta River Killers]] to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend [[Rufino]] as a translator to help them issue out their contracts, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>

	Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the Seta River Killers and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar, and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />		Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the Seta River Killers and save their targets.<ref name="A Critical Encounter">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Critical Encounter]]</ref> After the pair were successful,<ref name="Hunting the Hunters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – ''[[Story Drops]]'' – [[Hunting the Hunters]]</ref> Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar at [[Kashiwabara Fortress]], and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain" />

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	Sometime before 1746, the Templar [[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]] started looking for an [[Isu]] site around Lisbon, under [[John Harrison]]'s specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.<ref name="Dead End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Dead End"</ref>		Sometime before 1746, the Templar [[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]] started looking for an [[Isu]] site around Lisbon, under [[John Harrison]]'s specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.<ref name="Dead End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Dead End"</ref>

	During this period, the Templars also maintained a presence in the Portuguese Empire's colony of [[Mozambique]], where the Templar [[Lourenço de Noronha]] served as governor and collaborated with the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] under [[Reginald Birch]] to search for Isu sites in [[Africa]].<ref name="Omani Arabs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Omani Arabs"</ref> In [[Malta]], the [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier\|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitalier]], [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]], joined the Templars and struggled to defend the island against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[France\|Kingdom of France]], and the Assassins.<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref>		During this period, the Templars also maintained a presence in the Portuguese Empire's colony of [[Mozambique]], where the Templar [[Lourenço de Noronha]] served as governor and collaborated with the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] under [[Reginald Birch]] to search for Isu sites in [[Africa]].<ref name="Omani Arabs">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Omani Arabs"</ref> In [[Malta]], the [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier\|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitalier]], [[Manuel Pinto da Fonseca]], joined the Templars and struggled to defend the island against the [[Ottoman Empire]], the [[France\|Kingdom of France]], and the Assassins.<ref name="Hospitaller's Plea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Hospitaller's Plea"</ref> He would eventually receive aid from the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], who sent troops via his [[Shay Cormac's fleet\|fleet]] to reinforce the Hospitalier rule in Malta.<ref name="Maltese Gambit">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "The Maltese Gambit"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Stone Cold Siege"</ref>

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			*[[Shay Cormac]]<ref name="Maltese Gambit" /> {{c\|[[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]]}}
	*[[John Harrison]]<ref name="Dead End" /> {{c\|British Rite}}		*[[John Harrison]]<ref name="Dead End" /> {{c\|British Rite}}

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	By 1552, the Templar and [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] had arrived in Japan to influence Portuguese and [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|presence}} on the island. He was accompanied by [[João Machado]], a [[Scholar\|priest]] and commander of the [[Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz\|Knights of Aviz]], who was ordered by Vilela to retrieve the [[Precursor box]] held by fellow missionary and [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Templar]] [[Francis Xavier]]. Machado and his men killed Xavier on the [[China\|Chinese]] island of [[Shangchuan Island\|Shangchuan]], but before their ship could depart the island, it was attacked by either [[Piracy\|pirates]] or the [[Ming military]], granting a group of [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] the opportunity to steal the box.<ref name="Lost Box">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref>		By 1552, the Templar and [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary [[Gaspar Vilela]] had arrived in Japan to influence Portuguese and [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|presence}} on the island. He was accompanied by [[João Machado]], a [[Scholar\|priest]] and commander of the [[Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz\|Knights of Aviz]], who was ordered by Vilela to retrieve the [[Precursor box]] held by fellow missionary and [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order\|Spanish Templar]] [[Francis Xavier]]. Machado and his men killed Xavier on the [[China\|Chinese]] island of [[Shangchuan Island\|Shangchuan]], but before their ship could depart the island, it was attacked by either [[Piracy\|pirates]] or the [[Ming military]], granting a group of [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] the opportunity to steal the box.<ref name="Lost Box">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref>

	Circa 1560,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga ~~no Monogatari~~]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga ~~no Monogatari~~ Chapter 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref> the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] tasked the Portuguese Templar [[Nuno Caro]] with traveling to Japan in search of [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. Accompanied by [[Duarte de Melo]], Caro worked to establish a [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|foothold]] for the Templars in the country and learned about the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]]. Despite the artifacts holding no advanced abilities, Caro believed that their religious and cultural significance would allow the Order to rule over the people of Japan by influencing their beliefs. He thus endeavored to retrieve them and lied to the Inner Sanctum about the regalia's true nature so that they could continue to fund his mission.<ref name="Rift 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>		Circa 1560,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Chapter 2\|Chapter 2]]</ref> the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] tasked the Portuguese Templar [[Nuno Caro]] with traveling to Japan in search of [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]]. Accompanied by [[Duarte de Melo]], Caro worked to establish a [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|foothold]] for the Templars in the country and learned about the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]]. Despite the artifacts holding no advanced abilities, Caro believed that their religious and cultural significance would allow the Order to rule over the people of Japan by influencing their beliefs. He thus endeavored to retrieve them and lied to the Inner Sanctum about the regalia's true nature so that they could continue to fund his mission.<ref name="Rift 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>

	Caro formed an alliance with the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> He also influenced [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to [[Honnō-ji incident\|betray]] his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Kimura Kei]] and Mitsuhide's daughter [[Hosokawa Tama]] into the Order.<ref name="Fighting for the Cause">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref><ref name="The Silver Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Queen]]</ref> By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>		Caro formed an alliance with the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization founded by the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> He also influenced [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] to [[Honnō-ji incident\|betray]] his lord, [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Kimura Kei]] and Mitsuhide's daughter [[Hosokawa Tama]] into the Order.<ref name="Fighting for the Cause">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fighting for the Cause]]</ref><ref name="The Silver Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Silver Queen]]</ref> By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
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