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	===Controlling the Nile Delta===		===Controlling the Nile Delta===
	{{Quote\|There are many terrible stories about the Scarab, I am sure Apollodorus told you. Tales of mutilations, disappearances, and folk buried in the desert and left to die. A horrendous fate. Trapped in the shimmering sand. Your mind and body pounded by the relentless sun. Waiting for the final release into the Duat.\|Harkhuf describing the Scarab to Bayek, 48 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Sting}}		{{Quote\|There are many terrible stories about the Scarab, I am sure Apollodorus told you. Tales of mutilations, disappearances, and folk buried in the desert and left to die. A horrendous fate. Trapped in the shimmering sand. Your mind and body pounded by the relentless sun. Waiting for the final release into the Duat.\|Harkhuf describing the Scarab to Bayek, 48 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Sting}}
	As a member of the Order with ~~{{Wiki\|~~Nubians\|Nubian}} ethnicity,<ref name="Guide" /> Taharqa served as the driving force behind the Order's power in the [[Nile Delta]]. Anyone who opposed his rule were subjected a myriad of torture, either being mutilated or buried in the desert up to their neck and left to die.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Scarab's Sting]]</ref> To further enforce his rule, Taharqa with took up the role of the grand planner of [[Sais]] and worked with the governor [[Sefetu]].<ref name="ACO">''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref>		As a member of the Order with [[Nubians\|Nubian]] ethnicity,<ref name="Guide" /> Taharqa served as the driving force behind the Order's power in the [[Nile Delta]]. Anyone who opposed his rule were subjected a myriad of torture, either being mutilated or buried in the desert up to their neck and left to die.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Scarab's Sting]]</ref> To further enforce his rule, Taharqa with took up the role of the grand planner of [[Sais]] and worked with the governor [[Sefetu]].<ref name="ACO">''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref>

	Taharqa later married a woman named [[Maharet]], with whom they had a son named [[Kawab]]. As they were unaware of his identity as a member of the Order, Taharqa maintained his façade and undertook a project to reclaim the city of Letopolis from the desert. Appointed as the city's steward, Taharqa attempted to garner further strength from there.<ref name="ACO" /> After discovering a number of [[silica]] beneath Letopolis, Taharqa sent them to fellow Ancients member [[Khaliset]], who became distant from the Order in recent years. He also informed her of the men he had sent to [[Giza]], [[Memphis]] and [[Yamu]] to buildup their influence.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting" />		Taharqa later married a woman named [[Maharet]], with whom they had a son named [[Kawab]]. As they were unaware of his identity as a member of the Order, Taharqa maintained his façade and undertook a project to reclaim the city of Letopolis from the desert. Appointed as the city's steward, Taharqa attempted to garner further strength from there.<ref name="ACO" /> After discovering a number of [[silica]] beneath Letopolis, Taharqa sent them to fellow Ancients member [[Khaliset]], who became distant from the Order in recent years. He also informed her of the men he had sent to [[Giza]], [[Memphis]] and [[Yamu]] to buildup their influence.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting" />

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	[[File:Origins Quest11TheScarab'sLies Part17.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Taharqa assassinated by Bayek]]		[[File:Origins Quest11TheScarab'sLies Part17.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Taharqa assassinated by Bayek]]
	After escaping with the help of his [[horse]] and [[Senu]] and recovering his possessions from a [[Camp Achlys\|military camp]] nearby, Bayek returned to Letopolis to exact vengeance, assassinating Taharqa from above as he prayed to the goddess [[Nut]] in the [[Temple of Horus]]. As he laid dying, Taharqa was convinced his achievements for the Order and for himself would cement his name through history, and that his name would never be forgotten. Bayek, holding a miniature scarab in his hand that he tossed to the ground, told Taharqa that his creations and ~~achivements~~ would only turn to dust, and his name would truly be forgotten.<ref name="The Scarab's Lies" />		After escaping with the help of his [[horse]] and [[Senu]] and recovering his possessions from a [[Camp Achlys\|military camp]] nearby, Bayek returned to Letopolis to exact vengeance, assassinating Taharqa from above as he prayed to the goddess [[Nut]] in the [[Temple of Horus]]. As he laid dying, Taharqa was convinced his achievements for the Order and for himself would cement his name through history, and that his name would never be forgotten. Bayek, holding a miniature scarab in his hand that he tossed to the ground, told Taharqa that his creations and achievements would only turn to dust, and his name would truly be forgotten.<ref name="The Scarab's Lies" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	'''Taharqa''' (~~died~~ 48 BCE), also known as '''The Scarab''', was the grand planner of [[Sais]] the steward of [[Letopolis]] within the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] during the 1st century BCE.		'''Taharqa''' (c. 82 BCE – 48 BCE), also known as '''The Scarab''', was the grand planner of [[Sais]] the steward of [[Letopolis]] within the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] during the 1st century BCE.

	While publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa was secretly a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] and sought to claim the city in the name of the Order and build power from within. His family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], unknowingly agreed to spy against him for [[Harkhuf]], an [[Apollodorus' informants\|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].		While publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa was secretly a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] and sought to claim the city in the name of the Order and build power from within. His family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], unknowingly agreed to spy against him for [[Harkhuf]], an [[Apollodorus' informants\|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].

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	{{Quote\|There are things I regret! We all labor for higher powers. We are all in thrall to greater forces. There is no escape.\|Taharqa to Bayek, 48 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Lies}}		{{Quote\|There are things I regret! We all labor for higher powers. We are all in thrall to greater forces. There is no escape.\|Taharqa to Bayek, 48 BCE\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Lies}}
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			\|name = Taharqa
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	\|image = ACO Taharqa.jpg		\|image = ACO Taharqa.jpg
	\|birth =		\|birth = c. 82 BCE<ref name="Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
	\|death = 48 BCE<br>[[Letopolis]], [[Sapi-Res Nome]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]		\|death = 48 BCE<br>[[Letopolis]], [[Sapi-Res Nome]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
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	'''Taharqa''' (died 48 BCE), also known as ~~the~~ '''Scarab''', was the grand planner of [[Sais]], the steward of [[Letopolis]]~~, and a member of~~ the [[~~Order of the Ancients~~]] during the 1st century BCE.		'''Taharqa''' (died 48 BCE), also known as '''The Scarab''', was the grand planner of [[Sais]] the steward of [[Letopolis]] within the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] during the 1st century BCE.

	While publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa's family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], unknowingly agreed to spy against him for [[Harkhuf]], an [[Apollodorus' informants\|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].		While publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa was secretly a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] and sought to claim the city in the name of the Order and build power from within. His family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], unknowingly agreed to spy against him for [[Harkhuf]], an [[Apollodorus' informants\|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Controlling the Nile Delta===		===Controlling the Nile Delta===
	{{Quote\|There are many terrible stories about the Scarab, I am sure Apollodorus told you. Tales of mutilations, disappearances, and folk buried in the desert and left to die. A horrendous fate. Trapped in the shimmering sand. Your mind and body pounded by the relentless sun. Waiting for the final release into the Duat.\|Harkhuf describing the Scarab to Bayek, 48 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Sting}}		{{Quote\|There are many terrible stories about the Scarab, I am sure Apollodorus told you. Tales of mutilations, disappearances, and folk buried in the desert and left to die. A horrendous fate. Trapped in the shimmering sand. Your mind and body pounded by the relentless sun. Waiting for the final release into the Duat.\|Harkhuf describing the Scarab to Bayek, 48 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Sting}}
	As a member of the Order ~~of the Ancients known as the Scarab~~, Taharqa served as the driving force behind the		As a member of the Order with {{Wiki\|Nubians\|Nubian}} ethnicity,<ref name="Guide" /> Taharqa served as the driving force behind the Order's power in the [[Nile Delta]]. Anyone who opposed his rule were subjected a myriad of torture, either being mutilated or buried in the desert up to their neck and left to die.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Scarab's Sting]]</ref> To further enforce his rule, Taharqa with took up the role of the grand planner of [[Sais]] and worked with the governor [[Sefetu]].<ref name="ACO">''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref>

	Order's power in the [[Nile Delta]]. Anyone who opposed his rule were subjected a myriad of torture, either being mutilated or buried in the desert up to their neck and left to die.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Scarab's Sting]]</ref> To further enforce his rule, Taharqa with took up the role of the grand planner of [[Sais]] and worked with the governor [[Sefetu]].<ref name="ACO">''Assassin's Creed: Origins''</ref>

	Taharqa later married a woman named [[Maharet]], with whom they had a son named [[Kawab]]. As they were unaware of his identity as a member of the Order, Taharqa maintained his façade and undertook a project to reclaim the city of Letopolis from the desert. Appointed as the city's steward, Taharqa attempted to garner further strength from there.<ref name="ACO" /> After discovering a number of [[silica]] beneath Letopolis, Taharqa sent them to fellow Ancients member [[Khaliset]], who became distant from the Order in recent years. He also informed her of the men he had sent to [[Giza]], [[Memphis]] and [[Yamu]] to buildup their influence.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting" />		Taharqa later married a woman named [[Maharet]], with whom they had a son named [[Kawab]]. As they were unaware of his identity as a member of the Order, Taharqa maintained his façade and undertook a project to reclaim the city of Letopolis from the desert. Appointed as the city's steward, Taharqa attempted to garner further strength from there.<ref name="ACO" /> After discovering a number of [[silica]] beneath Letopolis, Taharqa sent them to fellow Ancients member [[Khaliset]], who became distant from the Order in recent years. He also informed her of the men he had sent to [[Giza]], [[Memphis]] and [[Yamu]] to buildup their influence.<ref name="The Scarab's Sting" />
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	===Death===		===Death===
	{{Dialogue3\|Taharqa\|I am but one in the Order of Ancients. This victory will bring you no peace!\|Bayek\|It is not peace that I seek. It is not for my soul that I walk this path\|The Order of Ancients will remember me as the bringer of waters and a builder of cities!\|Or the desert will blow in and scatter the dream of Letopolis like dust.\|Taharqa and Bayek's final exchange, 48 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Lies}}		{{Dialogue3\|Taharqa\|I am but one in the Order of Ancients. This victory will bring you no peace!\|Bayek\|It is not peace that I seek. It is not for my soul that I walk this path\|The Order of Ancients will remember me as the bringer of waters and a builder of cities!\|Or the desert will blow in and scatter the dream of Letopolis like dust.\|Taharqa and Bayek's final exchange, 48 BCE.\|Assassin's Creed: Origins\|The Scarab's Lies}}

	[[File:ACO screen TaharqaDinner Previews.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Taharqa with his family and Bayek at dinner]]		[[File:ACO screen TaharqaDinner Previews.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Taharqa with his family and Bayek at dinner]]
	After managing to defend the city and slaying the bandits at their [[Plesionhudor Hideout\|hideout]], Taharqa invited Bayek to join him and his family for a meal, where Taharqa had promised to discuss The Scarab. However, Taharqa drugged Bayek's drink, and he only realised Taharqa's true identity after noticing his smile and [[snake]]-shaped ring just before passing out. Taharqa had Bayek buried in the nearby desert up to his neck, leaving him for dead and telling the soldiers doing the dirty work to strip him of his gear and have it shipped to [[Sefetu]], Taharqa's ally at [[Fort Nikiou]].<ref name="The Scarab's Lies" />		After managing to defend the city and slaying the bandits at their [[Plesionhudor Hideout\|hideout]], Taharqa invited Bayek to join him and his family for a meal, where Taharqa had promised to discuss The Scarab. However, Taharqa drugged Bayek's drink, and he only realised Taharqa's true identity after noticing his smile and [[snake]]-shaped ring just before passing out. Taharqa had Bayek buried in the nearby desert up to his neck, leaving him for dead and telling the soldiers doing the dirty work to strip him of his gear and have it shipped to [[Sefetu]], Taharqa's ally at [[Fort Nikiou]].<ref name="The Scarab's Lies" />
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Taharqa shares his name with the {{Wiki\|Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt\|Twenty-fifth Dynasty}} {{Wiki\|Taharqa\|pharaoh}} of [[Egypt]].		*Taharqa shares his name with the {{Wiki\|Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt\|Twenty-fifth Dynasty}} {{Wiki\|Taharqa\|pharaoh}} of [[Egypt]].
	*Due to the Cushitic origins of his name, it is likely that Taharqa is of Nubian descent.

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	'''Taharqa''' (died 48 BCE), also known as the '''Scarab''', was the grand planner of [[Sais]], the steward of [[Letopolis]], and a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE.		'''Taharqa''' (died 48 BCE), also known as the '''Scarab''', was the grand planner of [[Sais]], the steward of [[Letopolis]], and a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the 1st century BCE.

	~~Whilst~~ publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa's family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], unknowingly agreed to spy against him for [[Harkhuf]], an [[Apollodorus' informants\|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].		While publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa's family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], unknowingly agreed to spy against him for [[Harkhuf]], an [[Apollodorus' informants\|informant]] of [[Apollodorus]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==