Templar pin - Revision history

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	{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}		{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}
	[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]		[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]

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	Templar pins were typically made of [[silver]] and featured the [[Templar insignia]], a red {{Wiki\|cross pattée}}, in the center. An intricate design surrounded the symbol, which could vary according to the [[blacksmith]] who had crafted the pin or the Templar owner.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		Templar pins were typically made of [[silver]] and featured the [[Templar insignia]], a red {{Wiki\|cross pattée}}, in the center. An intricate design surrounded the symbol, which could vary according to the [[blacksmith]] who had crafted the pin or the Templar owner.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	The pins were primarily used as a Templar badge of office,<ref name="Meeting with Mirabeau">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Meeting with Mirabeau]]</ref> but their sharp tip allowed them to be wielded as a secretive weapon in cases of self-defense, similarly to the [[Assassins]]' signature [[Hidden Blade]]s.<ref name="High Society">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[High Society]]</ref> If need be, the tips could be laced with various poisons, resulting in either the quick or slow death of the target, depending on the poison type used. Due to their small size, the pins could also be used as [[Throwing knife\|throwing weapons]], which was how Albert Bolden preferred to wield them.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #03]]</ref>		The pins were primarily used as a Templar badge of office,<ref name="Meeting with Mirabeau">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Meeting with Mirabeau]]</ref> but their sharp tip allowed them to be wielded as a secretive weapon in cases of self-defense, similarly to the [[Assassins]]' signature [[Hidden Blade]]s.<ref name="High Society">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[High Society]]</ref> If need be, the tips could be laced with various poisons, resulting in either the quick or slow death of the target, depending on the poison type used. Due to their small size, the pins could also be used as [[Throwing knife\|throwing weapons]], which was how Albert Bolden preferred to wield them.<ref name="ACT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	By 1927, Albert Bolden, who acted as the Black Cross at the time, used the Templar pin as his weapon of choice. His pin could be filled with various poisons in the head; Bolden was known to use at least two types: one that killed the target instantly, and another that caused the target's death after roughly an hour. Both of these poisons appeared to be stored within the same pin, to choose between them at will.<ref name="ACT 3"/>		By 1927, Albert Bolden, who acted as the Black Cross at the time, used the Templar pin as his weapon of choice. His pin could be filled with various poisons in the head; Bolden was known to use at least two types: one that killed the target instantly, and another that caused the target's death after roughly an hour. Both of these poisons appeared to be stored within the same pin, to choose between them at will.<ref name="ACT 3"/>

	That year, Bolden used his Templar pin during his operations in both [[London]] and [[Shanghai]], severing the ring finger of [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]'s Grand Master, who was accused of betraying the Templars and embezzling their funds.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> He also made use of the weapon during his fight with [[Du Yuesheng]]'s crime syndicate, the [[Green Gang]], impaling one of Du's enforcers, "[[Fiery Crow]]", who died after an hour from the slow-acting poison in his system.<ref name="ACT 3"/>		That year, Bolden used his Templar pin during his operations in both [[London]] and [[Shanghai]], severing the ring finger of [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]'s Grand Master, who was accused of betraying the Templars and embezzling their funds.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #1]]</ref> He also made use of the weapon during his fight with [[Du Yuesheng]]'s crime syndicate, the [[Green Gang]], impaling one of Du's enforcers, "[[Fiery Crow]]", who died after an hour from the slow-acting poison in his system.<ref name="ACT 3"/>

	After leaving the Templars following his presumed death, Bolden continued to carry his Templar pin, using it for self-defense as he was tracked by the [[Instruments of the First Will]], who sought the [[Koh-i-Noor]] in his possession.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1937, Bolden used the pin in a fight against the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] [[Miguel Carasso]], [[Dwight Adams]], and [[Glaucia Acosta]], who were being manipulated by the Instrument [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. After Acosta took [[Ignacio Cardona]] hostage with a knife to his throat, Bolden threw the pin at her, prompting Acosta to catch it with her hand and retreat.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		After leaving the Templars following his presumed death, Bolden continued to carry his Templar pin, using it for self-defense as he was tracked by the [[Instruments of the First Will]], who sought the [[Koh-i-Noor]] in his possession.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1937, Bolden used the pin in a fight against the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] [[Miguel Carasso]], [[Dwight Adams]], and [[Glaucia Acosta]], who were being manipulated by the Instrument [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. After Acosta took [[Ignacio Cardona]] hostage with a knife to his throat, Bolden threw the pin at her, prompting Acosta to catch it with her hand and retreat.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>		By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

	That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>		That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>

	In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>		In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>

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	By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>		By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

	That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>

	In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>		In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}		{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}
	~~{{Prerelease}}~~
	[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]		[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]
	The '''Templar pin''' was a bladed adornment worn by [[Templars]] and their feared [[Black Cross]] inquisitors since at least the late 16th century.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]'' – ~~Black Tides~~</ref> Replacing the function of [[Templar ring]]s worn during the early to mid-18th century, the pins signified membership in the Order and could also be used as a concealed weapon. Their most prominent usage was before and during the [[French Revolution]], when the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]] regularly wore the device. Its use sharply declined by [[modern times]], though the mid-20th century Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] and the Templars' governing [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] members were also known to carry pins.		The '''Templar pin''' was a bladed adornment worn by [[Templars]] and their feared [[Black Cross]] inquisitors since at least the late 16th century.<ref name="Kii">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]'' – [[A Disturbance in Kii]]</ref> Replacing the function of [[Templar ring]]s worn during the early to mid-18th century, the pins signified membership in the Order and could also be used as a concealed weapon. Their most prominent usage was before and during the [[French Revolution]], when the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]] regularly wore the device. Its use sharply declined by [[modern times]], though the mid-20th century Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] and the Templars' governing [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] members were also known to carry pins.

	==Design and functionality==		==Design and functionality==
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	In the late 1500s, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] noticed a man who wore a Templar pin while he entertained local children. ~~Immediately suspicious of his [[New World Order\|motives]]~~, ~~they demanded he identify~~ himself~~. The man acquiesced, telling them that he was the~~ Black Cross ~~Sir~~ Eamon ~~Hathway~~.<ref~~>{{Youtube\|video=mNqNcEDulsA\|text~~=~~Assassin's Creed Shadows - 10 Minutes of Cutscenes the~~ "~~Black Tides~~" ~~Final Quest (Black Cross, Lore)\|channel=AccessAnimus\|channelname=Access the Animus}}<~~/~~ref~~>		In the late 1500s, while investigating reports of a disturbance in [[Yuasa]], [[Kii]], the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] noticed a man who wore a Templar pin while he entertained local children. Confronting him, the man introduced himself as Black Cross [[Eamon Hathaway]].<ref name="Kii"/>

	===French Revolution===		===French Revolution===

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	{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}		{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}
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	[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]		[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]
	The '''Templar pin''' was a bladed adornment worn by ~~members of the~~ [[~~Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Rite~~]] of the [[~~Templars\|Templar Order~~]] ~~around the time of the~~ [[~~French Revolution~~]]. Replacing the function of [[Templar ring]]s worn during the early to mid-18th century, the pins signified membership in the Order and could also be used as a concealed weapon.		The '''Templar pin''' was a bladed adornment worn by [[Templars]] and their feared [[Black Cross]] inquisitors since at least the late 16th century.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]'' – Black Tides</ref> Replacing the function of [[Templar ring]]s worn during the early to mid-18th century, the pins signified membership in the Order and could also be used as a concealed weapon. Their most prominent usage was before and during the [[French Revolution]], when the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]] regularly wore the device. Its use sharply declined by [[modern times]], though the mid-20th century Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] and the Templars' governing [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] members were also known to carry pins.

	~~Aside from their~~ usage by the Parisian Rite, Templar ~~pins were also widely used~~ by ~~the~~ [[~~Black Cross~~]]es, the ~~Order's feared inquisitors. The~~ Black Cross [[Albert Bolden~~]] was particularly fond of them, carrying a pin which could disperse [[poison~~]] and ~~served as his signature weapon. Members of~~ the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] ~~in [[modern times]]~~ were also known to carry pins.

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	==History==		==History==
			===Sengoku era Japan===
			In the late 1500s, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] noticed a man who wore a Templar pin while he entertained local children. Immediately suspicious of his [[New World Order\|motives]], they demanded he identify himself. The man acquiesced, telling them that he was the Black Cross Sir Eamon Hathway.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=mNqNcEDulsA\|text=Assassin's Creed Shadows - 10 Minutes of Cutscenes the "Black Tides" Final Quest (Black Cross, Lore)\|channel=AccessAnimus\|channelname=Access the Animus}}</ref>

	===French Revolution===		===French Revolution===
	{{Dialogue\|Arno\|It's... the weapon that killed your father\|Élise\|That's a Templar badge of office.\|Arno Dorian and Élise de la Serre, 1791.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Meeting with Mirabeau}}		{{Dialogue\|Arno\|It's... the weapon that killed your father\|Élise\|That's a Templar badge of office.\|Arno Dorian and Élise de la Serre, 1791.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Meeting with Mirabeau}}
	[[File:ACU The Silversmith 1.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Germain holding a Templar pin]]		[[File:ACU The Silversmith 1.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Germain holding a Templar pin]]
	~~Prior to~~ the French Revolution, these bladed pins were made by the silversmith and Templar [[François-Thomas Germain]] for his fellow French Templars; after he was excommunicated, they were only made for the members of his extremist faction. When his follower, [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]], recruited the [[Roi des Thunes]] into this faction, Sivert gave him a pin and addressed him as "brother".<ref name="Le Roi Est Mort">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Le Roi Est Mort]]</ref> Later, the Roi used his pin's blade to kill the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François de la Serre]], piercing the bladed side into the man's neck and leaving him to bleed to death.<ref name="High Society"/><ref name="Le Roi Est Mort"/>		By the French Revolution, these bladed pins were made by the silversmith and Templar [[François-Thomas Germain]] for his fellow French Templars; after he was excommunicated, they were only made for the members of his extremist faction. When his follower, [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]], recruited the [[Roi des Thunes]] into this faction, Sivert gave him a pin and addressed him as "brother".<ref name="Le Roi Est Mort">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Le Roi Est Mort]]</ref> Later, the Roi used his pin's blade to kill the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François de la Serre]], piercing the bladed side into the man's neck and leaving him to bleed to death.<ref name="High Society"/><ref name="Le Roi Est Mort"/>

	In 1791, the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], de la Serre's ward, investigated his adoptive father's murder and assassinated the Roi des Thunes, acquiring his Templar pin in the process. He then presented the pin to his ally, the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who identified Germain's craftsmanship and directed Arno to seek out the silversmith at his workshop.<ref name="Le Roi Est Mort"/>		In 1791, the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], de la Serre's ward, investigated his adoptive father's murder and assassinated the Roi des Thunes, acquiring his Templar pin in the process. He then presented the pin to his ally, the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who identified Germain's craftsmanship and directed Arno to seek out the silversmith at his workshop.<ref name="Le Roi Est Mort"/>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]''

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	That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>

			In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>

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	That year, Bolden used his Templar pin during his operations in both [[London]] and [[Shanghai]], severing the ring finger of [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]'s Grand Master, who was accused of betraying the Templars and embezzling their funds.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> He also made use of the weapon during his fight with [[Du Yuesheng]]'s crime syndicate, the [[Green Gang]], impaling one of Du's enforcers, "[[Fiery Crow]]", who died after an hour from the slow-acting poison in his system.<ref name="ACT 3"/>		That year, Bolden used his Templar pin during his operations in both [[London]] and [[Shanghai]], severing the ring finger of [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]'s Grand Master, who was accused of betraying the Templars and embezzling their funds.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> He also made use of the weapon during his fight with [[Du Yuesheng]]'s crime syndicate, the [[Green Gang]], impaling one of Du's enforcers, "[[Fiery Crow]]", who died after an hour from the slow-acting poison in his system.<ref name="ACT 3"/>

	After leaving the Templars following his presumed death, Bolden continued to carry his Templar pin, using it for self-defense as he was tracked by the [[Instruments of the First Will]], who sought the [[Koh-i-Noor]] in his possession.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1937, Bolden used the pin in a fight against the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] [[Miguel Carasso]] ~~and~~ [[Dwight Adams]], who were being manipulated by the Instrument [[Rufus Grosvenor]].<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		After leaving the Templars following his presumed death, Bolden continued to carry his Templar pin, using it for self-defense as he was tracked by the [[Instruments of the First Will]], who sought the [[Koh-i-Noor]] in his possession.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1937, Bolden used the pin in a fight against the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] [[Miguel Carasso]], [[Dwight Adams]], and [[Glaucia Acosta]], who were being manipulated by the Instrument [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. After Acosta took [[Ignacio Cardona]] hostage with a knife to his throat, Bolden threw the pin at her, prompting Acosta to catch it with her hand and retreat.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	Le Roi Est Mort 16.png\|François de la Serre being stabbed by a pin		Le Roi Est Mort 16.png\|François de la Serre being stabbed by a pin
	Le Roi Est Mort 22.png\|The Marquis de Sade holding a pin		Le Roi Est Mort 22.png\|The Marquis de Sade holding a pin
			ACUp - Albert throwing the pin.png\|Albert Bolden throwing his pin
	ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|André Bolden giving the pin to Berg		ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|André Bolden giving the pin to Berg
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	{{Era\|Weapons\|Templars}}		{{Era\|Weapons\|Templars}}
	~~{{Spoilerhd\|16 September 2026\|[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]}}~~
	{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}		{{Quote\|The long, silver needle was crafted to look like a sword, while a squat cross with a ruby in its center was affixed atop the sword's hilt. More than an ornament, the pin's sharp tip was coated in a toxin. It was to be used against an enemy if attacked... and use against oneself, if need be.\|Simon Hathaway's description of a Templar pin, 2016.\|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}
	[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]		[[File:ACU Templar Pin Render.png\|thumb\|200px\|A Templar pin]]

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	By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>		By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

	That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>		That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #8]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>

	In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>		In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>

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	By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>		By 2016, the pin was worn by Templars who worked at [[Abstergo Industries]], specifically by those who were members of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. In October, [[Simon Hathaway]] received a pin following his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] into the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

	That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #09]]</ref>		That same year, Albert Bolden's Templar pin was in the possession of the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who asked [[Violet da Costa]] to pass it to one of Albert's descendants, [[André Bolden]].<ref name="ACT 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 8\|Issue #08]]</ref> André would later give the pin back to Berg, convincing him to take up the Black Cross mantle.<ref name="ACT 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 9\|Issue #9]]</ref>

	In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>		In August 2018, Berg made use of his Templar pin during a fight against the Instruments of the First Will in [[Spain]], throwing it at the Assassin turncoat [[Jasdip Dhami]] and impaling his cheek to force him to release [[Charlotte de la Cruz]].<ref name="ACUp 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 10\|Issue #10]]</ref>

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	That year, Bolden used his Templar pin during his operations in both [[London]] and [[Shanghai]], severing the ring finger of [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]'s Grand Master, who was accused of betraying the Templars and embezzling their funds.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> He also made use of the weapon during his fight with [[Du Yuesheng]]'s crime syndicate, the [[Green Gang]], impaling one of Du's enforcers, "[[Fiery Crow]]", who died after an hour from the slow-acting poison in his system.<ref name="ACT 3"/>		That year, Bolden used his Templar pin during his operations in both [[London]] and [[Shanghai]], severing the ring finger of [[Thaddeus Gift]], the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]]'s Grand Master, who was accused of betraying the Templars and embezzling their funds.<ref name="ACT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 1\|Issue #01]]</ref> He also made use of the weapon during his fight with [[Du Yuesheng]]'s crime syndicate, the [[Green Gang]], impaling one of Du's enforcers, "[[Fiery Crow]]", who died after an hour from the slow-acting poison in his system.<ref name="ACT 3"/>

	After leaving the Templars following his presumed death, Bolden continued to carry his Templar pin, using it for self-defense as he was tracked by the [[Instruments of the First Will]], who sought the [[Koh-i-Noor]] in his possession.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1937, Bolden used the pin in a fight against the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] [[Miguel Carasso]] ~~and~~ [[Dwight Adams]], who were being manipulated by the Instrument [[Rufus Grosvenor]].<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>		After leaving the Templars following his presumed death, Bolden continued to carry his Templar pin, using it for self-defense as he was tracked by the [[Instruments of the First Will]], who sought the [[Koh-i-Noor]] in his possession.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref> In 1937, Bolden used the pin in a fight against the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassins]] [[Miguel Carasso]], [[Dwight Adams]], and [[Glaucia Acosta]], who were being manipulated by the Instrument [[Rufus Grosvenor]]. After Acosta took [[Ignacio Cardona]] hostage with a knife to his throat, Bolden threw the pin at her, prompting Acosta to catch it with her hand and retreat.<ref name="ACUp 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 8\|Issue #08]]</ref>

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	Le Roi Est Mort 16.png\|François de la Serre being stabbed by a pin		Le Roi Est Mort 16.png\|François de la Serre being stabbed by a pin
	Le Roi Est Mort 22.png\|The Marquis de Sade holding a pin		Le Roi Est Mort 22.png\|The Marquis de Sade holding a pin
			ACUp - Albert throwing the pin.png\|Albert Bolden throwing his pin
	ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|André Bolden giving the pin to Berg		ACTemplars Bolden Black Cross.png\|André Bolden giving the pin to Berg
	</gallery>		</gallery>