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	In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>

	In February 1725, a Templar wore a ring to his meeting with the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]]. He demanded the late [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]]'s [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]] that Lee had in exchange for the ~~Order~~ ceasing all hostilities against her company, but unbeknownst to the man, Lee already knew of the ~~Templars~~' existence and correctly identified him as a member upon seeing the ring that most [[civilian]]s would have overlooked.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>		In February 1725, a Templar wore a ring to his meeting with the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]]. He demanded the late [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]]'s [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]] that Lee had in exchange for the Templars ceasing all hostilities against her company, but unbeknownst to the man, Lee already knew of the Order's existence and correctly identified him as a member upon seeing the ring that most [[civilian]]s would have overlooked.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>

	During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[British Army]] general [[Edward Braddock]] wore a Templar ring to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by his fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Haytham took his ring and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order's recently-established [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>		During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[British Army]] general [[Edward Braddock]] wore a Templar ring to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by his fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Haytham took his ring and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order's recently-established [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>

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	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Du Casse, Rogers, and Edward wearing their rings after their initiation]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Du Casse, Rogers, and Edward wearing their rings after their initiation]]
	In 1715, [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], the Grand Master of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], bestowed three rings upon the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter and captured by the Templars not long after, Torres reclaimed the ring.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 31</ref>		In 1715, [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], the Grand Master of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], bestowed three rings upon the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter and was captured by the Templars not long after, Torres reclaimed the ring while [[Interrogation\|interrogating]] the pirate.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 31</ref>

	In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>

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	In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

	In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama~~]], [[Japan~~]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>		In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>

	In 2023, a Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a Templar ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		In 2023, a Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a Templar ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			ACRo Artifact Templar Ring.png\|An alternate medieval Templar ring
	OldRing icon.png\|A Templar ring from Constantinople		OldRing icon.png\|A Templar ring from Constantinople
	AC-BladeofShaoJun-TemplarRing1.png\|Qiu Ju's Templar ring		AC-BladeofShaoJun-TemplarRing1.png\|Qiu Ju's Templar ring

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	General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring in [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>		General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring in [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>

	In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]],~~<ref name="Templars 1"/>~~ but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	Soong, the widow of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]]'s late Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], was aware that Chiang had no loyalty towards the Templar cause and would double-cross the Order as soon as he seized power, so she wanted to preserve the box's contents. However, Ruan had secretly removed the Templar ring and the finger it was attached to from the box before the package reached Soong.<ref name="Templars 4"/> Ruan later showed the box's contents to Darius, leading him to realize that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>		Soong, the widow of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]]'s late Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], was aware that Chiang had no loyalty towards the Templar cause and would double-cross the Order as soon as he seized power, so she wanted to preserve the box's contents. However, Ruan had secretly removed the Templar ring and the finger it was attached to from the box before the package reached Soong.<ref name="Templars 4"/> Ruan later showed the box's contents to Darius, leading him to realize that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>

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	General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring in [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>		General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring in [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>

	In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> ~~whom~~ the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]],<ref name="Templars 1"/> but the ~~actor~~ [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 2"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 2\|Issue #2]]<~~/~~ref~~> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]],<ref name="Templars 1"/> but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	Soong, the widow of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]]'s late Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], was aware that Chiang had no loyalty towards the Templar cause and would double-cross the Order as soon as he seized power, so she wanted to preserve the box's contents. However, Ruan had secretly removed the Templar ring and the finger it was attached to from the box before the package reached Soong.<ref name="Templars 4"/> Ruan later showed the box's contents to Darius, leading him to realize that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>		Soong, the widow of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]]'s late Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], was aware that Chiang had no loyalty towards the Templar cause and would double-cross the Order as soon as he seized power, so she wanted to preserve the box's contents. However, Ruan had secretly removed the Templar ring and the finger it was attached to from the box before the package reached Soong.<ref name="Templars 4"/> Ruan later showed the box's contents to Darius, leading him to realize that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>

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	In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>

	In February 1725, a Templar wore a ring to his meeting with the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]]. He demanded the late [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]]'s [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]] that Lee had in exchange for the ~~Order~~ ceasing all hostilities against her company, but unbeknownst to the man, Lee already knew of the ~~Templars~~' existence and correctly identified him as a member upon seeing the ring that most [[civilian]]s would have overlooked.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>		In February 1725, a Templar wore a ring to his meeting with the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]]. He demanded the late [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]]'s [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]] that Lee had in exchange for the Templars ceasing all hostilities against her company, but unbeknownst to the man, Lee already knew of the Order's existence and correctly identified him as a member upon seeing the ring that most [[civilian]]s would have overlooked.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>

	During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[British Army]] general [[Edward Braddock]] wore a Templar ring to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by his fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Haytham took his ring and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order's recently-established [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>		During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[British Army]] general [[Edward Braddock]] wore a Templar ring to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by his fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Haytham took his ring and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order's recently-established [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>

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	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Du Casse, Rogers, and Edward wearing their rings after their initiation]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Du Casse, Rogers, and Edward wearing their rings after their initiation]]
	In 1715, [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], the Grand Master of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], bestowed three rings upon the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter and captured by the Templars not long after, Torres reclaimed the ring.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 31</ref>		In 1715, [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], the Grand Master of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], bestowed three rings upon the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter and was captured by the Templars not long after, Torres reclaimed the ring while [[Interrogation\|interrogating]] the pirate.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 31</ref>

	In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>

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	In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

	In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama~~]], [[Japan~~]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>		In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>

	In 2023, a Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a Templar ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		In 2023, a Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a Templar ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	In 1482, a corrupt [[merchant]] in [[Constantinople]] wore a Templar ring, which [[Yusuf Tazim]] took notice of while he and his friend [[Davud bin Hassan]] broke into the man's home to rob him. However, Yusuf did not yet understand the meaning of the red cross displayed on the ring, and was forced to escape after Davud sacrificed himself to stall the merchant and allow Yusuf to flee with their loot.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' – Regressions: Emir</ref>		In 1482, a corrupt [[merchant]] in Constantinople wore a Templar ring, which [[Yusuf Tazim]] took notice of while he and his friend [[Davud bin Hassan]] broke into the man's home to rob him. However, Yusuf did not yet understand the meaning of the red cross displayed on the ring, and was forced to escape after Davud sacrificed himself to stall the merchant and allow Yusuf to flee with their loot.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' – Regressions: Emir</ref>

	In the early 16th century, the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templar]] [[Qiu Ju]], a member of the [[Eight Tigers]], wore a ~~Templar~~ ring.<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref>		In the early 16th century, the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templar]] [[Qiu Ju]], a member of the [[Eight Tigers]], wore a ring.<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref>

	===Age of Imperialism===		===Age of Imperialism===
	In 1712, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Wilson]] wore a ring that left a cross-shaped scar on [[Edward Kenway]]'s face when Wilson punched him while escaping the [[Kenway family\|Kenways]]' burning farmstead.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 13</ref>		In 1712, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[Wilson]] wore a ring that left a cross-shaped scar on [[Edward Kenway]]'s face when Wilson punched him while escaping the [[Kenway family\|Kenways]]' burning farmstead.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 13</ref>

	Edward later saw another Templar ring worn by [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Pritchard]] of the [[East India Company]]'s merchant [[ship]] ''[[Amazon Galley]]''.<ref name="AC4Book18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> With Edward's fellow crewmen from the [[privateer]] ship ''[[Emperor]]'' having turned to [[piracy]] following the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]'s conclusion,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> they captured Pritchard and tortured him in the ''Amazon''{{'}}s captain's cabin for the location of rumored treasure. While the ''Emperor{{'}}s'' ~~Captain~~ [[Alexander Dolzell]] led his crew in looting the ''Amazon'',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 17</ref> Edward noticed Pritchard's ring, only for Edward's rival [[Blaney]] to steal it for himself.<ref name="AC4Book18"/>		Edward later saw another Templar ring worn by [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Pritchard]] of the [[East India Company]]'s merchant [[ship]] ''[[Amazon Galley]]''.<ref name="AC4Book18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> With Edward's fellow crewmen from the [[privateer]] ship ''[[Emperor]]'' having turned to [[piracy]] following the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]'s conclusion,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> they captured Pritchard and tortured him in the ''Amazon''{{'}}s captain's cabin for the location of rumored treasure. While the ''Emperor{{'}}s'' captain [[Alexander Dolzell]] led his crew in looting the ''Amazon'',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 17</ref> Edward noticed Pritchard's ring, only for Edward's rival [[Blaney]] to steal it for himself.<ref name="AC4Book18"/>

	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Du Casse, Rogers, and Edward wearing their ~~Templar~~ rings after their initiation]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Du Casse, Rogers, and Edward wearing their rings after their initiation]]
	In 1715, the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]~~' Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] gave~~ three ~~Templar~~ rings to the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter not long after, Torres reclaimed the ring.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 31</ref>		In 1715, [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], the Grand Master of the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], bestowed three rings upon the new recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and Edward Kenway—the latter having impersonated the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]]—during their [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction ceremony]] into the Order.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]] </ref> After Edward was revealed as an imposter and captured by the Templars not long after, Torres reclaimed the ring.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' – Chapter 31</ref>

	In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore ~~Templar~~ rings.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, certain members of the Templar-affiliated [[Shimazu clan]] wore rings displaying the Order's insignia.<ref name="FT 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 37\|Episode 37]]</ref> In January 1725, a British Templar in command of an East India Company ship wore a ring until he was killed by the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]].<ref name="FT 93">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 93\|Episode 93]]</ref> Grand Master [[Alan Jacob]] also wore a Templar ring, albeit only in private, to keep his affiliations secret.<ref name="FT 106">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 106\|Episode 106]]</ref>

	In February 1725, a Templar wore a ring to his meeting with the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]]. He demanded the late [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]]'s [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]] that Lee had in exchange for the Order ceasing all hostilities against her company, but unbeknownst to the man, Lee already knew of the ~~Order~~'s existence and correctly identified him as a member upon seeing the ring that most [[civilian]]s would have overlooked.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>		In February 1725, a Templar wore a ring to his meeting with the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]]. He demanded the late [[Netherlands\|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]]'s [[Hendrik's sea log\|sea log]] that Lee had in exchange for the Order ceasing all hostilities against her company, but unbeknownst to the man, Lee already knew of the Templars' existence and correctly identified him as a member upon seeing the ring that most [[civilian]]s would have overlooked.<ref name="FT 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12\|Episode 12]]</ref>

	During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[British Army]] general [[Edward Braddock]] wore a Templar ring to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by his fellow ~~[[United Kingdom\|British]]~~ Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Haytham took ~~the~~ ring ~~from Braddock~~ and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order's recently-established [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>		During the [[Seven Years' War]], the [[British Army]] general [[Edward Braddock]] wore a Templar ring to signify his membership in the Order. Braddock was [[Assassination\|assassinated]] by his fellow Templar [[Haytham Kenway]] during the [[Braddock Expedition]] in 1755 for his ruthlessness, following which Haytham took his ring and awarded it to [[Charles Lee]] upon his induction into the Order's recently-established [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Rite]].<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref>

	[[File:Scars 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Monro passing his Templar ring to Shay]]		[[File:Scars 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Monro passing his Templar ring to Shay]]
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	In the early 20th century, the [[Hermeticists\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]'s leading Secret Chiefs wore Templar rings, though the Hermetic Order was unaware of the Templars' existence or influence in their organization.<ref name="Frater V.O.V.">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		In the early 20th century, the [[Hermeticists\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]'s leading Secret Chiefs wore Templar rings, though the Hermetic Order was unaware of the Templars' existence or influence in their organization.<ref name="Frater V.O.V.">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

	General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring during [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his ~~Templar~~ ring and offered to trade it with him until he ~~noticed~~ the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>		General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring during [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his ring and offered to trade it with him until he recognized the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>

	In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>
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	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	[[File:ACB Cluster 7 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|John Roberts wearing a Templar ring]]		[[File:ACB Cluster 7 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|John Roberts wearing a Templar ring]]
	[[John Roberts]], the head of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] and a secret Templar, wore a ~~Templar~~ ring during the 21st century.<ref name="Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]] </ref>		[[John Roberts]], the head of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] and a secret Templar, wore a ring during the early 21st century.<ref name="Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]] </ref>

	In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

	In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a ~~Templar~~ ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>		In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>

	In 2023, an unidentified Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a ~~Templar~~ ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		In 2023, an unidentified Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	[[File:PL-Deus Lux Solis.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Secret Chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn wearing a Templar ring]]		[[File:PL-Deus Lux Solis.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Secret Chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn wearing a Templar ring]]
	~~During~~ the early 20th century, the [[Hermeticists\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]'s leading Secret Chiefs wore Templar rings, though the Hermetic Order was unaware of the Templars' existence or influence in their organization.<ref name="Frater V.O.V.">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		In the early 20th century, the [[Hermeticists\|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]'s leading Secret Chiefs wore Templar rings, though the Hermetic Order was unaware of the Templars' existence or influence in their organization.<ref name="Frater V.O.V.">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

	General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring during [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>		General [[Erich Albert]] of the [[German Army]] wore a Templar ring during [[World War I]]. During the [[Christmas truce]] of 1914, Albert enlisted the aid of a [[British Assassin medic\|British medic]] to perform surgery on a [[Germany\|German]] [[soldier]]. After the surgery, Albert noticed the [[doctor]]'s interest in his Templar ring and offered to trade it with him until he noticed the man's Assassin burn mark around his finger and was assassinated.<ref name="Ghosts of Christmas Past">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>
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	In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		In 1927, the British Rite's Grand Master [[Thaddeus Gift]] wore a Templar ring. After the Black Cross [[Albert Bolden]] killed him for his corruption, he severed Gift's ring-bearing finger and placed it in a box,<ref name="Templars 1"/> which the Templars intended to present to the [[Kuomintang]]'s leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]] as an invitation for him to join the Order, and also as a warning about the consequences of betraying the Templars.<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref> Gift's son [[Darius Gift\|Darius]] was tasked to deliver the box to [[Shanghai]], but the actress [[Ruan Lingyu]] stole it shortly after his arrival in the city,<ref name="Templars 1"/> having been hired to do so by [[Soong Ching-ling]].<ref name="Templars 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	Soong, the widow of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]]'s late Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], was aware that Chiang had no loyalty ~~towards~~ the Templar cause and would double-cross the Order as soon as he seized power, so she wanted to preserve the box's contents. However, Ruan had secretly removed the Templar ring and the finger it was attached to from the box before the package reached Soong.<ref name="Templars 4"/> Ruan later showed the box's contents to Darius, leading him to realize that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>		Soong, the widow of the [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Shanghai Rite]]'s late Grand Master [[Sun Yat-sen]], was aware that Chiang had no loyalty to the Templar cause and would double-cross the Order as soon as he seized power, so she wanted to preserve the box's contents. However, Ruan had secretly removed the Templar ring and the finger it was attached to from the box before the package reached Soong.<ref name="Templars 4"/> Ruan later showed the box's contents to Darius, leading him to realize that the Black Cross had killed his father.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #5]]</ref>

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	[[File:ACB Cluster 7 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|John Roberts wearing a Templar ring]]		[[File:ACB Cluster 7 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|John Roberts wearing a Templar ring]]
	[[John Roberts]] wore a Templar ring during the 21st century.<ref name="Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]] </ref>		[[John Roberts]], the head of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] and a secret Templar, wore a Templar ring during the 21st century.<ref name="Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]] </ref>

	In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2014, after uploading Shay Cormac's file to the Assassin network, [[Melanie Lemay]] presented a Templar ring to the [[Helix]] research analyst "[[Numbskull]]", offering them a place in the Order.<ref name="ACRG MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>
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	In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>		In 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] wore a Templar ring while she worked as a doctor at [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|facility]] in [[Yokohama]].<ref name="Blade of Shao Jun"/>

	In 2023, a Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a Templar ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		In 2023, an unidentified Templar supervising [[Shimazu Sei]]'s mission to find a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[Southeast Asia]] wore a Templar ring.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==