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	Vali's missions are the only Templar hunts in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' that are required to progress through the main story. Despite this, Vali never makes an appearance in ''Revelations''{{'}} [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|novelization]].		Vali's missions are the only Templar hunts in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' that are required to progress through the main story. Despite this, Vali never makes an appearance in ''Revelations''{{'}} [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|novelization]].

	Even if Ezio manages to assassinate Vali before the apprentice, the scene in the [[Memory Corridor]] ~~still~~ shows the apprentice giving Vali his last rites, reflecting the canonical killer.		Even if Ezio manages to assassinate Vali before the apprentice, the scene in the [[Memory Corridor]] still shows the apprentice giving Vali his last rites, reflecting the canonical killer.

	Despite the relatively youthful appearance of his in-game model, Vali was ostensibly in his mid-60s at the time of death.		Despite the relatively youthful appearance of his in-game model, Vali was ostensibly in his mid-60s at the time of death.

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	'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].		'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].

	Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.		Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and the Ottomans.

	In 2012, his [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], for the [[Multiplayer/ACR\|second stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Sentinel]].		In 2012, his [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], for the [[Multiplayer/ACR\|second stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Sentinel]].

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	Being an experienced agent for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins by 1511. However, an Assassin [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] caught on to his actions and spoke to the visiting [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had journeyed to [[Constantinople]].<ref name="The Sentinel 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Sentinel, Part 1]]</ref>		Being an experienced agent for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins by 1511. However, an Assassin [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] caught on to his actions and spoke to the visiting [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had journeyed to [[Constantinople]].<ref name="The Sentinel 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Sentinel, Part 1]]</ref>

	[[File:Sentinel P1 10.png\|thumb\|250px~~\|left~~\|Vali calling on Byzantine soldiers for help]]		[[File:Sentinel P1 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|Vali calling on Byzantine soldiers for help]]
	Arriving at a small courtyard and using his [[Eagle Vision\|Eagle Sense]], Ezio discovered evidence of Vali's recent murders. Suddenly, Vali appeared, running along the rooftops and assassinating an Ottoman guard. The former Assassin then fled the area, with Ezio and the apprentice quickly giving chase.<ref name="The Sentinel 1" />		Arriving at a small courtyard and using his [[Eagle Vision\|Eagle Sense]], Ezio discovered evidence of Vali's recent murders. Suddenly, Vali appeared, running along the rooftops and assassinating an Ottoman guard. The former Assassin then fled the area, with Ezio and the apprentice quickly giving chase.<ref name="The Sentinel 1" />

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	Vali later managed to create a diversion, by capturing two Assassins and containing them under Byzantine guard, in order to give him the time to try and infiltrate the main headquarters of the Assassins, which succeeded in distracting Ezio from his true ambition. After Ezio freed the captives, Vali ordered Byzantine forces to attack the [[Galata headquarters\|Galata den]], with the fight ending with heavy losses on both sides.<Ref name="The Sentinel 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Sentinel, Part 2]]</ref>		Vali later managed to create a diversion, by capturing two Assassins and containing them under Byzantine guard, in order to give him the time to try and infiltrate the main headquarters of the Assassins, which succeeded in distracting Ezio from his true ambition. After Ezio freed the captives, Vali ordered Byzantine forces to attack the [[Galata headquarters\|Galata den]], with the fight ending with heavy losses on both sides.<Ref name="The Sentinel 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Sentinel, Part 2]]</ref>

	[[File:Sentinel P2 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Vali's final moments]]		[[File:Sentinel P2 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Vali's final moments]]
	Soon afterwards, Vali and Ezio had a brief encounter before the Templar again attempted to escape. However, he was soon stopped in his tracks by the same Assassin apprentice as before, who emerged from the rooftops and leapt down to assassinate him, this time proving successful. In his ~~last moments~~, Vali explained his actions and why he had abandoned the Order, claiming ~~that~~ he could not believe in a cause that he felt had betrayed his people~~. With these final words, the Templar passed away~~.<ref name="The Sentinel 2" />		Soon afterwards, Vali and Ezio had a brief encounter before the Templar again attempted to escape. However, he was soon stopped in his tracks by the same Assassin apprentice as before, who emerged from the rooftops and leapt down to assassinate him, this time proving successful. With his dying breath, Vali explained his actions and why he had abandoned the Order, claiming he could not believe in a cause that he felt had betrayed his people.<ref name="The Sentinel 2" />

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			Sentinel - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of Vali
	Sentinel_P1_7.png\|Vali assassinating a guard		Sentinel_P1_7.png\|Vali assassinating a guard
	Sentinel P1 9.png\|The failed attempt to kill Vali		Sentinel P1 9.png\|The failed attempt to kill Vali
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
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	~~{{Citation}}~~		{{Quote\|Once, your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe?\|Vali explaining his betrayal of the Assassins, 1511.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 2}}
	{{Quote\|Once, your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe?\|Vali explaining his betrayal of the Assassins.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 2}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png		\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png
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	\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]		\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
	\| species = [[Human]]		\| species = [[Human]]
	\| affiliates = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Templars]]		\| database = [[Database: Vali cel Tradat\|Vali cel Tradat]]
			\| affiliates = [[Assassins]] {{c\|betrayed}}<br>[[Templars]]
	*[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]]		*[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]]
	~~\| database = [[Database: Vali cel Tradat\|Vali cel Tradat]]~~}}		}}
	'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].		'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Born as a noble in Wallachia, Vali joined the Assassins in his early twenties. He remained loyal to [[the Creed]] for almost a decade, until the Assassins called a truce with the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]].		Born as a noble in Wallachia, Vali joined the Assassins in his early twenties. He remained loyal to [[the Creed]] for almost a decade, until the Assassins called a truce with the Ottoman Sultan, [[Bayezid II]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Vali cel Tradat]]</ref>

	Believing ~~that~~ truce was traitorous to his people, since the Ottomans had shamed them, conquered Wallachia and even murdered his role model Vlad Tepes, Vali left the Order to join the Templars and seek revenge on not only on the Ottomans, but also the Assassins. Due to his Assassin training, Vali was soon deemed to be one of their most valued and feared killers.		Believing the truce was traitorous to his people, since the Ottomans had shamed them, conquered Wallachia and even murdered his role model Vlad Tepes, Vali left the Order to join the Templars and seek revenge on not only on the Ottomans, but also the Assassins. Due to his Assassin training, Vali was soon deemed to be one of their most valued and feared killers.<ref name="Database" />

	===Feud with the Assassins===		===Feud with the Assassins===
	{{Dialogue\|Ezio\|Only a guilty man runs with such speed!\|Vali\|And only a fool stops to fight!\|Ezio chasing after Vali.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 1}}		{{Dialogue\|Ezio\|Only a guilty man runs with such speed!\|Vali\|And only a fool stops to fight!\|Ezio chasing after Vali, 1511.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 1}}
	~~[[File:Sentinel P1 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Vali calling on Byzantine soldiers]]~~		Being an experienced agent for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins by 1511. However, an Assassin [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] caught on to his actions and spoke to the visiting [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had journeyed to [[Constantinople]].<ref name="The Sentinel 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Sentinel, Part 1]]</ref>
	Being an experienced agent for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins. However, an Assassin [[Assassin ~~apprentices~~\|apprentice]] caught on to his actions and spoke to the visiting [[Mentor]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had journeyed to [[Constantinople]].

	Arriving at a small courtyard and using his [[Eagle Vision\|Eagle Sense]], Ezio discovered evidence of Vali's recent murders. Suddenly, Vali appeared, running along the rooftops and assassinating an Ottoman guard. The former Assassin then fled the area, with Ezio and the apprentice quickly giving chase.		[[File:Sentinel P1 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Vali calling on Byzantine soldiers for help]]
			Arriving at a small courtyard and using his [[Eagle Vision\|Eagle Sense]], Ezio discovered evidence of Vali's recent murders. Suddenly, Vali appeared, running along the rooftops and assassinating an Ottoman guard. The former Assassin then fled the area, with Ezio and the apprentice quickly giving chase.<ref name="The Sentinel 1" />

	Later, as Ezio's apprentice attempted to air assassinate him and failed, Vali called out for help, spurring some [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] guards to aid him, which provided the distraction that allowed him to escape.		Later, as Ezio's apprentice attempted to air assassinate him and failed, Vali called out for help, spurring some nearby [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] guards to aid him, which provided the distraction that allowed him to escape.<ref name="The Sentinel 1" />

	===Death===		===Death===
	{{Quote\|Mentor, forget me. You have fallen for a ruse. He captured me to draw the Assassins away from our headquarters. He will be on his way there now!\|An Assassin explaining Vali's plan.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 2}}		{{Quote\|Mentor, forget me. You have fallen for a ruse. He captured me to draw the Assassins away from our headquarters. He will be on his way there now!\|An Assassin explaining Vali's plan to Ezio, 1511.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 2}}
			Vali later managed to create a diversion, by capturing two Assassins and containing them under Byzantine guard, in order to give him the time to try and infiltrate the main headquarters of the Assassins, which succeeded in distracting Ezio from his true ambition. After Ezio freed the captives, Vali ordered Byzantine forces to attack the [[Galata headquarters\|Galata den]], with the fight ending with heavy losses on both sides.<Ref name="The Sentinel 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Sentinel, Part 2]]</ref>

	[[File:Sentinel P2 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Vali's final moments]]		[[File:Sentinel P2 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Vali's final moments]]
	Vali ~~later managed~~ to ~~create a diversion~~, by ~~capturing two Assassins~~ and ~~containing them under Byzantine guard, in order~~ to ~~give~~ him ~~the~~ time ~~to try~~ and ~~infiltrate the main headquarters of~~ the ~~Assassins~~, ~~which succeeded~~ in ~~distracting Ezio from~~ his ~~true ambition~~. ~~After Ezio had freed the captives, Vali ordered Byzantine forces to attack the [[Galata headquarters\|Galata den]]~~, ~~with~~ the ~~fight ending with heavy losses on both sides~~.		Soon afterwards, Vali and Ezio had a brief encounter before the Templar again attempted to escape. However, he was soon stopped in his tracks by the same Assassin apprentice as before, who emerged from the rooftops and leapt down to assassinate him, this time proving successful. In his last moments, Vali explained his actions and why he had abandoned the Order, claiming that he could not believe in a cause that he felt had betrayed his people. With these final words, the Templar passed away.<ref name="The Sentinel 2" />

	~~Soon afterwards,~~ Vali ~~and Ezio had~~ a ~~brief encounter, which resulted in his attempt~~ to ~~escape~~. ~~However~~, ~~he was soon stopped in his tracks by the same~~ Assassin ~~apprentice as before~~, ~~who emerged from~~ the ~~rooftops and leapt down to assassinate him, this time proving successful. Before he passed,~~ Vali ~~explained his actions~~ and ~~why he had abandoned the Order, claiming~~ that ~~he could not believe in~~ a ~~cause~~ that ~~he felt had betrayed his people. Once he had said his final words~~ to the ~~two Assassins, he gave his last breath~~.		===Legacy===
			{{Quote\|[[Al Mualim]]. [[Haras]]. Vali cel Tradat. [[Baptiste]]. [[Duncan Walpole]]. [[Haytham Kenway]]. [[Lucy Stillman]]. [[Daniel Cross]]. These are but a few prominent examples of something I've always felt... that there will always be Assassins who are willing to abandon their cause to serve ours.\|Juhani Otso Berg, 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|Numbskull's personal files}}
			In 2014, the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] acknowledged Vali's betrayal of the Assassins and believed that his defection was a sign that there would always be Assassins willing to abandon their cause and serve the Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Berg's Inspiration: Daniel Cross"</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
			Vali's missions are the only Templar hunts in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' that are required to progress through the main story. Despite this, Vali never makes an appearance in ''Revelations''{{'}} [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|novelization]].

	Even if Ezio manages to assassinate Vali before the apprentice, the scene in the [[Memory Corridor]] still shows the apprentice giving Vali his last rites, reflecting the canonical killer.		Even if Ezio manages to assassinate Vali before the apprentice, the scene in the [[Memory Corridor]] still shows the apprentice giving Vali his last rites, reflecting the canonical killer.

	Despite the relatively youthful appearance of his in game model Vali ~~cel Tradat~~ was ostensibly mid 60s at time of death.		Despite the relatively youthful appearance of his in-game model, Vali was ostensibly in his mid-60s at the time of death.

	===~~Name~~===		===Etymology===
	Vali is a ~~Romanian~~ diminutive of names that ultimately derive from the Latin ''valere'' ('to be strong') or ''valens'' ('strong, potent, vigorous'). The latter portion of his name, cel Tradat, translates to 'the betrayed' in Romanian. Internal files of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' name him Vali cel Umbra instead, with cel Umbra meaning 'the Shadow' in Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}} This may indicate that cel Tradat acts as an epithet, not a surname.		Vali is a [[Romania]]n diminutive of names that ultimately derive from the Latin ''valere'' ('to be strong') or ''valens'' ('strong, potent, vigorous'). The latter portion of his name, cel Tradat, translates to 'the betrayed' in Romanian. Internal files of ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' name him Vali cel Umbra instead, with cel Umbra meaning 'the Shadow' in Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}} This may indicate that cel Tradat acts as an epithet, not a surname.

	A playtester at Ubisoft Bucharest at the time of development was the one who came up with the name and concept of the character and urged ~~Québec~~ to include him in the game at the request of his uncle, who is also a Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}}		A playtester at [[Ubisoft\|Ubisoft Bucharest]] at the time of development was the one who came up with the name and concept of the character and urged Ubisoft Quebec to include him in the game at the request of his uncle, who is also a Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}}

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	Sentinel_P1_7.png\|Vali assassinating a guard		Sentinel_P1_7.png\|Vali assassinating a guard
	Sentinel P1 9.png\|The failed attempt to kill Vali		Sentinel P1 9.png\|The failed attempt to kill Vali
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}

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	\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png		\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png
	\| birth = c. 1445<ref group="note" name="note1">Working back from Vali's defection around 1477 after Vlad Tepes death we have near a decade with the Assassins and then 20 something years before that as a child and young adult putting his birth sometime in the mid 1440s.<br>[[Wallachia]]		\| birth = c. 1445<ref group="note" name="note1">Working back from Vali's defection around 1477 after Vlad Tepes death we have near a decade with the Assassins and then 20 something years before that as a child and young adult putting his birth sometime in the mid 1440s.</ref><br>[[Wallachia]]
	\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]		\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
	\| species = [[Human]]		\| species = [[Human]]

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	\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png		\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png
	\| birth = [[Wallachia]]		\| birth = c. 1445<ref group="note" name="note1">Working back from Vali's defection around 1477 after Vlad Tepes death we have near a decade with the Assassins and then 20 something years before that as a child and young adult putting his birth sometime in the mid 1440s.<br>[[Wallachia]]
	\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]		\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
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	\| database = [[Database: Vali cel Tradat\|Vali cel Tradat]]}}		\| database = [[Database: Vali cel Tradat\|Vali cel Tradat]]}}
	'''Vali cel Tradat''' (~~died~~ 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].		'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].

	Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.		Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
			Even if Ezio manages to assassinate Vali before the apprentice, the scene in the [[Memory Corridor]] still shows the apprentice giving Vali his last rites, reflecting the canonical killer.

			Despite the relatively youthful appearance of his in game model Vali cel Tradat was ostensibly mid 60s at time of death.

	===Name===		===Name===
	Vali is a Romanian diminutive of names that ultimately derive from the Latin ''valere'' ('to be strong') or ''valens'' ('strong, potent, vigorous'). The latter portion of his name, cel Tradat, translates to 'the betrayed' in Romanian. Internal files of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' name him Vali cel Umbra instead, with cel Umbra meaning 'the Shadow' in Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}} This may indicate that cel Tradat acts as an epithet, not a surname.		Vali is a Romanian diminutive of names that ultimately derive from the Latin ''valere'' ('to be strong') or ''valens'' ('strong, potent, vigorous'). The latter portion of his name, cel Tradat, translates to 'the betrayed' in Romanian. Internal files of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' name him Vali cel Umbra instead, with cel Umbra meaning 'the Shadow' in Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}} This may indicate that cel Tradat acts as an epithet, not a surname.

	A playtester at Ubisoft Bucharest at the time of development was the one who came up with the name and concept of the character and urged Québec to include him in the game at the request of his uncle, who is also a Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}}		A playtester at Ubisoft Bucharest at the time of development was the one who came up with the name and concept of the character and urged Québec to include him in the game at the request of his uncle, who is also a Romanian.{{Cite\|9 July 2021}}

	~~===Lore===~~
	Ironically, Vali's secret role model Vlad Tepes is a member of the Templar Order, which could mean that his defection was not solely driven by a conflict between loyalty to the Assassins and Wallachian nationalism—admiration for a Templar ruler is thrown into the mix.

	~~Even if Ezio manages to assassinate Vali before the apprentice, the scene in the [[Memory Corridor]] still shows the apprentice giving Vali his last rites, reflecting the canonical killer.~~

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	Sentinel_P2_5.png\|The apprentice assassinating Vali		Sentinel_P2_5.png\|The apprentice assassinating Vali
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''

			==Notes==
			<references group="note"/>

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
	{{ACR}}		{{ACR}}
			{{ACRec}}
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Tradat, Vali cel}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Tradat, Vali cel}}

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	\| image = Vali cel Tradat.png		\| image = ACR Vali cel Tradat.png
	\| birth = [[Wallachia]]		\| birth = [[Wallachia]]
	\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]		\| death = 1511<br>[[Constantinople]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
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	Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.		Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.

	In 2012, his [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], for the [[~~Assassin's Creed: Revelations~~\|second stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Sentinel]].		In 2012, his [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], for the [[Multiplayer/ACR\|second stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Sentinel]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	===Feud with the Assassins===		===Feud with the Assassins===
	{{Dialogue\|Ezio\|Only a guilty man runs with such speed!\|Vali\|And only a fool stops to fight!\|Ezio chasing after Vali.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Dialogue\|Ezio\|Only a guilty man runs with such speed!\|Vali\|And only a fool stops to fight!\|Ezio chasing after Vali.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 1}}
	[[File:Sentinel P1 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Vali calling on Byzantine soldiers]]		[[File:Sentinel P1 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Vali calling on Byzantine soldiers]]
	Being an experienced agent for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins. However, an Assassin [[Assassin apprentices\|apprentice]] caught on to his actions and spoke to the visiting [[Mentor]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had journeyed to [[Constantinople]].		Being an experienced agent for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins. However, an Assassin [[Assassin apprentices\|apprentice]] caught on to his actions and spoke to the visiting [[Mentor]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had journeyed to [[Constantinople]].
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	===Death===		===Death===
	{{Quote\|Mentor, forget me. You have fallen for a ruse. He captured me to draw the Assassins away from our headquarters. He will be on his way there now!\|An Assassin explaining Vali's plan.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}		{{Quote\|Mentor, forget me. You have fallen for a ruse. He captured me to draw the Assassins away from our headquarters. He will be on his way there now!\|An Assassin explaining Vali's plan.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Sentinel, Part 2}}
	[[File:Sentinel P2 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Vali's final moments]]		[[File:Sentinel P2 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Vali's final moments]]
	Vali later managed to create a diversion, by capturing two Assassins and containing them under Byzantine guard, in order to give him the time to try and infiltrate the main headquarters of the Assassins, which succeeded in distracting Ezio from his true ambition. After Ezio had freed the captives, Vali ordered Byzantine forces to attack the [[Galata headquarters\|Galata den]], with the fight ending with heavy losses on both sides.		Vali later managed to create a diversion, by capturing two Assassins and containing them under Byzantine guard, in order to give him the time to try and infiltrate the main headquarters of the Assassins, which succeeded in distracting Ezio from his true ambition. After Ezio had freed the captives, Vali ordered Byzantine forces to attack the [[Galata headquarters\|Galata den]], with the fight ending with heavy losses on both sides.

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	'''Vali cel Tradat''' (d. 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].		'''Vali cel Tradat''' (died 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].

	Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.		Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.

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	'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].		'''Vali cel Tradat''' (c. 1445 - 1511) was a [[Wallachia]]n noble, former [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and member of the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]].

	Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.		Having served the Assassin Order for around a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottomans]]; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol [[Vlad Tepes]]. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and the Ottomans.

	In 2012, his [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], for the [[Multiplayer/ACR\|second stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Sentinel]].		In 2012, his [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], for the [[Multiplayer/ACR\|second stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Sentinel]].