Vulture - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 14:50, 1 December 2025

2025-12-01T14:50:10Z

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	During the [[Peloponnesian War]] vultures were a common sight in [[Greece]]. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] often saw them gathering around a kill, but the birds were quick to flee as she approached them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]] vultures were a common sight in [[Greece]]. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] often saw them gathering around a kill, but the birds were quick to flee as she approached them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], vulture skulls were in demand in [[Egypt]]ian markets and were worth 7 [[drachma]]e in 48 BCE.<ref ~~name=~~"~~ACO~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], vulture skulls were in demand in [[Egypt]]ian markets and were worth 7 [[drachma]]e in 48 BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> The [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Actaeon]] operated under the cryptonym "The Vulture" until he was killed in [[Alexandria]] by [[Amunet\|Aya]], as revenge for the death of her son [[Khemu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Aya (memory)\|Aya]]</ref>

	~~The~~ [[~~Order of the Ancients~~]] ~~member~~ [[~~Actaeon~~]] ~~operated under the cryptonym "The Vulture" until he was killed in~~ [[~~Alexandria~~]] by [[~~Amunet\|Aya~~]], ~~as revenge for~~ the ~~death~~ of ~~her son~~ [[~~Khemu~~]].<ref ~~name="ACO" /~~>		In 9th-century [[al-Ula]], a [[gang]] of [[Bandit\|robbers]] led by [['Abis]] used an X-shaped vulture as their unofficial insignia, drawing the symbol in places they targeted to sow fear into the hearts of the local townsfolk.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[The Ones Who Remain]]</ref>

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

imported>Darman36: /* Gallery */

2025-11-20T21:04:37Z

Gallery

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' ~~{{Io\|draw}}~~		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Animals]]		[[Category:Animals]]

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

2025-11-20T17:13:20Z

Appearances

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Io\|draw}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Animals]]		[[Category:Animals]]

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 22:35, 9 November 2025

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	{{Era\|Animals}}{{WP-REAL}}		{{Era\|Animals}}{{WP-REAL}}
	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)]]''}}
	[[File:ACO Animal Goods - Vulture.png\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|A vulture]]		[[File:ACO Animal Goods - Vulture.png\|thumb\|230px\|A vulture]]
	A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.		A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.

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	During the [[Peloponnesian War]] vultures were a common sight in [[Greece]]. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] often saw them gathering around a kill, but the birds were quick to flee as she approached them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		During the [[Peloponnesian War]] vultures were a common sight in [[Greece]]. The [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary\|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] often saw them gathering around a kill, but the birds were quick to flee as she approached them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

	During the Ptolemaic dynasty, vulture skulls were in demand in [[Egypt]]ian markets and were worth 7 [[drachma]]e in 48 BCE.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], vulture skulls were in demand in [[Egypt]]ian markets and were worth 7 [[drachma]]e in 48 BCE.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	~~In Egypt the member of the~~ [[Order of the Ancients]] ~~known as ''~~The Vulture~~'' was~~ killed in [[Alexandria]] by [[Amunet\|Aya]], as a revenge for the death of her son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="ACO" />		The [[Order of the Ancients]] member [[Actaeon]] operated under the cryptonym "The Vulture" until he was killed in [[Alexandria]] by [[Amunet\|Aya]], as revenge for the death of her son [[Khemu]].<ref name="ACO" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
	ACOd-vulture.jpg\|A vulture in 5th century BCE Greece		ACOd-vulture.jpg\|A vulture in 5th century BCE Greece
	Vulture-origins.jpg\|Vultures in Egypt		Vulture-origins.jpg\|Vultures in 1st century BCE Egypt
	</gallery>		</gallery>

imported>Vlaci8705 at 11:29, 20 October 2024

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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Animals]]		[[Category:Animals]]
	~~[[Category:Birds]]~~

imported>Soranin: memory from bov did not make it into the final release

2023-10-05T02:29:37Z

memory from bov did not make it into the final release

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	In Egypt the member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] known as ''The Vulture'' was killed in [[Alexandria]] by [[Amunet\|Aya]], as a revenge for the death of her son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="ACO" />		In Egypt the member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] known as ''The Vulture'' was killed in [[Alexandria]] by [[Amunet\|Aya]], as a revenge for the death of her son, [[Khemu]].<ref name="ACO" />

	During the Italian [[Renaissance]], a particularly nasty plague doctor was known as ''The Vulture''. He was eventually tracked down and defeated by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Venetian Brotherhood of Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – The Vulture Memory</ref>

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

imported>Lady Kyashira at 02:48, 1 October 2023

2023-10-01T02:48:24Z

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			{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)]]''}}
			[[File:ACO Animal Goods - Vulture.png\|thumb\|250px\|A vulture]]
	A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.		A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
	ACOd-vulture.jpg\|A vulture in 5th century BCE Greece		ACOd-vulture.jpg\|A vulture in 5th century BCE Greece
			Vulture-origins.jpg\|Vultures in Egypt
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	[[Category:Animals]]		[[Category:Animals]]
			[[Category:Birds]]

imported>塞垣雪 at 08:15, 23 September 2023

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	[[File:Vulture-origins.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Vultures in Egypt]]
	A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.		A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.

imported>Darman36: Still prerelease for BOV though, alas

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Still prerelease for BOV though, alas

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In the non-canon [[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)\|''Assassin's Creed'' comics]] published by [[Les Deux Royaumes]], the vulture is treated as the animal motif of the [[Templars]] and their counterpart to the [[Assassins]]' [[eagle]]. Just as Assassin characters, like [[Aquilus]], are often named after the eagle, Templars adversaries like [[Caius Fulvus Vultur]] are conspicuously named after vultures. This is to the point that [[Desmond Miles]] correctly deduces that the [[doctor]] [[Herman Geier]] is actually the Templar mole in their [[Assassin cell\|cell]] by mere virtue of his [~~https~~:~~//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~Geier ~~surname~~] being {{wiki\|German language\|German}} for 'vulture'.		In the non-canon [[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)\|''Assassin's Creed'' comics]] published by [[Les Deux Royaumes]], the vulture is treated as the animal motif of the [[Templars]] and their counterpart to the [[Assassins]]' [[eagle]]. Just as Assassin characters, like [[Aquilus]], are often named after the eagle, Templars adversaries like [[Caius Fulvus Vultur]] are conspicuously named after vultures. This is to the point that [[Desmond Miles (non-canon)\|Desmond Miles]] correctly deduces that the [[doctor]] [[Herman Geier]] is actually the Templar mole in their [[Assassin cell\|cell]] by mere virtue of his surname "[[wikt:Geier\|Geier]]" being {{wiki\|German language\|German}} for 'vulture'.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Zone of Endless: removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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	A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.		A '''vulture''' is a scavenging {{wiki\|bird of prey}}.