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	'''William Lloyd''' (died 1868) was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>		'''William Lloyd''' (died 1868) was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of ~~the~~ [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese ~~saber~~, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''[[oni]]''.<ref name="CH2"/>		===Mission to Japan===
			In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of their [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom-made Japanese blade, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he had made with an ''[[oni]]''.<ref name="CH2"/>

	At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>		===Harry Parkes' assistant===
			At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that [[Mutsuhito\|Emperor Meiji]] and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/>

	~~As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power~~, Lloyd ~~also wanted to obtain the~~ [[~~Musashi Masamune~~]]~~, a powerful~~ [[~~sword~~]] ~~that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin~~'' [[~~Miyamoto Musashi~~]], ~~to bolster~~ the ~~prestige of~~ [[~~Emperor Meiji~~]].~~<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref>~~ Lloyd and ~~his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp~~, ~~planing~~ to ~~seize the Masamune from~~ [[~~Saigo Kayano~~]], the ~~obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">~~''~~[[Assassin~~'~~s Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]~~'' ~~– Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano~~ and his ~~retenue in his tent~~, ~~Lloyd was leaving~~ with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[~~Shiba Atsuko~~\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]~~'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs~~.<ref name="~~CH11~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>		One night, Lloyd was nearly killed by an [[Assassins\|Assassin]] and ''[[Ninja\|shinobi]]'' named [[Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate Parkes. Lloyd protected the Consul and dueled Issa, who managed to [[poison]] him. Despite his weakened state, the Templar's superior swordsmanship skills allowed him to overpower the ''shinobi'' and sever one of his hands, before finishing him off with a shot from his [[Firearm\|gun]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

	During the [[Battle of Aizu]], Lloyd ~~recovered the Miyamoto Musashi from~~ [[Matsudaira Katamori]], as the ~~powerful daimyo took the relic for himself~~ after the death of Saigo Kayano.<ref name="CH22">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 22</ref> Confronted by Atsuko, he quickly dispatched the girl, leaving her ~~uncounscious~~ and bleeding to death.<ref name="CH21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 21</ref> However, ~~he met his end when he~~ was ~~slain~~ by ~~Shiba~~ Ibuka ~~after they met again~~. ~~Indeed~~, ~~the petrified~~ Ibuka overcame his mental block ~~after Lloyd inflicted~~ him a ~~gaping and~~ fatal ~~wound~~, ~~freeing~~ the young prodigy from his fear of death.<ref name="CH22"/> Despite ~~his~~ death and failure to secure the ~~blade~~, the ~~Templar mission was a success~~, as the young Mutsuhito emerged victorious from the [[Boshin War]], taking a new name and establishing the {{wiki\|Empire of Japan}}.<ref name="Epilogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Epilogue</ref>		===Boshin War===
			As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of Emperor Meiji.<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]] assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planning to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref>

			After killing a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was about to leave with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that hehad previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on Lloyd's back, but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a [[horse]]. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko had stolen it without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

			====Battle of Aizu and death====
			During the [[Battle of Aizu]] in October 1868, Lloyd fought and killed [[Matsudaira Katamori]], recovering the Musashi Masamune, which had fallen into Katamori's hands after the death of Saigo Kayano.<ref name="CH22">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 22</ref> Confronted by Atsuko, he quickly dispatched the girl, leaving her unconscious and bleeding to death.<ref name="CH21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 21</ref>

			However, the Templar was then confronted by Ibuka, who came to save his sister, leading to a final duel between the two adversaries. Picking up the Masamune, Ibuka fought Lloyd and overcame his mental block when the latter dealt him a fatal blow, which freed the young prodigy from his fear of death. In the end, Ibuka prevailed and killed Lloyd, though his wounds proved too severe, and he died while carrying Atsuko away from the battlefield.<ref name="CH22"/>

			Despite Lloyd's death and failure to secure the Masamune, the Templars ultimately accomplished their plans for Japan, as the young Mutsuhito emerged victorious from the [[Boshin War]], taking a new name and establishing the {{wiki\|Empire of Japan}}.<ref name="Epilogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Epilogue</ref>

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''~~{{wiki\|~~oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>		In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''[[oni]]''.<ref name="CH2"/>

	At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>		At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

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	'''William Lloyd''' (died 1868) was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki~~\|Bakumatsu era~~\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>		'''William Lloyd''' (died 1868) was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>		In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>

	At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[~~Issa (Assassin)\|~~Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>		At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

	As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]].<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>		As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]].<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

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	'''William Lloyd''' was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu era\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="~~ACF~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|30 Apr 2021. Chapters needed.}}~~</ref>		'''William Lloyd''' (died 1868) was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu era\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>

	At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate. One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa (Assassin)\|Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa (Assassin)\|Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

	As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]]. Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it. After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing. Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs. <ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]].<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

	During the [[Battle of Aizu]], Lloyd recovered the Miyamoto Musashi from [[Matsudaira Katamori]], as the powerful daimyo took the relic for himself after the death of Saigo Kayano. Confronted by Atsuko, he quickly dispatched the girl, leaving her uncounscious and bleeding to death. However, he met his end when he was slain by Shiba Ibuka after they met again. Indeed, the petrified Ibuka overcame his mental block after Lloyd inflicted him a gaping and fatal wound, freeing the young prodigy from his fear of death. Despite his death and failure to secure the blade, the Templar mission was a success, as the young Mutsuhito emerged victorious from the [[Boshin War]], taking a new name and establishing the {{wiki\|Empire of Japan}}.<ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		During the [[Battle of Aizu]], Lloyd recovered the Miyamoto Musashi from [[Matsudaira Katamori]], as the powerful daimyo took the relic for himself after the death of Saigo Kayano.<ref name="CH22">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 22</ref> Confronted by Atsuko, he quickly dispatched the girl, leaving her uncounscious and bleeding to death.<ref name="CH21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 21</ref> However, he met his end when he was slain by Shiba Ibuka after they met again. Indeed, the petrified Ibuka overcame his mental block after Lloyd inflicted him a gaping and fatal wound, freeing the young prodigy from his fear of death.<ref name="CH22"/> Despite his death and failure to secure the blade, the Templar mission was a success, as the young Mutsuhito emerged victorious from the [[Boshin War]], taking a new name and establishing the {{wiki\|Empire of Japan}}.<ref name="Epilogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Epilogue</ref>

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	In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>		In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>

	At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[~~Issa (Assassin)\|~~Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>		At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

	As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]].<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>		As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]].<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

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	'''William Lloyd''' was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu era\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="~~ACF~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|30 Apr 2021. Chapters needed.}}~~</ref>		'''William Lloyd''' (died 1868) was an agent for the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Rite]] of the [[Templar Order]] who served as the right-hand man to [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the ''{{wiki\|Bakumatsu era\|Bakumatsu}}'' era of the late {{wiki\|Edo period}} in [[Japan]].<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		In 1855, Lloyd was sent to [[Tokyo\|Edo]] by the British Templars with the mission of restoring the power of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese counterparts]], who had fallen into obscurity since the end of the [[Sengoku period]] and the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-backed reunification of Japan by their most important ally, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. As a testimony to his skills as a swordsman, Lloyd was one of the few foreigners who were granted the right to carry a custom made Japanese saber, with the locals believing that his talent was the result of a pact he made with an ''{{wiki\|oni}}''.<ref name="CH2"/>

	At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate. One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa (Assassin)\|Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		At some point before 1867, thanks to the influence of the Order, Lloyd was appointed as the assistant of [[Harry Parkes]], the British Consul to Japan. As the main counselor of the Consul, Lloyd then used his influence to weaken the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. Lloyd's mission was successful as the political landscape was so deteriorated that Emperor Meiji and his allies would instigate an uprising against current ''shōgun'' [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] and clans loyal to the shogunate.<ref name="CH2"/> One night, he was nearly killed by the ''[[ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Issa (Assassin)\|Issa]], who infiltrated the British consulate in [[Tokyo\|Edo]] to assassinate [[Harry Parkes]]. While poisoned, Lloyd thwarted the assassination attempt and severed one of the Assassin's hands before Parkes finished him off with a [[Firearm\|firearm]].<ref name="CH4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

	As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]]. Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it. After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing. Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs. <ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		As part of his mission to restore the Imperial power, Lloyd also wanted to obtain the [[Musashi Masamune]], a powerful [[sword]] that once belonged to the legendary Japanese ''rōnin'' [[Miyamoto Musashi]], to bolster the prestige of [[Emperor Meiji]].<ref name="CH7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> Lloyd and his strike team of elite mercenaries assaulted the Tokugawa camp, planing to seize the Masamune from [[Saigo Kayano]], the obese lord who owned it.<ref name="CH9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> After they killed a begging Kayano and his retenue in his tent, Lloyd was leaving with his prize when he stumbled again upon [[Shiba Ibuka]]. Disgusted by the cowardice that he previously showed under Kayano's tent, Lloyd tried to execute the terrified samurai. But, to the Templar's surprise, the young man parried all his attacks, acting on instinct only. As he prepared to leave, [[Shiba Atsuko\|Atsuko]], the disguised sister of Ibuka, jumped on his back but he threw her back to the ground and fled on a horse. However, as he reached for the blade once safely outside the camp, the furious Templar discovered that Atsuko took it back without him noticing.<ref name="CH10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> Back in Edo, Lloyd reported his failure and was given a new mission by his masters, to win the war at all costs.<ref name="CH11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 11</ref>

	During the [[Battle of Aizu]], Lloyd recovered the Miyamoto Musashi from [[Matsudaira Katamori]], as the powerful daimyo took the relic for himself after the death of Saigo Kayano. Confronted by Atsuko, he quickly dispatched the girl, leaving her uncounscious and bleeding to death. However, he met his end when he was slain by Shiba Ibuka after they met again. Indeed, the petrified Ibuka overcame his mental block after Lloyd inflicted him a gaping and fatal wound, freeing the young prodigy from his fear of death. Despite his death and failure to secure the blade, the Templar mission was a success, as the young Mutsuhito emerged victorious from the [[Boshin War]], taking a new name and establishing the {{wiki\|Empire of Japan}}.<ref name="~~ACF~~"/>		During the [[Battle of Aizu]], Lloyd recovered the Miyamoto Musashi from [[Matsudaira Katamori]], as the powerful daimyo took the relic for himself after the death of Saigo Kayano.<ref name="CH22">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 22</ref> Confronted by Atsuko, he quickly dispatched the girl, leaving her uncounscious and bleeding to death.<ref name="CH21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 21</ref> However, he met his end when he was slain by Shiba Ibuka after they met again. Indeed, the petrified Ibuka overcame his mental block after Lloyd inflicted him a gaping and fatal wound, freeing the young prodigy from his fear of death.<ref name="CH22"/> Despite his death and failure to secure the blade, the Templar mission was a success, as the young Mutsuhito emerged victorious from the [[Boshin War]], taking a new name and establishing the {{wiki\|Empire of Japan}}.<ref name="Epilogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Epilogue</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==