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[[File:Official.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An official, carrying [[wanted posters]].]]
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'''Officials''' are minor assassination targets who appear in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
{{Quote|You can hunt those who bear false witness against you. They traded dignity for coin. Their loss would not be mourned.|Paola speaking to Ezio Auditore about officials, 1477.|Assassin's Creed II|Laying Low}}
[[File:AC2 Florentine Official.png|200px|right|thumb|An official displaying a wanted poster of Ezio Auditore]]
'''Officials''' were minor [[assassination targets]] who falsely claimed to have witnessed crimes committed by the [[Assassins]] and testified against them.


When [[Ezio]] commits crimes or assassinations, this causes officials, who are normally respected members of the society (or on rare occasions, [[guards]]), to falsely declare that they have personally witnessed Ezio committing the crimes they attribute to him.
During the [[Renaissance]], if [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] committed an illegal act in an [[Italy|Italian]] city, officials, who were respected members of society, would accept [[Templars|Templar]] bribes and begin to falsely declare that they had personally witnessed him committing those acts.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
 
As his [[Social Stealth|notoriety]] grew, Ezio would often seek out officials and assassinate them to silence their testimonies. However, most of the officials throughout Italy were paranoid and would flee upon sight of the Assassin, unless he was [[blending]] with nearby [[civilian]]s.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACB" />
 
In [[Constantinople]], during the 16th century, officials would stay and combat Ezio should they spot him, and were always accompanied by a pair of [[Soldier|militia]] from the [[Byzantine army]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
 
In [[New Orleans]], [[Aveline de Grandpré]] had to deal with witnesses in a similar vein, since they would spread word of her aristocratic guise's illegal acts. Due to their paranoia, witnesses were difficult to eliminate without attracting further attention and always possessed a pair of bodyguards that deterred Aveline if she was spotted. As such, utilizing discreet weapons including the [[blowpipe]] or the [[parasol gun]] would achieve greater success than a full-on assault.<ref name="AC3L">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
 
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the [[Caribbean]], officials were naval officers who could be bribed by [[Edward Kenway]] to decrease his wanted level. They were no longer assassination targets, and could be easily found on the docks of any city, fort or inhabited island.


They are involved in the [[Notoriety]] system, and killing one will silence them permanently, lowering your notoriety by 75%.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is worth noting that Officials are usually aware of your appearance, and will flee on sight (though they cannot [[Free-Running|Free-Run]], which would make an uninterrupted chase a short one. In order to approach them successfully, ensure that you are not in their line of sight or are approaching whilst blending with a group of [[civilians]] or [[courtesans]]. Otherwise, you can simply outrun them and end their shame.  
*Officials always carried some currency, which could be looted from their bodies after killing them. However, they rarely possessed anything else.
*Officials appear as a white and black eye on your mini map.
*Officials in Constantinople wore the same clothes as [[bank]]ers.
*They always carry around 80 florins on them, which can be looted from their bodies after killing them.
*Caribbean officials wore the same uniform of a French soldier.
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
Ezio-Assassinating_a_Corrupt_Official.jpg|Ezio assassinating an Official.
LL 3 v.png|Ezio assassinating an official
AssassinsCreedIIGame_2010-06-13_11-45-31-58.jpg|Ezio 'reasoning' with an Official.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==References==
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Gameplay]]
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
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"You can hunt those who bear false witness against you. They traded dignity for coin. Their loss would not be mourned."
―Paola speaking to Ezio Auditore about officials, 1477.[src]-[m]
An official displaying a wanted poster of Ezio Auditore

Officials were minor assassination targets who falsely claimed to have witnessed crimes committed by the Assassins and testified against them.

During the Renaissance, if Ezio Auditore committed an illegal act in an Italian city, officials, who were respected members of society, would accept Templar bribes and begin to falsely declare that they had personally witnessed him committing those acts.[1][2]

As his notoriety grew, Ezio would often seek out officials and assassinate them to silence their testimonies. However, most of the officials throughout Italy were paranoid and would flee upon sight of the Assassin, unless he was blending with nearby civilians.[1][2]

In Constantinople, during the 16th century, officials would stay and combat Ezio should they spot him, and were always accompanied by a pair of militia from the Byzantine army.[3]

In New Orleans, Aveline de Grandpré had to deal with witnesses in a similar vein, since they would spread word of her aristocratic guise's illegal acts. Due to their paranoia, witnesses were difficult to eliminate without attracting further attention and always possessed a pair of bodyguards that deterred Aveline if she was spotted. As such, utilizing discreet weapons including the blowpipe or the parasol gun would achieve greater success than a full-on assault.[4]

During the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean, officials were naval officers who could be bribed by Edward Kenway to decrease his wanted level. They were no longer assassination targets, and could be easily found on the docks of any city, fort or inhabited island.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Officials always carried some currency, which could be looted from their bodies after killing them. However, they rarely possessed anything else.
  • Officials in Constantinople wore the same clothes as bankers.
  • Caribbean officials wore the same uniform of a French soldier.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]