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| | '''Cappadocia''' is a rocky region in [[Anatolia|Central Anatolia]], [[Turkey]]. It is home to many large rock formations, as well as underground cities such as [[Derinkuyu]]. |
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| |name =Cappadocia
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| |image =Cappadocia.jpg
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| |rulers =[[Templars]]
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| |factions =*[[Ottomans]]
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| *[[Assassins]]
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| |date =[[wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]]
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| |targets =*[[Shahkulu]]
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| *[[Manuel Palaiologos]]}}
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| '''Cappadocia''' is a region in central [[wikipedia:Turkey|Turkey]]. Although it is partially above ground, the bulk of it lies underground. | |
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| During the early 16th century, Cappadocia was an ancient and mysterious region controlled and constructed by the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. Many poor and struggling [[Byzantines]] took refuge there after the fall of [[Constantinople]] at the hands of the [[Ottoman Empire]].
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| ===Templar headquarters===
| | During the 4th century BCE, [[Alexander the Great]] attempted to subdue the region, but failed due to his lengthy military campaigns. An autonomous and independent kingdom was instead established, led by its own king outside of the [[Makedonia|Macedonian Empire]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Cappadocia]]</ref> |
| [[File:Arsenal Gates Shahkulu and Manuel.png|thumb|205px|Manuel and Shahkulu negotiate for the weapons in Constantinople.]]
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| During the early 16th century, the Templars set up their headquarters in Cappadocia, after being driven from their previous base in [[Rome]] by the [[Assassins]]. There, the Templars set up prisons and instated themselves as the rulers of the city, filling the streets with Byzantine Templars. In Cappadocia, the Templars also secretly built their army in the city, supplying their soldiers with weapons from the Arsenal in [[Constantinople]]. | |
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| The Templar in charge of the [[Masyaf]] expedition, [[Manuel Palaiologos]], resided in Cappadocia for some time after his family lost their hold on the Ottoman throne. He, along with his bodyguard and fellow Templar, [[Shahkulu]], governed much of the city and held power within its walls. The two also negotiated the purchase of armaments for their Templars with the Captain of the [[Janissaries]] in Constantinople, [[Tarik Barleti]], in 1511.
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| ===Ottoman spies===
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| By 1511, the Janissary Captain, Tarik, had [[Ottomans|Ottoman]] spies in Cappadocia. These spies were meant to observe the Templars' activity in Cappadocia, and report it back to the Janissaries. After infiltrating Cappadocia, these spies were set to report back to Tarik once the Byzantines had decamped there, and again when the Templar army had reached [[Bursa]]. This form of gathering information was part of a larger plan organized by Tarik and conducted by himself and his Janissaries.
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| [[File:Tariks final moment.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Tarik's final moments.]]
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| The eventual goal of this plan was to destroy the Templars by attacking them where they felt safest. However, Tarik only told those involved in the scheme of the plans, even the Sultan, [[Bayezid II]], or any of his family members, did not know. This idea of secrecy did not help Tarik in the end, however, as he was killed by the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] on orders from the prince, [[Suleiman I]]. Both Suleiman and Ezio had suspected Tarik to be an ally, or even a member of the Templars.
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| However, their suspicions were ended when Tarik informed Ezio of this plan with his dying words. Tarik also gave Ezio a [[Maps|map]] that would lead him to the Byzantines in Cappadocia, and told him to destroy them if he was able. Tarik also informed Ezio that he needed to redeem the honor they both had lost in this fight against the Templars, before perishing.
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| ===Assassin invasion===
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| In March of 1512, the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] infiltrated Cappadocia after arriving there on a ship captained by fellow Assassin, [[Piri Reis]]. Once in the city, Ezio made his way to a large center rock formation, and surveyed the area. He then located an Ottoman spy, [[Dilara]], whom he received information from. After meeting with this spy, Ezio made his way around the city, and eventually overheard [[guards]] discussing the fate of Dilara.
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| [[File:ACR_Dilara.jpg|thumb|204px|right|Dilara, an Ottoman spy.]]
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| The guards discussed how [[Shahkulu]] was set to kill Dilara, but also how they were angered at the fact that the prison key was with one of their fellow guards at the market. Ezio then left for the market, and once there, he located the guard, who was distracted by an orator. The Assassin pick-pocketed the key from the guard, and made his way back to Dilara's prison cell. He found that the guards had left, and that it was simply Dilara in her cell. He immediately freed her, but she left abruptly and told him she was going to kill Shahkulu.
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| Ezio caught up to Dilara to find her just outside a crowd observing Shahkulu beating [[Janos]], another Ottoman spy. He conversed briefly with Dilara, before leaving her to assassinate Shahkulu. The Assassin then made his way up to a small platform extending out above the courtyard where Shahkulu was, assassinating a few guards on his ascent. Upon reaching the platform, Ezio made his way to the edge of it, and air-assassinated Shahkulu, successfully saving Janos in the process.
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| However, Shahkulu got back up from Ezio's attacks, and attempted to fight the Assassin alongside his reinforcements. Although outnumbered, Ezio managed to kill Shahkulu's men, and then eventually Shahkulu himself. After assassinating Shahkulu and reuniting Dilara and Janos, Ezio left to find Manuel Palaiologos.
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| While navigating the city in a search for Manuel, Ezio spotted two workers moving crates of gunpowder using a crane. He then made his way to the depot where the gunpowder was being stored, but encountered numerous guards along the way. However, Ezio managed to overcome these guards, and eventually destroyed the weapons depot, utilizing the gunpowder itself to cause a destructive explosion.
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| [[File:Ezio confront Manuel.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio confronts Manuel Palaiologos on a dock in Cappadocia.]] | |
| Upon seeing and hearing the loud explosion of the weapons depot, Manuel rushed out to the city to investigate. He began telling his men to remain strong and to not give in to fear, but then spotted Ezio on a platform on the other side of the city. Manuel immediately stopped his speech, and began to flee, paranoid of the Assassin. However, Ezio pursued Manuel well, and nearly cornered him, but Manuel managed to slip behind a gate.
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| Once behind the protection of the gate, Manuel told Ezio to stop and think for a moment, but Ezio climbed over the gate and began pursuing Manuel yet again. Manuel began to flee again, but the Assassin eventually cornered Manuel on the docks, and then assassinated him with ease.
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| Afterwards, however, Ezio was confronted by [[Ahmet]], the son of Sultan [[Bayezid II]]. Ezio talked with Ahmet, who was just offshore on a boat, about each of their conflicting goals and desires. This conversation eventually became threatening, and led to Ahmet leaving for Constantinople, with Ezio right behind him.
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| ==Trivia==
| | During the early 16th century, Derinkuyu was controlled by the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order|Byzantine Templars]] as the headquarters for their operations in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Many poor and struggling [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] took refuge in Cappadocia after the fall of [[Constantinople]] at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. The [[Templars|Templar]] occupation came to an end in 1512, once the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] killed both [[Manuel Palaiologos]] and [[Shahkulu]] within Derinkuyu's walls and caused a series of explosions that led to the underground city's evacuation.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> |
| *In an interview with CVG, [[Alexandre Amancio]] noted that parts of the city are reminiscent of [[wikipedia:Petra|Petra]].
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| *While in Cappadocia, Ezio wore a full body-length cape with a hood over his Assassin robes. This was probably so that he would not be recognized within the Templar stronghold.
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| *Cappadocia is unlocked with sequence 7, and players can return afterwards via a boat in western [[Galata District|Galata]].
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| *As Cappadocia can never be freed from Templar control, the unique items sold there will always have the Templar tax attached to them.
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| *None of the Guild Challenges can be completed here.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium"> | | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> |
| Cappadoccia ezio gamescom.jpg|Ezio running through Cappadocia.
| | Arrival at Cappadocia concep illustration.jpg|Concept art of Cappadocia |
| Acrcapadoccia.png|Ezio in Cappadocia.
| | ACR Cappadocia Concept illustration by Mufizal.jpg|Concept art of Cappadocia |
| ACR Ezio outside Capadoccia.jpg|Ezio outside the city. | | ACR Map Cappadocia.png|Map of Derinkuyu and its surrounding area |
| Cappadocia concept.jpg|Cappadocia concept illustration by [[Raphael Lacoste]]. | |
| Dechambo Cappadocia Concept 3.JPG|Concept art of Cappadocia by [[Martin Deschambault]].
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Source== | | ==Appearances== |
| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' |
| | *[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] |
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| {{ACRevelations}} | | ==References== |
| [[Category:Cities of Asia]]
| | {{Reflist}} |
| [[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Locations]]
| | {{ACR}} |
| [[Category:Templar Order Headquarters]] | | [[Category:Turkey]] |
Concept art of Cappadocia
Concept art of Cappadocia
Map of Derinkuyu and its surrounding area
