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'''Lapu-Lapu''' was a chief of the | |image = ACFT Lapu-Lapu.jpg | ||
|birth = 1491<ref name="tl WP">{{WP|tl:Lapulapu|Lapulapu}}</ref><br>[[Mactan|Chiefdom of Mactan]] | |||
|death = 1542 {{c|aged 50–51}}<ref name="tl WP"/><br> | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = Chiefdom of Mactan | |||
}} | |||
'''Lapu-Lapu''' (1491 – 1542) was a chief of the [[Visayans]] on the island of [[Mactan]] in what is now [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]]. | |||
A rival of [[Rajah Humabon]] from the | ==Biography== | ||
===Battle of Mactan=== | |||
A rival of [[Rajah Humabon]] from the neighboring island of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu had gained possession of an [[Piece of Eden|artifact]] left behind by the [[Isu]]. In April 1521, he used the artifact to lead his men to wage a [[Battle of Mactan|resistance campaign]] against the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] {{Wiki|Magellan expedition|expedition}} led by [[Ferdinand Magellan]], who had come seeking the artifact. Lapu-Lapu and his men defeated the Spanish, with the chief personally killing Magellan himself.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> | |||
===Legacy=== | |||
Lapu-Lapu's actions served as a source of inspiration for [[Rajah]], who in the early 18th century formed a resistance group to fight against the Spanish colonists in the Philippines.<ref name="EP 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52|Episode 52]]</ref> To further his goals, Rajah searched for a [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden|set]] of three Pieces of Eden, but despite managing to retrieve one of the artifacts—a [[crescent amulet]]—the chief and all of his rebels were ultimately defeated and killed.<ref name="EP 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71|Episode 71]]</ref> | |||
For his resistance to Spanish colonization, Lapu-Lapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first hero in Filipino folklore.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Lapulapu}}</ref> During their time in the Philippines in 2023, [[Noa Kim]] and [[Shimazu Sei]] visited a golden statue that had been erected in Lapu-Lapu's honor.<ref name="EP 43">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 43|Episode 43]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACFT Lapu-Lapu holds Pieces of Eden.jpg|Lapu-Lapu using his Piece of Eden against the Spanish | |||
ACFT - Lapu-Lapu statue.png|Statue of Lapu-Lapu in modern-day Philippines | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Fb}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{ACFT}} | {{ACFT}} | ||
[[Category:1491 births]] | |||
[[Category:1542 deaths]] | |||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Filipinos]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | [[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:35, 26 October 2025
Lapu-Lapu (1491 – 1542) was a chief of the Visayans on the island of Mactan in what is now Cebu, Philippines.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Battle of Mactan[edit | edit source]
A rival of Rajah Humabon from the neighboring island of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu had gained possession of an artifact left behind by the Isu. In April 1521, he used the artifact to lead his men to wage a resistance campaign against the Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, who had come seeking the artifact. Lapu-Lapu and his men defeated the Spanish, with the chief personally killing Magellan himself.[2]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Lapu-Lapu's actions served as a source of inspiration for Rajah, who in the early 18th century formed a resistance group to fight against the Spanish colonists in the Philippines.[3] To further his goals, Rajah searched for a set of three Pieces of Eden, but despite managing to retrieve one of the artifacts—a crescent amulet—the chief and all of his rebels were ultimately defeated and killed.[4]
For his resistance to Spanish colonization, Lapu-Lapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first hero in Filipino folklore.[5] During their time in the Philippines in 2023, Noa Kim and Shimazu Sei visited a golden statue that had been erected in Lapu-Lapu's honor.[6]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Lapu-Lapu using his Piece of Eden against the Spanish -
Statue of Lapu-Lapu in modern-day Philippines
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (flashback only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Lapulapu on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 41
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 52
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 71
- ↑ Lapulapu on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 43