Fort

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The British evacuating Fort Monmouth

Forts are military complexes engineered for the defense of a particular territory.

History

Golden Age of Piracy

During the early 18th century, the pirate-turned-Assassin Edward Kenway assaulted and captured ten forts under the control of either the Royal Navy or Spanish Navy throughout the Caribbean. To capture a fort, Edward would first use his ship's, the Jackdaw's, cannons and mortars to destroy all of the outer walls and towers, rendering the stronghold vulnerable. He would then infiltrate the fort itself, kill its officers, destroy gunpowder reserves, and break into the war room, where he would eliminate the commander.

Following the successful capture of a fort, its flag would be lowered and replaced with a black one, and from that point on the stronghold served as an outpost for pirates in the nearby waters. By capturing forts in the Caribbean, Edward was able to exert his piratical influence over a much greater area, as the forts would attack any passing warships. In addition, capturing a fort would clear away a part of the map, detailing previously undiscovered locations.

A decade later, while in the Philippines, Edward encountered another fort on Monkey Island, occupied by a faction of native resistance fighters led by Rajah. The Assassin, accompanied by several crew members of the Fenghuang and native villagers, stormed the fort to rescue the prisoners held in its dungeon, and escaped by jumping into the water after John Young planted explosives to destroy the stronghold.

Seven Years' War

The Morrigan attacking a fort

During the Seven Years' War, the Templar Shay Cormac captured forts controlled by the French Navy in the North Atlantic and River Valley. Shay's process of capturing a fort was similar to the one used by Edward, first weakening its defenses with the Morrigan's armaments, then breaching the stronghold to kill its commander.

Unlike the forts captured by Edward, those captured by Shay became outposts for the Royal Navy, as the Templars supported the British Crown throughout the war. To reflect this, the French flag of a captured fort would be replaced with the Union Jack.

American Revolution

During the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton captured several forts under the control of the British Army, located in Boston, New York City, and the Frontier. On infiltrating a fort, Ratonhnhaké:ton would destroy its gunpowder reserves, assassinate its captain, and finally lower the British flag and replace it with a Colonial one. In doing so, control of the fort shifted from the British to the Continental Army.

In addition to benefiting the Continental Army, capturing forts made trade routes in the Thirteen Colonies much safer, as it reduced the risk of losing trade vessels, such as convoys, to bandits.

Trivia

• Forts as a distinct gameplay mechanic were introduced in Assassin's Creed III, replacing the Borgia Towers from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and the Assassin Dens from Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
• Liberated forts in Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and Assassin's Creed Rogue can be used as fast travel points.
• In Assassin's Creed III, when used as a fast travel point by Connor, a liberated fort will occasionally spawn a single British soldier, who will then be killed by the fort's Continental troops.
• In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Rogue, liberated forts will no longer be hostile towards the player or allied ships, and will fire upon enemy warships that pass by. However, no military force will appear manning the cannons after the fort is captured.
  • In Rogue, while the British soldiers occupying a fort will treat Shay as an ally, they can become hostile if Shay attacks them.
• In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, forts captured by pirates will still appear to be damaged from the previous bombardment by the Jackdaw, but in Assassin's Creed: Rogue, captured forts will be in their normal state, as they are now administered by British forces.

Gallery

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  Aerial view of the Cult of Kosmos' fort at Lemnos
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  The sole entrance into Olynthos Fortress
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  Desphina Fort overlooking Kirrha bay
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  The Walls-of-the-Ruler fortress in Sinai
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  The fortress of Ravensburg
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  The Knights Hospitalier's fortress in Acre
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  The Jackdaw docked at the subdued Punta Guarico
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  Monkey Island's fort
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  Aerial view of Fort Monmouth
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  Fort St-Mathieu
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  Courtyard of Fort Hill
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  View of Southgate Fort's courtyard
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  Fort Phoenix
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  Fort George's courtyard
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  Aerial view of Fort Wolcott's buildings
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  Fort Wolcott's interior defenses
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  Fort Saint-Jean

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
• Assassin's Creed II
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Assassin's Creed III
  • The Tyranny of King Washington
• Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
• Assassin's Creed: Rogue
• Assassin's Creed: Unity
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  • Wrath of the Druids
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice
• Discovery Tour: Viking Age
• Assassin's Creed: Mirage
• Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR
• Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
• Assassin's Creed: Shadows