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[[File:ACB Borgia Flag.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio standing near a Borgia flag]] | |||
A '''flag''' is a piece of fabric, often decorated with a distinctive design or emblem, used as a visual symbol or signal. It may also refer instead to an exact reproduction or illustration of such an object on a medium. | |||
== | ==Function== | ||
Flags were scattered by members of | Throughout history, flags have been used by states and factions to represent themselves and signify their presence, often using color to symbolize what they stood for. Flags are carried alongside armies so that their affiliation may be identified or planted in high places, such as atop towers and walls, to declare that territory under the political control of the faction the flag represents. Accordingly, flags can also serve as powerful rallying devices, inspiring public and military morale in the face of conflict or adversity. Because of this, it was an occasional practice of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] to remove flags of their enemies, particularly the [[Templars]], across cities in which they wish to wrestle influence. | ||
==History== | |||
===Crusades=== | |||
Flags were scattered by members of key military powers throughout the [[Levant|Holy Land]] to lay claim to particular regions of territory. During Altaïr's [[hunt for the Nine]], he sometimes had to prove himself to [[informer]]s by collecting several Assassin flags within a time limit before they would give him information about his target.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | |||
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! | !Image | ||
!width="300"|Flag name | !width="300"|Flag name | ||
!width="200"|Location | !width="200"|Location | ||
!width="64"|Number of flags | !width="64"|Number of flags | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Assassin.png|100px]] | ||
![[Assassins|Assassin]] flags | ![[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassin]] flags | ||
|[[Masyaf]] | |[[Masyaf]] | ||
|20 | |20 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Richard.png|100px]] | ||
![[Richard I of England| | !King [[Richard I of England|Richard]] flags | ||
|[[Kingdom]] | |[[Kingdom]] | ||
|100 | |100 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Saracen.png|100px]] | ||
![[Saracens|Saracen]] flags | ![[Saracens|Saracen]] flags | ||
|[[Damascus]] | |[[Damascus]] | ||
|100 | |100 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Acre Teutonic.png|100px]] | ||
![[Knights Teutonic|Teutonic]] flags | ![[Knights Teutonic|Teutonic]] flags | ||
|[[Acre]] | |[[Acre]]'s Middle District | ||
|33 | |33 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Acre Templar.png|100px]] | ||
![[Templars|Templar]] flags | ![[Templars|Templar]] flags | ||
|Acre | |Acre' Rich District | ||
|34 | |34 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Acre Hospitalier.png|100px]] | ||
![[Knights Hospitalier|Hospitalier]] flags | ![[Knights Hospitalier|Hospitalier]] flags | ||
|Acre | |Acre's Poor District | ||
|33 | |33 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:AC1 Flags Kingdom of Jerusalem.png|100px]] | ||
![[Jerusalem]] crosses | ![[Jerusalem]] crosses | ||
|Jerusalem | |Jerusalem | ||
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|} | |} | ||
==Renaissance== | ===Italian Renaissance=== | ||
The [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] also used flags to increase their control over Italy. There were 101 Borgia flags to collect in [[Rome]]. However, [[art merchant]]s in the city sold maps which made it easier for Ezio Auditore da Firenze to find and remove all of the Borgia flags. An additional method to locate the flags was through Ezio's use of [[Eagle Vision]], thus marking the flag on the map. Collecting all 101 flags rewarded Ezio with the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood outfits|Borgia cape]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Additionally, during the [[Venice|Venetian]] games of [[Carnevale]], the "Capture the Flag" event used a flag that Ezio had to retrieve and return to his starting point to score.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
The [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] also used flags to increase their control over Italy. There were 101 Borgia flags to collect in [[Rome]]. However, [[art | |||
===Golden Age of Piracy=== | |||
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], nearly all [[ship]]s had a flag on the top of their mast to show an allegiance to their countries. During a boarding of an enemy vessel, [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Adéwalé]] would sometimes cut down the ship's flag upon claiming it. In 1719, Kenway was tasked with stealing a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] flag, in order to disguise his ship as one of their own.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | |||
===Colonial America=== | |||
When taking over an Assassin-affiliated [[gang]] headquarters during the [[Seven Years' War]], the Templar [[Shay Cormac]] would cut down the gang's flag, and subsequently burn it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], after [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] killed a [[British Army]] captain and destroyed the powder reserves in one of the many [[fort]]s in [[Boston]], [[New York City|New York]], or the [[Frontier]], he would then take down the [[United Kingdom|British]] flag and replace it with an [[United States|American]] one, liberating the fort and claiming it for the [[Patriots]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> When he was stuck in an [[Calculations|Apple of Eden-induced reality]] that had a Kingdom of the United States, Ratonhnhaké:ton saw the realm's flag had replaced the thirteen circling stars of the {{Wiki|Betsy Ross flag}} with a just single star in the center.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III – [[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''</ref> | |||
===Industrial Revolution=== | |||
After [[Blighters|Blighter]] territory was claimed by the [[Rooks]], a gang swearing fealty to the Assassin [[Jacob Frye]] in [[London]] of 1868, they would remove their enemy's flag and raise their own to signify the region had new leadership.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood achievements|achievement]] '''Capture the Flag''' in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' could be earned by collecting the 101 Borgia Flags scattered around Rome. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACB Borgia Flag.png|A Borgia flag | |||
AC3 TTKW Decorative Flag.png|The Kingdom of the United States' flag | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
* | *''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*The ''' | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | |||
**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' | |||
**''[[The Eagle's Shadow]]'' | |||
**''[[Echoes Through the Animus]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's collections]] | ||
[[Category:Ezio Auditore da Firenze's collections]] | |||
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A flag is a piece of fabric, often decorated with a distinctive design or emblem, used as a visual symbol or signal. It may also refer instead to an exact reproduction or illustration of such an object on a medium.
Function[edit | edit source]
Throughout history, flags have been used by states and factions to represent themselves and signify their presence, often using color to symbolize what they stood for. Flags are carried alongside armies so that their affiliation may be identified or planted in high places, such as atop towers and walls, to declare that territory under the political control of the faction the flag represents. Accordingly, flags can also serve as powerful rallying devices, inspiring public and military morale in the face of conflict or adversity. Because of this, it was an occasional practice of the Assassin Brotherhood to remove flags of their enemies, particularly the Templars, across cities in which they wish to wrestle influence.
History[edit | edit source]
Crusades[edit | edit source]
Flags were scattered by members of key military powers throughout the Holy Land to lay claim to particular regions of territory. During Altaïr's hunt for the Nine, he sometimes had to prove himself to informers by collecting several Assassin flags within a time limit before they would give him information about his target.[1]
| Image | Flag name | Location | Number of flags |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assassin flags | Masyaf | 20 |
|
King Richard flags | Kingdom | 100 |
|
Saracen flags | Damascus | 100 |
|
Teutonic flags | Acre's Middle District | 33 |
|
Templar flags | Acre' Rich District | 34 |
|
Hospitalier flags | Acre's Poor District | 33 |
|
Jerusalem crosses | Jerusalem | 100 |
Italian Renaissance[edit | edit source]
The Borgia also used flags to increase their control over Italy. There were 101 Borgia flags to collect in Rome. However, art merchants in the city sold maps which made it easier for Ezio Auditore da Firenze to find and remove all of the Borgia flags. An additional method to locate the flags was through Ezio's use of Eagle Vision, thus marking the flag on the map. Collecting all 101 flags rewarded Ezio with the Borgia cape.[2] Additionally, during the Venetian games of Carnevale, the "Capture the Flag" event used a flag that Ezio had to retrieve and return to his starting point to score.[3]
Golden Age of Piracy[edit | edit source]
During the Golden Age of Piracy, nearly all ships had a flag on the top of their mast to show an allegiance to their countries. During a boarding of an enemy vessel, Edward Kenway and Adéwalé would sometimes cut down the ship's flag upon claiming it. In 1719, Kenway was tasked with stealing a Portuguese flag, in order to disguise his ship as one of their own.[4]
Colonial America[edit | edit source]
When taking over an Assassin-affiliated gang headquarters during the Seven Years' War, the Templar Shay Cormac would cut down the gang's flag, and subsequently burn it.[5]
During the American Revolutionary War, after Connor killed a British Army captain and destroyed the powder reserves in one of the many forts in Boston, New York, or the Frontier, he would then take down the British flag and replace it with an American one, liberating the fort and claiming it for the Patriots.[6] When he was stuck in an Apple of Eden-induced reality that had a Kingdom of the United States, Ratonhnhaké:ton saw the realm's flag had replaced the thirteen circling stars of the Betsy Ross flag with a just single star in the center.[7]
Industrial Revolution[edit | edit source]
After Blighter territory was claimed by the Rooks, a gang swearing fealty to the Assassin Jacob Frye in London of 1868, they would remove their enemy's flag and raise their own to signify the region had new leadership.[8]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The achievement Capture the Flag in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood could be earned by collecting the 101 Borgia Flags scattered around Rome.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
A Borgia flag -
The Kingdom of the United States' flag
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed II
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- Assassin's Creed: Dynasty