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The '''Giant Iscariotte''' ( | | image = ACUDB - The Giant Iscariotte.png | ||
| death = c. 1794<br>[[Cour des Miracles]], [[Paris]], [[France|French First Republic]] | |||
| species = [[Human]] | |||
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The '''Giant Iscariotte''' (died 1794) was a [[France|Frenchman]] that lived during the [[French Revolution]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Toward the start of 1789, rumors of the Iscariotte spread throughout [[Paris]], depicting him as a "brightly-colored character covered in green scales and wearing iron [[armor]], with hair made of [[snakes]] with gaping, blood-red mouths". He operated in the [[Cour des Miracles]] district, with a large four-story building serving as his hideout. Terrorizing the district, he forced some of its denizens to pay tributes to him, killing anyone who refused. | Toward the start of 1789, rumors of the Iscariotte spread throughout [[Paris]], depicting him as a "brightly-colored character covered in green scales and wearing iron [[armor]], with hair made of [[snakes]] with gaping, blood-red mouths". He operated in the [[Cour des Miracles]] district, with a large four-story building serving as his hideout. Terrorizing the district, he forced some of its denizens to pay tributes to him, killing anyone who refused.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The Giant Iscariotte]]</ref> | ||
Circa 1794, [[Arno Dorian]] investigated the mysterious deaths surrounded by the rumor and discovered the Iscariotte, after the death of a man who refused to pay tribute to the Giant. He followed the Iscariotte's trail to the criminal's hideout, and subsequently confronted and killed him. | Circa 1794, [[Arno Dorian]] investigated the mysterious deaths surrounded by the rumor and discovered the Iscariotte, after the death of a man who refused to pay tribute to the Giant. He followed the Iscariotte's trail to the criminal's hideout, and subsequently confronted and killed him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Iscariotte, the Giant]]</ref> | ||
== | During the Revolution, the figure of the Giant Iscariotte was used to personify other political events, as the [[September Massacres]] or the nationalization of church property.<ref name="Database"/> | ||
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*Historically, the Giant Iscariotte served as an allegory of the tyranny of the aristocracy, the name Iscariotte being an anagram of the french word ''aristocrate'' but also a reference to [[Judas Iscariot]] who betrayed [[Jesus of Nazareth]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 22 September 2022
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They call me many things: Murderer. Cutthroat. Thief. But you may call me Giant Iscariotte. This article is about a subject that lacks an official name and is known only by its nickname, title, or alias. |
The Giant Iscariotte (died 1794) was a Frenchman that lived during the French Revolution.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Toward the start of 1789, rumors of the Iscariotte spread throughout Paris, depicting him as a "brightly-colored character covered in green scales and wearing iron armor, with hair made of snakes with gaping, blood-red mouths". He operated in the Cour des Miracles district, with a large four-story building serving as his hideout. Terrorizing the district, he forced some of its denizens to pay tributes to him, killing anyone who refused.[1]
Circa 1794, Arno Dorian investigated the mysterious deaths surrounded by the rumor and discovered the Iscariotte, after the death of a man who refused to pay tribute to the Giant. He followed the Iscariotte's trail to the criminal's hideout, and subsequently confronted and killed him.[2]
During the Revolution, the figure of the Giant Iscariotte was used to personify other political events, as the September Massacres or the nationalization of church property.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
- Historically, the Giant Iscariotte served as an allegory of the tyranny of the aristocracy, the name Iscariotte being an anagram of the french word aristocrate but also a reference to Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus of Nazareth.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]