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[[File:Il_Duomo's_Secret_1.png|thumb|250px|Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb]] | [[File:Il_Duomo's_Secret_1.png|thumb|250px|Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb]] | ||
'''Secret locations''' were | '''Secret locations''' were locations which required a combination of [[freerunning]] and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several [[Assassins]], most notably by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. | ||
==Renaissance Italy== | ==Renaissance Italy== | ||
===Assassin Tombs=== | ===Assassin Tombs=== | ||
[[File:NVS 23.png|thumb|250px|Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals]] | [[File:NVS 23.png|thumb|250px|Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals]] | ||
The Assassin Tombs were | The [[Assassin Tombs]] were landmarks around [[Italy]], six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained [[Assassin Seals|seals]] which were collectively used to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr]] within the [[sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]]. | ||
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] | |||
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore| | In addition to these, the [[Auditore Family Crypt]] in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb. | ||
*[[Florence]] | |||
*[[Torre Grossa]] | **[[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] – contained the tomb of [[Darius]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref> | ||
*[[Rocca di Ravaldino]] | **[[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]] – contained the tomb of [[Iltani]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Il Duomo's Secret]]</ref> | ||
*[[Basilica di San Marco]] | *[[Torre Grossa]] in [[San Gimignano]], [[Tuscany]] – contained the tomb of [[Wei Yu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Torre Grossa's Secret]]</ref> | ||
*[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] | *[[Rocca di Ravaldino]] in [[Forlì]], [[Romagna]] – contained the tomb of [[Qulan Gal]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Ravaldino's Secret]]</ref> | ||
*[[Venice]] | |||
**[[St. Mark's Basilica|Basilica di San Marco]] – contained the shrine of [[Amunet]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[San Marco's Secret]]</ref> | |||
**[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] – contained the tomb of [[Leonius]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Visitazione's Secret]]</ref> | |||
*[[Auditore Family Crypt]] in [[Monteriggioni]] – contained the tomb of [[Domenico Auditore]] and his [[Renato Auditore|son]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Paying Respects]]</ref> | |||
===Templar Lairs=== | ===Templar Lairs=== | ||
[[File:Home_Invasion_8.png|250px|thumb|Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici]] | [[File:Home_Invasion_8.png|250px|thumb|Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici]] | ||
The Templar Lairs hid [[Treasure chests|treasure]] that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order | The Templar Lairs hid [[Treasure chests|treasure]] that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the [[Templar Order]], with the exception of the [[Palazzo Medici]], which was the abode of the Assassin-allied [[House of Medici|Medici family]] being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross. | ||
*Palazzo Medici in [[Florence]] | *[[Palazzo Medici]] in [[Florence]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Home Invasion]]</ref> | ||
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in [[Venice]] | *[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in [[Venice]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Over Beams, Under Stone]]</ref> | ||
*[[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice | *[[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Shipwrecked]]</ref> | ||
==Rome== | ==Rome== | ||
Secret locations were also found in [[Rome]], in the form of [[Lairs of Romulus]]. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome. | |||
[[File:Wolves_Among_the_Dead_6.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in a Lair of Romulus]] | [[File:Wolves_Among_the_Dead_6.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in a Lair of Romulus]] | ||
Completing all of the Lairs of the would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the [[Armor of Brutus|armor]] and [[dagger of Brutus|dagger]] of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the [[Followers of Romulus]] as well as the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]]. | |||
Completing all of the Lairs of the | |||
===Lairs of Romulus=== | ===Lairs of Romulus=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Nero's Golden Palace]] (accessed through [[Terme di Traiano]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Halls of Nero]]</ref> | ||
*[[ | *[[Catacombs of Rome|Catacombe di Roma]] (accessed through [[Piramide Cestia]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Wolves Among the Dead]]</ref> | ||
*[[Colosseo]] | *[[Colosseum|Colosseo]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Thrown to the Wolves]]</ref> | ||
*[[Cloaca Maxima]] | *[[Cloaca Maxima]] (accessed through [[Terme di Diocleziano]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Leader of the Pack (Brotherhood)|Leader of the Pack]]</ref> | ||
*[[Palazzo Laterano]] | *[[Lateran Palace|Palazzo Laterano]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Sixth Day]]</ref> | ||
*[[Basilica di San Pietro]] | *[[St. Peter's Basilica|Basilica di San Pietro]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]</ref> | ||
===Templar Lairs=== | ===Templar Lairs=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Trajan's Market|Mercati di Traiano]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shopaholic]]</ref> | ||
*[[ | *[[Tivoli]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Liquid Gold]]</ref> | ||
==Constantinople== | ==Constantinople== | ||
In Constantinople, there were | In [[Constantinople]], there were several secret locations that could be explored. | ||
===Masyaf Keys=== | ===Masyaf Keys=== | ||
[[File:Maiden_tower_18.png|thumb|250px|Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower]] | [[File:Maiden_tower_18.png|thumb|250px|Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower]] | ||
As the main focus for Ezio | As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city. | ||
*[[Yerebatan Cistern]] | *[[Yerebatan Cistern]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Yerebatan Cistern]]</ref> | ||
*[[Galata Tower]] | *[[Galata Tower]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Galata Tower (memory)|Galata Tower]]</ref> | ||
*[[Forum of the Ox]] | *[[Forum of the Ox]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Forum of the Ox]]</ref> | ||
*[[Maiden's Tower]] | *[[Maiden's Tower]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref> | ||
===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city. | As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city. | ||
*[[Hagia Sophia]] | *[[Hagia Sophia]] – required all ten [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages]] to be accessed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Hagia Sophia's Secret]]</ref> | ||
*[[Vlad the Impaler's Prison]] | *[[Vlad the Impaler's Prison]] – location discovered by interacting with a tome in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s [[book shop]] and accessed through a gate in the city walls.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Impaler's Tomb]]</ref> | ||
==Golden Age of Piracy== | ==Golden Age of Piracy== | ||
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*[[Mystery Island]] | *[[Mystery Island]] | ||
*[[Sacrifice Island]] | *[[Sacrifice Island]] | ||
===Others=== | |||
*Temple of [[Tulum]] | |||
==Seven Years' War== | |||
===Forts=== | |||
* [[Fort de Sable]] | |||
==Colonial America== | ==Colonial America== | ||
===Peg Leg trinkets=== | ===Peg Leg trinkets=== | ||
[[File:The_Mad_Doctor's_Castle_1.png|thumb|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle]] | [[File:The_Mad_Doctor's_Castle_1.png|thumb|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle]] | ||
Collecting trinkets for a man nicknamed "[[Peg Leg]]" allowed [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to explore secret locations in the search of [[William Kidd]]'s [[ | Collecting [[trinkets]] for a man nicknamed "[[Peg Leg]]" allowed the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to explore secret locations in the search of [[William Kidd]]'s [[Rings of Eden|hidden treasure]]. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by speaking with [[Robert Faulkner]]. | ||
*[[Fort Wolcott]] | *[[Fort Wolcott]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Fort Wolcott (memory)|Fort Wolcott]]</ref> | ||
*[[Dead Chest Island]] | *[[Dead Chest Island]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Dead Chest's Treasure]]</ref> | ||
*[[Northwest Passage]] | *[[Northwest Passage]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Ghost Ship]]</ref> | ||
*[[Edinburgh Castle]] | *[[Edinburgh Castle]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Mad Doctor's Castle]]</ref> | ||
*[[Oak Island]]<ref | *[[Oak Island]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Oak Island (memory)|Oak Island]]</ref> | ||
===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
*[[Cerros]]<ref | *[[Cerros]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Ruins at Cerros]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Ezio could encounter a [[Easter eggs#Giant squid|large figure]] in Santa Maria della Visitazione. | *Ezio could encounter a [[Easter eggs#Giant squid|large figure]] in Santa Maria della Visitazione. | ||
*In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake used | *In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one. | ||
*[[Alexandre Amancio]] explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rko-ottQm2U YouTube: GAME ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' Q&A with Alex Amancio.]</ref> | *[[Alexandre Amancio]] explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rko-ottQm2U YouTube: GAME ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' Q&A with Alex Amancio.]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ACB}} | {{ACB}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 12 October 2025
Secret locations were locations which required a combination of freerunning and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several Assassins, most notably by Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
Renaissance Italy[edit | edit source]
Assassin Tombs[edit | edit source]
The Assassin Tombs were landmarks around Italy, six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained seals which were collectively used to obtain the Armor of Altaïr within the sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.
In addition to these, the Auditore Family Crypt in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb.
- Florence
- Santa Maria Novella – contained the tomb of Darius.[1]
- Santa Maria del Fiore – contained the tomb of Iltani.[2]
- Torre Grossa in San Gimignano, Tuscany – contained the tomb of Wei Yu.[3]
- Rocca di Ravaldino in Forlì, Romagna – contained the tomb of Qulan Gal.[4]
- Venice
- Basilica di San Marco – contained the shrine of Amunet.[5]
- Santa Maria della Visitazione – contained the tomb of Leonius.[6]
- Auditore Family Crypt in Monteriggioni – contained the tomb of Domenico Auditore and his son.[7]
Templar Lairs[edit | edit source]
The Templar Lairs hid treasure that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order, with the exception of the Palazzo Medici, which was the abode of the Assassin-allied Medici family being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied Pazzi family in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross.
- Palazzo Medici in Florence[8]
- Santa Maria Dei Frari in Venice[9]
- Arsenal Shipyard in Venice[10]
Rome[edit | edit source]
Secret locations were also found in Rome, in the form of Lairs of Romulus. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome.
Completing all of the Lairs of the would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the armor and dagger of Marcus Junius Brutus. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the Followers of Romulus as well as the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Lairs of Romulus[edit | edit source]
- Nero's Golden Palace (accessed through Terme di Traiano)[11]
- Catacombe di Roma (accessed through Piramide Cestia)[12]
- Colosseo[13]
- Cloaca Maxima (accessed through Terme di Diocleziano)[14]
- Palazzo Laterano[15]
- Basilica di San Pietro[16]
Templar Lairs[edit | edit source]
Constantinople[edit | edit source]
In Constantinople, there were several secret locations that could be explored.
Masyaf Keys[edit | edit source]
As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city.
Others[edit | edit source]
As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.
- Hagia Sophia – required all ten Ishak Pasha's memoir pages to be accessed.[23]
- Vlad the Impaler's Prison – location discovered by interacting with a tome in Sofia Sartor's book shop and accessed through a gate in the city walls.[24]
Golden Age of Piracy[edit | edit source]
Islands[edit | edit source]
Others[edit | edit source]
- Temple of Tulum
Seven Years' War[edit | edit source]
Forts[edit | edit source]
Colonial America[edit | edit source]
Peg Leg trinkets[edit | edit source]
Collecting trinkets for a man nicknamed "Peg Leg" allowed the Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton to explore secret locations in the search of William Kidd's hidden treasure. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by speaking with Robert Faulkner.
Others[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Ezio could encounter a large figure in Santa Maria della Visitazione.
- In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one.
- Alexandre Amancio explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.[31]
References[edit | edit source]
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