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|image = | |image = ACReb Staff of Eden.png | ||
|type = [[ | |type = [[Piece of Eden]] ([[Staves of Eden|Staff]]) | ||
|powers = *Creation of tangible holograms | |powers = *Creation of tangible holograms | ||
|period = *Prehistory | |current = Destroyed | ||
|period = *Prehistory | |||
*''[[Reconquista]]'' | *''[[Reconquista]]'' | ||
|created = [[Isu]] | |||
|created = [[Isu | |made = Unknown | ||
|made = Unknown | |destroyed = 16 September 1498<ref name="RebForge">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[The Forge]]</ref> | ||
|notable = [[Tomás de Torquemada]]}} | |notable = [[Tomás de Torquemada]] | ||
The '''Shattered Staff of Eden''' was a Staff of Eden, a piece of leftover [[Isu]] [[ | |name=}} | ||
The '''Shattered Staff of Eden''' was a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], a piece of leftover [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden|technology]].<ref name="Reb">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion''</ref> | |||
==Owners== | ==Owners== | ||
Complete: | Complete: | ||
* | *Isu (until c. 75,000 BCE)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref> | ||
*[[ | *Saint [[James, son of Zebedee|James]] (c. 30 AD – c. 44 AD) {{C|allegedly}}<ref name="RebLeon">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The León Lead]]</ref> | ||
*[[Tomás de Torquemada]] (1492 – 16 September 1498)<ref name="RebForge" /> | |||
Top section: | Top section: | ||
*[[ | *[[Spanish Inquisition|Inquisitor]] [[Gustavo Ramírez]] (1489)<ref name="RebAuto">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Auto-Da-Fé]]</ref> | ||
*Tomás de Torquemada<ref name="RebFall">'' | *Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September 1498)<ref name="RebFall">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Fall of Granada]]</ref> | ||
Upper section: | Upper section: | ||
*Dominican monks <ref name="RebLucia">'' | *[[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[Scholar|monks]]<ref name="RebLucia">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Monastery of St. Lucia]]</ref> | ||
*[[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Assassins]]<ref name="RebLucia" /> | *[[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]<ref name="RebLucia" /> | ||
*Scholars from the University of Salamanca<ref name="RebEdu">'' | *Scholars from the [[University of Salamanca]]<ref name="RebEdu">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Higher Education (Rebellion) |Higher Education]]</ref> | ||
*[[Diego de Alvarado]]<ref name="RebEdu" /> | *[[Diego de Alvarado]] (1492)<ref name="RebEdu" /> | ||
*Tomás de Torquemada<ref name="RebSilver">'' | *Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September 1498)<ref name="RebSilver">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Pieces of Silver]]</ref> | ||
Shaft: | Shaft: | ||
*Ascetic | *{{Wiki|Asceticism|Ascetic}} [[monk]]s from the [[Asturias]] {{Wiki|Cantabrian Mountains|mountains}}<ref name="RebLeon" /> | ||
*[[Pedro Madruga]]<ref name="RebAbbot">'' | *[[Pedro Madruga]]<ref name="RebAbbot">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Abbot Extraction]]</ref> | ||
*Diego de Alvarado<ref name="RebSob">'' | *Diego de Alvarado (1492)<ref name="RebSob">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Sobroso Surprise]]</ref> | ||
*Tomás de Torquemada<ref name="RebSob" /> | *Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September, 1498)<ref name="RebSob" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Rumored to have | Rumored to have belonged to [[Jesus of Nazareth]]'s disciple Saint James,<ref name="RebLeon" /> at some point before the ''[[Reconquista]]'', this Staff was broken into three parts—the top spike on which to place an [[Apples of Eden|Apple]], the flared head, and the shaft<ref name="RebArt">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Artifact]]</ref>—which were scattered across the [[Earth|globe]] and lost to history. On hearing rumors that all three pieces could be found within the [[Crown of Castile]], Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada coveted both the Staff and the [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] in order to control Spain and destroy the Spanish Assassins,<ref name="RebForge" /> sending his [[soldier]]s to hunt for the parts.<ref name="RebAuto" /> | ||
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The | The top spike was recovered by Inquisitor Gustavo Ramírez in the crypt of St. Rafael's Abbey.<ref name="RebArt" /> Although the Assassins interfered, Ramírez escaped with the staff part.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Breaching of Sádaba Castle]]</ref> The Staff's head was held by a group of Dominican monks loyal to Ramírez at the [[Monastery of St. Lucia]]. Following a battle with the Templar enforcer [[Ojeda]], the Assassins managed to take this piece for themselves,<ref name="RebLucia" /> sending it to their scholar allies at the University of Salamanca for safe-keeping.<ref name="RebEdu" /> | ||
After the [[Granada War|Fall]] of [[Granada]], both the | After the [[Granada War|Fall]] of [[Granada]], both the Assassins and Templars received word that the Staff's shaft was somewhere in Northern Spain.<ref name="RebFall" /> Ramírez and his lieutenants combed the region for the Staff of Eden's third section,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[The Rescue of a Northern Ally]]</ref> with [[del Salto]] being in charge of consolidating information sent to him by informants throughout the region. One of the reports received by him spoke of a rumor that a sect of ascetic monks in the Asturias mountains possessed and revered a sacred relic considered to be a fragment of Saint James' golden staff.<ref name="RebLeon" /> Ramírez ordered del Salto to capture the monks and take them to the Inquisition's executioner in [[Oviedo]] to torture them for the location of the section.<ref name="RebLeon" /> Upon discovering this, the Assassins mounted a rescue mission. | ||
Ramírez ordered del Salto to capture the monks and take them to the Inquisition's executioner in [[Oviedo]] | |||
After being saved from his torturers, the abbot, in exchange for the promise to recover and defend the staff section, told the Assassins everything: years before they were approached by Torquemada's men, the monks had given the relic to Pedro Madruga, a pious {{Wiki|Kingdom of Galicia|lord of Galicia}} and protector of the monastery, begging him to hide it. Madurga agreed and took it to his [[Sobroso Castle|castle of Sobroso]] to keep it safe there. He had died few years prior and the castle of Sobroso, though uninhabited, still held the relic.<ref name="RebAbbot" /> | |||
The | The Assassins, however, were betrayed by their northern ally Diego de Alvarado, who passed along the information to the Templars and fled with the Staff's third section himself.<ref name="RebSob" /><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[A Brother's Betrayal]]</ref> Alvarado also went to the University of Salamanca and stole the upper section, killing many scholars to do so.<ref name="RebEdu" /> Though assassinated for his betrayal, this was not before he gave the pieces in his possession to Torquemada.<ref name="RebSilver" /> | ||
Though assassinated for his betrayal, this was not before the pieces in his possession | |||
Despite having the Staff's three pieces in hand, Torquemada did not make overt use of it, but his Inquisition increased its presence across the country. The Assassins knew that Torquemada himself had not appeared in public for years, time spent studying the Staff<ref name="RebReb">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Rebellion (memory)|Rebellion]]</ref> at the [[Real Monasterio de Santo Tomás|Monastery]] of Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] in [[Ávila]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion'' – [[Stealing Toledo]]</ref> Upon invading the Monastery and descending to its basement, with plans to retrieve the Staff and kill the Grand Inquisitor, the Assassins encountered soldiers seemingly made of light, who fought them but were ultimately defeated.<ref name="RebReb" /> | |||
Beneath the monastery, there were tunnels and Isu ruins, including [[The Forge (Isu)|the Forge]] where Torquemada had reconstructed the Staff of Eden.<ref name="RebForge" /> After battling more tangible holograms and Torquemada himself, the Assassins managed to kill the Grand Inquisitor and reclaim the Staff. To avoid it falling into Templar hands again, it was destroyed using the collapsing Isu architecture in the Forge. The Ancient vault disappeared, buried under the Monastery, and the Staff of Eden along with it.<ref name="RebForge" /> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The Shattered Staff of Eden, appearing in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'', is nearly identical in appearance to the [[Papal Staff of Eden]] wielded by [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', with the sole difference being that it appears bright gold in color rather than a dull metallic. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths=" | <gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
StaffOfEden(Rebellion) Part2.png|The | StaffOfEden(Rebellion) Part2.png|The Staff of Eden's flared head. | ||
StaffOfEden(Rebellion) Part3.png|The | StaffOfEden(Rebellion) Part3.png|The Staff of Eden's shaft. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 16 October 2025
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The Shattered Staff of Eden was a Staff of Eden, a piece of leftover Isu technology.[2]
Owners[edit | edit source]
Complete:
- Isu (until c. 75,000 BCE)[3]
- Saint James (c. 30 AD – c. 44 AD) (allegedly)[4]
- Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September 1498)[1]
Top section:
- Inquisitor Gustavo Ramírez (1489)[5]
- Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September 1498)[6]
Upper section:
- Dominican monks[7]
- Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins[7]
- Scholars from the University of Salamanca[8]
- Diego de Alvarado (1492)[8]
- Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September 1498)[9]
Shaft:
- Ascetic monks from the Asturias mountains[4]
- Pedro Madruga[10]
- Diego de Alvarado (1492)[11]
- Tomás de Torquemada (1492 – 16 September, 1498)[11]
History[edit | edit source]
Rumored to have belonged to Jesus of Nazareth's disciple Saint James,[4] at some point before the Reconquista, this Staff was broken into three parts—the top spike on which to place an Apple, the flared head, and the shaft[12]—which were scattered across the globe and lost to history. On hearing rumors that all three pieces could be found within the Crown of Castile, Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada coveted both the Staff and the Apple of Eden in order to control Spain and destroy the Spanish Assassins,[1] sending his soldiers to hunt for the parts.[5]
The top spike was recovered by Inquisitor Gustavo Ramírez in the crypt of St. Rafael's Abbey.[12] Although the Assassins interfered, Ramírez escaped with the staff part.[13] The Staff's head was held by a group of Dominican monks loyal to Ramírez at the Monastery of St. Lucia. Following a battle with the Templar enforcer Ojeda, the Assassins managed to take this piece for themselves,[7] sending it to their scholar allies at the University of Salamanca for safe-keeping.[8]
After the Fall of Granada, both the Assassins and Templars received word that the Staff's shaft was somewhere in Northern Spain.[6] Ramírez and his lieutenants combed the region for the Staff of Eden's third section,[14] with del Salto being in charge of consolidating information sent to him by informants throughout the region. One of the reports received by him spoke of a rumor that a sect of ascetic monks in the Asturias mountains possessed and revered a sacred relic considered to be a fragment of Saint James' golden staff.[4] Ramírez ordered del Salto to capture the monks and take them to the Inquisition's executioner in Oviedo to torture them for the location of the section.[4] Upon discovering this, the Assassins mounted a rescue mission.
After being saved from his torturers, the abbot, in exchange for the promise to recover and defend the staff section, told the Assassins everything: years before they were approached by Torquemada's men, the monks had given the relic to Pedro Madruga, a pious lord of Galicia and protector of the monastery, begging him to hide it. Madurga agreed and took it to his castle of Sobroso to keep it safe there. He had died few years prior and the castle of Sobroso, though uninhabited, still held the relic.[10]
The Assassins, however, were betrayed by their northern ally Diego de Alvarado, who passed along the information to the Templars and fled with the Staff's third section himself.[11][15] Alvarado also went to the University of Salamanca and stole the upper section, killing many scholars to do so.[8] Though assassinated for his betrayal, this was not before he gave the pieces in his possession to Torquemada.[9]
Despite having the Staff's three pieces in hand, Torquemada did not make overt use of it, but his Inquisition increased its presence across the country. The Assassins knew that Torquemada himself had not appeared in public for years, time spent studying the Staff[16] at the Monastery of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Ávila.[17] Upon invading the Monastery and descending to its basement, with plans to retrieve the Staff and kill the Grand Inquisitor, the Assassins encountered soldiers seemingly made of light, who fought them but were ultimately defeated.[16]
Beneath the monastery, there were tunnels and Isu ruins, including the Forge where Torquemada had reconstructed the Staff of Eden.[1] After battling more tangible holograms and Torquemada himself, the Assassins managed to kill the Grand Inquisitor and reclaim the Staff. To avoid it falling into Templar hands again, it was destroyed using the collapsing Isu architecture in the Forge. The Ancient vault disappeared, buried under the Monastery, and the Staff of Eden along with it.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The Shattered Staff of Eden, appearing in Assassin's Creed: Rebellion, is nearly identical in appearance to the Papal Staff of Eden wielded by Rodrigo Borgia in Assassin's Creed II, with the sole difference being that it appears bright gold in color rather than a dull metallic.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The Staff of Eden's flared head.
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The Staff of Eden's shaft.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion (first appearance)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Forge
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Timeline
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The León Lead
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Auto-Da-Fé
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Fall of Granada
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Monastery of St. Lucia
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Higher Education
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Pieces of Silver
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Abbot Extraction
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Sobroso Surprise
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Artifact
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Breaching of Sádaba Castle
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Rescue of a Northern Ally
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A Brother's Betrayal
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Rebellion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Stealing Toledo
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