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==History==
==History==
===5th century BCE===
===5th century BCE===
With the absence of a proper and organized law enforcement, usually fulfilled by [[guard]]s, bandits were widespread in ancient antiquity. People who had found robbing and harrying of [[civilian]]s profitable also harassed the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] throughout her travels across [[Greece]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. At the time, the bandits commonly seemed to favor the [[Chalkidian Helmet|helmet]] which originated from [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike|Chalkidiki]], [[Makedonia]]. A number of them also sported [[tattoo]]s.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
With the absence of a proper and organized law enforcement, usually fulfilled by [[guard]]s, bandits were widespread in ancient antiquity. People who had found robbing and harrying of [[civilian]]s profitable also harassed the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] throughout her travels across [[Greece]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]]. At the time, the bandits commonly seemed to favor the [[Chalkidian Helmet|helmet]] which originated from [[Triple Peninsula of Chalkidike|Chalkidiki]], [[Makedonia]]. A number of them also sported [[tattoo]]s, using dark pigments to adorn their faces and their arms with relatively simple markings, though some bore an elaborate image of a [[Griffin (mythology)|griffin]] on their chests or on their backs.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


Exceptions to haphazard bandits did exist, as proven by the existence of [[The Dagger]], a criminal organization haunting the [[Abantis Islands]].<ref name="Death and Taxes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Taxes]]</ref> Although smaller organized groups of bandits also existed, their leader being a regarded as "chief". A chiefship was an unsteady position however, and in-fighting for leadership was not uncommon. Allegedly, a chief made a [[Bandit Chief Belt|belt]] from the skin of the previous chief.<ref name="Bandit Chief Belt">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bandit Chief Belt]]</ref>
Exceptions to haphazard bandits did exist, as proven by the existence of [[The Dagger]], a criminal organization haunting the [[Abantis Islands]].<ref name="Death and Taxes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Death and Taxes]]</ref> Although smaller organized groups of bandits also existed, their leader being a regarded as "chief". A chiefship was an unsteady position however, and in-fighting for leadership was not uncommon. Allegedly, a chief made a [[Bandit Chief Belt|belt]] from the skin of the previous chief.<ref name="Bandit Chief Belt">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bandit Chief Belt]]</ref>
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==Behind the Scenes==
==Behind the Scenes==
Though the emblem of the bandits in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' seems to be based on a 3rd century BC mosaic of a dragon from {{Wiki|Caulonia (ancient city)|Caulonia}},<ref>{{WP|Caulonia (ancient city)#Archaeology|Caulonia}}</ref> according to the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'', it's based on coins from {{Wiki|Halicarnassus|Halikarnassos}}.<ref name="DT">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Megaris|Megaris: Bandit Banner]]</ref>
Though the emblem of the bandits in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' seems to be based on a 3rd century BC mosaic of a dragon from {{Wiki|Caulonia (ancient city)|Caulonia}},<ref>{{WP|Caulonia (ancient city)#Archaeology|Caulonia}}</ref> according to the ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'', it's based on coins from {{Wiki|Halicarnassus|Halikarnassos}}.<ref name="DT">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Megaris|Megaris: Bandit Banner]]</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
ACOD Bandit Thug.png|A 5th century BCE Greek andit
ACOD Bandit Archer.png|A 5th century BCE Greek bandit archer
ACOD Bandit Brute.png|A 5th century BCE Greek bandit brute
ACOD Bandit Enforcer.png|A 5th century BCE Greek bandit enforcer
ACOD Bandit Rogue.png|A 5th century BCE Greek bandit rogue
ACOd-Ship-GangMembers.jpg|Gang members modelled after the Blighters aboard the ship ''Adrestia''
Gang flag.jpg|Concept art of the Rooks' and the Blighters' flags
ACS DB The Blighters.jpg|The Blighters of the Victorian London
ACS DB The Rooks.jpg|The Rooks of the Victorian London
ACS DB Jack Gang Rooks.jpg|The Rooks under the Ripper
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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==References==
==References==
{{GalleryBox|Bandit}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Occupations]]

Revision as of 14:59, 15 August 2020


File:ACOd-PirateLogo-WavenwaterMichaelGuimont.jpg
The emblem of the bandits during the Peloponnesian War

A bandit is an individual, often belonging to a gang, who habitually partakes in illegal activities, typically in an isolated or lawless region.

History

5th century BCE

With the absence of a proper and organized law enforcement, usually fulfilled by guards, bandits were widespread in ancient antiquity. People who had found robbing and harrying of civilians profitable also harassed the Spartan misthios Kassandra throughout her travels across Greece during the Peloponnesian War. At the time, the bandits commonly seemed to favor the helmet which originated from Chalkidiki, Makedonia. A number of them also sported tattoos, using dark pigments to adorn their faces and their arms with relatively simple markings, though some bore an elaborate image of a griffin on their chests or on their backs.[1]

Exceptions to haphazard bandits did exist, as proven by the existence of The Dagger, a criminal organization haunting the Abantis Islands.[2] Although smaller organized groups of bandits also existed, their leader being a regarded as "chief". A chiefship was an unsteady position however, and in-fighting for leadership was not uncommon. Allegedly, a chief made a belt from the skin of the previous chief.[3]

Kassandra also acquired crews consisting of bandits for her ship, the Adrestia. In addition to that, due to an Animus modification, Kassandra was also able to crew the Adrestia with gang members.[1]

1st century BCE

Bandits were also a common sight in ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic Kingdom. The Medjay Bayek of Siwa encountered and fought numerous bandits while he was hunting down the Order of the Ancients.[4]

Of special note during this time were the gangs called Hungry Great Ones in Sap-Meh and Sapi-Res Nomes[5] and the Disciples of the Lioness in the proximity of Letopolis.[6][7]

12th century

Upon his return to Masyaf, the exiled Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad encountered the brigand Bayhas and his gang. The assassin killed the bandits and released the tradesman Mukhlis they'd imprisoned, and proceeded to Masyaf. Later, Altaïr also met Bayhas' father, the bandit leader Fahad.[8]

Renaissance

The 15th century Italy also had its bandit problems, which carried over to the following century as well. Bandits occasionally targeted the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze while he travelled through the landscape of Florence, Forlì, San Gimignano, Tuscany, and Venice.[9] From 1500 onwards the streets of Rome were plagued by a gang called Cento Occhi (hundred eyes) allied with the Borgia, while Followers of Romulus haunted Rome's countryside and the ruins therein.[10]

19th century

In Victorian London, England, bandits were organized into gangs, and in 1868, the two leading gangs were the Blighters led by Maxwell Roth, and the Clinkers, who were taken over by the British Assassins Evie and Jacob Frye, and renamed Rooks.[11] The Rooks later were overtaken by Jack the Ripper, who turned them against the Assassins.[12]

Behind the Scenes

Though the emblem of the bandits in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey seems to be based on a 3rd century BC mosaic of a dragon from Caulonia,[13] according to the Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, it's based on coins from Halikarnassos.[14]

Appearances

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Death and Taxes
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Bandit Chief Belt
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hungry River
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Scarab's Lies
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – New Kid in Town
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper
  13. ↑ Caulonia on Wikipedia
  14. ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Megaris: Bandit Banner
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