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'''Copper''' is a chemical element with a pinkish-orange hue, which is commonly used as a component of alloys, most notably [[bronze]]. The metal is malleable and has high thermal and electrical conductivity, bending and melting with ease.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | '''Copper''' is a chemical element with a pinkish-orange hue, which is commonly used as a component of alloys, most notably [[bronze]]. The [[metal]] is malleable and has high thermal and electrical conductivity, bending and melting with ease.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[ancient Rome]], the metal was mostly imported from [[Cyprus]], after which the metal was named.<ref name="ACB" /> | In [[ancient Rome]], the metal was mostly imported from [[Cyprus]], after which the metal was named.<ref name="ACB" /> | ||
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] utilized the metal to forge a number of weapons and [[armor]]s for use against the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | In the 15th and 16th centuries, the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins]] utilized the metal to [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed: Rebellion)|forge]] a number of weapons and [[armor]]s for use against the [[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[United States|American]] [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] traded and [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|used]] copper, among other things.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | During the [[United States|American]] [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] traded and [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|used]] copper, among other things.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' description of [[Trade objects|Copper Ore]] references the origins of copper's name: what began as ''aes cyprium'' (metal of Cyprus/Cyprian metal) later evolved into various forms, among them the English ''copper''.<ref>[https:// | The ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' description of [[Trade objects|Copper Ore]] references the origins of copper's name: what began as ''aes cyprium'' (metal of Cyprus/Cyprian metal) later evolved into various forms, among them the English ''copper''.<ref>[[wikt:copper#Etymology 1|Copper]] on [https://en.wiktionary.org/ Wiktionary]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Copper is a chemical element with a pinkish-orange hue, which is commonly used as a component of alloys, most notably bronze. The metal is malleable and has high thermal and electrical conductivity, bending and melting with ease.[1]
History
In ancient Rome, the metal was mostly imported from Cyprus, after which the metal was named.[1]
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins utilized the metal to forge a number of weapons and armors for use against the Spanish Templars.[2]
During the American Revolutionary War, the Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton traded and used copper, among other things.[3]
Behind the scenes
The Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood description of Copper Ore references the origins of copper's name: what began as aes cyprium (metal of Cyprus/Cyprian metal) later evolved into various forms, among them the English copper.[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion