'''Flags''' were tools used by many different factions to increase their influence over a certain location. The [[Assassins]] were notorious for removing flags to hinder the [[Templars]]. Both [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] were known to collect them.
'''Flags''' were tools used by many different factions to increase their influence over a certain location. The [[Assassins]] were notorious for removing flags to hinder the [[Templars]]. Both [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] were known to collect them.
==High Middle Ages==
==High Middle Ages==
===Flags and locations===
Flags were scattered by members of various factions throughout the Holy Land to lay claim to particular regions of territory. There were different kinds of flags, each representing a different faction. Present in each district visited by Altaïr during his [[Hunt for the Nine]], they represented the key military powers in the region. <ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
Flags were scattered by members of various factions throughout the Holy Land to lay claim to particular regions of territory. There were different kinds of flags, each representing a different faction. Present in each district visited by Altaïr during his [[Hunt for the Nine]], they represented the key military powers in the region. <ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
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[[File:ACB Borgia Flag.jpg|250px|thumb|Ezio standing near a Borgia flag]]
[[File:ACB Borgia Flag.jpg|250px|thumb|Ezio standing near a Borgia flag]]
The [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] also used flags to increase their control over Italy. There were 101 Borgia flags to collect in [[Rome]]. However, [[art merchants]] in the city sold maps which made it easier for [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] to find and remove all of the Borgia flags. An additional method to locate the flags was through Ezio's use of [[Eagle Vision]], thus marking the flag on the map. Collecting all 101 flags rewarded Ezio with the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood outfits|Borgia cape]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Additionally, during the [[Venice|Venetian]] games of [[Carnevale]], the "Capture the Flag" event used a flag that Ezio had to retrieve and return to his starting point to score. <ref>''Assassin's Creed II''</ref>
The [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] also used flags to increase their control over Italy. There were 101 Borgia flags to collect in [[Rome]]. However, [[art merchants]] in the city sold maps which made it easier for [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] to find and remove all of the Borgia flags. An additional method to locate the flags was through Ezio's use of [[Eagle Vision]], thus marking the flag on the map. Collecting all 101 flags rewarded Ezio with the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood outfits|Borgia cape]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> Additionally, during the [[Venice|Venetian]] games of [[Carnevale]], the "Capture the Flag" event used a flag that Ezio had to retrieve and return to his starting point to score. <ref>''Assassin's Creed II''</ref>
==Golden Age of Piracy==
In the Golden Age og Piracacy, mostly all the shaps had an flag on the top of their mast to show for which country they were sailing for. When entering a ship, sometimes it would be a requirement to remove the ship's flag from the top to claim this ship. <ref name="AC4BF">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr sometimes had to prove himself by collecting an amount of flags in a amount [[File:Capturetheflag.png|thumb|The image for "Caputre The Flag"]]of time. When done this, Altaïr would get information abut his target as return. The flags were all Assassin flags.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', a Trophy or Achievement was given to the player if he or she collected all the 101 flags from Rome. The Trophy / Achievement was called: Capture The Flag
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', if a player would look trough his telescope at the ship The'' [[Royal African Pearl]]'', he or she would not see the ship's flag on the right top of the screen. It is classified as a slave ship though. The ''Royal African Pearl ''is the only ship known which has this.
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Flags were tools used by many different factions to increase their influence over a certain location. The Assassins were notorious for removing flags to hinder the Templars. Both Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and Ezio Auditore da Firenze were known to collect them.
Flags were scattered by members of various factions throughout the Holy Land to lay claim to particular regions of territory. There were different kinds of flags, each representing a different faction. Present in each district visited by Altaïr during his Hunt for the Nine, they represented the key military powers in the region. [1]
The Borgia also used flags to increase their control over Italy. There were 101 Borgia flags to collect in Rome. However, art merchants in the city sold maps which made it easier for Ezio Auditore da Firenze to find and remove all of the Borgia flags. An additional method to locate the flags was through Ezio's use of Eagle Vision, thus marking the flag on the map. Collecting all 101 flags rewarded Ezio with the Borgia cape.[2] Additionally, during the Venetian games of Carnevale, the "Capture the Flag" event used a flag that Ezio had to retrieve and return to his starting point to score. [3]
Golden Age of Piracy
In the Golden Age og Piracacy, mostly all the shaps had an flag on the top of their mast to show for which country they were sailing for. When entering a ship, sometimes it would be a requirement to remove the ship's flag from the top to claim this ship. [4]
In Assassin's Creed, Altaïr sometimes had to prove himself by collecting an amount of flags in a amount The image for "Caputre The Flag"of time. When done this, Altaïr would get information abut his target as return. The flags were all Assassin flags.
In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, a Trophy or Achievement was given to the player if he or she collected all the 101 flags from Rome. The Trophy / Achievement was called: Capture The Flag
In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, if a player would look trough his telescope at the ship TheRoyal African Pearl, he or she would not see the ship's flag on the right top of the screen. It is classified as a slave ship though. The Royal African Pearl is the only ship known which has this.
