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==History== | ==History== | ||
By 1888, this Staff had been entrusted to [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]], and was used as the Imperial Sceptre to maintain the monarch's power over the [[Russia|Russian Empire]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | By 1888, this Staff had been entrusted to [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]], and was used as the Imperial Sceptre to maintain the monarch's power over the [[Russia|Russian Empire]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> On 29 October, 1888, while returning home to [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]], the Tsar was [[Borki train disaster|attacked]] by the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins|Russian Assassin]] [[Nikolai Orelov]]. After the Russian Imperial Train was derailed, Alexander threw the Staff to Nikolai, challenging his assailant to attack him with it. The Tsar subsequently repelled the assassination attempt, leaving with the Piece of Eden still in his possession. After his death, it was passed on to his son [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsarevich Nicholas II]].<ref name="ACTF">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> However, the Staff was secretly stolen and replaced with a replica by [[Grigori Rasputin]], who had infiltrated the Russian Royal House,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> and brought the Staff to a [[Templars|Templar]] research station in [[Tunguska]].<ref name="AC2" /> | ||
On 29 October, 1888, while returning home to [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]], the Tsar was [[Borki train disaster|attacked]] by the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins|Russian Assassin]] [[Nikolai Orelov]]. After the Russian Imperial Train was derailed, Alexander threw the Staff to Nikolai, challenging his assailant to attack him with it. | |||
The Tsar subsequently repelled the assassination attempt, leaving with the Piece of Eden still in his possession. After his death, it was passed on to his son [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsarevich Nicholas II]].<ref name="ACTF"/> | |||
However, the Staff was secretly stolen and replaced with a replica by [[Grigori Rasputin]], who had infiltrated the Russian Royal House,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> and brought the Staff to a [[Templars|Templar]] research station in [[Tunguska]].<ref name="AC2"/> | |||
[[File:Tungaska Explod v.png|thumb|left|250px|The Tunguska Explosion]] | [[File:Tungaska Explod v.png|thumb|left|250px|The Tunguska Explosion]] | ||
In the summer of 1908, members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] contacted [[Nikola Tesla]] and offered him a chance for retribution on the Templars, for his dis-accreditation by the Templar [[Thomas Edison]]. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla broadcast destruction into the facility, creating one of the [[Tunguska explosion|largest explosions in history]], which was estimated to have a force of more than 30 megatons of TNT, and flattened more than 2,000 kilometers of forest. The explosion also obliterated the research facility and the Staff within.<ref name="ACTF"/> | In the summer of 1908, members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] contacted [[Nikola Tesla]] and offered him a chance for retribution on the Templars, for his dis-accreditation by the Templar [[Thomas Edison]]. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla broadcast destruction into the facility, creating one of the [[Tunguska explosion|largest explosions in history]], which was estimated to have a force of more than 30 megatons of TNT, and flattened more than 2,000 kilometers of forest. The explosion also obliterated the research facility and the Staff within.<ref name="ACTF"/> | ||
The event was a complete Assassin victory, though Nikolai Orelov was the only one to survive the event. Nikolai later returned to his partner [[Anna Orelov|Anna]], bloodied and barely alive, muttering that the Staff had finally been destroyed. | The event was a complete Assassin victory, though Nikolai Orelov was the only one to survive the event. Nikolai later returned to his partner [[Anna Orelov|Anna]], bloodied and barely alive, muttering that the Staff had finally been destroyed. However, Nikolai's statement proved to be untrue, as there was at least one [[Shards of Eden|shard]] that remained. This shard somehow came into the possession of Rasputin, who used it to manipulate Nicholas' wife {{Wiki|Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)|Alexandra Feodorovna}} and psychologically scar his disciple [[Khioniya Guseva]] after her failed attempt to kill him.<ref name="ACTF" /> | ||
However, Nikolai's statement proved to be untrue, as there was at least one [[Shards of Eden|shard]] that remained. This shard somehow came into the possession of Rasputin, who used it to manipulate Nicholas' wife {{Wiki|Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)|Alexandra Feodorovna}} and psychologically scar | |||
In 1916, Rasputin | In 1916, the Assassins killed Rasputin<ref name="AC2" /> and he took the shard with him to his grave. In 1917, Nikolai exhumed Rasputin's body and retrieved the shard from his corpse, having learned of the shard's existence from the Tsarevich and concluding that even a fragment of the Staff would be a threat.<ref name="ACTF" /> As of October 2002, the shard was in the possession of [[Nadya Orelov]].<ref name="ACTC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref> | ||
==Powers== | ==Powers== | ||
The Staff was designed to control men's minds and bodies.<ref name="AC2"/> When Nikolai Orelov approached the Staff in 1908, he heard several voices of the past emanating from it, playing almost like recordings, and projecting things such as "Always the fighter," "[[Adam]], I have it," "Just like your [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|father]]," and "[[Eve]]."<ref name="ACTF"/> | The Staff was designed to control men's minds and bodies.<ref name="AC2"/> When Nikolai Orelov approached the Staff in 1908, he heard several voices of the past emanating from it, playing almost like recordings, and projecting things such as "[[In Bocca al Lupo|Always]] the fighter," "[[Adam]], I have it," "[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage|Just]] like [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|your]] [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|father]]," and "[[Eve]]."<ref name="ACTF"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' {{C|Shard only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' {{C|Shard only}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' {{C|Shard only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' {{C|Shard only}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Imo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:26, 15 March 2023
This Imperial Sceptre of the Russian royal family was a piece of ancient and technologically advanced equipment known as a Piece of Eden, specifically a Staff of Eden, created by the First Civilization to exert their dominion over humankind, their workforce.[1]
Owners
- Isu (? – ?)
- Alexander III of Russia (c. 1880s – 1894)
- Nicholas II of Russia (1894 – 1908)
- Grigori Rasputin (1908)
- Templars (1908)
History
By 1888, this Staff had been entrusted to Tsar Alexander III, and was used as the Imperial Sceptre to maintain the monarch's power over the Russian Empire.[1] On 29 October, 1888, while returning home to Petrograd, the Tsar was attacked by the Russian Assassin Nikolai Orelov. After the Russian Imperial Train was derailed, Alexander threw the Staff to Nikolai, challenging his assailant to attack him with it. The Tsar subsequently repelled the assassination attempt, leaving with the Piece of Eden still in his possession. After his death, it was passed on to his son Tsarevich Nicholas II.[2] However, the Staff was secretly stolen and replaced with a replica by Grigori Rasputin, who had infiltrated the Russian Royal House,[3] and brought the Staff to a Templar research station in Tunguska.[3]
In the summer of 1908, members of the Assassin Order contacted Nikola Tesla and offered him a chance for retribution on the Templars, for his dis-accreditation by the Templar Thomas Edison. Using his mastery of electricity and the Wardenclyffe Tower, Tesla broadcast destruction into the facility, creating one of the largest explosions in history, which was estimated to have a force of more than 30 megatons of TNT, and flattened more than 2,000 kilometers of forest. The explosion also obliterated the research facility and the Staff within.[2]
The event was a complete Assassin victory, though Nikolai Orelov was the only one to survive the event. Nikolai later returned to his partner Anna, bloodied and barely alive, muttering that the Staff had finally been destroyed. However, Nikolai's statement proved to be untrue, as there was at least one shard that remained. This shard somehow came into the possession of Rasputin, who used it to manipulate Nicholas' wife Alexandra Feodorovna and psychologically scar his disciple Khioniya Guseva after her failed attempt to kill him.[2]
In 1916, the Assassins killed Rasputin[3] and he took the shard with him to his grave. In 1917, Nikolai exhumed Rasputin's body and retrieved the shard from his corpse, having learned of the shard's existence from the Tsarevich and concluding that even a fragment of the Staff would be a threat.[2] As of October 2002, the shard was in the possession of Nadya Orelov.[4]
Powers
The Staff was designed to control men's minds and bodies.[3] When Nikolai Orelov approached the Staff in 1908, he heard several voices of the past emanating from it, playing almost like recordings, and projecting things such as "Always the fighter," "Adam, I have it," "Just like your father," and "Eve."[2]
Gallery
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The Staff, as wielded by Tsar Alexander III -
Alexander throwing the Staff to Nikolai -
Alexander defeating Nikolai -
Nicholas II with the Staff -
The shard from the Staff as Rasputin's necklace
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: The Chain (Shard only)
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia (Shard only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (indirect mention only)
References
