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{{Item Infobox | {{Item Infobox | ||
|image = AC The Fall Imperial Sceptre Render.png | |image=AC The Fall Imperial Sceptre Render.png | ||
|type = [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] ([[Staves of Eden|Staff]]) | |type=[[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] ([[Staves of Eden|Staff]]) | ||
|powers = *Conjuration of illusions | |powers=*Conjuration of illusions | ||
*Human mind-control | *Human mind-control | ||
*Invisibility | *Invisibility | ||
|current = ''Destroyed'', shard in possession of [[Nadya Orelov]] | |current=''Destroyed'', shard in possession of [[Nadya Orelov]] | ||
|period = Prehistory until 1908 | |period=Prehistory until 1908 | ||
|created = [[Isu | |created=[[Isu]] | ||
|made = | |made= | ||
|destroyed = | |destroyed = | ||
|notable = *[[Alexander III of Russia]] | |notable=*[[Alexander III of Russia]] | ||
*[[Nicholas II of Russia]] | *[[Nicholas II of Russia]] | ||
*[[Grigori Rasputin]]}} | *[[Grigori Rasputin]]}} | ||
This '''Imperial Sceptre''' of the | This '''Imperial Sceptre''' of the [[Russia]]n royal family<ref>{{WP|Regallia of the Russian tsars}}</ref> was a piece of ancient and technologically advanced equipment known as a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], specifically a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], created by the [[Isu]] to exert their dominion over their [[Slavery|slave]] workforce of [[human]]s.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | ||
==Owners== | ==Owners== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
By 1888, | By 1888, Tsar [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]] was entrusted with the Staff and used it to maintain the [[monarchy]]'s power over the Russian Empire.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> On 29 October 1888, the [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins|Russian Assassin]] [[Nikolai Orelov]] [[Borki train disaster|attacked]] the Tsar while he and his family were returning home by [[train]] to [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]]. 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 of Russia|Nicholas II]].<ref name="TheFall1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1|Issue #1]]</ref> However, the [[Templars|Templar]] agent [[Grigori Rasputin]] had by this point infiltrated the Russian Royal House and used his clearance to secretly steal the Staff, replace it with a replica,<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''– [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #8: "Martyrs"</ref> and bring the original to a Templar research station in [[Tunguska]].<ref name="TheFall2">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #2]]</ref> | ||
[[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, | In the summer of 1908, the [[Assassins]] contacted the {{Wiki|Serbian American}} inventor [[Nikola Tesla]] and offered him a chance for retribution on the Templars after his Templar competitor [[Thomas Edison]] had disaccredited him. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla used the [[Teleforce]] to broadcast destruction into the facility,<ref name="TheFall2"/> 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.<ref>{{WP|Tunguska event}}</ref> The explosion also obliterated the research facility and the Staff itself.<ref name="TheFall2"/> | ||
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 | 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.<ref name="TheFall2"/> However, Nikolai's statement proved to be untrue, as there was at least one [[Shards of Eden|shard]] that remained which Rasputin took for himself and used to both manipulate Nicholas' wife {{Wiki|Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)|Alexandra Feodorovna}}<ref name="TheFall2"/> and psychologically scar his disciple [[Khioniya Guseva]] after her failed attempt to kill him.<ref name="ProjectLegacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]: "Polzuchaya Tvar"</ref> | ||
In 1916, the Assassins killed Rasputin<ref name="AC2" /> | In 1916, the Assassins killed Rasputin,<ref name="AC2"/> though he took his 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="TheFall3">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref> He carried it for the rest of his life and later passed it down to his daughter [[Nadya Orelov|Nadya]], who retained it as late as October 2002.<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, | 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, saying "[[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="TheFall2"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
Tsar 3 v.png|The Staff, as wielded by Tsar Alexander III | Tsar 3 v.png|The Staff, as wielded by Tsar Alexander III | ||
Alex & Orelov v.png|Alexander throwing the Staff to Nikolai | Alex & Orelov v.png|Alexander throwing the Staff to Nikolai | ||
Revision as of 07:15, 5 April 2024
This Imperial Sceptre of the Russian royal family[1] was a piece of ancient and technologically advanced equipment known as a Piece of Eden, specifically a Staff of Eden, created by the Isu to exert their dominion over their slave workforce of humans.[2]
Owners
- Isu (? – ?)
- Alexander III of Russia (c. 1880s – 1894)
- Nicholas II of Russia (1894 – 1908)
- Grigori Rasputin (1908)
- Templars (1908)
History
By 1888, Tsar Alexander III was entrusted with the Staff and used it to maintain the monarchy's power over the Russian Empire.[2] On 29 October 1888, the Russian Assassin Nikolai Orelov attacked the Tsar while he and his family were returning home by train to Petrograd. 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.[3] However, the Templar agent Grigori Rasputin had by this point infiltrated the Russian Royal House and used his clearance to secretly steal the Staff, replace it with a replica,[4] and bring the original to a Templar research station in Tunguska.[5]
In the summer of 1908, the Assassins contacted the Serbian American inventor Nikola Tesla and offered him a chance for retribution on the Templars after his Templar competitor Thomas Edison had disaccredited him. Using his mastery of electricity and the Wardenclyffe Tower, Tesla used the Teleforce to broadcast destruction into the facility,[5] 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.[6] The explosion also obliterated the research facility and the Staff itself.[5]
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.[5] However, Nikolai's statement proved to be untrue, as there was at least one shard that remained which Rasputin took for himself and used to both manipulate Nicholas' wife Alexandra Feodorovna[5] and psychologically scar his disciple Khioniya Guseva after her failed attempt to kill him.[7]
In 1916, the Assassins killed Rasputin,[4] though he took his 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.[8] He carried it for the rest of his life and later passed it down to his daughter Nadya, who retained it as late as October 2002.[9]
Powers
The Staff was designed to control men's minds and bodies.[4] When Nikolai Orelov approached the Staff in 1908, he heard several voices of the past emanating from it, saying "Always the fighter," "Adam, I have it," "Just like your father," and "Eve."[5]
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
- ↑
Regallia of the Russian tsars on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Assassin's Creed II– Glyph #8: "Martyrs"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #2
- ↑ Tunguska event on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – DATA-DUMP S00.S02: "Polzuchaya Tvar"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Chain
