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Later that same year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50|Episode 50]]</ref> | Later that same year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50|Episode 50]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png|thumb|Manila during the riot]] | [[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png|thumb|Manila during the riot|left]] | ||
While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]]: the [[Crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" /> | While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]]: the [[Crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" /> | ||
Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to confront the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his armed followers, but the monk then used the powers | Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to confront the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his armed followers, but the monk then used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53|Episode 53]]</ref> | ||
At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Union members engaged in a [[Firearm|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at the harbor, in order to retrieve their confiscated weapons and supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" /> | |||
===Seven Years' War=== | ===Seven Years' War=== | ||
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Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital and largest city of the Philippines. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, when the Philippines were a colony of the Spanish Empire, Manila served as the capital of the Spanish East Indies.
History
Golden Age of Piracy
In 1719, the Governor-General of the Philippines, Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda, ordered the arrest of the Archbishop of Manila, Francisco de la Cuesta, and all of his monks. In retaliation, the Archbishop's supporters stormed Bustamante's mansion and killed him in the streets.[1]
In 1725, a merchant hired the Assassin Edward Kenway and his organization, the Zhang Wei Union, to escort his trading vessel from Macau to Manila, fearing attacks from pirates en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend John Young went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the East India Company and the Far East Company had begun recruiting people for an expedition in Southeast Asia. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the Templars were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of Angkor, a presumed Isu site.[2]
Later that same year, the Union members and their ally Jan van Aert, the Chief Navigator of the Dutch East India Company, were attacked by two Spanish Men O' War during their voyage to Cebu, where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the assassination of Governor Bustamante six years prior.[3]
While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath Fort Santiago, the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the Fenghuang, under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent riot, led by a monk who wielded a Piece of Eden: the Crescent amulet.[1]
Together with Shimazu Saito, Edward decided to confront the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his armed followers, but the monk then used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.[4] Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.[5]
At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Union members engaged in a shootout against the Spanish soldiers at the harbor, in order to retrieve their confiscated weapons and supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer Yun Pyeong-Gyu discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of petroleum, which he required for the production of Greek fire, and ordered the Fenghuang's crew to load the barrels onto the ship.[5]
Seven Years' War
In 1742, the Templar John Harrison was stationed in Manila to look for Isu sites throughout Asia. Although unsuccessful in his search, the time there allowed Harrison to pick up the trail of the Precursor box once held by the Assassin Shao Jun and trace its journey out of China and into the West Indies.[6]
During the Seven Years' War, the Templars sent agents to the city to disrupt the interests of the Spanish presence in Manila. As a result, the city was conquered by the British, though it was returned to Spain a year after the war.[7]
Gallery
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The harbor of Manila in 1725 -
The Zhang Wei Union's ship departing Manila -
Edward Kenway overlooking the city from atop the Manila Cathedral
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 51
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 24
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 50
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 52
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple - Episode 53
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue