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==Biography==
==Biography==
Máximo Barrosa was a dedicated young Assassin recruit who grew up in the same village as [[Aguilar de Nerha]]. Máximo was light-footed with a natural ability to [[Social Stealth|move silently]] and without detection. From a humble peasant upbringing with no ancestry of Assassin heritage, Máximo looked up to Aguilar. He constantly tried his best to imitate him and grew to love him like an older brother.<ref name="Bio">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – Máximo Barrosa: Bio</ref>
Born into a humble peasant family in rural Spain, Máximo Barrosa grew up with Aguilar de Nerha, another boy from the same village who he admired as an older brother. Aguilar was his idol, and he constantly tried his best to emulate him. Unlike Aguilar, however, Máximo had no Assassin heritage. For Máximo's family, this may have been a blessing, for it was not his parents but Aguilar's who were captured by [[Templars]] and [[Auto-da-fé|burned at the stake]] by the Inquisition. Nevertheless, Máximo shared with Aguilar his pain and horror as they two beheld the traumatic event.<ref name="Bio">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – Máximo Barrosa: Bio</ref>


When Aguilar's parents were [[Auto-da-fé|burned at the stake]] by the Templar-backed [[Spanish Inquisition|Inquisition]], Máximo was a witness to the horror and shared in his friend's grief and anger. Later in his life, when Aguilar returned to his hometown after joining the Brotherhood, he told Máximo of the Assassins' [[The Creed|Creed]] and [[Assassin-Templar War|their fight]] against the Inquisition. Eager to follow in his friend's footsteps, Máximo decided to join the Brotherhood as well.<ref name="Bio" />
The tragedy led Aguilar to leave their hometown and train with the Assassins so that he may one day avenge his parents.<ref name="Aguilar bio">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – Aguilar de Nerha: Bio</ref> It would be years before Máximo saw his childhood friend again. When Aguilar returned, he finally introduced Máximo to the Assassin's [[the Creed|Creed]] and invited him to join his cause against the Inquisition. Just as eager as he had been as a child to follow in Aguilar's footsteps, Máximo joined the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins in 1492—at that point still a young man.<ref name="Bio" />
 
==Personality and characteristics==
Because of his love for <s>his senpai <3</s> Aguilar de Nerha, Máximo Barrosa was sincerely devoted to the Assassins and their fight against the Inquisition which had caused his friend so much grief.<ref name="Bio" /> He was purely a field operative, specializing in stealth and [[assassination]] techniques while offering next to nothing to the Brotherhood in the way of technical skills. His light and swift-footed physique meant that while he was a natural at moving silently, he was more vulnerable in open conflict.<ref name="Skills">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – Máximo Barrosa: Skills</ref> This was in contrast to <s>his senpai <3</s> Aguilar, who was well-trained in swordplay and could fall back on it when needed but was otherwise mediocre in social stealth and had to rely on [[freerunning]] to elude detection.<ref name="Aguilar skills">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – Aguilar de Nerha: Skills</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
;Name
===Name===
Máximo is a Spanish dimunitive of the Latin [[wikt:maximus|Maximus]] meaning 'greatest'.<ref>[[wikt:maximus|Maximus]] on [https://en.wiktionary.org/ Wiktionary]</ref> The surname Barroso is a Spanish surname derived from ''barrera'' which referred to a barrier and denoted that the family originally lived beside a gate or fence.{{Fact|March 2020}}
Máximo is a Spanish diminutive of the Latin [[wikt:maximus|Maximus]] meaning 'greatest'.<ref>[[wikt:maximus|Maximus]] on [https://en.wiktionary.org/ Wiktionary]</ref> The surname Barroso is a Spanish surname derived from ''barrera'' which referred to a barrier and denoted that the family originally lived beside a gate or fence.{{Fact|March 2020}}


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 21:29, 27 March 2020

Máximo Barrosa (fl. 15th–16th century) was an Assassin of the Spanish Brotherhood. Hailing from the same village as Aguilar de Nerha, the two were recruited into the Brotherhood around the same time and fought together against the Spanish Inquisition.

Biography

Born into a humble peasant family in rural Spain, Máximo Barrosa grew up with Aguilar de Nerha, another boy from the same village who he admired as an older brother. Aguilar was his idol, and he constantly tried his best to emulate him. Unlike Aguilar, however, Máximo had no Assassin heritage. For Máximo's family, this may have been a blessing, for it was not his parents but Aguilar's who were captured by Templars and burned at the stake by the Inquisition. Nevertheless, Máximo shared with Aguilar his pain and horror as they two beheld the traumatic event.[1]

The tragedy led Aguilar to leave their hometown and train with the Assassins so that he may one day avenge his parents.[2] It would be years before Máximo saw his childhood friend again. When Aguilar returned, he finally introduced Máximo to the Assassin's Creed and invited him to join his cause against the Inquisition. Just as eager as he had been as a child to follow in Aguilar's footsteps, Máximo joined the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins in 1492—at that point still a young man.[1]

Personality and characteristics

Because of his love for his senpai <3 Aguilar de Nerha, Máximo Barrosa was sincerely devoted to the Assassins and their fight against the Inquisition which had caused his friend so much grief.[1] He was purely a field operative, specializing in stealth and assassination techniques while offering next to nothing to the Brotherhood in the way of technical skills. His light and swift-footed physique meant that while he was a natural at moving silently, he was more vulnerable in open conflict.[3] This was in contrast to his senpai <3 Aguilar, who was well-trained in swordplay and could fall back on it when needed but was otherwise mediocre in social stealth and had to rely on freerunning to elude detection.[4]

Behind the scenes

Name

Máximo is a Spanish diminutive of the Latin Maximus meaning 'greatest'.[5] The surname Barroso is a Spanish surname derived from barrera which referred to a barrier and denoted that the family originally lived beside a gate or fence. [citation needed]

Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Máximo Barrosa: Bio
  2. Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Aguilar de Nerha: Bio
  3. Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Máximo Barrosa: Skills
  4. Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Aguilar de Nerha: Skills
  5. Maximus on Wiktionary