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{{Quote|...They're stronger, more agile, they're...well, they're the Papal guards!|Ubisoft developer <ref name="Brotherhood Dev Diary 3">''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XoffSkVgsc&feature=channel]''</ref>}} | |||
[[File:Papal Guards-Brotherhood.jpg|thumb|250px|Papal Guards stand either side of their commander, [[Cesare Borgia]].]] | [[File:Papal Guards-Brotherhood.jpg|thumb|250px|Papal Guards stand either side of their commander, [[Cesare Borgia]].]] | ||
The '''Papal Guard''' were elite soldiers commanded by the [[Papacy]] to serve and protect the pontiff during his tenure. By 1503, the Papal Guard protected [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], and were commanded by the Pope's son, [[Cesare Borgia]]. During that year, several guards were forced to confront several [[assassins]], including [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had attacked the Papal parade in [[Rome]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 trailer">''[http://www.e3expo.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 trailer]''</ref> | The '''Papal Guard''' were elite soldiers commanded by the [[Papacy]] to serve and protect the pontiff during his tenure. By 1503, the Papal Guard protected [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], and were commanded by the Pope's son, [[Cesare Borgia]]. During that year, several guards were forced to confront several [[assassins]], including [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who had attacked the Papal parade in [[Rome]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 trailer">''[http://www.e3expo.com Assassin's Creed Brotherhood E3 trailer]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 8 October 2010
- "...They're stronger, more agile, they're...well, they're the Papal guards!"
- ―Ubisoft developer [1]
The Papal Guard were elite soldiers commanded by the Papacy to serve and protect the pontiff during his tenure. By 1503, the Papal Guard protected Pope Alexander VI, and were commanded by the Pope's son, Cesare Borgia. During that year, several guards were forced to confront several assassins, including Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who had attacked the Papal parade in Rome.[2]
Trivia
- These guards were the precursor to the Swiss guard, who have protected the pontiff since 1548.