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The Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order is the branch of the Templar Order operating in Portugal.

History

Renaissance

Operations in Lisbon

In the early 16th century, emboldened by Portuguese colonization efforts, the Templars started sending "missionaries" as far east as India, paying for the expeditions by diverting money sent by King Manuel I. The Templar sea captain Francisco was placed in charge of the Templars' proselytizing in Portugal's colonies. However, he was eliminated by the Assassins in 1511, who boarded one of his ships in Lisbon and killed him at sea.[1]

That same year, the Templars payed large sums of money to explorers for information of their discoveries. However, the Assassins, although lacking the Templars' wealth, used other means of acquiring the same information.[1]

Expansion to Japan

Circa 1560,[2] the Inner Sanctum tasked the Portuguese Templar Nuno Caro with traveling to Japan in search of Pieces of Eden. Accompanied by Duarte de Melo, Caro worked to establish a foothold for the Templars in the country and learned about the Imperial Regalia of Japan. Despite the artifacts holding no advanced abilities, Caro believed that their religious and cultural significance would allow the Order to rule over the people of Japan by influencing their beliefs. He thus endeavored to retrieve them and lied to the Inner Sanctum about the regalia's true nature so that they could continue to fund his mission.[3]

Caro formed an alliance with the Shinbakufu, a secret organization founded by the deposed shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki, promising him the Templars' support to regain his title and power in exchange for the Imperial Regalia.[4] He also influenced Akechi Mitsuhide to betray his lord, Oda Nobunaga, whose ambitions to unify Japan threatened to undermine the Templars' plans, and recruited the daimyō Kimura Kei and Mitsuhide's daughter Hosokawa Tama into the Order.[5][6] By 1582, thanks to Caro's efforts, the Templars had successfully established a fledgling rite in Japan, with Caro at its head.[7]

However, the rite's operations were eventually sabotaged by the Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke, the latter of whom sought revenge against the Templars for murdering his mother when they suspected her of being an Assassin spy.[8] Tracking down Caro and his subordinates, Yasuke eliminated Duarte de Melo,[9] Kimura Kei,[5] and Caro himself,[8] and helped Hosokawa Tama escape from the Order's influence,[10] bringing a temporary end to the Templars' activities in Japan.[8]

Following Caro's death, another Portuguese Templar, Gaspar, was ordered by the Inner Sanctum to secure the area around the Seta River in anticipation of the arrival of the Black Cross, who would continue the Order's work in Japan. To accomplish this, Gaspar and his fellow Templar Ermigo commissioned a band of hired killers known as the Seta River Killers to assassinate various influential people, which would allow the Templars to take over their respective communities. They also employed Ermigo's friend Rufino as a translator to help them issue out their contracts, and kept him in the dark about their true agenda.[11]

Once Rufino discovered the truth, he enlisted Naoe and Yasuke's help to eliminate the Seta River Killers and save their targets.[12] After they were successful,[13] Rufino went to confront Ermigo while the latter met with Gaspar, and tried to convince his friend to abandon the Templars. As Naoe and Yasuke also arrived, all four were surrounded by Gaspar's men, who were ordered to kill Rufino for his betrayal. Ermigo tried to save his friend but was shot, whereupon Naoe and Yasuke eliminated Gaspar and his guards and invited Rufino to join their league.[11]

Seven Years' War

Sometime before 1746, the Templar Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto started looking for an Isu site around Lisbon, under John Harrison's specific suggestion. By 1746, his research had been a failure, and he decided to go back to his commercial activities.[14]

Members

Renaissance
Seven Years' War

Allies and puppets

Renaissance
Seven Years' War

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Mediterranean Defense
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari – Chapter 2
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Man Behind the Mask
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Fighting for the Cause
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Silver Queen
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 Assassin's Creed: Shadows
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – End of the Line
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – My Name is Yasuke
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – A Promise
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Story Drops – Man Behind the Curtain
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Story Drops – A Critical Encounter
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Story Drops – Hunting the Hunters
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Legacy of the Brotherhood – The Lost Box
  16. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy

Templars
Order of the Ancients
Notable members
Notable allies and puppets
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Other
Templar Order
Notable Templars
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Rites
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Characters
Assassins
Templars
Shinbakufu
Sanzuko Ippa
Minor targets
The Betrayers (Fujichika Nakayama • Endo Tomoyasu • Itakura Shigezo • Masatoshi Nakahara • Sato Genta • Sato Katsubei • Usami Yoshiko) • The Butterfly Collectors (Gamemaker • Kacho • Mucho • Richo • Shucho) • The Corrupt Daikan (Endo Riku • Gamo Morinari • Ise Asuka • Isshiki Mansaku • Izumi Bunzo • Okudaira Toshizo) • Genzaburo's Soldiers (Akane • Genzaburo • Shishimaru • Shin-no-suke • Yasokichi) • The Godai Shinobi (Kaji • Akira • Azai Jukei • Kazumi • Rokkaku Yoshimitsu) • The Hunters of Kyonyo (Inumaru • Kamakichi • Shishi-o • Toro • Tsuchi-Gumo) • The Iron Hand Guild (Ginroku • Kanta • Kin-no-suke • Tamao • The Iron Hand) • The Kabukimono (Big Sueki • Chief Cuckoo • Corrupt Blade • Ember • Ghost General • Grave Dancer • Laughing Man • Peacock) • Kurai Eikyou (The Akiyama Agent • The Blacksmith Agent • The Katsuragi Agent • The Tsutsui Agent • The Messenger) • Nobutsuna's Students (Asari Nobutane • Hozoin In'ei • Marume Nagayoshi • Nagano Saemon • Sanada Masatoyo • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yuki no Kata) • The Pirate Alliance (Kage • Little Kappa • Lopo Cruz • Oni-yuri • Sen) • The Seta River Killers (Gaspar • Ermigo • Trader • Exterminator • Builder • Contractor • Collector • Stalker • Tormentor) • The Silver Smugglers (Enju • Fernam Moreno • Takeru • Mai • Nycollaao de Castel Branco • Shinji • Yoshisada) • The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro • Takahashi Ichi-Hime • Takahashi Inoshichi • Takahashi Jiro • Takahashi Saburo • Takahashi Shiro • Takahashi Taro) • The Winter Raiders (Akumu • Hayate • Sobei • Jinbei • Yasha) • The Yamabushi Imposters (The Clifftop Yamabushi • The Forest Yamabushi • The Mountain Yamabushi • The Pathway Yamabushi • The Pond Yamabushi • The River Yamabushi • The Shadow Yamabushi • The Valley Yamabushi • The Village Yamabushi) • The Yokai (Ao Andon • Daitengu • Kappa (Kappa Taku • Kappa Rei) • Makuwauri no Bakemono • Oshiroi Babā • Suika no Bakemono • Taka Nyudo • Yuki-onna)
Mythic Beings
Others
Animus EGO user • The Eagle • Ego • The Guide | Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Konatsu • Kumabe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Meiran • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tominaga • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu
Factions
Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries (Sentinels) | Japanese Rite (Sanzoku Ippa) • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akiyama • Akechi • Bessho • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Sengoku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Ashigaru • Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collectors • Godai Shinobi • Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • Pirate Alliance • Seta River Killers • Winter Raiders) • Jesuits • Portuguese Empire
Locations
Japan (Awaji (Sumoto • Yura) • Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki • Takasago) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya (Aekuni Shrine Town) • Mibuno Vale) • Kii (Mount Kōya • Negoro-ji • Saika • Shingū) • Ōmi (Azuchi (Azuchi Castle) • Hachiman • Lake Biwa (Chikubushima) • Nagahama • Ōmizo • Ōtsu • Sakamoto • Shiotsu) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Osaka • Sakai • Takatsuki • Tomiko's Homestead) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Kameyama • Miyazu • Tada • Takeda • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Kyoto (Honnō-ji) • Shōryūji • Ujitawara • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Kōriyama • Nara Heartland (Tōdai-ji) • Takatori • Uda Matsuyama • Yoshino))
Events
Terms and concepts
Animus (Anomalies • Database • Genetic memory • Hub • Memories • Rifts) • Crafting • Kakurega • Oni • Activities (Hidden Trails • Horse Archery • Kata • Kofun • Kuji-kiri) • Collectibles (Kamon • Tea sets • Sumi-e • Kano Paintings) • Imperial Regalia • Skills (Assassination • Eagle Vision • Freerunning • Eavesdropping • Leap of Faith) • Wardrobe (Naoe • Yasuke)
Weapons and tools
Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Makibishi • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs • Tezutsu) • Short blades (Tantō) • Staff (Bō) • Swords (Katana)
DLC
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