Templars

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The Knights Templar are the antagonists of the Hashshashin in the Holy Land. They attack Masyaf in the first Memory Block; and after that, any Templar found in the Holy Land will attack Altaïr on sight, even without provocation. They tend to attack more rapidly and take more hits than normal guards. You can find them in small villages scattered throughout the kingdom, as well as throughout the cities.

Distribution and goals

Their main goal is to bring peace to the Holy Lands but the ways they do it are both ruthless and barbaric. However they believe that they're doing good. They're trying to control peoples' free wills and they will ruthlessly kill anyone who is against them, especially the Assassins, whose leader, Al Mualim, was a previous member of the Templar's but was disgusted by their ways. They're also good at manipulation, as they have members in both the Crusader and Saracen armies, allowing themselves to manipulate both Richard the Lionheart and Saladin for their own gain and manipulated the other factions like the Hospitaliers, Teutonic Knights and the Assassins (Hashshashin).

Members

Third Crusade:

• Robert de Sable (Grand Master of the Knight Templar)
• Tamir the Merchant (Black marketeer in Damascus)
• Garnier de Naplouse (Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier)
• Talal the Slave Trader (Slave master in Jerusalem)
• Abul Nuqoud (Nobility of Damascus)
• William of Montferrat (Regent lord of Acre)
• Majd Addin (Regent lord of Jerusalem)
• Jubair al Hakim (Head of the Illuminated and the chief scholar of Damascus)
• Sibrand (Grand Master of the Knights Teutonic)
• Al Mualim (Master and leader of the Assassins, betrayed the Templar's)
• Maria (Robert de Sable's steward and his own personal assassin)
• Masun (Traitorous assassin who's a double agent to the Templar)
• Anonymous Templar Knights (regular soldiers and the "grunt" of the Templar's)

Modern Time:

• Warren Vidic (Scientist of Abstergo Industries)
• Three men who're the bosses of Abstergo Industries

Achievement:

There are 60 Templar's within the game world. Thirty are located in the kingdom, and ten in each city. Two subsections (either poor, middle, rich) of each city will have three Templar's, and the remaining subsection will have four. Watch out when hunting them, however, as Templar's are completely immune to throwing knives. In any Memory Block, regardless of the Rank Memory that Altair has, the Templar's will attack with all techniques (Guard Break, Counter-grab, etc.) and are extremely hard to kill without more advanced techniques and a high sync bar, or climbing on the wall behind the Templar unnoticed then assassinating them. Should one be able to throw a Templar to the ground however, they can easily be dispatched by a hidden blade or a few sword strikes. Templar's will wave their swords and shout upon seeing you, leaving them open for a few precious seconds, during which the player can tackle them and assassinate them while they are on the floor. Templar's will also automatically realize that you are an assassin, regardless of whether you are blended or not. Templar locations are broken down as follows:

Kingdom: 30x

Jerusalem Poor: 3x

Jerusalem Mid: 3x

Jerusalem Rich: 4x

Damascus Poor: 3x

Damascus Mid: 3x

Damascus Rich: 4x

Acre Poor: 4x

Acre Middle: 3x

Acre Rich: 3x

Eliminating all 60 Templar's in the game will grant the Personal Vendetta achievement.

Personal Vendetta Kill every Templar. (50 Points)

Locations

Simply put, if anyone finds a Templar in-game, check they aren't already listed and then give detailed description of their location. (Please don't use viewpoints as references, they disappear off of the map.

There is one close by the docks on the Christan part of the kingdom. As you are leaving from Masyaf go right and you'll see a lake. At the edge of the docks is a Templar. There is one hiding in a house nearby.

There is one in the Poor District of Acre at the western edge of the large courtyard north of the plaza where you do the Masyaf flags fetch. Climb up in the middle of that western wall and you'll see him below you in front of a water spout.

There is another hiding inside the row of burnt out dwellings along the 'street' between the northern wall (Poor District Acre) and in the first block of houses as you approach the first sea-viewpoint from that direction. Stay on the roofs to spot him below.

In the Middle District of Acre (Sibrand campaign), there is one at the far western end of the docks. Keep going past where you save the citizen there toward the sea and boats.

Note: It seems that if you are fighting with a Templar on a roof and he dies from the fall, it doesn't count toward your tally.

There is one in the Rich District of Acre on the roof of the giant church, between the two steeples.

Trivia

The Knights Templar were a real Christian military order who were prominent during the Crusades. They were among the most skilled fighters at the time, which is reflected in the game. Their ruthlessness against non-Christians was also infamous, this also is reflected in the game.