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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born to an Austrian mother and French father, Arno was raised in Versailles, a city near [[Paris]], until his father was murdered mysteriously when Arno was eight years old; subsequently, his adoptive father also died in a similar manner. Wracked by guilt, he sought the Assassins as a way to gain redemption, helping those suffering similar injustice.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYf57HUXOno Yogscast: ''Assassin's Creed: Unity - Interview at E3 2014'']</ref>
Born to an Austrian mother and French father, Arno was raised in [[Versailles]], a city near [[Paris]], until his father was murdered mysteriously when Arno was eight years old; subsequently, his adoptive father also died in a similar manner. Wracked by guilt, he sought the Assassins as a way to gain redemption, helping those suffering similar injustice.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYf57HUXOno Yogscast: ''Assassin's Creed: Unity - Interview at E3 2014'']</ref>


==Equipment and skills==
==Equipment and skills==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Arno's name is a derivative of [[Germany|German]] Arnold and French Arnaud. Its old German origin is Arenwald, which means "[[Eagles|eagle]] power", from ''arn'' "eagle" and ''wald'' "power" or "governing". Victor is Latin for "conqueror", while Dorian is a variant of the [[France|French]] habitational name Dorion, meaning "from Orion". Orion is a region in Picardy, believed to be named from a local tributary of the Authie river.
*Arno's name is a derivative of [[Germany|German]] Arnold and French Arnaud. Its old German origin is Arenwald, which means "[[Eagles|eagle]] power", from ''arn'' "eagle" and ''wald'' "power" or "governing". Victor is Latin for "conqueror", while Dorian is a [[Greece|Greek]] name meaning "gifted".


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

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Arno Dorian

Arno Victor Dorian[1] (1768 – unknown) was a French-Austrian Assassin. Blaming himself for the death of his adoptive father and seeking redemption, he joined the Assassin Order in 1789 to expose the true powers behind the French Revolution.[2][3]

Biography

Born to an Austrian mother and French father, Arno was raised in Versailles, a city near Paris, until his father was murdered mysteriously when Arno was eight years old; subsequently, his adoptive father also died in a similar manner. Wracked by guilt, he sought the Assassins as a way to gain redemption, helping those suffering similar injustice.[4]

Equipment and skills

Arno was a witty, brash and charismatic Assassin, but he was also known to be stealthy and ruthless. He wore a dark blue hooded coat, waistcoat, and breeches with leather gaiters, rather than the stockings which were popular in his time. He used the Phantom Blade, effectively a wrist-mounted crossbow that fired poison darts, as well as a French cutlass and a multi-barreled pistol. A dynamic leader and a skilled swordsman, Arno stopped at nothing to uncover the truth about the forces controlling the Revolution for their own gain.[3]

Trivia

  • Arno's name is a derivative of German Arnold and French Arnaud. Its old German origin is Arenwald, which means "eagle power", from arn "eagle" and wald "power" or "governing". Victor is Latin for "conqueror", while Dorian is a Greek name meaning "gifted".

Gallery

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