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The Varangians were guards stationed in Constantinople and Derinkuyu. They were the Byzantine equivalent of Italian Seekers, and fought with halberds and spears.

Varangians also wielded pistols once they were disarmed in combat, or when the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze fled to an inaccessible position.

Trivia

Historically, the Varangians hailed from Scandinavia, parts of Medieval Russia, and England (after 1066). From the 9th to 14th century, they served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the personal guard of the Ottoman Sultan, the Janissaries.
In terms of weaponry, the Varangians wielded two-handed Danish Axes, making them more akin to Brutes than Seekers.
- In the artbook of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, concept art of the Varangians showed that they were supposed to wield one-handed swords.
Looting or stealing from Varangians would give Ezio smoke screen or smoke decoy bombs should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.

Gallery

Concept artwork for the Varangian guard archetype.

Concept artwork for the Varangian guard archetype.
Developmental artwork of a Varangian guard character model.

Reference

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Characters

Assassins	Desmond Miles • Clay Kaczmarek • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • William Miles \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Dogan • Yusuf Tazim • Piri Reis \| Ishak Pasha \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Al Mualim • Abbas Sofian • Maria Thorpe • Darim Ibn-La'Ahad • Swami • Niccolò Polo • Maffeo Polo

Templars	Laetitia England • Warren Vidic • Juhani Otso Berg \| Ahmet • Manuel Palaiologos • Shahkulu • Leandros • Cyril of Rhodes • Damat Ali Pasha • Georgios Kostas • Lysistrata • Mirela Djuric • Odai Dunqas • Vali cel Tradat \| Vlad Tepes \| Haras

Isu	Juno • Jupiter • Minerva

Others	Sofia Sartor • Bayezid II • Selim I • Suleiman I • Tarik Barleti • Dilara • Duccio de Luca • Janos

Animi Avatars	Bombardier • Brigand • Champion • Corsair • Count • Courtesan • Crusader • Deacon • Gladiator • Guardian • Knight • Ottoman Doctor • Ottoman Jester • Privateer • Renegade • Sentinel • Thespian • Trickster • Vanguard • Vizier

Factions

Locations

Black Room | Atlas Village • Cappadocia (Derinkuyu) • Constantinople (Constantine District • Bayezid District • Imperial District • Galata District) • Masyaf

Events

Ottoman Civil War • Attack on Prince Suleiman • Riot at the Harbor of Theodosius • Destruction of the Great Chain • Fight for the Masyaf Keys | Fall of Constantinople | Decline of the Levantine Assassins • Fall of Masyaf

Terms and concepts

Abstergo Files • Achievements • Animus (Animus data fragments • Black Room • Sync Nexus) • Assassin Dens • Blending • Book shops • Customization • Den Defense • Dual-wielding • Eagle Sense • Ezio Auditore's letters • First Civilization • Heralds • Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Mediterranean Defense • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Masyaf Keys) • Stalkers • Social stealth • Templar Tax Collectors • Ziplines

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Bombs (Blood • Caltrop • Cherry • Datura • Gold • Smoke decoy/screen • Splinter • Stink • Thunder) • Crossbow • Fists • Greek fire • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hookblade • Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison darts • Short blades • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

The Ancestors Character Pack • Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack • The Lost Archive

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 The '''Varangians''' were [[guards]] stationed in [[Constantinople]] and [[Derinkuyu]]. They were the [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] equivalent of [[Italy|Italian]] [[Seekers]], and fought with [[Long weapons|halberds and spears]].
-Varangians also wielded [[Firearms|pistols]] once disarmed in combat, or when the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] fled to an inaccessible position.
+Varangians also wielded [[Firearms|pistols]] once they were disarmed in combat, or when the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] fled to an inaccessible position.
-== Trivia ==
+==Trivia==
 *Historically, the Varangians hailed from Scandinavia, parts of Medieval [[Russia]], and [[England]] (after 1066). From the 9th to 14th century, they served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the personal guard of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] Sultan, the [[Janissaries]].
-*Historically, the Varangians wielded two-handed Danish Axes, making them more akin to [[Brutes]] than Seekers.
+*In terms of weaponry, the Varangians wielded two-handed Danish Axes, making them more akin to [[Brutes]] than Seekers.
-*In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians showed that they were supposed to wield one-handed swords.
+**In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians showed that they were supposed to wield one-handed swords.
-*Looting or stealing from Varangians would give Ezio [[Smoke Screen Bomb]]s or [[Smoke Decoy Bombs]] should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.
+*Looting or stealing from Varangians would give Ezio [[Smoke screen bombs|smoke screen]] or [[smoke decoy bombs]] should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.
-{{-}}
+==Gallery==
-== Gallery ==
 <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
-The Varangians art.jpg|Varangian artwork.
+The Varangians art.jpg|Concept artwork for the Varangian guard archetype.
-large.jpg|Varangian model.
+large.jpg|Developmental artwork of a Varangian guard character model.
 </gallery>
-== Source ==
+==Reference==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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 [[Category:Guards]]
 [[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations gameplay]]
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