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Crossbowmen were guards armed with crossbows. They patrolled and defended the rooftops in a fashion similar to the archers, and were thus able to catch sight of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and Ezio Auditore da Firenze from a distance. However, unlike archers who drew their swords if an Assassin came too close, they used their crossbows for defensive melee combat and would still fire at the enemy, even at close range.

Crossbowmen were a hindrance when encountered in groups, as crossbow bolts moved faster than normal arrows, and could cause an Assassin to stumble and fall off a rooftop. Crossbowmen were skilled marksmen, and were capable of damaging armor with their shots.

While investigating a sighting of Ezio, the crossbowmen attempted to follow him, therefore stealth tactics or ranged weapons were recommended to avoid a fight and diminish the chances of being discovered.

Trivia

The Crossbows used by crossbowmen differed from Ezio's. The wood they were made of was lighter and they did not posses an eagle shaped metal plate on the front.
While looting the corpses of crossbowmen, occasionally bullets could be found.
Crossbowmen also appear in Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles and the Assassin's Creed: Revelations memory, The Mentor's Keeper despite historical inaccuracies. The ones in Altaïr's Chronicles also carry swords unlike in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

Gallery

Concept art of a Borgia crossbowman
Altaïr facing a Crusader crossbowman
A Borgia crossbowman

Reference

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Cesare Borgia • Juan Borgia the Elder • Lucrezia Borgia • Rodrigo Borgia • Il Carnefice • Micheletto Corella • Gaspar de la Croix • Lanz • Malfatto • Donato Mancini • Auguste Oberlin • Vieri de' Pazzi • Ristoro • Lia de Russo • Silvestro Sabbatini • Octavian de Valois

Isu	Juno

Others	Petruccio Auditore da Firenze • Pantasilea Baglioni • Pietro Rossi • Patrizio • Nicolaus Copernicus • Leonardo da Vinci • Fabio Orsini • Duccio de Luca • Ercole Massimo • Salaì • Caterina Sforza • Manfredo Soderini • Cristina Vespucci

Animi Avatars	Doctor • Courtesan • Executioner • Nobleman • Priest • Prowler • Barber • Engineer • Blacksmith • Captain • Smuggler • Footpad • Mercenary • Harlequin • Hellequin • Officer • Thief • Dama Rossa • Pariah • Marquis • Knight

Factions

Assassins (Guilds • Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Kingdom of France (French Army) • Cento Occhi • Courtesans • Followers of Romulus • Hermeticists • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Monteriggioni (Sanctuary) • Rome (Antico District • Campagna District • Centro District • Vaticano District) • Colli Albani • Naples • Valnerina • Monte Circeo • Viana • Florence • Venice

Events

Renaissance (Siege of Monteriggioni • Liberation of Rome • Search for Cesare Borgia • Siege of Viana)

Terms and concepts

Animus • Achievements • Bleeding Effect • Borgia towers • Cannons • Chase breakers • Codex • Contracts • Customization • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Emails (Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings) • Flying Machine • Heralds • Horses • Lairs of Romulus • Leap of Faith • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Parachutes • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden) • Ranks • Rifts • Social stealth • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Crossbow • Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison darts • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

Animus Project Update 1.0 • Animus Project Update 2.0 • Animus Project Update 3.0 • Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance

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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-[[File:Guard-crossbowman-ACB.png|right|200px|thumb|A crossbowman bearing the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] crest and colors]]
+[[File:Guard-crossbowman-ACB.png|200px|thumb|A [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] crossbowman]]
-'''Crossbowmen''' were [[guards]] armed with [[crossbow]]s. They patrolled and defended the rooftops in a fashion similar to the [[archers]], and were thus able to catch sight of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] from a distance. However, unlike archers who drew their swords if Ezio came too close, they used their crossbows for defensive melee combat and would still fire at Ezio, even at close range.
+'''Crossbowmen''' were [[guards]] armed with [[crossbow]]s. They patrolled and defended the rooftops in a fashion similar to the [[archers]], and were thus able to catch sight of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] from a distance. However, unlike archers who drew their swords if an Assassin came too close, they used their crossbows for defensive melee combat and would still fire at the enemy, even at close range.
-Crossbowmen were a hindrance when encountered in groups, as crossbow bolts moved faster than normal arrows, and could cause Ezio to stumble and fall off a rooftop. Crossbowmen were skilled marksmen, and were capable of damaging armor with their shots.
+Crossbowmen were a hindrance when encountered in groups, as crossbow bolts moved faster than normal arrows, and could cause an Assassin to stumble and fall off a rooftop. Crossbowmen were skilled marksmen, and were capable of damaging armor with their shots.
 While investigating a sighting of Ezio, the crossbowmen attempted to follow him, therefore stealth tactics or ranged weapons were recommended to avoid a fight and diminish the chances of being discovered.
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 *The Crossbows used by crossbowmen differed from Ezio's. The wood they were made of was lighter and they did not posses an eagle shaped metal plate on the front.
 *While looting the corpses of crossbowmen, occasionally bullets could be found.
-*Crossbowmen also appear in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' and the [[Genetic memory|memory]], [[The Mentor's Keeper]] despite historical inaccuracies. The ones in Altaïr's Chronicles also carry swords unlike in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
+*Crossbowmen also appear in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' and the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' [[Genetic memory|memory]], [[The Mentor's Keeper]] despite historical inaccuracies. The ones in Altaïr's Chronicles also carry swords unlike in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
-Bow.jpg|Concept Art of the Crossbowman
+Bow.jpg|Concept art of a Borgia crossbowman
-ACB_Crossbowman.png|A Borgia Crossbowman
+ACR_Crusader_Crossbowman.png|Altaïr facing a Crusader crossbowman
+ACB_Crossbowman.png|A Borgia crossbowman
 </gallery>
 ==Reference==
 *''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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 {{ACR}}
 [[Category:Guards]]

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