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[[File:ACRogue Bomb Struggle.jpg|thumb|250px|Shay using the gas mask to counteract a smoke bomb]]
[[File:ACRogue Bomb Struggle.jpg|thumb|250px|Shay using the gas mask to counteract a smoke bomb]]
The '''gas mask''' was a piece of equipment utilized by the [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] as well as to French and British [[Bounty hunters|Bounty Hunters]], during the 18th century.
A '''gas mask''' is a mask utilized to protect the wearer from inhaling toxic gases. Gas masks come in a variety of forms, ranging widely in their sophistication, with the simplest consisting merely of a single piece of cloth.  


It consisted of a piece of cloth that Shay could pull up to cover his face, in order to protect himself from the harmful effects of [[Poison|poisonous vapors]] or [[Bombs|smoke bombs]]. He would typically keep the mask lowered, using it only in situations he deemed necessary, as well as during hunts for his former Assassin brethren. Bounty Hunters and Assassin [[Gangs|Gang]] leaders wear this mask all the time, which protects them from any smoke or any gas vapors, making them hard to kill or to escape from.
==History==
During the 18th century, [[France|French]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] [[bounty hunters]], as well as the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], employed face-cloths as gas masks in their operations in [[North America]]. Though simple, these masks were sufficient in shielding them from the harmful effects of [[Poison|poisonous vapors]] or [[Bombs|smoke bombs]]. For his part, Shay preferred to keep his mask lowered, shrouding his face only when needed or during his hunts for Assassins.
 
Leaders of the [[gangs]] allied with the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Hope Jensen]] also popularly wore the mask, a counter against some of the equipment favored by Shay, though each of them would fall to the Assassin turncoat nonetheless.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Some British regulars, and the [[Jägers]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' wear a mask similar to Shay's gas mask, but they do not provide protection from smoke.
*Some British regulars and the [[Jägers]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' wear a mask similar to Shay's gas mask, but they do not provide protection from smoke.


==Reference==
==Appearance==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG-ImjoPCAM YouTube: ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' River Valley Land Gameplay Walkthrough]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{1st}}
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Revision as of 14:20, 5 June 2017


Shay using the gas mask to counteract a smoke bomb

A gas mask is a mask utilized to protect the wearer from inhaling toxic gases. Gas masks come in a variety of forms, ranging widely in their sophistication, with the simplest consisting merely of a single piece of cloth.

History

During the 18th century, French and British bounty hunters, as well as the Templar Shay Cormac, employed face-cloths as gas masks in their operations in North America. Though simple, these masks were sufficient in shielding them from the harmful effects of poisonous vapors or smoke bombs. For his part, Shay preferred to keep his mask lowered, shrouding his face only when needed or during his hunts for Assassins.

Leaders of the gangs allied with the Assassin Hope Jensen also popularly wore the mask, a counter against some of the equipment favored by Shay, though each of them would fall to the Assassin turncoat nonetheless.

Trivia

  • Some British regulars and the Jägers in Assassin's Creed III wear a mask similar to Shay's gas mask, but they do not provide protection from smoke.

Appearance