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[[File:Assassin's creed - viewpoint.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr on a guard tower in [[Damascus]]]] | [[File:Assassin's creed - viewpoint.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr on a guard tower in [[Damascus]]]] | ||
'''Guard Towers''' were [[View Points|view points]] that [[Assassins]] were able to use, and at least one could be found in each district. Their presence was scaled down during the years until the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]. | '''Guard Towers''' were [[View Points|view points]] that [[Assassins]] were able to use, and at least one could be found in each district. Their presence was scaled down during the years until the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]. | ||
==Middle Ages== | ==Middle Ages== | ||
The Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] often used guard towers to survey the area during the [[Hunt for the Nine|hunt]] for the [[Templars]]. | The Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] often used guard towers to survey the area during the [[Hunt for the Nine|hunt]] for the [[Templars]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
Guard Towers were the center of [[Guards|guard]] activity in a district. They were guarded by several high-ranking guardsmen, with more patrolling the nearby area. A single [[Archers|archer]] was always found on the tower itself. | Guard Towers were the center of [[Guards|guard]] activity in a district. They were guarded by several high-ranking guardsmen, with more patrolling the nearby area. A single [[Archers|archer]] was always found on the tower itself.<ref name="AC"/> | ||
During an assassination, if Altaïr was exposed, some of his targets fled towards the district's guard tower. Upon reaching it, they became more difficult to kill, as they would be reinforced by several guards. | During an assassination, if Altaïr was exposed, some of his targets fled towards the district's guard tower. Upon reaching it, they became more difficult to kill, as they would be reinforced by several guards.<ref name="AC"/> | ||
==Renaissance== | ==Renaissance== | ||
{{Main|Borgia Towers}} | {{Main|Borgia Towers}} | ||
[[File:ACB_Borgia_Tower.png|thumb|left|250px|A Borgia Tower in Rome]] | [[File:ACB_Borgia_Tower.png|thumb|left|250px|A Borgia Tower in Rome]] | ||
In [[Rome]], Guard Towers once again appeared in the form of Borgia Towers, this time with the ability to destroy them. | In [[Rome]], Guard Towers once again appeared in the form of Borgia Towers, this time with the ability to destroy them.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] had to locate and kill the [[Borgia Captains|Captain]] overseeing the tower. Afterwards, Ezio climbed the tower and ignited it, successfully liberating the area from [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] influence. | [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] had to locate and kill the [[Borgia Captains|Captain]] overseeing the tower. Afterwards, Ezio climbed the tower and ignited it, successfully liberating the area from [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] influence.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
In [[Constantinople]], the Assassins built [[Assassin's Dens|dens]] around the city. When they were captured by Templars, they were used as guard towers by them. | In [[Constantinople]], the Assassins built [[Assassin's Dens|dens]] around the city. When they were captured by Templars, they were used as guard towers by them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed gameplay]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed gameplay]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood gameplay]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood gameplay]] | ||
Revision as of 20:35, 1 August 2013
Guard Towers were view points that Assassins were able to use, and at least one could be found in each district. Their presence was scaled down during the years until the Italian Renaissance.
Middle Ages
The Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad often used guard towers to survey the area during the hunt for the Templars.[1]
Guard Towers were the center of guard activity in a district. They were guarded by several high-ranking guardsmen, with more patrolling the nearby area. A single archer was always found on the tower itself.[1]
During an assassination, if Altaïr was exposed, some of his targets fled towards the district's guard tower. Upon reaching it, they became more difficult to kill, as they would be reinforced by several guards.[1]
Renaissance
- Main article: Borgia Towers
In Rome, Guard Towers once again appeared in the form of Borgia Towers, this time with the ability to destroy them.[2]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze had to locate and kill the Captain overseeing the tower. Afterwards, Ezio climbed the tower and ignited it, successfully liberating the area from Borgia influence.[2]
In Constantinople, the Assassins built dens around the city. When they were captured by Templars, they were used as guard towers by them.[3]