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{{Quote|You certainly don't look like a blood-crazed revolutionary. The hood is a bit sinister though, if you don't mind my saying.|Napoleon Bonaparte commenting on Arno Dorian's outfit, 1792.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|The King's Correspondence}} | |||
[[File:ACV Hidden Ones' Hood.png|thumb|230px|A hood used by the Hidden Ones]] | |||
{{Quote|You certainly don't look like a blood-crazed revolutionary. The hood is a bit sinister though, if you don't mind my saying.|Napoleon Bonaparte commenting on Arno Dorian's outfit, 1792|Assassin's Creed: Unity|The King's Correspondence}} | |||
[[File:ACV Hidden Ones' Hood.png|thumb| | |||
A '''hood''' is a type of headwear that covers the top and sides of the head but leaves the face open. Often an extension of a wider apparel, it is normally draped around the neck, hanging to the back, and worn by being pulled up and around the head from behind. The simple garment has an extensive history across [[human]] civilization owing to its basic utility in protection against the elements.<ref>{{WP|Hood (headgear)}}</ref> | A '''hood''' is a type of headwear that covers the top and sides of the head but leaves the face open. Often an extension of a wider apparel, it is normally draped around the neck, hanging to the back, and worn by being pulled up and around the head from behind. The simple garment has an extensive history across [[human]] civilization owing to its basic utility in protection against the elements.<ref>{{WP|Hood (headgear)}}</ref> | ||
Although the hood leaves the face largely exposed, it can also serve as a means of shrouding one's identity to an extent. The [[Assassins]], known for their unparalleled expertise in stealth operations, | Although the hood leaves the face largely exposed, it can also serve as a means of shrouding one's identity to an extent. The [[Assassins]], known for their unparalleled expertise in stealth operations, had a long tradition of donning hoods to lessen their profile in public, typically worn alongside a [[robe]] or [[cloak]]. | ||
The hood was so central to Assassin attire that it quickly became a signature feature of their uniform, a recurring element that persisted throughout the ages and across disparate cultures even as fashion trends evolved continuously. The universal design standard of the Assassin hood was for it to be shaped into a beak at the top in homage to their mascot, the [[eagle]]. While not as common, some [[Templars]] also donned hoods to hide their identities, such as [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Shay Cormac]], and [[François-Thomas Germain]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Isu Era=== | ===Isu Era=== | ||
[[File:ACV Dawn of Ragnarok Promo 6.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Odin overlooking Svartálfaheimr with his hood on]] | [[File:ACV Dawn of Ragnarok Promo 6.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Odin overlooking Svartálfaheimr with his hood on]] | ||
During his adventures in [[Svartálfaheimr]], the [[Æsir]] [[Odin]] wore the [[All-Father Cloak]], which would adjust to the ''[[Jötnar|jötunn]]'' or [[Muspels|Muspel]] disguises that he would use via the [[Hugr-Rip]]. The Muspel [[Throttigr]] also donned a hood as she patrolled Svaldal.<ref name=" | During his adventures in [[Svartálfaheimr]], the [[Æsir]] [[Odin]] wore the [[All-Father Cloak]], which would adjust to the ''[[Jötnar|jötunn]]'' or [[Muspels|Muspel]] disguises that he would use via the [[Hugr-Rip]]. The Muspel [[Throttigr]] also donned a hood as she patrolled Svaldal.<ref name="DoR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''</ref> | ||
===Peloponnesian War=== | ===Peloponnesian War=== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[ | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[mercenary]] [[Kassandra]] acquired various hoods that oftentimes accompanied other pieces of [[armor]], one of which was the iconic [[Mercenary Hood]].<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> Kassandra also obtained hoods from allies and enemies, such as the [[Shroud of Penelope]] from [[Elpenor]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Penelope's Shroud]]</ref> the [[Viper's Hood]] from [[The Master]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Eyes of Kosmos]]</ref> and [[Demosthenes' Hood]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[In the Midst of Chaos]]</ref> | ||
Kassandra was not the only one who made use of hoods during this time. Her friend [[Herodotos]] also wore a hood as he traveled alongside her through the Greek world. [[Artaxerxes I of Persia]] wore a hood | Kassandra was not the only one who made use of hoods during this time. Her friend [[Herodotos]] also wore a hood as he traveled alongside her through the Greek world.<ref name="ACOD"/> [[Artaxerxes I of Persia]], living in exile after a failed attempt on his life, wore a hood to conceal his identity.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Cult of Kosmos]], the shrouded society that controlled the Greek world at the time, also wore hoods as part of their Cultist costumes, alongside a theatre mask to conceal their identities. The Cultist [[Iokaste]] wore a hood on a normal basis. Similarly, many members of the [[Followers of Ares]] and [[Daughters of Artemis]] also fashioned the hood.<ref name="ACOD"/> | ||
===Ptolemaic Egypt=== | ===Ptolemaic Egypt=== | ||
[[File:ACO THO No Chains Too Thick 08.png|250px|left|thumb|Amunet wearing her hood in the Sinai]] | [[File:ACO THO No Chains Too Thick 08.png|250px|left|thumb|Amunet wearing her hood in the Sinai]] | ||
The [[Medjay]] of [[Egypt]] typically | The [[Medjay]] of [[Egypt]] typically wore hoods with their outfits, an aspect that was carried over to the Hidden Ones when [[Bayek]], [[Amunet]], [[Tahira]], and others founded the organization.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> Bayek's [[Bayek's robes|original robes]] had a simple hood made of loose fabric, though four years after founding the Hidden Ones, he had crafted an improved outfit, with the hood's center resembling an eagle's beak.<ref name="THO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''</ref> | ||
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The trend of | The trend of beaked hoods carried on as the Hidden Ones developed over the centuries, eventually reaching the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Hidden Ones]] in the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], where [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] and his master [[Roshan]] both wore beaked hoods during the 9th century.<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> At this point in time, the height of a hood's beak symbolized a Hidden One's status, with a higher beak meant for [[Assassin apprentice|Apprentice]] robes and a lower beak reserved for [[Master Assassin]]s and [[Mentor]]s.<ref>{{Twitter|assassinscreed|status/1665795749794181121|Assassin's Creed|quote=Did you know? The Hidden Ones robes hide specific meanings. The apprentice beak is smaller than the Mentor one in order to differentiate their ranking.|image=}}</ref> | ||
===Viking Age=== | ===Viking Age=== | ||
During the [[Viking expansion|Viking Age]], the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] met Basim and his [[acolyte]] [[Hytham]], who had migrated to [[Norway]] after befriending Eivor's adoptive brother [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]]. Eivor did not share any interest in joining the Hidden Ones, but did adapt some of their methods, such as the usage of hoods to gain a stealth advantage.<ref name="Birthrights">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Birthrights]]</ref> | |||
During the [[Viking expansion|Viking Age]], the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] met | |||
[[File:ACV In the Absence of an Ealdorman 18.png|right|250px|thumb|Aelfgar speaking with a hooded Eivor]] | |||
In [[England]], [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Scholar|monks]] often wandered towns and monasteries, and Eivor made use of her [[Raven Clan Cloak]] to blend in with these monks and bypass [[Soldier|guards]]. Eivor never used her hood in combat, however.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> Upon eliminating all members of the [[Order of the Ancients]] in England, Hytham gave Eivor [[Thor's Cape]] as a gift.<ref name="Breaking the Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref> During her final years in her settlement, Eivor became the ''[[jarl]]'' of [[Ravensthorpe]] and thus donned the [[Jarl of the Raven Clan Cloak]].<ref name="TLC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[The Last Chapter]]''</ref> | |||
Various other people wore hoods during this period. The mysterious [[Hildiran]] always wore a hood. The ''jarl'' [[Guthrum]] also wore a hood at times, notably as the [[Great Heathen Army]] invaded [[Hampshire|Hamptunshire]]. In Eivor's visions in the [[Memory Corridor]], Odin wore a hood at all times.<ref name="ACV"/> In 878, the witch-warrior working for the [[Women of the Mist]], [[Niamh of Argyll]], used a hood as she infiltrated the Hidden Ones.<ref name="SotWH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]''</ref> | |||
===Middle Ages=== | ===Middle Ages=== | ||
[[File:Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 7.png|250px|left|thumb|Thomas de Carneillon's hood]] | [[File:Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 7.png|250px|left|thumb|Thomas de Carneillon's hood]] | ||
By the late 11th century, following | By the late 11th century, following the Hidden Ones' transformation into the Assassins, hoods remained a staple headpiece for the now-public organization. During the [[Third Crusade]], the hood saw use by [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Al Mualim]], and other Assassins. Scholars were also present in the Holy Land, allowing Assassins to blend in with them similarly to Eivor centuries earlier.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> During the 14th century, the Assassin [[Thomas de Carneillon]] wore a dark brown hood, which was unusual compared to the lighter colored Assassin hoods of the Middle Ages.<ref name="Tragedy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> | ||
===Renaissance=== | ===Renaissance=== | ||
In the 15th century, the Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] wore an Assassin cloak with a hood, which was passed down to his son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] following his death. During the [[Renaissance]], Ezio could dye his hood alongside the rest of his outfit at various [[tailor]]s. Other notable hood users during this time included [[La Volpe]], [[Paola]], and [[Teodora Contanto]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Monks and nuns also continued to wear hoods during this time, allowing Ezio to blend with them like Eivor and Altaïr had, a skill he used to assassinate the Templar [[Stefano da Bagnone]].<ref name="The Cowl Does Not Make the Monk">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[The Cowl Does Not Make the Monk]]</ref> | |||
In the 15th century, the Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] wore an Assassin cloak with a hood, which was passed down to his son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] following his death. During the [[Renaissance]], Ezio could dye his hood alongside the rest of his outfit at various [[tailor]]s. Other notable hood users during this time included [[La Volpe]], [[Paola]], and [[Teodora Contanto]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Monks and nuns also continued to wear hoods during this time, allowing Ezio to blend with them like Eivor and Altaïr had, a skill he | |||
[[File:Screen shot 2.png|thumb | [[File:Screen shot 2.png|thumb|250px|Rodrigo Borgia and his hooded allies]] | ||
Templars such as [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and [[Silvio Barbarigo]] also wore hoods in public as a way of protecting their identities.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref> | |||
===Golden Age of Piracy=== | ===Golden Age of Piracy=== | ||
During the Golden Age of Piracy, most Assassins in the West Indies wore hoods, including the Mentor [[Ah Tabai]] and Master Assassin [[Duncan Walpole]], | During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], most Assassins in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] wore hoods, including the Mentor [[Ah Tabai]] and Master Assassin [[Duncan Walpole]],<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> whose outfit became [[Edward Kenway]]'s signature [[Edward Kenway's robes|attire]] after Walpole's death.<ref name="Edward Kenway">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)|Edward Kenway]]</ref> Notably, the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|West Indies Assassins]]' hoods at this time were not beaked, but they still conferred the same advantages.<ref name="AC4"/> | ||
===Seven Years War=== | Due to his initial status as a [[Piracy|pirate]], as well as the hot climate of the West Indies, Edward rarely put his hood up, only doing so when infiltrating restricted areas to conceal his identity.<ref name="AC4"/> Even after joining the Brotherhood years later, Edward still preferred not to wear his hood unnecessarily, only donning it during missions which required a stealth approach.<ref name="AC4"/><ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''</ref> | ||
During the Seven Years War, | |||
===Seven Years' War=== | |||
[[File:AC Rogue - Screenshot 07.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Shay dueling a hooded Assassin gang leader]] | |||
During the [[Seven Years' War]], most [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] wore hoods, though in terms of color, the common theme of grey/white that appeared with Bayek, Altaïr, and Ezio began to fade. The Assassins [[Kesegowaase]], [[Hope Jensen]], and [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye]], donned green, pink, and black hoods, respectively. Throughout [[New York City]], only leaders of [[Hope Jensen's gang|Hope's gang]] wore a hood. The Assassin turncoat [[Shay Cormac]] did not wear a hood on his [[Shay Cormac's robes|main outfit]] following his departure from the Brotherhood, though some of his other attires, such as his Dark Assassin outfit, included one.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | |||
===American Revolution=== | ===American Revolution=== | ||
Following the [[Great Purge (1757-1763)|purge]] of the Colonial Brotherhood, few Assassins wore hoods. By the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]], [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and one of his recruits, [[Deborah Carter]], were the only ones to wear traditional Assassin hoods.<ref name="AC3"/> Ratonhnhaké:ton's [[Ratonhnhaké:ton's robes|robes]] were a modified version of the outfit worn by grandfather Edward Kenway, and the hood now featured the signature Assassin beak.<ref>{{Twitter|OfficialAidenP|status/648579503816605697|Pabesco ★|quote=@BangBangClick @AshrafAIsmail thoughts? [https://web.archive.org/web/20160410144934im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQA3nBCUwAAiJOh.jpg pic.twitter.com/CQA3nBCUwA]|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|BangBangClick|status/648585769091776512|Alex Hutchinson|quote=@OfficialAidenP @AshrafAIsmail Achilles said as much in the original draft of the story... fairly certain it stayed or is at least implied.|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|OfficialAidenP|status/648586664139444224|Pabesco ★|quote=@BangBangClick @AshrafAIsmail y'know this is mindblowing to me. Would be more mindblowing if it was in the game. Thanks for this.|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|BangBangClick|status/648615813805682688|Alex Hutchinson|quote=@OfficialAidenP @AshrafAIsmail Just checked the script and we don't mention it directly, but you know it is inherited, and it was the plan.|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|AshrafAIsmail|status/648844666440413184|Ashraf Ismail|quote=@BangBangClick @OfficialAidenP there's also a link with the originator of the outfit. See if your detective mind can figure it out|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|OfficialAidenP|status/648845323553644548|Pabesco ★|quote=@AshrafAIsmail @BangBangClick of connors or edwards outfit.?|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter|AshrafAIsmail|status/648843064426000384|Ashraf Ismail|quote=@BangBangClick @OfficialAidenP yes, Eddys outfit was designed knowing it would reach his grandson. Good pickup on that detail :)|image=File:AC3 devs Connor wearing Edward robes.png}}</ref> | |||
In an alternate reality brought on by an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]], Ratonhnhaké:ton wore a spirit animal hood shaped like a [[wolf]] during his [[Rebellion against King Washington|campaign]] against the mad King [[George Washington]].<ref name="TToKW">''[[Assassin's Creed III]] – [[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''</ref> | |||
===French Revolution=== | ===French Revolution=== | ||
[[File:Rebirth 29.png | [[File:Rebirth 29.png|250px|thumb|The Assassin Council wearing their hoods at Arno's initiation ceremony]] | ||
During the [[French Revolution]], nearly all Assassins throughout [[Paris]] used hoods, including the [[Assassin Council]]. During [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inductions]] of new Assassins, all members of the Council, save for [[Pierre Bellec]], wore the traditional beaked hoods.<ref name="Rebirth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Rebirth]]</ref> The Assassin [[Arno Dorian]] had a [[Customization/Gallery|variety]] of hoods that could be dyed a plethora of colors. His collection included [[Arno's Hood|his own]], as well as nine other different hoods, each with different levels of protection.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | |||
The Templars [[François-Thomas Germain]] and [[Chrétien Lafrenière]] also commonly wore hoods during this time to conceal their identities.<ref name="ACU"/> | |||
===Victorian era=== | |||
During the [[Victorian era]], most [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]] wore hoods, including [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]], [[George Westhouse]], and [[Jayadeep Mir|Henry Green]]. Due to the evolution of clothing, hoods were no longer viable for blending, though they still offered the advantage of anonymity. Both Jacob and Evie would wear their hoods while infiltrating restricted areas, but would take them off in public spaces to allow them to blend in with civilians.<Ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | |||
===Modern times=== | |||
[[File:AC3 William Desmond Abstergo.png|thumb|250px|left|A hooded Desmond talking to William Miles]] | |||
In the 21st century, the usage of hoods among the Assassins became far less common, especially after the [[Great Purge]], as they made them easily recognizable to the Templars.<ref name="ACTF">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> Still, certain Assassins elected to wear hoods during their field missions, such as [[Desmond Miles]], [[Galina Voronina]], and [[Charlotte de la Cruz]], all three of of whom wore hoods from their sweatshirts.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:04, 23 March 2025
A hood is a type of headwear that covers the top and sides of the head but leaves the face open. Often an extension of a wider apparel, it is normally draped around the neck, hanging to the back, and worn by being pulled up and around the head from behind. The simple garment has an extensive history across human civilization owing to its basic utility in protection against the elements.[1]
Although the hood leaves the face largely exposed, it can also serve as a means of shrouding one's identity to an extent. The Assassins, known for their unparalleled expertise in stealth operations, had a long tradition of donning hoods to lessen their profile in public, typically worn alongside a robe or cloak.
The hood was so central to Assassin attire that it quickly became a signature feature of their uniform, a recurring element that persisted throughout the ages and across disparate cultures even as fashion trends evolved continuously. The universal design standard of the Assassin hood was for it to be shaped into a beak at the top in homage to their mascot, the eagle. While not as common, some Templars also donned hoods to hide their identities, such as Rodrigo Borgia, Shay Cormac, and François-Thomas Germain.
History
Isu Era
During his adventures in Svartálfaheimr, the Æsir Odin wore the All-Father Cloak, which would adjust to the jötunn or Muspel disguises that he would use via the Hugr-Rip. The Muspel Throttigr also donned a hood as she patrolled Svaldal.[2]
Peloponnesian War
During the Peloponnesian War, the mercenary Kassandra acquired various hoods that oftentimes accompanied other pieces of armor, one of which was the iconic Mercenary Hood.[3] Kassandra also obtained hoods from allies and enemies, such as the Shroud of Penelope from Elpenor,[4] the Viper's Hood from The Master,[5] and Demosthenes' Hood.[6]
Kassandra was not the only one who made use of hoods during this time. Her friend Herodotos also wore a hood as he traveled alongside her through the Greek world.[3] Artaxerxes I of Persia, living in exile after a failed attempt on his life, wore a hood to conceal his identity.[7] Meanwhile, the Cult of Kosmos, the shrouded society that controlled the Greek world at the time, also wore hoods as part of their Cultist costumes, alongside a theatre mask to conceal their identities. The Cultist Iokaste wore a hood on a normal basis. Similarly, many members of the Followers of Ares and Daughters of Artemis also fashioned the hood.[3]
Ptolemaic Egypt
The Medjay of Egypt typically wore hoods with their outfits, an aspect that was carried over to the Hidden Ones when Bayek, Amunet, Tahira, and others founded the organization.[8] Bayek's original robes had a simple hood made of loose fabric, though four years after founding the Hidden Ones, he had crafted an improved outfit, with the hood's center resembling an eagle's beak.[9]
Golden Age of Baghdad
The trend of beaked hoods carried on as the Hidden Ones developed over the centuries, eventually reaching the Alamut Hidden Ones in the Abbasid Caliphate, where Basim Ibn Ishaq and his master Roshan both wore beaked hoods during the 9th century.[10] At this point in time, the height of a hood's beak symbolized a Hidden One's status, with a higher beak meant for Apprentice robes and a lower beak reserved for Master Assassins and Mentors.[11]
Viking Age
During the Viking Age, the Raven Clan shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir met Basim and his acolyte Hytham, who had migrated to Norway after befriending Eivor's adoptive brother Sigurd Styrbjornsson. Eivor did not share any interest in joining the Hidden Ones, but did adapt some of their methods, such as the usage of hoods to gain a stealth advantage.[12]
In England, Christian monks often wandered towns and monasteries, and Eivor made use of her Raven Clan Cloak to blend in with these monks and bypass guards. Eivor never used her hood in combat, however.[13] Upon eliminating all members of the Order of the Ancients in England, Hytham gave Eivor Thor's Cape as a gift.[14] During her final years in her settlement, Eivor became the jarl of Ravensthorpe and thus donned the Jarl of the Raven Clan Cloak.[15]
Various other people wore hoods during this period. The mysterious Hildiran always wore a hood. The jarl Guthrum also wore a hood at times, notably as the Great Heathen Army invaded Hamptunshire. In Eivor's visions in the Memory Corridor, Odin wore a hood at all times.[13] In 878, the witch-warrior working for the Women of the Mist, Niamh of Argyll, used a hood as she infiltrated the Hidden Ones.[16]
Middle Ages
By the late 11th century, following the Hidden Ones' transformation into the Assassins, hoods remained a staple headpiece for the now-public organization. During the Third Crusade, the hood saw use by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Al Mualim, and other Assassins. Scholars were also present in the Holy Land, allowing Assassins to blend in with them similarly to Eivor centuries earlier.[17] During the 14th century, the Assassin Thomas de Carneillon wore a dark brown hood, which was unusual compared to the lighter colored Assassin hoods of the Middle Ages.[18]
Renaissance
In the 15th century, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore wore an Assassin cloak with a hood, which was passed down to his son Ezio following his death. During the Renaissance, Ezio could dye his hood alongside the rest of his outfit at various tailors. Other notable hood users during this time included La Volpe, Paola, and Teodora Contanto.[19] Monks and nuns also continued to wear hoods during this time, allowing Ezio to blend with them like Eivor and Altaïr had, a skill he used to assassinate the Templar Stefano da Bagnone.[20]
Templars such as Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia and Silvio Barbarigo also wore hoods in public as a way of protecting their identities.[19][21]
Golden Age of Piracy
During the Golden Age of Piracy, most Assassins in the West Indies wore hoods, including the Mentor Ah Tabai and Master Assassin Duncan Walpole,[22] whose outfit became Edward Kenway's signature attire after Walpole's death.[23] Notably, the West Indies Assassins' hoods at this time were not beaked, but they still conferred the same advantages.[22]
Due to his initial status as a pirate, as well as the hot climate of the West Indies, Edward rarely put his hood up, only doing so when infiltrating restricted areas to conceal his identity.[22] Even after joining the Brotherhood years later, Edward still preferred not to wear his hood unnecessarily, only donning it during missions which required a stealth approach.[22][24]
Seven Years' War
During the Seven Years' War, most Colonial Assassins wore hoods, though in terms of color, the common theme of grey/white that appeared with Bayek, Altaïr, and Ezio began to fade. The Assassins Kesegowaase, Hope Jensen, and Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye, donned green, pink, and black hoods, respectively. Throughout New York City, only leaders of Hope's gang wore a hood. The Assassin turncoat Shay Cormac did not wear a hood on his main outfit following his departure from the Brotherhood, though some of his other attires, such as his Dark Assassin outfit, included one.[25]
American Revolution
Following the purge of the Colonial Brotherhood, few Assassins wore hoods. By the time of the American Revolutionary War, Ratonhnhaké:ton and one of his recruits, Deborah Carter, were the only ones to wear traditional Assassin hoods.[26] Ratonhnhaké:ton's robes were a modified version of the outfit worn by grandfather Edward Kenway, and the hood now featured the signature Assassin beak.[27]
In an alternate reality brought on by an Apple of Eden, Ratonhnhaké:ton wore a spirit animal hood shaped like a wolf during his campaign against the mad King George Washington.[28]
French Revolution
During the French Revolution, nearly all Assassins throughout Paris used hoods, including the Assassin Council. During inductions of new Assassins, all members of the Council, save for Pierre Bellec, wore the traditional beaked hoods.[29] The Assassin Arno Dorian had a variety of hoods that could be dyed a plethora of colors. His collection included his own, as well as nine other different hoods, each with different levels of protection.[30]
The Templars François-Thomas Germain and Chrétien Lafrenière also commonly wore hoods during this time to conceal their identities.[30]
Victorian era
During the Victorian era, most British Assassins wore hoods, including Jacob and Evie Frye, George Westhouse, and Henry Green. Due to the evolution of clothing, hoods were no longer viable for blending, though they still offered the advantage of anonymity. Both Jacob and Evie would wear their hoods while infiltrating restricted areas, but would take them off in public spaces to allow them to blend in with civilians.[31]
Modern times
In the 21st century, the usage of hoods among the Assassins became far less common, especially after the Great Purge, as they made them easily recognizable to the Templars.[32] Still, certain Assassins elected to wear hoods during their field missions, such as Desmond Miles, Galina Voronina, and Charlotte de la Cruz, all three of of whom wore hoods from their sweatshirts.[26][33]
