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In 49 BCE, | In 49 BCE, the [[Order of the Ancients]] discovered a [[Siwa Vault|vault]] located beneath the [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]]. Believing that the vault was connected to [[Apple of Eden 6|an orb-shaped relic]] in their possession and hoping to learn secrets the [[Isu]] had locked away, several members of the Order travelled to Siwa in attempt to access the [[Temple (Isu)|temple]]'s power.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Heron Assassination]]</ref> Through contact with their agent [[Bion]], the Order learned that the bloodline of Siwa's current [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] was somehow{{Cite|17 Jan 2023. May be misremembering Desert Oath}} special.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]''</ref> With this knowledge, the Order arranged to capture Bayek and force him to reveal the way to open the vault, though they also kidnapped his son [[Khemu]] during the Medjay's abduction.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/> | ||
As they forcefully interrogated a restrained Bayek for information he did not know about a place he was unaware existed beforehand, the ensemble were interrupted by news of [[Pharaoh]] [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s sudden arrival. In their panic, they scattered throughout the vault, giving Khemu the opportunity to quietly steal a knife from an Order member and give it to his father to free himself. When the Order returned, they threatened to murder Khemu if Bayek did not answer to their liking before Ptolemy entered. Bayek, enraged, broke free of his bonds and attempted to kill one of the members with the knife, only for them to catch his blow before it landed and redirect his attack into Khemu, killing him. Horrified at having inadvertently killed his son, Bayek could only briefly mourn before he was knocked unconscious and abandoned.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/> | |||
==The Hunt== | ==The Hunt== | ||
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{{Quote|I am Medjay to no pharaoh.|Bayek to Rudjek, 48 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Origins|The Heron Assassination}} | {{Quote|I am Medjay to no pharaoh.|Bayek to Rudjek, 48 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Origins|The Heron Assassination}} | ||
[[File:ACO The Heron Assassination 07.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek declaring his intent to hunt every Order member.]] | [[File:ACO The Heron Assassination 07.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek declaring his intent to hunt every Order member.]] | ||
After year of searching, Bayek learned that [[Saqqara Nome]]'s {{Wiki|nomarch}} Rudjek was one of the masked man known as "the Heron". Bayek tracked him down to [[Sneferu]]'s [[Bent Pyramid]],<ref name="TheHeronAssassination" | After year of searching, Bayek learned that [[Saqqara Nome]]'s {{Wiki|nomarch}} Rudjek was one of the masked man known as "the Heron". Bayek tracked him down to [[Sneferu]]'s [[Bent Pyramid]],<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/> where he fought and defeated Rudjek's bodyguard [[Hypatos]],<ref name="Homecoming">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Homecoming (Origins)|Homecoming]]</ref> then continued on to corner his target. When Rudjek asked why a Medjay hunted him when they were supposed to protect the pharaohs, Bayek denied serving the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] and instead showed his arm covered in [[tattoo]]ed cryptonyms.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/> | ||
The nomarch panicked at seeing his name crossed off, swearing that his brethren would find and stop Bayek, and attempted to avert his fate by [[Throwing knife|throwing]] a [[Short blade|knife]] at his assailant's head. However, Bayek blocked it with Rudjek's mask he had recovered earlier and vowed in turn that he would wait in the shadows to eliminate everyone in the Order who was at Siwa. He then thrust the knife and mask into Rudjek's face, killing him.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/> | The nomarch panicked at seeing his name crossed off, swearing that his brethren would find and stop Bayek, and attempted to avert his fate by [[Throwing knife|throwing]] a [[Short blade|knife]] at his assailant's head. However, Bayek blocked it with Rudjek's mask he had recovered earlier and vowed in turn that he would wait in the shadows to eliminate everyone in the Order who was at Siwa. He then thrust the knife and mask into Rudjek's face, killing him.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/> | ||
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After the soldiers were killed, Hepzefa took Bayek to reunite with [[Senu]], his female {{Wiki|Bonelli's eagle}} whom Rabiah had nursed back to health in Bayek's absence. Before Bayek set off to kill Medunamun, Hepzefa urged him to improve his equipment and to help solve various problems caused by Medunamun's soldiers. To that end, he suggested Bayek do both by aiding the [[blacksmith]] [[Benipe]], whose tools were confiscated after he was accused of being a member of the [[Egyptian rebels|local rebels]]. Having heard of this, Bayek recovered the tools from [[Camp Shetjeh]] and returned them to Benipe. Now able to open his shop again, Benipe rewarded Bayek with weapons he had hidden from the soldiers during the confiscation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Striking the Anvil]]</ref> | After the soldiers were killed, Hepzefa took Bayek to reunite with [[Senu]], his female {{Wiki|Bonelli's eagle}} whom Rabiah had nursed back to health in Bayek's absence. Before Bayek set off to kill Medunamun, Hepzefa urged him to improve his equipment and to help solve various problems caused by Medunamun's soldiers. To that end, he suggested Bayek do both by aiding the [[blacksmith]] [[Benipe]], whose tools were confiscated after he was accused of being a member of the [[Egyptian rebels|local rebels]]. Having heard of this, Bayek recovered the tools from [[Camp Shetjeh]] and returned them to Benipe. Now able to open his shop again, Benipe rewarded Bayek with weapons he had hidden from the soldiers during the confiscation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Striking the Anvil]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACO False Oracle 16.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek bludgeoning Medunamun to death]] | [[File:ACO False Oracle 16.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek bludgeoning Medunamun to death]] | ||
Once he armed himself with a new weapon, Bayek infiltrated the Temple of Amun and freed several priests from Medunamun's abusive treatment. Bayek soon found and assassinated Medunamun, but even in the Oracle's last moments, he showed no remorse for his murders and sneeringly taunted Bayek for being unable to save his son. This comment infuriated Bayek, who promptly bludgeoned the unrepentant oracle to death in a frenzy.<ref name="TheFalseOracle">'' | Once he armed himself with a new weapon, Bayek infiltrated the Temple of Amun and freed several priests from Medunamun's abusive treatment. Bayek soon found and assassinated Medunamun, but even in the Oracle's last moments, he showed no remorse for his murders and sneeringly taunted Bayek for being unable to save his son. This comment infuriated Bayek, who promptly bludgeoned the unrepentant oracle to death in a frenzy.<ref name="TheFalseOracle">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref> With Medunamun's demise, Siwa was liberated and Bayek returned to Hepfeza to drink in celebration, but his vengeance was still far from over, as his friend told him that [[Amunet|Aya]] was tracking more masked members in [[Alexandria]]. After bidding Hepzefa farewell and entrusting him to take his place as Medjay of Siwa, Bayek left for the great city.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[May Amun Walk Beside You]]</ref> | ||
===The Vulture and The Ram=== | ===The Vulture and The Ram=== | ||
[[File:ACO Bayek Ktesos body.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bayek finding Kestos' corpse]] | [[File:ACO Bayek Ktesos body.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bayek finding Kestos' corpse]] | ||
During Bayek's hunt, Aya was also pursuing her own targets in Alexandria, where she suspected [[Actaeon]] was part of the Order. Her suspicions were proven when she found an Order mask in Actaeon's room, after which, she forced him to don it before thrusting a knife through the eye slits, killing him. When Aya returned to [[Aya's Home|her house]], the Order member [[Ktesos]] attacked her in an attempt to avenge Actaeon, though his efforts failed and she also killed him. Both Actaeon and Ktesos' | During Bayek's hunt, Aya was also pursuing her own targets in Alexandria, where she suspected [[Actaeon]] was part of the Order. Her suspicions were proven when she found an Order mask in Actaeon's room, after which, she forced him to don it before thrusting a knife through the eye slits, killing him. When Aya returned to [[Aya's Home|her house]], the Order member [[Ktesos]] attacked her in an attempt to avenge Actaeon, though his efforts failed and she also killed him. Both Actaeon and Ktesos' deaths in such quick succession caught the attention of Alexandria's [[Phylakitai]] [[Gennadios]], forcing Aya into hiding upon being declared a wanted criminal.<ref name="Aya">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Aya (memory)|Aya]]</ref> | ||
===The Hippo=== | ===The Hippo=== | ||
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Bayek arrived at Alexandria, where he was supposed to find Aya at the city's [[Library of Alexandria|famed library]]. There, he met Aya's cousin [[Phanos]], who explained to Bayek that Aya was currently in hiding due to her being wanted, before taking the man to [[The Den|the hideout]] in question. After a year of separation, Bayek was finally reunited with his wife. Aya showed Bayek a royal papyrus she took from Actaeon, proof that the Order had strong ties to the royal Ptolemy family, then gave Bayek a [[Hidden Blade]] she recovered<ref name="Aya"/> that was once owned and used by the ancient [[Artabanus' group|freedom fighter]] [[Darius]] to kill the [[Iran|Persian]] King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in 465 BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' – [[Shadow of a Legend]]</ref> After testing the Blade, Bayek strapped it to his posterior forearm, unaware that Darius had actually used it on the anterior side, and set off to reveal the identity of "the Snake" and eliminate Gennadios.<ref name="Aya"/> | Bayek arrived at Alexandria, where he was supposed to find Aya at the city's [[Library of Alexandria|famed library]]. There, he met Aya's cousin [[Phanos]], who explained to Bayek that Aya was currently in hiding due to her being wanted, before taking the man to [[The Den|the hideout]] in question. After a year of separation, Bayek was finally reunited with his wife. Aya showed Bayek a royal papyrus she took from Actaeon, proof that the Order had strong ties to the royal Ptolemy family, then gave Bayek a [[Hidden Blade]] she recovered<ref name="Aya"/> that was once owned and used by the ancient [[Artabanus' group|freedom fighter]] [[Darius]] to kill the [[Iran|Persian]] King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in 465 BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' – [[Shadow of a Legend]]</ref> After testing the Blade, Bayek strapped it to his posterior forearm, unaware that Darius had actually used it on the anterior side, and set off to reveal the identity of "the Snake" and eliminate Gennadios.<ref name="Aya"/> | ||
Bayek found and assassinated Gennadios inside [[Akra Garrison]] | Bayek soon found and assassinated Gennadios inside [[Akra Garrison]]. In his last moments, Gennadios told Bayek that he was only doing his duty as a phylakitai and questioned whether Bayek's vengeance was above all laws.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Gennadios the Phylakitai]]</ref> With Gennadios dead, Bayek infiltrated the [[Ptolemaic Royal Palace|city's Royal Palace]] and entered the Royal Scribe's office, where he found a letter that revealed the royal scribe [[Eudoros]] himself as "Snake". Bayek then headed to a bathhouse to exact his revenge.<ref name="EndOfTheSnake">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[End of the Snake]]</ref> | ||
[[File:Origins Quest08EndOfTheSnake Part05.PNG|thumb|left|250px|Bayek activating the Hidden Blade for the first time]] | |||
Upon entering the bathhouse, Bayek climbed into the ceiling rafters and attacked Eudoros from above by attempting to drown him. However, Eudoros overpowered Bayek and in the resulting scuffle for control, Bayek activated his Hidden Blade and killed Eudoros, though he lost his left ring finger when the blade severed it while he had a clenched fist. In his last breath, Eudoros cryptically stated that he had nothing to do with the incident in Siwa before telling Bayek that "the Snake" was immortal, affirming that he was not the cryptonym's owner.<ref name="EndOfTheSnake"/> | |||
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The Hunt for the Snake was a years-long personal vendetta carried out by the Medjay Bayek and his wife Aya to avenge the murder of their son Khemu at the hands of the Order of the Ancients, known collectively as "the Snake".
Prelude
In 49 BCE, the Order of the Ancients discovered a vault located beneath the Temple of Amun in Siwa. Believing that the vault was connected to an orb-shaped relic in their possession and hoping to learn secrets the Isu had locked away, several members of the Order travelled to Siwa in attempt to access the temple's power.[1] Through contact with their agent Bion, the Order learned that the bloodline of Siwa's current Medjay Bayek was somehow [citation needed] special.[2] With this knowledge, the Order arranged to capture Bayek and force him to reveal the way to open the vault, though they also kidnapped his son Khemu during the Medjay's abduction.[1]
As they forcefully interrogated a restrained Bayek for information he did not know about a place he was unaware existed beforehand, the ensemble were interrupted by news of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII's sudden arrival. In their panic, they scattered throughout the vault, giving Khemu the opportunity to quietly steal a knife from an Order member and give it to his father to free himself. When the Order returned, they threatened to murder Khemu if Bayek did not answer to their liking before Ptolemy entered. Bayek, enraged, broke free of his bonds and attempted to kill one of the members with the knife, only for them to catch his blow before it landed and redirect his attack into Khemu, killing him. Horrified at having inadvertently killed his son, Bayek could only briefly mourn before he was knocked unconscious and abandoned.[1]
The Hunt
The Heron
After year of searching, Bayek learned that Saqqara Nome's nomarch Rudjek was one of the masked man known as "the Heron". Bayek tracked him down to Sneferu's Bent Pyramid,[1] where he fought and defeated Rudjek's bodyguard Hypatos,[3] then continued on to corner his target. When Rudjek asked why a Medjay hunted him when they were supposed to protect the pharaohs, Bayek denied serving the Ptolemaic dynasty and instead showed his arm covered in tattooed cryptonyms.[1]
The nomarch panicked at seeing his name crossed off, swearing that his brethren would find and stop Bayek, and attempted to avert his fate by throwing a knife at his assailant's head. However, Bayek blocked it with Rudjek's mask he had recovered earlier and vowed in turn that he would wait in the shadows to eliminate everyone in the Order who was at Siwa. He then thrust the knife and mask into Rudjek's face, killing him.[1]
The Ibis
A few months later, Hypatos confronted Bayek at some ruins on the outskirts of Siwa, determined to avenge his master's death and his wounded pride at being defeated but left alive. In the midst of the fight, he slammed his mace into the ground and broke it, sending both into a lower chamber, where they continued their duel. Although Bayek offered a truce, Hypatos stubbornly refused in the name of honor. Eventually, Bayek proved the better warrior and killed Hypatos.[3]
Bayek navigated his way out of the ruins and saw his friend Hepzefa fighting a group of soldiers from the Ptolemaic army. He immediately rushed to protect his friend and killed the attackers.[3] Hepzefa, surprised to see Bayek after a year of absence, welcomed him warmly and the two men rode back to Siwa. Along the way, Hepzefa told Bayek of the brutality and unfair treatment the villagers suffered at the hands of the Oracle of Amun Medunamun, otherwise known as "The Ibis", thus giving Bayek his next target.[4]
Arriving at Hepzefa's house, Hepzefa told Bayek to rest after his long journey, but Bayek declined, saying he needed to prepare and kill Medunamun. At that moment, the village's healer Rabiah interrupted the two requesting Hepzefa's aid to deal with disruptive soldiers, only to immediately notice Bayek and tend to his wounds after persuading him to take a rest. His respite was cut short, however, when a villager warned everyone of incoming soldiers sent by Medunamun. Bayek and Hepzefa hid in the yard and learned through eavesdropping that the soldiers were ordered to kill them both in retaliation for Rudjek's murder. Nevertheless, the soldiers were no match for the two Medjays and were quickly dispatched.[4]
After the soldiers were killed, Hepzefa took Bayek to reunite with Senu, his female Bonelli's eagle whom Rabiah had nursed back to health in Bayek's absence. Before Bayek set off to kill Medunamun, Hepzefa urged him to improve his equipment and to help solve various problems caused by Medunamun's soldiers. To that end, he suggested Bayek do both by aiding the blacksmith Benipe, whose tools were confiscated after he was accused of being a member of the local rebels. Having heard of this, Bayek recovered the tools from Camp Shetjeh and returned them to Benipe. Now able to open his shop again, Benipe rewarded Bayek with weapons he had hidden from the soldiers during the confiscation.[5]
Once he armed himself with a new weapon, Bayek infiltrated the Temple of Amun and freed several priests from Medunamun's abusive treatment. Bayek soon found and assassinated Medunamun, but even in the Oracle's last moments, he showed no remorse for his murders and sneeringly taunted Bayek for being unable to save his son. This comment infuriated Bayek, who promptly bludgeoned the unrepentant oracle to death in a frenzy.[6] With Medunamun's demise, Siwa was liberated and Bayek returned to Hepfeza to drink in celebration, but his vengeance was still far from over, as his friend told him that Aya was tracking more masked members in Alexandria. After bidding Hepzefa farewell and entrusting him to take his place as Medjay of Siwa, Bayek left for the great city.[7]
The Vulture and The Ram
During Bayek's hunt, Aya was also pursuing her own targets in Alexandria, where she suspected Actaeon was part of the Order. Her suspicions were proven when she found an Order mask in Actaeon's room, after which, she forced him to don it before thrusting a knife through the eye slits, killing him. When Aya returned to her house, the Order member Ktesos attacked her in an attempt to avenge Actaeon, though his efforts failed and she also killed him. Both Actaeon and Ktesos' deaths in such quick succession caught the attention of Alexandria's Phylakitai Gennadios, forcing Aya into hiding upon being declared a wanted criminal.[8]
The Hippo
Bayek arrived at Alexandria, where he was supposed to find Aya at the city's famed library. There, he met Aya's cousin Phanos, who explained to Bayek that Aya was currently in hiding due to her being wanted, before taking the man to the hideout in question. After a year of separation, Bayek was finally reunited with his wife. Aya showed Bayek a royal papyrus she took from Actaeon, proof that the Order had strong ties to the royal Ptolemy family, then gave Bayek a Hidden Blade she recovered[8] that was once owned and used by the ancient freedom fighter Darius to kill the Persian King Xerxes I in 465 BCE.[9] After testing the Blade, Bayek strapped it to his posterior forearm, unaware that Darius had actually used it on the anterior side, and set off to reveal the identity of "the Snake" and eliminate Gennadios.[8]
Bayek soon found and assassinated Gennadios inside Akra Garrison. In his last moments, Gennadios told Bayek that he was only doing his duty as a phylakitai and questioned whether Bayek's vengeance was above all laws.[10] With Gennadios dead, Bayek infiltrated the city's Royal Palace and entered the Royal Scribe's office, where he found a letter that revealed the royal scribe Eudoros himself as "Snake". Bayek then headed to a bathhouse to exact his revenge.[11]
Upon entering the bathhouse, Bayek climbed into the ceiling rafters and attacked Eudoros from above by attempting to drown him. However, Eudoros overpowered Bayek and in the resulting scuffle for control, Bayek activated his Hidden Blade and killed Eudoros, though he lost his left ring finger when the blade severed it while he had a clenched fist. In his last breath, Eudoros cryptically stated that he had nothing to do with the incident in Siwa before telling Bayek that "the Snake" was immortal, affirming that he was not the cryptonym's owner.[11]
Appearances
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- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic) (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Heron Assassination
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Homecoming
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Oasis
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Striking the Anvil
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The False Oracle
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – May Amun Walk Beside You
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Assassin's Creed: Origins – Aya
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted – Shadow of a Legend
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Gennadios the Phylakitai
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – End of the Snake