John Wilkes Booth: Difference between revisions
imported>Master Sima Yi Undo revision 853376 by Heitor d'Araújo (talk) The Glyph in which he appears specifically has Templar iconography tied to these targets. |
imported>VilkaTheWolf No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|Individuals}} | {{Era|Individuals}} | ||
{{WP-REAL}} | {{WP-REAL}} | ||
{{Quote|Sic semper tyrannis!|John Wilkes Booth after assassinating Abraham Lincoln, 1865.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}} | {{Quote|Sic semper tyrannis!|John Wilkes Booth after assassinating Abraham Lincoln, 1865.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall|Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2}} | ||
{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|name = John Wilkes Booth | |name = John Wilkes Booth | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In April 1865, with the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene. | In April 1865, with the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] losing the [[American Civil War]], Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="WP">{{WP|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> He proclaimed "Sic semper tyrannis!", ''thus always to tyrants'', copying [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]' words after [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Caesar's]] [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|assassination]].<ref name="Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #02]]</ref> | ||
Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], but refused to surrender. The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]]. | Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by [[United States Armed Forces|federal troops]] in northern [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], but refused to surrender.<ref name="WP" /> The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref name="glyph">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#15|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Legacy== | ||
In 1998, John Wilkes Booth's voice yelling "Sic semper tyrannis!" was heard by [[Daniel Cross]] in a hallucination brought on by the [[Bleeding Effect]] and a withdrawal from his psychiatric medication.<ref name="Fall" /> | |||
Details of Booth's assassination were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012, and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Which he did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Guardians" where Booth was included in the list of historical individuals assassinated.<ref name="glyph" /> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
John Wilkes Booth is a historical figure and figure introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles. Historically, Booth once portrayed the [[Roman Republic|Roman]] general [[Marcus Antonius]] in a production of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''Julius Caesar''; additionally, his father and brother, both fellow actors, were both named [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Junius Brutus]], after [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|Caesar's assassin]]. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|Glyphs only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{c|Vision to Daniel Cross}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[zh:约翰·威尔克斯·布斯]] | [[zh:约翰·威尔克斯·布斯]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, John Wilkes}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, John Wilkes}} | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 5 July 2020
John Wilkes Booth (1838 – 1865) was an American stage actor and affiliate of the Templar Order, who plotted and successfully executed the murder of American President Abraham Lincoln.
Biography
In April 1865, with the Confederate Army losing the American Civil War, Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.[1] He proclaimed "Sic semper tyrannis!", thus always to tyrants, copying Marcus Junius Brutus' words after Caesar's assassination.[2]
Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by federal troops in northern Virginia, but refused to surrender.[1] The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion, Booth was killed by the Assassins.[3]
Legacy
In 1998, John Wilkes Booth's voice yelling "Sic semper tyrannis!" was heard by Daniel Cross in a hallucination brought on by the Bleeding Effect and a withdrawal from his psychiatric medication.[2]
Details of Booth's assassination were later collected by the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek in 2012, and hidden in the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Which he did in September of that year.[4] Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Guardians" where Booth was included in the list of historical individuals assassinated.[3]
Behind the scenes
John Wilkes Booth is a historical figure and figure introduced in Assassin's Creed II in the Glyph puzzles. Historically, Booth once portrayed the Roman general Marcus Antonius in a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; additionally, his father and brother, both fellow actors, were both named Junius Brutus, after Caesar's assassin.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (appears in Glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall (Vision to Daniel Cross)
