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|name    = Nicholas II
|image  = Nicholas II of Russia.jpg
|imgdesc = Nicholas II with [[the Staff]].
|birth  = 18 May 1868<br>[[Petrograd|Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia|Russian Empire]]
|death  = 17 July 1918 (aged 50)<br>[[wikipedia:Yekaterinburg|Yekaterinburg]], [[wikipedia:Russian SFSR|Russian SFSR]]
|period  =
|faction = Monarchy of Russia
|appear  = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' <small>([[Glyphs]])</small><br>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''
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'''Nicholas II''' (Russian: Николай II, Николай Александрович Романов, tr. Nikolai II, Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov) (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsar of [[Russia]], Grand Prince of [[wikipedia:Finland|Finland]], and titular King of [[wikipedia:Poland|Poland]]. He was the son of Tsar [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]].
'''Nicholas II''' (Russian: Николай II, Николай Александрович Романов, tr. Nikolai II, Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov) (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsar of [[Russia]], Grand Prince of [[wikipedia:Finland|Finland]], and titular King of [[wikipedia:Poland|Poland]]. He was the son of Tsar [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]].


Nicholas ruled using the [[The Staff|Staff of Eden]], which he most likely received from his father. He either passed it on to the [[Templar]] [[Grigori Rasputin]], or Rasputin simply took the Staff. Regardless, without the Staff, which was subsequently lost in the [[Tunguska explosion]], Nicholas soon lost all control he had over his multitudes of subjects within a decade. On March 1, 1917, he was trapped on his Imperial train outside St. Petersburg, returning from the Eastern Front of WWI, to quell the explosion of revolution that had erupted days earlier. Against his will, he was forced to abdicate all his power, after being dissuaded from trying to pass it on to his son and brother.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Nicholas II of Russia was born in [[wikipedia:Alexander Palace|Alexander Palace]], located in the small village of [[wikipedia:Tsarskoye Selo|Tsarskoye Selo]] near [[Petrograd|Saint Petersburg]]. He was the son of [[Alexander III of Russia|Emperor Alexander III]] and [[wikipedia:Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Empress Maria Feodorovna]] and the brother of [[wikipedia:Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia|Alexander]], [[wikipedia:Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia|George]], [[wikipedia:Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia|Michael]] and two sisters.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Nicholas II of Russia|''Wikipedia'': Nicholas II of Russia]]</ref>


Within the year, Nicholas and his family were nothing but pawns in the ensuing Russian Civil War. In the end, the Bolsheviks killed the Romanovs. On July 18, 1918, Nicholas, his wife Alexandra, their four daughters and only son were all gunned down in the basement of a warehouse in the Siberian backwater of Yekaterinburg.
===As Tsarevich===
In 1881, Nicholas witnessed the assassination of his grandfather [[Alexander II of Russia|Tsar Alexander II]]<ref name="Wikipedia" /> at the hands of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #1</ref> As a result, Alexander III was made Tsar of Russia and Nicholas became Tsarevich.<ref name="Wikipedia" />
 
In 1888, Nicholas travelled with his family from [[wikipedia:Crimea|Crimea]] to Saint Petersburg. When the family was in the dining car, the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]] entered, with his gun ready to shoot at the Tsar. The Tsar wasn't in the car, however, and attacked the Assassin from behind. A fight ensued, with the train cart derailing as a result. The family got trapped inside the cart, but Alexander's strong physique allowed him to lift up the cart's roof, enabling his family to escape.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1" /> Afterwards, they returned to Saint Petersburg, where their safe return was celebrated.<ref name="Wikipedia" />
 
===Later life===
[[File:Orelov Rev v.png|thumb|Nicholas showing Orelov the Imperial staff.]]
At one point during the final months of his life, Nicholas' palace was infiltrated by the Assassin Nikolai Orelov. The Assassin murdered the Tsarevich's guards, before grabbing him and showing a picture of the Tsarevich with the Staff, wanting him to lead the Assassin to the object's location. Nicholas led Orelov to the room where the Staff was placed, though Orelov quickly concluded that it was merely a replica, as the original Staff was made of a glowing, enchanting form of metal. Nicholas then begged the Assassin to spare the life of his family, should his objective be to kill the Tsarevich, just like the Assassin did with his father's family. Orelov replied that he didn't come to kill him and left through one of the palace's windows, but not before hearing the Tsarevich tell him that Rasputin wore a shard around his neck that consisted of the same material as the Staff, according to Orelov's description.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #3</ref>
 
 
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Nicholas II (Russian: Николай II, Николай Александрович Романов, tr. Nikolai II, Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov) (18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918) was the last Tsar of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. He was the son of Tsar Alexander III.

Biography

Early life

Nicholas II of Russia was born in Alexander Palace, located in the small village of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg. He was the son of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna and the brother of Alexander, George, Michael and two sisters.[1]

As Tsarevich

In 1881, Nicholas witnessed the assassination of his grandfather Tsar Alexander II[1] at the hands of the Assassin Order.[2] As a result, Alexander III was made Tsar of Russia and Nicholas became Tsarevich.[1]

In 1888, Nicholas travelled with his family from Crimea to Saint Petersburg. When the family was in the dining car, the Assassin Nikolai Orelov entered, with his gun ready to shoot at the Tsar. The Tsar wasn't in the car, however, and attacked the Assassin from behind. A fight ensued, with the train cart derailing as a result. The family got trapped inside the cart, but Alexander's strong physique allowed him to lift up the cart's roof, enabling his family to escape.[2] Afterwards, they returned to Saint Petersburg, where their safe return was celebrated.[1]

Later life

Nicholas showing Orelov the Imperial staff.

At one point during the final months of his life, Nicholas' palace was infiltrated by the Assassin Nikolai Orelov. The Assassin murdered the Tsarevich's guards, before grabbing him and showing a picture of the Tsarevich with the Staff, wanting him to lead the Assassin to the object's location. Nicholas led Orelov to the room where the Staff was placed, though Orelov quickly concluded that it was merely a replica, as the original Staff was made of a glowing, enchanting form of metal. Nicholas then begged the Assassin to spare the life of his family, should his objective be to kill the Tsarevich, just like the Assassin did with his father's family. Orelov replied that he didn't come to kill him and left through one of the palace's windows, but not before hearing the Tsarevich tell him that Rasputin wore a shard around his neck that consisted of the same material as the Staff, according to Orelov's description.[3]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: Nicholas II of Russia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #1
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Issue #3
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