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{{Dialogue|Arno|The people are fighting for what is owed them. Liberté, égalité...|Trenet|If we danced about on a simple scale in need of balancing, you'd be right. But the truth is more complicated.|Arno and Trenet discussing the French Revolution, 1792.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | {{Dialogue|Arno|The people are fighting for what is owed them. ''Liberté, égalité''...|Trenet|If we danced about on a simple scale in need of balancing, you'd be right. But the truth is more complicated.|Arno Dorian and Sophie Trenet discussing the French Revolution, 1792.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | ||
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*[[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Parisian Brotherhood]] | *[[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Parisian Brotherhood]] | ||
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'''Sophie Trenet''' was a [[France|French]] [[Master Assassin]] and member of the [[Assassin Council]] that led the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Parisian Brotherhood]] during the [[French Revolution]]. She was also a playwright, essayist and pamphleteer who fought with passion for the freedom of the oppressed classes.<ref name="ACI">[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates | '''Sophie Trenet''' was a [[France|French]] [[Master Assassin]] and member of the [[Assassin Council]] that led the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Parisian Brotherhood]] during the [[French Revolution]]. She was also a playwright, essayist, and pamphleteer who fought with passion for the freedom of the oppressed classes.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Initiates avatars|Avatar bios]]</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Under Mirabeau=== | ===Under Mirabeau=== | ||
{{Dialogue|Beylier|The truce was with Grand Master de la Serre.|Trenet|The man's been dead for two years! Whoever is in charge now, you can be certain they aren't sitting idle.|Trenet and Beylier on the Templars' activities, 1791.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | {{Dialogue|Beylier|The truce was with Grand Master de la Serre.|Trenet|The man's been dead for two years! Whoever is in charge now, you can be certain they aren't sitting idle.|Sophie Trenet and Guillaume Beylier on the Templars' activities, 1791.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Graduation (Unity)}} | ||
Little is known of Trenet's early life and how she came to be an [[Assassins|Assassin]]. By 1789, she had gained a position on the Assassin Council, which directed the Brotherhood's activities in [[Paris]]. With the approaching French Revolution, the council endeavored to keep the peace and decided to form a truce with the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order]] through their [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[François de la Serre]] to achieve this.<ref name="Graduation">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Graduation (Unity)|Graduation]]</ref> | Little is known of Trenet's early life and how she came to be an [[Assassins|Assassin]]. By 1789, she had gained a position on the Assassin Council, which directed the Brotherhood's activities in [[Paris]]. With the approaching French Revolution, the council endeavored to keep the peace and decided to form a truce with the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order]] through their [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[François de la Serre]] to achieve this.<ref name="Graduation">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Graduation (Unity)|Graduation]]</ref> | ||
Although de la Serre was murdered shortly thereafter, the | Although de la Serre was murdered shortly thereafter,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[High Society]]</ref> the Council continued to operate under the assumption that the truce was being honored. On 25 July, Trenet was present during [[Arno Dorian]]'s [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|induction]] into the Brotherhood. Although she voiced her doubts at Dorian's guilt weighing on him to [[Pierre Bellec]], he quashed her worries.<ref name="Rebirth">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Rebirth]]</ref> | ||
In early 1791, when Arno brought evidence that [[Templars|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] was extorting money from nobles for an unknown purpose, Trenet and the others realized their mistake at assuming the truce was held and gave Arno permission to track down de la Serre's killers.<ref name="Graduation"/> | In early 1791, when Arno brought evidence that the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] was extorting money from nobles for an unknown purpose, Trenet and the others realized their mistake at assuming the truce was held and gave Arno permission to track down de la Serre's killers.<ref name="Graduation"/> However, Arno's zeal in this matter caused him to pursue targets without the council's permission. Trenet and her fellow Council members were outraged at this, though [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]] managed to calm them down.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Jacobin Club]]</ref> Tensions worsened when Arno brought his Templar lover [[Élise de la Serre]] to the Assassin headquarters underneath the [[Sainte-Chapelle]]—Mirabeau saw in this an opportunity to renew the truce, but Trenet and the other council members opposed the idea.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[A Cautious Alliance]]</ref> | ||
Shortly thereafter, Pierre [[poison]]ed Mirabeau with [[aconite]], viewing the push for peace as treason against the Assassin Order.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Meeting with Mirabeau]]</ref> Arno killed Pierre in a subsequent confrontation, leaving the council deprived of two of its members<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> and so its leadership fell to Trenet.<ref name="King's Correspondence">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The King's Correspondence]]</ref> | |||
===Leading the council=== | ===Leading the council=== | ||
{{Quote|You've defied the orders of this Council repeatedly, pursued targets without sanction, and flouted our Creed at every step [...] In light of these actions, I find I have no choice but to call for a vote of expulsion.|Trenet about to banish Arno from the Brotherhood of Paris, 1793.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | {{Quote|You've defied the orders of this Council repeatedly, pursued targets without sanction, and flouted our Creed at every step [...] In light of these actions, I find I have no choice but to call for a vote of expulsion.|Trenet about to banish Arno from the Brotherhood of Paris, 1793.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Bottom of the Barrel}} | ||
[[File:The King's Correspondence 3.png|thumb|250px|left|Trenet tasking Arno with the destruction of Mirabeau's letters to the King]] | [[File:The King's Correspondence 3.png|thumb|250px|left|Trenet tasking Arno with the destruction of Mirabeau's letters to the King]] | ||
In the aftermath of Mirabeau's death, Trenet and the others uncovered his correspondences with King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]]. To prevent copies of these letters from falling into the hands of the Templars, she sent Arno to the [[Tuileries Palace]] to find and destroy them. While he succeeded in this task, Arno continued to pursue [[François-Thomas Germain]] and his accomplices, which the council had expressly forbidden him from doing.<ref name="King's Correspondence"/> | In the aftermath of Mirabeau's death, Trenet and the others uncovered his correspondences with King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]]. To prevent copies of these letters from falling into the hands of the Templars, she sent Arno to the [[Tuileries Palace]] to find and destroy them. While he succeeded in this task, Arno continued to pursue [[François-Thomas Germain]] and his accomplices, which the council had expressly forbidden him from doing.<ref name="King's Correspondence"/> | ||
After the [[execution of Louis XVI]] in 1793,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Execution]]</ref> the council confronted Arno about his actions. Trenet lambasted him for his selfish reasons for joining the Brotherhood and the manner in which he repeatedly acted outside the tenets of [[the Creed]], brashly killing targets without the council's consent. Though showing some reluctance, she nevertheless called for a vote of expulsion. With the approval of [[Hervé Quemar]] and [[Guillaume Beylier]], she banished him from the Parisian Brotherhood.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Bottom of the Barrel]]</ref> Arno would ultimately be welcomed back, however, after he later reformed and demonstrated true fidelity to the Creed.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Temple]]</ref> | After the [[execution of Louis XVI]] in 1793,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Execution]]</ref> the council confronted Arno about his actions. Trenet lambasted him for his selfish reasons for joining the Brotherhood and the manner in which he repeatedly acted outside the tenets of [[the Creed]], brashly killing targets without the council's consent. Though showing some reluctance, she nevertheless called for a vote of expulsion. With the approval of [[Hervé Quemar]] and [[Guillaume Beylier]], she banished him from the Parisian Brotherhood.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Bottom of the Barrel]]</ref> Arno would ultimately be welcomed back, however, after he later reformed and demonstrated true fidelity to the Creed.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Temple]]</ref> Decades later, Trenet played an important role in events that led to the rise of the {{Wiki|French Second Republic}} in 1848.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
Decades later, Trenet played an important role in events that led to the rise of the {{Wiki|French Second Republic}} in 1848.<ref name="ACI"/> | |||
==Skills== | ==Skills and equipment== | ||
Trenet could speak Arabic, as demonstrated when she conversed in it with Bellec during Arno's induction.<ref name="Rebirth"/> | Trenet could speak Arabic, as demonstrated when she conversed in it with Bellec during Arno's induction.<ref name="Rebirth"/> Her outfit was identical to the robes worn by the Parisian Brotherhood's female members, albeit with different colors. Hers was unique in that she occasionally chose to sport a [[cape]], though this was not a regular practice. | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Sophie Trenet is a fictional character who appears in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she is voiced by the [[Canada|Canadian]] actor [[Mary Katherine Harvey]]. Sophie is a French variant of the Greek name Σοφια (''Sophia''), meaning "wisdom". | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACU Sophie Trenet - Concept Art.png|Early concept art of Trenet | ACU Sophie Trenet - Concept Art.png|Early concept art of Trenet | ||
ACU Sophie Trenet.jpg|Trenet close-up | ACU Sophie Trenet.jpg|Trenet close-up | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 15 June 2024
- Arno: "The people are fighting for what is owed them. Liberté, égalité..."
- Trenet: "If we danced about on a simple scale in need of balancing, you'd be right. But the truth is more complicated."
- —Arno Dorian and Sophie Trenet discussing the French Revolution, 1792.[src]
Sophie Trenet was a French Master Assassin and member of the Assassin Council that led the Parisian Brotherhood during the French Revolution. She was also a playwright, essayist, and pamphleteer who fought with passion for the freedom of the oppressed classes.[1]
Biography
Under Mirabeau
Little is known of Trenet's early life and how she came to be an Assassin. By 1789, she had gained a position on the Assassin Council, which directed the Brotherhood's activities in Paris. With the approaching French Revolution, the council endeavored to keep the peace and decided to form a truce with the Parisian Rite of the Templar Order through their Grand Master François de la Serre to achieve this.[2]
Although de la Serre was murdered shortly thereafter,[3] the Council continued to operate under the assumption that the truce was being honored. On 25 July, Trenet was present during Arno Dorian's induction into the Brotherhood. Although she voiced her doubts at Dorian's guilt weighing on him to Pierre Bellec, he quashed her worries.[4]
In early 1791, when Arno brought evidence that the Templar Charles Gabriel Sivert was extorting money from nobles for an unknown purpose, Trenet and the others realized their mistake at assuming the truce was held and gave Arno permission to track down de la Serre's killers.[2] However, Arno's zeal in this matter caused him to pursue targets without the council's permission. Trenet and her fellow Council members were outraged at this, though Mirabeau managed to calm them down.[5] Tensions worsened when Arno brought his Templar lover Élise de la Serre to the Assassin headquarters underneath the Sainte-Chapelle—Mirabeau saw in this an opportunity to renew the truce, but Trenet and the other council members opposed the idea.[6]
Shortly thereafter, Pierre poisoned Mirabeau with aconite, viewing the push for peace as treason against the Assassin Order.[7] Arno killed Pierre in a subsequent confrontation, leaving the council deprived of two of its members[8] and so its leadership fell to Trenet.[9]
Leading the council
In the aftermath of Mirabeau's death, Trenet and the others uncovered his correspondences with King Louis XVI. To prevent copies of these letters from falling into the hands of the Templars, she sent Arno to the Tuileries Palace to find and destroy them. While he succeeded in this task, Arno continued to pursue François-Thomas Germain and his accomplices, which the council had expressly forbidden him from doing.[9]
After the execution of Louis XVI in 1793,[10] the council confronted Arno about his actions. Trenet lambasted him for his selfish reasons for joining the Brotherhood and the manner in which he repeatedly acted outside the tenets of the Creed, brashly killing targets without the council's consent. Though showing some reluctance, she nevertheless called for a vote of expulsion. With the approval of Hervé Quemar and Guillaume Beylier, she banished him from the Parisian Brotherhood.[11] Arno would ultimately be welcomed back, however, after he later reformed and demonstrated true fidelity to the Creed.[12] Decades later, Trenet played an important role in events that led to the rise of the French Second Republic in 1848.[1]
Skills and equipment
Trenet could speak Arabic, as demonstrated when she conversed in it with Bellec during Arno's induction.[4] Her outfit was identical to the robes worn by the Parisian Brotherhood's female members, albeit with different colors. Hers was unique in that she occasionally chose to sport a cape, though this was not a regular practice.
Behind the scenes
Sophie Trenet is a fictional character who appears in the 2014 video game Assassin's Creed: Unity, where she is voiced by the Canadian actor Mary Katherine Harvey. Sophie is a French variant of the Greek name Σοφια (Sophia), meaning "wisdom".
Gallery
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Early concept art of Trenet -
Trenet close-up -
Trenet speaking to Bellec during Arno's induction -
Trenet with her fellow council members -
Trenet consulting Quemar regarding Arno's expulsion -
The Assassin Council banishing Arno
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Avatar bios
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Graduation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – High Society
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Rebirth
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Jacobin Club
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – A Cautious Alliance
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Meeting with Mirabeau
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Confrontation
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – The King's Correspondence
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Execution
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Bottom of the Barrel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Temple