Arno Dorian

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Arno Victor Dorian (1768 – unknown) was a French-Austrian Master Assassin active during the time of the French Revolution.

An orphan who blamed himself for the death of his adoptive father, Arno sought redemption by joining the Assassins in 1789 and working to expose the true instigators of the Revolution, whilst also avenging him in the process.

Biography

Born to an Austrian mother and a French father with strong ancestral roots to the Assassins, Arno was raised in a noble household in Versailles; due to his upbringing, he was well educated, having access to tutors and books.

However, in 1776, when Arno was eight, his father was murdered. He was subsequently adopted by the French Templar Grand Master, whom by respect for his enemy took Arno under his wing, raising him along his own trouble-making daughter, Élise de la Serre. Not wanting to corrupt the memory of Arno's father and bring his pupil into the Templar Order, Élise's father kept his involvement with the Templars a secret from the young boy. But the Grand Master died soon after in a similar manner to Arno's biological father, murdered, during a coup orchestrated by another Templar. Wracked with guilt and blaming himself, Arno sought out the Assassins to find redemption, by finding his second father murderer and helping those suffering injustice.

Personality and characteristics

With his troubled past, Arno set out on a quest to find redemption, using this goal to help others in the turbulent time of the French Revolution. As a newcomer to the Assassins, he was prone to questioning their typical approach and age-old beliefs, but was aided in the field by his stealthy and ruthless nature.

Arno was witty and charismatic but also no-nonsense, which fed into his sharp sense of humor, falling back on it whenever he felt emotionally vulnerable. Due to the fact that he was well-educated, Arno often quoted classical books, though his noble upbringing did not prevent him from cheating at card games.

Equipment and skills

Arno often wore a dark blue hooded coat, waistcoat, and breeches with leather gaiters, rather than the stockings which were fashionably popular in his time. In regards to weaponry, he used the Phantom Blade – a wrist-mounted crossbow that fired poison darts – as well as a French cutlass and a multi-barreled pistol. A dynamic leader and a skilled swordsman, Arno stopped at nothing to uncover the truth about the forces controlling the Revolution for their own gain.

Trivia

• Arno's name is a derivative of German Arnold and French Arnaud. Its old German origin is Arenwald, meaning "eagle power", from arn "eagle" and wald "power" or "governing". Victor is Latin for "conqueror", while Dorian is a Greek name meaning "gifted".
• Arno is the third playable character not to be related to Desmond Miles, with the first being Aveline de Grandpré and second being Adéwalé.
• Arno is also the second playable Assassin to have a romance with a Templar woman after Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.

Gallery

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  Concept art of Arno
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  Promotional art of Arno and Elise
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  Arno overlooking Paris
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  Arno killing a guard
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  Arno crouching on a rooftop
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  Arno stalking a target
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  Arno performing an air assassination
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  Arno utilizing the Phantom Blade
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  Arno engaging several guards with a lance