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{{Quote|We recently began traveling through the tunnels to avoid the guards, but many of the entrances in the city are broken. By using them, we can get to our destination rapidly, without encountering resistance.|Niccolò Machiavelli regarding the tunnels.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | {{Quote|We recently began traveling through the tunnels to avoid the guards, but many of the entrances in the city are broken. By using them, we can get to our destination rapidly, without encountering resistance.|Niccolò Machiavelli regarding the tunnels.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | ||
[[File:Roman Underground 2.png|250px|thumb|Ezio and Machiavelli entering a tunnel]] | [[File:Roman Underground 2.png|250px|thumb|Ezio and Machiavelli entering a tunnel]] | ||
'''Tunnels''' were a means of fast travel for the [[Assassins]] in [[Rome]], [[Constantinople]], [[Boston]] and [[New York City]] | '''Tunnels''' were a means of fast travel for the [[Assassins]] in [[Rome]], [[Constantinople]], [[Boston]] and [[New York City]], and served as a way to arrive at destinations rapidly, while avoiding [[guards]]. | ||
==Roman tunnels== | ==Roman tunnels== | ||
[[File:Tiber Tunnel.png|250px|thumb|A tunnel entrance in Rome]] | [[File:Tiber Tunnel.png|250px|thumb|A tunnel entrance in Rome]] | ||
[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze | [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] discovered the tunnels in Rome,<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> though his son – [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] – was first introduced to the tunnels by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] in 1500.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
[[ | There were a total of nineteen tunnel entrances throughout Rome, but only one tunnel entrance was available initially, leaving the other eighteen to be renovated by paying a sum of florins to an [[Architects|architect]]. The three tunnels that were located outside of the [[Rosa in Fiore]], [[Caserma di Alviano|Barracks]], and the [[La Volpe Addormentata]] would be automatically renovated once the respective building fronting it was; making them the only ones that were required to be restored.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
Each district could be accessed via the tunnel network, with the exception of the [[Vaticano District]]. Every standard entrance to the tunnels looked alike, and had the letters {{Wiki|SPQR}} – an acronym for the [[Roman Republic|Senatus Populusque Romanus]] – engraved over their gates.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> The allocation of the Roman tunnels are as follows: | |||
Each district could be accessed via tunnel with the exception of the [[Vaticano District]]. Every standard entrance to the tunnels looked alike, and had the letters {{Wiki|SPQR}} | |||
;[[Centro District]] | ;[[Centro District]] | ||
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*[[Pantheon]] | *[[Pantheon]] | ||
*[[Il Campidoglio|Campidoglio]] | *[[Il Campidoglio|Campidoglio]] | ||
* | *Rosa in Fiore | ||
*Porte Tevere | *Porte Tevere | ||
;[[Campagna District]] | ;[[Campagna District]] | ||
* | *Barracks | ||
*Northern Campagna | *Northern Campagna | ||
*Southern Campagna | *Southern Campagna | ||
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;[[Antico District]] | ;[[Antico District]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Colosseum]] | ||
*[[Porta Nomentana]] | *[[Porta Nomentana]] | ||
*[[Palazzo Laterano]] | *[[Palazzo Laterano]] | ||
*[[Terme di Caracalla]] | *[[Terme di Caracalla]] | ||
* | *Thieves Guild | ||
*Roman Forum | *Roman Forum | ||
==Constantinople tunnel locations== | ==Constantinople tunnel locations== | ||
[[File:ACR_Tunnel_Entrance.png|thumb|250px|A tunnel entrance in Constantinople]] | [[File:ACR_Tunnel_Entrance.png|thumb|250px|A tunnel entrance in Constantinople]] | ||
In | In Constantinople, all tunnel entrances had been renovated by the [[Turkish Assassins]], allowing Ezio to freely travel between them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> They were composed as such: | ||
*[[Fatih Camii]] | *[[Fatih Camii]] | ||
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==Colonial America== | ==Colonial America== | ||
[[File:ACIII-Laststand 2.png|thumb|250px|Connor entering the Masonic tunnels]] | [[File:ACIII-Laststand 2.png|thumb|250px|Connor entering the Masonic tunnels]] | ||
The tunnels in America were used by the [[Freemasons]]. [[Samuel Adams]] introduced [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] to the tunnels in Boston in 1770, and he explored them over his lifetime. To uncover new entrances, he used lanterns to | The tunnels in America were used by the [[Freemasons]]. [[Samuel Adams]] introduced [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] to the tunnels in [[Boston]] in 1770, and he explored them over his lifetime. To uncover new entrances, he used lanterns to light his path, and employed his skills in [[freerunning]] and [[lockpicking]] as well as utilizing {{Wiki|magic lantern}}s that he came across at some of the Freemasons' exits.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> | ||
In 1781, Connor emerged from the tunnels in a well in New York's militarized district to infiltrate [[Fort George]].<ref | In 1781, Connor emerged from the tunnels in a well in New York's militarized district to infiltrate [[Fort George]].<ref name="AC3"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''Brotherhood'', if Ezio made use of the tunnels, there | *In ''Brotherhood'', if Ezio made use of the tunnels, there was a brief cutscene of him opening the latch on the gate and entering, though it did not show him traveling through the tunnels themselves. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|Revelations]]'', the cutscene was omitted, with the screen fading to black whenever the tunnels were accessed. In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', tunnels became explorable for the first time. | ||
*Tunnel entrances glowed white, while seen with [[Eagle Vision]]. | *Tunnel entrances glowed white, while seen with [[Eagle Vision]]. | ||
*In ''Revelations'', the Galata | *In ''Revelations'', the Galata District tunnels connected with the other districts, even though there was a large body of water between them. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Usable transportation]] | [[Category:Usable transportation]] | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 3 July 2013
- "We recently began traveling through the tunnels to avoid the guards, but many of the entrances in the city are broken. By using them, we can get to our destination rapidly, without encountering resistance."
- ―Niccolò Machiavelli regarding the tunnels.[src]
Tunnels were a means of fast travel for the Assassins in Rome, Constantinople, Boston and New York City, and served as a way to arrive at destinations rapidly, while avoiding guards.
Roman tunnels
Giovanni Auditore da Firenze discovered the tunnels in Rome,[1] though his son – Ezio Auditore da Firenze – was first introduced to the tunnels by Niccolò Machiavelli in 1500.[2]
There were a total of nineteen tunnel entrances throughout Rome, but only one tunnel entrance was available initially, leaving the other eighteen to be renovated by paying a sum of florins to an architect. The three tunnels that were located outside of the Rosa in Fiore, Barracks, and the La Volpe Addormentata would be automatically renovated once the respective building fronting it was; making them the only ones that were required to be restored.[2]
Each district could be accessed via the tunnel network, with the exception of the Vaticano District. Every standard entrance to the tunnels looked alike, and had the letters SPQR – an acronym for the Senatus Populusque Romanus – engraved over their gates.[2] The allocation of the Roman tunnels are as follows:
- Tiber Island Hideout
- Piazza del Popolo
- Augustus Mausoleum
- Pantheon
- Campidoglio
- Rosa in Fiore
- Porte Tevere
- Barracks
- Northern Campagna
- Southern Campagna
- Castra Praetoria
- Terme di Diocleziano
- Colle Viminale
- Colosseum
- Porta Nomentana
- Palazzo Laterano
- Terme di Caracalla
- Thieves Guild
- Roman Forum
Constantinople tunnel locations
In Constantinople, all tunnel entrances had been renovated by the Turkish Assassins, allowing Ezio to freely travel between them.[3] They were composed as such:
- Fatih Camii
- Arcadius
- Galata
- Hideout
- Galata Mosque
- Bayezid Camii
- Gul Camii
- Arsenal
- Hagia Sophia
- Hippodrome
Colonial America
The tunnels in America were used by the Freemasons. Samuel Adams introduced Connor to the tunnels in Boston in 1770, and he explored them over his lifetime. To uncover new entrances, he used lanterns to light his path, and employed his skills in freerunning and lockpicking as well as utilizing magic lanterns that he came across at some of the Freemasons' exits.[4]
In 1781, Connor emerged from the tunnels in a well in New York's militarized district to infiltrate Fort George.[4]
Trivia
- In Brotherhood, if Ezio made use of the tunnels, there was a brief cutscene of him opening the latch on the gate and entering, though it did not show him traveling through the tunnels themselves. In Revelations, the cutscene was omitted, with the screen fading to black whenever the tunnels were accessed. In Assassin's Creed III, tunnels became explorable for the first time.
- Tunnel entrances glowed white, while seen with Eagle Vision.
- In Revelations, the Galata District tunnels connected with the other districts, even though there was a large body of water between them.