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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]], and served as a way to arrive at destinations rapidly, while avoiding [[ | '''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 [[guard]]s. | ||
==Roman tunnels== | ==Roman tunnels== | ||
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[[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> | [[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 | 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 [[florin]]s to an [[architect]]. The three tunnels that were located outside of the [[Rosa in Fiore]], [[Caserma di Alviano|Barracks]], and the [[La Volpe Addormentata]] were 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 | 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 were as follows: | ||
;[[Centro District]] | ;[[Centro District]] | ||
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*[[Pantheon]] | *[[Pantheon]] | ||
*[[Capitoline Hill]] | *[[Capitoline Hill]] | ||
*Rosa in Fiore | *[[Rosa in Fiore]] | ||
*Porte Tevere | *[[Porte Tevere]] | ||
;[[Campagna District]] | ;[[Campagna District]] | ||
*Barracks | *[[Caserma di Alviano|Barracks]] | ||
*Northern Campagna | *Northern Campagna | ||
*Southern Campagna | *Southern Campagna | ||
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==Colonial America== | ==Colonial America== | ||
[[File:ACIII-Laststand 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Connor entering the Masonic tunnels]] | [[File:ACIII-Laststand 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Connor entering the Masonic tunnels]] | ||
The tunnels in America were used by the [[Freemasons]]. [[Samuel Adams]] introduced [[Ratonhnhaké:ton | The tunnels in America were used by the [[Freemasons]]. [[Samuel Adams]] introduced [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] 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> | 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]], after his [[Assassin | In 1781, Connor emerged from the tunnels in a well in New York's militarized district to infiltrate [[Fort George]], after his [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] and the [[Marquis de Lafayette]] had cleared the sealed entrances for him.<ref name="AC3"/> | ||
===Boston=== | ===Boston=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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 ''[[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. | *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 | *Tunnel entrances glowed white when 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. | *In ''Revelations'', the Galata District tunnels connected with the other districts, even though there was a large body of water between them. | ||
*In ''Assassin's Creed III'', after completing the main storyline, it was possible to fast travel to the well in the military district and enter the underground. Once inside however, Connor would appear without a lantern, the passage to the tunnel network created during "[[Lee's Last Stand]]" memory was blocked once more, and he couldn't exit the tunnels via the nearby ladder. The only way to exit the tunnels was to fast travel to another entrance within the network, and leave from there. | *In ''Assassin's Creed III'', after completing the main storyline, it was possible to fast travel to the well in the military district and enter the underground. Once inside however, Connor would appear without a lantern, the passage to the tunnel network created during "[[Lee's Last Stand]]" memory was blocked once more, and he couldn't exit the tunnels via the nearby ladder. The only way to exit the tunnels was to fast travel to another entrance within the network, and leave from there. | ||
*[[Haytham Kenway]] was also able to explore the tunnel network in Boston | *[[Haytham Kenway]] was also able to explore the tunnel network in Boston when he arrived in the colonies. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Structures]] | [[Category:Structures]] | ||
[[Category:Facilities]] | |||
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- "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 were 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 were as follows:
- Tiber Island Hideout
- Piazza del Popolo
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- Pantheon
- Capitoline Hill
- Rosa in Fiore
- Porte Tevere
- Barracks
- Northern Campagna
- Southern Campagna
- Castra Praetoria
- Baths of Diocletian
- Viminal Hill
- Colosseum
- Porta Nomentana
- Lateran Palace
- Baths of Caracalla
- Thieves Guild
- Roman Forum
Constantinople tunnel locations
In Constantinople, all tunnel entrances had been renovated by the Ottoman 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 Ratonhnhaké:ton 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, after his apprentices and the Marquis de Lafayette had cleared the sealed entrances for him.[4]
Boston
- South District
- Beacon Hill
- Boston Gate
- East Fields
- South Commons
- Central District
- North District
- North Port
- Old North Church
New York
- West District
- Bowling Green
- City Hall
- Downtown Center (Fort George)
- North Dutch Church
- Old Dutch Church
- Smith and Company Brewery
- South Market
- East District
- North District
- East Countryside
- Presbyterian Church
- West Countryside
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 when 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.
- In Assassin's Creed III, after completing the main storyline, it was possible to fast travel to the well in the military district and enter the underground. Once inside however, Connor would appear without a lantern, the passage to the tunnel network created during "Lee's Last Stand" memory was blocked once more, and he couldn't exit the tunnels via the nearby ladder. The only way to exit the tunnels was to fast travel to another entrance within the network, and leave from there.
- Haytham Kenway was also able to explore the tunnel network in Boston when he arrived in the colonies.