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*In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords, just like any normal guard. Also in the artbook, they were labeled as ''"Paranoid"'' instead of Varangians. | *In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords, just like any normal guard. Also in the artbook, they were labeled as ''"Paranoid"'' instead of Varangians. | ||
*Looting or stealing from Varangians will give Ezio [[Smoke Screen Bomb]]s or [[Smoke Decoy]] Bombs should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty. | *Looting or stealing from Varangians will give Ezio [[Smoke Screen Bomb]]s or [[Smoke Decoy]] Bombs should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="left"> | <gallery captionalign="left" spacing="small"> | ||
The Varangians art.jpg|Artwork. | The Varangians art.jpg|Artwork. | ||
662 large.jpg| | 662 large.jpg|Varangian model. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 21:25, 21 January 2012
The Varangians were guards in Constantinople and Cappadocia. Similarly to the Almogavars, they were Byzantine guards. They were the equivalent of Seekers in Rome, as they fought with halberds and spears. They also wielded pistols that they could use when disarmed or when Ezio escaped to somewhere they could not follow.
Trivia
- Historically, the Varangians Hailed from Scandinavia and parts of Medieval Russia, and from the 9th to 14th century, served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the Janissaries, who were the personal guard of the Ottoman Sultan.
- In the artbook of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords, just like any normal guard. Also in the artbook, they were labeled as "Paranoid" instead of Varangians.
- Looting or stealing from Varangians will give Ezio Smoke Screen Bombs or Smoke Decoy Bombs should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.
Gallery
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Artwork.
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Varangian model.
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