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The '''Assassin–Templar War''' | The '''Assassin–Templar War''' is a covert war of between the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars|Templar Order]], spanning across most of the known [[Humans|human]] history. | ||
==History== | |||
The origin of the conflict is believed to stem from the killing of [[Abel]] by his brother [[Cain]], to obtain his brother's [[Apple of Eden]]. However, more plausible explanations for the start of the war can be found in the aftermath of the [[Human-First Civilization War]].<ref name="AC2"/> The conflict was largely fought through proxy soldiers, by the manipulation of governments and organisations in order to achieve each faction's aims. It was rare for the conflict to ever become particularly conspicuous, although there were occasions, such as the [[Third Crusade]], where the Assassins and Templars openly fought alongside those they were manipulating.<ref name="AC"/> | |||
After [[Toba catastrophe]], the surviving human leaders came into possession of several [[Pieces of Eden]], debated on how to use them for humanity's benefit. They were aware of their former [[Slavery|slavers]] interfering with their evolution, and sought to lead humanity on their destined path by any means necessary. In order to achieve this, they utilized the Pieces of Eden as tools, but were distrustful of any who attempted to make peace with the [[First Civilization]]. | |||
After [[Toba catastrophe | |||
However, others wanted to give humanity complete freedom, and envisioned a world where all beings could live according to their own will. As such, the [[The Creed|maxim]] "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" became their philosophy, exemplifying the belief that all were free to determine their own path. They also believed that the misuse of the Pieces of Eden to control others was against all they had worked and suffered for, as it would enslave humanity once more. | |||
Throughout the conflict's long history, a number of different powers became | Throughout the conflict's long history, a number of different powers became involved in it, such as the fledgling [[United States|United States]]<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>, [[Russia|Soviet Union]],<ref name="ACTF">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]]<ref name="ACR"/> and [[Holy Roman Empire]]s,<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> aligning themselves with the Assassins, while the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] <ref name="ACR"/> and [[Sikh Empire]]s,<ref name="ACBR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref> along with the [[Papacy]] controlled by the [[House of Borgia]], supported the Templars.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]</ref> These alliances were rarely permanent, however, and often changed along with the leadership of a particular group. | ||
By the 20th century, the conflict had | By the 20th century, the conflict had largely removed itself from the public view, with the Templars operating mainly through their company front, [[Abstergo Industries]], while the Assassins struggled to survive on the fringes of society.<ref name="AC"/> | ||
The conflict was also integral to the plans of the [[First Civilization]], namely [[Juno]], [[Jupiter]] and [[Minerva]], and their plans to avert the [[2012 coronal mass ejection|Second Disaster]]. In the [[Grand Temple]] in 2012, Juno commented to [[Desmond Miles]] that the two factions had | The conflict was also integral to the plans of the [[First Civilization]], namely [[Juno]], [[Jupiter]] and [[Minerva]], and their plans to avert the [[2012 coronal mass ejection|Second Disaster]]. In the [[Grand Temple]] in 2012, Juno commented to [[Desmond Miles]] that the two factions had wasted centuries by squabbling over the First Civilization artifacts, a time which could have been spent on locating the Temple and continuing the work meant to save the world from the solar flare.<ref name="AC3"/> | ||
==Alliances== | ==Alliances== | ||
===Assassins and Templars=== | ===Assassins and Templars=== | ||
Historically, the Assassins and Templars were not above working together towards a common purpose. The first example of such an alliance was with the [[Levant]]ine Assassin [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[United Kingdom|English]] Templar [[Maria Thorpe]], who worked together to bring down [[Armand Bouchart]], although their motives were initially vastly different.<ref name="ACBL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> | |||
Another notable alliance occured during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. When [[Benjamin Church]] turned on the [[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order]], the [[Grand Master]] of the Rite, [[Haytham Kenway]], pursued him with the help of his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], whose aim was to recover the supplies stolen by Church, meant for [[George Washington]]'s forces stationed at [[Valley Forge]]. After Church's death, the pair continued to work together, in order to allow the colonies to gain independence from the [[British Empire]]. However, when Haytham revealed Washington's intent to attack Connor's village of [[Kanatahséton]] for a second time, the Assassin severed ties with both of them. | |||
During the [[French Revolution]], the Assassin [[Arno Dorian]] and his adoptive Templar sister [[Élise de la Serre]] hunted the Grand Master of an extremist faction within the Templar Order, [[François-Thomas Germain]], for his involvement in the assassination plot of [[François de la Serre]], former Grand Master and father of Élise, who sought to maintain a truce between the Templars and Assassins. However, such truces were short-lived, since the leaders that succeeded those who brokered them, rarely honored the truce. [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[French Assassins|French branch]] of the Assassin Order, was poisoned by [[Pierre Bellec]], who held a fanatical belief of peace between two factions being impossible. | |||
===Other factions=== | |||
Besides working with Templar defectors, the Assassins also caught the attention of other organizations. During the Renaissance period, [[Mario Auditore]] led a band of [[mercenaries]] during various assignments for the benefit of the Brotherhood, such as the attack on [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] in [[San Gimignano]]. | |||
In [[Venice]], and later [[Rome]], [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] led a company of mercenaries allied with the Assassins. Several [[brothels]] in Italy were led by Assassins, including [[Paola]], [[Teodora Contanto]] and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]], operating in [[Florence]], Venice and Rome, respectively. Some of the [[thieves|thief]] groups were led by Assassins, such as [[La Volpe]] and [[Antonio de Magianis]]. However, others opted to stand with the Templars, such as the [[Cento Occhi]] gang in Rome, or some of the [[Piracy|pirates]] in [[Nassau]], such as [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Josiah Burgess]], and [[John Cockram]]. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Despite the secretive nature of both the Assassin and Templar | *Despite the secretive nature of both the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order, the conflict sometimes gained the attention of a number of other, equally clandestine organizations. Such organizations included the [[Erudito]] collective, the [[Hermeticists]], [[Initiates]] and [[Instruments of the First Will]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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- Charles Lee: "Why do you persist...? You put us down. We rise again. You end one plot – we forge another. You try so hard... But it always ends the same. Those who know you think you mad and this is why... Even those men you sought to save have turned their backs on you. Yet you fight. You resist. Why?"
- Ratonhnhaké:ton: "Because no-one else will!"
- —Charles Lee and Ratonhnhaké:ton discussing the conflict between their factions, 1782.[src]
Template:War The Assassin–Templar War is a covert war of between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order, spanning across most of the known human history.
History
The origin of the conflict is believed to stem from the killing of Abel by his brother Cain, to obtain his brother's Apple of Eden. However, more plausible explanations for the start of the war can be found in the aftermath of the Human-First Civilization War.[1] The conflict was largely fought through proxy soldiers, by the manipulation of governments and organisations in order to achieve each faction's aims. It was rare for the conflict to ever become particularly conspicuous, although there were occasions, such as the Third Crusade, where the Assassins and Templars openly fought alongside those they were manipulating.[2]
After Toba catastrophe, the surviving human leaders came into possession of several Pieces of Eden, debated on how to use them for humanity's benefit. They were aware of their former slavers interfering with their evolution, and sought to lead humanity on their destined path by any means necessary. In order to achieve this, they utilized the Pieces of Eden as tools, but were distrustful of any who attempted to make peace with the First Civilization.
However, others wanted to give humanity complete freedom, and envisioned a world where all beings could live according to their own will. As such, the maxim "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" became their philosophy, exemplifying the belief that all were free to determine their own path. They also believed that the misuse of the Pieces of Eden to control others was against all they had worked and suffered for, as it would enslave humanity once more.
Throughout the conflict's long history, a number of different powers became involved in it, such as the fledgling United States[3], Soviet Union,[4] the Ottoman[5] and Holy Roman Empires,[6] aligning themselves with the Assassins, while the Byzantine [5] and Sikh Empires,[7] along with the Papacy controlled by the House of Borgia, supported the Templars.[1][8] These alliances were rarely permanent, however, and often changed along with the leadership of a particular group.
By the 20th century, the conflict had largely removed itself from the public view, with the Templars operating mainly through their company front, Abstergo Industries, while the Assassins struggled to survive on the fringes of society.[2]
The conflict was also integral to the plans of the First Civilization, namely Juno, Jupiter and Minerva, and their plans to avert the Second Disaster. In the Grand Temple in 2012, Juno commented to Desmond Miles that the two factions had wasted centuries by squabbling over the First Civilization artifacts, a time which could have been spent on locating the Temple and continuing the work meant to save the world from the solar flare.[3]
Alliances
Assassins and Templars
Historically, the Assassins and Templars were not above working together towards a common purpose. The first example of such an alliance was with the Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and the English Templar Maria Thorpe, who worked together to bring down Armand Bouchart, although their motives were initially vastly different.[9]
Another notable alliance occured during the American Revolutionary War. When Benjamin Church turned on the Colonial Rite of the Templar Order, the Grand Master of the Rite, Haytham Kenway, pursued him with the help of his son, the Assassin Connor, whose aim was to recover the supplies stolen by Church, meant for George Washington's forces stationed at Valley Forge. After Church's death, the pair continued to work together, in order to allow the colonies to gain independence from the British Empire. However, when Haytham revealed Washington's intent to attack Connor's village of Kanatahséton for a second time, the Assassin severed ties with both of them.
During the French Revolution, the Assassin Arno Dorian and his adoptive Templar sister Élise de la Serre hunted the Grand Master of an extremist faction within the Templar Order, François-Thomas Germain, for his involvement in the assassination plot of François de la Serre, former Grand Master and father of Élise, who sought to maintain a truce between the Templars and Assassins. However, such truces were short-lived, since the leaders that succeeded those who brokered them, rarely honored the truce. Mirabeau, the Mentor of the French branch of the Assassin Order, was poisoned by Pierre Bellec, who held a fanatical belief of peace between two factions being impossible.
Other factions
Besides working with Templar defectors, the Assassins also caught the attention of other organizations. During the Renaissance period, Mario Auditore led a band of mercenaries during various assignments for the benefit of the Brotherhood, such as the attack on Vieri de' Pazzi in San Gimignano.
In Venice, and later Rome, Bartolomeo d'Alviano led a company of mercenaries allied with the Assassins. Several brothels in Italy were led by Assassins, including Paola, Teodora Contanto and Claudia Auditore da Firenze, operating in Florence, Venice and Rome, respectively. Some of the thief groups were led by Assassins, such as La Volpe and Antonio de Magianis. However, others opted to stand with the Templars, such as the Cento Occhi gang in Rome, or some of the pirates in Nassau, such as Benjamin Hornigold, Josiah Burgess, and John Cockram.
Trivia
- Despite the secretive nature of both the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order, the conflict sometimes gained the attention of a number of other, equally clandestine organizations. Such organizations included the Erudito collective, the Hermeticists, Initiates and Instruments of the First Will.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedAC2 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedAC - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedACR - ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brahman
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines