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===Third Crusade=== | ===Third Crusade=== | ||
During the [[Third Crusade]], the insignia was used to mark the entrances of [[Assassins' Bureau]]s, and could be seen on the banners decorating the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | During the [[Third Crusade]], the insignia was used to mark the entrances of [[Assassins' Bureau]]s, and could be seen on the banners decorating the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
===Renaissance=== | ===Renaissance=== | ||
During the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]], it was used on the mechanisms in the many [[Assassin's Tombs]], and on the banners and walls of [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> It was also displayed on the banners hung in the [[Tiber Island]] [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | During the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]], it was used on the mechanisms in the many [[Assassin's Tombs]], and on the banners and walls of [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> It was also displayed on the banners hung in the [[Tiber Island]] [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
===Appearances on Assassins=== | ===Appearances on Assassins=== | ||
Additionally, the insignia was worn openly on the armor and clothing of certain known Assassins, such as [[Mario Auditore]],<ref name="AC2" /> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="AC2" /> and [[Nikolai Orelov]].<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> Certain modern-day Assassins also wore the insignia in the form of a tattoo, such as [[Daniel Cross]].<ref name="The Fall" /> | Additionally, the insignia was worn openly on the armor and clothing of certain known Assassins, such as [[Mario Auditore]],<ref name="AC2" /> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="AC2" /> and [[Nikolai Orelov]].<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref> Certain modern-day Assassins also wore the insignia in the form of a tattoo, such as [[Daniel Cross]].<ref name="The Fall" /> | ||
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==Renditions== | ==Renditions== | ||
<center><gallery widths="180" captionalign="center"> | <center><gallery widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACsymbol_A_and_box.jpg|Third Crusade insignia. | ACsymbol_A_and_box.jpg|Third Crusade insignia. | ||
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assassinscreed-russia.jpg|[[Russian Revolution]] insignia. | assassinscreed-russia.jpg|[[Russian Revolution]] insignia. | ||
180px-Danielcross001.jpg|Daniel Cross' insignia tattoo. | 180px-Danielcross001.jpg|Daniel Cross' insignia tattoo. | ||
AssassinEmblemShaoJun.png|Shao Jun's necklace. | AssassinEmblemShaoJun.png|[[Shao Jun]]'s necklace. | ||
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Seal 5.JPG|[[Amunet]]'s insignia. | Seal 5.JPG|[[Amunet]]'s insignia. | ||
Seal 6.JPG|[[Leonius]]' insignia. | Seal 6.JPG|[[Leonius]]' insignia. | ||
AssassinsInsignia.jpg| | AssassinsInsignia.jpg|Several insignias. | ||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 8 November 2011
The Assassin insignia of the Assassin Order, though varying slightly over different time periods and countries, held essentially the same shape and style. Each of its variations also possibly denoted the various sects of the Order.
History
Third Crusade
During the Third Crusade, the insignia was used to mark the entrances of Assassins' Bureaus, and could be seen on the banners decorating the fortress of Masyaf.[1]
Renaissance
During the Italian Renaissance, it was used on the mechanisms in the many Assassin's Tombs, and on the banners and walls of Monteriggioni.[2] It was also displayed on the banners hung in the Tiber Island headquarters.[3]
Appearances on Assassins
Additionally, the insignia was worn openly on the armor and clothing of certain known Assassins, such as Mario Auditore,[2] Ezio Auditore da Firenze[2] and Nikolai Orelov.[4] Certain modern-day Assassins also wore the insignia in the form of a tattoo, such as Daniel Cross.[4]
Trivia
- In the Sanctuary, all of the statues have different variants of the Assassin insignia on their waists.
- In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Desmond searches for Assassin insignias painted onto the walls to guide him to the Colosseum Vault.
- The cape worn during the Carnevale in Assassin's Creed II bears the Assassin insignia.
- The insignia bears some resemblance to the symbol of the Freemasons (the Square and Compasses).
- Both the original insignia and the Russian variation are vertically asymmetrical, unlike the Italian variation. However, the symmetry of the Italian logo may be because of the Renaissance ideals of the time, in which mathematical proportions and symmetry were standard.
- The original Assassin insignia can be seen on the back of the Seusenhofer Armor, and the Armor of Brutus.
- The Assassins insignia can also been seen on Ezio's new robes in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, on the buckle on his chest, and on the crest of his hood.
Renditions
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Third Crusade insignia. -
Florentine Renaissance insignia. -
Roman Renaissance insignia.
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Constantinople guild's insignia.
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Russian Revolution insignia. -
Daniel Cross' insignia tattoo.
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Shao Jun's necklace.
