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Insignia 1.png|[[Roman Assassins]]<br>Roman era | Insignia 1.png|[[Roman Assassins]]<br>Roman era | ||
Syrian Insignia-R2.png|[[Levantine Assassins]]<br>High Middle Ages | Syrian Insignia-R2.png|[[Levantine Assassins]]<br>High Middle Ages | ||
Insignia 6.png|[[Mongolian Assassins]]<br>High Middle Ages | Insignia 6.png|[[Mongolian Assassins]]<br>High Middle Ages | ||
Asslogorenaissance.png|[[Italian Assassins]]<br>[[Renaissance]] | Asslogorenaissance.png|[[Italian Assassins]]<br>[[Renaissance]] | ||
Ezio belt.png|[[Rome|Roman]] Assassins<br>Renaissance | Ezio belt.png|[[Rome|Roman]] Assassins<br>Renaissance | ||
ACII Armor Insignia.png|Roman Assassins (alternative)<br>Renaissance | |||
Ottoman Insignia-R.png|[[Turkish Assassins]]<br>[[Ottoman Empire]] | Ottoman Insignia-R.png|[[Turkish Assassins]]<br>[[Ottoman Empire]] | ||
ACE-V 6.png|Chinese Assassins<br>Ming Dynasty | ACE-V 6.png|Chinese Assassins<br>Ming Dynasty | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 12 November 2012
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
High Middle Ages
During the High Middle Ages, 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 Renaissance in Italy, it was used on the mechanisms in the many Assassin Tombs, and on the banners and walls of Monteriggioni.[2] It was also displayed on the banners hung in the Tiber Island headquarters.[3]
In Constantinople, Assassin Dens and ziplines had a small Assassin insignia atop them, while Bomb-crafting stations were all painted with the Turkish Assassins' personal insignia.[4]
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] Nikolai Orelov,[5] Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad,[4] and Ratonhnhaké:ton.[6] Certain modern-day Assassins also wore the insignia in the form of a tattoo, such as Daniel Cross.[5]
Trivia
- In the Sanctuary, all of the statues had different variants of the Assassin insignia on their waists.
- In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Desmond searched for Assassin insignias painted onto the walls, in order to guide him to the Colosseum Vault.
- The cape worn during the Carnevale in Assassin's Creed II bore the Assassin insignia.
- The insignia bore some resemblance to the symbol of the Freemasons, which was the square and compasses.
- Both the original insignia and the Russian variation were 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 could be seen on the back of the Seusenhofer Armor and the Armor of Brutus.
- The coin on the Mongolian Assassin insignia resembled one from the Qing Dynasty of China, which happened much later than the period which the insignia originated from.
Renditions
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Persian Assassins
Achaemenid Dynasty -
Babylonian Assassins
Argead Dynasty -
Chinese Assassins
Qin Dynasty -
Egyptian Assassins
Ptolemaic Dynasty -
Roman Assassins
Roman era -
Levantine Assassins
High Middle Ages -
Mongolian Assassins
High Middle Ages -
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Roman Assassins
Renaissance -
Roman Assassins (alternative)
Renaissance -
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Chinese Assassins
Ming Dynasty -
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A tattoo of an unknown insignia.
