Almogavar

The Almogavars were fairly uncommon guards stationed in the cities of Constantinople and Cappadocia during the Renaissance. In Constantinople they mainly appeared in Byzantine districts. Roughly comparable to Italian Brutes, they fought with heavy weapons, were rather slow compared to other enemies, wore thick armor, and could not freerun. Like the Varangians, the Almogavars were employed by the Byzantines. Due to their thick armor, they could not be killed with a single bullet or crossbow bolt.

Trivia

• Historically, the Almogavars were soldiers of Aragonese and Catalan origin. They were known to have worked as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire.
• The Almogavars, like the Janissaries – except in some missions – are always found carrying the same weapon: the Almogavar Axe.
• The Almogavar Axe can also be used as a weapon, after completing The Champion, Part 1 memory, or taking the axe from a dead Almogavar.
• Unlike Brutes in Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Almogavars can be killed with a counter if their attack is not the overhead smash while using a medium weapon or short blade.
• Almogavars appear to have a unique weakness to Datura Bombs, as evidenced from both in the memory "Piri Reis: Datura" and usual gameplay; the poison kills them about twice as fast.