Wei Yu
Wei Yu was a male Chinese Assassin living during the Qin Dynasty.[1]
Biography
Assassin
Wei Yu was a member of the Chinese Assassins Guild during the Qin Dynasty, which was ruled by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, a tyrant who oppressed the people of China. In order to protect the people, the land had to be freed of the Emperor.[1]
On September 10, 210 BC, during one of the Emperor's Eastern China tours, Wei Yu supposedly struck the Emperor with his spear, thus killing him. His death, however, was blamed on the mercury pills that the Emperor took, which would supposedly make him immortal.[1]
Renaissance
By the time of the Renaissance, Wei Yu's sarcophagus was moved to San Gimignano, Italy, on the top floor of the Torre Grossa. Fellow Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze would explore his tomb and take the hidden seal from inside the sarcophagus, which would help him to obtain Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's armor.[1]
Trivia
- Wei Yu's belt looks much like a tied-on martial arts belt, but functions as a way to disguise the Assassin symbol.
Gallery
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Wei Yu's Insignia.
