Wei Yu
Wei Yu was the man who assassinated Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, with a spear. For this act in fighting tyranny and preserving the welfare of the people, he became legendary among the Assassin Brotherhood and posthumously honored as one of their own.
Biography
The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, was a tyrannical ruler with ties to the Order of the Ancients. In order to protect the people, Wei Yu resolved to free the land from Qin Shi Huang's oppression.[1]
On 10 September 210 BCE during one of the Emperor's tours of eastern China,[2] Wei Yu struck the Emperor with his spear, killing him.[1]
Legacy
His spear was named "Jing Ke" in commemoration of Jing Ke, a predecessor who had failed to assassinate the First Emperor. Centuries later in 756, during the An Lushan Rebellion, this spear was kept in the Mohist village of Qinghe Commandery. Pei Min, who was the guardian of the secret treasury at the time, granted the spear to the Hidden One Li Ethe Invisible to help him complete his revenge against the Order of Ancient.[3]
By the time of the Italian Renaissance, a tomb dedicated to Wei Yu was located on the top floor of the Torre Grossa in San Gimignano, Italy. The Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore explored the tomb and took the hidden seal from the tomb's sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the Armor of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad sealed in the Sanctuary beneath Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.[4]
Gallery
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Wei Yu's statue and sarcophagus -
The Seal of Wei Yu -
Wei Yu's Insignia -
Statue in the Sanctuary
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (statue only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm (non-canon, mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed II – Floating conversations: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets
- ↑
Qin Shi Huang on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Hidden Ones (Part 2)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Torre Grossa's Secret
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