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Crossbowmen were guards armed with crossbows. They patrolled and defended the rooftops in a fashion similar to the archers, and were thus able to catch sight of Ezio from a distance. However, unlike archers who drew their swords if Ezio came too close, they instead also used their crossbows for defensive melee combat, and would still fire a bolt at Ezio even at close range.

Crossbowmen were an annoyance particularly when encountered in groups, as crossbow bolts moved faster than normal arrows, and significantly hindered rooftop travel by causing Ezio to fall and take damage. Crossbowmen were skilled marksmen, and were capable of damaging armor with their shots.

When investigating the sight of an Assassin, the crossbowmen tried to follow him, therefore stealth and/or a quick, powerful weapon (i.e.: crossbow) was recommended to avoid a fight and diminish the chances of getting caught.

TriviaEdit

The Crossbows used by crossbowmen differ from Ezio's. The wood they are made of is lighter and they do not have the eagle shaped metal on the front.
While looting the corpses of crossbowmen, occasionally bullets can be found.
Crossbowmen also appear in Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles and the memory, The Mentor's Keeper despite historical inaccuracies. The ones in Altaïr's Chronicles also carry swords unlike in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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Characters

Assassins	Desmond Miles ∙ Lucy Stillman ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ Rebecca Crane \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze ∙ Claudia Auditore da Firenze ∙ Maria Auditore da Firenze ∙ Mario Auditore ∙ Bartolomeo d'Alviano ∙ Niccolò Machiavelli ∙ La Volpe

Templars	Rodrigo Borgia ∙ Cesare Borgia ∙ Juan Borgia the Elder ∙ Octavian de Valois ∙ Micheletto Corella ∙ Il Carnefice ∙ Silvestro Sabbatini ∙ Malfatto ∙ Brother Ristoro ∙ Gaspar de la Croix ∙ Donato Mancini ∙ Lia de Russo ∙ Lanz ∙ Auguste Oberlin

Others	Pantasilea Baglioni ∙ Lucrezia Borgia ∙ Pietro Rossi ∙ Patrizio ∙ Nicolaus Copernicus ∙ Leonardo da Vinci ∙ Duccio de Luca ∙ Ercole Massimo ∙ Salaì ∙ Caterina Sforza ∙ Juno

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Sanctuary ∙ Monteriggioni ∙ Rome ∙ Colli Albani ∙ Naples ∙ Valnerina ∙ Monte Circeo ∙ Viana ∙ Florence ∙ Venice ∙ Secret Locations

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Animus Project Update 1.0 ∙ Animus Project Update 2.0 ∙ Animus Project Update 3.0 ∙ Copernicus Conspiracy ∙ The Da Vinci Disappearance

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Characters

Assassins	Desmond Miles ∙ Clay Kaczmarek ∙ Rebecca Crane ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ William Miles \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze ∙ Yusuf Tazim ∙ Piri Reis \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ∙ Rashid ad-Din Sinan ∙ Abbas Sofian ∙ Maria Thorpe ∙ Darim Ibn-La'Ahad ∙ Swami ∙ Niccolò Polo ∙ Maffeo Polo

Templars	Laetitia England ∙ Warren Vidic \| Ahmet ∙ Manuel Palaiologos ∙ Shahkulu ∙ Leandros ∙ Cyril of Rhodes ∙ Damat Ali Pasha ∙ Georgios Kostas ∙ Lysistrata ∙ Mirela Djuric ∙ Odai Dunqas ∙ Vali cel Tradat ∙ Vlad Tepes \| Haras

Others	Sofia Sartor ∙ Bayezid II ∙ Selim I ∙ Suleiman I ∙ Tarik Barleti ∙ Dilara ∙ Duccio de Luca ∙ Janos \| Jupiter ∙ Juno ∙ Minerva

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