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==Description== |
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| − | Investigations were tasks performed normally by novice Assassins |
+ | Investigations were tasks performed normally by novice Assassins, where they would gain valuable information on a target through various methods, before relaying it to the [[Assassins' Bureau]], who would then task a higher ranked and more experienced Assassin to eliminate the target. In 1191, after [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s failed mission at [[Solomon's Temple]], the Assassin was demoted from his [[Master Assassin]] rank to that of a [[novice]], requiring him to find and investigate his targets by himself. In general, the more the Assassins investigated their target, the easier it would be to kill them.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> |
| + | By the 15th century, the Assassins had decreased significantly in number, and as such, they would investigate their targets themselves. However, they also relied on their allies for valuable information, being the [[thieves]], the [[courtesans]] and the [[mercenaries]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> |
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| − | It was while stalking the streets of that particular district most affected, that Altaïr gained knowledge upon how the people had been suffering due to the ill and selfish acts carried out by these major public figures. Tied into this was also where and when the targets daily routines and personal selfish habits will leave them most vulnerable to a silent public assassination strike. |
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| − | After immediately making contact with the [[Assassin's Bureau]] Altaïr and other Assassins would receive directions and advice on where best to begin and carry out your investigation. |
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| − | ==Altaïr's Investigations== |
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===Pickpocketing=== |
===Pickpocketing=== |
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| − | There would be a person with a bit of useful information, be it a map or a letter, that they placed in a pouch around their waist. When Pickpocketing targets were first located, they would be seen talking with another person.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> |
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| + | [[File:AC1_Altair_Target_Pickpocket.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr about to pickpocket a target]] |
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| + | The Assassin would walk among the crowds of the city, and if they found a person carrying any document related to the target, they would tail them and pickpocket the document carefully. If the carrier caught the Assassin, however, they would call the guards, forcing the Assassin to fight or flee. |
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| + | Despite this, pickpocketing allowed Assassins to recover documents such as maps, showing guard posts around their target, or letters, which told the Assassin where their target would be, who they had connections with, and so forth.<ref name="AC"/> |
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===Eavesdropping=== |
===Eavesdropping=== |
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| − | To begin an Eavesdropping Investigation, [[Altaïr]] his eavesdropping target and a bench, neither too close or too far from the target. The target could be located using [[Eagle Vision]] which would make the target glow white. |
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| + | [[File:AC1_Altair_Eavesdrop.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr eavesdropping on a target]] |
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| + | Occasionally, an Assassin could come across certain individuals who were talking about their target. The Assassin could carefully listen to their conversation either by sitting nearby,<ref name="AC" /> or by tailing them as they moved.<ref name="AC2" /> |
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| − | Once at the objective,[[ Altaïr| Altaïr]] would sit on the bench and lock onto his target and start listening. The camera would zoom in on the target and whoever he or she was with and a short conversation (usually regarding an assassination target) could be heard. |
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| + | Listening to the conversation of their target, or of the target's allies and enemies, provided the Assassin with valuable information about them, including their plans, surroundings and routine.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="AC2" /> |
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===Interrogation=== |
===Interrogation=== |
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| − | To start an Interrogation you need to know who needs interrogating, and it was usually a public speaker who was praising your current target. As the target started walking away from the crowd, the [[Assassin]] would follow him to a secluded area and start beating him up. After a few punches he would give up and give [[Altaïr]] his information. [[Altaïr]] would then stab him and leave the area immediately. |
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| + | [[File:AC1_Altair_Interrogation.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr interrogating an orator]] |
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| + | Sometimes, Assassins would come across individuals who happened to have information about their targets, and for some, they would either give all the information they knew right away, while others would refuse to speak or try to run. In response to the latter two, the Assassin would need to use [[Fists|physical force]] until they spoke. |
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| + | During his [[Quest for the Chalice]], Altaïr would find such individuals and torture them into speaking by pressing certain pressure points on their bodies,<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref> though on his [[Hunt for the Nine]], however, he simply beat up the target of his interrogation, and then killed him with his [[Hidden Blade]] when he got what he needed out of them.<ref name="AC" /> |
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| − | ==Informant's Investigations== |
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| − | Informants usually have 2 types of investigations for Altaïr, which are: |
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| + | The Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was also known to interrogate people by beating them up, but he spared their life after the interrogation was over.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> |
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| − | ====Flag Collecting==== |
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| − | An informant may test you by asking you to collect flags. This is to be done within three to five minutes. Then, you must return to the informant. |
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| − | The flags will always be placed in a path, not randomly. Sometimes, this path will bring you to a flag other than those for the test, like a Templar flag. It is highly recommended that you have your GPS enabled while performing this task. |
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| + | {{Main|Informants}} |
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| + | [[File:AC-Informant_2.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr talking to an informant]] |
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| + | Since lower ranking Assassins were always tasked with investigating targets in the High Middle Ages, they would provide any information they possessed to an Assassin who had to kill the assigned target. During Altaïr's hunt, informants would freely give away what they knew if they assisted them with a favor or errand. |
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| + | Of these tasks, they included assassinating various Templar guards, destroying the stands of corrupted merchants, collecting scattered flags, escorting an informant who had blown his cover, or simply running to the nearest informant who had more information.<ref name="AC" /> |
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| − | ====Templar Assassinations==== |
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| − | Often, the informant had angered a local guard or guards. Fearing for his life, he would offer to give the [[Assassin]] the information he needed if he assassinated the guards in question within a time limit. In addition, the Assassin had to stay unexposed. To stay unexposed, he had to use the[[ Hidden Blade]] or [[Throwing Knives]]. Once all targets had fallen, the Assassin would return to the Informant.<ref name="AC" /> |
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| + | During the Renaissance, lower ranking Assassins were not tasked to investigate for higher ranking ones. Instead, each Assassin investigated for themselves, or asked other Assassins and other allies for help.<ref name="AC2" /> |
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| − | *[[Pickpocketing]]<ref name="AC" /> |
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| − | *[[Eavesdropping]]<ref name="AC" /> |
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| − | *[[Interrogation]]<ref name="AC" /> |
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| − | *[[Informants]]<ref name="AC" /> |
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| − | *[[Informants#Archers_Assassinations|Archer Assassination]]<ref name="AC (PC Version)">''[[Assassin's Creed#Editions|Assassin's Creed (PC Edition)]]''</ref> |
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| − | *[[Informants#Rooftops.27_Run|Rooftop Race]]<ref name="AC (PC Version)" /> |
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| − | *[[Informants#Merchant_Destruction|Merchant Stand Destruction]]<ref name="AC (PC Version)" /> |
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| − | *[[Informants#Informant_Escort|Informant Escort]]<ref name="AC (PC Version)" /> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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+ | *Though there were 6 investigation missions for each target, Desmond was required to only complete 2 or 3 in the [[Animus]], before Altaïr could gain permission from the Bureau leader. Completing all available investigations, however, increased the ease with which Altaïr could complete the assassination, as it unlocked and listed certain escape routes, guard postings, and movements of the target. |
| + | *The rooftop run and merchant stand destruction missions were only available in the PC version of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. |
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Revision as of 13:21, 25 September 2013
- "Put obstacles between yourself and your quarry. Never be found by a backwards glance."
- ―Rashid ad-Din Sinan.[src]
The Bureau, the starting point of every investigation in the 12th century
Investigations were tasks that Assassins had to complete before any assassination or mission could be carried out.
Description
Investigations were tasks performed normally by novice Assassins, where they would gain valuable information on a target through various methods, before relaying it to the Assassins' Bureau, who would then task a higher ranked and more experienced Assassin to eliminate the target. In 1191, after Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's failed mission at Solomon's Temple, the Assassin was demoted from his Master Assassin rank to that of a novice, requiring him to find and investigate his targets by himself. In general, the more the Assassins investigated their target, the easier it would be to kill them.[1]
By the 15th century, the Assassins had decreased significantly in number, and as such, they would investigate their targets themselves. However, they also relied on their allies for valuable information, being the thieves, the courtesans and the mercenaries.[2]
Types of investigation
Pickpocketing
- Main article: Pickpocketing
Altaïr about to pickpocket a target
The Assassin would walk among the crowds of the city, and if they found a person carrying any document related to the target, they would tail them and pickpocket the document carefully. If the carrier caught the Assassin, however, they would call the guards, forcing the Assassin to fight or flee.
Despite this, pickpocketing allowed Assassins to recover documents such as maps, showing guard posts around their target, or letters, which told the Assassin where their target would be, who they had connections with, and so forth.[1]
Eavesdropping
- Main article: Eavesdropping
Altaïr eavesdropping on a target
Occasionally, an Assassin could come across certain individuals who were talking about their target. The Assassin could carefully listen to their conversation either by sitting nearby,[1] or by tailing them as they moved.[2]
Listening to the conversation of their target, or of the target's allies and enemies, provided the Assassin with valuable information about them, including their plans, surroundings and routine.[1][2]
Interrogation
- Main article: Interrogation
Altaïr interrogating an orator
Sometimes, Assassins would come across individuals who happened to have information about their targets, and for some, they would either give all the information they knew right away, while others would refuse to speak or try to run. In response to the latter two, the Assassin would need to use physical force until they spoke.
During his Quest for the Chalice, Altaïr would find such individuals and torture them into speaking by pressing certain pressure points on their bodies,[3] though on his Hunt for the Nine, however, he simply beat up the target of his interrogation, and then killed him with his Hidden Blade when he got what he needed out of them.[1]
The Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze was also known to interrogate people by beating them up, but he spared their life after the interrogation was over.[4][5]
Informants
- Main article: Informants
Altaïr talking to an informant
Since lower ranking Assassins were always tasked with investigating targets in the High Middle Ages, they would provide any information they possessed to an Assassin who had to kill the assigned target. During Altaïr's hunt, informants would freely give away what they knew if they assisted them with a favor or errand.
Of these tasks, they included assassinating various Templar guards, destroying the stands of corrupted merchants, collecting scattered flags, escorting an informant who had blown his cover, or simply running to the nearest informant who had more information.[1]
During the Renaissance, lower ranking Assassins were not tasked to investigate for higher ranking ones. Instead, each Assassin investigated for themselves, or asked other Assassins and other allies for help.[2]
Trivia
- Though there were 6 investigation missions for each target, Desmond was required to only complete 2 or 3 in the Animus, before Altaïr could gain permission from the Bureau leader. Completing all available investigations, however, increased the ease with which Altaïr could complete the assassination, as it unlocked and listed certain escape routes, guard postings, and movements of the target.
- The rooftop run and merchant stand destruction missions were only available in the PC version of Assassin's Creed.
References
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