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| − | {{Stub}}{{Character_Infobox|name = Rudjek|image = [[File:ACO Rudjek.jpg|thumb]]|death = 48 BCE (aged 33)<br>[[Saqqara]], [[Egypt]]|affiliates = [[Templars]] |
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| + | |name = Rudjek |
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| + | |image = ACO Rudjek render.png |
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| + | |birth = c. 81 BCE<br>[[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] |
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| + | |death = 48 BCE (aged 33)<br/>[[Bent Pyramid]], [[Giza]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] |
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| + | |species = [[Human]] |
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| + | |voice = [[Kwasi Songui]]}} |
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| + | In his quest to access the [[Isu]] [[Siwa Vault|vault]] in [[Siwa]], Rudjek became one of the five in the Order directly responsible for the death of [[Khemu]], son of the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]], in 49 BCE. The following year, he was tracked down by Bayek and slain in the [[Bent Pyramid]] of [[Sneferu]] as the first target on the Medjay's path of vengeance. |
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| − | In 48 BCE, Rudjek was confronted by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek|Bayek of Siwa]] in the [[Bent Pyramid]] of Sneferu, who killed him due to his involvement in the death of his son [[Khemu]] in 49 BCE. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| − | The rebels of the Saqqara Nome were pleased by his death, as they also tried to kill the nomarch but failed. |
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| + | ===Quest for the Vault=== |
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| + | Rudjek ruled Saqqara Nome from [[Giza]], contributing to the [[natron]] trade around the mines in the region. Bearing the cryptonym the Heron, he served as a member of the Order of the Ancients, a secret organization in [[Egypt]] whose goal was to impose a [[New World Order]] where they dominated the world and steered it in their vision. The Order had given Rudjek everything, including significant wealth, which made him supportive of their puppet, [[Ptolemy XIII]], but his allegiance to the Order itself stemmed purely from the status it lent him.<ref name="ACO Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]''</ref> |
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| + | In order to achieve their goals, Rudjek, alongside [[Flavius Metellus]], [[Lucius Septimius]], [[Pothinus]] and [[Medunamun]], hoped to unlock the secrets of the Isu vault underneath the [[Temple of Amun]] in Siwa. There they gathered in 49 BCE with an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]], but unable to find the means to open the gate to the vault, they concluded that their best lead would be the local Medjay Bayek.<ref name="ACO The False Oracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref> |
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| − | After his death, Rudjek's body was found by his mistress [[Suphia]], who laid him to rest and buried him in a sarcophagus in the pyramid. |
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| + | By exploiting the young village boy [[Chenzira]] and his mother, [[Rebecca (Siwa)|Rebecca]], the Order was able to locate Bayek at [[Halma Point]] and capture him and his son Khemu. That night, Khemu and Bayek were brought to the Order in front of the vault, where Rudjek insisted to the latter that, as Medjay, a sacred guardian of Egypt's people and heritage, he must have some knowledge as to how to access the vault. His assumption was false, and while the members of the Order were preoccupied, Khemu stole a knife from Rudjek which Bayek used to break free from his bounds. In the following altercation, Flavius drove the knife into Khemu's chest, killing him instantly.<ref name="ACO The False Oracle" /> |
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| − | His death has caused his personal bodyguard [[Hypatos]] to seek vengeance against Bayek. Tracking him for several months, Hypatos eventually found the Medjay in the outskirts of [[Siwa]] though he fell to his blades as well. |
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| + | ===Death=== |
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| − | Later, Bayek once again visited [[Nitria]], where he was healed by [[Nefertari]] after the assassination of Rudjek, but was assaulted by the distraught widow of the Ancient who kicked him in the crotch. |
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| + | {{Quote|We will find you. We will find you in your sleep!|Rudjek's last words, 48 BCE|Assassin's Creed Origins|The Heron Assassination}}[[File:The Heron Assassination 02.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek approaching Rudjek]] |
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| + | The following year saw Rudjek pursued by a grief-stricken and vengeful Bayek. It was at the Bent Pyramid of Sneferu that the Heron met his doom. Trapped within the chambers with his sworn bodyguard [[Hypatos (Bodyguard)|Hypatos]] incapacitated, Rudjek trembled before his adversary but made one last attempt to reverse the situation by hurling the knife used to kill Khemu at Bayek's head. Though sudden and swift, the Medjay intercepted it with the Heron's mask that he held in his hand. With no options left, the Heron could only gaze in horror before Bayek furiously slammed his mask back into his face — the knife still embedded within it skewering his brain.<ref name="ACO The Heron">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Heron Assassination]]</ref> |
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| − | Later, after Nefertari asked Bayek to escort her assistant, Suphia, to a nearby fort of rebels where she was to mend their injuries. However, once there, Suphia lit the alarm fire to alert Ptolemy's soldiers. After he killed the patrol, Bayek confronted the healer who revealed that she was Rudjek's mistress. As she was ranting about how she would avenge her murdered lover, the leader of the rebels, Namrut, executed her. |
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| + | [[File:The Heron Assassination 05.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The death of Rudjek]] |
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| + | After his death, Rudjek's body was found by his mistress [[Suphia]] who laid him to rest and buried him in a sarcophagus in the pyramid.<ref name="ACO First Blood">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[First Blood]]</ref><ref name="ACO When Night Falls">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[When Night Falls]]</ref> Both Suphia and Rudjek's bodyguard Hypatos, who survived his injuries, would go on to plot their revenge against Bayek in their own ways.<ref name="ACO The Heron" /><ref name="ACO When Night Falls" /> The latter tracked the Medjay for months until finally confronting him above an Old Kingdom tomb in the outskirts of [[Siwa]], only to fall to his blades as well.<ref name="ACO The Heron" /> Suphia would meet a similar fate when her plan to infiltrate the rebels in Saqqara and lead them into an ambush by Ptolemy's soldiers failed to kill Bayek.<ref name="ACO When Night Falls" /> |
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| + | ==Personality and characteristics== |
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| + | In contrast to his compatriots, Rudjek lacked a sincere devotion to the cause of the Order of the Ancients. A man of weak ideals, he was to the very end a more or less average, if upper-class, individual with little aspirations other than a life of security and pleasure. For that reason, he felt himself fortunate to have become affiliated with the Order that bestowed upon him much wealth and many social connections. Quite the hedonist, Rudjek exploited his newfound power to increase his profits through the natron trade and acts of corruption. The benefits he received from the Order far exceeded any that he could ever have dreamed of, but his bitter end exposed the underlying truth that he was but a normal man sucked into a storm of dark conspiracies he was sorely underequipped to cope with. He was, in this sense, short-sighted, and his fervent support of Ptolemy XIII itself stemmed from the privileged position he enjoyed under him. This was to the extent that he could not fathom why anyone would ever oppose the boy pharaoh, lacking the capacity to understand that there were those who suffered under his regime.<ref name="ACO Guide" /> |
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| − | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' |
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| + | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> |
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| + | Rudjek - Head Sculpt.jpg|A head sculpt of Rudjek |
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| + | Rudjek - Head Render.jpg|A head render of Rudjek |
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| + | Rudjek - Renders.jpg|Renders of Rudjek |
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| + | Ptahmose - Concept art.jpg|Concept art of Rudjek |
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| + | ACO Rudjek.jpg|Closeup of Rudjek |
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| + | ACO Rudjek Symbol.PNG|Rudjek's Heron Symbol |
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| + | </gallery> |
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Revision as of 18:25, 9 June 2020
- "Just accept the Order. They are there. You can't avoid them."
- ―Rudjek[src]
Rudjek (c. 81 BCE – 48 BCE), also known as the Heron, was the nomarch of Saqqara Nome and a member of the Order of the Ancients during the reign of Ptolemy XIII.
In his quest to access the Isu vault in Siwa, Rudjek became one of the five in the Order directly responsible for the death of Khemu, son of the Medjay Bayek, in 49 BCE. The following year, he was tracked down by Bayek and slain in the Bent Pyramid of Sneferu as the first target on the Medjay's path of vengeance.
Biography
Quest for the Vault
Rudjek ruled Saqqara Nome from Giza, contributing to the natron trade around the mines in the region. Bearing the cryptonym the Heron, he served as a member of the Order of the Ancients, a secret organization in Egypt whose goal was to impose a New World Order where they dominated the world and steered it in their vision. The Order had given Rudjek everything, including significant wealth, which made him supportive of their puppet, Ptolemy XIII, but his allegiance to the Order itself stemmed purely from the status it lent him.[1]
In order to achieve their goals, Rudjek, alongside Flavius Metellus, Lucius Septimius, Pothinus and Medunamun, hoped to unlock the secrets of the Isu vault underneath the Temple of Amun in Siwa. There they gathered in 49 BCE with an Apple of Eden, but unable to find the means to open the gate to the vault, they concluded that their best lead would be the local Medjay Bayek.[2]
By exploiting the young village boy Chenzira and his mother, Rebecca, the Order was able to locate Bayek at Halma Point and capture him and his son Khemu. That night, Khemu and Bayek were brought to the Order in front of the vault, where Rudjek insisted to the latter that, as Medjay, a sacred guardian of Egypt's people and heritage, he must have some knowledge as to how to access the vault. His assumption was false, and while the members of the Order were preoccupied, Khemu stole a knife from Rudjek which Bayek used to break free from his bounds. In the following altercation, Flavius drove the knife into Khemu's chest, killing him instantly.[2]
Death
Bayek approaching Rudjek
The following year saw Rudjek pursued by a grief-stricken and vengeful Bayek. It was at the Bent Pyramid of Sneferu that the Heron met his doom. Trapped within the chambers with his sworn bodyguard Hypatos incapacitated, Rudjek trembled before his adversary but made one last attempt to reverse the situation by hurling the knife used to kill Khemu at Bayek's head. Though sudden and swift, the Medjay intercepted it with the Heron's mask that he held in his hand. With no options left, the Heron could only gaze in horror before Bayek furiously slammed his mask back into his face — the knife still embedded within it skewering his brain.[3]
Legacy
The death of Rudjek
After his death, Rudjek's body was found by his mistress Suphia who laid him to rest and buried him in a sarcophagus in the pyramid.[4][5] Both Suphia and Rudjek's bodyguard Hypatos, who survived his injuries, would go on to plot their revenge against Bayek in their own ways.[3][5] The latter tracked the Medjay for months until finally confronting him above an Old Kingdom tomb in the outskirts of Siwa, only to fall to his blades as well.[3] Suphia would meet a similar fate when her plan to infiltrate the rebels in Saqqara and lead them into an ambush by Ptolemy's soldiers failed to kill Bayek.[5]
Personality and characteristics
In contrast to his compatriots, Rudjek lacked a sincere devotion to the cause of the Order of the Ancients. A man of weak ideals, he was to the very end a more or less average, if upper-class, individual with little aspirations other than a life of security and pleasure. For that reason, he felt himself fortunate to have become affiliated with the Order that bestowed upon him much wealth and many social connections. Quite the hedonist, Rudjek exploited his newfound power to increase his profits through the natron trade and acts of corruption. The benefits he received from the Order far exceeded any that he could ever have dreamed of, but his bitter end exposed the underlying truth that he was but a normal man sucked into a storm of dark conspiracies he was sorely underequipped to cope with. He was, in this sense, short-sighted, and his fervent support of Ptolemy XIII itself stemmed from the privileged position he enjoyed under him. This was to the extent that he could not fathom why anyone would ever oppose the boy pharaoh, lacking the capacity to understand that there were those who suffered under his regime.[1]
Gallery
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The False Oracle
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Heron Assassination
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – First Blood
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Assassin's Creed: Origins – When Night Falls