Varangian

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The Varangians were guards stationed in Constantinople and Cappadocia. They were the Byzantine equivalent of Italian Seekers, and fought with halberds and spears. They also wielded pistols once disarmed in combat or when the Assassin Ezio Auditore fled to an inaccessible position.

Trivia

Historically, the Varangians hailed from Scandinavia, parts of Medieval Russia and after 1066, from England as well. From the 9th to 14th century, they served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the Janissaries, who were the personal guard of the Ottoman Sultan.
Historically, the Varangians wielded two handed Danish Axes, making them more akin to Brutes than Seekers
In the artbook of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords. Also, they are labeled as "Paranoid".
Looting or stealing from Varangians will give Ezio Smoke Screen Bombs or Smoke Decoy Bombs should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Characters

Assassins	Desmond Miles • Clay Kaczmarek • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • William Miles \| Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Dogan • Yusuf Tazim • Piri Reis \| Ishak Pasha \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Al Mualim • Abbas Sofian • Maria Thorpe • Darim Ibn-La'Ahad • Swami • Niccolò Polo • Maffeo Polo

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

Isu	Juno • Jupiter • Minerva

Others	Sofia Sartor • Bayezid II • Selim I • Suleiman I • Tarik Barleti • Dilara • Duccio de Luca • Janos

Animi Avatars	Bombardier • Brigand • Champion • Corsair • Count • Courtesan • Crusader • Deacon • Gladiator • Guardian • Knight • Ottoman Doctor • Ottoman Jester • Privateer • Renegade • Sentinel • Thespian • Trickster • Vanguard • Vizier

Factions

Locations

Black Room | Atlas Village • Cappadocia (Derinkuyu) • Constantinople (Constantine District • Bayezid District • Imperial District • Galata District) • Masyaf

Events

Ottoman Civil War • Attack on Prince Suleiman • Riot at the Harbor of Theodosius • Destruction of the Great Chain • Fight for the Masyaf Keys | Fall of Constantinople | Decline of the Levantine Assassins • Fall of Masyaf

Terms and concepts

Abstergo Files • Achievements • Animus (Animus data fragments • Black Room • Sync Nexus) • Assassin Dens • Blending • Book shops • Customization • Den Defense • Dual-wielding • Eagle Sense • Ezio Auditore's letters • First Civilization • Heralds • Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Mediterranean Defense • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Masyaf Keys) • Stalkers • Templar Tax Collectors • Ziplines

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Bombs (Blood • Caltrop • Cherry • Datura • Gold • Smoke decoy/screen • Splinter • Stink • Thunder) • Crossbow • Fists • Greek fire • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hookblade • Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison darts • Short blades • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

The Ancestors Character Pack • Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack • The Lost Archive

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-The '''Varangians''' were guards in [[Constantinople]] and [[Cappadocia]]. Similarly to the [[Almogavars]], they were [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] guards. They were the equivalent of [[Seekers]] in [[Rome]], as they fought with halberds and spears. They also wielded pistols that they could use when disarmed or when Ezio escaped to somewhere they could not follow.
+The '''Varangians''' were guards stationed in [[Constantinople]] and [[Cappadocia]]. They were the [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] equivalent of [[Italy|Italian]] [[Seekers]], and fought with [[Long weapons|halberds and spears]]. They also wielded [[Firearms|pistols]] once disarmed in combat or when the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] fled to an inaccessible position.
 ==Trivia==
-*Historically, the Varangians Hailed from Scandinavia and parts of Medieval Russia and after 1066, from England as well, and from the 9th to 14th century, served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the [[Janissaries]], who were the personal guard of the Ottoman Sultan.
+*Historically, the Varangians hailed from Scandinavia, parts of Medieval Russia and after 1066, from England as well. From the 9th to 14th century, they served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the [[Janissaries]], who were the personal guard of the Ottoman Sultan.
 *Historically, the Varangians wielded two handed Danish Axes, making them more akin to Brutes than Seekers
-*In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords, just like any normal guard. Also in the artbook, they were labeled as ''"Paranoid"'' instead of Varangians.
+*In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords. Also, they are labeled as ''"Paranoid"''.
 *Looting or stealing from Varangians will give Ezio [[Smoke Screen Bomb]]s or [[Smoke Decoy Bombs]] should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.
-*Varangians are the only guards you cannot counter.
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