Wei Yu

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Wei Yu was the assassin of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. For his act in fighting tyranny and preserving the welfare of the people, Wei Yu is regarded by the Assassin Brotherhood as one of their predecessors.

Biography

The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, was a tyrannical ruler with ties to Templar Order. 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]

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 da Firenze 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.^[3]

Gallery

Appearances

Assassin's Creed II (statue only)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Assassin's Creed II
↑ Wikipedia – Qin Shi Huang
↑ Assassin's Creed II – Torre Grossa's Secret

Assassins

Hidden Ones

Notable predecessors	Eve • Adam • Darius • Kassandra • Iltani • Wei Yu • Wei Yu's disciple

Notable members	Bayek • Amunet • Brutus • Leonius • Aquilus • Li E • Roshan • Basim Ibn Ishaq • Hytham

Notable allies	Pythagoras • Sokrates • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Gamilat • Ali ibn Muhammad • Eivor Varinsdottir • Sigurd Styrbjornsson • Niamh of Argyll • Eric the Victorious

Branches	Alamut • Constantinople • Egypt • England • Great Desert • Greece • Roman Empire (Liberalis Circulum) • Sweden

Ranks	Initiate • Apprentice • Novice • Disciple • Assassin • Acolyte • Rafiq • Master • Council • Mentor

Precursor organizations	Protectors of Persia • Iltani's Order • Medjay

Affiliated groups	Alemanni • Zanj rebels • Vikings (Raven Clan) • Women of the Mist

Other	The Creed • Hidden Blade • Leap of Faith • Eagle Vision • Bureau • Insignia

Assassin Brotherhood

Notable members	Hassan-i Sabbāh • Al Mualim • Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Qulan Gal • Numa Al'Khamsin • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Niccolò Machiavelli • Aguilar de Nerha • Giovanni Borgia • Shao Jun • Adéwalé • Edward Kenway • Achilles Davenport • Ratonhnhaké:ton • Aveline de Grandpré • Arno Dorian • Arbaaz Mir • Jacob Frye • Evie Frye • Simeon Price • Pierrette Arnaud • Nikolai Orelov • Lydia Frye • Eddie Gorm • Alekseï Gavrani • William Miles • Desmond Miles • Clay Kaczmarek • Shaun Hastings • Rebecca Crane • Kiyoshi Takakura • Galina Voronina • Charlotte de la Cruz • Layla Hassan

Notable allies	Jeanne d'Arc • Leonardo da Vinci • Suleiman the Magnificent • Quila • Anne Bonny • Bastienne Josèphe • George Washington • Napoleon Bonaparte • Frederick Abberline • Queen Victoria • Winston Churchill • Vladimir Lenin • Anastasia Romanov

Branches	Algeria • Australia • Austria • Brazil • Canada • Caribbean • China • Egypt • France • Germany • Greece • Haiti • India • Italy • Japan • Korea • Levant • Libya • Louisiana • Mongolia • Persia • Peru • Portugal • Russia • Scotland • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Tunisia • Turkey • United States • Unitedd Kingdom

Ranks	Apprentice • Novice • Rafiq • Master Assassin • Assassin leader • Assassin Council • Mentor

Assassin-affiliated groups	Cypriot Resistance • House of Auditore • Republic of Florence (House of Medici) • Ottomans • Tokugawa shogunate • Pirates • Zhang Wei Union • Maroon rebellion • Sons of Liberty • French Empire • Sikhs • The Rooks • United Kingdom (Metropolitan Police Service) • Narodnaya Volya • Initiates • Erudito • Doom Eagle

Other	The Creed • Hidden Blade • Leap of Faith • Eagle Vision • Assassin bureau • Assassin insignia • Assassin-Templar War

Assassin's Creed II

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Antonio de Magianis • Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • Niccolò Machiavelli • Paola • Teodora Contanto • La Volpe \| Dante Alighieri • Domenico Auditore • Marco Polo • Renato Auditore \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad \| Adam • Eve

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Uberto Alberti • Stefano da Bagnone • Emilio Barbarigo • Marco Barbarigo • Silvio Barbarigo • Bernardo Baroncelli • Rodrigo Borgia • Carlo Grimaldi • Antonio Maffei • Dante Moro • Francesco de' Pazzi • Jacopo de' Pazzi • Vieri de' Pazzi • Francesco Salviati

House of Auditore	Claudia • Ezio • Federico • Giovanni • Maria • Mario • Petruccio \| Domenico • Isabetta • Renato

Isu	Minerva

Others	Annetta • Agostino Barbarigo • Lorenzo de' Medici • Carlotta Moro • Rosa • Girolamo Savonarola • Caterina Sforza • Cristina Vespucci • Alvise da Vilandino • Checco Orsi • Ludovico Orsi • Leonardo da Vinci \| Maria Thorpe

Factions

Assassins (Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Republic of Florence (House of Medici) • Republic of Venice • County of Forlì • Courtesans • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Abstergo laboratory • Hideout | Florence (Oltrarno • San Giovanni • San Marco • Santa Maria Novella) • Monteriggioni (Villa Auditore) • Tuscany (San Gimignano) • Apennine Mountains • Romagna (Forlì) • Venice (Cannaregio • Castello • Dorsoduro • San Marco • San Polo) • Rome (Castel Sant'Angelo • Passetto di Borgo • Sistine Chapel • The Vault) | Acre | Eden

Events

Renaissance (Pazzi conspiracy • Venetian Conspiracy • Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities • Confrontation in the Vatican)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Animus • Art Merchants • Blacksmiths • Bleeding Effect • Borgia messengers • Codex • Customization • Doctors • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Fast Travel Booths • Feathers • Flying Machine • Glyphs • Guards • Heralds • Memories • Monteriggioni Statuettes • Notoriety • Officials • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Papal Staff of Eden) • Secret Locations • Swimming • Tailors • First Civilization • The Truth • Uplay • Treasure chests • Viewpoints • Wanted posters

Weapons and tools

Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade • Hidden Gun • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison blade • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Blunt weapons • Throwing knives

DLC

Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities

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-'''Wei Yu''' (Chinese: 魏羽{{Fact}}) was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Brotherhood]] who lived during the {{Wiki|Qin dynasty}}. He became legendary for his assassination of the tyrannical [[Qin Shi Huang]], the first Emperor of China.
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+'''Wei Yu''' was the assassin of [[Qin Shi Huang]], the first Emperor of [[China]]. For his act in fighting tyranny and preserving the welfare of the people, Wei Yu is regarded by the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] as one of their predecessors.
 ==Biography==
-The first Emperor of [[China]], [[Qin Shi Huang]], was a tyrannical ruler with ties to [[Templars|Templar Order]]. In order to protect the people, the Assassins resolved to free the land from Qin Shi Huang's oppression.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
+The first Emperor of [[China]], [[Qin Shi Huang]], was a tyrannical ruler with ties to [[Templars|Templar Order]]. In order to protect the people, Wei Yu resolved to free the land from Qin Shi Huang's oppression.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
-On 10 September 210 BCE during one of the Emperor's tours of eastern China,<ref name="Wikipedia Qin Shi Huang">{{wiki|Qin Shi Huang|Wikipedia – Qin Shi Huang}}</ref> Wei Yu struck the Emperor with his spear, killing him.<ref name="AC2" />
+On 10 September 210 BCE during one of the Emperor's tours of eastern China,<ref name="Wikipedia Qin Shi Huang">{{Wiki|Qin Shi Huang|Wikipedia – Qin Shi Huang}}</ref> Wei Yu struck the Emperor with his spear, killing him.<ref name="AC2" />
-By the time of the [[Renaissance|Italian Renaissance]], Wei Yu's sarcophagus had been moved to [[San Gimignano]], [[Italy]], on the top floor of the [[Torre Grossa]]. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] would later explore his tomb and take the hidden [[Assassin Seals|seal]] from inside the sarcophagus, allowing him to unlock the vault under the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]] that held [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Armor of Altaïr|armor]].<ref name="AC2" />
+By the time of the [[Renaissance|Italian Renaissance]], a tomb dedicated to Wei Yu was located on the top floor of the [[Torre Grossa]] in [[San Gimignano]], [[Italy]]. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] explored the tomb and took the hidden [[Assassin Seals|seal]] from the tomb's sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr|Armor]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] sealed in the [[Sanctuary]] beneath [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Torre Grossa's Secret]]</ref>
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References