Tattoo

Tattoo is a mark on a body made by inserting ink and/or pigments into the skin which can either be temporary or permanent. Sometimes the term tattoo is also used to refer to face paint, scars, or other means of adorning the skin with color.
==History==
===Classical antiquity===
Many bandits in Greece at the time of the Peloponnesian War adorned their faces and arms, as well as backs and chests, with tattoos. For groups which lived in the wilderness like the Followers of Ares and the Daughters of Artemis, these markings signified their allegiance.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Other types of people like the sailor Barnabas also wore them for their own personal reasons.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel 
After his son was murdered by the Order of the Ancients in 49 BCE,Assassin's Creed: Origins – The False Oracle the Medjay Bayek of Siwa had the cryptonyms of each of their members tattooed on his right arm. Each time he assassinated one of these members in his quest for vengeance, he crossed the name out.Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Heron Assassination Others as well took tattoos, sometimes to remember Egypt like Hapti.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Taking Liberty
===Medieval era===
Vikings tattooed their skin, believing the artwork to enhance their own innate abilities. These designs could be applied at places like Svend and Tove's Tattoo Shop in Ravensthorpe, and included such patterns as a "Hel Sign", Jörmungandr, and an "Auki Sign".Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
The Moors of Spain were in habit of tattooing their faces, and this was also practiced by the Spanish Assassins María and Aguilar de Nerha.Assassin's Creed filmAssassin's Creed: Rebellion
===Modern age===
During the Golden Age of Piracy, tattoos were especially favored by pirates themselves, with the Welsh pirate Edward Kenway sporting numerous tattoos all over his body.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Among the Kanien'kehá:ka, decorations like tattoos were common. Teiowí:sonte's markings were specifically referred to as tattoos.Assassin's Creed III – The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy – One-Man Wolf Pack
In the 19th century, tattoos were born by various people of London, England. Of special note was the British Assassin Jacob Frye, who had a tattoo of a peregrine falcon on his left pectoral and a cross surrounded by diamonds on his left upper arm.Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
In modern times, tattoos had become more commonplace, with multiple people known to sport ink patterns, among them Desmond Miles,Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations↑ Assassin's Creed III Daniel Cross,Assassin's Creed: The Fall and Kiyoshi Takakura.Assassin's Creed: Uprising
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, various Animus modifications allowed either the Eagle Bearer themselves, or the crew upon their ship, the Adrestia, to display tattoos. For the Eagle Bearer, these included the Mighty Harness, and for the crew, this was clear including in the skin Water Born.
While tattoos are a prevalent feature of pop culture's idea of Vikings, historically it is less well attested. The writings Arab traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan describe a group of Kyivan Rus' as being tattooed from "the tips of his toes to his neck". However this one of the only attestations for tattooed Vikings. There is no known word for tattoo in the Old Norse language nor do any Norse sources mention the practice. While this does not mean it never occurred, it implies that it was not as staple to the Viking culture as depicted.
==Gallery==
ACS Blighters Thug Render.png|A member of the Blighters of Victorian London
ACMovie Maria.jpg|María's facial tattoos
ACOd-DoAHuntress1.jpg|A Huntress of Artemis
ACOd-bandit-tattoo-doublearches.jpg|A bandit with simple facial tattoos
ACOd-bandit-tattoo-fullface.jpg|A bandit with large facial tattoo extending to neck
ACOd-bandit-tattoo-chestarm.jpg|A bandit archer with feathers on his arm and a griffin on his chest
ACOd-bandit-tattoo-zigzagarm.jpg|A bandit archer with elaborate arm tattoo
ACV Promotional Screenshot-hornrunes.jpg|Tattoo on Eivor's temple
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations
*Assassin's Creed: The Fall
*Assassin's Creed III
*Assassin's Creed: Initiates
*Assassin's Creed: Black Flag
*Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
*Assassin's Creed film
*Assassin's Creed: Origins
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey novel
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
**Dawn of Ragnarök
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR 
==References==
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