1526 Macau fires

The 1526 Macau fires were an act of terror orchestrated by Qiu Ju, a member of the group of powerful Templar eunuchs known as the Eight Tigers, in response to the death of his fellow Tiger Gu Dayong at the hands of the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun.
==The fires==
Following Gu Dayong's assassination in Macau by Shao Jun,Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – The SlaverAssassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – The Slave Trader his Tiger brother Qiu Ju found his body and, knowing it to be the work of the Assassins, ordered his soldiers to arrest innocents and set the city's port ablaze to flush out Dayong's killer. Within moments, the port was on fire and the panicked civilians tried to escape to safety.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China – ConsequencesAssassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Consequences
As she made her way out of the city while avoiding the flames, Shao Jun went out of her way to rescue as many civilians as she could but was ultimately forced to abandon her heroic endeavors to avoid being killed herself. Arriving at the harbor, she found her Mentor Wang Yangming waiting for her on a boat, which she boarded. Escaping the fire, both Assassins traveled away from the flames but Shao Jun felt guilty over the casualties and the port's destruction.
==Aftermath==
After escaping the fiery port, Shao Jun reflected on the chaos from the fires and blamed herself for the lives lost because of her actions. After almost three years had passed, Shao Jun had still not recovered from her trauma and Wang Yangming tried to console her, advising her that the Templars were to blame for the fire and that she should focus on her primary objective: rebuilding the Chinese Brotherhood in order to restore peace and stability to China.Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Shao Jun and Qixie
Despite Yangming's words of advice, the deaths of all the civilians in Macau continued to weigh heavy on Shao Jun's mind until her mission to infiltrate Nan'an and assassinate the Templar Wei Bin. During her mission, Shao Jun was unexpectedly reunited with Kotetsu, a young boy she had rescued from Dayong's fortress in Macau three years prior. Kotetsu helped to restore Shao Jun's resolve by making her realize that the surviving citizens of Macau saw her as a heroine for her actions during the fire and that she should not blame herself for the atrocities committed by others.Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Reunion
==Legacy==
While reliving Shao Jun's memories of the Macau fires at the Abstergo facility in Yokohama in 2019, Kō Risa felt the same guilt as her ancestor and became withdrawn. Her therapist, Dr. Kaori Kagami, consoled and reassured Risa that these feelings would subside in time and that, through her treatment, she could overcome her violent impulses and not fall prey to the same path of violence as Shao Jun.
==Behind the scenes==
The 1526 Macau fires are an event featured in both the 2015 video game Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China and its 2019 manga adaptation, Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun, with each source differing on some details.
==Gallery==
Consequences China (2).jpg|Various buildings collapsing due to the fire
Consequences China (3).jpg|Shao Jun escaping from the fire
Consequences China (5).jpg|Shao Jun and Wang Yangming observing the fire
ACBoSJ 1526 Macau fires.jpg|Shao Jun looking at the Macau port aflame
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 
*Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
*Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm 
==References==
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Category:Templar conspiracies
Category:Assassin-Templar War