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Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, a Common card
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, also known as Jean Nicolas or by his nicknames, the Righteous Patriot or the Tiger, was a French lawyer and a major figure in the French Revolution.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 58
- Power
- 125
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,900
Power 125 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Ultimately he played a major role in Robespierre's downfall on 9 Thermidor, an act for which he later ______ remorse.
Answer
expressed. Ultimately he played a major role in Robespierre's downfall on 9 Thermidor, an act for which he later expressed remorse. From the Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of the Pacific Islands. History of the Pacific Islands 73 · Politics of Kyrgyzstan 70 · Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne 67 · Bahram IV 64 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A close associate of Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, he was one of the most militant members of the Committee of Public Safety, and is often considered a key architect of the Reign of Terror.
- Billaud-Varenne subsequently broke with Robespierre, partly due to their ideological conflicts relating to the centralization of power.
- Ultimately he played a major role in Robespierre's downfall on 9 Thermidor, an act for which he later expressed remorse.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne article was read about 8,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 58: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
