Glyphs

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[[File:ACII-GlyphMain 2-1.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and the Trefoil glyph]]
'''Glyphs''' were data entry points scattered around the virtual representation of [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]] rendered by the [[Animus]].

[[Desmond Miles]] was able to locate several of them while reliving the memories of his ancestor, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. Each Glyph revealed historical details about the conflict between the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]], [[Humans|humanity]], and [[Pieces of Eden]].

==Origins==
[[File:AC2 Eagle Vision Glyph.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio activating one of the Glyphs]]

<tabber>Florence=====San Marco District====
*Facing south on the roof of [[La Rosa Colta]]
*Facing north on the eastern rooftop of the [[Ospedale degli Innocenti]]
*Facing west on the northern lower roof of [[Basilica of Santa Croce|Santa Croce]]

====Santa Maria Novella District====
*On the south face of the northern bell tower of the [[Basilica of San Lorenzo|church of San Lorenzo]]
*Facing east in the northeast corner of the [[Mercato Vecchio]] courtyard

|-|Monteriggioni=
*Facing south on the southwest corner of [[Villa Auditore]]

|-|Tuscany/San Gimignano=====Tuscany====
*On the east face of the [[Monte Oliveto Maggiore]] tower
*Just outside [[San Gimignano]], facing west in the curved tunnel at the rear of [[Antico Teatro Romano]]

====San Gimignano====
*Facing north on top of [[Torre del Diavolo]]
*Facing south in the gap between the [[Torri dei Salvucci]]
*Facing east at street level in [[Santa Maria Assunta]]

|-|Romagna/Forlì=====Romagna====
*On the north face of the [[Avamposto Veneziano]] lighthouse

====Forlì====
*Facing east above the west colonnade of [[Abbey of San Mercuriale|San Mercuriale]]

|-|Venice=====San Polo District====
*Facing west beneath the east end of [[Ponte di Rialto]]
*Facing east between the dome and bell tower of [[San Giacomo di Rialto]]
*Facing east on the roof top of [[Thieves|Gilda del Ladri di Venezia]]

====San Marco District====
*Facing up on top of [[Torre dell'Orologio]], above the clock
*Facing up in an open section near the top of [[Campanile di San Marco]]

====Castello District====
*Facing north on top of [[Scuola Grande di San Marco]]
*Facing east on top of [[San Pietro di Castello]]
</tabber>

==Glyph Puzzles==
The puzzles were solved in numerical order, regardless of which Glyph they were accessed through. Whenever stuck on a puzzle, a help option appeared and Shaun Hastings offered a hint upon activating it.

<tabber>1====='''In The Beginning'''====
The puzzle involved finding the core similarity in each painting. It was solved by selecting the images containing [[Apples of Eden|apples]].

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 1 1.png|600px]]

|-|2====='''Sixty-Four Squares'''====
The puzzles were solved by rotating the various rings in turn until they formed an image.

The first solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 2 1.png|600px]]

The second solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 2 2.png|600px]]

The third solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 2 3.png|600px]]

|-|3====='''Descendants'''====
The puzzle was solved by locating a hidden Apple of Eden in each image, under the infrared light.

The first solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 3 1.png|600px]]

The second solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 3 2.png|600px]]

The third solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 3 3.png|600px]]

Hidden {{Wiki|Morse}} and {{Wiki|Pigpen cipher|Masonic Pigpen}} symbols containing messages were present in the images.
*'''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]:''' On the blackboard was a Pigpen cipher which read "The [[Freemasons|Masons]] brought [[Apple of Eden 3|it]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean|sea]]. [[George Washington]] passed it on."
*'''[[Harry Houdini]]:''' Above Houdini's feet was a Morse cipher that read "They hit him in the stomach."
*'''[[Mahatma Gandhi]]:''' A Morse cipher hidden in the image read "The bullet hit him in the chest."

|-|4====='''Infinite Knowledge'''====
The puzzle was solved by locating a hidden image in each photo.

The first image's location. 
[[File:Glyph 4 1.png|600px]]

The second image's location. 
[[File:Glyph 4 2.png|600px]]

The third image's location. 
[[File:Glyph 4 3.png|600px]]

The fourth image containing an Apple of Eden. 
[[File:Glyph 4 4.png|600px]]

Hidden messages were present in the images.
*'''Outskirts of Brest, France, 1944:''' On the road was {{Wiki|hexadecimal}} cipher that read "[[Antikythera mechanism]], much older than 150 BCE."
*'''Beaufort, South Carolina, 1862:''' Above the hidden image was a {{Wiki|Caesar cipher}} that read "Ancient city, {{Wiki|Rajasthan|Rajastan}}, [[India]], irradiated by PoE."
*'''First pictorial representation of a gun, 900:''' Near Buddha's face was a {{Wiki|binary}} code reading "{{Wiki|Me (mythology)|Sumerian, Me 23}}".

|-|5====='''Instruments of Power'''====
The puzzles were solved by selecting images which shared a common theme. A [[Swords of Eden|sword]] in the first set, a [[Staves of Eden|staff]] in the second set.

The first solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 5 1.png|600px]]

The second solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 5 2.png|600px]]

|-|6====='''Brothers'''====
The puzzles were solved by rotating the various rings in turn until they formed an image of [[Cain]] slaying [[Abel]].

The first puzzle required rotating Ring One 2 times to the left, Ring Two 3 times to the left, Ring Four once to the right, Ring Five 3 times to the right, and Ring Three around to complete the image. 
[[File:Glyph 6 1.png|600px]]

The second puzzle required rotating Ring One 3 times to the left, Ring Three 1 time to the left, Ring Four 4 times to the left, Ring Five once to the right, and Ring 2 around to complete the image. 
[[File:Glyph 6 2.png|600px]]

The third puzzle required rotating Ring One 3 times to the left, Ring Three 1 time to the right, Ring Four 5 times to the left, Ring Five once to the left, and Ring Two around to complete the image. 
[[File:Glyph 6 3.png|600px]]

The fourth puzzle required rotating Ring Three once to the right, Ring Five 2 times to the left, Ring Four 2 times to the left, Ring Two 6 times to the right, and Ring One around to complete the image. 
[[File:Glyph 6 4.png|600px]]

The quotes accompanying the images were taken from the {{Wiki|Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)|Pearl of Great Price}}, and the Morse Code underneath the final image read "Templar texts adapted by {{Wiki|Joseph Smith, Jr.|Mr. Smith}}". 
[[File:Glyph 6 5.png|600px]]

|-|7====='''Keep On Seeking, And You Will Find'''====
The first puzzle required finding the core similarity in each painting. It was solved by selecting the images containing the [[Shroud of Eden|red shroud]]. 
[[File:Glyph 7 1.png|600px]]

The second part of the puzzle involved scanning a picture of the crucified [[Jesus Christ]], in search for the Shroud of Eden. The [[Templar insignia]] and the words "They took it." were hidden in the image. 
[[File:Glyph 7 2.png|600px]]

|-|8====='''Martyrs'''====
The first puzzle was solved by locating a Piece of Eden using the sonar signals.

The first solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 8 1.png|600px]]

The second solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 8 2.png|600px]]

Each image contained a hidden message.
* '''[[Nicholas II of Russia]]:''' A binary cipher which read "17th July 1918", the date Nicholas and his entire family were [[Shooting of the Romanov family|murdered]], was hidden within the image..
* '''[[Jeanne d'Arc|Joan of Arc]]:''' Hidden binary message in the image read "30th May 1431," the date Joan was burned at the stake.

The next phase of this puzzle involved picking up the flame and placing it over the image of Joan, and placing the image of [[Grigori Rasputin]] over the image of Nicholas.

Image showing Joan's burning. 
[[File:Glyph 8 3.png|600px]]

Image showing the [[Russian Revolution]]. 
[[File:Glyph 8 4.png|600px]]

|-|9====='''Hat Trick'''====
The first puzzle involved using sonar to locate a Piece of Eden in the images.

The first solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 9 1.png|600px]]

Image of Houdini's grave. 
[[File:Glyph 9 2.png|600px]]

The second solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 9 3.png|600px]]

Image of Ghandi's funeral procession. 
[[File:Glyph 9 4.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved solving a {{Wiki|Caesar cipher}} to obtain the access code.

The solved Caesar wheel. 
[[File:Glyph 9 5.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 9 6.png|600px]]

|-|10====='''Apollo'''====
The first puzzle involved using sonar to locate and identify the {{Wiki|Apollo 11}} landing module.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 10 1.png|600px]]

A Masonic {{Wiki|pigpen cipher}} that read "[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]] was one of them. The bee's drone too. Follow the money" was hidden in the image.

The next puzzle was solved by correctly aligning the gaps across the rings.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 10 2.png|600px]]

The third puzzle involved using sonar signals to locate the [[Apple of Eden 5|Apple of Eden]].

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 10 3.png|600px]]

Hidden messages were present in a negative visible underneath the official image. When scanned, the flag on the landing module contained the Abstergo logo, and the white flag contained the [[Templar insignia]].

|-|11====='''The Inventor'''====
A message preceded the first puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 11 1.png|600px]]

The first puzzle involved activating all the lightbulbs across the world map.

The first solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 11 2.png|600px]]

The second puzzle was solved by finding hidden images in the photos.

The second solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 11 3.png|600px]]

The third solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 11 4.png|600px]]

Hidden message were present in the images.
*'''{{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}:''' The image hid three quotes from [[Nikola Tesla]].
*'''Nikola Tesla c. 1900:''' A Caesar cipher reading "He used it to develop a bottomless source of energy. {{Wiki|Nikola Tesla#Later years|Telefunken Wireless Station}}" was hidden in arcs of energy shooting from the coil.

|-|12====='''Titans of Industry'''====
The first puzzle puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 12 1.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 12 2.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved breaking all lightbulbs across the globe.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 12 3.png|600px]]

The third puzzle involved selecting the Apple of Eden held in [[Mark Twain]]'s hands. 
[[File:Glyph 12 4.png|600px]]

A hidden Morse cipher reading "They used it to make Tesla go insane. The organization took his research. {{Wiki|Office of Alien Property Custodian|Alien Property Custodian}}." was present in the image.

The fourth puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 12 5.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 12 6.png|600px]]

|-|13====='''I Am Become Death, The Destroyer of Worlds'''====
The first puzzle puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 13 1.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 13 2.png|600px]]

The next image presented a big red button, which had to be pressed to continue. 
[[File:Glyph 13 3.png|600px]]

A recording of the atomic bomb test followed. 
[[File:Glyph 13 4.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved using a Geiger counter to locate the numeric code.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 13 5.png|600px]]

|-|14====='''Bloodlines'''====
The puzzle was solved by selecting the paintings which portrayed a union of gods and mortals.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 14 1.png|600px]]

|-|15====='''Guardians'''====
The first puzzle was solved by rotating the various rings in turn until they formed an image.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 15 1.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved highlighting various assassination targets across the globe.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 15 2.png|600px]]

|-|16====='''The Cavalry'''====
A message preceded the first puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 16 1.png|600px]]

The first puzzle involved selecting [[Tunguska]] on the map. 
[[File:Glyph 16 4.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved dragging the Staff of Eden to the portrait of Nikola Tesla. 
[[File:Glyph 16 2.png|600px]]

A recording of the [[Tunguska explosion|Tunguska Event]] was displayed afterwards. 
[[File:Glyph 16 3.png|600px]]

|-|17====='''The Bunker'''====
The first puzzle puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 17 1.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 17 2.png|600px]]

The second puzzle was solved by locating the [[Assassin insignia]] in the image of the {{Wiki|Führerbunker}}.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 17 3.png|600px]]

A hidden Caesar cipher which read "The double was killed in the bunker" was present in the image.

An image of the destroyed bunker was displayed afterwards. 
[[File:Glyph 17 4.png|600px]]

|-|18====='''Synapses'''====
The first puzzle puzzle involved solving a Caesar cipher to obtain the access code.

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 18 1.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 18 2.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved moving the cursor over all of the synapses. 
[[File:Glyph 18 3.png|600px]]

|-|19====='''The Fourth Day'''====
The first puzzle was solved by selecting the images containing depictions of the [[Sun]].

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 19 1.png|600px]]

The second puzzle involved using sonar signals to locate the [[Earth]] within the Sun.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 19 2.png|600px]]

|-|20====='''Origin of the Species'''====
The first puzzle was solved by rotating the various rings in turn until they formed an image.

The solved puzzle. 
[[File:Glyph 20 1.png|600px]]

The second puzzle was solved by locating the hidden image.

The solved image. 
[[File:Glyph 20 2.png|600px]]

The third puzzle had the words "[[The Creed|Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted]]" written in it, meaning this puzzle had no right or wrong answer to it.

 
[[File:Glyph 20 3.png|600px]]

A message followed. 
[[File:Glyph 20 4.png|600px]]

The fourth puzzle was solved by using the Apple of Eden to alter the hominid skeleton into a human one.

The image of skeleton being altered. 
[[File:Glyph 20 5.png|600px]]
</tabber>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC2}}
[[Category:Animus]]

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