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|period = [[Modern Times]] (21st Century)
|faction = [[Assassins]]
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''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' (voice) 
''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Fb}}
|voice = [[Cam Clarke]]}}
{{Quote|Why do we have these gifts, these abilities? Because it's in our blood! […] The seeds were planted as two worlds became one. Behold the Assassins, the children of two worlds!|Subject 16|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Subject 16''' was an individual who was kidnapped by [[Abstergo Industries]] and forced into the [[Animus]] before [[Desmond Miles]]. A descendant of both [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], he was born into the [[Assassins|Assassin]] bloodline. Sixteen was also related to Desmond, though their exact relation is unknown.<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Sixteen also had ancestors in the Far East and ancient Africa, as well as one at the [[wikipedia:Battle of Gettysburg|Battle of Gettysburg]], one in the [[Rome|Roman]] forum, and one who was connected with a [[wikipedia:Queen Isabella|Queen Isabella]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Biography==
===Life at Abstergo===
Sixteen was captured by the [[Templars|Templar]]-backed organization Abstergo Industries for use in the genetic memory recall program. Held within the [[Abstergo laboratory]] at all times by [[Warren Vidic]], Sixteen was kept connected to the [[Animus]] for dangerously long periods, sometimes even days at a time. This led to him suffering from a severe condition known as the "[[bleeding effect]]."<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

Through this bleeding effect, Sixteen began to explore the memories of his ancestors without the use of the Animus; but his inability to control these visions forced him into a downward spiral of insanity, eventually culminating in his evident suicide.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Before this event, Sixteen was forced to explore the memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore, who the Templars knew had located [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]] during his lifetime. However, he was never able to relive the desired memory. By draining his body of blood to paint several [[cryptic messages]] upon the floor and walls of the rooms he was being kept in, Sixteen allegedly killed himself to prevent the Templars reaching their goals.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Legacy===
Following Sixteen's supposed death, the Templars were left without the location of the Vault; though they had gained the knowledge that an ancestor of Ezio's – Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad – had once held [[Sixth Apple|a certain]] [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]]. Thus, Abstergo kidnapped yet another descendant of Ezio and Altaïr, Desmond Miles; who they labelled Subject 17.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

During his incarceration, Desmond spoke often with Dr. Vidic's assistant [[Lucy Stillman]] about many things, including his predecessor, Subject 16. Lucy, however, was often uncomfortable with speaking about him, as she blamed herself for his death.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

Additionally, by accessing private [[e-mails]] between Animus sessions, Desmond discovered an email Lucy had written to Dr. Vidic, which detailed the bleeding effect, and explained how it was connected to Sixteen. She expressed her concern in pushing the Animus subjects too hard; however, the email was never replied to, and was evidently deleted shortly after it was received.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

Following Desmond's escape from Abstergo and the beginning of his journey through the memories of Ezio, the Assassins learned that Sixteen had managed to hack the Abstergo Animus before his death, and had placed twenty [[Glyphs]] throughout the Animus' rendering of the memories. These encrypted files, which had been saved onto the Abstergo Animus' memory core that Lucy had stolen, were later unknowingly transferred onto [[Rebecca Crane]]'s [[Animus 2.0]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

After decrypting all twenty files, the Assassins were rewarded with a genetic memory dated "[[The Truth|date classified BCE]]." The video showed two [[Free Running|free-runners]] (who referred to each other as [[Adam and Eve]]) climbing a large glass structure, with an [[Apple of Eden]] in hand.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Within each Glyph, Sixteen also left a set of coordinates, which corresponded with locations in Renaissance Rome. Upon visiting these indicated landmarks, Desmond discovered several [[Rifts]] in the Animus programming.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Within each, Desmond solved one of ten Cluster puzzles, and unlocked a piece of a file. Upon compiling them, they revealed a distorted video with the message ''"The miracle is in the execution,"'' suggesting that (unlike the video hidden in the Glyphs) the Rifts instead concealed an executable file.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Upon accessing it, Desmond found himself in an unknown area within the Animus, and was able to run through a somewhat long virtual maze, similar to those within the [[Animus Virtual Training Program]]. At the end of the maze, he found a hologram (partially broken and made of computing code) of Subject 16, who told Desmond that all hope was lost, and that he needed to go to [[Eden]] to find a woman named Eve. Before leaving to "replenish his energy," Sixteen told Desmond to find him in the darkness.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Dialogue==
Desmond completes the virtual maze, and encounters Subject 16.

*'''Desmond''': ''Subject 16?'' 
*'''Subject 16''': (laughs) ''Yes, yes, Subject 17.'' 
*'''Desmond''': ''You're dead. I saw your blood!'' 
*'''Subject 16''': ''No time. It is far later than you know. Too late to save them.'' 
*'''Desmond''': ''Who?'' 
*'''Subject 16''': ''She is not who you think she is. Everything you hope to become, everything you hold dear, it's already gone.'' 
*'''Desmond''': ''Explain. Please.'' 
*'''Subject 16''': ''Eden. She... in Eden. Find Eve. The Key. Her DNA...'' 
*'''Desmond''': ''Tell me!'' 
*'''Subject 16''': ''I cannot... The sun... Your son... Too weak... Must replenish energy...'' 
*'''Desmond''': ''Don't go!'' 
*'''Subject 16''': ''I am with you 'til the end. Find me in the darkness.''

==Trivia==
*In the non-canon [[Assassin's Creed - French Graphic Novel|''Assassin's Creed'' - French Graphic Novel]], Subject 16 is shown to be alive, and is referred to as "Michael."
*The [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood achievements|achievement]] in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' entitled ".. .- -- .- .-.. .. ...- ." translates to "I AM ALIVE." This achievement is earned by solving all of Subject 16's Cluster puzzles.

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