Animus Subjects

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'''Subjects''' are people who have been selected by [[Abstergo Industries]] for use in their experiments with [[genetic memory]] and the [[Animus]]. There are (or have been) at least seventeen Subjects, of which only 5 are ever mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. It is clear Abstergo Industries does not treat subjects well and if no more valuable information can be obtained from a subject's memories, they are sometimes eliminated.

==Known Subjects==
Only subjects 4, 12, 15, 16, and 17 are ever mentioned in the game. Subjects 1 through 14 besides 4 and 12, as well as any that may exist after 17, are never shown and never seen.

=== Subject 4===
In Subject 16's truth cluster 8, Subject 4 was mentioned in a letter dating back to September, 1985. meaning that animus experiments are much older than previously believed. In the letter, an unknown person going by W.V. (most likely [[Warren Vidic]]) reported making a prototype [[Piece of Eden]] replica and would use it on Subject 4 between his/her animus sessions. Subject 4's fate is unknown but he/she is most likely dead by now.

=== Subject 12===
Subject 12 was the direct descendant of an individual involved in (or subjected to) the Philadelphia Experiment, a popular conspiracy theory where a naval vessel is alleged to have traveled forward in time for 18 minutes. The email claims that the [[Templars]] obtained sufficient information to reconstruct the device responsible, but will not continue with development due to concerns about the creation of irreparable time paradoxes.

===Subject 15===
Subject 15 was mentioned by [[Lucy]] to be female and pregnant. She suffered through the bleeding effect by seeing memories of her ancestors and other people from different time periods. She also experienced "memory-within-memory" patterns, due to being pregnant and the memories of the fetus's father conflicted with Subject 15's ancestors' memories.

===Subject 16===
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[[File:300px-Crypticmessages.jpg|thumb|Desmond using Eagle Vision to view a message from Subject 16]]
Subject Sixteen was the predecessor to [[Desmond Miles]] in Abstergo's experiments. His name is unknown, but he is at one point referred to as "Micheal Neumann." He is only "seen" once, as an indistinct personification hidden within his [[Rifts|Cluster puzzles]].

It is known that, due to the "[[Bleeding effect]]", Subject 16 went mad and wrote the [[cryptic messages]] throughout the Animus room and his bedroom, using his own blood (supposedly dying afterwards). He may also have, in his madness, murdered [[Leila Marino]] and used her blood to write some of the cryptic

[[File:Ending--article_image.jpg|thumb|Subject 16]]messages as it is even stated by Subject 16 himself that if he would have written all of the messages with his own blood, he would have died before he finished.

However, when you finish the ten [http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Rifts Rifts], he appears as an hologram and reveals that he is still alive. The[http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Brotherhood_achievements achievement]/trophy for [http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood] titled ".. .- -- .- .-.. .. ...- ." (morse code) translates to "I AM ALIVE." This achievement/trophy is earned by solving all of Subject 16's puzzles.

===Subject 17 (Desmond Miles)===
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[[File:Desmond2.png|thumb|Subject 17, Desmond Miles]]
Desmond Miles is the true protagonist of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', and the successor of Subject 16.

Brought to Abstergo against his will, he was threatened with a coma and death if he did not participate in the [[Animus]] project. Giving in to the threat, he entered the Animus. He was made to recreate the actions of his ancestor [[Altaïr]], in order to find the location of the [[Piece of Eden]]. Like Subject 16 before him, Desmond experiences the Bleeding effect. However, he only experiences a relatively minor change- the ability to use [[Eagle Vision]] like his ancestor. This is probably due to [[Lucy]] urging him to take breaks from the Animus. In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' though he gains all of Ezio's skills. In [[Assassin's Creed]] Abstergo were about to kill him until Lucy suggested that he can still be useful for finding more Pieces of Eden.

==''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''==
It has been noticed in the multiplayer walkthrough video that the players in the game are referred to as "Subjects" e.g. "Subject 6 killed Subject 2". This could likely be replaced with player's Gamertag when ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' goes live.
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Retaking of Masyaf

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{{duel
|prev=*[[The Hunt for the Nine]]
*[[Battle of Arsuf]]
|next=[[Assault on Acre's harbor]]
|name=Retaking of Masyaf
|image=[[File:Masyaf retake al and mualim.jpg|400px]]
|conflict= [[Third Crusade]]
|date= September, [[Timeline#1191|1191]]
|place= [[Masyaf]]
|result= *Al Mualim killed by Altaïr
*Altaïr becomes the Brotherhood's new Grand Master
*Masyaf control restored by Assassins
*[[The Apple]] becomes Assassin's possession
*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] starts to write [[The Codex]]
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|side2= *Mind-controlled [[Assassins]]
|side3=
|side4=
|forces1= *[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
*[[Malik A-Sayf]]
*[[Rauf]]
*[[Abbas]]
*Two unknown Assassins
|forces2= *[[Al Mualim]]
*Unspecified number of mind-controlled Assassins
|casual1=Unknown
|casual2=*Al Mualim
*Six mind-controlled Assassins, more unknown
|civilian=Unknown, population in catatonic state
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{{quote|Impossible! The student does not defeat the teacher!|Al Mualim at Altaïr's feet.|Assassin's Creed}}

After killing [[Robert de Sable]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] rode for [[Masyaf]] to confront his master, [[Al Mualim]]. Upon entering Masyaf, Altaïr found the streets to be empty and silent, with only [[Rauf|one man]] by the gate, who approached and greeted him. Altaïr asked him where everyone was, and if it had been the work of [[Templars]]. The man spoke in cryptic words regarding finally seeing the truth and light, and that the Master was responsible for this enlightenment.

From this, Altaïr knew it was the doing of Al Mualim, and headed toward the Assassins' Fortress to liberate the village.

==The Mindless March==
On the way to the Fortress, Altaïr saw some of his fellow [[Assassins]] blocking the path. Upon seeing Altaïr, they slowly surrounded him and drew their swords. Altaïr attempted to fight them off, but there were too many. Before Altaïr was completely overwhelmed, [[Malik A-Sayf]] and some of the other Assassins who were not yet controlled by the [[Sixth Apple|Piece of Eden]] drove them off and saved their brother.

Altaïr ran up to the top of the hill to meet with Malik and the others. Altaïr told Malik that Al Mualim had betrayed them, to which Malik agreed, adding that the Master had betrayed his Templar allies as well. Malik explained that after he and Altaïr had spoken in [[Jerusalem]], he had returned to [[Solomon's Temple]] and found Robert's journal filled with revelations regarding the Apple's use to control the Holy Land. Altaïr then advised Malik to lead his men to distract the thralls in front of the fortress long enough for him to reach Al Mualim.

Altaïr and Malik went their separate ways, with Altaïr heading into the Assassins' Fortress courtyard. Standing in front of the Fortress doors was a large group of Al Mualim's mind slaves, [[Civilians|civilians]] and Assassins alike. Careful not to hurt them, Altaïr made his way through the crowd and into the Fortress.

==The Duel==
[[File:Masyaf almualim balcony.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Altaïr faces his master.]]
Altaïr saw the door to the Assassins' Garden open, and decided to see if Al Mualim was outside. As he stepped through, the door shut behind him, and he became immobilized by the spell of Al Mualim's Piece of Eden. After a brief taunt, Al Mualim used the Piece of Eden to disguise some of his Assassins as Altaïr's [[Hunt for the Nine|slain targets]], and commanded them to destroy Altaïr. However, Altaïr managed to pick them off one by one. Al Mualim then used the Piece of Eden to clone himself, but Altaïr used his [[Eagle Vision]] to see past the illusions, and strike the real Al Mualim with his blade, making the clones disappear.

Al Mualim decided to have a proper duel with Altaïr, but not before having a final talk with his protégé. Altaïr yelled that Al Mualim was worse than Robert, and that people would resist his plan; to which the old man replied that there would never be peace so long as men retained free will. When Altaïr snarled that he had killed the last man to speak as such, Al Mualim sneered that his threats were just empty words. Altaïr then retorted that they were words he would put into action.

When Altaïr asked his Master why he had never used the Piece of Eden to enslave his mind like the other Assassins', Al Mualim answered ''"Who you are and what you do are twined too tight together. To rob you of one would deprive me of the other, and those [[Templars]] had to die!"'' However, he then revealed that he did try once, but was unsuccessful, due to Altaïr's seemingly natural resistance to the illusions conjured by the Piece of Eden. Al Mualim went on to explain that every strange and mythical event he had attributed to the treasure - [[Jesus]] turning water to wine, the parting of the Red Sea, the influence of the Greek Gods in starting the [[Trojan War]] - were all merely illusions created by it.

Altaïr retorted that the Templars' plan to create a "[[New World Order|New World]]" using the Piece's power was just as much an illusion as the others; but Al Mualim replied that it was no worse than the world around them, where the [[Saracens]] and [[Crusaders]] slaughtered each other in the name of non-existent phantoms. As he put it, ''"They live amongst an illusion already. I'm simply giving them another, one that demands less blood!"''

Al Mualim finally remarked that they had come to an impasse; he would not yield in his plan, Altaïr would not join him willingly and he could not compel the Assassin to follow him. Ending the Piece of Eden's hold on Altaïr, Al Mualim drew his sword, and he and Altaïr engaged in a final duel to the death. It was a long and hard-fought battle, but eventually Altaïr triumphed, and dealt his Master a fatal blow. After which, the two came to a final conversation in which Al Mualim warned Altair of the apple's power. When the assassin tried to destory it he seemed to not have the will power to do so.

==Aftermath==
As Al Mualim collapsed to the floor, dying in Altaïr's arms, he was surprised by the realization of his loss. ''"Impossible. The student does not defeat the teacher!"'' he said, to which Altaïr replied, ''"[[The Creed|Nothing is true; Everything is permitted.]]"'' As the Piece of Eden rolled out of the Master's hands, Altaïr remarked that the old man had been playing with fire by trying to use it, and should have instead simply destroyed it.

The dying Assassin replied that the Piece of Eden had was the only means of creating true peace in the world, and that he could never destroy such a thing. Altaïr claimed that he would, but as he approached the Piece of Eden, he became mesmerized by it. Al Mualim challenged him to destroy the artifact as he said he would, but Altaïr replied that he was unable to. With his last breath, Al Mualim sneered that he could, but he wouldn't.

A hologram of the entire world and the locations of all [[Vault|the vaults]] projected from the ancient artifact, and at this moment, Malik and his men arrived to join Altaïr in the fascination of the artifact.

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