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Central Intelligence Agency

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[[File:200px-CIA.svg.png|thumb|165px|right|The CIA logo.]]
The '''Central Intelligence Agency''' ('''CIA''') is a civilian intelligence agency of the [[United States]] government responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior policymakers. The CIA also engaged in covert activities at the request of the President of the United States.

At several points throughout the CIA's history, the [[Templars]] and [[Abstergo Industries]] manipulated the company's actions in favor of their plans for a [[New World Order]].

==History==
In 1953, the CIA, along with the British secret service, overthrew the Iranian government of [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] and helped the Iranian [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] take absolute power. They also funded and trained his secret police, the [[SAVAK]].<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Rifts|Clusters]]</ref>

In support of the Templars' plan to assassinate [[John F. Kennedy]], the CIA agent [[William Greer]] was "trained" with the [[Second Apple|Second Apple of Eden]] to serve as Kennedy's driver and retrieve the [[Third Apple|Third Apple of Eden]]. Kennedy was assassinated by the Templar sleeper agent [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], and Greer took the Apple from Kennedy in the ensuing chaos.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref>

The CIA orchestrated the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, when president [[Salvador Allende]] was killed and [[Augusto Pinochet|General Augusto Pinochet]] took power.<ref name="ACBH"/>

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Central Intelligence Agency

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John Wilkes Booth

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[[File:John Wilkes Booth.jpg|thumb|John Wilkes Booth.]]
'''John Wilkes Booth''' (10 May 1838 – 26 April 1865) was an American stage actor who plotted and successfully executed the murder of American President [[Abraham Lincoln]].<ref name="Wikipedia">Wikipedia article on {{Wiki|John Wilkes Booth}}</ref>

Although he never fought as a soldier in the {{Wiki|American Civil War}}, Booth was a pro-slavery advocate who supported the Confederate South. By April 1865, with the tide turning against the Confederates, Booth planned the murder of not only Lincoln, but also Vice-President {{Wiki|Andrew Johnson}} and Secretary of State {{Wiki|William H. Seward}} in simultaneous attacks. With the President and his two immediate successors removed, the North would be leaderless and the South could take advantage of the chaos.

The attacks were executed on 14 April 1865; Seward was wounded but survived, and the accomplice tasked with killing Johnson reneged on the deal and spent the night drinking. Only Booth was successful, and he shot Lincoln in {{Wiki|Ford's Theatre}} before fleeing from the scene.<ref name="Wikipedia"/>

Twelve days later, Booth was finally cornered by Federal troops in northern Virginia, in a barn belonging to Richard H. Garrett, though he refused to surrender. The soldiers then set fire to the barn, and Booth was shot by {{Wiki|Boston Corbett}} in the confusion.<ref name="Wikipedia"/> In fact, the [[Assassins]] carried out Booth's murder,<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs|Glyph]]</ref> though it was unclear if Corbett was the only member of the Assassin Order present, or if all of the soldiers involved were secretly Assassins.

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Initiation into the Assassin Order

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{{Quote|Laa shay'a waqi'un moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine. ("Nothing is true; everything is permitted" in Arabic.)|[[The Creed|The Assassin's Creed]]}}
{{Quote|The wisdom of our Creed is revealed through these words.|[[Niccolò Machiavelli]].|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png|thumb|250px|The initiation of an [[Apprentices|Assassin apprentice]].]]
The '''initiation''' into the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] was a ceremonial tradition upheld over many years of its existence. It was a rite of passage symbolizing when an Assassin [[Apprentices|apprentice]] became a full member of the Order, and vowed to commit their life to safeguarding the freedom of [[Humans|humanity]].

==History==
===High Middle Ages===
Although the full details of the initiation into the Order up to the 12th century are unclear, the ceremony included the amputation of the ring finger, as a sign of commitment to [[the Creed]]. Afterwards, the [[Hidden Blade]] was installed, allowing the Assassin to participate in any assassination missions bestowed upon them.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

As noted in the [[Codex]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], some time after becoming the Order's [[Mentor]], Altaïr used an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to modify the design of the Hidden Blade, so that the amputation of the ring finger would not be necessary. This change was made so that an Assassin could not be so easily identified by their enemies.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
{{Dialogue4|Assassin|Where other men blindly follow the truth, remember...|Initiate|Nothing is true.|Where other men are limited by morality or law, remember...|Everything is permitted.|We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins.|The words of the Creed spoken during every initiation.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Play along 10.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio Auditore's ring finger is branded.]]
During the [[Renaissance]], the initiation was performed by the Mentor of the Order, alongside several other Assassins. The ceremony came in three parts: the speaking of the Creed, the branding of the initiate's left ring finger, and a [[Leap of Faith]].<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

First, the participants stood around a lit brazier, with one Assassin reciting the Creed, which was answered in turn by the initiate. The final words, the maxim of the Creed, were spoken by all present.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

Next, the initiate's left ring finger was branded, using tongs that had been heated in the aforementioned brazier. This was a modification of the removal of the finger that [[Mario Auditore]] once commented on, saying that ''"In this modern age, we are not so literal as our ancestors, but our seal is no less permanent."''<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

[[File:Initiation PL.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Perotto Calderon]] takes his leap of faith.]]
Finally, the initiate took a leap of faith to signify their trust in the Order and their fellow Assassins - sometimes preceded by the Assassins present also taking a leap of faith - after which, the initiate was considered a full-fledged member of the Order.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

===Modern times===
{{Quote|You have proven yourself worthy. Today, commit to uphold the pillars of our Creed. We are Assassins.|William Miles.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

In modern times, the initiation had become much less formal and relevant. In 2000, [[Mentor (2000)|The Mentor]] initiated [[Daniel Cross]] into the Order by rewarding him with an old Hidden Blade, and verbally welcoming him into the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

However, certain Assassins still performed portions of the ritual, though the branding of the finger was uncommon. In the later 21st century, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] was initiated in the traditional way by [[William Miles]], walking among his soon-to-be Brothers before taking a leap of faith.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - ''[[The Lost Archive]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*Though [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s burn mark remains on his skin for the rest of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', it is not visible on his finger in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' or ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''.

==Gallery==
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Initiation Rome 2.png|The branding of an apprentice's finger.
Initiation Rome 3.png|An apprentice prepares to take a leap of faith.
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