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Guild challenges (Revelations)

2013-04-05T15:13:37Z

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{{Youmay|the guild challenges of [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]|the [[Guild challenges (Brotherhood)|guild challenges]] of [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]}}
'''Guild challenges''' were a feature that returned in the city of [[Constantinople]], having previously been introduced in [[Rome]]. However, they differed in that instead of completing challenges to move up ranks, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] needed to complete certain challenge sets in order to unlock specific items or abilities. However, challenges could not be completed while in [[Cappadocia]].

==Assassin's Guild==
===massive elephantSet 1===
*Call Assassins during a fight 25 times.
*Call Assassins on a target 20 times.
'''Reward:''' Assassins would be more effective when sent on missions, with a chance to succeed in Mediterranean flibbadyjibbadyslob

===Set 2===
*Use Arrow Storm 15 times.
*Call Assassins within a story mission at least 5 times.
'''Reward:''' Ezio's Assassin Signal recharged at an increased speed.

===Set 3===
*Recruit 12 Assassins.
*Train 7 recruits to the rank of [[Master Assassin]].
*Successfully perform a [[Den Defense]] 3 times.
'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Assassin faction [[Weapons|weapon]], the [[Sword of Altaïr]].

==Mercenaries Guild==
===Set 1===
*Use [[Mercenaries]] on [[guards]] 10 times.
*Destroy 5 scaffolds by throwing someone into it.
*Kill 5 enemies using a thrown weapon.
'''Reward:''' The cost of hiring Mercenaries decreased.

===Set 2===
*Disarm and kill a guard with his own weapon 5 times.
*Kill 25 [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] [[Almogavars]].
*Perform 10 hook and throws.
'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Mercenaries' faction ability - Hired mercenaries would keep beggar women away from Ezio.

===Set 3===
*Perform 10 Double assassinations.
*Kill 5 guards in under 10 seconds in melee combat.
*Perform 10 combo kill streaks of at least 5 kills.
*Kill 25 [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Janissaries]].
'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Mercenaries' faction weapon, the Broadsword.

==Romanies Guild==
===Set 1===
*Use 10 [[Romani]]es on guards.
*Escape from at least 10 guards using [[Social stealth|stealth]] or [[hiding spots]].
*Kill 20 guards with a [[crossbow]] without being detected.
'''Reward:''' The cost of hiring Romanies decreased.

===Set 2===
*Use 10 tactical bombs to escape guards.
*Kill 5 [[stalkers]] without getting stabbed.
*Kill 15 guards using [[poison]].
'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Romanies' faction ability - Hired Romani would poison guards when they broke away from Ezio.

===Set 3===
*Kill 20 guards with [[bombs]] without being spotted.
*Assassinate 10 guards from behind.
*Assassinate 5 guards from hiding spots.
*Kill 3 guards dazed by a single smoke bomb.

'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Romanies' faction weapon, the [[Romani Stiletto]].

==Thieves Guild==
===Set 1===
*Use 10 [[Thieves]] on guards.
*Sprint uninterrupted for 300 meters.
*Perform 15 hook and runs.
'''Reward:''' The cost of hiring Thieves decreased.

===Set 2===
*Perform 40 [[Leap of Faith|Leaps of Faith]].
*Climb a total distance of 1 kilometer.
*Steal 250 Akçe with counter steals.
'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Thieves' faction ability - Hired thieves would loot dead guards and pickpocket civilians for Ezio.

===Set 3===
*Perform a dive of at least 30 meters.
*Kill 25 guards with [[throwing knives]].
*Perform 5 air assassinations from a beam to a guard.
*Perform 10 [[Ziplines|zipline]] assassinations.
'''Reward:''' Unlocked the Thieves' Faction weapon, the [[Ottoman Mace]].

==Bombs==
===Set 1===
*Stick 10 bombs on guards.
*Kill a mission target with a bomb.
*Distract 20 guards with bombs.
*Kill 5 guards with a single bomb.
*Kill 20 guards with tripwire bombs.
'''Reward:''' Extra bomb ingredients found from [[Assassin Dens]].

===Set 2===
*Craft a bomb with every shell type.
*Use 50 bombs.
*Kill 25 guards incapacitated by bombs.
*Craft 1 bomb with every effect type.
*Use every bomb effect at least twice.
'''Reward:''' Bomb capacity upgrade - Ezio would gain an addition slot for bombs of all types.

==Tips==
===Assassins===
*Calling Assassins multiple times during the same fight counted towards calling them 25 times.
*To recruit more than eleven Assassins, Ezio could highlight a city in Mediterranean Defense and manage the guild by stationing an Assassin there, freeing up slots for him to recruit more civilians.
*To begin a Den Defense, Templar Awareness of Ezio must have been full, before he would commit illegal actions to cause the Byzantines to attack one of his Dens. The fastest way to ensure that this happened was for Ezio to renovate a few shops after a Templar Den was taken over, without lowering his Templar Awareness first.
*One way for Ezio to complete the Den Defense challenge was to replay the "[[On The Defense]]" memory, as the Den Defense carried out in the mission was much easier than subsequent attempts.
**Ezio could also complete this challenge by completing all of the Master Assassin missions for all seven Dens. This permanently secured the Dens and prevented Den Defense from becoming accessible, automatically filling in the requirement even if no Den Defenses had been attended beforehand.

===Mercenaries===
*Throwing civilians into scaffolds also counted towards the relevant challenge.
*Killing 25 Almogavars could be achieved by repeatedly playing the bomb memory "[[Piri Reis: Datura]]".
*It was advisable for Ezio to finish the killing streak challenges before the end of the second memory sequence, since the guard patrols would consist of Agiles and Elites, who were all vulnerable to streak kills. It was possible to obtain after the second memory sequence, but with Janissaries included within each patrol, the job would be trickier for Ezio to accomplish. The best chance for him to finish the task was by stirring up trouble at the [[Imperial District]] harbor, since there was at least two or three spots where two patrols met, providing Ezio with at least 8 guards to face at the same time.
*A very easy way to get kill streaks is also achieved by repeatedly playing the memory "[[The Fourth Part of the World]]" in which all enemies consist of Agiles and Elites. Running into the restricted zone and getting the attention of multiple guards, counter the first to start the killing streak and then continue it. After killing all guards in the area you can restart the memory and do it until you achieve the challenge.<br />

===Romanies===
*5 stalkers could be killed by Ezio through replaying "[[The Janissaries]]" memory repeatedly, as a stalker always appeared in the [[Grand Bazaar]] area. Accompanying this, one also appeared in [[The Deacon, Part 1]] and [[The Deacon, Part 2|Part 2]] memories.
*In the Italian version of the game, there was a translation error that said Ezio needed to have killed 20 guards with the [[Hidden Blade]] to accomplish a challenge. Despite this, the challenge was actually scripted to be fulfilled with the crossbow only.

===Thieves===
*Sprinting 300 meters could easily be accomplished by Ezio in the [[Topkapı Palace]] courtyard, or through him running around in the [[Harbor of Theodosius|Arsenal]].
*Diving 30 meters could be achieved by leaping off of a ship's mast in the Arsenal district. There was also a chance for Ezio to do this challenge when he retrieved [[Sofia Sartor]]'s package at the South Harbor, after the Assassin scared away [[Duccio de Luca]]. To achieve this, Ezio would have to simply climb the ship's mast after retrieving Sofia's package, before jumping to the water. As well as this, it would also give him a stealthy exit to complete the optional memory objective.

===Bombs===
*The challenges involving sticking 10 bombs and killing 20 guards with tripwire bombs could easily be accomplished by Ezio through sticking smoke bombs on a group of guards, before placing himself between them and laying down a datura tripwire bomb.
*Sticking 10 bombs and killing 25 guards incapacitated by bombs could be easily accomplished by the Assassin via sticking smoke bombs on a group of guards, before he tossed a [[Splinter bombs|splinter]] [[Impact bomb casing|impact bomb]] at them.
*To complete the challenge for crafting one bomb of each effect, Ezio must make bombs with all 10 effects. To quickly craft bombs, [[Desmond Miles]] could open the weapon selection menu during his sessions in the [[Animus]] and highlight the bomb he wished Ezio to create, before he hit the "Add Bomb" button. Also, through staying near to a crafting table when Ezio did this, it allowed him to easily go back and make another bomb with another effect. Once he had crafted bombs with all 10 effects, Ezio would complete the challenge.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
{{ACR}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations gameplay]]

Red Coat

2012-10-16T08:16:56Z

46.60.252.67: Factual correction

{{Era|AC3}}
{{Stub}}
[[File:ACIIIMP-RedCoat.png|right|200px|The Redcoat.]]
The '''Redcoat''' (Eleanor Mallow) was an Animi Avatar used by [[Abstergo Industries]] to train the recruits in the [[Assassin's Creed III|third stage]] of their [[Animi Training Program]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery captionalign="left">
AC3REDCOAT.JPG|The Redcoat, [[freerunning]] on an icy ship in [[Northwest Passage]].
ACIIIMP-RedCoatConcept.png|Concept art of the Redcoat.
AC III Redcoat Fight.jpg
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
*The Redcoat may only be obtained by pre-ordering the Digital Deluxe Edition of ''Assassin's Creed III'', or by pre-ordering at the German or United Kingdom branches of GameStop.<ref name="GameStop Germany">[http://www.gamestop.de/assassins-creed GameStop Germany]</ref><ref name="GameStop UK">[http://gamestop.co.uk/PlayStation%203/Games/11724/assassins-creed-iii Gamestop UK]</ref><ref name="XboxGameZone">[http://www.xboxgamezone.co.uk/2012/03/29/assassins-creed-iii-set-to-break-company-pre-order-record-in-north-america/ XGZ: Assassin's Creed III set to break company pre-order record in North America]</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC3}}
{{MPChars}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III multiplayer characters]]

Apple of Eden 2

2012-02-24T12:41:05Z

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{{Era|AC1|ACBL|AC2|ACR|Secret Crusade|TWCB}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Item Infobox
|image = SAv 1.png
|type = [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]]
|powers = *Creating illusions
* Human mind control
|current = Destroyed
|period = *Prehistory
* High Middle Ages
* Elizabethan era
* [[Modern times]]
|created = [[First Civilization]]
|made = Prehistory
|destroyed = Early 21st century, during the [[DIA satellite accident]]
|notable = *[[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]]
* [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
* [[Elizabeth I of England]]
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]]}}
The '''Second Apple of Eden''' was a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], a piece of ancient and technologically advanced equipment created by the [[First Civilization]] to control [[Humans|humankind]], their workforce.

==Use==
Designed to create illusions and control men's minds.

==Status==
Caught in an explosive satellite malfunction. Possibly survived and either fell to Earth, where its whereabouts would be unknown, or flew into space, where it would be impossible to retrieve.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

==Known owners==

* [[First Civilization]] (? - ?)<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
* [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]](Al-Mualim) (1191)<ref name="AC"/>
* [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (September 1191 - 1257)<ref name="AC"/><ref name="Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
* [[Elizabeth I of England]]<ref name="AC2"/>
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]]<ref name="AC2"/>
* [[Abstergo Industries]]<ref name="AC"/>

==History==
===High Middle Ages===
{{Quote|It is temptation.|Al Mualim, about the Apple of Eden.|Assassin's Creed}}
[[File:Temple Apple AC.png|thumb|250px|left|The Apple hidden in Solomon's Temple.]]
By the [[Third Crusade]], ten [[Templars]] had found the Apple, which remained hidden in the catacombs of [[Solomon's Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="AC"/>

Some time afterwards, in 1191, the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Templar Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sable]] sought to take the Apple for himself. Discovering this, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, more commonly referred to as Al Mualim, sent three of his [[Assassins]] - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the brothers [[Malik Al-Sayf|Malik]] and [[Kadar Al-Sayf]] - to intercept him, and take the artifact to the Assassins' fortress in [[Masyaf]].<ref name="AC"/>

Despite suffering a grievous injury to his left arm and losing his brother Kadar, Malik Al-Sayf was able to retrieve the Apple and bring it to Al Mualim, while Altaïr was routed by the Templars. Throughout the year, Al Mualim kept the Apple close at all times, while sending Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad to kill Robert and the other eight Templars who knew of the Apple.<ref name="AC"/>

[[File:Masyaf Confront.png|thumb|250px|Al Mualim confronting Altaïr with the Apple.]]
During Altaïr's absence on a mission to kill Robert de Sable, Al Mualim hypnotized the Assassins and villagers of Masyaf, revealing himself to be a covert Templar, corrupted by the Apple's power. When Al Mualim was [[Retaking of Masyaf|confronted]] by Altaïr after his return, Al Mualim utilized several of the Apple's abilities to defend himself, such as creating several illusions of himself.<ref name="AC"/>

However, Altaïr was able to kill Al Mualim and take the Apple. Joined by Malik Al-Sayf and three other Assassins, they witnessed a map showing the locations of more Pieces of Eden being emitted from the Apple.<ref name="AC"/> Altaïr, fearing that Al Mualim would still use the Apple's powers even after his death, intended to burn Al Mualim's body to be certain that he would not return from death - against the Assassins' rule to not burn a man's body. Altaïr's intentions were received both positively and negatively, with Altaïr's former friend and rival [[Abbas Sofian]] being the main person to stand against Altaïr.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

{{Quote|Have you anything to teach us, or will you lead us all to ruin?|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, regarding the Apple.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

[[File:Mentor's wake 11.png|thumb|left|250px|The Apple draining the life from Abbas.]]
The Order was temporarily split into two factions, with a fight erupting between the two after Abbas was angered by Altaïr after the burning of the Master's body, shoving him off the cliff they were standing on. Abbas quickly fled the scene and returned to Al Mualim's study, where he retrieved the Apple, and climbed a watchtower right outside the Masyaf fortress. However, Abbas was unable to use the Apple's powers properly, and the Apple started draining the life from various Assassins in Masyaf, including Abbas himself. Altaïr, less affected than the other Assassins, was able to obtain the Apple from Abbas before it killed him. Abbas apologized for his mistake,<ref name="ACR"/> and the Order united under Altaïr.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

Despite this accident, Altaïr carefully studied the Apple throughout most of his life, using it to advance the Assassin Order, creating several new techniques and weapons for the Assassins to use.<ref name="AC2"/> Altaïr also carried it with him when journeying to [[Cyprus]] to [[Hunt on Cyprus|eliminate the Templars there]]. Continuing to study it in secret, he wrote his discoveries in his [[Codex]], and used it once in public to calm a mob that was falsely rallied against him.<ref name="Bloodlines"/>

[[File:New regime 8.png|thumb|250px|Swami about to mutilate himself after having touched the Apple.]]
In 1217, Altaïr, his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]] and son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] had traveled to Mongolia to assassinate [[Genghis Khan]] and eliminate the [[Mongols|Mongol threat]]. They returned to Masyaf ten years later, successful in their objective with help from the Mongolian Assassin [[Qulan Gal]]. However, in their absence, Abbas Sofian had killed Altaïr's second son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]] and imprisoned Malik Al-Sayf, later having him killed as well. With the acting leader, Malik, in prison, Abbas had created a council to lead the Assassin Order, with himself at its head. Altaïr and Maria faced Abbas to take the Order back, with Abbas demanding that Altaïr had over the Apple. Taunting Abbas, Altaïr let him take it, and Abbas' henchman [[Swami]] came to retrieve it. Revealing himself to be Sef's killer and that he told Sef that his father ordered his death before killing him, Swami felt Altaïr's anger reaching his body via the Apple upon touching it. A golden glow shining from his mouth, Swami started mutilating himself, killing Maria in the frenzy. Altaïr escaped Masyaf, eventually meeting with Darim along the way, and began a 20-year self-imposed exile in [[Alamut]].<ref name="ACTSC"/>

During those twenty years, Altaïr studied the Apple more, even managing to create a [[Hidden Gun|hidden gun]].<ref name="AC2"/> Additionally, the Apple led Altaïr to six [[Memory Seals]]. After those twenty years of exile, Altaïr returned to Masyaf and took the Order back from Abbas with virtue - gaining the support from the Assassins - and first tested the hidden gun on Abbas, killing him.<ref name="ACTSC"/>

[[File:The torch 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr using the Apple during the Mongol siege on Masyaf.]]
Upon regaining control of the Order once again, Altaïr ordered the construction of a library, intending to hide all his books there. A few years later, Darim met the [[Venice|Venetian]] tradesmen [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]]. Inviting them to stay at Masyaf in 1257,<ref name="ACTSC"/> the two men were trained by Altaïr, then 92-years old, to become Assassins. After a month of training,<ref name="ACR"/> Masyaf was attacked by the Mongols under command of [[Hülegü Khan]], seeking retaliation for Genghis Khan's death.<ref name="ACTSC"/> Altaïr passed on several of his books and his Codex to the Polo brothers, and before they left Masyaf, gave Niccolò five of the six Memory Seals, which Altaïr had turned into keys needed to open his library.<ref name="ACR"/>

[[File:Lost legacy 3.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr placing the Apple on its pedestal.]]
Altaïr and Darim returned to Masyaf fortress after repelling a Mongol attack, and bid each other farewell before the entrance to Altaïr's library. Darim was ordered to take Altaïr's remaining books with him to [[Alexandria]], after which Darim realized that the library was not meant to be a library. Revealing that nobody must know what secret it contained, Altaïr entered the library and closed the gate behind him, making his way to the end of the library. There, he placed the Apple on a pedestal, before imprinting the sixth Memory Seal with a memory, and passing away.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Renaissance===
During the early 16th century, the leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a [[Mentor]] in the Assassin Order, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], began a journey to Masyaf, hoping to find the secret that was hidden there.<ref name="ACR"/>

[[File:Message 2.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio discovering the Apple.]]
Eventually finding the library, and retrieving [[Niccolò Polo's journal]] from a Templar captain called [[Leandros]], who was trying to get into the library as well, Ezio made his way to Constantinople to retrieve the five keys and unlock the entrance to the library. After several months of searching, aided by the [[Constantinople Assassins Guild|local Assassins Guild]] and a [[Venice|Venetian]]-[[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] bookseller called [[Sofia Sartor]], Ezio was able to obtain the keys and together with Sofia, made his way to Masyaf once again.<ref name="ACR"/>

Entering the library, Ezio found out that the secret was another Apple, but decided to not take it from its pedestal, instead leaving the artifact in the library.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Elizabethan era===
{{Quote|You may think this picture a riddle, an allegory, an artist's fancy. It is not. The object in the hand of the Faerie Queen is real. So is its power. And so are the goddesses.|John Dee, describing the painting he gave Elizabeth Jane Weston.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
[[File:Elizabeth I of England.jpg|thumb|Elizabeth portrayed while wielding the Apple, as the globus crucifer.]]
Somehow, the Apple wound up in the hands of Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]], an important monarch in 16th century [[England]] who succeeded her sister [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] after she was assassinated by the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/> Using the Apple during her reign, her most trusted adviser [[John Dee]] was aware of Elizabeth possessing the artifact, even using one himself during his time living in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL - Divine Science: Chapter 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Chapter 3 - Elizabeth Jane Weston|Divine Science: Chapter 3 - Elizabeth Jane Weston]]</ref>

John Dee later gave a painting of Queen Elizabeth holding the Apple during an alternative rendition of the [[wikipedia:Judgment of Paris|Judgment of Paris]] as a wedding present to the stepdaughter of his former colleague [[Edward Kelley]], [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], after Queen Elizabeth's death.<ref name="ACPL - Divine Science: Chapter 3"/>

===Modern times===
{{Quote|I'll send you the driver. We've trained him with PE2 in our labs, he shouldn't be any trouble.|An unknown Templar in a letter, talking about William Greer.|Assassin's Creed II}}
By modern times, the Apple had passed into the hands of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], who used it to acquire a large religious following in [[India]] during the early 20th century. However, the [[Templars]] found out about this, and had Gandhi murdered on 30 January 1948, so they could recover it.<ref name="AC2"/>

By 1963, the Templars had both the [[First Apple|First]] and Second Apples, and both were used in the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|Kennedy assassination]]. [[William Greer]], the Secret Service agent assigned to drive [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]'s limousine, was trained in the use of the Second Apple, and was instructed to grab the [[Third Apple]] after the president was killed.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[Abstergo Industries]] experimented with the Second Apple underneath [[wikipedia:Denver International Airport|Denver International Airport]], though they eventually caused the [[DIA satellite accident]], ultimately losing the Apple.<ref name="AC"/>

==Trivia==
* Unlike [[Ezio's Apple]] used in [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|''Brotherhood'']], when the Second Apple is used in [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|''Revelations'']] it won't harm the player's health.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]

Apple of Eden 2

2012-02-24T12:40:25Z

46.60.252.67: /* Known owners */

{{Era|AC1|ACBL|AC2|ACR|Secret Crusade|TWCB}}
{{Spoilerhd}}
{{Item Infobox
|image = SAv 1.png
|type = [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]]
|powers = *Creating illusions
* Human mind control
|current = Destroyed
|period = *Prehistory
* High Middle Ages
* Elizabethan era
* [[Modern times]]
|created = [[First Civilization]]
|made = Prehistory
|destroyed = Early 21st century, during the [[DIA satellite accident]]
|notable = *[[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]]
* [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
* [[Elizabeth I of England]]
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]]}}
The '''Second Apple of Eden''' was a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], a piece of ancient and technologically advanced equipment created by the [[First Civilization]] to control [[Humans|humankind]], their workforce.

==Use==
Designed to create illusions and control men's minds.

==Status==
Caught in an explosive satellite malfunction. Possibly survived and either fell to Earth, where its whereabouts would be unknown, or flew into space, where it would be impossible to retrieve.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

==Known owners==

* [[First Civilization]] (? - ?)<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
* [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]](Al-Muslim) (1191)<ref name="AC"/>
* [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (September 1191 - 1257)<ref name="AC"/><ref name="Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
* [[Elizabeth I of England]]<ref name="AC2"/>
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]]<ref name="AC2"/>
* [[Abstergo Industries]]<ref name="AC"/>

==History==
===High Middle Ages===
{{Quote|It is temptation.|Al Mualim, about the Apple of Eden.|Assassin's Creed}}
[[File:Temple Apple AC.png|thumb|250px|left|The Apple hidden in Solomon's Temple.]]
By the [[Third Crusade]], ten [[Templars]] had found the Apple, which remained hidden in the catacombs of [[Solomon's Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="AC"/>

Some time afterwards, in 1191, the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Templar Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sable]] sought to take the Apple for himself. Discovering this, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, more commonly referred to as Al Mualim, sent three of his [[Assassins]] - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the brothers [[Malik Al-Sayf|Malik]] and [[Kadar Al-Sayf]] - to intercept him, and take the artifact to the Assassins' fortress in [[Masyaf]].<ref name="AC"/>

Despite suffering a grievous injury to his left arm and losing his brother Kadar, Malik Al-Sayf was able to retrieve the Apple and bring it to Al Mualim, while Altaïr was routed by the Templars. Throughout the year, Al Mualim kept the Apple close at all times, while sending Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad to kill Robert and the other eight Templars who knew of the Apple.<ref name="AC"/>

[[File:Masyaf Confront.png|thumb|250px|Al Mualim confronting Altaïr with the Apple.]]
During Altaïr's absence on a mission to kill Robert de Sable, Al Mualim hypnotized the Assassins and villagers of Masyaf, revealing himself to be a covert Templar, corrupted by the Apple's power. When Al Mualim was [[Retaking of Masyaf|confronted]] by Altaïr after his return, Al Mualim utilized several of the Apple's abilities to defend himself, such as creating several illusions of himself.<ref name="AC"/>

However, Altaïr was able to kill Al Mualim and take the Apple. Joined by Malik Al-Sayf and three other Assassins, they witnessed a map showing the locations of more Pieces of Eden being emitted from the Apple.<ref name="AC"/> Altaïr, fearing that Al Mualim would still use the Apple's powers even after his death, intended to burn Al Mualim's body to be certain that he would not return from death - against the Assassins' rule to not burn a man's body. Altaïr's intentions were received both positively and negatively, with Altaïr's former friend and rival [[Abbas Sofian]] being the main person to stand against Altaïr.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

{{Quote|Have you anything to teach us, or will you lead us all to ruin?|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, regarding the Apple.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}

[[File:Mentor's wake 11.png|thumb|left|250px|The Apple draining the life from Abbas.]]
The Order was temporarily split into two factions, with a fight erupting between the two after Abbas was angered by Altaïr after the burning of the Master's body, shoving him off the cliff they were standing on. Abbas quickly fled the scene and returned to Al Mualim's study, where he retrieved the Apple, and climbed a watchtower right outside the Masyaf fortress. However, Abbas was unable to use the Apple's powers properly, and the Apple started draining the life from various Assassins in Masyaf, including Abbas himself. Altaïr, less affected than the other Assassins, was able to obtain the Apple from Abbas before it killed him. Abbas apologized for his mistake,<ref name="ACR"/> and the Order united under Altaïr.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

Despite this accident, Altaïr carefully studied the Apple throughout most of his life, using it to advance the Assassin Order, creating several new techniques and weapons for the Assassins to use.<ref name="AC2"/> Altaïr also carried it with him when journeying to [[Cyprus]] to [[Hunt on Cyprus|eliminate the Templars there]]. Continuing to study it in secret, he wrote his discoveries in his [[Codex]], and used it once in public to calm a mob that was falsely rallied against him.<ref name="Bloodlines"/>

[[File:New regime 8.png|thumb|250px|Swami about to mutilate himself after having touched the Apple.]]
In 1217, Altaïr, his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]] and son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] had traveled to Mongolia to assassinate [[Genghis Khan]] and eliminate the [[Mongols|Mongol threat]]. They returned to Masyaf ten years later, successful in their objective with help from the Mongolian Assassin [[Qulan Gal]]. However, in their absence, Abbas Sofian had killed Altaïr's second son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]] and imprisoned Malik Al-Sayf, later having him killed as well. With the acting leader, Malik, in prison, Abbas had created a council to lead the Assassin Order, with himself at its head. Altaïr and Maria faced Abbas to take the Order back, with Abbas demanding that Altaïr had over the Apple. Taunting Abbas, Altaïr let him take it, and Abbas' henchman [[Swami]] came to retrieve it. Revealing himself to be Sef's killer and that he told Sef that his father ordered his death before killing him, Swami felt Altaïr's anger reaching his body via the Apple upon touching it. A golden glow shining from his mouth, Swami started mutilating himself, killing Maria in the frenzy. Altaïr escaped Masyaf, eventually meeting with Darim along the way, and began a 20-year self-imposed exile in [[Alamut]].<ref name="ACTSC"/>

During those twenty years, Altaïr studied the Apple more, even managing to create a [[Hidden Gun|hidden gun]].<ref name="AC2"/> Additionally, the Apple led Altaïr to six [[Memory Seals]]. After those twenty years of exile, Altaïr returned to Masyaf and took the Order back from Abbas with virtue - gaining the support from the Assassins - and first tested the hidden gun on Abbas, killing him.<ref name="ACTSC"/>

[[File:The torch 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr using the Apple during the Mongol siege on Masyaf.]]
Upon regaining control of the Order once again, Altaïr ordered the construction of a library, intending to hide all his books there. A few years later, Darim met the [[Venice|Venetian]] tradesmen [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]]. Inviting them to stay at Masyaf in 1257,<ref name="ACTSC"/> the two men were trained by Altaïr, then 92-years old, to become Assassins. After a month of training,<ref name="ACR"/> Masyaf was attacked by the Mongols under command of [[Hülegü Khan]], seeking retaliation for Genghis Khan's death.<ref name="ACTSC"/> Altaïr passed on several of his books and his Codex to the Polo brothers, and before they left Masyaf, gave Niccolò five of the six Memory Seals, which Altaïr had turned into keys needed to open his library.<ref name="ACR"/>

[[File:Lost legacy 3.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr placing the Apple on its pedestal.]]
Altaïr and Darim returned to Masyaf fortress after repelling a Mongol attack, and bid each other farewell before the entrance to Altaïr's library. Darim was ordered to take Altaïr's remaining books with him to [[Alexandria]], after which Darim realized that the library was not meant to be a library. Revealing that nobody must know what secret it contained, Altaïr entered the library and closed the gate behind him, making his way to the end of the library. There, he placed the Apple on a pedestal, before imprinting the sixth Memory Seal with a memory, and passing away.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Renaissance===
During the early 16th century, the leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a [[Mentor]] in the Assassin Order, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], began a journey to Masyaf, hoping to find the secret that was hidden there.<ref name="ACR"/>

[[File:Message 2.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio discovering the Apple.]]
Eventually finding the library, and retrieving [[Niccolò Polo's journal]] from a Templar captain called [[Leandros]], who was trying to get into the library as well, Ezio made his way to Constantinople to retrieve the five keys and unlock the entrance to the library. After several months of searching, aided by the [[Constantinople Assassins Guild|local Assassins Guild]] and a [[Venice|Venetian]]-[[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] bookseller called [[Sofia Sartor]], Ezio was able to obtain the keys and together with Sofia, made his way to Masyaf once again.<ref name="ACR"/>

Entering the library, Ezio found out that the secret was another Apple, but decided to not take it from its pedestal, instead leaving the artifact in the library.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Elizabethan era===
{{Quote|You may think this picture a riddle, an allegory, an artist's fancy. It is not. The object in the hand of the Faerie Queen is real. So is its power. And so are the goddesses.|John Dee, describing the painting he gave Elizabeth Jane Weston.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
[[File:Elizabeth I of England.jpg|thumb|Elizabeth portrayed while wielding the Apple, as the globus crucifer.]]
Somehow, the Apple wound up in the hands of Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]], an important monarch in 16th century [[England]] who succeeded her sister [[Mary I of England|Mary I]] after she was assassinated by the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/> Using the Apple during her reign, her most trusted adviser [[John Dee]] was aware of Elizabeth possessing the artifact, even using one himself during his time living in [[Prague]].<ref name="ACPL - Divine Science: Chapter 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Chapter 3 - Elizabeth Jane Weston|Divine Science: Chapter 3 - Elizabeth Jane Weston]]</ref>

John Dee later gave a painting of Queen Elizabeth holding the Apple during an alternative rendition of the [[wikipedia:Judgment of Paris|Judgment of Paris]] as a wedding present to the stepdaughter of his former colleague [[Edward Kelley]], [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]], after Queen Elizabeth's death.<ref name="ACPL - Divine Science: Chapter 3"/>

===Modern times===
{{Quote|I'll send you the driver. We've trained him with PE2 in our labs, he shouldn't be any trouble.|An unknown Templar in a letter, talking about William Greer.|Assassin's Creed II}}
By modern times, the Apple had passed into the hands of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], who used it to acquire a large religious following in [[India]] during the early 20th century. However, the [[Templars]] found out about this, and had Gandhi murdered on 30 January 1948, so they could recover it.<ref name="AC2"/>

By 1963, the Templars had both the [[First Apple|First]] and Second Apples, and both were used in the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|Kennedy assassination]]. [[William Greer]], the Secret Service agent assigned to drive [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]'s limousine, was trained in the use of the Second Apple, and was instructed to grab the [[Third Apple]] after the president was killed.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[Abstergo Industries]] experimented with the Second Apple underneath [[wikipedia:Denver International Airport|Denver International Airport]], though they eventually caused the [[DIA satellite accident]], ultimately losing the Apple.<ref name="AC"/>

==Trivia==
* Unlike [[Ezio's Apple]] used in [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|''Brotherhood'']], when the Second Apple is used in [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|''Revelations'']] it won't harm the player's health.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]

Apple of Eden 6

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{{Item Infobox
|name = Ezio's Apple
|image = Sixth_Apple.JPG
|type = [[Piece of Eden]]
|powers = *Creating illusions
*Human mindcontrol
*Killing humans
|current = In [[Assassin]] possession
|period = *Prehistory
*[[Renaissance]]
*[[Modern Times]]
|created = [[Those Who Came Before]]
|made = Prehistory
|notable = *[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Desmond Miles]]}}
The '''Apple of Eden''' wielded by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during the [[Renaissance]] was a piece of ancient but technologically advanced equipment created by the [[First Civilization]].

==Use==
Designed to create illusions and to control human minds, and can be used in conjunction with the [[Staff of Eden]] (presumably as can other Apples). Also contained knowledge of many technologies used by the First Civilization.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==Status==
Hidden by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] in a [[Colosseum Vault|First Civilization Vault]] beneath the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] in [[Rome]] between 1503 and 1506. Uncovered by Desmond Miles on [[Modern Times|October 10th, 2012]].<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==Known owners==

*[[First Civilization]] (? - ?)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (1488)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Checco Orsi]] (June/July 1488)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Girolamo Savonarola]] (June/July 1488 - 23 May 1498)<ref name="AC2"/>
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (23 May 1498 - 31 December 1499)<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACBH"/>
*[[Mario Auditore]] (31 December 1499 - 2 January 1500)<ref name="ACBH"/>
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (2 January 1500 - 1501)<ref name="ACBH"/>
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]] (1501 - 1502)<ref name="ACBH"/>
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (1502 - 1503)<ref name="ACBH"/><ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (31 August 1503 - 1506)<ref name="ACBH"/><ref name="ACBH - Da Vinci Disappearance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref>
*[[Desmond Miles]] (2012)<ref name="ACBH"/>
*[[William Miles]] (2012)<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==History==
===Move to Italy===
{{Quote|What if that's why they sent the ship to Cyprus? To find this... Piece of Eden... and bring it back to Venezia.|Ezio discovering the Spaniard's plan.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:He_who_waits_3.png|thumb|left|250px|The Apple arriving in Venice.]]
In 1486, while hunting down the Venetian Templars, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] learned from [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and [[Dante Moro]] that the Templars were setting their sails for the island of [[Cyprus]]. It was not until 1488, that the artifact was brought from Cyprus to [[Venice]] in L'Arsenale, with the artifact still encased in its original ornamental housing.<ref name="AC2"/>

After the sailors handed it down to one of their associates, Ezio noticed his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], also watching the Templars from afar. Tailing the soldier, in hopes of leading him to the Spaniard, he followed him all the way to a secluded area, where the courier was given a short time to arrange things for the Spaniard's liking. After Ezio heard of the Spaniard's presence, Ezio knew that he should not let the opportunity of exacting revenge pass. Ezio stealthily infiltrated the courtyard and dispatched the courier and donned the man's armor, posing as a guard.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:Play_along_2.png|thumb|250px|Rodrigo preparing to fight Ezio for the Apple.]]
After donning the armor, and preparing the package, Ezio was greeted by a guard captain, who asked him not to ruin the delivery, unknown to him that he was talking to an Assassin. Obeying the captain's orders, Ezio brought the package to a secluded area by the Venetian canals, along with the captain and two more guards with him. Seeing the Spaniard, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], after such a long time, Ezio prepared himself to confront the man responsible for his misery.<ref name="AC2"/>

Stabbing the guard captain from behind, while holding the package, and dispatching the guards with him, Ezio confronted his family's destroyer.<ref name="AC2"/>

After two bouts with Borgia, the latter of which involved Ezio fighting off Templar guards, all of the Assassins that had trained Ezio showed up to hold off the guards while Ezio himself dueled Borgia. In the end, Borgia escaped, and Ezio was greeted by all his allies, then told by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], who had just arrived on the scene, that he was the prophet of the Codex. A disbelieving Ezio demanded Machiavelli's name, which the Assassin promptly gave, then revealed all the others to be Assassins as well. Ezio was subsequently [[Initiation to the Assassin Order|initiated]] into the Order.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Battle of Forlì===
{{Quote|The Apple needs to remain in the citadel. Keep this safe|Ezio, entrusting the Apple to Caterina.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Godfather 4.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio giving Caterina the Apple.]]
After arriving in Forlì in 1488, on a mission from Order to keep the Apple safe in the well protected city with their ally [[Caterina Sforza]], Ezio, Caterina and Machiavelli were confronted by [[Checco Orsi]] and [[Ludovico Orsi]], who attacked the city to gain the Codex map, unaware of the Apple's presence. After becoming aware of during the battle, the Orsi brothers kidnapped Caterina's children, [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]] and [[Ottaviano Riario|Ottaviano]], and threatened to kill them if the Apple and the Codex map was not given to them.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio left the Apple in Caterina's care and then set out to rescue Caterina's children, however, while he was away, Checco had taken the Apple from Caterina. Ezio pursued Checco on through the countryside and assassinated him, retrieving the Apple. However, Checco had stabbed Ezio in the lower abdomen and the Assassin collapsed. Before he passed out, Ezio witnessed a [[Girolamo Savonarola|monk]] with a missing finger take the Apple from him. After recovering several days later, Ezio set out to find the identity of the monk, later being told that the monk was Girolamo Savonarola. Ezio then left for Florence to search for the monk.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Bonfire of the Vanities===
{{Quote|You will do as I command! You will submit!|Savonarola trying to control a crowd with the Apple.|Bonfire of the Vanities}}
[[File:Power to people 3.png|thumb|250px|Savonarola using the Apple of Eden to control Florence.]]After arriving in Florence in 1497, Ezio learned that Savonarola was using the Apple to influence the city leaders to do his will, controlling the civilians in the process. After killing Savonarola's nine lieutenants, greatly reducing Savonarola's power in the city, the monk emerged from his dwellings where Ezio, Machiavelli, La Volpe, and Paola waited with the enraged crowd of civilians that had gathered. Savonarola begun to remind the civilians they should be submitting to his cause.<ref name="AC2"/>

After this failed attempt, an enraged Savonarola drew the Apple and attempted to use it on the crowd in order control them. However, Ezio quickly threw a [[Throwing Knife|knife]] at Savonarola's hand, breaking the spell and causing the Apple to slip from his grasp. As the crowd carried Savonarola off, a Borgia guard took the Apple after it had slipped from Savonarola's grasp, however Ezio pursued the guard and retrieved the Apple once again for the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/>

===The Vatican===
{{Quote|Kind of you to bring me the Apple. Now give it here!|Rodrigo Borgia demanding the Apple from Ezio.|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:IBAL 7.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio using the Apple to create his duplicates.]]
Upon arriving back at the Villa in 1499, Ezio and the other Assassins once again met to discuss their plan after the assemblement of all thirty Codex pages. Realizing that Rodrigo possessed the [[Staff of Eden]] through his ascension as Pope, Ezio prepared for his final confrontation with Rodrigo and traveled to the Vatican itself. Eventually confronting Rodrigo, Ezio lunged towards him, however, the Staff's power knocked him away. With the Apple, Ezio was able to resist Rodrigo's attempt to kill him with the Staff.<ref name="AC2"/>

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[[File:Mass Exodus 6 v.png|thumb|250px|Ezio deciding the Apple's fate.]]
Rodrigo eventually overpowered the Assassin and took the Apple with him into the Vault. Ezio pursued him and finally defeated Rodrigo, he then used the Apple in conjunction with the Staff to open the Vault. Emerging from the Vault after hearing [[Minerva]]'s message, Ezio escaped the Vatican with his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]]. Subsequently Ezio and Mario took to the rooftops and made their way to a high tower overlooking a canal. Once there, Ezio withdrew the Apple of Eden from his cloak and prepared to drop it into the river, however, he hesitated. Acknowledging that destroying such a powerful artifact was not a decision to be made quickly, Mario offered to keep the Apple safe until Ezio had made up his mind, and the two rode back to their base of operations in the fortress town of [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="ACBH"/>

===Fall of Monteriggioni===
{{Dialogue|Ezio|Do you have it?|Mario|I am keeping it safe.|Ezio and Mario on the Apple's safety.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Apple.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Apple in Cesare Borgia's hands.]]
Subsequently the Apple was returned the Monteriggioni to be kept safe. However during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], Mario tried to ensure the Apple's safety; however, the invading Borgia were able to breach the city with Mario barely alive and the Apple in the hands of [[Cesare Borgia]]. Subsequently after the conclusion of the siege, the Apple was now in the Borgia's possession. Cesare left it in the hands of Leonardo da Vinci for study, forcing him to craft several weapons [[War Machines]] from the Apple. Rodrigo soon took it from him and hid it inside St. Peter's Basilica, disapproving of the Apple being used in such ways.<ref name="ACBH"/>

===War in Rome===
Rodrigo eventually took the Apple from Leonardo without Cesare's knowledge and hid it at St. Peter's Baslilica, the courtyard pavilion. Additionally during the four years in which the Apple was in Borgia hands, the War Machines crafted were all eventually destroyed by Ezio. By August of 1503, Ezio infiltrated the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]] to assassinate Rodrigo and Cesare. Soon spying on Rodrigo, Cesare entered and demanded the Apple's whereabouts. Rodrigo however refused to tell his son.<ref name="ACBH"/>

[[File:Showapple.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio regains the Apple as Cesare arrives.]]
However, after murdering his father for his attempted murder through poison, Cesare began interrogating [[Lucrezia Borgia]], who knew the Apple's location. After giving in and telling Cesare, both him and Ezio raced for St. Peter's Basilica. However, Ezio subsequently arrived first. Approaching the pavilion, Ezio finally retrieved the Apple of Eden. However, Cesare immediately arrived with guards. Using the Apple to dispose of the guards, Ezio fled for Tiber Island. There he reported to his fellow Assassins of Rodrigo's demise and the recovery of the Apple.<ref name="ACBH"/>

[[File:LeonardoEzioApple.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio uses the Apple to see the future.]]
Realizing that Cesare would attempt to rebuild his forces in the coming months, Ezio concluded the Apple would aid them in defeating Cesare. Throughout August to December, Ezio continued to weaken Cesare's military forces through the Apple, killing important assets with the Apple. Eventually however, Cesare gathered his remaining supporters at the gates to Rome. Confronting Cesare, Ezio and the Assassins destroyed his remaining supporters with the Apple. After Cesare's arrest, Ezio was unsure what do to, hence he discussed this with Leonardo and used the Apple to see the future. Seeing Cesare's escape, Ezio immediately left Rome.<ref name="ACBH"/>

===Preservation===
In 1506, Ezio hid the Apple in the [[Colosseum Vault]], leaving it on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]] and sealing the Vault. The Apple remained there, only to be recovered in 2012.<ref name="ACBH"/>

===Modern times===
{{Quote|To find the [[Temples]], I'm convinced we need to get our hands on Ezio's Apple of Eden. Minerva altered it somehow when she touched it.|Lucy Stillman at Monteriggioni.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

[[File:Retrieval_18.png|thumb|250px|Desmond, stabbing Lucy under the Apple's control.]]
In 2012, the modern day Assassins [[Desmond Miles]], [[Lucy Stillman]], [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]] located the Apple of Eden using the [[Animus]]. After arriving at the Colosseum, Desmond made his way through the Colosseum to [[Santa Maria in Aracoeli]], where he found an entrance to let the other Assassins in. While in the church, Desmond activated a [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]] that led them to the chamber where the Apple was located. Making their way up to the central platform, Desmond touched the Apple, causing his DNA to activate it. Through the Apple, [[Juno]] took control of his body and made him stab Lucy in the abdomen before causing him to go into shock.<ref name="ACBH"/>

Desmond, Shaun and Rebecca were retrieved from the Vault by his father [[William Miles]] and an acquaintance. Desmond was again placed into the Animus, in hopes of getting him out of his trauma.<ref name="ACBH"/> The Apple ended up in William's hands, though he realized he was not able to properly wield it. The Apple was taken with William, Desmond, Shaun and Rebecca when they relocated to [[New York City]].<ref name="ACR"/>

==Abilities==
In 1499, Ezio used the Apple in Rome to dispel the effects of the Staff of Eden, as well as to create four hologram doubles. While these doubles could not deal damage, they were able to distract Rodrigo during their battle. After Rodrigo stole the Apple, he combined it with the Staff to paralyze Ezio, then to create the key to the Vault, which he claimed held a "god-felling weapon." In the Vault, [[Minerva]] upgraded the Apple.<ref name="AC2"/>

In 1503, Ezio was briefly able to use the Apple as a weapon. By charging it, a golden perimeter spread around him, followed by a smaller, white perimeter (though these circles decreased slightly upon release). Enemies within the golden circle of effect would proceed to fight each other, while enemies in the white circle would fall to the ground in agony, which was depicted as a kill-by-insanity.<ref name="ACBH"/>

If the golden perimeter affected an enemy with no other enemies around to attack (or if all other enemies had already been killed) the affected enemy would just fall to his knees and beg for mercy. The Apple could also be used in a counter-attack, where briefly activating its effects just as an enemy attacked resulted in an instant kill.<ref name="ACBH"/>

Using the Apple appeared to weaken its user; it is unknown whether this was due to overuse of its powers, or of a [[Synchronization|desynchronization]] between Desmond's and Ezio's memories, although it is probably the former, as Desmond could make use of the Apple until, apparently, Ezio automatically stops using it.<ref name="ACBH"/>

==Trivia==
*The Apple is mentioned as an important icon in many religious writings; most notably as the "Fruit of Knowledge" in the Garden of Eden.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', the Apple affects and can potentially kill almost anyone, including allies (such as [[mercenaries]] and [[Apprentices|Assassin recruits]]) and [[civilians]].
*Using the Apple will drain the player's health, with a greater area of effect draining a greater amount of health; though health will recover faster over time. Additionally, if a guard attacks while Ezio is charging the Apple, the guard will drop and start bleeding, regardless the ring he is in. Also, guards will die if they attack Ezio while he is recovering.
*During the confrontation with Savonarola, if the player fails to press the relevant hotkey in time, Machiavelli, instead of Ezio, will throw a knife at Savonarola's hand.

==References==
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[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]