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		<title>Daniel Cross</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Era|TF|TC|Assassins|Abstergo|Featured}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{WPAssassins}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|I just beat the shit out of two guys like it was nothing, my vision went red and something took over, pure instinct. [&amp;amp;hellip;] It feels like there&#039;s something coiled like a snake deep inside of me, and it&#039;s waiting to get out...|Daniel Cross.|Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Character Infobox&lt;br /&gt;
|name = Daniel Cross&lt;br /&gt;
|image = Daniel cross.JPG&lt;br /&gt;
|birth = 1974 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjU0qXXZpck&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded &#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed Encyclopedia&#039;&#039; - The Making Of]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|period = [[Modern Times]]&lt;br /&gt;
|faction = [[Assassins]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Abstergo Industries]]&lt;br /&gt;
|appear = &#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Chain]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Revelations]]&#039;&#039; (indirect mention only)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Daniel Cross&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1974) was an ex-convict and recovering drug and alcohol addict during the late 20th century. Following a heavy night of drinking, Daniel was spirited away by [[Hannah Mueller]], a member of the [[Assassin Order]], and introduced to a new way of life. Curious about his [[Bleeding effect|constant vision]] of a past life, Daniel made it his mission to confront [[The Mentor (2000)|the Mentor]], and find some meaning to his life.&lt;br /&gt;
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For two years Daniel searched the globe, visiting every major Assassin camp in his quest to meet the Mentor, before he was finally granted an audience. It was during this meeting that a long-dormant trigger, implanted in his mind during childhood, activated. Daniel killed the Mentor, and fled the Assassins, returning to the only people he knew would accept him, [[Abstergo Industries]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early years===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Я хочу домой.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(&amp;quot;I want to go home&amp;quot; in Russian.)|A young Daniel Cross, c. 1985.|Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall}}&lt;br /&gt;
His birth name unknown, &amp;quot;Daniel Cross&amp;quot; was, as a young child, kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and subjected to at least one bout of surgery.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall]]&#039;&#039; - Issue #1&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Being dubbed &#039;&#039;Animus Project [[Animus Subjects|Subject 4]]&#039;&#039;, Daniel&#039;s had his genetic memories explored, but also had a hidden impulse inserted that would drive him to kill the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order]] were he ever presented with the opportunity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall]]&#039;&#039; - Issue #3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Cross walking-The Fall2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A young Daniel Cross wanders down a road.]]&lt;br /&gt;
After this, he was thrown out onto the street, alone, until he was happened upon by a couple driving by. When asked his name, he asked, in Russian, to go home.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall]]&#039;&#039; - Issue #2&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Daniel grew up to become a petty criminal, though he suffered constantly from vivid hallucinations, which were in fact the memories of his ancestors, particularly the Assassin [[Nikolai Orelov]]. As a result, not being able to comprehend the hallucinations, Daniel turned to drugs and alcohol. Eventually, his drug addiction led to the death of his girlfriend Kelly. Daniel was convincted, and, upon being released, became court-ordered to take medication to stop the hallucinations he was having.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At one point in 1998, after it became apparent Daniel was not taking his prescription drugs, his court-ordered [[psychiatrist]] reminded him that he was required to do so by law. Simply throwing away the prescription as he left, Cross instead chose to visit a local bar. There he tried, unsuccessfully, to proposition several women before vomiting into a toilet. He began to have another hallucination, about his ancestor Nikolai Orelov&#039;s assassination attempt on [[Alexander III of Russia|Tsar Alexander III]] resulting in the [[Borki train disaster]], before stumbling out the back door of the bar.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Outside, Cross was stopped by a man who asked if he was feeling okay. Daniel, still suffering from his hallucinations, accused him of being a [[Templar]], very nearly stabbing him as well. Before he was able to do so however, he was stopped by Hannah Mueller, who pulled him into a car driven by another man and revealed to him that she was an Assassin.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Introduction to the Order===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Are you a field operative? Communications? You don&#039;t show up on any of our personnel records.|Paul Bellamy to Daniel Cross.|Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall}}&lt;br /&gt;
The next day, Daniel awoke in a strange location, and learned that Hannah had taken Daniel to an Assassin camp. She remarked that they had been unable to find his cabin, and that nobody from the camp recognized him. Shortly afterward, they met with [[Paul Bellamy]], the director of the camp. Adding to Hannah&#039;s own remarks, Bellamy brought up the fact that there was no record of Daniel &#039;&#039;anywhere&#039;&#039; in the [[Assassins|Order&#039;s]] personnel records. Cross continued to preach his ignorance of either the Assassins or the Templars, and was aghast when shown that his tattoo was in fact the symbol of the Assassin Order.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:TF2 Daniel Brawl.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cross taking out two other Assassins who had attempted to stop him leaving.]]&lt;br /&gt;
At this moment, Daniel had another vision, physically speaking out the words of his ancestor, Nikolai Orelov. When questioned on this by Bellamy, and what &amp;quot;[[Tunguska explosion|Tunguska]]&amp;quot; meant, Daniel got up to leave, but was prevented from doing so by two other Assassins who had been watching the exchange. The three broke into a fight, with Daniel quickly disabling his attackers; Paul Bellamy was forced to put his [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]] to Cross&#039; neck so as to ensure he didn&#039;t kill either.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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That night, in a fit of anger, Cross overturned the furniture in his room, which drew the attention of Hannah Mueller. Daniel told her that he had left his medication in his flat and that he needed to get it back. Although Hannah at first refused to help him, she quickly decided it was for the best and handed him a white hooded-jacket, so that he might blend in. Arriving at the apartment, the two realized that there was no medication left, as he had thrown the last of it away. Daniel quickly sunk into a state of despair, whilst Hannah recommended that whatever it was Daniel had locked up in his mind, he let it out.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Finding his purpose===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Hannah&amp;amp;hellip; it&#039;s okay &amp;amp;hellip; I saw everything&amp;amp;hellip; I saw the shape of time. I know my purpose, I understand what I have to do&amp;amp;hellip; I have to find the Mentor.|Daniel Cross, after his hallucination.|Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:ACTF 2 Legion CPS 014.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Cross&#039; mirror drawing of the Staff.]]&lt;br /&gt;
After a brief discussion about her role in the Order and the rigging of the upcoming election, Hannah asked if there was anything about his hallucinations that he remembered. Rising to his feet, Daniel walked up to the window and drew the figure of [[the Staff]] into the condensation. At this moment, Paul Bellamy burst into the room. Approaching the other two, Bellamy said that he had just gotten off the phone with [[Bill Miles]], and that according to his records a small team had been sent to Tunguska in 1908, though only one survived the mission. The survivor, Daniel&#039;s great-grandfather, had eventually headed to America. After hearing the name &amp;quot;Nikolai Orelov&amp;quot;, Cross once again started to hallucinate, this time on Nikolai&#039;s mission to retrieve the Staff from Tunguska. Bellamy urged Daniel to let them know what was going through his head, only to receive a right-hook from Daniel.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Daniel fled the apartment and made his way onto the rooftops, all the while continue to see the events of 1908 transpire in his mind. He was pursued by both Bellamy and Hannah, who implored him to come down from the rooftops with them. As his vision reached its climax, Daniel&#039;s mind was flooded with a wide array of images; [[Sixth Apple|the Apple]], [[Nikola Tesla]], [[Eden]] and his own birth. He collapsed to the floor but was hurriedly cradled by Hannah Mueller; Daniel assured her that he was alright, saying that he had finally found his purpose: he had to find the Mentor.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Meeting with the Mentor===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|Some of the others tried to tell me I was wasting my time, but I knew I couldn&#039;t give up the search.|Daniel Cross upon meeting the Mentor|Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Daniel napped.png|thumb|250px|Daniel being sedated.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Over the next two years Daniel searched the globe for clues to The Mentor&#039;s whereabouts, visiting every single Assassin camp in the process. At each location, he appealed to his fellow Assassins for the support and guidance. On November 5, 2000, Daniel Cross finally got his wish. Whilst refreshing himself in his apartment, Daniel was accosted by at least two masked individuals, who after a brief struggle manage to inject a sedative into Cross&#039; neck. The next day Cross awoke to find himself in the Mentor&#039;s [[Dubai]] facility.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #3&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Although at first unsure where he was, Daniel quickly worked out who it was he was speaking with. Daniel learned that his progress had been watched carefully by the Grand Master, who knew about Daniel&#039;s visions, and that he was seen to be a unique asset to the Order. The Mentor then explained how the title of &amp;quot;Mentor&amp;quot;, as well as the sum total of their knowledge, was passed on from the predecessor, revealing to Daniel that he intended for him to be his eventual successor. He further went on to explain how the Order itself had changed its way of operating and no longer simply killed those who became too powerful or greedy.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #3&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:The Mentor die.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Daniel killing the Mentor.]]&lt;br /&gt;
The Mentor then passed on his own hidden blade to Daniel, commenting on how they were mostly ceremonial in the modern era, but still in working condition. As soon as the hidden blade was given to him, Daniel felt as if he was made to use it. Putting it upon his forearm, Daniel suddenly recalled the impulse that had been embedded into his subconscious by [[Warren Vidic]] during his time as Subject 4. Daniel acted upon this impulse and murdered the Mentor. He immediately regretted his actions, unsure of why exactly he had done such a thing. Upon hearing voices from outside the room, Daniel [[Leap of Faith|leaped]] through the glass windows, out of the tower into the sea below, and started making his way to the only place he&#039;d be welcome.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #3&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Return to Abstergo===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Quote|I admit, I felt a certain sense of almost fatherly pride, seeing our boy grown and carrying on our work. Indeed, any lingering attachment to his deceased parents has dissolved and he has come to regard Abstergo as his home.|An email to [[Alan Rikkin]], from Warren Vidic.|Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Animus (2000).jpg|thumb|245px|Cross using the Animus.]]&lt;br /&gt;
On November 21, Daniel eventually made his way back to Abstergo Industries research facility in Philadelphia. Retrieving the necessary information from him, Abstergo began mobilizing its strike forces in preparation for their [[Fall of the Assassin Order|attack upon the Assassins]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #3&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As soon as he had arrived, Daniel demanded he be returned to the [[Animus]], though it was only after an attack on an &amp;quot;unfortunate secretary&amp;quot; that Warren Vidic became convinced of his urgency. Daniel was inserted into the Animus to freely explore the memories of his ancestor, Nikolai Orelov, which had a calming effect on Daniel himself.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall - Issue #3&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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But Daniel&#039;s withdrawal didn&#039;t last.Though it is unclear what he does now,his presence has been reported within the hierarchy of the Templar Order.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;quot;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed Encyclopedia]]&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Modern times</title>
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[[File:Desmond,_Lucy,_Rebecca,_and_Shaun.jpg|thumb|300px|Modern Assassins: (left to right) Rebecca Crane, Desmond Miles, Shaun Hastings and Lucy Stillman.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Modern Times&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to the period between (and including) 1900 and 2012 [[wikipedia:Common Era|CE]].  This era saw the overall decline of the [[Assassins]] and ascendance of the [[Templars]], including [[Desmond Miles]]&#039;s capture for use in the [[Animus]] project.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Thefts and Murders==&lt;br /&gt;
The Templars were able to recover several [[Pieces of Eden]] during this period, typically by murdering the previous owner. Amongst their victims were [[Harry Houdini]], [[Mahatma Gandhi|MK Gandhi]] and [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|John F Kennedy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #9&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Nikola Tesla]] also lost his [[Fourth Apple|Apple of Eden]] (though not his life) to the Templars;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #11&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; this motivated Tesla to help the Assassins in destroying [[the Staff]] (below).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph16&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #16&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[wikipedia:Apollo 11|Apollo 11]] mission to the [[wikipedia:Moon|Moon]] surface was in fact a Templar expedition to recover an [[Fifth Apple|Apple of Eden]] that was on the lunar surface.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph10&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #10&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref group=&amp;quot;Note&amp;quot; name=&amp;quot;spares&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Although the Templars are shown to hold other Pieces of Eden, it is unclear why they could not use any of them to power the Eye-Abstergo satellite.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==The Staff==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Falluser2.jpg|thumb|Destruction of The Staff of Eden]]&lt;br /&gt;
At some point before June 1908, [[Grigori Rasputin]] stole [[The Staff|The Staff of Eden]] from Czar [[Nicholas II of Russia]].  Without the Staff, Nicholas could not control his people and this ultimately led to the [[Russian Revolution]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph8&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #8&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  It is unclear if Rasputin himself was a Templar, but by June 1908 the Staff had been taken to a Templar research station in [[Tunguska]].  Before the Templars could take advantage of the artifact, however, the Assassins and [[Nikola Tesla]] destroyed the facility.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph16&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==World War II==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|World War II}}&lt;br /&gt;
The Templars orchestrated [[Adolf Hitler]]&#039;s rise to power by granting him an [[Fourth Apple|Apple of Eden]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph12&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #12&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  Although the aim of Templar hegemony was accomplished, Hitler himself was killed by the Assassins.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2Glyph17&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039; - [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #17&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Philadelphia Project==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Philadelphia Project}}&lt;br /&gt;
It is unclear if the Templars had direct involvement in the Philadelphia Project, but the data they gained from [[Animus Subjects#Subject Twelve|Animus Subject Twelve]] confirmed that an American Naval ship was briefly thrust into a future timeline.  Fearful of temporal paradoxes, the Templars contained the artifact responsible.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1mailConference&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed]]&#039;&#039; - [[E-mails#Conference Room Email|Conference Room E-mail]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==The Fall==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Mentoredies-infobox.png|thumb|The death of The Mentor.]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Fall of the Assassin Order}}&lt;br /&gt;
In November 2000, the Templars were able to plant a [[Daniel Cross|sleeper agent]] amongst the Assassins, who killed [[The Mentor]] of the order.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;theFall3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: The Fall]]&#039;&#039; - Issue #3&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  By September 2012, the Templars had managed to locate and destroy virtually every Assassin encampment around the world.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1Conversation&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed]]&#039;&#039; - [[Conversations]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==The Second Plague==&lt;br /&gt;
In September or October of 2006, a virus named L-11 broke out in [[wikipedia:Africa|Africa]].  After a mere three months 96% of the continent&#039;s population were dead.  Even after six years, Africa remained essentially empty.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed]]&#039;&#039; - [[Vidic&#039;s e-mail]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==North America==&lt;br /&gt;
In March 2012, violence erupted between [[wikipedia:Mexico|Mexican]] border guards and illegal immigrants from the [[United States]]. Despite hundreds of American refugees killed and thousands more wounded, record numbers of Americans continued to cross the border.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 3 September 2012 the Global Weather Association simply abandoned the phrase &#039;North Atlantic Hurricane Season&#039;. Hurricanes in the North Atlantic had become so powerful and frequent that coastal cities lived in constant fear of the storms.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hurricane&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:Tropical Cyclone#Times|Hurricane Season]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 6 September 2012, the last American film studio permanently closed down. Rampant film piracy and competition from the video game industry had rendered the American cinema industry unviable.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The USA and [[wikipedia:European Union|EU]] continued to build jointly-owned oil platforms in the [[wikipedia:Weddell Sea|Weddell Sea]], despite protests that the platforms violate the [[wikipedia:Antarctic Treaty System|Antarctic Treaty System]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Desmond Miles==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:WVidic 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Warren Vidic, Lucy Stillman, and Desmond Miles in the Abstergo Animus lab.]]&lt;br /&gt;
On 6 September 2012, the media announced [[Abstergo Industries]] was being investigated for manipulating a small town&#039;s water supply in order to test a synthetic drug referred to as New Fluoride.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; This pressured Abstergo to launch their Eye-Abstergo satellite (secretly a [[Piece of Eden]]-powered mind-control device&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1LucyMail&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed]]&#039;&#039; - [[Lucy&#039;s e-mail]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;) on December 21st, sooner than planned.  Unfortunately, the Piece of Eden intended to power the satellite was destroyed in the [[DIA satellite accident]] and Abstergo did not have a spare.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1VidicMail&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref group=&amp;quot;Note&amp;quot; name=&amp;quot;spares&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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To that end, Abstergo kidnapped Desmond Miles and took him to their facility in [[Italy]].&amp;lt;ref group=&amp;quot;Note&amp;quot; name=&amp;quot;locale&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The signs in the Abstergo parking lot (and the [[Hideout]], which is less than a day&#039;s drive from Abstergo) are in Italian.  [[Florence|Florentine]]-style buildings can be seen through the Hideout&#039;s windows.  [[Monteriggioni]] is also within driving distance of the Hideout.  Despite the Italian setting, the Abstergo staff speak English with American accents.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Here Desmond relived the memories of his ancestor [[Altaïr Ibn-La&#039;Ahad]] so that Abstergo could obtain a map showing the location of the [[Pieces of Eden]] on Earth.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Desmond [[Escape from Abstergo Industries|escaped]] Abstergo with the help of fellow Assassin [[Lucy Stillman]], who was working undercover in Abstergo. With the Assassins losing the war against the Templars, the decision was made to train Desmond as a true Assassin in the fastest possible way: use the Animus (which the Assassins had [[Animus#Animus 2.0|copied]]) to synchronize with the memories of an ancestor (in Desmond&#039;s case, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed II]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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While reliving these memories, Desmond encountered an entity known only as [[Minerva]], who warned of a [[First Disaster|natural disaster]] that would soon recur. In order to avert planet-wide decimation, the [[Pieces of Eden]] needed to be brought to a series of temples built by [[Those Who Came Before]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Assassin_hideout_AC_II_1.png|thumb|200px|Vidic and the Templars catch up with Desmond]]&lt;br /&gt;
Desmond and his companions were located by the Templars but were able to escape once more.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ac2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; They [[Arrival at the Sanctuary|fled]] to the Assassin safehouse of [[Monteriggioni]], where Desmond continued to relive Ezio&#039;s life in order to locate the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]] that had come into Ezio&#039;s possession.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;acBrotherhood&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Brotherhood]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The search led Desmond to the [[Colosseum Vault]] in [[Rome]], which contained a secret passage leading to [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]]. Here the Assassins located Ezio&#039;s Apple within a hidden vault and attempted to [[Retrieval of the Apple|retrieve]] it. When Desmond touched the Apple, his body was somehow possessed by [[Juno]], one of [[Those Who Came Before]], and was used to stab Lucy Stillman in the stomach. Desmond then went into shock and slipped into a state of unconsciousness.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;acBrotherhood&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After passing out, [[William M.]] ordered Desmond to be placed into an Animus. It is unclear exactly where and when the order was given, but Desmond continued to experience Ezio&#039;s memories.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;acBrotherhood&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; William and an associate were able to monitor the memories Desmond experienced, but Desmond&#039;s condition continued to deteriorate.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;acbDaVinci&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;[[Assassin&#039;s Creed: Brotherhood]]&#039;&#039; - &#039;&#039;[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Known participants==&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Assassins]]===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Paul Bellamy]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Rebecca Crane]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Daniel Cross]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Shaun Hastings]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bill Miles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Desmond Miles]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hannah Mueller]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nikolai Orelov]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Subject 15]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Clay Kaczmarek|Subject 16]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lucy Stillman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aleksandr Ulyanov]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Vladimir Lenin]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Unknown===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Erudito]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Leila Marino]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Templars]]===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Jane Birkam]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Thomas Edison]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Harvey Firestone]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Henry Ford]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[William Greer]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Adolf Hitler]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Aubrey Jacobs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lyndon B. Johnson]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J. P. Morgan|John Pierpont Morgan]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[James Morse]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nancy Nilop]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]]*&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Lee Harvey Oswald]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Grigori Rasputin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Richard]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Alan Rikkin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Joseph Stalin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Warren Vidic]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Abraham Zapruder]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;*&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; = Debatable&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Timeline}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Timeline]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Articles containing spoilers]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Shao Jun</title>
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{{Quote|I have traveled a long time, followed many roads and suffered much grief to find him. To learn his secrets before our enemies find us.|Shao Jun regarding her search for Ezio Auditore.|Assassin&#039;s Creed: Embers}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Shao Jun&#039;&#039;&#039; was a female Chinese [[Assassins|Assassin]]. At one point in her life, she met and spoke with the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
===Early Life===&lt;br /&gt;
According to Shao Jun herself, she was an Imperial Concubine before her mentor saved her. When they tried to save the other girls, they were too late. Thereafter, she and her mentor left China and it was her mentor&#039;s wish for her to meet Ezio so she could learn from him and know how to rebuild and lead the Assassin&#039;s Order in China.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Meeting Ezio===&lt;br /&gt;
When Shao Jun found Ezio he was an elderly man who wanted nothing more to do with the Order and wanted her to leave. However Sofia allowed her to stay for a few days. In the next day Ezio found her in his private hut and become furious and told her to get out. Outside she read to him the word he had written and told him she wanted to understand why. Ezio took her to the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, where his father and brothers were executed. As they were returning to Ezio&#039;s home, they were attacked by a hooded man whom Shao Jun killed with a hidden blade. It was then that she told Ezio why she came to him, and later at home, Ezio told her his story and gave her some advice. The next night, they were attacked by more men in black using exotic weapons, but they managed to defeat them. In the morning Ezio gave her a small box and told her to open it if she lost her way.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
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Shao.png|Shao Jun with [[Flavia Auditore]], with Ezio running towards her.&lt;br /&gt;
Shao&amp;amp;Ezio.png|Shao Jun and Ezio.&lt;br /&gt;
Shao Jun.jpg|Shao Jun held by Ezio.&lt;br /&gt;
ShaoJunEzio.png|Shao Jun listening to Ezio Auditore.&lt;br /&gt;
Embers ShotBreakdown 01.png|Shao Jun with Ezio in [[Florence]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Source==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjU0qXXZpck&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded &#039;&#039;Assassin&#039;s Creed Encyclopedia&#039;&#039; - The Making Of]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Assassin&#039;s Creed: Embers Characters]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Assassins]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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