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|imgdesc = The Knights Templars used many variations on this red cross pattée as their symbol.
"Behold the mark of [[Cain]]." -Subject 16
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{{quote|May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide us.|Templar motto}}
The '''Knights Templar''' during the Middle Ages, are a corporate giant formed during the pre-history. The Templars sought to create a perfect world, although the means by which they sought to do so were questionable.

The Templar Order is linked to several 'secret organizations' like the Freemasons.

==Ideals and goals==
The military order of the Templars was founded publicly in 1129 to counter the increasing threat against the Holy Land by the [[Saracens]], and to protect the city of [[File:Ac-templar-knight.jpg|thumb|A Templar during the Third Crusade.]][[Jerusalem]].<ref name=HC>The History Channel, ''Decoding the Past: The Templar Code'', 7 November 2005, video documentary written by Marcy Marzuni</ref> Over time, the Templars began to believe it within their power to unite the world in peace.<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
Their system of belief changed greatly upon the discovery of the [[Pieces of Eden]]; the realization of the non-existence of God led the Order to become atheistic, although they publicly maintained the pretense of following the Christian ways so as to not lose the support of the Church.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Realizing the power that the Pieces of Eden held over man, the Templars began to seek out the artifacts. In 1191, [[Robert de Sable]], then the Grand Master of the Order, personally sought the fabled ''Apple of Eden'', buried in the catacombs beneath [[Solomon's Temple|Solomon's Temple]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> The theft of the piece of Eden by the Order of Assassins brought the two great powers into a sustained conflict with one another, ending with the death of [[Armand Bouchart]] in [[Limassol]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> Despite this setback, the Order maintained its belief in creating a world of peace through manipulation of the Pieces of Eden.

By their reasoning, with no afterlife or ultimate punishment or reward after death, there was no reason to oblige notions of morality or ethics: the end always justified the means, no matter how heinous those means were. They thought that only this life was important, rather than preparing for a non-existent next life. With so many lower class people kept in line by the promise of an afterlife, and so many upper class men blissfully ignoring such ideals, the Templars vowed to make a better world; one of lasting peace, no matter what the cost.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

As time progressed, the Templars' interest in the Pieces of Eden became more about seeking the power and domination that the artifacts offered. Their goals changed as they sought to control and unify the entire world using the Pieces of Eden to create a "New World Order".<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==History==
===Prehistory===
The Templar Order was likely founded by [[Cain]], whose 'mark' was used as the Templars' crest. The Templars quickly became the arch-enemies of the [[Assassins]], who, as opposed to the Templars, fought to allow the people to retain free will.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
===Roman era===
During the Roman era, the Templars went under the alias "[[SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus]]", ruling the Roman Empire. However, their rule was interupted by the Assassins, who would assassinate high Roman officials, going as far as to assassinate the Emperors, such as [[Caligula]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

During the 1th century, the Templars found out that one of the Pieces of Eden, [[the Shroud]], was in the hands of [[Jesus Christ]]. Wanting the Piece for their own purposes, the Templars crucified Christ to gain it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Middle Ages===
====Formation as a Knightly Order====
During the Middle Ages, the Templars removed themselves from the underground and founded themselves as a Knightly Order, the Knights Templar.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

In the 1129 Council of Troyes, the Order was officially recognised by the church, and in 1139, Pope Innocent II granted them diplomatic immunity in all provinces and territories and exemption from taxes. This allowed the faction to grow in strength and wealth quickly, and as they became a larger force, their responsibilities increased accordingly: the Order's many members were prominent figures in the second crusade.
====Third Crusade====
''This section of the article deals specifically with the Knights Templar faction's activities during the Third Crusade. If you were looking for information on the specific enemy type in Assassin's Creed, see their article under [[Crusaders#Templar_Knight|Crusaders]].''
[[File:Assassins-creed-altair-1.jpg|thumb|A Knight Templar battles with Altaïr.]]
Founded in Jerusalem in 1129, the Knights Templar sought a world at peace with itself. By 1191, they had come to the realization that such peace could only be maintained through use of the [[Pieces of Eden]], and made it their quest to gather as many as they could.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> That same year, after the theft of the ''Apple of Eden'' by the assassins [[Malik A-Sayf]] and [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] from the Templars, the Brotherhood entered into a brief period of sustained conflict with their Assassin enemies. Over the course of the year, ten Templar leaders from both [[Crusader]] and [[Saracen]] backgrounds fell to the blades of the assassin Altaïr, who was serving penance for breaking the three tenets during the theft. The deaths included not only the Grand Master of the Order, but also [[Al Mualim]], leader of the Order of Assassins in Syria and the only Templar not willing to share the power of the Apple with his nine brothers.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

With their leadership effectively wiped out by a single assassin, the Brotherhood retreated to the island of [[Cyprus]] under the command of a new Grand Master, [[Armand Bouchart]]. Pursued by Altaïr, the Templars were wiped out once again, although the treasures of the [[Templar Archive]] in Limassol were spirited away before they could be found.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines" /> The death of Armand forced the Order to consider its position carefully, and by 1312 the Order had officially disbanded. In reality, the Order continued to thrive, adopting a much more secretive position in world affairs. That meant retreating into the shadows, as said in Altaïr's fabled [[Codex]].

====Renaissance====
By the late 15th Century, the Brotherhood had regained a position of strength on the world stage, spreading deep into the Church and nobility of [[Italy]]. Under the command of [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the Templars sought to unify northern Italy under their command, and regain the Apple of Eden which they knew to be buried in Cyprus.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> Targeting [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], the de facto ruler of [[Florence]], the Templars found themselves confronted by the Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], who whilst not knowing of their Templar allegiances, was rapidly piecing together the clues. Following two near fatal encounters with Giovanni himself, Borgia arranged for the trial and execution of Giovanni and his three sons – [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], [[Petruccio Auditore|Petruccio]] and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] – for the crimes of High Treason against the city of Florence. Corrupting the city official [[Uberto Alberti]], the city guards arrested Giovanni and two of his sons, narrowly missing their chance to capture the third, Ezio, who had been delivering and collecting letters for his father.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Realizing too late the treachery of Uberto Alberti, whom his father had considered a friend,<ref name="Assassin's Creed:Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref> Ezio appeared at the execution of his family, watching in horror as his father and brothers were hanged; he narrowly escaped the same fate himself. Unconcerned with the remaining Auditore, the Templars continued in their mission to assume control of the cities of northern Italy. In 1478, the Templar affiliated [[House of Pazzi]] made their push for control. In what would become known as the [[Pazzi conspiracy]], the family struck against the Medici during Mass, killing [[Giuliano de' Medici]] and critically wounding Lorenzo, who was saved only by the timely intervention of Ezio Auditore, the son who had been allowed to escape. Lorenzo's survival and the arrival of Ezio spelt doom for the Pazzi family, who were left to their fate by Rodrigo Borgia. [[Vieri de' Pazzi|Vieri]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi|Francesco]] and [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] were all slain by the lone assassin whilst[[File:Renaissance_Templar_Carlo_Grimaldi.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Ezio strikes at Carlo Grimaldi, a Renaissance Templar Leader.]] the Templars acknowledged their defeat in Florence, instead turning their attention to the city of [[Venice]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Utilizing the [[House of Barbarigo]], the Templars assumed control of Venice briefly in 1486, before they were once again overthrown by the lone Assassin. The distraction of controlling the city had been beneficial to the Templars however, as it had distracted the Assassins from noticing the preparations being made for the retrieval of the Piece of Eden from Cyprus. Two years later, in 1488, the Templar expedition returned to Venice with ''the Apple'' in hand. Bringing it to Borgia, an undercover Ezio engaged the Templar Grand Master and, with the assistance of his fellow Assassins, forced the Templars out of the city once more.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> With the Apple in the hands of the Assassins, the Brotherhood approached the [[House of Orsi|Orsi]] [[House of Orsi|brothers]] – [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]] and [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] – to obtain a map detailing the location of the Codex pages from the wife of the Templar [[Girolamo Riario]] – [[Caterina Sforza]]. Invading [[Forlì]], the Orsi brothers demanded the map, and ''the Apple'' in exchange for the lives of Sforza's children. The brothers were rebuked, and assaulted the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]]. Together with the city guards, the Assassins Ezio Auditore and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] held off the assault, although a second succeeded in claiming ''the Apple'' briefly.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>

Despite the loss of ''the Apple'', [[Rodrigo Borgia]] was ultimately unfazed, and in 1492 became Pope [[w:Alexander VI|Alexander VI]] in order to gain access to the Papal staff, another of the Pieces of Eden. In 1499 Borgia was once again confronted by the assassin Ezio, this time within the [[Sistine Chapel]] itself.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> The Templar's defeat, however, was not permanent, as Rodrigo's son, [[Cesare Borgia]], besieged Monteriggioni to regain the Apple of Eden and attempted to kill Ezio. Four years later Ezio went to the heart of the Templars itself, namely Rome, to strike back at the Templars and retrieve the Apple.

===Modern era===
Despite their many defeats at the hands of the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the Templar order continued to exist within the shadows. Infiltrating or starting up countless corporate entities, the Templars positioned its members in several world-defining positions, improving the planet's technological level significantly. The Templars also worked to stiffle world progress however; [[Adolf Hitler]] used a Piece of Eden to rise to power in Germany, and subsequently started a [[wikipedia:World War II|world-wide conflict]]. He was "fought" by his Templar counterparts [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]], and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], all of whom ultimately won the conflict though it appears that the Templar had planned the war and orchestrated the peace that would follow.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

By the early [[Timeline|21st Century]], the Templar fronted [[Abstergo Industries]] had expanded into a global entity, far larger and more powerful [[File:Abstergo_Desmond_Captivity.png|thumb|right|220px|Desmond held captive by Abstergo Industries.]]than most companies that had come before it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> For the most part this was not treated as suspicious, although there were those within the general population who viewed the company with suspicion.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

At this time, Abstergo Industries seemingly lacked a Piece of Eden capable of controlling the minds of humanity, and as such authorized the [[Animus]]-project in order to gain access to the memories of those who might know the location of one. By September of 2012, sixteen test subjects had been "retired" before the company succeeded with the seventeenth – [[Desmond Miles]], the descendant of both [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Captured, for seven days Miles was forced to relieve the memories of his ancestor Altaïr in order to reach one specific memory the Templars were seeking. The memory registered the moment his ancestor found a holographic map containing the locations of all Pieces of Eden scattered across the world. With the information they had long sought in hand, the Templars started gathering the remaining intact pieces to ensure "absolute peace". They planned to send a satellite with a Piece mounted on it into orbit, with the launch scheduled on [http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Cryptic_Messages December 21, 2012].<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> It should also be noted that they altered public records of history numerous times, which can explain inconsistencies with historical dates and in-game events.

==Members==
Often, these people are lured to being Templars by the promise of power, money and glory.

===Pre-history===
*[[Cain]] (Likely founder)

===Roman era===
*[[Caligula]] (Roman emperor)

===Third Crusade===
* [[Basilisk]] (Grand Master of the Templar Order)
* [[Robert de Sable]] (Grand Master of the Templar Order, after Basilisk)
* [[Armand Bouchart]] (Grand Master of the Templar Order, after Robert)
* [[Tamir (Altaïr's Chronicles)|Tamir]] (merchant in Damascus)
* [[Tamir]] (black marketeer in [[Damascus]])
* [[Garnier de Naplouse]] (Grand Master of the [[Knights Hospitalier]])
* [[Talal]] (slave master in [[Jerusalem]])
* [[Abu'l Nuqoud]] (merchant king of Damascus)
* [[William of Montferrat]] (Regent lord of [[Acre]])
* [[Majd Addin]] (Regent lord of Jerusalem)
* [[Jubair al Hakim]] (Head of the Illuminated and the chief [[scholar]] of Damascus)
* [[Sibrand]] (Grand Master of the [[Knights Teutonic]])
* [[Al Mualim]] (Grand Master of the Assassin Order)
* [[Maria Thorpe]] (Robert de Sable's steward and his own personal assassin)
* [[Roland Napule]] (Head of a Templar hospital in [[Tyre]])
* [[Masun]] (Traitorous assassin who is a double agent to the Templar)
* [[Alaat]] (Templar knight)
* [[Master of the Tower]] (Basilisk's second-in-command, master of the art of killing)
* [[The Master's Student]] (Templar killer)
* [[Harash]] (Al Mualim's second-in-command, traitor who joined Templars)
* [[Frederick The Red]] (Templar regent of Limassol)
* [[Pirate Captain]] (Leader of Cypriot pirates who joined the Order)
* [[Osman]] (Templar knight, secretly a member of Cypriot resistance)
* [[Moloch]] (Templar regent of Kyrenia)
* [[Shalim]] (Armand Bouchart's second-in-command, son of Moloch)
* [[Shahar]] (Shalim's twin brother, son of Moloch)
* [[Templar agent]] (Armand Bouchart's highly trained, stealthy killer)
* [[Isaac Comnenus]] (Former ruler of [[Cyprus]] and keeper of the [[Templar Archive]])

===Renaissance===
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (Grand Master of the Templar Order and Pope Alexander VI)
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (son of Rodrigo Borgia, commander of the Papal Army)
*[[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]] (Sforza assassin)
*[[Gerolamo Olgiati]] (Sforza assassin)
*[[Carlo Visconti]] (Sforza assassin)
*[[Marco Barbarigo]] (Corrupt Doge of Venice)
*[[Dante Moro]] (Personal guard of Marco Barbarigo)
*[[Silvio Barbarigo]] (Member of the Supreme Tribunal of Venice, Marco's cousin)
*[[Emilio Barbarigo]] (Powerful merchant of Venice)
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]] (Member of the Council of Ten of Venice)
*[[Uberto Alberti]] (The Gonfaloniere of Firenze)
*[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] (Patriarch of the Pazzi Family and head of Pazzi Bank)
*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]] (Head of the Pazzi Conspiracy, Jacopo's nephew)
*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]] (Francesco's son)
*[[Stefano da Bagnone]] (Advisor to Jacopo de' Pazzi - Pazzi Conspirator)
*[[Bernardo Baroncelli]] (Banker - Pazzi Conspirator)
*[[Francesco Salviati]] (Archbishop of Pisa - Pazzi Conspirator)
*[[Antonio Maffei]] (Priest - Pazzi Conspirator)

===American Revolutionary War===
*[[George Washington]] (1st President of the United States)

===Modern times===
*[[Thomas Edison]] (American inventor)
*[[Henry Ford]] (Founder of the Ford Motor Company)
*[[Harvey Firestone]] (Founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company)
*[[Grigori Rasputin]] (Russian mystic and advisor to Czar Nicholas II)
*[[Adolf Hitler]] (Führer of the Nazi Party)
*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (32nd President of the United States)
*[[Winston Churchill]] (Prime Minister of Great Britain)
*[[Joseph Stalin]] (Leader of the Russian Empire)
*[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] (Physicist)
*[[Abraham Zapruder]] (Clothing manufacturer - Kennedy Conspirator)
*[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] (36th United States President and Head of the Kennedy Conspiracy)
*[[William Greer]] (Secret service agent - Kennedy Conspirator)
*[[Lee Harvey Oswald]] (Templar hitman - Kennedy Conspirator)
*[[Alan Rikkin]] (CEO of [[Abstergo Industries]])
*[[Aubrey Jacobs]] (Alan Rikkin's assistant, Employee of [[Abstergo Industries]])
*[[Warren Vidic]] (Scientist of [[Abstergo Industries]])
*[[Jane Birkam]] (Employee of [[Abstergo Industries]])
*[[Nancy Nilop]] (Employee of [[Abstergo Industries]])
*[[Richard (Abstergo)|Richard]] (Employee of [[Abstergo Industries]])

== Templar groups ==
There are groups who act as unofficial divisions of the Templars, unrelated to them publicly, but in fact commanded by Templars (some of them through the membership of their leaders and others are part of the Templar Order itself).
*'''Renaissance'''
**[[File:Pazziingame.png|30px]] [[Pazzi]]: The '''Pazzi family''' were [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] nobles who were bankers in [[Florence]] during the 15th century. They are most famous for the "[[Pazzi Conspiracy]]". They are part of the Templars in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
**[[File:150px-Agostino Barbarigo.png|30px]] [[Barbarigo family|Barbarigo]]: The '''Barbarigo family''' were [[Venice|Venetian]] nobles who were bankers and traders during the 15th century. The most famous member of the family was [[Agostino Barbarigo]], the 74th Doge of [[Venice]]. In ''Assassins Creed II'' the Barbarigo are a part of the [[Templars]], except [[Agostino Barbarigo]].
**[[File:Blason famille it Borgia01 svg.png|30px]] [[Borgia]]: The '''Borgia family''' were [[Rome|Roman]] nobles during the 15th century. The most famous member of the family was Rodrigo Borgia, Pope [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_VI Alexander VI]. They are leaders of the Templars in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
*'''Modern times'''
**[[File:Nazi flag 375.jpg|30px]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party Nazi Party]: a political German party which controlled Germany during the early 20th century.
**[[File:Animuslogowhite.svg|30px]] [[Abstergo Industries]]: modern company that works in secret to create the New World.
**[[File:NASA logo svg.png|30px]] [[NASA]]: a governmental company that created the Apollo missions to retrieve an Apple of Eden from the Moon.
**[[File:Ford logo.png|30px]] [[Ford Motor Company]]: an automobile company founded by [[Henry Ford]], in the hands of the Templars until Ford's death.

== The Historical Templars ==
[[File:Templar4.jpg|thumb|Depiction of Templars]]
{{quote|Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da Gloriam (''Latin for "Not to us God, not to us, but to Your Name Give Glory"'')|Historical motto of the Templars
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''Ordre du Temple'' in French, the Knights Templar are amongst the most famous of the Western Christian military orders involved in the war. They are well known by the distinctive white mantles with a red cross. Officially endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church around 1129, the Order became a favored charity throughout Christianity, and grew rapidly in membership. Despite losing their interests in Outremer, they still had financial holdings in Europe, but King Philip IV of France deceived Pope Clement V into disbanding the Knights Templar, to serve his own agenda. The Order`s Knights either fled, were executed, or absorbed into other orders like the Knights Hospitalier. The Portuguese branch changed their names to Knights of Christ.

They were among the most skilled fighters at the time, which is reflected in the game. Their ruthlessness against non-Catholics was also infamous; this also is reflected in the game.

The real, full name of the Knights Templars: "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem" or ''"Pauperes commilitones Christi templique Salomonici Hierosalemitanis" ''in Latin.

== See Also ==
*[[List of Templar Locations|List of Templar Locations in ''Assassin's Creed'']]

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Qulan Gal

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Qulan Gal
|image = zw-qulan-gal.png
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = [[Assassin's Creed II]]
|period = Mongol invasions
}}

'''Qulan Gal''' was an [[Assassin]] living during [[Genghis Khan]]'s invasions possibily one of Altair's sons or grandsons. He killed Genghis Khan with an arrow that hit his horse, indirectly "killing" him with his bow.

==Trivia==
*The real Genghis Khan died in 1227 CE. The circumstances of his death are not certain. He could have been ill, killed in battle with Tanguts or he fell off his horse.
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Clay Kaczmarek

2010-08-16T18:38:54Z

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{{Era|AC|AC2|Modern}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Wiki_noimage.jpg
|period = [[Modern Times]] (21st Century)<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
|hidep =
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' (voice)
|voice = Cam Clarke
}}{{Quote|Why do we have these gifts, these abilities? Because it's in our blood! […] The seeds were planted as two world became one. Behold the Assassins, the children of two worlds!|[[Subject Sixteen]]|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Subject 16''' was an [[Assassins]] kidnapped by [[Abstergo Industries]] and forced into the [[Animus]] before [[Desmond Miles]]. A descendant of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], he is related to [[Desmond Miles]], as indicated by portions of their DNA matching in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. It is also revealed that he had an ancestor at the Battle of Gettysburg, in the Roman forum and connected with a Queen Isabella<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>.

==Biography==
===Life At Abstergo===
The individual known only as Subject 16 was captured by the [[Knights Templar|Templar]]-front organization [[Abstergo Industries]] at some point in 2012 for use in the genetic memory recall program<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Kept within the [[Abstergo Laboratory]] at all times by [[Warren Vidic]], 16 was kept connected to the [[Animus]] for dangerously long periods, sometimes even days at a time<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. This led to 16 suffering from a severe condition known as the "[[Bleeding effect|bleeding effect]]"<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

Suffering the bleeding effect, 16 began to explore the memories of his ancestors without the use of the Animus <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, however his inability to actually control these visions forced Subject 16 into a downward spiral of insanity, eventually culminating in his suicide<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Before his death, 16 was forced by Abstergo to explore the memories of an ancestor named [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, who the Templars knew had located [[the Vault]] during his lifetime<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />; 16 never relived the memories of his ancestor visiting the Vault. Draining his body of its blood to paint several [[cryptic messages]] upon the floor and walls of the [[Abstergo Laboratory]],<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> 16 committed suicide to prevent the Templars reaching their goals.

===Legacy===
Following his death, the Templars were left without the location of the [[Vault]], but the knowledge that an ancestor of Ezio’s – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] – had once held a [[Piece of Eden]]. Knowing this, [[Abstergo]] kidnapped yet another descendant of Ezio and Altaïr, [[Desmond Miles]]. During his incarceration, Desmond spoke often with Dr. Vidic’s assistant [[Lucy Stillman]] about many things, including his predecessor; accessing private e-mails, he learned even more<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Later still, following Desmond’s escape from Abstergo and the beginning of his journeys through the memories of Ezio Auditore the [[Assassins#Known assassins|Assassins]] learned that Subject 16 had managed to hack the Abstergo Animus before his death, and placed twenty encrypted files, called [[glyphs]], throughout the memories. These hacks made their way on to Lucy's portable device when she used it on the Abstergo Animus in order to gain details and memory sequences on [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Eventually the Glyph hacks were transferred unknowingly onto [[Rebecca Crane]]'s Animus 2.0.

After decrypting all twenty files, the assassins were rewarded with a genetic memory dated "date classified BCE". The video, shows two [[free-running|free-runners]] climbing a large glass structure, Piece of Eden in hand; before referring to one another as [[Adam and Eve]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

==Trivia==
*In the non-canon [[Assassin’s Creed - French Graphic Novel]], Subject 16 appears alive and is referred to as "Michael".
*Many of the Glyphs have hidden messages in them. All of the decoded ones are stated in the [[Glyphs]] page.

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Clay Kaczmarek

2010-08-16T18:37:54Z

71.76.147.42:

{{Era|AC|AC2|Modern}}
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|image = Wiki_noimage.jpg
|period = [[Modern Times]] (21st Century)<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
|hidep =
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (mentioned) ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' (voice)
|voice = Cam Clarke
}}{{Quote|Why do we have these gifts, these abilities? Because it's in our blood! […] The seeds were planted as two world became one. Behold the Assassins, the children of two worlds!|[[Subject Sixteen]]|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Subject 16''' was an Assassins kidnapped by [[Abstergo Industries]] and forced into the [[Animus]] before [[Desmond Miles]]. A descendant of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], he is related to [[Desmond Miles]], as indicated by portions of their DNA matching in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. It is also revealed that he had an ancestor at the Battle of Gettysburg, in the Roman forum and connected with a Queen Isabella<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>.

==Biography==
===Life At Abstergo===
The individual known only as Subject 16 was captured by the [[Knights Templar|Templar]]-front organization [[Abstergo Industries]] at some point in 2012 for use in the genetic memory recall program<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Kept within the [[Abstergo Laboratory]] at all times by [[Warren Vidic]], 16 was kept connected to the [[Animus]] for dangerously long periods, sometimes even days at a time<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. This led to 16 suffering from a severe condition known as the "[[Bleeding effect|bleeding effect]]"<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

Suffering the bleeding effect, 16 began to explore the memories of his ancestors without the use of the Animus <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, however his inability to actually control these visions forced Subject 16 into a downward spiral of insanity, eventually culminating in his suicide<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Before his death, 16 was forced by Abstergo to explore the memories of an ancestor named [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, who the Templars knew had located [[the Vault]] during his lifetime<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />; 16 never relived the memories of his ancestor visiting the Vault. Draining his body of its blood to paint several [[cryptic messages]] upon the floor and walls of the [[Abstergo Laboratory]],<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> 16 committed suicide to prevent the Templars reaching their goals.

===Legacy===
Following his death, the Templars were left without the location of the [[Vault]], but the knowledge that an ancestor of Ezio’s – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] – had once held a [[Piece of Eden]]. Knowing this, [[Abstergo]] kidnapped yet another descendant of Ezio and Altaïr, [[Desmond Miles]]. During his incarceration, Desmond spoke often with Dr. Vidic’s assistant [[Lucy Stillman]] about many things, including his predecessor; accessing private e-mails, he learned even more<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Later still, following Desmond’s escape from Abstergo and the beginning of his journeys through the memories of Ezio Auditore the [[Assassins#Known assassins|Assassins]] learned that Subject 16 had managed to hack the Abstergo Animus before his death, and placed twenty encrypted files, called [[glyphs]], throughout the memories. These hacks made their way on to Lucy's portable device when she used it on the Abstergo Animus in order to gain details and memory sequences on [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Eventually the Glyph hacks were transferred unknowingly onto [[Rebecca Crane]]'s Animus 2.0.

After decrypting all twenty files, the assassins were rewarded with a genetic memory dated "date classified BCE". The video, shows two [[free-running|free-runners]] climbing a large glass structure, Piece of Eden in hand; before referring to one another as [[Adam and Eve]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

==Trivia==
*In the non-canon [[Assassin’s Creed - French Graphic Novel]], Subject 16 appears alive and is referred to as "Michael".
*Many of the Glyphs have hidden messages in them. All of the decoded ones are stated in the [[Glyphs]] page.

==Notes and references==
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Joseph Stalin

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{{Character Infobox

|name = Joseph Stalin
|image = Joseph-stalin3.gif
|home = Georgia
|birth = 18 December 1878
|death = 5 March 1953
|period = [[Modern Times]]
|faction = Russian Communists, Templars
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' ([[Glyph]] sequences)
}}
'''Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili''', later known as '''Joseph Stalin''' (18 December 1878 - 5 March 1953), was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. Stalin was assassinated by (a) member(s) of the [[Assassins]].
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[[Category:Historical Characters|Stalin, Joseph]]