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I thought that was established

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[[File:Zw-Minerva-3.png|thumb|250px|[[Minerva]] is the only known representative of "Those Who Came Before"]]
{{quote|We simply came... before.|[[Minerva]]|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Those Who Came Before'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>, also known as '''the First Civilization'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>, were an ancient and advanced species on Earth who created the [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]], as well as the [[Humans|human]] race itself. Exactly who they were, where they came from and when they disappeared is largely unknown. With early humans unable to comprehend the First Civilization for what they truly were, they were looked upon as gods.

==Knowledge==
Though various religious beliefs seem to have been based on aspects and misinterpretations of Those Who Came Before, their existence was largely unknown to [[Humans|humanity]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. As early as the 12th Century, both the [[Assassins]] and the [[Knights Templar]] knew that the focus of human religions, the Gods, did not truly exist, and that miracles and other supernatural occurrences were simply manifestations of the powers of the [[Pieces of Eden]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />, devices created by Those Who Came Before to control the Human race<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. However, it is unclear if the Assassins and Templars understood the origin of the Pieces at that time. By the 15th century, at least one Templar, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], was aware of the existence, if not the nature, of Those Who Came Before; he mistakenly believed that [[The Vault]] underneath the Sistine Chapel housed a living God<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

The first known instance of a human becoming aware of their existence following their disappearance was that of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], who made mention of them in his [[the Codex|Codex]]. However, it would not be until the year 1499 that humanity would "meet" Those Who Came Before again; [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], an Assassin, encountered a hologram of a being calling herself [[Minerva]] in The Vault. While it can be assumed that Ezio told his fellow Assassins of Minerva, it is possible they still did not understand her true nature; Ezio himself showed great difficulty in understanding [[Minerva]]'s explanation of her existence.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

By 2012, the Templars in [[Abstergo Industries]] had a great understanding of the true nature of Those Who Came Before. Whether they learned this information through the use of the [[Animus]] or had found evidence of it earlier is unknown. However, none of the Assassins seen in this time period indicated that they had previous knowledge of the existence of Those Who Came Before until Desmond relived Ezio's memories<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

==History==
===Creation of humanity===
{{Quote|We built you in our own image, we built you to survive.|Minerva|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Eden-Slaves-Workshop.png|thumb|350px|One of Those Who Came Before; using a [[Piece of Eden]] to control humans.]]
The origins of the First Civilization are unclear; Minerva simply stated that they "came before". They were responsible for the creation of humanity, creating them in their own image to be a docile workforce. Research by [[Subject 16]] seemed to suggest that Those Who Came Before radically altered the genetic make-up of a pre-existing species on the planet to create humanity, leaving a large gap in terms of transitional species between archaic hominids and modern humans. By 1997, the Templars had taken note of this and arranged for fake skeletons to be planted in Ethiopia, so as to limit human exposure to the possibility of the existence of Those Who Came Before<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Control of humanity was assured through use of the Pieces of Eden, which tapped into a neuro-transmitter located deep within the human brain. However, there were some humans born without the neuro-transmitter, hybrids of the First Civilization and humans, and could subsequently live without being influenced by the First Civilization through such means<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===War===
{{Quote|When we were still flesh, and our homes still whole, your kind betrayed us. We who made you, we who gave you life.|Minerva|Assassin's Creed II}}
Eventually, despite humanity and the First Civilization living in peace for some time, war broke out. Possibly the result of at least two immune individuals stealing a Piece of Eden from their masters. The fate of these two – [[Adam and Eve]] – following their attempt is unknown, however humanity and Those Who Came Before soon found themselves at war with each other. While Those Who Came Before were more technologically advanced and powerful, humanity had the advantage of numbers<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Somehow, the Pieces of Eden had lost their ability to influence humanity, whether it be through deactivation or by natural immunity building up within the Human race, remains unknown<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

====Catastrophe====
The war did eventually end, although with casualties greater than the First Civilization could have ever anticipated. The distraction of war had blinded them to all else, and their preoccupation prevented them from seeing the signs of an impending danger from the "heavens"; by the time they had noticed it, it was too late. [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] later hypothesized that this "danger" could have been a massive solar flare, that had flipped the Earth's weakening magnetic field, reversing the polarity and making the planet geologically unstable. This hypothesis was supported by evidence found by [[Subject 16]];

*"Near the day of purification, there will be cobwebs spun back and forth in the sky. - Hopi"
*"A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans. - Hopi"
*"They died in the fire from the heavens."
*"[[Toba catastrophe|75ka was not a volcano]]."<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Aftermath===
{{Quote|You may not comprehend us, but you will comprehend our warning. […] And as life returned to the world, we endeavored to ensure that this tragedy would not be repeated.|Minerva to [[Desmond Miles]], through the memories of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]|Assassin's Creed II}} While both races survived the catastrophe, few of either species remained. Working together, they rebuilt their world, though humanity continued to view Minerva's kind as gods<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Despite their survival, Those Who Came Before were unable to fully recover and began heading toward extinction. They knew however, that the catastrophe that had burned their world before would eventually reoccur and so they took steps to prevent it, recording a holographic, yet interactive, message to serve as a warning to those who entered [[the Vault]]. In it, Minerva warned of the impending doom, and spoke of the [[Temples]] that could save Earth from destruction, built by those who "knew to turn away from war"<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

Delivering their message to the Assassin Desmond Miles, who was viewing the memories of his ancestor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], Minerva warned that time was short, and that "[[Templars|the Cross]]" would stand in their way. With the deliverance of that message, the last vestiges of the First Civilization died away and the gods had become extinct<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

==Legacy==
{{Quote|They're gifts, Mr. Miles. From those who came before.|Dr. [[Warren Vidic]]|Assassin's Creed}}
Despite the mark they left behind on Earth, the First Civilization faded into obscurity rapidly after their decline; the inability of humans to comprehend their creators as anything but Gods did however allow their names at least, to live on. The lack of evidence for their existence did not prevent all humans from learning about them however, and by the 21st Century the Knights Templar had a limited understanding of the nature of those who had lived before<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Indeed, the technology used to view the genetic memories of ones ancestor – the [[Animus]] – was based off technology utilized by the First Civilization<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

The Templars also knew of the existence of the Pieces of Eden, and believed them to be gifts left behind by the First Civilization for them to utilize<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. This situation was in significant contrast to the situation in the 15th Century, where it had been the Assassins who knew explicitly of the existence of Those Who Came Before, whilst the Templar Grand Master [[Rodrigo Borgia]] merely believed the Vault to be the location of God himself. This changed however, and five hundred years later, the Order of Assassins knew nothing of the First Civilization's existence.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Characteristics==
{{Quote|The rest is up to you, Desmond.|Minerva to Desmond Miles, through the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Assassin's Creed II}}
The First Civilization were a technologically advanced and powerful race, who seemed to possess precognitive abilities; either natural or technological. This was proven during Minerva's conversation with Ezio Auditore, within The Vault in Rome. Minerva revealed that Ezio was simply a conduit which allowed Minerva to speak to [[Desmond Miles]], who was viewing his ancestor's memories. Furthermore, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] mentioned in [[the Codex]] that his Piece of Eden not only possessed a catalogue of past events, but also future events, implying that the Pieces contain predictions made by Those Who Came Before<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Those Who Came Before also have connections with many of Earth's religions, and likely influenced their developments directly. During her warning to Desmond, [[Minerva]] made mention of her former names, as well of those of her fellow "Gods"; Menrva, Uni and Tinia, who later became known as Minerva, Juno and Jupiter, respectively. The former names correspond to the Etruscan Triad of Deities, while the latter are the names of their Roman counterparts, who make up the Capitoline Triad. This shift in names may be indicative why various religions have numerous similarities, as they are all based on the story of Those Who Came Before<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Bloodline===
{{Quote|Why is it that 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}}
The mysterious individual known only as [[Subject 16]] at one point theorized that the true reason behind the [[Eagle Vision|abilities]] of some Assassins was genetic, suggesting a lineage including both human and creator blood. 16's own [[The Truth|genetic memories]] indicated him to be a direct descendant of both Adam and Eve, suggesting that his bloodline, if not many more, would all have access to these abilities. Indeed, Subject 16, Altaïr, Ezio and Desmond Miles all possessed [[Eagle Vision]], while Ezio and Altaïr both showed themselves resistant to the effects of the Apple<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. In addition, Ezio was able to use the Staff and the Apple to open The Vault, while Rodrigo Borgia could not<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, and Altaïr had previously used the Apple to enlighten the people of Cyprus to [[Armand Bouchart]]'s lies<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>.

At the end of Brotherhood, Juno reveals that Those Who Came Before interbred with mankind to enusre theyre genome survived, and that Desmonds union with Eve would produce a child with a genome identical to Those Who Came Before

==Trivia==
*Though they play an important part in the plot of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Those Who Came Before are first mentioned briefly, by [[Warren Vidic]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. When talking to Desmond, Vidic claims that the Knights Templar are responsible for all major human technological advances in history, though he denies that they invented them, calling them "gifts… from those who came before."
*The description of Those Who Came Before bears striking similarities to the real-world [[Wikipedia:Ancient astronauts|ancient astronaut theory]].

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User talk:D. Cello

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<center><div style="width: 500px; border:4px solid #708090; padding: 3px 0px; background: #EEEEEE">'''''Talkpage Archive:''''' '''[[User_talk:D._Cello/Archive1|2009]] - [[User_talk:D._Cello/Archive2|2010a]] - [[User_talk:D._Cello/Archive3|2010b]]'''</div></center>

== Finished with AC:Bloodlines' Story ==

Safety and Peace. I'm finally finished making out the storyline for AC:Bloodlines. Please tell me what you think after checking it out. Here, I'll help you pick which to look at first: [[Assault on Acre's harbor|Eenie]], [[Hunt on Cyprus|Meenie]], [[Duel in the Templar Archive| Minie]],....uh....that's it :D [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 10:06, June 27, 2010 (UTC)

No replies.....was it something I said? [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 07:24, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
:No, no... I was just very, very, very busy this weekend. Parties, new girlfriend, football championship, I must have slept like, 10 hours in two days. x.x I must say, War, the pages look awesome. You really got the hang of this XD The main pictures fit perfectly the concept of the article and the formatting is good. Fantasticly done ;D -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 17:01, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
:*You're too kind :D anyway, I can't do further damage to those articles so might as well sum up more of the story lines. If there's some stuff missing on the articles, just let me know :D [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 11:07, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
:War, the article Duel in Rome can give us problem. First, it doesn't seem to be a duel, but more of a minor engagement. Ezio fight with Rodrigo could be classified as a duel and it also happened in Rome. Plus, Brotherhood will be in Rome and there will probably be more duels in that too. We need to do something about that title. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:43, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
:*Yeah, I got the same impression after I summarized it, but that can be arranged. I'll just turn it into an event, change its name, and adjust a few things that need tweaking. I'll let you know once the adjustments are finished [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 03:31, June 30, 2010 (UTC)
:*And [[Giovanni in Rome|done]]. All fixed, tell me what you think [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 04:02, June 30, 2010 (UTC)

== The Hidden Blade ==

'The Hidden Blade' is actually a website, non-official. Someone made an article of it. It's to help people with the gameplay. Problem is if someone searches for the hidden blade, as in the weapon itstself , they'll come across this site and not the weapon. So you can see where the problem lies. Someone proposed to make a new category around these wbesites , but I wonder... Is that necessary? Do we really need articles around these fansites? -- [[User:Altaïr|Altaïr]] 21:14, ?June 27, 2010 (UTC)
:When I search hidden blade, it goes to the weapon's article not the site. But indeed, we should change it. Maybe just create a page with fanlinks only. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 02:31, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
I think it depends on what you type. Cause if I type 'Hidden Blade' I get to the weapon too. However if I type '''The'' Hidden Blade' I get to the site. That's the difference and visitor of this site will probably use both if they want to find the weapon. So should I alter it to 'fansite: 'The hidden blade'? Or do you have better suggestions. -- [[User:Altaïr|Altaïr]] 21:14, ?June 27, 2010 (UTC)
:Maybe we already have it (if not we can create it), but my idea would be like making an article about Links and sites, and inside the article we would make divisions about official links, fansites and any other external thing that appears. What you think? -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 17:04, June 28, 2010 (UTC)

sup man! thx for giving me a warm welcome, im a big fan of assassin creed series and would love to help out, before i became a user i always came here to help me understand the storyline better, im new here (u already knew that) and would appreacatie it if u show me the ropes.[[User:DanMan7308|DanMan7308]] 13:28, June 28, 2010 (UTC)DanMan7308
:Well, actually, that box full of links in your talk page was exactly for that: give you a guideline to base your edits if your new here XD Read the sections, give it a try, and bring any questions to me, okay? ;D -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 17:04, June 28, 2010 (UTC)

That was the best welcome message ever...lol [[User:Gotlex|~Gotlex? :]]] 05:44, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

== Question? ==

How do i add my picture i mean i have '''pictures''' but no ''Picture'' like the one that shows up when i post a comment and My user picture

[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]] 23:11, July 2, 2010 (UTC)
:Via the preferences menu under the "MORE" link on top of your page. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 04:25, July 3, 2010 (UTC)

Okay thanks D
[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]]

hey, i just want to apolize in advance in case my edits dont make sense, this website helped me so much and the last thing i want to do to it is harm it, im reading all the stubs articles and trying to make it better, also how do i do the thing that says things like "this user likes to sleep"?[[User:DanMan7308|DanMan7308]] 15:51, July 3, 2010 (UTC)DanMan7308
:[[Forum:Presenting: Userboxes!]] -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:30, July 3, 2010 (UTC)

== Pictures! ==

I have quite alot of pictures for the gondola and i just created an [[Gondola|Article]] on them it needs alot of work though i also uploaded a Minstrel image to the [[Civilians]] page

[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]] 05:06, July 4, 2010 (UTC)
:that's good, Lucan. =] Just remember to always provide a license (indicating that you took the image from a game) and categorizing it correctly. ;D -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 05:27, July 4, 2010 (UTC)

Um wait so dont put the license that says: I took this picture? and how do i categorize pics again?
[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]]

== RE:Userboxes ==

You want them official? Alright, Cool! But we should remove the "PS3" part, because some people play on different consoles :D [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 06:10, July 4, 2010 (UTC)
:I was actually gonna say you to make 3 different boxes for each game XD But that's an option too. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 14:43, July 4, 2010 (UTC)
:*3 versions? What, for all the consoles? I think it would be better if the box just said "This user has cleared Assassin's Creed. Now shut up and get back to work" XD. But really, 3 versions? Which would you prefer between the two? [[User:War Clown|War Clown]] 12:09, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

== How do I ==

Create like a tab thing so my Userboxes dont show unless i press the button or is that not possible?

[[Special:Contributions/121.72.184.153|121.72.184.153]] 00:38, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Above is mine ^

[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]] 00:39, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Aaaall the doubts you may have can be answered [http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Contents here]. If I must say, your personal pages are a complete format mess, and it would take far too long to try to explain everything to you. Read the help wikia, and if even that way you still have answers, come to me. Or Sima or Altaïr or other staff member that is online. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:58, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Ok thanks I will check it out now

[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]] 00:59, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Okay I cant be bothered my Userpage looks like someone eating all colors of sweets threw up on it im gonna delete all my custom userboxes apart from 1 or 2 ill copy paste them so i can put them back if i need to

[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]]

Yeah, that would be better. It would be way easier for you to just remake your entire page rather than trying to fix it. You do know how the userboxes work, right? -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 20:08, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah mostly im not the best but im pretty good at them...i think anyway most of the userboxes are gone and its looking much better i just have a few more to delete

[[User:Lucan07|Auditor(e)]] 21:02, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

== why am i blocked? ==

why did you block me? im not sure what i did and i would really like to know

my user name is verr0chi0 and i couldnt contact you on my account because, ya know im blocked and all

when i try to do stuff i get this:

The block was made by [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]].
*Reason given: Vandalism
*Start of block: 04:14, July 1, 2010
*Expiry of block: 04:14, July 1, 2011
*Intended blockee: Verr0cchi0
*Block ID: #270
*Current IP address: 74.173.103.130