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Jasdip Dhami

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{{Quote|You got yourself into this when you told Siobhan you were an Assassin. It turns out you're actually just a lying piece of shit.|Jasdip to Jot, 2013.|Assassin's Creed: Brahman}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACBM-Jasdip Dhami.jpg
|hideb = yes
|affiliates = [[Assassins]](formerly)
*[[Indian Brotherhood of Assassins|Indian Brotherhood]](formerly) [[Instruments of the First Will]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''}}

'''Jasdip "Jazz" Dhami''' is a member of the [[Indian Brotherhood of Assassins|Indian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]], and the brother of [[Siobhan Dhami]]. In 2013, the siblings were tasked with locating the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond, a relic from the times of the [[Isu|First Civilization]].

By 2017, Jasdip defected to the [[Instruments of the First Will]], a cult venerating [[Juno]], and is now fighting against his former brothers.

==Biography==
Born into a family that had been affiliated with the Assassins for many generations, both Jasdip and his sister Siobhan became loyal members of the Brotherhood. In contrast to his tech-oriented sister, Jasdip was a consummate biker with dreams of being a superstar.<ref name="ACEC">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]</ref>

===Search for the Koh-i-Noor===
During the latter stages of 2013, Jasdip and his sister were tasked with finding the Koh-i-Noor, a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] that had been hidden by the Assassin [[Arbaaz Mir]] in the 19th century. Their research eventually led the two to [[Jot Soora]], a test programmer at [[MysoreTech]] that had told Siobhan he was the descendant of a [[Sikh Empire]] Assassin; however, he refused to make contact with Siobhan again afterwards. After procuring his "[[Brahman V.R.]]", the Dhami siblings followed Jot to [[Mumbai]], where they coerced him into coming with them.<ref name="Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>

[[File:ACBM Jasdip Interrogation.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Jasdip interrogating Jot]]
Taking him to a safehouse, Jasdip questioned Jot on the location of the Koh-i-Noor, informing the test programmer that the [[Templars]] were combing India for individuals linked to the diamond. As their captive was unable to answer, they forced Jot to relive his memories through the Brahman device. However, it soon became clear to Siobhan that Jot had lied to her, with his ancestry possessing no trace of either Arbaaz Mir's or Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]]'s bloodlines.<ref name="Brahman"/>

Soon after, [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]] operatives launched an attack on the safehouse, with the less combat-experienced Siobhan being killed in the ensuing battle. Jasdip fought off the first group of assailants, following which he cut off one of his sister's fingers to preserve her DNA for the Brotherhood. He and Jot then fled to the roof of the building, where they decided to rappel down the side of the building together; as Jasdip did so, he remotely triggered Siobhan's [[Hidden Blade]] to detonate.<ref name="Brahman"/>

The resulting explosion wiped out their pursuers, but also caused Jot, who had been hanging onto Jasdip, to lose his grip and fall down into the slums. Separated from each other by the blast, the Assassin tracked down Jot, who had managed to reunite with his fiancée [[Monima Das]], though the pair was kidnapped shortly thereafter by Abstergo agents. Jasdip mounted a rescue attempt, jumping on the Templars' van and then hurling himself onto one of the escorts' motorbikes.<ref name="Brahman"/>

After taking out the escorts, Jasdip shot one of the van's tires, causing the driver to lose control and crash through the highway's safety barrier, plunging the vehicle into the {{Wiki|Mithi River}}. Diving after it, the Assassin managed to free Jot, but Monima remained trapped in the sinking van and perished in the Bay of Mumbai. Jasdip then brought Jot to another Assassin safehouse hidden in the [[Chor Bazaar]], where he reported on the failure of his mission to [[Dinesh]].<ref name="Brahman"/>

While Jasdip and Dinesh debated on what to do next, Jot began playing a recording of Monima, which led the two Assassins to discover that she had been a descendant of Princess [[Pyara Kaur]], whose memories revealed the whereabouts of the Koh-i-Noor. As Dinesh copied the genetic data and searched for a way to wipe it off the [[Abstergo Cloud]], Jasdip prepared for the incoming assault of Abstergo operatives. When the Templars launched their attack, Dinesh was killed immediately, leaving Jot to flee while Jasdip bought him time.<ref name="Brahman"/> After taking out several assailants, Jasdip also made his escape.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

===Joining the Instruments===
In 2015, Jasdip received a worldwide directive from [[Bishop]], ordering all Assassins to search for [[Álvaro Gramática]]. While making no success in his search, Jasdip passed along his concerns to Bishop regarding her use of the [[Initiates]], reminding that they are still civilians and he knew all too well what happens when civilians get drawn into the Assassin-Templar conflict.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] - [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)]]''</ref>

In 2017, Jasdip was part of a [[Instruments of the First Will|mysterious group]] which ambushed [[Barindra Mitra]]'s cell in [[Hong Kong]], while the Assassins were breaking into an [[Abstergo Industries]] office in order to find intel about the Templars' [[Phoenix Project]]. All the Assassins were killed, with the exception of [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] who [[Leap of Faith|jumped]] through a window and was pursued by Dhami. As the Assassin fled in a van with the cell's technician, [[Guernica Moneo]], Dhami also jumped into the vehicle and fought with de la Cruz. During their brawl, Moneo, who was driving, was hit by a shuriken launch by another Instrument who was on the roof and lost control of the van. After the crash, Dhami was interrogated by de la Cruz, but the Assassin had to flee before obtaining answers as Moneo fell uncounscious due to his injuries while the authorities were coming to the crash scene.<ref name="Uprising">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''</ref>

Later, as [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and [[Arend Schut Cunningham]] assaulted the campus of [[Abstergo Entertainment]] in [[Montreal]] to kidnap [[Felix Oladele]], a specialist of the Animus, they were ambushed by Dhami. After dispatching several Abstergo guards, the two Assassins entered Oladele's office, only to discover Dhami holding his severed head. A fight ensued, during which Dhami seriously injured the Japanese to the neck and was about to finish Arend when Kiyoshi shot him in the back. Standing on a cleaner's mobile, Dhami then fell from the building.<ref name="Uprising"/>

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|Fuck him. We don't have time for this. We've all lost people today.|Jasdip expressing his frustration at Jot's grief over losing Monima, 2013.|Assassin's Creed: Brahman}}
[[File:ACBM_Jasdip_Combat.jpg|thumb|180px|Jasdip fighting the Abstergo soldiers]]
Unlike his sister, Jasdip was a fairly gruff individual that remained level-headed and focused on his mission at all times, eschewing sentimentality. This attitude led him to save Jot's life on multiple occasions, despite resenting the test programmer for lying about his heritage and indirectly causing Siobhan's demise. Still, Jasdip had little sympathy for Jot's grief over Monima's death, as it interfered with the Assassins' operations.<ref name="Brahman"/>

===Equipment and skills===
An action-oriented Assassin, Jasdip was well-versed in the art of close combat, being able to take out several heavily-armed Abstergo operatives by himself through the use of acrobatics and brute strength as well as hold his own against Arend Schut Cunningham in unarmed combat. Jasdip was capable of throwing knifes. As well as this, he was skilled in the use of [[firearms]] and could drive a motorcycle.<ref name="Brahman"/>

Jasdip also possessed a [[Hidden Blade]], but seemed to prefer other tactics in combat as he scarcely used it. His Assassin gear was referred to as a "slip-suit", a sleeveless white outfit that was meant to give him a stealth advantage, though the Templars could combat this with advanced optics. Usually, Jasdip wore a hooded combat vest over it for better protection.<ref name="Brahman"/>

==Trivia==
*Jasdip is mainly a Sikh name which comes from {{Wiki|Guru Granth Sahib}}, meaning "light of the lord's glory". The more common pan-Indian name "Yashdeep" is its cognate; both names ultimately derive from the Sanskrit words ''yasha'', meaning "fame, glory", and ''deep'', meaning "light".
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', Jasdip is referred to as "Jhadsip" by [[Juhani Otso Berg]].
*Although a body wearing similar clothes to Jasdip's can be seen laying at the feet of Otso Berg at the end of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'', an audio file in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' confirmed he managed to survive the attack and escape.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACBM Dhami Siblings.jpg|Jasdip with his sister
ACBM Jasdip Stab.jpg|Jasdip taking out an Abstergo agent
Jasdip Dhami vs Templars.jpg|Jasdip engaging the van's escorts
Jasdip Dhami Assassin.jpg|Jasdip in his Assassin gear
ACBM Jasdip rescues Jot.jpg|Jasdip saving Jot from drowning
ACBM Jasdip Threat.jpg|Jasdip threatening Jot
ACUP Jasdip Dhami.jpg|Jasdip Dhami with an Instrument
ACUP Felix Oladele's head.jpg|Dhami holding Oladele's head
</gallery>

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Juhani Otso Berg

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{{Era|ACB|ACR|ACRG|ACU|ACS|CR|Brahman|ACT|ACI|ACH|ACUP|ACREF|Abstergo|Templars}}
{{Quote|The modern day Assassins are weak. It is only a matter of time before I catch the last of them, and kill them. But it is not enough for them to die. I want them to know how weak they truly are, and I want everyone to see them suffer. So on the day they finally meet me, they will welcome the death I offer them.|Juhani Otso Berg, 2014.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACS Juhani Otso Berg.png
|birth = 17 June 1985 {{Wiki|Mikkeli}}, [[Finland]]
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Utti Jaeger Regiment}} [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Abstergo Medical]] [[Abstergo Entertainment]] [[Templars]] [[Sigma Team]] [[Black Crosses]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''
|voice = [[Andreas Apergis]]|database = [[Database: Otso Berg|Otso Berg]]}}
'''Juhani Otso Berg''' (born 1985) is a former member of the [[Finland|Finnish]] {{Wiki|Utti Jaeger Regiment|Special Forces}} and a high-ranking agent of the Operations Division of [[Abstergo Industries]], as well as the leader of [[Sigma Team]].

He was later inducted into the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and became the director of [[Abstergo Medical]]. In 2016, he took on the mantle of the [[Black Cross]], believing the position had become necessary once more.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Juhani was born in Mikkeli, Finland, but was dragged around the world by his father, who worked for an oil company belonging to Abstergo industries. Juhani was raised in countries such as Afghanistan, Kurdistan and Oman. With his father's blessing, Juhani returned to Finland to join the army. At first, they made fun of his muddled accent, but the jokes quickly stopped as Berg proved himself to be an exceptional recruit, becoming one of the youngest {{Wiki|Special Jaegers}} in the Utti Jaeger Regiment.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

However, around 2010, he opted to become a [[Mercenaries|mercenary]], believing the pay would be better than that of the Jaeger's – Juhani needed the money to afford {{Wiki|Cystic fibrosis|cystic fibrosis}} treatments for his newborn daughter, [[Elina Berg|Elina]].<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> This choice cost him his marriage, when his wife, [[Helmi Berg|Helmi]], disapproving of his new mercenary life, asked for divorce.<ref name="ACS"/>

One night, an Abstergo team headed by Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] broke into Berg's home and apprehended him. As Berg watched, Vidic gave Elina Abstergo-brand medication that he promised would help to cure her condition, with the promise of more doses if Juhani would join him.<ref name="ACRG" />

Faced with a solution to his daughter's illness, Berg agreed, with one condition – to eliminate the one who had caused Elina to wake up and cry. Vidic granted it, and Berg ruthlessly killed the Abstergo agent.<ref name="ACRG" />

===Rise as a Templar===
[[File:ACR Vidic Recruits.png|thumb|250px|left|Warren Vidic briefing Juhani and other second stage operatives]]
On 12 October 2012, Berg was briefed alongside several other Abstergo operatives who had impressed Vidic enough to begin training in the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second stage]] of their [[Animi Training Program]]. Warren promised Juhani and the other operatives greater power, wealth, and information on the Templars if they succeeded, but also warned that there was no backing out from that point.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

On 28 October, Berg had interested his superiors within Abstergo with his training in the [[Animus]], enough to be promoted within the ranks of the Templar Order.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – ''The Desmond Files''</ref><ref name="ACR" />

In an agent evaluation report conducted on 8 November, [[Ctibor Hašek]] identified Berg as a potential candidate for the Inner Sanctum, noting him as an obedient, loyal agent who was dedicated to the Templar cause. However, Hašek was concerned that Juhani's daughter could be a weakness.<ref name="ACI" />

On 16 November, Berg was sent to [[New York City|New York]] by [[Laetitia England]], in order to investigate a cyber-security breach related to [[Pieces of Eden|artifacts]] that Abstergo was tracking, one of which was located in a Manhattan penthouse.<ref name="ACI" />

There, he found [[Daniel Cross]], who had escaped the [[Philadelphia]] facility the previous day and had been subsequently injured during a confrontation with the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Desmond Miles]]. Though Berg was attacked by Daniel, who apparently suffered another attack of the [[Bleeding Effect]], he was able to neutralize Cross and returned him to Abstergo. Nine days later, in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], Juhani was seen spending time with his daughter.<ref name="ACI" />

===Raid in Florence===
On 28 November 2012, after an attack on the Abstergo campus by the Assassin [[Harlan Cunningham]] killed four Abstergo hackers and destroyed servers, Berg tailed Cunningham on the regional road SR2 in [[Italy]]. From there, Berg called his superiors and convinced them to allow him to follow the Assassin back to his base, instead of killing Harlan.<ref name="ACI" />

Successfully, Juhani tracked Cunningham to an Assassin base in [[Florence]] led by [[Adriano Maestranzi]]. Afterwards, he called for backup and was given command of Abstergo's [[Sigma Team|Sigma strike team]], before leading the Templar assault on 30 November.<ref name="ACI" />

Maestranzi, not wanting to abandon the base, detonated a bomb that destroyed the Assassins' hideout and files, and killed all of Sigma team except for Berg, who suffered burns that left facial scarring. Despite the outcome, Juhani's superiors were pleased with his performance, crediting him for the deaths of three Assassins – even though Cunningham escaped – and did not hold him responsible for the loss of Sigma team.<ref name="ACI" />

===Master Templar===
[[File:ACR Berg Injection.png|thumb|250px|Daniel Cross injecting Juhani with a transmitter]]
On 6 December, Berg was brought to a hidden chamber in Abstergo's Philadelphia facility, where he met with Laetitia. There, she made him a [[Master Templar]] and inducted him into the Templar Order's Inner Sanctum, but also had Daniel Cross inject Berg with a tracking device so they could monitor all of his movements.<ref name="ACR" />

Four days later, Juhani met with Vidic, England, Cross, and several other Templar operatives within the same room in Philadelphia, where England revealed that Abstergo had located the leader of the Assassins, [[William Miles]], in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. Soon after, Berg was dispatched with a team to capture the Assassin.<ref name="ACI" /><ref name="ACR" />

On 12 December, Berg led the reformed Sigma team in cornering William inside {{Wiki|Egyptian Museum|a museum}} in Cairo, and successfully captured and extracted him from the city, taking him to Abstergo's facility in [[Rome]].<ref name="ACI" />

===Search for the Koh-i-Noor===
In 2013, Berg led an Abstergo team to [[India]] assigned to retrieve [[Jot Soora]], an employee of [[MysoreTech]] and a descendant of [[Raza Soora]]. The Templars' goal was to extract [[Genetic memory|memories]] relating to the [[Koh-i-Noor]] from Soora. Abstergo was able to abduct Soora and his fiancee, [[Monima Das]], but the Assassin, [[Jasdip Dhami]], caused their truck to crash into the river, in which Jasdip rescued Soora. Berg was able to find the Assassin safehouse when Soora foolishly hooked up the [[Brahman V.R.]] to the Abstergo cloud server. When Berg arrived, Jasdip and Soora had already fled and the Brahman destroyed and concluded that the Assassins were nowhere closer to finding the Koh-i-Noor than the Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>

In November 2013, Berg used the Helix in Abstergo Entertainment HQ in Montreal to relive the memories of the last known [[Black Cross]], aka [[Albert Bolden]]. The intel gathered from their raids in India suggested Albert Bolden was the last known individual to be in possession of the [[Koh-i-Noor]], Berg and Violet had hoped the box carried by [[Darius Gift]] contained it. Because the trail had gone cold and the box did not contain it. Berg put the investigation on hold as the Templar Order could afford the patience and to save resources until new evidence presented itself. Locating any modern descendants of Bolden would take time, and Berg expressed that they should look into other matters in the mean time. Perhaps even resurrect the Black Cross title.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]] – [[Assassin's Creed Templars Volume 1: Black Cross|Volume 1: Black Cross]] ''</ref>

===Hunt for Precursor Artefacts===
In February 2014, Cunningham and his apprentice [[Arend Schut Cunningham|Arend Schut]] stole the [[Precursor boxes|Precursor box]] from a facility in [[Rotterdam]]. Berg led Sigma Team to retrieve the box. Berg ordered [[Sorkin]] to lead the team against Schut while he pursued Cunningham. On encountering Cunningham, Berg stated that he should have died in Florence to which Cunningham replied that he was too stubborn to die. The Assassins managed to escape, though the team retrieved the box.<ref name="ACRG" />

In May, Otso Berg was entrusted with the mission of finding any information about the [[Ankh]] of [[Isis]]. When he was in [[Essen]], Berg gave up and asked his partner, [[Violet da Costa]], to relay all the official and unofficial records of the Ankh. Berg and da Costa suggested that the Ankh was merely an Assassin ploy to waste the Templars' time searching for a fake Piece of Eden. Putting the Ankh behind them, Berg continued his search for other Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACRG" />

On 23 May, Berg started a reconnaissance mission in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The purpose of this mission was to successfully uncover the now deeply buried [[Observatory]], a [[Isu|First Civilization]] site. The mission failed however, as the Observatory was discovered to be concealed by lots of rubble, and it was noted in Otso Berg's journal that it collapsed sometime in the 18th century. Berg also noted that he would return with a larger group and try again to excavate the ruins of the Observatory.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

In October, Berg spoke with Laetitia about an attack led by [[Gavin Banks]] that occurred in the Abstergo Laboratory dedicated to the research of the [[Sages|Sage]] [[John Standish]] in [[Paris]], which ended in the destruction of the lab. Berg and Sorkin followed the Assassins to La Rochelle, where the Assassins escaped via the [[ships]] that were waiting for them. Before escaping, one of the Assassins, [[Galina Voronina]], stabbed Sorkin multiple times, leaving him brutally wounded.<ref name="ACRG" />

Berg told Laetitia that Sigma Team would have stopped the attack if it was still operational. After hearing this, Laetitia accepted her mistake and gave Berg the authorization to reform Sigma Team. Berg asked Laetitia for Violet da Costa to rejoin Sigma Team, but she negated his demand, saying that da Costa was busy updating [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s security and firewalls because of the recent problems with [[Erudito]], the Assassins and the [[Instruments of the First Will]]. Berg accepted to go to [[Montreal]], and help Violet with her tasks, to reform Sigma Team as soon as possible.<ref name="ACRG" />

===Abstergo Entertainment===
[[File:ACRG Violet Berg.png|thumb|250px|left|Violet and Juhani at the Abstergo Entertainment office]]
By late 2014, Berg took over security in Abstergo Entertainment's Montreal facilities, posing as an independent contractor working for Abstergo. He, alongside Violet da Costa, supervised a [[Helix research analyst|research analyst]] as they explored the memories of [[Shay Cormac]] located in the [[Helix]], which had a virus implanted in them.<ref name="ACRG" />

After the analyst completed Shay's memories and uploaded them as a message for the remaining Assassins, Juhani along with Violet and Abstergo Entertainment CCO [[Melanie Lemay]], offered the analyst the choice to join the Templar Order. Berg pulled out a pistol, reminding the analyst that refusal meant death.<ref name="ACRG" />

With Berg's use of the video with Shay's memories as a faint, Berg caused the Assassins to empty a few safehouses, shut down a few servers, put up some new firewalls and flushed out the Assassins' man in Montreal almost instantly. Berg having monitored his communications with other Initiates, watched them run, and, where they were running to. Resulting in the death of their man in Montreal despite having kept a low profile during the "incident".<ref name="ACS" />

===Search for the Shroud===
[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 6.jpg|thumb|250px|Berg holding Rebecca at gunpoint]]
In 2015, Juhani and Violet were assigned to aid [[Isabelle Ardant]] in her search for the [[Shroud of Eden 2|Shroud of Eden]]. Meeting Isabelle in her office in [[London]], they arrived in time to interrupt an assassination attempt on her by [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]]. The two Templars were preparing to execute the Assassins when an explosion caught them by surprise, giving Shaun and Rebecca an opportunity to escape via a [[Leap of Faith]].<ref name="ACS" />

Some time later, Juhani, Violet and Isabelle had uncovered the Shroud under [[Buckingham Palace]]. He and Violet were acting as security for Isabelle when they were attacked by Shaun, Rebecca and Galina Voronina. Juhani was directly assaulted by Voronina while Violet shot at the attacking Assassins. In the ensuing chaos, Shaun stabbed and electrocuted Isabelle with his [[Hidden Blade#Shock Blade|Shock Blade]]. Berg was briefly able to get the upper hand in his fight against Voronina, breaking her Hidden Blades, and forcing her on the defensive. He then ordered Violet to complete the mission; she took the Shroud and wounded Rebecca before escaping. Voronina finally managed to overpower Berg, and knocked him out. As she raised a rock above her head to kill him, Sigma Team arrived and intervened. Voronina was forced to eliminate the team and retreat, leaving Berg alive.<ref name="ACS" />

By 2015, Berg's faint with the use of Shay's memories had resulted in the military contacts of the Assassins and the Initiates being transferred or discharged, their wealthier private citizens being audited or brought out by Abstergo and their friends in the higher learning faced budget cuts and challenges to their authority and curriculums. Because of this the [[Bishop]] informed her fellow Initiates and Assassins world wide that William Miles had decided to enact the Rooftop Garden Protocol. Efficiently shutting down all unnecessary communications on their network.<ref name="ACS" />

Following the events underneath London, Berg was called to Laetitia England's office. There, he was instructed to deliver the Precursor box to [[Álvaro Gramática]] in a top-secret facility, to which the scientist would send him the coordinates. Berg did as instructed, and after some inquiries, Gramática told him that he planned to use the box in the [[Phoenix Project]], hoping it would help him better understand the Shroud.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''</ref>

===Induction of Hathaway===
In 2016, prior to becoming the new Black Cross, Otso Berg attended the [[Initiation onto the Inner Sanctum|induction]] of [[Simon Hathaway]] into the Inner Sanctum and the subsequent meeting; as he was on assignment, he was unable to physically be there, instead participating via video transmission. Despite being skeptical of the new approach Hathaway wanted to introduce for the Historical Research Division, Berg, along with [[Alan Rikkin]] and [[Alfred Stearns]], Álvaro Gramática, Agneta Reider, Laetitia England, [[David Kilkerman]] and [[Mitsuko Nakamura]], all agreed to give him one week to prove his method of searching for knowledge for knowledge's sake by having Templars relive memories.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

Ten days later, Hathaway interrupted a meeting by the Inner Sanctum and asked to present his case or face the consequences for having stolen the Sword of Eden, damaged Abstergo property and deleted the memories of [[Gabriel Laxart|his ancestor]] and shared classified information with [[Anaya Chodary]] and [[Victoria Bibeau]]; Berg and Álvaro Gramática were alerted so they could once more attend. Hathaway accused the Templar Order of heresy, causing tension among all the members, and then presented his research. It explained everything from [[Jacques de Molay]]'s vision of the Templar Order to the history of the [[Swords of Eden]]. Berg, [[Agneta Reider]] and Laetitia England were willing to consider to De Molay's ideas. Following the presentation, Berg came to Hathaway's defense; in the end, Hathaway was not charged with anything for his actions.<ref name="ACH"/>

===Becoming the new Black Cross===
Sometime after, Berg and Violet were put in charge of an Abstergo facility in [[Philadelphia]]. Members of their staff included senior technician [[Caitlin Gift]], a descendant of Darius Gift, and a doctor called [[Freddy]]. That year, the Templars had managed to locate a descendant of Albert Bolden, a 72 year old Vietnam veteran named [[André Bolden]], and brought him to their Philadelphia facility under the pretext of wishing to cure his PTSD. After greeting André and putting him inside the Animus in order to relive his ancestor's memories of the [[Barbary Coast]] in the early nineteenth century, Berg and his team were surprised to discover that André's ancestor was not [[Solomon Bolden|Solomon "Solo" Bolden]], the Black Cross, but instead [[Jan van der Graff]], a Flemish agent of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]].<ref name="ACT">''Assassin's Creed: Templars'' – [[Assassin's Creed Templars Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]</ref>

After André woke up, neutralized two men and fled the complex, Berg belayed Caitlin's order to apprehend him, stating that André would not get far. Tracing André back to his hotel, Berg explained the Bleeding Effect to him and also explained that they were looking for an important item that was tied to André's family. André agreed to continue exploring his ancestor's memories on the condition that Berg not lie to him again.<ref name="ACT"/>

After agreeing to André's demand, the two returned to the facility and Berg explained to the team that they not only had to face a fractured timeline but also had to deal with the real possibility of losing track of the entire bloodline of the Black Cross due to Jan van der Graff being Andre's ancestor instead of Solomon Bolden. When Violet asked what they knew about Graff, Caitlin replied that they knew almost nothing, aside from a brief appearance in the accounts of [[Tavis Olier]]. However, Violet stated that it was not possible, explaining that Tavis was the previous Black Cross who was missing and presumed dead by the time of Solo Bolden. Faced with the question of how Graff ended up in Tavis' memoirs, Berg remarked that there was only one way to find out, which André correctly deduced involved putting him back into the Animus.<ref name="ACT"/>

As they monitored André's session, Violet asked Berg if it was wise to let André know so much about them, to which Berg answered that André, as a soldier, understood that they were doing something important and that he had his own reasons for helping them. After Violet remarked that she had never known him to be so trusting, Berg remarked that he trusted her.<ref name="ACT"/>

After witnessing the death of Solo Bolden and Graff's imprisonment within the dungeon of the palace of [[Selim III]], André was pulled out of the Animus by Caitlin. On the way to the Animus room, Berg was asked by Violet whether he planned to reveal everything to André, as he had now also heard about the Koh-i-Noor, to which Berg answered that he did not know.<ref name="ACT"/>

Later on, Berg joined André at a bar and payed for his drink. When André asked Berg what they were hoping to obtain by making him relive Graff's memories, Berg that it was not about money, but was life and death. After André asked Berg to explain what he meant by life and death and what it was all about, Berg revealed the truth of the situation to him, regarding the Templars, Assassins, the Pieces of Eden and the Black Cross. However, André did not believe Berg and called him crazy, to which Berg replied that, after everything André had seen and experienced, this did not sound too far fetched.<ref name="ACT"/>

As André left the bar, Berg followed after him. However, at that moment, a car drove past and shot at them. Fortunately, Berg managed to pull André to cover just in time and subsequently jumped inside the vehicle and eliminated its occupants. After the car crashed, Berg got out of it and told André that they had to go. When André asked him what to do about the restaurant, Berg told him not to worry, as they owned it. Calling Violet, Berg asked her where she was, to which she replied that she was close, and instructed her to get to the lab, informing her that they had been attacked and that he was bringing André in.<ref name="ACT"/>

At the lab, Berg was approached by Violet and Freddy. After asking her what Freddy was doing there, Violet replied that she thought he might have been hurt. After telling Violet that he was fine and instructing the doctor to check on André, Berg informed Violet about the four gunmen and that he did have the chance to ask who had sent them. After Caitlin arrived at the lab, Berg instructed everyone to continue André's Animus session. When Violet asked what the hurry was, Berg informed her that he suspected that they had a leak and that this unknown party knew that they were getting close to something even if they themselves did not know it.<ref name="ACT"/>

However, when they started André's session, he screamed out in pain. Caitlin explained to Berg that there was a lot of violence in that stream, which made him realize that Graff was in a torture chamber. When Berg asked Caitlin if they could get past it, she was initially unsure, as there was a lot of it, but eventually managed to fast forward the memories to a few days afterward. After André's session was finished, Berg informed Violet that, although they still did not have enough, they could not make André come back by force. Berg also handed her the [[Templar pin]] that had belonged to Albert Bolden, instructing her to give it to André, as Berg himself was too busy cleaning up the mess caused by the drive-by shooting. As he was talking on the phone, Berg received a call instructing him to come to the lab, as there had been an incident.<ref name="ACT"/>

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|Only the mission matters!|Juhani Otso Berg, 2015.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate}}
Juhani Otso Berg proved to be a hardened individual, ensuring operations proceeded efficiently. After being recruited by Warren Vidic, he became a strong believer in the Templar cause and ideology, seeing it as a righteous cause for a better future. He showed respect for both the Assassins and his fellow Templars, as shown in a series of logs regarding certain figures from both factions across the ages, who had inspired Berg in certain ways. However, he did possess a strong determination when fighting against the Assassins, and even a streak of cruelty, shown through his desire to see their mind and spirit broken, before allowing them to die by his hands.<ref name="ACRG" />

He put great emphasis on the completion of his missions as evidenced by his ordering of Violet to escape with the Shroud, while he distracted the Assassins;<ref name="ACS" /> however, he did not act solely based on orders alone, displaying a sense of flexibility in the field that resulted in him being scolded by his superiors. One such situation occurred during the mission in Cairo, as William Miles posed as a tour guide to a group of students once he had arrived.<ref name="ACRG" />

Despite Juhani's ruthless personality, he was not a cruel man at heart. Juhani cared deeply for his daughter, and was willing to go great lengths to guarantee her safety, even killing an Abstergo agent for making her cry. When Juhani defied orders when capturing William Miles, Laetitia England later accused him of avoiding conflict in order to protect the young civilians, as they reminded him of his daughter. Juhani resented the accusation, explaining that causing unnecessary chaos would have allowed Miles to slip away.<ref name="ACRG" /> Even when preoccupied with his duties as a Master Templar, Juhani still made sure he had time to spend with his daughter.<ref name="ACI" /> When exploring the memories of [[Viking raider|his viking ancestor]], he displayed disgust and shame at his ancestor's savagery and ruthlessness of killing a helpless prisoner.<ref name="ACRG" />

Opposed to causing a scene, Juhani opted instead to apprehend William Miles in the Cairo museum, when the Assassin attempted to recover the First Civilization power source for the [[Grand Temple]]. Being a member of the Inner Sanctum, Juhani possessed knowledge of all activities in which Abstergo Industries was involved.<ref name="ACRG" />

===Equipment and skills===
{{Quote|Otso Berg is quite possibly the most dangerous man in the world. He is fast, and smart, and utterly ruthless. He doesn't give up, and he has no fear save one: failure.|[[Violet da Costa]] on her boss, 2016.|Assassin's Creed: Templars}}
As a former member of the Finnish Special Forces, Juhani possesses a diverse knowledge of [[Fists|melee]] and [[Firearms|ranged]] combat, due to being trained in martial arts. He was skilled enough to subdue Daniel Cross, another Master Templar, originally trained by the Assassins, and took charge of the mission to capture William Miles in Cairo.<ref name="ACRG" /> Juhani was also capable of fighting toe-to-toe with Galina Voronina in hand-to-hand combat, but was eventually overpowered by the [[Master Assassin]]. Juhani was capable of jumping through the window of a moving car and incapacitate three assailants sent to ambush him. He has a high tolerance of pain, as he did not flinch when he had a [[Throwing knives|throwing knife]] thrown through his hand, simply yanking it out and immediately beginning a hand to hand fight. He was a capable freerunner and climber using these skills while sneaking into a tower in Hong Kong. He was also extremely strong and claimed the heavy kevlar in his suit was a "second skin." <ref name="ACS" />

As the Black Cross, Berg has a custom-made outfit from André Bolden, complete with a red Templar cross on the chest, along with a hat and a thick red scarf. The suit features gauntlets equipped with a [[grappling hook]] that can be used for climbing. Berg also incorporated a set of Abstergo Skunkworks division prototype military goggles as well.<ref name="ACUP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*Juhani is a Finnish cognate of the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious". The name Otso is also Finnish, though archaic, meaning "bear". His last name, Berg, means "mountain" in several Germanic languages.
*Finnish is one of three Uralic languages and not Germanic. It is likely he is of Germanic ancestry (possibly Swedish or German) as Finland was not of Viking origin or part of proper Scandinavia.
*Coming from Southern Finland, he is more likely to be a Finno-Swede, descendants coming from Sweden hence the Viking ancestor.
*In an [[Helix research analyst's personal files#Otso Berg's Profile|audio file]], Juhani revealed to Violet that he had only used an Animus to view his own ancestry once, and discovered that one of his ancestors was a Viking raider.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'', Juhani's clothes bore resemblance to the attire worn by Shay Cormac during his time as a Templar, and were also adorned with an {{Wiki|Yggdrasil}} emblem.
*Berg's inspirations included [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]], [[Haras]], [[Haytham Kenway]], [[Duncan Walpole]], [[Baptiste]], [[Vali cel Tradat]], Shay Cormac, [[Lucy Stillman]] and Daniel Cross, all of whom are traitors to the Assassin cause.
*Berg is the only known Black Cross that is also a member of the Inner Sanctum, with previous Black Crosses having functioned as enforcers for the Inner Sanctum without being part of it.
==Gallery==
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ACI Familyman.jpg|Berg with his daughter
ACR Inner Sanctum Access.png|Juhani accessing the Inner Sanctum office
ACi-Kaboom.jpg|Berg being caught in an explosion during the raid on the Florentine Assassins
ACBM-Brahman Berg.jpg|Berg in the Mumbai Assassin safehouse
Juhani Otso Berg.jpg|Berg bearing the marks of his encounter with Assassins
ACRG Otso Berg.png|Juhani as he appears in ''Assassin's Creed: Rogue''
ACTemplars Early design Otso Berg.png|Early design for Otso Berg in Assassin's Creed: Templars
Black Cross Juhani Otso Berg Uprising 001.jpg|Juhani Otso Berg's outfit as the [[Black Cross]].
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