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Swords of Eden

2012-01-18T11:43:14Z

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[[File:Glyph 5-1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Sword of Eden.]]
The '''Swords of Eden''' were [[Pieces of Eden]] created by the [[First Civilization]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> They were mostly used by heroes of lore and mythology, along with great war heroes. Several Swords of Eden were known throughout history by various names, earning titles by people for their fabled power, one such being "Excalibur".

==Powers==
The Swords of Eden were recognized as weapons of conquest, and were created to grant its wielder great power and leadership. As such, the ownership of the Swords of Eden often paved the way for the rise of influential leaders and conquerors.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

==Swords of Eden==
===Perseus===
The first use of a Sword of Eden, by an individual other than the First Civilization, was [[Perseus]], who in Greek mythology was a "[[Wikipedia:Demigod|demigod]]" (the child of a god and a mortal), that used it to slay the [[wikipedia:Gorgon|Gorgon]] [[wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Attila the Hun===
During the 5th century, a Sword came into the possession of [[Attila the Hun]], after a shepherd dug it up and took it to Attila. With the sword, he ravaged Eurasia during his reign. It was during this time that the Sword became known as the Sword of Mars or the Sword of Attila.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Excalibur===
In the late 5th to early 6th century, [[Arthur]] pulled a Sword of Eden out of a stone, nicknamed as Excalibur, and used it to become King of England.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Sigmund===
Possibly in the late 6th century, [[wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], disguised as a beggar, plunged the Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whoever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior [[Sigmund]] proved able to pull it free, and subsequently claimed the sword as his own.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Genghis Khan===
During the early 13th century, the [[Mongols|Mongol]] warlord [[Genghis Khan]] led his Mongol Empire through mass expansions into the West. The [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], suspected Genghis Khan of wielding a Piece of Eden,<ref name="AC2"/> presumably a Sword. Altaïr's son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] killed Genghis Khan,<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> but it was never determined whether he had a Sword in his possession.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

===Joan of Arc===
A French peasant girl, [[Joan of Arc]], came to discover a Sword and take ownership of it during the [[wikipedia:Hundred Years' War|Hundred Years' War]], with which she entered into the war on the side of the French forces. Turning into a heroine of her people, Joan led the French forces to many victories over the English and their allies. However, she was eventually captured by Burgundian soldiers and handed over to the English. The [[Templars]] then burned her at the stake, in order to take her Sword for themselves.<ref name="AC2"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{PoE}}
{{First Civilization}}
[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]

Swords of Eden

2012-01-18T11:41:17Z

83.246.184.81:

{{Era|AC2|twcb}}
[[File:Glyph 5-1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Sword of Eden.]]
The '''Sword of Eden''' were [[Pieces of Eden]] created by the [[First Civilization]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> They were mostly used by heroes of lore and mythology, along with great war heroes. Several Swords of Eden were known throughout history by various names, earning titles by people for their fabled power, one such being "Excalibur".

==Powers==
The Sword of Eden were recognized as weapons of conquest, and were created to grant its wielder great power and leadership. As such, the ownership of the Swords of Eden often paved the way for the rise of influential leaders and conquerors.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

==Swords of Eden==
===Perseus===
The first use of a Sword of Eden, by an individual other than the First Civilization, was [[Perseus]], who in Greek mythology was a "[[Wikipedia:Demigod|demigod]]" (the child of a god and a mortal), that used it to slay the [[wikipedia:Gorgon|Gorgon]] [[wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Attila the Hun===
During the 5th century, a Sword came into the possession of [[Attila the Hun]], after a shepherd dug it up and took it to Attila. With the sword, he ravaged Eurasia during his reign. It was during this time that the Sword became known as the Sword of Mars or the Sword of Attila.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Excalibur===
In the late 5th to early 6th century, [[Arthur]] pulled a Sword of Eden out of a stone, nicknamed as Excalibur, and used it to become King of England.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Sigmund===
Possibly in the late 6th century, [[wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], disguised as a beggar, plunged the Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whoever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior [[Sigmund]] proved able to pull it free, and subsequently claimed the sword as his own.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Genghis Khan===
During the early 13th century, the [[Mongols|Mongol]] warlord [[Genghis Khan]] led his Mongol Empire through mass expansions into the West. The [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], suspected Genghis Khan of wielding a Piece of Eden,<ref name="AC2"/> presumably a Sword. Altaïr's son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] killed Genghis Khan,<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> but it was never determined whether he had a Sword in his possession.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

===Joan of Arc===
A French peasant girl, [[Joan of Arc]], came to discover a Sword and take ownership of it during the [[wikipedia:Hundred Years' War|Hundred Years' War]], with which she entered into the war on the side of the French forces. Turning into a heroine of her people, Joan led the French forces to many victories over the English and their allies. However, she was eventually captured by Burgundian soldiers and handed over to the English. The [[Templars]] then burned her at the stake, in order to take her Sword for themselves.<ref name="AC2"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{PoE}}
{{First Civilization}}
[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]

Swords of Eden

2012-01-18T11:39:50Z

83.246.184.81:

{{Era|AC2|twcb}}
[[File:Glyph 5-1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Sword of Eden.]]
The '''Sword of Eden''' were [[Pieces of Eden]] created by the [[First Civilization]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> They were mostly used by heroes of lore and mythology, along with great war heroes. Several Swords of Eden were known throughout history by various names, earning titles by people for their fabled power, one such being "Excalibur".

==Powers==
The Swords of Eden were recognized as weapons of conquest, and were created to grant its wielder great power and leadership. As such, the ownership of the Swords of Eden often paved the way for the rise of influential leaders and conquerors.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

==Swords of Eden==
===Perseus===
The first use of a Sword of Eden, by an individual other than the First Civilization, was [[Perseus]], who in Greek mythology was a "[[Wikipedia:Demigod|demigod]]" (the child of a god and a mortal), that used it to slay the [[wikipedia:Gorgon|Gorgon]] [[wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Attila the Hun===
During the 5th century, a Sword came into the possession of [[Attila the Hun]], after a shepherd dug it up and took it to Attila. With the sword, he ravaged Eurasia during his reign. It was during this time that the Sword became known as the Sword of Mars or the Sword of Attila.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Excalibur===
In the late 5th to early 6th century, [[Arthur]] pulled a Sword of Eden out of a stone, nicknamed as Excalibur, and used it to become King of England.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Sigmund===
Possibly in the late 6th century, [[wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], disguised as a beggar, plunged the Sword into a tree called Barnstokkr, stating that whoever was able to pull it free would receive it as a gift. Only the warrior [[Sigmund]] proved able to pull it free, and subsequently claimed the sword as his own.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Genghis Khan===
During the early 13th century, the [[Mongols|Mongol]] warlord [[Genghis Khan]] led his Mongol Empire through mass expansions into the West. The [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], suspected Genghis Khan of wielding a Piece of Eden,<ref name="AC2"/> presumably a Sword. Altaïr's son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] killed Genghis Khan,<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> but it was never determined whether he had a Sword in his possession.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

===Joan of Arc===
A French peasant girl, [[Joan of Arc]], came to discover a Sword and take ownership of it during the [[wikipedia:Hundred Years' War|Hundred Years' War]], with which she entered into the war on the side of the French forces. Turning into a heroine of her people, Joan led the French forces to many victories over the English and their allies. However, she was eventually captured by Burgundian soldiers and handed over to the English. The [[Templars]] then burned her at the stake, in order to take her Sword for themselves.<ref name="AC2"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{PoE}}
{{First Civilization}}
[[Category:Pieces of Eden]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]

The Truth

2012-01-11T15:58:16Z

83.246.184.81: /* Conversation */

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[[File:S16EDEN.png|thumb|250px|Opening screen of the Truth video.]]
{{quote|There's something I have to show you. We have been lied to this whole time; everything we know, everything we've been brought up to believe - it's wrong.|[[Clay Kaczmarek|Subject 16]].|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''The Truth''' was a video hidden in the [[Animus]] by [[Subject 16]], with the intent to enlighten and possibly warn [[Desmond Miles|his successor]] in the Animus project.

Its 20 pieces could be unlocked by solving the puzzles hidden behind the twenty [[Glyphs]] scattered throughout the Animus' projection of [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]].

==The Truth==
[[File:7651.assassins3.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A scene from the Truth video.]]

In the video, [[Adam and Eve]] are dressed in skin-colored or translucent bodysuits, making them appear as if they are naked, and are seen running through an open area, followed by something.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

The scenery was a mixture of flora, a reflective blue material that resembled glass, and a white surface that sounded like stone. The garden was decorated in a futuristic style, contrary to the expected Biblical setting. Moving through a circular automatic door, Adam and Eve used [[free-running]] to scale a large, futuristic building.<ref name="AC2" />

While they are climbing up the building, they stop momentarily at a large window, through which a silhouette of a [[Those Who Came Before|humanoid figure]] could be seen holding a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], along with several human slaves. These workers appeared to be in an environment similar to that of a metal refinery, with one slave in the foreground clearly using a hammer to shape a metal object.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:Adam_and_Eve.png|thumb|250px|right|Adam and Eve in the Truth video.]]
Adam and Eve continued climbing until they reached the roof of the building, with other futuristic buildings visible surrounding them. Further in the background, a mountain was clearly visible, while there is little other elevation in land elsewhere. The terrain was lush, and a large forest's boundaries were visible.<ref name="AC2" />

Eve can then be seen holding a Piece of Eden before saying ''"Adam, I have it!"'' Adam then calls out to Eve by name, as both turn to look at what was presumably chasing them. She then shouts to Adam ''"Look out!"'', before the video cuts to black, and a binary code flashes up.<ref name="AC2" />

The binary code, "01000101 01000100 01000101 01001110," translates to "[[Eden|EDEN]]." Another point of interest is that there are 20 zeros and 12 ones, a reference to the supposed doomsday year of 2012. All of the Assassins Creed games play out during 2012.<ref name="AC2" />

==The Miracle==
[[File:desmondstruth.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The VR-area after unlocking the videos.]]
{{quote|I am with you until the end. Find me in the darkness.|Subject 16 to Desmond.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

Along with the video clips hidden behind the Glyphs, small strings of numbers were included at the end of each.<ref name="AC2" /> Upon Desmond reliving [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s later memories, Shaun discovered the numbers to correspond to further coordinates in [[Rome]]; where ten [[Rifts]] were hidden.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

These rifts could only be seen with [[Eagle Vision]], and needed to be climbed into, rather than simply being found and scanned. Behind each was one of ten Cluster puzzles that, when completed, unlocked a small video clip that displayed a series of seemingly corrupted data with unintelligible words on the top left corner.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

Immediately after solving the final cluster, a short video was unlocked that stated ''"The miracle is in the execution"'' while the ultrasound of an unborn child was shown. At this point, [[Rebecca Crane]] noted that (unlike the Truth video) the Cluster puzzles actually concealed an executable file.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

Upon accessing the file, Desmond was then uploaded to an unknown area within the Animus, where he was free to run through a somewhat long virtual maze similar to those within the [[Animus Virtual Training Program]]. At the end of the maze, Desmond found a hologram (partially broken and made of computing code) of Subject 16, who told Desmond that all hope was lost, and that he must go to Eden to find a woman named Eve.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

Before leaving, Sixteen instructed Desmond to find him in the darkness. The program ended with the ground collapsing from under Desmond's feet, and a loading screen showing Desmond in free fall.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

===Conversation===
[[File:inthedarkness.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Subject 16, as he appears in the Miracle.]]
*'''Animus Voice:''' ''Compiling sub systems. Infrastructure. Tendons. Heart.''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Voice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Subject Sixteen?''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Yes, yes, Subject Seventeen.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You’re dead. I saw [[Cryptic Messages|your blood]].''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''No time. It is far later than you know. Too late to save them.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who?''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''She is not who you think she is. Everything you hope to become. Everything you hold dear. It's already gone.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Explain. Please.''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Eden, she... in Eden, find Eve. The key, her DNA.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Tell me.''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''I cannot... the sun, your son... too weak. Must replenish energy.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't go!''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''I am with you, until the end. Find me in the darkness.''

== Trivia ==
[[File:Mt Kilimanjaro.jpg|thumb|250px|Mount Kilimanjaro bears a strong resemblance to the mountain in the Truth video.]]
*The mountain in the Truth bears a striking resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Mount Kilimanjaro|Mount Kilimanjaro]], thus placing the scene in Africa. This would make sense, as humanity is said to originate from Africa (specifically mid-Africa, the rough location of Kilimanjaro).
**The [[Codex]] map also shows that a Piece of Eden was located in the vicinity of Kilimanjaro.
**[[Lucy Stillman]] mentions that Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] tags several memories in ancient Africa.
*The Truth video seems to take place immediately before the human rebellion and [[Human-First Civilization War|subsequent war]]. As Adam and Eve seem to have taken the Apple without permission, and are probably trying to escape with it, one can assume that they had started the rebellion.
*It is clear that [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] has seen this video too in some shape or form, since, in the Codex, he mentions the buildings and mountain that are in the video. In the pages, he is clearly horrified by what he has seen.
*The viewing angle of the camera suggests that the video is a recording of one of Subject 16's Animus sessions. This in turn would indicate a direct lineage of Sixteen with Adam and/or Eve.
*The music being played during Adam and Eve's escape is the same music that plays while Desmond and Lucy are [[Escape from Abstergo Industries|escaping Abstergo]] at the beginning of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', and when Ezio is running away from the guards after the [[Auditore execution]].
**It is also the "Open Conflict" song of [[Forlì]], and it is entitled "Wetlands Escape" on the [[Assassin's Creed II soundtrack|''Assassin's Creed II'' Original Game Soundtrack.]]
*In the PS3 version, Eve does not say "Look out!" At that point, it is silent and the binary for "Eden" appears.
*On the back of the case for ''Assassin's Creed II'', it says "The Truth Is Written In Blood," perhaps indicating the messages Subject 16 had written with his blood.
*On a wall in the Miracle's obstacle course, the climbing cubes form the [[Assassin insignia]].

==Gallery==
[[Video:Assassin's Creed II - The Truth Video (HD)|thumb|left|300px|The Truth video.]]
[[Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Walkthrough - The Truth|thumb|300px|right|The Miracle file.]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]