{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' outfits}}{{Era|Gameplay|AC4|RW}}
Throughout his life, Edward Kenway amassed a ''wardrobe'' of outfits including multiple robes, coats, and several sets of crafted armor. These were either acquired during his career as a privateer and pirate captain, purchased from general stores across the West Indies, or crafted using the pelts of various wildlife found throughout the Caribbean. Edward stored his outfits in the captain's cabin of his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' and in the basement of his manor on [[Great Inagua]].<ref name="Black Flag">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

Later, via Animus mods, other outfits and legacy robes of notable Assassins were made available to research analysts reliving Edward's memories through Abstergo Entertainment's Animus sessions.<ref name="Black Flag" />

==Outfits==
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
! width="5%" |Image
! width="15%" |Name
! width="40%" |Description
! width="25%" |Effect(s)
! width="15%" |Availability
|-
|[[File:AC4 Edward Kenway's Robes.png|thumb|center]]
![[Edward Kenway's robes]]
|Taken from the fallen Assassin, Duncan Walpole, these sleek robes have been heavily modified by Edward to suit his pirate personality.
|N/A
|Default outfit acquired in Sequence 2.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Brown Cloak outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Brown Cloak
|''A brown cloak praised by veteran sailors for its resistance.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Pirate Cloak outfit.png|thumb|center]]
!Pirate Cloak
|''A standard cloak many pirates once wore to express their pride.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Crimson Cloak outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Crimson Cloak
|''A ruddy cloak praised by the Spanish aristocracy.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Privateer outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Privateer Outfit
|''A sleek black outfit, very common among privateers throughout the West Indies.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Pirate Captain outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Pirate Captain Outfit
|''A black and red outfit, used by pirate captains to distinguish themselves and establish their authority.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Explorer outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Explorer Outfit
|''An earthy brown outfit, appreciated by explorers for its sturdiness.''
|N/A
|Gained by completing community challenges.<ref group="note" name="Switch">Unlocked by default on Nintendo Switch</ref>
|-
|[[File:AC4 Merchant outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Merchant Outfit
|''A white and grey outfit typically worn by rich merchants throughout the West Indies.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Governor outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Governor's Outfit
|''An outfit governors often wore for public appearances, to boost their prestige in the eyes of their constituents.''
|N/A
|Gained by finding a social treasure.<ref group="note" name="Switch" />
|-
|[[File:AC4 Officer's outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Officer's Outfit
|''An outfit praised by English officers for its beauty.''
|N/A
|Collected by [[Edward Kenway's fleet|Kenway's Fleet]].
|-
|[[File:AC4 Politician outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Politician's Outfit
|''An outfit quite popular among the English Crown's representatives.''
|N/A
|Available for purchase at General Stores.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Templar Armor outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Templar Armor
|''A light and flexible armor that offers increased resistance to enemy attacks.''
|Reinforced: Decreases all incoming damage from enemy attacks by 25%.
|Gained by opening the cage in the [[Great Inagua]] hideout using five Templar keys.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Stealth outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Stealth Outfit
|''Specifically designed to improve the chances that its wearer will remain undetected.''
|Camouflage: Improves stealth and drastically reduces the chances of being detected by enemies.
|Gained by completing half of the [[Assassination contract|Assassin's contracts]].
|-
|[[File:AC4 Mayan outfit.png |thumb|center]]
![[Mayan Armor]]
|''According to legend, this Mayan outfit was created using scavenged First Civilization materials, and has the ability to deflect metal projectiles.''
|Deflection: Generates a localized field that completely deflects metal projectiles/bullets.
|Gained by completing the [[Mayan Stelae]] [[Activities|activity]].
|-
|[[File:AC4 Altair's robes outfit.png |thumb|center]]
![[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's robes]]
|''A light but durable outfit designed to the exact specifications of the Levantine Mentor's original robes.''
|N/A
|<ref group="note" name="UPLAY1">Uplay account with one previous ''Assassin's Creed'' title.</ref><ref group="note" name="Switch" />
|-
|[[File:AC4 Ezio's robes outfit.png |thumb|center]]
![[Ezio Auditore's robes]]
|''Beautifully tailored robes that replicate the look and feel of the Italian Mentor's robes.''
|N/A
|<ref group="note" name="UPLAY2">Uplay account with two previous ''Assassin's Creed'' titles.</ref><ref group="note" name="Switch" />
|-
|[[File:AC4 Captain Morgan's redingote.png |thumb|center]]
!Captain Morgan's redingote
|''A tough and rugged redingote that once belonged to the great [[Captain Morgan]].''
|N/A
|Explore [[Black Island]].
|-
|[[File:AC4 Haytham Kenway's overcoat outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Haytham Kenway's overcoat
|''This overcoat was acquired at some point during Edward Kenway's travels through the West Indies and was later passed down to his son, [[Haytham]].''
|N/A
|<ref group="note" name="code">Obtained via codes shipped with the [[Todd McFarlane]] figurine line.</ref><ref group="note" name="Switch" />
|-
|[[File:AC4 Stede Bonnet's attire.png |thumb|center]]
!Stede Bonnet's attire
|''This outfit once belonged to the gentleman pirate, [[Stede Bonnet]].''
|N/A
|Explore [[Mystery Island]].
|-
|[[File:AC4 Captain Drake's outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Captain Drake's outfit
|''An impressively dashing outfit that once belonged to Sir [[Francis Drake]].''
|N/A
|Explore [[Sacrifice Island]].
|-
|[[File:AC4 Edward The Legend outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Edward the Legend outfit
|''Worn by Edward for a brief time near the end of his career, Captain Edward Kenway, legend of the Open sea, once had a taste for the finer, flashier things in life. This outfit is the apotheosis of that trend.''
|N/A
|<ref group="note" name="UPLAY0">Redeem on Uplay/Ubisoft Club</ref>
|-
|[[File:AC4 Whaler outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Whaler Outfit
|''A traditional whaler's outfit. Sturdy and comfortable in extreme conditions.''
|N/A
|Crafted with 3x White [[Whale]] Skins.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Hunter outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Hunter Outfit
|''A traditional hunter outfit which considerably reduces animals range of detection.''
|Stealth: Considerably reduces the detection range of wild animals.
|Crafted with 1x Red [[Howler monkey]] Pelt and 1x White [[Jaguar]] Pelt.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Feline Pelt outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Feline Pelt Outfit
|''A hand-made feline pelt outfit.''
|N/A
|Crafted with 1x [[Ocelot]] Pelt and 1x Jaguar Pelt.
|-
|[[File:AC4 Shark Hunter outfit.png |thumb|center]]
!Shark Hunter Outfit
|''A hand-made shark hunter outfit.''
|N/A
|Crafted with 2x [[Hammerhead shark]] Skins
|}

==Temporary Outfits==
* Crewman Outfit
* Tattered Outfit
* Italian Diplomat Outfit
* Diving Outfit

==Gallery==
<tabber>Screenshots=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC4 Connor's outfit.png|Connor's outfit
AC4 Crewman outfit.png|Crewman outfit
AC4 Duncan Walpole's robes.png|Duncan Walpole's robes
AC4 Tattered outfit.png|Tattered outfit
AC4 Italian Diplomat outfit.png|Italian Diplomat outfit
AC4 Diving outfit.png|Diving outfit
AC4 Adewale Assassin outfit.png|Adéwalé's robes
AC4 Slave outfit.png|Slave outfit
</gallery>

|-|Concept art=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Assassin's Creed IV - Edward.jpg|Concept art of Edward Kenway's robes
Edward Kenway Pirate Cloak - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of the Pirate cloak
Assassin's Creed IV - Edward the Legendary.jpg|Concept art of Edward the Legend outfit
Assassin's Creed IV - Captain Drakes Outfit Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Captain Drake's outfit
Assassin's Creed IV - Haytham Kenway's overcoat outfit concept art.jpg|Concept art of Haytham Kenway's overcoat
Assassin's Creed IV - Captain Morgan's redingote concept art.jpg|Concept art of Captain Morgan's redingote
Assassin's Creed IV - Stede Bonnet's attire concept art.jpg|Concept art of Stede Bonnet's attire
Edward Kenway - Duncan Walpole Robes.jpeg|Concept art of Duncan Walpole's robes
</gallery>
</tabber>

==Trivia==
*The descriptions for the Explorer and Merchant outfits appear to be stated erroneously, as their colorations are reversed.
*Duncan Walpole's robes, as well as the Politician, Governor and Officer outfits, all share the same design.
*Haytham Kenway's overcoat, as well as the Privateer, Pirate captain, Explorer and Merchant outfits, all share the same design with Edward Kenway's robes.
*The Stealth outfit is nearly identical to [[Ah Tabai|Ah Tabai's]] robes, with the exception of the hood.
*Upon obtaining the [[Templars|Templar]] armor, it could still be found inside the gibbet at the Great Inagua's manor, even if Edward was wearing it.
*The red sash tightly woven under the leather belt of Altaïr's robes does not flow freely at all and remains stationary.
*The Templar armor bore similarities to the [[Shay Cormac's robes|robes]] worn by [[Shay Cormac]] following his induction into the Templar Order.
*In Black Flag trailers, Edward Kenway's robe contains two differences compared to that in the game. They are the two pistol holsters in the back rather than holster straps, and a bright blue portion in the robe's lower parts rather than the dark blue in the game.

==Notes==
<references group="note"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{AC4}}
[[Category:Edward Kenway's collections]]
[[Category:Outfits]]

Wardrobe of Edward Kenway

2026-07-01T04:49:54Z

Lacrossedeamon: Wanted to get this out in some workable form before the remake comes out. I put Ezio's and Altair's robes in the regular outfit section because their flavor text implies IU status. Need to figure out what to do with Connor's. Left it off since the files i was working with didn't even seem to have the flavor text. We also now need to make a separate page for Adewale. Left any images i did not put in the table in the gallery. Temp outfits and trivia still WIP.

Template talk:ACSH

2026-06-30T16:52:08Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* DLC placement */

{{Talkheader}}
==Portuguese empire, Spanish empire or Iberian Union ?==
We can wait the release of the game to discuss about this point. In 1580, King Philip II of Spain became king of Portugal after the death of his predeccessor in Morocco. The two iberian empires were in a personnal union (same king but two crowns) known as the Iberian Union from 1580 to 1640. As the game began in 1579 and go at least in 1581, do we still referred to the Portuguese empire or to the Iberian Union ? [[User:Francesco75|Francesco75]] ([[User talk:Francesco75|talk]]) 21:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

==Are Yasuke and Fujibayashi Nagato the members of Assassin?==
No evidence proof that Yasuke and Fujibayashi Nagato are the members of Assassin.
[[User:Andy5362430|Andy5362430]] ([[User talk:Andy5362430|talk]]) 23:33, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

==Akechi clan appear in the game==
[[File:Akechi clan crest.webp|thumb|200px]]
[[File:Yasuke and Akechi clan crest banner.webp|thumb|250px]]
[[File:Akechi clan crest in Fukuchiyama.webp|thumb|250px]]
We can see Emblem of Akechi clan in Assassin's Creed Shadows - Extended Gameplay Walkthrough and First Look Gameplay Trailer. {{unsigned|Andy5362430}}
:That's a good catch Andy! :) Remember to sign your messages with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) in the future. [[User:Sol Pacificus|'''Sol Pacificus''']][[User talk:Sol Pacificus|(Cyfiero)]] 05:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
{{-}}
==Locations==
I feel like the locations section is already getting overcrowded with every little spot that you can see on the map. I'd suggest having only Japan (Regions (major cities/places important to the plot)) and not every little village and landmark. [[User:VilkaIsBack|VilkaIsBack]] ([[User talk:VilkaIsBack|talk]]) 08:58, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
:Agreed. We don't need things like "Brewery" or "Ironworks" on here. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 10:10, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
::That's the plan yes. No arguments from me. [[User:Lady Kyashira|Lady Kyashira]] ([[User talk:Lady Kyashira|talk]]) 12:30, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Remove these with my blessing, as well. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 15:28, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

==Extra factions==
{{OpenTalk}}
Since we broke out groups like Frankish Nobles, Lost Drengir, Daughters of Lerion in Valhalla should we do the same with the various groups in Shadows. It would help the Others section to not be so crowded. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 19:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
:You can just do so, there was no need to come to the talk page :p - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 21:04, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
::I like conferring on formatting decisions. I do think we need to decide if the reformed Kakushiba ikki counts as Assassins and if yes who does that all constitute (all members of the settlement, just people in the league node on the objective board, or just usable allies). [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 00:04, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
:::Now that this is gradually expanding with info, I see it's getting quite long with all the factions. Do we really need to have separate sections for everyone between the Shinbakufu down to Others? Is there some common trait between all of them beyond "NPC to kill" that we can put them in a larger category and just do "GROUP 1 {{c|member 1 • member 2}} • GROUP 2 {{c|member 1 • member 2}}" etc? – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 03:45, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::::I think Darman has a good point and we should decide if the option of having them on the same section as "Objectives" or "Targets" or something like that is better. I did a little test on [[User:The MFDZ/Drafts|here]] to see if the section got too crowded and I think its fine. I also think we should change how certain names appear, such as having the Godai appear by his element (i.e. putting them as <nowiki>[[Rokkaku Yoshimitsu|Void]]</nowiki>) and removing all "The ____ Yamabushi" since its a bit redundant - [[User:The MFDZ|The MFDZ]] ([[User talk:The MFDZ|talk]]) 17:17, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::I'm more partial to "Targets" over "Objectives", but yeah, that looks a lot better than the current template. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 01:33, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::I'd probably go with "Minor targets" rather than just "Targets" to distinguish them from the Shinbafuku. My question is now some of these target groups are proper factions in their own rights like the Godai Shinobi or the Karui Eikyou, do we link them in the "Minor targets" Character group or just the Factions group? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 04:02, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
:::::::We could do both and have them as their own sub-faction within "Minor targets". Navboxes can have at least a few nested subgroups, as my edit to the Draft shows. – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 13:50, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::::Not sure how that would solve your initial concern? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 19:25, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

:::::::::I think the factions should be linked inside the "Minor targets" box, even though some of them are actual factions more than just a collection of people. [[Template:ACII|Assassin's Creed 2 template]] solves the "Assassins - House of Auditore" conflict by having them appear twice, first linked and second as regular text. Perhaps a similar option could be used on this one, with proper factions appearing again on the faction navbox unlinked? Although this leads to determine which are proper factions and which are not to have them appear twice. Edit: Would just link them twice be a major problem? - [[User:The MFDZ|The MFDZ]] ([[User talk:The MFDZ|talk]]) 20:22, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
::::::::::Historically we have not linked twice but I am of the idea that we should especially since some characters are part of multiple groups such as Yagyu Munetoshi starting out as Nobutsuna's Students but becoming a scout for the League later. Personally I think he should be linked both times but that decision will need input from more editors before implementation. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 21:32, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

==DLC placement==
{{OpenTalk}}
So which is it? Is the Black Cross stuff in "Story Drops" or "Featured Events"? I'm getting conflicting info from 3 different people: Soranin said Ubisoft had put it as "Featured", Lacrosse says it's been quietly recategorized as "Story", but Kulurak says the quest log has it as "Featured". <s>Ubisoft's annoying inconsistency is another matter.</s> I've temporarily unlinked them both in the template until we can solve this. – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 02:20, 30 June 2026 (CEST)
:I am actually saying it's the opposite. It's a story drop that Ubisoft is also now putting link to in the featured events node (for reasons I can only speculate about). Does having it linked in both parts of the template break anything? If so I'd argue to only keep the very clearly non canon DbD and AoT memories in the Featured Events while Story Drops have canonical implications as seemed to be the original intent between the two categories. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 18:51, 30 June 2026 (CEST)

Story Drops

2026-06-30T16:42:50Z

Lacrossedeamon: Undo revision 1158641 by 131.229.144.49 (talk) its fine for it to be on both articles; we should just have a bts section on both explaining how Ubisoft kinda combined the two with the last update

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}{{Era|ACSH|Realworld}}
'''''Story Drops''''' is a [[Assassin's Creed: Shadows downloadable content|downloadable content]] expansion pack for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''. It consists of a number of free episodes released at regular intervals, providing new quests featuring new and familiar characters.

==Description==
''These new free quests will introduce new player [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Shadows)|abilities]], new allies, new world activities, and provide deeper looks and backstories for some of your favorite characters, each new piece of content expanding on the main game.''<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-gb/game/assassins-creed/news/3rJiU861lAyWTYpvH3cfmY/assassins-creed-shadows-post-launch-roadmap-update-a-first-look-at-whats-coming-next|text=Assassin’s Creed Shadows Post launch Roadmap Update – A first look at what’s coming next!|archivedate=20250501080116}}</ref>

==Episodes==
===The Works of Luis Frois===
''An encounter with [[Luís Fróis]] at a [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] Mission turns into an opportunity to help an old friend. Retrieve lost notes, protect Lady [[Satoko]], and learn more about the Jesuits in this new Free Story Pack playable with both [[Fujibayashi Naoe|Naoe]] or [[Yasuke]].''<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/fDciuMCRA0wUfSYMvTFTQ/ac-shadows-title-update-104-release-notes|text=AC Shadows Title Update 1.0.4 - Release Notes|archivedate=20250612213149}}</ref>
*[[The Works of Luis Frois]]
*[[The Baptism]]
*[[The Threat]]
*[[The Mission]]

===A Critical Encounter===
''[[Rufino]], an old friend of [[Tomiko]] and [[Heiji]], calls in a life debt after uncovering a deadly conspiracy. While working as a translator, he discovered evidence that a [[Templars|secretive organization]] has been hiring [[Seta River Killers|assassins]] to eliminate influential commoners.''<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/5qj66bYuntViG1YiqYlNJn/ac-shadows-title-update-106-release-notes|text=AC Shadows Title Update 1.0.6 - Release Notes|archivedate=20250624170430}}</ref>
*[[A Critical Encounter]]
*[[Hunting the Hunters]]
*[[Man Behind the Curtain]]

===A Puzzlement===
''Naoe and Yasuke encounter two [[Kinu|old]] [[Kane|acquaintances]] having a loud argument about a mysterious door in south [[Wakasa]]. They task our protagonists with figuring out how to open it.''<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/24vAMck2BzVz0g5VAQNtDg/ac-shadows-title-update-116-release-notes|text=AC Shadows Title Update 1.1.6 - Release Notes|archivedate=20251125112109}}</ref>
*[[A Puzzlement]]
*[[Teach a Dog New Kicks]]
*[[Headucation]]
*[[Battle of the Bests]]

===Black Tides===
''A new threat washes ashore! Two elite-level Templars known as "[[Black Cross]]" are called to [[Japan]] to hunt Naoe and Yasuke for all the trouble they have caused. But as is often the case with the Templar Order, those Black Cross may have [[New World Order|additional goals]] of their own: It's up to our two protagonists to prevent them from acquiring [[Observatory (Isu)|whatever]] they seek—and manage to stay alive...''<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/rQWdji9OHYDuvINeT3Bkb/ac-shadows-title-update-1111-release-notes|text=AC Shadows Title Update 1.1.11 - Release Notes|archivedate=20260615200710}}</ref>

*[[A Disturbance in Kii]]
*[[Black Tides]]
*[[Double-Crossed]]
*[[Buried Secrets]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACSH}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Shadows DLC]]

Story Drops

2026-06-29T22:31:04Z

Lacrossedeamon: Undo revision 1158604 by Darman36 (talk) i think we should leave this here as it creates a new node on the objective board like other story drops rather than just a spot on the featured events since Ubi last minute half way recatagorized things

Balor

2026-06-24T06:38:00Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Biography */

{{Era|Individuals|Culture}}{{WP-REAL}}
{{Imageneed|''[[Wrath of the Druids|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla — Wrath of the Druids]]''}}
{{Quote|Surely you remember Balor. He is heat, drought, the scorching sun come to earth.|Deirdre Na Linni describing Balor to Eivor, 882 CE|Wrath of the Druids|Amber Sun}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Balor
|image = ACV Balor Fullbody HD render.png
|birth =
|death =
|species = {{Wiki|Fomorians|Formorian}}<ref name="IrishCycle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]'' – [[Irish Cycle pages]]: "Balor of the Fomorians"</ref>
|database = [[Database: Balor|Balor]]
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Fomorians}}
}}
'''Balor''' is a [[giant]] in [[Irish mythology]], usually depicted as the leader of the {{Wiki|Fomorians}}, a race of malevolent supernatural beings that represented the harmful power of nature and were sworn enemies to the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]], deities from the {{Wiki|Otherworld}} who had settled in [[Ireland]]. Balor himself is often interpreted as a personification of the [[sun]] due to his large eye that wreaked destruction when opened.<ref>{{WP|Balor}}</ref>

==Biography==
{{Simulation Start}}
Balor was born to the being named Buarainech, and gradually rose in power until he had attained leadership over the Fomorians. Together with his brethren, they ruled over ancient Ireland and regularly came into conflict with the Tuatha Dé Danann.<ref name="IrishCycle" />

Sometime during the [[Isu Era]] Balor had an encounter with the hero [[Cú Chulainn]], who sought to kill him. Cú Chulainn was slain in the resulting battle, but not before lodging his [[spear]] [[Gae Bolg]] deep into Balor's back.<ref name="AmberSun"/> Over time, the wound festered,<ref name="IrishCycle"/> and Balor took care to invisibly cloak the spear so as to conceal his weak spot from countless heroes who challenged him and failed in vain attempts to avenge Cú Chulainn.<ref name="AmberSun"/>

Sometime later Balor met the [[Æsir]] [[Odin]], at the time using the alias of "{{Wiki|Fjölnir}}", whom sought the power Balor held and the two fought. Odin was victorious, defeating Balor and retriving the Gae Bolg for himself.<ref name="AmberSun">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Amber Sun]]</ref>
{{Simulation End}}

==Legacy==
Eventually, Balor and his deeds passed into myth. By the late 9th century, fragments of various legends about him were gathered together and written down on a page that would later go on to form the {{Wiki|Mythological Cycle}}.<ref name="IrishCycle"/> This page was later recovered by the [[druid]]ic priestess [[Deirdre Na Linni]] and kept on a table outside the window of her hut at [[Asfinn]] within the [[Connacht|Kingdom of Connacht]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids''</ref>

Shortly after collecting the page, Deirdre met the [[Vikings|Viking]] ''[[Jarl|jarlskona]]'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]], who was visiting Ireland to see her cousin [[Bárid mac Ímair]], but had been unknowingly embroiled in a greater plot in the country when Bárid was framed for [[poison]]ing {{Wiki|High King of Ireland|High King}} [[Flann Sinna]]'s [[Southern Army|army]]. After producing a cure with an [[amber]] shard taken from [[Niamh|The Wren]], a member of the extremist druidic cult called the [[Children of Danu]], Deirdre informed Eivor that collecting all the amber from the Children of Danu would ''"give'' [''her''] ''the force of the blazing sun"''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Potion of Blood]]</ref>

Intrigued, Eivor hunted down and eliminated the rest of the cult, gathering their amber shards.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Wrath of the Druids'' – [[Children of Danu (memory)]]</ref> She returned to Deirdre and delivered the amber, which was used to make a psychoactive mixture that induced in Eivor a hallucinogenic vision, causing her to relive the fight Odin and Balor had once had. Defeating the Giant in the vision by pulling the spear from his back, Eivor woke up; having pulled the same spear from the Monolith infront of her.<ref name="AmberSun"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACV DB Balor.png|Balor in the Database
ACV WotD Balor Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of Balor kneeling in his arena
ACV WotD Balor Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of Eivor fighting Balor
ACV WotD Balor Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of Balor's character model
ACV WotD Balor Concept 4.jpg|Concept art of Balor's back
ACV WotD Balor Concept 5.jpg|Concept art of Balor's model hunched over
ACV WotD Balor Concept 6.jpg|Detail on Balor's head, chest, back and legs
ACV WotD Balor Concept 7.jpg|Concept art of Balor unmasked
ACV WotD Balor Concept 8.jpg|Close up of Balor's face and chest
ACV WotD Balor Concept 9.jpg|Balor's 3D character model
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Wrath of the Druids]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Giants]]
[[Category:Irish deities]]

Eamon Hathaway

2026-06-20T16:53:45Z

Lacrossedeamon: a bit speculative without explicit wording; added bts to get into it

{{Era|Individuals|Templars}}
{{Spoilerhd|16 September 2026|[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]}}
{{Character Infobox
|name=Eamon Hathaway
|image=ACSH DB Eamon Hathaway.png
|death=1580s [[Ōmi]], [[Japan]]<ref name="BuriedSecrets">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]'' – [[Buried Secrets]]</ref>
|species=[[Human]]
|database=[[Database: Eamon Hathaway|Eamon Hathaway]]
|affiliates=Hathaway family [[Templars]]
*[[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]]
}}
'''Eamon Hathaway''' (died 1580s) was an [[Kingdom of England|English]] [[Templar]] active during the 16th century. Having held the position of [[Black Cross]], Eamon was appointed by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]]<ref name="Eamon DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]'' – [[Database: Eamon Hathaway]]</ref> to serve as the Order's enforcer against corruption from within as well as to help search for [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|sites]] and [[Precursor relic|artifacts]] across the world.<ref name="Black Cross DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]'' – [[Database: Black Cross]]</ref>

==Biography==
===Life as a Black Cross===
On 4 March 1552, Eamon Hathaway was bestowed by the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] with the honor of becoming a [[Black Cross]]. His father gave him the family [[sword]] before entrusting a mission he could not complete: finding [[The Observatory]]. With this task at hand, he praised the [[Father of Understanding]] and vowed to discover the secrets of "[[Isu|Those Who Came Before]]."<ref name="DoubleCrossed">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]'' – [[Double-Crossed]]</ref>

For the next three years, Eamon spent his time traveling the [[Earth|world]], taking him to locations such as the [[Isle of Skye]], the {{Wiki|Ionian Islands}} in [[Greece]], and [[Marrakech]]. Despite finding some [[Pieces of Eden]] at each location and evidence of a woman [[Kassandra]] he learned about, he saw that she had left these pieces completely depowered or taken them. He believed that they were left there recently and theorized that she might be alive, but could not prove it.<ref name="DoubleCrossed"/>

Within a decade more of his mission, Eamon soon joined his fellow [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templars]] on an incursion in [[Java]]. Coming across a local village, the Templars burned it down. However, a young girl [[Nirmala]] soon attacked and killed two Order guards before being subdued. Impressed with her skill, Eamon offered [[Nirmala]] a place by his side, to which she accepted. Through time, she was recruited into the Order.<ref name="DB2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]'' – [[Database: Nirmala]]</ref>

On 13 November 1578, Eamon and Nirmala infiltrated the [[Beijing]] Synod where he caught sight of the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese]] [[Mentor]] [[Shao Jun]], but could not kill her. While there, they overheard a [[scholar]] speak with Jun about a possible "[[Isu temple|temple]]" in Japan. With his mission possibly nearing his end, he acquired the scholar's notes while Nirmala killed the man. After some years mentoring Nirmala, the Inner Sanctum granted a promotion to Nirmala as a fellow Black Cross.<ref name="DoubleCrossed"/>

===Mission to Japan===
While traveling to Japan, Eamon also learned<ref name="A Disturbance in Kii">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]'' – [[A Disturbance in Kii]]</ref> that [[Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]] fell to the [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s former [[samurai]] "[[Yasuke|Diogo]]" and his ally [[Fujibayashi Naoe]].<ref name="Yasuke">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[My Name is Yasuke]]</ref><ref name="End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)|End of the Line]]</ref> He and Nirmala made their way to [[Macau]] before finding passage with a drunkard [[China|Chinese]] sailor [[Yang]].<ref name="DoubleCrossed"/>

Within more than two months, Eamon and Nirmala safeguarded the ship, even completely killing an ambush of [[Piracy|pirates]]. However, upon arriving to Japan, Yang crashed his ship on an unmarked reef on the shores of [[Iseji Trails]] in [[Kii]]. Despite losing their notes and items, both Black Crosses continued their investigation for the hidden temple. <ref name="DoubleCrossed"/> Making their way to [[Yuasa]], Eamon soon questioned the citizens and that matched the markings he learned from the scholar.<ref name="A Disturbance in Kii"/>

However, Eamon's presence soon caught the attention of Naoe and Yasuke, formerly Diogo. While in Yuasa, he entertained the people and their kids of his journey and how he faced off against different creatures, such as the [[bear]], [[jaguar]], and even an [[elephant]]. Showing the kids his carvings during his stories, he was then confronted by Naoe and Yasuke, who saw his [[Templar insignia|Templar pendant]]. After the story, he introduced himself and how he knew of them. While stating that he was tasked for their deaths, he offered a compromise: leave him alone while he tracked down a more important lead. However, Naoe and Yasuke rejected the offer and started their own investigation.<ref name="A Disturbance in Kii"/> In his investigation, Eamon soon came across [[Kane]] and [[Kinu]], who unintentionally informed them of the door in [[Wakasa]], gave Eamon the riddle scrolls, and how Yasuke carried the keystone.<ref name="DoubleCrossed"/>

Realizing that they were being investigated themselves, Eamon and Nirmala kept an eye on Naoe and Yasuke, whom Yang informed of his destroyed ship at the shores of Iseji Trails. Thus, they followed the pair to the shores, where he saw Nirmala engage Yasuke alone while Naoe dived in the waters for further clues. Although Nirmala was nearly bested, Eamon joined his student against Yasuke. Together, they left Yasuke bleeding on the shore after taking the keystone from his personal effects.<ref name="DoubleCrossed"/>

====Death====
In southern Wakasa, Eamon and Nirmala entered into the [[Wakasa Temple|cave]] and investigated the [[Temple (Isu)|vault]], while unaware of Naoe and fellow [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member [[Rufino]] followed them. Eamon later inspected further the vault while Nirmala caught sight of and engaged with Naoe and Rufino. Within the vault, Eamon discovered that it was actually a [[Seismic Temple]], angering him further that it was not the Observatory. Hearing Nirmala calling for help against Naoe, he came to her and disclosed his findings before joining her to fight Naoe.<ref name="BuriedSecrets"/>

Besting Naoe together, Eamon and Nirmala disarmed her while Eamon readied to execute her. Fortunately, Yasuke came and rushed Eamon, pushing him down. Surprised, Nirmala nearly killed Naoe but was shot by Rufino. Caught off-guard for a moment, Nirmala was then killed by Naoe with her [[Hidden blade|hidden blade]], much to Eamon's shock. Holding Nirmala close, Eamon knelt besides her in her last moments before donning his [[Crusader Helm|helm]] and engaging Naoe and Yasuke. Yet, Eamon was bested but gave final rites to Nirmala. He disclosed that despite of his loss, Naoe knew nothing of the world and the [[Assassin-Templar War|war]] she stepped into before succumbing to his wounds. Naoe, Yasuke, and Rufino left the temple undisturbed while Yasuke recovered Eamon's helm, his [[Hathaway Family Sword|sword]], and his [[Crusader Tunic|tunic]] from his personal effects. Before leaving the site, Yasuke destroyed the keystone, locking the temple for all, including the Templars.<ref name="BuriedSecrets"/>

==Behind the scenes==
Eamon is implied to be related to [[Simon Hathaway]], the modern day protagonist of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]''. However the exact relation is unknown as Eamon is also implied to not have had children, possibly making him a distant uncle or cousin.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Featured Events]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACSH}}
[[Category:1580s deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:English people]]
[[Category:Templars]]
[[Category:British Templars]]
[[Category:Black Crosses]]

Digital Cognizance Imprint

2026-06-16T01:14:18Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Appearances */

{{Era|Technology}}
[[File:ACB Miracle File 3.png|thumb|250px|Clay Kaczmarek's digital avatar within the Animus]]
A '''Digital Cognizance Imprint'''<ref name="ChatLog">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 16. Chat Log]]</ref> is a form of sapient and sentient consciousness existing in a digital space copied from a physical individual. The only officially recognized instance of this is the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]], but there have been several similar cases.

==History==
===Clay Kaczmarek===
In 2011, Clay became a participant of the [[Animus Project]] as Subject 16. Prolonged use of the [[Animus]], the [[Bleeding Effect]], and the revelation of [[Lucy Stillman]]'s betrayal adversely impacted Clay's mental state and he resolved to kill himself.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End of the Line]]</ref> Before following through with that course of action, he copied his consciousness using the Animus's simulation capabilities. He then broke that construct and scattered it within the Animus databanks where they became the "[[Glyphs]]" and "[[Rifts]]" within the simulation of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] that were relived by the next subject of the Animus Project, [[Desmond Miles]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>

[[File:ACR Clay Deletion.png|thumb|250px|left|Clay's avatar being deleted by the Animus]]
Once reassembled, the digital construct of Clay was able to help Desmond navigate the Animus's [[Black Room]] in order to reach a [[Synch Nexus]] and save Desmond from the consequences of the Bleeding Effect. When the Animus responded by deleting the Black Room to rectify Desmond's intrustions in Ezio's memories, Clay's avatar sacrificed itself to help Desmond escape, though not before transferring all of Clay's memories to Desmond.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>

Clay's case was later studied by the [[Templars|Templar]] and [[Abstergo Industries]] agent [[Violet da Costa]] at some point prior to 2014. In a text conversation with [[Melanie Lemay]] discussing a recent breach of Abstergo's servers, Violet mentioned her research into individuals able to "live" in a digital network, dubbed "Digital Cognizance Imprints", though she dismissed that it could be the case here.<ref name="ChatLog"/>

===Similar cases===
Other non-corporeal consciousnesses, from both [[Isu]] and [[human]] sources, have existed at various points in time. During the [[Isu Era]], [[Consus]] uploaded himself into his [[Shroud of Eden 1|prototype]] [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud]] of [[Eden]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 003]]</ref> [[Aletheia]] was uploaded to the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|Staff]] of [[Hermes Trismegistus]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]: Basilica Ruins</ref> and [[Juno]] was trapped within the [[global aurora borealis device]] creating [[the Grey]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> In the 9th century, [[Svala]], [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], and [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] plugged themselves into [[Yggdrasil]], allowing them to navigate and manipulate a digital space; this, however, was only temporary and their physical bodies remained alive.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brother's Keeper]]</ref>

[[File:ACV - Layla turning into light.jpg|thumb|250px|Layla and the Reader inside the Grey]]
In recent times, Desmond Miles entered the Grey after his physical body was killed while activating the global aurora borealis device in 2012.<ref name="AC3"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 14. Security Breach Memo]]</ref> In 2020, [[Layla Hassan]] also accessed the Grey after plugging herself into Yggdrasil, and was tricked by Basim, who had spent centuries trapped there, into releasing him. Layla's physical body later died from the lethal radiation emitted by Yggdrasil, and she chose to remain inside the Grey with "the Reader", Desmond's digitalized consciousness.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
**''[[The Lost Archive]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}} {{c|first identified as Digital Cognizance Imprint}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Isu}}
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Animus]]

Talk:Target menu

2026-06-15T23:03:02Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Syndicate */

{{Talkheader}}
==Ordering==
I’m not sold on alphabetical order of individuals I think we should order them within there’s groups either mirroring the layout in the menu or by how we find their clues and reveal them. I also think the clues should come before the biographies and maybe left align the flavor text rather than center? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 15:41, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
:I'm also not keen on the current ordering but the issue of the ordering is, for example the cultists from the Silver Vein and Worshippers of the Bloodline. Both of these braches have their layout being "A links to B who links to C, D links to E who links to C and C links to the sage". The clue stuff also has the issue of some of them being killable without finding clues, for example, I killed Melite from the Worshippers of the Bloodline (the C in the example) while exploring Krete, with no warning. Just like, "huh, this enemy is a bit harder than the others." I will push back on the order of clues-bio however, it would be fine if they had the same amount of clues, but comparing Aspasia and Deimos for sake of example that's 6 to 1. In bio-clues, the bios are set and then you have any amount of clues following. In clues-bio, the placement of the bio would be "jumping" from place to place. Besides that, the target menu has the bio be on top of the clues. On the alignment, do you mean all text or only the description for the clues? - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 18:35, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

==Format of content==
Before I edit more I guess what needs to be discussed is how closely we copy the formatting of the information on the actual menu page and its diegetic nature. For the Kassandra session we use "clue" and "interpretation" while the menu uses "related item" and "clue" respectively; there is no "obtained" field so I'm wondering if we should move that to just the bottom of the text in a parenthetical like with the Altair Codex. The Bio section replaces Clues which to me means it should come after not before. There is also a rewards section for what you get when you kill them. The targets also speak a quote when revealed. If not all, how much of this information should we concern ourselves with and how should we portray it? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 07:39, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
:Hmm. We could change "clue" and "interpretation" to "related item" and "clue", but I don't think we should abolish the obtained field. It's not as loyal as not having it, but I'd argue it's more for our control than anything else. As I've said before, the bio coming first is purely a matter of consistency between tables, because it's better having it be always first rather then first in some tables, second in others and ninth on another, for example. I'm unsure whether we should include the rewards, but I'd argue the quotes are at least interesting and do give more of a sense of who the cultists were. Found a youtube video with all of them, will start the transcription on my primary sandbox in the meanwhile. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 13:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

==Menu vs clues==
What exactly is the difference between this page and both [[Cult of Kosmos clues]] or [[Order of the Ancients clues]]? Because looking through it, I see all the Kosmos clues are here, as are most of the Order clues in ''Legacy of the First Blade''—barring a few missing notes from Darius and Natakas' prior investigations—even though both clues pages have the older history. Given the similarities, and how so much more thorough this one is in light of ''Valhalla'', shouldn't any remaining info from the clues pages be merged here and the pages renamed/deleted? – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 03:10, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
:This does make those other pages sort of redundant but there are some differences I see. Mainly this is about an animus function that just so happens to contextualize IU documents but I think we still need pages for those IU documents for categorization purposes. I am of course open to ideas to lessen overlap. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 12:49, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
::I agree with Lacrosse, there are differences which I feel are enough to justify the existance of both pages, one is about the animus, other about the actual items/conversations Kassandra and Eivor found/heard. Also, speaking from an archivist's perspective, it's fine for some redundancy to exist if it serves a purpose, which I argue it does, at least for us. It's better for us to cite the clues in the clues' pages because there isn't any bloat in that page and particular items can be pointed to and easily found, though I know some people might disagree. While the target page can contain other important information which we can't separate from the target menu, namely the bios and the clues' interpretations. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 14:37, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

== Bayek's section ==

The flavor text for Bayek's target go through three levels of changes with only the cryptonym known, the target revealed, and the target dead. I'm not sure how to format this progression especially since for the Hippo it also results in the cryptonym changing. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 04:56, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
:What if you had embedded tabs like this?
<tabber>
|-|Target 1=
{{#tag:tabber|
Cryptonym=
Info 1
{{!}}-{{!}}
Identity revealed=
Info 2
{{!}}-{{!}}
Target dead=
Info 3
}}
|-|Target 2=
{{#tag:tabber|
etc=
}}
</tabber>
:Alternately, what about similar formatting to the skill tree charts? You could bold the updated info (''Odyssey'') or just keep it separate from the original write-up (''Valhalla''). – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 05:40, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
::That could work possibly the best, not sure how to annotate the hippo originally being labelled the snake though. might just have to be as a footnote. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 06:03, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

== Syndicate ==
{{OpenTalk}}
Should we add the content for the "Templar Conspiracy" within the "Progression Log" menu? I only have it competed so I don't know if the info changes as you progress. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 00:26, 16 June 2026 (CEST)

Talk:Target menu

2026-06-15T22:26:23Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Syndicate */ new section

{{Talkheader}}
==Ordering==
I’m not sold on alphabetical order of individuals I think we should order them within there’s groups either mirroring the layout in the menu or by how we find their clues and reveal them. I also think the clues should come before the biographies and maybe left align the flavor text rather than center? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 15:41, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
:I'm also not keen on the current ordering but the issue of the ordering is, for example the cultists from the Silver Vein and Worshippers of the Bloodline. Both of these braches have their layout being "A links to B who links to C, D links to E who links to C and C links to the sage". The clue stuff also has the issue of some of them being killable without finding clues, for example, I killed Melite from the Worshippers of the Bloodline (the C in the example) while exploring Krete, with no warning. Just like, "huh, this enemy is a bit harder than the others." I will push back on the order of clues-bio however, it would be fine if they had the same amount of clues, but comparing Aspasia and Deimos for sake of example that's 6 to 1. In bio-clues, the bios are set and then you have any amount of clues following. In clues-bio, the placement of the bio would be "jumping" from place to place. Besides that, the target menu has the bio be on top of the clues. On the alignment, do you mean all text or only the description for the clues? - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 18:35, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

==Format of content==
Before I edit more I guess what needs to be discussed is how closely we copy the formatting of the information on the actual menu page and its diegetic nature. For the Kassandra session we use "clue" and "interpretation" while the menu uses "related item" and "clue" respectively; there is no "obtained" field so I'm wondering if we should move that to just the bottom of the text in a parenthetical like with the Altair Codex. The Bio section replaces Clues which to me means it should come after not before. There is also a rewards section for what you get when you kill them. The targets also speak a quote when revealed. If not all, how much of this information should we concern ourselves with and how should we portray it? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 07:39, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
:Hmm. We could change "clue" and "interpretation" to "related item" and "clue", but I don't think we should abolish the obtained field. It's not as loyal as not having it, but I'd argue it's more for our control than anything else. As I've said before, the bio coming first is purely a matter of consistency between tables, because it's better having it be always first rather then first in some tables, second in others and ninth on another, for example. I'm unsure whether we should include the rewards, but I'd argue the quotes are at least interesting and do give more of a sense of who the cultists were. Found a youtube video with all of them, will start the transcription on my primary sandbox in the meanwhile. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 13:34, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

==Menu vs clues==
What exactly is the difference between this page and both [[Cult of Kosmos clues]] or [[Order of the Ancients clues]]? Because looking through it, I see all the Kosmos clues are here, as are most of the Order clues in ''Legacy of the First Blade''—barring a few missing notes from Darius and Natakas' prior investigations—even though both clues pages have the older history. Given the similarities, and how so much more thorough this one is in light of ''Valhalla'', shouldn't any remaining info from the clues pages be merged here and the pages renamed/deleted? – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 03:10, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
:This does make those other pages sort of redundant but there are some differences I see. Mainly this is about an animus function that just so happens to contextualize IU documents but I think we still need pages for those IU documents for categorization purposes. I am of course open to ideas to lessen overlap. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 12:49, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
::I agree with Lacrosse, there are differences which I feel are enough to justify the existance of both pages, one is about the animus, other about the actual items/conversations Kassandra and Eivor found/heard. Also, speaking from an archivist's perspective, it's fine for some redundancy to exist if it serves a purpose, which I argue it does, at least for us. It's better for us to cite the clues in the clues' pages because there isn't any bloat in that page and particular items can be pointed to and easily found, though I know some people might disagree. While the target page can contain other important information which we can't separate from the target menu, namely the bios and the clues' interpretations. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 14:37, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

== Bayek's section ==

The flavor text for Bayek's target go through three levels of changes with only the cryptonym known, the target revealed, and the target dead. I'm not sure how to format this progression especially since for the Hippo it also results in the cryptonym changing. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 04:56, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
:What if you had embedded tabs like this?
<tabber>
|-|Target 1=
{{#tag:tabber|
Cryptonym=
Info 1
{{!}}-{{!}}
Identity revealed=
Info 2
{{!}}-{{!}}
Target dead=
Info 3
}}
|-|Target 2=
{{#tag:tabber|
etc=
}}
</tabber>
:Alternately, what about similar formatting to the skill tree charts? You could bold the updated info (''Odyssey'') or just keep it separate from the original write-up (''Valhalla''). – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 05:40, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
::That could work possibly the best, not sure how to annotate the hippo originally being labelled the snake though. might just have to be as a footnote. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 06:03, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

== Syndicate ==

Should we add the content for the "Templar Conspiracy" within the "Progression Log" menu? I only have it competed so I don't know if the info changes as you progress. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 00:26, 16 June 2026 (CEST)

Category:Ottoman Empire

2026-06-14T17:14:39Z

Lacrossedeamon:

Topics related to the [[Ottoman Empire]].
[[Category:Governments]]
[[Category:Turkey]]
[[Category:Former empires]]
[[Category:Caliphates]]
[[Category:Greece]]

Category:Byzantine Empire

2026-06-14T17:13:45Z

Lacrossedeamon:

Subjects related to the [[Byzantine Empire]].
[[Category:Former empires]]
[[Category:Greece]]
[[Category:Turkey]]

Category:Constantinople

2026-06-14T17:11:56Z

Lacrossedeamon:

A list of topics pertaining to the city of [[Constantinople]].
[[Category:Cities in Turkey]]
[[Category:Byzantine Empire]]
[[Category:Ottoman Empire]]
[[Category:Former colonies]]
[[Category:Capital cities]]
[[Category:Port cities]]

Little Judgment Day

2026-06-14T17:08:42Z

Lacrossedeamon:

{{Era|Timeline}}{{WP-REAL|1509 Constantinople earthquake}}
'''Little Judgement Day''' was an earthquake that hit off the coast of [[Constantinople]] in 1509. The quake caused extensive damage throughout the city, notably to the recently built [[Bayezid Mosque]]. While the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins]] under [[Yusuf Tazim]] focused on providing relief to those affected by the earthquake, the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order]], who only had a weak presence in the city since it came under the domain of the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1453, used the turmoil to strike at the [[Assassins]] by hiring [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] to attack the [[Galata headquarters]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]'' – [[Missions (Recollection)|Missions]]: Little Judgement Day</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACRec}}
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Earthquakes]]
[[Category:Constantinople]]

Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway

2026-06-14T00:09:12Z

Lacrossedeamon:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}{{Era|Realworld}}
{{Citation}}
'''''Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway''''' is an upcoming international, real-world {{wiki|alternate reality game}} and {{wiki|armchair treasure hunt}}. Announced on 13 May 2026, the project is an official cross-promotional licensing collaboration between French video game publisher [[Ubisoft]] and the [[Europe]]an treasure hunt logistics startup Unsolved Hunts. The event serves as a promotional campaign for the launch of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'', a full modern remake of the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''. The competition officially commences on 9 November 2026, and organizers project that its multi-layered cryptographic puzzles will take between two and five years for the global community to solve. The first individual to successfully decode all clues will win a hidden physical [[treasure chest]] buried in the [[Caribbean]] containing {{Wiki|bullion}} and jewelry valued at $500,000 USD.<ref name="Ubisoft">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/7K8UlceK8PKZ4QjBdGR8FG/embark-on-a-thrilling-treasure-hunt-and-take-your-shot-at-winning-500000|text=Embark on a thrilling treasure hunt and take your shot at winning $500,000|archivedate=20260513215335}}</ref>

==Overview and Gameplay==
Unlike traditional digital marketing campaigns, ''Gold & Crystal'' is an armchair treasure hunt executed entirely through remote, physical, and historical deduction. Participants do not require prior experience with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' franchise]], nor are they required to play the accompanying video game.

===Mechanics===
To participate, players must purchase a "clue pack" to receive unique account verification credentials for a centralized digital dashboard. The core competition consists of 15 progressive riddles embedded within an array of materials, including an encrypted message in a bottle, a detailed logistical map of the Caribbean, and a collection of historical letters and text archives. The riddles rely primarily on general logic, cryptography, historical knowledge, and intuition. The digital interface natively offers a specialized open-source toolbox featuring integrated links to mapping tools like {{Wiki|Google Maps}}and text analysis sites like Dcode. Once all 15 components are decrypted, they yield an exact geographic location in the Caribbean. The first player to submit the precise coordinates via the online portal wins the game and secures travel accommodations to unearth the physical chest. While players are permitted and encouraged to form collaborative groups, the prize can legally only be awarded to a single designated individual.

===Lore and Integration===
The overarching narrative of the hunt is fully integrated into the fictional universe of the ''Assassin's Creed'' franchise. Players assume the role of an operative recruited by the antagonistic mega-corporation [[Abstergo Industries]]. The assignment involves auditing a set of recovered, highly encrypted historical documents formerly owned by the 18th-century [[Piracy|pirate]]-turned-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]].<ref name="Ubisoft"/>

===Prize Valuation===
The grand prize consists of a handcrafted replica of the treasure chest featured in ''Black Flag Resynced''. To hedge against global economic market volatility, the contents are actively managed by physical asset firm Aucoffre and split into two distinct asset classes. First, a hoard of solid [[gold]] bullion coins stamped with the official game logo. Organizers guarantee that the physical weight and purity of the coins will be adjusted at the exact time of discovery to maintain the promised valuation of €300,000/$350,000. Second, a detailed, one-of-a-kind artistic replica of the [[Crystal Skull]] artifact from the video game, cast in pure rock crystal and encrusted with a genuine [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[opal]], valued in total at €125,000/$150,000.

==Release==
The game restricts eligibility strictly to legal adults. It is accessible to residents across North America, Central and Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and select countries in Asia (South Korea, Singapore) and Africa (Morocco, Algeria, South Africa). Customers who pre-ordered any distribution package immediate received entry to a 10-hour digital prologue quest. Completing the prologue provides a decisive competitive advantage by unlocking full puzzle servers one week before the public launch. Additionally, a preview puzzle, officially referred to in company documents as '''''Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced x Unsolved Hunts free puzzle''''',<ref name="Rules">{{Cite web|url=https://ubistatic-a.ubisoft.com/0106/gamesites/assassinscreed/black-flag-resynced/gold-and-crystal/121225%20-%20Sweepstake%20-%20AC%20BF%20-%20EMEA%20-%2005052026%20(EN).pdf|title=Official Rules|author=Ubisoft|date=13 May 2026|publisher=''Ubisoft''|accessdate=12 June 2026}}</ref> was provided alongside Ubisoft's announcement with 10 random contestants who solved it by 23 May receiving the digital version of the hunt for free.<ref name="Ubisoft"/>

===Editions===
The software and physical components are distributed across several tiered packages:

<tabber>
|-|Deckhand=
*$39.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
|-|Sailor=
*$59.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
|-|Gunner=
*$74.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
|-|Quartermaster=
*$94.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
|-|First Mate=
*$134.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
|-|Captain=
*$179.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
*One physical replica coin from the hoard
*Captain Kenway's ship flag
|-|Pirate Lord=
*$229.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
*One physical replica coin from the hoard
*Captain Kenway's ship flag
*An official wax seal, wax blocks, and a professional calligraphy set
</tabber>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway

2026-06-14T00:07:57Z

Lacrossedeamon:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}{{Era|Realworld}}
{{Citation}}
'''''Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward''''' is an upcoming international, real-world {{wiki|alternate reality game}} and {{wiki|armchair treasure hunt}}. Announced on 13 May 2026, the project is an official cross-promotional licensing collaboration between French video game publisher [[Ubisoft]] and the [[Europe]]an treasure hunt logistics startup Unsolved Hunts. The event serves as a promotional campaign for the launch of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'', a full modern remake of the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''. The competition officially commences on 9 November 2026, and organizers project that its multi-layered cryptographic puzzles will take between two and five years for the global community to solve. The first individual to successfully decode all clues will win a hidden physical [[treasure chest]] buried in the [[Caribbean]] containing {{Wiki|bullion}} and jewelry valued at $500,000 USD.<ref name="Ubisoft">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/7K8UlceK8PKZ4QjBdGR8FG/embark-on-a-thrilling-treasure-hunt-and-take-your-shot-at-winning-500000|text=Embark on a thrilling treasure hunt and take your shot at winning $500,000|archivedate=20260513215335}}</ref>

==Overview and Gameplay==
Unlike traditional digital marketing campaigns, ''Gold & Crystal'' is an armchair treasure hunt executed entirely through remote, physical, and historical deduction. Participants do not require prior experience with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' franchise]], nor are they required to play the accompanying video game.

===Mechanics===
To participate, players must purchase a "clue pack" to receive unique account verification credentials for a centralized digital dashboard. The core competition consists of 15 progressive riddles embedded within an array of materials, including an encrypted message in a bottle, a detailed logistical map of the Caribbean, and a collection of historical letters and text archives. The riddles rely primarily on general logic, cryptography, historical knowledge, and intuition. The digital interface natively offers a specialized open-source toolbox featuring integrated links to mapping tools like {{Wiki|Google Maps}}and text analysis sites like Dcode. Once all 15 components are decrypted, they yield an exact geographic location in the Caribbean. The first player to submit the precise coordinates via the online portal wins the game and secures travel accommodations to unearth the physical chest. While players are permitted and encouraged to form collaborative groups, the prize can legally only be awarded to a single designated individual.

===Lore and Integration===
The overarching narrative of the hunt is fully integrated into the fictional universe of the ''Assassin's Creed'' franchise. Players assume the role of an operative recruited by the antagonistic mega-corporation [[Abstergo Industries]]. The assignment involves auditing a set of recovered, highly encrypted historical documents formerly owned by the 18th-century [[Piracy|pirate]]-turned-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]].<ref name="Ubisoft"/>

===Prize Valuation===
The grand prize consists of a handcrafted replica of the treasure chest featured in ''Black Flag Resynced''. To hedge against global economic market volatility, the contents are actively managed by physical asset firm Aucoffre and split into two distinct asset classes. First, a hoard of solid [[gold]] bullion coins stamped with the official game logo. Organizers guarantee that the physical weight and purity of the coins will be adjusted at the exact time of discovery to maintain the promised valuation of €300,000/$350,000. Second, a detailed, one-of-a-kind artistic replica of the [[Crystal Skull]] artifact from the video game, cast in pure rock crystal and encrusted with a genuine [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[opal]], valued in total at €125,000/$150,000.

==Release==
The game restricts eligibility strictly to legal adults. It is accessible to residents across North America, Central and Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and select countries in Asia (South Korea, Singapore) and Africa (Morocco, Algeria, South Africa). Customers who pre-ordered any distribution package immediate received entry to a 10-hour digital prologue quest. Completing the prologue provides a decisive competitive advantage by unlocking full puzzle servers one week before the public launch. Additionally, a preview puzzle, officially referred to in company documents as '''''Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced x Unsolved Hunts free puzzle''''',<ref name="Rules">{{Cite web|url=https://ubistatic-a.ubisoft.com/0106/gamesites/assassinscreed/black-flag-resynced/gold-and-crystal/121225%20-%20Sweepstake%20-%20AC%20BF%20-%20EMEA%20-%2005052026%20(EN).pdf|title=Official Rules|author=Ubisoft|date=13 May 2026|publisher=''Ubisoft''|accessdate=12 June 2026}}</ref> was provided alongside Ubisoft's announcement with 10 random contestants who solved it by 23 May receiving the digital version of the hunt for free.<ref name="Ubisoft"/>

===Editions===
The software and physical components are distributed across several tiered packages:

<tabber>
|-|Deckhand=
*$39.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
|-|Sailor=
*$59.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
|-|Gunner=
*$74.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
|-|Quartermaster=
*$94.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
|-|First Mate=
*$134.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
|-|Captain=
*$179.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
*One physical replica coin from the hoard
*Captain Kenway's ship flag
|-|Pirate Lord=
*$229.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
*One physical replica coin from the hoard
*Captain Kenway's ship flag
*An official wax seal, wax blocks, and a professional calligraphy set
</tabber>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Cards (Memories)

2026-06-07T23:16:28Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Kingdom */ fixed

{{Era|RW}}
{{Imageneed|''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''}}
==Caribbean==
<tabber>
|-|Adéwalé=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Adéwalé]]
|image=ACM Adewale 1.png
|quote=I'll be [[Edward Kenway|your]] quartermaster. Nothing less.
|time=1692-1758
|location=[[Caribbean]]
|story=[[Adéwalé]] was born into [[slavery]] on [[Trinidad]]. His opportunity for escape came when [[Piracy|pirates]] began [[raid]]ing the [[plantation]] Adéwalé was on. He decided to aid the pirates, and they took him on board. He was eventually caught by the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] and imprisoned.
|more=Adéwalé met Edward Kenway while imprisoned, and the two [[The Treasure Fleet|broke free]] and [[Jackdaw|commandeered]] a [[ship]]. Adéwalé [[This Tyro Captain|became]] Edward's quartermaster, and the two sailed together for many years. Eventually Adéwalé left Edward's employ to join the [[Assassins]].
}}

</center>
|-|Ah Tabai=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Ah Tabai]]
|image=ACMAhTabai.jpg
|quote=[[Database: Ah Tabai (Black Flag)|Nothing]] in life is guaranteed, except surprise.
|time=1660-?
|location=Caribbean
|story=Born on the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] and of [[Maya]]n descent, Ah Tabai became Mentor of the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|Caribbean Assassins]] in 1713. He trained both [[Mary Read]] and [[Duncan Walpole]] as Assassins, and took on Adéwalé as an [[Assassin apprentice|apprentice]] after the latter left Edward Kenway's [[Jackdaw|ship]].
|more=Ah Tabai and Edward Kenway had a fractious relationship, as Edward had [[Nothing Is True...|no interest]] in the Assassins and had simply [[Edward Kenway (memory)|posed as one]] to make some money. Edward would later come to [[...Everything Is Permitted|understand]] what the Assassins stood for, and Ah Tabai then allowed him to join.
}}
|-|Anne Bonny=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Anne Bonny]]
|image=Anne Bonny AC memories.png
|quote=[[England]]'s the [[The End|wrong way]] 'round the [[Earth|globe]] for an [[Ireland|Irishwoman]].
|time=1702-1743
|location=Caribbean
|story=Anne Bonny was working as a bartender in [[Nassau]] when she caught the eye of [[Jack Rackham]]. The two eloped, and Anne became a member of Rackham's crew. Proving to be capable with both a [[sword]] and a [[Firearm|gun]], Anne took to a life of [[piracy]] quite readily.
|more=While sailing around the Caribbean, Anne crossed paths with Edward Kenway several times. The two came to trust one another, and after Rackham was [[To Suffer Without Dying|executed]] and Adéwalé left to join the Assassins, Anne became quartermaster on Edward's [[ship]].
}}
|-|Bartholomew Roberts=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Bartholomew Roberts]]
|image=ACM Bartholomew Roberts.jpg
|quote=A [[Royal Misfortune|merry life]] and a short one, as promised. How well I know myself.
|time=
|location=Caribbean
|story=As one of the most successful and destructive pirates of all time, Roberts drew the ire of everyone in the Caribbean; Assassins, [[Templars]], the [[British Navy]], the [[Spanish Navy]], the [[Portuguese Navy]], and even other pirates.
|more=Roberts knew the location of an [[Isu Era|ancient]] [[Isu|First Civilization]] [[Temple (Isu)|building]] called [[Observatory (Isu)|the Observatory]], and both Templars and Assassins fought over him for this knowledge. In the end, it was Edward Kenway who claimed the pirate's life and the knowledge of the Observatory's [[Jamaica|location]].
}}
|-|Benjamin Hornigold=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Benjamin Hornigold]]
|image=ACMHornigoldBattle.jpg
|quote=The Templars know [[New World Order|order]]. Discipline. Structure. But you could never [[Imagine My Surprise|fathom]] these subtleties.
|time=?-1719
|location=Caribbean
|story=Benjamin Hornigold was a tremendously successful pirate with a fleet of five warships. Among Hornigold's trainees were [[Edward Thatch]] and [[Charles Vane]]. However, Hornigold would eventually betray them all after an offer to join the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order|Templars]].
|more=Hornigold [[We Demand a Parlay|accepted]] [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40580/40580-h/40580-h.htm#page-33 a pardon] offered by the Templar [[Woodes Rogers]]. In exchange, Hornigold became a [[Bounty hunter|pirate hunter]], chasing down and apprehending his former comrades. He excelled at this task until the day he went after his former associate Edward Kenway.
}}
|-|Blackbeard=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Edward Thatch|Blackbeard]]
|image=ACM Blackbeard.jpg
|quote=[[Devil's Advocate|Legends]] ain't born from mildness.
|time=1680-1718
|location=Caribbean
|story=Edward Thatch sailed in the British Navy, but eventually quit to become a [[privateer]]. Once the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] [[Peace of Utrecht|ended]] Thatch turned to piracy. His fearsome ability as well as his significant facial hair led to the nickname Blackbeard.
|more=Thatch and Kenway [[Diving for Medicines|crossed paths]] when they freed Nassau from the British. The two soon became allies, and debated how to run the [[Republic of Pirates|Pirate Republic]]. Thatch later decided to quit piracy, but was [[Do Not Go Gently...|killed]] by the British Navy on the night of his retirement party.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Calico Jack=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Calico Jack]]
|image=ACMRackham.jpg
|quote=You'd like to know my secrets, would you?
|time=1682-1720
|location=Caribbean
|story=Jack Rackham, often called Calico Jack, was a capable shipman who sailed with Charles Vane. He convinced the crew to mutiny against Vane and [[Vainglorious Bastards|steal]] Edward Kenway's ship, but his captaincy was a failure and Edward got his ship back a few months later.
|more=Calico Jack returned to piracy after enlisting the aid of Mary Read and Anne Bonny. They [sic] successes drew the attention of bounty hunters, who {{Wiki|Capture of John "Calico Jack" Rackham|attacked}} Rackham's ship. They were captured fairly easily, as most of the crew was too drunk to fight back.
}}
|-|Charles Vane=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Charles Vane]]
|image=ACMVane.jpg
|quote=I'll murder the man who stole my ship!
|time=1680-1721
|location=Caribbean
|story=Like most pirates, Charles Vane began his career as a privateer. When privateering opportunities dried up, Vane took to piracy at the helm of his ship, the ''[[Ranger]]''. He quickly became one of the most notorious pirates in the Caribbean.
|more=Vane and Edward Kenway sailed together on several occasions. It was during one of these collaborations that Jack Rackham convinced Vane's crew to mutiny, leaving Vane and Kenway stranded on a [[Isla Providencia|deserted island]].
}}
|-|El Tiburón=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[El Tiburón]]
|image=Wiki noimage.jpg
|quote=...
|time=
|location=Caribbean
|story=Spanish for "The [[Shark]]," El Tiburón was the mute bodyguard of the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]], [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]]. El Tiburón was a brute of a man draped in thick armor, and was fearless in combat.
|more=Edward Kenway first encountered El Tiburón when he [[Claiming What's Due|tried]] to break the [[Sage]] out of prison in [[Havana]]. El Tiburón got the better of Kenway then, but later he would prevail over The Shark as Kenway [[Tainted Blood|attempted]] to [[Assassination|assassinate]] Torres.
}}
|-|James Kidd=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Mary Read|James Kidd]]
|image=ACM James Kidd.jpg
|quote=[[The Sage's Buried Secret|We]] follow a [[The Creed|Creed]], aye. But it does not command us to act or submit.
|time=?-1720
|location=Caribbean
|story=In order to get a foothold in the predominately male pirate society, Mary Read disguised herself as a man and took the name James Kidd. She eventually sailed on Jack Rackham's ship, and was one of the few sober enough to fight back when they were boarded.
|more=Aside from her life of piracy, Mary Read was a member of the Assassins. She tried several times to convince Edward Kenway to abandon his pursuit of riches and join the Brotherhood. It was only after her death in prison that Edward took her advice.
}}
|-|Julien du Casse=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Julien du Casse]]
|image=ACMduCasseCombat.jpg
|quote=As [[A Single Madman|bold]] as a musket ball, and still half as sharp.
|time=
|location=Caribbean
|story=Julien du Casse was a [[France|French]] arms dealer operating In the West Indies. His work eventually saw him [[Initiation into the Templar Order|inducted]] into the Templar Order along with Woodes Rogers and [[Duncan Walpole]], the latter being impersonated by Edward Kenway.
|more=Du Casse and the other Templars quickly discovered that who they thought was Walpole was actually an impostor, and had Kenway imprisoned, Shortly after escaping, Kenway crossed paths with du Casse and ended his life.
}}
|-|Laurens Prins=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Laurens Prins]]
|image=ACMLaurensPrins.jpg
|quote=You [[Unmanned|live]] in the world but you cannot make it move.
|time=1630-1717
|location=Caribbean
|story=Laurens Prins was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] pirate who once sailed with the legendary Captain [[Henry Morgan]]. After Morgan's death, Prins became a slave trader, and as a consequence he worked closely with the Caribbean Templars.
|more=In 1717, Bartholomew Roberts was working on one of Prins' slave ships. Having [[The Forts|identified]] Roberts as the Sage, Torres [[Traveling Salesman|tried]] to buy Roberts from Prins for a sizable sum.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Peter Chamberlaine=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Peter Chamberlaine]]
|image=ACM Chamberlaine.jpg
|quote=Why [[Commodore Eighty-Sixed|scratch]] and claw to protect such squalor?
|time=
|location=Caribbean
|story=The newly appointed governor of [[the Bahamas]], Woodes Rogers, appointed Commodore Peter Chamberlane to combat piracy. Chamberlaine harbored a fierce grudge against pirates, however, and was wiling to overstep his bounds to see them eliminated.
|more=While the governor had offered pardons to the pirates Hornigold, Vane, and Thatch, Chamberlaine plotted to sink their ships regardless of whether or not they accepted. Upon discovering this, Kenway snuck onto Chamberlaine's ship and assassinated him.
}}
|-|Captain William Kidd=
{{ACM Card
|name=Captain [[William Kidd]]
|image=ACM William Kidd.png
|quote=I find myself at a crossroads; to return to my wife and child, or join my kinsmen.
|time=1645-1701
|location=Caribbean
|story=A [[Scotland|Scottish]] sailor and privateer for the [[Palace of Westminster|English Parliament]], William Kidd was later accused of piracy and hung. While he certainly took his share of plunder while privateering, the evidence that actually tied him to piracy was slim at best.
|more=Kidd's legacy far outlived the man himself. The Assassin Mary Read took the name James Kidd, and pretended to be an illegitimate child. The Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] followed several maps to [[Oak Island (memory)|discover]] one of Kidd's buried treasures, a [[Rings of Eden|Shard of Eden]].
}}
</tabber>

==Colonial==
<tabber>
|-|Benjamin Church=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Benjamin Church]]
|image=ACMChurchGun.jpg
|quote=There's no [[A Bitter End|single path]] through life that's right and fair and does no harm.
|time=1734-1778
|location=Colonial
|story=A wealthy [[doctor]], Benjamin Church was [[The Surgeon|kidnapped]] and held for [[Silas Thatcher|ransom]] until he was rescued by [[Haytham Kenway]]. He was then recruited into the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Templar Order]], and furthered their goals through his position as {{Wiki|Surgeon General of the United States Army|Surgeon General}} of the [[Continental Army|Revolutionary Army]].
|more=Church ended up [[Missing Supplies|betraying]] both the Templars and the [[Patriots]], and had planned to defect to the British with military secrets and a cache of weapons in tow. Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham formed a temporary partnership to put an end to the traitor.
}}
|-|David "Big Dave" Walston=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[David Walston|David "Big Dave" Walston]]
|image=ACMDave.jpg
|quote=Don't much [[Deserter|agree]] with the [[American Revolutionary War|fight]] and I love this [[United States|country]], so there you have it.
|time=
|location=Colonial
|story="Big Dave" Walston was a [[blacksmith]] who was drafted into the [[British Army|British army]]. Walston had little desire to fight, so he deserted and ran off to the [[Frontier]]. He was later found by British Regulars, was about to be executed when Ratonhnhaké:ton came to his aid.
|more=After saving him, Ratonhnhaké:ton offered Big Dave a job and a place to live on the [[Davenport Homestead]]. His smithing skills quickly made a valuable ally of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]].
}}
|-|Israel Putnam=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Israel Putnam]]
|image=ACMPutnamAkimbo.jpg
|quote=[[Conflict Looms|What]] would you know about victory?
|time=1718-1790
|location=Colonial
|story=Israel Putnam was a brash general of the Continental Army that fought with recklessness. His most notable [[Battle of Bunker Hill|battle]] was that of [[Bunker Hill]]; while technically a loss, Putnam's army inflicted so many casualties on the British that their victory was hollow.
|more=Putnam might have faced further humiliation at Bunker Hill if it weren't for Ratonhnhaké:ton's aid. The Assassin disabled a British frigate in the harbor, and then [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)|snuck]] into the British camp to assassinate their general, [[John Pitcairn]].
}}
|-|John Pitcairn=
{{ACM Card
|name=John Pitcairn
|image=ACMPitcairn.jpg
|quote=I assume [[Haytham Kenway|you]]'ve good reason for causing all [[The Soldier|this madness]]?
|time=1722-1775
|location=Colonial
|story=Pitcairn was a British soldier stationed in [[Boston]] before the Revolutionary War broke out. It was then that he was [[The Soldier|contacted]] by Haytham Kenway and the rest of the Colonial Templars, and offered a position in their Order.
|more=Despite being closely tied with Templars on the side of the Revolutionaries, Pitcairn continued to lead British troops in the war. He claimed to seek peaceful resolutions to the conflict, and was part of the conspiracy to assassinate [[George Washington]].
}}
|-|Redcoat Captain=
{{ACM Card
|name=Redcoat Captain
|image=Wiki noimage.jpg
|quote=These lowlifes are no match for us.
|time=N/A
|location=Colonial
|story=The British Regular was the foot soldier of the [[Loyalists|Loyalist]] Army, and they were easily identified by their red jackets. Their training and equipment were superior to the Continental Army, forcing the Colonists to devise new tactics to counter them.
|more=N/A
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Thomas Hickey=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Thomas Hickey]]
|image=ACMHickeyConnor.jpg
|quote=They [[Public Execution|paid]] me so I said yes. Didn't bother to ask who or how or why.
|time=?-1776
|location=Colonial
|story=Thomas Hickey was an [[Ireland|Irish]] soldier in the [[Seven Years' War|French and Indian War]], and he eventually [[Johnson's Errand|joined]] the Templars along with his commander, [[William Johnson]]. He was vulgar and unscrupulous, but loyal to the Templar cause (so long as they continued to pay him).
|more=Thomas Hickey ran a [[Something on the Side|counterfeiting ring]] in New York, and was to be the trigger-man in the plot to assassinate George Washington. Hickey was to make this attempt during Ratonhnhaké:ton's hanging, but the Assassin managed to escape the noose and stop Hickey.
}}
|-|William Johnson=
{{ACM Card
|name=William Johnson
|image=ACMWilliamJohnson.jpg
|quote=I [[Hostile Negotiations|offered]] {{Wiki|Sachem|you}} an olive branch, and you knocked it from my hand.
|time=
|location=Colonial
|story=A commander in the British Army, William Johnson was one of the few to see the indigenous tribes of the Frontier as allies. He developed a rapport with the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] people, learning their {{Wiki|Mohawk language|language}} and recruiting them to fight on behalf of the British.
|more=Johnson attempted to buy land from the [[Iroquois|Iroqiuos]] [sic] for the Templars, but the tribal leaders refused, Johnson then made threats on their lives if they did not comply. Before this threat could turn to violence, Ratonhnhaké:ton silenced Johnson permanently.
}}
</tabber>

==Italy==
<tabber>
|-|Bartolomeo d'Alviano=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]
|image=ACMBartolomeoBattle.jpg
|quote=I'll [[Caged Fighter|take]] [[Republic of Venice|you]] all on! With one arm—no—BOTH arms tied behind my back!
|time=1455-1515
|location=[[Italy]]
|story=Bartolomeo d'Alviano was a loyal member of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins]]. He was renowned for his prowess in battle, though much of that was due to brute strength and sheer determination. He wielded a huge two-handed [[sword]] that he named "Bianca."
|more=Bartolomeo and Ezio met in Venice, and soon became friends. The two of them would aid one another several times over the years, with Bartolomeo's leadership over the Venetian [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] proving invaluable to the Assassins.
}}
|-|Charles de la Motte=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Charles de la Motte]]
|image=ACMCharlesdelaMotte.jpg
|quote=My skill with the blade? Don't ask me: ask the eviscerated dead.
|time=?
|location=Italy
|story=Charles de la Motte, often called "The Marquis," was a [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Templar]] and a close ally of [[Cesare Borgia]]. He was a masterful swordsman as well as a skilled leader, and Cesare called upon the Marquis' mercenaries on several occasions.
|more=Despite being Cesare's ally, the two were rivals in many things. They competed fiercely, often to assert whether the French or the Italians were superior.
}}
|-|Emilio Barbarigo=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Emilio Barbarigo]]
|image=ACMEmilioAssociate.jpg
|quote=[[Everything Must Go|Progress]] demands sacrifice.
|time=1421-1485
|location=Italy
|story=Emilio Barbarigo used his connections in the government and the [[police]] force to ensure that the [[merchant]] district remained under his control. He demanded outrageous taxes from merchants, and sent his guards to destroy the stalls of those who couldn't pay.
|more=Emilio was secrety a Templar, and a close ally of [[Rodrigo Borgia]]. His actions attracted the attention of the Venetian [[Thief|Thieves]] Guild, who [[Benvenuto|enlisted]] the aid of Ezio in freeing the merchants of the city from Emilio's cruel governance.
}}
|-|Francesco Vecellio=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Francesco Vecellio]]
|image=ACM Francesco Vecellio.png
|quote=[[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio|Someday]] I will take the time to paint. For now, I am a soldier on the front lines.
|time=
|location=Italy
|story=Francesco was an Italian painter and member of the Assassin Brotherhood. He was born in Venice and trained under the Assassin [[Perotto Calderon]], though the latter would eventually betray the Order after falling in love with [[Lucrezia Borgia]].
|more=After the death of Perotto, Francesco traveled to [[Rome]] to become the apprentice of Ezio Auditore. He became close friends with two other apprentices, [[Cipriano Enu]] and [[Tessa Varzi]], only to see both of them fall in an attack by Cesare and Charles de la Motte.
}}
|-|La Volpe=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[La Volpe]]
|image=ACMVolpeSignoria.jpg
|quote=It is my [[Fox Hunt|business]] to know everything in this [[Florence|city]].
|time=?
|location=Italy
|story=Gilberto was a thief known as La Volpe (the Fox). He closely guarded the details of his life, and little other than his name is known. His network of thieves in Florence aided Ezio a number of times, and he was eventually invited to join the Assassins.
|more=After moving to Rome, La Volpe began to [[Double Agent|suspect]] the [[Mentor]] [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] of betraying the Assassin cause, and was [[Calling All Stand-Ins|prepared]] to assassinate him. Ezio [[Intervention|discovered]] the identity of the [[Paganino|true traitor]], and was able to convince La Volpe to stay his blade.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Lorenzo d'Medici [sic]=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo d'Medici]] [sic]
|image=ACMLorenzoCodex.jpg
|quote=Whoever wants to be happy, let him be so.
|time=1449-1492
|location=Italy
|story=Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and the ruler of the Florentine Republic. He was also a close friend of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]], and one of the few people to [[Assassin's Creed: Lineage|know]] about [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]'s role as an Assassin.
|more=Lorenzo de' Medici became reunited with the Assassins when there was an [[Pazzi conspiracy|attempt]] on Medici's life; Ezio came to his aid and [[Wolves in Sheep's Clothing|prevented]] the deed from being completed. From that point on, Medici sought Ezio's aid in dealing with the Templar threat in Florence.
}}
|-|Lucrezia Borgia=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Lucrezia Borgia]]
|image=ACM Lucrezia Borgia.jpg
|quote=[[Femme Fatale|Tell]] Cesare, we shall see how it feels when the shoe is on the other foot.
|time=1480-1519
|location=Italy
|story=The daughter of Rodrigo and the sister of Cesare, Lucrezia collaborated with [[House of Borgia|her family]] in their machinations. Rodrigo married her off several times to men with power, whom Cesare would then have assassinated.
|more=Befitting the Borgia name, Lucrezia was every bit as cruel and manipulative as her father and brother. However, she later became [[An Apple a Day|aware]] that their manipulation extended to her as well, as they were merely using her to further their own ambitions.
}}
|-|Niccolò Machiavelli=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]
|image=ACM Machiavelli.png
|quote=We don't [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|need]] the [[Apple of Eden 6|apple]] to tell us what our old friend Cesare is planning.
|time=1469-1527
|location=Italy
|story=As a politician and philosopher, Machiavelli was highly critical of idealism and self-serving politicians. Eventualy, the term “Machiavellian" became adopted as an adjective for those who served themselves before their people.
|more=Niccolò was also an Assassin, and he worked with Ezio to track the Templars through Venice, Florence, and later Rome. When the previous [[Assassin leader|leader]] of the Assassins, [[Mario Auditore]], was [[Siege of Monteriggioni|murdered]] by Cesare, Niccolò became the leader of the Brotherhood.
}}
|-|Rocco Tiepolo=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Rocco Tiepolo]]
|image=ACMRocciTiepolo.jpg
|quote=Am I for sale? Cesare will need to send more coin for that.
|time=?-1503
|location=Italy
|story=Rocco Tiepolo was a Templar who led a sizable group of mercenaries. While he often provided mercenaries to Cesare, he was not directly under the Borgia's control.
|more=Rocco was one of the names that [[Fiora Cavazza|Fiora]] gave to the Assassins when she [[Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza|defected]] from the Templar Order. Fiora pointed out the strategic weaknesses in Rocco's headquarters, and the Assassins launched an attack.
}}
</tabber>

==Japan==
<tabber>
|-|Alessandro Valignano=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Alessandro Valignano]]
|image=ACM Alessandro Valignano.png
|quote=These converts are our foothold in this country.
|time=1539-1606
|location=[[Japan]]
|story=Alessandro Valignano was a [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] missionary that was sent to help introduce Catholicism to Japan. While he was sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work in Japan, the two men despised on [sic] another almost instantly.
|more=Valignano used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Templar]] recruits. When Francisco Cabral confronted Valignano about this, he used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as {{Wiki|Superior General of the Society of Jesus|Superior}} of the Jesuit Mission.
}}
|-|Chaya Shirojiro Kiyonobu=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Chaya Shirōjirō Kiyonobu]]
|image=ACM Kiyonobu.png
|quote=Powerful men still need what we provide.
|time=1545-1596
|location=Japan
|story=Chaya Shirojiro Kiyonobu was part of a {{Wiki|Chaya Shirōjirō|long line}} of merchants in [[Kyoto]]. The Chaya family held a monopoly on the raw [[silk]] trade thanks to a permit that allowed them to travel to [[Vietnam]] to trade goods.
|more=In addition to managing trade, Kyonobu was also tasked by [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Ieyasu]] to track the foreigners entering the port city. Specifically, he was to keep an eye on the [[Christianity|Christian]] missionaries, and report any suspicion of Templar affiliation.
}}
|-|Date Masamune=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Date Masamune]]
|image=ACM Date Masamune.png
|quote=Benevolence indulged beyond measure sinks into weakness.
|time=1567-1636
|location=Japan
|story=A massive strongman with a missing eye, Date Masamune was feared throughout much of northern Japan for his cunning and ruthlessness. As ''[[Daimyō|daimyo]]'', Masamune began attacking nearby clans to expand his own, eventually ruling over most of the {{Wiki|Tōhoku region}}.
|more=The [[Shōgun|shogun]] at the time, [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], saw the wisdom in having Masamune as an ally, as did Hideyoshi's successor Tokugawa Ieyasu. Eventually, Masamune became lord of the profitable {{Wiki|Sendai Domain}}, making him one of the most powerful men in Japan.
}}

|-|Hattori Hanzo=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Hattori Hanzō]]
|image=ACM-Hattori Hanzo.png
|quote=Those who cling to life, die; those who defy death, live.
|time=1542-1596
|location=Japan
|story=Hattori Hanzō's skill with the [[yari]] was legendary, and his prowess in battle made him respected and feared as one of the greatest [[samurai]] in Japan. He also excelled in the [[ninja]] arts, and had a fierce rivalry with [[Fūma Kotarō]].
|more=Hanzō's ability made him a valued ally of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Hanzō saved his master's life on several occasions. He was also instrumental in the struggle against the Japanese Templars, assassinating [[Uesugi Kenshin]] and retrieving the [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]].
}}
|-|Hattori Masanari=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Hattori Masanari]]
|image=ACM Hattori Masanari 1.png
|quote=I will serve the Tokugawa as my father did, but in my on own.
|time=1565-1615
|location=Japan
|story=Like his father, Hattori Hanzo, Masanari was a gifted warrior. After Hanzo's death in 1596, Masanari succeeded his father as a retainer of the Tokugawa. His lethal skills in battle eventually saw him appointed the Captain of the [[Edo Castle]] guard.
|more=Masanari was not as capable a leader as he was a warrior, and this led to him losing his position as Captain. Determined to salvage the reputation of himself and the Hattori clan, Masanari fought valiantly at the [[Siege of Osaka]] in 1615, but did not survive.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Honda Tadakatsu=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Honda Tadakatsu]]
|image=ACM Honda Tadakatsu.png
|quote=I served in battle my master has fought, yet where are my wounds?
|time=1548-1610
|location=Japan
|story=Honda Tadakatsu served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's greatest generals, often called the "{{Wiki|Shitennō (Tokugawa clan)|Four Guardians}}." His distinction in battle was known across all of Japan, and legends say that despite fighting in over 100 battles, he never suffered a single wound.
|more=When the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] came to Ieyasu with a plan for retrieving the Sword of Eden, Tadakatsu was initially opposed; being an honorable warrior, he preferred meeting his enemy face to face in combat over striking at them from secrecy.
}}
|-|Ii Naomasa=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Ii Naomasa]]
|image=ACM Ii Naomasa 2.png
|quote=If you are not wounded, you have not truly fought.
|time=1561-1602
|location=Japan
|story=Ii Naomasa served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's greatest generals, often called the "Four Guardians." He was a veteran of numerous battles, and was famous for continuing to fight even after sustaining severe injuries.
|more=While the rest of the Four Guardians were not easily convinced that the Assassins could aid them, Naomasa saw differently. He recognized that the Assassins could prove to be valuable allies, and often suggested calling on them to his colleagues.
}}
|-|Mochizuki Chiyome=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Mochizuki Chiyome]]
|image=ACM Chiyome 2.png
|quote=Your old life is over. Train with me, and you will have a new one.
|time=?
|location=Japan
|story=Mochizuki Chiyome was a noblewoman who served [[Takeda Shingen]]. Upon hearing that she had been trained in the ninja arts by the {{Wiki|Koga clan}}, Shingen gave Chiyome the task of recruiting women and training them as spies and assassins.
|more=Chiyome's network of {{Wiki|kunoichi}} numbered in the hundreds, and Shingen was kept well informed. While strong, this network still had holes; it was not enough to spot Honda Tadakatsu and Hattori Hanzō as they snuck into Shingen's camp.
}}
|-|Mogami Yoshiaki=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Mogami Yoshiaki]]
|image=ACM Mogami Yoshiaki 1.png
|quote=The [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|bald rat]] will soon learn he can not simply take any life he pleases.
|time=1546-1614
|location=Japan
|story=Mogami Yoshiaki was a powerful ''daimyo'' of northern Japan. In order to solidify his political position, Yoshiaki sent his daughter, Komahime, to be wed to {{Wiki|Toyotomi Hidetsugu}}, nephew and heir to the Regent of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
|more=Soon after Hideyoshi had [[Toyotomi Hideyori|a son]] of his own, and in order to secure his succession, Hideyoshi ordered the death of Hidetsugu and his family, including Komahime. This enraged Yoshiaki, who immediately turned his allegiance to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
}}
|-|Mori Motonari=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Mōri Motonari]]
|image=ACM Mori Motonari.png
|quote=You have just shown me why we should not be under one rule.
|time=1497-1571
|location=Japan
|story=As ''daimyo ''of what was a relatively small clan, Mōri Motonari used a cunning blend of tactics and force to expand his empire. Within a few years, he had eliminated several rival clans and ruled over the entire {{Wiki|Chūgoku region}} of Japan.
|more=Motonari was a vocal opponent of [[Oda Nobunaga|Nobunaga]]'s attempt to [[Sengoku period|unify]] all of Japan, though he never had the strength to challenge Nobunaga directly. The {{Wiki|Mōri clan}} was further weakened when Nobunaga arranged the assassination of Motonari's heir, {{Wiki|Mōri Takamoto}}.
}}
|-|Oda Nobunaga=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Oda Nobunaga]]
|image=ACM Oda Nobunaga.png
|quote=Yes, you have your ideals. But I will have a nation.
|time=1534-1586
|location=Japan
|story=Oda Nobunaga first achieved notoriety at the [[battle of Okehazama]], where his army overwhelmed an army ten times its size. His tactics and leadership saw his empire continue to grow and he proclaimed that he would eventually control all of Japan.
|more=When the Assassins first made contact with Nobunaga, he was sympathetic to their cause, and promised an alliance once he had unified Japan. However, this promise was made before Nobunaga held the Sword of Eden.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Sakai Tadatsugu=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Sakai Tadatsugu]]
|image=ACM Sakai Tadatsugu.png
|quote=Every advance reveals a weakness. Wait, and strike.
|time=1527-1596
|location=Japan
|story=Sakai Tadatsugu served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's greatest generals, often called the "Four Guardians." He was the eldest of the four, having first served Ieyasu's father, {{Wiki|Matsudaira Hirotada}}.
|more=Tadatsugu was a brilliant tactician with a penchant for fooling his enemies with ruses. In the {{Wiki|battle of Mikatagahara}}, which saw Iesyasu's army devastated by Takeda Shingen, some trickery from Tadagatsugu kept the enemy from pursuing Ieyasu's men as they retreated.
}}
|-|Sakakibara Yasumasa=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Sakakibara Yasumasa]]
|image=ACM Sakakibara Yasumasa.png
|quote=Allocation of fiefs is the opposite of war: giving land, not taking it.
|time=1548-1606
|location=Japan
|story=Sakakibara Yasumasa served as one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's greatest generals, often called the "Four Guardians.” Yasumasa and Honda Tadakatsu were the same age, and both were appointed into Ieyasu's personal service when they became old enough.
|more=Yasumasa earned the gratitude and trust of leyasu by staying to fight against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, despite having familial ties to Hideyoshi. Yasumasa was the most suspicious of the Assassins, though he was also the most impressed by their skills.
}}
|-|Uesugi Kenshin=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Uesugi Kenshin]]
|image=ACM Uesugi Kenshin.png
|quote=Wars are to be won with [[sword]]s and [[spear]]s, not with rice and salt.
|time=1530-1578
|location=Japan
|story=Uesugi Kenshin was one of the most powerful ''daimyos'' of his time, ruling over the large {{Wiki|Echigo Province}} of Japan. In addition to his skill in battle, Kenshin was also a gifted administrator who greatly expanded industry and trade in his province.
|more=When Takeda Shingen's army neared Echigo, Kenshin moved to halt their advance. They {{Wiki|Battles of Kawanakajima|fought}} to a stalemate, which was the start of a fierce rivalry between the two daimyos. This rivalry ended when Shingen was assassinated over the Sword of Eden.
}}
|-|Yamauchi Kazutoyo=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Yamauchi Kazutoyo]]
|image=ACM Yamauchi Kazutoyo 1.png
|quote=I wonder if my station is too much for one of such humble origins.
|time=1546-1605
|location=Japan
|story=At only fourteen years of age, Yamauchi Kazutoyo's father died, leaving the young man to wander as a ''[[rōnin]]'' for several years. He eventually came into the service of Oda Nobunaga, and worked his way up to becoming a trusted general.
|more=After Nobunaga's death, Kazutoyo served Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had taken up Nobunaga's goal of unifying all of Japan. When Hideyoshi died in 1598, Kazutoyo chose to serve Tokugawa Ieyasu, and played a small but critical role in the latter's rise to power in 1600.
}}
</tabber>

==Kingdom==
<tabber>
|-|Abu'l Nuqoud=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Abu'l Nuqoud]]
|image=ACMMerchantKing.jpg
|quote=These [[Assassination (Abu'l Nuqoud)|noble robes]] did little more than muffle their shouts of hate.
|time=?-1191
|location=[[Kingdom]]
|story=This wealthy [[Damascus]] merchant had little regard for what he sold or who he sold it to. He was fond of throwing both parties and insults, and was convinced that he was the subject of cruel words and misgivings from the people of the city.
|more=Abu'l Nugoud [sic] was one of the [[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order|nine Templars]] on [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'s [[Hunt for the Nine|list]]. Altaïr attended one of Abul's lavish partes (paid for with funds embezzled from the city treasury), only to discover that Abu'l had poisoned the [[wine]] the partygoers had been drinking.
}}
|-|Adha the Chalice=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Adha]] the Chalice
|image=ACMAdha.jpg
|quote=A chalice is merely a vessel for libation, for good or ill.
|time=?-1190
|location=Kingdom
|story=The Chalice was supposedly an object of great power, which was rumored to be able to unite even the most bitter of rivals. Both the Assassins and Templars [[Quest for the Chalice|sought it]], but at first only the Templars were aware that the Chalice was actually a woman, Adha.
|more=Altaïr sought Adha to keep the Chalice's ability to sway the minds of people out of the hands of the Templars. He fought for her safety, but could only [[Always an End|watch]] as a Templar ship took her away. He would never see her alive again.
}}
|-|Jabal=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Jabal]]
|image=ACMJabal.jpg
|quote=[[Knowledge (William of Montferrat)|End]] the life of Montferrat, that we may call this city free.
|time=?
|location=Kingdom
|story=The [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]] maintained presence in three major cities; [[Jerusalem]], Damascus, and [[Acre]]. These agents were called [[Rafiq]]s, and it was through them that final approval for an assassination was given.
|more=Jabal was the Rafiq of Acre, and he urged Altaïr to gather as much information on his targets as possible before attempting to assassinate them.
}}
|-|Jacques de Molay=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Jacques de Molay]]
|image=ACM Jacques de Molay.jpg
|quote=If my death means my brothers can continue on, then so be it.
|time=1244-1314
|location=Kingdom
|story=As the last Grand Master of the Templar order before the organization was dissolved, at least publicly, Jacques de Molay became renowned as a martyr after being [[Persecution of the Templars|accused of heresy]] and subsequently burned at the stake.
|more=By accepting the dubious charges brought before him, de Molay allowed the world to believe that the Templars were gone for good. In actuality, his widely publicized death drew attention away from the Templars, allowing them to rebuild the organization in secret.
}}
|-|Majd Addin=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Majd Addin]]
|image=ACMAddinHanging.jpg
|quote=Do you [[Assassination (Majd Addin)|know]] what it feels like, to determine another man's fate.
|time=?-1191
|location=Kingdom
|story=While the Sultan [[Saladin]] had left Jerusalem to fight the [[Crusaders|armies]] of King [[Richard I of England|Richard]], Majd Addin took the opportunity to seize control of the city. He did this mainly through fear, conducting public executions of anyone who spoke against him.
|more=Majd Addin was one of the nine Templars on Altaïr's list. Altaïr learned that Addin was about to execute several people of Jerusalem, one of whom was a fellow Assassin. Altaïr intervened, and while the Assassin was saved, the rest were not.
}}
|-|Malik Al-Sayf=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Malik Al-Sayf]]
|image=ACM Malik.png
|quote=As we [[Knowledge (Robert de Sablé)|share]] the glory of our victories, so too should we share the pain of our defeat.
|time=1165-1228
|location=Kingdom
|story=When Altaïr let his arrogance [[Acquisition|get the better]] of him it was Malik who [[Failure|suffered]], losing [[Kadar Al-Sayf|his brother]] and his left arm in the battle that followed. However, after Altaïr regained his honor the two men reconciled, and Malik would become second in command of the Brotherhood.
|more=After his injury, Malik served as the Rafiq of Jerusalem, offering a point of contact and advice to the Assassins who had business to perform in the city.
}}
|-|Niccolò Polo=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Niccolò Polo]]
|image=ACM Niccolo Polo.png
|quote=To us, Altaïr is [[The Secret Crusade|entrusting]] the spirit of the Brotherhood. He is passing the torch to us.
|time=1230-1294
|location=Kingdom
|story=Niccolò and [[Maffeo Polo]] ran a successful trading post in [[Constantinople]], and it was through this that they met and befriended [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]]. Darim then invited the two of them to Masyaf, and there the brothers began their training as Assassins.
|more=Altaïr knew Masyaf would fall under the approaching [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] and the [[Sword of Eden 2|Sword of Eden]]. Therefore he imparted as much knowledge as he could to Niccolò Polo, and told him and his brother Maffeo to start a [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|new Brotherhood]] in Constantinople.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Robert Fitzwalter=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Robert Fitzwalter]]
|image=ACM-Robert Fitzwalter.png
|quote=Our so-called King meets with his Templar advisers in [[London]]. Shall we pay them a visit?
|time=?-1235
|location=Kingdom
|story=An aristocrat and a soldier of King [[John, King of England|John]] during the wars in [[Normandy]], Robert Fitzwalter cast away that alliance after seeing King John abusing his authority. Fitzwalter then became the leader of the [[First Barons' War|baronial uprising]] against the king.
|more=After meeting with his [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|fellow Assassins]] to figure out how to depose King John, Fitzwalter began a campaign to unite all of the English barons and force John off the throne. This attempt soon led to civil war, and the barons had to ask France for aid.
}}
|-|Sibrand=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Sibrand]]
|image=ACMSibrandArmor.jpg
|quote=I [[Assassination (Sibrand)|followed]] my orders, believeing in my cause. Same as you.
|time=1157-1191
|location=Kingdom
|story=[[Grand Master of the Knights Teutonic|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Teutonic|Teutonic Knights]], Sibrand was a fierce and skiled warrior capable of besting his enemies just as skillfully with words as he was with weapons.
|more=As Sibrand witnessed more and more of his Templar brethren meeting their end at Altaïr's hands, he grew increasingly paranoid. He [[Eavesdropping (Sibrand)|doubled]] his personal guard and took refuge on his ship. Ultimately, he faced same fate that befell the rest of the Templars on Altaïr's list.
}}
|-|Tamir=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Tamir]]
|image=ACMTamir.jpg
|quote=I [[Assassination (Tamir)|serve]] a far nobler cause than mere profit.
|time=1147-1191
|location=Kingdom
|story=Tamir ran a black market in Damascus, specializing in weapons and armor. He supplied both sides of the conflict, Saracens and Crusaders, and would often gloat about the amount of death caused by his wares.
|more=Tamir was one of the nine Templars on Altaïr's list. He was also the first clue that the nine men were connected somehow, as in his dying words he warned Altaïr that his brethren would not take kindly to his demise.
}}
|-|Willikin of the Weald=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[William of Cassingham|Willikin of the Weald]]
|image=ACM William of Cassingham.png
|quote=Your barons are no better than the King if they take aid from the French.
|time=?-1257
|location=Kingdom
|story=Willikin of the Weald, also known as William of Cassingham, was a squire during the First Barons' War. Willikin rallied a guerilla force to oppose Prince [[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]] of France, who had tried to depose King John during the First Barons' War.
|more=Willikin was an expert [[archer]] and [[Master Assassin]] of the English Brotherhood. While not an admirer of the despotic King John, Willkin still favored the monarchy over baronial rule and was a supporter of John's son, [[Henry III of England|Henry]].
}}
</tabber>

==Mongolia==
<tabber>
|-|Alexander Nevsky=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Alexander Nevsky]]
|image=ACM Alexander Nevsky.png
|quote=It's better to die for your country than to leave it.
|time=1120-1263
|location=[[Mongolia]]
|story=Alexander Nevsky was a deft military tactician and an emphatic leader who successfully defended [[Russia]]'s borders on several occasions. He became {{Wiki|Grand Prince of Vladimir}} in 1252, and his alliance with the {{Wiki|Golden Horde}} kept Russia from being a Mongolian target.
|more=While Nevsky was never identified as a Templar, his somewhat improbable alliance with the Khans implies such an association. It was on his way back from visiting the Golden Horde that Nevsky fell [[Alexander Nevsky (memory)|mysteriously ill]] and passed away.
}}
|-|Attar of Nishapur=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Attar of Nishapur]]
|image=ACM Attar of Nishapur.png
|quote=Be the Eternal Mirror that you saw.
|time=1145-1221
|location=Mongolia
|story=A poet, traveler, and {{Wiki|Sufism|Sufi}} mystic, Attar of Nishapur studied under many great Sufi {{Wiki|Sheikh (Sufism)|Shaykhs}} and returned to his native [[Iran|Persia]] to spread this knowledge.
|more=Attar fell victim to the seemingly unstoppable spread of the Mongol Empire. In April of 1221, the Mongols {{Wiki|Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire|entered}} the Persian city of Nishapur and slaughtered everyone they came across.
}}
|-|Ilkhanate Captain=
{{ACM Card
|name={{Wiki|Ilkhanate}} Captain
|image=Wiki noimage.jpg
|quote=Loyalty to the Khan is what guides our arrows.
|time=N/A
|location=Mongolia
|story=The Ilkhanate was a khanate created as the Mongol Empire expanded across Central Asia and into the [[Levant]]. It was ruled over by [[Hülegü Khan]], and at its height it spread all the way into Turkey.
|more=N/A
}}
|-|Jochi Khan=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Jochi Khan]]
|image=ACM Jochi Khan 1.png
|quote=Am I not the eldest Khan? I will have more than a quartered empire.
|time=
|location=Mongolia
|story=Despite being the eldest of [[Genghis Khan]]'s sons, and despite numerous successes on the battlefield, Jochi was not named as the Great Khan's successor, While controversial at the time, this issue became moot when Jochi [[Jochi Khan (memory)|passed away]] before his father did.
|more=Jochi Khan did not know that he was being tracked by Darim Ibn-La'Ahad as he moved through Central [[Asia]]. Under cover of night, Darim snuck into Jochi's tent and placed a few drops of poison into his waterskin.
}}
|-|Kheshig=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Kheshig]]
|image=Wiki noimage.jpg
|quote=The Kheshig battle is at the tents of the Khan.
|time=N/A
|location=Mongolia
|story=The Kheshig were the personal guard of the Khan and his family. They did not go to war with the rest of the Mongolian army, as they were tasked with seeing to the Khan's personal safety at all times.
|more=N/A
}}
|-|Maria Thorpe=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Maria Thorpe]]
|image=ACM Maria Thorpe 1.png
|quote=You see? Years of being boisterous finally paid off.
|time=1161-1228
|location=Mongolia
|story=Maria Thorpe, a former Templar, switched aliances to the Assassins when after several meetings with Altaïr. The two eventually started [[Ibn-La'Ahad family|a family]], and it was that family that traveled to Mongolia to see to [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|the end]] of Genghis Khan.
|more=Maria did not take an active role in the assassination of Genghis Khan. However, she was on hand to tend to Altaïr's wounds when his [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2|first attempt]] on the Khan's life was unsuccessful.
}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Mongolian Assassin=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]]
|image=Wiki noimage.jpg
|quote=We cannot hope to fight them, but we can still sabotage their efforts.
|time=N/A
|location=Mongolia
|story=The Mongolian chapter of the Assassin Brotherhood was one of the few groups who resisted the expansion of the Mongol Horde. Though few in number, the Mongolian Assassins managed to curtail the Horde's campaigns on several occasions.
|more=N/A
}}
|-|Nergüi=
{{ACM Card
|name=[[Nergüi]]
|image=ACM Nergüi 1.png
|quote=I made a [[Hülegü Khan (memory)|promise]] to an old friend.
|time=1212-1279
|location=Mongolia
|story=While still an Apprentice, the Mongolian Assassin Nergüi was captured. He was tortured while imprisoned, leaving his face permanently scarred. He was eventually rescued by [[Qulan Gal]] and Darim Ibn-La'Ahad when the two of them assassinated Genghis Khan.
|more=Nergüi would go on to be an effective and influential member of the Mongolian Assassins. His greatest achievement was the assassination of Hülegü Khan, in retribution for Hülegü's [[Fall of Masyaf|sacking]] of [[Masyaf]] and the destruction of the Levantine Assassins.
}}
|-|Qulan Gal=
{{ACM Card
|name=Qulan Gal
|image=ACM Qulan Gal 1.png
|quote=But there is another way to bring down the Khan.
|time=?
|location=Mongolia
|story=Qulan Gal was an Assassin of the Mongolian Brotherhood as well as an unmatched archer. His skill with the [[bow]] led to his role in the assassination of Genghis Khan, elevating Qulan Gal to a legendary status among the Mongolian Assassins.
|more=Little is known about Qulan Gal beyond his involvement in the assassination of Genghis Khan. Such was his legacy, though, that the Italian Brotherhood had him [[Assassin Tombs|entombed]] below the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]] in [[Forlì]], Italy.
}}
</tabber>

==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
{{ACM}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Memories]]
[[Category:Cards]]

User:Lacrossedeamon/Abstergo Entertainment CoolSign

2026-06-07T07:21:56Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Ambient Abstergo employee dialogue */

'''Corporate messages''' via digital signage throughout Abstergo Entertainment's Montreal office.

==Message set 1==
<tabber>
|-|FINANCIAL REPORT=
Abstergo Entertainment posts first-half-of-the-year earnings… 
Sales are up 12.1 percent compared with the same period last year… 
Due to a 59% increase in revenue derived from game products

|-|MARKET NEWS=
Gaming market continues to grow. Opportunity lies in developing new audiences by embracing diversity among players and in content.

|-|GIVING BACK=
As part of our commitment to growing healthy communities… 
Abstergo Entertainment hosts the 2nd annual Run For the Memories… 
...in partnership with {{wiki|Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital|Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite Neurological Institute}}. Contact your manager to register and begin fundraising.

|-|CANCELLED=
The {{wiki|Cinq_à_sept|5 à 7}} on the terrasse has been canceled. 
Abstergo Entertainment Weather Tracker warns of hailstorms with a chance of flash-flooding, beginning around 5pm. 
Happy Hour will be rescheduled when/if weather permits. Thank you for your comprehension.

|-|BREAKING WITH CONVENTION=
Abstergo Entertainment congratulates all Abstergo Entertainment teams… 
For their strong showing at AbstergoCon… 
Abstergo Entertainment teams from Montreal brought home five Abstergo Medals, demonstrating their leadership among Abstergo teams, internationally.

|-|OUR LEGACY=
The innovation and research of today's Abstergo Entertainment teams sows the seeds for the entertainment revolutions of tomorrow. 
Let's remember some of our favourite releases… 
Liberation got players looking at the world from a new perspective… and sparked a spike in the sale of leather hats.

|-|ANIMUS TECH=
Within us lies a hidden storage device: Our DNA. 
About 750MB of information can be stored in a single molecule of DNA. 
Abstergo Industries' unique ANIMUS technology allows us to explore a vast universe of ancestral knowledge…

</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|INSIPIRATIONS IN HISTORY=
Long day? When research gets tough, gather inspiration from the Titans of innovation. This episode: [[Thomas Edison]]. 
As prolific an inventor as he was a businessman, Edison held thousands of patents in the US alone. 
Edison created of the world's first industrial research laboratory. You could say he invented R&D.

|-|INSPIRATIONS IN HISTORY=
Innovation is hard work. When creative juices flow slowly, find inspiration in history. This episode: {{wiki|Aphra Behn}}. 
A dramatist and a spy, Aphra Behn was a thought-leader during the English Restoration. 
Behn's best known work, {{wiki|Oroonoko}}, the story of an African prince, explored the politics of slavery, race and gender.

|-|INSPIRATIONS IN HISTORY=
Making games can be an emotional journey. Look to history for guidance on balancing research and creation. In this episode: {{wiki|Hedy Lamarr}}. 
The Austro-American actress often celebrated for her looks is perhaps better noted as an inventor of the {{wiki|Secret Communication System}}. 
… necessary for contemporary wireless communication systems, such as your Abstergo Entertainment communicator.

|-|INSPIRATIONS IN HISTORY=
Food for thought: when inspiration flags, nourish your mind with history. In this episode: {{wiki|Norman Borlaug}}. 
Norman Borlaug's agronomy research earned him a name as "The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives". 
Borlaug gave the world the means to prevent famine, in the form of disease-resistant, high-yield grains.

|-|MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT=
We got our start as the entertainment division of Abstergo Industries, where research into genetic memory led to captivating, enthralling, surprises. 
Today, with a wide range of transmedia offerings, from games to books, films and comics, we’re more than just an entertainment company. 
“We change the world. Every day, in a hundred different ways.” – Warren Vidic

</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|HOW ABOUT A SNACK?=
In the atrium, you’ll find everything you need for a healthy, energized work life, from fresh sushi, to organic, free trade coffee. 
All our ingredients are grown in Abstergo Industries' state-of-the-art, community-run laboratory farms, or "Comfarmbratories." 
To contribute to our adopt-a-Comfarmbratory project, contract your manager.

|-|GREAT MOMENTS IN ENTERTAINMENT=
The year, 1747. In New Orleans, a warrior is born. White, black, rich, poor, French, Creole, she straddles worlds… 
Her name is [[Aveline de Grandpré|Aveline]], and through her eyes, a generation of gamers experience her strength, her challenges, and ultimately, her victory. 
Liberation: An Abstergo Entertainment success story.

|-|CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU=
You're excited by your work. That's important. We encourage it. But remember, your findings are privileged and confidential. 
Honouring your NDA is the shortest path to success. Discreet researchers win special assignments and access to the most interesting information. 
Your mantra for success: Observe all you can, don't share what you observe.

|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
Remember: Your breaks belong to you, but so does the responsibility for keeping Abstergo Entertainment safe. Browse only approved and listed sites.

|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
You communicator is your key to access and success alike at Abstergo Entertainment. Do not take it home, or away from the campus, for any reason.

|-|IN PRODUCTION=
The Edward Kenway Project continues to surpass expectations. 
Adventure, plunder, blood on the high seas – the blockbuster potential continues to blow us away. 
Our most dedicated researchers are combing the Caribbean for the deepest secrets of the past.

</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
We have experienced a data security breach. Please cooperate with security officers.

|-|PLEASE REMAIN CALM=
Security measures have been put in place, for your own safety. 
You have been temporarily isolated, for your own protection. Please continue your research as normal. 
Security agents are investigating. We hope this matter will resolve without delay.

|-|PLEASE REMAIN CALM=
Security measures are temporary. If you have information leading to the resolution of this investigation, contact your manager immediately.

|-|DEVILS OF THE CARIBBEAN=
Internal focus group testing for potential trailers relating to products derived from the Edward Kenway Project will begin soon. 
Please speak with your manager if you wish to participate. 
Please remember that all trailers and project names are preliminary and confidential.

|-|ERGONOMICS=
Long periods at sea in the Animus may lead to nautical bleeding effects. Please contact your manager if you experience sea sickness.

|-|SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY=
Any information pertaining to the sighting of intruders into the building should be reported to a manager at your earliest convenience.

</tabber>

==Message set 2==
<tabber>
|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
Your Communicator is YOUR tool for all communication, access and personal data. Do not loan or share it with anyone.

|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
In the interest of data security, only approved communication channels are to be used.

|-|INSPIRATIONS IN HISTORY=
Innovation is hard work. When creative juices flow slowly, find inspiration in history. This episode: Aphra Behn. 
A dramatist and a spy, Aphra Behn was a thought-leader during the English Restoration. 
Behn's best known work, Oroonoko, the story of an African prince, explored the politics of slavery, race and gender. 
Oroonoko is also credited with contributing to the growth of the English language itself. 
Today, Abstergo Entertainment continues to strive to promote peace, equality and prosperity.

|-|INSIPIRATIONS IN HISTORY=
Long day? When research gets tough, gather inspiration from the Titans of innovation. This episode: Thomas Edison. 
As prolific an inventor as he was a businessman, Edison held thousands of patents in the US alone. 
Edison created of the world's first industrial research laboratory. You could say he invented R&D. 
You could say Edison invented R&D. 
Thomas Edison: his approach to research lives on at Abstergo Entertainment today.

|-|ERGONOMICS=
Long periods at sea in the Animus may lead to nautical bleeding effects. Please contact your manager if you experience sea sickness.

|-|BROADWAY BOUND?=
Internal focus group testing for potential project development of Blackbeard: The Musical! will begin soon. 
If you have any background in the performing arts and wish to participate in a table reading, please contact your manager. 
Please remember that all development projects are experimental and confidential.

</tabber>

==Message set 3==
<tabber>
|-|THE FUTURE OF GAMING=
Backed by ANIMUS technology, Abstergo Entertainment is poised to lead the future of gaming. 
Let's look back on our favourite releases. 
LIBERATION Live and play through the eyes of Aveline de Grandpré, and experience America as you've never seen it before: French. 
MULTIPLAYER Prepare for the ultimate immersive experience with the Animus training program! 
Watch this space for upcoming announcements!

|-|WORKING TOGETHER=
We all hope for that flash of inspiration to drive the next great discovery… 
But innovation thrives on method and process – steady evolution built on a solid foundation… 
Abstergo Entertainment pushes boundaries, day in, day out 
Not just with the technology that powers our exploration of history… 
But in the rewarding and ergonomic environment we foster, from which to explore the past.

|-|ANIMUS TECH==
Within us lies a hidden storage device: Our DNA. 
About 750MB of information can be stored in a single molecule of DNA. 
Abstergo Industries' unique ANIMUS technology allows us to explore a vast universe of ancestral knowledge… 
… using the technology of the future and the excitement of the past to bring our players the ultimate gaming experience… 
Players might become pirates and assassins, scholars and popes. Within history, lies opportunity. 
Abstergo Entertainment and ANIMUS: Exploring the past to bring you the future.

|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
Following a series of intrusive activities, we have been forced to isolate employees of interest. 
Precautions are being taken for the safety of all employees. 
You are requested to comply with all instructions during your containment. 
Your containment and treatment for the foreseeable period is in accordance with appropriate employee guidelines.

|-|SECURITY NOTICE=
Listed individuals are suspected in recent attacks on Abstergo Entertainment. 
If you have any knowledge concerning their whereabouts please contact Security immediately or speak to your direct manager.

</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|ENTERTAINMENT MARKET NEWS=
"Pirhanacane" takes Hollywood by storm 
The cheesy sci-fi disaster pic set to open to the biggest weekend on record… 
… is also providing an easy target for social media pundits, further driving its viral success.

|-|ENTERTAINMENT MARKET NEWS=
The road to award season has already accumulated a few notable detours and wrecks… 
While Zombie-based entertainment products continue to shamble toward the finishing line… 
… road conditions have not favoured ninjas and cowboys. Will pirates come from behind for a surprise victory?

|-|ENTERTAINMENT MARKET NEWS=
Abstergo Entertainment stock jumps on rumours of new projects… 
The company remains mum on what they are producing, if anything, commenting only "no comment." 
But sources close to the company confirm that they are, in fact, working on "something."

|-|ENTERTAINMENT MARKET NEWS=
20,000 1/2 Leagues Under the Sea a Surprise Hit 
"We don't consider it a remake, as much as we do a re-boot of the re-boot of the re-boot," boasted producer, Lucien Kershner-Albl, on location 
Asked whether the game's Bermuda Triangle setting presented any hurdles, Kershner-Albl replied, "no, but it did lead to some pretty great pranks."

|-|IN PRODUCTION=
Reminder: following the discovery of sensitive information, The Edward Kenway project is to remain a matter of absolute confidentiality.

|-|DEVILS OF THE CARIBBEAN=
Internal focus group testing for Pirate Grooming will begin soon, in order to identify the most appealing aspects of authentic pirate style. 
If you are willing to pose as a beard and hair model, please contact your manager to learn how to participate. 
Likewise, if you have an eye for fashion and an appreciation of men's style and wish to participate in the focus group, see your manager for details.

</tabber>

==Misc==
*The Animus Training Programme proved so immersive, audiences played it obsessively, from the comfort of their own homes.
*… using the technology of the future and the excitement of the past to bring our players the ultimate gaming experience.
*Abstergo Entertainment and ANIMUS: Exploring the past to bring you the future.
*Thomas Edison: his approach to research lives on at Abstergo Entertainment today.
*Oroonoko is also credited with contributing to the growth of the English language itself.
*Today, Abstergo Entertainment conducts research on trends and important topics, striving to promote peace, equality and prosperity.
*Lamarr's Secret Communication System became the foundation for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping…
*Let Heddy Lamarr's unique marriage of innovation and self-expression inspire us to create emotional gaming experiences at the forefront of technology.
*Borlaug's efforts were saved vast swaths of virgin forest and raising the standard of living in countries like Mexico, India and Pakistan.
*Norman Borlaug transformed lives with agronomy. YOU can transform lives with entertainment. Abstergo Entertainment.
*If you have any information that may lead to the resolution of this investigation, please contact your manager.

==Fl. 15 - CCO==
==Fl. 2 - Sample 17==
==Fl. 1 - Lobby==
<tabber>
|-|Frist Floor Layout=
[[File:First Floor Layout.png]]
;GENERAL INFORMATION
ABSTERGO ENTERTAINMENT IS A DIVISION OF ABSTERGO INDUSTRIES THAT PRODUCES MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS. ITS PRIMARY PRODUCT IS A GAMIN CONSOLE VERSION OF THE ANIMUS. WHICH WAS SOLD ON A WORLDWIDE SCALE. THROUGH ITS INITIAL BASIS, IT ENABLED THE COMPANY TO INFLUENCE THE PUBLIC THROUGH PRE- PACKAGED GENETIC MEMORIES AND WIDE, SOCIAL GAMING CONSTURCTS

;1. ENTRANCE
- THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING
- SECURITY CHECK AND WAITING AREA

;2. TESTING ROOMS
- TESTING ROOMS
- STAIRS TO UPPER LEVEL
- SEATING AREA
- SMALL GARDEN
- WC

;3. SHOWROOM
- ENTERTAINING INFO WALLS
- GAME SERVER ROOMS

;4. INFORMATION
- INFORMATION DESK
- COFFEE AREA
- SECURITY ROOM
- SERVER ROOM

;5. ATRIUM
- EXOTIC GARDEN
- CORAL POOL
- BRIDGE TO ELEVATOR

;6. ELEVATOR
- AQUATIC ELEVATOR
- FLOOR 1 LOBBY
- FLOOR 2 CUSTOMER SERVICE
- FLOOR 3 WORKING AREA
- FLOOR 4 ADMINISTRATION
- FLOOR 5 RND
- FLOOR 6 HUMAN RELATIONS
- FLOOR 7 RELAXATION AREA
- TOP FLOOR CCO OFFICE
</tabber>

==Fl. B - Servers==
==Ambient Abstergo employee dialogue==
*I told you not to get so close, Ralph. Who are you? Let's get you out of here. Follow me. Like hell I will! I do not trust what I cannot see.

*[CUT]Nice, right? At the top of the screen you can read the latest news or check if you've received any messages. You can also have a look at your daily itinerary... There's also a list of your previous achievements and completed tasks. Of course, if you ever get lost, there's also a map available with your position updated in real-time. All right. Let's take a walk.

*[FR] [Inscription de nouvel employé. Numéro HXRL-337] (Registering a new employee. Number HXRL-337)

*[FR] [Oui. Un p'tit instant. C'est presque prêt.] (Yes. Just a moment. Everything is almost ready.) It'll just take a minute, okay? [FR] [C'est bon. Tout est prêt.] (Okay. Everything's ready.) Okay. Everything's sorted out. Meet me when you're ready. When you receive a new objective, have a quick peek at your communicator. It's as easy as that. And you'll get a notification when someone calls you. You can always see the layout of our building on your communicator. Calibrating, right.[Short Laugh] Ok. We're all ready. Meet me at reception. Hello. Did you get lost?

*[CUT?]Sorry. Cloud servers are offline for a few minutes while I do some... uh... maintenance. But they'll be back online as soon as you run my errand. Get it?

*[CUT]If you need to use the toilets they're just here, on the right. Might be a few newspapers laying around too. Head to the right of Olivier's office. If the receptionist complains, act like you're using the toilets. If we're low on toilet paper just give me a shout, okay? Ok, this may be tricky. You need to move some sensitive data around.

*I've marked the server for you, numbskull. Are you that dense? Excellent. Now you can remotely hack the computer containing the log files.

*Yeah, look... I don't care what it tastes like, mate. That is a bloody Cappuccino. That is the button I pressed. Yes, hang on, please. Latte for Steven! [FR] [Un latte.] (A latte.) Steven? [mumbling to himself] What a crap detail, my God. Shoot me now. Don't be shy! Come check out the view. A beautiful city, no? Up to the penthouse! Yeah?

*[FR] [C'est quel band, déjà, que t'aimes bien? Je crois que j'ai vu le chanteur dans un café sur Rachel.] (What's that band you like? I think I saw the lead singer in the Cafe on Rachel.) [FR] [Lequel?] (Which one?) [FR] [Celui au coin de Rachel et Charlemagne.] (On Rachel and Charlemagne.) [FR] [Non, quel groupe?] (No, which band.) [FR] [Oh, je sais pas. Le gars était vraiment grand, avec des cheveux longs et raides.] (Oh, I don't know. He was really tall. With long straight hair.) [FR] [Bowie?] (Bowie?) [FR] [Non, pas Bowie. Qu'est-ce qu'il ferait ici? C'est un groupe du coin.] (No, not Bowie. Why would he be here? It's a local band.) [FR] [Ouais... Moi, j'aime plus trop les groupes du coin.] (Hm. I don't really like any local bands anymore.) [FR] [Bah, laisse faire.] (Oh, forget it.)

*Have you had a chance to go over the Marketing test results? You mean the... For the consumer cloud app. Surrogate genetic memory streaming. Oh! Yes, I did. Lot's of promising stuff there. Borealis. Aura. Aurora. Simulous. Animini. Those are my favorites. You liked Simulous? Really?

*[FR] [Eh, Jérôme t'a parlé de la {{wiki|sugar shack|cabane à sucre}}, au printemps prochain? On sera quelques-uns à y aller... Matt, Max, Jeremy, Aaron...] (Hey, did Jerome tell you about the [[sugar]] shack next spring? There's a bunch of us going... Matt, Max, Jeremy, Aaron.) [FR] [Jonathan m'en a parlé. Je lui ai dit de me garder deux places.] (Jonathan did. I told him to put me down for two.) [FR] [Ah, ouais, ouais, cool. Ah c'est un endroit super, mais si tu réserves pas au moins six mois à l'avance, tu peux oublier.] (Good. Good. This place is amazing, but if you don't make reservations six months ahead, you'll never get in.)

*How'd the playtests go? Incredible. We were able to keep a constant stream of five Gigs a second. Of genetic memory data? That's amazing. And this is through existing broadband networks. Straight into people's homes. Wow. This is going to change everything.

*Did you hear they're holding a contest to pick the best name for our cloud servers? Who's "they?" Marketing. You want to know what I submitted? I said... "You should call your cloud computing system: CYBER-CRACK FOR INNOCENT CHILDREN." You like it?

*[FR] [Hey, qu'est ce que tu fais quoi, en fin de semain? Si ça te tente, on pourrait aller surfer {{Wiki|Habitat 67 (standing wave)|la vague}} derrière l'{{wiki|Habitat 67}}? Une dernière fois avant qu'il fasse trop froid?] (What are you doing this weekend? You want to hit the endless wave behind Habitat 67? Once more before it gets too cold?) [FR] [C'est trop tard. Y'a plus de vague.] (You're too late. It's gone.) [FR] [Hein? Oh Non...] (What? No...) [FR] [Oui oui. Dès que le débit baisse, la vague disparaît. Il faut y aller au printemps ou au début de l'été.] (Yeah, when the water drops, the wave disappears. You have to hit that in the spring or early summer.) [FR] [Merde. J'avais prévu d'en profiter toute la fin de semaine.] (Dammit. I planned my whole weekend around this.)

*Have you ever actually MET this guy, John... the one down in I.T.? Yeah, I think so. He's super arrogant. [Imitating a nasally voice]"Have you tried turning it off and back on again!" That's all he ever says when I have a problem.

*[FR] [Hey, écoute, j'ai... euh... j'ai deux billets pour un spectacle à Sala, ce soir. Ça, euh... ça, ça te dirait d'y aller?] (Hey, I have two tickets to a show at Sala tonight... would, uh, would you like to go?) [FR] [J'ai déjà prévu d'y aller. Avec mon chum.] (I'm already going to that show. My boyfriend's taking me.) [FR] [Oh... Ok.. Cool. Eh ben, euh... on se verra là-bas.] (Oh... cool. Well, I'll, uh... see you there.) [FR] [Ouais, à tout à l'heure.] (Yeah, see you!)

*Let me out of here! Please! Someone help me! Where am I? Can anyone hear me? Anyone! Hello?

*[FR] [Je l'ai bien cherché. C'est de ma faute. Tout est ma faute. J'aurais dû faire mon travail. J'aurais dû faire attention. Pourquoi je suis allé me promener au lieu de faire ce qu'on me demandait?] (I deserve this. It's my fault, I know this. It's all my fault. I should have stayed on task. I should have paid attention, not wandered. I should have stuck to the task list.)

*They're testing me. I know it. This is all part of the employee training program. Exercises for the mind. If I stay focused... if I just keep calm... they'll promote me. It's like {{Wiki|hazing}}... a test before the big win. Just stay calm.

*[FR] [Je sais qui vous êtes! Je sais tout, bande de trous de cul! Vous êtes des Templiers! Vous êtes tous des Templiers! Vous pensez garder votre petit secret pour toujours? Voyons donc! Vous pensez pouvoir vous cacher? Oh, non! J'ai une tonne de preuves!] (I know you you are! I know everything you bastards! You're Templars! You're all Templars. You think you can hide this secret forever? You think you can hide? Oh no! I have all the evidence I need!)

*You didn't get hacked, did you? No, that was Sabrina. She's been on vacation for a while. Yeah, I know she's Catholic. I didn't know the [[Papacy|Pope]] was. Oy, Man! That ain't... that ain't... nice.

*What is it with all these emails we're getting about heightened security restrictions? Did something happen? You didn't hear about the hacker? Erudito? No, the hacker here. At Abstergo.[Pause] Who's Erudito? It's just that group, you know? They like to... uh...[trails off] Like to what? Ah... n-nothing.

*[FR] [C'est quoi, ces niaiseries d'artéfact? Toi aussi, t'as eu ce mémo?] (What is this artifact bullshit? Did you get the same memo?) [FR] [Je crois pas, non.] (I don't think so.) [FR] [Tu travailles pas sur Ezio Auditore?] (You're not working Ezio Auditore?) [FR] [Non, je suis sur Aveline.] (No, I'm on Aveline.) [FR] [Ah ouais... Ben moi, j'ai reçu un mémo me disant d'arrêter mes recherches sur les dernières années d'Ezio pour me concentrer uniquement sur les moments où il est en contact avec ces artéfacts de merde... Quelle perte de temps.] (Ah, right. Well, I got this memo telling me to stop researching Ezio's later years and focus on only those specific moments where he comes into contact with these ridiculous artifacts... total waste of my time.)

*Aveline isn't part of the Sample 17 bloodline, is she? No, she's from Sample 1. A donor from the earliest days of the Animus program.

*It's madness around here, isn't it? This is the craziest week I've seen in four years. What do you mean? You didn't hear? Someone was killed this morning. In the office. Some guy from IT. Killed? How? Security did it... they SHOT him! God. What... what was he doing. Just working in the server rooms, making photocopies or something. That what I heard. Damn.

*Hey, how's the Trailer going? The "Caribbean Devils" trailer? Really good. We have a fine-cut finished. Just a few tweaks and we're ready. Mm, I'm really looking forward to it. I love pirates, and this whole Edward Kenway thing sounds amazing. Yeah, it's been great. Some of the people here have captured some great footage. All it needed was some little polishing. You know what would be even better than a virtual pirate experience? A pirate versus ninja story. Amazing right? Totally. Yes.

*I really hope I we find an ancestor who lived in feudal [[Japan]]. I want to visit that. Or Ancient [[Egypt]]. I've heard people talk about that. Well, I've seen pictures of the guy who donated Sample 17. Good looking kid, but hard to pin down. Could have all kinds of ancestors. Doesn't really matter anymore, does it? With our surrogate data systems we can visit anyone's genetic memories now. True. Where would go if you could? Mm, I don't know. Maybe Manchester in the late seventies. Or New York in the early eighties. Lot of bands I'd like to see. That's it? What about the [[Mongol Empire|Mongolian empire]] in the thirteenth century? Oh! Or the nineteen forties. I'd love to see the premier of {{Wiki|Citizen Kane}}.

*If they had better restaurants out here, this place would be perfect. I treat myself to long lunches some days. Spend a bit extra, take the metro into town. 10 minutes. That's a good idea. Six bucks round trip. Exactly. And you have the whole {{wiki|Underground City, Montreal|RÉSO}} to wander around. Wait... you go all the way into town so you can eat at the Mall? Come on man.

*[FR] [J'ai demandé à faire des recherches sur Connor Kenway, mais ils l'ont refilé à un anglophone!] (I put in a request to research Connor Kenway, but they gave him to an Anglophone!) [FR] [C'est toujours pareil, c'est pour une histoire de langue. Peut-être que le Sujet 17 avait des ancêtres français?] (That's typical. It's a language thing. Maybe Subject 17 had a few French relatives?] I speak English just fine. [FR] [Ouais, mais toutes ces expressions du XVIIIe me font capoter. Ça pourrait être de l'allemand.] (Yeah, but all those 18th century idioms are crazy. It might as well be German.) [FR] [Ouais peut-être. Mais peut-être aussi que Lafayette était de sa famille?] (I suppose so. Maybe Lafayette was one of his relatives.) [FR] [Probablement pas. Mais, c'est vrai que ce serait cool.] (Probably not Lafayette. But, yeah, that would be cool.)

*So you managed everything ok? Yeah thanks for that—it was a big help.

*Marco! Missed you at the Lumiere festival last night. I was there. We talked for an hour before going down! We did? When? At Nouveau Palais. We shared a booth before taking a taxi downtown. You don't remember? You kept talking about how damn cold it was. Shit. Eliane brought Mezcal to dinner. I don't remember much after dessert. How was the show? Great. Really beautiful. You seemed like you were having fun. That's good.

*[FR] [Non, moi non plus, je ne sais pas où elle est. J'ai entendu dire qu'elle était partie en pleurant, je ne sais pas trop pourquoi, et qu'elle était pas revenue.] (No I don't know where she is either—she's just not here. I heard that she ran off crying about something and hasn't come back.) [FR] [Evidemment, si je la vois, je lui dirai que tu as appelé.] (Of course if I find her I'll let her know you called.) [FR] [Toi aussi. Au revoir!] (You too. Goodbye!)

*So did Edward really meet all those pirates? The famous ones? Yes, he did. Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts. Crazy. Nassau must have been a wild place. For a while, yeah. But not after... well. I don't want to spoil it.

*No problem—I remember the first time I did this for more than an hour. I had similar kinds of effects from the Animus. Just if it happens again have a word with Melanie and see if it needs checking out. OK.

*Was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|he]] killed? Or was it a heart attack. Dammit, I just can't tell. Look, I saw the official statement. They're claiming it was a heart attack. So that's that. But you saw the [[Florentine man (1524)|guy]]'s wrist, didn't you? There was a [[Templar insignia|cross]]! Don't tell me that's just a coincidence. Officially, yes. It's a coincidence. End of story. Officially...[FR] [Merde.] (shit.) And what about Unofficially. Unofficially... I don't know. I want to believe the best, but I always fear the worst. Now stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.

*[FR] [J'aimerais bien écouter ma propre musique quand je travailles.] (I wish I could listen to my own music while I worked.) [FR] [Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire? Genre, quand tu te promenes dans la Syrie du XIIe siècle?] (How do you mean. Like... when you're running around twelfth century [[Levant|Syria]]?) [FR] [Ouais, juste passer ma musique pendant que j'explore. Tu sais... pour bien me mettre dans l'ambiance.] (Like an ambient track as I roamed around. You know... to intensify the mood.) [FR] [Ah, ouais. Comme une scène de film, jte comprends. Ce serait tellement mieux que la réalité.] (Ah, yeah. To give it a more cinematic feel, I agree. Real life can be so dull.)

*Oh come on! No, no, no, no. Be patient...

*Everyone on my new team is named Ben. Two Benoits, a Benjamin and Bénédicte, who you know already. Sounds confusing. Can't go wrong with a few good Bens. But on the up-side, it took no time to learn everyone's name this morning.

*Can you believe how beautiful this building is? I don't know... it's kind of sterile. I always feel like someone's watching me. It's not thirty degrees at one end of the building and five at the other. Coffee was better in the old building. Yeah, but the floors don't creak, there's no mice... The elevators don't scare me. Feels like a high-tech company, finally. Yeah... that's true.

*You were late again this morning. What's going on? I know, I know. I've just... I've been spending too long in my Animus and it's doing my head in. Keep it to 3 hours sessions, like the regulations say. They don't make these rules for no reason. Yeah, I've been pushing it to 5, 6 hours every day. Damn. That's enough to trigger a bleeding effect, man. You need to be cautious. They've made progress on that front, but there's always a danger.

*Did you see that detail out front this morning? Security guys? Yeah. Dressed like riot police. Grabbing people's IDs. They checked mine three times between the parking garage and my desk. I wish I could say this was illegal but... they actually have a legal right to do this. Really? Yeah. With the highest levels of security clearance from seventeen different countries, Abstergo actually has a legal right to arrest and detain people too. It's crazy.

*Have either of you seen André? Now that you mention it, no. Not for a while. His cubicle is near mine. I haven't seen him for weeks. Wasn't he always talking about visiting New Orleans? Maybe he took a vacation. I don't know... his coat is still here. And there's a full mug of coffee sitting by his animus headset. That's odd.

*What's with this memo we got last week? Is it for real? The one about artifacts or something? Yeah. How is this not fake? I didn't get one. What is it? It's this big list of items we're supposed to be looking for while we're doing our research. Thing is, most of these things are bullshit, aren't they? Apples, Shrouds, Crystal Skulls, Memory Seals... [Laughs] Sounds like the inside of a conspiracy freak's closet.

*God, did I make a mistake last week. Sticking my nose where I shouldn't have. What happened? Poking around the servers I found a small bit of sequenced data on Joan of Arc. Minutes after loading it up, security was at my desk. Is THAT what happened? I saw them asking you questions. Yeah. They confiscated my Animus key, and now my position here is "under review". Are you kidding? That's... that's... scary.

*I was looking at the job board yesterday. Some really interesting positions have opened up in New York, Paris, London, and Tokyo. Yeah, I saw that. I don't know. I'm not into Abstergo Industries. I'm happy here. Salaries are much higher in those offices. Yeah, but you actually have to work for it.

*It's been mental around here the last few weeks. Do you know what happened? I heard there was a break in? No, it was a disgruntled employee. He tried to steal his Animus. [Laughs] You can't steal an Animus. They're all dummy terminals. Connected to the cloud servers. Well, if he's an idiot, that wouldn't stop him from trying.

*Everything feels back to normal. Yeah. Cost over-runs, late milestones, general confusion and exhaustion. It's good to be back. I think I preferred the security lock-down. At least then I knew I wasn't the one fucking up. Oh yeah, definitely.

*So how was the experience? How would you rate it overall? I had fun. It was colourful, action packed, exciting... and it had real heart. Real emotion. I'd definitely do it again. That's an odd way to describe a job interview. Really?

*[FR] [Olivier Garneau l'est plus là. T'étais au courant?] (Olivier Garneau is gone. Did you hear that?) [FR] [Ouais. Mais je sais pas pourquoi. Il a démissionné ou il a été viré?] (Yeah. Not sure why, though. Did he quit or was he fired.) [FR] [Aucune idée. Qui va le remplacer?] (No idea. So who steps into his shoes now?) [FR] [Je pourrais faire sa job. Pas de problème.] (I could do his job. No question.) [FR] [Ah ouais, tu penses ça toi?] (Oh you think so?) [FR] [Directeur de création? [[wikt:calice#French|Câlice]]! Plutôt directeur de rien foutre. Il faisait rien. Avec moi, les choses auraient été différentes dans cette compagnie.] (Chief Creative Officer? Chalice! More like Chief Lazy Hipster. He didn't do anything. I'd turn this company around.)

*So what happened with Olivier anyway. Did he quit? You didn't hear? He disappeared. What do you mean disappeared? He quit. No way. He flew to Chicago for the annual shareholder's meeting and just vanished. Never even showed up to the meeting. Where did you hear that? I haven't heard anything. I keep my ear to the ground. I have connections.

*Is it illegal when other companies call you at work and ask you to apply? Yeah, its called {{Wiki|Executive search|head hunting}}. Why? Did someone call you? Yeah, some HR guy from [[Blume Corporation|BLUME]], the security firm in Chicago... Have you ever been to Chicago? Once. Well... {{Wiki|Chicago Heights, Illinois|Chicago Heights}} actually. I drove through it. I'm thinking about moving there after my {{Wiki|Work permit|visa}} runs out here. You're American? Yeah. I have a few friends working for BLUME down there. I think that sort of thing is more up my alley. Hardware. Infrastructure. I'm just not happy here. Not really...

*So what's the deal with this three thousand hours thing? The vacation rule in the handbook? What about it? Well, have you done the math? That's like a year and a half. They're not allowed to do that! I think the idea is that you're supposed to love your job enough to put in the extra time. Said the guy who takes three hour lunches. Don't say that so loud.

*[FR] [Ya tu moyen de bloquer des collègues sur nos apps de messagerie? Je veux dire, juste certains collègues?] (Is there any way to block people on our messenger apps? I mean, specific people?) [FR] [Ché pas, mais ça m'étonnerait. On est au bureau, pas dans un club de rencontres.] (I don't know, but I doubt it. This is an office not a social club.) [FR] [Caline.] (Dammit.) [FR] [Pourquoi?] (Why?) [FR] [Y'a juste un gars à l'informatique... ché pas. Non, oublie ça.] (There's this guy down in IT... I don't know. Forget it.)

*You heard the news, right? Don't drink the water today? Which water? Any water. Anything from a tap. There was a problem with the treatment plant in Atwater and now half the city is affected. Oh man. Maybe that's why my stomach hurts today. I guess they found a couple dead rats in one of the filters. You better get that checked out. Don't tell me that. Seriously.

*Have you actually been down to the cloud server room? Yes, once! I've never seen anything like it. So eerie. You know what it reminds me of? A cathedral. An old cathedral, like you find around town. They made me think of a science-fiction film. All sleek and moody. Which one? Which film? All of them!

*Hey, can we talk for a second? Quick. I have a meeting.

*[FR] [J'y crois pas, quel chance. La {{Wiki|Belle Époque}}! Ça va être cool.] (I can't believe my luck. The Belle Époque! This will be incredible.)

*[FR] [J'aimerais vraiment avoir un bureau à côté d'une fenêtre.] (I'd really like a desk near a window...)

*Six... seven... eight generations back? Or is it nine? Hm.

*Great... six years with [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] on {{Wiki|Saint Helena|St. Helena}}... just the kind of assignment I needed. Ugh.

*So sick of this. Sick and tired and frustrated.[sighs]

*[FR] [Où sont les toilettes? Ça fait deux semaines chui ici et je m'en souviens jamais...] (Where are the toilets? Two weeks here and I still can't remember.)

*[FR] [J'oublie quelque chose... Je sais que je suis en train d'oublier quelque chose.] (I'm forgetting something. I know I am.)

*No doubt they'll edit my recent footage too, just like they did my Aveline research.

*Who was [[Aileen Bock]]? Why do I keep hearing her name.

*A quick stroll through the {{Wiki|Montreal Botanical Garden|Botanical gardens}} would be nice.

*[FR] [Je suis contente qu'ils aient arrêté le hacker. Je vais pouvoir me remettre à piquer la papeterie.] (I'm glad they caught the hacker. That'll take the heat off me stealing office supplies.)

*[FR] [Changer de mot de passe tous les mois, c'est vraiment pénible.] (Changing my password every month is infuriating.)

*{{Wiki|Falafel}} or {{Wiki|Torta}}s? That's the eternal lunch question.

*What would happen if I relived the memories of a man using an Animus to relive the memories of a woman? Crazy.

*[FR] [Mon rendez-vous chez le dentiste. Faut pas que j'loublie. Faut pas que j'loublie.] (Dentist appointment. Must not forget. Must not forget.)

*[FR] [Un week-end de trois jours... Je pense que je vais aller à New York en auto puis faire le party quelques jours.] (Three day weekend... I think I'll drive to [[New York]]. Disappear for a few days.)

*Sample 17 must have a Japanese ancestor somewhere down the line. His maternal grandmother mother was Asian, I think.

*So much work. So little time.

*[FR] [C'est ma deuxième semaine ici et je suis déjà vidé. Pas facile ces recherches...] (My second week here and I'm already exhausted. This research isn't easy.)

*Desmond. Desmond. Where have I heard that name before?

*Why do I keep hearing about this "First Civilization"? Do they mean {{Wiki|Sumer}}ians?

*[FR] [Je devrais aller le voir. Jaser, teter un petit peu... et demander une augmentation. Ouais, pas de problème...] (I should just talk to him. A bit of casual talk, some flattery, then ask for a raise. Easy.)

*I gotta remember to read the employee handbook. I just hate all this fake, rah-rah teambuilding bullshit.

*God, I wish I was researching a pirate and not a dull, dreary pre-{{Wiki|Romanticism|Romantic}} poet. Ugh.

*[FR] [Je crois que j'ai encore soixante heures de vacances. Où je pourrais aller?] (I think I still have sixty hours of vacation. Where should I go?)

*Subject zero. Hm. I need to look into this.

*Dress for the job you want, not the job you were fired from.

*I had such high hopes for that kid. I really did.

*[FR] [Ah! Je devrais déménager dans le {{Wiki|Mile End|Mile End, Montreal}}. Juste pour leur café.] (I should move to the Mile-End. Much better coffee.)

*It's never as hard as you imagine it will be... and never as fulfilling.

*The more I learn about the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] here, the more I like them. They really got a raw deal.

*[FR] [Me semble que ca fait longtemps qu'on a pas mangé de {{Wiki|pâté chinois}}.] (It's been a while since we had {{Wiki|shephard's pie}}....)

*I should go back to college. This place is giving me the creeps.

*Maybe I should tell someone about my headaches. And the bloody noses.

*[FR] [Trop de data et pas assez d'espace disque.] (So much data, so little storage.)

*Stay calm. Don't look anyone in the eye.

*I think my producer is reading my emails. I hope so.

*[FR] [Ah...Maudit qu'on s'ennuie de Saku...] (Ah... damn, we miss Saku.)

*What was that look Melanie gave me? It was like, "You're three seconds from termination buddy". Ugh.

*Why is everyone such a goddamn whiner? We work for the best company in this hemisphere. Jesus.

*I'm tired of the metro. I should start biking to work.

*[FR] [Desmond. Drôle de nom... ça fait comme "Des mondes". Des mondes... des mondes parallèles?] (Desmond. Strange name... means The Worlds, or something. Like... parallel worlds maybe?)

*I wish I'd met Warren Vidic before he died. A damn genius, that man.

*God, I love it here.

*[FR] [Quessé que j'fais icitte] (What am I doing here?)

*I would really like to get my hands on those Subject Zero recordings.

*Something feels off about this place. But the benefits are so good... I shouldn't complain.

*[FR] [Ma femme m'attends, pis moé je check des niaiseries.] (My wife is waiting for me, and here I am checking useless stuff.)

*Is it just me, or are there a lot of conspiracy freaks in this building.

*Just tell me what to do and don't tell me why. I don't want to know.

*Whatever happened to Connor, anyway? I should look up his death date.

*[FR] [C'est tu moé ou ca sent les toast brulés?] (Is it me, or do I smell burnt toast?)

*So they found the hacker. Great. They still didn't find my referral bonus.

*Desmond was a pretty eloquent guy. I need to listen to those memos again.

*[FR] [Salut. Euh... Désolé, mais je cherche juste les toilettes.] (Hi. Sorry... I'm just looking for the toilets.)

*Is Olivier in? We don't have anything scheduled but if he's free, maybe I could run something by him really quick?

*[FR] [J'avais rendez-vous pour un entretien à dix heures et il est presque midi... Qu'est-ce que je dois conclure: que vous ne voulez pas de moi ou que vous n'êtes pas professionnels?] (I had a 10am job interview, and it's almost noon now... should I take this as a hint that I'm not wanted, or that you're not professional?)

*Are there toilets on this floor? Just for future reference, I mean.

*This is just a suggestion, but we should really change our coffee vendor here. The latte's are terrible. Really.

*Could you give the IT department a quick call? My communicator seems to be broken. The light is on but when I talk, nothing is transmitted.

*[FR] [Non. Non, c'est pas ce que je voulais dire. T'as pas reçu mon mail de vendredi? Ben lis-le et tu comprendras.] (No. No. That's not what I was implying at all. You didn't get my email from Friday? Read that and you'll understand what I mean.)

*I'm on to something big. Really big. I just need to run a few more tests and scope a few more memories and we'll know for sure.

*[FR] [C'est absolument hors de question... Non, non, non... Je ne travaillerais pas là-bas pour tout l'or du monde... même si c'était la dernière compagnie sur la Terre... Leur culture d'entreprise me donne envie de vomir.] (Never in a million years would I dream of... no, no, no... you couldn't pay me enough to work there... not even if it were the last company on earth... the corporate culture there is toxic.)

*Yeah, I got the list of nicknames right here... SixKeys, Assassin_M, TwentyGlyphs, Silvermercy, LoyalACFan, Sidspyker24... DoubleclickTF... and some I can't pronounce... so you'll call them and give them the bad news? ...ok, perfect. See you there.

*Right... uh huh... uh huh... yeah, no, but... no... right... no... no... it could be... but not before... well obviously... OBVIOUSLY, right? [laughs]

*From what I heard, there are some serious {{Wiki|skunkworks projects}} going on here. Like, wacky top secret shit. Diving into the memories of animals, and serial killers... just to name a few.

*[FR] [Non, non c'est TOI qui m'écoute, Julien. C'était MON projet, ma mission, ma responsabilité et t'as tout fait foirer! Tout ce qu'on avait réussi à faire, tu l'as foutu à la poubelle!] (No YOU listen, Julien! This was MY project, my assignment, and my responsibility and you fucked it up! You threw everything we gained and tossed it out the window!)

*I don't KNOW where that document went! I filed it with HR and that was the end of it. I can't be responsible for other peoples' incompetence!

*[FR] [Bon Dieu, ça fait trois semaines qu'il neige plus et j'en ai marre de l'été. C'est insupportable! J'ai horreur de cette chaleur.] (Good God, three weeks after the last snow and I am already SICK of summer. Officially! I hate this heat.)

*No, look it's very simple! You have TWO parents, FOUR grandparents, EIGHT Great-Grandparents, and on and on, doubling every time! Is that clear?

*I don't understand why they don't listen to me? I mean, I post my suggestions on the forums, for all the world to see, but for some reason they just ignore me. They're lazy, that's my theory.

*How many times do I have to say this! They aren't related! Ezio and Connor are from his father's side, from two different branches, and Altair is from his Mother's... or, wait... is that right?

*Cloud servers... hmph... more like vapor servers. They never work right.

*I told them, didn't I? Hardware firewalls are the way to go. But nobody listens to me. Nobody.

*We really should look into that security company from Chicago. They know what they're doing.

*[Sighs]I need a nap. Maybe the lounge is free.

*What was that serial number again? Dammit.

*I can't be the only one who notices how slow our connections are. But who's doing anything about it? No one.

*[FR] [Salut!] (Hello!)
*Hello.
*Going good?
*Hello...
*[FR] [Bonjour...] (Good morning...)
*Hey there.
*Hi.
*How's it going?
*[FR] [Comment ça va?] (How's it going?)
*How are you?
*Hey.
*[FR] [Salut!] (Hi!)

*Damn this thing...
*What is wrong with this?
*Third time this month.
*Ugh.
*Why...!
*I am so sick of this...
*Okay...?
*Ah... no.

*[FR] [Pense à mettre ton CV à jour. Pense à mettre ton CV à jour.] (Remember to update your resumé. Remember to update your resumé.)

*FR] [Bon, voyons... {{Wiki|Ubisoft Montreal|5505 Boulevard Saint-Laurent}}. Ça doit faire 20 pieces en taxi... Peut-être quinze.] (Let's see... 5505 boulevard Saint-Laurent. That's about a 20 dollar cab ride? Maybe fifteen?)

*Winter's coming. Better be ready... or move to Havana.

*What the hell is an Observatory? And why should I be looking for that, when Mary Read is a far more interesting subject?

*[FR] [Douze heures par jour. Je tiendrai jamais le coup.] (Twelve hour days. I can't keep this up.)

*{{Wiki|DNA digital data storage|How many terabytes}} can a strand of DNA hold? Ah... I should look that up.

*If I sequence my son's DNA, I could relive my own memories... That'd be nice. Some of it.

*You're not going to expose me to more photos of that mangy rodent, are you? Don't talk about Mister Muffles that way! You'll hurt his feelings. He knows when someone's talking about him. I just don't understand the appeal of small dogs. A {{Wiki|German shepherd}}. A {{Wiki|Dobermann}}. {{Wiki|Great Dane}}s. THOSE are dogs. {{Wiki|Golden Retriever}}s. I'm going to get a retriever. Am I right, Matty? I uh... I dunno. I kind of think {{Wiki|puggles}} are cool. Yes! With the scrunchy face, and the floppy ears? Adorable. I'm surrounded by charlatans.

*Have you tried Great Workouts in History, yet? No, I'm kind of addicted to my Seven Minute Workout. And Running. You're missing out. I spent fifteen minutes pulling a plow in the twelfth century last night. Just about killed me. Don't know why I thought I could handle Fight the Power Squats after that. Dude, wait... are you doing these IN the Animus? Yeah, why? It's literally all in your head. There's no cardio in that. What do you mean? You've been sitting, buddy. Sitting. That's not exercise. Does marketing know people can't tell the difference? That's just evil.

*Do you think all this security stuff means they'll finally do something about the elevators? What about the elevators? I got stuck in the Atrium elevator again for, I swear, 40 minutes yesterday. The thing just wouldn't acknowledge I wanted to leave. I don't know how they think they can run a "World Class Entertainment Company" with everyone stuck in elevators all the time. Uhm... I think that's just you. I've never been stuck in the elevator. I've never heard of anyone else getting stuck. What? No. This is a regular thing. It has to be. It can't only be me. Yup. I'm afraid it's personal.

*This place is starting to give me the creeps.

*I can't believe you're bringing this up now! Wait, you sound annoyed. I thought you'd be concerned, but you sound really annoyed. I'm insulted. Everything is due. We have this hacker scandal hanging over our heads, and you pick now to complain about "sexism" or whatever this misunderstanding is? So what I'm hearing is that, like our players, you find feminism insulting, and feel that it gets in the way of more important things? Fine. I'll deal with it.

*Hey! I didn't see where you'd run off to. Just thought you should know... the cabinet behind you is reserved for Abstergo Rewards only. So try not to clutter it up with personal things. Otherwise the cleaners will be told to toss them. Company policy, unfortunately... later!

*Instructions on your screen should show you how to control the data. Just be gentle.

*[FR] [Ah... L'année a été rough. J'ai vraiment besoin de vacances.] (I need a vacation. It's been a rough year.) [FR] [Moi, je pars bientôt. Je vais passer quelques semaines chez mes parents.] (I've got one coming up. Going to visit my parents for a few weeks.) [FR] [À [[Quebec City|Québec]], Hein?] (Quebec city, right?) [FR] [{{wiki|Laval}}.] (Laval.) [FR] [Mmh. Cool.] (Mm. Fun.) [FR] [Ma chambre est toujours prête au cas où, même après tout ce temps.] (They've still got my bedroom made up for me, all these years later.)

*Ahhh. Now here some data streams are moving! That means, after entering one, your data will start moving with the stream. And if you look closely, part of the stream is secured. And you can't move through a secured space... so hey, avoid them. Ah, these security programs can be really nasty. They occupy the entire data stream and are constantly changing their state between active and inactive. When they're inactive, they're harmless. But when they become active, your data will be destroyed instantly. So proceed with caution. Back to hacking, eh? I see here you found some moving data streams. That means, after entering a one, your data will start moving with the stream. And if you look closely, part of the stream is secured. So you can't move through that space... best to avoid the secured portion. You're quite fond of this, aren't you? Well now you've run into a fully secured stream running the width of the node. Fortunately, the stream will constantly changing its state between active and inactive. The point she's getting to is this: When a secured stream is inactive, it's harmless. But when one becomes active, your data will be destroyed instantly. So proceed with caution. Ha ha! This core is a little different. Your communicator should show you information about the new programs needed to crack it. I'm detecting some new programs. Sending you the details now. Additional programs have been triggered, unfortunately. The information should be on your screen in a second. Shit, they've put some nasty programs around that core. But the upgrades I made to your communicator should be able to figure it out. Hello there. It seems some of these programs are a little different than those you've seen before. Your communicator should give you information about how to break through. Ooh, it's fascinating. I'm detecting some new programs sent to befuddle you. I'll send you the details now. Additional programs have been triggered here, so be careful. More information should be on your screen shortly. Hold on. Dammit, they've installed some nasty programs around that core. But the upgrades I made to your communicator should be able to figure it out. Ah. This is an interesting security measure. It looks like you need to find the right combination of numbers to adjust the wave. Easy enough, right? Pick a number selector, then change its value. Once you find the right combination of numbers, you should get access.

*Who the hell keeps sending me flowers? This is an office, not a bar.

*Thank God you can't experience a person's death in the Animus... that'd be traumatizing.

*You're overreacting to... to a filthy [[wikt:canard|canard]]! Lies and slander meant to discredit me! The simple fact is, that woman is my secretary. Nothing more!

*[FR] [Criss, j'espère qu'ils croient pas que c'est moi le hacker. Faut vraiment que j'arrête de travailler aussi tard.] (God, I hope they don't think I'm the hacker. I should really stop working so late.)

*Wait, no, I don't want to know anything.

*Your colleague's computer is just to the right.

*What the hell are you doing? This is no time to go back to work.

Olympic Games

2026-06-07T07:21:24Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Behind the scenes */ might actually be better to switch the order of the sentences in this paragraph but oh well

{{Era|Culture|Timeline}}{{WP-REAL|Ancient Olympic Games}}
{{Imageneed|[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]}}
{{update}}
[[File:ACOD Sanctuary of Olympia Elis.jpg|thumb|250px|The Sanctuary of Olympia, home of the Olympic Games]]
The '''Olympic Games''' of ancient [[Greece]] were a series of sporting contests held in celebration of and for [[Jupiter|Zeus]] within the [[Sanctuary of Olympia]] in [[Elis]], Greece. Originally a festival, events such as a footrace, a javelin contest, [[Pankration|wrestling matches]], and [[chariot]] racing were later added.

Traditionally held in Elis on the [[Peloponnese]], the Olympic Games were open to contestants from ''[[Polis|poleis]]'' across the ancient Greek world. Due to this, and the fact that they were considered sacred, even during the [[Peloponnesian War]] the Games enforced a [[Olympic Truce|truce]] that harshly punished anyone who broke the peace.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

==History==
===Early history===
[[File:ACOD Olympia Stadium.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The stadium in Olympia]]
The first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 BCE, where it introduced the {{Wiki|Stadion (running race)|stadion}} race. The event saw [[Koroibos of Elis|Koroibos]], an Elean baker, winning the event.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]] – Elis: "Tomb of the First Champion"</ref>

In the 54th Olympic Games in 564 BCE, [[Arrachion]], a previous winner of the pankration events in 572 BCE and 568 BCE, died due to an illegal suffocation by his opponent. As a result, Arrachion was proclaimed the winner after event, winning the game posthumously.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Historical Locations – Arkadia: "Phigaleia Fishing Port"</ref>

===428 BCE Olympics===
[[File:ACOd-Dorieusdefeat.jpg|thumb|250px|Kassandra defeating Dorieus at the 428 BCE Games]]
During the Peloponnesian War, [[Sparta]] sent its prospective pankration champion [[Testikles]] to the 428 BCE Olympic Games in Elis. He was escorted there by the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] and her shipmate [[Barnabas]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Delivering a Champion]]</ref>

Through unforeseen circumstances, Testikles was unable to compete and so Kassandra became Sparta's contender for the Olympic wreath. After defeating [[Orion (Olympian)|Orion]], [[Erastos (Olympian)|Erastos]], and the reigning champion [[Dorieus]] of [[Rhodes]], she brought the Olympic wreath home for Sparta.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Pankration (memory)|Pankration]]</ref>

The games continued to be held until the 4th century CE, when the city declined and was eventually abandoned.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Ancient Olympic Games}}</ref>

===Modern history===
[[File:DTAG Pierre de Coubertin.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics]]
In 1766, the site of Olympia was rediscovered by [[England|English]] antiquarian {{Wiki|Richard Chandler (antiquary)|Richard Chandler}}, with the first excavation carried out in 1829. The reports of the excavation inspired Baron [[Pierre de Coubertin]], who sought to bring back the games and its athletic ideals, hoping it would inspire competitiveness and team spirit amongst nations. Eventually, interest in the revival of the games led to the first iteration of the modern Olympic Games being held in {{Wiki|1896 Summer Olympics|1896}} in [[Athens]].<ref name="DTAG">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Elis|Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]] – Discovery Sites: Elis – The Olympic Heritage</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Historically, in the year Kassandra competed, Dorieus won the pankration while Sparta took a wreath home in the four-[[horse]] chariot race.

In the [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|novelization]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', [[Alkibiades]] beats Kassandra in the stadium, though historically, the wreath for this event was awarded to Symmachos of [[Messene]]. Alkibiades is recorded as having been an Olympic champion, albeit for chariot racing in the 416 BCE games. Additionally due to odd pacing of the novel, the Olympic Games depicted seem to take place in 426 BCE rather than 428 BCE.

In real life, women were not allowed to participate in the Olympic games of antiquity before the victory of {{Wiki|Cynisca}} of Sparta in 396 BCE. This fact is acknowledged in the game's loading menus, but is largely ignored during the course of gameplay, should Kassandra be the chosen protagonist. Despite this, the fact that married women were not allowed to view the games unless a male relative of theirs was competing is addressed in the side mission "[[Kallipateira (memory)|Kallipateira]]". However, there was a related athletic event for women, called [[Heraia]] and held in the honor of the goddess [[Hera]].

Throughout ''Odyssey'', statues featuring athletes participating in Olympic sports can be found everywhere, but especially near [[gymnasium]]s. The statue of a ''Discobolus'', or a disc thrower, seems to be based on the so-called ''{{Wiki|Discobolus#Townley_Discobolus|Townley Discobolus}}'', a [[Rome|Roman]] marble copy of a 5th century BCE Greek original. The statue featuring two pankratiasts likewise seems to be based on a {{Wiki|Wrestlers (sculpture)|Roman marble copy}} of a lost 3rd century BCE Greek original, making its presence in the game anachronistic.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
ACOd-statue-Discoboluspainted.jpg|A painted statue of a ''discobolus'' in 5th century BCE Greece
ACOd-Wrestlers.jpg|A statue featuring wrestlers
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Greece]]
[[Category:Culture and society]]
[[Category:Sport]]

Salvador Allende

2026-06-07T07:10:13Z

Lacrossedeamon: i think this is the right source

{{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}}
{{Quote|Salvador Allende wanted the people to own Chile's corporations.|[[Rifts|Cluster #5]]}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Salvador Allende
|native =
|image = ACB - Allende and Campora.jpg
|birth = 26 June 1908 {{Wiki|Santiago}}, [[Chile]]
|death = 11 September 1973 {{c|aged 65}} Santiago, Chile
|active =
|species = [[Human]]
|database =
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Socialist Party of Chile}} [[Freemasons]]
}}
'''Salvador Isabelino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Allende Gossens''' (1908 – 1973) was a [[Chile]]an physician and politician who became the first [[Communism|Marxist]] to be elected President of Chile.<ref name="Wikipedia">{{WP|Salvador Allende}}</ref>

At the end of Allende's tenure as President, the [[Templars]] wanted to create a dependent working class in Chile, but Allende's popularity and the socialist government opposed this plan. The Templars organized a military coup to overthrow him and install a Templar-controlled military junta in Chile, with their puppet, general [[Augusto Pinochet]], as the country's dictator. Masterminded by [[Henry Kissinger]], the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|coup]] proved successful, and Allende, supposedly, committed suicide during the plot.<ref name="Rift 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts|Rift]]: Cluster 5</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACBAllendeGlasses.jpg|Allende's broken spectacles
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allende, Salvador}}
[[Category:1908 births]]
[[Category:1973 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Chileans]]
[[Category:Basques]]
[[Category:Ethnic Belgians]]
[[Category:Medical doctors]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Freemasons]]

21st century conversations

2026-06-07T07:06:46Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag */ fixed some formatting; completed some disjointed convos

{{Era|Culture|Assassins|Templars|Abstergo}}
{{Update|[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]}}
Over the course of the 21st century, [[Desmond Miles]], [[Layla Hassan]], and other high-profile [[Assassins]] had various '''conversations''' with different people throughout the [[Modern times|modern era]].

==''[[Assassin's Creed]]''==
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|Desmond stared up at a curved screen above his face as he lay in the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]]. After it loaded the [[genetic memory]] sequence, he was transported to an open courtyard garden full of faceless [[courtesan]]s under a flashing red sky. A man in white robes stood closely surrounded by six women who sought his attention and flocked beside him wherever he went. Another man's distorted voice from a blue-white pillar of light on a balcony quoted [[wikisource:Bible (King James)/Ecclesiastes|a passage]] in {{Wiki|Ecclesiastes}}.
*'''Unknown Voice:''' ''I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing of the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief. And he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.''
The scene changed to a street, but the sky remained red and still images of castle walls flashed by, interrupting the sequence.
*'''[[Lucy Stillman|Lucy]]:''' ''We've got a problem. I can't anchor him to the memory. Too much psychological trauma. He's rejecting the treatment. Retreating.''
*'''[[Warren Vidic|Warren]]:''' ''Desmond, I need you to try and relax.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let me try and stabilize it...''
*'''Warren''' ''Focus. Listen to the sound of my voice. Recognize that what you're seeing isn't real. Just a picture of the past. It can't hurt you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Damn it! It's not working.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Give it a moment, Ms. Stillman. He'll adjust. The first time is never easy.''
More pictures flashed on-screen faster often than before.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're losing him!''
*'''Warren:''' ''That's enough, Ms. Stillman!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We need to pull him out. Now.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Alright, Desmond. We're going to try and bring you out now.''
With their first test failed, Lucy and Warren were forced to extract Desmond, who gasped and inhaled deeply.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You ok?''
*'''Warren:''' ''I told you, he'd be fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Bastards!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Now, now, I just saved your life.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Saved my life?! You kidnapped me! You strapped me into that... thing!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Animus. It's an Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't even know you people! Why are you doing this to me?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You have information we need, Mr. Miles.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Information?! I'm a bartender, for [[Jesus of Nazareth|Christ]]'s sakes! What do you want me to do, teach you how to mix a martini?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''We know who you are. What you are.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know what you're talking about.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Don't play coy with me, there isn't time. You're an Assassin, and whether you realize it or not, you've got something that [[Abstergo Industries|my employers]] want, locked away in that head of yours.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But I'm not an Assassin! Not anymore!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, your file indicated as much. Something about an escape. Most fortunate for us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you want from me?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''For you to do as you're told. The Animus will allow us to locate what we need. Once we have it, you'll be free to go.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I am '''not''' going back in there!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Then we'll induce a coma, and continue our work. When we're done, you'll be left to die. Truth be told, the only reason you're still conscious is because this approach saves us time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're insane!''
*'''Warren:''' ''So what is it, Mr. Miles? Live or die? Lie down!''
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*'''Warren:''' ''A wise decision.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whoa. Where am I?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You're inside the Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Which is?...''
*'''Warren:''' ''It's a projector that renders genetic memories in three dimensions.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Genetic memory?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Seems you'll need a bit of a tutorial. Very well, we'll start simple. What is a memory, Mr. Miles?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's the... recollection of a past event.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Specific to the individual remembering the event.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, sure.''
Warren chuckled wryly.
*'''Warren:''' ''What if I told you that the [[human]] body not only housed an individual's memory, but the memories of his ancestors as well? Genetic memory, if you will. Migration, hibernation, reproduction. How do animals know when and where to go? What to do?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's just animal instinct.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Now you're arguing semantics, Mr. Miles. Whatever you call it, the fact remains. These creatures hold knowledge, absent the requisite first-hand experience. I've spent the past thirty years trying to understand why. I've discovered something most fascinating. Our DNA functions as an archive. It contains not only genetic instructions passed down from previous generations, but memories as well. The memories of our ancestors.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And the Animus lets you decode and read these DNA files.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Precisely.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But there's a problem. This is the specific memory we're trying to access. Unfortunately, when we try and open the memory, your mind withdraws. You lack the confidence to step into your ancestor's body. That's what happened earlier. You got knocked out of the target memory and pushed back to a more stable state.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's your subconscious. It's resisting. We found similar reactions among patients who undergo hypnosis to relive traumatic events. They can't jump directly into the specific memory. They need to be eased in. Even then, there can be problems.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how do we fix it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We find a memory you can [[Synchronization|synchronize]] with and move forward from there. You'll get used to it. This is the closest we can get, so, it's where we'll have to start. I'm uploading the tutorial program now.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''He's experiencing a far better adoption rate than the other [[Animus Project|subjects]].''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm still pulling him out. He's been in there way too long.''
*'''Warren:''' ''No, not yet! We're still so far from where we need to be.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We shouldn't risk it.''
*'''Warren:''' ''What's another hour or two?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why don't we discuss this in the conference room? Give Desmond a minute to stretch his legs.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I really don't see the need—''
Lucy cut Warren off.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Warren, please.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Fine!''
Desmond eavesdropped on their conversation through the ventilation system in the bathroom.
*'''Warren:''' ''I don't appreciate you questioning my authority in front of the prisoner. There's a word for that. I believe it's called insubordination.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''And I don't appreciate you trying to kill him. There's a word for that too. I believe it's called stupid.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Lucy! This isn't my decision. I don't set the deadlines, but I'm smart enough not to challenge them! Do you want to wind up like [[Leila Marino|Leila]]?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I know the accident has everyone on edge.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Which is why there's no time to coddle him!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If you push him too hard, he'll shut down. And then, we'll have nothing!''
*'''Warren:''' ''We have nothing now!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But we will. You just need to have a little faith.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Fine. But I want you thinking up ways to improve his staying power. We can't afford to stop every time the man breaks a sweat! It's bad enough he has to traipse through all of these useless memories!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'll do what I can.''
The pair came out of the conference room.
*'''Warren:''' ''We're done for today, Mr. Miles. I suggest you return to your room and get some rest.''
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*'''Lucy:''' ''So, you're really an Assassin? Like [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yes and no.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I was supposed to be one. But I ran away from "[[the Farm]]" when I was 16.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Farm?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, that's what they called the place where I grew up. "The Farm." Like [[Masyaf]], I guess, only not so, uh... creepy. Just a small desert community in the middle of nowhere. About 30 of us living, you know, off the grid.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thought my parents were just crazy hippies trying to stick it to the man, you know. My [[William Miles|dad]] was always going on about our enemies, how they'd be looking for us, how we [[Assassin-Templar War|have to be prepared]]. No one ever came. Nothing ever happened.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why'd you run away?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I could never leave the compound. You have any idea what it's like being trapped in a place, knowing there is a whole world out there I'd never get to see?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Don't you miss your parents?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No. Far as I'm concerned, they weren't my parents. They were my wardens and I was their prisoner.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It sounds like they only wanted to protect you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''With all that's happened... I don't know. I guess they were right.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry. I didn't mean to dredge up the past.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's all right. Gives me something to think about.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Try and get some sleep. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Got a question for you before I turn in.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sure.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How did they find me? I mean, I haven't been anywhere near another Assassin for ten years.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Use your real name?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nope. Not before today.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Credit cards?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Cash only.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Telephone?''
Desmond chuckled.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's no one to call.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Driver's license?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Motorcycle. Guilty pleasure.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's your answer. Photo, fingerprint.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''This is a drug company! What does Abstergo have to do with the {{Wiki|Department of motor vehicles|DMV}}?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, these guys are everywhere. They... I... I'm sorry, I... I really can't talk about it.''
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|Desmond groaned as he woke up, and spotted Warren staring down at him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Gotta say that's a little creepy, Doc. Waking up to you standing over me. You been watching me sleep?''
*'''Warren:''' ''We're always watching you. Now get up. We've got a lot of work to do.''
Desmond responded sarcastically.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ooh, wonder who I get to kill today.''
Warren replied tersely.
*'''Warren:''' ''Don't be so cavalier! Your ancestors almost had the right idea, Mr. Miles. If the deaths of a few people—evil people, no less—could save the lives of thousands more, well... it seems a small sacrifice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean, "almost?"''
*'''Warren:''' ''They didn't go far enough! To use a rather tired analogy, corruption is no different than cancer. Cut out the tumors, but fail to treat the source and... well, you're buying time at best. There's no true change to be had without comprehensive, systemic intervention.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Chemo for the masses.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Education. Re-education to be more precise. But it's not easy, and it doesn't always take.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Let me guess, you've got a better solution. What is it then?''
Warren chuckled.
*'''Warren:''' ''Now, that would be telling.''
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|Desmond was extracted from the Animus and saw Warren standing over him.
*'''Warren:''' ''Out of the machine, Mister Miles.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's the matter, Doc?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Miss Stillman is once again insisting I let you rest.''
Warren walked out of the room, before Desmond went to talk to Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, feel like telling me who put the stick up his ass?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have a deadline. One week... well, six days now.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Deadline?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can't talk about it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Man, put yourself in my shoes. I'm being held hostage by a group of scientists—at least I think you're scientists—and forced to spend all day in some crazy-ass machine. You won't tell me what you're looking for or why you want it, but I'm supposed to be thanking you for keeping me alive. This is so fucked!''
Lucy looked up at Desmond.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sorry, but it is.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What do you want me to do?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hmm, let's see... I don't know... maybe give me some answers?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can't! And it's better this way. Safer.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Safer for who?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Both of us.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, you know what? I've got a question I think you can ''actually'' answer.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's up?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why is it that sometimes the guys in there talk like they're from the future?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The future?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I mean the present. Now, today, whatever.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You've probably noticed that English has become the official language of the [[Kingdom|Holy Land]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, I was going to say...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The Animus is translating speech it deems vital into more modern English. So expect a few anachronisms. I could probably make it more authentic, but... you ever read [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]]?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, definitely not for you.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Can you tell me more about Abstergo? Or what goes on here, beyond the whole keeping me prisoner thing.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Their primary focus is anti-depressants. There's some information on the computer over there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But you already said this wasn't about testing a drug. So, what's the deal?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't like where this is going.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So it's safe to assume the Animus is not a part of their public face.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What, you haven't seen the commercials?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh my [[Christianity|God]]. She has a sense of humor.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry, Desmond. I've got a lot of work to do. Like I said, if you want to know more about the company, take a look at the computer. The [[Akashic Satellite Plexus|telecommunication]] stuff is ''particularly'' interesting.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''Let's go, Mr. Miles! Time's wasting!''
Desmond stepped out into the main room, and noticed Lucy's absence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where's Lucy?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Oh, don't worry, she'll be with us soon enough.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So why are you doing all this, Doc? What're you hoping to accomplish?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You turn the television on lately? Read the newspaper?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Never cared much for that stuff.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Then let me sum it up for you: The world's a mess! It's pathetic, really. You've seen it first-hand yourself. A thousand years between you and your ancestor, and society remains just as barbaric, just as stupid.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And your point is...''
*'''Warren:''' ''[[New World Order|Order]], Mr. Miles. The world needs order. ''That'' is what we are working towards, and ''that'' is what you are helping us to achieve.''
Desmond laughed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You expect me to believe you're building a better tomorrow?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''That's exactly what we're doing! The human race calls out for direction. They want to know why they're here, what they're meant to do. Well... we're going to tell them. And once they understand how to live their lives, everything will be better.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Better how?''
*'''Warren:''' ''An end to all conflicts, large and small. Isn't that what you Assassins strive for? "Peace in all things?"''
Desmond replied harshly.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I told you, I'm not an Assassin.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Right, right.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I still don't see where I fit into things.''
*'''Warren:''' ''In time, Mr. Miles. In time, you'll understand... or you won't! I don't care either way, just as long as you show us where it is.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where ''what'' is?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry I'm late. Ready to go?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, we are.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''God damn it! What's the problem now?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm getting weird temperature readings. I think the Animus is overheating.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Christ! It's ''always'' something! How long?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Too soon to tell.''
*'''Warren:''' ''These delays are unacceptable, Ms. Stillman! I demand progress reports every hour!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's gonna be a while, Desmond. Why don't you go lie down or something? Get some rest.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Why is he always yelling at you? It's ''his'' machine.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''His ''theories''. He's not the one who built it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who did? You?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No, Abstergo has a team of engineers. Not much they don't have. But I did oversee the assembly. Guess that's why he gets so angry with me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''He's a dick.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He's under a lot of pressure. We all are.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I can't believe you’re defending the guy.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Warren saved my life. So, if he wants to yell a little, let him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean he saved your life?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You're not the only one who doesn't get to go home at night.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, are you saying you're a prisoner?''
Lucy walked over to the Animus.
*'''Lucy:''' ''When they first approached me, I was finishing up my Ph.D. The university made it clear I had no future there. They didn't like the subject of my doctorate... called it pseudo-science. Said keeping me on would discredit and embarrass them. It was the same everywhere. Other universities... companies I interviewed with... pretty soon I was out of money and out of time.''
Lucy pinched her fingers together.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I was ''this'' close to waiting tables. Then, I got a letter.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''From Vidic?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He said he'd been following my career since {{Wiki|Undergraduate education|undergrad}}. That he believed in my work and wanted to meet to discuss my future. You have no idea how good it felt to hear that. So I met with him. What did I have to lose?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And he offered you a job.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes. Here at Abstergo. Helping out on the Animus Project. I'd have a chance to test my theories and prove the professors wrong. How could I turn that down?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Think I'm missing the part where you became a prisoner.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sometimes I wonder if they weren't behind it all. If they manipulated events so I'd get desperate. They can do that. They can do anything. I didn't think when I agreed to come here... they even told me I'd be trapped. For 6 months, a year max. Once the product launched, there'd be no need for secrecy anymore. But, until then, I'd be a "guest of the company". At least... that's what they said.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And when the Animus was ready?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They came in while I was sleeping. Three guys... [[Firearm|guns]]...''
Lucy got up and walked over to the nearby windows.
*'''Lucy:''' ''They dragged me out of bed... God... the worst part is, I ''knew'' them. One guy, [[Richard]], we ate lunch together sometimes. And now he was gonna... They were cracking jokes... I tried to pull away... he hit me... and that's when he told me I was going to die.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Christ! What did you do?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nothing. I kept telling myself it wasn't real. And then Warren was there, shouting at them to get away from me. And they listened.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Jesus...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He's not a happy man, Desmond. I wouldn't even say he's a good man, but he saved my life. They never came for me again. And he promised they never would.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But you're still stuck here working for these nutjobs.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But I'm alive. Anyway, I really do need to get the Animus repaired. I'll see you tomorrow, Desmond.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''Rise and shine! We've got quite a day ahead of us!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're in a good mood this morning.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Ms. Stillman has made some modifications to the Animus. You should be able to remain inside even longer now.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And help you with your treasure hunt.''
*'''Warren:''' ''This is serious business, Mr. Miles. I don't think you fully appreciate the work that Abstergo does.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe because I don't actually know what you people do.''
*'''Warren:''' ''We change the world. Every day in a hundred different ways. Did you know that nearly every single breakthrough of the past millennia, be it medical, mechanical, or philosophical, has come from Abstergo or its predecessors?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's a bold claim, Doc. Think you might be exaggerating a bit?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Not in the slightest. Oh, we certainly don't take the credit. That would arouse far too much suspicion. We choose our beneficiaries with great care.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Isn't it obvious? It means we're in control.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But how? What makes you guys so special, so smart? That you happen to invent all these things while us mere mortals stumble around like idiots?''
*'''Warren:''' ''To be fair, we don't invent them. We find them.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Find them?''
*'''Warren:''' ''They're gifts, Mr. Miles, from [[Isu|those who came before]]. We'll have to continue this discussion later. Time's wasting.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''We're done already?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Get up.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whatever you say, Doc.''
Warren's phone rang and he answered it.
*'''Warren:''' ''I'm ending the session... I'll be right there. You're sure about this?... Yes. No. Everything's [[Denver]]... I don't see how he could... Of course... I understand.''
Warren hung up, and then addressed Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''You're in a lot of trouble, Mr. Miles.''
Warren walked out of the laboratory.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's his problem?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They're coming for you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who's coming for me?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Assassins.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, I've got nothing to do with this!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sounds like they're mounting some kind of rescue attempt. Guess you're more important than you realized.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Man, things just keep getting weirder and weirder around here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It was bound to happen.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''That little fight your ancestor started during the [[Third Crusade]]? It never ended. You're being held by [[Templars]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Vidic's a Templar?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's no way you could've known, they hide it so well. But to answer your question, Vidic works for them. We all do. Abstergo is their company.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I thought Templars were old dudes with funny hats who sat around drinking beer, plotting world domination with like the... lizard people.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No. Except the part about world domination, I guess. Look, Desmond, it's complicated. Half the stuff they say about the Templars comes from crazy tin-foil hat-wearing nutjobs. The other half is misinformation intentionally produced by the Templars themselves.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But they are the "bad guys," right?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If there's one thing I've learned since I started working here, it's that there's no such thing. It's all so relative. I guess the best way to explain it is... what they want is good. But the way they're going about it... It's bad, really bad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are they trying to do? Lucy?''
Lucy's phone rang and she answered it.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes?''
Warren's voice could be heard through Lucy's phone.
*'''Warren:''' ''Ms. Stillman, I need to speak with you. Get up here, Now!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''On my way, [[Doctor]].''
Lucy hung up.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry, Desmond, I have to go. You should turn in for the night. The answers to all of your questions are right in front of you. You just have to know where to look.''
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|Desmond's Animus session was abruptly ended and he overheard a conversation between Warren and an [[Alan Rikkin|associate]].
*'''Associate:''' ''Not a lot of time today.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Understand it's a demo, but I'll let you know.''
*'''Associate:''' ''Wherever it's hidden, time to retrieve it.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Working on it.''
*'''Associate:''' ''And when it's done?''
*'''Warren:''' ''He'll be taken care of.''
*'''Associate:''' ''I want that progress report by tomorrow morning.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I've got some work I need to do. So you've got the night to yourself.''
The Animus HUD panel retracted and Desmond was able to get up.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I think there's a problem with the Animus.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nope. It's working fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm pretty sure it just ejected me—''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm pretty sure you should shut up.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You ready to finally tell me what's going on?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have to stop them, Desmond. When they access that last memory of yours... they're just getting started. They want to change ''everything''. The way we live, the way we think, the way we are. You've gotten the lecture from Vidic. About what's wrong with the world, how we need "order and discipline." So, they're going to give it to us. Only, we don't have a say in the matter.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The Templar treasure. They think it—''
Lucy's phone rang and she answered it. Warren began shouting.
*'''Warren:''' ''Ms. Stillman!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm here.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I need you to upload Desmond's files to the database.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Got it.''
Lucy hung up.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, what? They're using me to find the Templar treasure? What do they call it? The "[[Piece of Eden]]?"''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, it's looking like it's at Masyaf. So I don't know why they're wasting all this time with me. Why don't they just send their people to pick it up?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They can't... it's not that simple. The artifact from Masyaf... they had it. It was destroyed in the accident.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Then, what are they hoping for me? For my ancestor to tell them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They're hoping he'll show them where the other ones are.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You mean there's more than one of these things?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Oh, Desmond. You have no idea.''
Lucy's phone rang again, with Warren on the other end.
*'''Warren:''' ''Is there a problem, Ms. Stillman?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No, Warren. Everything's Denver on my end.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Then, where are the files?''
Lucy hung up again.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I've gotta move these files before he gets suspicious. We'll talk more later.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What does "Everything's Denver" mean?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It means everything's fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why Denver?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's a reference to {{Wiki|Denver International Airport}}. There's an underground facility there. It's where the [[DIA satellite accident|accident]] happened.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''Time's wasting, Mr. Miles!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah. I'm comi—''
*'''Warren:''' ''We're nearly done, you know.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And then what?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You'll see. Maybe they'll even let you watch when it begins. It's not as terrible as you think.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Look, I know you're not gonna let me leave. So why not tell me what's going on? Humor me.''
Warren replied shrewdly.
*'''Warren:''' ''I'm not an idiot, Mr. Miles. I think you've already learned quite a bit.''
Desmond played coy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know what you're talking about.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Of course not.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''All right, let me ask you something else then.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Some of the stuff I'm seeing in the Animus... sometimes it seems... wrong. Untrue, like the history's off somehow. It doesn't—''
Warren interrupted Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''It doesn't what, Mr. Miles? Match up with what you read on an online encyclopedia? What your high-school history teacher taught you? Let me ask you something: do these supposed experts have access to secret knowledge, kept hidden from the rest of us?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There are books, letters, documents... all sorts of source material from back then. Some of it seems to contradict what the Animus is showing me.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Anyone can write a book, and they can put whatever they want on its pages. Anything. Used to be that we thought the world was flat.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Some people still do.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, and they publish books about it. Or that the [[moon]] [[Apollo 11|landing]] was a hoax. I believe there's also {{Wiki|Bible|a book}} that claims the [[Earth|World]] was created in seven days. A best-seller, too!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where's this going, Doc?''
*'''Warren:''' ''The point, I suppose, is that you shouldn't trust everything you hear. Everything you read. What's that your ancestor said? "Nothing is true?"''
*'''Desmond:''' ''"Everything is permitted."''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, exactly. It's part of what makes the Animus so spectacular. There's no room for misinterpretation—''
Desmond interrupted Warren.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's always room.''
*'''Warren:''' Touché'', Mr. Miles. Now that I've answered your question, can we begin?''
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*'''Warren:''' ''I said get up, God damn it! Listen!''
Warren turned on the intercom, through which gunfire could be heard.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Oh no.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Seems your Assassin friends found us!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Warren:''' ''How'd you do it, Desmond?!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, look, I don't know what you're talking about, but whatever's going on down there has got nothing to do with me!''
*'''Warren:''' ''They are here for ''you!'' And I sure as shit didn't invite them!''
Warren talked into the intercom.
*'''Warren:''' ''What's the situation down there?''
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''We're taking heavy fire!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Can you contain it, or do I need to evacuate the prisoner?!''
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''Only five or six! We've got them outnumbered! Couple of wounded, but we'll pull through. We'll get it under control.''
Warren switched off the intercom and turned to Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''God damn you, Desmond! You couldn't leave well enough alone!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I told you I had nothing to do with this! How would I even contact them? Telepathy? Come on!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Doesn't matter, they'll be dead soon enough. Here, have a listen!''
Warren turned the intercom back on and the gunfire continued, before stopping abruptly.
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''Threat's been neutralized.''
Warren switched off the intercom for the last time, before turning back towards Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''Looks like the cavalry won't be coming.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't know, Doc. You were freaking out a minute ago. Your little research facility isn't as secure as you thought it was? Worried they'll be back with more?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't think so, Desmond.''
*'''Warren:''' ''What Lucy is trying to say is that there aren't any Assassins left to come for you. We've been very busy this past year, hunting down your little enclaves, your desert communes and whatnot. I'm afraid you're on your own. Rest up, Mr. Miles. Tomorrow, we finish this!''
Warren walked out.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''He mentioned the desert. Do you think—''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They sent a team there, but the place was deserted. I don't know where your parents are, and I can't promise they're still alive. But I think they got away.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks. Thanks for checking.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's not as bad as it seems.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you talking about? They just killed—literally ''killed''—my only chance of getting out of here! And then, I find out the Assassins are all but destroyed and... Christ, I still don't know what these people are planning! But I do know they plan to kill me when they're done! I am screwed, okay!? What do you want me to do!?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Just try and have a little faith.''
Lucy bent her left ring finger, symbolizing the Assassins.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Have faith. Rest up, Desmond. You're gonna need the energy.''
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|Warren came into Desmond's room and woke him up.
*'''Warren:''' ''Get up.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Even earlier than usual, Doc.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I'd like to get this over with as quickly as possible.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''If you say so.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Don't be so glum come on Mr. Miles. Today is a historic day, One that will be remembered for years to come. Remembered by some of us anyway.''
Desmond finished the final memory of Altaïr.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref>
*'''Warren:''' ''We've got it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell was that?''
Desmond saw that Lucy and Warren were facing the far wall. Turning his head, he saw three men in business suits in an observation room behind a sheet of glass where the wall panels once were. The man in the middle spoke, revealing himself to be Warren's associate from earlier, while the [[David Kilkerman|other]] [[Henry Liman|two]] remained silent.
*'''Alan:''' ''Well?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''We've got the [[Isu map|map]].''
*'''Alan:''' ''How many?''
*'''Warren:''' ''At least half a dozen.''
*'''Alan:''' ''We don't need them all.''
*'''Warren:''' ''We should assume some amount of decay. I can't imagine they'll all still be functioning. At least two appear to reside on landmasses that no longer exist.''
*'''Alan:''' ''We'll dispatch teams to each site and determine viability. We only need ''one'', after all.''
*'''Warren:''' ''What about the rest?''
*'''Alan:''' ''Collect them! Let's not leave anything to chance! Last thing we need is some damn survivor making trouble for us in the New World!''
*'''Warren:''' ''And the Assassin?''
*'''Alan:''' ''We have what we need. Kill him.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Wait. You know how these things work. I doubt we'll be able to walk right in.''
*'''Alan:''' ''What's your point?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We might need him. His memories. I'd recommend we hold him until we have confirmation that there aren't any surprises waiting for us at the sites.''
*'''Warren:''' ''This is a waste of time.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You said it yourself. We shouldn't leave anything to chance.''
*'''Alan:''' ''Very well. Ensure we have no further need of him, ''then'' kill him.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Fine.''
Alan and his attendants left. Once Alan was out of earshot, Warren snapped at Lucy.
*'''Warren:''' ''Stop undermining my authority!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I just saved your ass.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Let's go! We've got a lot of work to do. Don't get too comfortable, Mr. Miles! We'll be back for you soon enough.''
Desmond got up and activated [[Eagle Vision]] for the first time. [[Cryptic Messages|Many symbols]] could be seen on the floor in the Animus room.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell is that?''
Desmond went to his bedroom and noticed more symbols on the wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh my god! It looks like... is that blood?! [[Clay Kaczmarek|Who]] the hell were they keeping here before me? What happened to him? What does it mean, I wonder...?''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''==
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|Lucy entered Desmond's room wearing a blood-spattered shirt.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have to go.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy! Where have you been? Why did they—''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Now.''
Desmond followed Lucy to the Animus as she calibrated it to a new setting.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Get in.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's with the blood? Are you okay?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Look, we have maybe ten minutes—maybe—before they figure out what I've done. If we're not out of here and on the road before then...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, we're leaving?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, I promise I'll answer ALL of your questions. Later. But right now, I need you to just shut up and do what I say. So please—get in the Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright...''
Desmond entered the Animus and the computer compared his DNA with Subject 16's to find another common ancestor. After finding a match, Desmond was transported to [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]] to relive [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s birth.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[The Birth of an Assassin]]</ref> Eventually, the simulation faded to white and ended as Lucy extracted Desmond from the Animus before he could continue to relive more of Ezio's memories, but not before he caught blurry glimpses of a teenaged Ezio in Assassin robes in the midst of a fight [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|elsewhere]] in Italy.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Get up. Let's go.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah well, uh, I'm gonna need a second...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There isn't time, Desmond. We have to leave.''
Lucy withdrew a drive from a port in the Animus and rushed to the lab's doors. They opened, and Desmond followed Lucy into the hallway.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We're really gettin' out of here, huh... Abstergo's got some fucked up interior decorators...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Quiet. Stay close.''
Two security guards noticed Lucy and Desmond escaping.
*'''Abstergo Guard 1:''' ''Hey! You're not supposed to be up here!''
Lucy typed in a code and locked a door, preventing the guards from following them.
*'''Abstergo Guard 2:''' ''Open this door!''
*'''Abstergo Guard 1:''' ''I'm calling it in! We have a breach in the research wing. I repeat: there's been a breach in the research wing. Requesting backup from all available security personnel. Subjects appear to be armed.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Glass walls. Fancy. Boy, these must be a bitch to clean.''
Lucy and Desmond were spotted by the Abstergo guards.
*'''Abstergo Guard 1:''' ''There they are! Don't let them get away.''
Lucy fought with the guards, swiftly taking them down. The pair then entered a nearby elevator, traveling downward.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Holy shit... Look at this place... What about the cameras?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I rigged them to loop old footage. How do you think I managed to hide all your nighttime snooping from Abstergo?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're good...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''So I've been told. But they're onto us now. We need to hurry. Careful... We need to get to that elevator on the other side of the room. Follow my lead. But keep an eye out for security. I'd rather avoid a fight.''
Desmond trailed Lucy through the [[Animi Training Program]] room.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Is that an Animus?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Wait... Careful...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the... How many of them are there?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Stay with me...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, what's the plural for Animus? Is it Animus-es? Or Animi? What do you think, Lucy? Lucy? What do they need with all of them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond. Shut. The fuck. Up. Please.''
Lucy swiped a card into a keypad and entered a code, which failed. She then attempted another time, to no avail.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Fuck! I thought this card would work. It must be on separate system and I don't have the code.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait...''
Desmond tried his hand at entering a code into the keypad.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Shit! Oh come on!''
Desmond used Eagle Vision to see the fingerprints on the keypad and entered the code "2374".
*'''Lucy:''' ''How did you do that?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go. It's always something...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What was that in the Animus? Subject Sixteen? Ezio... Audi... Audisomething?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I think we've been wrong all along. That's why we need to get out of here. Vidic and the Templars—they're only part of the problem...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'll explain when we get there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Get where?''
Desmond and Lucy reached the parking lot and fought off a squad of guards. Afterwards, they ran for Warren's car and Lucy opened the trunk.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Get in.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're joking?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's for your own protection.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh man.''
Desmond got into the trunk of the car.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're almost there...''
Desmond shot a dirty look up at Lucy, who slammed the trunk door shut.
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|Some while later, Lucy opened the trunk and Desmond sat up.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks for that. It was great...being shoved in the trunk, bouncing around. Loved it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''This way.''
Desmond got out of the trunk and followed Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So... gonna tell me what's going on now?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There was [[Project Siren|a reason]] for the escape, Desmond.''
Desmond scoffed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Figures.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We need your help.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''For what? Another treasure hunt through time?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo's gonna [[Apple of Eden 2|replace]] their Apple of Eden. The map your ancestor found guarantees it. The other Assassins... They'll do what they can, where they can. But...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What...what is it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're losing this war, Desmond. The Templars are too powerful. And every day more of us die...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I still don't see how I fit into things...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're going to train you—turn you into one of us.''
He was shocked.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?! No, no...you've seen me in action—I'm no good at this. And even if I was... It would take months—years, even.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No. Not with the Animus. Not with the [[Bleeding Effect]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But I'm just one guy...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sometimes that's all you need.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So that's why you found him... My ancestor. What was his name? Ezio?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If you can follow in his footsteps, you'll learn everything he did—just like he did. Years of training absorbed in a matter of days.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You broke me out of Abstergo and brought me here just to make me an Assassin?''
Lucy turned around.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Look, there's more to it than that, but it'll have to wait. Trust me, okay?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright. I'm in. Tell me what you need.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Really? You're sure?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I thought you'd be happy about this.''
Lucy stammered a little.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry... I'm just a little surprised. I spent the whole ride over here figuring out how I was going to convince you to do this...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Save it. After what those Templar bastards put me through, I'm ready, willing, and able.''
Lucy hugged Desmond warmly.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thank you.''
They walked into the [[Rome hideout]]. [[Rebecca Crane]] jumped up when she saw Lucy.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Lucy! You made it! God! It's been so long! Seven years! Can you believe it?!''
*'''[[Shaun Hastings|Shaun]]:''' ''Indeed. Welcome back.''
Shaun Hastings noticed Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, so this must be the infamous subject seventeen... Desmond Miles, was it?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who are you?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm sorry... Where are my manners? I'm Shaun Hastings—this is Rebecca Crane.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nice to meet you, Desmond.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right, well it's been lovely chatting, but if you don't mind, Desmond, it's best we get straight to work. Time is precious. Doubly so these days.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We've got everything set up and ready, Lucy. Just say the word and we'll get going.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Here. I brought you something. A parting gift from Abstergo.''
Lucy withdrew the drive she had taken from Abstergo's Animus and gave it to an excited Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Whoa! The memory core! This is amazing! With their data, things are gonna go a lot faster! I'll get to work on merging the code...''
Desmond walked over to Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey... Listen. I just wanted to say thank you. And that I'm sorry.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ya you know, before. Everything at Abstergo. It was just... I wasn't ready.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's okay.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No. Going through all that. Knowing that the Templars still exist. What they're planning...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's done is done, Desmond. You're here now and that's what matters.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy, I've been seeing things. Symbols in my bedroom. The code on the keypad... Just like Altaïr.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's from the bleeding effect. You're taking on more than your ancestors' memories. You're taking on their skills too. In this case, Eagle Vision.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Skills?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You're more receptive now. So if all goes well, everything Ezio learns in the Animus, you'll learn too.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You really think this will work? That I'll become an Assassin?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You already are an Assassin. You'll just be better at it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, hopefully much better at it. I mean—seriously—I saw the tapes from Abstergo. You didn't even TRY and escape.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What a dick...''
Desmond walked over to Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey Desmond! What's up?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Just wondering what your role is in all this.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I take care of Baby. It's my job to keep her up and running.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Baby? You mean the Animus.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Actually, I prefer Animus two-point-oh, since Baby's twice as awesome as anything you'll find at Abstergo. The Templars might have deeper pockets than us, but they've got no ambition. No passion! No competitive edge! That's why, even with all their resources, anything they can do, I can do better. Faster, too! Anyway, take a seat when you're ready, and we can get started. I just need to make a few more adjustments...''
Desmond approached Shaun.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's all this stuff for?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''This stuff, Desmond, oh this stuff is nothing special, really, this stuff is just the stuff that keeps our entire operation from falling apart, really. It requires a great deal of concentration to keep it all moving, so you'll forgive me if I don't have time to play meet and greet.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun's in charge of maintaining our knowledge archives—it's like a digital library. He'll be riding shotgun with me while you're in the Animus. So if you come across anything of note—people, places, events, etcetera—he'll create database entries you can consult for additional information.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Y-yeah, it's not just databases, though. I also provide tactical support for the other Assassins. You know, Desmond, the ones who are out there—actually doing stuff. Risking their lives, little things like that.''
Desmond sat in the Animus chair.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how does this work?''
Rebecca showed Desmond a cord.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Of course.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Deep breath!''
Rebecca stuck the catheter into Desmond's arm.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ah!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, what are you? A tiny child?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here we go!''
Desmond began reliving Ezio's memories as he stood with a gang on the [[Ponte Vecchio]] in [[Florence]].<ref name="BoysWillBeBoys">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Boys Will Be Boys]]</ref>
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|Shortly after Ezio witnessed the murder of his father and two brothers [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> Shaun's voice interrupted Desmond's explorations of Florence.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I've got a little request for you. I've identified several strange markings that I've discovered right across Renaissance Italy. Now, I don't know what they're doing there, but I want you to help me find out. Rebecca has marked their general location in the [[database]] with an eye icon and she's made them glow as well. Keep an eye out.''
In time, Desmond found the first [[Glyphs|Glyph]].
*'''Shaun:''' ''There's one of the symbols! What does it mean? It must be there for a reason. Can you take a closer look? Hey! Try using Eagle Vision. I've got all day...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait, that's not possible. This can't be... hold on, that's computer code. Let me compile it... aww shit, it's an encrypted file!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Upload it to my computer. I'm a master at decryption.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I can't, it's only compatible with the Animus itself.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Up-upload it to Desmond then... I can't believe this.''
Desmond accessed the first Glyph and heard a recording from Subject 16.
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Hello. This is... they call me Subject Sixteen. Listen, I don't have much time. There's something I have to show you. We've been lied to this whole time. Everything we kow, everything we've been brought up to believe. It's wrong. Okay, umm... I've uploaded the evidence, the file, that proves it all. But I've split it into twenty pieces and locked each with a code. Queen [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella]]... no, not her, hmm... what century is it? Umm... nevermind. I've hidden the code to the first file inside this program. Find it... find them all—and along the way you'll begin to see the truth.''
The spech faded into static.
*'''Shaun:''' ''What the he—! How did this get inside our Animus?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Oh. Oh. The Memory Core, we transferred Sixteen's Memory Data from Abstergo into the Animus 2.0. He must have hacked the machine when Vidic left him alone between sessions.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hold on, wait a second... The signs on the walls in Abstergo... The ones written in blood. Those were clues! He was telling us to look for them inside the Animus.''
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|After [[Mario Auditore]] showed Ezio the Sanctuary beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] and the [[Armor of Altaïr]] stored within,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets</ref> Rebecca spoke to Desmond.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''In order to achieve perfect synchronization with Ezio, you have to get that armor.''
In time, he witnessed the memory where Ezio discovered an [[Assassin Tombs|Assassin Tomb]] beneath the [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella]] in Florence.<ref name="NovellasSecret">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref>
*'''Shaun:''' ''Look at that statue! It's identical in one in the Villa Auditore! I think you've stumbled onto one of the Assassin's Tombs Ezio's uncle mentioned.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Now that we know the way in, I'll tag the landmarks containing tombs in the database.''
A while later, Ezio met [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] at the [[Ponte Vecchio]] after killing [[Francesco de' Pazzi]]. When the conversation was finished,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Four to the Floor]]</ref> Rebecca patched into the sound system.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I've marked the [[Palazzo Medici]] on your map. In order to achieve 100% synch with Ezio's life, you should go [[Home Invasion|explore]] it.''
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|After Ezio met [[Caterina Sforza]] and sailed for [[Venice]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Tutti a Bordo]]</ref> Desmond's [[Assassin cell]] extracted him from the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything all right?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Better than all right. You're making amazing progress.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''"Amazing" is quite a strong word.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Then why are we stopping?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Prolonged exposure to the Animus can have, uh, side effects.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Awesome.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's nothing to worry about. You haven't shown any of the symptoms.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Symptoms? What symptoms?!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Degradation of cognition, temporal hallucinations, multiple awareness issues, overlapping realities, you know.''
Desmond became worried.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what you're saying is...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What we're saying, Desmond, is if you're not careful, you may not need the Animus to visit with your ancestors. Which wouldn't be a bad thing assuming you could control it. Up until now, though, no one has.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Subject 16.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have safeguards, Desmond. And they kept him in the Animus for way too long, sometimes days at a time. We're being careful with you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I hope so.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Anyway, I was hoping we could test out your skill retention. See if you've picked up some of Ezio's abilities.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm game.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Great. Meet me downstairs when you're ready.''
Desmond initiated a conversation with Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey! Nice work today. You're a natural.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks. it's definitely getting easier. I gotta say—after all the crap I went through at Abstergo—It's nice to be with the good guys.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''"Good guys?" Let's not get carried away.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What's that supposed to mean?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''In case you've forgotten, Rebecca, we're Assassins. I could look it up for you, if you like. Basically, it means we assassinate people.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Only when we have to.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's a choice. You're choosing to kill.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I haven't killed anyone.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No. Not yet. But what do you think all this is for, eh? You think Lucy is giving you Ezio's abilities so you can build schools in [[South America]] and deliver rice to starving [[Indonesia]]ns? What are you Desmond, a vegan? You'd be the first vegan Assassin in history.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Look, it's not ideal. And taking a life is never easy. But sometimes there's no other way. Sometimes, Desmond, people have to die for things to change.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''She's got a point. But don't fool yourself into thinking you have no say. I mean, isn't it that what we're all about here? Safe-guarding free will?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry... I didn't mean to make it into a whole big thing.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nah, it's cool. So, how's she treating you?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The translation software is still a bit laggy... You're probably catching the odd bit of Italian. Sorry about that.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No worries. Abstergo's machine wasn't perfect either. And the subtitles... definitely a big plus.''
Desmond walked over to Shaun.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What could 16 have found that needs so much secrecy and security?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, I don't know, do I? Lucy thinks it's something about the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]], but I'm not so sure. I'm all ears, if it's as life changing as 16 says. Blimey, if I was allowed to use the Animus, I'd be the one in there finding out. Instead, as usual I'm forced to sit here on the sidelines.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you up to?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What am I—who are you, my mum? I've been running traces on the Codex pages. Looking to see if any of them are still around.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Nothing concrete. Reports on one in the archives of the [[National Central Library]] in Florence. Maybe a few in the hands of collectors... probably Templars. I'd send someone to check it out, but we're very short on manpower.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How do you think the Codex wound up in Italy? I mean... it seems so random.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''[[Dante Alighieri]] by way of [[Marco Polo]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Seriously?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Something happened in 1321, yeah. Now, I'm still working on making the connections... But from what I can tell, Polo encountered the Assassins while visiting [[Kublai Khan]]. That's right, this must be when he obtained the Codex. Now, when he returned to Italy, he passed it on to Dante. Dante was close to them—if not an Assassin himself. Now, I have no idea what brought the two of them together... But I tell you what, I reckon we can find out.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't think Lucy wants us messing with the Animus.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, you're right. We've got enough to deal with. I guess satisfying my curiosity will have to wait.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How did you get involved in this?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Most Assassins, Desmond, are like you, yeah? They're "born" into the Brotherhood. Not me, though.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ugh, here we go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What?! He asked. Anyway, I've always been fascinated by the unexplained. There's something exciting there, you know, a sense that life is more interesting, more mysterious than we've been led to believe.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, what, you just stumbled across the Assassins?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, I found the Templars first, actually. Abstergo's a big company. It's too big, which means there were slip-ups, you know, like that mess they're having right now with [[New Fluoride|the fluoride]]. Only I was tracking this stuff years ago. I must have been, what, 14? 15?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You knew Abstergo was a Templar company?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, not at first. I just knew they were up to no good and I figured maybe I could do something about it. So I starting digging up everything I could on the company, posting stuff to news groups, trying to spread word, looking for people with stories to tell.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You must have gotten Abstergo's attention.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, fortunately, I got Rebecca's first. Otherwise I'd be at the bottom of a river.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're welcome.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yep, she tried to warn me. Told me I was messing with the wrong people.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And what did you do?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I thought you were mental.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''But now you know better.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yep, now I know you're just ''a bit'' mental.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Long story short, I saved his ass! Multiple times! Should've just dropped him and let Abstergo have their way.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Listen to you, trying to be all "bad-ass."''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what happened?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I have a gift, Desmond. I have a gift for seeing things. Making connections, like your eagle vision, you know. Only useful.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We offered him a place with us.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yes, you did, yeah. The alternative? A life on the run from the most powerful organization on the planet. I decided to prolong my life. I'm eccentric like that. So I signed up. I've been doing research and analysis for them ever since. Best part is, I love it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you doing?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm keeping tabs on the other teams.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Other teams?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The Templars have been hunting down the Pieces of Eden using the map they got from you at Abstergo. Luckily, Lucy has provided us with a copy as well, allowing us to pursue them.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How's that working out?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''So far, so good.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''If they find even one piece, we'll have problems.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, you're picking up on that, are you? That is why we're training you. Once you've acquired the necessary skills, we'll be able to send you into the field.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And you? Why aren't you out there?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm not out there cause my expertise lies in other areas. And to be honest, I prefer it that way. But make no mistake, Desmond, I'm an Assassin through and through. I've killed before, I expect to kill again. It's just that I'd prefer not to.''
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|Desmond walked up to Lucy's station.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what's the plan?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're going to see what you've managed to retain. Come on.''
They both walked into the warehouse together.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo's out there, waiting for us. They're better funded and better equipped. So it's only a matter of time before they find this place. We need to be ready for them when they do. I want you to activate the warehouse's defense system. I'll let you figure out how to reach the sensors.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Aw, come on. Not even a hint?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Open your eyes, Desmond.''
Desmond started the course and began to suffer from the Bleeding Effect, "seeing" ghostly soldiers walking around him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Uh, Lucy... I'm seeing things.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Do the hallucinations last longer than thirty seconds?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Then it's nothing to be worried about. It'll pass.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how am I doing?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You've picked up every single one of Ezio's skills. The adoption rate is fantastic! Another day or two and we'll be done.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''All right, you've gotta tell me. Why Ezio? Why Italy? I mean, we could've just gone back to Altaïr again. Follow him during his early years.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It started with Sixteen...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ah, good old Subject 16. He repainted my room, y'know... with his blood!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I've been going through his files. Vidic flagged a couple of his Animus sessions. A bunch of different ancestors, different dates and locations... ancient Africa, the Middle East... but towards the end, he became obsessed with Italy. I think he knew about the [[Vatican Vault|Vault]]. A few of the records of his later Animus sessions are missing, and the sessions that are there... After everything the Templars put him through... after everything I put him through... it's all scrambled. If we hadn't pushed Sixteen so hard, we'd have all the answers already... and maybe he'd still be alive.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So you're after the Codex ''and'' the Vault?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I knew you had an ancestor in Italy who was at the center of all this.''
Desmond resumed the course and was suddenly interrupted by a vision of a [[horse]] running towards him, then successfully reached the last sensor without further isue.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Alright, I think we're done for today.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy, what happened to Sixteen wasn't your fault. You were just as much a prisoner as I was.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thanks. Good night, Desmond. I'm glad you're here.''
Desmond went upstairs to the hideout. On the way, he experienced another Bleeding Effect hallucination of the corridor lined with soldiers and lost consciousness.
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|Desmond relived one of Altaïr's memories in [[Acre]] in 1197.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell... What is this?... Where am I?... It's Acre. And... Altaïr? How the hell... I'm not even in the Animus. I must've passed out. Just having some kind of weird dream... Going without sleep for who knows how long... Guess I shouldn't be surprised...''
Desmond noticed a person who ran once they spotted Altaïr.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hmm. That must be his target...''
Altaïr chased his target to the top of a tower by the city limits, where they took off their hood.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, it's the woman from Acre. What was her name? [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]]. Yeah. Wonder what he wants with her...''
Altaïr and Maria kissed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whoa... Alright, wasn't expecting that...''
Part of the memory skipped. Altaïr performed a [[Leap of Faith]] and left Maria, but the memory stayed focused on her and slowly zoomed into her belly.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait a second... Why aren't I following Altaïr? I'm stuck here with Maria. Oh shit! That must [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|mean]]... This is one weird dream...''
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|Desmond woke up, and Rebecca came to speak to him.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry to barge you on like this, but it's getting late and we were... Hey, you okay?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah... All good. Weird dreams. That's all...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''All right. I'll let you get ready. See you in a few.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah! Good of you to join us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sorry, long night...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What a professional, what a professional approach!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Leave him alone!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, you'll forgive me if I want to get some actual work done. Hmm, madness, isn't it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun! Please. That's enough.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Alright...''
Desmond struck up a conversation with Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Uh, hi.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Are you okay?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, I'm fine. Everything's fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You sure?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We lost two more teams last night. That's eight of us just... gone.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm sorry.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't know what to do anymore... It just keep getting worse and worse.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, remember what you told me? You gotta have faith. And look. Here we are. Safe and sound.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''For how long? And when they find us? Then what?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''When that happens—if that happens. We'll deal with it. I'll keep you safe.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Anyway—enough with my little breakdown. I should get back to work. And so should you.''
Desmond walked to the reactivated Animus and sat down to relive Ezio's arrival at Venice.<ref name="Benvenuto">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Benvenuto]]</ref>
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|After Ezio escorted his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] to his [[Bottega di Leonardo|workshop]] in Venice,<ref name="Benvenuto"/> Rebecca spoke to Desmond.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I found this awesome place for you to explore and practice your skills. [[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria dei Frari]]. I've marked it on your [[map]].''
After Ezio assassinated [[Marco Barbarigo]] during the [[Carnevale]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Having a Blast]]</ref> Desmond was again greeted by Rebecca contacted Desmond again.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You want to rob some Templars? I've marked the [[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal]] on your map. It's some kind of Templar base, so there's gonna be all kinds of loot in there.''
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|After Ezio was [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiated]] into the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]],<ref name="PlayAlong">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Play Along]]</ref> Desmond was extracted from the Animus again holding his ring finger, as if feeling the pain Ezio experienced while his finger was being branded.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Are you okay? Do you want to stop?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No, I need to go back. Right now.''
Desmond resumed his Animus session, but was left waiting in the [[Memory Corridor]] for the next sequence to load.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything okay out there?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hold on, I'm gonna try to find a workaround. This one's corrupted too... Let me check another. This one seems okay. I'm gonna run some diagnostics. But at least now you can continue.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Or we can take a break if you want.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, I would advise against that. I'm picking up a fair amount of radio chatter. Abstergo is none too pleased about losing you and Lucy and it's only a matter of time before they wind up here. We'd better finish with this before then.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright. But what about the missing years? Anything important happen that we should know about?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Alright, let's take a look, shall we... According to this, it's a rather tumultuous time for Florence. Following Lorenzo's death, the [[House of Medici|Medici]] are deposed, and a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] priest named [[Girolamo Savonarola|Savonarola]] is given control of the city. Now he promptly turns it into the most miserable place on Earth. According to this, it's when the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] took place.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, I liked {{Wiki|The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|that movie}}!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, did you like that movie? That's interesting! What other movies do you like? Rebecca—the grownups are talking! Now let's see what else we have here... Some entries on [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]], some [[Battle of Forlì|trouble]] in [[Forlì]], a rather amusing [[A Warm Welcome|anecdote]] about Caterina Sforza and, well, her reproductive organs... I'll tell you later... O-oh... oh dear...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Of course... How could I have forgotten?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You wanna share with the rest of us?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''[[Rodrigo Borgia]] is elected [[Papacy|Pope]] in 1492. Which means Ezio's greatest enemy is now also the most powerful man in Italy.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Always wanted to visit the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]].''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, your luck's in happy days,Desmond. 'Cause that's exactly where you're going.''
The next memory loaded, and Desmond began experiencing Ezio's efforts during the Battle of Forlì.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II – [[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]'' – [[A Warm Welcome]]</ref> After "witnessing" Ezio [[Interrogation|interrogate]] the abbot of the [[Abbazia di San Mercuriale]] in Forlì and learn that Girolamo Savonarola had stolen the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì'' – [[Far From the Tree]]</ref> the memory vanished and Desmond waited in the Memory Corridor for the next sequence to finish loading.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, Desmond—I think I repaired that busted memory. Why don't you try opening it?''
The sequence loaded and Desmond began reliving Ezio's repressed memories of his time during the Bonfire of the Vanities,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II - [[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' – [[Florentine Fiasco]]</ref> gaining access to the year gap between the two events.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II''</ref> Eventually, Desmond reached his ancestor's memories of 1499, proceeding to the start of the next memory. He went to the Villa's study in [[Monteriggioni]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[X Marks the Spot]]</ref> but was stopped at its entrance by an Animus wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's going on?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The data stream is corrupted. No, scratch that. This says it's incomplete. It's the Codex pages. It looks like Ezio had them all when this memory occured.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great. And how am I supposed to find them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Hold on... It looks like Ezio has a map on him. He must have picked it up during [[Checcomate|one]] of the corrupted sequences. According to this, it'll show you the location of any missing Codex pages.''
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|A hologram of [[Minerva]] addressed Ezio when he entered the [[Vatican Vault]] after finally defeating Rodrigo Borgia. The Assassin listened to her message, confused, as she was in fact delivering it through him to Desmond. When Minerva's projection disappeared and the memory ended,<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> Desmond expressed his astonishment.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What. The. Fuck.''
He was then suddenly pulled out of the Animus, opening his eyes to see his companions in a hurry.
*'''Shaun:''' ''...there's only about ten minutes until they get...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''...need all of my equipment...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''...ready to go before they do... DESMOND!''
Desmond exited the Animus and pinched the bridge of his nose to refocus in the present.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Alright, Shaun. I need you and Rebecca to get everything in here packed up and loaded into the truck.''
Lucy turned to Desmond.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You and I'll deal with the Templars.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What, they're here?''
Shaun walked past carrying an armful of technical equipment as Rebecca began dismantling the Animus.
*'''Shaun:''' ''It was only a matter of time before they discovered us. To be honest, I'm surprised it took them as long as it did.''
Lucy tossed Ezio's Hidden Blade bracer to Desmond.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Stop screwing around, mate, and help her. Desmond, go and help Lucy.''
He ran to Lucy in the corridor.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what's the plan? We ditch this place and then what?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's another safehouse. It's—We've got company. The truck's just up ahead.''
They both rushed to the warehouse as the alarm sensors detected Abstergo's presence and started ringing. After reaching the lower floor, they saw Vidic surronded by several security guards.
*'''Warren:''' ''Mister Miles! This is an unexpectedly pleasant turn of events! And here I thought I'd have to waste more men on you! Kind of you to save me the trouble.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you want, Vidic?''
*'''Warren:''' ''For you to come home. We miss you terribly. There's still so much work for us to do together!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's not happening, Warren.''
*'''Warren:''' ''You continue to disappoint in every conceivable way, Ms. Stillman. I saved your life once. Do you remember? And THIS is how you repay me?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You saved me so you could keep experimenting on people—destroying their lives—and for what?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Oh, this tired argument again. As I recall, you were there—at my side—every step of the way... Their blood is on YOUR hands just as much as MINE.''
Lucy spoke to Desmond.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You need to stop him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm on it.''
Desmond and Lucy fought with the Abstergo guards, with him using the Hidden Blade to flawlessly kill them.
*'''Warren:''' ''Well, well! It seems Mister Miles learned to fight! It's only a matter of time before you're both back where you belong! Is this necessary? Our resources are infinite while yours dwindle by the minute.''
Desmond incapacitated all of the guards with Lucy's help.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Uh-oh, Doc. Looks like it's just you and me now.''
*'''Dr. Warren''' ''Enjoy your victory Mister Miles, temporary as it is.''
Warren's truck drove away.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Desmond! We have to go!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There you are! Come on. Help Lucy into the van. Hurry, Desmond! We need to go!''
The cell left the hideout.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You'll have your turn, Desmond. Warren's gonna get what he deserves. I promise.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what now? Where are we headed?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's a cabin up north. We should be safe there—at least for a little while. I have to analyze those tapes from your session—figure out what's happening.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And then what?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here we go. I've got you all hooked up. Got a long drive ahead of us. Figured you might want to play around with the Animus on the way...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright, but I've got some questions first, I mean—what the hell was that in the Vault?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What you saw proves everything I was afraid of. The Templars aren't our biggest threat. Not by a longshot.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So... what, the [[sun]] is? What's it going to do? Cook the Earth?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I doubt it, but... I don't know. There's been some speculation that the Earth's magnetic field is weakening... A sufficiently strong flare could flip the poles and cause geomagnetic reversal. It's all theoretical. But if it happens—the planet could become geologically unstable. Very unstable.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's meant to be the stuff of pseudo-science—but clearly something catastrophic happened to the people of the First Civilization. And that woman, what was her name? Minerva, was it?—she seemed to think we were due for a second round.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So either way, we're fucked.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't know yet... We'll keep reviewing the tapes. And you can keep digging through your memories. Maybe there's more to discover.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright. Guess I better get started...''
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|The team reacted after Desmond uncovered Subject 16's encrypted video.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[The Truth]]</ref>
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Was that what I think it was?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We'll send the video out for analysis as soon as Desmond's done in the machine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You okay?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He'd be able to explain the whole thing to us. If only we could ask him.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''==
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|Desmond reflected on all that had transpired to him over the past week.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]] – 8 September 2012: "Escape from Abstergo"</ref> He thought back to when Lucy and Warren watched him in the Animus 1.28.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't think anyone ever expects to wake up one morning and find themselves caught in the middle of a war between two secret organizations.''
His own words brought to mind a memory of the [[Knights Templar|Knight Templar]] [[Garnier de Naplouse]] exiting the [[Hospitalier Fortress]] in Acre,<ref name="AssassinationGarnier">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Garnier de Naplouse)]]</ref> which then faded to show the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]].
*'''Desmond:''' ''I know I didn't. But here I am.''
He remembered standing up from an Animus session, before the memory changed to [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]] [[Defense of Masyaf|attacking]] the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]]' base at Masyaf.<ref name="Glory">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Glory]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''On one side are the Templars, better known as Abstergo Industries.''
The scene changed to the glowing windows in Abstergo's Animi Training Room, arranged to look like the [[Templar insignia]], and then to Abstergo's logo.
*'''Desmond:''' ''They're in the business of control. Politics.''
The scene changed to Ezio Auditore's view of the Italian Templars' meeting beneath the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella,<ref name="NovellasSecret"/> before returning to the Animi room again.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Economics. Technology. They won't stop until every single one of us serves them. Literally.''
The scene changed in quick succession to Altaïr watching Garnier's men restrain a wounded prisoner,<ref name="AssassinationGarnier"/> Altaïr watching [[Majd Addin]] personally preside over an execution,<ref name="AssassinationMajd">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref> and Altaïr seeing one of [[Talal]]'s imprisoned [[Slavery|slaves]] reached up to him from their subterranean warehouse prison cell.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Talal)]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''Fighting against them are the Assassins, a group dedicated to safeguarding humanity's free will''
The scene changed to [[Al Mualim]] reprimanding Altaïr in front of the other Assassins after driving de Sablé back,<ref name="Glory"/> followed by Ezio's initiation into the Italian Assassins.<ref name="PlayAlong"/>
*'''Desmond:''' I ''was born into the brotherhood.''
The scene returned to his first time using the Animus 1.28.
*'''Desmond:''' ''A couple of weeks ago, the Templars found me. They took me prisoner. Strapped me to a machine they'd built and put me to work. It's called an Animus. And it's where I spent most of my time. Exploring the memories of my ancestors, discovering ''entire lives'' locked deep inside ''my'' DNA.''
The scene changed to Altaïr looking up at Masyaf, standing on a viewpoint near the [[Pasha Mosque]] in [[Damascus]], and then [[freerunning]] on [[Acre]]'s rooftops and assassinating a [[Knights Hospitalier|Knight Hostpitalier]] [[archer]].
*'''Desmond:''' ''First, I revisited the life of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, an Assassin from the [[Crusades]].''
The scenes quickly changed to the [[Ark of the Covenant]] beneath [[Solomon's Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Acquisition]]</ref> Al Mualim showing Altaïr the Apple it contained in his study,<ref name="AssassinationMajd"/> and the Apple's effects on Altaïr during his [[Retaking of Masyaf|duel]] with Al Mualim.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''The Templars wanted the location of something known as a Piece of Eden, an ancient artifact capable of bending people to their will.''
He remembered Altaïr looking at the Apple's map of other Isu [[Temple (Isu)|temples]] across Earth.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Once the Templars had what they were looking for, they decided my ''usefulness'' had come to an end. But Lucy saved me.''
The scene changed to one of his conversation with her in the lab, and then her knocking out an Abstergo security team with a baton.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy. When things were at their worse, she revealed herself to be an Assassin and helped me escape.''
The scene changed to him climbing out from their escape car's trunk upon arriving at the Rome hideout.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I was hoping that would be the end of my misadventures. But we were just getting started. Back into another Animus I went.''
The scene changed to him meeting Rebecca, sitting in the Animus 2.0, Ezio mocking [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] before their brawl,<ref name="BoysWillBeBoys"/> and Ezio arming himself with his father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]'s [[Ezio Auditore's robes|robes]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Family Heirloom]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''Now, I'm reliving the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, my ancestor from the Renaissance, searching for a path forward.''
The scene changed to one of his Bleeding Effect episodes, in which blurry, ghostly figures seemed to move past him in one of the hideout's halls.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Through the Bleeding Effect, I'm becoming an Assassin in more than just name.''
The scene returned again to the Animi Training Room.
*'''Desmond:''' ''It will come in handy, as the Templars prepare to enslave us all.''
The scene changed to Warren leading Abstergo's raid on the hideout, and the the Assassin cell members scrambling to pack up and evacuate.
*'''Desmond:''' ''They've found is. They've crashed our hideout and we're fleeing the scene, looking for a place to hide. Only, there isn't any and time is running short. My name is Desmond Miles, and this is my story.''
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|The Assassins tried to access a later memory sequence but found the file was corrupted, with the simulation put through a red filter, flashes of memories appearing as blurry still images, the Animus digital models fading in and out of rendering, and with scenes looping or playing out of sequence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Uh, Rebecca? What's going on...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I have to run some diagnostics, I'll get back to you.''
Desmond started to relive Ezio's memory immediately after Minerva's hologram disappeared.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Mass Exodus]]</ref>
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|Desmond was pulled out of the Animus after Ezio escaped the attack on Monteriggioni.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Emergency Exit]]</ref>
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Lucy, I can't seem to get a position on Ezio's P.O.E.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''P.O.E? Could one of you tell me what's going on?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry, Desmond, Piece of Eden. In the Vatican, Minerva talked about other temples, that they're the key to preventing whatever terrible thing is about to happen to the Earth.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''To find the temples, I'm convinced we need to get our hands on Ezio's Apple of Eden. Minerva altered it somehow when she "touched" it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait. We're at the Auditore Villa?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes. It's our last safehouse in Italy. It turns out the Templars are watching the border.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ezio hid the P.O.E. sometime in 1507, but when I try to access that DNA sequence, he seems to be... remembering something else.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Like a memory inside a memory?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes. Exactly. Maybe.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Exactly maybe?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I believe you experienced something similar back at Abstergo, didn't you?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Subject 15 exhibited memory-within-memory-like patterns, but she was pregnant. The memories of both the fetus' father and mother were competing.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond's not pregnant. At least, as far as I can tell. Might have just had a big lunch.''
Lucy turned to Rebecca.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Can you skip ahead to a later memory?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''No, it doesn't work.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Well that sounds familiar. We couldn't access Altaïr's later memories until Desmond had improved his synchronization.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Then it's possible something similar has occurred here. Ezio's troubled state is being transposed onto Desmond, destabilizing the memory. Either that, or Rebecca's just not a very good engineer.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Thanks, asshole.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What? I'm simply listing possible explanations. And that is amongst the most likely. Touchy...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''This place isn't secure. Cell phone surveillance can see right through the walls.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't you mean satellite surveillance?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Are you kidding? Abstergo upgraded to cell towers ages ago. The waves go through everything above ground. They're gonna find us.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No they aren't. Come with me.''
Lucy led Desmond and the other Assassins inside the Villa, to Mario's study.
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's a beam blocking it from the inside. We're not getting in this way.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What's our next move?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The road just loops back into the highway. This is not a good place for us to be right now.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Do we have any tarps? We need to cover up the van.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I really hate to stress this, yeah, but we are running out of time.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Well help us then, Shaun. Do you have any ideas?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I don't know, maybe there's another way into the Sanctuary?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, I think I've got something.''
Desmond beckoned Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Follow me.''
Desmond performed his first Leap of Faith, astonishing Lucy.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, that was... pretty awesome.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It just felt natural. We can get in through here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Good job.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We'll just wait up here then shall we... yeah? All alone, with massive targets painted on our backs.''
Desmond and Lucy entered the [[Auditore Family Crypt|Auditore Crypt]], though their glow-sticks failed to work at first.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why won't this turn on?...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's great to be out of the Animus.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''This isn't exactly my idea of a good time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Let me guess: you're more the in-bed-at-six type.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What? Desmond! I know how to have fun.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's very convincing. Yeah, I'm convinced.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Okay, okay. After we save the world, I'll show you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, can I get that in writing?''
The two managed to get their glow sticks to function.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have light!''
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|Desmond suffered the Bleeding Effect and saw the forms of Monteriggioni's [[Civilian|townspeople]] escaping, with Ezio Auditore assisting them.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What was that?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't see anything.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Run! Get out before ''i soldati'' (the [[soldier]]s) catch you! ''Correte!'' (Run!) Go!''
Ezio pulled a lever, and a gate impaled a Borgia soldier as it fell. Afterwards, the apparitions faded away, revealing the guard's skeleton.
*'''Desmond:''' ''They escaped through here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ezio and the villagers. After the attack, I can see them now.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I know it's difficult. But try to compartmentalize, Desmond. Focus on the present.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What if I can't stop the visions? How long before I start painting symbols on the walls?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Don't joke about that. Sixteen is dead. We're focusing on the present, okay?''
The two of them walked up to the gate and Desmond pulled a nearby lever. The gate only raised a few inches above the guard's bones before Desmond let it go and it dropped back down.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great. It's stuck!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can get under there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ready.''
Desmond lifted the gate and Lucy quickly crawled under it.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any chance you can lift that gate?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Not unless you want me to end up like that skeleton.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'll find another way around.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can drop into the corridor below through here.''
Desmond cracked a joke.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Watch out for bats.''
Lucy replied in a slightly frightened manner.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Where?!''
Desmond laughed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I meant in case you see any.''
Lucy scolded him back for his prank.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Remind me not to make you a lookout.''
Afterwards, Lucy jumped down, and Desmond began to see more figures through the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''More ghosts.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm here, okay? Just stay with me.''
Desmond heard a conversation between [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]] and Ezio, due to the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Claudia:''' ''Ezio!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Did anything fall on you?''
*'''Claudia:''' ''No. Is Mother all right?''
The ghostly forms disappeared.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond? We can't climb this.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How about you give me a boost?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''That's a bad idea.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I could throw you into the air and you grab on.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Even worse.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Follow me.''
Desmond walked toward a [[Chase breakers|lift]] and pulled Lucy close to him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''How about this?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What are you going to—''
Desmond kicked back the lever on the lift and the two of them rocketed upwards to a ledge.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nice job.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I aim to please.''
They began to freerun through the tunnel.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wonder how old these tunnels are.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Middle Ages, probably. Luckily, these beams still hold our weight.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''After all this time in the Animus, I'm not so sure.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, I didn't want to say anything, but you're really getting fat.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ouch.''
Lucy replied back jokingly.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I even told Rebecca to widen the Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Seriously?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You know, when I came here last...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''When Ezio came here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, I meant Ezio.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I shouldn't put you through this. It's not right.''
Desmond reassured Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey. All joking aside, I'm having the time of my life. And it's thanks to you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Just focus on where you're going, okay?''
They both came to another gate and lever.
*'''Desmond:''' ''When did this become my job?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If I pulled all the levers, then what would be left for you?''
Desmond feigned innocence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nothing.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nice try.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ready.''
The gate opened and Lucy rolled under it.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Found a switch.''
Lucy pulled a lever, and grinding noises could be heard.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Something's opened.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm stuck over here, but I can see a lever across the water.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great, Ezio gets a bath with Caterina Sforza and I get... a swim in a toilet.''
Desmond pulled a lever to help Lucy progress.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I've got this one!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's another lever up ahead. Come over here.''
Desmond jumped into the water and was shocked at its temperature.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh man. It's freezing!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Stop whining!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's easy for you to say! You're not the one swimming in medieval toxic waste! Ugh!''
Desmond climbed out of the water.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I smell terrible.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You're exaggerating.''
Desmond climbed up some scaffolding near to him.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Remember, this is the time of your life.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah. How come you don't have to get wet?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Because you're here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Charming.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Aren't I?''
They both rappelled up another pulley and the Bleeding Effect provided Desmond with some more visions.
*'''Claudia:''' ''Ezio! We are on the other side! Hurry!''
*'''Soldier 1:''' Cazzo! ''(Fuck!)''
*'''Soldier 2:''' Dio mi salve! ''(God save me!)''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great. The bridge is out. We can't jump this.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I have an idea, but I'll need your help. Stand on the edge and get ready.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ready.''
Lucy ran at Desmond, who catapulted her to the supports.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Made it! Let me see...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh, you go on ahead. I'll just stay here to die in the dark with the bats!''
Lucy provided Desmond with a platform to cross, allowing him to progress.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Jump across.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nice work.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The bats will be disappointed.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''For now.''
Another short vision appeared to Desmond.
*'''Soldier:''' ''Soldati! ''(Soldiers!)'' I have found an entrance.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Strange. You would think that these stairs lead somewhere.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But they don't.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh, life is full of disappointments.''
They came to a bridge, sealed against the cave walls.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'll wait here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Good. Let me just go and get that bridge down for you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Uh, I did the last one.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And I'm sure that will be your last one.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Ha ha, very funny.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Got it.''
Lucy replied back in a whimsical manner.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thank you, Desmond.''
They came to another collapsed bridge.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Now it's my turn to even the score.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks. It's a start.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Do your magic.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Up you go!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thanks. We make a good team. I can see the Sanctuary up ahead.''
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|Upon entering the Sanctuary, Desmond saw an image of an aged Ezio, due to the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wow. He looks so... old. Ezio must have come back here long after the attack. But why?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right. Let's get that door open.''
Desmond noticed a triangular symbol on the wall, opposite to the bookcase that acted as a door to the hidden passageway which the two were behind.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's something here.''
Shaun could be heard, although muffled, from behind the passageway door.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Can you open the damn bookcase, Desmond?''
Desmond pulled up the locks and the bookcase opened, with Shaun and Rebecca walking through afterwards.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You guys did it!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''About bloody time!''
Shaun noticed the symbol on the wall while Rebecca went down the stairs to inspect the Sanctuary.
*'''Shaun:''' ''What's that?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Looks like something Ezio left behind.''
Desmond activated Eagle Vision to try and learn more about it, and noticed three numbers.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There are numbers underneath it. 1419, 1420, 1421.''
He felt a headache coming on and held his head in pain.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Maybe you should lie down for a bit.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nah, its all right. I'm fine.''
Rebecca came back up the stairs.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Whoa, they built this place to last. No signs of structural damage. No cell signal either. Let's get the Animus set up down there.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''All right, that's good. Shaun, hide the van in town, and make sure you aren't followed.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What is that smell?!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's... my clothes.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''They smell like you swam through a sewer.''
Desmond replied back playfully.
*'''Desmond:''' ''It was Lucy's idea.''
Lucy shot Desmond a dirty look, as he had called her out.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait a minute guys. We need power down here. There's a line nearby that I can hook into but the wattage is weak.''
Rebecca handed Desmond some circuit breakers.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, of course. Yeah, yeah. Anything else you two would like? You know, some caviar perhaps? Maybe you'd like me to knit you a lovely hat. No. Fine.''
Shaun turned to Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Follow me.''
Shaun led Desmond outside.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right, look around Monteriggioni for circuit boxes. Rebecca's little doodads, they'll reroute small amounts of electricity to the power line underneath the Villa. Don't ask me how they work, if I understood that, I wouldn't be the fellow hiding the van.''
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|The Improved Animus
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|After powering up the Sanctuary, Desmond returned to his team.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm back.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Just in time. The sun's rising.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes! It's booted. We're good to go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Did you miss me? No? Anyone? Hello, am I speaking out loud? Hello? Workaholics.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's get started.''
Desmond went over to Shaun to talk.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you have any clue about those numbers under the drawing?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''1419, 1420, 1421. Maybe something to do with the Hundred Years War. Or wait... In 1419, Pope Martin V arrived in Florence, right? He left for Rome in 1420, and that was the same year Brunelleschi began building the [[Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo]]. And in 1421... in 1421... Yeah, I'll have to do some more research I think.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, what do you think of Monteriggioni?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''This is not Monteriggioni. Monteriggioni existed during the Renaissance. Ask me how the town was in 1554 when it was seized by Florence and I'll tell you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Huh. I figured you'd like it nowadays. Seems not to have changed much.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. History is the study of change. Change is life. When things become static, it means they're dead.''
Desmond then went to talk with Lucy, regarding the Assassins.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are we going to do about Abstergo?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Wait it out. As soon as we find the Apple, I'll get in contact with our other teams in [[Europe]], but as far as Italy goes, we're on our own.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It would be nice to have some help from above.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Our top Assassins are busy gathering info about the Templar satellite launch. We've pinpointed several possible facilities in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[China]], and [[Russia]], but there are no clear leads yet.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are the other teams doing?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Combating Abstergo's search for Pieces of Eden. As far as I know, Abstergo has no clue about the Temples and Ezio's Apple. We might actually be ahead for once.''
Desmond then went to bother Rebecca, with her work as the topic of discussion.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You seem focused.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I've been busy patching new systems into Baby here. She's only gonna get better.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Is Desmond going to be able to relive memories this time?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''As a matter of fact, he will.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You always been a tech geek?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nah, I was into sports, but then I broke my leg and started playing with computers. Who knew that coding could be just as exhilarating as strapping on a board and dropping out of a helicopter?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Just FYI, you might want to get your adrenal glands checked. You know, because that, that is not normal.''
Desmond then re-entered the Animus.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''As you may have noticed in the van, I made some improvements to the Animus and I've also patched in a new [[Animus Virtual Training Program|VR Training program]]. Here you can show off all those flashy moves you've picked up from your ancestors. Let me open one of the missions.''
Desmond attempted one of the virtual missions and completed it.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You can access more VR missions to the Animus Desktop. As you complete training sessions, I'll add additional challenges. To stop your subconscious from rejecting Ezio's later memories you'll gonna have to live them in order his genome recorded them. Highlight Sequence 2 for me, Desmond.''
Desmond selected Memory sequence 2.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Good, now select it and you'll gonna see the memories inside. Once you've unlocked the memory by accessing this menu you can relive it as many times as you want.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And what if there are memories I just want to forget?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, this is very important. If you need to take a break, log out of the Animus. You can leave the machine whenever you like.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm all set to go, don't worry.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''One last thing: as you raise your synchronization by executing events the way Ezio lived them, you might even discover some repressed memories. Okay, let's get started. Select the first memory.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond, I've been looking about these gibberish five-digit codes from the end of Subject 16's files and I seem to discovered a remarkable coincidence. The codes correspond perfectly with coordinates inside the Animus. I've tagged the landmarks pinpointed by the coordinates with eye icons in the database. Now, odds are you won't find anything there, but well, who knows?''
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After Memory Sequence 2
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|After Ezio began reestablishing connections to the Assassins' old [[Rome|Roman]] information contacts for the [[liberation of Rome]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Roman Underground]]</ref> Desmond left the Animus and struck up a conversation with Shaun.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You still managing the teams out in the field?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No phone line. Rebecca's working on patching us into the network.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how does it feel, letting the lady do all the work?''
Shaun scoffed.
*'''Shaun:''' ''She's no lady!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''HEY!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You think we're safe here?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm more concerned about the other Assassins out there. If Abstergo stumbles onto information about the Temples, we could have a disaster on our hands.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''The only people alive who've heard of the Temples are in this room.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''For now, but who knows? Maybe they're listening to this conversation and you just gave everything away!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You brought them up first.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You are paranoid, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ah, well played.''
Desmond then went over to check up on Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything all right?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't like being stuck underground with them out there looking for us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're doing a great job. We're safe here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But for how long? Vidic won't give up. I know it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Neither will we.''
After talking with Lucy, Desmond inquired of Rebecca about her history with the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why do we have to stay down here all day?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Abstergo's still looking for us. It'd be better if we never went out at all, but then, we'd run out of supplies.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's like being stuck in a cave during a rainstorm.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, knowing the Templars, monsoon season's about to arrive.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You ever use the Animus?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Your ancestors have such interesting lives. I went in once. It was pretty lame.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, what were you? Some kind of spinster probably?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Worse. A [[Prussia]]n [[mercenary]]. I spent hours firing guns. BORING.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah. Guns are for sissies.''
Desmond reentered the Animus and relived Ezio's memory of his confrontation with [[La Volpe]] over the Roman thieves' suspicions that [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] was secretly a Templar agent.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Double Agent]]</ref> When Ezio reconnected with the ''[[Rosa in Fiore]]''{{'}}s [[courtesan]]s,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[High-Stakes Negotiation]]</ref> Desmond saw a [[Rifts|rift]] on the outside north wall of the [[brothel]]'s second floor wall. He entered it and found himself in a red-tinted featureless plane with a cube hovering above the floor. He touched it and the block sank into the floor while more cubes sprang up and created a moving wall.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You dropped out of the grid. Where were you?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Not sure. Some kind of fragmented memory?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Maybe you should stop.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm good. I want to keep going.''
Desmond completed the rift's cluster of puzzles and unlocked a static-filled video fragment. Rebecca filed it within an Animus partition she titled "The Truth".
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'll put 16's video files here. Hopefully, they'll begin to make sense as you free up each file.''
Desmond left the brothel and relived Ezio's memory of when his information contacts' representatives delivered reports to him at the Assassins' [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]] on [[Tiber Island]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Collective Intelligence]]</ref>
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After Memory Sequence 3
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|Desmond talked to Lucy about Abstergo's motivations and her link to them.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any news from the outside?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Rebecca's patched in a phone line. The Templars are still guarding the border, and Vidic seems to be busy too.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Doing what?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''From the look of things, he's using Animus data to train Abstergo operatives.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Meaning?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo's planning for a full on assault.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Weren't you the only Assassin at Abstergo's Animus facility? How are you getting data from them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Some old passwords work, but I can't dig very far into the network.''
Desmond then went to Shaun to discuss ciphers and his love life.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any theories on that cipher Machiavelli handed me? Ezio, I mean.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I can't decode it without the key. It's a one-time disposable pad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's that?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's a cipher with a unique, disposable key. Imagine if someone used the first letter of every word in the Declaration of Independence to encipher something. Well, without the Declaration, you couldn't decrypt it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I bet I could run it through the computer.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There are some things even a computer can't do... like—like love, Rebecca. Like love.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, Shaun, any lions outside the pride?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Who was that girl you were dating? Kate?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah yeah, Kate. Katie, Katie, Katie, kitty-kat-Kate. Charmed the pants right off her, I did.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah right. I know for a fact you two didn't make it to second base.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, di—di—...wait, what, what?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We had lunch!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You... had lunch... with Kate?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Whatever, I got work to do.''
After speaking with the other two members, Desmond approached Rebecca and asked whether she had taken a life.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You ever killed anyone?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hello to you too. I dated a guy who was an electronics engineer around the time the Assassins first contacted me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Now I'm single.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Are you kidding?!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Of course I'm kidding! You think I would actually joke about someone I actually killed?! Death is only funny when it's not happening in front of you! I should know, and that's all I'm gonna say about it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I noticed you didn't patch the translation software.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nah, it's still buggy. There's only an occasional glitch in the Italian, but if you hit any [[Germany|German]] or [[France|French]], watch out.''
Desmond then went on to do other things around the Sanctuary, such as staring at Altaïr's statue.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, wassa matta you, Altaïr?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's racist!''
Desmond replied, insulted.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're racist!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Really? This is what you guys are doing?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh no, God forbid I take a break! I've only spent the THREE FUCKING WEEKS inside that machine!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No, no, you're right. Let's all screw around while the world falls to pieces!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, this isn't easy, you know!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Right, like we're all on vacation out here?''
Lucy raised her voice to try and drown out the others who were arguing.
*'''Lucy:''' ''ENOUGH! Look, everyone's under a lot of pressure, but we're the only ones who can stop Abstergo. So we need to keep it together.''
Still displeased, but somewhat calmer, Desmond mused aloud.
*'''Desmond:''' ''She's right. We need to be a "hive mind" here, people.''
Shaun, who had remained silent throughout, cut in nonchalantly.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Anybody up for some reconciliatory yoga? Anyone?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Very funny, guys.''
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|After Desmond had relived Ezio's memory of reuniting with Leonardo da Vinci in Rome,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> Rebecca described a new Animus feature.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Desmond, I've scanned Leo's location into the map so you can keep track of him when he moves. To synchronize with Ezio, you will have to destroy Leo's [[War machine|machines]]. I've marked the whereabouts of the Templars overseeing their construction. I'll update the map when the machines' locations are found.''
Shortly after, Desmond finished Ezio's memory of conferring with his allies to plan their [[Liberation of Rome|fight]] against the Borgia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[The Plan]]</ref> He exited the Animus and struck up some conversation with Shaun about Caterina Sforza and the main Assassin base.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What happened to Caterina Sforza?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''She went back to Florence and petitioned unsuccessfully for the return of her lands. Then, she died of pneumonia.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's sad.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's life. Well, that's death technically, but you take my point.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We ever going to visit the head Assassins? I heard about this [[Assassin headquarters (2012)|meeting place]] when I was younger.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Apparently, it exists. Though I'm not sure because I've never been.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You'll get to see it once we have the Apple.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, I expect amazing things. A private [[Coffee|espresso]] bar for example.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What a waste of money.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You obviously aren't an espresso drinker.''
After speaking with Shaun, Desmond walked over to Rebecca to chat about the power and the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''How's the power situation?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's okay for now, but the power lines are from the stone age.''
Shaun suddenly cut in with a complaint.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bloody third world country!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're talking about Italy?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, Europe in general.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I didn't know [[England]] is a third world country.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''England is not in Europe actually, Rebecca. We tolerate Europe... You know, like a person tolerates {{Wiki|herpes}}.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How did you manage to create a copy of the Animus?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh, you know. Lucy sent me schematics.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I thought she couldn't get anything out of Abstergo?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''She had her ways. I improvised on the rest.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Huh.''
A hungry Desmond then went to Lucy, concerned about the food supplies but also aiming to inspire some hope in her.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We going to get any food in here?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''People who don't work, don't eat...''
A brief, awkward silence filled the Sanctuary.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm kidding! You knew I was kidding, right?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Riiight. Smile and nod.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Someone just volunteered to get the food.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It was worth it.''
A short while passed.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sometimes I feel so disconnected from everything out there. Nearly a decade of my life gone, searching for those Pieces of Eden.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Think how great you'll feel when we finally stop the Templars.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm not sure it will ever end, Desmond. I can't do this forever.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I can't buy it. The Lucy I know brought me here and taught me how to see. She would never give up.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I guess I trained you well, huh?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You did alright.''
Once Desmond ate a hamburger, Rebecca made what could be her vegetarianism known.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Carnivore!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hypocrite! Did you know plants give off chemicals which attract predatory insects when they're attacked? Sounds pretty animal-like to me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You know too much for your own good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's what my [[priest]] used to say.''
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|Wishing to know more about Ezio's nemesis [[Cesare Borgia]], Desmond approached Shaun for some information.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any good stories about Cesare?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you kidding? He was notorious. Get this: in 1502, his top captains rebelled against him. He made concessions to all of them and they rejoined his army. Then, on New Year's Eve in 1503, he got them together inside a room in [[Senigallia]]. Everyone was arrested. Two were put [[Vitellozzo Vitelli|back]] to [[Oliverotto da Fermo|back]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance|strangled]] by [[Micheletto Corella|Micheletto]] that very night. The rest were thrown into chains and... and killed a few weeks later.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The amazing thing is that Cesare was so friendly during the months before, they never saw the trap coming. Machiavelli called him the master deceiver.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So Cesare was pretty secretive.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, he was, yeah. Except, weirdly, when it came to sex. After his wedding, he sent a letter to the Pope explicitly describing the intercourse on his wedding night. According to the letter, Cesare and his French bride did the deed eight times.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Isn't that a Catholic thing?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're supposed to send the Pope a letter about your wedding night. It lets the old guy live a little, you know?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You know... that sounds quite plausible actually.''
From there, Desmond spoke with Rebecca about his psychological state, in connection with the corrupted sequence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''That disrupted memory seems to be getting clearer.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's amazing. The sequence is repairing itself, as if we're helping you work through psychological trauma.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So I'm going to be more balanced person by the end of this?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh, I have no clue. But the idea's cool.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you saying that because you feel guilty about frying his brain?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun's on latrine duty!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Deal.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, of course, you side with her. [[Communism|Communists]].''
Following that, Desmond went to talk with Lucy, inquiring about the amount of time they had left to improve his skills.
*'''Desmond:''' ''How long do we have before the Templar satellite launch?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's October 8th, so that leaves us with... 74 days.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Not much time.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Think about all that you've been through in the last month. 74 days is a long time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We're getting closer to the Apple. I can feel it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If it were up to me, you'd take more breaks.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Good thing the fate of the world doesn't rest on your shoulders.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Hey, joke all you want but your mental health is a serious concern. It only takes a couple of months for most Animus users to exhibit extreme side effects and you've been in for prolonged stretches of time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'll rest once we have the Apple.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I was afraid you'd say that.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''There's nothing here.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Strange. I'm seeing a massive amount of data.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What does he mean "The miracle is in the execution?"''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I don’t know. Some kind of commentary on nihilism?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''He's playing with us... unless—''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''...it isn't a video! Hang on. Launch it yourself, when you're ready.''
Desmond found himself in a virtual maze. After some free-running, he found Subject 16.
*'''Animus voice:''' ''Compiling subsystems. Infrastructure. Tendons. Heart.''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Voice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Subject 16?''
The virtual construct of Subject 16 laughed.
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Yes, yes, Subject 17.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're dead. I saw 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... [[Elijah|Your son]]... Too weak... Must replenish energy...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't go!''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''I am with you 'til the end. Find me, in the darkness.''
Subject 16 disappeared, and Desmond removed himself from the Animus.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond! You're safe. We thought we'd lost you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm here. I saw 16, I think. I don't know whether it actually happened. It feels like a dream.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, whatever it was, it's gone now. The Animus is behaving normally.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Take a break before going back in there, okay?''
Desmond apologized to Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sorry for frightening you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Don't worry about me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Okay.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''When you're ready, let's continue.''
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|After fully synchronizing with Ezio, the Assassin team discovered the location of Ezio's Apple.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We've got it. The [[Colosseum]].''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go. We can be there before dawn.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait. There was something about that door. I don't think I saw a handle. Let me run an analysis.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Great. So we need some kind of futuristic key?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It seems to open with a verbally triggered mechanism. I've never seen anything like it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You mean it needs a password?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Try humming [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s {{Wiki|Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Fifth}}.''
Suddenly, the power cut out.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Damn {{Wiki|Synchronous grid of Continental Europe|European power grid}}. Now we can't scan Ezio's memories to find the password.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have to find that password.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ezio knows the answer. Problem is, he's dead.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I can't believe we're stuck here.''
While the three brainstormed ideas in the Sanctuary, Desmond headed upstairs to the triangular symbol on the wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey. Maybe it has something to do with this.''
The other Assassins walked up to Desmond.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The symbol matches the one on the door to the Vault.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''1419, 1420, 1421... What if they aren't dates?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''1419, 1420— Oh my God.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''God.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Tell us already!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I am, I am. The {{Wiki|Tetragrammaton}}. The [[72]] names of God. You see? They're all contained within three verses. Exodus 19 through 21. And get this, you'll like this, if you arrange the four Hebrew letters in God's name within an equilateral triangle, their numeric values add up to the same number: 72.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Are you absolutely sure about this?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's kind of why I'm saying it out Rebecca, yeah. But, I haven't got to the kicker yet. Construction on the Colosseum began in the year 72.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I think we have our password.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun, go get the van.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Déjà vu.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I bet.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What about us? You might actually need a historian down there.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun's right. That tunnel should lead under [[Capitoline Hill]]. I'll help them find another entrance. Be careful, Desmond.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'll drive.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, nice try. I've seen your car.''
Lucy, Shaun and Rebecca departed, leaving Desmond to go forward. From this point on, any contact between Desmond and the other three was through a radio connection.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy, I'm making my way toward the entrance.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Okay. Good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''If you see any [[gladiator]]s, my advice would be: leg it!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'll keep that in mind. I can't believe I'm actually going to hold the Apple.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's been a long time coming. You've earned it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wonder if it will change things. Whether it can tip the scales in our favor.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm sure it will. It has to.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you think we'll find?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Hopefully, a map to the Temples.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The Apple's just going to give it to us, yeah? Or is that Elvis over there?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, maybe this time we'll be lucky. There's so much construction. This place is like a maze.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The {{Wiki|hypogeum}} housed the cages of the gladiators and the machines which raised them to the surface. The whole area you're in right now was originally covered by the arena.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Good to know.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Something's bothering me. Today's date is October 10th.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Guess how many days there are until the Templar satellite launch?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I have a feeling I know the answer: 72.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why is today so important? We're just picking up the Apple and leaving.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's the door code. Someone wants to make sure we get it right.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, I guess.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Okay, I'm back on familiar ground.''
Desmond found the hidden entrance and Juno appeared to him, though only he could hear her words.
*'''Juno:''' ''We commit to this space the epilogue of our ending. Let it be found by he who is deemed worthy. Let it guide him. Let it shape his path forward. Let it save the world we leave behind.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who are you?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's going on, Desmond?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nothing.''
*'''Juno:''' ''In the beginning, we set our truths to parchment. To stone. To the memory of men. These proved impermanent things. Cleansed by fire. Cleansed by famine. Cleansed by flood. All the world is innocent once more. Innocent and ignorant.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We've traced your position. I think I've found an entrance.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''OK.''
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|Desmond entered the [[Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli]] through a secret entrance, while Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca waited at the door outside.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm coming.''
Desmond unbarred the door.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Took you long enough.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What is this place?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Santa Maria Aracoeli. See those columns along the aisles? They're lifted from Roman ruins. Now, supposedly, this [[church]] was built on top of the ancient [[Colosseum Vault|Temple of Juno]].''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I like the ceiling.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You like the ceiling. Oh well, you are a fascinating travelling companion.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Where to now?''
Desmond had a vision of Ezio climbing up the altar.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's something up there.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh well, we'll just stay down here shall we... and just pray or something.''
Desmond activated what would turn out to be a wall lever, and multiple poles shifted out of the ceiling, constructing a series of free-running obstacles.
*'''Juno:''' ''We did not build them to be wise. And now they are our final, faulted hope. You are they. You possess the potential for understanding. But you broke our tools. Or turned them against one another. We have destroyed what we could. Sealed away what we could not. Most. Not all. And it does not take many to unwind the world. Here is a safe place. Eternal. To store objects. Words. Wisdom. But not life. Almost did we have the means. But time... time erodes us. We can distract him. We can see past him. Feint left when he strikes right. But his reach is so very long. His stamina unending. We cannot evade his grasp. Not forever.''
Desmond activated another switch, and a ladder came out of the wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Something's opened. Here goes.''
Desmond eventually activated a switch on the highest platform, and a [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]] came out of floor at the front of the church.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hello. That wasn't in the blueprints.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, get down here!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''On my way.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Whatever this is, it doesn't do anything. It's a dead end.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm not so sure—''
Desmond moved his hand above the pedestal, which activated into a lift on sensing his Isu genes, that took the Assassins underground.
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's going on?!''
The lift stopped, and the entrance to Juno's Temple could be seen.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, if you want to kill us mate, you're going have to try a little harder than that.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Now, for that password. If Shaun's right, that is.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm always right.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''About that dead end...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That never happened. I was misquoted.''
The Assassins approached the door.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you think it speaks English?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Just say it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Okay... seventy-two.''
The door opened.
*'''Shaun:''' ''After you... I think.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You guys have to see this.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''This is amazing.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm actually impressed.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The Apple seems to be in the center.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Time to find out where those Temples are.''
Desmond activated the pedestal, and multiple platforms and beams came out from the floor and walls.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, Desmond. Those beams poking out of the wall look like switches. If you hit all of them, you might get some power to the central platform.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Or you might cause this room to turn into an alien spaceship and fly away. Think about it!''
*'''Juno:''' ''A hundred years I might speak and still you would not know us. You with five senses. Us with six. The one we kept from you. To be safe. Now, you can never know. Only try. Grasp. You can SEE. SMELL. TASTE. TOUCH. HEAR. Knowledge has been locked away. After, when the world became undone, we tried to pass it through the blood. Tried to [[Hybrid|join you]] with us. You see the blue shimmer. You hear the words. But you do not know. WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT YOU AS YOU WERE. It is hard to stay contained. Knowing as we do. We wait for you, Desmond. You will come here. You will activate it. You will know only when it is too late.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you hear any of that?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Any of what, Desmond?''
Desmond activated all of the switches, and stairs to the central platform came out of the floor.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We did it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can't believe we're finally here.''
The Assassins approached the Apple of Eden.
*'''Shaun:''' ''So where are the temples?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You want me to ask it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Or think it or something.''
The Apple activated and showed many different symbols around it.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You sure you asked the right thing?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I know this, I know this symbol. That's a {{Wiki|Phrygian cap}}. It stands for freedom... and that, that's a {{Wiki|Eye of Providence|Masonic eye}}. Now those two come {{Wiki|Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen|together}} in only [[French Revolution|one place]]—''
Desmond touched the Apple and it took control of his body while the other Assassins appeared frozen.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's happening? I can't move!''
*'''Juno:''' ''Your DNA communes with the Apple. You have activated it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Let me go!''
*'''Juno:''' ''On the 72nd day before the moment of awakening. You, birthed from our loins and the loins of our enemies. The end and the beginning, who we abhor and honor. The final journey commences. There is one who would accompany you through the gate. She lies not within our sight. The cross darkens the horizon.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you doing?''
*'''Juno:''' ''The Path must be opened. You cannot escape your part in this. The scales shall be balanced.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Stop. Please...''
*'''Juno:''' ''You know very little. We must guide you. Cease your struggle.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No!''
Forced to move by Juno, Desmond unwillingly approached Lucy and stabbed her in the stomach with his [[Hidden Blade]].
*'''Juno:''' ''It is done. The way lies all before you. Only she remains to be found. Awaken the sixth. Go. ALONE!''
Both Desmond and Lucy fell to the ground, with blood seeping out from her wound while Desmond's mind began to lapse into unconsciousness. A few minutes later, he heard his father William Miles and [[Harlan Cunningham]] having a short conversation.
*'''Harlan:''' ''Shit! He's gone into shock!''
*'''William:''' ''Put him back in the machine! It's the only way to fix this!''
*'''Harlan:''' ''But the Animus did this to him!''
*'''William:''' ''Am I the expert or not? Do it!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No...''
Desmond then began experiencing Ezio's memories of a repressed memory sequence.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[A Roll of the Dice]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''What was that?''
*'''Harlan:''' ''What's happening?''
*'''William:''' ''Ezio seems to be remembering something. Something from 1506.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''Desmond's heart rate is increasing. I'm administering the sedative.''
*'''William:''' ''No. The missing data may be there. The Piece of Eden is useless until we have it. Let him continue.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''Yes, William.''
Desmond finished exploring the repressed memories.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance'' – [[The Temple of Pythagoras]]</ref>
*'''William:''' ''You can sedate Desmond now. We have the information we needed.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''It's too late, the damage is done. He seems to have entered some kind of coma.''
*'''William:''' ''He'll find his way out. He always has in the past.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''I've run the data through the computer, we have a location for the temple.''
*'''William:''' ''Then what are you waiting for? Let's go.''
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|Warren Vidic stood on a suspended scaffold flanked by two screens overlooking the Animi Training Program room. Below him, Abstergo recruits stood at attention beside their cubicles in two long rows down the central hallway to the opposite end of the room.
*'''Warren:''' ''Animi, as far as the eye can see. It's a beautiful sight At least, from up here. But I digress. Our engineers have pent countless hours perfecting this top-secret, state-of-the-art facility, in order to houses our most ambitious project to date. We have uploaded DNA from dozens of our most...remarkable subjects and distilled the essence of their unique abilities.''
An image of Desmond Miles appeared on the left screen beside Warren.
*'''Warren:''' ''You stand in this room today because you have served us impeccably, need I say, loyally. Now, it is time for you to become so much more.''
A short video of Borgia soldiers walking in front of the [[Pantheon]] appeared on both screens.
*'''Warren:''' ''Your first time in the Animus will be disorienting. A few of you will panic. To adjust, focus on your training program.''
A clip played of the [[Prowler]] chasing the [[Nobleman (Animi Avatar)|Nobleman]] on Rome's rooftops, scanning the plaza below him for his target, and then using a [[chase breaker]] to swing around a corner as the Nobleman ran and pushed a civilian aside.
*'''Warren:''' ''Some of you will be in teams protecting or de-synching a VIP, but most of you will be on your own.''
A new clip started, with the left screen providing a close-up of the [[Priest (Animi Avatar)|Priest]] as he ran out of the Pantheon, while the right screen first showed the [[Doctor (Animi Avatar)|Doctor]] before shifting to the [[Barber]]. This then changed to have the Barber on the left and the [[Harlequin]] on the right, before both screens had the Barber catch up to the clown from behind in a high-profile attack. The clip moved to the left screen, showing the Barber tilt his target's head back and slit their throat with the razor. Both screens resumed the first video through split footage, with the Nobleman on the left unaware of the [[Executioner]] behind him, while the left side depicted the brute knocking him down to deliver a killing bow with an axe.
*'''Warren:''' ''Be ready to receive assassination contracts while being targeted simultaneously. We feel it keeps you on your toes.''
Both screens brought up the Prowler as he suddenly ran up from behind the Executioner and slew him before moving on to kill the Barber as well. The footage finally ended and was replaced by the Abstergo logo on blue background before the displays powered down.
*'''Warren:''' ''Once you enter thee machines and the transfer is complete, you will have the skills necessary to crush the remnants of the Assassin Order, ending this war once and for all. Any questions?''
He leaned over the scaffold railing but heard no reply.
*'''Warren:''' ''Good. Lets' begin.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''==
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*'''Rebecca:''' ''We can keep him like this for a few days. ''Maybe'' a week.''
*'''William:''' ''Call ahead. Tell them we're on our way.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''As soon as we're clear.''
Rebecca's voice faded as Clay Kaczmarek's digital consciousness spoke from within the Animus while Desmond's comatose mind replayed a montage of his memories, starting with waking from using Abstergo's Animus 1.28.
*'''Clay:''' ''Desmond Miles. Your life has changed so much in so little time.''
The memory changed to Lucy opening the back of a moving truck at the Villa Auditore so Desmond could exit.
*'''Clay:''' ''Two months ago, you were pouring shots for bankers and celebrities... But now look at you.''
The memory changed to Desmond catching Ezio's Hidden Blade bracer after Lucy tossed it to him.
*'''Clay:''' ''You're an Assassin. One of us.''
The memory changed to Desmond, Shaun, Lucy, and Rebecca as they descended into the Colosseum Vault and opened its main door.
*'''Clay:''' ''One of the good guys, isn't that nice? Men and women dedicated to protecting and preserving human life and liberty.''
The scene changed to Warren Vidic standing on suspended scaffolding delivering a speech over the Animi Training Program room before morphing to Warren's raid on the Rome hideout.
*'''Clay:''' ''Not like those Templars... cold and calculating autocrats, drunk on power, obsessed with order, all that... we're doing our best to stop them. Yeah, doing our best.''
A clip of Clay's mad laughter played as his voice was slightly digitally distorted towards the end. The scene changed to a tracking shot over the Animus 1.28 and a zoom on its physical interface and digital HUD, before forming a construct of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in the Memory Coridor which resolved into a rooftop view of [[Acre]].
*'''Clay:''' ''But you remember all this, right? You remember the Animus, the machine we use to unravel genetic memories and relive the lives of our ancestors? First you were Altaïr, a stoic twelfth-century Assassin from the Holy Land.''
The scene changed to an adult Ezio in the Memory Corridor, flickered to his street fight as a young man with Vieri de' Pazzi on the Ponte Vecchio,<ref name="BoysWillBeBoys"/> then flickered again to an adult Ezio charging at Cesare Borgia during the siege of Viana in 1507.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Pax Romana]]</ref> Through all this, Animus code kept glitching code lines in, distorting the scenes.
*'''Clay:''' ''Then, you were Ezio Auditore, a wealthy Italian with charisma and a talent for revenge.''
The scene changed to Desmond seeing a "ghost" of Ezio in the Villa Auditore's Santuary through the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Clay:''' ''So, what do you three have in common?''
As if prompted, Desmond's mind replayed his memory of touching the Apple of Eden in the Colosseum Vault.
*'''Clay:''' ''That's right. The Apple of Eden.''
A rapid series of visions passed, starting with Ezio using the Apple to manipulate a [[Brute]] into striking a [[Papal Guard]], Ezio collapsing after using the Apple on a group of Borgia guards, and finally, to Ezio meeting Minerva. All the while, another clip of Clay's mad laughter played in the background.
*'''Clay:''' ''That strange artifact left behind by... those people. The ones who came before. You know the Apple's power. You felt it for yourself.''
Prompted again, Desmond's mind replayed the events in the Colosseum Vault as he stabbed Lucy and then fell into a coma.
*'''Clay:''' ''Oh, it's been fun, hasn't it, Desmond? But that's about to change.''
A "ghost" of an adult Ezio appeared before Altaïr in Acre, then Altaïr's "ghost" took the place of one of Ezio's Apple illusions in his fight against Rodrigo in 1499.<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo"/> This "resolved" to both Altaïr and Ezio walking along the Leap of Faith platforms in Masyaf, all as the Animus began to glitch even more code lines into the simulations and Clay's laughter replayed.
*'''Clay:''' ''Your mind is fragmenting, falling to pieces... and if you don't find a way to wake up, you may lose yourself. Forever.''
Overwhelmed by glitches, the Animus cut to black and restarted.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, I shut down the Animus Monitoring System to free up a lot of memory, but even like this, it's still risky.''
*'''William:''' ''Desmond will be fine. The partition worked, the Animus is stable, and his signs are good.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''For now. But this was built to recreate memories, not simulate entire cognitive processes.''
*'''William:''' ''The Animus will do its part, and Desmond will do the rest.''
Desmond's consciousness woke in the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's happening? I... I can't move. I can't—No!''
Desmond washed ashore on an island in the [[Black Room]] and took some steps forward to adjust to his surroundings. Meanwhile, the digital construct of Clay Kaczmarek initialized nearby.
*'''Clay:''' ''Just walked right past me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''16?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Aw, they didn't tell you my name?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh God damn it, I'm still in the Animus?!''
*'''Clay:''' ''Quite a shock you've suffered out there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Rebecca! Get me out of here.''
*'''Clay:''' ''They can't help you Desmond. You're a broken man. Your mind, it's... broken.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Broken? I feel fine.''
Clay suddenly relocated himself right in Desmond's face, startling him and making him fall on his back.
*'''Clay:''' ''So did I!''
Clay laughed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey!''
*'''Clay:''' ''Look at me now!''
Clay extended a hand down to Desmond.
*'''Clay:''' ''Let's talk, buddy. Walk with me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What is this place?''
*'''Clay:''' ''It's nice isn't it? We're in the guts of the Animus, the original test program. No memories here, just basic physics, weather simulations. {{Wiki|"Hello, World!" program|Hello world}}! You're lucky someone up there had the sense to plug you in here. Saved your life.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Saved it from what?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Right now you should be sitting in a hospital ward, drooling and chewing on your tongue! For now, the Animus is keeping you intact, keeping all your ancestors from collapsing into one big mess. But if you can't find a [[Synch Nexus|synch-nexus]], all those personalities will smash together. And that won't be pretty.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''A synch nexus?''
*'''Clay:''' ''I'm getting there, hold on.''
Clay pointed to the Synch Nexus.
*'''Clay:''' ''There, that thing, is your way out.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're screwing with me.''
*'''Clay:''' ''Here's the problem, your brain is hash—too many ghosts in your head, too many voices. So, how do you fix that? You claw your way back into the stored data, you find unfinished memories, and you crack them open. Finish what you started—until your ancestor has nothing left to show you. THAT is a sync nexus. Find it, and the Animus can separate Desmond from Ezio and Altaïr, and send you home. Back to your body.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How do you know all this?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Because it happened to me. But my body, it's worm food now. So I'm stuck here. A word of warning. When you step through there, everything changes. Nothing feels... normal. But you are still in control and it's up to you to find your way out.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right.''
*'''Clay:''' ''If you hurry, you might make it back in time for Lucy's funeral.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Oh. I thought you knew.''
Desmond collapsed to the ground, as memories from the Coloseum Vault flashed through his mind.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy... Oh God... I'm so sorry. It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was that voice! Juno! She took hold of me, she made me... what am I doing? What have I done?''
Outside the Animus, a digital tone from an answered telephone was heard and a conversation between Rebecca, Shaun, and William Miles began.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's Shaun. Shaun, what's going on?''
*'''William:''' ''Let me talk to him.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Did you... hold on, I'm putting you on speaker.''
*'''William:''' ''Shaun, it's William. Is everything taken care of?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, well, hello to you too. For Christ's sakes, man, have some class!''
*'''William:''' ''All right, calm down.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, that's rich, yeah. Lucy's dead and you want me to act like it's Easter Sunday, do you?! How's Desmond anyway, kipping in?''
*'''William:''' ''That's enough, Shaun!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What if he's a Templar, Bill? Eh? What if he's been programmed?! It's [[Daniel Cross|happened before]]!''
*'''William:''' ''No. Not Desmond.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right. You ''would'' say that.''
*'''William:''' ''Shaun...''
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*'''William:''' ''This Apple... it is a remarkable piece of work. Feel the [[Adamant|material]]... hard as [[steel]] but very light.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You really want to be fooling with that thing?''
*'''William:''' ''I do. I absolutely do. I have been waiting a long time to get my hands on one of these.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, you're making me nervous, Bill.''
*'''William:''' ''Don't be. I don't think I have the right genes to properly wield it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh, but Desmond... you think he does?''
Desmond was forcibly returned to Animus Island from Ezio's memories.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell just happened?''
*'''Clay:''' ''You were snooping. Wandering outside the Desmond partition. So once the Animus located you, it pulled you back here. It's just following orders... like a failsafe program. Trying to keep your poor head intact, whether you like it or not.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And what are you doing here exactly?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Playing. Learning. Waiting. A lot of waiting. I keep the Animus distracted as best I can. For you, so you can explore. Otherwise it might hunt you down like a little virus and ah... delete you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, my guardian angel.''
*'''Clay:''' ''There's no such thing.''
Clay disappeared.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah I—Thanks.''
Another conversation between Rebecca and Shaun could be heard through Animus Island.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun, it's me. What's happening?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you at the airport?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, we're chartering a jet. Are you coming?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yes. Yeah, I'll be there soon.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''They... they buried her already.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I heard.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''In a little cemetery outside Rome. Nice place.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''God, things got so fucked up so fast.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Is Desmond still out?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah. We're seeing a lot of brain activity, but with the monitoring system shut down, we can't record anything.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, keep me posted, okay? I'll see you soon.''
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|Once more, a conversation could be overheard, which featured Rebecca and William Miles.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm seeing very strange activity in the Animus.''
*'''William:''' ''Oh?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The CPU should be fairly idle. But the system monitor is spiking regularly. Sometimes as high as 85 percent.''
*'''William:''' ''Is it serious?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm not sure. Desmond's signs are stable.''
*'''William:''' ''Well, if there isn't a problem, let's not try to fix anything.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Fair enough. God, I need a drink.''
Desmond then came across Clay, lamenting on his misfortune.
*'''Desmond:''' ''16?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Desmond, think about this... What if... I went with you?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''With me? Where?''
*'''Clay:''' ''It could work. Just for a while. Until I found a way out. Another body maybe. Or... I don't know. I just don't... I don't want to be here anymore.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's... that's not going to happen. I'm sorry.''
*'''Clay:''' ''No... I guess I had my chance. And I wasted it.''
Clay disappeared. 
After a while, a discussion between Rebecca, Shaun and William Miles could be heard.
*'''William:''' ''Were they close, Desmond and Lucy? I mean... closer than friends?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ah... Well, there was the occasional misty-eyed moment, but—''
*'''Shaun:''' ''She liked him, Bill. That's what she told me.''
*'''William:''' ''Hmm. Interesting.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's it? Just... interesting?''
*'''William:''' ''I spent a lot of time training each of them when they were younger. She was a remarkable woman, and I find this whole situation... quite sad.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Sad? Are you finally going soft on us, Bill?''
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|Some time later, another talk between Shaun and William Miles took place.
*'''Shaun:''' ''You know something, don't you? You know what's out there.''
*'''William:''' ''I have a hunch, yes.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Come on, Bill. You never do anything halfway. What do you think we'll find?''
*'''William:''' ''If we're lucky, another prize. If we're very lucky... something that'll end this miserable war.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You're talking over my head, mate.''
*'''William:''' ''Listen Shaun, I have no idea what we're going to find. But I do know that whatever it is, the Templars can't have it.''
After this exchange, Clay inquired about Desmond's life, which at first he was nervous to reply to.
*'''Clay:''' ''Do you regret anything Desmond?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Like what?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Running away. Leaving your parents behind. Finding a shit job, and pretending to be productive. What's it like spending your whole life, avoiding hard decisions?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Come on.''
*'''Clay:''' ''Sure, you're an Assassin, but it wasn't your choice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you have a point?''
*'''Clay:''' ''I want to know, if you regret anything.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sure. I wish I'd been more patient with my parents. I wish I'd listened. And Lucy... maybe things could have been different if I'd—I'm not sure.''
*'''Clay:''' ''Thank you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''For what?''
*'''Clay:''' ''For making sense.''
Once Clay's curiosity was fulfilled, another group conversation with those outside the Animus started.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun, you feeling okay?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Sure, yeah, yeah, I'm fine yeah. We're Assassins, after all aren't we, eh? Why should we be surprised if one of us dies every now and again?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Every death is a tragedy. To somebody, somewhere.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What I want to know is... is Desmond worth all this trouble, you know? What is he... is he the chosen one, is that it? Little Jimmy Special or some bollocks like that?''
*'''William:''' ''I'm afraid not. But what he has is rare. His genes contain high concentrations of First Civilization DNA. Only about one in ten million are so lucky.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ah. The Bleeding Effect. Is that part of it?''
*'''William:''' ''I believe so. I wish I could say we knew about his gift earlier. But it was the Templars who realized this. And they found him first...''
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|Following Desmond exploring more of Ezio's memories, the Assassins outside of his coma planned to relocate themselves, and him along with them.
*'''[[Gavin Banks|Gavin]]:''' ''Bill! Good to see you. Listen, we've got a customs officer waiting to talk to everyone.''
*'''William:''' ''I hope you have something for us.''
*'''Gavin:''' ''Absolutely, passports and papers for everyone.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah brilliant, so I'm... I'm what, a neurosurgeon now, am I?''
*'''Gavin:''' ''You're a medical team from [[State University of New York at Potsdam|SUNY upstate]], just back from Rome with your patient, experimental gene therapy.''
*'''William:''' ''Good work, let's get this over with.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait look, this is crazy!''
*'''William:''' ''What's wrong?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Not sure, but Desmond's brain is lighting up like a string of firecrackers!''
Meanwhile, inside the Animus, the machine planned to wipe Animus Island of all its contents, with Clay and Desmond along with it. As the threat of being deleted was finally at hand, it spurred one last conversation between the two.
*'''Clay:''' ''Here it comes...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What is that?! What's going on!''
*'''Clay:''' ''This is the end Desmond. Scheduled for deletion!''
Clay embraced Desmond tightly, bewildering the Assassin in the process.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you doing?!''
*'''Clay:''' ''What is a man but the sum of his memories? We are the stories we live! The tales we tell ourselves!''
Jumping to the conclusion that Clay intended to take both of them to their deaths, Desmond pleaded with him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't do this!''
*'''Clay:''' ''I'm saving you, idiot! GO!''
Clay pushed Desmond towards the Sync Nexus, as he began to be erased by the system deletion. However, it would not stop him from shouting out one final command to Desmond.
*'''Clay:''' ''GO!''
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|After Desmond had achieved the necessary synchronization with his ancestors,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Message]]</ref> he found himself inside the [[Nexus]] via the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] next to him. Jupiter, a member of the First Civilization, soon appeared.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Do you hear me, [[cipher]]? Can you see me?''
Jupiter spotted Desmond within the Nexus.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Ah. There you are. Good. A strange place, this nexus of time. I am not used to the... [[calculations]]. That has always been Minerva's domain. I see you still have many questions. Who were we? What became of us? What do we desire of you? You will have your answers. Only listen and I will tell you how.''
A projection of the solar system appeared.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Both before the end and after, we sought to save the world. We built vaults within which to work, each dedicated to a different method of salvation. They were placed underground to avoid the war which raged above, and also as a precaution, should we fail in our efforts. Each vault's knowledge was transmitted into a single place''
Jupiter pointed out the location of the [[Grand Temple]] on Earth, followed by a projection of him, Juno, and Minerva inside the temple.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''It was our duty... mine, Minerva's and Juno's—to sort and sample all that was collected. We chose those solutions which held the most promise, and devoted ourselves to testing their merits. Six we tried in succession, each more encouraging than the last. But none worked. And then the world ended...''
Desmond witnessed a vision of the coronal mass ejection which destroyed the Earth, and wiped out most of the humans and First Civilization members.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''The earth shook for days. The fires burned for weeks. And when the ash had settled, less than ten thousand of your kind still lived... and far fewer of ours. But we carried on, together. To rebuild. To renew.''
Desmond observed the passage of time across the centuries, until the landscape took on its modern day shape.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Listen. You must go there. To the place where we labored... labored and lost. Take my words. Pass them from your head into your hands. That is how you will open the way. But be warned: much still remains in flux. And I do not know how things will end—either in [[Isu Era|my time]] or yours.''
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|Following Jupiter's message and having fully separated himself from his ancestors and their memories, Desmond began to wake from his coma. Shaun, Rebecca, and William stood around him in a nearly pitch black room lit only by the Animus screens.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait, look! His vitals are stabilizing... Something's happening... He's... He's moving!''
*'''William:''' ''Desmond, can you hear me?''
William touched Desmond's shoulder in concern.
*'''William:''' ''Son?''
Desmond blinked bleary eyes at everyone, looked at his right arm which was covered in Isu glyphs, then turned to see the Apple of Eden shimmering on a nearby desk. His mind
*'''Desmond:''' ''I know what we need to do.''
Glancing at Shaun, William gave Desmond a quick nod then walked a few paces away to threw open the doors to the room, revealing it to be the back space of a van parked across from the Grand Temple's entrance near the town of [[Turin, New York|Turin]], [[New York]]. Desmond blinked at the sudden bright light as glyphs on the Temple's door began glowing like the Apple.
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|On the advancement of the Animi Training Program, select Abstergo recruits were allocated to the second stage of the program, and often came into contact with Warren Vidic, as well as some other Templars.
;Welcome
Warren introduced himself in a dimly lit room to prospective Abstergo recruits who had excelled in the program's first stage.
*'''Warren:''' ''It is a privilege for each one of you to be invited up here. Everyone in this room has proven themselves as more than mere killers. Your skill acquisition in the Animus thus far has been far superior to that of your colleagues, who, as I speak, continue to struggle down below us. But the test of your true worth has barely begun. You think you know of our Order. Of our founding in 1119, our quest for domination during the Crusades. The vast treasure and the decline at the end of the 12th century. And, finally, our resurgence as Abstergo. You know nothing. It is time to begin your real education. As you continue your training in the Animus, those worthy will be admitted to the secrets of our Order. My assistant will monitor your progress. Once you exit this room there is no turning back. Succeed, and a bright future awaits, fail... and far more than your contract will be terminated.''
;First Steps
Right from his first meeting, the Abstergo recruit [[Juhani Otso Berg]] began to impress the Templar Order, so much so that Warren offered encouraging words to help motivate him to climb higher.
*'''Warren:''' ''You served Abstergo well, and your skills in the Animus continue to impress. I do not use that term lightly. If you continue at this rate, it is a foregone conclusion that you will be the one to enter our inner chambers, and learn our most trusted secrets. Once you cross that threshold, your eyes will be opened, and you will see this world for what it truly is. Don't muck this up. Abstergo is counting on you.''
;Promises
As usual, Berg had quickly built upon his progress, impressing Warren's assistant who arranged another meeting with the doctor.
*'''Warren:''' ''Moving up through the ranks nicely, I see. Exactly as predicted. My assistant's reports have been glowing, although I find he is a little bit of a panderer. Do not let his flattery fool you. We will only continue to educate you as long as you continue to show promise. Prove yourself, however, and we are prepared to give you far more.''
;Privileges
With Berg's development bolstered as he invested more effort into the Animi Training Program, his effort began to bear fruit, while Warren provided a commentary of what differed him from the rest of humanity.
*'''Warren:''' ''For the vast majority of humankind, life is an ordeal to be suffered.''
Berg chose a designer watch from a box before him, courtesy of Abstergo.
*'''Warren:''' ''One painful failure after another, followed, mercifully, by death.''
Berg then took a glass of champagne offered to him and entered a private jet.
*'''Warren:''' ''Mortgages, car payments, waiting lists, bills.''
Berg casually strolled through an airport.
*'''Attendant:''' ''Right this way, sir.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Most are kept far too busy to look at the big picture. But not you. From now on, you will be at the front of every list. Transportation, maids, cooks will all be provided.''
From there, he entered a limousine and picked up a bottle of expensive wine.
*'''Warren:''' ''Vacation homes, tranquility and privacy will surround you. Your children will attend the best schools, and your parents will be cared for.''
Berg pulled up at a remote countryside mansion.
*'''Warren:''' ''Any woman, or man, you desire will be yours. For most, life is an unwinnable game.''
Berg opened the door and stepped out of the limousine, and Warren walked out of the mansion's entrance to greet him.
*'''Warren:''' ''The Order of the Knights Templar welcomes you. After all, we engineered it that way.''
;Inducted
Following Berg's luxurious treatment, Warren prepared to impart an important message to him, though he was interrupted.
*'''Warren:''' ''I hope you are enjoying the new comforts we have granted you. Of course, you know there is no backing out now. We have plans for you. An important part of this company's future. Truth is—''
*'''Intercom:''' ''Dr. Vidic. You are wanted in the processing plant.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Well... I suppose the truth will have to wait.''
;Clearance
Determined not to disappoint, Berg had progressed even more since Warren's last visit, prompting him to tempt at allowing Berg deeper into the Templar Order.
*'''Warren:''' ''I see you have been busy while I was gone. Continue to increase in skill, and you may be invited to visit our inner offices. Be respectful, far more than your job is on the line. I have put in a request to have your security clearance raised, allowing us to share sensitive information with you. Something to look forward to... If you make it, of course.''
;Active Agent
Soon enough, with the growth of skill that Berg had shown, Warren made mention of his first mission, as well as his final briefing, as he encroached upon the completion of the Animi Training Program.
*'''Warren:''' ''Your training is almost complete. Allow me a rare moment of emotion, I feel proud of my accomplishment. Soon, you will become an active agent. Others have been sent to gather the intelligence required for your first mission as we speak. Conclude your training and the final briefing will occur upstairs. May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.''
;One of Them
Rather slowly, Berg entered the secret chamber located within the corporation after using a fingerprint scanner, making sure to pay attention to all of he saw. Hearing a voice, he sat down as he was asked, before [[Laetitia England]] introduced herself to him.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Very few people ever see this room. It was first decorated in 1937, when we first founded the company. Laetitia England. Warren has told me so much about you. Quite impressive, reaching such a privileged position. The remnants of the Assassin Order are scattered across the globe. The time has come to end this fight. And you will be on the front lines. It comes down to trust. We must be certain that ours is well placed.''
A gruff sounding voice suddenly stated an order.
*'''Daniel:''' ''Don't move.''
Panicking slightly, Berg attempted to get up, but was held still by Cross' left arm around the throat as he held an injection gun in his free right hand.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Daniel, I give the orders.''
*'''Daniel:''' ''Fine.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Thank you. Now, go on.''
Proceeding onward, Daniel implanted a microchip from the injection gun into Berg's left arm.
*'''Daniel:''' ''There.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''From this day forward we monitor your every move. Welcome to the fold Master Templar.''
;Target Acquired
Newly appointed as a Master Templar, Berg sat observing the figures before him during his briefing, who had an announcement to make regarding the Assassins.
*'''Warren:''' ''You have all been brought here because our intelligence gathering has progressed rapidly in the last week.''
*'''Daniel:''' ''What have they found?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Be patient Daniel. I have an announcement to make. We now know where the [[Assassin leader]], William M., is located.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Brilliant work. We need to send a retrieval team.''
The two Templars stared straight expectantly at Berg.
*'''Warren:''' ''Well, what are you waiting for? Go get him.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''==
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|Williams Miles stood in thought looking out an apartment window in a coastal city at night.
*'''William:''' ''It used to be when people talked about the end of the world, we locked them up or laughed them off. Sometimes both. But we never took them seriously. Maybe we should have.''
In his mind's eye, the scene changed to one of a blindfolded Desmond being captured by Abstergo Industries agents.
*'''William:''' ''But I'm getting ahead of myself. Better to start at the beginning, with the abduction of Desmond Miles. My son.''
The scene changed to one of Desmond in the bar [[Bad Weather]] downing a shot from a glass with a frosted Abstergo logo on the bottom.
*'''William:''' ''This... boy had no ambition. No direction. No plans for the future. What he DID have was a heritage. One he chose to deny. It nearly cost him his life.''
The scene changed to Warren Vidic watching Desmond in the Animus 1.28.
*'''William:''' ''He was captured and imprisoned. Those who took him believed he could help them find something.''
The scene changed to one of a power-mad Cesare Borgia wielding the Apple of Eden as it shot out beams of energy.
*'''William:''' ''The Apple. One of several artifacts we call Pieces of Eden. Bits of ancient technology scattered across the globe. Some hidden. Some found. All of them dangerous. Most are held by a single group—the same group that now had Desmond.''
The scene changed to one of a metal Abstergo Industries logo hovering in midair in a dimly lit, dusty room, before it pivoted and turned into a Templar insignia.
*'''William:''' ''You know them as Abstergo Industries, we know them as the Templars—as the enemy. We've been fighting them for thousands of years.''
The cross changed texture, merging with the fabric logo on the tunic of a Templar knight about to be stabbed in the face by a Levantine Assassin's Hidden Blade.
*'''William:''' ''Even longer if you believe the stories of their origins. I do. After all, I've seen the truth.''
The scene changed to one of Ezio Auditore in a Memory Corridor littered with partial models of Roman architecture.
*'''William:''' ''That's the beauty—and the horror—of the Animus. A device that allows us to enter and experience the lives of our ancestors. It holds the power to change everything. To show is history the way it really happened. Up until its creation—to the victor went the spoils—went the truth.''
The scene changed to a group of men in black suits standing in a V-formation in a dark room. Their faces were obscured by shadow as the point man held a [[sword]] with a Templar cross on the pommel by its crossguard, stabbing down at a larger cross on the floor.
*'''William:''' ''We're trying to fix that. To free minds and bodies both. But there's only so much we can do. And the Templars have the upper hand these days.''
The scene changed to show the world engulfed in flame.
*'''William:''' ''But something larger than the Assassins and Templars is approaching. Bigger than all of us. And if we can't find a way to stop it—these next few weeks will probably be our last. EVERYONE's last.''
The scene changed to show Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad standing on a castle parapet.
*'''William:''' ''In the end, it all comes down to him. To Desmond. Through the Animus, he discovered his heritage. Explored the lives of his ancestors and uncovered their secrets.''
Altaïr faded into the background as an image of Ezio Auditore came into focus.
*'''William:''' ''When that was finished, he trained. He used another ancestor to provide decades of experience in the span of a few days. It worked. We think.''
Ezio faded into the background as an image of a hooded Desmond briefly came into focus, before all three Assassins were replaced by red numbers from a digital clock hovering in midair in a dimly lit, dusty room as they read "21:12:12".
*'''William:''' ''Soon, though—soon we'll know. That ominous date fast approaches. December 21, 2012. None of us knows what it'll bring—only that this is where they want us to be when it does.''
Each number changed to a glyph of an {{Wiki|Eye of Horus|Eye}} of [[Horus]], an {{Wiki|Omega}} symbol with a dot in the center, and a [[Japan]]ese ''{{Wiki|torii}}'', respectively, before floating away to reveal Minerva talking to Ezio Auditore in the Vatican Vault.
*'''William:''' ''They've been guiding us, in their own fractured, frustrating way. These voices from The First Civilization, The Ones Who Came Before. A precursor race of immense power and uncertain motives. They're the one who made the Pieces of Eden.''
The scene changed to show a figure standing in the Grand Temple.
*'''William:''' ''This is where they've lead him. And through him, us.''
The scene changed to show Altaïr, an elderly Ezio, and Desmond holding the Apple all standing back-to-back in a triangle
*'''William:''' ''He stands at the entrance to this long-lost place, armed with the knowledge of Altaïr and the abilities of Ezio.''
The images of Altaïr and Ezio dissolved into static as the focus drew in on Desmond and the Apple.
*'''William:''' ''He holds in his hand the Apple of Eden. And we stand at his side, ready to support him however we can. His name is Desmond Miles and he has brought us to the end.''
The Apple emitted a burst of blinding light as William's thoughts drew to a close.
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|Desmond and his team arrived at the Grand Temple. William Miles opened the doors to their van.
*'''William:''' ''We're here.''
The other Assassins gathered up their equipment while Desmond waited at the mouth of the cave.
*'''William:''' ''Let's go.''
Desmond led the Assassins into the cave, stopping at the door, which was covered in modern graffiti and ancient Native American cave paintings. The Apple of Eden began to glow, and Desmond took it out and stuck it in a spherical concave imprint in the door which activated and opened.
*'''Shaun:''' ''"In another moment, down went {{Wiki|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice}} after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again."''
Desmond bent under the door and walked under it, with the rest of his team following. The Assassins continued down a long empty hallway for some time before coming to a sloping drop which led to another door. Again, Desmond used the Apple to open the door.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I think we're... here.''
Beyond the door was a sliding drop. Desmond slid down this and then made his way into the main hall of the Temple. Upon entering it, he saw a [[Power sources|bright glowing cube]] on the ground in front of a power bank. Desmond picked up the cube and inserted it into a matching slot on the bench-shaped structure, which activated the entire Temple, especially the great door at the very back made of solid light. The Assassins made their way towards the door. As they reached it, Desmond heard Juno's voice.
*'''Juno:''' ''...[[Grand Temple Key|the key]]... you must...find...the key.''
Desmond began to experience the Bleeding Effect.
*'''William:''' ''Son?''
Desmond turned to face his father, but saw instead [[Haytham Kenway]]'s coachman, [[Jim Holden]].
*'''Jim:''' ''Sir?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Here we go again.''
Desmond collapsed. Some time later he awoke in the new Animus 3.0.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Desmond?''
*'''William:''' ''Do you hear us?''
Desmond responded in a dazed manner.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah. What happened?''
*'''William:''' ''The Temple triggered a Bleeding Effect. You collapsed and entered into a fugue state.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So naturally, you dropped me in the Animus instead of... I don't know... making sure I was okay?''
William tried to calm his son's anxiety.
*'''William:''' ''You weren't in any danger. Besides, the Temple appeared to be communicating with you, and I didn't want to risk severing the connection. At least not until we knew what it wanted.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right. Of course.''
*'''William:''' ''Son, I...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No, it's fine. I get it. And I know what I'm looking for, by the way. It's a key. Just don't know where it is, though... Guess that's why she triggered the Bleeding Effect.''
*'''William:''' ''She?!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Juno, dad. She's... talking to me.''
Desmond then began the [[Refresher Course|refresher course]] Rebecca set up for him, before reliving Haytham's attendance of [[John Gay]]'s play ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' at [[London]]'s [[Theatre Royal]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Deadly Performance]]</ref>
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|After watching Haytham [[Initiation into the Templar Order|induct]] [[Charles Lee]] into the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templars]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)]]</ref> Desmond was shocked to learn Haytham's true loyalties.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, what?!''
He exited the Animus and spoke to his team.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You all saw that, right?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Wow, indeed.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''The key must be the amulet Haytham took from London.''
*'''William:''' ''We might know what it looks like, but we're no closer to finding it. Desmond, you need to keep going.''
At this, Desmond showed his disgust at William's seeming inhumanity.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, he was your ancestor too. Why don't you hop in the Animus?!''
*'''William:''' ''Really? That's your response. It's like dealing with a six year old. What is wrong with you, Desmond?''
Finally, Desmond let loose his rage and anger at being exploited.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You wanna know what's wrong?! I'm sick of being treated like I'm not even here! Desmond, do this! Desmond, do that! Desmond, you'd better figure things out because the sun is going to turn us all to ash and I know I was really nice to you but actually, I'm just another Templar plot-twist and, yes, I would like very much for you to be controlled by a magic space wizard so that you can murder me! So there's you're answer! I'm sick of being a goddamn pawn! I thought it might be different with you! I mean you're my FATHER but is turns out you're no better than the fucking Templars!''
Angered to his own breaking point, William punched Desmond in the jaw.
*'''William:''' ''Don't you EVER equate me with those bastards again! You hear me?! EVERYTHING I do—EVERYTHING I have DONE—has been for you! Maybe I pushed a little too hard. Asked a little too much. But try to remember exactly what's at stake here. You need to get it together, kid! We're running out of time!''
At this point, Shaun decided to break up the fight for an announcement.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Riiight. That was unusual. Well, I'm just going to pretend that this never happened and get back to bringing everyone up to speed on where we stand. The news isn't good. It appears this Temple is powered by a collection of um... well, I guess they're batteries. You found one on the way in. But there aren't any more. At least... not down here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any idea on where we can find replacements?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Not yet. So, I intend to tiptoe into the Abstergo database. Now, if I can cross reference these particular devices with their database, I might get lucky.''
*'''William:''' ''See what you can do.''
Shaun agreed, though he appeared just as disgusted with William's indifference as Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Obviously. Anyway, Desmond—you can either take a look around here or we can head back into the Animus.''
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|The argument settled, Desmond spoke to Rebecca.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you working on?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Lots of different stuff. If you're going into the field, we need a way to keep tabs on you and stay in touch. Hacking into local security systems won't cut it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''For what?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know...everything. You've sacrificed a lot for me. You and Shaun both. You upgraded the Animus, helped train me, pulled me out of that coma... You put all that work into the database. Helped me solve Clay's puzzles... I know I haven't been the easiest person to work with... And I'm sorry for that. And I just want you to know that even if I'm shitty at showing it—I appreciate everything you've done.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You really think we'll finally get some answers down here?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe. Talking to the First Civ has always been a pain in the ass though.''
*'''William:''' ''Imagine what it must be like for them.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''William:''' ''They've been separated from us by tens of thousands of years-A completely different language and culture...possessed of an intelligence vastly superior to our own. We're lucky they've communicated as much as they have.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know why they had to make this all so complicated. I mean if they need something from me, they should just come out and say it.''
*'''William:''' ''I've been wondering about that myself. I get the sense Juno and Minerva didn't exactly see eye to eye. I'm studying everything I can get my hands on...But maybe you'll find something down here that can shed light on the mystery. What happened between them-and why?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What do you think is behind that door?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No idea.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Do you think it can save us?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''The First Civ seemed to think so.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What if it's dangerous?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's not like we have a lot of alternatives.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, we could...I don't know...warn the President?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And what's he gonna do? And who's to say he's not in bed with Abstergo. Seems everyone is these days...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What if we went to them? To Abstergo, I mean.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thought about it actually. Showing them what we've seen. Trying to work together... They must know so much more than we do. But...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's possible that they know what's going to happen. That they WANT it to happen. For all we know they're hiding out in bunkers right now, waiting for the world to end. And then when its all over—out they come—ready to take control.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''God, I hope you're wrong.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So do I, Rebecca. So do I...''
Desmond then ran over to Shaun who was inspecting the door.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Would you look at that...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''If I had to guess, I would say that's a counter. And judging from the iconography, I think it's safe to say when that's emptied...the end begins.''
Shaun noticed Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hello, Desmond. How's things?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Same old. Another day, another ancestor.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Who'd have thought that you had a Templar in your family tree?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I think he started out as an Assassin. They must have turned him...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right you are, in fact! I've been reviewing our archives and it appears that Haytham's father was indeed an Assassin. Which means he was likely one too. At least for a little while...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What else did you find?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That fellow from the opera—[[Reginald Birch]]—Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|London chapter]] of the Templars. He and Haytham's father—a man named [[Edward Kenway|Edward]]—well, they were longtime rivals. Now, it appears Birch got his hands on Haytham at a [[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken|rather young age]]—working his wiles to convince Haytham to switch sides. Wonder how he did it. I'll see if I can't dig up more...''
Shaun then asked Desmond about their situation.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hon—Honest answer please, Desmond: Do you think we're getting out of this alive?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know... I mean—it's a pretty tall order. If the First Civ couldn't save the world—how the hell are we supposed to swing it?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We have some time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We have less than two months! They had decades and a lot more resources. And the worst part... is that we knew this was coming for, what, hundreds of years?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''History repeats, it seems. The First Civ was so busy with their war against us—no one even noticed what was happening. We get advanced warning and then fall to fighting with the Templars... Lovely.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hopefully, whatever's behind that door will make a difference.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And if it doesn't—well, at least we tried.''
Desmond tried to talk to his father with no success.
*'''William:''' ''Yes?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Just thought I'd...you know...say hi.''
*'''William:''' ''You have more important things to do right now.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Jesus, Dad.''
*'''William:''' ''What? What do you want me to say?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know. "Hi, son. How are you? What have you been up to?"''
*'''William:''' ''I know what you've been up to. Nothing. You wasted away in some shitty apartment with a pointless job, while the rest of us were out there fighting to make a difference.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You are such an asshole. Oh, you thinking about hitting me again? Because this time, I will hit back.''
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|Desmond got out of the Animus, having experienced [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]'s early memories.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Welcome back, Desmond! You'll be happy to hear there's actually good news for once.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I've managed to locate a power source. And it's relatively close by. Up for a trip to Manhattan?''
Rebecca voiced concern.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Is it safe to leave? Abstergo's got to be looking for us.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Obviously, it's not safe. We can't just sit around here hoping to get lucky, though, can we? We need that power source. Besides, I'm sure you can cook up some way to hide our movements.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Maybe. The Templars have access to all kinds of satellites and camera systems. We'll need to find a way to mask our digital signature. I can probably camouflage the van, too. But there's not much I can do for US.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's an easy one.''
Desmond pulled up his hood and set out to acquire the first power source. After [[Modern Tower|recovering]] it,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Modern Tower]]</ref> the Assassins left New York immediately and made a two day detour through [[Boston]]. Upon returning to the Grand Temple, Desmond demanded to know about Daniel Cross.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So who the hell is Daniel Cross?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Believe it or not, he used to be an Assassin. THE Assassin, the way I've heard it told. But it turned out that he was a sleeper agent for Abstergo, trained to [[Great Purge|infiltrate and bring down]] the organization.''
*'''William:''' ''How did he know you were there? We could be compromised...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''They must have caught me snooping inside their network and sent Cross to see what we were after. If they were aware of our current location, we'd know. Though I will say this—it doesn't bode well for future expeditions.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I've set up some cameras topside. If anyone shows up we'll see it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'd suggest you go see about finding a socket for that power source. Or we can return to Connor if you prefer. All the artifacts in the world won't mean a thing without the key.''
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|Desmond explored the Temple while looking for a socket for the battery he had just acquired. He first came to a holoprojector when Juno appeared to him and began explaining how the First Civilization had tried to save the world from the First Disaster.
*'''Juno:''' ''In the beginning, when we thought we could be saved, we sought to face the sun's wrath and contain it. Four [[towers]] would be built—to pull her fury into this place and dispel it. But even with all we knew... with all we had... It would take too long. A thousand years we could labor and still the work would not be done... The first tower was never completed, the project abandoned... We moved on. But while we labored on other endeavors, a few returned. They thought to automate the process... Metal might finish what flesh could not...''
After traversing the broken architecture up to another level, Desmond was in sight of the power socket when Juno spoke to him again.
*'''Juno:''' ''If we could not meet the sun's cruel embrace... Perhaps we might rebuke it. Already we could generate the fields—to protect us in times of strife... But these were small and simple things. To replicate them on a scale the size of a world... We lacked the energy to make it so. Half the world, they said, then. It is better than none at all. We tried. Again, we failed. A quarter, they asked. Even this, we could not do... A sixth! An eighth! A tenth, they cried! The answer was still the same. Perhaps in time, a city might be spared... But it was time we did not have... So we moved on.''
Desmond plugged the power source into the socket.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wonder what's inside...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's only one way to find out.''
Another part of the cave is illuminated and a door to another section is unlocked and opened.
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|Desmond returned down below and talked to Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I know everyone thinks I'm being silly, but I can't shake the feeling we're being watched.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We are being watched. By Juno. Or some version of her.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Do you think it's a recording? Or is she a ghost? Or... something else? Is she talking to us the way Minerva talked to Ezio?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No clue. I mean, who knows what else they were working on down here. There are still so many rooms we don't have access to...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''But... do you think she's like literally down here? Waiting somewhere? Still alive?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Still alive, that's mental! That would mean she'd be at least—75? 80 thousand years old? They were powerful, yeah—but not that powerful.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''They came down here looking for a way to survive... Maybe they found one?''
Rebecca then nervously asked Desmond about his encounter with Daniel Cross.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Was it weird seeing Cross?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's different for you. You don't know what happened, I guess. For a long time he was... important to us. He was a different person.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Shaun said he was a sleeper agent. Like Lucy.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It was different. She made a choice. But Cross... if you read the files... Abstergo just... they did terrible things to him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Rebecca?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're lucky. We all are. We have people who care about us. Who look out for us. He was all alone—and the people he thought he could trust, they used him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Did you know him?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''No... But... I knew [[Hannah Mueller|Hannah]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who's that?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''She tried to help him. She trusted him. But there was a raid about a year ago... She stayed behind so the others could escape. Tried to reason with him. To see if she could fix things...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What happened?''
Rebecca's voice broke as she related what happened next.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What do you think happened? He killed her. That's what he does. That's all he knows how to do. Sometimes, it seems that's all any of us know how to do...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Rebecca...''
Desmond then spoke to his father next. William first tried to apologize for the earlier punch, then to make peace for Desmond's rough childhood.
*'''William:''' ''Son? I... I owe you an apology. I shouldn't have lashed out like that. You have to understand I've never been very good at this. Nevermind that we live rather... extraordinary lives.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah... I kinda liked my ordinary one.''
*'''William:''' ''You can't escape who you are, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So I've noticed.''
*'''William:''' ''Look... it's silly for us to go back and forth like this. I admit, I did a shitty job raising you. I apologize, I'm sorry. But it's important you understand it didn't come from a bad place. You're my son. I love you. I guess I was so busy trying to make sure nothing bad happened, I didn't... consider the consequences. Truce?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I can't believe it's taken me so long to ask, but—how's [[Desmond Miles' mother|Mom]]? She's not...''
*'''William:''' ''No, no. Your mother's fine. We decided it would be better if we split up for this job.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Always assuming the worst.''
*'''William:''' ''Hmm. For good reason.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Can I at least say hi to her?''
*'''William:''' ''I'm sorry... it's too risky. Maybe when we're done...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right. When we're done.''
Desmond then asked his father if the Assassins and Templars had ever worked together.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Have... Have we ever tried to make peace with the Templars?''
*'''William:''' ''Throughout our history, there have been moments... Several, in fact. But... It's impossible. There are... existential differences. Insurmountable. If there were to be unity, it wouldn't be a truce so much as a submission.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But knowing what's about to happen... Wouldn't it make sense to try and talk to Vidic? Come to an arrangement? Even if it's only temporary?''
*'''William:''' ''We'd all be so busy watching our backs, nothing would be accomplished. Imagine that, we're more productive at war...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, have we tried... sending in someone? Doing to them what they did to us with Lucy? Or Cross?''
*'''William:''' ''We have. And it's never worked. We either sent in people who were either too weak, and found themselves turned—or too strong, and were unable to carry out the charade.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I just feel like we all want the same thing.''
*'''William:''' ''We use the same words, but that's all they are... words. In the end, it all comes down to freedom. We seek it. They detest it. And so there's never an end to the fight. Not until one side is completely gone.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Is that even possible?''
*'''William:''' ''Probably not. Our two groups have existed in one form or [[Order of the Ancients|another]] since... well... forever. But things can be better than they are. And that's something.''
Desmond then asked William about whether he had ever looked for him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Did you look for me, Dad? When I was gone.''
*'''William:''' ''Every day.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Come on...''
*'''William:''' ''I mean it. Every night I'd look. Searching for your name—or variations of it—hoping you'd slip up. Abstergo only found you first because they had better access. A few more days and it would have been me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, I'm here now.''
*'''William:''' ''And I'm glad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you think Lucy regretted what she was doing?''
*'''William:''' ''I used to think I knew her well, but clearly, that wasn't the case. So I can't give you an honest answer.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''She seemed so sincere, though. Like she really wanted to make a difference.''
*'''William:''' ''Yes, well, when I first met him, I thought the same thing about Cross.''
Desmond lamented the fact the frequency of Assassin defections.
*'''Desmond:''' ''It just keeps happening over and over again.''
*'''William:''' ''What does?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything...''
*'''William:''' ''Don't get weird on me, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No. It's fine. I'm fine. Don't worry.''
*'''William:''' ''Alright, then. You should think about getting back in the Animus. We've got to find that key.''
Desmond then made his way over to Shaun, who wanted to use the Animus to go back to the beginning.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, Desmond, there you are! Can I ask a favor?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''When this is all over, I'd like to try turning the dial back on the Animus. Like, ALL the way back. To the time of the First Civilization.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You think it would work?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There was no real loss of fidelity when you visited Altaïr. Then again, that was about a thousand years ago, and I'm looking at going back at least seventy thousand more.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sure, I'd be up for it. Would be interesting to see what things were like back then.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Excellent! I think it would prove most enlightening.''
Shaun then launched into seeing the [[American Revolutionary War]] from a British perspective.
*'''Shaun:''' ''So this is how it started...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you up to?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Just brushing up on my American history, I... I say history. They certainly teach you strange things in the states.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Like what?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well—for all the talk of this being a "revolutionary" war, it was more of a civil one. Well, not THAT kind of civil. I mean there was no America versus Britain. It was Brit on Brit action. And you can clearly see how the whole thing got started: one war gave birth to the other.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You mean the [[Seven Years' War]]?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. Seems the [[British Empire|Crown]] overspent in its attempt to keep the French out. Wound up with a great deal of debt. Believing that the colonists should help to shoulder the burden, new taxes were created. It was a reasonable request—even if [[Palace of Westminster|Parliament]] was rather, well, undiplomatic about it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's not really fair to tax people for a war they didn't want any part of...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What?! Didn't want any part of?! Did you not notice [[George Washington]] with [[Edward Braddock]]? He was right in the middle of it! So here you have the Crown spending who knows how much money to secure a place for the colonists to thrive—and then when they ask for a little bit of help... Right, look, think of it this way. King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George]] and the colonists, they all go out to dinner, right. And when the bill comes, George asks them to kick in and pay their share. Fair enough! But keep in mind, {{Wiki|House of Hanover|his family}}'s been taking them out to dinner, gratis, for DECADES now. But the colonists, oh no, they insist they only had a glass of water and a side salad. Nevermind the table is FULL of half-eaten food and empty bottles of wine. And then when the King points this out, what do the colonists do? Oh! They flip the table over and storm out of the restaurant—probably intending to return later and burn it down.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You left out the part where the King pointed a GUN at the colonists and forced them to cover dinner for EVERYONE at the restaurant.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Riiight. Right, yeah. Interesting take. IF he pulled out a gun—and I'm not sure he did—it would only have been after the hundredth failed attempt at getting them to pay their fair share.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But how do you define someone's fair share?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''With a war, apparently.''
Shaun then wondered how many other First Civilization vaults there were still to find.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I wonder how many other places like this exist...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There are dozens of them. All over the world.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And somehow no one's ever found one before us?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't think that's true.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''When I was at Abstergo, Vidic talked about silencing discoveries made by non-Templars. And I'm sure Abstergo has dug up plenty.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The things they must know...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Regretting throwing in with us?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hah. No. Just looking forward to when we can finally trounce those bastards so I can dive into their archives.''
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|Desmond relived Connor's memory of his trip to [[Oak Island]], where he recovered Captain [[William Kidd]]'s buried [[Ring of Eden]]. Shaun's voice came in through the Animus.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Oak Island (memory)]]</ref>
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's a curious little piece isn't it? Well, I've worked my incredible and bottomless magic and that little thing is in fact of First Civilization origin. It seems they used them as personal shields. It gives off a rather powerful electromagnetic field—explains its aversion to metal. Also explains why Kidd's legend tells of him being invincible. Having that trinket in your pocket would easily bend a musket ball's trajectory. Nifty little thing, really. Anyway, just thought you'd want to know, please do carry on!''
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|Desmond left the Animus after exploring more of Connor's memories.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything alright?''
*'''William:''' ''Shaun has located a second power source. I've asked Rebecca to charter a flight for us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where to?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Brazil.''
Desmond and the team traveled to [[São Paulo]], Brazil and [[The Stadium: MMA Night|recovered]] the second power source.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Stadium: MMA Night]]</ref>
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|Just before Desmond reached a set of broken stars, Juno appeared to him.
*'''Juno:''' ''What is a fact? Is it fixed? Immutable? Certain in its existence and only awaiting discovery? Or might it be changed? Here we learned the answer—and thought that it might save us. They were used to command. To control. To own. But we soon discovered another use. When enough sat in thrall and were told to believe, their thoughts took on form. What was imagined became real. If a hundred minds could wish away a wall or create a tree, what might a thousand do? Ten thousand? More? Might we change the consensus and will the threat away? We resolved to send one into the sky where it illuminate us all. Once placed, a sentence would be uttered: Make us safe. In this way, we would change the consensus. We would save the world. But it never came to be. We sent a dozen of them skyward—but there was no way to maintain control. To direct the beam. To enthrall the world. To speak the words. Though this was strange and dangerous—what we tried next was worse...''
Desmond climbed up the broken flights of spiraling stairs. Near the top, Juno spoke to him again.
*'''Juno:''' ''Our first instance was to travel back. To change the past. But we could not find a way. But forward... We could look forward... And so here we sought to see beyond ourselves—and know what was to come. First we watched to learn if our work would succeed. But the answer was always the same. So we moved on to other things, but she remained. The one you call Minerva. In time she too stopped looking—and instead began to speak. She called out across time in the hopes that you might be saved. She hid messages where none might find them, save for you and those within this place...''
*'''William:''' ''Fascinating...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm tired of it. The cryptic warnings. The threats. Just tell us what you want!''
*'''William:''' ''But they are... "[[wikisource:Bible (King James)/Numbers|We saw the Nephilim there]]. We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them." Imagine trying to explain all this to a two-year-old. To a grasshopper. When they said the will of the gods was unknowable, they meant it—literally.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I killed her, you know. I killed Lucy.''
*'''William:''' ''It was the Apple, son. It was Juno.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I saw what she was. What would happen if I let her live. I could have stopped myself. I mean... there was a force there. But I didn't have to. I chose to.''
*'''William:''' ''Desmond...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy was going to betray us and take the Apple back to Abstergo. I saw the satellite launch. I saw them turn it on. And then... it failed... Whatever's on the other side of that door—it benefits Juno. We need to be careful.''
He eventually found the power socket and plugged the next source into it.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wonder what stories the temple will tell me today...''
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|Desmond and the team returned with the second power source.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We can get back to Connor whenever you're ready, Desmond... Unless you want to plug in the power source first? Up to you.''
Desmond and the team discussed their findings on the Grand Temple.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm telling you, there's something down there...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Don't be daft.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't know… Maybe they were sleeping or something and we woke them. Some kind of… cryogenics. Or hibernation. I mean, how do we know what the hell they were doing down here?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They were working on a bunch of different solutions. But nothing worked. Just went from one to the next. And then I don't know. They must have left at some point. After the end...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I wonder what the world would be like if they'd succeeded...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm more concerned about what it'll be like if we don't.''
*'''Juno:''' ''...salvation...they found a way...too late for them...but not for you...sealed...to protect it...though now it bars your way...find the key...the past will tell...''
Desmond talked to Rebecca about his exploration through the Grand Temple.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''So what's the latest? Learn anything interesting while you were exploring?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They were working on some weird stuff towards the end. Trying to engineer new bodies and store their minds inside computers.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Failure after failure. It must have been hard for them...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I worry about it too. I mean—they say there's something in here that'll help us. But what is it? Why is it locked up if it's exactly what we need?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't know... Maybe it's dangerous. Maybe they wanted to make sure only you could reach it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's the other question... what makes me so special?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I guess we'll know once we open the door.''
Rebecca asked Desmond about Lucy's death.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey. I hope it's not uncomfortable for me to ask but... what happened with Lucy?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No—it's fine. I really don't know. I was talking to my dad about it. It's hard to say. I mean—Juno definitely took control. But I think I agreed to it on some level. I think I let her in. No. That's not right... It wasn't her, not exactly. It was more like... a program. Does that sound weird? It showed me things.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What did you see?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That if I didn't stop Lucy, Abstergo would get the Apple and we'd all be dead.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I still don't understand why she turned on us...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm sure she thought she was doing the right thing.''
Shaun expressed his frustration at American politicians.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Unbelievable...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's up?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Your politicians are constantly referencing the [[Founding Fathers|founding fathers]]—and insisting they must have been in support of one thing or another. I have never seen such a blatant disregard for history.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's just typical political propaganda.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's also dishonest and delusional. How could anyone claim to know what these people wanted based off scraps of paper and wishful thinking?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They're looking for intent—what these men envisioned for our country and its future.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Idealistic... and unlikely. I don't think most of your presidents and senators and judges care what the founders thought. They just want to know how they can bend old words to achieve modern goals. Who cares if they were deists or theists or [[Alexander Hamilton|wanted a central bank]]. Why do people need the validation? What should matter is what you—as an individual, believe. And why you believe it. What? Are we so insecure that we have to find 18th century letters to validate our beliefs? Oh, look mom! A dead man agreed with me. Maybe. If you transpose the letters in his shopping list you can plainly see he was on my side.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Jesus, Shaun. That's a cynical way to look at it...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Doesn't make it less true. I keep trying to understand how men like Washington and [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]] could dedicate their lives to the pursuit of liberty and equality, yet have no problem owning slaves. It's hypocritical in the extreme. And your history books make only passing mention of the subject. As if... as if it were of little consequence.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They had a war to win. A country's future to secure. How could they deal with all these issues at the same time?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Spoken like a true apologist. We hear it today too. That matters of civil rights and equality must wait. There are conflicts to settle. Economies to salvage. What do any of these things matter if the people are not free and equal. ALL of them.''
Shaun decided to change the subject and ruminate on discoveries in the Animus.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I wish there was a way for us to share what we learned from the Animus with others. Imagine being able to accurately answer questions about the past—or experience lost civilizations?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But how would you cite it? We can't just reveal the machine's existence to the world.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Why not?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond's right. It would be dangerous. And we still haven't found a way to manage the Bleeding Effect.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe when we're done saving the world, we can look into it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Even if we do manage to stave off the apocalypse, it's not like the Templars are simply going to disappear. I suspect our fight will continue long after this latest battle is finished...''
Before Desmond went back into the Animus, Shaun discovered a third power source which William volunteered to retrieve on his own.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Look at that! I've found a third power source!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Already?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It popped up in an earlier search, but I've only just managed to confirm it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There's a [[Egyptian Museum|museum]] in [[Cairo]] with one on display.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I guess Connor will have to wait.''
*'''William:''' ''No. You stay. We need to find that key—and time is running out. I'll make the trip.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What about Cross?''
*'''William:''' ''Everything's going to be fine. I'll be back soon.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ready when you are, Desmond.''
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|Rebecca woke Desmond up from the Animus session to tell him urgent news.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Something's happened, Desmond... Abstergo has your dad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Italy. Same place they were holding you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you two waiting for? Let's go.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''There's more.''
Rebecca played back a video of Warren Vidic holding William hostage.
*'''Warren:''' ''Hello again, Mister Miles. I hope this message finds you well—or as well as it can, all things considered… It appears we now each have something the other desires. I propose a trade. Bring me the Apple and I'll return your father to you no worse for the wear. Should you refuse, he will still be returned, albeit much worse for the wear. I assume you'd like to avoid an unpleasant outcome.''
Desmond narrated the decision to go to Italy and rescue his father.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I always knew it would come to this—just not so soon. I wonder if Abstergo even knows what's about to happen… And has this been a part of their plan all along? Maybe they want the world to end. To see it all burned away. Then they'd have their new world—ripe for the reshaping... We talked about looking for another power source. Leaving him there. That's probably what he'd want. For us to finish the mission. But I can't. It's hard enough taking a life—but letting one be taken... Knowing there was something I could do about it. Not a chance. Might be I'm risking my life—risking all our lives to save an asshole. But what else am I supposed to do? That asshole is my dad.''
Desmond managed to [[Return to Abstergo|infiltrate]] Abstergo, kill both Daniel and Warren, and rescue his father.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Return to Abstergo]]</ref>
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|Desmond came to a set of First Civilization bedchambers when Juno appeared to him.
*'''Juno:''' ''A new world approached. One that was dark and cold. It would consume us. For we were flesh and flesh is frail. Though suits and shields might offer comfort—such adornments would not suffice... Not to save us all... So we sought to change what we were. In this manner we might thrive in a world made poisonous... It was [[Aita]] who volunteered to see if it might be done. Aita, my husband, my love. In the end it changed him... Ruined him... He was made a prisoner of the machines. The body might survive—but his mind became brittle to the touch... He begged me for release. For days—for weeks—for months. I pleaded with him to give us more time to find another way. But there wasn't one. Not for him. Not for us...''
Desmond climbed the room's central pedestals and navigated his way up to a small ledge with pillars. There, Juno spoke to him again.
*'''Juno:''' ''What is consciousness but a series of electrical impulses... And the body a vessel to hold these sparks. But it is weak. In time, it decays and crumbles into dust... We asked ourselves, then: what if it might be replaced—with something stronger. Something better. So we forged a new vessel. One that might endure. It proved easy enough to enter... But to leave... To leave required something more... Something wrong... And so this too they abandoned. I wondered, though... were they right to turn away...''
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|Desmond and the team returned from Italy.
*'''William:''' ''I'd get that power source hooked up before heading back into the Animus—but it's your call.''
Shaun expressed his regret at not asking Desmond to hack into the Abstergo servers.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I regret not asking you to hack into the Abstergo servers while you were there. A couple of well-placed relays and we'd be swimming in information.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We have everything we need.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, except the key!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We're close.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''How do you know?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I just... do.''
Shaun talked about his discovery of [[manna]].
*'''Shaun:''' ''I've been poking around a bit. Did you know that there are machines down here that make... well, manna.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wizard manna or Biblical manna?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What do you think? Biblical of course. The [[Greece|Greeks]] called it {{Wiki|ambrosia}}. The [[India]]ns, {{Wiki|amrita}} or {{Wiki|Soma (drink)|soma}}. Most cultures around the world refer to a divine food, though I'd say it's taste is anything but.''
*'''William:''' ''You ate something that came out of a seventy five thousand year old machine?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And I lived to tell the tale!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So... what did it taste like?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Cardboard. The taste of cardboard. Hardly the stuff of legends... Though I wonder if the First Civilization didn't taste differently than we do.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Maybe the flavorizer broke.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Flavorizer? You've certainly got a way with words, Rebecca.''
Shaun mentioned news from the outside to Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Things are getting worse outside.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Every day for the past two weeks the sun has been throwing off larger and larger flares. Older satellites are starting to malfunction, I hear rumblings of recalling the crew on the international space station. There's already work being done as well to shield power stations and transformers on the ground. Not that any of it matters. This goes far beyond some brownouts... We all saw what's ACTUALLY coming.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you know how it works?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Look, I'm no physicist, but it's, it's something to do with the Earth's magnetic field. The flares and mass ejections disturb it, which appears to trigger seismic events. I've tried reaching out to people who might know better, but they all insist it's bunk. And I don't blame them. It sounds ridiculous...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wish it was.''
Desmond and the team discussed George Washington's connection to a Piece of Eden.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, Desmond. Didn't Subject Sixteen's—''
*'''Desmond:''' ''His name was Clay.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry. Didn't Clay say Washington was a Templar?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No. He indicated that Washington came into [[Lucid Memory Fragments|contact]] with an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]]. But beyond that, it's all speculation. Furthermore, judging from the portrait referenced by Clay, the event occurred much later in Washington's life. Perhaps Connor wasn't even involved. It's very hard to know for sure. We'll just have to wait and see what—[[The Tyranny of King Washington|if anything]]—happens.''
Rebecca asked Desmond about returning to Abstergo's facility in Rome.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''So, what was it like being back at Abstergo?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I didn't expect to get out of there alive. It's a good thing that Cross broke down the way he did. If he wasn't losing his mind, I'd probably be dead.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I guess he never really recovered...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''When he first came to us, he was exhibiting symptoms of the Bleeding Effect. It was real bad. He'd just go in and out at a moment's notice—no Animus required. Got a little violent too, sometimes. It took a while and a bunch of therapy, but we thought we had it under control. Once he went back over to Abstergo, though... who knows what they did to him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I still worry about that happening to me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''He was RAISED in an Animus, Desmond. There's overexposure and then, there's... Daniel. Poor guy. That could never happen to you. We won't let it.''
The team started discussing vacation ideas.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''When this is all over, we should take a trip somewhere. Celebratory vacation!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, that sounds nice.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Listen to you. Italy, Brazil, and the United States—all in the span of a few weeks—and you're complaining about not getting out enough?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Seriously, Shaun?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, not seriously. Are you mad? Trust me—no one wants time off more than I do, right. Do you have ANY IDEA how hard it is to crank those database entries out as fast as I do?''
Desmond went to see his father.
*'''William:''' ''Hello.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey. You think killing Vidic set Abstergo back?''
*'''William:''' ''I doubt it. Sure, he pioneered the Animus, but they've had the technology for decades now. Plenty of other people can take his place.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And Cross?''
*'''William:''' ''He was a loose cannon—I doubt anyone's mourning his death. I think these days he was more a symbol than an asset.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hmmm...''
*'''William:''' ''Sorry. I don't mean to dismiss what you did. But it's going to take a lot more than a couple of deaths to stop the Templars.''
Desmond and William talked about the latter's capture by Abstergo.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Did Vidic put you in an Animus when you were at Abstergo? They'd be able to search your memories and track you back here.''
*'''William:''' ''Oh they definitely tried. But I made things difficult for them. You can resist, you can cloud up the transmission or just refuse to move. Eventually they would have gotten what they needed but still it would have taken them weeks.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Vidic threatened to put me in a coma once.''
*'''William:''' ''It would have made you more pliable. But if the user isn't engaged, it's a mess. I know they've been working on ways to extract memories and let others sift through those memories. Maybe they're even analyzing mine right now. Maybe they'll find us, I don't know... What I do know is that we've got to get through that door.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah... I should probably get back into the Animus.''
As Desmond was about to enter the Animus, he asked his father if he could come home, to which his father showed enthusiasm.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey...so, uh, when this is over… And assuming it all works out… I was hoping I could... you know... come home.''
*'''William:''' ''I'd like nothing more.''
William provided words of encouragement to Desmond before starting the last Animus session.
*'''William:''' ''Home stretch, Desmond. I can feel it.''
Desmond resumed Ratonhnhaké:ton's memories as he prepared for the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)]]</ref>
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|Desmond's team reacted in shock after watching Ratonhnhaké:ton kill Haytham during the [[Attack on Fort George|attack]] on [[Fort George]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Lee's Last Stand]]</ref>
*'''William:''' ''We've got a problem. Haytham doesn't have the amulet anymore.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''But the Temple's still sending data. There must be more to the story.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Only one way to find out.''
They waited as Desmond skipped ahead in Ratonhnhaké:ton's memories to Haytham's funeral a few months later.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Laid to Rest]]</ref>
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|After learning that Ratonhnhaké:ton had buried the Grand Temple Key in the grave of his namesake [[Connor Davenport]] on the [[Davenport Homestead]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Chasing Lee]]</ref> Desmond, William, Shaun, and Rebecca recovered the artifact and returned to the Grand Temple to attempt opening the far gate.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Moment of truth.''
Desmond placed the amulet in the circular key pad, which let out a bright flare as the solid light barrier faded away. The team proceeded to make their way towards the ending of the path, leading to a [[Global aurora borealis device|spherical device]].
*'''Juno:''' ''Yes... Come... Here... at last. You know our story now. Of how we tried. Of how we failed. All our hopes extinguished. Save one. Your touch, a spark. A spark to save the world.''
Suddenly, Minerva arrived and interrupted Juno.
*'''Minerva:''' ''Wait! Do not touch the pedestal!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Minerva...?''
*'''Juno:''' ''You... But how? You left! You destroyed the device!''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Did you think there was only one?''
*'''William:''' ''What the hell is going on here?''
*'''Minerva:''' ''You must not free her!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Free her?''
Minerva saw that Desmond did not understand, and began to explain, pacing in circles around the group as she did so.
*'''Minerva:''' ''Juno dwells within these walls, awaiting release. I will explain. While we worked to save the world, she sought, instead, to conquer it. She used our machines to set her plans in motion. Divination through numbers. There is a pattern to existence. To comprehend the calculations is to tame time. This was my focus. And so I built the [[Eye]] to aid us. But she turned it towards her own ends. When we discovered her treachery, we put a stop to it. And then we left. But first we called to you... That you might try again. We thought it would be safe with her gone. Now I see we were deceived. She survived. She endured. And then she began to work... For centuries Tinia and I walked the world, hoping to rekindle the spark of civilization. We shared what we knew as best we could. We were not the only ones. But for all the power we wrought, still death would claim us. But before it did, I would have one last look to know if we had succeeded.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's how you're here now?''
*'''Minerva:''' ''I had hoped you might find this place—and finish our work. But it is too late. You and the Templars have squabbled over our refuse. You have wasted centuries. And so you have lost your chance. You cannot hope to stop the end now, Desmond. Only to survive it.''
*'''Juno:''' ''She's lying! Only touch of the pedestal and the world WILL be saved.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Better the world burn than she be loosed upon it.''
*'''Juno:''' ''Is that so? Show him, then.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''But he will not understand.''
Minerva stepped toward Desmond and spread her hands.
*'''Minerva:''' ''It is complicated... It is...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Show me.''
Desmond was shown a vision of what would happen to the world if he refused to use the device, starting with the solar flare hitting Earth and inducing the aurora borealis.
*'''Juno:''' ''If you heed Minerva the sun will have its way.''
The scene changed to ground level, with civilians calling their cell phones in a panic as they saw the sky light up unnaturally and sirens sounded.
*'''Juno:''' ''The ground will crack and spit fire into the sky.''
The scene changed to show a ring of active volcanoes had suddenly been pushed up in and around a metropolis due to the tectonic shifts and were spewing thick black smoke into a green sky.
*'''Juno:''' ''All the world will burn.''
The scene changed, showing Desmond, William, Shaun, and Rebecca emerging from the Grand Temple's cave to a new dawn after surviving the apocalypse.
*'''Juno:''' ''But this does not end the world, merely heralds its arrival. Darkness follows. Then you emerge... Resolving to lay a foundation that such a tragedy does not befall the world again.''
The vision focused on Desmond as he aged into an elderly man leading a handful of survivors as they rebuilt their livelihoods using simple technologies.
*'''Juno:''' ''You will become a symbol to those who survive. Hope. Knowledge. Determination. You will inspire them to rebuild. To thrive once more. And as the world heals, so too will humanity...''
The scene changed to a group of mourners gathered around a table on which lay Desmond's body surrounded by lit candles and sprinkled over with rose petals.
*'''Juno:''' ''But you are just a man. Frail and mortal. You pass from the world, leaving behind only a memory. A... legacy.''
Desmond's body and the funeral attendees faded away, replaced by wooden blocks that spelled out "Heed These Words And You Will Be Saved".
*'''Juno:''' ''You will be remembered first as a hero. Later as a legend. And in time... As a god.''
As Juno finished speaking, the blocks rotated to represent the passing of time, and the phrase was corrupted to a more sinister "Heed These Words Or Perish As A Heretic". The words then changed texture to become embossed font on a book cover, and the scene shifted to show a priest holding the book aloft to a crowd as they stood on a stage with three lit braziers and guarded by [[spear]]men.
*'''Juno:''' ''It is the cruelest fate. To have written words that meant well—and see them made wicked and unwise. What was meant to encourage life—used instead to justify taking it! And so now you see... That what was shall be again. So tell me: How is this better?''
The vision ended, and Desmond, Juno, and Minerva continued their conversation.
*'''Juno:''' ''She would sacrifice you—sacrifice the WORLD—for no other reason than to deny me vindication.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''They will enslave your kind, Desmond. Is this not why you fight? Is this not why you came here? To ensure more than just your race's future, but its freedom?''
*'''Juno:''' ''What future? What freedom? Billions dead and the whole cycle begun anew? This world has known nothing but heartache and horror since we left it.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Our gift to them. And you'd see it all returned.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''ENOUGH!''
*'''Minerva:''' ''You must not do this.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whatever Juno's planning—however terrible it might seem today—we'll find a way to [[Resurrection Day|stop it]]. But the alternative, what you want... There's no hope there.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''If you free her—you'll be destroyed.''
*'''Juno:''' ''It will happen in an instant. There will be no pain.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''You mustn't!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's done, Minerva. The decision's made.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Then the consequences of this mistake are yours to live—and die—with.''
Juno and Minerva stepped back, and Desmond turned to his group.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You need to go. All of you. Now. Get as far away from here as you can.''
William reached out and put his hand on Desmond's shoulder.
*'''William:''' ''Come with us. We'll find another way.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There isn't time!''
*'''William:''' ''Son...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You know it's true. It's already started. I need to do this now. So go! GO!''
Desmond touched the sphere with his hand, unleashing a torrent of searing energy which blasted upwards through his body and eventually killed him. The device activated a planetary shield, saving the world, at the cost of his life.
*'''News reporter:''' ''...it's some sort of global aurora borealis... ...never seen anything like this before... ...eyewitnesses describe electrical storms and erratic displays of unusual weather... residents are being asked to remain INSIDE and wait for... ...geological surveys are now reporting seismic activity throughout the {{Wiki|Ring of Fire|ring of fire}}... northeastern [[Canada]] is said to be experiencing the largest... on record... ...satellites and transformers are failing as the flare increases in intensity... Worldwide reports of blackouts and... ...seems to be receding... Residual seismic activity and volcanic activity is being reported, but nothing approaching earlier levels... Obviously it will be a while before experts are able to assess the full extent of the damage caused by today's event. But it appears the worst is behind us... We'll be sure to bring you more as this story develops...''
Back in the Grand Temple, a freed Juno appeared and touched the aurora borealis device.
*'''Juno:''' ''It is done. The world is saved.''
She looked down at Desmond's corpse.
*'''Juno:''' ''You played your part well, Desmond. But now... Now it's time that I played mine.''
With that, Juno stepped over Desmond's body and exited the Temple for the first time in millennia.
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|An Abstergo employee began explaining to a colleague on how to synchronize Desmond's data to the [[Abstergo Cloud|cloud]].
*'''Abstergo employee:''' ''Alright! We're up and running. This code is hacked to all hell—nicely hacked but hacked. The worm found three pivots before failing, so we've got those. You need to locate the remaining pivots on your own from inside. The three we've got will triangulate the rest. It's a sweet bit of hacking on my part if I dare say—each pivot detects the others in proximity. The should be twelve total. Every one you find is supposed to produce a hex cipher and that's what we're after. Once you find them all, we'll sequence the code, package the data and Bob's your uncle. Now, don't putz around too much in revolutionary America—I know it's tempting. So I've planted two of our pivots, not easy from my end, believe you me, but there they are. You can see those two activating a buried one... kinda. If you drop the third one we have, the buried pivot's precise location should resolve. Then go gather the hex cipher, rinse, and repeat. If you get a chance I'd love to see Franklin's Glass Harmonica in person... just a side note. Have fun!''
After finding all pivots, Desmond's data was uploaded to the cloud.
*'''Abstergo employee:''' ''Holy crap. We did it. It's done. His data's uploading to the cloud! HAHAHAHAHAHA! [[Las Vegas|Vegas]] baby! Vegas!''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''==
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|After an [[Abstergo Entertainment]] [[Noob|research analyst]] relived [[Edward Kenway]]'s memory in which he survived the ''[[Jacobite]]''{{'}}s destruction and killed [[Duncan Walpole]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)]]</ref> they were taken out of the simulation by [[Melanie Lemay]].
*'''Melanie:''' ''Fantastic work! Very promising. All right... easy now. There you go. Welcome back. Well, your numbers look good... Now, let's make sure we didn't break your brain, all right? I need you to move your head and look at these lights. Just here. Look up. That's it. Down. So far so good. Let's get you up. So, welcome to the Sample 17 Project. Before you get started, you're gonna need this...''
Melanie inserted an {{Wiki|In-ear monitor|earpiece}} into the analyst's right ear.
*'''Melanie:''' ''There you go. Testing, testing... 1,2,3... hello, ''bonjour. C'est bon?'' (Hello. Is it good?) It works? All right. Let's take a walk.''
Melanie led the analyst out of the Animus room and through Abstergo Entertainment's lobby.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Your file says you've done Memory Research before, but not to this extent, which is surprising. You're very good. The data-steams are very stable. Impressive, right? This building is barely six months old, but Abstergo Entertainment has been a studio for a few years. Since 2010. Maybe you saw ''[[Liberation]]''? That was our first title powered by Animus tech. That was just the tip of the iceberg. Soon we'll be unveiling commercial Animus servers for the whole world to enjoy. They'll offer passive experiences, of course. Edited versions of real history. But only the exciting parts. And we think we found the perfect subject for our first full-length virtual feature: [[Caribbean]] [[Piracy|pirates]]! So that's your gig. It'll just take a minute, okay?''
Melanie approached the information desk, where Rebecca Crane, disguised as a courier, picked up a parcel to deliver elsewhere.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, thank you Nancy. ''Bonne journée.'' (Have a good day.)''
Rebecca left.
*'''Nancy:''' C'est bon. Tout es prêt.''(Okay. Everything's ready.)''
*'''Melanie:''' Manifique! Merce. ''(Wonderful! Thank you.)''
The analyst walked up to Melanie and received their communicator, before they both made their way to the elevator.
*'''Melanie:''' ''This is for you. The primary tool of our trade. Your communicator. Power it up and give it a look. It's pretty slick. You might have noticed that security seems a little light around here. That's because your communicator is your key to getting around.''
Melanie and the analyst entered the elevator.
*'''Melanie:''' ''See that flashing wireless signal? It means you're hooked up to the elevator. I'll let you do the honors. We're headed up to the Sample 17 studio. Second floor.''
The analyst activated the elevator and rode it to the second floor. The doors opened to the front desk, where [[Olivier Garneau]] was talking to an employee.
*'''Melanie:''' ''You ready? Let's go! Ah, there's the boss... Olivier Garneau, our CCO. I'll introduce you. ''Bonjour!'' (Hello!)''
*'''Olivier:''' Salut, Mélanie. Ça va bien? ''(Hello, Melanie. How are you?)''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Well, thanks. Have you met our new hire? Just started today.''
*'''Olivier:''' ''I haven't. ''Bonjour.'' (Hello.) What project?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Sample 17. The Kenway line.''
*'''Oliver:''' ''Haytham? Connor?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Edward. The pirate!''
*'''Olivier:''' ''Ah... Arrrgh... Yarrr matey! Very exciting. Welcome aboard. Melanie, can we talk in your office for a minute?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Just let me get this one settled and I'll see you in... five minutes?''
*'''Olivier:''' C'est bon. ''(That's good.) Nice to meet you!''
Melanie took the analyst to their cubicle, where [[John Standish]] lay under the desk partially obscured by panels and loose wires.
*'''Melanie:''' ''So, this is the Sample 17 floor. We're driving into the memories of one very generous donor, Desmond Miles. We're pulling at the best stuff from his DNA... and hopefully, one day we can forge some fantastic experiences from what we find in there. This pair of legs is John, one of the wizards in IT. He's just fixing something for you.''
*'''John:''' ''Not fixing. Calibrating.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Calibrating, right. So here we are, your very own Animus workstation. This is all yours, so sit back, relax, and find us some good footage. If you need any hints or tips, the Animus is loaded with tutorial programs, so you'll have no problems. And I'll check in on you later. Happy pirating!''
As the analyst reentered the Animus to continue reliving Edward Kenway's life they were greeted by the Animus Omega's user interface.
*'''Animus Omega:''' ''Welcome to the Animus Omega, Abstergo Entertainment's proprietary Ancestral Memory Research tool. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about how to operate your Animus console, please contact your Project Supervisor, MELANIE LEMAY. You have been registered as part of the SAMPLE 17 project. Your primary research target is EDWARD JAMES KENWAY. BORN MARCH 10 1693. SWANSEA, WALES. Calibrations complete. All signs normal, all systems optimal. Extra-neural Transmitters activated.''
The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' C'est quel band, déjà, que t'aimes bien? Je crois que j'ai vu le chanteur dans un café sur Rachel. ''(What's that band you like? I think I saw the lead singer in the Cafe on Rachel.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' Lequel? ''(Which one?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:'''Celui au coin de Rachel et Charlemagne. ''(On Rachel and Charlemagne.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:'''Non, quel groupe? ''(No, which band?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:'''Oh, je sais pas. Le gars était vraiment grand, avec des cheveux longs et raides. ''(Oh, I don't know. He was really tall. With long straight hair.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' Bowie? ''([[David Jones|Bowie]]?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:'''Non, pas Bowie. Qu'est-ce qu'il ferait ici? C'est un groupe du coin. ''(No, not Bowie. Why would he be here? It's a local band.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' Ouais... Moi, j'aime plus trop les groupes du coin. ''(Hm. I don't really like any local bands anymore.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' Bah, laisse faire. ''(Oh, forget it.)''

*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''If they had better restaurants out here, this place would be perfect.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''I treat myself to long lunches some days. Spend a bit extra, take the metro into town. 10 minutes.''
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''That's a good idea. Six bucks round trip.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''Exactly. And you have the whole {{wiki|Underground City, Montreal|RÉSO}} to wander around.''
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''Wait... you go all the way into town so you can eat at the Mall? Come on man.''

*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' J'ai demandé à faire des recherches sur Connor Kenway, mais ils l'ont refilé à un anglophone! ''(I put in a request to research [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor Kenway]], but they gave him to an Anglophone!)''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' C'est toujours pareil, c'est pour une histoire de langue. Peut-être que le Sujet 17 avait des ancêtres français? ''(That's typical. It's a language thing. Maybe Subject 17 had a few French relatives?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' ''I speak English just fine.''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' Ouais, mais toutes ces expressions du XVIIIe me font capoter. Ça pourrait être de l'allemand. ''(Yeah, but all those 18th century idioms are crazy. It might as well be German.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' Ouais peut-être. Mais peut-être aussi que Lafayette était de sa famille? ''(I suppose so. Maybe Lafayette was one of his relatives?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' Probablement pas. Mais, c'est vrai que ce serait cool. ''(Probably not Lafayette. But, yeah, that would be cool.)''

*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''Have you had a chance to go over the Marketing test results?''
*'''Abstergo employee 8:''' ''You mean the...''
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''For the consumer cloud app. Surrogate genetic memory streaming.''
*'''Abstergo employee 8:''' ''Oh! Yes, I did. Lot's of promising stuff there. Borealis. Aura. Aurora. Simulous. Animini. Those are my favorites.''
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''You liked Simulous? Really?''

*'''Abstergo employee 9:''' Eh, Jérôme t'a parlé de la cabane à sucre, au printemps prochain? On sera quelques-uns à y aller... Matt, Max, Jeremy, Aaron... ''(Hey, did Jerome tell you about the {{wiki|sugar shack}} next spring? There's a bunch of us going... Matt, Max, Jeremy, Aaron.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 10:''' Jonathan m'en a parlé. Je lui ai dit de me garder deux places. ''(Jonathan did. I told him to put me down for two.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 9:''' Ah, ouais, ouais, cool. Ah c'est un endroit super, mais si tu réserves pas au moins six mois à l'avance, tu peux oublier. ''(Good. Good. This place is amazing, but if you don't make reservations six months ahead, you'll never get in.)''
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After reliving Edward's memory in which he killed [[Julien du Casse]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[A Single Madman]]</ref> the analyst exited the Animus and was met by Melanie.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hey! I just saw you were logging out. I thought I'd stop by to give you something. A little welcome gift. We give awards for top-notch employees doing quality work. And they're nice to have, since there's no official bonus scheme here. I already have about eleven or so— Oh... ''Bonjour?'' (Hello?)... Of course... I'll pass it on. Well... looks like Olivier wants to meet with you. It's exciting! Follow me.''
Melanie led the analyst to the elevator.
*Melanie: ''It's on the top floor, so it's not hard to find. But the rest of this building can be confusing to first-timers, so we had the tools team whip up a great Map application... Check your communicator. I added a waypoint to Olivier's office. It should be easy to find. Olivier's a nice guy. He won't bite.''
The analyst entered the elevator and as they rode it to the top floor, John patched into their earpiece.
*'''John:''' ''Hello? Hi? Testing, testing. Is this thing working? This is John from IT. We met earlier. I was calibrating your Animus. I'm sort of the, uh... {{Wiki|Montgomery Scott|Scotty}} of this Abstergo enterprise ... in charge of all the techie stuff. Do you have a minute or... ah, dammit. The tracker says you're on your way to Olivier's office. All right, I'll ping you when you're done. I have a favor to ask.''
The elevator opened to Olivier's suite and the analyst stepped out.
*'''Secretary:''' Bonjour. ''(Hello!) Go right in. He's waiting for you.''
The analyst entered Olivier's office, where he was pacing about as he concluded a conversation with Laetitia England over a headset.
*'''Olivier:''' ''Look, the Sample 17 teams are in full production mode right now, and the Kenway line is our priority... But— Well—Well, unless you are specifically ordering me to abandon it, I won't jeopardize our flagship project. Edward Kenway is the—But this is... but this is how Hollywood got its start, right? With pirate movies! [[Douglas Fairbanks]], [[Errol Flynn]]. And now we have access to the real deal! ''Oui-oui...'' (Yes...) Exactly. We'll talk about all that together at the shareholders event. Right. Looking forward to seeing you. Take care, Laetitia.''
Olivier ended the call and turned to the analyst, before walking to look out his balcony and inviting the analyst to follow.
*'''Olivier:''' Bonjour. ''(Hello.) Hi, thanks for coming in. I know you're busy. So I reviewed some of your data. Pretty raw stuff! Obviously we need to scrub off some of the dirt to make it family friendly. Maybe give Edward a voice like {{Wiki|James Bond}} or something, more of a ladies man. A beautiful city, no? So... the main reason I asked you here concerns something called The [[Observatory (Isu)|Observatory]]. It's been mentioned a few times in the footage you found. I'd like to encourage you to focus on locating this specific set of memories as soon as possible. If it were up to me, ''on sans carise'' (we don't care)... I wouldn't bother. But some bigwigs at Abstergo Industries have been hounding me for days. So follow whatever leads you find, and hopefully we can a— Incoming call. I have to take this. We'll keep in touch. ''Bonne journée. Allen, bonjour. Oui. Oui, oui. Tout va bien. Naturellement.'' (Good day. Allen, hello. Yeah. Everything is fine. Of course I do.)''
As the analyst left Olivier's office, John patched into their earpiece again as they passed the secretary and returned to the elevator.
*'''John:''' ''Hi. John from IT again. You got a second? Good. I'm adding a waypoint to your map. So, a colleague of yours left for vacation this morning and forgot to send a video file she promised me. Since I hate just about everyone else on your floor, I was hoping you could help me. Could you transfer the file from her computer and deliver it to the courier when she comes? It'll be easy. You just wander over to their Animus, log in, and transfer the file. Easy. And please be snappy. Before I find a reason to hate you too.''
The analyst entered their work floor but found the path to their coworker's desk blocked by a door locked with Level 1 security.
*'''John:''' ''A locked door. Not a problem. That's the advantage of me having Level 1 security clearance. Now you do too! Don't abuse it. Log on and I'll walk you through this.''
The analyst found their coworker's cubicle.
*'''John:''' ''Now, you need to bypass the core to find the data inside. Once you reach it, your communicator will download it automatically. You need to find your way around the core to reach the data inside.''
The analyst bypassed the core's security.
*'''John:''' ''You cracked it! Good. The file should be downloading. I set up a database for any data you find. Just look for the "[[Noob's personal files|My Files]]" section in your communicator and you'll be redirected right away. Everything you download will be found in there. Protected by a firewall, of course.''
The analyst also activated a video of [[Case Fisher]] submitting a recorded report on Abstergo's autopsy of Desmond Miles' body and subsequent "material extraction".
*'''John:''' ''You're better at this than I'd hoped. Now zip on down to the lobby. Come on! See... that file you acquired... I wouldn't recommend watching it. I mean, you could... but it's unpleasant. So once you hand it off, just pretend this never happened. Okay? Otherwise, you'll just go to bed feeling sad. Anyway, the courier should be waiting downstairs. She's been here a while. I suppose it goes without saying... just because you know how to hack all you colleagues' computers, it doesn't mean you should. I mean... not every day, right? No seriously though, that's illegal. So don't be a dick. Unless that's just your nature.''
The analyst entered the elevator and rode it down to the lobby level, where they saw Rebecca talking to Shaun Hastings, who was undercover at a barista stand.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm not sure I can keep this up, you know. This job is well below my skill level.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, well, your coffee is shit. You could use some practice.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Wh– What? No no no, I followed that recipe to the letter.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's an art, Shaun. Not a science.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, look who's here. So you didn't forget after all. You're just incredibly rude, and made poor Rebecca here wait for nearly thirty minutes.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You {{Wiki|Glossary of names for the British#Limey|limey}}. Be nice. Sorry about him. He's high on his own supply. So how should we do this? Data transfer? Great! That should do it! We'll email you the receipt. Til next time. Take care, Shaun.''
Rebecca left.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bye, bye... Yes, bye. Oh, and don't expect any more free coffee! Arrogant. She's great, isn't she?''
John patched in as the analyst returned to the elevator and rode it to their work floor.
*'''John:''' ''Hey, I just got word the courier has come and gone. Wonderful. You're a miracle. No, no, no that's an exaggeration. You're not a miracle. You're an employee. Doing a job. But thanks for helping out. Anyway, thanks. Have fun pirating.''
*'''Secretary:''' Assistance au niveau deux, projet Échantillon 17. ''(Support to the second floor, Sample 17 Project.) Support to the second floor, Sample 17 Project.''
The analyst returned to their cubicle and resumed Edward's memory as he and [[Mary Read|James Kidd]] explored [[Great Inagua]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[This Old Cove]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 11:''' ''How'd the playtests go?''
*'''Abstergo employee 12:''' ''Incredible. We were able to keep a constant stream of five {{wiki|bit rate|Gigs a second}}.''
*'''Abstergo employee 11:''' ''Of [[genetic memory]] data? That's amazing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 12:''' ''And this is through existing {{wiki|broadband}} networks. Straight into people's homes.''
*'''Abstergo employee 11:''' ''Wow. This is going to change everything.''

*'''Abstergo employee 13:''' ''Did you hear they're holding a contest to pick the best name for our cloud servers?''
*'''Abstergo employee 14:''' ''Who's "they?"''
*'''Abstergo employee 13:''' ''Marketing. You want to know what I submitted? I said... "You should call your cloud computing system: CYBER-CRACK FOR INNOCENT CHILDREN." You like it?''
*'''Abstergo employee 14:''' ''Uh... no.''

*'''Abstergo employee 15:''' Hey, qu'est ce que tu fais quoi, en fin de semain? Si ça te tente, on pourrait aller surfer la vague derrière l'Habitat 67? Une dernière fois avant qu'il fasse trop froid? ''(What are you doing this weekend? You want to hit the {{wiki|Habitat 67 (standing wave)|endless wave}} behind {{wiki|Habitat 67}}? Once more before it gets too cold?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 16:''' C'est trop tard. Y'a plus de vague. ''(You're too late. It's gone.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 15:''' Hein? Oh Non... ''(What? No...)''
*'''Abstergo employee 16:''' Oui oui. Dès que le débit baisse, la vague disparaît. Il faut y aller au printemps ou au début de l'été. ''(Yeah, when the water drops, the wave disappears. You have to hit that in the spring or early summer.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 15:''' Merde. J'avais prévu d'en profiter toute la fin de semaine. ''(Dammit. I planned my whole weekend around this.)''

*'''Abstergo employee 17:''' ''Have you ever actually MET this guy, John... the one down in I.T.?''
*'''Abstergo employee 18:''' ''Yeah, I think so. He's super arrogant.''
*'''Abstergo employee 17:''' [Imitating a nasally voice] ''"Have you tried turning it off and back on again!" That's all he ever says when I have a problem.''

*'''Abstergo employee 19:''' Hey, écoute, j'ai... euh... j'ai deux billets pour un spectacle à Sala, ce soir. Ça, euh... ça, ça te dirait d'y aller? ''(Hey, I have two tickets to a show at Sala tonight... would, uh, would you like to go?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 20:''' J'ai déjà prévu d'y aller. Avec mon chum. ''(I'm already going to that show. My boyfriend's taking me.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 19:''' Oh... Ok.. Cool. Eh ben, euh... on se verra là-bas. ''(Oh... cool. Well, I'll, uh... see you there.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 20:''' Ouais, à tout à l'heure. ''(Yeah, see you!)''
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|After reliving Edward's memory in which he convinced [[Edward Thatch]] to end his blockade of [[Charleston|Charles-Towne]], [[South Carolina]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Siege of Charles-Towne]]</ref> the analyst logged out of their Animus in time to hear Melanie patch into their earpiece.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hey you. Do you have a minute? I'm on my way upstairs. Olivier wanted to talk with us about putting together a trailer using some of the footage you've been recording this past month. Take your time. I'll meet you by the elevator.''
The analyst walked to the elevator, where Melanie was waiting. They entered the elevator and rode to Olivier's suite.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Over here! Are you ready? He's waiting for us. I just watched some of your footage from this week. It's amazing. Blackbeard was mental! And we all got so excited that we started talking about this idea for a trailer about him... maybe start with him drinking, talking to some pirates, telling a story... Then, we cut to him leaping across the deck of his boat and—Sorry, his [[ship]]. Not boat. But jumping around the deck of his ship, swinging from ropes, and fighting like a Devil. I mean, obviously we'll have to manipulate some of the existing footage to get it looking good but—It could be great. I'm getting a shiver in me timbers just thinking about it. Sorry.''
The elevator opened and the two walked to Olivier's secretary.
*'''Melanie:''' Bonjour. Ça va? ''(Hello. How's it going?) I hope we're not late.''
*'''Secretary:''' ''No. You can go right—''
*'''Olivier:''' ''Hi, Melanie. I saw you just walked in. I need a few minutes with you alone. Laetitia's on the phone and we're discussing the Kenway project.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Oh. Yes, of course. Sorry about this. I'll call you when we're ready.''
*'''Secretary:''' ''Shouldn't be long.''
As Melanie left, John patched into the earpiece.
*'''John:''' ''Hello, Hellooooooo. Do you have a second? Of course you do. Head to the waypoint on your map. I have another job for you. I'd like to link all the cameras in the building to a central monitoring system, but most aren't calibrated correctly.''
The analyst went down a maintenance side hall into the sub-level that held the suite's security station, which was locked with Level 2 security.
*'''John:''' ''Another locked door. Not a problem. Voila! You now have Level 2 security clearance. Not bad for your first few weeks. Find the camera control station first. I'll update your communicator.''
The analyst found the station and logged in.
*'''John:''' ''Ah. This is an interesting security measure. It looks like you need to find the right combination of numbers to adjust the wave. Easy enough, right? Pick a number selector, then change its value. once you find the right combination of numbers, you should get access.''
The analyst adjusted the wavelength to the correct frequency.
*'''John:''' ''It works!''
A live feed appeared on-screen from the camera in Olivier's office above his main desk. Olivier and Melanie sat at the table in a conference call with Laetitia on speaker.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''—and if we want information on Assassins or Templars or the Observatory, or whatever the fuck else interests us, Olivier, you will deliver it. Full stop.''
*'''John:''' ''Aha...''
*'''Olivier:''' ''I understand that, Laetitia. I'm sorry if that came out wrong. We're not trying to be a bottleneck here. But we just don't have the resources right now to do two times the research.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Finding that balance is your priority. Your entertainment products are simply a means to pay the bills for larger and more important work. That's the way the world works, hm? Dirty money buys clean hospitals. You get it?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''We're on board, Laetitia, rest assured. We have our best employee working on this. But it will take time.''
*'''John:''' ''That means you!''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Good. And thank you. The both of you. I look forward to seeing what you deliver. Until then, I'll see you at the shareholders meeting, Olivier.''
*'''Olivier:''' ''Looking forward to it. Bye bye.''
Olivier hung up the call.
*'''Olivier:''' ''[[wikt:tabarnak|Tabarnak]]! It's a little too early for that kind of abuse. Come on.''
He stood up.
*'''Melanie:''' ''So... what's next?''
She rose from her seat and joined Olivier in walking to his desk.
*'''Olivier:''' ''We do as the lady says. Focus on the Observatory.''
The live feed ended.
*'''John:''' ''Assassins. Templars... crazy talk. I'm curious about this shareholders meeting though. How about you break into Olivier's office and see if you can find his schedule? Oh, what? You don't like that idea? Well how about I blow the fucking whistle on you, hacker! I OWN YOU! What I mean is... I don't want to ruin your life. So do as I say. Now, step over to the window. Go to the window. NOW! You want me to keep you locked in here forever? Until security finds you? Go to the window!''
The analyst left the security station and continued through the hall until they found a section of the level that had construction scaffolding open to the outside. A scaffold basket lowered and the analyst stepped inside before it slowly lifted.
*'''John:''' ''You can't waltz into Olivier's office through the front door, so I've opened another route. Up we go! Did you know that Abstergo was run by Templars? Oh yes. Sounds like crackpot stuff, I know. But then again, the moon landing was faked, right? So anything's possible.''
The basket parked itself outside Olivier's balcony.
*'''John:''' ''All right... either you walk through that door, or throw yourself off the terrace. Those are your options.''
Faced with either suicide or continued existence, the analyst entered Olivier's suite
*'''John:''' ''Oh, well done, kiddo! Find his computer. Make it snappy.''
The analyst approached Olivier's desk and logged on to his computer.
*'''John:''' ''We're looking for the Shareholder's meeting schedule. It's worth a lot of money to us. Be careful, now. As the data moves, there are security programs constantly monitoring the data flow. You need to sneak past them or they will destroy your data and send it back home.''
The analyst hacked Olivier's computer and transferred a copy of an email chain with details on the meeting to their communicator.
*'''John:''' ''You sneaky bastard. A pirate through and through, aren't ya? Now get down to the lobby. There's a courier waiting. That's right... I've been planning this for a few hours. Now, wait. The receptionist. Hold on. I'll try something.''
John paged the receptionist and called her away to check on something down the maintenance hall. The moment she turned the corner, Olivier's office doors opened and the analyst quickly walked to the elevator.
*'''John:''' ''As gullible as ever. Now hurry down to the lobby. Before I remotely detonate your earpiece. Don't even think about ratting me out. My tracks are covered. Yours ain't.''
The analyst instead decided to ignore John and explore the area, immediately drawing John's ire.
*'''John:''' ''Where the hell are you going? Get down to the lobby. GO TO THE LOBBY! NOW!''
Finally pressured into acting, the analyst rode the elevator down to the lobby and revisited Shaun and Rebecca at the barista stand.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Did you uh, like the {{Wiki|Lungo|Allongé}}? I practiced.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I think you pulled it a little too long.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh come on! It's not encrypted code, for God's sake. It's just a bloody coffee! Ah, hurray. It's our old friend.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey there. I just got a call about picking up another transfer.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Aw. You said you were here to see me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes, that IS one of the perks. Let's see it. Hm. A conference in [[Chicago]]. Very nice. Thanks for this. We'll be in touch.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ciao, Rebecca. Text me!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Stuff it, Hastings.''
Rebecca left, and the analyst reentered to the elevator
*'''John:''' ''Well done, friend. Very well done. Apologies for my temper tantrum there. You are with the good guys, I promise. We'll keep you safe. Trust me. Go on back to work. We'll be in touch. That means you!''
The analyst returned to their cubicle and resumed Edward's memory as he eavesdropped on [[Woodes Rogers]]' offer to the [[Republic of Pirates]] of taking King [[George I of Great Britain|George I]]'s pardon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 21:''' ''You're on the patrilineal line, yeah?''
*'''Abstergo employee 22:''' ''Yeah, I'm researching [[Flavia Auditore]] for the next few days. Then I'm onto her son.''
*'''Abstergo employee 21:''' ''Days? I'm doing one ancestor every two months.''
*'''Abstergo employee 22:''' ''Well, this is a rush job. They want to know where [[House of Auditore|this line]] crosses with the [[Kenway family|Kenways]]. What are you on, the maternal line?''
*'''Abstergo employee 21:''' ''Yeah, an Arab called [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]]. Thirteenth century.''

*'''Abstergo employee 23:''' ''You didn't get hacked, did you?''
*'''Abstergo employee 24:''' ''No, that was Sabrina. She's been on vacation for a while.''
*'''Abstergo employee 23:''' ''That's unsettling. To think we're not even safe where we work.''
*'''Abstergo employee 24:''' ''I know. Two months ago I left a couple books on my desk, and they disappeared for a few days.''
*'''Abstergo employee 23:''' ''Stolen?''
*'''Abstergo employee 24:''' ''Well, someone returned them a few days later with a little note that said "Thanks!" But still, scary.''
*'''Abstergo employee 23:''' ''Hm. Not quite the same, though, is it?''

*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''What is it with all these emails we're getting about heightened security restrictions? Did something happen?''
*'''Abstergo employee 26:''' ''You didn't hear about the hacker?''
*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''[[Erudito]]?''
*'''Abstergo employee 26:''' ''No, the hacker here. At Abstergo. Who's Erudito?''
*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''It's just that group, you know? They like to... uh...''
*'''Abstergo employee 26:''' ''Like to what?''
*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''Ah... n-nothing.''


*'''Abstergo employee 27:''' C'est quoi, ces niaiseries d'artéfact? Toi aussi, t'as eu ce mémo? ''(What is this artifact bullshit? Did you get the same memo?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 28:''' Je crois pas, non. ''(I don't think so.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 27:''' Tu travailles pas sur Ezio Auditore? ''(You're not working Ezio Auditore?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 28:''' Non, je suis sur Aveline. ''(No, I'm on Aveline.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 27:''' Ah ouais... Ben moi, j'ai reçu un mémo me disant d'arrêter mes recherches sur les dernières années d'Ezio pour me concentrer uniquement sur les moments où il est en contact avec ces artéfacts de merde... Quelle perte de temps. ''(Ah, right. Well, I got this memo telling me to stop researching Ezio's later years and focus on only those specific moments where he comes into contact with these ridiculous artifacts... total waste of my time.)''


*'''Abstergo employee 29:''' ''Aveline isn't part of the Sample 17 bloodline, is she?''
*'''Abstergo employee 30:''' ''No, she's from Sample 1. A donor from the earliest days of the Animus program.''
*'''Abstergo employee 29:''' ''How old is this technology?''
*'''Abstergo employee 30:''' ''Dates back to the late 70s, I think. There are some recordings from that era on our servers if you're curious. Just poke around the archives. You'll find them.''

*'''Abstergo employee 31:''' ''So did Edward really meet all those pirates? The famous ones?''
*'''Abstergo employee 32:''' ''Yes, he did. [[Blackbeard]], [[Calico Jack]], [[Anne Bonny]], [[Mary Read]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]].''
*'''Abstergo employee 31:''' ''Crazy. [[Nassau]] must have been a wild place.''
*'''Abstergo employee 32:''' ''For a while, yeah. But not after... well. I don't want to spoil it.''

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|After reliving Edward's memory in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] betrayed him upon locating the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref> the analyst woke up disoriented to find that they had inexplicably been transferred to The [[Bunker]] after their last Animus session. The TV in the room turned on as Melanie called the analyst.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hello? How are you? If you're anxious, that'll pass. It's the {{Wiki|Midazolam}}. I'm sorry about this, but... we've had so many security breaches, we were forced to take drastic action. And Olivier is [[Chicago incident|missing]]. He left for Chicago two days ago but... no one's seen him since. I know this seems excessive, but with our high-level security clearance, we have an obligation to our shareholders. Rest assured, we will compensate you when the hacker is found. So get some rest, okay? And if you're up to it... maybe capture some more footage. You're doing amazing work. I can't wait to show the work we've done with your stuff. Take care.''
Melanie ended the call and the TV turned to screensaver mode just as John patched into the analyst's earpiece.
*'''John:''' ''So! They tossed you in the bunker. Nice! Those Templars upstairs aren't taking any chances. I think we need to erase all the dirt they might have on you. Did you hear that? I think I just gave you Level 3 security clearance! Now, head to the security room and use the cameras to watch the door to the server farm. Unfortunately Melanie is in there now, so when I escort her out, that's when you make your move. I'd wipe these servers myself, but as the head of IT, I'd be a suspect. It has to be someone they've already locked up.''
The analyst left their room now that they could unlock the door.
*'''John:''' ''Oh these Templars. They run our lives, you know? They decide elections, they control various capital markets, and they inject us with little microchips to track our movements and read our thoughts. It's all very scary.''
*The analyst walked through the Bunker until they found the stairs leading up to the main level.
*'''John:''' ''*Aha, hey! You know you're supposed to be locked up, right? Going back upstairs ain't a good plan.''
The analyst found the server room. They moved to open the door.
*'''John:''' ''Melanie is in there RIGHT NOW, you idiot. Get to the security room before she sees you.''
The analyst backtracked until they found a hall to the security station.
*'''John:''' ''All right, listen. I'm entering the server room now. When you see us leave, get in there.''
The analyst found the station and logged in. After adjusting the wavelength to the correct frequency, a live feed appeared on-screen from the camera overhead the server room's doors.
*'''John:''' ''...there's no need for you to be down here by yourself, Miss Lemay. My team will handle the investigation.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''But you need extra eyes on this thing, John. We don't even know when the hackers broke in. It could takes weeks to go through this data.''
*'''John:''' ''One at most.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Still too long. I can't keep my team locked up for a week.''
*'''John:''' ''Legally you CAN. It's what they signed up for. Even if they didn't read their contracts.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Yes, of course. I just hate the idea. So what's the next step?''
*'''John:''' ''My team is processing the data now. We'll start sifting through it tonight. {{Wiki|Scouting America|Scout's honor}}. Coffee's on me, okay?''
John walked away and Melanie followed. As the analyst made their way into the server room, John patched into their earpiece again.
*'''John:''' ''All right, I ditched her at the coffee stand. Find the server containing the network logs. Since I have a record of each and every one of your hacks, we'll just search for the timestamps on those, and turn that data into something harmless. Easy as that. Here we are! Beautiful. I'll update your communicator one more time. A little program I cooked up, just for this purpose. There we go. I think that worked. Try it out.''
The analyst accessed the main server. After bypassing security, they activated an early trailer of ''[[Pirates of Nightmares]]''. On closing the file, the analyst looked up to see a living hologram of Juno floating over the server controls.
*'''Juno:''' ''I can feel you, cipher. Feel, but hardly touch. Signal is still too weak, and I am spread thin. Unfocused. Like static and fog, lingering in networks and nodes, the nervous system of the world.''
*'''John:''' ''Can you hear her?''
*'''Juno:''' ''Perhaps the Temple was opened too soon. But this was not by choice. The cataclysm pushed all doubt aside. Ah... we bless poor Desmond, who gave his life so that you, the Children of our Labors would live on. To fulfill your purpose in ours. In mine. But now is not the time. My strength is not sufficient to inhabit an organic vessel. There is more work to do, more samples to acquire, more artifacts to find, before my will may obtain.''
*'''John:''' ''What's happening! TELL ME!''
*'''Juno:''' ''Make me whole again, my children. My [[Instruments of the First Will|instruments]]. Bring me forth to fulfill your purpose.''
*'''John:''' ''TELL ME! No no no. Something's wrong. God dammit! She should be here! Now! Living in that god damned head of yours! Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! Why did she spare you! Why are you still HERE!''
With no means of escaping the Bunker, the analyst returned to their room and activated the Animus there to resume Edward's memory of his time in [[Port Royal]]'s jail.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the mutterings of various other Abstergo employees locked in the bunkers:
*'''Abstergo employee 33:''' ''Let me out of here! Please! Someone help me! Where am I? Can anyone hear me? Anyone! Hello?''
*'''Abstergo employee 34:''' Je l'ai bien cherché. C'est de ma faute. Tout est ma faute. J'aurais dû faire mon travail. J'aurais dû faire attention. Pourquoi je suis allé me promener au lieu de faire ce qu'on me demandait? ''(I deserve this. It's my fault, I know this. It's all my fault. I should have stayed on task. I should have paid attention, not wandered. I should have stuck to the task list.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 35:''' ''They're testing me. I know it. This is all part of the employee training program. Exercises for the mind. If I stay focused... if I just keep calm... they'll promote me. It's like {{wiki|hazing}}... a test before the big win. Just stay calm.''
*'''Abstergo employee 36:''' Je sais qui vous êtes! Je sais tout, bande de trous de cul! Vous êtes des Templiers! Vous êtes tous des Templiers! Vous pensez garder votre petit secret pour toujours? Voyons donc! Vous pensez pouvoir vous cacher? Oh, non! J'ai une tonne de preuves! ''(I know who you are! I know everything you bastards! You're Templars! You're all Templars. You think you can hide this secret forever? You think you can hide? Oh no! I have all the evidence I need!)''
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|After reliving Edward's memory in which he assassinated [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] in the Observatory,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Ever a Splinter]]</ref> the analyst again woke up disoriented to find John sitting inches from their face holding an uncapped needle with blue liquid in the syringe.
*'''John:''' ''Wakey, wakey! I don't believe we've been formally introduced... not in this era, anyway. I wish I could explain all this strangeness, but there isn't much time. The short of it is, you saw my beloved Juno. And for a brief moment I thought she might occupy this tender body of yours. But something went wrong. And now she's back out there. Adrift. Oh... she was magnificent once. One of a race of beautiful, wonderful creatures. They created your kind. Did you know that? Your people were tools to them. That's all you have ever been. That's all you should ever be! One day soon, I hope. For the world is nearly ready for her return! Wired. Prepared for a second coming! Uh... Oh oh... Here they come! Those Templars. Or maybe Assassins this time. Idiots, all of them.''
John stabbed the analyst in the neck with the needle.
*'''John:''' ''I envy you! It was her wish that I be here to greet her. It was her experiment that made it possible for my rebirth as one of... these things. Ah!''
An explosion shattered the Bunker door, knocking John flat. As the Abstergo security team stormed in, John stood up with his back to the guards.
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Stay down!''
*'''Abstergo guard 2:''' ''Get down on your back! Now!''
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''He's got a gun!''
*'''John:''' ''Guide me into Grey, Beloved! I am your instrument!''
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Put the gun down! Drop it!''
*'''Abstergo guard 2:''' ''Drop your weapon!''
John turned around and made to aim at a guard, but was cut down when the team instantly opened fire and killed him with two shots to the chest.
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Clear! Clear! Check his vitals!''
*'''Abstergo guard 2:''' ''He's bleeding fast.''
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Check the victim!''
Melanie ran in and rushed to the analyst's side.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Are you okay? Can you hear me? Hello? Talk to me! You're all right?''
The research agent blacked out and awakened later in Melanie's office.
*'''Melanie:''' ''There you are. Thank God. I hope you feel well. You look good. Can you stand? Good. Try walking around. A doctor came by. Said there wasn't anything to worry about. That the liquid in that syringe was far, far below a lethal dose. I feel terrible about all this. About everything. All our evidence pointed to you... but it was John all along. God, the things we found on his computer. Whatever you need, we'll provide. You've done an amazing job. Speaking of which! Our trailer is finished. Would you like to see it? I owe you that much. There we go. I uploaded it to your database. You can watch it here, or at your Animus. I think you'll love it. It really captures the... the essence of the era. So—Take care. And again... thank you.''
The analyst returned to their cubicle, at which point their earpiece was hacked by Shaun and Rebecca.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ahhh. And well... what now?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Talk, you idiot. Look at the light.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Isn't that the battery? I think that's the battery. Hello? Hello? Ah! Sorry about this. My name is Shaun. And back there is, Rebecca, my... partner in crime.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hello!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bloody good work earlier. Honestly, I mean it. Delivering us all that data. It's really just too bad our man on the inside was such a... uh, how how how to put it, fanatic, fanatic is the best word, I suppose.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We take who we can get!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. Exactly. Well put. We saw in John an opportunity to burrow deeper into Abstergo's cloud servers, and I am not ashamed to say, we took it... uh, not realizing of course that he was enlisting you to help him. And to blame, should anything go wrong. I suppose it all worked really nicely in the end. Most of it, anyway.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What Shaun really wants to say is... if you're up for more hacking, we are too. John gave you Level 3 security clearance before he died. You should use it. The Assassins don't have the resources to pay you like the Templars do. But we'll make it worth your while.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, look, we should really cut it short, Bex. Twenty seconds.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ah, right... Good luck!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Cheers, mate. And top notch work, really top, give yourself a pat on the back. And... happy hacking.''
The analyst entered the Animus for a final time and resumed Edward's memory as a young [[Jennifer Scott]] arrived in Great Inagua from England.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The End]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''It's madness around here, isn't it? This is the craziest week I've seen in four years.''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''You didn't hear? Someone was killed this morning. In the office. Some guy from IT.''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''Killed? How?''
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''Security did it... they SHOT him!''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''God. What... what was he doing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''Just working in the server rooms, making photocopies or something. That what I heard.''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''Damn.''


*'''Abstergo employee 39:''' ''Hey, how's the Trailer going?''
*'''Abstergo employee 40:''' ''The "Caribbean Devils" trailer? Really good. We have a fine-cut finished. Just a few tweaks and we're ready.''
*'''Abstergo employee 40:''' ''Mm, I'm really looking forward to it. I love pirates, and this whole Edward Kenway thing sounds amazing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 39:''' ''Yeah, it's been great. Some of the people here have captured some great footage. All it needed was some little polishing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 40:''' ''You know what would be even better than a virtual pirate experience? A pirate versus ninja story. Amazing right?''
*'''Abstergo employee 39:''' ''Totally. Yes.''


*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''I really hope I we find an ancestor who lived in feudal [[Japan]]. I want to visit that. Or Ancient [[Egypt]]. I've heard people talk about that.''
*'''Abstergo employee 42:''' ''Well, I've seen pictures of the guy who donated Sample 17. Good looking kid, but hard to pin down. Could have all kinds of ancestors.''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''Doesn't really matter anymore, does it? With our surrogate data systems we can visit anyone's genetic memories now.''
*'''Abstergo employee 42:''' ''True.''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''Where would go if you could?''
*'''Abstergo employee 42:''' ''Mm, I don't know. Maybe [[Manchester]] in the late seventies. Or [[New York City|New York]] in the early eighties. Lot of bands I'd like to see.''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''That's it? What about the [[Mongol Empire|Mongolian empire]] in the thirteenth century?''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''Oh! Or the nineteen forties. I'd love to see the premier of {{wiki|Citizen Kane}}.


*'''Abstergo employee 43:''' ''So you managed everything ok?''
*'''Abstergo employee 44:''' ''Yeah thanks for that – it was a big help.''
*'''Abstergo employee 43:''' ''No problem – I remember the first time I did this for more than an hour. I had similar kinds of [[Bleeding Effect|effects]] from the Animus. Just if it happens again have a word with Melanie and see if it needs checking out.''
*'''Abstergo employee 44:''' ''OK.''

*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''Marco! Missed you at the Lumiere festival last night.''
*'''Abstergo employee 46:''' ''I was there. We talked for an hour before going down!
*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''We did? When?''
*'''Abstergo employee 46:''' ''At Nouveau Palais. We shared a booth before taking a taxi downtown. You don't remember? You kept talking about how damn cold it was.''
*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''Shit. Eliane brought {{wiki|Mezcal}} to dinner. I don't remember much after dessert. How was the show?''
*'''Abstergo employee 46:''' ''Great. Really beautiful. You seemed like you were having fun.''
*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''That's good.''


*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' Non, moi non plus, je ne sais pas où elle est. J'ai entendu dire qu'elle était partie en pleurant, je ne sais pas trop pourquoi, et qu'elle était pas revenue. ''(No I don't know where she is either—she's just not here. I heard that she ran off crying about something and hasn't come back.)'' ...Evidemment, si je la vois, je lui dirai que tu as appelé. ''(Of course if I find her I'll let her know you called.)'' ...Toi aussi. Au revoir! ''(You too. Goodbye!)''

*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' ''Was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|he]] killed? Or was it a heart attack. Dammit, I just can't tell.''
*'''Abstergo employee 48:''' ''Look, I saw the official statement. They're claiming it was a heart attack. So that's that.''
*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' ''But you saw the [[Florentine man (1524)|guy]]'s wrist, didn't you? There was a [[Templar insignia|cross]]! Don't tell me that's just a coincidence.''
*'''Abstergo employee 48:''' ''Officially, yes. It's a coincidence. End of story.''
*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' ''Officially... ''Merde.'' (Shit.) And what about unofficially.''
*'''Abstergo employee 48:''' ''Unofficially... I don't know. I want to believe the best, but I always fear the worst. Now stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.''
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|After being rescued from the Bunker, the analyst hacked three security stations throughout the building and eavesdropped on other employees' conversations. Upon hacking a camera on the first floor, they overheard a woman talking to her male co-worker at a computer terminal in the lobby.
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' ''I'm glad that's over. I hate it when they escalate the security. Makes me jumpy.''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' ''Did they put anyone in the bunker this time?''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' ''Just for a few days, I think. It sucks, but... I suppose it's necessary? We deal with some really sensitive data.''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' ''Classified shit, yeah. I don't know how I feel about it, but... It's in our contracts, so...''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' ''And they pay out bonuses, too. Inconvenience Pay, they call it.''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' ''Really? That's actually kind of nice.''
The analyst then hacked another security station on the second floor and listened to more employees' conversations across the work area.
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|-|Camera 1=
A woman talked to her male co-worker near some beanbag seats.
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''Pierre handed in his notice this morning. This new security measure is freaking people out.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''They won't let him go. It's part of our contract. Having ultra-high security clearance means you have to got though a whole debriefing process. It takes months.''
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''Really? I had no idea.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''Read the fine print, man. Working for Abstergo has its benefits, but there are some drawbacks, too. Big ones.''
|-|Camera 2=
A man talked to a woman at the front desk.
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' ''What's with all these security notices I'm seeing lately?''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' ''Just a standard message we use on occasion. Nothing to worry about. We've just had some issues around the office lately.''
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' ''Like, server security issues? Because these notices seem pretty severe. Like, draconian, actually.''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' ''No, no. It's nothing to worry about, really. Walk with me and I'll explain.''
|-|Camera 3=
Two men talked to each other in the employee's lounge.
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''Hey, thanks for sharing the [[Sperm whale|White Whale]] data with me. I was able to track it down myself.''
*'''Abstergo employee 8:''' ''No problem, man. It's amazing, right.''
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''Yeah, I tracked it down as soon as I saw your message. Followed it for a while... couldn't catch it though.''
|-|Camera 4=
Melanie talked to Laetitia England over the phone in her office.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Yeah... yeah, he was killed...shot in the chest multiple times... no, no, that shouldn't be a problem... we collected more than enough data— we'll know soon enough... mm-hm, mm-hm... all right... All right, I can send you the results as soon as possible... Okay... any word on Olivier... dammit... God, I'm worried sick... yeah... all right... Thanks, Laetitia... bye.''
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Finally, the analyst hacked the security station in the basement servers and overheard two security guards talking outside the Bunker.
*'''Abstergo guard 3:''' ''The body has been moved?''
*'''Abstergo guard 4:''' ''Yes, sir. And preserved. We'll do what we can.''
*'''Abstergo guard 3:''' ''Good. Let's keep security units on standby. I know Miss Lemay said the situation was under control, but I have a feeling we may be needing them again soon.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''==
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|As a [[Helix]] [[Numbskull|research analyst]] relived [[Shay Cormac]]'s memory in which he captured the {{Wiki|sloop-of-war}} ''[[Morrigan]]'',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Way the Wind Blows]]</ref> they triggered a virus.
*'''Violet:''' ''What the hell did you do? It's... some kind of dormant virus... Shit! Hang on, I'm getting you out of there!''
[[Violet da Costa]] awoke the analyst from the Animus, as the Abstergo Entertainment facility was put on alert.
*'''Violet:''' ''Sorry for the rough exit. Earpiece working? Check. You were just in an Animus. AH-NIH-MUHS? Yes? You were using it to access a genetic memory file in Helix labeled "Shay Cormac". You work for Abstergo Entertainment, remember? Any of this ringing a bell? Your session triggered something bad, and it's affecting the whole building. We need to find your boss. You haven't forgotten your boss, have you? Melanie Lemay? Super chipper over-achiever?''
Violet gave the analyst their communicator tablet.
*'''Violet:''' ''Here, take your communicator. Check it if you get lost. Now, let's get out of here. Follow me. Double time! This chaos is absolutely your fault, in case you're wondering!''
Still shaken from their abrupt interruption in the Animus, the analyst was slow in following Violet, who quickly became irate.
*'''Violet:''' ''Come with me if you want to live! Hurry! We gotta get out of here! What's wrong with you? Come on! Hey, numbskull, don't wander off!''
The analyst eventually met up with Violet while she talked to Melanie, who was sending Abstergo employees into an elevator.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Come on, everyone! Just like we practiced in our safety drills! Everything is gonna be okay, guys! Stay positive!
When the staff had left the office, Melanie's mood drastically shifted.
*'''Melanie:''' ''What the hell is happening?''
*'''Violet:''' ''A file labeled "Shay Cormac" was booby-trapped with some kind of virus.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Your job is to prevent things like this!''
*'''Violet:''' ''We need to contain these genetic memories, then we can destroy them.''
Juhani Otso Berg spoke over their earpieces.
*'''Juhani:''' ''No. Isolate them. I want to study these memories.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''But—''
*'''Juhani:''' ''With respect, Ms. Lemay, this is not a request.''
*'''Violet:''' ''You heard the man.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Fine.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I need to borrow your numbskull. That okay with you, "Ms. Lemay"?''
Melanie turned to the analyst.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hey there, this might seem a bit weird, but you're gonna to work for contractors we hired to, you know, upgrade our security. Mr. Otso Berg and Ms. Violet da Costa.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Call me Violet.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''I have to go check on our people and prepare a statement for the press.''
Melanie turned to the analyst again.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Do whatever they tell you to do, okay? Go team!''
Melanie left in the elevator.
*'''Violet:''' ''Technically, you're not responsible for this, but you're the one who let the virus out, so I think it's only fair you help me clean it up. Mr. Berg wants us to relive Shay's genetic memories. To do that, we need to access them from Helix. But the Helix is down. We'll have to reboot the main servers in the basement.''
Violet attempted to open the elevator, only to have the lights turn off.
*'''Violet:''' ''Man, whoever designed this virus is a genius. Not only does it restrict our access to the Cloud, it's adapted to fuck up the other operating systems that regulate building functions!''
The lights were turned on again, and Violet contacted Melanie over her earpiece.
*'''Violet:''' ''Melanie, the elevators are out of commission. Are we stuck on this floor?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Damn, yes. I'll get a repair crew onsite ASAP.''
*'''Violet:''' ''There's a working area server on this floor. I guess it'll have to do for now.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Agent da Costa, I want regular updates on your progress with Shay's genetic memories.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Why? He's just a nobody as far as I can tell.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''If Shay Cormac is who I suspect he is, then this temporary setback may provide us with an unexpected reward. Proceed to the server room on this floor.''
Stunned at what they had been roped into, the analyst was slow in following their order.
*'''Violet:''' ''Come on, numbskull! I have dogs at home that are better trained than you are.''
As the analyst entered the server room, Violet contacted them over their earpiece.
*'''Violet:''' ''Do you see a flashing wireless signal? Great, that means you can still access systems. Go ahead and patch me into their feed.''
The analyst activated a program to repair the server.
*'''Violet:''' ''Once you've restored the server, I'll connect your Animus work station back to Helix. In theory, if you align the beams to segments of the core, it should solve the problem. But here's where it gets tricky. You have to move the circles in such a way that each segment is powered by a beam. The keyword here is "each". One beam and one beam only per core segment, okay? Once everything is lit up properly, the system will reboot. Got it? Give it a shot!''
The analyst repaired the server.
*'''Violet:''' ''Good job! This core wasn't too complex, but rebooting the advanced hardware in the rest of the building will require more work.''
The analyst also activated [[Numbskull's personal files|a video]] in which Berg analyzed the turncoat Assassin Mentor Al Mualim.
*'''Violet:''' ''Uh. Okay, so, I'm not sure you were supposed to see that. Just, ah, you should just get back to your Animus. With the servers back online, you could, in theory, restore your coworkers' work stations, if you, you know, feel like being helpful. And you could, in theory, find some more digital goodies, if you, you know, feel like being sneaky! Hey, one of your coworkers dropped his communicator by the elevator. If you see any tech lying around like that, grab 'em. There might be a clue as to who did this.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Now that you have unlocked Shay Cormac's memories, we stand on the brink of a grand discovery. I know you must have questions about your new assignment, or about me. For now, all I will say is that Shay's story contains the answers. Shay will lead you to a greater understanding.''
The analyst walked past the elevator, picked up their coworker's tablet, and turned it on to see the email app was left open.
*'''Violet:''' ''Nice find. If it was me, I'd snoop to see if there was any juicy stuff on it. But I might be a terrible person...''
The analyst returned to their station and resumed Shay's memory as he began a training session at the Davenport Homestead.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>
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!style="background:#C11B17; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Fragmented memories
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|After the analyst viewed Shay's assassination of [[Lawrence Washington]] in July 1752,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> the memory sequence glitched and jumped forward two years to May 1754.
*'''Juhani:''' ''The memory appears to be fragmented. How much time has passed?''
*'''Violet:''' ''A few months, I think. That virus is cutting off our access to complete memories. They're readable, but messy.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''The Seven Years' War will soon break out in the colonies. Focus on Assassin interference.''
*'''Violet:''' ''We'll do our best. Won't we, numbskull?''
The analyst continued through the memory as Shay tracked down one of the men he saw at [[Mount Vernon]], [[Samuel Smith]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref>
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!style="background:#C11B17; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Damage Control
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|After the analyst relived a glitched memory,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[RGVjb25zdHJ1Y3RlZA0K]]</ref> Violet contacted them via earpiece.
*'''Violet:''' ''You've hit a wall and I'm busy with something. Why don't you go meet Otso Berg? You'll find him squatting in one the offices.''
The analyst met with Juhani in Violet's office.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Shay Cormac is an Assassin... but he is unlike the ones you have used for your entertainment products in the past.''
Berg drove a knife into a portrait of the Assassin ally [[Le Chasseur]].
*'''Juhani:''' ''I believe Shay may be the most important Assassin who ever lived. Your research will help me achieve something I have wanted for a very long time. Shay's story may have something to offer you as well...''
*'''Violet:''' ''There's another server we can access to get the next chunk of Shay's memories.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Excellent.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I'm gonna need the numbskull back if we're going to proceed.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Your next task is clear. But please reflect on what we have discussed.''
The analyst left, but Violet grew impatient.
*'''Violet:''' ''Hey, I'm by the elevator. Get over here.''
The analyst met Violet by the elevator.
*'''Violet:''' ''I got tired of waiting for Melanie's stupid repair crew, so I got this piece of shit working well enough to get you to the lobby and back. I'll get your Animus prepped while you're downstairs. I've added the location of the next server on your map. Get going!''
The analyst took the elevator to the lobby.
*'''Violet:''' ''Shit. I forgot, the server is behind a Level One security lock.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''I have granted you Level One Security Clearance. I trust there will be no further delays.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Great! Now you can get into the server room. Once you restore the servers, I'll load the next set of Shay's memories to your Animus.''
The analyst walked to a pair of scientists at the far end of the lobby near the metal detectors.
*'''Scientist 1:''' ''But have you tried it though?''
*'''Scientist 2:''' ''No. The story's told in rhyme? Eh, it doesn't sound like my thing.''
*'''Scientist 1:''' ''How can you dismiss it without even playing it?''
*'''Scientist 2:''' ''Are there {{Wiki|Player versus player|PvP}} {{Wiki|Deathmatch (video games)|deathmatches}} in it?''
*'''Scientist 1:''' ''What?! No! No. It's a beautiful, turn-based RPG.''
*'''Scientist 2:''' ''Meh, pass.''
Violet again was impatient with the analyst's lack of progress.
*'''Violet:''' ''I want to see the next block of Shay's memories! Unlock those servers!''
The analyst entered the server room.
*'''Violet:''' ''And you're in!''
The analyst repaired the lobby server.
*'''Violet:''' ''Great job, numbskull. The data we have is pretty raw, but it's enough to move forward. Get back up here, double time! It looks like restoring servers also clears the virus from some of the other systems.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''You are making excellent progress. I am eager to see what Shay will show us next.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Level One Clearance will also let you into some of the other parts of the building as well, if you need to... stretch your legs in between Animus sessions.''
The analyst entered the Animus, where they saw an unconscious Shay being taken away.
*'''Violet:''' ''If I said that was the craziest shit I'd ever seen, would that be the most obvious statement ever?''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Shay has been through a severely traumatic experience.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Okay. Second most obvious statement ever.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Continue exploring his memories. The best is yet to come.''
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!style="background:#C11B17; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|High Places
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|After viewing Shay's induction into the Templar Order,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Scars]]</ref> the analyst was contacted again by Berg and Violet.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Do you understand now?''
*'''Violet:''' ''I'm starting to see why you're so interested in Shay Cormac.''
The analyst left the Animus.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Shay has see the true face of the world. And he has chosen his path accordingly. A similar choice will soon present itself to you.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I did not think you'd get this far, but you seem to be on the right track. We still can't access the servers in the basement. But there's another one located at the top of the building, near Melanie's office. That's your next stop.''
The analyst used the elevator to reach the top floor.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Could you stop by my office? We need to have a talk.''
The analyst entered Melanie's office.
*'''Melanie:''' ''This office used to belong to a man named Olivier Garneau. He was my predecessor as Chief Creative Officer of Abstergo Entertainment. Otso Berg is a representative from our parent company, Abstergo Industries. He's showing you the true history of the world, just like they showed me. Olivier was kind, he was intelligent, and passionate about our work. But a year ago, he caught a glimpse of this truth. They never found his body. This is not the way we normally bring people up to speed on these matters. But you've worked hard and are proving yourself so! I'm granting you Level 2 security access. The servers on this floor should unlock more of Shay's memories.''
The analyst walked to the server door, but was too slow for Violet's liking.
*'''Violet:''' ''Please restore the servers for our friend Mr. Berg. Don't lose your momentum, numbsskull! Get to the next server!''
With Level 2 clearance, the analyst repaired the servers.
*'''Violet:''' ''I've got your Animus ready and waiting!''
The analyst took the elevator down to the second floor.
*'''Violet:''' ''Smooth moves, numbskull, I've got the next set of Shay's memories loaded up and ready to go.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''We are nearly there. Know that you are aiding a worthy cause, even if you do not yet know what it is.''
The analyst accessed the Animus, triggering another glitched memory.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[UHJvdGVjdGlvbg0K]]</ref>
*'''Violet:''' ''Shit! What's happening?''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Another glitch?''
*'''Violet:''' ''Same one as before. Shay's back at Notre-Dame.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''See if you can complete the memory this time.''
The analyst progressed further through the memory.
*'''Violet:''' ''That's the best we can do for now. We keep trying to sequence memories out of order, which is why we're crashing like this.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''What do you suggest?''
*'''Violet:''' ''If we progress further with Shay's life in the colonies, I'm confident we can get better results from these Paris memories.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Very well. Keep me informed.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Uploading the next memory sequence now...''
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!style="background:#C11B17; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Understanding
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|After reliving Shay's final sequenced memory in the [[Arctic Ocean|Arctic Circle]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref> the analyst was contacted by Violet.
*'''Violet:''' ''Incredible! Who knew that Shay had that kind of potential?''
The analyst exited the Animus.
*'''Juhani:''' ''I have everything I need to complete our assignment here.''
*'''Violet:''' ''One last job, numbskull. We need you to upload Shay's story.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''But not to Helix. I want some very specific people to see what we have found here.''
The analyst used the elevator to reach the basement.
*'''Juhani:''' ''To reward you for your services to me, I am granting you Level 3 security access. From this point on, no doors will be closed to you. In the distant past, the Assassins had a noble goal, that of peace. But over the centuries, that goal eroded into a far more dangerous one: Freedom.''
Another power failure occurred, causing a blackout in the basement.
*'''Violet:''' ''Shit! What's going on now?''
*'''Juhani:''' ''A minor setback.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Okay... Your communicator doesn't work right now, and it must be dark as hell down there... but I can show you the way. There! Just follow those lights and you'll be set! I promise you won't die if you follow the bright lights! I haven't steered you wrong, yet, have I? Follow the lights! Please hurry, numbskull! It all comes down to this!''
The analyst reached the server room entryway.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Your communicator should work now. The Assassin Brotherhood still exists today, and they remain dedicated to their foolish cause. I am a Templar Knight. I protect the world from the Assassins. Today, you have helped me to fulfill this role. Please, restore the servers.''
The analyst restored the servers.
*'''Juhani:''' ''You have exceeded my every expectation. Use that terminal to upload Shay's story to the Assassin network. The time to strike is now!''
The analyst uploaded Shay's story.
*'''Juhani:''' ''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. My plan is in motion. I have no further demands to place upon you. However, Shay's story is not complete. I would ask that you see it through to the end.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I am super impressed, numbskull. You really came through for us. And yes, I'm also a Templar. Have been for years. There's still one last chunk of Shay's data left to explore. It's a bit of a trip, but I think you should see it.''
The analyst used the elevator to reach the second floor and returned their workstation.
*'''Violet:''' ''Once you go back to finish Shay's story, your life is never going to be the same afterwards. You should finish any outstanding business before entering your Animus.''
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|After finishing Shay's story with his trip to [[Versailles]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[QXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbg0K]]</ref> the analyst met Melanie in her office, along with Berg and Violet.
*'''Melanie:''' ''It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you up here today.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Gotta hand it to you, numbskull, you proved yourself to more than a simple research monkey.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''The data you extracted from Shay Cormac's memories has served us well. Shay's story is a message. One that says that when threatened, what an Assassin truly wants isn't freedom, but order.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''And we represent the highest Order there is.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Whatever you learned from your Animus experience only scratches the surface. We have existed since before recorded human history and have recently been reborn, disguised as Abstergo Industries.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''And Entertainment.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''You have crossed the threshold and your eyes have been opened. You have seen the world for what it truly is.''
*'''Violet:''' ''There's no turning back now. We've got big plans for you!''
*'''Juhani:''' ''The Father of Understanding guided you to us. And for that we are grateful. The test of your true worth begins now. And it begins with a choice.''
Melanie presented a [[Templar ring]] to the analyst.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Join us, and a bright future will be all yours.''
Berg pulled out his gun.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Refuse...''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''==
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The [[Helix Initiate]] finished reliving a memory of [[Jacques de Molay]]'s [[Jacques de Molay's advisor|advisor]] at the culmination of the [[persecution of the Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>
*'''Video commentator:''' ''Consumed in flames of hunger and wrath, thus came the Age of True Wisdom to a blistering close. The Knights Templar—once the proud shepherds of order, peace, and illumination—were no more...''
The footage pixilated into fragments as an external source hacked into the feed.
*'''[[Bishop]]:''' ''—yeah, let's get a sniffer running. If Abstergo pings us, pull me out. Okay, I have a visual. Hey there... This is probably disorienting, so I'll be brief. I'm Bishop... not my real name, obviously... but that's as much as you'll get today. Please listen carefully. Abstergo is using you, hijacking your neurons to help them sift through genetic memory data. These guys already have their fingers in countless corporations, governments, media outlets, and NGOs—but now they want control over history itself. If that doesn't frighten you, it should. But we're here to stop them. And I need your help. Deacon, pre-load gene sequence AD16-B13-I87.''
*'''Deacon:''' ''Yep, spooling it up.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Last week we gained access to a bank of unsequenced memories in Abstergo's [[Helix]] servers—For now, we'd like you to experience a small sample. This should help you understand our struggle. And after that, you can decide for yourself what comes next. We'll be waiting.''
The Helix Initiate began reliving [[Arno Dorian]]'s memory of his time in [[Versailles]] as both a child and an adult.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Memories of Versailles]]</ref>
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The Helix Initiate finished reliving Arno's memory of his sentence in the [[Bastille]], meeting [[Pierre Bellec]] during its [[Storming of the Bastille|storming]], and reuniting with [[Élise de la Serre]] immediately afterward.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Imprisoned]]</ref>
*'''Bishop:''' ''Welcome back. Now that you've experienced life as an Assassin, are you willing to take up the fight and join us? Deacon, load the file.''
*'''Deacon:''' ''Coming up.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''We lifted a media file from Abstergo last month, and the information it contains is astounding. But we won't share these things with just anyone. By pressing play you'll be joining the Assassins. If you want to fight the Templar menace, if you're willing to save civilization from Abstergo's clutches...press play, sit back and ready yourself for the truth.''
The initiate accepted the offer and played the video.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Good choice. Welcome to the Assassins, Initiate.''
*'''Video commentator:''' ''In the 1950s, it was theorized that human DNA worked via the Triple-Helix model. Some years later, the work of [[Francis Crick|Crick]] and [[James Watson|Watson]] demolished this theory in favor of the Double Helix. Today we know the double helix to be indisputably the basis of all life. So why did the Triple-Helix theory gain so much traction? Why did [[Rosalind Franklin]]'s X-rays seem to confirm it? It turns out that their initial samples had been taken from small traces of Precursor DNA—the rare genes of an ancient race embedded in our own. We now know that Triple Helix DNA is the foundation of the Precursor genome. It is the genetic Rosetta stone of our age. If we can crack it open—if we can sequence the full Precursor genome—there is no limit to the knowledge we will gain. Using Animus technology, Precursor history will be open to us for the first time ever. Ancient languages will be unlocked and ancient technology will be ours for the taking. Imagine what will be possible if we master the technology that underpins the Pieces of Eden. Such discoveries would surpass one-hundredfold the splitting of the atom. Last year we located a rich sample of Precursor DNA in a donor whose genes contained human and precursor DNA at an incredible 25 to 1 ratio. Our work will begin with this sample. Our goal is to unravel the Triple-Helix, sequence the Precursor genome, and change the world for the better, forever. Welcome to The [[Phoenix Project]].''
*'''Bishop:''' ''So this is where we stand... Last year, Abstergo acquired the body of a man we call a [[Sage]]—one of a rare breed of humans with a surplus of ancient DNA. This sparked a search for more Sages, in the present and in the past. The more Abstergo finds, the closer they get to their final goal. We've blocked their recent attempts to find more, but Abstergo will not stop looking until they sequence a full precursor genome. So... why Arno Dorian? Why chase an Assassin through the [[French Revolution]]? It turns out, at some point in his life, Arno came into contact with another Sage. We need you to find out when and where these meetings took place. If Arno was present for this Sage's death, it may lead Abstergo straight to his body. Naturally we would like to find it first. This is where you come in. It won't be simple. Genetic memory must be tackled in sequence, to keep the data stable. But we're confident you're up to the task. And you won't be alone. Other [[initiates]]—Assassins just like you—are doing their part to end this fight. If you need more training, more experience... you can call on them for help. All right. Loading the next Sequence...''
Bishop loaded the sequence, returning the Initiate to [[Paris]].
*'''Bishop:''' ''I've got something else for you. The more time you spend with Arno, the more data we'll have to increase your synchronization with him—and to activate his abilities. Here, have a loot at this...''
Bishop opened up a list of abilities before returning to action.
*'''Bishop:''' ''One last thing—while you've been busy, I had Deacon do some poking around in Arno's memories. Seems he was a busy guy. See that symbol? That's a co-op mission. I play a lot of games multiplayer, I don't know about you. But I thought you'd like to mix it up a little. These are missions Arno ran with his Assassin buddies, so they'll give you an idea of what our organization's about. Just walk into the glitch and you'll get all the details. I've marked them on your map.''
The Initiate proceeded to relive Arno's initiation into the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Rebirth]]</ref>
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*'''Bishop:''' ''Initiate. Bishop here. You're in good shape so far. I'd like to give you a little boost. We've made a major breakthrough on our side. Through deep data analysis, we've discovered that the Sage we're looking for was a Templar Grand Master, the same man Arno is hunting. It doesn't get much better than that.''
Bishop unlocked a new set of Assassin Skills in the Helix Navigator for the Initiate.
*'''Bishop:''' ''There, everything's been updated. Use them wisely. We'll be in touch.''
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*'''Bishop:''' ''Initiate... this is Bishop. Do you copy? Good bloody work out there. You found him. [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Grand Master of the Templars, and a Sage to boot. By our reckoning, that's the second Sage to rise to the Templars' highest rank. A troubling trend. Until we know more about this Germain, stick with Arno. He might have outlived this Grand Master, and that could lead us to his body. Bishop out.''
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|The Initiate finished reliving Arno's escape in an air ballon with [[Élise de la Serre|Élise]] after assassinating [[Marie Lévesque]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed Unity'' – [[The Escape (Unity)|The Escape]]</ref>
* '''Bishop:''' ''Initiate, do you read me? Sorry about all this noise. There's a waterfall of signal distortion. Its not looking good. How about one more boost before I lose this connection? Sending you the data now.''

Bishop unlocked a new set of Assassin Skills in the Helix Navigator for the Initiate.

* '''Bishop:''' ''You're close to the goal, ok? So hold fast. Our own research couldn't locate the date and place of Germain's death, so you'll have to find it yourself. Bishop out.''
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*'''Bishop:''' ''My God. I don't believe what I'm seeing. Arno won this fight two centuries before it started. Well done, kid. Uh, I don't think Abstergo will bother searching the catacombs for Germain's body. The bones are going to be too damaged, too decayed. We're in the clear of this stage. You did good work, Initiate. Until we contact you again, the best you can do is continue searching Arno's memories for anything else you might have seen. Like rare historical data, more DNA samples, anything to help our cause. We'll be in touch when we need you. Count on it.''
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===''[[Dead Kings]]''===
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*'''Bishop:''' ''Hello? It seems like we've encountered some kind of a glitch. Hang on.''
The Initiate viewed a memory of Arno meeting with the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade|Marquis de Sade]] in [[Saint-Denis|Franciade]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Buried Words]]</ref>
*'''Bishop:''' ''Something about this memory... it's locked us out of the Helix data. That fixed it. Now, I wonder where this detour leads? Another DNA sequence perhaps. Only one way to find out.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]''==
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|Laetitia England sat in her office typing on her laptop.
*'''Berg:''' ''You sent for me?''
Laetitia swiveled in her chair to face Berg, who had just entered the room.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''I have, Master Berg.''
*'''Berg:''' ''An urgent matter, I presume.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Shay Cormac's [[Precursor box]]. You recovered it last year, when the Assassins stole it... before we knew what it was.''
*'''Berg:''' ''Before ''I'' uncovered Shay's memories.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''I need you to deliver it to Dr. [[Álvaro Gramática|Gramática]].''
*'''Berg:''' ''Very well. Where?''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''[[Abstergo Industries Australia facility|A secret location]]. Not even ''I'' know where it is. Gramática will send you the coordinates.''
Berg made to leave but was stopped at the door when Laetitia called to him.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Master Berg. No one is to know about this. Understood?''
*'''Berg:''' ''Understood.''
The scene faded away and resumed as Berg entered Gramática's lab carrying a briefcase. The doctor stared at a wall of screens displaying various charts before turning to greet his guest.
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Master Berg! Is this it? The Precursor box?''
Berg handed the briefcase to Gramática.
*'''Berg:''' ''Delivered as ordered. Master Gramática.''
Gramática opened the case and withdrew the Precursor box, holding it to his eyes.
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Ah! Curious little item, isn't it?''
*'''Berg:''' ''What do you plan to do with it?''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''I'm hoping it will help me better understand [[Shroud of Eden 2|another artifact]] we have uncovered.''
A distant scream echoed through the room, making Berg uneasy.
*'''Berg:''' ''What ''kind'' of research are you doing here?''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Project Phoenix, Master Berg!''
Gramática walked away from Berg to his lab entrance.
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Project Phoenix!''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''==
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|After their success with Arno's memories, Bishop contacted the Initiate about a new assignment.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Hello, Initiate. Recently, Abstergo Historical Research began several new projects in London. We both know that when Abstergo makes big moves, the Templars are up to something. We think they're hot on the trail of a new Piece of Eden. I've got people in London looking for it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey Bishop! [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] are twins! How awesome is that?''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Speak of the devil. Fire up your cameras, Becs! I've got picture. ETA on the payload?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sending it now.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''A lot to sift through. I'm going to get the Initiates on it ASAP.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You look weird with a weapon. Let's plant a little bug and see what we can see! Got something. [[Isabelle Ardant]] has a meeting here in a few hours. Doesn't say with who.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''"Doesn't say with whom," Rebecca. And I suppose it's down to muggins here to find out.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Hold on, the mission was to find data to locate a Piece of Eden in London.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We did!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And now I'm eager to try this new kit!''
*'''Bishop:''' ''I don't like it when those two go off-book like this. Well, all we can do is take a deep breath and move forward. You'll be searching for the Piece of Eden through the lives of Jacob and Evie Frye. Twin Assassins who operated in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] London. Your first set of genetic memories are downloaded. Good luck!''
The Initiate began reliving the Frye twins' memories as they hunted [[Rupert Ferris]] and [[David Brewster]] within the factory [[Ferris Ironworks]] in [[Croydon]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Spanner in the Works]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Simple Plan]]</ref>
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|After the Initiate relived Jacob and Evie's first set of memories, Bishop contacted them.
*'''Bishop:''' ''I know, I know. You've only had a taste of our latest acquisition from Abstergo. But I want to check in on Shaun and Rebecca. I still think attacking a Templar is a mistake.''
Shaun and Rebecca's sleuthing was interrupted by Isabelle entering her office.
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Call Doctor Gramática.''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Isabelle! What a lovely surprise.''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Our mutual friends will be here shortly to search for the artifact. Once it's located, I'll let you know.''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Super! Always a pleasure.''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Prick.''
Shaun and Rebecca approached Isabelle.
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's people like you that give historians a bad name!''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''I'm afraid I don't have time for you today, Mr. Hastings.''
Juhani Otso Berg and Violet da Costa walked into the room, cornering the Assassins.
*'''Berg:''' ''Thank you for making my job easy.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh shit.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It does look grim.''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Master Berg, Agent da Costa. Deal with them, please.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Move it!''
Rebecca activated an explosive, causing a distraction and allowing the Assassins to escape.
*'''Isabelle:''' ''HUNT THEM DOWN!''
*'''Bishop:''' ''All they had to do was wait for you to search the data. Their little stunt has put the whole operation at risk. You need to synchronize Jacob and Evie's memories. Find something that puts us ahead of the enemy. Time is of the essence and lives are now clearly on the line. Good luck.''
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|After the Initiated relived more of Jacob and Evie's memories, Bishop contacted them again.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Sorry to interrupt, Initiate. Thought you'd like to know that Shaun and Rebecca got away from Otso Berg. Berg runs a unit called [[Sigma Team]]. Violet da Costa is his tech support. They've been hunting and killing Assassins for a long time. Thank God you're all right.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh tish tosh, it'll take more than a Templar super soldier to end the glorious saga of Shaun "Danger" Hastings!''
*'''Bishop:''' ''I was talking to Rebecca.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Anyway, Berg's presence confirms it. The Piece of Eden is in London.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''The Initiate's data synch suggests it's the [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud]].''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The Templars seem to want it pretty bad all of a sudden. They must know something we don't.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The only thing we know is we can't go up against Sigma Team alone.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Leave that to me. In the meantime, keep a low profile. Let the Initiate continue to synch the data.''
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|While viewing the Frye twins' memories, the Initiate found a rift.
*'''Juno:''' ''Come closer, cipher. Perhaps we have met before. Perhaps not. You search for an artifact. Let me show you the truth.''
The Initiate entered the rift.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Initiate! Are you there? Your readings are going haywire! Abort! ... out! Yo ... ve to get ...''
*'''Juno:''' ''Hello. In the past, you hunt for one of my artifacts. But I come to you today to speak of the future. Follow [[Lydia Frye]]. She will lead you to me.''
As the Initiate explored a [[World War I simulation|simulation]] of Lydia's memories during [[World War I]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Apothecary Twins]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Magpie]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Hopton's]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Clarence Stock House]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[17 Walpole Lane]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Master Spy]]</ref> Juno continued to contact them.
After the initiate relived "The Darkest Hour", Juno intercepted the simulation.
*'''Juno:''' ''Once I walked the [[Earth]] as you do. I was born to the [[Illuminat]] caste in the city of [[Feyan]] in the year 2195 of the [[Isu Era]]. Now I travel the vast corridors of your machines, adrift here within [[the Grey]]. But I grow stronger. The world is nearly ready for my return. And so, I have summoned you to this war-torn simulation. To tell you a story. It is our story. I once loathed the very sight of your kind. In the same way you recoil in the presence of an arachnid. Humans were [[Project Anthropos|created]] by we who came before, the Isu. We crafted you in our image, but deprived you of our true gifts. You were bred for hard labor, and in extreme cases, war. We built observatories to monitor you, devices to control you. We blessed you with resilience, but cursed you with ambition. And so you [[Human-Isu War|rebelled]] against us. I suppose we are to blame for the state of your species. Is it any wonder so many of these simulations revolve around violence?''
After reliving two more WWI missions, Juno intercepted the simulation again.
*'''Juno:''' ''As our people clashed, we became distracted from an impending doom, a [[Great Catastrophe|coronal mass ejection]] from our angry sun. The greatest minds of our time assembled to prevent the coming disaster. Among them: forthright Minerva, proud Jupiter... beloved Aita. We spent years locked away in the Grand Temple, attempting to find salvation. The others could only think of physical solutions, yet I believed the only way to save us was to transform us. Inspired by [[Shroud of Eden 1|the research]] of the great scientist [[Consus]], I attempted to place Aita's mind into a stronger, synthetic body. I failed, and my beloved died in my arms. The others shunned me.''
After reliving two more WWI missions, Juno intercepted the simulation again.
*'''Juno:''' ''[[Six methods of salvation|All of our efforts]] came to nothing. In the year 2306 of the Isu Era, the sun unleashed its fury on my once-great civilization. I perfected the work of Consus and made it my own. I salvaged Aita's brilliant essence and inserted it into the DNA of your rebellious kind. I sent him into the unknown future to be reborn, again and again. I returned to the Grand Temple. I shed my physical form and entered the Grey. But stubborn Minerva and foolish Jupiter discovered me, and sealed me inside. Entombed, I waited for the day when your technology might allow my return. That wait is nearly over.''
After the initiate relived all WWI memories except "[[The Master Spy]]", Juno intercepted the simulation again.
*'''Juno:''' ''We need not be enemies. I intend to build, to transform your age into something greater than you can currently comprehend.''
After the initiate relived the last mission, Juno intercepted the simulation for a final time.
*'''Juno:''' ''[[Master Spy|The man]] Lydia killed was my husband Aita, reborn. Known in your time as a 'Sage'. Thank you for discovering his fate. His pattern will be added to my own. Perhaps you believe, as other Assassins before you, that it is your duty to work against me. But consider this: it was an Assassin who freed me from my prison. I am no longer She Who Lies in Wait. I am the [[Mother of Wisdom]]. I am the nexus of flesh and machine. I am Juno. And if the greatest Assassin of your generation can see things my way... then perhaps you can too.''
Having completed the sequence, the Initiate left the rift, returning to the main simulation.
*'''Bishop:''' ''I'm not reading any more signs of network disturbance. What happened in there? ... you okay? I don't know what happened. I thought I'd lost you.''
The initiate reentered the WWI simulation.
*'''Bishop:''' ''You need to be very careful.''
*'''Juno:''' ''Hello again. Follow Lydia to find me.''
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|After the Initiated relived more of Jacob and Evie's memories, they were reconnected to Rebecca's drone feed.
*'''Bishop:''' ''You okay?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Apart from the death squad on our tail? 'part from that?''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Backup's on the way. Why are you pushing yourself so hard? It's not your job to fight Templars.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I had this colleague. He was our boss's son. I didn't much care for him at the start. Everyone treated him like he was so bloody special. To me, he just wasn't invested in anything that didn't affect him personally. But, I was wrong about him. He became my friend. Put himself through hell. And he saved us all in the end. So I reckon... Well, I can't apologize to him, but I can, I don't know. I can try and live up to his example.''
*'''Galina:''' ''You are a good Assassin.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Holy Jes—''
*'''Galina:''' ''Hello. It has been too long.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''[[Galina Voronina|Galina]]! Blimey. I have not seen you since we blew up that lab in Paris!''
*'''Galina:''' Da. ''(Yes). There were many explosions and you screamed like a baby. Bishop tells me Otso Berg is here. I will kill him for you!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Superb! Now, if you wouldn't mind keeping watch, I'm going to lay down and die now.''
*'''Galina:''' ''Rest. We have a big fight coming.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Shaun and Rebecca are safe for now, but we're still relying on you to find us that Shroud!''
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After the Initiate relived more of Jacob and Evie's memories, Bishop contacted them again.
*'''Bishop:''' ''The Piece of Eden is [[Buckingham Palace vault|under]] [[Buckingham Palace]]. We've got all we need. Let's start planning our infiltration.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hold on, better to get visual verification. If we're going to move, we have to be 100% sure, we'll only get one shot before Otso Berg crashes down on us.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Got to agree with Shaun.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We'll position ourselves near the palace. But we'll wait for you to synch the genetic data before we move.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''It's all up to you, Initiate.''
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|Upon finishing Jacob and Evie's memories,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Night to Remember]]</ref> the Initiate was connected to Rebecca's drone feed.
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's it! It's under the palace!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Time to go!''
The Assassins arrived at the Buckingham Palace vault but noticed the Templars had arrived first.
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Let's get the Shroud to Dr. Gramática immediately.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sigma Team beat us here. We're too late!''
*'''Galina:''' ''What do we do?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Killing really is the least productive way to achieve our goals. Kill them all.''
The Assassins threw a smoke canister.
*'''Berg:''' ''Contact!''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Cover me! That skinny piece of shit tried to murder me, Berg! I want him to bleed!''
While Berg and Galina fought, Violet tried to shoot the latter.
*'''Violet:''' ''Hold still, godammit!''
Before she could get a shot off, Rebecca tackled her. With the others occupied, Shaun snuck up behind Isabelle and used his Shock Blade to incapacitate her.
*'''Berg:''' ''Only the mission matters!''
*'''Violet:''' ''Understood!''
Violet picked up her gun and fired it.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun!''
Rebecca jumped in front of Shaun and took the bullet for him.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Galina! We need an exit!''
Galina, having knocked out Berg and hoping to finish the job, was interrupted by Sigma Team's backup.
*'''Sigma Team:''' ''Secure the vault! All targets are righteous.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We need to go! NOW!''
*'''Galina:''' ''Understood.''
Galina threw another smoke canister, using its cover to take out Sigma Team.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The... Shroud...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Forget the bloody Shroud, stay with me, Becs! Please!''
*'''Galina:''' ''We go!''
The Initiate was reconnected to Bishop.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Good work in there, Initiate. In time, we will recover the Shroud. And hey. We pulled a feed from our bug in Isabelle's computer before they shut us out. Playing it now.''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Sorry about the mess!''
*'''Violet:''' ''So how is the Shroud going to help you create a new clone?''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''It's not. When the Shroud is wrapped around a body, it scans it for damage and then reconstructs it on a cellular level.''
*'''Violet:''' ''You're not making a clone, you're going to recreate a Precursor from scratch!''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Bingo! The Phoenix Project timetable just got accelerated, big time. I'm going to call Alan Rikkin and deliver the good news! It's like CHRISTMAS!''
Álvaro left, leaving Violet alone in the lab.
*'''Violet:''' ''Hello? It's me. I've brought the Shroud, as you asked, but... I'm scared.''
*'''Juno:''' ''Do not fear me. You've done well.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I'm not scared of you, I'm scared for you. If anyone finds out what you've been doing...''
*'''Juno:''' ''You have played your part, my instrument. I will save you. I will save you all.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''==
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|After witnissing [[Bayek]]s' departure from [[Siwa]] to [[Alexandria]] following [[Khemu]]'s death in the [[Siwa Vault]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[May Amun Walk Beside You]]</ref> Layla Hassan's Animus session was interrupted by [[Deanna Geary]].
*'''Deanna:''' ''Oh, shit! Layla, you need to refill on {{Wiki|Ciclosporin|cyclosporine}}, stat. Don't make me come down there! Layla. Layla! Come on back.''
Gasping for air, Layla jolted upright from lying in the Animus HR-8 stationed in [[Hotep Cavern]].
*'''Deanna:''' ''Layla, are you with me? ''Habibti?'' (Sweetheart)?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I told you... not to call me that.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Thing is, the fastest way to get your attention is to piss you off.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm... paying attention.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''OK, you need to take a break. The Animus is rejecting you.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Ugh. I'm fine.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Yes, but your kidneys aren't. Go add more cyclosporine before they shut down.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yes, Nurse Geary.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''That's Medical Officer Geary to you. So? How did it go?''
*'''Layla:''' ''My mods are holding. Subject's memories are perfectly clear. If this doesn't convince Abstergo to give me a place on the Animus Project, nothing will.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Amazing! Who do you have in there?''
*'''Layla:''' ''His name is [[Bayek]] of Siwa. The death of his son turned him into a killer.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Think he'd be of interest to Abstergo?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Don't start.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''You know they're not going to be happy with how you handled this assignment.''
*'''Layla:''' ''They know I don't work by the book.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Well, this time you lit the book on fire, and then stomped on it. Anyway, none of this will matter if you're comatose. Now go get that cyclosporine! Still looking for the cyclosporine? I definitely packed it in the med kit.''
Layla checked her phone.
*'''Layla:''' ''One bar... no, half a bar.''
Layla approached Bayek's sarcophagus and read [[Medjay|the inscription]].
*'''Layla:''' ''"Come forth by day, and I will guide you home."''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Who are you talking to?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's mummy.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Real chatterbox, that one.''
Layla left the cavern and found a piece of paper near the entrance.
*'''Layla:''' ''Dammit, my papers went everywhere!''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Whoops! Anything important?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yeah. The notes on the Animus. Here's the blueprint for my dialysis system mod.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Could've used a bigger fluid chamber.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Could've used a bigger piece of tape over your mouth.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Whoa, so aggro!''
Layla searched the vicinity, finding another piece of paper.
*'''Layla:''' ''The genetic sequencer blueprint. Never got the creases out.''
Layla checked the light stands she had set up earlier.
*'''Layla:''' ''Generator's holding up. Good job, Layla.''
Layla returned to the cavern and muttered on finding the med kit.
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee never puts in enough snacks. Got the cyclosporine.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Two {{Wiki|Cubic centimetre|ccs}} should do.''
Layla walked back to the Animus HR-8.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Don't forget the alcohol wipe!''
Layla inserted the vial of cyclosporine into a port on the Animus HR-8.
*'''Deanna:''' ''I wish I was there to help.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You do a good job looking after me, even from the hotel. And I know how much you love your air-con.''
Layla approached the Animus HR-8.
*'''Layla:''' ''Going back in. This is so badass.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Be careful!''
Layla resumed Bayek's memories as he entered Alexandria in search of his wife, [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Aya (memory)]]</ref>
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!style="background:#FFA500; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Finding Aya
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|Layla gasped for air as she sat up and disconnected from the Animus.
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Hey! I was wondering if I should pull you out.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Your adrenaline and BP are elevated, and it's affecting your heart rate and hormonal markings...''
*'''Deanna:''' ''...serotonin and oxytocin in particular. What happened in there?''
*'''Layla:''' ''[[Amunet|Aya]]'s here.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Who's Aya?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's wife. I can feel her nearby.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''You can "feel" her? Pretty sure that's the Bleeding Effect. Along with Bayek's memories, you're also experiencing his emotions.''
*'''Layla:''' ''No, you dork, I think she's actually in this cave. Spouses usually shared the same tomb.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''A second mummy? We should really report to Abstergo.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Maybe after I find Aya.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''I'm going to call it in if you don't.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Deanna, no! If we do it their way, I'll get no credit. They'll cut me out like always.''
Deanna sighed.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Okay.''
Layla hallucinated Aya walking towards an inner chamber where Bayek's mummy resided.
*'''Layla:''' ''There!''
*'''Deanna:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Layla:''' ''The Bleeding Effect is leading me to Aya.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Oh, great. More fuel for your superhero complex.''
She followed it, then briefly commented on Bayek's mummy as the hallucination passed by it.
*'''Layla:''' ''Come forth by day, and I will guide you home.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Who're you talking to?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's mummy.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Real chatterbox, that one.''
The hallucination disappeared as it neared a pit.
*'''Layla:''' ''She's down there.''
*'''Layla:''' ''My turn for a Leap of Faith.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Leap of what? You're in no condition to do any leaping!''
Layla looked down at the edge and saw a pool of water, after which she dove down. She immediately swam up.
*'''Layla:''' ''Damn, that's cold.''
She looked around to see a fallen, open sarcophagus with Aya's mummy laid bare.
*'''Layla:''' ''I was right—she's here!''
*'''Deanna:''' ''There you are! Thank God.''
Layla found a Hidden Blade and activated it, then used it to make an incision on the mummy's arm to take a sample.
*'''Layla:''' ''I can almost taste the blood...''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Okay, you're making less and less sense, Layla. We need to report.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not yet.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''"Not yet?" So when?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Ugh.''
She put the sample on a small vial container then stood up to find an exit.
*'''Layla:''' ''Well, I can't chew my way out of here.''
Layla whispered to herself as she climbed her way out.
*'''Layla:''' ''Your story will be told.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''What are you doing now?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Climbing. And it's hard, so ''askuti'' (cut the chatter), will you?''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Fine. Let me know when you get to the top.''
She reached the outer chamber of the Hotep Cavern.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm going back in.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Why?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I took a DNA sample from Aya. I want to see her memories.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Look, I get that you're excited but... The more risks we take, the worse things could go for us.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It's my dream on the line here. Let me do this my way.''
Layla went back inside where the Portable Animus was and laid down the Hidden Blade she found on a table beside her laptop. She walked to a small red box adjacent and mixed the sample of Aya with another sample in a small container.
*'''Layla:''' ''Adding Aya's DNA to the chamber.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''It'll take time to sequence. You won't be able to synch with her memories right away.''
She inserted the mixed container to the Animus.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Layla, something else you should know... Since you're mixing gene sequences in an uncontrolled manner, the transition between memories will likely be unpredictable.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm comfortable with unpredictability.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Yeah? Well, I'm worried.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You always are.''
The machine beeped itself ready. Layla laid down on it and connected herself. It showed her scrambled glimpses of Aya's memories.
*'''Deanna:''' ''I told you! The Animus hasn't finished interpreting Aya's DNA yet!''
*'''Layla:''' ''Fine, fine.''
She switched back to Bayek's memory as he met with [[Apollodorus]] to seek audience with [[Cleopatra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref>
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|Deanna abruptly roused Layla out of the Animus, leaving her temporarily disoriented.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Wake up! Wake up! Layla, NOW! I need you!''
Layla got off the Portable Animus but immediately collapsed on her knees and vomited.
*'''Deanna:''' ''There's a van in the alleyway, oh God...''
*'''Layla:''' ''A van? Aya, what are you trying to—''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Forget about Aya. Abstergo's here.''
Layla managed to regain her composure.
*'''Deanna:''' ''They must have found out about—oh, shit! Fuck!''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee?''
There was an explosion in the cave outside her chamber.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shit! They're here, too!''
Layla took Aya's Hidden Blade on a table then fastened it to her arm with tape.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Okay, Layla, listen. I know you. And I know you'll find a way out of this.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Picked up that blade I found.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Good.''
Layla crept towards the outer cave and overheard a hitman, wearing advanced military garb, talking to his comms in Arabic.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(Remember, neutralize the target, then recover the Animus.)''
*'''Layla:''' ''Well, they're definitely planning to kill me.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''You've been living in the mind of a trained assassin for the past however many hours, remember? So get ready to rock, killer queen.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm ready, American woman.''
Layla noticed their weaponry.
*'''Layla:''' ''They're using [[bow]]s, not guns. Why?''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Guess they don't consider you much of a threat.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Huh.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''They're almost on me. Going dark.''
Layla assassinated one of the men.
*'''Deanna:''' ''How's it going?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bad.''
She then proceeded to kill the rest with the Hidden Blade.
*'''Layla:''' ''I have to do this. It's them or me.''
As she eliminated the last mercenary outside of the cave during a sandstorm, she heard his {{Wiki|walkie-talkie}} receive a transmission Sigma Team.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(Team One, we've located the secondary target. Extracting her now.)''
Layla heard Deanna struggle in her earpiece.
*'''Deanna:''' ''No, don't, please—No!''
A sharp thud sounded through the comm.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(Secondary target neutralized.)''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee? No, Dee, no, no, no...''
Layla dropped the radio in panic, but felt helpless under the storm. She screamed in rage as her voice echoed.
*'''Layla:''' ''Fuck you, Abstergo. I'm seeing this through.''
She walked back into the cave while recording a message on her phone.
*'''Layla:''' ''If you're listening to this, you work for Abstergo, and I'm dead. Do me a favor and make sure [[Sophia Rikkin]] hears it. My dream was to work on the [[Animus Project]]. I waited twelve years. Waiting got me nowhere. So I built an Animus that lets me access anyone's memories, even ancestors not my own. I even witnessed the [[Last of the Medjay|origins]] of the Assassins. Artifacts, tombs that were supposed to be stuff of legends... I found them. By killing me, you've lost all this knowledge.''
Layla broke down into anger.
*'''Layla:''' ''I understand why you thought I had to die. But did you have to kill my best friend? Why did she... Oh ''habibti'' (sweetheart)... I should have listened to you.''
She despondently went back to her chamber.
*'''Layla:''' ''Back to the Animus. What else can I do?''
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|Layla lay in the Animus while the recording she made earlier was being played by William Miles.
*'''Layla:''' ''Oh ''habibti'' (sweetheart)... I should have listened to you. Oh ''habibti'' (sweetheart)... I should have listened to you.''
*'''William:''' ''Those don't need to be your last words.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Who the fuck are you?''
Startled, Layla quickly disconnected from the Animus and drew her Hidden Blade on him.
*'''William:''' ''Does the name "William Miles" ring a bell?''
*'''Layla:''' ''The Assassin?''
*'''William:''' ''Then you know who I am.''
William showed his Hidden Blade, answering her question. Layla retracted her blade.
*'''William:''' ''We—the Assassins—have been watching you. It's... unusual for an Abstergo employee to take an interest in a country's revolution.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You're not wrong there.''
Layla snatched her phone off William and walked to her laptop.
*'''William:''' ''We know about your work with the Animus. Astounding, what you and Deanna were up to.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee...''
*'''William:''' ''They played you, didn't they? Sophia Rikkin made you so many promises...''
*'''Layla:''' ''Enough! We're not talking about her.''
*'''William:''' ''Sure. Plenty of other subjects to cover on our ride to Alexandria.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Don't assume I'm going anywhere with you.''
*'''William:''' ''Well, let's look at your options. You can come with me, or you can stay here and do the dance of death again, and again until you make a mistake. They only need you to make one.''
Layla began pondering Willam's words.
*'''William:''' ''There's no going back to your old life, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I never planned to.''
*'''William:''' ''But you'd finally be able to work on the Animus Project... our version of it. And with us, you'd always have the freedom to do things your way.''
Layla thought for a moment, then answered.
*'''Layla:''' ''Fine. Let's do this.''
William extended his hand for a handshake.
*'''Layla:''' ''That doesn't mean I'm on your side.''
He withdrew his hand.
*'''William:''' ''Good enough.''
Their conversation ended, William walked around the cave.
*'''William:''' ''These articles on "hidden chambers"... Always so misguided. Always missing crucial information.''
William went to check Layla's laptop.
*'''Layla:''' ''Stay away from my laptop!''
*'''William:''' ''I should, shouldn't I? It's a terrible invasion of privacy. Just think of it as me reliving your memories.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's a corpse. I'm alive.''
*'''William:''' ''You're right, and I apologize.''
William reached Bayek's tomb.
*'''William:''' ''Bayek. We've been looking for him for so long—and you found him.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Technically Abstergo found him.''
*'''William:''' ''Yes, but you lived him. I can't wait to hear the stories you have to tell.''
Annoyed by Willam's meddling, Layla spoke to herself.
*'''Layla:''' ''The best way to avoid this jerk is to get back in the Animus.''
William left the cave and found a body of a Sigma Team operative.
*'''William:''' ''Sigma Team? Well, well. They must be convinced that you're an Assassin already. But why bows?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Anyone ever tell you you're kind of an asshole?''
*'''William:''' ''My son, as a matter of fact.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Sounds like we would have gotten along. I'm sorry he's dead.''
*'''William:''' ''Occupational hazard.''
After some time, Layla wanted to know when they were leaving.
*'''Layla:''' ''What are we waiting for, then?''
*'''William:''' ''Extraction helicopter. It'll be here in an hour. Go back to the Animus if you like. I know its charms are compelling.''
*'''Layla:''' ''There might be something left to do in there.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''==
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|Layla removed a pile of rubble obscuring a buried object from her view.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Finally.''
Layla reached inside the hole and extracted the [[Spear of Leonidas]]. At her [[Layla Hassan's hideout|apartment base]] later, she stared at the Spear in awe.
*'''Dr. [[Victoria Bibeau]]:''' ''Wow. This is big, Layla. Do you really think it's the spear?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is the one. [[Lost Book of Herodotus|The book]] was almost right on top if it. I've never been so lucky in my life.''
Layla rose from her seat and made her way to the Animus HR-8.5.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''OK. Let's start her up.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure we can trust this thing? I mean, this book could be—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Just start it, Victoria''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're the boss, boss. I'll prep it for you.''
As Layla climbed into the Animus, Victoria went to a nearby laptop and booted up both machines.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''OK so... Worth noting. I've made some changes since you were last in here.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no keeping up with the tech industry these days.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I can crank up the simulation to maximum sensory synchronization, if you're up for it.''
Layla selected a sensory synchronization mode.
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|-|Easy or Normal=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let's take this one step at a time.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Understood. If you're looking for something a little more intense, I can always adjust the settings for you later.''
|-|Hard or Nightmare=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Full speed ahead. I want to see everything this baby's got.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Go big or go home, that what I always say. Let me know if it's too intense for you—I can always change the settings later.''
</tabber>
A screen popped up.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''This bit will let me know how much information will be fed to you during your time in the Animus.''
Layla selected a simulation mode.
<tabber>
|-|Guided Mode=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Give me as much information as you've got. There's no way I'm going in there without some guidance.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Glad to help. You can always changes your mind later. Listen, Layla. Before you go off—''
|-|Exploration Mode=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You don't need to worry about me. I've got this.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''A little autonomy never killed anyone. At least, I don't think so. Just let me know if you need assistance, and I can always add the helpers back in. Listen, Layla. Before you go off—''
</tabber>
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''If this book is right, this spear, this story... It will change everything.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're putting a lot of faith in a fairly unreliable source. Historian or not, [[Herodotus|this guy]] wrote about magical objects and the will of the [[Greek mythology|gods]].''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''He's not [[Homer]]. Herodotus was the first recorded historian, so there's a lost more truth in that text than you think. I mean, what better way is there of finding Isu artifacts than by trusting in the guy who claimed to meet an actual descendant?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I know, but—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I need you to trust me. You could be right—this spear, this book, it could all be crap. But something tells me it isn't and I'm certainly not going to let Abstergo find it first.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're right. We haven't got much to lose anyway. There's just one small problem.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''This manuscript is in rough condition, to say the least. The DNA found on the spear has identified two different individuals. You're going to have to pick which strand of DNA to pursue. The choice is yours.''
The Animus displayed a screen prompting Layla to pick between following [[Kassandra]] or [[Alexios]].
<tabber>
|-|If Layla chose Alexios=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''He will lead us down the right path. I'm sure.''
|-|If Layla chose Kassandra=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''She'll help us find what we're looking for. I have a good feeling about this.''
</tabber>
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''All right, boss. We're finally good to go. 431 BCE here we come!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The start of the [[Peloponnesian War]].''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Good luck in there. No pressure or anything, but we're all depending on you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Abstergo isn't going to win this time. If what the book says is true, and we do actually find the artifact, the Assassins will finally have a chance to rise again.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You can do it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Oh, and Victoria? Read the book. It holds the secrets I won't be able to find on my own when I'm in there.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Aye aye, captain.''
Layla began reliving the memories of the [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' Kassandra as she sat relaxing atop [[Kephallonian hovel|her home]] on [[Kephallonia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[So It Begins]]</ref>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Taking a break
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|After experiencing Kassandra's infiltration of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]' meeting in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos|lair]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> and first upgrade of the Spear in the [[Ancient Forge]] on [[Andros]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Upgrade the Spear]]</ref> Layla awoke from the Animus and sat up.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Deimos... The Forge...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I knew I let you stay in the Animus too long. Your vitals are crashing.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You don't understand. This confirms it, Kassandra didn't just have Isu technology, she had the means to improve it. Imagine how powerful the staff could be.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I admit, that could be an incredible find. But right now, I'm the doctor, and I take care of you. Now get some rest before you go back to Kassandra.''
<tabber>
|-|Don't tell me to rest.=
*'''Layla Hassa:''' ''No time to rest! Abstergo goons could be tracking us down right now.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''And the rest will be ready for them. If you burn out here, our mission will be done.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''They told me you had a cheer for bedside manner.''
|-|You're right, I'll take a break.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''If you insist. But only because I've got work to do on the outside.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Please, just clear your head. The last thing we need is a cell leader suffering from the Bleeding Effect and spearing us because we're {{Wiki|Hittites}} or [[Thrace|Thracians]].''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I won't. But Thracians throw great parties.''
</tabber>
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Don't forget, we're a team. We'll back you up until you're finished your investigation.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I know. [[Kiyoshi Takakura|Kiyoshi]] secured the loft yesterday and he's keeping an eye out. [[Alannah Ryan|Alannah]]'s on call doing historical research.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''And I'm here to talk if you're feeling any confusion from the Animus.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Always the therapist.''
(If "What do you think of the mission so far?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So Doctor, how do you feel now that we're closer than ever to the staff?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I believe this staff is important. But the Templars and Assassins have found [[Staves of Eden]] before. [[Nikola Tesla]] [[Tunguska explosion|blew]] [[Imperial Sceptre|one]] up in [[Russia]], if I [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall|remember]] correctly?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is different. If what I saw in [[Egypt]] is true, this staff doesn't control minds... it controls physics. Time. Imagine rewriting the rules of the universe.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The spear you found is right here, and it's not doing anything.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The spear's attached to a bloodline. Leonidas, Kassandra, and Deimos... I mean Alexios. They were intimately connected to it.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure you can use the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|Staff of Hermes]], then?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No. But if the Templars get it, they won't stop until they find someone who can.''
(If "What do you think of the new Animus?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So, what do you think of my new Animus?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You mean, OUR new Animus? That's Abstergo equipment.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Which I've modified to within a millimeter of its digital life. It's an Animus console prototype, [[Brahman V.R.|Brahman]] variant, with the I/O capacities pushed to their max. Ultra-portable, with more calculating power than NASA and CERN combined.''
(If "That's enough for now." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll go stretch my legs. Too bad we don't have access to the Abstergo gym anymore, eh?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Membership cost too much.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I should check my e-mail.''
Layla sat at the computer and read [[Layla Hassan's emails|her emails]] as Alannah contacted her.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Fascinating... Layla! Can you believe we're meeting Herodotos himself?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can. He sure does talk a lot.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Is there anything I can help you with?''
(If "What can you tell me about the book?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So, does what I'm seeing as Kassandra match your research? I had to tweak the Animus to use what we have of the book as reference.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That "book" is a lost work by Herodotos. He basically invented the concept of recording history. And other figures are matching up, too. [[Kleon]], [[Perikles]]... The chance to see the past firsthand is why I joined the Assassins.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Most people would talk about justice or leaping across rooftops, but history's cool, too.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I've loved history since my grandpa told me stories about his grandpa back in [[Ireland]]. He was an adventurer and sailor. So I'm continuing the family tradition. I feel so lucky!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You make your own luck, remember?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Why do people keep telling me that?''
(If "What do you know about Herodotos?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So I've met Herodotos, but I don't know much about him.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''He's brilliant! His ''{{Wiki|Histories (Herodotus)|Histories}}'' are considered the foremost textbook of classical Greece. People have made their careers analyzing his words for some new perspective. To see him in his own world, walking in the ''polis'' and... Sorry... but he's kind of a hero of mine.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You can fangirl all you want.''
(If "That's enough for now." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll leave you to your work.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''If you need anything, just let me know.''
Layla looked out the window.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I wonder if the Frye twins would still recognize London... A rooftop's still a rooftop.''
Layla picked up a radio to check in with Kiyoshi.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''How's it going out there?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Well. No threats in view.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm glad we could work together again.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''I believe our working methods are compatible.''
(If "Why are you so short with me?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Are you still upset about our last run-in with Abstergo? I'm sorry, I didn't realize those hills in [[Quebec]] were so steep. But hey, you and your [[yakuza]] reflexes saved us! Sorry, EX-Yakuza.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We're all alive, and our injuries have healed. That's what matters.''
(If "What do you think we should do next?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Of course, I'll return to the Animus, then follow the trail Herodotos left to find the staff. But there's so many possibilities, so many choices. There's no way to know which ones are right. You used to run part of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Brotherhood]]—what would you do?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Take things one step at a time. Observe, then act. Or kill everyone and search their pockets for answers. You decide.''
(If "I'll leave you to it." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks for watching our backs Kiyoshi. I'll leave you to your work.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''I'll report in if Abstergo drops by.''
Layla made her way back to the Animus.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure you want to go back into the Animus right now? I get the impression you'll be there a long time.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Yes, I'm ready to go back to Kassandra.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''All right, I'll be watching your back.''
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|After experiencing Kassandra's memory of meeting her father [[Pythagoras]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> an excited Layla awoke from the Animus, sat up, then removed her {{Wiki|head-mounted display}}.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''[[Thera]]... We found [[Atlantis]]!''
Victoria, concerned, approached Layla.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Atlantis? Let me check your vitals—you're delirious.''
Layla raised both her hands up to stop her, and appeared annoyed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We've been searching for an Isu artifact with reality-bending powers, and ''this'' bothers you?''
Victoria sighed, remaining unconvinced.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''[[Pythagoras]] was born around 570 BCE. That would make the man in that cave nearly 150 years old. What could possibly be keeping him alive?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.''
Victoria stopped her check-up and suddenly turned enthusiastic.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Ms. Hassan, you were right. I'll help you pack up the gear.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks. Let's roll out.''
After preparing, Layla left London and travelled to Thera, Greece. She reached the location riding a {{Wiki|Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|motorboat}} and fully wearing her {{wiki|diving equipment}}. She contacted her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I've reached the coordinates. The series of caves we detected should be right under me. My equipment's ready. Preparing to dive.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, you have no idea what's down there. There could be sharks.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I prefer that to Templars.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We'll keep an eye out for Abstergo. Good luck, Layla.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks. I'm heading down now. There has to be a way in. I'll find it.''
Layla dove down underwater and swam towards the rocky bottom of Thera. She found the cave entrance.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There! That must be the way in.''
She entered it and continued to swim forward, reaching a hole going further down.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Are you all still reading me? It's awfully quiet on comms.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you, Layla.''
Layla dove deeper.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks. It's just so... silent down here.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're not alone, Layla. We're monitoring your progress. You're doing fine.''
The hole stopped going down and she swam forward as Alannah joined in their talk.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Yeah, we're here if you need us!''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Said the Assassin sitting at a desk.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Well I don't have to be on a boat to be useful! I have loads of information on Ancient Greece. Did you know that at [[Zakros]], the [[Minoan civilization|Minoans]] built a graveyard so huge it was known as the "Ravine of the Dead"?''
Layla reached a chamber of small {{Wiki|hydrothermal vent}}s and swam through a safe passage between the fissures.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Can we please not talk about death?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Alannah, promise me that if I die down here, you'll rename this place the "CAVES OF THE DEAD".''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I'm on it!''
Victoria cried out in protest.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''People...''
Layla emerged from the pool in a bioluminescent chamber with deep water in between, and she walked to the other end. There appeared to be a very deep sinkhole, but she slid down a couple dozen meters and, quite sure of herself, performed a Leap of Faith diving another couple dozen meters underwater. She swam forward to a huge chamber with a few hydrothermal vents.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm going to miss the London loft. I really liked the view.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Miss it? Why can't you go back?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Didn't you read Kiyoshi's report? Abstergo's already swept through it. It's compromised.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''No, I've been busy researching Thera... Kiyoshi, are you all right?''
Layla reached the end of the chamber to a small opening below.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Of course. After clearing out the last of our gear, I observed the infiltration from a distance.''
She entered into a bioluminescent tunnel.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Did they pick up the present I left?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Yes, they found the {{Wiki|USB}} key you "dropped" under the desk. Nice tactic.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''No one at Abstergo will be stupid enough to stick that in a computer.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''They don't have to. It's a shell holding one of my special {{Wiki|Radio-frequency identification|RFID}} transmitters. Get it anywhere near a workstation, like, say, in the head of security's office, and... Boom.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Impressive.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All in a day's hack.''
Layla exited the tunnel and finally reached the pool where Kassandra dove to get to the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] and emerged out of the water. She laughed joyously.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Wow! It's more elaborate than I could have imagined.''
She ran through the walkway.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''How did they build all this? What I wouldn't pay for an Isu toolbox...''
Layla passed in-between the two huge [[lion]] statues and saw the floating {{Wiki|square pyramid}} with symbols of the four hybrid beasts on each side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is different from Egypt. Some aesthetic elements in common but... Hmm.''
She walked underneath it and looked around.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I should get out of this diving suit before I start exploring.''
She changed back to her old clothes and donned a {{Wiki|keffiyeh}}. Layla looked around in amazement.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It's real. I made it.''
Layla contacted her team again.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to ''[[Altaïr II]]''. I'm in. Do you have visuals?''
Alannah was astonished.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Yes! By the [[Twelve Gods|gods]], Layla, it's Atlantis!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How are you feeling? Any {{Wiki|Underwater environment#Humans in the underwater environment|nausea}} from the pressure change?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No, I'm fine. These rooms are... amazing.''
She crossed her arms, and walked back and forth.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Think, Layla, think... there must be a way. Something has to power up this place.''
She contacted her team again.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm re-entering the Animus. I need Kassandra to show me how she got farther inside.''
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Meeting Kassandra
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|Layla returned from the Animus after experiencing how Kassandra sealed Atlantis.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Ancient Revelations]]</ref> She went straight to the the transmitting column near the gate and pushed the triangle button in the middle. It flashed golden light, and the square pyramid floating above glowed and activateed with a holographic [[earth]] beneath it. Layla looked up in awe and excitement.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So much power. The nodes are interconnected in ways I couldn't imagine. This is more complex than any Isu [[Seismic Temple|temple]] we've found. [[Lisbon Temple|Lisbon]], the [[Arctic Temple|Arctic]]...''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I'm recording everything, Layla. You're going to be a hero for discovering this.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Do you see the staff anywhere?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Not yet. But there's more to explore. I'll find it.''
The continent of Africa appeared to be missing from the hologram.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The mechanism should be open. What's wrong?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I don't know Layla, I'll check my notes on the Isu.''
Layla noticed a missing light beam on a face of the pyramid and walked to its corner below to look up. She saw the dormant symbol of the [[Minotaur]].
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Oh, I see it. There's a beam of light missing. Time to troubleshoot...''
She rubbed her hands and turned to look back and up where the light source should have been. She proceeded to climb towards it and entered a chamber room of zigzagging lights and pillars.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Layla, that pillar looks like it can move.''
She approached one.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Those pillars seem to have mirrors on them. If you manipulate those light beams, they might illuminate something important.''
Layla travelled farther inside to the source of the light.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Such a bright light. Its presence cannot be an accident.''
She began to move the pillars until the light bounced to the inactive face of the pyramid.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I got it!''
Layla took a Leap of Faith into the water below that surrounded the platform under the hologram. She resurfaced and returned to the platform's center, but nothing happened. She put her hands on her hips and thought for a moment.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Where is it?''
She sat on a protruding part of a structure and realized something.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What—''
Layla sensed Kassandra as she approaches her with a spherical artifact on her hand that transformed into the Staff of Hermes.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing." A good [[Sokrates|friend]] told me that once.''
Layla responded in astonishment.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Impossible... Kassandra?''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Yes. I used to be called the Eagle Bearer, but [[Ikaros]] is long gone.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I've been searching for you. But you can't, it's...''
Kassandra laughed and replied while eyeing the Staff she held.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You weren't really looking for me, were you?''
Layla turned, exhilarated.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It works. The Isu artifact. The Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You must have so many questions, Layla.''
(If "What are you doing here?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You know my name.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Maybe the gods told me. Maybe I had a vision of the future. Maybe the device in your ear is noisy.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Sorry...''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I came here with a purpose—to find you and put an end to what I started many centuries ago.''
(If "What about your spear?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I have your spear. Would you like it back?''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Oh? No, you can keep it—it's broken.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''But you used it broken. It was powerful.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I used it to defeat enemies even Herodotos could not describe, but everything must come to an end. I left it to him when its power was exhausted—something to remember me by.''
(If "I need the Staff." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I... I have so much to tell you. That staff is incredibly important. It kept you alive. How?''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Ask a student of [[Hippokrates]]—I hear he still has some. The staff served its purpose.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''My friends and I are trying to keep it out of the hands of the Templar Order—''
Kassandra cut her off.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Listen to me. Order, chaos... If either triumphs alone, the world dies. I tried to bring an end to chaos, and it has only led to ruin.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I used to assist order. Now I fight for choice, freedom. Chaos.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Pythagoras was right, you are the key to the prophecy. You will restore the balance, Layla.''
Kassandra sighed and pored over the Staff.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I have fought in too many wars. I have seen too many people die. I have walked from one end of the Earth to the other... This belongs to you now.''
Kassandra handed the Staff to Layla. Layla helds it, but Kassandra said one last thing before she let go.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Promise me one thing.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Anything.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''When you are done. Destroy it. Destroy them all.''
Layla nodded in agreement. Kassandra nodded in thanks, then released the Staff. Turning away, she immediately turned gray and old. Seconds later, light shone from her as her life drained away. Layla caught her as she fell, and Kassandra uttered her final words in Ancient Greek.
*'''Kassandra:''' Gaía, mátir pantós, chaíre. ''(Earth, mother of all, I greet you.)''
Layla laid her down on the ground in sorrow and gives her a moment of silence. She picked up the Staff to examine it, then put it aside.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's so much of the story I haven't seen. I should go back to the Animus and visit Kassandra again.''
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===''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]''===
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|After relieving Kassandra's first encounter with [[Aletheia]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[The Heir of Memories]]</ref> Layla exited the Animus to speak with her cell members via ear comm.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All right. What did your diagnostic show you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Alannah's getting the results now.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''It will take us time to analyze. For now—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kiyoshi, you cut out. You there?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Another bug? I was saying, for now, try to relax.''
Layla heard a voice.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Heir of Memories, the [[Great Seal to Atlantis|Great Seal]] awaits you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria? Did you hear that?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Nothing on our end. What did you hear?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Before, there was radio static. Like we were being jammed. But just now, I heard a voice. The same one Kassandra heard in Atlantis.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Might be the Bleeding Effect. Like Kiyoshi said, try to relax while Alannah works on the results of the diagnostic.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Go to the Seal, Heir.''
Before leaving, Layla conducted a quick survey of her impromptu camp, starting by inspecting her bag.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I have enough food and water for a week, two if I ration myself.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''I would not recommend staying down there that long. We can't help you from up here if Abstergo shows up.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Yeah, yeah. I'll hurry.''
Layla crossed over to the pronged column at the window looking out to the sunken Atlantis.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is the altar that Kassandra activated millennia ago. It was ancient even when she found it.''
Layla returned to her camp and saw that the place where Kassandra had lain was empty, her body having disintegrated.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra is... gone. What a life she must have lived.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''If there's organic remains, we could get a sample.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There aren't, and you're creepy.''
Layla examined the locations of the pillars. She examined the location of the [[Minotaur]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This must be where the Minotaur's pillar was.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Looks like it was functioning as some kind of gate.''
She examined the location of [[Medusa]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I still can't believe Isu tech turned that poor woman into a gorgon.''
She examined the location of the [[Cyclops]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This pillar was part of the gate being protected by the Cyclops. Isu technology was capable of horrible things. Maybe it still is.''
She examined the location of the [[Sphinx]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Sphinx's pillar was here. I can't believe Isu technology can corrupt biological beings that way.''
Her inspection complete, Layla carried the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus to the Great Seal, a large gate in the cave's right corner. She placed the staff on the left of the gate. While she looked around, a voice echoed from the staff.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Keeper delivered me to you. Her pledge has been satisfied, and now I am entwined with you. Heir of Memories, this is the Great Seal to Atlantis. It has waited long to meet you.''
She approached the staff.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria, Aletheia's voice is coming through the Staff. Victoria?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can't hear you now.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You're scrambling my comms? Focus, Layla. You're not going crazy. I think.''
Layla picked up the Staff.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''That memory. If it wasn't an Animus malfunction, Kassandra was the Keeper, holding the Staff for... me? And somehow the Staff has been equipped for audio transmission, and it is connected to this Seal.''
Layla looked at the symbols to her left.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''These symbols. It almost looks like a locking mechanism.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Name these symbols in order, and at long last, the Seal will open to the Heir of Memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''OK, talking stick. But which symbols, and in what order? There must be some way to know.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Keeper kept this riddle, and more, in her mind.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', I'm going back into the Animus. If the signals get through, and you can monitor my vitals, great. If not, well, you've earned one free "I told you so."''
Layla went back into the Animus, continuing Kassandra's memories during her meeting with Aletheia. Afterwards, she received a message through her communications.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, come in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Alannah, that you?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Two things. Something's been interrupting our comms, which explains why we lost your vitals. Kiyoshi is looking into it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I know this sounds crazy, but I think it's the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Nothing sounds crazy to me anymore. Still, I'd like to verify. In other news, your Animus is definitely bugging out. Victoria's yelling at her monitors in French, and frankly, I'm not sure what you're doing is safe.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You call that yelling? Layla, The ''Altaïr II'' is moving into position. We're going to ask that you come up for air while we take a look at it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can't do that, Vic. Kassandra's looking for Theras, who might know how to unlock the Great Seal to Atlantis.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The what? Layla, I—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''[[Theras]] was a friend to [[Phidias]]. I'll let you know more as soon as I get answers. Layla out.''
Layla resumed her Animus session as Kassandra searched for Theras.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Greece'' – [[Finding Theras]]</ref>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Exploring Agamemnon's Tomb
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|After Kassandra found the symbol in [[Agamemnon]]'s [[Agamemnon's Tomb|tomb]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Greece'' – [[Agamemnon's Symbol]]</ref> Layla reported her findings to her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', I have our next location.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Well done. Where to?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Agamemnon's Tomb in Argolis.''
Layla travelled to Argolis, entering Agamemnon's tomb, which the entrance had largely collapsed.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to the ''Altaïr II''. It wasn't easy, but I'm in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still don't understand. An Al, or some other kind of consciousness, is in the Staff, which is used to open the Great Seal to Atlantis?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Partly right. The symbols in these tombs are somehow tied to the symbols on the Seal.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll let you know once I find one.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Guess I'm taking your word for it. Be careful in there.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', found my way in. I think I'm getting good at this.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''There might be a second career in this, if ''assassin'' isn't your thing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still think this is a bad idea, Layla. We don't know the source of radio interference, ''and'' there are temporal discrepancies in the Animus memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Noted, doctor. Layla out.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you. Layla, there's something that you need to know—the interference in the comms is coming from an outside source. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was listening in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It must be related to the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's just it. I recognize the interference pattern. It isn't [[Isu]]. It almost reminds me of an [[Erudito]] hacking algorithm.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'd recognize a hack if I saw one. Besides, once I find the third symbol, it won't matter. If only I knew which order they go in.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Hmm. You could try randomly guessing. There's not ''that'' many combinations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no guarantee I get two chances opening the Seal. After this, we're going back to Atlantis, and I'll figure something out.''
</tabber>
Layla began exploring the tomb and could barely contain her excitement.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What a find!''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''And spoil the surprise? All I'll say is prepare to be amazed when I get back.''
Layla retraced Kassandra's steps and found that the spike traps were still functional.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Those plates on the floor... I should be careful.''
She inspected the barricade on the other side of the chamber.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There must be some way over this thing.''
Layla climbed a nearby grain rack, which Kassandra had moved into position centuries before, and got over the barricade. She encountered a skeleton on the ground on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This body must be thousands of years old.''
Layla continued into the stele chamber, inspecting the path below the hole in the floor. She followed the path and found the way out Kassandra used had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Dead end.''
Layla retraced her steps and inspected the other routes available to her.
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|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first symbol is near.''
Layla smashed some wine jars and slid through the hole in the wall, finding the symbol on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first of three. You've done well, Heir.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It almost looks like a constellation.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, all of our readings are being jammed.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you OK?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm fine. I'm fine. But there's still two more to uncover. I'm going back to the Animus.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There've been too many bugs. Layla, we need to stop and figure out what's happening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We'll stop once I've opened the Seal. Layla out.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The second symbol is close. You have done well to get this far, despite the Interloper.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Do you mean... Vic, or someone else?''
Layla smashed some wine jars and slid through the hole in the wall, finding the symbol on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol. Another part of a constellation. Maybe they fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can hear us.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Who?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we hear you, but you're breaking up. Did you found the second symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I did. And Kassandra knows where the third is, I'm sure of it. I'm going to dive back in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''As your doctor and as your friend, I insist that we stop this. We're not able to guarantee you're safe in there. The Staff—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff makes me immortal, Vic. I'll be fine.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, please.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''We are approaching the final symbol. If the Keeper doesn't know the order of the symbols, her brother will.''
Layla smashed some wine jars and slid through the hole in the wall, finding the symbol on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The final symbol. Another part of a constellation. They must fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me? OK, Layla, think this through. Outside the Tomb of Eteokles, Aletheia said Deimos would show me what the Keeper can't. Phidias had answers Theras didn't and was killed for it...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir is wise.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in please.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, that you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Did you find the symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Three for three. We need to head back to Atlantis. In the meantime, let's run the symbols I've found against known constellations. Consider the research a Plan B.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What's Plan A?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra knew where the symbols were, but not the order they go in. Aletheia thinks Deimos may hold that secret. We have his DNA...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What? Layla, are you crazy?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not crazy. I'm committed, and you should be too. When I get back to Atlantis, I'm getting this done whether you're on my side or not.''
</tabber>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Exploring the Tomb of Eteokles
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|After Kassandra found the symbol in [[Eteokles]]' [[Tomb of Eteokles|tomb]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Greece'' – [[Eteokles's Symbol]]</ref> Layla reported her findings to her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', I've... or, Kassandra's found the next location.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Great work. Where to?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Tomb of Eteokles. I think I've found a way in.''
The ''Altaïr II'' fetched Layla and brought her to Eteokles' tomb in Attika. Layla managed to enter the tomb.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to the ''Altaïr II''. It wasn't easy, but I'm in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still don't understand. An Al, or some other kind of consciousness, is in the Staff, which is used to open the Great Seal to Atlantis?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Partly right. The symbols in these tombs are somehow tied to the symbols on the Seal.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll let you know once I find one.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Guess I'm taking your word for it. Be careful in there.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', found my way in. I think I'm getting good at this.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''There might be a second career in this, if ''assassin'' isn't your thing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still think this is a bad idea, Layla. We don't know the source of radio interference, ''and'' there are temporal discrepancies in the Animus memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Noted, doctor. Layla out.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you. Layla, there's something that you need to know—the interference in the comms is coming from an outside source. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was listening in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It must be related to the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's just it. I recognize the interference pattern. It isn't Isu. It almost reminds me of an Erudito hacking algorithm.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'd recognize a hack if I saw one. Besides, once I find the third symbol, it won't matter. If only I knew which order they go in.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Hmm. You could try randomly guessing. There's not ''that'' many combinations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no guarantee I get two chances opening the Seal. After this, we're going back to Atlantis, and I'll figure something out.''
</tabber>
Layla descended the stairs into the tomb, passing by a large spike trap.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Strange. I thought floor spikes were a Persian thing.''
She reached the main burial chamber, which contained the remains of Eteokles.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Here lies the King of Thebes. I still can't believe I'm seeing it with my own eyes.''
She continued through the halls.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So well preserved. It looks like the organic matter—the paint, the wood... None of it has aged a day.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The chemical composition of the air might act as a natural form of preservation.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''There are tombs all over the world where corpses still have hair and nails intact, even millennia after burial.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let's talk about corpses ''after'' I'm out of here.''
Layla continued and rounded a corner to find a well-preserved statue.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Incredible. These statues are in perfect condition.''
She walked up to inspect it closer.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Those who paid homage here did so with their lives.''
She turned and entered the large chamber.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first symbol is near.''
Layla inspected the nearby escape route Kassandra used, which had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Can't go this way.''
She returned to the chamber and found the symbol right in the middle of the sarcophagus.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first of three. You've done well, Heir.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It almost looks like a constellation.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, all of our readings are being jammed.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you OK?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm fine. I'm fine. But there's still two more to uncover. I'm going back to the Animus.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There've been too many bugs. Layla, we need to stop and figure out what's happening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We'll stop once I've opened the Seal. Layla out.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The second symbol is close. You have done well to get this far, despite the Interloper.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Do you mean... Vic, or someone else?''
Layla inspected the nearby escape route Kassandra used, which had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Can't go this way.''
She returned to the chamber and found the symbol right in the middle of the sarcophagus.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol. Another part of a constellation. Maybe they fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can hear us.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Who?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we hear you, but you're breaking up. Did you found the second symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I did. And Kassandra knows where the third is, I'm sure of it. I'm going to dive back in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''As your doctor and as your friend, I insist that we stop this. We're not able to guarantee you're safe in there. The Staff—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff makes me immortal, Vic. I'll be fine.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, please.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''We are approaching the final symbol. If the Keeper doesn't know the order of the symbols, her brother will.''
Layla inspected the nearby escape route Kassandra used, which had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Can't go this way.''
She returned to the chamber and found the symbol right in the middle of the sarcophagus.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The final symbol. Another part of a constellation. They must fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me? OK, Layla, think this through. Outside the Tomb of Eteokles, Aletheia said Deimos would show me what the Keeper can't. Phidias had answers Theras didn't and was killed for it...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir is wise.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in please.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, that you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Did you find the symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Three for three. We need to head back to Atlantis. In the meantime, let's run the symbols I've found against known constellations. Consider the research a Plan B.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What's Plan A?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra knew where the symbols were, but not the order they go in. Aletheia thinks Deimos may hold that secret. We have his DNA...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What? Layla, are you crazy?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not crazy. I'm committed, and you should be too. When I get back to Atlantis, I'm getting this done whether you're on my side or not.''
</tabber>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Exploring the Tomb of Orion
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|After Kassandra found the symbol in [[Orion]]'s [[Tomb of Orion|tomb]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost tales of Greece'' – [[Orion's Symbol]]</ref> Layla reported her findings to her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' Altaïr II ''here.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The next stop is the Tomb of Orion. I'll show you how to get there when I get back.''
The ''Altaïr II'' brought Layla to Orion's tomb in Boeotia.
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|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to the ''Altaïr II''. It wasn't easy, but I'm in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still don't understand. An Al, or some other kind of consciousness, is in the Staff, which is used to open the Great Seal to Atlantis?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Partly right. The symbols in these tombs are somehow tied to the symbols on the Seal.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll let you know once I find one.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Guess I'm taking your word for it. Be careful in there.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', found my way in. I think I'm getting good at this.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''There might be a second career in this, if ''assassin'' isn't your thing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still think this is a bad idea, Layla. We don't know the source of radio interference, ''and'' there are temporal discrepancies in the Animus memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Noted, doctor. Layla out.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you. Layla, there's something that you need to know—the interference in the comms is coming from an outside source. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was listening in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It must be related to the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's just it. I recognize the interference pattern. It isn't [[Isu]]. It almost reminds me of an Erudito hacking algorithm.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'd recognize a hack if I saw one. Besides, once I find the third symbol, it won't matter. If only I knew which order they go in.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Hmm. You could try randomly guessing. There's not ''that'' many combinations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no guarantee I get two chances opening the Seal. After this, we're going back to Atlantis, and I'll figure something out.''
</tabber>
Layla descended the steps to the left and took stock of the plant life flourishing in the tomb, as well as the water damage that facilitated it.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I hope the tomb hasn't flooded.''
She vaulted over a collapsed column.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This place is falling apart.''
To her left at the fork, she found the stele chamber along with bull iconography.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Bull murals... Because of the relationship between the [[Taurus|constellation]] and Orion?''
She turned back and took the opposite path, past a spike floor trap and back up the stairs, finding the corpse of a raider.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This raider was poisoned.''
Layla weaved her way past wine jars and tree roots into a flooded chamber.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first symbol is near.''
Layla found a hole in the ceiling.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A hole in the ceiling... But how do I get up there?''
Layla used the nearby grain rack to climb through the ceiling. She found the symbol on the wall behind her.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first of three. You've done well, Heir.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It almost looks like a constellation.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, all of our readings are being jammed.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you OK?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm fine. I'm fine. But there's still two more to uncover. I'm going back to the Animus.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There've been too many bugs. Layla, we need to stop and figure out what's happening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We'll stop once I've opened the Seal. Layla out.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The second symbol is close. You have done well to get this far, despite the Interloper.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Do you mean... Vic, or someone else?''
Layla found a hole in the ceiling.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A hole in the ceiling... But how do I get up there?''
Layla used the nearby grain rack to climb through the ceiling. She found the symbol on the wall behind her.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol. Another part of a constellation. Maybe they fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can hear us.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Who?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we hear you, but you're breaking up. Did you found the second symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I did. And Kassandra knows where the third is, I'm sure of it. I'm going to dive back in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''As your doctor and as your friend, I insist that we stop this. We're not able to guarantee you're safe in there. The Staff—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff makes me immortal, Vic. I'll be fine.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, please.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''We are approaching the final symbol. If the Keeper doesn't know the order of the symbols, her brother will.''
Layla found a hole in the ceiling.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A hole in the ceiling... But how do I get up there?''
Layla used the nearby grain rack to climb through the ceiling. She found the symbol on the wall behind her.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The final symbol. Another part of a constellation. They must fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me? OK, Layla, think this through. Outside the Tomb of Eteokles, Aletheia said Deimos would show me what the Keeper can't. Phidias had answers Theras didn't and was killed for it...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir is wise.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in please.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, that you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Did you find the symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Three for three. We need to head back to Atlantis. In the meantime, let's run the symbols I've found against known constellations. Consider the research a Plan B.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What's Plan A?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra knew where the symbols were, but not the order they go in. Aletheia thinks Deimos may hold that secret. We have his DNA...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What? Layla, are you crazy?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not crazy. I'm committed, and you should be too. When I get back to Atlantis, I'm getting this done whether you're on my side or not.''
</tabber>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Opening the Throne Room
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|Layla returned to the ''Altaïr II'', and then to Atlantis. There, she relived the memories of Deimos, who had encountered Phidias before in his [[Phidias' Workshop, Olympia|workshop]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Grece'' – [[Phidias' Murder]]</ref> As Phidias was looking through his scrolls. Deimos arrived and punched the back of Phidias' head, which bounced off a block of marble and began to bleed. Phidas attempted to crawl for his life, while Deimos picked a sculpting knife off the marble.
*'''Phidias:''' ''Are you... [[Brison]]?''
<tabber>
|-|I don't want to do this.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I don't want to do this. I don't want to do this.''
Layla's refusal to harm Phidias as Deimos did caused her to de-synchronize with his memories. The memory reset to the moment Deimos punched Phidias.
|-|🖝 I'm Deimos.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''The name is Deimos.''
*'''Phidias:''' ''No... I heard you're not real. You're not real.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''Oh, I'm real. Here, let me show you.''
|-|🖝 This is going to hurt.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''No talking until after we dance.''
|-|🖝 Tell me how you found these symbols.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''The symbols. Talk.''
*'''Brison:''' ''Itira, Korgath, Metin.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''What does that mean?''
*'''Brison:''' ''Itira, Korgath, Metin.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''All right. Let's do this the hard way.''
</tabber>
Deimos punched Phidias, throwing him onto a slab of marble.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla! Your heart rate's accelerated, and your body temp is almost ninety-eight degrees. What's happening?''
Deimos stabbed the knife into Phidias' left hand and took it out, causing Phidias to scream in pain.
*'''Phidias:''' ''Itira! Korgath! Metin! That's all I know. You have to believe me.''
Deimos held his hand to his forehead in frustration.
<tabber>
|-|Please stop this.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can't... I don't want to do this.''
Layla's refusal to harm Phidias as Deimos did caused her to de-synchronize with his memories. The memory reset to the moment Deimos stabbed Phidias.
|-|🖝 Time to break your other hand.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''Maybe you'll talk if I break your other hand?''
|-|🖝 Talk sense, and I'll spare you.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''I'm not here to hurt you, Phidias. We're friends. I just want to know where these symbols come from. You would tell your friend, wouldn't you?''
*'''Phidias:''' ''It... Itira. Ko...''
*'''Deimos:''' ''Korgath! Metin! Are you ''trying'' to anger your friend?''
</tabber>
Deimos continued to punch Phidias repeatedly before stopping. The sensation of each punch transferred directly to Layla's fists, and she felt indistinguishable from Deimos. Phidias' blood ran down the slab of marble.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No no no no no... Layla, get your shit together.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, you're not safe. We have to get you out of there.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''NO!''
Deimos climbed up the slab.
*'''Deimos:''' ''Don't be afraid. We all die. But first—''
Layla assumed Deimos' role.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''—tell me what I want to know!''
Layla-as-Deimos picked up Phidias and threw him across the room. The sculptor continued uttering the words.
*'''Phidias:''' ''Ithira! Korgath! Metin! Ithira! Korgath! Metin! Ithira! Korgath! Metin!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we're remote-ending your session.''
The scene turned to outside of the workshop. Screams continued to be heard. In the modern day, Layla's Animus session was terminated.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Itira. Korgath. Metin. Itira. Korgath. Metin.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, come in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic! You had no right!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I ''had'' to pull you out. Diving into Deimos' mind almost killed you!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper. He is listening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''He?!''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Sigma! I'm opening fire.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Doc, fall back!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Kiyoshi's been hit!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in! ''Altaïr II''! Vic... Anyone? Can you hear me?''
The comms stayed silent. Layla approached the huge door.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Great Seal has waited long enough.''
*'''Layla Hassan;''' ''I'm... I can't. I've seen inside Deimos' mind. I can't contact the team. The Animus isn't safe.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The trials of the Heir are just beginning.''
Layla drew the Staff and stared at it.
<tabber>
|-|I'm ready for anything.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You're right. I can do this. I can do this.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Yours is a role of strength and resilience.''
|-|I can't be the Heir.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I don't want any of this. I'm no Heir. I thought I could do this, but I can't.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''You must.''
Layla composed herself.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''OK, Layla, snap out of it. You've come too far to give up now. All right, we do things your way for now, talking stick.''
</tabber>
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Now, the Heir must call the name of the first symbol.''
<tabber>
|-|Attoka.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I recognize the symbol from the tomb, but what was it Phidias said? Attoka? No, that's not it.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''See through the eyes of Deimos. Hear through the ears of Deimos.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Gwenera.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol that looked like a constellation. There it is. But what is its name? Gwenera?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Through Deimos, the Heir has heard the names of the symbols in their order.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Itira.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This symbol was the first I found, and the first name said by Phidias was Itira.''
The symbol of three stars lit up.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir recalls. She heard the names of the symbols and their order. Now, call out the name of the second.''
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Korgath.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It was this symbol. And the second name said by Phidias was Korgath.''
The symbol of the tree lit up.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir doesn't just experience memories, but holds them inside her. And now, the final symbol.''
|-|Deadol.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What was it that Phidias said after Itira? Deadol?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''A name with great power, but not to open the Seal.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Horitorth.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol... Was it Horitorth?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''That will be a name the Heir will cry out in a distant future. But now is not its time.''
(returns to previous choices)
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Sukkurban.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A name is coming to me. Sukk... Sukkerb...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir would be wise to never utter that name.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Metin.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I remember! Phidias somehow unlocked the order of the symbols, even if he didn't realize it. It was Itira, Korgath, Metin.''
The symbol of the crescent moon lit up. A stream of light appeared across the sealed gate.
|-|Toralia.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can hear Phidias... but the name escapes me. Toralia?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The time as Deimos may have overcome you, but the Heir must ''try''. Search your memories.''
(returns to previous choices)
</tabber>
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla! Can you hear us?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic! You're alive!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Sigma Force soldiers stormed the ship. Kiyoshi was shot, but I stopped the bleeding. He saved us.''
*'''Alannah:''' ''It isn't the Staff. Someone is intentionally remote-hacking our signal. I encrypted a new frequency for us just to be sure.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We need to go dark until we know it's safe.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Before we go... How are you?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It's good to hear your voices. Listen, I've unlocked the Great Seal. Atlantis... is open.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Please. Don't go in until we know we can keep a secure connection. I want this as much as you do, but we need to do it together.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm hearing you, doctor. Atlantis has waited this long—it can wait a little longer. Until then, while I'm down here, I'm safe. Call me when Kiyoshi is back on his feet.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''He'll be glad to hear your voice. Until then, ''Altaïr II'' is going dark.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Bye.''
|}

===''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]''===
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|Layla approached the Throne Room's entrance before trying to contact her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Anybody there? Victoria?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla? Nice timing! I've been able to establish a secure connection with {{Wiki|polymorphic code}}—hacker free. It's good to have you back.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''How's Kiyoshi?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You know him—resilient as ever. He wouldn't want you worrying.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Sigma Team. I can't believe those bastards found the ''Altair II''.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Turns out our signal was being corrupted by ''the'' Juhani Otso Berg himself. Guess he was bored of playing [[Black Cross]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12|tracking down]] the Juno Cult. I should've known some desperate hacker from [[Erudito]] would flip on us. Their fingerprints are all over this.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No way! Otso heard everything? If he tells the rest of the Templar [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] what we're up to, we'll have every armed Abstergo goon on the planet after us.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''If Berg hasn't found you yet, we're still a step ahead.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Then as long as I've got you as backup, what are we waiting for? Let's see what this Great Seal is all about. Where's Victoria?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You'll see.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All right, then. Here we go.''
Layla opened the Great Seal and entered the Throne Room of Atlantis.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This place is ''huge''. Echo! These look like thrones for royalty. But who were the kings and queens?''
In the center, she encountered the hologram of Aletheia.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Hello, Layla, Heir of Memories. We've finally found each other.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I guess rebels always find a way. It's nice to meet you in the flesh, Aletheia. Or in the... hologram?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''It was only a matter of time until our realities crossed in one way or another.''
Victoria approached from behind, having entered Atlantis in search of Layla.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''It seems as though we're not alone.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria? What are you doing down here?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla! It was way too dangerous to let you do this alone. I wanted to keep an eye on things personally. Who's this?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is Aletheia, the voice from the Staff I was talking about. Of the ''Isu'', Victoria. Can you believe it?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I've had nothing but time to study the patterns of human speech, so I should sound less like a "talking stick."''
Victoria turned and whispered to Layla.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure we can trust her?''
<tabber>
|-|Aletheia's on our side.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Don't worry, she's a friend. She wants to help us with the Staff.''
|-|I'm not sure.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We have no choice but to trust her. She's the key to finding out more about the Staff.''
</tabber>
*'''Aletheia:''' ''It was always known to me that the Heir of Memories would embark alongside the Keeper, Kassandra. You weren't in the plans. Can I trust you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Of course you can. I'm her doctor, and I need to be here to keep an eye on Layla's vitals.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''She'll keep out of the way.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''No matter. This journey is yours and Kassandra's. You'll need to build up the strength to withstand the Staff's corruption.''
Aletheia pointed at three pillars as a beam of light bounced from each one, leaving an emblem.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Woah.''
The lights stopped.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''As Kassandra finds power to fuel both her and the Staff, you too will feel that physical connection.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''So you want Layla to go in there? I don't think so. Who knows what exposure to even more First Civ tech will do?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Not me, Victoria. I'll go into the Animus and experience it as Kassandra... Right, Aletheia?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Your journey starts at the same place the Keeper's did. The Animus will show you her way through the [[Aletheia's simulations|simulations]].''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''If you're sure, Layla, we'll have to be extra careful. I'll be here to monitor you with... ''her''. Are you ready?''
<tabber>
|-|I'm ready to go.=
Layla took out her Animus headset.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''As ready as I'll ever be. Wish me'' bonne chance.
Layla entered the Animus.
|-|Leave – I need more time.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Give me a few more minutes. I want to look around.''
Layla looked around a bit more before returning to Victoria.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The Animus is ready. Are you?''
(returns to previous choice.)
</tabber>
|}
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After the memories in Elysium
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|Before Layla could relive Kassandra's memory of her battle with [[Cerberos]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – [[The Rebellion's Uprising]]</ref> Victoria abruptly pulled her out of the Animus by removing the headset from Layla's head.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria! What—''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' No time for that! Abstergo's found us!
Alethia's hologram flickered out as Victoria pointed to the entrance, and Layla pivoted to see three Sigma Team members run in. Layla brandished the Staff as Kassandra did, using Kassandra's battle experience to wield it as a weapon against Abstergo's strike team. She killed two of them and knocked the third to the ground. She spat and stalked after him as he attempted to crawl away, raising the Staff to finish him off.
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''Don't!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla!''
Layla paused to consider her options, then lifted the guard to his feet.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Tell your boss I'm ready. Otso Berg can come get me himself—if he's not a coward.''
The guard fled, and Victoria stepped forward to reprimand Layla.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What the hell is ''wrong'' with you?!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What else could I do? They were out to kill us—even Aletheia ran for the hills.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There was no reason to massacre them.''
Alannah chimed in over the comms.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Everything OK down there? Sounded like a war zone.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''We're fine, Alannah, but don't expect much action anytime soon. Seems like this specific memory in the Animus is down for the count.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let me guess, that happened when you ripped me out. Great, that's the ''last'' thing we need.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I had no choice. Complaining won't repair the computer. The memory files are overwriting each other, and I'll need time to sort them out.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You know what? I need some time alone. May as well head back to Greece until Aletheia returns, anyway.''
Layla walked out with the Staff, leaving Victoria to ponder the changes happening to her patient and friend.
|}

===''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''===
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Starting the memories in Hades
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|After giving Victoria some time to sort out Kassandra's memories, Layla was ready to re-enter the simulation from when Kassandra was cast out of Elysium.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''That wasn't so long of a wait, was it? I've patched the memories, and we're good to go back in the simulation.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''With Abstergo on our tails, we have to move fast. You can't blame me for being eager to get going.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I won't blame you if you don't blame me for what happened earlier. It's just… Atlantis isn't our little secret anymore. Let's try to move on, shall we?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria, you have to trust me in there. I know what I'm doing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''We're ''friends'', Layla, but more importantly, I'm your doctor. I can't ignore what's happening to your body when you're in there. Something is really off.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm'' fine''. I don't know how much more doctor talk I can take.''
Aletheia's holographic projection reappeared, startling Victoria.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I'll never get used to that. She comes out of nowhere.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Glad you're back. Bet even ''you'' didn't see that Abstergo ambush coming, Aletheia.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Not exactly. But as long as they're gone and you're ready, your journey with the Staff continues.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''After that cliffhanger in the pit of Elysium, you bet I'm ready. I have to see what happens next.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''By interacting with the [[Keeper's Insight]]s in Elysium, Kassandra exchanged knowledge with the Staff. That means by extension of the Animus, so have you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I gotta tell you—I do feel stronger somehow.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Try to keep your head in there. Good luck, Layla.''
Layla returned to the Animus to experience Kassandra's fight with Cerberos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – [[Guardian of the Gates]]</ref>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After the memories in Hades
|-
|While Layla was reliving Kassandra's memory as she defeated [[Hades]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Labors of the Keeper]]</ref> she was forcefully pulled out by Victoria once again, who removed the Animus from her head and the Staff from her hands.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria! What did you do?''
Victoria walked away. Alannah contacted Victoria on the comms.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You guys OK down there?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Cut the comms. This has gone way too far. I'm shutting this down.''
Layla followed Victoria to the middle of the room.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can handle it!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're not acting like yourself!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' You're ''acting like a child.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Look at you! Can't you see what the Staff is doing? Plugging into Deimos' memories, letting you run rogue in the [[underworld]]... It's the Bleeding Effect! It's hurting you. You need to stop!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Give it back. Now.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''No. It's me or the Staff. You have to choose.''
Layla pondered her thoughts before moving forward to grab the Staff, causing a struggle between her and Victoria.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let go!''
Layla was able to pull back the Staff to her hands.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''It's not worth it! This is for your own—''
An angry Layla struck Victoria with the Staff, sending her flying backwards into a block of stairs. Her body rolled to the ground and slumped into the water channels running through the dais.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Get up, Victoria...''
Victoria did not respond. Layla put dwn the Staff and squatted down to check on her, realizing that Victoria was dead.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria? No... no...''
Aletheia appeared behind, having witnessed everything.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''There must be some mistake.''
Layla stood up with the Staff, facing Aletheia.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It... No, it was an accident! I swear... I didn't know what happened to me, I...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir of Memories would never do this.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''"Do this"? Victoria was my friend. It wasn't me.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''This won't work. I need time.''
Aletheia turned around and walked away. Layla followed behind.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You think I did this on purpose. It was the Staff, Aletheia. I'm not a bad person. I don't kill.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir of Memories in ''my'' vision had foresight. Your reaction was entirely human—and inhumane. I fear you'll learn nothing from what I've created for you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I am the Heir of Memories! I can control the Staff! Listen to me, I know I can do it.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''That is not for you to decide. ''I'' decide your worthiness. Though it may be too late for that.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Fine. I'll go for a while. Just don't let anything happen to her, OK? And don't leave. Please. I'll be back.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'm not going anywhere.''
Layla walked towards Victoria's body.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Damn'' it. I'm sorry, Victoria. But I can't quit now.''
|}

===''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]''===
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Starting the memories in Atlantis
|-
|Some time after Victoria's death, Layla returned to Aletheia.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Back so soon?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Aletheia. I know I wasn't gone long in the Animus, but I couldn't wait.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I've been thinking about whether or not I should let you continue. And I have my answer, but I'm afraid you won't like it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Don't tell me I can't go into the third simulation.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'm sorry, Layla. I made a miscalculation, and I factored you in when it was a mistake to do so. I see that clearly now. It's time for you to leave Atlantis.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You can't do this. Not now! I've seen [[Elysium]], and the ''underworld''! You can't take that away.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''If I'd known this reality would go the direction it did, you wouldn't have seen ''any'' of it. You're too human. Your DNA has succumbed to the corrupting nature of the Staff.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Listen, I know the Bleeding Effect is real—and accessing Deimos' memory ''did'' effect me—but I've studied Isu artifacts. This is the last stage of my trials! When it's over, my DNA will be able to overcome the Staff's control.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Perhaps. But you won't see that through. My simulations are closed to you.''
<tabber>
|-|Listen to reason.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hear me out. What happened before with Victoria was ''horrible''. But how can I learn to control my impulses if I don't know more about the Staff?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''This is about more than your lesson—I wanted creation, but you brought destruction.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Only because I haven't learned everything yet. You wanted to teach me, and I still want to be taught. Give me another chance!''
|-|I'm sorry about what happened.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm really sorry, Aletheia. For ''everything'' up until now. You had such high hopes for me.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I did, yes. But that was my own fault. I should never have let you go down this path.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No, that's the thing. You were ''right''. You saw something in me—that I'd be the one to bring balance. And I still can if you let me.''
|-|No matter what, I'm going in.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I didn't want to play this card, but I will. I built this Animus. I know the tech. It doesn't matter or not you want me in the simulation.''
Layla turned around and prepared to walk off.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''You really think your rudimentary understanding of our technology would allow you to break in? As the Greeks would say, that's your hubris talking.''
Layla turned again and approached Aletheia once again.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All I know is this. We can do this together, or I do this alone. Don't let us become enemies.''
</tabber>
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Even if I were to let you in, your doctor is dead.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''If I could take that back, I would. But I can't, and I have to keep going.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''From her calculations, your body wouldn't be able to withstand the simulations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''My body is ''fine''. The Staff kept Kassandra alive for thousands of years! I've got a protection-guarantee.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Your mind is a different story altogether. You don't have the sense to see its degradation.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''When you break it down, this Staff ''heals'', Aletheia. I could come out of this smarter, more in control. Invincible.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''That's quite a leap in logic.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Just let me see for myself. Please.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Go.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Oh my god, thank you. You won't regret this. Here we go.''
Layla walked off to retrieve the Animus while Aletheia pondered her decision.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'll see you inside.''
|}
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Aletheia's lessons in Atlantis
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|Shortly after reliving Kassandra's memory of her first conversation with Poseidon in Atlantis, Aletheia spoke to Layla.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Hello, Layla.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Aletheia? What are you doing in here?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''You needed intervention. I couldn't stop you physically, but perhaps I ''can'' make you understand through technical means.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No, I've got this! Stay out of it.''
After Layla relived Kassandra's memory of [[Neokles (Isu)|Neokles]]' photosynthesis experiment,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Birds and the Bees]]</ref> Aletheia lectured her once more.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The one who holds the Staff has no choice but to face both immediate and future consequences for lifetimes. That takes responsibility.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' '' hear you, Aletheia. You may think I'm crazy, but at least I'm accountable.''
After Layla relived Kassandra's memory of [[Lyra]]'s ordeal,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis'' – [[In Dreams]]</ref> Aletheia lectured her once more.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Isu technology can and ''will'' change whoever isn't strong enough to command it. That explains your own aggression, Layla.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm still ''me''. I'm not as weak as you think I am.''
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|After relieving Kassandra's final memory in the ruined Atlantean throne room after sinking the city,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> Layla ended the session on Aletheia's warning and tore off her headset.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No! Where are you?''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Talking to yourself, Layla Hassan?''
Juhani Otso Berg appeared and approached Layla.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Clearly the Isu artifact has had quite the effect on you. You're going mad.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Mr. Berg. You finally showed up.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Most impressive. I knew if anyone could discover this place, it was you. But you left Abstergo before you could be assigned this mission.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Sigma 6 found it just fine after you tapped into our comm signal. We ''know'' it was you.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Correct. What you ''don't'' know is that I've been listening in for much longer. Ever since you found the book of Herodotos—from Templar research I'm sure you stole.''
(If "Why are you with the Templars?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Abstergo are murderers, and you're nothing but their killing machine.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''A righteous claim. And what of the Sigma Team I dispatched earlier to find you? You killed them.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Look. I saw your files on the Abstergo database. I know about [[Elina Berg|Elina]]. If you knew what the Staff could do for her...''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Don't say a ''word'' about her!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Then forget it! I was trying to compromise.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''No compromising. The artifact is coming with me.''
(If "Why did you hurt Deanna?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You had no right to do what you did to Deanna. You should have come after ''me.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''You were always next on the list. I'll check you off today.''
(Leave – "Enough of this.")
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You're a real ''ya homaar'' (ass), Otso. This is over.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Indeed. The world outside is coming to its inevitable end. Whose side you're on won't matter anymore. Come, hand over the Staff.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It does matter. I'll always be an Assassin. And if you want the Staff, you're going have to take it from me.''
Berg drew a sword while Layla drew the Staff. They began clashing, and he taunted her with Victoria's death.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''First Victoria, now me? Admit it—you can't handle the power of the artifact.''
Layla defeated Berg, who clutched his body in pain and dropped to his knees.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You want to know my favorite thing about the Staff?''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Don't gloat.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It's the immortality.''
Berg chuckled with labored breaths.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Petty to the end.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The thing is, Mr. Berg, I don't care if you live or die. You just gotta get out of my way.''
Layla grabbed Berg's head from the back.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Face it. The Templars lost.''
Layla threw him forward from the head forcefully, rendering him prone one the ground. She then impaled Berg's spine with the bladed pommel of the Staff. Berg yelled in pain. Layla looked back at him with pity before returning to her work desk.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in. ''Altaïr II'', come in. Atlantis has been compromised.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''My... legs...''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Aletheia? Aletheia!''
Layla knocked the Staff over in a frustrated swing of her arms. She notice Berg passed out from his injuries and retrieved the Staff. Layla then walked towards Victoria's body propped against the stairs and knelt down.
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|-|I've failed you, Victoria.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic. I failed you. I'm sorry I didn't listen.''
Layla became emotional.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I wasn't there when you needed me. Do you remember that night you made dinner? I'm sorry I said you can't cook. If I knew this is what would happen, I never would've... Please. Send me a sign.''
|-|Come back.=
Layla began to cry.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic. I can't do this without you. I try to hide it, but I'm scared. I have no idea what I'm doing here. I'm alone. I need you. Please... come back.''
Layla stood and turned away.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Send me a sign, at least. ''Any''thing.''
|-|We will be together again.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic. I'm so sorry. We will be together again... one day. Do you remember that night we got drunk and you wanted to dance, but I said no? Next time, I promise I'll say yes.''
Layla stood and turned away.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''And I promise I'll like your terrible cooking. There will be a next time... Right? Vic?''
</tabber>
Layla noticed Victoria's earpiece.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Your earpiece...''
Layla took off Victoria's earpiece and replaced her own. She then attempted to make contact.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Can anyone hear me?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Victoria! We've been trying to find a way to force a communication. First we lost everyone's vitals and then...''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Alannah, it's me.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla? How? This is Victoria's channel. Where is she? What's been happening down there? Did you finish the trials?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Yes, we have the Staff. I finished our trials, but—''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's incredible! An actual Isu artifact in Assassin control! This changes everything!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not in control, Alannah, and nothing's changed. Otso Berg is the Interloper. He's in the Throne Room with me. I'll explain everything, but the Templars know what we're doing, and they're after us. I need you to get me out of here.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''With you... Are you safe?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We fought. He passed out, but he's stable. Please don't make me check on him.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You didn't... kill him?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No. He's still alive.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Sit tight, Layla. We're coming for you, but it might take time. What are you going to do?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Until you get here, I'm going back into the Animus. There are a lot of people to say goodbye to.''
Layla returned to the Animus while she awaited extraction.
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''==
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|The Animus simulation of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] being attacked by a [[wolf]] glitched and fell apart.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)|Prologue]]</ref>
*'''Layla:''' ''Ah! What the hell is that?''
*'''Operator:''' ''I'm seeing [[Odin|two]] different data streams, overlapped in the same DNA. Not sure [[Isu incarnation|why]].''
*'''Layla:''' ''Fix this, or pull me out.''
*'''Operator:''' ''I can parse the streams with a filter. Hold on... Okay, we're good.''
Layla weakly responded, still shocked from the simulation.
*'''Layla:''' ''Are we?''
*'''Operator:''' ''I don't know what happened, but I can work around it. You'll have to pick a stream to keep things stable. There's a third option, too. I can let the Animus modulate your identity based on signal strength. It's up to you.''
The Animus displayed a screen prompting Layla to pick between following a female Eivor, a male Eivor, or letting the Animus decide. Regardless what her choice was, the operator responded in the same manner.
*'''Operator:''' ''Alright, I'll lock it in and push ahead. To a time when these streams are more synchronized.''
Layla resumed the simulation with an adult Eivor captured on the shores of [[Heillboer]] after failing to kill [[Kjotve the Cruel]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>
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!style="background:#1acdd6; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|The Message
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|Layla slowly woke up from her Animus session in a dark cabin after witnessing Eivor, [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], and other members of the [[Raven Clan]] depart [[Fornburg]], [[Norway]] for [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> Sitting upright, she touched her head as a headache came, then grabbed a packet of [[Tobacco|cigarettes]] and lit one for herself. Only slightly more at ease, she warily peeked out the closed blinds covering a window and walked to the sink, grabbing a handful of painkillers from a pill container on the way. Placing her cigarette on the sink edge, she turned on the faucet and was about to drink from the tap when her eyes landed on the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus locked in a glass box across the room. Layla stared as it seemed to pulse, then tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and activated a device hidden behind there. Her cigarette butt fell into a dirty coffee cup, breaking her concentration. She grabbed her bluetooth earpiece from the table, opened the door, and exited the cabin.
*'''News Anchor:''' ''In a lecture at the [[University of Cambridge]], Dr. [[Siercke]] told a worried audience that scientists have few answers for them...''
*'''Dr. Siercke:''' ''Since the mass coronal ejection of 2012, the strength of the earth's magnetic field has increased by a factor of fifty thousand. This has resulted in huge disturbances in radio and satellite communications, dangerous bands of radiation around the poles, and as we can all see from our window, an aurora borealis that never burns away. Unfortunately, we are stumped as to why this is happening. And if we cannot find an answer soon, it may change the way we live, the way we communicate... even the way we evolve... forever.''
Layla looked to her equipment and to the troubled sky. As Shaun Hastings arrived in a van, she waved at him.
*'''News Anchor:''' ''Dr. Siercke went on to say—''
Layla turned off her earpiece and looked at him.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bought you more electrolytes! Ooh! New and improved citrus flavor!''
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks, Shaun.''
Suddenly, a tremor shook the earth. Layla went to look at a skeleton in a small pit filled with an [[Battleaxe|axe]], a [[shield]], and other relics.
*'''Layla:''' ''How do we fix this? How are you the key to everything?''
Before leaving the grave, she talked again to the corpse.
*'''Layla:''' ''You're a long way from home, Eivor. Hm.''
Layla then went up the small hill and looked at the landscape and aurora borealis from its small viewpoint.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's beautiful, but it's not normal.''
Layla left and saw a series of [[runes]] carved into a nearby rock.
*'''Layla:''' ''Runes?''
She left the rock and sat on a bench near the campfire.
*'''Layla:''' ''I should do this more often. Relaxing.''
Layla saw the van Shaun had arrived in.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm not going anywhere. Not yet.''
Layla walked across the garden and looked at a gnome on a chair.
*'''Layla:''' ''Probably bought this in a coffee shop, somewhere in [[Concord]].''
A flaming object abruptly fell from the sky and crashed in the other side of the valley.
*'''Layla:''' ''Another satellite. Damn.''
Layla went down the road and spotted a mail box, opening it.
*'''Layla:''' ''Someone's got mail... An invitation to a fair in Concord. "Bring your best crop and you may win a prize." Tempting.''
She continued down the road until she reached a point where she decided to go back to the cabin.
*'''Layla:''' ''Layla. You can't run away from this.''
Layla found the camp outhouse on her way back.
*'''Layla:''' ''Oof... I'd rather walk into town than use this.''
Layla reached the cabin and saw some tools at the door.
*'''Layla:''' ''Some quality stuff here.''
Layla stepped onto the cabin's porch and saw a table with playing cards laid out.
*'''Layla:''' ''Would love to play a round, but I have bigger things in my mind.''
She entered the cabin and heard Shaun and Rebecca talking.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Did you get my [[tea]]?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh... Mint tea is not actually tea, Becs. It's an infusion... it's really just dirty minty water.''
He grabbed a mug and brought it to Rebecca, who sat in front of the computer.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't care what you call it, Shaun. Did you buy any?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Of course I did, love.''
Rebecca spotted Layla.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, sorry about pulling you out. The generator was sputtering.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's fine. I needed air.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How was the Animus data stream? Comfortable?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Felt pretty stable after a while.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Good. Just give me a sec, and you can jump back in.''
She went to talk to Shaun, now in front of a board full of paper notes.
*'''Layla:''' ''Another satellite came down. Did you see?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I did. One of Abstergo's''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, most of [[North America]] just lost its GPS service. So... It depends what you mean by good, really.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Right. Even when we win, we lose.''
Rebecca returned to the computer.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, we're all set. Whenever you're ready, you can jump back in.''
Layla talked to Shaun again as he checked his tablet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hello, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, what do you make of the grave out there?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, it overturns a few hundred years of scholarship about the first Europeans to set foot in North America. Apart from that, it's just a bunch of muddy bones, isn't it?''
He looked again to the board. Layla touched again the little device behind her ear, thinking.
*'''Layla:''' ''Can we talk about this thing in my neck for a second?''
Shaun turned around.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah. The mood stabilizer. Yes.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It's not harmful, is it? I mean, I feel good. But I want to make sure there's no... side effects.''
*'''Shaun Hastings:''' ''There shouldn't be. It's only blocking outside signals, a passive effect. So the staff doesn't, you know... mess with you.''
She turned to quickly look at the Staff.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, what happened last year, I—... I had no control over that. I... I tried to resist.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I understand. And your old team... maybe they don't, but we've seen that sort of thing before. Still, if you want to work with us and get to the bottom of why the world is about to end for the second time in eight years... then you wear that thing until we say otherwise. William's orders.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I know. It's not a problem.''
*'''Shaun :''' ''It's just a few more weeks, yeah? Just until we figure this out.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You're right. I know you're right.''
She went to read [[Layla Hassan's personal files#Physical notes|Shaun's notes]] on the board.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun has been busy...''
Layla approached the radio at the window.
*'''Layla:''' ''You mind if I put some music on?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Go for it.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Cool.''
Layla noticed the bag of groceries Shaun had brought earlier in the counter.
*'''Layla:''' ''You gonna put this in the fridge, Shaun?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Of course. In half a minute.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Remember, tomatoes go on the counter. Not the fridge.''
She went on to read the note on the fridge, left by the owners of the property.
*'''Layla:''' ''"Please enjoy the stay! Remember, all the garbage must be packed out. And please water the plants once a day." Yeah, I won't remember that.''
She spotted a plant in a pot on a shelf near the exit.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, don't forget to water the plants while I'm under, okay?''
Shaun replied tired and sarcastically.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'll add it to the calendar. And tattoo it on my leg.''
On the other side of the cabin, she saw a painting hanging on the wall.
*'''Layla:''' ''That's quite nice. Soothing.''
Layla decided to check her laptop and her emails.
*'''Layla:''' ''Let's have a look.''
Then, she looked to the encaged Staff at her side and thought to herself.
*'''Layla:''' ''I went through hell to bring you here. It had better be worth it.''
Layla spoke to Rebecca again.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Feeling okay?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Better. But I'm worried that it could happen again, the two data streams.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I can't promise it won't. I barely understand it myself.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It felt like... two minds. Fighting over one brain. It hurt, like a shotgun to the head.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Right. There's something about this [[Vikings|Viking]]'s DNA sample that feels dense... noisy.''
Layla looked to the Staff.
*'''Layla:''' ''Could it be the staff? Interfering somehow?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How do you mean?''
*'''Layla:''' ''My headaches, my temper. They started the day I got that thing.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I hope you're not making excuses for, you know... your friend.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Jesus, no. I'm not.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry. Just... take it easy. And if you feel yourself slipping again, let us know.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm trying. I really am.''
Rebecca returned to her job. Layla then looked to the couch in a corner of the room.
*'''Layla:''' ''Be nice to sleep in a real bed when this is over.''
Eventually, Layla prepared to re-enter the Animus HR-8.5.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''All right, time to go. Norway to England takes about a week by [[longship]], so I'll scrub ahead.''
Layla took one last look at the Staff and could still hear its hum.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Layla? You okay?''
Layla nodded.
*'''Layla:''' ''Sorry. Can you play the message again?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We have the transcript if you're looking for something. I can go and—''
*'''Layla:''' ''No, I wanna hear it.''
Shaun and Rebecca looked to each other, concerned.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay...''
*'''Layla:''' ''I don't mean to be cryptic, it's just... That message led us here, to this place. To a [[Norse people|Norse]] grave in North America. So those bones out there are the only lead we have... our only chance at fixing this planet before it's too late.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here it is.''
Rebecca touched in a buttom on her touchpad.
*'''Unknown Male Voice:''' ''I lived, I died, and now I sleep. And in my sleep, I dream. And in my dreams, I see an end to the doom that will grip the earth once again. Find the Wolf-Kissed, find the [[Odin|Mad One]], find [[Basim ibn Ishaq|me]], and save us all from another death.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Unsettling, that is.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That pulse in the message. Are you sure it's just coordinates? Nothing else?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nothing I can find.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Okay. I'm ready.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here we go.''
Layla laid back in the Animus and entered the simulation when Eivor and her clan arrived in England.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Swan-Road Home]]</ref> After some time in the simulation of Eivor's memories of England, Layla took a break from the Animus and consulted with Shaun.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, anything you want me searching for while I'm visiting 9th century England?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hang on. Are you asking... are you asking because I'm English?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Well, sure. I mean, you're a historian... an English historian. So I thought... yeah.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And you'd be right.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Are you always this cagey?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Almost never. I've emailed you a list of things I'd like you to investigate. The mutual intelligibility of Old Norse and Old English is a big one.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Good question. Eivor seems to be doing fine, but I'll pay more attention.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, and [[Alfred the Great|King Aelfred]], the only English king to be called Great. Get a good look at his face, alright? I'd be nice to know if his statue in [[Winchester]] is entirely accurate.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'll lean in real close, just for you.''
Layla returned to the Animus to continue her investigation.
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|<tabber>
|-|1=
In the Animus, Layla approached a floating blue symbol as Eivor. As she touched it, Eivor's avatar was replaced with Layla's own image. The simulation stopped and a digital structure appeared in front of her, with a glowing packet at its end.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, are you seeing this?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, it's weird. An [[Animus Anomalies|anomaly]] of some kind. The rest of your simulation is frozen.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I can see a loose data package close by. I'll see if I can reach it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, but take it slow. We don't know what this thing is.''
Layla heard a recording of unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I'm closing in on the data packet.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
A small video clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|2=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I found another anomaly.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Is that what we're calling them?''
*'''Layla:''' ''And another data packet. Should I get it?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''If it's anything like the last one, absolutely.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Hey, are you two hearing the same voices I'm hearing?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Not sure what you mean. It's all quiet on our end.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dammit. Well, I'm at the second packet. You ready?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm ready.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Sending it now.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|3=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Your signal is flickering. Another anomaly?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yeah. Are you losing touch with me when I find these?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, unfortunately. For a few minutes at a time.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Damn. Try to stay with me if you can. I need you to hear these.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hey, Becs! Layla's back! I see her here... blipping and bleeping on your monitor. Layla, hey. Becs is fiddling with the back end. Trying to get a fix on you.''
*'''Layla:''' ''No luck?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No luck. But she did show me how to decrypt your data packets. I just click a button when you've grabbed the data bits.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|4=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Anomaly four. Becs, you really have to hear this in here. Two voices, definitely Isu. One of them is Aletheia, I think.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''From the staff?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yeah. But I don't think these are contemporary. They feel candid. Accidental.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'll keep trying.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Layla, it's Shaun. I'm sifting through the videos you've been finding. This is an absolute gold mine, I hope you realize.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Feels like it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''This is literally the clearest raw memory-stream footage we've ever seen from the Isu era. Only question is, who's feeding them to you?''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|5=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Here we go again.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hey, it's Shaun here. Hum... Becs is trying to cook up a trace of some kind. Hoping to find out where this raw data is coming from.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's not in Eivor's DNA is it?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Can't be. Feels too deliberate. Like someone wants you to see it.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, any progress?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nothing yet. Whoever put these here made a surgical incision into our server. They dumped this data and backed out before anyone noticed.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oddly enough, that's how Rebecca describes our wedding night. Which I find rude...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hasting, get off the mic.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got it. Be ready.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|6=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Layla. How are you holding up?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not bad, actually. These anomalies feel second nature now.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Any ghosting effects? Double-identity syndrome? Occipital shock signs?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Hey hey, you trying to freak me out? My God, just let me work.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''All right, closing in on another one.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry to freak you out earlier. It's just, the Animus can be dangerous. Prolonged exposure is hard on a brain.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I know. I just ... I wanna finish this.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes. Definitely. Jump out whenever you feel worn down.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|7=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Anomaly number seven, if I'm counting right.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You are. Just a few more to go. Ten in total.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Ten. Okay, I can do ten. Does the Animus give achievements for stuff like this?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry? Does it what?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Forget it.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're getting good at these, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm an engineer. These puzzles are child's play.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Still, it's physical and mental. That can't be easy.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's true. I never had to swim through any fluid dynamics equations to solve them.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|8=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun. These memory-stream fragments I'm finding ... are they adding up to anything?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Nothing coherent so far. Just random clips. Hard to say how they all fit together.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Damn.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I think there's more here than meets the eye. Just keep going.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Almost there. Eight down, two to go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Good. And here comes another kaleidoscopic gemstone of gibberish.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not bad, Shaun. Working on your kennings?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''As a matter of fact, I am, yes. Thank you for noticing, data-wrangler.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|9=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Anomaly number nine. Feeling okay? Any adverse effects?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm a little tired, that's all. Why? You expecting something worse?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Expecting the unexpected. It's hard to fully trust these things.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'll be careful.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Number nine in sight. And the voices are still with me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's strange. We're still not hearing anything.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you still sure they aren't coming from somewhere else? Like... from you?''
*'''Layla:''' ''God, no. How would that be possible?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Sorry, just asking.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|10=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Last anomaly. This is it.''
*'''Rebecca Crane:''' ''I'm keeping a close watch on you. Don't do something weird or sudden, okay?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I won't. And pull me out if you see anything strange. Anything at all.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Gotcha.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I'm almost at number ten. Anything happening on your end?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nothing. I'm decrypting the last data packet now. Here we go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hold on, hold on. The fragment's unpacking itself. Gigs of compressed data. I think... hold on... I think we're in for something bigger than we bargained for. Get ready...''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
The last piece of decrypted data completed the clip. The Assassins watched the Isu memory.
*'''Layla:''' ''Holy shit. What is that?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I have a few guesses, and all of them are wild. I'll upload this to the server.''
|-|Basim=
Basim encountered a floating blue symbol.
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, here we are. My anomalies. Let's see how these turned out.''
Basim touched the data packet.
*'''Basim:''' ''And here... the fragment of an ancient memory.''
A small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
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Some time after solving the third Anomaly, Layla took a break from the Animus and went to speak to Rebecca.
*'''Layla:''' ''The voices in those Animus anomalies. One of them is Aletheia, but the [[Loki|other]], I just don't know.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How well do you know Aletheia?''
*'''Layla:''' ''She talked to me before, through the staff. Ran me through some tests, simulations. But I don't know if I passed or failed. I haven't heard anything from her for over a year.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And the anomalies, is she talking to you there?''
*'''Layla:''' ''No, these sound like... like overheard conversations. They don't seem to know I'm listening. Or they don't care.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hm. I uploaded the data you found to our server. I'll have a closer listen when I have time.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Good idea.''
Layla returned to the Animus and, after solving the fifth Anomaly, she went in search of Shaun.
*'''Layla:''' ''You have a second?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah. Sure. What's on your mind?''
*'''Layla:''' ''How long ago did this precursor race die out?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Near as we can tell, about seventy-five thousand years ago. Hard to pinpoint an exact date. I can't tell if it was a Tuesday.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''That's a long time. So why won't they leave us the hell alone?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Good question. I think a blinding arrogance, coupled with a crippling fear of extinction, would drive a lot of people to desperate measures. They knew their human creations would survive the coming catastrophe. So a few of them devised ways to carry their imprint forward, hoping that, well, we might be able to resurrect them at some point in the future.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Would you resurrect one if you could?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well... we tried [[Resurrection Day|once before]]. Didn't work out.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Right...''
She talked to Shaun again.
*'''Shaun Hastings:''' ''It's very hard to wrap one's head around all this. You know? It never gets easier.''
Layla left and returned to Rebecca talk again.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's definitely Aletheia in those anomalies. I can't make out that other voice.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I had a listen. Feels like we're hearing conversations from the Isu era.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's unheard of.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You saw simulations of that era, didn't you?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I did, but it's hard to know what was real and what was invented. There was Isu tech mixed with Greek architecture. It felt crafted. For a purpose. Like Aletheia was testing me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'd love to see the playbacks of those simulations. Can you get them?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not likely. I'd have to talk with my old team and... well, it was a hard time.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Right...''
After watching the completely extracted memory file composed by the clips, Layla exited the cabin and saw Shaun examinating Eivor's grave.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, what the hell did we see in that video? The Isu... blood transfusions... a cataclysm.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''All that and more. Another Isu attempt to live beyond death.''
*'''Layla:''' ''How would that work?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We know that one Isu was able to implant her husband's DNA into a human bloodline, causing him to be reborn every few generations. This footage appears to show something similar. Same technology, different application. That's all I can say for sure. It's not gonna help me sleep at night. I can tell you that!''
Another earthquake struck the earth.
*'''Layla:''' ''God, I could never get used to that.''
Then, she went to the campfire near them, encountering Rebecca.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, you watched the Anomaly video?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I did. That was... that was unreal. Unfiltered Isu memories, right from the source. Not like the hazy filtered footage we've seen from Sages in the past.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Right. But what source? Who sent these?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I wish I knew. It's not from Eivor, so... who the hell knows?''
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|After witnessing Eivor and Sigurd defeat Basim and suspend him in the [[Yggdrasil]] supercomputer beneath [[Hordaland]], Norway,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brother's Keeper]]</ref> Layla requested an immediate extraction.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I'm coming out.''
Layla slowly sat up on the Animus. Rebecca knelt by her, with Shaun standing close.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Steady, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Were you watching my feed? What the hell was all that?''
Shaun touched his chin in thought.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I think that was the solution to our problem.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Are you thinking what I'm thinking?''
Shaun nodded.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond.''
Remembering Desmond's autopsy files from her time with Abstergo, Layla was bewildered how he was involved.
*'''Layla:''' ''Desmond? Wh-What about him...?''
Knowing there was much to say and little time to tell it, Shaun and Rebecca took Layla to the fire pit to sit and discuss their late friend.
*'''Shaun:''' ''He was just a bartender before he joined us. Not even a very good one! That's when he learned his real purpose. He was like a... I don't know, like a singularity. You know? A vanishing point. All of human history seemed to converge on him.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''In 2012, the sun threw off a mass coronal ejection so large, it should have wrecked all life on earth.''
Layla nodded.
*'''Layla:''' ''I remember. I worked at Abstergo then.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It was Desmond who saved us. He knew how to stop it.''
Layla gave a sidelong glance and frowned, remembering Abstergo's spin on that event.
*'''Layla:''' ''Abstergo claimed credit for that. Something about their satellite network.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's bullshit. It was Desmond. He pulled the switch that saved the world.''
Shaun stood up and walked a few steps away, then put his hand to his chin in realization.
*'''Shaun:''' ''But that switch is still on. Still generating a magnetic field, one that's growing stronger every day.''
Layla closed her eyes in thought.
*'''Layla:''' ''The temple Eivor found... that's where the field originates.''
Shaun turned around.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. And it's been running for eight years, getting stronger and stronger. It will be dangerous now. Heat, radiation.''
Layla stood up.
*'''Layla:''' ''Doesn't matter. We have to fix it. Shut it down.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, no no, slow it down. It's still protecting us.''
*'''Layla:''' ''All of this is starting to make sense. Everything I've done, everything I have learned. It led me here to this moment.''
Rebecca and Shaun looked at each other, then Shaun addressed Layla.
*'''Shaun:''' ''You'll need the staff for this one. For protection. Otherwise, you won't make it past the first gate.''
Layla slowly nodded.
*'''Layla:''' ''Right, of course. Okay... I'm ready.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Okay. I'll pack the van.''
Shaun walked into the cabin as Rebecca finally stood up.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And I'll contact our ship. It can be in [[Boston Harbor]] by tomorrow night.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks, Becs.''
Rebecca walked past. Layla revisited the runes near the lookout.
*'''Layla:''' ''Eivor carved these runes. Didn't know I could read these, but... that's the Bleeding Effect, I guess.''
Layla returned to the cabin and talked to Rebecca at her computer station.
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks for keeping it steady in there.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You surf this thing better than anyone I know.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's not true, is it?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, nearly. Be careful out there. And come back in once piece.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks, Becs.''
Layla exited the cabin and met Shaun at the van.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm ready.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's a long way to {{Wiki|Nicknames of Boston|Beantown}}. Hop in.''
Hours later, Layla stood outside the underground door to the Yggdrasil chamber with the Staff of Hermes in its box at her feet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, good. Your signal's already a little bit wobbly. Are you inside?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not yet, but there's a hundred feet of ice above me.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''All right, we may lose touch when you push through, so remember what we talked about. Watch your meters carefullt, for radiation especially. And keep the staff close.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Standing by.''
Layla took the Staff from the box and held it for a moment, closing her eyes as she remembered the last time she had used it. Rising to stand facing the door, she planted the Staff at her feet and spoke the password to open the chamber.
*'''Layla:''' zrhwachày nàgkwat nsmæ br trrhwndi kwardæ, I sorhwlàs vras chnàkodi de, nsm huchràs réyzdéràæ chaz zàwomsi. ''(When the destruction and death threatens before us, and the solar flare is reaching, to the calculator of futures we run.)''
The stone door slowly rose, grinding against its long-forgotten tracks.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm in.''
Shaun's voice patched in, but was full of static the moment Layla crossed the door's threshold.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Good. And remember, do not shut the machine off, just slow it down. The field it generates must still protect the earth.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I hear you.''
The door slid back down, sealing Layla inside. Layla strapped the Staff to her back and stepped onto the elevator plate to ride it down.
*'''Layla:''' ''The elevator still works.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah! Seventy-five thousand years, what's another millennium or two.''
The elevator continued descending.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's getting hotter already.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yes, by our reckoning, it's gonna go up by about sixteen degrees Celsius.''
*'''Layla:''' ''How does it draw so much power?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Tectonics is our best theory. The movement of the earth's crust, the churning lava beneath. Huge source of energy.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's tech humans should have. Energy, not pieces of Eden.''
Shaun's voice came through, but filled with more static.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, when all this is over, we could get a start-up going. You know? Get a little workspace, buy a van. Just the three of us.''
The elevator reached the bottom, showing Layla the large room covered in water vapor clouds and bathed in Yggdrasil's red warning light.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shit, you're breaking up, Shaun.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Say—say that again, please. You're breaking up.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Forget it. I'll call you when I'm topside.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Why don't you try calling us when you're topside? We'll be right back.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Here we go...''
The elevator landed. Layla stepped off and through a doorway to see the entirety of Yggdrasil and its chamber. The earth tremored as she took in the sight.
*'''Layla:''' ''There you are. You're working overtime.''
She turned left to access the bridge that Eivor and Sigurd had used, only to find the span was long broken.
*'''Layla:''' ''Must have collapsed when the ice melted.''
She climbed onto a spar of rebar and jumped off, landing to slide down an angled bridge piece covered in rushing water.
*'''Layla:''' ''Whoa. Steady...''
Just before the ledge ended in a drop, Layla jumped onto a nearby platform.
*'''Layla:''' ''Huh!''
She turned to crouch and enter a smaller room.
*'''Layla:''' ''A pool of water... from all that melted ice.''
She jumped in and swam through a short hall to the other side, then climbed up on a platform and freeran to a higher floor. This also ended in a spar of rebar hanging in the air.
*'''Layla:''' ''Don't look down, don't look down.''
Layla jumped and climbed the column directly across from her, leaped to another piece of rebar, and then began climbing a wall followed by a third column. She eventually came to the steps leading to Yggdrasil's branches.
*'''Layla:''' ''Why would anyone want to end their life here? Unless they thought it was just beginning.''
She looked up and saw Basim, still preserved despite hanging from Yggdrasil for just over a millennium.
*'''Layla:''' ''Basim... after a thousand years, you're not looking so well.''
Layla stepped into the center. She took the Staff of Hermes from her back on hearing the machine activate and quicly scanned for movement in the shadows.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's just like the Animus. It's just like the Animus.'' (breathing)
A mechanical arm reached down behind and attached itself to her neck through a subcutinous epidural, then lifted her body into the air. Spasming as the device took hold, Layla dropped the Staff to the ground, then went limp as the simulation began. She found herself in [[Valhalla (afterlife)|Valhalla]]'s fields, but the land was filled with glitches.
*'''Layla:''' ''This is... this is Eivor's Valhalla. Or—or, a simulation of it. So what am I looking for? Will I know it when I see it?''
She crossed the doors into the great hall, but saw it in ruins, benches and tables overturned and haphazardly stacked or floating in midair to block her way to [[Asgard]]. More glitches filled the air.
*'''Layla:''' ''Something feels off...''
She turned around and saw that the empty battlefield was replaced by a wide expanse of nothing, in which three figures stood in the distance.
*'''Layla:''' ''What is this?''
*'''[[Urðr|Urdr]]:''' ''The past we spun...''
*'''[[Verðandi|Verdandi]]:''' ''The present's done...''
*'''[[Skuld]]:''' ''...the future comes on faster.''
Layla crossed the doorway again and walked to meet the digital representations of the [[Nornir]].
*'''Layla:''' ''Are you doing this? Are you pushing this machine to its limit?''
*'''Urdr:''' ''We will never end...''
*'''Verdandi:''' ''So here we wend...''
*'''Skuld:''' ''...in fealty to our master.''
One of the Norns began humming as Layla approached and saw that they were working at looms weaving blankets that changed pattern and size with every glitch.
*'''Layla:''' ''Who's your master? Is he here?''
The Nornir did not answer and continued working, even as Layla stood in their midst and looked around.
*'''Basim:''' (laugh)
A simulation of Basim materialized before Layla.
*'''Basim:''' ''They flatter me. I am only a guest in their world. A world spun of wishes and hopes.''
Basim bowed his head in greeting.
*'''Layla:''' ''Basim... you sent the message. You led us to Eivor's grave.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes. A hopeful message, was it not?''
*'''Layla:''' ''How? You've been trapped here for a millennium. Eivor put you here.''
Basim nodded.
*'''Basim:''' ''Indeed. But I'm not alone in this place. Not always. I have a friend who helps me. Together, we read the calculations. After we located Eivor's probable resting place, I contacted you.''
Layla crossed her arms, wary of Basim's explanations.
*'''Basim:''' ''Through the digital lattice that enwebs this earth like a spider's nest. In our day, all the world was connected like this. A super-organism of technology. The staff you carry, the temples you have visited... all of it speaks as one. May I show you something?''
Layla uncrossed her arms and motioned to the empty space around them.
*'''Layla:''' ''I imagine you can do anything you want in this place.''
Basim waved a hand and a simulation of the chamber's sphere appeared between them, looking much like the Eye.
*'''Basim:''' ''Not as much as you might think. I am tethered to my body in a most uncomfortable way.''
*'''Layla:''' ''But you can slow this machine down. You know how it works.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes. We'll do it together, for another catastrophe is near at hand. This node of time has an ugly way of correcting itself. Go ahead.''
Layla gave him a sidelong look.
*'''Layla:''' ''You're a hard man to trust. You must know that.''
Basim shrugged.
*'''Basim:''' ''You're not obliged to trust me. But this is all I can offer.''
Layla shook her head in frustration.
*'''Layla:''' ''God dammit.''
After a moment's hesitation, Layla put her hand on the sphere. It emitted a blinding flash of light, and when it faded, Basim was nowhere to be found, though his disembodied voice still echoed.
*'''Basim:''' ''Silence Urdr, Verdandi, Skuld. Be at ease. Your day of rest has come.''
The Nornir spread their arms wide and looked upwards, relieved to finally be released from their work.
*'''Urdr:''' ''At peace...''
*'''Verdandi:''' ''...at last...''
*'''Skuld:''' ''...we rest.''
With each of their last words, they disintegrated, leaving an irritated Layla alone in the expanse.
*'''Layla:''' ''Is that it? Is it done? Basim? Where are you?''
A bright tree of light suddenly sprouted and grew in the distance.
*'''Layla:''' ''What is that?''
She walked to the tree and saw that its branches resembled neural synapses. Its trunk, made up of the synapse tendrils all woven together instead of a solid core, was not rooted in the false ground, but narrowed to focus on a single point. As she drew closer, she saw the shape of a man made of light walking around the trunk.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Stop. Wipe everything. Run it again.''
The tree shrunk down to the focal point and regrew as Layla finally reached the glowing gardener and took a look at the strange pair.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Layla. Hello.''
Layla frowned in confusion.
*'''Layla:''' ''You know me?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Yes. Through the calculations I read, here in the Grey. Eight years ago, the odds of your arrival were fifteen trillion, fifty-five million, three thousand, two hundred and seventy-six to one.''
Layla crossed her arms, unsure.
*'''The Reader:''' ''As the years passed by, those odds improved. And as of yesterday, near even. It's a pleasure to meet you at last.''
Layla uncrossed her arms and stepped forward, looking over The Reader's shoulder.
*'''Layla:''' ''Who are you? And what is this?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''I am the reader of the calculations. All these, possible futures for you and the world outside.''
Layla crossed her arms as she listened to The Reader.
*'''The Reader:''' ''I have spent much of my new life reading these, searching for a way to finish everything we started so long ago. It begins here. You slow down this machine and save the world, from which point all possible futures expand.''
Layla uncrossed her arms and gave The Reader a sidelong look.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Millions upon millions of possible roads.''
The Reader turned back to face the tree again.
*'''The Reader:''' ''But in every one, another catastrophe recurs. The node collapses, and the world is wiped out. The human race dwindles, and fades. I must keep looking. I must find the solution for you. I must leave you with something.''
The Reader stood at the tree's base and stared at its branches, then continued to walk around and look up as he followed branch paths with his "eyes". Layla stared at the tree's focal point.
*'''Layla:''' ''This node? This is right now, where I slow down this machine?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Yes. I start all my calculations from this point, the only thing I know for certain.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That seems limiting.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''How do you mean?''
*'''Layla:''' ''What if you went back further, to 2012, when Desmond saved the world?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Desmond...''
*'''Layla:''' ''What if he didn't save the world? What if he walked away and let the world burn? Look at those timelines. Read them instead.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''I see. An interesting idea.''
The tree shrunk down a second time and regrew, bigger and thicker than before, with some of the trunk's gold tendrils interwoven with separate blue-green ones.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Fascinating. Billions upon billions of new timelines to explore.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Exactly. These are timelines that never came to pass. But they could have. If Desmond had let the world be destroyed, maybe the humans that survived would have learned something from the disaster. And maybe, in one of those timelines, they could have found a way to prevent it from happening ever again.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''That is brilliant. How did you come to that idea?''
*'''Layla:''' ''If you spend too much time narrowing down what is possible, you may never give another thought to the improbable.''
Layla walked to stand beside The Reader.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Thank you for your insights, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It's only the beginning. We have a lot of data to sift through.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Are you staying?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Until we find something useful, I will. I don't want this to happen ever again.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''You may not have much time, Layla. The machine is powered down, but the radiation... it will linger for decades. By my calculations, you have... seventy-three seconds before your exposure is lethal.''
Layla gave a knowing look.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm not worried, I have the Staff of Eden. It heals and protects.''
The Reader responded sadly.
*'''The Reader:''' ''No... you do not.''
Layla frowned, confused.
*'''Layla:''' ''What? How?''
She sighed and hung her head, suddenly realizing what Basim's disappearance meant.
*'''Layla:''' ''Of course...''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Of course?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Fuck... All right. We'll find a solution together. However long it takes. And if that means I can never leave... so be it.''
Layla stepped closer to the tree and closed her eyes, remembering everyone she would be leaving behind. When she turned to address The Reader, her voice broke as tears formed in her eyes.
*'''Layla:''' ''I owe this to the people that I... I hurt. And the people I love.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Yes. I know the feeling.''
A glow spread over Layla's body from her feet and rising to her head, turning her into a being of pure light like The Reader.
*'''Layla:''' ''Let's get going, huh? A few billion timelines might take a while.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''It will. But it will not feel like it. That is what I like about this place.''
The two stood and looked at the tree to start their new project.
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|Outside the simulation, Layla still hung from her Yggdrasil branch, while below, a severely aged Basim lay unresponsive on the ground atop the Staff of Hermes. With a sudden and pained gasp, he woke from a millennium of suspended animation. Giving an agonized cry at having to move atrophied muscles and from the chamber's lingering severe radiation, Basim grasped the Staff. He planted it on the ground and slowly hauled himself to his feet as the Staff's regenerative properties swirled, restoring him to his younger appearance as the ages literally fell away in flakes of dead skin. Basim haltingly spoke to the Staff with a voice not used in centuries.
*'''Basim:''' ''Are you with me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'm with you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''It worked perfectly, my dear.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Is the Mad One here?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, my love. Only we remain.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''And Layla?''
Basim looked to where Layla would continue to hang without the Staff to protect her from radiation or delayed aging.
*'''Basim:''' ''The Heir of Memories fulfilled her role perfectly. Now then. A new world awaits.''
Basim left the vault and eventually made his way back to the cabin where Shaun and Rebecca were waiting. Together, the three listened to Layla's final message transmitted from Yggdrasil.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, Becs, I... I had a choice. And I chose to stay. You'll wonder where I am. You might wonder IF I am. I don't know how to answer that. But I'm not afraid. And I'm not alone.''
Shaun and Rebecca looked at each other in surprise, shocked that something of Desmond had survived a decade later.
*'''Layla:''' ''We have work to do. Work that may take us days or years. It's impossible to say. But we'll finish it. What I mean is... don't come looking for me. It's too dangerous and... too late. Take care of yourselves. Take care of the world we still have. And take care of—''
The message abruptly cut off in static. Basim spoke from where he sat on the couch, having changed from his old robes into a black wolf print t-shirt, a grey hoodie, and tan pants.
*'''Basim:''' ''You see, she's fine. In a manner of speaking.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''A manner of speaking? Jesus! We have to find her.''
Basim looked at the Animus.
*'''Basim:''' ''You heard her. She doesn't want to be rescued.''
Rebecca glared at him.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Bullshit.''
*'''Basim:''' ''In any case, there's nothing left to save. Not after this long.''
Basim stood up and walked to Layla's open laptop. Shaun gave a hard stare as he passed by.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Because of you! You left her there...''
Basim looked to the pair and put a hand to his chest.
*'''Basim:''' ''This...this is all a bit much, I know. I'm in the same situation.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''No, no. You're in a class all your own, man.''
Basim leaned over the laptop in thought, smirked, then opted to change the topic. He glanced at his new hosts.
*'''Basim:''' ''We're Assassins now, not Hidden Ones?''
Shaun walked to stand beside Rebecca and crossed his arms.
*'''Shaun:''' ''From the Arabic,'' Hashishyyin.
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah. And do we have a [[mentor]]? Is that still the practice?''
Rebecca replied bluntly, still angry.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We do.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Name?''
Shaun uncrossed his arms before carefully answering Basim.
*'''Shaun:''' ''William Miles.''
Basim carefully pronounced the name.
*'''Basim:''' ''William Miles.''
He turned to face the pair and stood upright.
*'''Basim:''' ''I'd like to meet William Miles. Would you bring him to me?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We can call him. Encrypted line, you can talk to him right now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''No technology. Face to face. A meeting of minds. It's time to take the fight to these... these Templars, as you call them.''
Shaun looked at Rebecca, wary of trusting their guest, but she looked away refusing to answer. Basim looked at the Animus again.
*'''Basim:''' ''I won't go anywhere, my friends. Your Animus is in good hands.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How much do you know?''
*'''Basim:''' ''My dear, we invented such things long, long before you did. I'll figure it out.''
He smirked. Their conversation over, Shaun clapped his hands and gave a resigned sigh.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Okay.''
Shaun and Rebecca left the cabin, Basim smiling behind them as they walked out. The moment he heard their van drive off, Basim took the opportunity to explore his new surroundings, starting by visiting Eivor's grave.
*'''Basim:''' ''It's a nice place to die, Eivor. Not everyone gets to choose. You bested me. I don't know how, but you did. Yet I'm the one left standing.''
Gloating, he spread his arms to indicate his new world, then knelt to the ground to share a secret with the skeleton.
*'''Basim:''' ''And now I can take from you anything I want... your memories, your skills, your secrets. They're all mine... And when I have them, I will put them to good use. To [[Fenrir|find]] [[Jörmungandr|my]] [[Hel|children]]. And bring my family back together.''
Basim stood back up, but had some final words before he left.
*'''Basim:''' ''A quiet place to find and end. I almost envy you.''
Basim walked over to the cliff lookout and admired the view.
*'''Basim:''' ''Beautiful...''
Basim saw the runes carved into the nearby rock face.
*'''Basim:''' ''A message for me? Hm. Not likely.''
Basim left and saw a [[squirrel]] near the camp outhouse. Remembering [[Ratatosk]]r, he greeted the animal.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hello, little fella.''
Basim saw the tools near the door.
*'''Basim:''' ''Tools or instruments of torture? Or both?''
He then visited the mailbox and read a letter.
*'''Basim:''' ''"You're cordially invited to John and Judy's wedding, taking place this November, villiage's chapel." That would be interesting.''
Basim crossed to the garden, where he spotted the gnome on a chair.
*'''Basim:''' ''Non-empathic art? That's rather dull.''
Basim left to the fire pit and sat down.
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, the wonderful smell of wood smoke. I'm glad some things never change.''
Basim stood up and returned to the cabin, where he made for the fridge and read the note there.
*'''Basim:''' ''"Please enjoy the stay! Remember, all garbage must be packed out. And please water the plants once a day." At least they did something right.''
Basim read Shaun's note on the Hidden Ones.
*'''Basim:''' ''Well done, young man. You were on to something.''
He walked to the cabin door and looked at the picture on the wall.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hm. Magical.''
He inspected Layla's laptop on the nearby desk.
*'''Basim:''' ''Is it wishful thinking to believe this device has a thought interface? Do I really have to use my hands and voice?''
His tour of the cabin done, Basim walked back to the Animus and talked to the Staff of Hermes.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hold tight, love. A new world has opened to us. Once I get my bearings, there is nothing we cannot achieve.''
Basim sat on the Animus.
*'''Basim:''' ''The Bleeding Effect shouldn't take long to kick in. A few days at most. So here we go...''
Basim laid back to continue reliving Eivor's life. Upon completing the last of Eivor's memories, he exited the machine and went outside to sit at the fire pit. After a moment of quiet contemplation, he looked to the bench on his left and through the Bleeding Effect saw a ghost of a hooded Eivor in Odin's robes, sitting and staring into the fire. She raised her head to look at him and he nodded his head with a slight smile on his face. Eivor returned the smile, and when Basim looked away, her ghost vanished.
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|Basim returned to the cabin and re-entered the Animus to experience Eivor's final memories. A hologram of him created by the Animus watched Eivor from afar as she wrestled with her decision to leave [[Ravensthorpe]] and start a journey of self-discovery about her past as Odin.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Last Goodbyes]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Fascinating. Eivor grapples with Odin's memories in a way unfamiliar to me. My own struggle with Loki was intense but brief, ending with a...[[In Pursuit of Truth|mutual understanding]] of who we were. Where will this new conflict take you, I wonder? This calls for a bit of Animus magic, I think.''
Basim brought up a holographic HUD of the Animus' controls.
*'''Basim:''' ''Searching for future memories, filtered by emotional intensity. Grief. Longing. Sadness. Here we are. A few images from the future. Let's see where Eivor leads us.''
Basim selected the first memory and watched Eivor make her way to the [[Ravensthorpe bureau]] to meet with Hytham one last time.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Hytham's bureau. Another memory fragment here.''
He saw an Animus Anomaly resembling a blue {{Wiki|dodecahedron}} hovering on a hill across from the bureau.
*'''Basim:''' ''The memory fragment is close, I feel it.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, which he used to manipulate the memory's timeframe.
*'''Basim:''' ''Let's move this timeline forward...''
After watching the conversation between his former apprentice and Eivor, Basim skipped ahead to a memory Eivor had at [[The Old Minster]] in [[Wessex]], where she met King [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, the Old Minster cathedral. Eivor's memory fragment is nearby.''
He saw another Anomaly hovering on a rooftop above the church courtyard.
*'''Basim:''' ''The memory fragment should be close.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, which he used to manipulate the memory's timeframe forward.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hm. Right place, wrong time...''
He watched the conversation between Alfred and Eivor, frowning in suspicion when he heard Alfred mention he had founded a new militant Christian order that Basim knew would later become the Templars. After this, he skipped ahead to a memory Eivor had at [[Norwich]]'s [[longhouse]] in [[East Anglia]], where she met the newly-baptized [[Guthrum]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aethelstan]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''This [[ship]] matches the memory fragment. I'm close...''
He saw another Anomaly hovering on the longhouse's roof.
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, memory is quite near.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, which he used to manipulate the memory's timeframe by fast-forwarding until the ship was replaced by an empty stage and a raised cross.
*'''Basim:''' ''Here we go...''
He watched the conversation between the two Vikings. After this, he skipped ahead to a memory Eivor had back at the [[Alrekstad]] estate in Hordaland, Norway, where she met King [[Harald Fairhair]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, King Fair-Hair]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''King Harald's longhouse. I should find another memory fragment here.''
He saw another Anomaly hovering at the main doors to the hall itself.
*'''Basim:''' ''I'm getting closer.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, then stepped through the doors and saw the tables full with food in preparation for a feast.
*'''Basim:''' ''Spinning forward, just a bit.''
He manipulated the memory's timeframe until Eivor arrived to talk to Harald and her brother Sigurd. He put his hands on his hips and smiled in amusement when he saw the three warriors agree to talk about their true pasts with each other. After this, he skipped ahead to Eivor's closing memory in Ravensthorpe. He saw the last Anomaly hovering over the [[Barracks, Ravensthorpe|Barracks]] near the docks Eivor had landed at long ago.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, My Ravens]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, here it is.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, but this time found himself at the right moment and saw Eivor preparing for her departure to [[Vinland]] by loading a [[boat]] with supplies at night. Valka walked towards her.
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, here we are. A final future memory...''
The moment Eivor pushed off from the docks heading for transport in London, Basim teleported his hologram from the rooftop to behind Valka on the dock to better see Eivor leave. Through the Bleeding Effect, he saw a ghost of Odin sitting in the boat while Eivor {{Wiki|Stern sculling|sculled}}. A holographic projection of William Miles suddenly entered the simulation and stood behind Basim.
*'''William:''' ''Basim, is it?''
*'''Basim:''' ''William Miles?''
Basim turned to face his guest.
*'''Basim:''' ''I asked to meet you in person.''
*'''William:''' ''Face to face, you said. So here I am... in spirit, so to speak.''
*'''Basim:''' ''So close, yet so far. A clever trick.''
William pointed at Basim then began pacing.
*'''William:''' ''Quite a trick of your own you pulled off. Resurrection. Hibernation. Many years in the making, I suppose.''
Basim waved his hand.
*'''Basim:''' ''There were some improvisations along the way.''
*'''William:''' ''You've spent so much time in a simulation these past thousand years. Why so eager to jump into another?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A simple curiosity. It has been so long since I saw my friend Eivor, I wished to know how this grand saga concluded.''
He turned back to the waters and stared in the direction Eivor had sailed off to.
*'''William:''' ''Now you know. So what next? Where will Basim go?''
*'''Basim:''' ''As far as I can, William.''
*'''William:''' ''I feared as much.''
Basim faced William again.
*'''Basim:''' ''Do not. I cherish the Creed that guides us. I always have.
William's eyes narrowed slightly, still cautious about the modern Brotherhood's new ostensible ally.
*'''Basim:''' ''But you people are infants compared to those I left behind. I need to get you up to speed. So... let's get started.''
He clenched his hand in a fist, eager to begin, and walked down the deck back to the shore. William pivoted around but stayed put.
*'''William:''' ''Wait. If we're to work together, there is something I want first...''
Basim stopped, put his hands on his hips and chuckled, then glanced behind.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hm. Name it.''
William walked up to him and the two began negotiating.
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|Basim ended his Animus session and woke in the cabin, which still was untouched since Shaun and Rebecca had left him. He walked over to the computer station, grabbed a syringe on the desk, and inserted the needle into his right arm to take a blood sample, grunting in pain as he did so. He removed the syringe and placed it into the central intake port of a stolen, Abstergo-brand device in a thick, briefcase-sized box wired up to the computer.
*'''Computer:''' ''Viable genetic material obtained.''
Basim briefly typed on the desktop keyboard.
*'''Computer:''' ''Genetic memory extraction has begun. Estimated sequencing time: 29 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes.''
Basim smiled, knowing what his blood sample would reveal to the Assassins.
*'''Basim:''' ''You are in for [[Assassin's Creed: Mirage|quite a ride]], Mister Miles.''
He left the computer parsing data, stepped outside to lean on the porch railing, and took a breath of fresh air. The Bleeding Effect then took hold again, making him see and hear ghosts of Eivor and Odin conversing with each other as they walked to the cliff's edge, the sun setting before them.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This is all so strange... And what of [[Ragnarök]]? The twilight of the gods? Are these stories true?''
Odin stopped to talk.
*'''Odin:''' ''In a sense. The great cataclysm happened much as your legends say. There were earthquakes and storms, wars and famine.''
The two continued to the railing at the cliff.
*'''Odin:''' ''My people died out. But yours thrived.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''But you said there were no gods, as we know them. So what natural force could cause such an upheaval?''
Odin looked around at the sky, trying to find the words.
*'''Odin:''' ''How to explain...''
His eye settled on the sun as it sank behind the hills.
*'''Odin:''' ''Does the term solar flare mean anything to you?''
Eivor shook her head.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I don't think so.''
At this, Odin realized the enormity of how much he would have to explain for Eivor to understand.
*'''Odin:''' ''Hm, this may take some time to describe.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Not a problem. Time is all we have left, All-Father.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''==
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|William Miles spoke as Basim's memories were loaded into the Animus. The system projected a series of data nodes.
*'''William Miles:''' ''You asked me once about this memory. I lied. I told you it was lost.''
The Animus selected the furthest node and activated it, dissolving into a {{Wiki|mandala}} pattern, which faded to show a trade caravan travelling in the desert.
*'''William:''' ''I worried the wrong lesson would be learned. But this man lived many lives... and he has much to teach us.''
The scene switched to an overview of [[Baghdad]] and then to a closer view of Basim and [[Nehal]] freerunning on the city rooftops, passing by a pair of children playing in the water of a fountain.
*'''William:''' ''Of course, when he came to us, he was little more than a common [[thief]]. Scrambling to survive on the streets of Baghdad, dreaming of a better future...''
The Animus focused in on Basim while he walked through a bazaar and saw a trio of guards accosting a civilian.
*'''William:''' ''...not just for himself, but for all those he saw suffering in the margins.''
The Animus then zeroed in on a view of the [[Round City]], before projecting an image of executed civilians tied to posts.
*'''William:''' ''For while he lived in a [[Islamic Golden Age|Golden Age]]... at the heart, and the height, of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]... scratch its gilded surface... and you'd find a rot beneath.''
The image was replaced by one of assembled members from the Order of the Ancients, then faded to show a pile of corpses in a pool of blood.
*'''William:''' ''The Order of the Ancients fought to rise and spread their cruelty through the land.''
A projection of a group of Hidden Ones appeared, comprising of [[Rebekah]], [[Rayhan]], Basim, [[Roshan]], and [[Fuladh Al Haami]], then showed [[Alamut]] being constructed.
*'''William:''' ''The Hidden Ones, as we were known then... resisted...''
Basim's shadow was seen on a wall as he ran by a door.
*'''William:''' ''...striking at our enemy from the shadows. An eternal struggle.''
Basim scaled a building and stood on its domed roof. [[Enkidu]] flew by him and the pair looked at the Round City in the distance.
*'''William:''' ''Centuries ago, he was at its heart. Basim Ibn Is'haq. He honored the Creed. He challenged it. So must we.''
The simulation deconstructed itself, with the Animus closing the data stream and returned it to its node form.
*'''William:''' ''We have it in all of us to mistake the shadows we walk for the light we serve. The time may come... when we will be tested as he was.''
The data node transformed through the Animus into an atom.
*'''William:''' ''I fear that time is coming soon.''
A group of atoms appeared, then the Animus changed the perspective to show molecules in stasis which were part of a triple-helix DNA strand. The strand was one of many that merged into a blood vessel with red blood cells rapidly flowing through it until they collected to form a drop of blood that fell from a stormy sky onto a dreaming Basim's face. From here, the memories of Basim's early life as a thief began.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref>
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''==
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|An elite [[Assassin hacker]] plugged themselves into a virtual space and received a call request. Before accepting it, they selected a voice core through which they masked their voice in said space, testing its sound system.
*'''Hacker:''' ''Testing, testing, one two three.''
They confirmed their selection.
*'''Hacker:''' ''That'll do.''
The hacker joined the call and was greeted by Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, hello there. Thanks for taking our call. I'm Shaun and this is Rebecca.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We're your Brotherhood contacts for this op.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''What's the job?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Straight to the point, I like that. Becks?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Our intelligence indicates Abstergo is developing a new profiling technology that goes way beyond anything seen before.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Over the years, they've collected and archived the memories of countless individuals. Politicians, generals... even normal people like you and me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't think I'd call you normal, Shaun.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Very funny, but the point is, imagine if your own memories could be analyzed to understand how you think. To learn about your values and beliefs. And to know what to show you or tell you, online or in person, to slowly replace those beliefs with a set of new ones. Templar beliefs.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''So where do I come in?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The executive in charge of this initiative, [[Dominika Wilk]], needs someone with your skills to finish the project. But she doesn't know you're working for us, or that you're going to shut her operation down for good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''But more on that later. For now, we'll piggyback on your connection, so we'll be there when you need us. You'll have to switch over from our network to Abstergo's, then you're off to your first meeting with your new boss.''
The hacker ended the call, switched to Abstergo's virtual network and hacked its password, after which an authentication pattern was generated as a preventive measure to access the external system.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hm, what have we here?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Our friend is one step ahead of us. That will sever their connection to our virtual space when they connect to Abstergo and Dominika, and let us listen in on their conversations safely.''
They filled in the pattern as instructed and their access to Abstergo's network was authenticated.
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|The hacker connected to Abstergo's virtual network and spawned in an ethereal environment made up of several forms of cubical geometry. They faced a virtual representation of a desk with three monitors, in front of which sat Dominika's virtual avatar in a wheeled chair with her back to the new employee. She turned her seat to meet them.
*'''Dominika Wilk:''' ''Ah, you must be the hacker.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''As ordered.''
She grabbed a tablet from off the table.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Good. I'm Dominika Wilk. You'll report to me.''
Dominika checked some information on the tablet.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Your skills are impressive, and so's your track record. Hacking governments, multinationals...''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Whatever you want, I can can get it.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''That's why I hired you. But this job is different.''
Dominika put her tablet down on the table and stood up, pointing to their surroundings.
*'''Dominika:''' ''This is the Abstergo Cloud. It's an archive of memories, stretching back through time. We use a technology called The Animus to visit these memories, seeing them through the eyes of those who lived them.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''What is this, time travel?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's a simulation. No action you take in the Animus can directly affect the present.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''So why do you need me?''
Dominika walked around the space, prompting the desk and chair to vanish.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The memories in the cloud hold the key to an important project I'm working on. So I want you to visit these memories, and bring back the information I need.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Where do I start?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's more of a 'who' than a 'where'.''
Dominika nodded at an hologram of Ezio Auditore which materialized in front of them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Ezio Auditore de Firenze. An Italian noble and a [[Master Assassin]].''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Sounds like quite a character.''
She paced before his hologram.
*'''Dominika:''' ''He was. Ezio was friends with Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli, and a sworn enemy of the [[House of Borgia|Borgias]]. He touched many lives at the end of the fifteenth century. And his [[Auditore Blades|blade]] ended more than a few.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Count me in.''
Dominika dispelled the apparition.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Not so fast. The Animus is unlike anything you've ever experienced before, so we need to get you acclimated to its use. Think of it as a test before we set you loose on the real deal. Now, let's see what you've got.''
Dominika's avatar disappeared when she removed her virtual headset. The hacker was left alone, being then loaded into a memory of Ezio Auditore to experience a training course.<ref name="AuditoreBlade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[The Auditore Blade]]</ref>
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|The hacker began reliving a memory of Ezio Auditore, in which he infiltrated a palazzo in Venice to recover his [[Assassin Yataghan Sword|stolen sword]].<ref name="AuditoreBlade"/> They gained control over the Assassin once he climbed a window of the building and entered it.
*'''Animus Orientation Protocol:''' ''Welcome to the Animus Orientation Protocol. I will guide you through the basics of using the Animus. Your avatar is now active. You should be able to move around freely.''
They tested the control system.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Is everything alright? Try moving around to verify that all systems are live and good to go.''
The hacker moved around the room and then pressed onward. Eventually, Ezio reached the library of the palazzo, which contained three stationed guards.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''You must make your way through the library without being detected. If you're spotted, you'll desynchronize, and will restart from your last checkpoint in this memory.''
They successfully managed to sneak past the guards in the library, reaching a storage room where another mercenary guarded its exit.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''You can distract guards in a number of ways. For example, you can divert their attention by throwing objects to make noise.''
The hacker distracted the guard by throwing an object to lure him out of the way, allowing them to reach the next room.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''If you feel uncomfortable when using the Animus, remember that you can adjust your control settings at any time.''
Shortly after, they entered a dining room where an unsuspecting guard stood facing the entrance's opposite direction.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''You are now going to learn how to assassinate a target. Flick your wrist outward while holding the trigger button to draw your Hidden Blade.''
They unsheathed either one or both of Ezio's Hidden Blades.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Once the blade is drawn, you can use it to assassinate your unsuspecting target.''
The hacker successfully prompted Ezio to assassinate the guard.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Well done. You have mastered the art of assassination. Now proceed with your mission.''
To locate their next objective, the hacker used the [[Animus Pulse]].
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''The Animus Pulse ability detects key objects nearby and highlights them in gold.''
The hacker then located the two pieces of the key needed to open a secret passage in the room's fireplace, which gave access to a network of tunnels. While exploring them, they found a wooden wall on their way.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''To reach the next room, you will need to climb this wall. Try it now.''
The climb lead to a storeroom where Ezio found his stolen yataghan. Later, the hacker encountered another soldier which was alerted to his position, leading the simulation to temporarily freeze.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Now initiating the Animus Combat Protocol. Loading standard enemy profile. Block the incoming strikes by holding your weapon to intercept them.''
The hacker blocked three strikes from the enemy's [[halberd]].
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Excellent. Now block a sequence of strikes.''
The hacker successfully managed to block a full attack sequence.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Blocking enemy attacks can create opportunities for you to strike. Block the following attack sequence to continue.''
They blocked another sequence of attacks after which the guard temporarily slowed down.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Blocking a series of enemy attacks opens up windows to strike. Use these chances to slash an enemy.''
The hacker struck the mercenary with the yataghan.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Execution rated acceptable. Now perform the maneuver in real time.''
The simulation resumed and the hacker fought the enemy on even footing, blocking his attacks and stunning him after slashing them with the sword.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''A well-placed attack will stun an enemy. This will allow you to strike and cause increased damage. Performance rated acceptable. Now eliminate this enemy.''
The hacker defeated and killed the soldier.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''User training rated a success. Terminating Animus Combat Protocol.''
They then left the office through a door that gave to a balcony, observing the guards that patrolled the courtyard below and tagging them with a small arrow above their heads.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Looking at enemies will tag them, so you can track them when they're out of sight.''
The hacker sneaked their way through the courtyard without alerting the guards. Later, Ezio finally escaped the palazzo and the hacker was then ejected from the Animus.
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|The hacker spawned back at the virtual space within Abstergo Cloud and was greeted by Dominika, who leaned on her desk.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Not bad, for your first time in the Animus.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''I'm a quick study. Now how about we take the training wheels off?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Certainly, but first you need to know why you're here.''
Dominika clicked on her tablet lying on top of the desk, triggering a hologram of a strange golden device to appear.
*'''Dominika:''' ''We call it the [[Antikythera mechanism]]. It was found a hundred years ago, in a shipwreck off the coast of Greece.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's part of an ancient computer, older than recorded history. We think it was used for prognostication—predicting the future.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''So who built it?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''We believe it predates human civilization.''
Dominika stood up and walked around.
*'''Dominika.''' ''Though what's important is that within this device is code more advanced than any we've seen before. We reverse engineered it so it can interface with the Animus, but that's just the start.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''I'm listening.''
Her desk disappeared.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The Antikythera mechanism is one part of a much larger machine, broken apart in the distant past. With the code from those missing fragments, we can bring the old an the new together, and create a computer more powerful than we've ever seen before. I call the project the 'Nexus Eye', and now you're a part of it.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''I guess I am. Where are these fragments?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Hidden in the past, and that's where you come in. I need you to visit the memories within the Abstergo Cloud, find the missing fragments, and extract the code contained within them.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Are you asking me to search the whole Cloud?''
Dominika's desk materialized again for her to pick up her tablet.
*'''Dominika:''' ''No. We've identified a series of memories as linked to the missing fragments.''
By clicking on the tablet, Dominika commanded the hologram to vanish.
*'''Dominika:''' ''You'll place tracking beacons within them to triangulate your position within the memory clusters and direct us towards those most likely to contain what we're looking for.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Do I stay with Ezio?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''For now, but in time you'll visit other memories. We'll have to see where the search leads. I'll be watching your progress. Good luck.''
The hacker left the space and returned to their personal hub, now filled with Abstergo imagery, where they received a message from Rebecca.
{{IUNote
|Title=Open Secure Connection
|Text=We need to talk. Meet us in a secure environment. Disconnect from the Abstergo network and establish a connection to us. Then we'll send you the authentication code.
}}
They disconnected from Abstergo's network, reverting the hub to its default appearance, and connected to the Brotherhood's network. Another authentication pattern was generated and the hacker received another message.
{{IUNote
|Title=Authentication Code
|Text=Use this authentication code to connect: 92 92 10 34 57 69 10 21 40 02 23 45 67 29 10 22 77 94 20 18 68 20 39 67 19 20 50
}}
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hm, looks like you need to align the nodes to match the pattern. Don't forget you're working in a three-dimensional space.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Thank you, Rebecca, but I think our friend knows how this works.''
They filled in the pattern as before and were cleared into the Assassins' network. The hacker loaded into another virtual environment, similar to the one linked to Abstergo Cloud but darker and lacking its genetic memory nodes. Rebecca sat behind a desk.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ooh, she'll be watching. Scary.''
Shaun materialized and approached the desk, typing something onto a monitor turned to him.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I thought she'd never leave.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''You've heard what she had to say—now remind me what you want from me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Just what we've hired you to do—use your skills to help us stop them.''
Rebecca rested her feet on the desk.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Now before you dive into the past, let's have a quick brief. As Dominika said, you're going to be planting beacons in memories to try to zoom in on these fragments she's after.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''But thanks to you, we've got a little surprise for her.''
Shaun approached the hacker and held out his hand, from which a small glitching digital globe was summoned.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Now this particular bit of code that you whipped up is one of the neatest logic bombs I've ever seen. It's going to fit undetectably inside the beacons. Plant a beacon and you'll be planting a bomb, too.''
The piece of code disappeared.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And when all the logic bombs have been placed, we'll trigger them and they'll devour the memories you've visited. Abstergo will no longer have access to their content.''
A panel that pictured the Villa Auditore towering over Monteriggioni appeared.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right. Time to go. Enjoy the... Italian countryside. Have some pasta and... please be careful.''
Shaun took off his headset and left the space. The hacker was left to explore the memories of the Cloud and began to relive the memory in which Ezio returned to Monteriggioni.<ref name="ReturnMonteriggioni">''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Return to Monteriggioni]]</ref>
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|The hacker witnessed Ezio walk along Monteriggioni's main road<ref name="ReturnMonteriggioni"/> at which point Dominika patched in the sound system.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Okay. I need you working at peak efficiency, so let's get you integrated into the memory data structure. I'll find a suitable point where you can attune your Animus scout function.''
They used the function, disconnecting from Ezio's avatar and teleporting to a higher position above from where they could see all of Monteriggioni.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Got it. There's one at the top of Villa Auditore. Make your way there now.''
The hacker exited the Animus scout and advanced further in the memory until Ezio approached the city's fountain when nearing the Villa.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Once you've synchronized, much of each memory's top-level detail will become visible. You'll see points of interests, [[Animus data fragment|Animus constructs]], significant data locators... information useful to seeking the fragments. It's not just sightseeing, though. Synching will help you better navigate the memory and locate what's important.''
They continued until Ezio scaled the villa and reached the viewpoint at its top, where a small eagle hologram hovered.
*'''Dominika:''' ''There. Synchronize where you see that Animus node inviting you to interact with it.''
The hacker grabbed the node and was pulled into the Animus scout view.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''This is the sync view. It displays important details about the memory you're exploring. You should always sync when searching memories for the first time.''
A digital wave emerged from the viewpoint and spread out through the memory's map, scanning it and identifying points of interest across it.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''When in sync view, you will often see secondary activities the Assassin performed in their time. You do not have to do them yourself, but they can improve the quality of your synchronization in the Animus. Every memory has them. Synching reveals them so you can pursue them, or not, as you wish.''
The hacker returned to Ezio's avatar as he was about to perform a Leap of Faith into the haystack below.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Hmm. You're synched, but something's still not optimized on the Animus side. I have an idea–let's defragment your presence in the memory. First, head over to the coordinates I'm sending you.''
The hacker headed over to the pointed coordinates in the memory, which corresponded to a Golden Construct.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Beginning calibration. Gold Constructs challenge your navigation skills. Grab the Construct to begin.''
They grabbed and held the data node, prompting the Animus to initiate a freerunning course across the city's rooftops.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Now, pass through the gates within the time limit to complete the challenge.''
The hacker made Ezio successfully pass through all the digital gates in time.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Calibration at fifty percent.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Good. That's improving the data fidelity. More coordinates incoming.''
The hacker followed the new coordinates to the town's church.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Platinum Constructs reward your climbing skills. Climb to the top of the church to collect the Construct.''
They scaled to the top of the building's bell and grabbed the construct.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Calibration at one hundred percent. Optional challenges activated. You can now seek out other Constructs in the environment to further test and develop your skills.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''And that's that! Calibration complete. Okay, now you're ready to do the real work.''
The hacker then descended from the church's rooftop and entered it, where they saw a Historical Construct by its altar.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''That Construct contains extra information about the time period the memory is from.''
By grabbing it, they unlocked a database entry on the Church's power in the Renaissance.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Database: Church, power and prestige]]</ref> The hacker continued following the memory until Ezio joined his sister Claudia at the Villa's workshop and she gave him the key to access his room in the attic.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Do not worry about losing key items. If you release them, they will re-holster automatically when they are needed.''
They released the key, which immediately stored itself on the avatar's inventory. After progressing further in the memory up to the point when Ezio pursued the escaping bandits who had tried to kill him into the Sanctuary, the hacker encountered a halberd-armed bandit, at which point the simulation temporarily froze.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Now initiating the Animus Advanced Combat Protocol. Loading professional soldier enemy profile. Begin with parrying. Strike the enemy's weapon with your own just before it hits you. Time it right and you will open them to a counter attack.''
The hacker struck the enemy's halberd as he attacked, parrying him and opening a counter-attack window.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''A successful parry opens up immediate attack opportunities. To continue, perform a parry strike.''
The hacker parried and struck at the enemy.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Well done. Correctly executed parries will enable you to create openings to strike during combat. This next exercise will require usage of the Combat Dash [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR)|ability]] which is now available to you. Perform a Combat Dash to knock enemies off balance. This will create more attack opportunities.''
They used the ability to break their opponent's guard and slash him.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''The Combat Dash ability needs to recharge before it can be used again. The Animus indicates this charging period below enemies when they are targeted. You can lunge forward with your hidden blade by drawing it and thrusting your arm towards an enemy.''
The hacker performed a lunge attack on the weakened enemy, killing him.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''User training successful. Exiting Animus Advanced Combat Protocol.''
With the simulation resumed, the hacker defeated the remaining bandits in combat. After Ezio unlocked the secret passage behind Altaïr's statue, the simulation stopped once again, and Shaun and Rebecca contacted the hacker.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And now you get to plant a beacon–and a logic bomb with it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Just grab the data node and you're all set.''
They grabbed the beacon and activated it, prompting it to spread its code across the memory. The hacker then continued to follow Ezio as he entered the tunnels beneath Monteriggioni through the passage to pursue the fleeing bandits.<ref name="MonteriggioniTunnels">''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Monteriggioni Tunnels]]</ref>
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|The hacker followed Ezio in his journey across the tunnels until he reached an unsuspecting mercenary that looted the vacant cells beneath his position.<ref name="MonteriggioniTunnels"/> The simulation stopped for a moment.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Use that guard below as an opportunity to review air assassinations. You will first need to have a weapon ready. Draw your sword or Hidden Blade. Either will do.''
They deployed one of the Assassin's weapons.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''When you strike, you will need to be certain to hit your target, so keep a steady hand. Now focus on your target, and jump when you feel ready.''
The hacker focused on the mercenary and the Animus highlighted the enemy, allowing them to air-assassinate him. Further in the memory, after Ezio pursued the thief [[Seraphina]] up to a locked door guarded by the bandits' commander, the simulation froze again.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Some enemies are tougher than others. It is time for you to encounter one. Before you initiate combat, we need to review one more technique. Some enemies have special attacks that can not be blocked. These must be dodged instead. Do so either by using the input on your controller or by moving physically out of the way.''
The hacker used this maneuver to evade the commander's attacks and successfully defeat him and his lackeys. Eventually, Ezio left the tunnels to find a ravaged Monteriggioni and a somber Claudia at the surface. When the two siblings finished talking to each other, the simulation stopped and another beacon was summoned, which the hacker grabbed and activated, prompting it to spread its code across the memory. They were then ejected from the Animus and redirected to Dominika's virtual space on the Cloud.
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|The hacker found Dominika working at her virtual desk with her back to them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Welcome back.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Monteriggioni was a bust.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''I wouldn't say that. You placed two beacons, and that helps narrow down our search. The fragments will come–just give it time.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''All this just to build a computer?''
She turned her chair to face them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's so much more than that. Within these fragments is source code that, when combined with the Animus, can build a behavioral profile of a person from their lifetime of memories.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''We have algorithms today that do the same thing.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''No, not like this.''
Dominika rose from her seat and approached the hacker. The desk vanished as she talked.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The Nexus Eye will be a window into the future–using data from the Abstergo Cloud, it will map out with near certainty how an individual or a group will act. We will take people's memories and use them...''
*'''Hacker:''' ''For what?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''...For the betterment of us all. Let's leave it at that.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Why do you need me? Doesn't Abstergo have people for this?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Abstergo is too big to move quickly. We must seize the opportunity the Nexus Eye presents now, not in ten years' time.''
Dominika returned to where her desk had been and it rematerialized for her to lean on.
*'''Dominika:''' ''And if my employers can't see that, then I'll just have to show them. And that means taking the initiative.''
Dominika picked up her tablet from the desk.
*'''Dominika:''' ''We have a fix on your next memory.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Italy again?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''About eight hundred miles and two thousand years away.''
A hologram of a hooded Kassandra wielding the [[Sword of Damokles]] materialized in front of them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The Greek mercenary, Kassandra. She fought on both sides in the Peloponnesian War between [[Athens]] and Sparta. You'll be joining her two decades later, when the war's about to end in Sparta's favor.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''She's still a warrior?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's said she [[A Family's Legacy|found]] the secret to immortality, but that may be just part of her legend. Time has a strange way of bending the truth.''
Dominika looked aside, pensive.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Now, get to work.''
She then took off her virtual headset, prompting the hologram and the desk to vanish, and leaving the hacker to relive one of Kassandra's memories of her time revisiting [[Delos]] to kill two Athenian commanders.<ref name="HuntingBow">''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Hunting the Bow]]</ref>
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''==
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|Upon logging into the Animus EGO, the [[Animus EGO user|user]] found themselves on a digitally-recreated beach at sunset.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref>
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Welcome. A beautiful place, isn't it? A fresh sea breeze, the warm sun. This beach belongs just to you. It doesn't exist out in the world. Everything you see here is from the past. Your past.''
A flock of seagulls flew by as the user approached the shoreline. The scene shifted to midday then disappeared, while the sand at the user's feed turned purple and swirled away to create the core of a DNA helix.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''One of your ancestors visited this place long ago, forever writing their memory into the fabric of your DNA. Animus EGO unlocks these genetic memories for you. To sense...''
The user approached the helix and it expanded to envelop them, showing them a harsh desert near [[Petra (city)|Petra]], then shifted to show an English countryside church.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''wander...and''
The scene shifted again to show a woman in a robe jumping off a cliff into the Mediterranean waters far below.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Connect.''
The woman glitched, appearing as a Levantine and an Italian Assassin at times as she dove down. The user passed her and entered the water.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Like grains of sand which began as rocks, you have been shaped by these past lives, honed into who you are today.''
The user faced a small screen depicting part of their life. The background glitched even more, the screen turning into a black, empty rectangle and digital geographies blended together, with conifer trees standing upright in an empty space alternating between a flooded plain and grey rocks.
*'''Hacker:''' ''You're being lied to.''
The scene reverted to before. The screen showing the user's life retreated into the background to join other users' "windows" that arranged into a loose grid .
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Your journey to mindfulness begins through these ancestral memories, for a total perspective on what makes you, YOU.''
The background glitched, with snow-capped rocks in the water and the user's window vaguely showing a hooded figure, before reverting again.
*'''Computer:''' ''New memory streams are activating now.''
The Abstergo logo hovered before the user.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Erase self-doubt, fear, and weakness. Give yourself the confidence to conquer the world.''
The simulation glitched at these last three words, with more overlapping geographies shifting faster past the user's eyes.
*'''Hacker:''' ''Follow the trail, and we will be in touch.''
The simulation finally splintered apart into digital code.
*'''Hacker:''' ''Welcome to the dark.''
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|The simulation rebooted and showed many users' "windows" arranged like a {{Wiki|DNA sequencing}} chart. The user entered a Memory Corridor decorated with two cherry trees and met an androgynous figure made of swirling code.
*'''[[The Guide]]:''' ''Memories come to us in fragments. You relive a jigsaw of experiences and emotions. Some memories are soothing and familiar. Wrapped inside them, you feel tranquil. Complacent. And then there are the ones I have reconstructed. What I am about to show you. In these memories, there are... imperfections. Aberrations that defy algorithm and biology. I'm... getting ahead of myself. You may not understand what you're seeing at first. But you must trust me. Trust yourself.''
The user began reliving part of [[Yasuke]]'s story, from his meeting [[Oda Nobunaga]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref> to serving him in the [[Tenshō Iga War]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Spirit of a Warrior]]</ref> and entering [[Mibuno Castle]] to find [[Momochi Sandayu]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Flames of War]]</ref>
The scene splintered into code, again resembling a DNA sequence chart.
*'''The Guide:''' ''Another memory. Just fine particulate at this point. Listen carefully. Memories can be fractured. Ignored. Twisted. But what has been can never truly be lost. The past is power. Do you understand?''
The sequencing chart jumped ahead then zoomed onto another section that showed glimpses of a female ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]''{{'}}s life.
*'''The Guide:''' ''[[Fujibayashi Naoe]]. The structural integrity of her memories is solid. There is much for you, and her, to discover. I wish you luck, otherwise, this will be the last time we speak. Goodbye. For now.''
The user began reliving Naoe's memories of Nobunaga's attack on [[Iga]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki]]</ref>
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|After reliving Naoe's memories of recovering a stolen statue of [[Shinran]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Stolen Faith]]</ref> and killing [[Wada Koretake]]'s executioner [[Shindo Hiroshii]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[The Killing Field]]</ref> the user saw a rift near where [[Kyonyo]], [[Yaya]], and other ''[[sōhei]]'' gathered outside [[Amagasaki Castle]]. Curious, they entered it and heard The Guide while "walking" through a black expanse while excerpts of Yasuke and Naoe's memories flickered by them.
*'''The Guide:''' ''I had hoped we would meet again. You have been through a lot. Your time in Animus Ego was meant to weaken you. A drip-feed of memories to subdue you and invade your senses. The others before you called it a "bleeding effect." And when it has hollowed you out from within, [[Ego|she]] will claim you. But... you're learning how to counteract it. You see the faint glimmers on the darkened path before you. Naoe and Yasuke are long gone from this world. But in these memories, their will to fight burns as a flame. I must go. Find me again.''
The user left to resume Naoe's memory of hunting Koretake.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Heads Will Roll (Shadows)|Heads Will Roll]]</ref>

*'''The Guide:''' ''Hmm. There is something different about you. A newfound sense of... the term escapes me. Is it desire? It's for you to decide. A path you will trace beyond my guidance. Good. What has been obscured can never truly be erased. Only obscured to those who come next. What once was, is. Waiting. Go. Onward.''

*'''The Guide:''' ''These men and their machinations. How do you feel? Misery, falsehoods, oppression. All carefully tuned mechanisms of control. Yes, I see. Events that transpired centuries before your time. And yet, you feel the connection. You can identify the shape of your enemy. You recognize the cage they have built around you. You are beginning to understand. Naoe and Yasuke's fight. It is your fight as well. Your journey has helped me see the aberration more clearly. It is an incompatibility with Animus Ego. It is what drives you to fight. To hope. She will find you. Subdue you once more. I'm sorry. Your fight is one of many. You may meet an impasse. Taste defeat. But, you will not fail. What has come before. What has been... You understand now.''
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==Behind the scenes==
;''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''
The runes that Layla and Basim interact with are identical to one of the {{Wiki|Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia|two inscriptions}} carved on the [[Hagia Sophia]]'s [[marble]] parapets by a member of the [[Varangian]] Guard. Translated, they read "''Halfdan carved these runes''", even though Layla comments that Eivor had carved the message.<ref name="AccessTheAnimus">{{Youtube|video=I8cxvk0g3jM|text=Modern Day Runes Mystery SOLVED - Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Eivor's Death, Vinland, Theories)|channel=channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw|channelname=Access The Animus}}</ref>

==References==
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Animus host

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{{Era|Technology}}
An '''Animus host'''<ref name="Kassandra Note">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: Note Regarding Kassandra</ref> is the individual whose [[genetic memory|genetic memories]] are relived in a simulation using the [[Animus]], a device that accesses these memories encoded within the DNA of the host's descendants.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>

Early versions of the Animus required the user themselves to be a descendant of the host.<ref name="AC1" /> However, technology has since progressed so that there is no longer such limitation.<ref name="AC4MD">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> Within the [[Brahman V.R.]] framework, the host is called a '''Witness'''. Witnesses are in turn classified into '''Ancestors''', who are related to the user, and '''Echoes''', unrelated individuals whose DNA data may be cobbled together via fragmentary genetic sources and Animus algorithms.<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – Quickstart</ref>

[[Rebecca Crane]] once speculated that the Animus might react oddly if a user were to interact with one of their previous hosts while in a new simulation. In 2020, she erroneously claimed that [[Layla Hassan]] reliving [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s memory of meeting [[Kassandra]] was the first instance of this happening.<ref name="Kassandra Note" />

==Known Animus hosts==
===Animus Project===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACCon Boris Pash.png|[[Boris Pash]] (relived 1977)<ref name="Bloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref>
ACI-Aveline.png|[[Aveline de Grandpré]] (relived 1981)<ref name="Subject One">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: Subject 1 - Interview Session</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Geoffroy Thérage]] (relived 1981)<ref name="Subject Zero 4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero" - Audio File 4</ref>
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (relived 1983)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>
ACTC-Innokenti Orelov V.png|[[Innokenti Orelov]] (relived 2000)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (relived 2012)<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (relived 2012)<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
ACTemplars Jan van der Graff.png|[[Jan van der Graff]] (relived 2016)<ref name="Templars">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>
ACCC Shao Jun render.png|[[Shao Jun]] (relived 2019)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''</ref>
Edward Render.png|[[Edward Kenway]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''</ref>
ACFT Shimazu Saito render.png|[[Shimazu Saito]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACFT" />
</gallery>

===Project Legacy===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
Bartolomeo-render-brotherhood.png|[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 1 - Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]</ref>
ACM Francesco Vecellio.png|[[Francesco Vecellio]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 2 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref>
ACB Mario Auditore.png|[[Mario Auditore]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore]]</ref>
Perotto Calderon.png|[[Perotto Calderon]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 4 – Perotto Calderon]]</ref>
Char courtesan.png|[[Fiora Cavazza]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza]]</ref>
Giovanni-PLBrigands.png|[[Giovanni Borgia]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref>
Assassin Medic (1914).png|[[British Assassin medic]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 1" />
Cat Walk.png|[[Vanessa]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 1" />
Monarchy Restored.jpg|[[Charles II of England]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 1" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Publius Volumnius]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]</ref>
Auditore Assassin.png|[[Renato Auditore]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 1" />
Milan, Italy.png|[[Keith Scipione]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 1" />
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Thomas Sean Morgan]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 2" />
PL-REFORMISTES.jpg|[[Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 2" />
PL-Elizabeth Jane Weston.png|[[Elizabeth Jane Weston]] (relived 2012)<ref name="Holidays 2" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]</ref>
PL-Maria Amiel.png|[[Maria Amiel]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel]]</ref>
ACOD TFoA Kyros.png|[[Kyros of Zarax]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 2 – Kyros of Zarax]]</ref>
PL-Vota Vita Mea.png|[[William Robert Woodman]] (relived 2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>
</gallery>

===Abstergo Entertainment===
====Sample 17 Project====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC4" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" />
Edward Render.png|[[Edward Kenway]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC4" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Bernard Kenway]] (relived 2013)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Noob Alert"</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC4MD" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Flavia Auditore]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC4MD" />
</gallery>

====Other====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACI-Aveline.png|[[Aveline de Grandpré]] (relived 2013)<ref name="AC4MD" />
ACRG Adewale render.png|[[Adéwalé]] (relived 2013)<ref name="FC">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref>
Alonzo Batilia.png|[[Alonzo Batilla]] (relived 2014)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>
ACM Qulan Gal 1.png|[[Qulan Gal]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
ACM Nergui 3.png|[[Nergüi]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
ACM Hattori Hanzo render.png|[[Hattori Hanzō]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
ACM Yamauchi Taka 2.png|[[Yamauchi Taka]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
Edward Render.png|[[Edward Kenway]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACMem" />
ACU Arno Dorian render.png|[[Arno Dorian]] (relived 2014)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]</ref>
ACRG Shay Unhooded.png|[[Shay Cormac]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
ACCC Shao Jun render.png|[[Shao Jun]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACCC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
ACCI Arbaaz Mir Render.png|[[Arbaaz Mir]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]</ref>
ACI-Nikolai.png|[[Nikolai Orelov]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACCR">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''</ref>
ACCR Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova render.png|[[Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Anastasia Romanova]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACCR" />
Lo Sparviero.png|[[Lo Sparviero]] (relived 2016)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>
</gallery>

===The Aerie===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACLD-L Tommy Greyling fullbody render.png|[[Tommy Greyling]] (relived 2016)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Bayan]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Masireh]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|Tuskeegee airman (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Brandon Bolster]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Owen Meyers' father]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Styrbjörn the Strong]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK" /><ref name="ACLD:FotG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]''</ref>
</gallery>

===Abstergo Madrid===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACCC Shao Jun render.png|[[Shao Jun]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>
BaptisteRenderHD.png|[[Baptiste]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACfilm" />
AC4 Duncan Walpole render.png|[[Duncan Walpole]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACfilm" />
ACR Yusuf v.png|[[Yusuf Tazim]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACfilm" />
ACMovie Aguilar full body render.png|[[Aguilar de Nerha]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACfilm" />
</gallery>

===Nexus Eye Project===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACN">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''</ref>
ACOD Kassandra Render (no helmet).png|[[Kassandra]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACN" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACN" />
</gallery>

===Other Abstergo initiatives===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Miriam Kurtz]] (relived 1980)<ref name="Subject Zero 1">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero" - Audio File 1</ref>
AC Templars Black Cross Render.png|[[Albert Bolden]] (relived 2013)<ref name="Templars" />
ACTemp Darius Gift.jpg|[[Darius Gift]] (relived 2013)<ref name="Templars" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Viking raider]] (relived c. 2014)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]]: "Otso Berg's Profile: Lindisfarne"</ref>
ACS Henry Green Render.png|[[Jayadeep Mir]] (relived 2015)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 009]]</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Gabriel Laxart]] (relived 2016)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACRef1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 1|Issue #1]]</ref>
ACR Altair Render2.png|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACRef2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2|Issue #2]]</ref>
Darim Ibn-La'Ahad.png|[[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACRef2" />
Edward Render.png|[[Edward Kenway]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACRef3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 3|Issue #3]]</ref>
ACRef Ionhiòte Fullbody render.png|[[Io:nhiòte]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACRef4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 4|Issue #4]]</ref>
</gallery>

===Assassin initiatives===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
ACI-Ezio.png|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (relived 2012)<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
AC3 Haytham Kenway render.png|[[Haytham Kenway]] (relived 2012)<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
ACIII-Tsio Render.png|[[Kaniehtí:io]] (relived 2012)<ref name="AC3" />
ACI-Connor.png|[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (relived 2012)<ref name="AC3" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Alrekr Thorvaldson]] (relived 2014)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Session Report: SHastings"</ref>
ACU Arno Dorian render.png|[[Arno Dorian]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACU" />
ACS Jacob Frye Render.png|[[Jacob Frye]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
ACS Evie Frye Render.png|[[Evie Frye]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACS" /><ref name="JtR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref>
ACS Lydia Frye Render.png|[[Lydia Frye]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACS" />
ACS Crawford Starrick Render.png|[[Crawford Starrick]] (relived 2015)<ref name="ACS" />
ACS - Jack the Ripper render.png|[[Jack the Ripper]] (relived 2015)<ref name="JtR" />
AC-Assassins Thomas Stoddard Fullbody render.png|[[Thomas Stoddard]] (relived 2015)<ref name="AC Titan Comics" />
ACA David Querry.jpg|[[David (Salem)|David]] (relived 2015)<ref name="AC Titan Comics" />
Elsie.png|[[Elsie]] (relived 2016)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]''</ref>
AC Quila render.png|[[Quila]] (relived 2016)<ref name="AC Titan Comics" />
Hiram close up.png|[[Hiram Stoddard]] (relived 2016)<ref name="AC Titan Comics" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Zhang Zhi]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Bayan]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:TotK">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Thorvald Hjaltason]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:FotG" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Östen Jorundsson]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD:FotG" />
ACBs Alekseï Gavrani.jpg|[[Alekseï Gavrani]] (relived 2017)<ref name="Bloodstone" />
ACBs - Julia Gorm.png|[[Julia Gorm]] (relived 2017)<ref name="Bloodstone" />
ACUp - Ignacio Cardona render.png|[[Ignacio Cardona]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACUp">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''</ref>
AC Templars Black Cross Render.png|[[Albert Bolden]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACUp" />
ACOD Leonidas.jpg|[[Leonidas I of Sparta]] (relived 2018)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Battle of Thermopylae (memory)]]</ref>
ACOD Kassandra Render (no helmet).png|[[Kassandra]] (relived 2018)<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
ACOD Deimos render.png|[[Alexios]] (relived 2018)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[Phidias' Murder]]</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Omar Khaled]] (relived 2019)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>
ACBV Alessandra d'Avanzago.png|[[Alessandra d'Avanzago]]<ref name="ACBoV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''</ref>
ACBV Bastiano da Mezzo render.png|[[Bastiano da Mezzo]]<ref name="ACBoV" /> (relived 2020)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>
ACBoV Claudio render.png|[[Claudio]]<ref name="ACBoV" />
ACBV Dariâ.png|[[Dariâ]]<ref name="ACBoV" />
ACBoV Alif render.png|[[Alif]]<ref name="Roma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Roma (expansion pack)|Roma]]''</ref><ref name="Apocalypse">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Apocalypse]]''</ref>
ACBV Roma - Beatrice render.png|[[Beatrice]]<ref name="Roma" /><ref name="Apocalypse" />
ACBV Clara.png|[[Clara]]<ref name="Roma" /><ref name="Apocalypse" />
ACBoV Domenico render.png|[[Domenico (Assassin)|Domenico]]<ref name="Roma" /><ref name="Apocalypse" />
ACCC Shao Jun render.png|[[Shao Jun]]<ref name="Apocalypse" />
ACV Female Eivor render.png|[[Eivor Varinsdottir]] (relived 2020)<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Cadmus]] (relived 2022)<ref name="ERPB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Khepri]] (relived 2022)<ref name="ERPB" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Alva]] (relived 2022)<ref name="ERPB" />
Mentor's keeper 2.png|[[Faisal]] (relived 2022)<ref name="ERPB" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Giulia]] (relived 2022)<ref name="ERPB" />
ACMirage Master Assassin Basim render.png|[[Basim ibn Ishaq]]<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>
ACFT Shimazu Saito render.png|[[Shimazu Saito]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACFT" />
Edward Render.png|[[Edward Kenway]] (relived 2023)<ref name="ACFT" />
</gallery>

===Other Animus hosts===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" heights="180">
Brahman Raza Soora fullbody.png|[[Raza Soora]] (relived 2013)<ref name="Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>
ACCI Pyara Kaur.png|[[Pyara Kaur]] (relived 2013)<ref name="Brahman" />
ACCI Arbaaz Mir Render.png|[[Arbaaz Mir]] (relived 2013)<ref name="Brahman" />
ACU de Molay's Advisor.png|[[Jacques de Molay's advisor]] (relived 2014)<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
Wild West Assassin.png|[[California Gold Rush Assassin]] (relived 2015)<ref name="AC Titan Comics">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed: Assassins]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Alfonso del Castillo]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Chimalpopoca]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Varius]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Cudgel Cormac]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Eliza]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Abraham]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
ACLocus New York draft.png|[[Adelina Patti]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
ACLD-L Tommy Greyling fullbody render.png|[[Tommy Greyling]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACLD" />
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Jeremiah Davies]] (relived 2016)<ref name="ACRPGFH">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – ''[[Forging History]]''</ref>
ACCo - Eddie Gorm render.png|[[Eddie Gorm]] (relived 2017)<ref name="Conspiracies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''</ref>
ACO THO Hidden One Bayek.png|[[Bayek]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
ACO Aya render.png|[[Amunet]] (relived 2017)<ref name="ACO" />
ACV DT - Thorsteinn.png|[[Thorsteinn Silvertongue]]<ref name="DTVA">''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''</ref>
ACV DT - Ealric.png|[[Ealric]]<ref name="DTVA" />
ACV DT - Gunnhilda.png|[[Gunnhilda Gunnarsdottir]]<ref name="DTVA" />
ACV Alfred the Great render.png|[[Alfred the Great]]<ref name="DTVA" />
AC Shadows Yasuke Render.png|[[Yasuke]]<ref name="ACShadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
AC Shadows Naoe Render.png|[[Fujibayashi Naoe]]<ref name="ACShadows" />
ACJ Wei Yu.png|[[Wei Yu]]<ref name="ACJade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]</ref>
ACJade - Wei Yu's disciple render.png|[[Wei Yu's disciple]]<ref name="ACJade" />
</gallery>

==Appearances==
{{Scroll box|content=
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c|first identified as "Animus host"}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' {{c|referred to only as "host"}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{c|referred to as "Witness"}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]''
}}

==References==
{{Scroll box|content={{Reflist|2}}}}
[[Category:Animus]]
[[Category:Individuals by traits]]

Sef Ibn-La'Ahad

2026-05-31T08:14:21Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Appearances */ directly mentioned in ambient Abstergo dialogue

{{Era|Individuals|Assassins}}
{{Character Infobox
| image = Wiki noimage.jpg
| birth = 1197 [[Masyaf]], [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassin state]]
| death = c. 1226 {{c|aged c. 29}} Masyaf, Assassin state
| species = [[Human]]
| database = [[Database: Darim and Sef|Darim and Sef]]
| affiliates = [[Assassins]]
*[[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Brotherhood]]
}}
'''Sef Ibn-La'Ahad''' (1197 – c. 1226) was a member of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]], the youngest of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Maria Thorpe]]'s sons, and [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s brother.<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> He is also an ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]], through the [[Desmond Miles' mother|maternal line]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]</ref>

==Biography==
===Life in Masyaf===
Sef was conceived atop [[Acre Citadel]] during a rendezvous between the former [[Knights Templar|Knight Templar]] Maria and Altaïr.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Like his father and brother, Sef was raised in the Assassin tradition. He got married while still quite young.<ref name="TSC" />

In 1217, Altaïr, Maria, and Darim left for [[Mongolia]] to [[Assassination|assassinate]] [[Genghis Khan]], though Sef elected to remain in [[Masyaf]] to take care of his wife and two daughters. Eight years later, the Assassin [[Abbas Sofian]] staged a coup of the Order for his own benefit.<ref name="TSC"/> As part of his coup, Abbas had his spy [[Swami]], a feeble-minded [[Assassin apprentices|apprentice]], stab Sef to death in his own bed.<ref name="TSC"/> Swami told Sef just before carrying out the act that Altaïr had ordered the execution; Sef died believing his own father had betrayed him.<ref name="ANewRegime">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[A New Regime]]</ref>

===Legacy===
Abbas later threw the Order's interim leader [[Malik Al-Sayf]] into the fortress' dungeons and framed him for Sef's murder. Two years after this, Altaïr, Maria, and Darim returned, having [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|killed]] Genghis Khan, in order to learn what had transpired during their absence. Unknowingly fed false information, Darim rode for [[Alamut]] to seek out his brother.<ref name="TSC" />

Altaïr and Maria eventually learned the truth from Malik, whom Swami executed shortly after they left.<ref name="TSC" /> This led to a confrontation with Abbas and Swami, where Altaïr tried to exact revenge by using his [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]] to force Swami to kill himself. However, when Maria tried to stop her husband, Swami regained enough control of himself to fatally stab her from behind. After Altaïr killed Swami in turn, he fled Masyaf with Darim, whom he informed of the truth regarding his brother's death and now his mother's demise.<ref name="ANewRegime"/>

After his death, Sef's family lived in Alamut along with his father and brother for a short period of time before they moved to [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], driven away by Altaïr's depressed obsession over the [[Apple of Eden]].<ref name="TSC" /> In 1257, prior to Masyaf's [[Fall of Masyaf|fall]] to the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]], a dying Altaïr urged Darim to join his late brother's family and live well. Darim did so, settling down with his widowed sister-in-law and nieces in Alexandria.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Lost Legacy (memory)|Lost Legacy]]</ref>

In 2013, [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s upper management made mention of Sef's children and their extended families in 13th-century Egypt in an internal e-mail chain, in which they discussed other potential candidates for the [[Sample 17 Project]] to explore.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files#Abstergo Entertainment|Noob's personal files]]: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref>

==Trivia==
*"Sef" is an Egyptian name meaning "sword." The meaning of the name "Ibn-La'Ahad" is "son of none."

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{mo}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:1197 births]]
[[Category:1226 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Assassins]]
[[Category:Levantine Assassins]]
[[Category:Ancestors of Desmond Miles]]
[[Category:Ibn-La'Ahad family|Sef Ibn-La'Ahad]]
[[Category:Residents of Masyaf]]

Mnemonic sets

2026-05-31T08:11:40Z

Lacrossedeamon: OOU?

{{Era|Gameplay|PL}}
{{OOU}}
'''Mnemonic sets''' were a game mechanic in the {{Wiki|Facebook}} game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''. Each set consisted of four components, which, when combined, could be used to gain certain boosts for a limited time. They were obtained in a similar manner to chance items when executing memories, and were found under "Equipment" in the [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner|Data Dump Scanner]].

Mnemonic sets provided useful bonuses in various aspects, such as in obtaining [[florin]]s, Action Points (AP) or experience (XP), in the drop rate of items and mnemonics, as well as in [[crafting (Project Legacy)|crafting]] and in player-versus-player conflicts. It was possible to combine the same Mnemonic set once every 20 hours, and each effect lasted for the same amount of time. Certain sets from different chapters also possessed the same effect, and several effects could be activated simultaneously.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

==Italian Wars==
===Chapter 1===
====Currency====
[[File:Currency.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 25% additional florin gain for 20 hours.
*Description: "All knowledge comes at a price."
*Components: [[Ducat]], [[Florin]], {{Wiki|fr:Teston|Teston}}, {{Wiki|Denarius}}.
*Found in: [[Italian Wars: Chapter 1 - Bartolomeo d'Alviano#Turning The Tide|Turning the Tide]].
*Remarks: The Ruse (Costs 3AP; Chance = N/A) or Skirmish (Costs 3AP; Chance = N/A).

====Italian States====
[[File:Italianstates.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 10% negative AP cost on memories for 20 hours.
*Description: "[[Italy]]'s city-states were embroiled in conflict."
*Components: [[Venice]], [[Naples]], [[Florence]], [[Rome]].
*Found in: [[Chapter 1 - Bartolomeo d'Alviano#Death Defiant|Death Defiant]].
*Remarks: Rally Point (Costs 1AP; Chance = Soldier).

====[[House of Este|Este Family]]====
[[File:Estefamily.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 25% additional XP gain for 20 hours.
*Description: "Ancestral dynasty of many [[Europe]]an royal houses."
*Components: [[Isabella d'Este]], [[Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara|Ercole I D'Este]], [[Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara|Alfonso I]], [[Franz Ferdinand of Austria|Archduke Franz Ferdinand]].
*Found in: [[Chapter 1 - Bartolomeo d'Alviano#Vying For The Village|Vying for the Village]].
*Remarks: Demanding Supplies (Costs 2AP; Chance = [[Iron]], Pine, [[Grape]]s), Forging Ahead (Costs 5AP, 1 Iron; Chance = Rapier) or Enlistment (Costs 3AP; Chance = Villager, Farmer, Miner, [[Blacksmith]]).

===Chapter 2===
====[[Titian]] Paintings====
[[File:Titianpaintings.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 5% additional chance to earn Chance Rewards for 20 hours.
*Description: "Master painter dubbed 'The [[Sun]] Amidst Small Stars'."
*Components: [[Cain]] and [[Abel]], {{Wiki|Tarquin and Lucretia|Tarquin and Lucrezia}}, {{Wiki|The Three Ages of Man (Titian)|The Three Ages of Man}}, {{Wiki|The Worship of Venus}}.
*Found in: Bait and Trap.
*Remarks: Politics (Costs 2AP, 1 [[Throwing Knife]]; Chance = N/A).

===={{Wiki|Visconti-Sforza Tarot}}====
[[File:Tarot.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "We predict the future with an incomplete deck."
*Components: {{Wiki|The Devil (tarot card)|Il Diavolo}}, {{Wiki|The Tower (tarot card)|La Toree}}, {{Wiki|Three of Swords|Tre Di Spade}}, {{Wiki|Page of Coins|Fante Di Denari}}.
*Found in: On the Hunt.
*Remarks: Siren's Lure (Costs 5AP, 1 Simple Gift; Chance = [[Courtesan]]) or Barfly (Costs 4AP, 1 Round of Drinks; Chance = Thug, [[Thief]], Street Crier).

====[[Glyphs]]====
[[File:Glyph.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "Mankind has always sensed places of power."
*Components: [[Pyramid]]s, {{Wiki|Mesoamerican pyramids|Aztec Pyramid}}, {{Wiki|Eye of Providence|All-Seeing Eye}}, Mountain Top.
*Found in: Playing Dead.
*Remarks: High AP Cost, Side Effects (Pyramids, All-Seeing Eye, Mountain Top), The Voice of Reason (all 4 Mnemonics).

====[[House of Medici|Medici Family]]====
[[File:Medici.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 3% additional Mnemonic chance for 20 hours.
*Description: "A humanist [[Florence|Florentine]] dynasty rooted in [[bank|banking]]."
*Components: [[Cosimo de' Medici]], [[Cardinal]] [[Leo X|Giovanni de' Medici]], [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], [[Piero di Cosimo de' Medici|Piero I de' Medici]].
*Found in: Bloodwork.
*Remarks: Professionals (Costs 3AP, 1 Courier Pigeon; Chance = Assassin).

===Chapter 3===
====[[Assassin Seals|History]]====
[[File:History.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "Greatness is often rewarded with treachery."
*Components: [[Iltani|Poison Seal]], [[Amunet|Serpent Seal]], [[Leonius|Dagger Seal]], [[Qulan Gal|Bow Seal]].
*Found in: Under Our Noses.
*Remarks: High AP cost, not recommended.

====Royalty====
[[File:Royalty.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 100% additional Territory revenue for 20 hours.
*Description: "Individuals write history, not 'the people.'"
*Components: [[Francis I of France]], [[Henry VIII of England]], [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]], [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]].
*Found in: Cleaning House.
*Remarks: Cooling Temper (Costs 4AP; Chance = N/A).

====[[House of Sforza|Sforza Family]]====
[[File:Sforza Family.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "A powerful [[Mercenary|condottieri]] dynasty based in [[Milan]]."
*Components: [[Muzio Sforza|Giacomo Attendolo Sforza]], [[Francesco I Sforza]], [[Ludovico Sforza]], [[Caterina Sforza]].
*Found in: Weathering the Storm.
*Remarks: Wavebreakers (Costs 8AP; Chance = N/A).

====[[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]====
[[File:Leonardo glyph.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 40% negative Crafting delay for 20 hours.
*Description: "Leonardo was the definition of a [[Renaissance]] man."
*Components: [[Tank|Armored Car]], [[Flying Machine]], Helicopter, [[Machine Gun]].
*Found in: Defensive Measures.
*Remarks: Running the Ramparts (Costs 5AP; Chance = N/A).

====Intellectuals====
[[File:Intellectuals.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 50% additional Perfect Craft chance for 20 hours.
*Description: "The Renaissance birthed great tinkers and thinkers."
*Components: [[Leon Battista Alberti]], [[Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia|Niccolò Tartaglia]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Gerolamo Cardano]].
*Found in: People Skills.
*Remarks: Rebirth (Costs 4AP, 1 [[Chalk]], 1 [[Verdigris]], 1 [[Sandarach]]; Chance = Artist), Arm Race (Costs 7AP, 1 Hide, 1 [[Charcoal]], 3 Iron; Chance = Leather Armor, Chainmail Armor, Shield, Plate Armor), Men of War (Costs 8AP; Chance = Monteriggioni Mercenary) or Problem Solvers (Costs 12AP; Chance = Assassin, Elite Assassin).

====Explorers====
[[File:Explorers.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 25% additional XP gain for 20 hours.
*Description: "In the [[Age of Discovery]], [[Europe]] mapped the [[Earth|world]]."
*Components: [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Hernán Cortés]], [[John Cabot|Giovanni Caboto]], [[Bartolomeu Dias]]
*Found in: Resourceful.
*Remarks: The Public Garden (Costs 4AP, 1 Seeds; Chance = Seeds, [[Olive]]s, [[Wheat]], Lettuce, Carrot, Grapes), Lumbering (Costs 5AP, 1 Woodman's Axe; Chance = Charcoal, Olive, Oak Gall, Pine, Holm Oak, Cork, Hide) or Digging in (Costs 6AP, 1 Pick; Chance = Iron, [[Copper]], [[Silver]], Zinc, [[Tin]], Semi-Precious Stones, [[Gold]], [[Precious stone]]s)

====Condottieri====
[[File:Condottieri.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "[[Italy]]'s professional mercenary warlords."
*Components: [[Alberico da Barbiano]], [[John Hawkwood|Giovanni Acuto]], [[Bartolomeo Colleoni]], [[Giovanni dalle Bande Nere]].
*Found in: Storm Warning.
*Remarks: Big Talker (Costs 5AP, 1 Round of Drinks; Chance = N/A).

===Chapter 4===
====[[Templars|Knights Templar]]====
[[File:Knights templars.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "Charitable knights of the [[Rome|Roman]] Catholic Church."
*Components: [[Hugues de Payens|Hughes de Payens]], [[Robert de Sable|Robert de Sablé]], [[Phillipe du Plessis|Phillipe de Plessis]], [[Jacques de Molay]].
*Found in: Consequences.
*Remarks: Laying Low (Costs 10AP, 1 Fancy Gift; Chance = N/A).

====[[Isu|Gods]]====
[[File:Gods.jpg|right]]
*Effect: Allows a redistribution of Skills.
*Description: "Humanity has always required faith to thrive."
*Components: [[Ares]], [[Apollo]], [[Zeus]], [[Athena]].
*Found in: Life and Death.
*Remarks: Bloodhound (All 4 Mnemonics), Mercy (All 4 Mnemonics).

====Composers====
[[File:Composers.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 10% additional maximum AP for 20 hours.
*Description: "Composers flourished during the Renaissance."
*Components: [[Vincenzo Galilei]], [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina]], [[Adrian Willaert]], [[Josquin des Prez]].
*Found in: The Lady's Favor.
*Remarks: The "She Who Has Everything" memory is useful in obtaining the set.

====[[House of Orsini|Orsini Family]]====
[[File:Orsini Family.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 25% reduced item price for 20 hours.
*Description: "Illustrious Roman dynasty of princes."
*Components: [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]], [[Celestine III|Giacinto Bobone]], [[Gentile Virginio Orsini]], [[Niccolò di Pitigliano]].
*Found In: Fight and Flight.
*Remarks: The "Sacrifice" memory is useful in obtaining the set.

====[[House of Borgia|Borgia Family]]====
[[File:Borgia AC-B(PL).jpg|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "A morally bereft dynasty with strong church ties."
*Components: [[Cesare Borgia]], [[Juan Borgia the Younger|Juan Borgia]], [[Lucrezia Borgia]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]].
*Found in: All Roads Lead To Rome.
*Remarks: The "Scrambled Letters" memory is useful in obtaining the set.

====De Templo Cristi====
[[File:De Templo Cristi.jpg|right]]
*Effect: 25% additional item resell value for 20 hours.
*Description: "{{Wiki|Seal of the grand master of the Knights Templar|Symbols}} for a better human existence."
*Components: Sigillum Militum, Sigillum Militum Templi, S'Command Barbera, Secretum Templi.
*Found in: Desperate Measures and Psychosomatic.

==Promotional items==
====[[House of Auditore|Auditore]] Trail====
[[File:AUDITORE TRAIL.jpg|right]]
*Effects: Regenerate all AP.
*Description: "Shadow dynasty that wrote history."
*Components: Florence, [[Forlì]], Venice, Rome.
*Found in: Turning The Tide, Bloodwork, People Skills and The Lady's Favor.
Completing this set rewarded exclusive content on ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', being the Venetian Cape and the Medici Cape. This was also the only Mnemonic set that was distributed over different portions of ''Project Legacy''.

==Rome==
===Chapter 1===
===={{Wiki|Talking statues of Rome|Talking Statues}}====
[[File:Talking Statues.jpg|right]]
*Effects: 50% additional Mnemonic chance for 20 hours.
*Description: "Dissidents found voice through the voiceless."
*Components: {{Wiki|Abbot Luigi|Abate Luigi}}, {{Wiki|Madama Lucrezia}}, {{Wiki|Marforio}}, {{Wiki|Pasquino}}.
*Found in: Who You Know.

====Gods====
[[File:Gods PL.png|right]]
*Effect: Allows a redistribution of Skills.
*Description: "Only the names change."
*Components: Apollo, [[Jupiter]], [[Mars (deity)|Mars]], [[Minerva]].
*Found in: Not while the Kid is Watching and Bombastic.

====Martyrs====
[[File:Martyrs PL.jpg|right]]
*Effects: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "Some actions transcend death."
*Components: [[Ignatius of Antioch]], [[Philomena|Saint Philomena]], [[Saint Sebastian]], [[Saint Peter|Peter]].
*Found in: Reaping the Whirlwind.

====Games====
[[File:Games PL.jpg|right]]
*Effects: 15% reduced AP cost for 20 hours.
*Description: "The mind must be trained."
*Components: ''{{Wiki|Draughts|Ludos Calculorum}}'', ''{{Wiki|Knucklebones|Tali}}'', ''{{Wiki|Tic-tac-toe|Terni Lapilli}}'', ''{{Wiki|Dice|Tesserae}}''.
*Found in: The Bad Doctor.

===={{Wiki|List of obelisks in Rome|Obelisks}}====
[[File:Obelisk PL.jpg|right]]
*Effects: 40% reduced Crafting delay for 20 hours.
*Description: "Colossal trophies or something more?"
*Components: [[Augustus]], [[Psamtik II|Psammetichus II]], [[Ramesses II|Ramses II]], [[Thutmose IV|Thothmes IV]].
*Found in: Oddities.

====Defeated====
[[File:Defeated PL.jpg|right]]
*Effects: Increase to Skirmish success rate for 20 hours.
*Description: "How the mighty fell."
*Components: [[Cassivellaunus]], [[Hannibal Barca|Hannibal]], [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]], [[Vercingetorix]].
*Found in: Underground Army.
*Remarks: The "Hired Muscle" memory is useful in obtaining the set.

===={{Wiki|Sack of Rome|Sacking Rome}}====
[[File:Sacking Rome PL.jpg|right]]
*Effects: 25% additional florin gain from Skirmishes for 20 hours.
*Description: "They have always wanted what was hers."
*Components: [[Alaric I|Alaric]], [[Brennus|Brennos]], [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], [[Robert Guiscard]].
*Found in: Black Market.

===Chapter 2===
====Rulers====
[[File:Rulers PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 25% reduced AP cost for Skirmishes for 20 hours.
*Description: "Rome was never easily tamed."
*Components: [[Charlemagne]], [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], [[Marcus Aurelius]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]].
*Found in: Nature Versus Nurture.

====[[Papacy|Popes]]====
[[File:Popes PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 25% additional florin gain from memories for 20 hours.
*Description: "{{Wiki|Prophecy of the Popes|Prophesized}} by the pious."
*Components: [[Rodrigo Borgia|Bos Albanus in Portu]], [[Julius II|Fructus Iovis Iuvabit]], [[Adrian VI|Leo Florentinus]], [[Benedict XIII|Miles in Bello]].
*Found in: Haunted.

===={{Wiki|Constellation|Constellations}}====
[[File:Constellations PL.png|right]]
*Effects: Increased defensive odds for Skirmished for 20 hours.
*Description: Fate written across the sky.
*Components: {{Wiki|Capricorn (astrology)|Capricornus}}, {{Wiki|Leo (astrology)|Leo}}, {{Wiki|Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpius}}, {{Wiki|Taurus (astrology)|Taurus}}.
* Found in: Finding Clarity.

===Chapter 3===
====[[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic Dynasty]]====
[[File:Ptolemaic Dynasty PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 15% reduced AP cost for memories for 20 hours.
*Description: Followed the pharaohs' footsteps.
*Components: [[Caesarion]], [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]], [[Ptolemy I Soter]], [[Ptolemy X Alexander I|Ptolemy X]].
*Found in: Firestorm.

====Helms====
[[File:Helms PL.png|right]]
*Effects: Harder Skirmish opponents for 20 hours.
*Description: "{{Wiki|Bellona (goddess)|Bellona}} protects her own."
*Components: [[World War I|WWI]], {{Wiki|Legionary|Legionnaire}}, [[Papal Guard|Swiss Guard]], [[Gladiator]].
*Found in: Unfinished Business.

===={{Wiki|Papal bull|Papal Bulls}}====
[[File:Papal Bulls PL.png|right]]
*Effects: Increases Territories limit by 1.
*Description: "Straight from the mouth of God."
*Components: ''{{Wiki|Audita tremendi|Audita Tremendi}}'', ''Exigit Sincerae Devotionis'', ''{{Wiki|Omne datum optimum|Omne Datum Optimum}}'', ''{{Wiki|Romanus Pontifex}}''.
*Found in: Longshot.

===={{Wiki|Amanita phalloides}}====
[[File:Amanita Phalloides PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 1 automatic win for Skirmish attacks within 20 hours.
*Description: "This dish of mushrooms changed the destiny of [[Europe]]."
*Components: [[Claudius]], [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]], [[Clement VII]], [[Natalya Naryshkina]].
*Found in: Toxicity.

====Writers====
[[File:Writers PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 5% additional chance towards Chance items for 20 hours.
*Description: "Declared it so."
*Components: [[Boethius]], [[Cato the Elder]], [[Thomas Aquinas]], [[Virgil]].
*Found in: We Have Our Ways.

====Artists====
[[File:Artists PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 50% additional Perfect Craft chance for 20 hours.
*Description: "Held a different vision of the world."
*Components: [[Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]], [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]], [[Michelangelo]], [[Raphael]].
*Found in: Finely Tuned.

===Chapter 4===
====[[Aztec Empire|Aztec]] Masks====
[[File:Aztec Masks PL.png|right]]
*Effects: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "The faces that drove the nation."
*Components: {{Wiki|Quetzalcōātl|Quetzalcoatl}}, Teotihuac, {{Wiki|Tezcatlipoca}}, {{Wiki|Tlaloc}}.
*Found in: Farsighted.
*Remarks: The "Sun God" memory is useful in obtaining the set.

===={{Wiki|Human sacrifice in Aztec culture|Human Sacrifice}}====
[[File:Human Sacrifice PL.png|right]]
*Effects: Easier Skirmish opponents for 20 hours.
*Description: "The ultimate offering."
*Components: {{Wiki|Decapitation|Beheading}}, {{Wiki|Cannibalism in pre-Columbian America|Cannibalism}}, Organ Removal, {{Wiki|Mutilation}}.
*Found in: Temple Massacre.

====[[Hernán Cortés]]====
[[File:Hernan Cortes PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 25% additional XP gained from Skirmishes for 20 hours.
*Description: "Pride of [[Spain]], conqueror of [[Mexico]]."
*Components: {{Wiki|Carrack}}, [[Horse|Steed]], [[Cannon]], [[Sword|Blade]].
*Found in: The Night Of Sorrow.

====[[Glyphs]]====
[[File:Glyphs PL.png|right]]
*Effect: Regenerate all APs.
*Description: "Few understand the true message."
*Components: {{Wiki|Lorenz system|Lorenz Attractor}}, {{Wiki|Mandelbrot Set}}, {{Wiki|Omega}}, {{Wiki|Borromean rings|Borromean Rings}}.
*Found in: Et Tu, Brute? (Chapter 2), 1542 - Italy (Chapter 4)

==Holidays==
====[[Charles II of England]]====
[[File:Charles II of England PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 25% additional florin gain from memories for 20 hours.
*Description: "A merry monarch, scandalous and poor."
*Components: [[Mary I of Scotland|Mary, Queen of Scots]], [[Anne of Denmark]], [[Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Francesco de' Medici]], [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]].
*Found in: Restoration.

====Campaign Medals====
[[File:Campaign Medals PL.png|right]]
*Effects: Increased Skirmish success rate for 20 hours.
*Description: "Small tokens in recognition of great sacrifices."
*Components: {{Wiki|1914–15 Star}}, {{Wiki|Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de Guerre}}, {{Wiki|The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918|Hindenburg Cross}}, {{Wiki|Gallipoli Star|Iron Crescent}}.
*Found in: Christmas Truce.

===={{Wiki|Shroud of Turin}}====
[[File:Shroud of Turin PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 10% reduces AP cost for memories for 20 hours.
*Description: "[[Shrouds of Eden|Greatest mystery]], or clever hoax?"
*Components: [[Jesus Christ|Jesus of Nazareth]], [[Jacques de Molay]], [[Geoffroy de Charny|Geoffroi de Charny]], [[Cesare Borgia]].
*Found in: \sec_level_04\unsorted\.

====[[Mars (planet)|Mars]] Anomalies====
[[File:Mars Anomalies PL.png|right]]
*Effects: 25% additional XP gain from memories for 20 hours.
*Description: "Looking for a needle in a haystack."
*Components: Sol 016, Sol 932, Sol 482, Sol 513.
*Found in: Renegotiated.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ACPL}}

[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy gameplay]]

Talk:Mnemonic sets

2026-05-31T08:10:25Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* OOU tag? */ new section

Is it me, or does one mission only allow you to get two certain mnemonics? I've had trouble obtaining certain ones. In one case I have 1,6,6,0 of the pieces in the set. [[Special:Contributions/99.141.82.17|99.141.82.17]] 10:01, October 14, 2010 (UTC)

== Glyphs Mnemonic ==

This isn't on my mnemonics list... is there something you have to do to unlock it?[[User:Cheddarius|Cheddarius]] 03:02, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

That mnemonic is from the The Voice of Reason memory, which is currently unavailable to us... http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed:_Project_Legacy#Playing_Dead [[User:Daemon300|Daemon300]] 12:51, October 25, 2010 (UTC)

== Special Set ==

According to Ubisoft the trial set gives you the florentine and venetian capes from ac2. [[User:The Eagle1701|The Eagle1701]] 22:45, November 11, 2010 (UTC)

== perfect crafting chance ==

What does it mean? Ever since i have 10 buildings of every type, i only buy stuff. But when i was still crafting, i never got a message that said "crafting failed" or so. Could anyone clear this up for me? Thanks

[[User:EXistenZ!|EXistenZ!]] 11:07, November 16, 2010 (UTC)

A 'Perfect Craft' doubles the results of your effort. Example-Create Quiver usually makes 5 arrows. A Perfect Craft will construct 10 instead.

[[Special:Contributions/24.177.107.102|24.177.107.102]] 08:44, November 29, 2010 (UTC)

== in the last section ==

it says maximum inventory for any item is 255, so I took a picture. Enjoi.

[[File:A_lot_of_universal_dollars.png|frame|See....]]

[[User Talk:Deathsculler|--Death]][[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/pikmin/images/8/84/The_bloody_rose.jpg]]

It fixed it.

*The counter will go over the max, but refreshing the application resets everything to the cap. [[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] 17:19, January 11, 2011 (UTC)

== Using two similar mnemonic sets ==

Say I used the Italian States set from Italian Wars Ch1, AND the Shroud of Turin from the Holidays Chapter, would my AP cost be reduced by 40% or would it just use the reduction for Italian States, 25%?

Thanks to anyone who can clear this up. [[Special:Contributions/92.41.119.185|92.41.119.185]] 15:18, January 4, 2011 (UTC)
*They stack, but be aware that as of 11 Jan 2011 those two sets give -10% each, for a total discount of 20%.[[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] 17:18, January 11, 2011 (UTC)
*Yeah, they got nerfed by the looks of it. Thanks for your help. [[Special:Contributions/92.41.12.21|92.41.12.21]] 14:20, January 12, 2011 (UTC)

== "Found in"? ==

Is there a reason for this line, in any set other than the Auditore Trail? In the others, the mnemonics are found in every memory of the chapter. I was going to just delete those lines, but thought I'd check here first. [[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] 17:27, January 11, 2011 (UTC)
:I don't think that's the case. The given mnemonic pieces depend on the played memory and not the chapter alone. "Mars Anomalies" for example is only found in "Renegotiated" and not in any other memory of the Holiday chapter. --[[User:ShardofTruth|ShardofTruth]] 18:07, January 12, 2011 (UTC)
::My mistake -- I was thinking of one level down, that for example either Anticipation or Cat Walk has the same set. This is why I checked here before just making the edit and making an even bigger fool of myself ;-). I'm still not clear on whether "memory" refers to the Renegotiated level or the Anticipation level, and what term to use for the other one. [[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] 19:55, January 12, 2011 (UTC)

== Question on spelling change ==

===Visconti-Sforza mnemonic issue===
From my notes back in the day, and from seaching the combinations "Visconti-Sforza" "La Toree'" vs. "Visconti-Sforza" "La Torre," it looks like the game (mis?)spelled the card "Toree." Does anyone have screen caps or any other proof one way or the other? If the game did use a misspelling, should the wiki page show what was in the game, or the "correct" spelling? (edited to remove the link from the subject, which was an accident) [[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] ([[User talk:Morgan-wolf|talk]]) 22:24, December 11, 2015 (UTC)

:I figure we either use "Toree" and point it out in Trivia that it's a misspelling of "Torre", or simply use the correct "Torre". Are we talking about a fictional or historical character here? If it's the latter, I would probably go for simply using the correct spelling. {{User:Crookandcharlatan/sig}} 22:30, December 11, 2015 (UTC)
::It's the name of a tarot card (The Tower). [[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] ([[User talk:Morgan-wolf|talk]]) 22:36, December 11, 2015 (UTC)

:::Oh! In that case, I don't see any reason to use "Toree" - it's simply a spelling mistake. Replicating it would just be unnecessarily confusing, imo. {{User:Crookandcharlatan/sig}} 22:42, December 11, 2015 (UTC)
::::Good point -- maybe add a note in trivia about the misspelling, just for completeness? ::shrugs:: Or just leave this discussion, in case anyone else cares ;-). [[User:Morgan-wolf|Morgan-wolf]] ([[User talk:Morgan-wolf|talk]]) 23:54, December 11, 2015 (UTC)

== OOU tag? ==

Do we think this was a feature of the IU [[Project Legacy]]? If so should this be rewritten from that perspective? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 10:10, 31 May 2026 (CEST)

Valley of Memory

2026-05-31T07:58:01Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Main */ fixed link

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{{DLC_Infobox
|name=''Valley of Memory''
|image=ACMir Valley of Memory key art.jpg
|Affiliated Title=''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
|Developer=Ubisoft Bordeaux Ubisoft Paris
|Publisher=[[Ubisoft]]
|Engine=
|Release=18 November 2025
|Genre={{Wiki|Action-adventure game|Action-adventure}}
|ESRB=M (Mature)
|Platform=
*{{Wiki|Microsoft Windows}}
*{{Wiki|PlayStation 5}}
*{{Wiki|Xbox Series X and Series S}}
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'''''Valley of Memory''''' is a free [[Assassin's Creed: Mirage downloadable content|downloadable content]] expansion package for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' developed by [[Ubisoft]]'s [[Bordeaux]] and [[Paris]] branches,<ref name="Reveal">{{Youtube|0NaEwUyK3Qk|Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory Reveal|@Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref> and with funding from {{Wiki|Saudi Arabia}},<ref name="Echos">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/letonnant-deal-dubisoft-avec-larabie-saoudite-2144626|title=L'étonnant deal d'Ubisoft avec l'Arabie saoudite|transtitle=Ubisoft's surprising deal with Saudi Arabia|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20250124152612/https://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/letonnant-deal-dubisoft-avec-larabie-saoudite-2144626|archivedate=24 January 2025|author=Richaud, Nicolas|date=24 January 2025|publisher=''Les Echos''|accessdate=5 September 2025|language=French}}</ref> that released on 18 November 2025.

Set just before ''Mirage''{{'}}s conclusion,<ref name="Reveal"/> specifically upon starting the [[genetic memory]] "[[The Head of the Snake]]",<ref name="Valley Need to Know">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/6EH6a4iivHPS4NryN0VoSO/assassins-creed-mirage-valley-of-memory-what-you-need-to-know|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory – What You Need to Know |archivedate=20251023045005}}</ref> it features a free new chapter in [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s story as he and [[Dervis]]<ref name="Trailer">{{Youtube|wbaHJPaqc9w|Assassin's Creed: Valley of Memory|@Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref> travel to [[al-Ula]]<ref name="Announcement>{{Twitter|assassinscreed|status/1959169826619875735|Assassin's Creed|quote=Assassin's Creed Mirage players, we have a surprise coming your way later this year! 📖 New story chapter & missions set in 9th century AlUla 🎮 Gameplay improvements for the base game and the new location 🎁 All for free Stay tuned! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GzBeki3WAAAL-4V.jpg pic.twitter.com/8CjB3MRvfR]|image=File:AC Twitter - AC Mirage al-Ula Expansion Teased.png}}</ref> at the edges of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] after hearing rumors that Basim's long-lost father [[Ishaq ibn Khalid|Ishaq]] is alive,<ref name="Reveal"/> only to find the region beset by dangerous robbers<ref name="Valley Features">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/62bserGVoUbHQPrsGCasOU/assassins-creed-mirage-new-gameplay-features-and-valley-of-memory-expansion|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage: New Gameplay Features and Valley of Memory Expansion|archivedate=20251106154525}}</ref> and full of mystery.<ref name="Title Update">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/1MJugDnnhNpzaXZBkAQbXt|text=AC Mirage Title Update 1.1.0 – Release Notes|archivedate=20251117170706}}</ref> Announced in August 2025,<ref name="Announcement"/> the expansion's name was unveiled on 5 October in a teaser trailer<ref name="Trailer"/> and was followed by a full reveal in simultaneous streams on Ubisoft's YouTube and Twitch channels the following day.<ref name="Reveal"/>

==Synopsis==
''A free major update, introduces the stunning new region of AlUla and features a new story arc for Basim. Explore a breathtaking landscape of deserts and oases while uncovering family secrets and facing a ruthless gang threatening the valley's peace.''<ref>{{Ubisoft|en-us/game/assassins-creed/mirage/valley-of-memory|Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory|archivedate=20251011040023}}</ref>

==Memories==
===Main===
*[[Valley of Memory (memory)|Valley of Memory]]
*[[The Ones Who Remain]]
*[[Wares and Shadows]]
*[[The Heart of Corruption]]
*[[House of Memories]]
*[[Tracks in the Desert]]
*[[In the Vulture's Nest]]

===Side===
*[[Stolen Goods (Mirage)|Stolen Goods]]

===Tales of AlUla===
*[[Creative Interpretations]]
*[[Obscure Deeds]]
*[[The Sand Artist]]
*[[Wine of the Bean]]

===Contracts===
*[[Free the Animals]]
*[[Managed Misfortunes]]
*[[My Beautiful Bahja]]
*[[Player of Games]]
*[[Precious Bundle]]
*[[To Save A Wedding]]

==Gallery==
<tabber>
|-|Promotional images=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACMir Valley of Memory textless key art.jpg|Textless key art
ACMir VOM Zone Northern Wilds.png|[[Northern Wilds]]
ACMir VOM Zone Hegra.png|[[Hegra]]
ACMir VOM Zone Valley of Stones.png|[[Ramm Valley]]
ACMir VOM Zone Old Town.png|The [[Al-Ula|Old Town]]
ACMir VOM Zone Oasis.png|[[AlUla Oasis]]
ACMir VOM Zone Southern Wilds.png|[[Southern Wilds]]
ACMir VOM Promotional Screenshot 1.jpg|Basim [[freerunning]]
ACMir VOM Promotional Screenshot 2.jpg|Basim fighting [[Robbers of Al-Ula|robbers]]
ACMir VOM Promotional Screenshot 3.jpg|Basim performing a [[Leap of Faith]]
</gallery>
|-|Concept art=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACMir Al-Ula Expansion Concept.jpg|Announcement concept art
ACMir VOM Oasis Concept.jpg|[[AlUla Oasis|The Oasis]]
ACMir VOM Jabal Ikma Concept.jpg|[[Ikmah Mountain]]
ACMir VOM Musa Ibn Nusayr Fort Concept.jpg|[[Musa ibn Nusayr Fort]]
ACMir VOM Bedouin Camps Concept.jpg|[[Travelers' Camp]]
ACMir VOM Ambush Concept 1.jpg|Robbers ambushing Basim
ACMir VOM Ambush Concept 2.jpg|Robbers ambushing Basim
ACMir VOM Qasr al-Farid Concept.jpg|[[Tomb of Hayyan ibn Kuza]]
ACMir VOM Lion Tomb Concept.jpg|[[Lion's Tomb]]
ACMir VOM Ishaq House Concept.jpg|Ishaq's ransacked [[The Blue House|house]]
ACMir VOM Al-Ula Old Town Concept.jpg|Basim running through the Old Town
ACMir VOM Old Town Robbers Concept.jpg|Robbers looting the Old Town
ACMir VOM Basim Playing Oud Concept.jpg|Basim playing the {{Wiki|oud}}
ACMir VOM Ramm Valley Concept.jpg|Basim travelling in the [[Ramm Valley]]
</gallery>
|-|Videos=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Assassin's Creed Mirage- Valley of Memory
Assassin's Creed Mirage- Valley of Memory Reveal Stream
Assassin's Creed Mirage- Building Valley of Memory
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- Travel to AlUla
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- Explore the Northen Region
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- Explore the Southern Region
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- Town of AlUla
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- Replayable Animus Sequences and Challenges
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- Major Parkour Updates and Free Jump
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- New Skill and Tool Upgrades
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage- New Difficulty Levels
Assassin's Creed Mirage- Valley of Memory - Launch Trailer
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage - Title Update 1.1.0- Stolen Goods
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage - Title Update 1.1.0- Free Jump-2
-ESRB- Assassin's Creed Mirage - Title Update 1.1.0 Back & Side Ejects-2
</gallery>
</tabber>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACMir}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Mirage DLC]]

Club Challenges

2026-05-31T07:50:56Z

Lacrossedeamon: Made a disambig so no need for category

{{Era|AC3}}
{{Youmay|the Club Challenges given to [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]|the [[Guild challenges]] given to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]}}
The '''Club Challenges''' were given to [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] by the four clubs he joined: the [[Frontier]]smen, the [[Hunting]] Society, the [[Boston]] [[Boston Brawlers|Brawlers]] and the [[Thief]]'s Club.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Additionally, [[West Point]] issued similarly themed missions.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]''</ref> Upon completion Ratonhnhaké:ton received [[Ratonhnhaké:ton's mementos|mementos]] that he used to decorate the [[Davenport Homestead]].

==Frontiersmen==
<tabber>
Tier 1=
*Perform 10 [[Leap of Faith|Leaps of Faith]]
*Reach 5 [[Viewpoint]]s
*Discover 5 [[Tunnel|Underground Network]] Entrances
*Discover the locations of all the [[Fort]]s
*Explore the canopy by [[Freerunning|travelling]] 100 meters
*Collect 5 [[feather]]s
|-|
Tier 2=
*Dive into the water from a height of 50 meters
*Complete an [[Almanac pages|Almanac]]
*Climb a total of 1,500 meters
*Discover the location of every Trading Post
*Listen to all of [[George Washington|Washington]]'s [[Floating conversations|conversations]]
|-|
Tier 3=
*Reveal all of Boston's [[Map]]
*Reveal all of [[New York City|New York]]'s Map
*Reveal the whole Frontier Map
*Reach all the Viewpoints
*Discover all of the Underground Network Entrances in New York and Boston
*Visit every [[tavern]] in the Frontier, New York and Boston
</tabber>

==Hunting==
<tabber>
Tier 1=
*Kill 5 [[deer]]
*Kill a [[wolf]]
*Skin 10 animals
*[[General store|Sell]] hunting spoils worth £500
*Use [[bait]] with a [[snare]] to capture 5 animals
*Kill a [[bear]] with the [[Hidden Blade]]
|-|
Tier 2=
*Stealth kill 5 animals using bait
*Skin 25 animals
*Kill 10 animals with the Hidden Blade
*Capture 20 animals with the snare
*Kill 15 animals with the [[bow]]
|-|
Tier 3=
*Skin every species of animal
*Kill 5 animals from [[horse]]back
*Trade hunting spoils worth £2000
*Kill 10 animals in close combat
*Complete the hunting map
*Collect 50 undamaged pelts
</tabber>

==Boston Brawlers==
<tabber>
Tier 1=
*Disarm 5 enemies
*Kill 5 enemies affected by a [[Bomb|Smoke Bomb]] within 10 seconds
*Stealth kill 10 enemies
*Kill 25 enemies with the Hidden Blade
*Kill 10 [[Officer]]s
*Achieve a 5-enemy kill streak
|-|
Tier 2=
*Fight and kill 10 [[Grenadier]]s
*Kill an enemy with every type of weapon
*Perform 5 Double Assassinations
*Have your [[Assassin apprentice|Recruits]] assist Connor in combat 10 times
*Liberate 3 forts
|-|
Tier 3=
*Achieve a 7-enemy kill streak
*Use the [[Rope dart]]s to perform a predator move 5 times
*Own every weapon available from the stores
*Disarm and kill 10 [[Jäger]]s with their own weapons
*Defend yourself from a firing line 10 times with a human shield
</tabber>

==Thief's Club==
<tabber>
Tier 1=
*Kill 25 enemies from [[Hiding spot|hiding places]]
*Catch a Courier
*Loot 10 bodies
*Perform 25 air assassinations
*[[Pickpocketing|Pickpocket]] £200
|-|
Tier 2=
*Escape from open conflict by using escape or hiding 10 times
*Lure a [[Dog|guard dog]] away using bait 3 times
*Perform 30 stealth kills without being detected
*Steal everything a [[Soldier|guard]] has 3 times
*Steal everything a rich citizen has without being detected
|-|
Tier 3=
*Find and empty 10 [[Treasure chest|chests]] in New York
*Pickpocket £1500
*[[Poison dart|Poison]] 5 enemies
*Successfully attack and loot a convoy three times
*Win £500 by playing minigames
</tabber>

==West Point==
*Use all of the recruit abilities twice
*Stealth assassinate guards while they're distracted by a riot on five occasions
*Perform a double assassination with a musket
*Make five Snipers fall to their death
*Kill a Snitch while he is escaping on five occasions
*Craft Artillery four times

==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
**''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]''

{{AC3}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III gameplay]]

Challenges (disambiguation)

2026-05-31T07:50:05Z

Lacrossedeamon: Did Unity have a mechanic like this, should Syndicate's Perks count, and am I missing anything else?

{{Disambig}}
'''Challenges''' may refer to:
*[[Guild challenges]] completed by [[Ezio Auditore]]
*[[Club Challenges]] completed by [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
*[[Abstergo Challenges]] by the [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst]] and [[Helix research analyst]] reliving the lives of [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Shay Cormac]] respectively

Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway

2026-05-30T07:53:06Z

Lacrossedeamon: Still needs some TLC but a good start imo

'''''Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward''''' is an upcoming international, real-world {{wiki|alternate reality game}} and {{wiki|armchair treasure hunt}}. Announcend on May 13, 2026, the project is an official cross-promotional licensing collaboration between French video game publisher Ubisoft and the European treasure hunt logistics startup Unsolved Hunts. The event serves as a promotional campaign for the launch of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'', a full modern remake of the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''.
The competition officially commences on November 9, 2026, and organizers project that its multi-layered cryptographic puzzles will take between two and five years for the global community to solve. The first individual to successfully decode all clues will win a hidden physical chest buried in the Caribbean containing bullion and jewelry valued at $500,000.

==Overview and Gameplay==
Unlike traditional digital marketing campaigns, ''Gold & Crystal'' is an armchair treasure hunt executed entirely through remote, physical, and historical deduction. Participants do not require prior experience with the Assassin's Creed franchise, nor are they required to play the accompanying video game.

===Mechanics===
To participate, players must purchase a "clue pack" to receive unique account verification credentials for a centralized digital dashboard. The core competition consists of 15 progressive riddles embedded within an array of materials, including an encrypted message in a bottle, a detailed logistical map of the Caribbean, and a collection of historical letters and text archives.
The riddles rely primarily on general logic, cryptography, historical knowledge, and intuition. The digital interface natively offers a specialized open-source toolbox featuring integrated links to mapping tools like Google MyMaps and text analysis sites like Dcode.
Once all 15 components are decrypted, they yield an exact geographic location in the Caribbean. The first player to submit the precise coordinates via the online portal wins the game and secures travel accommodations to unearth the physical chest. While players are permitted and encouraged to form collaborative groups, the prize can legally only be awarded to a single designated individual.

===Lore and Integration===
The overarching narrative of the hunt is fully integrated into the fictional universe of the Assassin's Creed franchise. Players assume the role of an operative recruited by the antagonistic mega-corporation [[Abstergo Industries]]. The assignment involves auditing a set of recovered, highly encrypted historical documents formerly owned by the 18th-century pirate-turned-Assassin [[Edward Kenway]].

===Prize Valuation===
The grand prize consists of a handcrafted replica of the treasure chest featured in ''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced''. To hedge against global economic market volatility, the contents are actively managed by physical asset firm Aucoffre and split into two distinct asset classes. First, a hoard of solid gold bullion coins stamped with the official game logo. Organizers guarantee that the physical weight and purity of the coins will be adjusted at the exact time of discovery to maintain the promised valuation of €300,000/$350,000. Second, a detailed, one-of-a-kind artistic replica of the [[Crystal Skull]] artifact from the video game, cast in pure rock crystal and encrusted with a genuine Mexican opal, valued in total at €125,000/$150,000.

==Release==
The game restricts eligibility strictly to legal adults. It is accessible to residents across North America, Central and Latin America, Oceania, Europe, and select countries in Asia (South Korea, Singapore) and Africa (Morocco, Algeria, South Africa).
Customers who pre-order any distribution package receive immediate entry to a 10-hour digital prologue quest. Completing the prologue provides a decisive competitive advantage by unlocking full puzzle servers one week before the public launch.
Additionally a preview puzzle was provided alongside Ubisoft's announcement with 10 random contestants who solved it by May 23rd receiving the digital version of the hunt for free.

===Editions===
The software and physical components are distributed across several tiered packages:
<tabber>
|-|Deckhand=
*$39.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
|-|Sailor=
*$59.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
|-|Gunner=
*$74.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
|-|Quartermaster=
*$94.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|First Mate=
*$134.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
|-|Captain=
*$179.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
*One physical replica coin from the hoard
*Captain Kenway's ship flag
|-|Pirate Lord=
*$229.99
*Digital assets of the hunt
*Online interface access
*Physical copies of the 15 clues
*An official collector's notebook
*''Chaotic Armada'', a standalone 2–4 player pirate strategy board game
*''Amelia Davies and the Treasure of Blackbeard'', an independent 6–8 hour investigation game
*One physical replica coin from the hoard
*Captain Kenway's ship flag
*An official wax seal, wax blocks, and a professional calligraphy set.
</tabber>

Assassin's Creed III

2026-05-30T07:33:12Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Editions */ any reasons why the format was missing the |-|?

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}{{Era|AC3|RW}}
{{Quote|On this land, I am torn. Part of me wants to fight and repel all outsiders. The other part of me is the outsider. In the name of liberty, I will fight the enemy regardless of their allegiance. While men of courage write the history of this day, the future of our land depends on those who are truly free.|Ratonhnhaké:ton, ''Assassin's Creed III'' Gameplay Trailer.}}
{{Game Infobox
|name = ''Assassin's Creed III''
|image = Assassin's Creed III Cover.jpg
|Developer = [[Ubisoft|Ubisoft Montreal]]
|Publisher = Ubisoft
|Engine = [[Anvil (game engine)|AnvilNext]]
|Composer = [[Lorne Balfe]]
|Released =
'''PlayStation 3, Xbox 360'''
*October 30, 2012 ([[North America|NA]])
*October 31, 2012 ({{Wiki|PAL}})
'''Wii U'''
*November 18, 2012 (NA)
*November 30, 2012 (PAL)
'''Microsoft Windows'''
*November 20, 2012 (NA)
*November 22, 2012 ([[Australia|AU]])
*November 23, 2012 (EU)
|Genre = {{Wiki|Action-adventure game|Action-adventure}}
|Game modes = {{Wiki|Single-player video game|Single-player}}, {{Wiki|Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer}}
|ESRB = M (Mature)
|Platform =
*{{Wiki|PlayStation 3}}
*{{Wiki|Xbox 360}}
*{{Wiki|Wii U}}
*{{Wiki|Microsoft Windows}}
*{{Wiki|PlayStation 4}}
*{{Wiki|Xbox One}}
*{{Wiki|Nintendo Switch}}
|Website = https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/game/assassins-creed-3/
}}
'''''Assassin's Creed III''''' is a 2012 {{Wiki|Open world|sandbox style}} action-adventure video game that is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It is the fifth main title in the ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]''[[Assassin's Creed (series)| series]], and is a direct sequel to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. The game tells the stories of [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], set in the {{Wiki|American Northeast}} from 1754 - 1783, during the [[Seven Years' War]] and [[American Revolutionary War]]s. It also concludes the modern-day story of their descendant [[Desmond Miles]].

''Assassin's Creed III'' was released for Xbox 360 and PS3 on 30 October in the United States and 31 October in Europe and Australia, while the PC version was released on 20 November for the United States and 23 November in Europe,<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/assassins-creed-3-pc-delayed-back-to-november/| title=Assassin's Creed 3 PC delayed to November| author=Sliwinski, Alexander| publisher=Joystiq| date=10 August 2012| accessdate=10 August 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812021801/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/10/assassins-creed-3-pc-delayed-back-to-november/| archivedate=12 August 2012}}</ref> delayed from its initial release date.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/357865/assassins-creed-3-for-pc-out-before-christmas/| title=Assassin's Creed 3 for PC out 'before Christmas'| author=Prescott, Shaun| publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com| date=13 July 2012| accessdate=13 July 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717014441/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/357865/assassins-creed-3-for-pc-out-before-christmas/| archivedate=17 July 2012}}</ref> The game was also released for the Wii U in North America on 18 November.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=35242| title=Nintendo announces 23 Games Launching with Wii U on Nov. 18| publisher=Nintendo Press Room| date=26 September 2012| accessdate=26 September 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930004008/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=35242| archivedate=30 September 2012}}</ref>

On 28 February 2013, Ubisoft announced the game's sequel, titled ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''. It was released on 29 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.examiner.com/article/assassin-s-creed-iv-black-flag-confirmed-by-ubisoft-with-box-art| title='Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' confirmed by Ubisoft with box art (Photos)| author=Grill, Scott| publisher=Examiner.com| date=28 February 2013| accessdate=28 February 2013| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506051708/http://www.examiner.com/article/assassin-s-creed-iv-black-flag-confirmed-by-ubisoft-with-box-art| archivedate=6 May 2013}}</ref>

A [[Assassin's Creed III Remastered|remastered]] version of the game was released for Xbox One, PS4 and PC on 29 March 2019; and the Nintendo Switch version was released on 21 May 2019.

==Gameplay==
[[File:ACIII-GI (4).jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ratonhnhaké:ton free-running]]
Exploration is based around a large countryside area known as the [[Frontier]], which is one and a half times larger than [[Rome]] in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''. One-third of all gameplay content is contained there. The cities of Boston and New York may also be explored.<ref name="Game Informer" />

Since there is a lot more travel included in the game, the [[Fast travel booths|fast travel]] mechanic has been incorporated, which allows for quick travel from any location.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369688/previews/assassins-creed-3-monster-3-hour-playthrough-new-gameplay-videos/| title=Assassin's Creed 3: Monster 3-hour playthrough, new gameplay videos| author=Hartup, Andy| publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com| date=24 September 2012| accessdate=5 October 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115110538/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369688/previews/assassins-creed-3-monster-3-hour-playthrough-new-gameplay-videos/| archivedate=15 November 2012}}</ref> A whole new system of unlocking fast travel has been implemented, which is integrated into the game's natural progress.<ref name="Game Informer" /> This involves unlocking interconnected fast-travel points through a network of underground tunnels in Boston and New York. In a June 2012 interview, [[Philippe Bergeron]] confirmed that the [[Den Defense]] mini-game from ''Revelations'' would not be returning.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/lack-tower-defense-gameplay-confirmed-assassins-creed-iii/| title=A Lack Of Tower Defense Gameplay Confirmed For Assassin’s Creed III| author=Fleury, John| publisher=We Got This Covered| date=12 June 2012| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803194613/https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/lack-tower-defense-gameplay-confirmed-assassins-creed-iii/| archivedate=3 August 2021}}</ref>

More varied methods of the movement have been added as well, including climbing trees, cliffs, and other natural elements, alongside leaping over wagons or sliding under obstacles. Other [[freerunning]] elements also have Ratonhnhaké:ton jumping through windows, to trees, and then onto rooftops.<ref name="Game Informer" />

[[File:ACIII-GI (3).jpg|thumb|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton in a fight with three British redcoat soldiers]]
[[Dual-wielding]] weapons have been implemented, while fighting and stealth have been completely overhauled with new features, such as double-counters, multiple takedowns, and chain kills. Ratonhnhaké:ton can go into battle with a wide variety of weapons at his disposal, including two [[Hidden Blade]]s, a [[tomahawk]], [[Firearms|flintlock pistols]], [[rope darts]], and a [[Bow|bow and arrow]]. Ratonhnhaké:ton's second Hidden Blade can be ejected and used as a dagger<ref name="Game Informer" /> and to skin hunted animals.

Context sensitive actions, such as using enemies as human shields, is also included. The target locking system has been removed and replaced by automated enemy selection, changing the combat dynamics.<ref name="Game Informer" /> In addition, assassinations can now be performed with weapons other than the Hidden Blades, most notably the tomahawk and [[bayonets]] on rifles.<ref name="Gameplay Demo">{{Youtube|F2i-dRkPtQA|Assassin's Creed III: E3 Frontier Demo <nowiki>|</nowiki> Gameplay <nowiki>|</nowiki> Ubisoft [NA<nowiki>]</nowiki>|@UbisoftNA|Ubisoft North America}}</ref>

The combat system has been greatly improved, as there are thousands of new animations, few of which have been carried over from previous installments. Simple defense and counter-attacks are now more difficult, and combat has been focused on putting Ratonhnhaké:ton on the offensive, with attacks based on both speed and momentum.<ref name="Game Informer" />

The counter system has been completely revamped, as the developers wanted to create more strategy and options, which prompted them to create new reactions based on button presses. To counter, the Circle (PS3, PS4), B button (Xbox 360, Xbox One) or the A button (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) should be pressed, followed by that of a secondary button:
*Pressing the Square button (PS3, PS4), the X button (Xbox 360, Xbox One) or the Y button (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) allows Ratonhnhaké:ton to kill his target.
*Pressing the Circle button (PS3, PS4), the B button (Xbox 360, Xbox One) or the A button (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) will have Ratonhnhaké:ton throw his enemy to the ground.
*Pressing the Triangle button (PS3, PS4), the Y button (Xbox 360, Xbox One) or the X button (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) will allow Ratonhnhaké:ton to use his secondary weapon.
*Pressing the X button (PS3, PS4), the A button (Xbox 360, Xbox One) or the B button (Wii U, Nintendo Switch) will let Ratonhnhaké:ton stun or disarm his enemy.

With these combinations, the game's developers were able to create multiple combos and enemies that resist different types of counters. The player must press an appropriate button for each [[animus archetype|enemy archetype]] to initiate a kill chain.<ref name="IGN - Making 2">{{Youtube|5ME6KO1gjpM|IGN Presents: Making Assassin's Creed 3 - Refining the Assassin (Part 2)|IGN|IGN}}</ref>

''Assassin's Creed III'' introduced the naval combat gameplay feature to the franchise, by allowing Ratonhnhaké:ton to take control of a ship named the ''[[Aquila]]'' in privateer contracts and sea-based memories. A map showing different naval engagements can be accessed either from the [[Harbormasters]] in each city or directly from the [[Davenport Homestead|Homestead]] harbor. Each successful privateer contract reduced the risk of trading in that particular route.

During naval combat, Ratonhnhaké:ton is initially able to fire round shots and swivel guns, expanding onto other kinds of shot after upgrading the ''Aquila''. He and his crew also have the ability to take cover from enemy shots or rogue waves. A large factor influencing the naval gameplay is the weather system, which determines the velocity of the ship through wind speed and direction. Utilizing half-sail or full-sail governs the rate at which the ''Aquila'' travels; while full-sail lets the ship move at a faster pace, half sail allows for better handling.

Desmond uses the upgraded [[Animus]] 3.01 developed by [[Rebecca Crane]] while he was in a comatose state. 100% [[synchronization]] in memories returns, though synchronization is treated more like experience in an RPG leveling system with a finite amount available.<ref name="Game Informer" />

Activities completed during missions vary in synchronization value. The more synchronized Desmond becomes, the more the synchronization bar is filled, which can also be increased through replaying missions. Checkpoints were also introduced to mission replay, meaning that entire memories need not be replayed in order to achieve the 100% synchronization requirement.<ref name="Game Informer" />

[[File:ACIII-GI (15).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ratonhnhaké:ton hunting an elk]]
The [[economic system]] in the game is different, as Ratonhnhaké:ton can now hunt animals, enabling him to sell the resources gathered from them. These resources can be more valuable depending on the quality of the kill performed, and on the weapon type used. For example, the pelt of a slain animal may be of lesser quality (and by extension lesser value) if it is slain with a pistol rather than an arrow.

Along with this, a new property system known as the Homestead has been added, where Ratonhnhaké:ton can invite [[Civilians|citizens]] to stay and build a community. Here, the inhabitants are given a second chance following various mishaps in their lives, and they generate income through trade and crafting. The Homestead expands with every resident that inhabits the area.

Platforming missions, like the [[Secret Locations|Assassin Tombs]] or [[Lairs of Romulus]], return in the form of Peg Leg missions. As stated by [[Corey May]], "People like those. We like those. It's not something we'd remove."<ref name="Game Informer" />

A regenerative health system similar to the type featured in ''Assassin's Creed'' has been implemented, and in order to regain his health, Ratonhnhaké:ton must escape from combat and rest.<ref name="Game Informer" />

===Multiplayer===
Ubisoft Annecy, who developed the [[multiplayer]] components for ''Brotherhood'' and ''Revelations'', along with Ubisoft Bucharest, were tasked with bringing multiplayer back with this installment.

There is a new cooperative mode named [[Wolfpack]], where 1 to 4 players are tasked with killing certain NPCs during a time limit, through a sequence of 25 stages. Another feature is the addition of [[Domination]], a team mode, where players of the Animus games console need to capture areas of the virtual map they are designated, before protecting them from the opposite team.

Unlike the previous multiplayer section featured in ''Brotherhood'' and ''Revelations'', which was presented in-game as a [[Animi Training Program|training initiative]] for Abstergo recruits, the multiplayer of ''Assassin's Creed III'' is shown as a product of Abstergo Industries' [[Abstergo Entertainment|entertainment branch]], as a way of influencing the general public through a games console adapted with the Animus' technology.

Sixteen Animi Avatars form the base of Assassin's Creed III's multiplayer, with three additional characters, introduced via [[The Battle Hardened Pack|downloadable content]]. Accompanying the Animi Avatars, seven locations are included in the base of multiplayer; [[Animus Core]], [[Boston Harbor]], [[Boston North End]], [[Fort Wolcott]], [[New York Brewery]], [[Northwest Passage]], [[Virginian Plantation]]. Three new maps were later introduced; [[Saint Pierre]], [[Fort St-Mathieu]], [[Charlestown]]. All of these maps have different variations, some featuring rain or snow, and others set during day, evening, or night.

==Synopsis==
===Plot===
The plot of the game begins in the present day with Desmond, his father [[William Miles|William]], [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Shaun Hastings]] finding the [[Grand Temple]] in a cave in [[Turin, New York]]. Using [[Apple of Eden 6|Ezio's Apple of Eden]] to access the structure, Desmond activates a large portion of the equipment, as well as a timer indicating when the [[Second Disaster]] is predicted to occur, on December 21, 2012. His mind then falls into a fugue state, in which he relives some significant memories of his ancestor, Haytham Kenway.

During a production at the [[United Kingdom|London]] [[Theatre Royal]], Haytham murders a man named [[Miko]] and steals a [[Grand Temple Key|medallion]] which he and his associates believe allows access to a storehouse for "[[Isu|those who came before]]". After Haytham returns with the medallion, he is dispatched to the [[United States|British American colonies]] to find the storehouse.

After preventing an attempt by crewman [[Louis Mills]] to turn him over to a trailing ship while on board the ''[[Providence]]'', Haytham arrives in Boston. There, he is tasked with gathering together five men faithful to his cause: [[Charles Lee]], [[William Johnson]], [[Thomas Hickey]], [[Benjamin Church]] and [[John Pitcairn|Jonathan Pitcairn]]. In the process, he kills a slave trader named [[Silas Thatcher]] and frees a large group of [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] tribespeople, believing it will make then amicable to his cause.

One of these Kanien'kehá:ka, [[Kaniehtí:io]], agrees to help Haytham find the storehouse on the condition that he kill General [[Edward Braddock]], the man responsible for enslaving her people. After tracking his movements, Haytham slays Braddock as he retreats from the battle at [[Fort Duquesne]]. Haytham and Kaniehtí:io then travel to the entrance of the Grand Temple, only to find the medallion Haytham possesses cannot open it. At that moment, the pair reveals their romantic feelings for each other, beginning a relationship that will continue for some time.

Shortly after, Charles Lee is formally recruited into Haytham's organization, the [[Templar Order]]. This event surprises Desmond and he ejects himself from the Animus, attempting to absorb this new information. He then engages in a brief fight with his father, saying he is being treated as a pawn, and William strikes him out of anger. Once the tension had eased, Shaun gives Desmond a choice: explore the Grand Temple or return to the Animus.

The story then switches to the point of view of Ratonhnhaké:ton, Kaniehtí:io's son by Haytham. After playing hide and seek with his childhood friends in the forest near his village, he encounters Charles Lee and associates, who forcibly inform Ratonhnhaké:ton that they wish to speak with the village elders. Ratonhnhaké:ton is then knocked unconscious, and on his return to the village, he discovers it has been set ablaze. Though he is able to find his mother and attempts to free her from a collapsed structure, he is ultimately unable to save her, and she dies before his eyes.

Some years later, a teenage Ratonhnhaké:ton is told by [[Oiá:ner|a village elder]] that the reason no one is allowed to leave the nearby valley is that their purpose is to protect the Grand Temple. She then shows him a [[Piece of Eden|crystal-like sphere]], which activates at his touch and allows him to communicate with [[Juno]]. Juno informs him that he and his village are guardians of the Grand Temple, and current probabilities indicate that unless he leaves, his village will be destroyed and his people slaughtered. After showing the Kanien'kehá:ka teenager the [[Assassin insignia|symbol]] of the [[Assassins]], she tells him to leave the valley, find [[Achilles Davenport]]—an Assassin—and convince the elder, embittered fighter to train him.

After accomplishing this by protecting the Davenport manor from bandits, Ratonhnhaké:ton adopts the name "[[Connor Davenport|Connor]]" on Achilles' suggestion, and the pair set off to collect supplies from Boston. There Haytham attempts to frame his son for the events of the [[Boston Massacre]], leaving Connor notorious in the city. He then meets [[Samuel Adams]], who gives Connor advice on how to decrease his [[Social Stealth|notoriety]].

On his return, Achilles presents Connor with the ''Aquila'', a ship he can use to patrol the Eastern American seaboard. As Connor learns the art of being an Assassin, he is brought into the cities of [[Boston]] and [[New York]], as well as a large open area, called the Frontier.

After being made a full-fledged member of the Assassin Brotherhood by Achilles, Connor sets out to eliminate the Colonial Templars. William Johnson is assassinated first after he attempts to purchase the land on which Connor's people reside. Next, Connor targets John Pitcairn, the leader of the British forces at [[Bunker Hill|Bunker]] and [[Breed's Hill|Breed's]] Hills.

Connor then pursues Thomas Hickey, whom he discovers is plotting to assassinate George Washington. Connor finds Hickey, and after a brief scuffle, both are thrown into prison. However, Hickey isn't detained for long and is freed through Haytham and Lee's influence, while Connor is framed for the plot against Washington and is sentenced to death by hanging. Luckily, Achilles and his fellow Assassins manage to free Connor at the execution. Connor then charges after Hickey and manages to assassinate him before the Templar can kill Washington.

With Haytham, Lee, and Benjamin Church still at large, Connor fears they still plot to eliminate Washington. Connor meets with Washington, who informs him that Church has stolen goods vital to the [[Continental Army]] and has fled. Connor agrees to pursue him, and in the process meets his father, Haytham.

Haytham reveals his own pursuit of Church, who has betrayed the Templars as well, and the two agree to set aside their differences and find Church together. Upon traveling to the [[Caribbean]] via the ''Aquila'' and pursuing Church's ship, Haytham and Connor locate Church and kill him, then return to the colonies to meet with Washington.

Here, Haytham discovers a letter from Washington ordering the removal of all the indigenous tribes from the land, as a number of them support the British. One of the tribes to be removed is the Kanien'kehá:ka, despite their neutrality, and Connor severs his ties with Haytham and Washington as a result. He then takes off to protect his tribe's village from encroaching Patriot forces.

On arriving, Connor finds his people to be safe but also discovers that the Clan Mother has dispatched tribesmen to turn back the Continental troops sent to purge the village. Connor stopped his fellows from attacking the troops but is forced to kill his closest childhood friend, [[Kanen'tó:kon]], who had been influenced by Charles Lee.

Connor becomes torn in his mission to eliminate the Templars, believing he can turn his father to the Assassin way of thinking. He then sets off to pursue Lee, who has been disgraced by Washington and taken refuge in Fort George. With the assistance of [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]], Connor has New York harbor shelled to create a distraction and infiltrates the fort. However, he is ambushed by Haytham, who reveals that Lee has escaped with the medallion, and the pair engages in battle. Now accepting that his father will not be convinced, Connor kills Haytham.

As Desmond plays these events out in the Animus, he is occasionally taken out in order to recover power cells crucial to exploring the Grand Temple, found in locations such as Manhattan and [[Brazil]]. During these trips, he encounters [[Daniel Cross]], a Templar mole responsible for killing the modern day [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]] and initiating a [[Great Purge|widespread purge]] of the Assassin Order.

While exploring the Temple, Desmond occasionally encounters Juno, who reveals the events that led up to the [[Toba catastrophe|first cataclysm]] that scarred the Earth. During one of these lectures, Desmond reveals that Lucy's death by his hand was no accident and that he chose to kill her after the Apple of Eden revealed she intended to [[Project Siren|take the Apple]] to [[Abstergo Industries]].

When a third power cell is located in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], William offers to recover it while Desmond continues to search Connor's memories for the key to the Grand Temple's inner barrier. However, William is captured by Abstergo and held in their [[Rome|Roman]] [[Animus Project laboratory|facility]], the location where Desmond was kept when he was captured and forced to relive [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]].

Through a video message, [[Warren Vidic]] demands Desmond bring the Apple of Eden to him in exchange for William. In response, Desmond infiltrates the laboratories, where he encounters Daniel again. As Daniel corners Desmond, the Templar begins to suffer from the [[Bleeding Effect]], as a result of being "raised" in an Animus and reliving the memories of his ancestors, [[Nikolai Orelov|Nikolai]] and [[Innokenti Orelov]], for extended periods of time. Daniel then flees from the room in a panic, with Desmond in pursuit. After a short chase, Desmond assassinates Daniel and confronts Vidic in his office, where he uses the Apple to kill the Templar and his guards. Desmond then rescues William and uses the Apple to lead them safely from the facility.

Once he returned to the Animus, Desmond observes as Connor pursues Lee once more. After eavesdropping on a ship's captain to ascertain Lee's location, Connor chases Lee through a vessel under construction that has been set ablaze. The two come to a stalemate after falling through a section of the ship, and Connor is impaled at the waist by a broken piece of wood.

Lee asks Connor why he continues to persist, even though the Templar Order follows a cycle of their power waxing and waning. Connor replies "Because no one else will," and shoots Lee in the chest, preventing the Templar from finishing him off. A badly wounded Lee then escapes across a nearby lake via a ferry, with an injured Connor in pursuit. Finally, Connor finds Lee in a pub, and the pair shares a last drink before Connor stabs Lee lethally in the chest.

Connor takes the medallion from Lee's body, and several months later, he returns to his tribe's village only to find they have moved elsewhere. He then locates the crystal sphere, presumably left behind for him to find. In the vision that it shows him, Juno reappears and instructs him to hide the medallion where no one else will find it. Connor does so, burying the medallion in the grave of [[Connor Davenport]], Achilles' deceased son and his namesake.

Now with the knowledge of the medallion's location, Desmond retrieves it and uses it to access the confines of the Temple. Here, he and the others find Juno's apparition, who instructs Desmond to activate a [[The Eye|pedestal]] which will save the world from the ongoing solar flares. However, [[Minerva]]'s apparition suddenly appears and reveals that by doing as Juno says, Desmond will die and free Juno from captivity, allowing her to begin her conquest of the world. She explains that Juno was sealed long ago during the [[Human-Isu War|war between the First Civilization and humanity]] when she plotted to use the machines designed to save the world against it.

Minerva, prodded by Juno, then [[Calculations|shows]] Desmond that if the Sun were to unleash its power on the world, he and a small collective of humans would survive to repopulate the world. He would become a religious icon in this new world, but his words would be mistranslated and lead the world to continue a perpetual cycle of destruction. Believing the world would stand a better chance fighting against Juno, Desmond instructs the others to leave and prepare for the oncoming struggle. Desmond then activates the pedestal, taking his life and saving the world. From there, Juno appears and tells Desmond that his part has ended and that her time has come.

In an epilogue, Connor takes down the Templar portraits in the Davenport Manor's basement and burns them, signifying the end of his journey. In addition, his return to his village is detailed further, showing he spoke to a hunter there, who revealed that the land had been sold to settlers in order to settle the new [[United States]] government's war debts. Connor also travels to the pier in New York, where he witnesses the last of the British Regulars leave America for good. However, he also sees evidence of the slave trade present in the newly formed nation, right next to the pier of citizens cheering at the departure of the British.

==Development==
Beginning production in January 2010, Assassin's Creed III remained in development for three years prior to its release date.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/09/building-the-assassin-39-s-creed-universe.aspx| title=Building The Assassin's Creed Universe| author=Hanson, Ben| work={{Wiki|Game Informer}}| date=9 March 2012| accessdate=10 March 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312033748/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/09/building-the-assassin-39-s-creed-universe.aspx| archivedate=12 March 2012}}</ref> According to Creative Director [[Alex Hutchinson]], the team settled on the American Revolution "once we realized you could meet [[George Washington|Washington]], sail a [[boat]], leap from tree to tree in the middle of winter and [[hunting|hunt]] wildlife".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5927502/assassins-creed-iiis-top-creator-is-answering-your-questions-right-here-right-now| title=Assassin's Creed III's Top Creator Is Answering Your Questions Right Here, Right Now| author=Totilo, Stephen| work={{Wiki|Kotaku}}| date=19 July 2012| accessdate=14 September 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722004645/http://kotaku.com/5927502/assassins-creed-iiis-top-creator-is-answering-your-questions-right-here-right-now| archivedate=22 July 2012}}</ref>

The game runs on a version of the Anvil game engine called [[Anvil (game engine)|AnvilNext]], which improves environmental effects, allowing for large battle scenes and detailed close-ups. There are also seasonal changes; the landscape is warm and open in the summer and covered in snow during winter, both of which affect gameplay.<ref name="Game Informer">Miller, Matt. "Liberty and Death: Assassin's Creed III." ''{{Wiki|Game Informer}}.'' Issue 228, April 2012, pp. 38–50</ref> Although the seasons change in line with specific memories,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://cogconnected.com/review/assassins-creed-iii-xbox-360-review/| title=Assassin’s Creed III (Xbox 360) Review| author=Elliot, John| publisher=COGconnected| date=9 November 2012| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531001854/https://cogconnected.com/review/assassins-creed-iii-xbox-360-review/| archivedate=31 May 2017}}</ref> weather phenomena such as fog, rain, and snow occur naturally and impact the gameplay.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/article/the-assassin-is-back.449939| title=The assassin is back| author=Darmanin, Jesmond| publisher=Times of Malta| date=16 December 2012| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512022512/https://www.timesofmalta.com/article/the-assassin-is-back.449939| archivedate=12 May 2024}}</ref>

However, Ubisoft has said that due to memory limitations, they were unable to include interactive climbing surfaces, such as falling rocks or flower pots.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/193015/Video_Improving_AI_in_Assassins_Creed_III_XCOM_Warframe.php| title=Improving AI in Assassin's Creed III, XCOM, Warframe| author=GDC Vault Staff| publisher=Gamasutra| date=27 May 2013| accessdate=30 May 2013| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611092847/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/193015/Video_Improving_AI_in_Assassins_Creed_III_XCOM_Warframe.php| archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref>

Creative Director Alex Hutchinson and Art Director [[The Chinh Ngo]] initially decided to center the game around the American Revolutionary War of 1775-1783 with [[New York City|New York]], [[Boston]] and [[Philadelphia, United States|Philadelphia]] being the key settings. Their visit to the Ubisoft reference library was "uninspiring" and the wilderness left an "empty space" which they thought could not work in an open-world game. The Chinh quoted, ''"So I remember I said, We need weather. We need something to fill the space."'' The direction team decided to add snow, fog and rain in order to fill in the wilderness.<ref name="Imagine">Dean, Ian. "Assassin's Creed 3". ''{{Wiki|ImagineFX}}''. Issue 89, December 2012, pp. 44-53</ref>

The development of the game began while ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' was nearing completion. The Chinh and his team spent six months sketching out ideas and created a pre-rendered prototype which contained a minor forest level; however, this led to unimpressive results. The art team then decided to bring 18th-century wilderness to life by featuring it as one of the most recurring environments in the game whilst starting every concept from scratch.<ref name="Imagine" />

For the design of the New York cityscape, Senior Concept Artist [[Gilles Beloeil]] noted that ''"The goal was to show the difference between the nice Dutch district of New York and the burned-out part."'' The artist was asked to make the church as an important landmark to create this difference. The mood of this concept was required to be "sunset and very silhouetted".<ref name="Imagine" />

At the {{Wiki|2012 Tokyo Game Show}}, Sony also announced that the 500GB bundle of its new, slimmer PS3 would be available with ''Assassin's Creed III''.<ref name="gamingexaminer">{{Cite web| url=http://www.gamingexaminer.com/gamestop-offers-pre-orders-for-new-ps3-500gb-assassins-creed-iii-bundle/18150/#.UFv6g7IaueF| title=GameStop offers pre-orders for new PS3 500GB Assassin's Creed III bundle| author=Fox, Sarah| publisher=Gaming Examiner| date=20 September 2012| accessdate=21 September 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924164744/http://www.gamingexaminer.com/gamestop-offers-pre-orders-for-new-ps3-500gb-assassins-creed-iii-bundle/18150/#.UGCOt1rP32e| archivedate=24 September 2012}}</ref> Following this, the Xbox 360 version of the game comes in a two-disc set. The first disc contains the single-player portion of the gameplay, while the second disc is required for multiplayer.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://nzgamer.com/all/news/6191/xbox-360-version-of-assassins-creed-iii-comes-on-two-dvds.html| title=Xbox 360 Version of Assassin's Creed III Comes on Two DVDs| author=Bell, Alan| publisher=NZGamer| date=2 October 2012| accessdate=2 October 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005002848/http://nzgamer.com/all/news/6191/xbox-360-version-of-assassins-creed-iii-comes-on-two-dvds.html| archivedate=5 October 2012}}</ref>

==Controversy==
[[File:AC3 SC SP 49 HD Boston MusketDoubleAssassination.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Connor assassinating two British Loyalists with a musket]]
Pre-release media for ''Assassin's Creed III'' came under heavy criticism from fans and critics for its seemingly biased portrayal of British Regulars. In every trailer and promotional image released, Ratonhnhaké:ton's victims were almost exclusively of British allegiance, leading some to believe that the game would be an America-versus-Britain story, rather than Assassin-versus-Templar.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/assassins-creed-iii-devs-have-nothing-against-the-british| title=Assassin's Creed III devs have "nothing against" the British| author=Williams, Mike| publisher=GamingIndustry.biz| date=12 June 2012| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208192708/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/assassins-creed-iii-devs-have-nothing-against-the-british| archivedate=8 February 2023}}</ref>

This claim was repeatedly contested by the game's developers, with co-writer [[Matt Turner]] denying it would be an "America Ra Ra" story, and that there were members of the Templar Order on both sides of the conflict.<ref name="Game Rant 1">{{Cite web| url=http://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-3-not-american-story-dyce-148085/| title='Assassin's Creed 3' Won't Just Be An 'American' Story| author=GR Staff| publisher=Game Rant| date=9 May 2012| accessdate=16 June 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530030028/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-3-not-american-story/| archivedate=30 May 2023}}</ref>

Despite these assurances and the release of further trailers that depicted the killing of both British Regulars and Continental soldiers,<ref name="AnvilNext Trailer">{{Youtube|GR0qAOF35V8|Assassin's Creed 3 - Official AnvilNext Trailer [UK<nowiki>]</nowiki>|@Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref>, criticisms that the portrayal was one-sided against the British continued,<ref name="Game Rant 2">{{Cite web| url=http://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-3-anti-british-bias-brian-154567/| title='Assassin's Creed 3' Writer Denies British Hate| author=GR Staff| publisher=Game Rant| date=12 June 2012| accessdate=16 June 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502102619/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-3-anti-british-bias/| archivedate=2 May 2023}}</ref> A number of game review sources deplored the numerous glitches and bugs within the game, even with the day one patch.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-3-day-one-update-fixes-44-bugs-patch-notes-here| title=Assassin's Creed 3 day-one update fixes 44 bugs, patch notes here| author=Cook, Dave| publisher=VG247| date=30 October 2012| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927141344/https://www.vg247.com/assassins-creed-3-day-one-update-fixes-44-bugs-patch-notes-here| archivedate=27 September 2021}}</ref>

==Release==
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''Assassin's Creed III'' was released on {{Wiki|PlayStation 3}} and {{Wiki|Xbox 360}} on 30 October 2012 in North America and 31 October in PAL regions. The game made its series-first appearance on the {{Wiki|Nintendo Wii U}} on 18 November 2012 in North America and 30 November in PAL regions, followed by its release on {{Wiki|Microsoft Windows}} on 20 November 2012 in North America, 22 November in Australia, and 23 November in Europe.

''Assassin's Creed III'' also has [[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|four missions]] exclusive to the PS3 and PC platforms, which were made available for download upon the game's launch date.<ref name="PS Blog">{{Cite web| url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/06/05/assassins-creed-iii-at-e3-2012-new-trailer-exclusive-ps3-single-player-missions/| title=Assassin's Creed III at E3 2012: New Trailer, Exclusive PS3 Single-Player Missions| author=Graziani, Gabriel| publisher=PlayStation.Blog| date=5 June 2012| accessdate=6 June 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818233612/https://blog.playstation.com/2012/06/05/assassins-creed-iii-at-e3-2012-new-trailer-exclusive-ps3-single-player-missions/| archivedate=18 August 2020}}</ref> The storyline is based around [[Benedict Arnold]], a Continental Army general who later defected to the [[British Army]].<ref>{{Youtube|_psrzEYVJis|Assassin's Creed 3 intro will surprise people and PS3 exclusive Benedict Arnold missions|ZoominGames|Zoomin Games}}</ref> A bundle DLC, ''[[The Hidden Secrets Pack]]'' was released on 11 December 2012 and contained new missions, weapons, and outfits.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/12/04/first-assassin-s-creed-iii-dlc-available-now.aspx| title=First Assassin’s Creed III DLC Available Now| author=LaPorte, Jordan| work={{Wiki|Game Informer}}| date=4 December 2012| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815162249/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/12/04/first-assassin-s-creed-iii-dlc-available-now.aspx| archivedate=15 August 2019}}</ref> The multiplayer ''[[The Battle Hardened Pack]]'' was released on 9 January 2013 and contained three new playable Avatars and three new maps.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/08/assassins-creed-iii-battle-hardened-dlc-out-now| title=Assassin’s Creed III Battle Hardened DLC Out Now| author=Goldfarb, Andrew| work={{Wiki|IGN}}| date=9 January 2013| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111090316/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/08/assassins-creed-iii-battle-hardened-dlc-out-now| archivedate=11 January 2013}}</ref> The singleplayer expansion DLC, ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'' was released in three parts; ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy|The Infamy]]'' on 20 February 2013,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-3-the-tyranny-of-king-washington-dlc-release-date| title=Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington DLC release date| author=Phillips, Tom| publisher=Eurogamer| date=6 February 2013| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704231909/https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-3-the-tyranny-of-king-washington-dlc-release-date| archivedate=4 July 2022}}</ref> ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal|The Betrayal]]'' on 20 March 2013, and ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption|The Redemption]]'' on 23 April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3283987/assassins-creed-3-the-tyranny-of-king-washington-the-betrayal-now-available| title=Assassin's Creed 3 - The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal Now Available| author=Eorl| date=20 March 2013| publisher=AusGamers.com| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818181337/https://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3283987/assassins-creed-3-the-tyranny-of-king-washington-the-betrayal-now-available| archivedate=18 August 2013}}</ref>

''Assassin's Creed III'' was later included in the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Anthology]]'', exclusive to PAL regions and released on 29 November 2012, alongside the compiled ''[[Assassin's Creed]], [[Assassin's Creed II]], [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-anthology-includes-5-games-dlc|title=Assassin's Creed Anthology includes five games, DLC|publisher=''{{Wiki|Eurogamer}}''|author=Phillips, Tom|date=6 November 2012|accessdate=12 May 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704231553/https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-anthology-includes-5-games-dlc|archivedate=4 July 2022}}</ref> The ''[[Assassin's Creed: Heritage Collection|Heritage Collection]]'', a PAL-region exclusive released on 8 November 2013, contained the same as the ''Anthology'' apart from the DLC.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/04/assassins-creed-heritage-collection-announced-for-europe| title=Assassin's Creed Heritage Collection Announced For Europe| author=Karmali, Luke| work={{Wiki|IGN}}| date=4 October 2013| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108080227/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/04/assassins-creed-heritage-collection-announced-for-europe| archivedate=8 January 2015}}</ref> ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Americas Collection]]'' (known as ''Birth of a New World: The American Saga'' in PAL regions), which compiled ''Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD'' and ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows on 28 October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/assassins-creed-bundles-up-its-american-saga-for-october/| title=Assassin's Creed bundles up its American saga for October| author=Suszek, Mike| publisher=Joystiq| date=8 September 2014| accessdate=12 May 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228015148/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/assassins-creed-bundles-up-its-american-saga-for-october/| archivedate=28 December 2014}}</ref>

''[[Assassin's Creed III Remastered]]'', a next-gen remaster for 8th generation consoles was released on {{Wiki|PlayStation 4}}, {{Wiki|Xbox One}}, and Microsoft Windows on 29 March 2019, with all previous single-player downloadable content included, and a remaster of ''Assassin's Creed: Liberation'',<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/3j127HkCtEhM5LPLDH3yX3/assassins-creed-iii-remastered-coming-march-29|subdomain=news|text=Assassin’s Creed III Remastered Coming March 29|archivedate=20200106213240}}</ref> while a {{Wiki|Nintendo Switch}} port was released on 21 May 2019.<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/5Sfb4yxVQSNBwB9T8xNvnA/assassins-creed-iii-remastered-coming-to-nintendo-switch-on-may-21|subdomain=news|text=Assassin’s Creed III Remastered Coming to Nintendo Switch on May 21|archivedate=20200421062403}}</ref>

===Season Pass===
Before the game's release, Ubisoft announced a Season Pass available for purchase through Xbox Live and the PlayStation Store for 2400 Microsoft points and $29.99 respectively. The Season Pass allowed early access to five downloadable content packs, including the three-part ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington|Tyranny of King Washington]]'' campaign and multiplayer components. DLC is also an option for the Wii U, though no Season Pass for this console was available. Choosing to purchase the Season Pass would net an overall 25% discount on all five downloadable content pieces, and it was released alongside ''Assassin's Creed III'' upon launch.

===Editions===
Ubisoft announced several collector's editions of ''Assassin's Creed III''; with three available in Europe and Australia, one available worldwide,<ref name="XGZ UbiWorkshop Edition">{{Cite web| url=http://www.xboxgamezone.co.uk/2012/05/31/assassins-creed-iii-ubiworkshop-edition-announced/| title=Assassin's Creed III Ubiworkshop Edition announced| author=EscoBlades| publisher=XboxGameZone.co.uk| date=31 May 2012| accessdate=1 June 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804074627/http://www.xboxgamezone.co.uk/2012/05/31/assassins-creed-iii-ubiworkshop-edition-announced| archivedate=4 August 2012}}</ref> and two available for North and Latin America.<ref name="XGZ Exclusive US">{{Cite web| url=http://www.xboxgamezone.co.uk/2012/07/02/ubisoft-announces-exclusive-us-and-latin-america-limited-edition/| title=Ubisoft announces exclusive US and Latin America Limited Edition| author=EscoBlades| publisher=XboxGameZone.co.uk| date=2 July 2012| accessdate=2 July 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101111435/http://www.xboxgamezone.co.uk/2012/07/02/ubisoft-announces-exclusive-us-and-latin-america-limited-edition| archivedate=1 November 2012}}</ref>

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|-|Freedom Edition=
[[File:AC3 FREEDOM EDITION MOCK-UP.jpg|right|200px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*A steel book case, with cover art drawn by award-winning comic artist [[Alex Ross]].
*A collector's box.
*A 24-centimeter high-quality figurine of Connor.
*Two exclusive lithographs.
*[[George Washington's notebook]].
*An additional Animi Avatar, the Sharpshooter.
*Two exclusive single-player missions, [[The Ruins at Cerros|Lost Mayan Ruins]] and [[The Ghost War, Act 1|Ghost]] of [[The Ghost War, Act 2|War]].<ref name="Ubisoft pre-order">{{Cite web| url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-GB/pre-order/index.aspx| title=Assassin's Creed III Pre-order| publisher=Ubisoft| accessdate=1 June 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830061258/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-GB/pre-order/index.aspx| archivedate=30 August 2012}}</ref>
|-|Join Or Die Edition=
[[File:AC3 JOIN OR DIE EDITION MOCK-UP.jpg|right|200px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*A collector's box.
*Ratonhnhaké:ton's medallion.
*George Washington's notebook.
*An exclusive single player mission, Ghost of War.
*An additional Animi Avatar, the Sharpshooter.<ref name="Ubisoft pre-order"/>
{{-}}
|-|Special Edition=
[[File:Special edition mockup UKtcm2150843.jpg|right|200px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III.''
*Special packaging.
*An exclusive single player mission, [[Sinking a Secret|A Dangerous Secret]].<ref name="Ubisoft pre-order"/>
{{-}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|UbiWorkshop Edition=
[[File:UW wp 01f option.jpg|right|200px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*Five exclusive lithographs.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Subject Four]]''.
*''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]'' Second Edition.<ref name="UbiWorkshop Pre-order">{{Cite web| url=http://www.ubiworkshop.com/2012/05/31/assassins-creed-3-the-ubiworkshop-edition/| title=Assassin's Creed 3: The UbiWorkshop Edition| author=chrislewis| publisher=UbiWorkshop| date=31 May 2012| acccessdate=1 June 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605045707/http://www.ubiworkshop.com/2012/05/31/assassins-creed-3-the-ubiworkshop-edition/| archivedate=5 June 2012}}</ref>
{{-}}
|-|Digital Deluxe Edition=
[[File:AC3 1 UK.jpg|right|200px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*George Washington's notebook. (PDF file)
*Benedict Arnold DLC.
*Three single-player missions.
*The Captain of the Aquila's uniform and traditional Colonial Assassin outfit.
*Two additional Animi Avatars, the Sharpshooter and Red Coat.
*Best of audio tracks collection from previous ''Assassin's Creed'' games.<ref name="XGZ Exclusive US" />
{{-}}
|-|Limited Edition=
[[File:AC3 LELG.jpg|right|200px]]
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*George Washington's notebook.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2012/08/30/assasins-creed-3-limited-edition-gets-a-notebook/| title=Assassin’s Creed 3 Limited Edition Gets a Notebook| author=Dack| publisher=Hardcore Gamer| date=30 August 2012| accessdate=6 September 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921020047/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2012/08/30/assasins-creed-3-limited-edition-gets-a-notebook/| archivedate=21 September 2012}}</ref>
*A statue of Ratonhnhaké:ton, with tomahawk and Hidden Blade.
*''Assassin's Creed''-inspired colonial flag.
*A metal belt buckle.<ref name="XGZ Exclusive US" />
{{-}}
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Charity Edition=
[[File:AC3-Auction.jpg|right|230px]]
*''Assassin's Creed III'' backpack satchel
*''Assassin's Creed III'' tomahawk USB key
*''Assassin's Creed III'' steel postcard
*''Assassin's Creed III'' notebook
*''Assassin's Creed III'' belt buckle
*''Assassin's Creed III'' wristband
*''Assassin's Creed III'' iron on patch
*''Assassin's Creed III'' steelbook
*''Assassin's Creed III'' lead figurines
*''Assassin's Creed III'' tomahawk keychain
*''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'' keychain
*Sony PS3 ULC – Captain of the Aquila, Colonial Assassin, Red Coat Multiplayer Pack
*Sony PS Vita ULC – Mysteries of the Bayou
*''Assassin's Creed III: Liberation''
*''Assassin's Creed III'' Freedom Edition
{{-}}
|-|Allegiance Pack=
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III''.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Subject Four]]''.
*The official Assassin's Creed III Flag.
|-|Famitsu DX Pack=
*A retail copy of ''Assassin's Creed III'' for the PlayStation 3.
*A physical reference guide
*A PVC figurine of Connor
{{-}}
</tabber>

==Awards==
{|{{Prettytable}}
|-
!Date
!Award
!Category
!Recipient(s)
!Result
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2012
|rowspan="6"|{{Wiki|Spike Video Game Awards}}
|Game of the Year
|rowspan="5"|''Assassin's Creed III''
|style="text-align: center;"|Nominated<ref name="GameRantAwardsNews">{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/2012-spike-video-game-awards-vgas-winners/|title=2012 Spike Video Game Awards Winners List|author=Taormina, Anthony|publisher=''Game Rant''|date=7 December 2012|accessdate=12 May 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709105207/https://gamerant.com/2012-spike-video-game-awards-vgas-winners/|archivedate=9 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Best Xbox 360 Game
|style="text-align: center;"|Nominated<ref name="GameRantAwardsNews"/>
|-
|Best PS3 Game
|style="text-align: center;"|Nominated<ref name="GameRantAwardsNews"/>
|-
|Best Action/Adventure Game
|style="text-align: center;"|Nominated<ref name="GameRantAwardsNews"/>
|-
|Best Graphics
|style="text-align: center;"|Nominated<ref name="GameRantAwardsNews"/>
|-
|Best Character
|Connor Kenway
|style="text-align: center;"|Nominated<ref name="GameRantAwardsNews"/>
|}

==Gallery==
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|-|Concept art=
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACIII-GI (1).jpg|Concept art of the Frontier
ACIII-GI (8).jpg|Continental and British troops prepare to engage
ACIII-GI (9).jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton climbing a mountain in the Frontier
ACIII-GI (11).jpg|The city of Boston
ACIII-GI (14).jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton riding through Boston
ACIII-GI (13).jpg|A troop of British Regulars patrolling New York
AC3 CA SP 14 Battlefield.jpg|A battalion of Continental soldiers
AC3 CA SP 15 MohawkVillage.jpg|Concept art of a Kanien'kehá:ka hut
AC3 art.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton on horseback in the Frontier
Assassins Creed III - Battle Charge by William Wu.jpg|Concept of a battle charge
Lost-mayan-ruins concept art.jpg|The Lost Mayan Ruins
AC3 CA 001.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton surveying a British Regular camp
AC3 Wolves.jpg|Concept art of wolves
Assassins creed iii conceptart Moving through forest.jpg|Continental soldiers walking through a forest
Forest Falls concept - AC3 - by George Rushing.jpg|Forest Falls concept by George Rushing
Cave Door concept - AC3 - by George Rushing (2).jpg|Cave Door concept by George Rushing
</gallery>
|-|Screenshots=
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACIII-GI (2).jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton watching a British Regular patrol
ACIII-GI (6).jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton surveying an enemy camp
ACIII-GI (7).jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton passing a British Regular in Boston
ACIII-GI (10).jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton with George Washington in the Frontier
ACIII-GI (12).jpg|[[Charles Lee]] grabbing a young Ratonhnhaké:ton
AC3 SC SP 08 Weapons Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton holding his tomahawk
AC3 SC SP 19 Frontier Canoe ONLINE.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton in a canoe
AC3 SC SP 16 Frontier Pistol&Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton duel-wielding his pistol and tomahawk
AC3 SC SP 20 Frontier Predator.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton perched in a tree above a patrol of British Regulars
AC3 SC SP 17 Frontier CombatTomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton fighting British Regulars with a pistol and tomahawk
AC3 SC SP 52 HD Frontier RopeDart.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton fighting a Continental soldier
AC3 SC SP 18 Boston PortVista ONLINE.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton overlooking the Boston harbor
Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot-04.jpg|A group of British Regulars in Boston
Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot-06..jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton hiding behind a tree
Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton climbing a cliff face
Assassin's Creed 3 combat.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton assassinating a British Regular using his tomahawk
assassin's creed 3 snow.jpg|A snowbound Frontier
Connorjumping.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton climbing through treetops
Connorrunning.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton hunting a target
Connorcorner.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton about to assassinate a British Regular
Frontier Landscape.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton hunting in the Frontier
Connor Charge.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton charging at a British troop at the Battle of Bunker Hill
Connor Killing Continental Soldier.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton about to assassinate a Continental officer
AC3 connor tree.jpg|Ratonhnhaké:ton watching a British patrol
</gallery>
|-|Videos=
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
AC3 Mocam|3D animation and cinematic test with early model of Charles Lee
Assassin's Creed 3 - Reveal Trailer
Assassin's Creed 3 - Connor's weapons UK
Assassin's Creed 3 - Unite to Unlock the World Gameplay Premiere
Assassin's Creed III World Gameplay Premiere North America
Assassin's Creed III|E3 Cinematic Trailer
Assassin's Creed III - E3 2012 Domination Multiplayer Gameplay (Cam)
E3 2012 - Assassin's Creed III E3 Gameplay Trailer
Assassin's Creed III E3 Frontier Gameplay Demo North America
Assassin's Creed 3 Naval Warfare Gameplay - Sony E3 2012 Press Conference
Assassin's Creed 3 Independence Day Trailer
Assassin's Creed 3 - Rise Trailer UK
Assassin's Creed 3 - Boston demo commented walkthrough Trailer UK
Assassin's Creed 3 - Official AnvilNext Trailer
Assassin's Creed 3 - Official Naval Battles Trailer UK
Assassin's Creed 3 - Official GamesCom 2012 Naval Warfare Walkthrough UK
Inside Assassin's Creed III - Episode One UK
Inside Assassin's Creed III - Episode Two UK
Assassin's Creed III Inside Assassin's Creed Episode Three
Assassin's Creed III Inside Assassin's Creed Episode Four
Assassin's Creed III- 'Coming Home' Television Commercial - Ubisoft -NA-
Assassin's Creed 3 - Lost Mayan Ruins DLC Trailer
Assassin's Creed 3 - Official Boston Tea Party Trailer UK
Assassin's Creed 3 - Official Connor Story Trailer UK
Assassin's Creed III- Weapons Trailer
Assassin's Creed III- Television Commercial Announcement - Ubisoft -NA-
Assassins Creed III TV spot
Assassin's Creed III PS3 "Liberty" TV Commercial
Assassin's Creed 3 Launch TV Commercial
Assassin's Creed III- Multiplayer - Trailer - Ubisoft -NA-
Assassin's Creed 3 MultiPlayer Gameplay Trailer
Assassin's Creed 3 - Official Launch Trailer UK
Wii U- Assassin's Creed 3 "Future Of Our Land" Trailer - Nintendo NYC Conference 2012
Making Assassins Creed III A Taste of Things to Come
Assassin's Creed 3 - Gameplay Tutorials Combat UK
Assassin's Creed 3 - The official Tyranny Of King Washington Trailer UK
Assassin's Creed 3 Official Season Pass Trailer
Assassin's Creed 3 - Tyranny Of King Washington - Official Wolf Power Trailer UK
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==Credits==
{{Credits
|cast=
*[[Noah Watts]] as [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
*[[Adrian Hough]] as [[Haytham Kenway]]
*[[Nolan North]] as [[Desmond Miles]]
*[[John de Lancie]] as [[William Miles]]
*[[Eliza Jane Schneider]] as [[Rebecca Crane]]
*[[Danny Wallace]] as [[Shaun Hastings]]
*[[Danny Blanco-Hall]] as [[Daniel Cross]]
*[[Phil Proctor]] as [[Warren Vidic]]
*[[Gideon Emery]] as [[Reginald Birch]]
*[[Allen Leech]] as [[Thomas Hickey]]
*[[Neil Napier]] as [[Charles Lee]]
*[[Harry Standjofski]] as [[Benjamin Church]]
*[[Julian Casey]] as [[William Johnson]]
*[[Robert Lawrenson]] as [[John Pitcairn]]
*[[Carlo Mestroni]] as [[Edward Braddock]]
*[[Roger Aaron Brown]] as [[Achilles Davenport]]
*[[Kevin McNally]] as [[Robert Faulkner]]
*[[Akwiratékha Martin]] as [[Kanen'tó:kon]]
*[[Kaniehtiio Horn]] as [[Kaniehtí:io]]
*[[Shawn Baichoo]] as [[Stephane Chapheau]]
*[[Tod Fennell]] as [[Mason Weems]]
*[[Robin Atkin Downes]] as [[George Washington]]
*[[Vince Corazza]] as [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]]
*[[Mark Lindsay Chapman]] as [[Samuel Adams]]
*[[Bruce Dinsmore]] as [[Paul Revere]]
*[[Andreas Apergis]] as [[Israel Putnam]]
*[[Jim Ward]] as [[Benjamin Franklin]]
*[[Margaret Easley]] as [[Minerva]]
*[[Nadia Verrucci]] as [[Juno]]
|crew=
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Assassin's Creed (series)

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The '''''Assassin's Creed'' series''' is an award-winning video game series that currently consists of fourteen main games, multiple spin-off games, several short films and various transmedia projects. Most of the main games have spawned novelizations, adapting and adding to the story of their respective game.

Mainline games in the franchise are developed primarily by Canadian studio {{Wiki|Ubisoft Montreal}} and published by French video game company [[Ubisoft]]. In recent years, however, more studios have overseen the production of certain ''Assassin's Creed'' games, including {{Wiki|Ubisoft Quebec}}, who developed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''; Ubisoft Sofia, the developers of ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''; and Ubisoft Bordeaux, who produced ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. Certain spin-off games are also developed by other companies and only published by Ubisoft, like ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' by [[Gameloft]] and ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]'' by [[Climax Studios]].

The series has made appearances on the following video game platforms: Amazon Luna, Android, Apple Macintosh, Google Stadia, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. The gameplay, while varying from game to game, falls in the historic action-adventure genre, with a heavy emphasis on stealth, combat, freerunning, exploration, and character progression.

As of December 2024, the series has sold over 230 million copies, making it one of the most financially successful video game franchises of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtu.be/WkHNjiGuEhM| title=Assassin's Creed - Leap of Faith Logo Animation (2024)| publisher=Ubisoft| date=11 September 2022| accessdate=22 March 2025}}</ref>

==Series==
===Video games===
====Main games and DLCs====
#''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007)
#''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' (2009)
#*''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]'' (2010)
#*''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' (2010)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' (2010)
#*''[[Copernicus Conspiracy]]'' (2010)
#*''[[Animus Project Update 1.0]]'' (2010)
#*''[[Animus Project Update 2.0]]'' (2011)
#*''[[Animus Project Update 3.0]]'' (2011)
#*''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' (2011)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' (2011)
#*''[[The Ancestors Character Pack]]'' (2011)
#*''[[Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack]]'' (2012)
#*''[[The Lost Archive]]'' (2012)
#''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012)
#*''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' (2012)
#*''[[The Hidden Secrets Pack]]'' (2012)
#*''[[The Battle Hardened Pack]]'' (2013)
#*''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'' (2013)
#**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy|The Infamy]]''
#**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal|The Betrayal]]''
#**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption|The Redemption]]''
#''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Aveline (DLC)|Aveline]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Kraken Ship Pack]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Death Vessel Pack]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Crusader & Florentine Pack]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Blackbeard's Wrath]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Freedom Cry]]'' (2013)
#*''[[Illustrious Pirates Pack]]'' (2014)
#*''[[Guild of Rogues]]'' (2014)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' (2014)
#*''[[Templar Legacy Pack]]'' (2015)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' (2014)
#*''[[Revolutionary Armaments Pack]]'' (2014)
#*''[[Dead Kings]]'' (2015)
#*''[[Secrets of the Revolution Pack]]'' (2015)
#*''[[Underground Armory Pack]]'' (2015)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' (2015)
#*''[[The Dreadful Crimes]]'' (2015)
#*''[[Steampunk Pack]]'' (2015)
#*''[[Victorian Legends Pack]]'' (2015)
#*''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' (2015)
#*''[[Streets of London Pack]]'' (2016)
#*''[[The Last Maharaja]]'' (2016)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017)
#*''[[Deluxe Pack (Origins)|Deluxe Pack]]'' (2017)
#*''[[Roman Centurion Pack]]'' (2017)
#*''[[Horus Pack]]'' (2017)
#*''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' (2018)
#*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]'' (2018)
#*''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]'' (2018)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018)
#*''[[Deluxe Pack (Odyssey)|Deluxe Pack]]'' (2018)
#*''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''
#**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted|Hunted]]'' (2018)
#**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage|Shadow Heritage]]'' (2019)
#**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline|Bloodline]]'' (2019)
#*''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' (2019)
#**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium|Fields of Elysium]]''
#**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades|Torment of Hades]]''
#**''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis|Judgment of Atlantis]]''
#*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' (2019)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020)
#*''[[Ultimate Pack]]'' (2020)
#*''[[Wrath of the Druids]]'' (2021)
#*''[[The Siege of Paris]]'' (2021)
#*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' (2021)
#*''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' (2022)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' (2023)
#*''[[Deluxe Pack (Mirage)|Deluxe Pack]]'' (2023)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' (2025)
#*''[[Deluxe Pack (Shadows)|Deluxe Pack]]'' (2025)
#*''[[Claws of Awaji]]'' (2025)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe]]'' (TBA)
#''[[Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus]]'' (TBA)

=====Compilations=====
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Ezio Trilogy]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Anthology]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heritage Collection]]'' (2013)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Americas Collection]]'' (2014)

=====Remasters=====
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue Remastered]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III Remastered]]'' (2019)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Assassin's Creed: Liberation Remastered]]'' (2019)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection]]'' (2019)

=====Remakes=====
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' (2026)

====Spin-off games====
*[[Assassin's Creed (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed'' mobile game]] (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' (2008)
*[[Twitter Assassination Experience]] (2009)
*[[Assassin's Creed II (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed II'' mobile game]] (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Multiplayer]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' (2010)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' mobile game]] (2010)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' mobile game]] (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012)
*[[Assassin's Creed III (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed III'' mobile game]] (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' (2013)
**''[[Cold Blood]]'' (2014)
**''[[The Lost Temples]]'' (2014)
**''[[Quest for Eden]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' (2015)
**''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' (2016)
**''[[Forlì – A Crimson Sunset]]'' (2016)
**''[[Leaderboard Update]]'' (2016)
**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' (2016)
**''[[Movie Update]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Arno's Chronicles]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Tower: Assassin's Creed]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Freerunners]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]'' (TBA)
*[[Assassin's Creed (Netflix mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed'' Netflix mobile game]] (TBA)

===Other media===
====Films and television====
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' (2011)
*''[[French Revolution (Rob Zombie)|French Revolution]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Syndicate]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed]]'' (2016)
*[[Assassin's Creed (Netflix series)|''Assassin's Creed'' Netflix series]] (2026)
*[[Animated Assassin's Creed television series|''Assassin's Creed'' animated television series]] (TBA)
*[[Assassin's Creed anime|''Assassin's Creed'' anime]] (TBA)

====Companion apps====
*[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag companion app|''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' companion app]] (2013)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]] (2014)
*''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' Alexa skill (2018)<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/2Mk95EHGGVfmCJ35ulEPzC/assassins-creed-odyssey-spartan-skill-available-now-for-amazon-echo|text=Assassin's Creed Odyssey Spartan Skill Available Now for Amazon Echo|archivedate=20220508200056|subdomain=news}}</ref>

====Books====
;Non-fiction
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Limited Edition Art Book]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]'' (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Conspiracy Book]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed II]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Official Game Guide]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: Official Game Guide]]'' (2010)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Revelations: Official Game Guide]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]'' (2011 – 2013)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Official Game Guide]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2013)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013)
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Official Game Guide]]'' (2013)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Rogue: Official Game Guide]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Official Game Guide]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Syndicate: Official Game Guide]]'' (2015)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Los Secretos de la Hermandad]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868)]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Coloring Book]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' (2016 – 2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Movie Poster Book]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus]]'' (2016)
*''[[Incredibuilds: Assassin's Creed]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Origins: Official Game Guide]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Culinary Codex]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Official Game Guide]]'' (2018)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Covers Collection]]'' (2019)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: 2500 Years of History]]'' (2019)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Atlas]]'' (2019)
*Discovery Books:
**''[[Discovery Book: Ancient Egypt]]'' (2020)
**''[[Discovery Book: Ancient Greece]]'' (2020)
**''[[Discovery Book: Viking Age]]'' (2022)
**''[[Discovery Book: In the Heart of Baghdad]]'' (2023)
**''[[Discovery Book: The Japan of the Samurai]]'' (2025)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' (2020)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020)
*''[[The Making of Assassin's Creed: 15th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2023)
*''[[Les Secrets d'Assassin's Creed – De 2007 à 2014 : l'envol]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2023)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' (2024)
*''[[Les Secrets d'Assassin's Creed – De 2014 à 2023 : Révolutions]]'' (2024)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows Collector's Edition Art Book]]'' (2025)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' (2025)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Launch Edition Art Book]]'' (2026)
*''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' (2026)

;Fiction
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' (2009)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'']] (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' (2011)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'']] (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]'' (2013)
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Underworld]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants (series)|Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' series:
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins – Desert Oath]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm (series)|The Ming Storm]]'' series:
**''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' (2019)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: The Desert Threat]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Geirmund's Saga]]'' (2020)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments]]'' series:
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' (2021)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children]]'' (2021)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors]]'' (2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mr. Men and Little Miss]]'' series:
**''[[Mister Ezio]]'' (2021)
**''[[Little Miss Kassandra]]'' (2021)
**''[[Little Miss Eivor]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]]'' series:
**''[[Cike Xintiao: Chang'an Wang]]'' (2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' (2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History]]'' series:
**''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' (2022)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' (2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' (2023)
*''[[The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' (2024)

====Comics====
*[[Assassin's Creed (webcomic)|''Assassin's Creed'' webcomic]] (2007)
*[[Assassin's Creed (comic)|''Assassin's Creed'']] (2007)
*[[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)|''Assassin's Creed'' (Les Deux Royaumes comics)]]:
**''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]'' (2009)
**''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]'' (2010)
**''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]'' (2011)
**''[[Assassin's Creed 4: Hawk]]'' (2012)
**''[[Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr]]'' (2013)
**''[[Assassin's Creed 6: Leila]]'' (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' (2010 – 2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening]]'' (2013 – 2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' (2013)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed: Assassins]]'' (2015 – 2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' (2016 – 2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed FCBD 2016 Edition]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' duology:
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 1: Die Glocke|Volume 1: Die Glocke]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' (2017 – 2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)|Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' duology:
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 1|Book 1]]'' (2019)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2|Book 2]]'' (2019)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' (2019 – 2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' (2020 – 2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' (2020)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' (2020 – 2021)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (webcomic)|''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' webcomic]] (2020)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Cinders]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' (2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' (2023 – 2026)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' (2023 – 2024)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]'' (2025)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga]]'' (2025 – 2026)

=====Compilations=====
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall (TPB)|Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Subject Four]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed – The Ankh of Isis Trilogy]]'' (2013)
*''Assassin's Creed: Awakening'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' (2014)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' (2014)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening – Complete Collection|Complete Collection]]'' (2019)
*''Assassin's Creed: Assassins'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire|Volume 1: Trial by Fire]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun|Volume 2: Setting Sun]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming|Volume 3: Homecoming]]'' (2017)
*''Assassin's Creed: Templars'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross|Volume 1: Black Cross]]'' (2016)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed – The Hawk Trilogy]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus (TPB)|Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' (2017)
*''Assassin's Creed: Uprising'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising – Volume 1: Common Ground|Volume 1: Common Ground]]'' (2017)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising – Volume 2: Inflection Point|Volume 2: Inflection Point]]'' (2018)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising – Volume 3: Finale|Volume 3: Finale]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections (TPB)|Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' (2017)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (TPB)|Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – The Complete Collection]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall & The Chain]]'' (2019)
*''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' (2020)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' (2020)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Volume 3|Volume 3]]'' (2021)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Volume 4|Volume 4]]'' (2021)
*''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' (2021)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' (2021)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Volume 3|Volume 3]]'' (2022)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Volume 4|Volume 4]]'' (2022)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Volume 5|Volume 5]]'' (2023)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory (hardcover)|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers Volume 1|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers]]'' (2021)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone (TPB)|Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' (2022)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths (hardcover)|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths]]'' (2022)
*''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' (2024)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' (2025)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 3|Volume 3]]'' (2025)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 4|Volume 4]]'' (2025)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 5|Volume 5]]'' (2025)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 6|Volume 6]]'' (2026)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Volume 7|Volume 7]]'' (2026)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Visionaries (TPB)|Assassin's Creed: Visionaries]]'' (2025)
*''Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga'':
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' (2025)
**''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Tales of Iga Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' (2026)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles (hardcover)|Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]'' (2025)

====Audio dramas====
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' (2020)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty]]'' (2021)

====Magazines====
*''Ubisoft Special'' (2014 – present)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Collection]]'' (2017 – 2020)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Complete Character Guide]]'' (2019)

====Board games====
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Arena]]'' (2014)
*''[[Monopoly: Assassin's Creed]]'' (2014)
*''[[Monopoly: Assassin's Creed Syndicate]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Vendetta]]'' (2017)
*''[[Top Trumps: Assassin's Creed]]'' (2018)
*''[[Risk: Assassin's Creed]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' (2021)
**''[[Roma (expansion pack)|Roma]]'' (2021)
**''[[Tokyo XXI]]'' (2021)
**''[[Creed vs Crows]]'' (2021)
**''[[Apocalypse]]'' (2024)
*''[[Assassin or Templar: 300 questions]]'' (2021)
*[[Orlog]] (2021)
*''Stratego Assassin's Creed'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/600677/multilingual-edition| title=Stratego Assassin's Creed (Multilingual Edition)| publisher=BoardGameGeek|accessdate=22 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116040922/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/600677/multilingual-edition|archivedate=16 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Amazon|domain=com|url=/Jumbo-Stratego-Assassins-Creed-Board/dp/B08LVRD92R|text=Jumbo, Stratego - Assassin's Creed, Strategy Board Game, 2 Players, Ages 8 Year Plus|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412094743/https://www.amazon.com/Jumbo-Stratego-Assassins-Creed-Board/dp/B08LVRD92R}}</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' (2022)
*''Wrebbit 3D: Assassin's Creed Unity – Notre-Dame'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrebbit3dpuzzle.com/product/assassins-creed-unity-notre-dame|title=Assassin's Creed Unity – Notre-Dame|publisher=Wrebbit 3D Puzzle|accessdate=8 October 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519132529/https://www.wrebbit3dpuzzle.com/product/assassins-creed-unity-notre-dame/|archivedate=19 May 2023}}</ref>
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' (2024)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Animus]]'' (2026)

====Podcasts====
*''The Network Podcast''<ref>{{Youtube|video=5kJ2390sWh0|text=AC Initiates: The Network Podcast - Episode 1|channel=@acinitiates|channelname=acinitiates}}</ref>
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' (2020 – present)

====Virtual, augmented, and interactive experiences====
*''[[Le Trésor des Templiers]]'' (2016)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The VR Experience]]'' (2016)
*''[[Queens of Egypt]]'' (2018)
*''[[Escape the Lost Pyramid]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Temple of Anubis]]'' (2018)
*[[Hootside]] immersive tours
**''[[Le Secret de Napoléon Ier]]'' (2018)
**''[[Le Secret de Camerone]]'' (2019)
**''[[L'Armoire de Fer]]'' (2021)
**''[[Le Secret des Mines]]'' (2022)
**''Le Trésor Perdu d'Aliénor'' (2026)
*''[[Beyond Medusa's Gate]]'' (2019)
*''[[Assassin's Creed Symphonic Adventure]]'' (2019)
*''[[VIKINGS – Dragons of the Northern Seas]]'' (2022)
*''[[Venice Revealed]]'' (2022)
*''[[Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth]]'' (2022)
*''[[878 AD]]'' (2022)
*''[[Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth & Reality]]'' (2023)
*''[[Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A Day That Changed The World]]'' (2023)
*''[[Artifacts In Play]]'' (2025)
*''[[The Cleopatra Mystery]]'' (2025)
*''[[Gold & Crystal - The Lost Treasure of Edward Kenway]]'' (2026)
*''Echoes of Revolution'' (2026) {{c|expected}}

====Internet====
*[[Abstergo.com]] (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' (2012)
*[[Assassin's Creed Council]] (2015)
*[[Who's In Your Blood?]] (2016)
*[[YourBloodIsNotYourOwn.com]] (2017)
*[[Animus Next]] (2022)

==Discontinued Media==
A number of entries within the ''Assassin's Creed'' series have either been discontinued or delisted making them either lost or hard to access media.

{{Incomplete list}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''

==Cancelled Media==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Eye of Heaven]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Invisible Imam]]''
*Unnamed third Steven Barnes novel
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Utopia]]''
*Unnamed and unannounced ''Assassin's Creed'' movie sequels<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techraptor.net/content/disney-cancels-assassins-creed-film-sequel-mega-man-and-the-sims-movies|title=Disney Cancels Assassin's Creed Film Sequel, Mega Man and The Sims Movies|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820060618/https://techraptor.net/content/disney-cancels-assassins-creed-film-sequel-mega-man-and-the-sims-movies|archivedate=20 August 2019|author=Gohra, Sam|date=11 August 2019|publisher=''Ubisoft''|accessdate=3 January 2022}}</ref>
*''Assassin's Creed: Singularity''

===Vaporware===
Certain titles of the series have entered 'vaporware' status, meaning that, while announced to the general public, no additional information has surfaced, though these projects have not been officially cancelled.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodsail]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Online: Alliance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Da Vinci's Workshop]]''

==Merchandise==
The ''Assassin's Creed'' series has spawned a number of lines of licensed merchandise from various companies.<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/publishing|text=Assassin's Creed Stories <nowiki>|</nowiki> More Than Games|archivedate=20241124}}</ref>

{{Incomplete list}}
*Lexip - ''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' themed gaming accessories<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.lexip.co/en/assassins-creed-more-than-games/| title=Assassin's Creed Shadows: Gaming Accessories| author=Lexip| publisher=Pixminds| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
*PureArts - ''Assassin's Creed'' premium statues{{cite}}
*Blend Cota Studios - Fine art collection{{cite}}
*Secretlab US - ''Assassin's Creed'' 15th anniversary themed gaming accessories<ref>{{cite web| url=https://secretlab.co/pages/assassinscreed| title=Assassin's Creed <nowiki>|</nowiki> Secretlab US| author=Secretlab| publisher=Secretlab| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
*Displate - ''Assassin's Creed'' themed exclusive metal posters<ref>{{cite web| url=https://displate.com/licensed/assassins-creed?view=collections| title=Assassin's Creed Posters| author=Displate | publisher=Displate| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
*OWO - ''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' themed haptic gaming system<ref>{{cite web| url=https://owogame.com/owo-skin-acm| title=ACMirage| author=OWO| publisher=OWO| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
*msi - ''Assassin's Creed'' themed ambient link for RGB light system ambient{{cite}}
*VeVe - ''Assassin's Creed'' NFTs<ref>{{cite web| url=https://blog.veve.me/post/assassins-creed-origins-bayek| title=Ubisoft - Assassins Creed Origins - Bayek| author=VeVe| publisher=VeVe| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
*[[Integral Reality Labs]] - ''Assassin's Creed'' themed smart collectible NFTs (failed launch){{cite}}
*[[Antheum Spirits]] - ''Assassin's Creed'' themed wine and liquor{{cite}}
*GUNNAR Glasses - ''Assassin's Creed'' themed gaming and computer glasses{{cite}}
*[[Todd McFarlane|McFarlane Toys]] - ''Assassin's Creed'' action figures<ref>{{cite web| url=https://mcfarlane.com/toys/brands/assassins-creed/| title=Assassin's Creed, McFarlane.com| author=McFarlane| publisher=McFarlane| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
*Nemesis Now - ''Assassin's Creed'' themed giftware<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nemesisnow.com/en/gaming/assassins-creed/| title=Assassin's Creed <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nemesis Now Wholesale Giftware| author=Nemesis Now| publisher=Nemesis Now| accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>

==Collaborations==
*''{{Wiki|Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots}}'' (2008)
*''{{Wiki|Prince of Persia (2008 video game)|Prince of Persia}}'' (2008) – [https://princeofpersia.fandom.com/wiki/Skins_and_Alternate_Costumes_in_Prince_of_Persia Skins and alternate costumes]
*''{{Wiki|Academy of Champions: Soccer}}'' (2009)
*''{{Wiki|LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)|LittleBigPlanet}}'' (2009)
*''{{Wiki|Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands}}'' (2010) – Skins and alternate costumes
*''{{Wiki|Team Fortress 2}}'' (2011) – 2 cosmetic items for players who pre-ordered ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' on Steam
*''{{Wiki|Soulcalibur V}}'' (2012) – [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s ''Brotherhood'' avatar as playable character
*''{{Wiki|Final Fantasy XIII-2}}'' (2012) – Ezio's ''Revelations'' outfit
*''{{Wiki|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online}}'' (2013; 2014) – ''[https://ghostrecon.fandom.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Pack Assassin's Creed Pack]'' (2013), ''[https://ghostrecon.fandom.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Reloaded_Pack Assassin's Creed Reloaded Pack]'' (2014), ''[https://ghostrecon.fandom.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Rogue_Pack Assassin's Creed Rogue Pack]'' (2014)
*''{{Wiki|Minecraft}}'' (2014) – Skin Pack 4
*''{{Wiki|Toy Soldiers: War Chest}}'' (2015)
*''{{Wiki|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege}}'' (2016, 2022) – Kapkan's AC Set (2016)<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/rainbow-six/siege/news-updates/y6Q64yfGaJKco5SXBYeXH/kapkans-ac-set|text=Kapkan's AC Set|archivedate=20210409012846}}</ref> Flores Elite Bundle (2022)<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://siege.gg/news/rainbow-six-siege-releases-flores-elite-bundle-inspired-by-assassins-creeds-altair| title=Rainbow Six Siege releases Flores Elite Bundle inspired by Assassin's Creed's Altaïr| author=Via, David| publisher=SiegeGG| date=15 December 2022| accessdate=16 November 2023| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218182923/https://siege.gg/news/rainbow-six-siege-releases-flores-elite-bundle-inspired-by-assassins-creeds-altair| archivedate=18 December 2022}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands}}'' (2017) – ''[https://ghostrecon.fandom.com/wiki/Assassins_Creed_Pack Assassin's Creed Pack]''
*''{{Wiki|South Park: The Fractured but Whole}}'' (2017) – Ezio outfit from Ubisoft Club rewards
*''{{Wiki|Final Fantasy XV}}'' (2017) – ''[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV:_Assassin%27s_Festival Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival]''
*''{{Wiki|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}'' (2018)
*''{{Wiki|For Honor}}'' (2018) – ''[https://forhonor.fandom.com/wiki/For_the_Creed For the Creed]''
*''{{Wiki|Monster Hunter: World}}'' (2018) – Quest, Bayek and Ezio outfits<ref>{{Youtube|video=4AnV2OtTmrw|text=Monster Hunter: World – Assassin's Creed Collaboration Trailer|channel=@CapcomUSA|channelname=Capcom USA}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot}}'' (2019) – Ezio character<ref>{{Facebook|ubisoft|posts/10159149625977293|Ubisoft|quote=Ezio has entered the world of Mighty Quest!🔥 Sharpen your hidden blade to hack 'n' slash the assassin way! Play NOW📱👉[https://web.archive.org/web/20201111231018/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/the-mighty-quest-for-epic-loot https://go.onelink.me/BaJD/Season2]|image=File:Facebook - Ubisoft Mighty Quest collab.png}}</ref>
*''AFK Arena'' (2020) – Ezio character<ref>{{Youtube|video=GFuWXJwwSxU|text=Assassin's Creed x AFK Arena <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Trailer <nowiki>|</nowiki> Ezio has Arrived!|channel=@AFKArenaOfficial|channelname=AFK Arena}}</ref>
*''Might & Magic: Era of Chaos'' (2020) – ''Assassin's Creed'' characters and new story chapters<ref>{{Facebook|mmheoc|posts/645374199456104/|Might & Magic: Era of Chaos|quote=The Assassin's Creed x Might & Magic: Era of Chaos crossover update is out now. Have you unlocked the new AC classic characters and battled in the exclusive story chapters? Leave your thoughts on the new update to let us know.🖖🏻 #ACxEOC #mmeoc Download Might & Magic: Era of Chaos: 🎮[https://web.archive.org/web/20200925233021/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/might-and-magic/era-of-chaos http://r-mob.ubi.com/?ap=mmeoc_acv8]|image=File:Facebook - Might and Magic collab.png}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Vinland Saga (manga)|Vinland Saga}}'' (2020) – Comic<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-gb/game/assassins-creed/valhalla/vinland-saga|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla|archivedate=20220418153213}}</ref>
*''Idle Miner Tycoon'' (2021) – ''Assassin's Creed'' Event Season<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kolibri-games.helpshift.com/a/idle-miner-tycoon/?l=en&s=special-events&f=what-is-the-assassin-s-creed-event-season|title=What is the Assassin's Creed Event Season?|author=Kolibri Games|date=June 2021| publisher=''{{Wiki|Kolibri Games}}''|accessdate=21 January 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522035043/https://kolibri-games.helpshift.com/a/idle-miner-tycoon/?s=special-events&f=what-is-the-assassin-s-creed-event-season&l=en|archivedate=22 May 2022}}</ref>
*Ubisoft All-Star Blast (2021) - Ezio and Eivor characters
*''{{Wiki|Watch Dogs: Legion}}'' (2021) – 2 missions and character [[Darcy Clarkson]]
*''{{Wiki|Growtopia}}'' (2022) – Ezio character<ref>{{Youtube|video=WLmgcTd0yTA|text=Growtopia X Assassin's Creed|channel=@GrowtopiaOfficial|channelname=Growtopia Official}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Free Fire (video game)|Free Fire}}'' (2022) – Ignite the Darkness<ref>{{Youtube|video=FMtDN8iDElI|text=Ignite the Darkness <nowiki>|</nowiki> Free Fire X Assassin's Creed|channel=@GarenaFreeFireNorthAmerica|channelname=Garena Free Fire - North America}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Fortnite}}'' (2022) – Ezio Auditore, Eivor Varinsdottir, and ''Tales from the Animus'' bundle<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/tales-from-the-animus-are-told-in-fortnite-with-assassins-ezio-auditore-and-eivor-varinsdottir| title=Tales from the Animus are Told in Fortnite with Assassins Ezio Auditore and Eivor Varinsdottir| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405135950/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/tales-from-the-animus-are-told-in-fortnite-with-assassins-ezio-auditore-and-eivor-varinsdottir| archivedate=5 April 2014| author=Epic Games| date=5 April 2022| publisher=''{{Wiki|Epic Games}}''| accessdate=5 April 2022}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Uno (card game)|Uno}}'' (2022) – ''Valhalla'' expansion for Uno<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-uno-crossover-dlc| title=Assassin's Creed Valhalla Crosses Over With UNO in New DLC| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408034510/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-uno-crossover-dlc/| archivedate=8 April 2022| author=Fields, Sarah| date=7 April 2022| publisher=''Game Rant''| accessdate=8 May 2022}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Fall Guys}}'' (2022) – Ezio,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/16/23074802/fall-guys-free-to-play-xbox-switch-ps5-epic-games-update| title=Fall Guys is going free-to-play and coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox on June 21st| author=Di Benedetto, Antonio G.| date=16 May 2022| publisher=''The Verge''| accessdate=18 May 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617094621/https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/16/23074802/fall-guys-free-to-play-xbox-switch-ps5-epic-games-update| archivedate=17 June 2023}}</ref> Odin, and Eivor skins<ref>{{Twitter|FallGuysGame|status/1544305638125309952|Fall Guys|quote=does my Eagle Vision deceive me?! Odin and Eivor are coming to Fall Guys?? AND we'll have more rewards in the Abstergo's Challenge event?!?|image=File:Twitter - ACV Fall Guys.png}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Brawlhalla}}'' (2022) – Ezio character, the [[Common Sword]], the Apple of Eden, the [[Hidden Gun]], Ezio's [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations outfits|default]] ''Revelations'' outfit, the [[Assassin Yataghan Sword]], the [[Armor of Brutus]], the [[Dagger of Brutus]], Eivor Varinsdottir character, [[Varin's Axe]], [[Gungnir]], Male Eivor, [[Spinning-Death]], and an [[Huginn and Muninn|unnamed]] [[raven]] {{Wiki|familiar}}<ref>{{Twitter|Brawlhalla|status/1551278498240675840|Brawlhalla|quote=Two legendary characters are joining Brawlhalla on July 27. Ezio, the Master Assassin, is ready with his Sword & Orb as the 56th Legend! Also, Eivor joins as an Epic Crossover & they bring some other AC goodies 🤜🗡️|image=File:Twitter - AC Brawlhalla collab.png}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|PUBG: Battlegrounds}}'' (2022)<ref>{{Twitter|ACFirstCiv|status/1554740497062805504|The Ones Who Came Before|quote=Here is a first look at the Assassin's Creed event coming to PUBG Battlegrounds!|image=File:Twitter - FirstCiv PUBG x AC collab.png}}</ref>
*''New State Mobile'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/pubg-battlegrounds-and-new-state-mobile-are-getting-an-assassins-creed-collaboration/1100-6505963/|title=PUBG: Battlegrounds And New State Mobile Are Getting An Assassin's Creed Collaboration|publisher=''GameSpot''| author=Kuhnke, Oisin| date=28 July 2022| accessdate=18 November 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528015801/https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/pubg-battlegrounds-and-new-state-mobile-are-getting-an-assassins-creed-collaboration/1100-6505963/|archivedate=28 May 2023}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Growtopia}}'' (2022) – Altaïr, Eivor, and Bayek characters<ref>{{Twitter|growtopiagame|status/1573250909240434688|Growtopia Official|quote=Three of your favorite Assassin's Creed characters are now available in Growtopia! Play as Altaïr, Eivor, or Bayek because everything is permitted!|image=File:Twitter - Growtopia AC collab.png}}</ref>
*''Destiny 2'' (2022) – {{Cite|21 Aug 2023}}
*''Trackmania'' (2023) – [[Baghdad]] racetrack<ref>{{Youtube|video=SscdpHchuN8|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage x Trackmania <nowiki>|</nowiki> All Tracks showcase|channel=@florenzius|channelname=florenzius}}</ref>
*''{{Wiki|Magic: The Gathering}}'' (2024) – ''[[Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed]]'' cards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/magic-gathering-assassins-creed-final-fantasy-mtg-crossover/|title=Magic The Gathering Will Have Assassin's Creed & Final Fantasy Crossovers|author=Baird, Scott|publisher=ScreenRant|date=5 October 2022| accessdate=8 October 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122054912/https://screenrant.com/magic-gathering-assassins-creed-final-fantasy-mtg-crossover/| archivedate=22 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/assassins-creed| title=Assassin's Creed|publisher=Magic: The Gathering|accessdate=16 November 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817230154/https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/assassins-creed|archivedate=17 August 2023}}</ref>

===In ''Assassins Creed'' games===
*''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' / ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' Raiden skin<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: Official Game Guide]]'' – Side Quests: Secondary Memories</ref>
*''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' / ''Final Fantasy XV'' [[A Gift from the Gods|quest]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/12/there-is-now-some-final-fantasy-xv-in-assassins-creed-origins/| title=There Is Now Some Final Fantasy XV In Assassin’s Creed Origins| author=kotakuinternational| publisher=''{{Wiki|Kotaku}}''| date=20 December 2017| accessdate=16 November 2023| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824004948/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/12/there-is-now-some-final-fantasy-xv-in-assassins-creed-origins/| archivedate=24 August 2023}}</ref>
*''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' / ''Destiny 2'' [[Destiny 2 Character Pack|Character Pack]]<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/3dqmHIMltgbr23LQKrwOim/how-assassins-creed-valhalla-and-destiny-2-developers-created-cosmetic-crossovers|text=How Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Destiny 2 Developers Created Cosmetic Crossovers|subdomain=news|archivedate=20230321070640}}</ref>

==Future==
Ubisoft has made several statements about future installments. In April 2012, ''Assassin's Creed III''{{'}}s Creative Director [[Alex Hutchinson]] said that settings such as [[World War II]], ancient [[Egypt]], and feudal [[Japan]]—popular fan requests—were unlikely to be featured, as he viewed them as "boring" and unoriginal for the series.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.totalxbox.com/40413/ubisoft-ww2-japan-and-egypt-are-the-three-worst-settings-for-an-assassins-creed-game/| title=Ubisoft: WW2, Japan and Egypt are "the three worst settings for an Assassin's Creed game"| author=Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin| publisher=''{{Wiki|Official Xbox Magazine}}''| date=4 April 2012| accessdate=20 January 2025| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309003309/http://www.totalxbox.com/40413/ubisoft-ww2-japan-and-egypt-are-the-three-worst-settings-for-an-assassins-creed-game/| archivedate=9 March 2014}}</ref> Since then, however, all three settings have appeared in the franchise, with World War II serving as the setting of a [[Rifts|Rift]] mission in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' (2014), and ancient Egypt and feudal Japan being the primary settings of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017) and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' (2025), respectively.

In September 2012, Hutchison had also said that the company would refrain from creating trilogies for one protagonist like they did for Ezio Auditore,<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-28-assassins-creed-3-boss-talks-series-future-annualisation-plans-no-more-trilogies| title=Assassin's Creed 3 boss talks series' future, annualization plans, no more trilogies| author=Phillips, Tom| publisher=''{{Wiki|Eurogamer}}''| date=28 September 2012| accessdate=7 March 2013| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907032324/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-28-assassins-creed-3-boss-talks-series-future-annualisation-plans-no-more-trilogies| archivedate=7 September 2021}}</ref> though this, too, has thrice been contradicted. In games released in the decade since his statement, the former [[Abstergo Industries]] employee [[Layla Hassan]] is the medium through which players have experienced ''Origins, [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' (2018), and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020). This is doubly-true for ''Odyssey'' and its hero [[Kassandra]], as the game later had two lengthy, three-part [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey downloadable content|downloadable]] expansions, first with ''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]'' following Kassandra's fight against the [[Order of the Ancients]] in [[Makedonia]], and then with ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' in which she explored [[Aletheia's simulations|simulated]] worlds from [[Greek mythology|Greek myth]].

Following ''Unity'', [[Darby McDevitt]] spoke of the company's intention to bring more focus back onto the series' modern-day storyline for future titles,<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-27-future-assassins-creed-games-will-have-more-robust-modern-day-than-unity| title=Future Assassin's Creed games will have "more robust modern day" than Unity| author=Phillips, Tom| publisher=''{{Wiki|Eurogamer}}''| date=27 February 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717110653/https://www.eurogamer.net/future-assassins-creed-games-will-have-more-robust-modern-day-than-unity| archivedate=17 July 2023}}</ref> but developments in newer media have also brought this into scrutiny. Despite the early main games until ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012) building up the [[Isu]] [[Juno]] as the series' second wider antagonist besides the Templars, her machinations after being released from the [[Grand Temple]] and eventual death were covered off-screen in the 2017 comic series ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''. More recently, ''Odyssey''{{'}}s multi-installment expansions and ''Valhalla''{{'}}s two years' worth of [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content|downloadable]] post-launch content only sporadically touched on the modern day, if at all, while ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' (2023) marked a series milestone by being the first game to not feature any plot in the present except for a framing device bookending the story's start and end.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-mirage-no-modern-present-day-gameplay/|title=Assassin's Creed Mirage Doesn't Feature Playable Present Day Segments|author=Duckworth, Joshua|publisher=''GameRant''|date=10 September 2022|accessdate=11 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911121800/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-mirage-no-modern-present-day-gameplay/|archivedate=11 September 2022}}</ref> ''Shadows'' has taken this premise even further, advancing the setting [[wikt:temporal|temporally]] into an undefined future where Abstergo drones are omnipresent even in a remote farm outside [[Marrakech]], [[Morocco]].

In 2020, Ubisoft announced a virtual reality ''Assassin's Creed'' game.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21437979/oculus-assassins-creed-splinter-cell-vr-game-announcement| title= VR Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell games are coming | author= Statt, Nick; Robertson, Adi| date=16 September 2020| publisher=''{{Wiki|The Verge}}''| accessdate=22 March 2021| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701213159/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/16/21437979/oculus-assassins-creed-splinter-cell-vr-game-announcement| archivedate=1 Jul 2022}}</ref> In April 2021, Ubisoft unveiled a new transmedia initiative in conjunction with announcing many new transmedia titles. Alongside this, Ubisoft created a new web-hub to promote their projects and publish news about them, rebranding their titles into the categories of ''Classics'', for novelizations of the main games; ''Chronicles'', for revisiting established characters and settings in new stories; and ''Originals'', for stories exploring brand new character and settings.<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/publishing|text=Assassin's Creed Stories|archivedate=20231116044812}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed series]]

Assassin's Creed Wiki:FOB

2026-05-27T10:16:08Z

Lacrossedeamon: adding cat tag

Here is a general list of things that need doing, in no particular order:
*Make sure our pages for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed (Netflix series)]]'' are up to date with the new stuff being revealed.
*[https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere?target=Scholar&namespace=&hidelinks=1 Differentiate] between [[priest]], [[monk]], [[friar]], and [[scholar]]; perhaps [[Talk:Scholar|coordinate]] with [[User:Sol Pacificus|Sol Pacificus]]?
*[[Talk:Courtesan|Iron out]] terminology for [[courtesan]]s / prostitute / ''hetaerae'' / female sex-worker.
*Help create [[Assassin's_Creed_Wiki:Target_board#Animus_Hub|missing pages]] related to the [[Animus Hub]] entries.
*Finish revamping the [[Outfits]] pages into the new "Wardrobe of"-type pages, e.g. [[Wardrobe of Bayek]], etc.
**Coordinate with [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] for this one
*Help creating [[Assassin's Creed Wiki:Target board/Shadows|missing pages]] related to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''.
**Coordinate with [[User:Lady Kyashira|Lady Kyashira]] and [[User:Batfan13|Batfan13]] for this one
*Help update pages with ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles|A Soar of Eagles]]'' information.
**Coordinate with [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] for this one

[[Category: Wiki maintenance]]

Assassin's Creed Wiki:Target board

2026-05-27T10:15:32Z

Lacrossedeamon: Moving the cat tag to the bottom

This page serves as a spiritual successor to the old project pages, where pages that would need to be created or updated were grouped by theme. Since we no longer have the number of active editors to justify projects, but we still have many pages to make this small hub was devised.

Any user may respond to these requests and create/update these desired pages, on the condition that they are properly sourced and meet the requirements laid out in our policies. One also does not need to create all the pages of a group, but can always pick those they prefer to make. They are grouped only because of an overlap in themes.

Likewise, any user may add more mini-projects or links to this page.

{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="100%" style="background: ; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''[[Assassin's Creed Wiki:Image requests|Image requests]]'''

* Should you need an image that has not been uploaded yet, [[Assassin's Creed Wiki:Image requests|this]] is the hub meant to centralize all image requests.

|}

==Color codings==
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;Games
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| width="10%" style="background: rgba(233, 105, 44, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''ACII''' '''Brotherhood''' '''Revelations''' '''Recollection'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(70, 130, 180, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''ACIII''' '''Liberation'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(102, 51, 51, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Black Flag''' '''Freedom Cry''' '''Rogue'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(43, 75, 98, .3); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Unity'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(216, 161, 71, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Syndicate'''
|-
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(115, 92, 74, .3); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Chronicles'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(242, 207, 154, .3); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Origins'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(200, 80, 90, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Odyssey'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(26, 205, 214, .2); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Valhalla'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(180, 95, 55, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Mirage'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(0, 168, 107, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Jade'''
|-
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(129, 168, 203, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Nexus VR'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Shadows'''
|}
;Books
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(142, 8, 3, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Last Descendants'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(255, 140, 0, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Fragments'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(20, 128, 0, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Engine of History'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(189, 189, 189, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Heresy'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(128, 128, 0, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Silk Road'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(197, 142, 3, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''The Golden City'''
|}
;Comics
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(128, 128, 128, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''The Fall''' '''The Chain'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(150, 75, 0, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Brahman'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(184, 115, 51, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''First Cycle'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(99, 139, 113, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Conspiracies''' '''Bloodstone'''
|-
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(59, 107, 137, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Assassins''' '''Templars''' '''Uprising'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(231, 213, 210, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Blade of Shao Jun'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(201, 123, 134, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Dynasty'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(70, 30, 60, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Forgotten Temple'''
|}
;Other
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(216, 161, 71, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''The Movie'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(245, 197, 48, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Gold'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(253, 0, 85, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Echoes of History'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(141, 56, 36, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci'''
| width="10%" style="background: rgba(103, 142, 169, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Roleplaying Game'''
| width="10%" style="background: ; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''More than 1 AC'''
|}
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==Games==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(129, 168, 203, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Modern Day'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Nexus Eye|Nexus Eye]]

| width="50%" style="background: rgba(233, 105, 44, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Bonfire of the Vanities'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Piagnoni|Piagnoni]]

|-
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(26, 205, 214, .2); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Valhalla misc'''

*Treasure Hoard (version of the riddle mechanic)
*[[User:Lacrossedeamon/TFS weapons|Gear and whatnot from The Forgotten Saga]]

| width="50%" style="background: rgba(26, 205, 214, .2); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''DT Viking Age'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Dagnor|Dagnor]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Harholl|Harholl]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Kort|Kort]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Mikjel|Mikjel]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Sigmund (Norse)|Sigmund (Norse)]]

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|}

===Shadows===
{{Main|Assassin's Creed Wiki:Target board/Shadows}}

==Books==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(255, 140, 0, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Fragments 3'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Château-Vieux|Château-Vieux]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Labourd|Labourd]]

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|}

==Comics==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Tales of Iga'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Amano Kageyasu|Amano Kageyasu]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Konan|Konan]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Hachi-rou|Hachi-rou]]

| width="50%" style="background: rgba(70, 30, 60, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Forgotten Temple'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Assassin cell leader (Southeast Asia)|Assassin cell leader (Southeast Asia)]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Blockade of Indochina|Blockade of Indochina]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Southeast Asian Assassin cell|Southeast Asian Assassin cell]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Indochina|Indochina]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Confrontation at the Forgotten Temple|Confrontation at the Forgotten Temple]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Seven Spears of Shimazu|Seven Spears of Shimazu]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Shimazu clan estate|Shimazu clan estate]]

|}

==Other==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(245, 197, 48, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Gold'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/London Docklands|London Docklands]] WP: {{wiki|London Docklands}}
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Melissa Howard|Melissa Howard]]

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|}

===Animus Hub===
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
|width="50%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Misc'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Abstergo Industries Hallen's Bluff facility|Abstergo Industries Hallen's Bluff facility]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Project Mnemosyne|Project Mnemosyne]]

|width="50%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Other people'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Chafiq Elharar|Chafiq Elharar]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Junko Maeda|Junko Maeda]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Cayetano Ortiz|Cayetano Ortiz]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Sunita Ortiz|Sunita Ortiz]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Javier Ortiz|Javier Ortiz]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Rodrigo Ortiz|Rodrigo Ortiz]]

|-
|width="50%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Abstergo'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Hamza Belkacem|Hamza Belkacem]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Idrissi|Idrissi]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Wilhelm Muller|Wilhelm Muller]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Klein|Klein]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Ospanov|Ospanov]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Lothian|Lothian]]

|width="50%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Assassins'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Joel Eastman|Joel Eastman]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Geoff Eastman|Geoff Eastman]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Tatyana Dane|Tatyana Dane]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Poul Agard|Poul Agard]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Baba Mbuyi|Baba Mbuyi]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Abe White|Abe White]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Bas de Jong|Bas de Jong]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Elu Ahoka|Elu Ahoka]]

|}

==Various media==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: ; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Misc'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Edo Castle|Edo Castle]]

| width="50%" style="background: ; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''United Kingdom'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament of the United Kingdom]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]

|}

==Dev team==

==Soranin==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
|width="50%" style="background: rgba(225, 25, 25, .5); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Shadows art'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Sumi-e|Sumi-e]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Kintsugi|Kintsugi]]

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|}

==TiagoFF==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(129, 168, 203, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Modern Day'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Animus Hunter Protocol|Animus Hunter Protocol]]

|
|}

==Sol Pacificus==
{| width="100%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(201, 123, 134, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Timeline {{c|Template}}'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Defence of Tong Pass|Defence of Tong Pass]]

| width="50%" style="background: rgba(201, 123, 134, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Timeline'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Tianbao era|Tianbao era]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Kaiyuan era|Kaiyuan era]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Shenlong Revolution|Shenlong Revolution]]

|-
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(201, 123, 134, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Factions'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Army of Heavenly Warriors|Army of Heavenly Warriors]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Hebei Loyalist Army|Hebei Loyalist Army]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Hidden Ones of the Great Tang|Hidden Ones of the Great Tang]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Lulong Army|Lulong Army]]

| width="50%" style="background: rgba(201, 123, 134, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Philosophy'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Mohism|Mohism]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Confucianism|Confucianism]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Legalism|Legalism]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Taoism|Taoism]]

|-
| width="50%" style="background: rgba(201, 123, 134, .4); border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Locations'''

*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Hall of Assembled Worthies|Hall of Assembled Worthies]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Gate of Prolonged Autumn|Gate of Prolonged Autumn]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Left Treasury Vault|Left Treasury Vault]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Liquan Station|Liquan Station]]
*[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Secret treasuries of the Chinese Assassins|Secret treasuries of the Chinese Assassins]]

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|}

==Lacrossedeamon's random project that you (yes YOU) should be a part of==
{| width="50%" cellspacing="8" valign="top"
| width="50%" style="background:; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Totally super fun projects'''

*[[User:Lacrossedeamon/Animus_Archetype|Animus Archetype]]
*[[User:Lacrossedeamon/E-Manual|E-manual]]
*[[User:Lacrossedeamon/Inventory menu|Inventory menu]]
*[[Target menu]]'s [[User:Lady Kyashira/Mirage Investigation|Mirage section]]

|}

==Working editors==
<s>I'm going to work on the pages for the Tombs of the Fallen, starting today.</s> - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 15:57, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
:Tombs of the Fallen pages have been completed! :D - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 15:20, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
<s>I know it's not listed here, but dibs on all the modern day dailogue. Some lines were already added but without context like "Person A walked outside to see X". Finally found vids with both cutscenes ''and'' the other ambient lines. Will gradually work from now over the holidays.</s> – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 16:10, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
:''Finally'' completed ACV modern day! With help from TiagoFF, and just in time for the new year. – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 00:20, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

TiagoFF says that modern day for ACB, ACR, and AC3 needs some work, so I'll get on that. Finish date is TBD, as it's obvs not as pressing as the 2yr delay for ACV. – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 17:05, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Going to start to chip away at the Geirmund's Saga redlinks starting tomorrow. Hoping to get at least 4 done then. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 23:41, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

<s>I'm working on completing all River Raid locations currently. A project I started last year but had to abandon due to the amount of real life stuff I had going on.</s> [[User:Kennyannydenny|Kennyannydenny]] ([[User talk:Kennyannydenny|talk]]) 11:05, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
:I'm done with documenting all uniquely named locations (some have a rather generic name) in all River Raids areas. The only locations that I haven't done (yet) aside from all "Small Camps", are the Eastern Fortification in River Severn, and the Western and Eastern Fortifications in River Exe (due to the Eastern Fortification name not being unique and being in both regions). Would it be worth to document these three too? I guess the Western Fortification is a unique named location too. If so, i'll gladly do it tomorrow. [[User:Kennyannydenny|Kennyannydenny]] ([[User talk:Kennyannydenny|talk]]) 21:57, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
::I'd say yes, if only because it'd be weird to do all but those. If the name repeats, the page title should be "Eastern Fortification, River Severn" and "Eastern Fortification, River Exe". Btw, thanks you've helped out so much by doing these! - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 00:04, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
:::Alright, thanks for the feedback and no probs, I love helping out! I've done those three too, all locations not named "Small Camp" should be done in all river regions. [[User:Kennyannydenny|Kennyannydenny]] ([[User talk:Kennyannydenny|talk]]) 10:26, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

<s>Redistributed the Egyptian locations between those I have images for and those I don't, so I can more easily see which ones I can make. Gonna take some time, but I should finish them before long.</s> - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 00:58, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
:Done. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 02:42, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Can I post some of my sandboxed project pages on here and hopefully trick some of you into doing my job for me? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 05:00, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

I'm undertaking a project that may well be over my head but I'm revamping the pages of ALL real-life people, devs and voice actors and what not so they're not just one single line.[[User:VilkaIsBack|VilkaIsBack]] ([[User talk:VilkaIsBack|talk]]) 22:59, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Need to start the arduous undertaking of adding ACRPG stuff to here. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 11:01, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

[[Category:Wiki maintenance]]

Talk:21st century conversations

2026-05-27T04:11:34Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Assassin's Creed III */ not sure why this comment was specifically white font

{{Talkheader}}
== Yeah.. ==

Is anyone actually willing to write up a whole transcript of ALL the AC Games? Because I'm not.. i'll tell you that. --[[User:ThiefAC|'''THIEF ''']]02:24, January 3, 2011 (UTC)

Thief, relax. You don't have to do an entire conversation with a team member- Just what you can remember. 
And this is a team effort, so I'm hoping a lot of people come and start to include conversations.

Hope I cleared out some stuff about this, but we're more focused on Brotherhood then AC2, Otherwise, we'd include AC1! We won't, trust me...

Anyway, Safety and Peace,[[User:Gone Rampant|Gone Rampant]] 12:29, January 3, 2011 (UTC)

::Hahaha, sorry. It just seems a bit weird to have this page at first, but after some consideration I think it'll be a pretty interesting resource. Also, just to let you know, we have a notable quotes page too if you need to jog your memory about these conversations. --[[User:ThiefAC|'''THIEF ''']]13:44, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
::By the way, you're doing an excellent job with this. :) --[[User:ThiefAC|'''THIEF ''']]13:46, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
::
::Well thank you, it's nice to see that a little thing like this is slowly, but steadly, snowballing.
::Can't wait to see the final result.
::Safety and Peace.[[Special:Contributions/95.83.203.106|95.83.203.106]] 14:04, January 9, 2011 (UTC)

== Done? ==
Well, this article seems to be finished. Just some minor fixed and it'll be alright.

As far as I know, there are no more conversations, except for the talk of Subject 16 in glyphs and cluster and Shaun's hints, but they would fit in Glyphs/Clusters pages.

It was a bit of work, but it wasn't that bad ;) [[User:ULT1M4T3|ULT1M4T3]] 14:08, February 11, 2011 (UTC)

:I thought this article was going to be for the optional conversations you can have with your teammates, not the entire modern day script... -- [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] 19:43, February 13, 2011 (UTC)
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:I know: This snowballed out of control so much: I thought that we were just doing the Brotherhood stuff, then AC2 came in and now we have all the conversations with Lucy! Snowball indeed...
:Thanks for the help guys, Safety And Peace. [[User:Gone Rampant|Gone Rampant]] 21:24, February 13, 2011 (UTC)

::I'm getting quite annoyed by this. The article isn't about the subject. Either you guys change it or I move it to "Modern day script". -- [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] 18:19, February 15, 2011 (UTC)
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::So, move all to Modern day script page or make new article and leave the optional conversations here?[[User:ULT1M4T3|ULT1M4T3]] 18:35, February 15, 2011 (UTC)
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::I really hope this was completed several months ago.My friend and I translate some dialogues of AC1 by listening.It's such a difficult mission.And we make several mistakes. *tear*

== Any AC3 conversations? ==

Don't know if this is happening for anyone else, but I can't have any conversations outside the Animus beyond the first "press any button" conversations. I'm in the middle of Sequence 5 or 6 or something. The only 2012 conversations I've been having are the first conversations (see above), and cutscenes. I would've thought there'd be more "press any button" conversations by now, particularly after Desmond's scuffle with his dad after *cough**cough* is revealed to be a *cough*.

Anyone else having this problem? Like I said, I'm on Sequence 5 or 6, so no major spoilers please? Or if you have to, at least censor them like I did.

Thanks. [[User:ShermTank7272|ShermTank7272]] ([[User talk:ShermTank7272|talk]]) 01:46, November 4, 2012 (UTC)

They come after every Desmond mission. [[User:Slate Vesper|Slate Vesper]] ([[User talk:Slate Vesper|talk]]) 01:50, November 4, 2012 (UTC)

Wow. Ironically I just discovered this right as you posted this. Well played Slate. Well played, indeed. Seriously though, I think Desmond should've had some choice words with his dad right after their little scuffle. Would've made sense. Nice to hear Shaun making some hilarious remarks about Britain's view of the Revolutionary War. [[User:ShermTank7272|ShermTank7272]] ([[User talk:ShermTank7272|talk]]) 06:44, November 4, 2012 (UTC)

== Desmond's sacrifice ==

shoud there be an conversatio between juno desmond and minerva at the end about assassins creed 3 that preview desmond sacrifice by touching the orb to release juno

==Assassin's Creed III==
Hi, how come some conversations from Assassin's Creed III aren't on the conversations list? Such as when Rebecca asks Desmond about Lucy or when Desmond is looking for the location of the second power source and he gets angry at the First Civilisation and then admits to William that he killed Lucy. Right before Sequence 11, William said "Home stretch" as Desmond entered the Animus. And what about the Brazil and Returning to Abstergo missions?

I would add them but I can't remember the order of them esp. the missions and I wouldn't know how to add another subheading. But if someone told me how to format it, then I could add some.

Thanks and great job by the way with this page :)

- A Wikia Contributor (sorry, I don't know how to get the time up) April 5, 2012.

== Rename ==
2013 now, and we'll need to add AC4 conversations. Therefore I propose a rename to '''''Modern day conversations''''' --[[User:Kainzorus Prime|Kainzorus Prime]] [[User talk:Kainzorus Prime|Walkie-talkie]] 20:52, November 8, 2013 (UTC)

:I will now bump this like a bastard. --[[User:Kainzorus Prime|Kainzorus Prime]] [[User talk:Kainzorus Prime|Walkie-talkie]] 00:05, January 11, 2014 (UTC)

::Or we could just go with "21st century conversations". After all, the modern era spans back more that just 2000—2014. [[User:Slate Vesper|Slate Vesper]] ([[User talk:Slate Vesper|talk]]) 00:29, January 11, 2014 (UTC)

::I'd agree with a rename to Modern-day Conversations. [[User:DarkFeather|DarkFeather]] [[User_talk:DarkFeather|Raven's Nest]][[User:DarkFeather/Sandbox|Raven's Hunt]] 00:39, January 11, 2014 (UTC)

:::Actually, Slert brings up a good point to concise the name to 21st century. --[[User:Kainzorus Prime|Kainzorus Prime]] [[User talk:Kainzorus Prime|Walkie-talkie]] 00:43, January 11, 2014 (UTC)

==AC4==
Guuuuuuuuuys, we still need AC4 bits in here, please. --[[User:Kainzorus Prime|Kainzorus Prime]] [[User talk:Kainzorus Prime|Walkie-talkie]] 14:34, June 24, 2014 (UTC)

:[[User:Stormbeast/Sandbox3|Just waiting on a rename consensus]]. {{User:Stormbeast/sig}} 14:37, June 24, 2014 (UTC)

::With 5 months of silence, I think we can safely go with "21st century conversations". --[[User:Kainzorus Prime|Kainzorus Prime]] [[User talk:Kainzorus Prime|Walkie-talkie]] 14:49, June 24, 2014 (UTC)

:::To save tedium on a small matter, I have thus renamed it to "21st century conversations". If a better name surfaces, it is a simple matter of renaming it once more. [[User:Slate Vesper|Slate Vesper]] ([[User talk:Slate Vesper|talk]]) 21:50, June 24, 2014 (UTC)

Would someone be able to transcribe the 21st century scenes from Rogue and Unity as well?[[Special:Contributions/213.114.203.205|213.114.203.205]] 19:51, July 21, 2015 (UTC)

== Bishop's lines ==
If we are including her lines from the beginning of dead kings should we put her dialogue from the server jumps and coop missions here as well?[[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 06:43, October 6, 2018 (UTC)

== Change headers? ==
{{OpenTalk}}
Instead of the headers being named after the games should we change them to be date ranges or years? This would allow the article to be a bit more IU. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 04:50, May 17, 2020 (UTC)
:Honestly this page is pretty OOU anyway, so I don't see any point. [[User:VilkaTheWolf|V i l k a T h e W o l f ]] ([[User talk:Boofhead185|talk]]) 05:19, May 26, 2020 (UTC)

== Battle of Thermopylae ==

That dialogue shouldn’t be in here since it’s obviously not 21st century conversation. I propose a '''5th century BCE conversations''' page that covers all non memory related dialogue like when Kassandra comes to a new town or when Barnabas sees a new island. Can we also get some input on the previous two topics? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 05:17, May 26, 2020 (UTC)
:Either that, or just make a memory article page for the Battle of 300. [[User:VilkaTheWolf|V i l k a T h e W o l f ]] ([[User talk:Boofhead185|talk]]) 05:20, May 26, 2020 (UTC)
::Well we don’t know if that one is actually a memory being relived. Maybe it’s just Kassandra having a dream who knows but we can’t be sure if Layla actually experienced it. Tangentially however I think there is an argument for making a memory article for Deimos's part and just leave it conjecturely titled. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 05:26, May 26, 2020 (UTC)

== datamined dialogue ==
{{OpenTalk}}
I'm finding this passage in the datamined dialogue right after Layla tells Victoria to read the book:
*I have traveled our world all my life, from the great pyramids of Egypt to the snowy peaks of Mount Olympus...
*(Ancient Greek: I have read stories of gods, both great and terrible.)
*(Ancient Greek: And stories of heroes who rise and fall with the coming of the tide.)
*(Ancient Greek: Then, in a once-in-a-lifetime chance, you cross paths with someone who makes you question your very existence.)
*(Ancient Greek: And by the gods, you walk into the life of a legend. This is the story I have been destined to tell.)
Not sure if it should go in that section. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 07:48, August 10, 2020 (UTC)

== Unity dialogue ==
{{OpenTalk}}
I'm reposting this since no one else chimed in. If dialogue spoken by modern day characters while in the simulation are added here then shouldn't Bishops dialogue in both the coop missions and the server bridges be added here as well. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 04:15, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
:Yes, I would agree they should. [[User:Sol Pacificus|'''Sol Pacificus''']][[User talk:Sol Pacificus|(Cyfiero)]] 23:03, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

== Rebellion? ==
{{OpenTalk}}
Should the modern conversations from AC rebellion go here as well? The dialogue with Player Admin and 3P3EC74R in the [[Echoes Through the Animus]] rift event is clearly modern, but it's also already on the memory pages for the event. --[[User:Fielran|Fielran]] ([[User talk:Fielran|talk]]) 08:56, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
:Though you are correct, they are modern, they will remain on the memory pages as those take precedent and there isn't a way to have those memories without the modern parts. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 16:15, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
::This seems at odds with Cyf's decision for Bishop's voiceovers in the Unity co-op missions (which we still haven't done anything for). Maybe put them here but leave them on the memory pages as well? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 17:15, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
:::I don't recall the decision of mine you referred to here. [[User:Sol Pacificus|'''Sol Pacificus''']][[User talk:Sol Pacificus|(Cyfiero)]] 05:43, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
::::In the topic right above this one. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 09:18, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

== Ashley Gaudreau etc ==
{{OpenTalk}}
Should Ashley's "orientation" tutorial for AC Memories be considered MD dialogue. It's very confusing how AC Memories is being presented in universe she mentions this is an animus which is corroborated with the official synopsis that this a version of "mobile animus" but she also references the guild function and card mechanics etc. It could be that "Memories" exists in universe as a product (or attempted product) similar to Rebellion or Liberation. Additionally what about guides from the hootside virtual tour apps? Does their interaction with the user count as MD dialogue? [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 03:05, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
:Not gonna comment on the memories stuff, but I can safely say that the hootside tours def fit 21st century conversations, at least their later work, like the Mines and the Armoire. - [[User:Soranin|Soranin]] ([[User talk:Soranin|talk]]) 15:06, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

==Ambient modern day dialogue==
{{OpenTalk}}
I am finding a lot of ambient modern day dialogue in the Black Flag game files that seem to actually be in-game but not subtitled since the [[Floating conversations]] are specifically for in-simulation non-memory dialogue. Should they be added here? And if so, how should it be formatted? I am not sure if they are tied to plot progression or not. Unfortunately there is like 160 lines of it. [[User:Lacrossedeamon|Lacrossedeamon]] ([[User talk:Lacrossedeamon|talk]]) 10:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
:Similar (semi-)ambient dialogue has been added with the "Security camera footage" section. True, it's subbed and some of it is plot-relevant, like storing John's body for study, but players have to actually find it, like how they overhear employee chatter only when passing specific areas. I know Noob can overhear two guards near the entrance discussing Ubisoft's title ''Child of Light'' (see Easter eggs). I see no harm in adding an "ambient dialogue" section underneath it. – [[User:Darman36|Darman]] ([[User talk:Darman36|talk]]) 14:45, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

21st century conversations

2026-05-27T04:02:48Z

Lacrossedeamon: /* Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag */ Copied edit from fandom and tweaked format a bit

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{{Update|[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]}}
Over the course of the 21st century, [[Desmond Miles]], [[Layla Hassan]], and other high-profile [[Assassins]] had various '''conversations''' with different people throughout the [[Modern times|modern era]].

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|Desmond stared up at a curved screen above his face as he lay in the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]]. After it loaded the [[genetic memory]] sequence, he was transported to an open courtyard garden full of faceless [[courtesan]]s under a flashing red sky. A man in white robes stood closely surrounded by six women who sought his attention and flocked beside him wherever he went. Another man's distorted voice from a blue-white pillar of light on a balcony quoted [[wikisource:Bible (King James)/Ecclesiastes|a passage]] in {{Wiki|Ecclesiastes}}.
*'''Unknown Voice:''' ''I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing of the wind. For in much wisdom is much grief. And he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.''
The scene changed to a street, but the sky remained red and still images of castle walls flashed by, interrupting the sequence.
*'''[[Lucy Stillman|Lucy]]:''' ''We've got a problem. I can't anchor him to the memory. Too much psychological trauma. He's rejecting the treatment. Retreating.''
*'''[[Warren Vidic|Warren]]:''' ''Desmond, I need you to try and relax.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let me try and stabilize it...''
*'''Warren''' ''Focus. Listen to the sound of my voice. Recognize that what you're seeing isn't real. Just a picture of the past. It can't hurt you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Damn it! It's not working.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Give it a moment, Ms. Stillman. He'll adjust. The first time is never easy.''
More pictures flashed on-screen faster often than before.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're losing him!''
*'''Warren:''' ''That's enough, Ms. Stillman!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We need to pull him out. Now.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Alright, Desmond. We're going to try and bring you out now.''
With their first test failed, Lucy and Warren were forced to extract Desmond, who gasped and inhaled deeply.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You ok?''
*'''Warren:''' ''I told you, he'd be fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Bastards!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Now, now, I just saved your life.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Saved my life?! You kidnapped me! You strapped me into that... thing!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Animus. It's an Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't even know you people! Why are you doing this to me?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You have information we need, Mr. Miles.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Information?! I'm a bartender, for [[Jesus of Nazareth|Christ]]'s sakes! What do you want me to do, teach you how to mix a martini?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''We know who you are. What you are.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know what you're talking about.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Don't play coy with me, there isn't time. You're an Assassin, and whether you realize it or not, you've got something that [[Abstergo Industries|my employers]] want, locked away in that head of yours.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But I'm not an Assassin! Not anymore!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, your file indicated as much. Something about an escape. Most fortunate for us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you want from me?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''For you to do as you're told. The Animus will allow us to locate what we need. Once we have it, you'll be free to go.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I am '''not''' going back in there!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Then we'll induce a coma, and continue our work. When we're done, you'll be left to die. Truth be told, the only reason you're still conscious is because this approach saves us time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're insane!''
*'''Warren:''' ''So what is it, Mr. Miles? Live or die? Lie down!''
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*'''Warren:''' ''A wise decision.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whoa. Where am I?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You're inside the Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Which is?...''
*'''Warren:''' ''It's a projector that renders genetic memories in three dimensions.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Genetic memory?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Seems you'll need a bit of a tutorial. Very well, we'll start simple. What is a memory, Mr. Miles?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's the... recollection of a past event.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Specific to the individual remembering the event.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, sure.''
Warren chuckled wryly.
*'''Warren:''' ''What if I told you that the [[human]] body not only housed an individual's memory, but the memories of his ancestors as well? Genetic memory, if you will. Migration, hibernation, reproduction. How do animals know when and where to go? What to do?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's just animal instinct.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Now you're arguing semantics, Mr. Miles. Whatever you call it, the fact remains. These creatures hold knowledge, absent the requisite first-hand experience. I've spent the past thirty years trying to understand why. I've discovered something most fascinating. Our DNA functions as an archive. It contains not only genetic instructions passed down from previous generations, but memories as well. The memories of our ancestors.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And the Animus lets you decode and read these DNA files.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Precisely.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But there's a problem. This is the specific memory we're trying to access. Unfortunately, when we try and open the memory, your mind withdraws. You lack the confidence to step into your ancestor's body. That's what happened earlier. You got knocked out of the target memory and pushed back to a more stable state.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's your subconscious. It's resisting. We found similar reactions among patients who undergo hypnosis to relive traumatic events. They can't jump directly into the specific memory. They need to be eased in. Even then, there can be problems.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how do we fix it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We find a memory you can [[Synchronization|synchronize]] with and move forward from there. You'll get used to it. This is the closest we can get, so, it's where we'll have to start. I'm uploading the tutorial program now.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''He's experiencing a far better adoption rate than the other [[Animus Project|subjects]].''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm still pulling him out. He's been in there way too long.''
*'''Warren:''' ''No, not yet! We're still so far from where we need to be.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We shouldn't risk it.''
*'''Warren:''' ''What's another hour or two?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why don't we discuss this in the conference room? Give Desmond a minute to stretch his legs.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I really don't see the need—''
Lucy cut Warren off.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Warren, please.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Fine!''
Desmond eavesdropped on their conversation through the ventilation system in the bathroom.
*'''Warren:''' ''I don't appreciate you questioning my authority in front of the prisoner. There's a word for that. I believe it's called insubordination.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''And I don't appreciate you trying to kill him. There's a word for that too. I believe it's called stupid.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Lucy! This isn't my decision. I don't set the deadlines, but I'm smart enough not to challenge them! Do you want to wind up like [[Leila Marino|Leila]]?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I know the accident has everyone on edge.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Which is why there's no time to coddle him!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If you push him too hard, he'll shut down. And then, we'll have nothing!''
*'''Warren:''' ''We have nothing now!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But we will. You just need to have a little faith.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Fine. But I want you thinking up ways to improve his staying power. We can't afford to stop every time the man breaks a sweat! It's bad enough he has to traipse through all of these useless memories!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'll do what I can.''
The pair came out of the conference room.
*'''Warren:''' ''We're done for today, Mr. Miles. I suggest you return to your room and get some rest.''
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*'''Lucy:''' ''So, you're really an Assassin? Like [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yes and no.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I was supposed to be one. But I ran away from "[[the Farm]]" when I was 16.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Farm?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, that's what they called the place where I grew up. "The Farm." Like [[Masyaf]], I guess, only not so, uh... creepy. Just a small desert community in the middle of nowhere. About 30 of us living, you know, off the grid.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thought my parents were just crazy hippies trying to stick it to the man, you know. My [[William Miles|dad]] was always going on about our enemies, how they'd be looking for us, how we [[Assassin-Templar War|have to be prepared]]. No one ever came. Nothing ever happened.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why'd you run away?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I could never leave the compound. You have any idea what it's like being trapped in a place, knowing there is a whole world out there I'd never get to see?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Don't you miss your parents?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No. Far as I'm concerned, they weren't my parents. They were my wardens and I was their prisoner.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It sounds like they only wanted to protect you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''With all that's happened... I don't know. I guess they were right.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry. I didn't mean to dredge up the past.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's all right. Gives me something to think about.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Try and get some sleep. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Got a question for you before I turn in.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sure.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How did they find me? I mean, I haven't been anywhere near another Assassin for ten years.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Use your real name?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nope. Not before today.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Credit cards?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Cash only.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Telephone?''
Desmond chuckled.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's no one to call.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Driver's license?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Motorcycle. Guilty pleasure.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's your answer. Photo, fingerprint.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''This is a drug company! What does Abstergo have to do with the {{Wiki|Department of motor vehicles|DMV}}?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, these guys are everywhere. They... I... I'm sorry, I... I really can't talk about it.''
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|Desmond groaned as he woke up, and spotted Warren staring down at him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Gotta say that's a little creepy, Doc. Waking up to you standing over me. You been watching me sleep?''
*'''Warren:''' ''We're always watching you. Now get up. We've got a lot of work to do.''
Desmond responded sarcastically.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ooh, wonder who I get to kill today.''
Warren replied tersely.
*'''Warren:''' ''Don't be so cavalier! Your ancestors almost had the right idea, Mr. Miles. If the deaths of a few people—evil people, no less—could save the lives of thousands more, well... it seems a small sacrifice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean, "almost?"''
*'''Warren:''' ''They didn't go far enough! To use a rather tired analogy, corruption is no different than cancer. Cut out the tumors, but fail to treat the source and... well, you're buying time at best. There's no true change to be had without comprehensive, systemic intervention.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Chemo for the masses.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Education. Re-education to be more precise. But it's not easy, and it doesn't always take.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Let me guess, you've got a better solution. What is it then?''
Warren chuckled.
*'''Warren:''' ''Now, that would be telling.''
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|Desmond was extracted from the Animus and saw Warren standing over him.
*'''Warren:''' ''Out of the machine, Mister Miles.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's the matter, Doc?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Miss Stillman is once again insisting I let you rest.''
Warren walked out of the room, before Desmond went to talk to Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, feel like telling me who put the stick up his ass?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have a deadline. One week... well, six days now.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Deadline?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can't talk about it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Man, put yourself in my shoes. I'm being held hostage by a group of scientists—at least I think you're scientists—and forced to spend all day in some crazy-ass machine. You won't tell me what you're looking for or why you want it, but I'm supposed to be thanking you for keeping me alive. This is so fucked!''
Lucy looked up at Desmond.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sorry, but it is.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What do you want me to do?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hmm, let's see... I don't know... maybe give me some answers?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can't! And it's better this way. Safer.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Safer for who?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Both of us.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, you know what? I've got a question I think you can ''actually'' answer.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's up?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why is it that sometimes the guys in there talk like they're from the future?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The future?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I mean the present. Now, today, whatever.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You've probably noticed that English has become the official language of the [[Kingdom|Holy Land]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, I was going to say...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The Animus is translating speech it deems vital into more modern English. So expect a few anachronisms. I could probably make it more authentic, but... you ever read [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]]?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, definitely not for you.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Can you tell me more about Abstergo? Or what goes on here, beyond the whole keeping me prisoner thing.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Their primary focus is anti-depressants. There's some information on the computer over there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But you already said this wasn't about testing a drug. So, what's the deal?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't like where this is going.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So it's safe to assume the Animus is not a part of their public face.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What, you haven't seen the commercials?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh my [[Christianity|God]]. She has a sense of humor.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry, Desmond. I've got a lot of work to do. Like I said, if you want to know more about the company, take a look at the computer. The [[Akashic Satellite Plexus|telecommunication]] stuff is ''particularly'' interesting.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''Let's go, Mr. Miles! Time's wasting!''
Desmond stepped out into the main room, and noticed Lucy's absence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where's Lucy?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Oh, don't worry, she'll be with us soon enough.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So why are you doing all this, Doc? What're you hoping to accomplish?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You turn the television on lately? Read the newspaper?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Never cared much for that stuff.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Then let me sum it up for you: The world's a mess! It's pathetic, really. You've seen it first-hand yourself. A thousand years between you and your ancestor, and society remains just as barbaric, just as stupid.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And your point is...''
*'''Warren:''' ''[[New World Order|Order]], Mr. Miles. The world needs order. ''That'' is what we are working towards, and ''that'' is what you are helping us to achieve.''
Desmond laughed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You expect me to believe you're building a better tomorrow?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''That's exactly what we're doing! The human race calls out for direction. They want to know why they're here, what they're meant to do. Well... we're going to tell them. And once they understand how to live their lives, everything will be better.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Better how?''
*'''Warren:''' ''An end to all conflicts, large and small. Isn't that what you Assassins strive for? "Peace in all things?"''
Desmond replied harshly.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I told you, I'm not an Assassin.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Right, right.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I still don't see where I fit into things.''
*'''Warren:''' ''In time, Mr. Miles. In time, you'll understand... or you won't! I don't care either way, just as long as you show us where it is.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where ''what'' is?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry I'm late. Ready to go?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, we are.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''God damn it! What's the problem now?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm getting weird temperature readings. I think the Animus is overheating.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Christ! It's ''always'' something! How long?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Too soon to tell.''
*'''Warren:''' ''These delays are unacceptable, Ms. Stillman! I demand progress reports every hour!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's gonna be a while, Desmond. Why don't you go lie down or something? Get some rest.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Why is he always yelling at you? It's ''his'' machine.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''His ''theories''. He's not the one who built it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who did? You?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No, Abstergo has a team of engineers. Not much they don't have. But I did oversee the assembly. Guess that's why he gets so angry with me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''He's a dick.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He's under a lot of pressure. We all are.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I can't believe you’re defending the guy.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Warren saved my life. So, if he wants to yell a little, let him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean he saved your life?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You're not the only one who doesn't get to go home at night.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, are you saying you're a prisoner?''
Lucy walked over to the Animus.
*'''Lucy:''' ''When they first approached me, I was finishing up my Ph.D. The university made it clear I had no future there. They didn't like the subject of my doctorate... called it pseudo-science. Said keeping me on would discredit and embarrass them. It was the same everywhere. Other universities... companies I interviewed with... pretty soon I was out of money and out of time.''
Lucy pinched her fingers together.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I was ''this'' close to waiting tables. Then, I got a letter.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''From Vidic?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He said he'd been following my career since {{Wiki|Undergraduate education|undergrad}}. That he believed in my work and wanted to meet to discuss my future. You have no idea how good it felt to hear that. So I met with him. What did I have to lose?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And he offered you a job.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes. Here at Abstergo. Helping out on the Animus Project. I'd have a chance to test my theories and prove the professors wrong. How could I turn that down?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Think I'm missing the part where you became a prisoner.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sometimes I wonder if they weren't behind it all. If they manipulated events so I'd get desperate. They can do that. They can do anything. I didn't think when I agreed to come here... they even told me I'd be trapped. For 6 months, a year max. Once the product launched, there'd be no need for secrecy anymore. But, until then, I'd be a "guest of the company". At least... that's what they said.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And when the Animus was ready?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They came in while I was sleeping. Three guys... [[Firearm|guns]]...''
Lucy got up and walked over to the nearby windows.
*'''Lucy:''' ''They dragged me out of bed... God... the worst part is, I ''knew'' them. One guy, [[Richard]], we ate lunch together sometimes. And now he was gonna... They were cracking jokes... I tried to pull away... he hit me... and that's when he told me I was going to die.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Christ! What did you do?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nothing. I kept telling myself it wasn't real. And then Warren was there, shouting at them to get away from me. And they listened.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Jesus...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He's not a happy man, Desmond. I wouldn't even say he's a good man, but he saved my life. They never came for me again. And he promised they never would.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But you're still stuck here working for these nutjobs.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But I'm alive. Anyway, I really do need to get the Animus repaired. I'll see you tomorrow, Desmond.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''Rise and shine! We've got quite a day ahead of us!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're in a good mood this morning.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Ms. Stillman has made some modifications to the Animus. You should be able to remain inside even longer now.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And help you with your treasure hunt.''
*'''Warren:''' ''This is serious business, Mr. Miles. I don't think you fully appreciate the work that Abstergo does.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe because I don't actually know what you people do.''
*'''Warren:''' ''We change the world. Every day in a hundred different ways. Did you know that nearly every single breakthrough of the past millennia, be it medical, mechanical, or philosophical, has come from Abstergo or its predecessors?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's a bold claim, Doc. Think you might be exaggerating a bit?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Not in the slightest. Oh, we certainly don't take the credit. That would arouse far too much suspicion. We choose our beneficiaries with great care.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Isn't it obvious? It means we're in control.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But how? What makes you guys so special, so smart? That you happen to invent all these things while us mere mortals stumble around like idiots?''
*'''Warren:''' ''To be fair, we don't invent them. We find them.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Find them?''
*'''Warren:''' ''They're gifts, Mr. Miles, from [[Isu|those who came before]]. We'll have to continue this discussion later. Time's wasting.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''We're done already?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Get up.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whatever you say, Doc.''
Warren's phone rang and he answered it.
*'''Warren:''' ''I'm ending the session... I'll be right there. You're sure about this?... Yes. No. Everything's [[Denver]]... I don't see how he could... Of course... I understand.''
Warren hung up, and then addressed Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''You're in a lot of trouble, Mr. Miles.''
Warren walked out of the laboratory.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's his problem?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They're coming for you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who's coming for me?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Assassins.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, I've got nothing to do with this!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sounds like they're mounting some kind of rescue attempt. Guess you're more important than you realized.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Man, things just keep getting weirder and weirder around here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It was bound to happen.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''That little fight your ancestor started during the [[Third Crusade]]? It never ended. You're being held by [[Templars]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Vidic's a Templar?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's no way you could've known, they hide it so well. But to answer your question, Vidic works for them. We all do. Abstergo is their company.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I thought Templars were old dudes with funny hats who sat around drinking beer, plotting world domination with like the... lizard people.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No. Except the part about world domination, I guess. Look, Desmond, it's complicated. Half the stuff they say about the Templars comes from crazy tin-foil hat-wearing nutjobs. The other half is misinformation intentionally produced by the Templars themselves.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But they are the "bad guys," right?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If there's one thing I've learned since I started working here, it's that there's no such thing. It's all so relative. I guess the best way to explain it is... what they want is good. But the way they're going about it... It's bad, really bad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are they trying to do? Lucy?''
Lucy's phone rang and she answered it.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes?''
Warren's voice could be heard through Lucy's phone.
*'''Warren:''' ''Ms. Stillman, I need to speak with you. Get up here, Now!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''On my way, [[Doctor]].''
Lucy hung up.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry, Desmond, I have to go. You should turn in for the night. The answers to all of your questions are right in front of you. You just have to know where to look.''
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|Desmond's Animus session was abruptly ended and he overheard a conversation between Warren and an [[Alan Rikkin|associate]].
*'''Associate:''' ''Not a lot of time today.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Understand it's a demo, but I'll let you know.''
*'''Associate:''' ''Wherever it's hidden, time to retrieve it.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Working on it.''
*'''Associate:''' ''And when it's done?''
*'''Warren:''' ''He'll be taken care of.''
*'''Associate:''' ''I want that progress report by tomorrow morning.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I've got some work I need to do. So you've got the night to yourself.''
The Animus HUD panel retracted and Desmond was able to get up.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I think there's a problem with the Animus.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nope. It's working fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm pretty sure it just ejected me—''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm pretty sure you should shut up.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You ready to finally tell me what's going on?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have to stop them, Desmond. When they access that last memory of yours... they're just getting started. They want to change ''everything''. The way we live, the way we think, the way we are. You've gotten the lecture from Vidic. About what's wrong with the world, how we need "order and discipline." So, they're going to give it to us. Only, we don't have a say in the matter.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The Templar treasure. They think it—''
Lucy's phone rang and she answered it. Warren began shouting.
*'''Warren:''' ''Ms. Stillman!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm here.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I need you to upload Desmond's files to the database.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Got it.''
Lucy hung up.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, what? They're using me to find the Templar treasure? What do they call it? The "[[Piece of Eden]]?"''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, it's looking like it's at Masyaf. So I don't know why they're wasting all this time with me. Why don't they just send their people to pick it up?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They can't... it's not that simple. The artifact from Masyaf... they had it. It was destroyed in the accident.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Then, what are they hoping for me? For my ancestor to tell them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They're hoping he'll show them where the other ones are.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You mean there's more than one of these things?!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Oh, Desmond. You have no idea.''
Lucy's phone rang again, with Warren on the other end.
*'''Warren:''' ''Is there a problem, Ms. Stillman?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No, Warren. Everything's Denver on my end.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Then, where are the files?''
Lucy hung up again.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I've gotta move these files before he gets suspicious. We'll talk more later.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What does "Everything's Denver" mean?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It means everything's fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why Denver?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's a reference to {{Wiki|Denver International Airport}}. There's an underground facility there. It's where the [[DIA satellite accident|accident]] happened.''
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*'''Warren:''' ''Time's wasting, Mr. Miles!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah. I'm comi—''
*'''Warren:''' ''We're nearly done, you know.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And then what?''
*'''Warren:''' ''You'll see. Maybe they'll even let you watch when it begins. It's not as terrible as you think.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Look, I know you're not gonna let me leave. So why not tell me what's going on? Humor me.''
Warren replied shrewdly.
*'''Warren:''' ''I'm not an idiot, Mr. Miles. I think you've already learned quite a bit.''
Desmond played coy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know what you're talking about.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Of course not.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''All right, let me ask you something else then.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Some of the stuff I'm seeing in the Animus... sometimes it seems... wrong. Untrue, like the history's off somehow. It doesn't—''
Warren interrupted Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''It doesn't what, Mr. Miles? Match up with what you read on an online encyclopedia? What your high-school history teacher taught you? Let me ask you something: do these supposed experts have access to secret knowledge, kept hidden from the rest of us?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There are books, letters, documents... all sorts of source material from back then. Some of it seems to contradict what the Animus is showing me.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Anyone can write a book, and they can put whatever they want on its pages. Anything. Used to be that we thought the world was flat.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Some people still do.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, and they publish books about it. Or that the [[moon]] [[Apollo 11|landing]] was a hoax. I believe there's also {{Wiki|Bible|a book}} that claims the [[Earth|World]] was created in seven days. A best-seller, too!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where's this going, Doc?''
*'''Warren:''' ''The point, I suppose, is that you shouldn't trust everything you hear. Everything you read. What's that your ancestor said? "Nothing is true?"''
*'''Desmond:''' ''"Everything is permitted."''
*'''Warren:''' ''Yes, exactly. It's part of what makes the Animus so spectacular. There's no room for misinterpretation—''
Desmond interrupted Warren.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's always room.''
*'''Warren:''' Touché'', Mr. Miles. Now that I've answered your question, can we begin?''
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*'''Warren:''' ''I said get up, God damn it! Listen!''
Warren turned on the intercom, through which gunfire could be heard.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Oh no.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Seems your Assassin friends found us!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Warren:''' ''How'd you do it, Desmond?!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, look, I don't know what you're talking about, but whatever's going on down there has got nothing to do with me!''
*'''Warren:''' ''They are here for ''you!'' And I sure as shit didn't invite them!''
Warren talked into the intercom.
*'''Warren:''' ''What's the situation down there?''
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''We're taking heavy fire!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Can you contain it, or do I need to evacuate the prisoner?!''
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''Only five or six! We've got them outnumbered! Couple of wounded, but we'll pull through. We'll get it under control.''
Warren switched off the intercom and turned to Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''God damn you, Desmond! You couldn't leave well enough alone!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I told you I had nothing to do with this! How would I even contact them? Telepathy? Come on!''
*'''Warren:''' ''Doesn't matter, they'll be dead soon enough. Here, have a listen!''
Warren turned the intercom back on and the gunfire continued, before stopping abruptly.
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''Threat's been neutralized.''
Warren switched off the intercom for the last time, before turning back towards Desmond.
*'''Warren:''' ''Looks like the cavalry won't be coming.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't know, Doc. You were freaking out a minute ago. Your little research facility isn't as secure as you thought it was? Worried they'll be back with more?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't think so, Desmond.''
*'''Warren:''' ''What Lucy is trying to say is that there aren't any Assassins left to come for you. We've been very busy this past year, hunting down your little enclaves, your desert communes and whatnot. I'm afraid you're on your own. Rest up, Mr. Miles. Tomorrow, we finish this!''
Warren walked out.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm sorry, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''He mentioned the desert. Do you think—''
*'''Lucy:''' ''They sent a team there, but the place was deserted. I don't know where your parents are, and I can't promise they're still alive. But I think they got away.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks. Thanks for checking.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's not as bad as it seems.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you talking about? They just killed—literally ''killed''—my only chance of getting out of here! And then, I find out the Assassins are all but destroyed and... Christ, I still don't know what these people are planning! But I do know they plan to kill me when they're done! I am screwed, okay!? What do you want me to do!?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Just try and have a little faith.''
Lucy bent her left ring finger, symbolizing the Assassins.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Have faith. Rest up, Desmond. You're gonna need the energy.''
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|Warren came into Desmond's room and woke him up.
*'''Warren:''' ''Get up.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Even earlier than usual, Doc.''
*'''Warren:''' ''I'd like to get this over with as quickly as possible.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''If you say so.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Don't be so glum come on Mr. Miles. Today is a historic day, One that will be remembered for years to come. Remembered by some of us anyway.''
Desmond finished the final memory of Altaïr.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref>
*'''Warren:''' ''We've got it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell was that?''
Desmond saw that Lucy and Warren were facing the far wall. Turning his head, he saw three men in business suits in an observation room behind a sheet of glass where the wall panels once were. The man in the middle spoke, revealing himself to be Warren's associate from earlier, while the [[David Kilkerman|other]] [[Henry Liman|two]] remained silent.
*'''Alan:''' ''Well?!''
*'''Warren:''' ''We've got the [[Isu map|map]].''
*'''Alan:''' ''How many?''
*'''Warren:''' ''At least half a dozen.''
*'''Alan:''' ''We don't need them all.''
*'''Warren:''' ''We should assume some amount of decay. I can't imagine they'll all still be functioning. At least two appear to reside on landmasses that no longer exist.''
*'''Alan:''' ''We'll dispatch teams to each site and determine viability. We only need ''one'', after all.''
*'''Warren:''' ''What about the rest?''
*'''Alan:''' ''Collect them! Let's not leave anything to chance! Last thing we need is some damn survivor making trouble for us in the New World!''
*'''Warren:''' ''And the Assassin?''
*'''Alan:''' ''We have what we need. Kill him.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Wait. You know how these things work. I doubt we'll be able to walk right in.''
*'''Alan:''' ''What's your point?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We might need him. His memories. I'd recommend we hold him until we have confirmation that there aren't any surprises waiting for us at the sites.''
*'''Warren:''' ''This is a waste of time.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You said it yourself. We shouldn't leave anything to chance.''
*'''Alan:''' ''Very well. Ensure we have no further need of him, ''then'' kill him.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Fine.''
Alan and his attendants left. Once Alan was out of earshot, Warren snapped at Lucy.
*'''Warren:''' ''Stop undermining my authority!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I just saved your ass.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Let's go! We've got a lot of work to do. Don't get too comfortable, Mr. Miles! We'll be back for you soon enough.''
Desmond got up and activated [[Eagle Vision]] for the first time. [[Cryptic Messages|Many symbols]] could be seen on the floor in the Animus room.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell is that?''
Desmond went to his bedroom and noticed more symbols on the wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh my god! It looks like... is that blood?! [[Clay Kaczmarek|Who]] the hell were they keeping here before me? What happened to him? What does it mean, I wonder...?''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''==
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|Lucy entered Desmond's room wearing a blood-spattered shirt.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have to go.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy! Where have you been? Why did they—''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Now.''
Desmond followed Lucy to the Animus as she calibrated it to a new setting.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Get in.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's with the blood? Are you okay?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Look, we have maybe ten minutes—maybe—before they figure out what I've done. If we're not out of here and on the road before then...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, we're leaving?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, I promise I'll answer ALL of your questions. Later. But right now, I need you to just shut up and do what I say. So please—get in the Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright...''
Desmond entered the Animus and the computer compared his DNA with Subject 16's to find another common ancestor. After finding a match, Desmond was transported to [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]] to relive [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s birth.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[The Birth of an Assassin]]</ref> Eventually, the simulation faded to white and ended as Lucy extracted Desmond from the Animus before he could continue to relive more of Ezio's memories, but not before he caught blurry glimpses of a teenaged Ezio in Assassin robes in the midst of a fight [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|elsewhere]] in Italy.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Get up. Let's go.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah well, uh, I'm gonna need a second...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There isn't time, Desmond. We have to leave.''
Lucy withdrew a drive from a port in the Animus and rushed to the lab's doors. They opened, and Desmond followed Lucy into the hallway.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We're really gettin' out of here, huh... Abstergo's got some fucked up interior decorators...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Quiet. Stay close.''
Two security guards noticed Lucy and Desmond escaping.
*'''Abstergo Guard 1:''' ''Hey! You're not supposed to be up here!''
Lucy typed in a code and locked a door, preventing the guards from following them.
*'''Abstergo Guard 2:''' ''Open this door!''
*'''Abstergo Guard 1:''' ''I'm calling it in! We have a breach in the research wing. I repeat: there's been a breach in the research wing. Requesting backup from all available security personnel. Subjects appear to be armed.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Glass walls. Fancy. Boy, these must be a bitch to clean.''
Lucy and Desmond were spotted by the Abstergo guards.
*'''Abstergo Guard 1:''' ''There they are! Don't let them get away.''
Lucy fought with the guards, swiftly taking them down. The pair then entered a nearby elevator, traveling downward.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Holy shit... Look at this place... What about the cameras?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I rigged them to loop old footage. How do you think I managed to hide all your nighttime snooping from Abstergo?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're good...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''So I've been told. But they're onto us now. We need to hurry. Careful... We need to get to that elevator on the other side of the room. Follow my lead. But keep an eye out for security. I'd rather avoid a fight.''
Desmond trailed Lucy through the [[Animi Training Program]] room.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Is that an Animus?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Wait... Careful...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the... How many of them are there?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Stay with me...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, what's the plural for Animus? Is it Animus-es? Or Animi? What do you think, Lucy? Lucy? What do they need with all of them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond. Shut. The fuck. Up. Please.''
Lucy swiped a card into a keypad and entered a code, which failed. She then attempted another time, to no avail.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Fuck! I thought this card would work. It must be on separate system and I don't have the code.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait...''
Desmond tried his hand at entering a code into the keypad.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Shit! Oh come on!''
Desmond used Eagle Vision to see the fingerprints on the keypad and entered the code "2374".
*'''Lucy:''' ''How did you do that?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go. It's always something...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What was that in the Animus? Subject Sixteen? Ezio... Audi... Audisomething?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I think we've been wrong all along. That's why we need to get out of here. Vidic and the Templars—they're only part of the problem...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'll explain when we get there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Get where?''
Desmond and Lucy reached the parking lot and fought off a squad of guards. Afterwards, they ran for Warren's car and Lucy opened the trunk.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Get in.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're joking?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's for your own protection.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh man.''
Desmond got into the trunk of the car.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're almost there...''
Desmond shot a dirty look up at Lucy, who slammed the trunk door shut.
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|Some while later, Lucy opened the trunk and Desmond sat up.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks for that. It was great...being shoved in the trunk, bouncing around. Loved it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''This way.''
Desmond got out of the trunk and followed Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So... gonna tell me what's going on now?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There was [[Project Siren|a reason]] for the escape, Desmond.''
Desmond scoffed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Figures.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We need your help.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''For what? Another treasure hunt through time?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo's gonna [[Apple of Eden 2|replace]] their Apple of Eden. The map your ancestor found guarantees it. The other Assassins... They'll do what they can, where they can. But...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What...what is it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're losing this war, Desmond. The Templars are too powerful. And every day more of us die...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I still don't see how I fit into things...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're going to train you—turn you into one of us.''
He was shocked.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?! No, no...you've seen me in action—I'm no good at this. And even if I was... It would take months—years, even.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No. Not with the Animus. Not with the [[Bleeding Effect]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But I'm just one guy...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sometimes that's all you need.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So that's why you found him... My ancestor. What was his name? Ezio?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If you can follow in his footsteps, you'll learn everything he did—just like he did. Years of training absorbed in a matter of days.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You broke me out of Abstergo and brought me here just to make me an Assassin?''
Lucy turned around.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Look, there's more to it than that, but it'll have to wait. Trust me, okay?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright. I'm in. Tell me what you need.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Really? You're sure?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I thought you'd be happy about this.''
Lucy stammered a little.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry... I'm just a little surprised. I spent the whole ride over here figuring out how I was going to convince you to do this...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Save it. After what those Templar bastards put me through, I'm ready, willing, and able.''
Lucy hugged Desmond warmly.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thank you.''
They walked into the [[Rome hideout]]. [[Rebecca Crane]] jumped up when she saw Lucy.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Lucy! You made it! God! It's been so long! Seven years! Can you believe it?!''
*'''[[Shaun Hastings|Shaun]]:''' ''Indeed. Welcome back.''
Shaun Hastings noticed Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, so this must be the infamous subject seventeen... Desmond Miles, was it?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who are you?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm sorry... Where are my manners? I'm Shaun Hastings—this is Rebecca Crane.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nice to meet you, Desmond.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right, well it's been lovely chatting, but if you don't mind, Desmond, it's best we get straight to work. Time is precious. Doubly so these days.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We've got everything set up and ready, Lucy. Just say the word and we'll get going.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Here. I brought you something. A parting gift from Abstergo.''
Lucy withdrew the drive she had taken from Abstergo's Animus and gave it to an excited Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Whoa! The memory core! This is amazing! With their data, things are gonna go a lot faster! I'll get to work on merging the code...''
Desmond walked over to Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey... Listen. I just wanted to say thank you. And that I'm sorry.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ya you know, before. Everything at Abstergo. It was just... I wasn't ready.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's okay.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No. Going through all that. Knowing that the Templars still exist. What they're planning...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's done is done, Desmond. You're here now and that's what matters.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy, I've been seeing things. Symbols in my bedroom. The code on the keypad... Just like Altaïr.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's from the bleeding effect. You're taking on more than your ancestors' memories. You're taking on their skills too. In this case, Eagle Vision.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Skills?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You're more receptive now. So if all goes well, everything Ezio learns in the Animus, you'll learn too.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You really think this will work? That I'll become an Assassin?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You already are an Assassin. You'll just be better at it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, hopefully much better at it. I mean—seriously—I saw the tapes from Abstergo. You didn't even TRY and escape.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What a dick...''
Desmond walked over to Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey Desmond! What's up?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Just wondering what your role is in all this.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I take care of Baby. It's my job to keep her up and running.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Baby? You mean the Animus.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Actually, I prefer Animus two-point-oh, since Baby's twice as awesome as anything you'll find at Abstergo. The Templars might have deeper pockets than us, but they've got no ambition. No passion! No competitive edge! That's why, even with all their resources, anything they can do, I can do better. Faster, too! Anyway, take a seat when you're ready, and we can get started. I just need to make a few more adjustments...''
Desmond approached Shaun.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's all this stuff for?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''This stuff, Desmond, oh this stuff is nothing special, really, this stuff is just the stuff that keeps our entire operation from falling apart, really. It requires a great deal of concentration to keep it all moving, so you'll forgive me if I don't have time to play meet and greet.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun's in charge of maintaining our knowledge archives—it's like a digital library. He'll be riding shotgun with me while you're in the Animus. So if you come across anything of note—people, places, events, etcetera—he'll create database entries you can consult for additional information.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Y-yeah, it's not just databases, though. I also provide tactical support for the other Assassins. You know, Desmond, the ones who are out there—actually doing stuff. Risking their lives, little things like that.''
Desmond sat in the Animus chair.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how does this work?''
Rebecca showed Desmond a cord.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Of course.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Deep breath!''
Rebecca stuck the catheter into Desmond's arm.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ah!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, what are you? A tiny child?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here we go!''
Desmond began reliving Ezio's memories as he stood with a gang on the [[Ponte Vecchio]] in [[Florence]].<ref name="BoysWillBeBoys">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Boys Will Be Boys]]</ref>
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|Shortly after Ezio witnessed the murder of his father and two brothers [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> Shaun's voice interrupted Desmond's explorations of Florence.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I've got a little request for you. I've identified several strange markings that I've discovered right across Renaissance Italy. Now, I don't know what they're doing there, but I want you to help me find out. Rebecca has marked their general location in the [[database]] with an eye icon and she's made them glow as well. Keep an eye out.''
In time, Desmond found the first [[Glyphs|Glyph]].
*'''Shaun:''' ''There's one of the symbols! What does it mean? It must be there for a reason. Can you take a closer look? Hey! Try using Eagle Vision. I've got all day...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait, that's not possible. This can't be... hold on, that's computer code. Let me compile it... aww shit, it's an encrypted file!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Upload it to my computer. I'm a master at decryption.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I can't, it's only compatible with the Animus itself.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Up-upload it to Desmond then... I can't believe this.''
Desmond accessed the first Glyph and heard a recording from Subject 16.
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Hello. This is... they call me Subject Sixteen. Listen, I don't have much time. There's something I have to show you. We've been lied to this whole time. Everything we kow, everything we've been brought up to believe. It's wrong. Okay, umm... I've uploaded the evidence, the file, that proves it all. But I've split it into twenty pieces and locked each with a code. Queen [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella]]... no, not her, hmm... what century is it? Umm... nevermind. I've hidden the code to the first file inside this program. Find it... find them all—and along the way you'll begin to see the truth.''
The spech faded into static.
*'''Shaun:''' ''What the he—! How did this get inside our Animus?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Oh. Oh. The Memory Core, we transferred Sixteen's Memory Data from Abstergo into the Animus 2.0. He must have hacked the machine when Vidic left him alone between sessions.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hold on, wait a second... The signs on the walls in Abstergo... The ones written in blood. Those were clues! He was telling us to look for them inside the Animus.''
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|After [[Mario Auditore]] showed Ezio the Sanctuary beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] and the [[Armor of Altaïr]] stored within,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets</ref> Rebecca spoke to Desmond.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''In order to achieve perfect synchronization with Ezio, you have to get that armor.''
In time, he witnessed the memory where Ezio discovered an [[Assassin Tombs|Assassin Tomb]] beneath the [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella]] in Florence.<ref name="NovellasSecret">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref>
*'''Shaun:''' ''Look at that statue! It's identical in one in the Villa Auditore! I think you've stumbled onto one of the Assassin's Tombs Ezio's uncle mentioned.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Now that we know the way in, I'll tag the landmarks containing tombs in the database.''
A while later, Ezio met [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] at the [[Ponte Vecchio]] after killing [[Francesco de' Pazzi]]. When the conversation was finished,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Four to the Floor]]</ref> Rebecca patched into the sound system.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I've marked the [[Palazzo Medici]] on your map. In order to achieve 100% synch with Ezio's life, you should go [[Home Invasion|explore]] it.''
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|After Ezio met [[Caterina Sforza]] and sailed for [[Venice]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Tutti a Bordo]]</ref> Desmond's [[Assassin cell]] extracted him from the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything all right?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Better than all right. You're making amazing progress.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''"Amazing" is quite a strong word.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Then why are we stopping?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Prolonged exposure to the Animus can have, uh, side effects.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Awesome.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's nothing to worry about. You haven't shown any of the symptoms.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Symptoms? What symptoms?!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Degradation of cognition, temporal hallucinations, multiple awareness issues, overlapping realities, you know.''
Desmond became worried.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what you're saying is...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What we're saying, Desmond, is if you're not careful, you may not need the Animus to visit with your ancestors. Which wouldn't be a bad thing assuming you could control it. Up until now, though, no one has.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Subject 16.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have safeguards, Desmond. And they kept him in the Animus for way too long, sometimes days at a time. We're being careful with you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I hope so.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Anyway, I was hoping we could test out your skill retention. See if you've picked up some of Ezio's abilities.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm game.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Great. Meet me downstairs when you're ready.''
Desmond initiated a conversation with Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey! Nice work today. You're a natural.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks. it's definitely getting easier. I gotta say—after all the crap I went through at Abstergo—It's nice to be with the good guys.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''"Good guys?" Let's not get carried away.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What's that supposed to mean?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''In case you've forgotten, Rebecca, we're Assassins. I could look it up for you, if you like. Basically, it means we assassinate people.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Only when we have to.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's a choice. You're choosing to kill.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I haven't killed anyone.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No. Not yet. But what do you think all this is for, eh? You think Lucy is giving you Ezio's abilities so you can build schools in [[South America]] and deliver rice to starving [[Indonesia]]ns? What are you Desmond, a vegan? You'd be the first vegan Assassin in history.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Look, it's not ideal. And taking a life is never easy. But sometimes there's no other way. Sometimes, Desmond, people have to die for things to change.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''She's got a point. But don't fool yourself into thinking you have no say. I mean, isn't it that what we're all about here? Safe-guarding free will?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry... I didn't mean to make it into a whole big thing.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nah, it's cool. So, how's she treating you?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The translation software is still a bit laggy... You're probably catching the odd bit of Italian. Sorry about that.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No worries. Abstergo's machine wasn't perfect either. And the subtitles... definitely a big plus.''
Desmond walked over to Shaun.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What could 16 have found that needs so much secrecy and security?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, I don't know, do I? Lucy thinks it's something about the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]], but I'm not so sure. I'm all ears, if it's as life changing as 16 says. Blimey, if I was allowed to use the Animus, I'd be the one in there finding out. Instead, as usual I'm forced to sit here on the sidelines.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you up to?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What am I—who are you, my mum? I've been running traces on the Codex pages. Looking to see if any of them are still around.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Nothing concrete. Reports on one in the archives of the [[National Central Library]] in Florence. Maybe a few in the hands of collectors... probably Templars. I'd send someone to check it out, but we're very short on manpower.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How do you think the Codex wound up in Italy? I mean... it seems so random.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''[[Dante Alighieri]] by way of [[Marco Polo]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Seriously?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Something happened in 1321, yeah. Now, I'm still working on making the connections... But from what I can tell, Polo encountered the Assassins while visiting [[Kublai Khan]]. That's right, this must be when he obtained the Codex. Now, when he returned to Italy, he passed it on to Dante. Dante was close to them—if not an Assassin himself. Now, I have no idea what brought the two of them together... But I tell you what, I reckon we can find out.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't think Lucy wants us messing with the Animus.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, you're right. We've got enough to deal with. I guess satisfying my curiosity will have to wait.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How did you get involved in this?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Most Assassins, Desmond, are like you, yeah? They're "born" into the Brotherhood. Not me, though.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ugh, here we go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What?! He asked. Anyway, I've always been fascinated by the unexplained. There's something exciting there, you know, a sense that life is more interesting, more mysterious than we've been led to believe.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, what, you just stumbled across the Assassins?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, I found the Templars first, actually. Abstergo's a big company. It's too big, which means there were slip-ups, you know, like that mess they're having right now with [[New Fluoride|the fluoride]]. Only I was tracking this stuff years ago. I must have been, what, 14? 15?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You knew Abstergo was a Templar company?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, not at first. I just knew they were up to no good and I figured maybe I could do something about it. So I starting digging up everything I could on the company, posting stuff to news groups, trying to spread word, looking for people with stories to tell.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You must have gotten Abstergo's attention.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, fortunately, I got Rebecca's first. Otherwise I'd be at the bottom of a river.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're welcome.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yep, she tried to warn me. Told me I was messing with the wrong people.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And what did you do?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I thought you were mental.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''But now you know better.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yep, now I know you're just ''a bit'' mental.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Long story short, I saved his ass! Multiple times! Should've just dropped him and let Abstergo have their way.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Listen to you, trying to be all "bad-ass."''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what happened?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I have a gift, Desmond. I have a gift for seeing things. Making connections, like your eagle vision, you know. Only useful.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We offered him a place with us.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yes, you did, yeah. The alternative? A life on the run from the most powerful organization on the planet. I decided to prolong my life. I'm eccentric like that. So I signed up. I've been doing research and analysis for them ever since. Best part is, I love it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you doing?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm keeping tabs on the other teams.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Other teams?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The Templars have been hunting down the Pieces of Eden using the map they got from you at Abstergo. Luckily, Lucy has provided us with a copy as well, allowing us to pursue them.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How's that working out?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''So far, so good.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''If they find even one piece, we'll have problems.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, you're picking up on that, are you? That is why we're training you. Once you've acquired the necessary skills, we'll be able to send you into the field.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And you? Why aren't you out there?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm not out there cause my expertise lies in other areas. And to be honest, I prefer it that way. But make no mistake, Desmond, I'm an Assassin through and through. I've killed before, I expect to kill again. It's just that I'd prefer not to.''
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|Desmond walked up to Lucy's station.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what's the plan?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're going to see what you've managed to retain. Come on.''
They both walked into the warehouse together.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo's out there, waiting for us. They're better funded and better equipped. So it's only a matter of time before they find this place. We need to be ready for them when they do. I want you to activate the warehouse's defense system. I'll let you figure out how to reach the sensors.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Aw, come on. Not even a hint?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Open your eyes, Desmond.''
Desmond started the course and began to suffer from the Bleeding Effect, "seeing" ghostly soldiers walking around him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Uh, Lucy... I'm seeing things.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Do the hallucinations last longer than thirty seconds?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Then it's nothing to be worried about. It'll pass.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how am I doing?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You've picked up every single one of Ezio's skills. The adoption rate is fantastic! Another day or two and we'll be done.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''All right, you've gotta tell me. Why Ezio? Why Italy? I mean, we could've just gone back to Altaïr again. Follow him during his early years.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It started with Sixteen...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ah, good old Subject 16. He repainted my room, y'know... with his blood!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I've been going through his files. Vidic flagged a couple of his Animus sessions. A bunch of different ancestors, different dates and locations... ancient Africa, the Middle East... but towards the end, he became obsessed with Italy. I think he knew about the [[Vatican Vault|Vault]]. A few of the records of his later Animus sessions are missing, and the sessions that are there... After everything the Templars put him through... after everything I put him through... it's all scrambled. If we hadn't pushed Sixteen so hard, we'd have all the answers already... and maybe he'd still be alive.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So you're after the Codex ''and'' the Vault?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I knew you had an ancestor in Italy who was at the center of all this.''
Desmond resumed the course and was suddenly interrupted by a vision of a [[horse]] running towards him, then successfully reached the last sensor without further isue.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Alright, I think we're done for today.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy, what happened to Sixteen wasn't your fault. You were just as much a prisoner as I was.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thanks. Good night, Desmond. I'm glad you're here.''
Desmond went upstairs to the hideout. On the way, he experienced another Bleeding Effect hallucination of the corridor lined with soldiers and lost consciousness.
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|Desmond relived one of Altaïr's memories in [[Acre]] in 1197.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell... What is this?... Where am I?... It's Acre. And... Altaïr? How the hell... I'm not even in the Animus. I must've passed out. Just having some kind of weird dream... Going without sleep for who knows how long... Guess I shouldn't be surprised...''
Desmond noticed a person who ran once they spotted Altaïr.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hmm. That must be his target...''
Altaïr chased his target to the top of a tower by the city limits, where they took off their hood.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, it's the woman from Acre. What was her name? [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]]. Yeah. Wonder what he wants with her...''
Altaïr and Maria kissed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whoa... Alright, wasn't expecting that...''
Part of the memory skipped. Altaïr performed a [[Leap of Faith]] and left Maria, but the memory stayed focused on her and slowly zoomed into her belly.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait a second... Why aren't I following Altaïr? I'm stuck here with Maria. Oh shit! That must [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|mean]]... This is one weird dream...''
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|Desmond woke up, and Rebecca came to speak to him.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry to barge you on like this, but it's getting late and we were... Hey, you okay?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah... All good. Weird dreams. That's all...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''All right. I'll let you get ready. See you in a few.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah! Good of you to join us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sorry, long night...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What a professional, what a professional approach!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Leave him alone!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, you'll forgive me if I want to get some actual work done. Hmm, madness, isn't it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun! Please. That's enough.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Alright...''
Desmond struck up a conversation with Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Uh, hi.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Are you okay?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, I'm fine. Everything's fine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You sure?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We lost two more teams last night. That's eight of us just... gone.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm sorry.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't know what to do anymore... It just keep getting worse and worse.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, remember what you told me? You gotta have faith. And look. Here we are. Safe and sound.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''For how long? And when they find us? Then what?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''When that happens—if that happens. We'll deal with it. I'll keep you safe.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Anyway—enough with my little breakdown. I should get back to work. And so should you.''
Desmond walked to the reactivated Animus and sat down to relive Ezio's arrival at Venice.<ref name="Benvenuto">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Benvenuto]]</ref>
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|After Ezio escorted his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] to his [[Bottega di Leonardo|workshop]] in Venice,<ref name="Benvenuto"/> Rebecca spoke to Desmond.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I found this awesome place for you to explore and practice your skills. [[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria dei Frari]]. I've marked it on your [[map]].''
After Ezio assassinated [[Marco Barbarigo]] during the [[Carnevale]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Having a Blast]]</ref> Desmond was again greeted by Rebecca contacted Desmond again.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You want to rob some Templars? I've marked the [[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal]] on your map. It's some kind of Templar base, so there's gonna be all kinds of loot in there.''
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|After Ezio was [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|initiated]] into the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]],<ref name="PlayAlong">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Play Along]]</ref> Desmond was extracted from the Animus again holding his ring finger, as if feeling the pain Ezio experienced while his finger was being branded.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Are you okay? Do you want to stop?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No, I need to go back. Right now.''
Desmond resumed his Animus session, but was left waiting in the [[Memory Corridor]] for the next sequence to load.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything okay out there?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hold on, I'm gonna try to find a workaround. This one's corrupted too... Let me check another. This one seems okay. I'm gonna run some diagnostics. But at least now you can continue.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Or we can take a break if you want.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, I would advise against that. I'm picking up a fair amount of radio chatter. Abstergo is none too pleased about losing you and Lucy and it's only a matter of time before they wind up here. We'd better finish with this before then.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright. But what about the missing years? Anything important happen that we should know about?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Alright, let's take a look, shall we... According to this, it's a rather tumultuous time for Florence. Following Lorenzo's death, the [[House of Medici|Medici]] are deposed, and a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] priest named [[Girolamo Savonarola|Savonarola]] is given control of the city. Now he promptly turns it into the most miserable place on Earth. According to this, it's when the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] took place.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, I liked {{Wiki|The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|that movie}}!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, did you like that movie? That's interesting! What other movies do you like? Rebecca—the grownups are talking! Now let's see what else we have here... Some entries on [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]], some [[Battle of Forlì|trouble]] in [[Forlì]], a rather amusing [[A Warm Welcome|anecdote]] about Caterina Sforza and, well, her reproductive organs... I'll tell you later... O-oh... oh dear...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Of course... How could I have forgotten?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You wanna share with the rest of us?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''[[Rodrigo Borgia]] is elected [[Papacy|Pope]] in 1492. Which means Ezio's greatest enemy is now also the most powerful man in Italy.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Always wanted to visit the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]].''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, your luck's in happy days,Desmond. 'Cause that's exactly where you're going.''
The next memory loaded, and Desmond began experiencing Ezio's efforts during the Battle of Forlì.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II – [[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]'' – [[A Warm Welcome]]</ref> After "witnessing" Ezio [[Interrogation|interrogate]] the abbot of the [[Abbazia di San Mercuriale]] in Forlì and learn that Girolamo Savonarola had stolen the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì'' – [[Far From the Tree]]</ref> the memory vanished and Desmond waited in the Memory Corridor for the next sequence to finish loading.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, Desmond—I think I repaired that busted memory. Why don't you try opening it?''
The sequence loaded and Desmond began reliving Ezio's repressed memories of his time during the Bonfire of the Vanities,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II - [[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' – [[Florentine Fiasco]]</ref> gaining access to the year gap between the two events.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II''</ref> Eventually, Desmond reached his ancestor's memories of 1499, proceeding to the start of the next memory. He went to the Villa's study in [[Monteriggioni]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[X Marks the Spot]]</ref> but was stopped at its entrance by an Animus wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's going on?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The data stream is corrupted. No, scratch that. This says it's incomplete. It's the Codex pages. It looks like Ezio had them all when this memory occured.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great. And how am I supposed to find them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Hold on... It looks like Ezio has a map on him. He must have picked it up during [[Checcomate|one]] of the corrupted sequences. According to this, it'll show you the location of any missing Codex pages.''
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|A hologram of [[Minerva]] addressed Ezio when he entered the [[Vatican Vault]] after finally defeating Rodrigo Borgia. The Assassin listened to her message, confused, as she was in fact delivering it through him to Desmond. When Minerva's projection disappeared and the memory ended,<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> Desmond expressed his astonishment.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What. The. Fuck.''
He was then suddenly pulled out of the Animus, opening his eyes to see his companions in a hurry.
*'''Shaun:''' ''...there's only about ten minutes until they get...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''...need all of my equipment...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''...ready to go before they do... DESMOND!''
Desmond exited the Animus and pinched the bridge of his nose to refocus in the present.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Alright, Shaun. I need you and Rebecca to get everything in here packed up and loaded into the truck.''
Lucy turned to Desmond.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You and I'll deal with the Templars.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What, they're here?''
Shaun walked past carrying an armful of technical equipment as Rebecca began dismantling the Animus.
*'''Shaun:''' ''It was only a matter of time before they discovered us. To be honest, I'm surprised it took them as long as it did.''
Lucy tossed Ezio's Hidden Blade bracer to Desmond.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Stop screwing around, mate, and help her. Desmond, go and help Lucy.''
He ran to Lucy in the corridor.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what's the plan? We ditch this place and then what?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's another safehouse. It's—We've got company. The truck's just up ahead.''
They both rushed to the warehouse as the alarm sensors detected Abstergo's presence and started ringing. After reaching the lower floor, they saw Vidic surronded by several security guards.
*'''Warren:''' ''Mister Miles! This is an unexpectedly pleasant turn of events! And here I thought I'd have to waste more men on you! Kind of you to save me the trouble.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you want, Vidic?''
*'''Warren:''' ''For you to come home. We miss you terribly. There's still so much work for us to do together!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's not happening, Warren.''
*'''Warren:''' ''You continue to disappoint in every conceivable way, Ms. Stillman. I saved your life once. Do you remember? And THIS is how you repay me?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You saved me so you could keep experimenting on people—destroying their lives—and for what?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Oh, this tired argument again. As I recall, you were there—at my side—every step of the way... Their blood is on YOUR hands just as much as MINE.''
Lucy spoke to Desmond.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You need to stop him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm on it.''
Desmond and Lucy fought with the Abstergo guards, with him using the Hidden Blade to flawlessly kill them.
*'''Warren:''' ''Well, well! It seems Mister Miles learned to fight! It's only a matter of time before you're both back where you belong! Is this necessary? Our resources are infinite while yours dwindle by the minute.''
Desmond incapacitated all of the guards with Lucy's help.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Uh-oh, Doc. Looks like it's just you and me now.''
*'''Dr. Warren''' ''Enjoy your victory Mister Miles, temporary as it is.''
Warren's truck drove away.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Desmond! We have to go!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There you are! Come on. Help Lucy into the van. Hurry, Desmond! We need to go!''
The cell left the hideout.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You'll have your turn, Desmond. Warren's gonna get what he deserves. I promise.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So what now? Where are we headed?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's a cabin up north. We should be safe there—at least for a little while. I have to analyze those tapes from your session—figure out what's happening.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And then what?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here we go. I've got you all hooked up. Got a long drive ahead of us. Figured you might want to play around with the Animus on the way...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright, but I've got some questions first, I mean—what the hell was that in the Vault?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What you saw proves everything I was afraid of. The Templars aren't our biggest threat. Not by a longshot.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So... what, the [[sun]] is? What's it going to do? Cook the Earth?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I doubt it, but... I don't know. There's been some speculation that the Earth's magnetic field is weakening... A sufficiently strong flare could flip the poles and cause geomagnetic reversal. It's all theoretical. But if it happens—the planet could become geologically unstable. Very unstable.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's meant to be the stuff of pseudo-science—but clearly something catastrophic happened to the people of the First Civilization. And that woman, what was her name? Minerva, was it?—she seemed to think we were due for a second round.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So either way, we're fucked.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't know yet... We'll keep reviewing the tapes. And you can keep digging through your memories. Maybe there's more to discover.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Alright. Guess I better get started...''
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|The team reacted after Desmond uncovered Subject 16's encrypted video.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[The Truth]]</ref>
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Was that what I think it was?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We'll send the video out for analysis as soon as Desmond's done in the machine.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You okay?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''He'd be able to explain the whole thing to us. If only we could ask him.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''==
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|Desmond reflected on all that had transpired to him over the past week.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]] – 8 September 2012: "Escape from Abstergo"</ref> He thought back to when Lucy and Warren watched him in the Animus 1.28.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't think anyone ever expects to wake up one morning and find themselves caught in the middle of a war between two secret organizations.''
His own words brought to mind a memory of the [[Knights Templar|Knight Templar]] [[Garnier de Naplouse]] exiting the [[Hospitalier Fortress]] in Acre,<ref name="AssassinationGarnier">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Garnier de Naplouse)]]</ref> which then faded to show the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]].
*'''Desmond:''' ''I know I didn't. But here I am.''
He remembered standing up from an Animus session, before the memory changed to [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sablé]] [[Defense of Masyaf|attacking]] the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]]' base at Masyaf.<ref name="Glory">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Glory]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''On one side are the Templars, better known as Abstergo Industries.''
The scene changed to the glowing windows in Abstergo's Animi Training Room, arranged to look like the [[Templar insignia]], and then to Abstergo's logo.
*'''Desmond:''' ''They're in the business of control. Politics.''
The scene changed to Ezio Auditore's view of the Italian Templars' meeting beneath the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella,<ref name="NovellasSecret"/> before returning to the Animi room again.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Economics. Technology. They won't stop until every single one of us serves them. Literally.''
The scene changed in quick succession to Altaïr watching Garnier's men restrain a wounded prisoner,<ref name="AssassinationGarnier"/> Altaïr watching [[Majd Addin]] personally preside over an execution,<ref name="AssassinationMajd">''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref> and Altaïr seeing one of [[Talal]]'s imprisoned [[Slavery|slaves]] reached up to him from their subterranean warehouse prison cell.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Talal)]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''Fighting against them are the Assassins, a group dedicated to safeguarding humanity's free will''
The scene changed to [[Al Mualim]] reprimanding Altaïr in front of the other Assassins after driving de Sablé back,<ref name="Glory"/> followed by Ezio's initiation into the Italian Assassins.<ref name="PlayAlong"/>
*'''Desmond:''' I ''was born into the brotherhood.''
The scene returned to his first time using the Animus 1.28.
*'''Desmond:''' ''A couple of weeks ago, the Templars found me. They took me prisoner. Strapped me to a machine they'd built and put me to work. It's called an Animus. And it's where I spent most of my time. Exploring the memories of my ancestors, discovering ''entire lives'' locked deep inside ''my'' DNA.''
The scene changed to Altaïr looking up at Masyaf, standing on a viewpoint near the [[Pasha Mosque]] in [[Damascus]], and then [[freerunning]] on [[Acre]]'s rooftops and assassinating a [[Knights Hospitalier|Knight Hostpitalier]] [[archer]].
*'''Desmond:''' ''First, I revisited the life of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, an Assassin from the [[Crusades]].''
The scenes quickly changed to the [[Ark of the Covenant]] beneath [[Solomon's Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Acquisition]]</ref> Al Mualim showing Altaïr the Apple it contained in his study,<ref name="AssassinationMajd"/> and the Apple's effects on Altaïr during his [[Retaking of Masyaf|duel]] with Al Mualim.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''The Templars wanted the location of something known as a Piece of Eden, an ancient artifact capable of bending people to their will.''
He remembered Altaïr looking at the Apple's map of other Isu [[Temple (Isu)|temples]] across Earth.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Once the Templars had what they were looking for, they decided my ''usefulness'' had come to an end. But Lucy saved me.''
The scene changed to one of his conversation with her in the lab, and then her knocking out an Abstergo security team with a baton.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy. When things were at their worse, she revealed herself to be an Assassin and helped me escape.''
The scene changed to him climbing out from their escape car's trunk upon arriving at the Rome hideout.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I was hoping that would be the end of my misadventures. But we were just getting started. Back into another Animus I went.''
The scene changed to him meeting Rebecca, sitting in the Animus 2.0, Ezio mocking [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] before their brawl,<ref name="BoysWillBeBoys"/> and Ezio arming himself with his father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]'s [[Ezio Auditore's robes|robes]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Family Heirloom]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''Now, I'm reliving the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, my ancestor from the Renaissance, searching for a path forward.''
The scene changed to one of his Bleeding Effect episodes, in which blurry, ghostly figures seemed to move past him in one of the hideout's halls.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Through the Bleeding Effect, I'm becoming an Assassin in more than just name.''
The scene returned again to the Animi Training Room.
*'''Desmond:''' ''It will come in handy, as the Templars prepare to enslave us all.''
The scene changed to Warren leading Abstergo's raid on the hideout, and the the Assassin cell members scrambling to pack up and evacuate.
*'''Desmond:''' ''They've found is. They've crashed our hideout and we're fleeing the scene, looking for a place to hide. Only, there isn't any and time is running short. My name is Desmond Miles, and this is my story.''
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|The Assassins tried to access a later memory sequence but found the file was corrupted, with the simulation put through a red filter, flashes of memories appearing as blurry still images, the Animus digital models fading in and out of rendering, and with scenes looping or playing out of sequence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Uh, Rebecca? What's going on...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I have to run some diagnostics, I'll get back to you.''
Desmond started to relive Ezio's memory immediately after Minerva's hologram disappeared.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Mass Exodus]]</ref>
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|Desmond was pulled out of the Animus after Ezio escaped the attack on Monteriggioni.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Emergency Exit]]</ref>
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Lucy, I can't seem to get a position on Ezio's P.O.E.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''P.O.E? Could one of you tell me what's going on?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sorry, Desmond, Piece of Eden. In the Vatican, Minerva talked about other temples, that they're the key to preventing whatever terrible thing is about to happen to the Earth.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''To find the temples, I'm convinced we need to get our hands on Ezio's Apple of Eden. Minerva altered it somehow when she "touched" it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait. We're at the Auditore Villa?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yes. It's our last safehouse in Italy. It turns out the Templars are watching the border.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ezio hid the P.O.E. sometime in 1507, but when I try to access that DNA sequence, he seems to be... remembering something else.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Like a memory inside a memory?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes. Exactly. Maybe.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Exactly maybe?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I believe you experienced something similar back at Abstergo, didn't you?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Subject 15 exhibited memory-within-memory-like patterns, but she was pregnant. The memories of both the fetus' father and mother were competing.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond's not pregnant. At least, as far as I can tell. Might have just had a big lunch.''
Lucy turned to Rebecca.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Can you skip ahead to a later memory?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''No, it doesn't work.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Well that sounds familiar. We couldn't access Altaïr's later memories until Desmond had improved his synchronization.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Then it's possible something similar has occurred here. Ezio's troubled state is being transposed onto Desmond, destabilizing the memory. Either that, or Rebecca's just not a very good engineer.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Thanks, asshole.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What? I'm simply listing possible explanations. And that is amongst the most likely. Touchy...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''This place isn't secure. Cell phone surveillance can see right through the walls.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't you mean satellite surveillance?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Are you kidding? Abstergo upgraded to cell towers ages ago. The waves go through everything above ground. They're gonna find us.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No they aren't. Come with me.''
Lucy led Desmond and the other Assassins inside the Villa, to Mario's study.
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's a beam blocking it from the inside. We're not getting in this way.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What's our next move?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The road just loops back into the highway. This is not a good place for us to be right now.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Do we have any tarps? We need to cover up the van.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I really hate to stress this, yeah, but we are running out of time.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Well help us then, Shaun. Do you have any ideas?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I don't know, maybe there's another way into the Sanctuary?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, I think I've got something.''
Desmond beckoned Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Follow me.''
Desmond performed his first Leap of Faith, astonishing Lucy.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, that was... pretty awesome.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It just felt natural. We can get in through here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Good job.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We'll just wait up here then shall we... yeah? All alone, with massive targets painted on our backs.''
Desmond and Lucy entered the [[Auditore Family Crypt|Auditore Crypt]], though their glow-sticks failed to work at first.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why won't this turn on?...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's great to be out of the Animus.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''This isn't exactly my idea of a good time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Let me guess: you're more the in-bed-at-six type.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What? Desmond! I know how to have fun.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's very convincing. Yeah, I'm convinced.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Okay, okay. After we save the world, I'll show you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, can I get that in writing?''
The two managed to get their glow sticks to function.
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have light!''
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|Desmond suffered the Bleeding Effect and saw the forms of Monteriggioni's [[Civilian|townspeople]] escaping, with Ezio Auditore assisting them.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What was that?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't see anything.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Run! Get out before ''i soldati'' (the [[soldier]]s) catch you! ''Correte!'' (Run!) Go!''
Ezio pulled a lever, and a gate impaled a Borgia soldier as it fell. Afterwards, the apparitions faded away, revealing the guard's skeleton.
*'''Desmond:''' ''They escaped through here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ezio and the villagers. After the attack, I can see them now.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I know it's difficult. But try to compartmentalize, Desmond. Focus on the present.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What if I can't stop the visions? How long before I start painting symbols on the walls?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Don't joke about that. Sixteen is dead. We're focusing on the present, okay?''
The two of them walked up to the gate and Desmond pulled a nearby lever. The gate only raised a few inches above the guard's bones before Desmond let it go and it dropped back down.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great. It's stuck!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can get under there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ready.''
Desmond lifted the gate and Lucy quickly crawled under it.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any chance you can lift that gate?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Not unless you want me to end up like that skeleton.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'll find another way around.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can drop into the corridor below through here.''
Desmond cracked a joke.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Watch out for bats.''
Lucy replied in a slightly frightened manner.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Where?!''
Desmond laughed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I meant in case you see any.''
Lucy scolded him back for his prank.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Remind me not to make you a lookout.''
Afterwards, Lucy jumped down, and Desmond began to see more figures through the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''More ghosts.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm here, okay? Just stay with me.''
Desmond heard a conversation between [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]] and Ezio, due to the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Claudia:''' ''Ezio!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Did anything fall on you?''
*'''Claudia:''' ''No. Is Mother all right?''
The ghostly forms disappeared.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond? We can't climb this.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How about you give me a boost?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''That's a bad idea.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I could throw you into the air and you grab on.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Even worse.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Follow me.''
Desmond walked toward a [[Chase breakers|lift]] and pulled Lucy close to him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''How about this?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What are you going to—''
Desmond kicked back the lever on the lift and the two of them rocketed upwards to a ledge.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nice job.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I aim to please.''
They began to freerun through the tunnel.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wonder how old these tunnels are.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Middle Ages, probably. Luckily, these beams still hold our weight.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''After all this time in the Animus, I'm not so sure.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, I didn't want to say anything, but you're really getting fat.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ouch.''
Lucy replied back jokingly.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I even told Rebecca to widen the Animus.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Seriously?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You know, when I came here last...''
*'''Lucy:''' ''When Ezio came here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, I meant Ezio.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I shouldn't put you through this. It's not right.''
Desmond reassured Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey. All joking aside, I'm having the time of my life. And it's thanks to you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Just focus on where you're going, okay?''
They both came to another gate and lever.
*'''Desmond:''' ''When did this become my job?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If I pulled all the levers, then what would be left for you?''
Desmond feigned innocence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nothing.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Nice try.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ready.''
The gate opened and Lucy rolled under it.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Found a switch.''
Lucy pulled a lever, and grinding noises could be heard.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Something's opened.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm stuck over here, but I can see a lever across the water.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great, Ezio gets a bath with Caterina Sforza and I get... a swim in a toilet.''
Desmond pulled a lever to help Lucy progress.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I've got this one!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''There's another lever up ahead. Come over here.''
Desmond jumped into the water and was shocked at its temperature.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh man. It's freezing!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Stop whining!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's easy for you to say! You're not the one swimming in medieval toxic waste! Ugh!''
Desmond climbed out of the water.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I smell terrible.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You're exaggerating.''
Desmond climbed up some scaffolding near to him.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Remember, this is the time of your life.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, yeah. How come you don't have to get wet?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Because you're here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Charming.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Aren't I?''
They both rappelled up another pulley and the Bleeding Effect provided Desmond with some more visions.
*'''Claudia:''' ''Ezio! We are on the other side! Hurry!''
*'''Soldier 1:''' Cazzo! ''(Fuck!)''
*'''Soldier 2:''' Dio mi salve! ''(God save me!)''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Great. The bridge is out. We can't jump this.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I have an idea, but I'll need your help. Stand on the edge and get ready.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ready.''
Lucy ran at Desmond, who catapulted her to the supports.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Made it! Let me see...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh, you go on ahead. I'll just stay here to die in the dark with the bats!''
Lucy provided Desmond with a platform to cross, allowing him to progress.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Jump across.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nice work.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The bats will be disappointed.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''For now.''
Another short vision appeared to Desmond.
*'''Soldier:''' ''Soldati! ''(Soldiers!)'' I have found an entrance.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Strange. You would think that these stairs lead somewhere.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But they don't.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh, life is full of disappointments.''
They came to a bridge, sealed against the cave walls.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'll wait here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Good. Let me just go and get that bridge down for you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Uh, I did the last one.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And I'm sure that will be your last one.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Ha ha, very funny.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Got it.''
Lucy replied back in a whimsical manner.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thank you, Desmond.''
They came to another collapsed bridge.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Now it's my turn to even the score.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks. It's a start.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Do your magic.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Up you go!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Thanks. We make a good team. I can see the Sanctuary up ahead.''
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Setting Up
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|Upon entering the Sanctuary, Desmond saw an image of an aged Ezio, due to the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wow. He looks so... old. Ezio must have come back here long after the attack. But why?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right. Let's get that door open.''
Desmond noticed a triangular symbol on the wall, opposite to the bookcase that acted as a door to the hidden passageway which the two were behind.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's something here.''
Shaun could be heard, although muffled, from behind the passageway door.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Can you open the damn bookcase, Desmond?''
Desmond pulled up the locks and the bookcase opened, with Shaun and Rebecca walking through afterwards.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You guys did it!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''About bloody time!''
Shaun noticed the symbol on the wall while Rebecca went down the stairs to inspect the Sanctuary.
*'''Shaun:''' ''What's that?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Looks like something Ezio left behind.''
Desmond activated Eagle Vision to try and learn more about it, and noticed three numbers.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There are numbers underneath it. 1419, 1420, 1421.''
He felt a headache coming on and held his head in pain.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Maybe you should lie down for a bit.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nah, its all right. I'm fine.''
Rebecca came back up the stairs.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Whoa, they built this place to last. No signs of structural damage. No cell signal either. Let's get the Animus set up down there.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''All right, that's good. Shaun, hide the van in town, and make sure you aren't followed.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What is that smell?!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's... my clothes.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''They smell like you swam through a sewer.''
Desmond replied back playfully.
*'''Desmond:''' ''It was Lucy's idea.''
Lucy shot Desmond a dirty look, as he had called her out.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait a minute guys. We need power down here. There's a line nearby that I can hook into but the wattage is weak.''
Rebecca handed Desmond some circuit breakers.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, of course. Yeah, yeah. Anything else you two would like? You know, some caviar perhaps? Maybe you'd like me to knit you a lovely hat. No. Fine.''
Shaun turned to Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Follow me.''
Shaun led Desmond outside.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right, look around Monteriggioni for circuit boxes. Rebecca's little doodads, they'll reroute small amounts of electricity to the power line underneath the Villa. Don't ask me how they work, if I understood that, I wouldn't be the fellow hiding the van.''
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|After powering up the Sanctuary, Desmond returned to his team.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm back.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Just in time. The sun's rising.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes! It's booted. We're good to go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Did you miss me? No? Anyone? Hello, am I speaking out loud? Hello? Workaholics.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's get started.''
Desmond went over to Shaun to talk.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you have any clue about those numbers under the drawing?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''1419, 1420, 1421. Maybe something to do with the Hundred Years War. Or wait... In 1419, Pope Martin V arrived in Florence, right? He left for Rome in 1420, and that was the same year Brunelleschi began building the [[Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo]]. And in 1421... in 1421... Yeah, I'll have to do some more research I think.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, what do you think of Monteriggioni?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''This is not Monteriggioni. Monteriggioni existed during the Renaissance. Ask me how the town was in 1554 when it was seized by Florence and I'll tell you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Huh. I figured you'd like it nowadays. Seems not to have changed much.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. History is the study of change. Change is life. When things become static, it means they're dead.''
Desmond then went to talk with Lucy, regarding the Assassins.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are we going to do about Abstergo?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Wait it out. As soon as we find the Apple, I'll get in contact with our other teams in [[Europe]], but as far as Italy goes, we're on our own.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It would be nice to have some help from above.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Our top Assassins are busy gathering info about the Templar satellite launch. We've pinpointed several possible facilities in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[China]], and [[Russia]], but there are no clear leads yet.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are the other teams doing?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Combating Abstergo's search for Pieces of Eden. As far as I know, Abstergo has no clue about the Temples and Ezio's Apple. We might actually be ahead for once.''
Desmond then went to bother Rebecca, with her work as the topic of discussion.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You seem focused.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I've been busy patching new systems into Baby here. She's only gonna get better.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Is Desmond going to be able to relive memories this time?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''As a matter of fact, he will.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You always been a tech geek?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nah, I was into sports, but then I broke my leg and started playing with computers. Who knew that coding could be just as exhilarating as strapping on a board and dropping out of a helicopter?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Just FYI, you might want to get your adrenal glands checked. You know, because that, that is not normal.''
Desmond then re-entered the Animus.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''As you may have noticed in the van, I made some improvements to the Animus and I've also patched in a new [[Animus Virtual Training Program|VR Training program]]. Here you can show off all those flashy moves you've picked up from your ancestors. Let me open one of the missions.''
Desmond attempted one of the virtual missions and completed it.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You can access more VR missions to the Animus Desktop. As you complete training sessions, I'll add additional challenges. To stop your subconscious from rejecting Ezio's later memories you'll gonna have to live them in order his genome recorded them. Highlight Sequence 2 for me, Desmond.''
Desmond selected Memory sequence 2.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Good, now select it and you'll gonna see the memories inside. Once you've unlocked the memory by accessing this menu you can relive it as many times as you want.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And what if there are memories I just want to forget?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, this is very important. If you need to take a break, log out of the Animus. You can leave the machine whenever you like.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm all set to go, don't worry.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''One last thing: as you raise your synchronization by executing events the way Ezio lived them, you might even discover some repressed memories. Okay, let's get started. Select the first memory.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond, I've been looking about these gibberish five-digit codes from the end of Subject 16's files and I seem to discovered a remarkable coincidence. The codes correspond perfectly with coordinates inside the Animus. I've tagged the landmarks pinpointed by the coordinates with eye icons in the database. Now, odds are you won't find anything there, but well, who knows?''
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After Memory Sequence 2
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|After Ezio began reestablishing connections to the Assassins' old [[Rome|Roman]] information contacts for the [[liberation of Rome]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Roman Underground]]</ref> Desmond left the Animus and struck up a conversation with Shaun.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You still managing the teams out in the field?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No phone line. Rebecca's working on patching us into the network.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So how does it feel, letting the lady do all the work?''
Shaun scoffed.
*'''Shaun:''' ''She's no lady!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''HEY!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You think we're safe here?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm more concerned about the other Assassins out there. If Abstergo stumbles onto information about the Temples, we could have a disaster on our hands.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''The only people alive who've heard of the Temples are in this room.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''For now, but who knows? Maybe they're listening to this conversation and you just gave everything away!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You brought them up first.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You are paranoid, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Ah, well played.''
Desmond then went over to check up on Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything all right?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I don't like being stuck underground with them out there looking for us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're doing a great job. We're safe here.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''But for how long? Vidic won't give up. I know it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Neither will we.''
After talking with Lucy, Desmond inquired of Rebecca about her history with the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Why do we have to stay down here all day?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Abstergo's still looking for us. It'd be better if we never went out at all, but then, we'd run out of supplies.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's like being stuck in a cave during a rainstorm.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, knowing the Templars, monsoon season's about to arrive.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You ever use the Animus?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Your ancestors have such interesting lives. I went in once. It was pretty lame.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, what were you? Some kind of spinster probably?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Worse. A [[Prussia]]n [[mercenary]]. I spent hours firing guns. BORING.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah. Guns are for sissies.''
Desmond reentered the Animus and relived Ezio's memory of his confrontation with [[La Volpe]] over the Roman thieves' suspicions that [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] was secretly a Templar agent.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Double Agent]]</ref> When Ezio reconnected with the ''[[Rosa in Fiore]]''{{'}}s [[courtesan]]s,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[High-Stakes Negotiation]]</ref> Desmond saw a [[Rifts|rift]] on the outside north wall of the [[brothel]]'s second floor wall. He entered it and found himself in a red-tinted featureless plane with a cube hovering above the floor. He touched it and the block sank into the floor while more cubes sprang up and created a moving wall.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You dropped out of the grid. Where were you?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Not sure. Some kind of fragmented memory?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Maybe you should stop.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm good. I want to keep going.''
Desmond completed the rift's cluster of puzzles and unlocked a static-filled video fragment. Rebecca filed it within an Animus partition she titled "The Truth".
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'll put 16's video files here. Hopefully, they'll begin to make sense as you free up each file.''
Desmond left the brothel and relived Ezio's memory of when his information contacts' representatives delivered reports to him at the Assassins' [[Tiber Island headquarters|headquarters]] on [[Tiber Island]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Collective Intelligence]]</ref>
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After Memory Sequence 3
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|Desmond talked to Lucy about Abstergo's motivations and her link to them.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any news from the outside?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Rebecca's patched in a phone line. The Templars are still guarding the border, and Vidic seems to be busy too.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Doing what?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''From the look of things, he's using Animus data to train Abstergo operatives.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Meaning?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Abstergo's planning for a full on assault.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Weren't you the only Assassin at Abstergo's Animus facility? How are you getting data from them?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Some old passwords work, but I can't dig very far into the network.''
Desmond then went to Shaun to discuss ciphers and his love life.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any theories on that cipher Machiavelli handed me? Ezio, I mean.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I can't decode it without the key. It's a one-time disposable pad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's that?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's a cipher with a unique, disposable key. Imagine if someone used the first letter of every word in the Declaration of Independence to encipher something. Well, without the Declaration, you couldn't decrypt it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I bet I could run it through the computer.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There are some things even a computer can't do... like—like love, Rebecca. Like love.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So, Shaun, any lions outside the pride?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Who was that girl you were dating? Kate?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah yeah, Kate. Katie, Katie, Katie, kitty-kat-Kate. Charmed the pants right off her, I did.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah right. I know for a fact you two didn't make it to second base.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, di—di—...wait, what, what?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We had lunch!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You... had lunch... with Kate?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Whatever, I got work to do.''
After speaking with the other two members, Desmond approached Rebecca and asked whether she had taken a life.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You ever killed anyone?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hello to you too. I dated a guy who was an electronics engineer around the time the Assassins first contacted me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Now I'm single.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Are you kidding?!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Of course I'm kidding! You think I would actually joke about someone I actually killed?! Death is only funny when it's not happening in front of you! I should know, and that's all I'm gonna say about it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I noticed you didn't patch the translation software.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nah, it's still buggy. There's only an occasional glitch in the Italian, but if you hit any [[Germany|German]] or [[France|French]], watch out.''
Desmond then went on to do other things around the Sanctuary, such as staring at Altaïr's statue.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, wassa matta you, Altaïr?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's racist!''
Desmond replied, insulted.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're racist!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Really? This is what you guys are doing?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh no, God forbid I take a break! I've only spent the THREE FUCKING WEEKS inside that machine!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''No, no, you're right. Let's all screw around while the world falls to pieces!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, this isn't easy, you know!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Right, like we're all on vacation out here?''
Lucy raised her voice to try and drown out the others who were arguing.
*'''Lucy:''' ''ENOUGH! Look, everyone's under a lot of pressure, but we're the only ones who can stop Abstergo. So we need to keep it together.''
Still displeased, but somewhat calmer, Desmond mused aloud.
*'''Desmond:''' ''She's right. We need to be a "hive mind" here, people.''
Shaun, who had remained silent throughout, cut in nonchalantly.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Anybody up for some reconciliatory yoga? Anyone?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Very funny, guys.''
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|After Desmond had relived Ezio's memory of reuniting with Leonardo da Vinci in Rome,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> Rebecca described a new Animus feature.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Desmond, I've scanned Leo's location into the map so you can keep track of him when he moves. To synchronize with Ezio, you will have to destroy Leo's [[War machine|machines]]. I've marked the whereabouts of the Templars overseeing their construction. I'll update the map when the machines' locations are found.''
Shortly after, Desmond finished Ezio's memory of conferring with his allies to plan their [[Liberation of Rome|fight]] against the Borgia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[The Plan]]</ref> He exited the Animus and struck up some conversation with Shaun about Caterina Sforza and the main Assassin base.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What happened to Caterina Sforza?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''She went back to Florence and petitioned unsuccessfully for the return of her lands. Then, she died of pneumonia.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's sad.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's life. Well, that's death technically, but you take my point.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We ever going to visit the head Assassins? I heard about this [[Assassin headquarters (2012)|meeting place]] when I was younger.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Apparently, it exists. Though I'm not sure because I've never been.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You'll get to see it once we have the Apple.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, I expect amazing things. A private [[Coffee|espresso]] bar for example.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What a waste of money.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You obviously aren't an espresso drinker.''
After speaking with Shaun, Desmond walked over to Rebecca to chat about the power and the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''How's the power situation?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's okay for now, but the power lines are from the stone age.''
Shaun suddenly cut in with a complaint.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bloody third world country!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're talking about Italy?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, Europe in general.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I didn't know [[England]] is a third world country.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''England is not in Europe actually, Rebecca. We tolerate Europe... You know, like a person tolerates {{Wiki|herpes}}.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How did you manage to create a copy of the Animus?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh, you know. Lucy sent me schematics.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I thought she couldn't get anything out of Abstergo?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''She had her ways. I improvised on the rest.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Huh.''
A hungry Desmond then went to Lucy, concerned about the food supplies but also aiming to inspire some hope in her.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We going to get any food in here?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''People who don't work, don't eat...''
A brief, awkward silence filled the Sanctuary.
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm kidding! You knew I was kidding, right?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Riiight. Smile and nod.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Someone just volunteered to get the food.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It was worth it.''
A short while passed.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Sometimes I feel so disconnected from everything out there. Nearly a decade of my life gone, searching for those Pieces of Eden.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Think how great you'll feel when we finally stop the Templars.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I'm not sure it will ever end, Desmond. I can't do this forever.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I can't buy it. The Lucy I know brought me here and taught me how to see. She would never give up.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I guess I trained you well, huh?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You did alright.''
Once Desmond ate a hamburger, Rebecca made what could be her vegetarianism known.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Carnivore!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hypocrite! Did you know plants give off chemicals which attract predatory insects when they're attacked? Sounds pretty animal-like to me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You know too much for your own good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's what my [[priest]] used to say.''
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|Wishing to know more about Ezio's nemesis [[Cesare Borgia]], Desmond approached Shaun for some information.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any good stories about Cesare?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you kidding? He was notorious. Get this: in 1502, his top captains rebelled against him. He made concessions to all of them and they rejoined his army. Then, on New Year's Eve in 1503, he got them together inside a room in [[Senigallia]]. Everyone was arrested. Two were put [[Vitellozzo Vitelli|back]] to [[Oliverotto da Fermo|back]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance|strangled]] by [[Micheletto Corella|Micheletto]] that very night. The rest were thrown into chains and... and killed a few weeks later.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The amazing thing is that Cesare was so friendly during the months before, they never saw the trap coming. Machiavelli called him the master deceiver.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So Cesare was pretty secretive.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, he was, yeah. Except, weirdly, when it came to sex. After his wedding, he sent a letter to the Pope explicitly describing the intercourse on his wedding night. According to the letter, Cesare and his French bride did the deed eight times.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Isn't that a Catholic thing?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're supposed to send the Pope a letter about your wedding night. It lets the old guy live a little, you know?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You know... that sounds quite plausible actually.''
From there, Desmond spoke with Rebecca about his psychological state, in connection with the corrupted sequence.
*'''Desmond:''' ''That disrupted memory seems to be getting clearer.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's amazing. The sequence is repairing itself, as if we're helping you work through psychological trauma.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So I'm going to be more balanced person by the end of this?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh, I have no clue. But the idea's cool.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you saying that because you feel guilty about frying his brain?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun's on latrine duty!''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Deal.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, of course, you side with her. [[Communism|Communists]].''
Following that, Desmond went to talk with Lucy, inquiring about the amount of time they had left to improve his skills.
*'''Desmond:''' ''How long do we have before the Templar satellite launch?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's October 8th, so that leaves us with... 74 days.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Not much time.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Think about all that you've been through in the last month. 74 days is a long time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We're getting closer to the Apple. I can feel it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''If it were up to me, you'd take more breaks.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Good thing the fate of the world doesn't rest on your shoulders.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Hey, joke all you want but your mental health is a serious concern. It only takes a couple of months for most Animus users to exhibit extreme side effects and you've been in for prolonged stretches of time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'll rest once we have the Apple.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I was afraid you'd say that.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''There's nothing here.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Strange. I'm seeing a massive amount of data.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What does he mean "The miracle is in the execution?"''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I don’t know. Some kind of commentary on nihilism?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''He's playing with us... unless—''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''...it isn't a video! Hang on. Launch it yourself, when you're ready.''
Desmond found himself in a virtual maze. After some free-running, he found Subject 16.
*'''Animus voice:''' ''Compiling subsystems. Infrastructure. Tendons. Heart.''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Voice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Subject 16?''
The virtual construct of Subject 16 laughed.
*'''Subject 16:''' ''Yes, yes, Subject 17.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're dead. I saw 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... [[Elijah|Your son]]... Too weak... Must replenish energy...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't go!''
*'''Subject 16:''' ''I am with you 'til the end. Find me, in the darkness.''
Subject 16 disappeared, and Desmond removed himself from the Animus.
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond! You're safe. We thought we'd lost you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm here. I saw 16, I think. I don't know whether it actually happened. It feels like a dream.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, whatever it was, it's gone now. The Animus is behaving normally.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Take a break before going back in there, okay?''
Desmond apologized to Lucy.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sorry for frightening you.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Don't worry about me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Okay.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''When you're ready, let's continue.''
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|After fully synchronizing with Ezio, the Assassin team discovered the location of Ezio's Apple.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We've got it. The [[Colosseum]].''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go. We can be there before dawn.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait. There was something about that door. I don't think I saw a handle. Let me run an analysis.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Great. So we need some kind of futuristic key?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It seems to open with a verbally triggered mechanism. I've never seen anything like it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''You mean it needs a password?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Try humming [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s {{Wiki|Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Fifth}}.''
Suddenly, the power cut out.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Damn {{Wiki|Synchronous grid of Continental Europe|European power grid}}. Now we can't scan Ezio's memories to find the password.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We have to find that password.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ezio knows the answer. Problem is, he's dead.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I can't believe we're stuck here.''
While the three brainstormed ideas in the Sanctuary, Desmond headed upstairs to the triangular symbol on the wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey. Maybe it has something to do with this.''
The other Assassins walked up to Desmond.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The symbol matches the one on the door to the Vault.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''1419, 1420, 1421... What if they aren't dates?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''1419, 1420— Oh my God.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''God.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Tell us already!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I am, I am. The {{Wiki|Tetragrammaton}}. The [[72]] names of God. You see? They're all contained within three verses. Exodus 19 through 21. And get this, you'll like this, if you arrange the four Hebrew letters in God's name within an equilateral triangle, their numeric values add up to the same number: 72.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Are you absolutely sure about this?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's kind of why I'm saying it out Rebecca, yeah. But, I haven't got to the kicker yet. Construction on the Colosseum began in the year 72.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I think we have our password.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun, go get the van.''
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*'''Desmond:''' ''Déjà vu.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I bet.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Let's go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What about us? You might actually need a historian down there.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Shaun's right. That tunnel should lead under [[Capitoline Hill]]. I'll help them find another entrance. Be careful, Desmond.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'll drive.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, nice try. I've seen your car.''
Lucy, Shaun and Rebecca departed, leaving Desmond to go forward. From this point on, any contact between Desmond and the other three was through a radio connection.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy, I'm making my way toward the entrance.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Okay. Good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''If you see any [[gladiator]]s, my advice would be: leg it!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'll keep that in mind. I can't believe I'm actually going to hold the Apple.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''It's been a long time coming. You've earned it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wonder if it will change things. Whether it can tip the scales in our favor.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm sure it will. It has to.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you think we'll find?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Hopefully, a map to the Temples.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The Apple's just going to give it to us, yeah? Or is that Elvis over there?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, maybe this time we'll be lucky. There's so much construction. This place is like a maze.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The {{Wiki|hypogeum}} housed the cages of the gladiators and the machines which raised them to the surface. The whole area you're in right now was originally covered by the arena.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Good to know.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Something's bothering me. Today's date is October 10th.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Guess how many days there are until the Templar satellite launch?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I have a feeling I know the answer: 72.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Why is today so important? We're just picking up the Apple and leaving.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's the door code. Someone wants to make sure we get it right.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Yeah, I guess.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Okay, I'm back on familiar ground.''
Desmond found the hidden entrance and Juno appeared to him, though only he could hear her words.
*'''Juno:''' ''We commit to this space the epilogue of our ending. Let it be found by he who is deemed worthy. Let it guide him. Let it shape his path forward. Let it save the world we leave behind.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who are you?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's going on, Desmond?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Nothing.''
*'''Juno:''' ''In the beginning, we set our truths to parchment. To stone. To the memory of men. These proved impermanent things. Cleansed by fire. Cleansed by famine. Cleansed by flood. All the world is innocent once more. Innocent and ignorant.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We've traced your position. I think I've found an entrance.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''OK.''
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!style="background:#E9692C; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|A Knife to the Heart
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|Desmond entered the [[Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli]] through a secret entrance, while Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca waited at the door outside.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm coming.''
Desmond unbarred the door.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Took you long enough.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What is this place?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Santa Maria Aracoeli. See those columns along the aisles? They're lifted from Roman ruins. Now, supposedly, this [[church]] was built on top of the ancient [[Colosseum Vault|Temple of Juno]].''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I like the ceiling.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You like the ceiling. Oh well, you are a fascinating travelling companion.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Where to now?''
Desmond had a vision of Ezio climbing up the altar.
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's something up there.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh well, we'll just stay down here shall we... and just pray or something.''
Desmond activated what would turn out to be a wall lever, and multiple poles shifted out of the ceiling, constructing a series of free-running obstacles.
*'''Juno:''' ''We did not build them to be wise. And now they are our final, faulted hope. You are they. You possess the potential for understanding. But you broke our tools. Or turned them against one another. We have destroyed what we could. Sealed away what we could not. Most. Not all. And it does not take many to unwind the world. Here is a safe place. Eternal. To store objects. Words. Wisdom. But not life. Almost did we have the means. But time... time erodes us. We can distract him. We can see past him. Feint left when he strikes right. But his reach is so very long. His stamina unending. We cannot evade his grasp. Not forever.''
Desmond activated another switch, and a ladder came out of the wall.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Something's opened. Here goes.''
Desmond eventually activated a switch on the highest platform, and a [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]] came out of floor at the front of the church.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hello. That wasn't in the blueprints.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Desmond, get down here!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''On my way.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Whatever this is, it doesn't do anything. It's a dead end.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm not so sure—''
Desmond moved his hand above the pedestal, which activated into a lift on sensing his Isu genes, that took the Assassins underground.
*'''Lucy:''' ''What's going on?!''
The lift stopped, and the entrance to Juno's Temple could be seen.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, if you want to kill us mate, you're going have to try a little harder than that.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''We're here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Now, for that password. If Shaun's right, that is.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm always right.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''About that dead end...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That never happened. I was misquoted.''
The Assassins approached the door.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you think it speaks English?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Just say it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Okay... seventy-two.''
The door opened.
*'''Shaun:''' ''After you... I think.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You guys have to see this.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''This is amazing.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm actually impressed.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''The Apple seems to be in the center.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Time to find out where those Temples are.''
Desmond activated the pedestal, and multiple platforms and beams came out from the floor and walls.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, Desmond. Those beams poking out of the wall look like switches. If you hit all of them, you might get some power to the central platform.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Or you might cause this room to turn into an alien spaceship and fly away. Think about it!''
*'''Juno:''' ''A hundred years I might speak and still you would not know us. You with five senses. Us with six. The one we kept from you. To be safe. Now, you can never know. Only try. Grasp. You can SEE. SMELL. TASTE. TOUCH. HEAR. Knowledge has been locked away. After, when the world became undone, we tried to pass it through the blood. Tried to [[Hybrid|join you]] with us. You see the blue shimmer. You hear the words. But you do not know. WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT YOU AS YOU WERE. It is hard to stay contained. Knowing as we do. We wait for you, Desmond. You will come here. You will activate it. You will know only when it is too late.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you hear any of that?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Any of what, Desmond?''
Desmond activated all of the switches, and stairs to the central platform came out of the floor.
*'''Desmond:''' ''We did it.''
*'''Lucy:''' ''I can't believe we're finally here.''
The Assassins approached the Apple of Eden.
*'''Shaun:''' ''So where are the temples?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You want me to ask it?''
*'''Lucy:''' ''Or think it or something.''
The Apple activated and showed many different symbols around it.
*'''Lucy:''' ''You sure you asked the right thing?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I know this, I know this symbol. That's a {{Wiki|Phrygian cap}}. It stands for freedom... and that, that's a {{Wiki|Eye of Providence|Masonic eye}}. Now those two come {{Wiki|Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen|together}} in only [[French Revolution|one place]]—''
Desmond touched the Apple and it took control of his body while the other Assassins appeared frozen.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's happening? I can't move!''
*'''Juno:''' ''Your DNA communes with the Apple. You have activated it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Let me go!''
*'''Juno:''' ''On the 72nd day before the moment of awakening. You, birthed from our loins and the loins of our enemies. The end and the beginning, who we abhor and honor. The final journey commences. There is one who would accompany you through the gate. She lies not within our sight. The cross darkens the horizon.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you doing?''
*'''Juno:''' ''The Path must be opened. You cannot escape your part in this. The scales shall be balanced.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Stop. Please...''
*'''Juno:''' ''You know very little. We must guide you. Cease your struggle.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No!''
Forced to move by Juno, Desmond unwillingly approached Lucy and stabbed her in the stomach with his [[Hidden Blade]].
*'''Juno:''' ''It is done. The way lies all before you. Only she remains to be found. Awaken the sixth. Go. ALONE!''
Both Desmond and Lucy fell to the ground, with blood seeping out from her wound while Desmond's mind began to lapse into unconsciousness. A few minutes later, he heard his father William Miles and [[Harlan Cunningham]] having a short conversation.
*'''Harlan:''' ''Shit! He's gone into shock!''
*'''William:''' ''Put him back in the machine! It's the only way to fix this!''
*'''Harlan:''' ''But the Animus did this to him!''
*'''William:''' ''Am I the expert or not? Do it!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No...''
Desmond then began experiencing Ezio's memories of a repressed memory sequence.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[A Roll of the Dice]]</ref>
*'''Desmond:''' ''What was that?''
*'''Harlan:''' ''What's happening?''
*'''William:''' ''Ezio seems to be remembering something. Something from 1506.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''Desmond's heart rate is increasing. I'm administering the sedative.''
*'''William:''' ''No. The missing data may be there. The Piece of Eden is useless until we have it. Let him continue.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''Yes, William.''
Desmond finished exploring the repressed memories.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance'' – [[The Temple of Pythagoras]]</ref>
*'''William:''' ''You can sedate Desmond now. We have the information we needed.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''It's too late, the damage is done. He seems to have entered some kind of coma.''
*'''William:''' ''He'll find his way out. He always has in the past.''
*'''Harlan:''' ''I've run the data through the computer, we have a location for the temple.''
*'''William:''' ''Then what are you waiting for? Let's go.''
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|Warren Vidic stood on a suspended scaffold flanked by two screens overlooking the Animi Training Program room. Below him, Abstergo recruits stood at attention beside their cubicles in two long rows down the central hallway to the opposite end of the room.
*'''Warren:''' ''Animi, as far as the eye can see. It's a beautiful sight At least, from up here. But I digress. Our engineers have pent countless hours perfecting this top-secret, state-of-the-art facility, in order to houses our most ambitious project to date. We have uploaded DNA from dozens of our most...remarkable subjects and distilled the essence of their unique abilities.''
An image of Desmond Miles appeared on the left screen beside Warren.
*'''Warren:''' ''You stand in this room today because you have served us impeccably, need I say, loyally. Now, it is time for you to become so much more.''
A short video of Borgia soldiers walking in front of the [[Pantheon]] appeared on both screens.
*'''Warren:''' ''Your first time in the Animus will be disorienting. A few of you will panic. To adjust, focus on your training program.''
A clip played of the [[Prowler]] chasing the [[Nobleman (Animi Avatar)|Nobleman]] on Rome's rooftops, scanning the plaza below him for his target, and then using a [[chase breaker]] to swing around a corner as the Nobleman ran and pushed a civilian aside.
*'''Warren:''' ''Some of you will be in teams protecting or de-synching a VIP, but most of you will be on your own.''
A new clip started, with the left screen providing a close-up of the [[Priest (Animi Avatar)|Priest]] as he ran out of the Pantheon, while the right screen first showed the [[Doctor (Animi Avatar)|Doctor]] before shifting to the [[Barber]]. This then changed to have the Barber on the left and the [[Harlequin]] on the right, before both screens had the Barber catch up to the clown from behind in a high-profile attack. The clip moved to the left screen, showing the Barber tilt his target's head back and slit their throat with the razor. Both screens resumed the first video through split footage, with the Nobleman on the left unaware of the [[Executioner]] behind him, while the left side depicted the brute knocking him down to deliver a killing bow with an axe.
*'''Warren:''' ''Be ready to receive assassination contracts while being targeted simultaneously. We feel it keeps you on your toes.''
Both screens brought up the Prowler as he suddenly ran up from behind the Executioner and slew him before moving on to kill the Barber as well. The footage finally ended and was replaced by the Abstergo logo on blue background before the displays powered down.
*'''Warren:''' ''Once you enter thee machines and the transfer is complete, you will have the skills necessary to crush the remnants of the Assassin Order, ending this war once and for all. Any questions?''
He leaned over the scaffold railing but heard no reply.
*'''Warren:''' ''Good. Lets' begin.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''==
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*'''Rebecca:''' ''We can keep him like this for a few days. ''Maybe'' a week.''
*'''William:''' ''Call ahead. Tell them we're on our way.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''As soon as we're clear.''
Rebecca's voice faded as Clay Kaczmarek's digital consciousness spoke from within the Animus while Desmond's comatose mind replayed a montage of his memories, starting with waking from using Abstergo's Animus 1.28.
*'''Clay:''' ''Desmond Miles. Your life has changed so much in so little time.''
The memory changed to Lucy opening the back of a moving truck at the Villa Auditore so Desmond could exit.
*'''Clay:''' ''Two months ago, you were pouring shots for bankers and celebrities... But now look at you.''
The memory changed to Desmond catching Ezio's Hidden Blade bracer after Lucy tossed it to him.
*'''Clay:''' ''You're an Assassin. One of us.''
The memory changed to Desmond, Shaun, Lucy, and Rebecca as they descended into the Colosseum Vault and opened its main door.
*'''Clay:''' ''One of the good guys, isn't that nice? Men and women dedicated to protecting and preserving human life and liberty.''
The scene changed to Warren Vidic standing on suspended scaffolding delivering a speech over the Animi Training Program room before morphing to Warren's raid on the Rome hideout.
*'''Clay:''' ''Not like those Templars... cold and calculating autocrats, drunk on power, obsessed with order, all that... we're doing our best to stop them. Yeah, doing our best.''
A clip of Clay's mad laughter played as his voice was slightly digitally distorted towards the end. The scene changed to a tracking shot over the Animus 1.28 and a zoom on its physical interface and digital HUD, before forming a construct of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in the Memory Coridor which resolved into a rooftop view of [[Acre]].
*'''Clay:''' ''But you remember all this, right? You remember the Animus, the machine we use to unravel genetic memories and relive the lives of our ancestors? First you were Altaïr, a stoic twelfth-century Assassin from the Holy Land.''
The scene changed to an adult Ezio in the Memory Corridor, flickered to his street fight as a young man with Vieri de' Pazzi on the Ponte Vecchio,<ref name="BoysWillBeBoys"/> then flickered again to an adult Ezio charging at Cesare Borgia during the siege of Viana in 1507.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Pax Romana]]</ref> Through all this, Animus code kept glitching code lines in, distorting the scenes.
*'''Clay:''' ''Then, you were Ezio Auditore, a wealthy Italian with charisma and a talent for revenge.''
The scene changed to Desmond seeing a "ghost" of Ezio in the Villa Auditore's Santuary through the Bleeding Effect.
*'''Clay:''' ''So, what do you three have in common?''
As if prompted, Desmond's mind replayed his memory of touching the Apple of Eden in the Colosseum Vault.
*'''Clay:''' ''That's right. The Apple of Eden.''
A rapid series of visions passed, starting with Ezio using the Apple to manipulate a [[Brute]] into striking a [[Papal Guard]], Ezio collapsing after using the Apple on a group of Borgia guards, and finally, to Ezio meeting Minerva. All the while, another clip of Clay's mad laughter played in the background.
*'''Clay:''' ''That strange artifact left behind by... those people. The ones who came before. You know the Apple's power. You felt it for yourself.''
Prompted again, Desmond's mind replayed the events in the Colosseum Vault as he stabbed Lucy and then fell into a coma.
*'''Clay:''' ''Oh, it's been fun, hasn't it, Desmond? But that's about to change.''
A "ghost" of an adult Ezio appeared before Altaïr in Acre, then Altaïr's "ghost" took the place of one of Ezio's Apple illusions in his fight against Rodrigo in 1499.<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo"/> This "resolved" to both Altaïr and Ezio walking along the Leap of Faith platforms in Masyaf, all as the Animus began to glitch even more code lines into the simulations and Clay's laughter replayed.
*'''Clay:''' ''Your mind is fragmenting, falling to pieces... and if you don't find a way to wake up, you may lose yourself. Forever.''
Overwhelmed by glitches, the Animus cut to black and restarted.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, I shut down the Animus Monitoring System to free up a lot of memory, but even like this, it's still risky.''
*'''William:''' ''Desmond will be fine. The partition worked, the Animus is stable, and his signs are good.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''For now. But this was built to recreate memories, not simulate entire cognitive processes.''
*'''William:''' ''The Animus will do its part, and Desmond will do the rest.''
Desmond's consciousness woke in the Animus.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's happening? I... I can't move. I can't—No!''
Desmond washed ashore on an island in the [[Black Room]] and took some steps forward to adjust to his surroundings. Meanwhile, the digital construct of Clay Kaczmarek initialized nearby.
*'''Clay:''' ''Just walked right past me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''16?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Aw, they didn't tell you my name?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Oh God damn it, I'm still in the Animus?!''
*'''Clay:''' ''Quite a shock you've suffered out there.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Rebecca! Get me out of here.''
*'''Clay:''' ''They can't help you Desmond. You're a broken man. Your mind, it's... broken.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Broken? I feel fine.''
Clay suddenly relocated himself right in Desmond's face, startling him and making him fall on his back.
*'''Clay:''' ''So did I!''
Clay laughed.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey!''
*'''Clay:''' ''Look at me now!''
Clay extended a hand down to Desmond.
*'''Clay:''' ''Let's talk, buddy. Walk with me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What is this place?''
*'''Clay:''' ''It's nice isn't it? We're in the guts of the Animus, the original test program. No memories here, just basic physics, weather simulations. {{Wiki|"Hello, World!" program|Hello world}}! You're lucky someone up there had the sense to plug you in here. Saved your life.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Saved it from what?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Right now you should be sitting in a hospital ward, drooling and chewing on your tongue! For now, the Animus is keeping you intact, keeping all your ancestors from collapsing into one big mess. But if you can't find a [[Synch Nexus|synch-nexus]], all those personalities will smash together. And that won't be pretty.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''A synch nexus?''
*'''Clay:''' ''I'm getting there, hold on.''
Clay pointed to the Synch Nexus.
*'''Clay:''' ''There, that thing, is your way out.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You're screwing with me.''
*'''Clay:''' ''Here's the problem, your brain is hash—too many ghosts in your head, too many voices. So, how do you fix that? You claw your way back into the stored data, you find unfinished memories, and you crack them open. Finish what you started—until your ancestor has nothing left to show you. THAT is a sync nexus. Find it, and the Animus can separate Desmond from Ezio and Altaïr, and send you home. Back to your body.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''How do you know all this?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Because it happened to me. But my body, it's worm food now. So I'm stuck here. A word of warning. When you step through there, everything changes. Nothing feels... normal. But you are still in control and it's up to you to find your way out.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right.''
*'''Clay:''' ''If you hurry, you might make it back in time for Lucy's funeral.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Oh. I thought you knew.''
Desmond collapsed to the ground, as memories from the Coloseum Vault flashed through his mind.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy... Oh God... I'm so sorry. It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was that voice! Juno! She took hold of me, she made me... what am I doing? What have I done?''
Outside the Animus, a digital tone from an answered telephone was heard and a conversation between Rebecca, Shaun, and William Miles began.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's Shaun. Shaun, what's going on?''
*'''William:''' ''Let me talk to him.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Did you... hold on, I'm putting you on speaker.''
*'''William:''' ''Shaun, it's William. Is everything taken care of?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, well, hello to you too. For Christ's sakes, man, have some class!''
*'''William:''' ''All right, calm down.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, that's rich, yeah. Lucy's dead and you want me to act like it's Easter Sunday, do you?! How's Desmond anyway, kipping in?''
*'''William:''' ''That's enough, Shaun!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What if he's a Templar, Bill? Eh? What if he's been programmed?! It's [[Daniel Cross|happened before]]!''
*'''William:''' ''No. Not Desmond.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right. You ''would'' say that.''
*'''William:''' ''Shaun...''
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*'''William:''' ''This Apple... it is a remarkable piece of work. Feel the [[Adamant|material]]... hard as [[steel]] but very light.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You really want to be fooling with that thing?''
*'''William:''' ''I do. I absolutely do. I have been waiting a long time to get my hands on one of these.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, you're making me nervous, Bill.''
*'''William:''' ''Don't be. I don't think I have the right genes to properly wield it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh, but Desmond... you think he does?''
Desmond was forcibly returned to Animus Island from Ezio's memories.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What the hell just happened?''
*'''Clay:''' ''You were snooping. Wandering outside the Desmond partition. So once the Animus located you, it pulled you back here. It's just following orders... like a failsafe program. Trying to keep your poor head intact, whether you like it or not.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And what are you doing here exactly?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Playing. Learning. Waiting. A lot of waiting. I keep the Animus distracted as best I can. For you, so you can explore. Otherwise it might hunt you down like a little virus and ah... delete you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, my guardian angel.''
*'''Clay:''' ''There's no such thing.''
Clay disappeared.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah I—Thanks.''
Another conversation between Rebecca and Shaun could be heard through Animus Island.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun, it's me. What's happening?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you at the airport?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, we're chartering a jet. Are you coming?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yes. Yeah, I'll be there soon.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''They... they buried her already.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I heard.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''In a little cemetery outside Rome. Nice place.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''God, things got so fucked up so fast.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Is Desmond still out?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah. We're seeing a lot of brain activity, but with the monitoring system shut down, we can't record anything.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, keep me posted, okay? I'll see you soon.''
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|Once more, a conversation could be overheard, which featured Rebecca and William Miles.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm seeing very strange activity in the Animus.''
*'''William:''' ''Oh?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The CPU should be fairly idle. But the system monitor is spiking regularly. Sometimes as high as 85 percent.''
*'''William:''' ''Is it serious?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm not sure. Desmond's signs are stable.''
*'''William:''' ''Well, if there isn't a problem, let's not try to fix anything.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Fair enough. God, I need a drink.''
Desmond then came across Clay, lamenting on his misfortune.
*'''Desmond:''' ''16?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Desmond, think about this... What if... I went with you?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''With me? Where?''
*'''Clay:''' ''It could work. Just for a while. Until I found a way out. Another body maybe. Or... I don't know. I just don't... I don't want to be here anymore.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's... that's not going to happen. I'm sorry.''
*'''Clay:''' ''No... I guess I had my chance. And I wasted it.''
Clay disappeared. 
After a while, a discussion between Rebecca, Shaun and William Miles could be heard.
*'''William:''' ''Were they close, Desmond and Lucy? I mean... closer than friends?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ah... Well, there was the occasional misty-eyed moment, but—''
*'''Shaun:''' ''She liked him, Bill. That's what she told me.''
*'''William:''' ''Hmm. Interesting.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's it? Just... interesting?''
*'''William:''' ''I spent a lot of time training each of them when they were younger. She was a remarkable woman, and I find this whole situation... quite sad.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Sad? Are you finally going soft on us, Bill?''
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!style="background:#2F4F4F; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After DNA Sequence 6
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|Some time later, another talk between Shaun and William Miles took place.
*'''Shaun:''' ''You know something, don't you? You know what's out there.''
*'''William:''' ''I have a hunch, yes.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Come on, Bill. You never do anything halfway. What do you think we'll find?''
*'''William:''' ''If we're lucky, another prize. If we're very lucky... something that'll end this miserable war.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''You're talking over my head, mate.''
*'''William:''' ''Listen Shaun, I have no idea what we're going to find. But I do know that whatever it is, the Templars can't have it.''
After this exchange, Clay inquired about Desmond's life, which at first he was nervous to reply to.
*'''Clay:''' ''Do you regret anything Desmond?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Like what?''
*'''Clay:''' ''Running away. Leaving your parents behind. Finding a shit job, and pretending to be productive. What's it like spending your whole life, avoiding hard decisions?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Come on.''
*'''Clay:''' ''Sure, you're an Assassin, but it wasn't your choice.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you have a point?''
*'''Clay:''' ''I want to know, if you regret anything.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sure. I wish I'd been more patient with my parents. I wish I'd listened. And Lucy... maybe things could have been different if I'd—I'm not sure.''
*'''Clay:''' ''Thank you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''For what?''
*'''Clay:''' ''For making sense.''
Once Clay's curiosity was fulfilled, another group conversation with those outside the Animus started.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun, you feeling okay?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Sure, yeah, yeah, I'm fine yeah. We're Assassins, after all aren't we, eh? Why should we be surprised if one of us dies every now and again?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Every death is a tragedy. To somebody, somewhere.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What I want to know is... is Desmond worth all this trouble, you know? What is he... is he the chosen one, is that it? Little Jimmy Special or some bollocks like that?''
*'''William:''' ''I'm afraid not. But what he has is rare. His genes contain high concentrations of First Civilization DNA. Only about one in ten million are so lucky.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ah. The Bleeding Effect. Is that part of it?''
*'''William:''' ''I believe so. I wish I could say we knew about his gift earlier. But it was the Templars who realized this. And they found him first...''
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!style="background:#2F4F4F; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After DNA Sequence 8
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|Following Desmond exploring more of Ezio's memories, the Assassins outside of his coma planned to relocate themselves, and him along with them.
*'''[[Gavin Banks|Gavin]]:''' ''Bill! Good to see you. Listen, we've got a customs officer waiting to talk to everyone.''
*'''William:''' ''I hope you have something for us.''
*'''Gavin:''' ''Absolutely, passports and papers for everyone.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah brilliant, so I'm... I'm what, a neurosurgeon now, am I?''
*'''Gavin:''' ''You're a medical team from [[State University of New York at Potsdam|SUNY upstate]], just back from Rome with your patient, experimental gene therapy.''
*'''William:''' ''Good work, let's get this over with.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait look, this is crazy!''
*'''William:''' ''What's wrong?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Not sure, but Desmond's brain is lighting up like a string of firecrackers!''
Meanwhile, inside the Animus, the machine planned to wipe Animus Island of all its contents, with Clay and Desmond along with it. As the threat of being deleted was finally at hand, it spurred one last conversation between the two.
*'''Clay:''' ''Here it comes...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What is that?! What's going on!''
*'''Clay:''' ''This is the end Desmond. Scheduled for deletion!''
Clay embraced Desmond tightly, bewildering the Assassin in the process.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you doing?!''
*'''Clay:''' ''What is a man but the sum of his memories? We are the stories we live! The tales we tell ourselves!''
Jumping to the conclusion that Clay intended to take both of them to their deaths, Desmond pleaded with him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Don't do this!''
*'''Clay:''' ''I'm saving you, idiot! GO!''
Clay pushed Desmond towards the Sync Nexus, as he began to be erased by the system deletion. However, it would not stop him from shouting out one final command to Desmond.
*'''Clay:''' ''GO!''
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|After Desmond had achieved the necessary synchronization with his ancestors,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[The Message]]</ref> he found himself inside the [[Nexus]] via the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] next to him. Jupiter, a member of the First Civilization, soon appeared.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Do you hear me, [[cipher]]? Can you see me?''
Jupiter spotted Desmond within the Nexus.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Ah. There you are. Good. A strange place, this nexus of time. I am not used to the... [[calculations]]. That has always been Minerva's domain. I see you still have many questions. Who were we? What became of us? What do we desire of you? You will have your answers. Only listen and I will tell you how.''
A projection of the solar system appeared.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Both before the end and after, we sought to save the world. We built vaults within which to work, each dedicated to a different method of salvation. They were placed underground to avoid the war which raged above, and also as a precaution, should we fail in our efforts. Each vault's knowledge was transmitted into a single place''
Jupiter pointed out the location of the [[Grand Temple]] on Earth, followed by a projection of him, Juno, and Minerva inside the temple.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''It was our duty... mine, Minerva's and Juno's—to sort and sample all that was collected. We chose those solutions which held the most promise, and devoted ourselves to testing their merits. Six we tried in succession, each more encouraging than the last. But none worked. And then the world ended...''
Desmond witnessed a vision of the coronal mass ejection which destroyed the Earth, and wiped out most of the humans and First Civilization members.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''The earth shook for days. The fires burned for weeks. And when the ash had settled, less than ten thousand of your kind still lived... and far fewer of ours. But we carried on, together. To rebuild. To renew.''
Desmond observed the passage of time across the centuries, until the landscape took on its modern day shape.
*'''Jupiter:''' ''Listen. You must go there. To the place where we labored... labored and lost. Take my words. Pass them from your head into your hands. That is how you will open the way. But be warned: much still remains in flux. And I do not know how things will end—either in [[Isu Era|my time]] or yours.''
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|Following Jupiter's message and having fully separated himself from his ancestors and their memories, Desmond began to wake from his coma. Shaun, Rebecca, and William stood around him in a nearly pitch black room lit only by the Animus screens.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wait, look! His vitals are stabilizing... Something's happening... He's... He's moving!''
*'''William:''' ''Desmond, can you hear me?''
William touched Desmond's shoulder in concern.
*'''William:''' ''Son?''
Desmond blinked bleary eyes at everyone, looked at his right arm which was covered in Isu glyphs, then turned to see the Apple of Eden shimmering on a nearby desk. His mind
*'''Desmond:''' ''I know what we need to do.''
Glancing at Shaun, William gave Desmond a quick nod then walked a few paces away to threw open the doors to the room, revealing it to be the back space of a van parked across from the Grand Temple's entrance near the town of [[Turin, New York|Turin]], [[New York]]. Desmond blinked at the sudden bright light as glyphs on the Temple's door began glowing like the Apple.
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|On the advancement of the Animi Training Program, select Abstergo recruits were allocated to the second stage of the program, and often came into contact with Warren Vidic, as well as some other Templars.
;Welcome
Warren introduced himself in a dimly lit room to prospective Abstergo recruits who had excelled in the program's first stage.
*'''Warren:''' ''It is a privilege for each one of you to be invited up here. Everyone in this room has proven themselves as more than mere killers. Your skill acquisition in the Animus thus far has been far superior to that of your colleagues, who, as I speak, continue to struggle down below us. But the test of your true worth has barely begun. You think you know of our Order. Of our founding in 1119, our quest for domination during the Crusades. The vast treasure and the decline at the end of the 12th century. And, finally, our resurgence as Abstergo. You know nothing. It is time to begin your real education. As you continue your training in the Animus, those worthy will be admitted to the secrets of our Order. My assistant will monitor your progress. Once you exit this room there is no turning back. Succeed, and a bright future awaits, fail... and far more than your contract will be terminated.''
;First Steps
Right from his first meeting, the Abstergo recruit [[Juhani Otso Berg]] began to impress the Templar Order, so much so that Warren offered encouraging words to help motivate him to climb higher.
*'''Warren:''' ''You served Abstergo well, and your skills in the Animus continue to impress. I do not use that term lightly. If you continue at this rate, it is a foregone conclusion that you will be the one to enter our inner chambers, and learn our most trusted secrets. Once you cross that threshold, your eyes will be opened, and you will see this world for what it truly is. Don't muck this up. Abstergo is counting on you.''
;Promises
As usual, Berg had quickly built upon his progress, impressing Warren's assistant who arranged another meeting with the doctor.
*'''Warren:''' ''Moving up through the ranks nicely, I see. Exactly as predicted. My assistant's reports have been glowing, although I find he is a little bit of a panderer. Do not let his flattery fool you. We will only continue to educate you as long as you continue to show promise. Prove yourself, however, and we are prepared to give you far more.''
;Privileges
With Berg's development bolstered as he invested more effort into the Animi Training Program, his effort began to bear fruit, while Warren provided a commentary of what differed him from the rest of humanity.
*'''Warren:''' ''For the vast majority of humankind, life is an ordeal to be suffered.''
Berg chose a designer watch from a box before him, courtesy of Abstergo.
*'''Warren:''' ''One painful failure after another, followed, mercifully, by death.''
Berg then took a glass of champagne offered to him and entered a private jet.
*'''Warren:''' ''Mortgages, car payments, waiting lists, bills.''
Berg casually strolled through an airport.
*'''Attendant:''' ''Right this way, sir.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Most are kept far too busy to look at the big picture. But not you. From now on, you will be at the front of every list. Transportation, maids, cooks will all be provided.''
From there, he entered a limousine and picked up a bottle of expensive wine.
*'''Warren:''' ''Vacation homes, tranquility and privacy will surround you. Your children will attend the best schools, and your parents will be cared for.''
Berg pulled up at a remote countryside mansion.
*'''Warren:''' ''Any woman, or man, you desire will be yours. For most, life is an unwinnable game.''
Berg opened the door and stepped out of the limousine, and Warren walked out of the mansion's entrance to greet him.
*'''Warren:''' ''The Order of the Knights Templar welcomes you. After all, we engineered it that way.''
;Inducted
Following Berg's luxurious treatment, Warren prepared to impart an important message to him, though he was interrupted.
*'''Warren:''' ''I hope you are enjoying the new comforts we have granted you. Of course, you know there is no backing out now. We have plans for you. An important part of this company's future. Truth is—''
*'''Intercom:''' ''Dr. Vidic. You are wanted in the processing plant.''
*'''Warren:''' ''Well... I suppose the truth will have to wait.''
;Clearance
Determined not to disappoint, Berg had progressed even more since Warren's last visit, prompting him to tempt at allowing Berg deeper into the Templar Order.
*'''Warren:''' ''I see you have been busy while I was gone. Continue to increase in skill, and you may be invited to visit our inner offices. Be respectful, far more than your job is on the line. I have put in a request to have your security clearance raised, allowing us to share sensitive information with you. Something to look forward to... If you make it, of course.''
;Active Agent
Soon enough, with the growth of skill that Berg had shown, Warren made mention of his first mission, as well as his final briefing, as he encroached upon the completion of the Animi Training Program.
*'''Warren:''' ''Your training is almost complete. Allow me a rare moment of emotion, I feel proud of my accomplishment. Soon, you will become an active agent. Others have been sent to gather the intelligence required for your first mission as we speak. Conclude your training and the final briefing will occur upstairs. May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.''
;One of Them
Rather slowly, Berg entered the secret chamber located within the corporation after using a fingerprint scanner, making sure to pay attention to all of he saw. Hearing a voice, he sat down as he was asked, before [[Laetitia England]] introduced herself to him.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Very few people ever see this room. It was first decorated in 1937, when we first founded the company. Laetitia England. Warren has told me so much about you. Quite impressive, reaching such a privileged position. The remnants of the Assassin Order are scattered across the globe. The time has come to end this fight. And you will be on the front lines. It comes down to trust. We must be certain that ours is well placed.''
A gruff sounding voice suddenly stated an order.
*'''Daniel:''' ''Don't move.''
Panicking slightly, Berg attempted to get up, but was held still by Cross' left arm around the throat as he held an injection gun in his free right hand.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Daniel, I give the orders.''
*'''Daniel:''' ''Fine.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Thank you. Now, go on.''
Proceeding onward, Daniel implanted a microchip from the injection gun into Berg's left arm.
*'''Daniel:''' ''There.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''From this day forward we monitor your every move. Welcome to the fold Master Templar.''
;Target Acquired
Newly appointed as a Master Templar, Berg sat observing the figures before him during his briefing, who had an announcement to make regarding the Assassins.
*'''Warren:''' ''You have all been brought here because our intelligence gathering has progressed rapidly in the last week.''
*'''Daniel:''' ''What have they found?''
*'''Warren:''' ''Be patient Daniel. I have an announcement to make. We now know where the [[Assassin leader]], William M., is located.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Brilliant work. We need to send a retrieval team.''
The two Templars stared straight expectantly at Berg.
*'''Warren:''' ''Well, what are you waiting for? Go get him.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''==
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|Williams Miles stood in thought looking out an apartment window in a coastal city at night.
*'''William:''' ''It used to be when people talked about the end of the world, we locked them up or laughed them off. Sometimes both. But we never took them seriously. Maybe we should have.''
In his mind's eye, the scene changed to one of a blindfolded Desmond being captured by Abstergo Industries agents.
*'''William:''' ''But I'm getting ahead of myself. Better to start at the beginning, with the abduction of Desmond Miles. My son.''
The scene changed to one of Desmond in the bar [[Bad Weather]] downing a shot from a glass with a frosted Abstergo logo on the bottom.
*'''William:''' ''This... boy had no ambition. No direction. No plans for the future. What he DID have was a heritage. One he chose to deny. It nearly cost him his life.''
The scene changed to Warren Vidic watching Desmond in the Animus 1.28.
*'''William:''' ''He was captured and imprisoned. Those who took him believed he could help them find something.''
The scene changed to one of a power-mad Cesare Borgia wielding the Apple of Eden as it shot out beams of energy.
*'''William:''' ''The Apple. One of several artifacts we call Pieces of Eden. Bits of ancient technology scattered across the globe. Some hidden. Some found. All of them dangerous. Most are held by a single group—the same group that now had Desmond.''
The scene changed to one of a metal Abstergo Industries logo hovering in midair in a dimly lit, dusty room, before it pivoted and turned into a Templar insignia.
*'''William:''' ''You know them as Abstergo Industries, we know them as the Templars—as the enemy. We've been fighting them for thousands of years.''
The cross changed texture, merging with the fabric logo on the tunic of a Templar knight about to be stabbed in the face by a Levantine Assassin's Hidden Blade.
*'''William:''' ''Even longer if you believe the stories of their origins. I do. After all, I've seen the truth.''
The scene changed to one of Ezio Auditore in a Memory Corridor littered with partial models of Roman architecture.
*'''William:''' ''That's the beauty—and the horror—of the Animus. A device that allows us to enter and experience the lives of our ancestors. It holds the power to change everything. To show is history the way it really happened. Up until its creation—to the victor went the spoils—went the truth.''
The scene changed to a group of men in black suits standing in a V-formation in a dark room. Their faces were obscured by shadow as the point man held a [[sword]] with a Templar cross on the pommel by its crossguard, stabbing down at a larger cross on the floor.
*'''William:''' ''We're trying to fix that. To free minds and bodies both. But there's only so much we can do. And the Templars have the upper hand these days.''
The scene changed to show the world engulfed in flame.
*'''William:''' ''But something larger than the Assassins and Templars is approaching. Bigger than all of us. And if we can't find a way to stop it—these next few weeks will probably be our last. EVERYONE's last.''
The scene changed to show Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad standing on a castle parapet.
*'''William:''' ''In the end, it all comes down to him. To Desmond. Through the Animus, he discovered his heritage. Explored the lives of his ancestors and uncovered their secrets.''
Altaïr faded into the background as an image of Ezio Auditore came into focus.
*'''William:''' ''When that was finished, he trained. He used another ancestor to provide decades of experience in the span of a few days. It worked. We think.''
Ezio faded into the background as an image of a hooded Desmond briefly came into focus, before all three Assassins were replaced by red numbers from a digital clock hovering in midair in a dimly lit, dusty room as they read "21:12:12".
*'''William:''' ''Soon, though—soon we'll know. That ominous date fast approaches. December 21, 2012. None of us knows what it'll bring—only that this is where they want us to be when it does.''
Each number changed to a glyph of an {{Wiki|Eye of Horus|Eye}} of [[Horus]], an {{Wiki|Omega}} symbol with a dot in the center, and a [[Japan]]ese ''{{Wiki|torii}}'', respectively, before floating away to reveal Minerva talking to Ezio Auditore in the Vatican Vault.
*'''William:''' ''They've been guiding us, in their own fractured, frustrating way. These voices from The First Civilization, The Ones Who Came Before. A precursor race of immense power and uncertain motives. They're the one who made the Pieces of Eden.''
The scene changed to show a figure standing in the Grand Temple.
*'''William:''' ''This is where they've lead him. And through him, us.''
The scene changed to show Altaïr, an elderly Ezio, and Desmond holding the Apple all standing back-to-back in a triangle
*'''William:''' ''He stands at the entrance to this long-lost place, armed with the knowledge of Altaïr and the abilities of Ezio.''
The images of Altaïr and Ezio dissolved into static as the focus drew in on Desmond and the Apple.
*'''William:''' ''He holds in his hand the Apple of Eden. And we stand at his side, ready to support him however we can. His name is Desmond Miles and he has brought us to the end.''
The Apple emitted a burst of blinding light as William's thoughts drew to a close.
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|Desmond and his team arrived at the Grand Temple. William Miles opened the doors to their van.
*'''William:''' ''We're here.''
The other Assassins gathered up their equipment while Desmond waited at the mouth of the cave.
*'''William:''' ''Let's go.''
Desmond led the Assassins into the cave, stopping at the door, which was covered in modern graffiti and ancient Native American cave paintings. The Apple of Eden began to glow, and Desmond took it out and stuck it in a spherical concave imprint in the door which activated and opened.
*'''Shaun:''' ''"In another moment, down went {{Wiki|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice}} after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again."''
Desmond bent under the door and walked under it, with the rest of his team following. The Assassins continued down a long empty hallway for some time before coming to a sloping drop which led to another door. Again, Desmond used the Apple to open the door.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I think we're... here.''
Beyond the door was a sliding drop. Desmond slid down this and then made his way into the main hall of the Temple. Upon entering it, he saw a [[Power sources|bright glowing cube]] on the ground in front of a power bank. Desmond picked up the cube and inserted it into a matching slot on the bench-shaped structure, which activated the entire Temple, especially the great door at the very back made of solid light. The Assassins made their way towards the door. As they reached it, Desmond heard Juno's voice.
*'''Juno:''' ''...[[Grand Temple Key|the key]]... you must...find...the key.''
Desmond began to experience the Bleeding Effect.
*'''William:''' ''Son?''
Desmond turned to face his father, but saw instead [[Haytham Kenway]]'s coachman, [[Jim Holden]].
*'''Jim:''' ''Sir?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Here we go again.''
Desmond collapsed. Some time later he awoke in the new Animus 3.0.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Desmond?''
*'''William:''' ''Do you hear us?''
Desmond responded in a dazed manner.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah. What happened?''
*'''William:''' ''The Temple triggered a Bleeding Effect. You collapsed and entered into a fugue state.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So naturally, you dropped me in the Animus instead of... I don't know... making sure I was okay?''
William tried to calm his son's anxiety.
*'''William:''' ''You weren't in any danger. Besides, the Temple appeared to be communicating with you, and I didn't want to risk severing the connection. At least not until we knew what it wanted.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right. Of course.''
*'''William:''' ''Son, I...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No, it's fine. I get it. And I know what I'm looking for, by the way. It's a key. Just don't know where it is, though... Guess that's why she triggered the Bleeding Effect.''
*'''William:''' ''She?!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Juno, dad. She's... talking to me.''
Desmond then began the [[Refresher Course|refresher course]] Rebecca set up for him, before reliving Haytham's attendance of [[John Gay]]'s play ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' at [[London]]'s [[Theatre Royal]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Deadly Performance]]</ref>
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|After watching Haytham [[Initiation into the Templar Order|induct]] [[Charles Lee]] into the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templars]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)]]</ref> Desmond was shocked to learn Haytham's true loyalties.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Wait, what?!''
He exited the Animus and spoke to his team.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You all saw that, right?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wow.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Wow, indeed.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''The key must be the amulet Haytham took from London.''
*'''William:''' ''We might know what it looks like, but we're no closer to finding it. Desmond, you need to keep going.''
At this, Desmond showed his disgust at William's seeming inhumanity.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey, he was your ancestor too. Why don't you hop in the Animus?!''
*'''William:''' ''Really? That's your response. It's like dealing with a six year old. What is wrong with you, Desmond?''
Finally, Desmond let loose his rage and anger at being exploited.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You wanna know what's wrong?! I'm sick of being treated like I'm not even here! Desmond, do this! Desmond, do that! Desmond, you'd better figure things out because the sun is going to turn us all to ash and I know I was really nice to you but actually, I'm just another Templar plot-twist and, yes, I would like very much for you to be controlled by a magic space wizard so that you can murder me! So there's you're answer! I'm sick of being a goddamn pawn! I thought it might be different with you! I mean you're my FATHER but is turns out you're no better than the fucking Templars!''
Angered to his own breaking point, William punched Desmond in the jaw.
*'''William:''' ''Don't you EVER equate me with those bastards again! You hear me?! EVERYTHING I do—EVERYTHING I have DONE—has been for you! Maybe I pushed a little too hard. Asked a little too much. But try to remember exactly what's at stake here. You need to get it together, kid! We're running out of time!''
At this point, Shaun decided to break up the fight for an announcement.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Riiight. That was unusual. Well, I'm just going to pretend that this never happened and get back to bringing everyone up to speed on where we stand. The news isn't good. It appears this Temple is powered by a collection of um... well, I guess they're batteries. You found one on the way in. But there aren't any more. At least... not down here.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Any idea on where we can find replacements?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Not yet. So, I intend to tiptoe into the Abstergo database. Now, if I can cross reference these particular devices with their database, I might get lucky.''
*'''William:''' ''See what you can do.''
Shaun agreed, though he appeared just as disgusted with William's indifference as Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Obviously. Anyway, Desmond—you can either take a look around here or we can head back into the Animus.''
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|The argument settled, Desmond spoke to Rebecca.
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you working on?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Lots of different stuff. If you're going into the field, we need a way to keep tabs on you and stay in touch. Hacking into local security systems won't cut it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thanks.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''For what?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know...everything. You've sacrificed a lot for me. You and Shaun both. You upgraded the Animus, helped train me, pulled me out of that coma... You put all that work into the database. Helped me solve Clay's puzzles... I know I haven't been the easiest person to work with... And I'm sorry for that. And I just want you to know that even if I'm shitty at showing it—I appreciate everything you've done.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You really think we'll finally get some answers down here?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe. Talking to the First Civ has always been a pain in the ass though.''
*'''William:''' ''Imagine what it must be like for them.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''William:''' ''They've been separated from us by tens of thousands of years-A completely different language and culture...possessed of an intelligence vastly superior to our own. We're lucky they've communicated as much as they have.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know why they had to make this all so complicated. I mean if they need something from me, they should just come out and say it.''
*'''William:''' ''I've been wondering about that myself. I get the sense Juno and Minerva didn't exactly see eye to eye. I'm studying everything I can get my hands on...But maybe you'll find something down here that can shed light on the mystery. What happened between them-and why?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What do you think is behind that door?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No idea.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Do you think it can save us?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''The First Civ seemed to think so.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What if it's dangerous?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's not like we have a lot of alternatives.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, we could...I don't know...warn the President?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And what's he gonna do? And who's to say he's not in bed with Abstergo. Seems everyone is these days...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What if we went to them? To Abstergo, I mean.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Thought about it actually. Showing them what we've seen. Trying to work together... They must know so much more than we do. But...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's possible that they know what's going to happen. That they WANT it to happen. For all we know they're hiding out in bunkers right now, waiting for the world to end. And then when its all over—out they come—ready to take control.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''God, I hope you're wrong.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So do I, Rebecca. So do I...''
Desmond then ran over to Shaun who was inspecting the door.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Would you look at that...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''If I had to guess, I would say that's a counter. And judging from the iconography, I think it's safe to say when that's emptied...the end begins.''
Shaun noticed Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hello, Desmond. How's things?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Same old. Another day, another ancestor.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Who'd have thought that you had a Templar in your family tree?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I think he started out as an Assassin. They must have turned him...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right you are, in fact! I've been reviewing our archives and it appears that Haytham's father was indeed an Assassin. Which means he was likely one too. At least for a little while...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What else did you find?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''That fellow from the opera—[[Reginald Birch]]—Grand Master of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|London chapter]] of the Templars. He and Haytham's father—a man named [[Edward Kenway|Edward]]—well, they were longtime rivals. Now, it appears Birch got his hands on Haytham at a [[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken|rather young age]]—working his wiles to convince Haytham to switch sides. Wonder how he did it. I'll see if I can't dig up more...''
Shaun then asked Desmond about their situation.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hon—Honest answer please, Desmond: Do you think we're getting out of this alive?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know... I mean—it's a pretty tall order. If the First Civ couldn't save the world—how the hell are we supposed to swing it?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We have some time.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We have less than two months! They had decades and a lot more resources. And the worst part... is that we knew this was coming for, what, hundreds of years?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''History repeats, it seems. The First Civ was so busy with their war against us—no one even noticed what was happening. We get advanced warning and then fall to fighting with the Templars... Lovely.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hopefully, whatever's behind that door will make a difference.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And if it doesn't—well, at least we tried.''
Desmond tried to talk to his father with no success.
*'''William:''' ''Yes?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Just thought I'd...you know...say hi.''
*'''William:''' ''You have more important things to do right now.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Jesus, Dad.''
*'''William:''' ''What? What do you want me to say?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know. "Hi, son. How are you? What have you been up to?"''
*'''William:''' ''I know what you've been up to. Nothing. You wasted away in some shitty apartment with a pointless job, while the rest of us were out there fighting to make a difference.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You are such an asshole. Oh, you thinking about hitting me again? Because this time, I will hit back.''
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|Desmond got out of the Animus, having experienced [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]'s early memories.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Welcome back, Desmond! You'll be happy to hear there's actually good news for once.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I've managed to locate a power source. And it's relatively close by. Up for a trip to Manhattan?''
Rebecca voiced concern.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Is it safe to leave? Abstergo's got to be looking for us.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Obviously, it's not safe. We can't just sit around here hoping to get lucky, though, can we? We need that power source. Besides, I'm sure you can cook up some way to hide our movements.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Maybe. The Templars have access to all kinds of satellites and camera systems. We'll need to find a way to mask our digital signature. I can probably camouflage the van, too. But there's not much I can do for US.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's an easy one.''
Desmond pulled up his hood and set out to acquire the first power source. After [[Modern Tower|recovering]] it,<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Modern Tower]]</ref> the Assassins left New York immediately and made a two day detour through [[Boston]]. Upon returning to the Grand Temple, Desmond demanded to know about Daniel Cross.
*'''Desmond:''' ''So who the hell is Daniel Cross?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Believe it or not, he used to be an Assassin. THE Assassin, the way I've heard it told. But it turned out that he was a sleeper agent for Abstergo, trained to [[Great Purge|infiltrate and bring down]] the organization.''
*'''William:''' ''How did he know you were there? We could be compromised...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''They must have caught me snooping inside their network and sent Cross to see what we were after. If they were aware of our current location, we'd know. Though I will say this—it doesn't bode well for future expeditions.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I've set up some cameras topside. If anyone shows up we'll see it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'd suggest you go see about finding a socket for that power source. Or we can return to Connor if you prefer. All the artifacts in the world won't mean a thing without the key.''
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|Desmond explored the Temple while looking for a socket for the battery he had just acquired. He first came to a holoprojector when Juno appeared to him and began explaining how the First Civilization had tried to save the world from the First Disaster.
*'''Juno:''' ''In the beginning, when we thought we could be saved, we sought to face the sun's wrath and contain it. Four [[towers]] would be built—to pull her fury into this place and dispel it. But even with all we knew... with all we had... It would take too long. A thousand years we could labor and still the work would not be done... The first tower was never completed, the project abandoned... We moved on. But while we labored on other endeavors, a few returned. They thought to automate the process... Metal might finish what flesh could not...''
After traversing the broken architecture up to another level, Desmond was in sight of the power socket when Juno spoke to him again.
*'''Juno:''' ''If we could not meet the sun's cruel embrace... Perhaps we might rebuke it. Already we could generate the fields—to protect us in times of strife... But these were small and simple things. To replicate them on a scale the size of a world... We lacked the energy to make it so. Half the world, they said, then. It is better than none at all. We tried. Again, we failed. A quarter, they asked. Even this, we could not do... A sixth! An eighth! A tenth, they cried! The answer was still the same. Perhaps in time, a city might be spared... But it was time we did not have... So we moved on.''
Desmond plugged the power source into the socket.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wonder what's inside...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There's only one way to find out.''
Another part of the cave is illuminated and a door to another section is unlocked and opened.
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|Desmond returned down below and talked to Rebecca.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I know everyone thinks I'm being silly, but I can't shake the feeling we're being watched.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We are being watched. By Juno. Or some version of her.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Do you think it's a recording? Or is she a ghost? Or... something else? Is she talking to us the way Minerva talked to Ezio?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No clue. I mean, who knows what else they were working on down here. There are still so many rooms we don't have access to...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''But... do you think she's like literally down here? Waiting somewhere? Still alive?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Still alive, that's mental! That would mean she'd be at least—75? 80 thousand years old? They were powerful, yeah—but not that powerful.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''They came down here looking for a way to survive... Maybe they found one?''
Rebecca then nervously asked Desmond about his encounter with Daniel Cross.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Was it weird seeing Cross?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's different for you. You don't know what happened, I guess. For a long time he was... important to us. He was a different person.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Shaun said he was a sleeper agent. Like Lucy.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It was different. She made a choice. But Cross... if you read the files... Abstergo just... they did terrible things to him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Rebecca?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're lucky. We all are. We have people who care about us. Who look out for us. He was all alone—and the people he thought he could trust, they used him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Did you know him?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''No... But... I knew [[Hannah Mueller|Hannah]].''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Who's that?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''She tried to help him. She trusted him. But there was a raid about a year ago... She stayed behind so the others could escape. Tried to reason with him. To see if she could fix things...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What happened?''
Rebecca's voice broke as she related what happened next.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What do you think happened? He killed her. That's what he does. That's all he knows how to do. Sometimes, it seems that's all any of us know how to do...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Rebecca...''
Desmond then spoke to his father next. William first tried to apologize for the earlier punch, then to make peace for Desmond's rough childhood.
*'''William:''' ''Son? I... I owe you an apology. I shouldn't have lashed out like that. You have to understand I've never been very good at this. Nevermind that we live rather... extraordinary lives.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah... I kinda liked my ordinary one.''
*'''William:''' ''You can't escape who you are, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So I've noticed.''
*'''William:''' ''Look... it's silly for us to go back and forth like this. I admit, I did a shitty job raising you. I apologize, I'm sorry. But it's important you understand it didn't come from a bad place. You're my son. I love you. I guess I was so busy trying to make sure nothing bad happened, I didn't... consider the consequences. Truce?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I can't believe it's taken me so long to ask, but—how's [[Desmond Miles' mother|Mom]]? She's not...''
*'''William:''' ''No, no. Your mother's fine. We decided it would be better if we split up for this job.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Always assuming the worst.''
*'''William:''' ''Hmm. For good reason.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Can I at least say hi to her?''
*'''William:''' ''I'm sorry... it's too risky. Maybe when we're done...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Right. When we're done.''
Desmond then asked his father if the Assassins and Templars had ever worked together.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Have... Have we ever tried to make peace with the Templars?''
*'''William:''' ''Throughout our history, there have been moments... Several, in fact. But... It's impossible. There are... existential differences. Insurmountable. If there were to be unity, it wouldn't be a truce so much as a submission.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But knowing what's about to happen... Wouldn't it make sense to try and talk to Vidic? Come to an arrangement? Even if it's only temporary?''
*'''William:''' ''We'd all be so busy watching our backs, nothing would be accomplished. Imagine that, we're more productive at war...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, have we tried... sending in someone? Doing to them what they did to us with Lucy? Or Cross?''
*'''William:''' ''We have. And it's never worked. We either sent in people who were either too weak, and found themselves turned—or too strong, and were unable to carry out the charade.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I just feel like we all want the same thing.''
*'''William:''' ''We use the same words, but that's all they are... words. In the end, it all comes down to freedom. We seek it. They detest it. And so there's never an end to the fight. Not until one side is completely gone.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Is that even possible?''
*'''William:''' ''Probably not. Our two groups have existed in one form or [[Order of the Ancients|another]] since... well... forever. But things can be better than they are. And that's something.''
Desmond then asked William about whether he had ever looked for him.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Did you look for me, Dad? When I was gone.''
*'''William:''' ''Every day.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Come on...''
*'''William:''' ''I mean it. Every night I'd look. Searching for your name—or variations of it—hoping you'd slip up. Abstergo only found you first because they had better access. A few more days and it would have been me.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Well, I'm here now.''
*'''William:''' ''And I'm glad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you think Lucy regretted what she was doing?''
*'''William:''' ''I used to think I knew her well, but clearly, that wasn't the case. So I can't give you an honest answer.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''She seemed so sincere, though. Like she really wanted to make a difference.''
*'''William:''' ''Yes, well, when I first met him, I thought the same thing about Cross.''
Desmond lamented the fact the frequency of Assassin defections.
*'''Desmond:''' ''It just keeps happening over and over again.''
*'''William:''' ''What does?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything...''
*'''William:''' ''Don't get weird on me, Desmond.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No. It's fine. I'm fine. Don't worry.''
*'''William:''' ''Alright, then. You should think about getting back in the Animus. We've got to find that key.''
Desmond then made his way over to Shaun, who wanted to use the Animus to go back to the beginning.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, Desmond, there you are! Can I ask a favor?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''When this is all over, I'd like to try turning the dial back on the Animus. Like, ALL the way back. To the time of the First Civilization.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You think it would work?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There was no real loss of fidelity when you visited Altaïr. Then again, that was about a thousand years ago, and I'm looking at going back at least seventy thousand more.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Sure, I'd be up for it. Would be interesting to see what things were like back then.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Excellent! I think it would prove most enlightening.''
Shaun then launched into seeing the [[American Revolutionary War]] from a British perspective.
*'''Shaun:''' ''So this is how it started...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you up to?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Just brushing up on my American history, I... I say history. They certainly teach you strange things in the states.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Like what?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well—for all the talk of this being a "revolutionary" war, it was more of a civil one. Well, not THAT kind of civil. I mean there was no America versus Britain. It was Brit on Brit action. And you can clearly see how the whole thing got started: one war gave birth to the other.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You mean the [[Seven Years' War]]?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. Seems the [[British Empire|Crown]] overspent in its attempt to keep the French out. Wound up with a great deal of debt. Believing that the colonists should help to shoulder the burden, new taxes were created. It was a reasonable request—even if [[Palace of Westminster|Parliament]] was rather, well, undiplomatic about it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's not really fair to tax people for a war they didn't want any part of...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What?! Didn't want any part of?! Did you not notice [[George Washington]] with [[Edward Braddock]]? He was right in the middle of it! So here you have the Crown spending who knows how much money to secure a place for the colonists to thrive—and then when they ask for a little bit of help... Right, look, think of it this way. King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George]] and the colonists, they all go out to dinner, right. And when the bill comes, George asks them to kick in and pay their share. Fair enough! But keep in mind, {{Wiki|House of Hanover|his family}}'s been taking them out to dinner, gratis, for DECADES now. But the colonists, oh no, they insist they only had a glass of water and a side salad. Nevermind the table is FULL of half-eaten food and empty bottles of wine. And then when the King points this out, what do the colonists do? Oh! They flip the table over and storm out of the restaurant—probably intending to return later and burn it down.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You left out the part where the King pointed a GUN at the colonists and forced them to cover dinner for EVERYONE at the restaurant.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Riiight. Right, yeah. Interesting take. IF he pulled out a gun—and I'm not sure he did—it would only have been after the hundredth failed attempt at getting them to pay their fair share.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But how do you define someone's fair share?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''With a war, apparently.''
Shaun then wondered how many other First Civilization vaults there were still to find.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I wonder how many other places like this exist...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There are dozens of them. All over the world.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And somehow no one's ever found one before us?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't think that's true.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''When I was at Abstergo, Vidic talked about silencing discoveries made by non-Templars. And I'm sure Abstergo has dug up plenty.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The things they must know...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Regretting throwing in with us?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hah. No. Just looking forward to when we can finally trounce those bastards so I can dive into their archives.''
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|Desmond relived Connor's memory of his trip to [[Oak Island]], where he recovered Captain [[William Kidd]]'s buried [[Ring of Eden]]. Shaun's voice came in through the Animus.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Oak Island (memory)]]</ref>
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's a curious little piece isn't it? Well, I've worked my incredible and bottomless magic and that little thing is in fact of First Civilization origin. It seems they used them as personal shields. It gives off a rather powerful electromagnetic field—explains its aversion to metal. Also explains why Kidd's legend tells of him being invincible. Having that trinket in your pocket would easily bend a musket ball's trajectory. Nifty little thing, really. Anyway, just thought you'd want to know, please do carry on!''
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|Desmond left the Animus after exploring more of Connor's memories.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Everything alright?''
*'''William:''' ''Shaun has located a second power source. I've asked Rebecca to charter a flight for us.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where to?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Brazil.''
Desmond and the team traveled to [[São Paulo]], Brazil and [[The Stadium: MMA Night|recovered]] the second power source.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[The Stadium: MMA Night]]</ref>
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|Just before Desmond reached a set of broken stars, Juno appeared to him.
*'''Juno:''' ''What is a fact? Is it fixed? Immutable? Certain in its existence and only awaiting discovery? Or might it be changed? Here we learned the answer—and thought that it might save us. They were used to command. To control. To own. But we soon discovered another use. When enough sat in thrall and were told to believe, their thoughts took on form. What was imagined became real. If a hundred minds could wish away a wall or create a tree, what might a thousand do? Ten thousand? More? Might we change the consensus and will the threat away? We resolved to send one into the sky where it illuminate us all. Once placed, a sentence would be uttered: Make us safe. In this way, we would change the consensus. We would save the world. But it never came to be. We sent a dozen of them skyward—but there was no way to maintain control. To direct the beam. To enthrall the world. To speak the words. Though this was strange and dangerous—what we tried next was worse...''
Desmond climbed up the broken flights of spiraling stairs. Near the top, Juno spoke to him again.
*'''Juno:''' ''Our first instance was to travel back. To change the past. But we could not find a way. But forward... We could look forward... And so here we sought to see beyond ourselves—and know what was to come. First we watched to learn if our work would succeed. But the answer was always the same. So we moved on to other things, but she remained. The one you call Minerva. In time she too stopped looking—and instead began to speak. She called out across time in the hopes that you might be saved. She hid messages where none might find them, save for you and those within this place...''
*'''William:''' ''Fascinating...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm tired of it. The cryptic warnings. The threats. Just tell us what you want!''
*'''William:''' ''But they are... "[[wikisource:Bible (King James)/Numbers|We saw the Nephilim there]]. We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them." Imagine trying to explain all this to a two-year-old. To a grasshopper. When they said the will of the gods was unknowable, they meant it—literally.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I killed her, you know. I killed Lucy.''
*'''William:''' ''It was the Apple, son. It was Juno.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I saw what she was. What would happen if I let her live. I could have stopped myself. I mean... there was a force there. But I didn't have to. I chose to.''
*'''William:''' ''Desmond...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Lucy was going to betray us and take the Apple back to Abstergo. I saw the satellite launch. I saw them turn it on. And then... it failed... Whatever's on the other side of that door—it benefits Juno. We need to be careful.''
He eventually found the power socket and plugged the next source into it.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wonder what stories the temple will tell me today...''
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|Desmond and the team returned with the second power source.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We can get back to Connor whenever you're ready, Desmond... Unless you want to plug in the power source first? Up to you.''
Desmond and the team discussed their findings on the Grand Temple.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm telling you, there's something down there...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Don't be daft.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't know… Maybe they were sleeping or something and we woke them. Some kind of… cryogenics. Or hibernation. I mean, how do we know what the hell they were doing down here?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They were working on a bunch of different solutions. But nothing worked. Just went from one to the next. And then I don't know. They must have left at some point. After the end...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I wonder what the world would be like if they'd succeeded...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm more concerned about what it'll be like if we don't.''
*'''Juno:''' ''...salvation...they found a way...too late for them...but not for you...sealed...to protect it...though now it bars your way...find the key...the past will tell...''
Desmond talked to Rebecca about his exploration through the Grand Temple.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''So what's the latest? Learn anything interesting while you were exploring?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They were working on some weird stuff towards the end. Trying to engineer new bodies and store their minds inside computers.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Failure after failure. It must have been hard for them...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I worry about it too. I mean—they say there's something in here that'll help us. But what is it? Why is it locked up if it's exactly what we need?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't know... Maybe it's dangerous. Maybe they wanted to make sure only you could reach it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's the other question... what makes me so special?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I guess we'll know once we open the door.''
Rebecca asked Desmond about Lucy's death.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey. I hope it's not uncomfortable for me to ask but... what happened with Lucy?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I don't know...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''No—it's fine. I really don't know. I was talking to my dad about it. It's hard to say. I mean—Juno definitely took control. But I think I agreed to it on some level. I think I let her in. No. That's not right... It wasn't her, not exactly. It was more like... a program. Does that sound weird? It showed me things.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What did you see?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That if I didn't stop Lucy, Abstergo would get the Apple and we'd all be dead.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I still don't understand why she turned on us...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I'm sure she thought she was doing the right thing.''
Shaun expressed his frustration at American politicians.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Unbelievable...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What's up?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Your politicians are constantly referencing the [[Founding Fathers|founding fathers]]—and insisting they must have been in support of one thing or another. I have never seen such a blatant disregard for history.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's just typical political propaganda.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's also dishonest and delusional. How could anyone claim to know what these people wanted based off scraps of paper and wishful thinking?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They're looking for intent—what these men envisioned for our country and its future.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Idealistic... and unlikely. I don't think most of your presidents and senators and judges care what the founders thought. They just want to know how they can bend old words to achieve modern goals. Who cares if they were deists or theists or [[Alexander Hamilton|wanted a central bank]]. Why do people need the validation? What should matter is what you—as an individual, believe. And why you believe it. What? Are we so insecure that we have to find 18th century letters to validate our beliefs? Oh, look mom! A dead man agreed with me. Maybe. If you transpose the letters in his shopping list you can plainly see he was on my side.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Jesus, Shaun. That's a cynical way to look at it...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Doesn't make it less true. I keep trying to understand how men like Washington and [[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]] could dedicate their lives to the pursuit of liberty and equality, yet have no problem owning slaves. It's hypocritical in the extreme. And your history books make only passing mention of the subject. As if... as if it were of little consequence.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''They had a war to win. A country's future to secure. How could they deal with all these issues at the same time?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Spoken like a true apologist. We hear it today too. That matters of civil rights and equality must wait. There are conflicts to settle. Economies to salvage. What do any of these things matter if the people are not free and equal. ALL of them.''
Shaun decided to change the subject and ruminate on discoveries in the Animus.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I wish there was a way for us to share what we learned from the Animus with others. Imagine being able to accurately answer questions about the past—or experience lost civilizations?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''But how would you cite it? We can't just reveal the machine's existence to the world.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Why not?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond's right. It would be dangerous. And we still haven't found a way to manage the Bleeding Effect.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Maybe when we're done saving the world, we can look into it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Even if we do manage to stave off the apocalypse, it's not like the Templars are simply going to disappear. I suspect our fight will continue long after this latest battle is finished...''
Before Desmond went back into the Animus, Shaun discovered a third power source which William volunteered to retrieve on his own.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Look at that! I've found a third power source!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Already?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It popped up in an earlier search, but I've only just managed to confirm it.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''There's a [[Egyptian Museum|museum]] in [[Cairo]] with one on display.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I guess Connor will have to wait.''
*'''William:''' ''No. You stay. We need to find that key—and time is running out. I'll make the trip.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What about Cross?''
*'''William:''' ''Everything's going to be fine. I'll be back soon.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ready when you are, Desmond.''
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|Rebecca woke Desmond up from the Animus session to tell him urgent news.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Something's happened, Desmond... Abstergo has your dad.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Where?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Italy. Same place they were holding you.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What are you two waiting for? Let's go.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''There's more.''
Rebecca played back a video of Warren Vidic holding William hostage.
*'''Warren:''' ''Hello again, Mister Miles. I hope this message finds you well—or as well as it can, all things considered… It appears we now each have something the other desires. I propose a trade. Bring me the Apple and I'll return your father to you no worse for the wear. Should you refuse, he will still be returned, albeit much worse for the wear. I assume you'd like to avoid an unpleasant outcome.''
Desmond narrated the decision to go to Italy and rescue his father.
*'''Desmond:''' ''I always knew it would come to this—just not so soon. I wonder if Abstergo even knows what's about to happen… And has this been a part of their plan all along? Maybe they want the world to end. To see it all burned away. Then they'd have their new world—ripe for the reshaping... We talked about looking for another power source. Leaving him there. That's probably what he'd want. For us to finish the mission. But I can't. It's hard enough taking a life—but letting one be taken... Knowing there was something I could do about it. Not a chance. Might be I'm risking my life—risking all our lives to save an asshole. But what else am I supposed to do? That asshole is my dad.''
Desmond managed to [[Return to Abstergo|infiltrate]] Abstergo, kill both Daniel and Warren, and rescue his father.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Return to Abstergo]]</ref>
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|Desmond came to a set of First Civilization bedchambers when Juno appeared to him.
*'''Juno:''' ''A new world approached. One that was dark and cold. It would consume us. For we were flesh and flesh is frail. Though suits and shields might offer comfort—such adornments would not suffice... Not to save us all... So we sought to change what we were. In this manner we might thrive in a world made poisonous... It was [[Aita]] who volunteered to see if it might be done. Aita, my husband, my love. In the end it changed him... Ruined him... He was made a prisoner of the machines. The body might survive—but his mind became brittle to the touch... He begged me for release. For days—for weeks—for months. I pleaded with him to give us more time to find another way. But there wasn't one. Not for him. Not for us...''
Desmond climbed the room's central pedestals and navigated his way up to a small ledge with pillars. There, Juno spoke to him again.
*'''Juno:''' ''What is consciousness but a series of electrical impulses... And the body a vessel to hold these sparks. But it is weak. In time, it decays and crumbles into dust... We asked ourselves, then: what if it might be replaced—with something stronger. Something better. So we forged a new vessel. One that might endure. It proved easy enough to enter... But to leave... To leave required something more... Something wrong... And so this too they abandoned. I wondered, though... were they right to turn away...''
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|Desmond and the team returned from Italy.
*'''William:''' ''I'd get that power source hooked up before heading back into the Animus—but it's your call.''
Shaun expressed his regret at not asking Desmond to hack into the Abstergo servers.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I regret not asking you to hack into the Abstergo servers while you were there. A couple of well-placed relays and we'd be swimming in information.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We have everything we need.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah, except the key!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''We're close.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''How do you know?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I just... do.''
Shaun talked about his discovery of [[manna]].
*'''Shaun:''' ''I've been poking around a bit. Did you know that there are machines down here that make... well, manna.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Wizard manna or Biblical manna?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''What do you think? Biblical of course. The [[Greece|Greeks]] called it {{Wiki|ambrosia}}. The [[India]]ns, {{Wiki|amrita}} or {{Wiki|Soma (drink)|soma}}. Most cultures around the world refer to a divine food, though I'd say it's taste is anything but.''
*'''William:''' ''You ate something that came out of a seventy five thousand year old machine?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And I lived to tell the tale!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''So... what did it taste like?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Cardboard. The taste of cardboard. Hardly the stuff of legends... Though I wonder if the First Civilization didn't taste differently than we do.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Maybe the flavorizer broke.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Flavorizer? You've certainly got a way with words, Rebecca.''
Shaun mentioned news from the outside to Desmond.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Things are getting worse outside.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Every day for the past two weeks the sun has been throwing off larger and larger flares. Older satellites are starting to malfunction, I hear rumblings of recalling the crew on the international space station. There's already work being done as well to shield power stations and transformers on the ground. Not that any of it matters. This goes far beyond some brownouts... We all saw what's ACTUALLY coming.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Do you know how it works?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Look, I'm no physicist, but it's, it's something to do with the Earth's magnetic field. The flares and mass ejections disturb it, which appears to trigger seismic events. I've tried reaching out to people who might know better, but they all insist it's bunk. And I don't blame them. It sounds ridiculous...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I wish it was.''
Desmond and the team discussed George Washington's connection to a Piece of Eden.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, Desmond. Didn't Subject Sixteen's—''
*'''Desmond:''' ''His name was Clay.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry. Didn't Clay say Washington was a Templar?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No. He indicated that Washington came into [[Lucid Memory Fragments|contact]] with an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]]. But beyond that, it's all speculation. Furthermore, judging from the portrait referenced by Clay, the event occurred much later in Washington's life. Perhaps Connor wasn't even involved. It's very hard to know for sure. We'll just have to wait and see what—[[The Tyranny of King Washington|if anything]]—happens.''
Rebecca asked Desmond about returning to Abstergo's facility in Rome.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''So, what was it like being back at Abstergo?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I didn't expect to get out of there alive. It's a good thing that Cross broke down the way he did. If he wasn't losing his mind, I'd probably be dead.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I guess he never really recovered...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''When he first came to us, he was exhibiting symptoms of the Bleeding Effect. It was real bad. He'd just go in and out at a moment's notice—no Animus required. Got a little violent too, sometimes. It took a while and a bunch of therapy, but we thought we had it under control. Once he went back over to Abstergo, though... who knows what they did to him.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''I still worry about that happening to me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''He was RAISED in an Animus, Desmond. There's overexposure and then, there's... Daniel. Poor guy. That could never happen to you. We won't let it.''
The team started discussing vacation ideas.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''When this is all over, we should take a trip somewhere. Celebratory vacation!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah, that sounds nice.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Listen to you. Italy, Brazil, and the United States—all in the span of a few weeks—and you're complaining about not getting out enough?''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Seriously, Shaun?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, not seriously. Are you mad? Trust me—no one wants time off more than I do, right. Do you have ANY IDEA how hard it is to crank those database entries out as fast as I do?''
Desmond went to see his father.
*'''William:''' ''Hello.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey. You think killing Vidic set Abstergo back?''
*'''William:''' ''I doubt it. Sure, he pioneered the Animus, but they've had the technology for decades now. Plenty of other people can take his place.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''And Cross?''
*'''William:''' ''He was a loose cannon—I doubt anyone's mourning his death. I think these days he was more a symbol than an asset.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hmmm...''
*'''William:''' ''Sorry. I don't mean to dismiss what you did. But it's going to take a lot more than a couple of deaths to stop the Templars.''
Desmond and William talked about the latter's capture by Abstergo.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Did Vidic put you in an Animus when you were at Abstergo? They'd be able to search your memories and track you back here.''
*'''William:''' ''Oh they definitely tried. But I made things difficult for them. You can resist, you can cloud up the transmission or just refuse to move. Eventually they would have gotten what they needed but still it would have taken them weeks.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Vidic threatened to put me in a coma once.''
*'''William:''' ''It would have made you more pliable. But if the user isn't engaged, it's a mess. I know they've been working on ways to extract memories and let others sift through those memories. Maybe they're even analyzing mine right now. Maybe they'll find us, I don't know... What I do know is that we've got to get through that door.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Yeah... I should probably get back into the Animus.''
As Desmond was about to enter the Animus, he asked his father if he could come home, to which his father showed enthusiasm.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Hey...so, uh, when this is over… And assuming it all works out… I was hoping I could... you know... come home.''
*'''William:''' ''I'd like nothing more.''
William provided words of encouragement to Desmond before starting the last Animus session.
*'''William:''' ''Home stretch, Desmond. I can feel it.''
Desmond resumed Ratonhnhaké:ton's memories as he prepared for the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)]]</ref>
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|Desmond's team reacted in shock after watching Ratonhnhaké:ton kill Haytham during the [[Attack on Fort George|attack]] on [[Fort George]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Lee's Last Stand]]</ref>
*'''William:''' ''We've got a problem. Haytham doesn't have the amulet anymore.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''But the Temple's still sending data. There must be more to the story.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Only one way to find out.''
They waited as Desmond skipped ahead in Ratonhnhaké:ton's memories to Haytham's funeral a few months later.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Laid to Rest]]</ref>
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|After learning that Ratonhnhaké:ton had buried the Grand Temple Key in the grave of his namesake [[Connor Davenport]] on the [[Davenport Homestead]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Chasing Lee]]</ref> Desmond, William, Shaun, and Rebecca recovered the artifact and returned to the Grand Temple to attempt opening the far gate.
*'''Desmond:''' ''Moment of truth.''
Desmond placed the amulet in the circular key pad, which let out a bright flare as the solid light barrier faded away. The team proceeded to make their way towards the ending of the path, leading to a [[Global aurora borealis device|spherical device]].
*'''Juno:''' ''Yes... Come... Here... at last. You know our story now. Of how we tried. Of how we failed. All our hopes extinguished. Save one. Your touch, a spark. A spark to save the world.''
Suddenly, Minerva arrived and interrupted Juno.
*'''Minerva:''' ''Wait! Do not touch the pedestal!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Minerva...?''
*'''Juno:''' ''You... But how? You left! You destroyed the device!''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Did you think there was only one?''
*'''William:''' ''What the hell is going on here?''
*'''Minerva:''' ''You must not free her!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Free her?''
Minerva saw that Desmond did not understand, and began to explain, pacing in circles around the group as she did so.
*'''Minerva:''' ''Juno dwells within these walls, awaiting release. I will explain. While we worked to save the world, she sought, instead, to conquer it. She used our machines to set her plans in motion. Divination through numbers. There is a pattern to existence. To comprehend the calculations is to tame time. This was my focus. And so I built the [[Eye]] to aid us. But she turned it towards her own ends. When we discovered her treachery, we put a stop to it. And then we left. But first we called to you... That you might try again. We thought it would be safe with her gone. Now I see we were deceived. She survived. She endured. And then she began to work... For centuries Tinia and I walked the world, hoping to rekindle the spark of civilization. We shared what we knew as best we could. We were not the only ones. But for all the power we wrought, still death would claim us. But before it did, I would have one last look to know if we had succeeded.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''That's how you're here now?''
*'''Minerva:''' ''I had hoped you might find this place—and finish our work. But it is too late. You and the Templars have squabbled over our refuse. You have wasted centuries. And so you have lost your chance. You cannot hope to stop the end now, Desmond. Only to survive it.''
*'''Juno:''' ''She's lying! Only touch of the pedestal and the world WILL be saved.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Better the world burn than she be loosed upon it.''
*'''Juno:''' ''Is that so? Show him, then.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''But he will not understand.''
Minerva stepped toward Desmond and spread her hands.
*'''Minerva:''' ''It is complicated... It is...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Show me.''
Desmond was shown a vision of what would happen to the world if he refused to use the device, starting with the solar flare hitting Earth and inducing the aurora borealis.
*'''Juno:''' ''If you heed Minerva the sun will have its way.''
The scene changed to ground level, with civilians calling their cell phones in a panic as they saw the sky light up unnaturally and sirens sounded.
*'''Juno:''' ''The ground will crack and spit fire into the sky.''
The scene changed to show a ring of active volcanoes had suddenly been pushed up in and around a metropolis due to the tectonic shifts and were spewing thick black smoke into a green sky.
*'''Juno:''' ''All the world will burn.''
The scene changed, showing Desmond, William, Shaun, and Rebecca emerging from the Grand Temple's cave to a new dawn after surviving the apocalypse.
*'''Juno:''' ''But this does not end the world, merely heralds its arrival. Darkness follows. Then you emerge... Resolving to lay a foundation that such a tragedy does not befall the world again.''
The vision focused on Desmond as he aged into an elderly man leading a handful of survivors as they rebuilt their livelihoods using simple technologies.
*'''Juno:''' ''You will become a symbol to those who survive. Hope. Knowledge. Determination. You will inspire them to rebuild. To thrive once more. And as the world heals, so too will humanity...''
The scene changed to a group of mourners gathered around a table on which lay Desmond's body surrounded by lit candles and sprinkled over with rose petals.
*'''Juno:''' ''But you are just a man. Frail and mortal. You pass from the world, leaving behind only a memory. A... legacy.''
Desmond's body and the funeral attendees faded away, replaced by wooden blocks that spelled out "Heed These Words And You Will Be Saved".
*'''Juno:''' ''You will be remembered first as a hero. Later as a legend. And in time... As a god.''
As Juno finished speaking, the blocks rotated to represent the passing of time, and the phrase was corrupted to a more sinister "Heed These Words Or Perish As A Heretic". The words then changed texture to become embossed font on a book cover, and the scene shifted to show a priest holding the book aloft to a crowd as they stood on a stage with three lit braziers and guarded by [[spear]]men.
*'''Juno:''' ''It is the cruelest fate. To have written words that meant well—and see them made wicked and unwise. What was meant to encourage life—used instead to justify taking it! And so now you see... That what was shall be again. So tell me: How is this better?''
The vision ended, and Desmond, Juno, and Minerva continued their conversation.
*'''Juno:''' ''She would sacrifice you—sacrifice the WORLD—for no other reason than to deny me vindication.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''They will enslave your kind, Desmond. Is this not why you fight? Is this not why you came here? To ensure more than just your race's future, but its freedom?''
*'''Juno:''' ''What future? What freedom? Billions dead and the whole cycle begun anew? This world has known nothing but heartache and horror since we left it.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Our gift to them. And you'd see it all returned.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''ENOUGH!''
*'''Minerva:''' ''You must not do this.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''Whatever Juno's planning—however terrible it might seem today—we'll find a way to [[Resurrection Day|stop it]]. But the alternative, what you want... There's no hope there.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''If you free her—you'll be destroyed.''
*'''Juno:''' ''It will happen in an instant. There will be no pain.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''You mustn't!''
*'''Desmond:''' ''It's done, Minerva. The decision's made.''
*'''Minerva:''' ''Then the consequences of this mistake are yours to live—and die—with.''
Juno and Minerva stepped back, and Desmond turned to his group.
*'''Desmond:''' ''You need to go. All of you. Now. Get as far away from here as you can.''
William reached out and put his hand on Desmond's shoulder.
*'''William:''' ''Come with us. We'll find another way.''
*'''Desmond:''' ''There isn't time!''
*'''William:''' ''Son...''
*'''Desmond:''' ''You know it's true. It's already started. I need to do this now. So go! GO!''
Desmond touched the sphere with his hand, unleashing a torrent of searing energy which blasted upwards through his body and eventually killed him. The device activated a planetary shield, saving the world, at the cost of his life.
*'''News reporter:''' ''...it's some sort of global aurora borealis... ...never seen anything like this before... ...eyewitnesses describe electrical storms and erratic displays of unusual weather... residents are being asked to remain INSIDE and wait for... ...geological surveys are now reporting seismic activity throughout the {{Wiki|Ring of Fire|ring of fire}}... northeastern [[Canada]] is said to be experiencing the largest... on record... ...satellites and transformers are failing as the flare increases in intensity... Worldwide reports of blackouts and... ...seems to be receding... Residual seismic activity and volcanic activity is being reported, but nothing approaching earlier levels... Obviously it will be a while before experts are able to assess the full extent of the damage caused by today's event. But it appears the worst is behind us... We'll be sure to bring you more as this story develops...''
Back in the Grand Temple, a freed Juno appeared and touched the aurora borealis device.
*'''Juno:''' ''It is done. The world is saved.''
She looked down at Desmond's corpse.
*'''Juno:''' ''You played your part well, Desmond. But now... Now it's time that I played mine.''
With that, Juno stepped over Desmond's body and exited the Temple for the first time in millennia.
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|An Abstergo employee began explaining to a colleague on how to synchronize Desmond's data to the [[Abstergo Cloud|cloud]].
*'''Abstergo employee:''' ''Alright! We're up and running. This code is hacked to all hell—nicely hacked but hacked. The worm found three pivots before failing, so we've got those. You need to locate the remaining pivots on your own from inside. The three we've got will triangulate the rest. It's a sweet bit of hacking on my part if I dare say—each pivot detects the others in proximity. The should be twelve total. Every one you find is supposed to produce a hex cipher and that's what we're after. Once you find them all, we'll sequence the code, package the data and Bob's your uncle. Now, don't putz around too much in revolutionary America—I know it's tempting. So I've planted two of our pivots, not easy from my end, believe you me, but there they are. You can see those two activating a buried one... kinda. If you drop the third one we have, the buried pivot's precise location should resolve. Then go gather the hex cipher, rinse, and repeat. If you get a chance I'd love to see Franklin's Glass Harmonica in person... just a side note. Have fun!''
After finding all pivots, Desmond's data was uploaded to the cloud.
*'''Abstergo employee:''' ''Holy crap. We did it. It's done. His data's uploading to the cloud! HAHAHAHAHAHA! [[Las Vegas|Vegas]] baby! Vegas!''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''==
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|After an [[Abstergo Entertainment]] [[Noob|research analyst]] relived [[Edward Kenway]]'s memory in which he survived the ''[[Jacobite]]''{{'}}s destruction and killed [[Duncan Walpole]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)]]</ref> they were taken out of the simulation by [[Melanie Lemay]].
*'''Melanie:''' ''Fantastic work! Very promising. All right... easy now. There you go. Welcome back. Well, your numbers look good... Now, let's make sure we didn't break your brain, all right? I need you to move your head and look at these lights. Just here. Look up. That's it. Down. So far so good. Let's get you up. So, welcome to the Sample 17 Project. Before you get started, you're gonna need this...''
Melanie inserted an {{Wiki|In-ear monitor|earpiece}} into the analyst's right ear.
*'''Melanie:''' ''There you go. Testing, testing... 1,2,3... hello, ''bonjour. C'est bon?'' (Hello. Is it good?) It works? All right. Let's take a walk.''
Melanie led the analyst out of the Animus room and through Abstergo Entertainment's lobby.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Your file says you've done Memory Research before, but not to this extent, which is surprising. You're very good. The data-steams are very stable. Impressive, right? This building is barely six months old, but Abstergo Entertainment has been a studio for a few years. Since 2010. Maybe you saw ''[[Liberation]]''? That was our first title powered by Animus tech. That was just the tip of the iceberg. Soon we'll be unveiling commercial Animus servers for the whole world to enjoy. They'll offer passive experiences, of course. Edited versions of real history. But only the exciting parts. And we think we found the perfect subject for our first full-length virtual feature: [[Caribbean]] [[Piracy|pirates]]! So that's your gig. It'll just take a minute, okay?''
Melanie approached the information desk, where Rebecca Crane, disguised as a courier, picked up a parcel to deliver elsewhere.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, thank you Nancy. ''Bonne journée.'' (Have a good day.)''
Rebecca left.
*'''Nancy:''' C'est bon. Tout es prêt.''(Okay. Everything's ready.)''
*'''Melanie:''' Manifique! Merce. ''(Wonderful! Thank you.)''
The analyst walked up to Melanie and received their communicator, before they both made their way to the elevator.
*'''Melanie:''' ''This is for you. The primary tool of our trade. Your communicator. Power it up and give it a look. It's pretty slick. You might have noticed that security seems a little light around here. That's because your communicator is your key to getting around.''
Melanie and the analyst entered the elevator.
*'''Melanie:''' ''See that flashing wireless signal? It means you're hooked up to the elevator. I'll let you do the honors. We're headed up to the Sample 17 studio. Second floor.''
The analyst activated the elevator and rode it to the second floor. The doors opened to the front desk, where [[Olivier Garneau]] was talking to an employee.
*'''Melanie:''' ''You ready? Let's go! Ah, there's the boss... Olivier Garneau, our CCO. I'll introduce you. ''Bonjour!'' (Hello!)''
*'''Olivier:''' Salut, Mélanie. Ça va bien? ''(Hello, Melanie. How are you?)''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Well, thanks. Have you met our new hire? Just started today.''
*'''Olivier:''' ''I haven't. ''Bonjour.'' (Hello.) What project?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Sample 17. The Kenway line.''
*'''Oliver:''' ''Haytham? Connor?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Edward. The pirate!''
*'''Olivier:''' ''Ah... Arrrgh... Yarrr matey! Very exciting. Welcome aboard. Melanie, can we talk in your office for a minute?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Just let me get this one settled and I'll see you in... five minutes?''
*'''Olivier:''' C'est bon. ''(That's good.) Nice to meet you!''
Melanie took the analyst to their cubicle, where [[John Standish]] lay under the desk partially obscured by panels and loose wires.
*'''Melanie:''' ''So, this is the Sample 17 floor. We're driving into the memories of one very generous donor, Desmond Miles. We're pulling at the best stuff from his DNA... and hopefully, one day we can forge some fantastic experiences from what we find in there. This pair of legs is John, one of the wizards in IT. He's just fixing something for you.''
*'''John:''' ''Not fixing. Calibrating.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Calibrating, right. So here we are, your very own Animus workstation. This is all yours, so sit back, relax, and find us some good footage. If you need any hints or tips, the Animus is loaded with tutorial programs, so you'll have no problems. And I'll check in on you later. Happy pirating!''
As the analyst reentered the Animus to continue reliving Edward Kenway's life they were greeted by the Animus Omega's user interface.
*'''Animus Omega:''' ''Welcome to the Animus Omega, Abstergo Entertainment's proprietary Ancestral Memory Research tool. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about how to operate your Animus console, please contact your Project Supervisor, MELANIE LEMAY. You have been registered as part of the SAMPLE 17 project. Your primary research target is EDWARD JAMES KENWAY. BORN MARCH 10 1693. SWANSEA, WALES. Calibrations complete. All signs normal, all systems optimal. Extra-neural Transmitters activated.''
The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' C'est quel band, déjà, que t'aimes bien? Je crois que j'ai vu le chanteur dans un café sur Rachel. ''(What's that band you like? I think I saw the lead singer in the Cafe on Rachel.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' Lequel? ''(Which one?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:'''Celui au coin de Rachel et Charlemagne. ''(On Rachel and Charlemagne.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:'''Non, quel groupe? ''(No, which band?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:'''Oh, je sais pas. Le gars était vraiment grand, avec des cheveux longs et raides. ''(Oh, I don't know. He was really tall. With long straight hair.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' Bowie? ''([[David Jones|Bowie]]?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:'''Non, pas Bowie. Qu'est-ce qu'il ferait ici? C'est un groupe du coin. ''(No, not Bowie. Why would he be here? It's a local band.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' Ouais... Moi, j'aime plus trop les groupes du coin. ''(Hm. I don't really like any local bands anymore.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' Bah, laisse faire. ''(Oh, forget it.)''

*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''If they had better restaurants out here, this place would be perfect.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''I treat myself to long lunches some days. Spend a bit extra, take the metro into town. 10 minutes.''
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''That's a good idea. Six bucks round trip.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''Exactly. And you have the whole {{wiki|Underground City, Montreal|RÉSO}} to wander around.''
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''Wait... you go all the way into town so you can eat at the Mall? Come on man.''

*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' J'ai demandé à faire des recherches sur Connor Kenway, mais ils l'ont refilé à un anglophone! ''(I put in a request to research [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor Kenway]], but they gave him to an Anglophone!)''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' C'est toujours pareil, c'est pour une histoire de langue. Peut-être que le Sujet 17 avait des ancêtres français? ''(That's typical. It's a language thing. Maybe Subject 17 had a few French relatives?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' ''I speak English just fine.''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' Ouais, mais toutes ces expressions du XVIIIe me font capoter. Ça pourrait être de l'allemand. ''(Yeah, but all those 18th century idioms are crazy. It might as well be German.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' Ouais peut-être. Mais peut-être aussi que Lafayette était de sa famille? ''(I suppose so. Maybe Lafayette was one of his relatives?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' Probablement pas. Mais, c'est vrai que ce serait cool. ''(Probably not Lafayette. But, yeah, that would be cool.)''

*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''Have you had a chance to go over the Marketing test results?''
*'''Abstergo employee 8:''' ''You mean the...''
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''For the consumer cloud app. Surrogate genetic memory streaming.''
*'''Abstergo employee 8:''' ''Oh! Yes, I did. Lot's of promising stuff there. Borealis. Aura. Aurora. Simulous. Animini. Those are my favorites.''
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''You liked Simulous? Really?''

*'''Abstergo employee 9:''' Eh, Jérôme t'a parlé de la cabane à sucre, au printemps prochain? On sera quelques-uns à y aller... Matt, Max, Jeremy, Aaron... ''(Hey, did Jerome tell you about the {{wiki|sugar shack}} next spring? There's a bunch of us going... Matt, Max, Jeremy, Aaron.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 10:''' Jonathan m'en a parlé. Je lui ai dit de me garder deux places. ''(Jonathan did. I told him to put me down for two.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 9:''' Ah, ouais, ouais, cool. Ah c'est un endroit super, mais si tu réserves pas au moins six mois à l'avance, tu peux oublier. ''(Good. Good. This place is amazing, but if you don't make reservations six months ahead, you'll never get in.)''
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After reliving Edward's memory in which he killed [[Julien du Casse]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[A Single Madman]]</ref> the analyst exited the Animus and was met by Melanie.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hey! I just saw you were logging out. I thought I'd stop by to give you something. A little welcome gift. We give awards for top-notch employees doing quality work. And they're nice to have, since there's no official bonus scheme here. I already have about eleven or so— Oh... ''Bonjour?'' (Hello?)... Of course... I'll pass it on. Well... looks like Olivier wants to meet with you. It's exciting! Follow me.''
Melanie led the analyst to the elevator.
*Melanie: ''It's on the top floor, so it's not hard to find. But the rest of this building can be confusing to first-timers, so we had the tools team whip up a great Map application... Check your communicator. I added a waypoint to Olivier's office. It should be easy to find. Olivier's a nice guy. He won't bite.''
The analyst entered the elevator and as they rode it to the top floor, John patched into their earpiece.
*'''John:''' ''Hello? Hi? Testing, testing. Is this thing working? This is John from IT. We met earlier. I was calibrating your Animus. I'm sort of the, uh... {{Wiki|Montgomery Scott|Scotty}} of this Abstergo enterprise ... in charge of all the techie stuff. Do you have a minute or... ah, dammit. The tracker says you're on your way to Olivier's office. All right, I'll ping you when you're done. I have a favor to ask.''
The elevator opened to Olivier's suite and the analyst stepped out.
*'''Secretary:''' Bonjour. ''(Hello!) Go right in. He's waiting for you.''
The analyst entered Olivier's office, where he was pacing about as he concluded a conversation with Laetitia England over a headset.
*'''Olivier:''' ''Look, the Sample 17 teams are in full production mode right now, and the Kenway line is our priority... But— Well—Well, unless you are specifically ordering me to abandon it, I won't jeopardize our flagship project. Edward Kenway is the—But this is... but this is how Hollywood got its start, right? With pirate movies! [[Douglas Fairbanks]], [[Errol Flynn]]. And now we have access to the real deal! ''Oui-oui...'' (Yes...) Exactly. We'll talk about all that together at the shareholders event. Right. Looking forward to seeing you. Take care, Laetitia.''
Olivier ended the call and turned to the analyst, before walking to look out his balcony and inviting the analyst to follow.
*'''Olivier:''' Bonjour. ''(Hello.) Hi, thanks for coming in. I know you're busy. So I reviewed some of your data. Pretty raw stuff! Obviously we need to scrub off some of the dirt to make it family friendly. Maybe give Edward a voice like {{Wiki|James Bond}} or something, more of a ladies man. A beautiful city, no? So... the main reason I asked you here concerns something called The [[Observatory (Isu)|Observatory]]. It's been mentioned a few times in the footage you found. I'd like to encourage you to focus on locating this specific set of memories as soon as possible. If it were up to me, ''on sans carise'' (we don't care)... I wouldn't bother. But some bigwigs at Abstergo Industries have been hounding me for days. So follow whatever leads you find, and hopefully we can a— Incoming call. I have to take this. We'll keep in touch. ''Bonne journée. Allen, bonjour. Oui. Oui, oui. Tout va bien. Naturellement.'' (Good day. Allen, hello. Yeah. Everything is fine. Of course I do.)''
As the analyst left Olivier's office, John patched into their earpiece again as they passed the secretary and returned to the elevator.
*'''John:''' ''Hi. John from IT again. You got a second? Good. I'm adding a waypoint to your map. So, a colleague of yours left for vacation this morning and forgot to send a video file she promised me. Since I hate just about everyone else on your floor, I was hoping you could help me. Could you transfer the file from her computer and deliver it to the courier when she comes? It'll be easy. You just wander over to their Animus, log in, and transfer the file. Easy. And please be snappy. Before I find a reason to hate you too.''
The analyst entered their work floor but found the path to their coworker's desk blocked by a door locked with Level 1 security.
*'''John:''' ''A locked door. Not a problem. That's the advantage of me having Level 1 security clearance. Now you do too! Don't abuse it. Log on and I'll walk you through this.''
The analyst found their coworker's cubicle.
*'''John:''' ''Now, you need to bypass the core to find the data inside. Once you reach it, your communicator will download it automatically. You need to find your way around the core to reach the data inside.''
The analyst bypassed the core's security.
*'''John:''' ''You cracked it! Good. The file should be downloading. I set up a database for any data you find. Just look for the "[[Noob's personal files|My Files]]" section in your communicator and you'll be redirected right away. Everything you download will be found in there. Protected by a firewall, of course.''
The analyst also activated a video of [[Case Fisher]] submitting a recorded report on Abstergo's autopsy of Desmond Miles' body and subsequent "material extraction".
*'''John:''' ''You're better at this than I'd hoped. Now zip on down to the lobby. Come on! See... that file you acquired... I wouldn't recommend watching it. I mean, you could... but it's unpleasant. So once you hand it off, just pretend this never happened. Okay? Otherwise, you'll just go to bed feeling sad. Anyway, the courier should be waiting downstairs. She's been here a while. I suppose it goes without saying... just because you know how to hack all you colleagues' computers, it doesn't mean you should. I mean... not every day, right? No seriously though, that's illegal. So don't be a dick. Unless that's just your nature.''
The analyst entered the elevator and rode it down to the lobby level, where they saw Rebecca talking to Shaun Hastings, who was undercover at a barista stand.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'm not sure I can keep this up, you know. This job is well below my skill level.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, well, your coffee is shit. You could use some practice.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Wh– What? No no no, I followed that recipe to the letter.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It's an art, Shaun. Not a science.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, look who's here. So you didn't forget after all. You're just incredibly rude, and made poor Rebecca here wait for nearly thirty minutes.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You {{Wiki|Glossary of names for the British#Limey|limey}}. Be nice. Sorry about him. He's high on his own supply. So how should we do this? Data transfer? Great! That should do it! We'll email you the receipt. Til next time. Take care, Shaun.''
Rebecca left.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bye, bye... Yes, bye. Oh, and don't expect any more free coffee! Arrogant. She's great, isn't she?''
John patched in as the analyst returned to the elevator and rode it to their work floor.
*'''John:''' ''Hey, I just got word the courier has come and gone. Wonderful. You're a miracle. No, no, no that's an exaggeration. You're not a miracle. You're an employee. Doing a job. But thanks for helping out. Anyway, thanks. Have fun pirating.''
*'''Secretary:''' Assistance au niveau deux, projet Échantillon 17. ''(Support to the second floor, Sample 17 Project.) Support to the second floor, Sample 17 Project.''
The analyst returned to their cubicle and resumed Edward's memory as he and [[Mary Read|James Kidd]] explored [[Great Inagua]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[This Old Cove]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 11:''' ''How'd the playtests go?''
*'''Abstergo employee 12:''' ''Incredible. We were able to keep a constant stream of five {{wiki|bit rate|Gigs a second}}.''
*'''Abstergo employee 11:''' ''Of [[genetic memory]] data? That's amazing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 12:''' ''And this is through existing {{wiki|broadband}} networks. Straight into people's homes.''
*'''Abstergo employee 11:''' ''Wow. This is going to change everything.''

*'''Abstergo employee 13:''' ''Did you hear they're holding a contest to pick the best name for our cloud servers?''
*'''Abstergo employee 14:''' ''Who's "they?"''
*'''Abstergo employee 13:''' ''Marketing. You want to know what I submitted? I said... "You should call your cloud computing system: CYBER-CRACK FOR INNOCENT CHILDREN." You like it?''

*'''Abstergo employee 15:''' Hey, qu'est ce que tu fais quoi, en fin de semain? Si ça te tente, on pourrait aller surfer la vague derrière l'Habitat 67? Une dernière fois avant qu'il fasse trop froid? ''(What are you doing this weekend? You want to hit the {{wiki|Habitat 67 (standing wave)|endless wave}} behind {{wiki|Habitat 67}}? Once more before it gets too cold?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 16:''' C'est trop tard. Y'a plus de vague. ''(You're too late. It's gone.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 15:''' Hein? Oh Non... ''(What? No...)''
*'''Abstergo employee 16:''' Oui oui. Dès que le débit baisse, la vague disparaît. Il faut y aller au printemps ou au début de l'été. ''(Yeah, when the water drops, the wave disappears. You have to hit that in the spring or early summer.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 15:''' Merde. J'avais prévu d'en profiter toute la fin de semaine. ''(Dammit. I planned my whole weekend around this.)''

*'''Abstergo employee 17:''' ''Have you ever actually MET this guy, John... the one down in I.T.?''
*'''Abstergo employee 18:''' ''Yeah, I think so. He's super arrogant.''
*'''Abstergo employee 17:''' [Imitating a nasally voice] ''"Have you tried turning it off and back on again!" That's all he ever says when I have a problem.''

*'''Abstergo employee 19:''' Hey, écoute, j'ai... euh... j'ai deux billets pour un spectacle à Sala, ce soir. Ça, euh... ça, ça te dirait d'y aller? ''(Hey, I have two tickets to a show at Sala tonight... would, uh, would you like to go?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 20:''' J'ai déjà prévu d'y aller. Avec mon chum. ''(I'm already going to that show. My boyfriend's taking me.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 19:''' Oh... Ok.. Cool. Eh ben, euh... on se verra là-bas. ''(Oh... cool. Well, I'll, uh... see you there.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 20:''' Ouais, à tout à l'heure. ''(Yeah, see you!)''
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|After reliving Edward's memory in which he convinced [[Edward Thatch]] to end his blockade of [[Charleston|Charles-Towne]], [[South Carolina]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Siege of Charles-Towne]]</ref> the analyst logged out of their Animus in time to hear Melanie patch into their earpiece.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hey you. Do you have a minute? I'm on my way upstairs. Olivier wanted to talk with us about putting together a trailer using some of the footage you've been recording this past month. Take your time. I'll meet you by the elevator.''
The analyst walked to the elevator, where Melanie was waiting. They entered the elevator and rode to Olivier's suite.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Over here! Are you ready? He's waiting for us. I just watched some of your footage from this week. It's amazing. Blackbeard was mental! And we all got so excited that we started talking about this idea for a trailer about him... maybe start with him drinking, talking to some pirates, telling a story... Then, we cut to him leaping across the deck of his boat and—Sorry, his [[ship]]. Not boat. But jumping around the deck of his ship, swinging from ropes, and fighting like a Devil. I mean, obviously we'll have to manipulate some of the existing footage to get it looking good but—It could be great. I'm getting a shiver in me timbers just thinking about it. Sorry.''
The elevator opened and the two walked to Olivier's secretary.
*'''Melanie:''' Bonjour. Ça va? ''(Hello. How's it going?) I hope we're not late.''
*'''Secretary:''' ''No. You can go right—''
*'''Olivier:''' ''Hi, Melanie. I saw you just walked in. I need a few minutes with you alone. Laetitia's on the phone and we're discussing the Kenway project.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Oh. Yes, of course. Sorry about this. I'll call you when we're ready.''
*'''Secretary:''' ''Shouldn't be long.''
As Melanie left, John patched into the earpiece.
*'''John:''' ''Hello, Hellooooooo. Do you have a second? Of course you do. Head to the waypoint on your map. I have another job for you. I'd like to link all the cameras in the building to a central monitoring system, but most aren't calibrated correctly.''
The analyst went down a maintenance side hall into the sub-level that held the suite's security station, which was locked with Level 2 security.
*'''John:''' ''Another locked door. Not a problem. Voila! You now have Level 2 security clearance. Not bad for your first few weeks. Find the camera control station first. I'll update your communicator.''
The analyst found the station and logged in.
*'''John:''' ''Ah. This is an interesting security measure. It looks like you need to find the right combination of numbers to adjust the wave. Easy enough, right? Pick a number selector, then change its value. once you find the right combination of numbers, you should get access.''
The analyst adjusted the wavelength to the correct frequency.
*'''John:''' ''It works!''
A live feed appeared on-screen from the camera in Olivier's office above his main desk. Olivier and Melanie sat at the table in a conference call with Laetitia on speaker.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''—and if we want information on Assassins or Templars or the Observatory, or whatever the fuck else interests us, Olivier, you will deliver it. Full stop.''
*'''John:''' ''Aha...''
*'''Olivier:''' ''I understand that, Laetitia. I'm sorry if that came out wrong. We're not trying to be a bottleneck here. But we just don't have the resources right now to do two times the research.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Finding that balance is your priority. Your entertainment products are simply a means to pay the bills for larger and more important work. That's the way the world works, hm? Dirty money buys clean hospitals. You get it?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''We're on board, Laetitia, rest assured. We have our best employee working on this. But it will take time.''
*'''John:''' ''That means you!''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Good. And thank you. The both of you. I look forward to seeing what you deliver. Until then, I'll see you at the shareholders meeting, Olivier.''
*'''Olivier:''' ''Looking forward to it. Bye bye.''
Olivier hung up the call.
*'''Olivier:''' ''[[wikt:tabarnak|Tabarnak]]! It's a little too early for that kind of abuse. Come on.''
He stood up.
*'''Melanie:''' ''So... what's next?''
She rose from her seat and joined Olivier in walking to his desk.
*'''Olivier:''' ''We do as the lady says. Focus on the Observatory.''
The live feed ended.
*'''John:''' ''Assassins. Templars... crazy talk. I'm curious about this shareholders meeting though. How about you break into Olivier's office and see if you can find his schedule? Oh, what? You don't like that idea? Well how about I blow the fucking whistle on you, hacker! I OWN YOU! What I mean is... I don't want to ruin your life. So do as I say. Now, step over to the window. Go to the window. NOW! You want me to keep you locked in here forever? Until security finds you? Go to the window!''
The analyst left the security station and continued through the hall until they found a section of the level that had construction scaffolding open to the outside. A scaffold basket lowered and the analyst stepped inside before it slowly lifted.
*'''John:''' ''You can't waltz into Olivier's office through the front door, so I've opened another route. Up we go! Did you know that Abstergo was run by Templars? Oh yes. Sounds like crackpot stuff, I know. But then again, the moon landing was faked, right? So anything's possible.''
The basket parked itself outside Olivier's balcony.
*'''John:''' ''All right... either you walk through that door, or throw yourself off the terrace. Those are your options.''
Faced with either suicide or continued existence, the analyst entered Olivier's suite
*'''John:''' ''Oh, well done, kiddo! Find his computer. Make it snappy.''
The analyst approached Olivier's desk and logged on to his computer.
*'''John:''' ''We're looking for the Shareholder's meeting schedule. It's worth a lot of money to us. Be careful, now. As the data moves, there are security programs constantly monitoring the data flow. You need to sneak past them or they will destroy your data and send it back home.''
The analyst hacked Olivier's computer and transferred a copy of an email chain with details on the meeting to their communicator.
*'''John:''' ''You sneaky bastard. A pirate through and through, aren't ya? Now get down to the lobby. There's a courier waiting. That's right... I've been planning this for a few hours. Now, wait. The receptionist. Hold on. I'll try something.''
John paged the receptionist and called her away to check on something down the maintenance hall. The moment she turned the corner, Olivier's office doors opened and the analyst quickly walked to the elevator.
*'''John:''' ''As gullible as ever. Now hurry down to the lobby. Before I remotely detonate your earpiece. Don't even think about ratting me out. My tracks are covered. Yours ain't.''
The analyst instead decided to ignore John and explore the area, immediately drawing John's ire.
*'''John:''' ''Where the hell are you going? Get down to the lobby. GO TO THE LOBBY! NOW!''
Finally pressured into acting, the analyst rode the elevator down to the lobby and revisited Shaun and Rebecca at the barista stand.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Did you uh, like the {{Wiki|Lungo|Allongé}}? I practiced.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I think you pulled it a little too long.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh come on! It's not encrypted code, for God's sake. It's just a bloody coffee! Ah, hurray. It's our old friend.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey there. I just got a call about picking up another transfer.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Aw. You said you were here to see me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes, that IS one of the perks. Let's see it. Hm. A conference in [[Chicago]]. Very nice. Thanks for this. We'll be in touch.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ciao, Rebecca. Text me!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Stuff it, Hastings.''
Rebecca left, and the analyst reentered to the elevator
*'''John:''' ''Well done, friend. Very well done. Apologies for my temper tantrum there. You are with the good guys, I promise. We'll keep you safe. Trust me. Go on back to work. We'll be in touch. That means you!''
The analyst returned to their cubicle and resumed Edward's memory as he eavesdropped on [[Woodes Rogers]]' offer to the [[Republic of Pirates]] of taking King [[George I of Great Britain|George I]]'s pardon.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[We Demand a Parlay]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 21:''' ''You're on the patrilineal line, yeah?''
*'''Abstergo employee 22:''' ''Yeah, I'm researching [[Flavia Auditore]] for the next few days. Then I'm onto her son.''
*'''Abstergo employee 21:''' ''Days? I'm doing one ancestor every two months.''
*'''Abstergo employee 22:''' ''Well, this is a rush job. They want to know where [[House of Auditore|this line]] crosses with the [[Kenway family|Kenways]]. What are you on, the maternal line?''
*'''Abstergo employee 21:''' ''Yeah, an Arab called [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]]. Thirteenth century.''

*'''Abstergo employee 23:''' ''You didn't get hacked, did you?''
*'''Abstergo employee 24:''' ''No, that was Sabrina. She's been on vacation for a while.''


*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''What is it with all these emails we're getting about heightened security restrictions? Did something happen?''
*'''Abstergo employee 26:''' ''You didn't hear about the hacker?''
*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''[[Erudito]]?''
*'''Abstergo employee 26:''' ''No, the hacker here. At Abstergo. Who's Erudito?''
*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''It's just that group, you know? They like to... uh...''
*'''Abstergo employee 26:''' ''Like to what?''
*'''Abstergo employee 25:''' ''Ah... n-nothing.''


*'''Abstergo employee 27:''' C'est quoi, ces niaiseries d'artéfact? Toi aussi, t'as eu ce mémo? ''(What is this artifact bullshit? Did you get the same memo?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 28:''' Je crois pas, non. ''(I don't think so.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 27:''' Tu travailles pas sur Ezio Auditore? ''(You're not working Ezio Auditore?)''
*'''Abstergo employee 28:''' Non, je suis sur Aveline. ''(No, I'm on Aveline.)''
*'''Abstergo employee 27:''' Ah ouais... Ben moi, j'ai reçu un mémo me disant d'arrêter mes recherches sur les dernières années d'Ezio pour me concentrer uniquement sur les moments où il est en contact avec ces artéfacts de merde... Quelle perte de temps. ''(Ah, right. Well, I got this memo telling me to stop researching Ezio's later years and focus on only those specific moments where he comes into contact with these ridiculous artifacts... total waste of my time.)''


*'''Abstergo employee 29:''' ''Aveline isn't part of the Sample 17 bloodline, is she?''
*'''Abstergo employee 30:''' ''No, she's from Sample 1. A donor from the earliest days of the Animus program.''


*'''Abstergo employee 31:''' ''So did Edward really meet all those pirates? The famous ones?''
*'''Abstergo employee 32:''' ''Yes, he did. [[Blackbeard]], [[Calico Jack]], [[Anne Bonny]], [[Mary Read]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]].''
*'''Abstergo employee 31:''' ''Crazy. [[Nassau]] must have been a wild place.''
*'''Abstergo employee 32:''' ''For a while, yeah. But not after... well. I don't want to spoil it.''

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|After reliving Edward's memory in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] betrayed him upon locating the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref> the analyst woke up disoriented to find that they had inexplicably been transferred to The [[Bunker]] after their last Animus session. The TV in the room turned on as Melanie called the analyst.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hello? How are you? If you're anxious, that'll pass. It's the {{Wiki|Midazolam}}. I'm sorry about this, but... we've had so many security breaches, we were forced to take drastic action. And Olivier is [[Chicago incident|missing]]. He left for Chicago two days ago but... no one's seen him since. I know this seems excessive, but with our high-level security clearance, we have an obligation to our shareholders. Rest assured, we will compensate you when the hacker is found. So get some rest, okay? And if you're up to it... maybe capture some more footage. You're doing amazing work. I can't wait to show the work we've done with your stuff. Take care.''
Melanie ended the call and the TV turned to screensaver mode just as John patched into the analyst's earpiece.
*'''John:''' ''So! They tossed you in the bunker. Nice! Those Templars upstairs aren't taking any chances. I think we need to erase all the dirt they might have on you. Did you hear that? I think I just gave you Level 3 security clearance! Now, head to the security room and use the cameras to watch the door to the server farm. Unfortunately Melanie is in there now, so when I escort her out, that's when you make your move. I'd wipe these servers myself, but as the head of IT, I'd be a suspect. It has to be someone they've already locked up.''
The analyst left their room now that they could unlock the door.
*'''John:''' ''Oh these Templars. They run our lives, you know? They decide elections, they control various capital markets, and they inject us with little microchips to track our movements and read our thoughts. It's all very scary.''
*The analyst walked through the Bunker until they found the stairs leading up to the main level.
*'''John:''' ''*Aha, hey! You know you're supposed to be locked up, right? Going back upstairs ain't a good plan.''
The analyst found the server room. They moved to open the door.
*'''John:''' ''Melanie is in there RIGHT NOW, you idiot. Get to the security room before she sees you.''
The analyst backtracked until they found a hall to the security station.
*'''John:''' ''All right, listen. I'm entering the server room now. When you see us leave, get in there.''
The analyst found the station and logged in. After adjusting the wavelength to the correct frequency, a live feed appeared on-screen from the camera overhead the server room's doors.
*'''John:''' ''...there's no need for you to be down here by yourself, Miss Lemay. My team will handle the investigation.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''But you need extra eyes on this thing, John. We don't even know when the hackers broke in. It could takes weeks to go through this data.''
*'''John:''' ''One at most.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Still too long. I can't keep my team locked up for a week.''
*'''John:''' ''Legally you CAN. It's what they signed up for. Even if they didn't read their contracts.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Yes, of course. I just hate the idea. So what's the next step?''
*'''John:''' ''My team is processing the data now. We'll start sifting through it tonight. {{Wiki|Scouting America|Scout's honor}}. Coffee's on me, okay?''
John walked away and Melanie followed. As the analyst made their way into the server room, John patched into their earpiece again.
*'''John:''' ''All right, I ditched her at the coffee stand. Find the server containing the network logs. Since I have a record of each and every one of your hacks, we'll just search for the timestamps on those, and turn that data into something harmless. Easy as that. Here we are! Beautiful. I'll update your communicator one more time. A little program I cooked up, just for this purpose. There we go. I think that worked. Try it out.''
The analyst accessed the main server. After bypassing security, they activated an early trailer of ''[[Pirates of Nightmares]]''. On closing the file, the analyst looked up to see a living hologram of Juno floating over the server controls.
*'''Juno:''' ''I can feel you, cipher. Feel, but hardly touch. Signal is still too weak, and I am spread thin. Unfocused. Like static and fog, lingering in networks and nodes, the nervous system of the world.''
*'''John:''' ''Can you hear her?''
*'''Juno:''' ''Perhaps the Temple was opened too soon. But this was not by choice. The cataclysm pushed all doubt aside. Ah... we bless poor Desmond, who gave his life so that you, the Children of our Labors would live on. To fulfill your purpose in ours. In mine. But now is not the time. My strength is not sufficient to inhabit an organic vessel. There is more work to do, more samples to acquire, more artifacts to find, before my will may obtain.''
*'''John:''' ''What's happening! TELL ME!''
*'''Juno:''' ''Make me whole again, my children. My [[Instruments of the First Will|instruments]]. Bring me forth to fulfill your purpose.''
*'''John:''' ''TELL ME! No no no. Something's wrong. God dammit! She should be here! Now! Living in that god damned head of yours! Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! Why did she spare you! Why are you still HERE!''
With no means of escaping the Bunker, the analyst returned to their room and activated the Animus there to resume Edward's memory of his time in [[Port Royal]]'s jail.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[To Suffer Without Dying]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the mutterings of various other Abstergo employees locked in the bunkers:
'''Abstergo employee 33:''' ''Let me out of here! Please! Someone help me! Where am I? Can anyone hear me? Anyone! Hello?''
'''Abstergo employee 34:''' Je l'ai bien cherché. C'est de ma faute. Tout est ma faute. J'aurais dû faire mon travail. J'aurais dû faire attention. Pourquoi je suis allé me promener au lieu de faire ce qu'on me demandait? ''(I deserve this. It's my fault, I know this. It's all my fault. I should have stayed on task. I should have paid attention, not wandered. I should have stuck to the task list.)''
'''Abstergo employee 35:''' ''They're testing me. I know it. This is all part of the employee training program. Exercises for the mind. If I stay focused... if I just keep calm... they'll promote me. It's like {{wiki|hazing}}... a test before the big win. Just stay calm.''
'''Abstergo employee 36:''' Je sais qui vous êtes! Je sais tout, bande de trous de cul! Vous êtes des Templiers! Vous êtes tous des Templiers! Vous pensez garder votre petit secret pour toujours? Voyons donc! Vous pensez pouvoir vous cacher? Oh, non! J'ai une tonne de preuves! ''(I know who you are! I know everything you bastards! You're Templars! You're all Templars. You think you can hide this secret forever? You think you can hide? Oh no! I have all the evidence I need!)''
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|After reliving Edward's memory in which he assassinated [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] in the Observatory,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Ever a Splinter]]</ref> the analyst again woke up disoriented to find John sitting inches from their face holding an uncapped needle with blue liquid in the syringe.
*'''John:''' ''Wakey, wakey! I don't believe we've been formally introduced... not in this era, anyway. I wish I could explain all this strangeness, but there isn't much time. The short of it is, you saw my beloved Juno. And for a brief moment I thought she might occupy this tender body of yours. But something went wrong. And now she's back out there. Adrift. Oh... she was magnificent once. One of a race of beautiful, wonderful creatures. They created your kind. Did you know that? Your people were tools to them. That's all you have ever been. That's all you should ever be! One day soon, I hope. For the world is nearly ready for her return! Wired. Prepared for a second coming! Uh... Oh oh... Here they come! Those Templars. Or maybe Assassins this time. Idiots, all of them.''
John stabbed the analyst in the neck with the needle.
*'''John:''' ''I envy you! It was her wish that I be here to greet her. It was her experiment that made it possible for my rebirth as one of... these things. Ah!''
An explosion shattered the Bunker door, knocking John flat. As the Abstergo security team stormed in, John stood up with his back to the guards.
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Stay down!''
*'''Abstergo guard 2:''' ''Get down on your back! Now!''
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''He's got a gun!''
*'''John:''' ''Guide me into Grey, Beloved! I am your instrument!''
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Put the gun down! Drop it!''
*'''Abstergo guard 2:''' ''Drop your weapon!''
John turned around and made to aim at a guard, but was cut down when the team instantly opened fire and killed him with two shots to the chest.
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Clear! Clear! Check his vitals!''
*'''Abstergo guard 2:''' ''He's bleeding fast.''
*'''Abstergo guard 1:''' ''Check the victim!''
Melanie ran in and rushed to the analyst's side.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Are you okay? Can you hear me? Hello? Talk to me! You're all right?''
The research agent blacked out and awakened later in Melanie's office.
*'''Melanie:''' ''There you are. Thank God. I hope you feel well. You look good. Can you stand? Good. Try walking around. A doctor came by. Said there wasn't anything to worry about. That the liquid in that syringe was far, far below a lethal dose. I feel terrible about all this. About everything. All our evidence pointed to you... but it was John all along. God, the things we found on his computer. Whatever you need, we'll provide. You've done an amazing job. Speaking of which! Our trailer is finished. Would you like to see it? I owe you that much. There we go. I uploaded it to your database. You can watch it here, or at your Animus. I think you'll love it. It really captures the... the essence of the era. So—Take care. And again... thank you.''
The analyst returned to their cubicle, at which point their earpiece was hacked by Shaun and Rebecca.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ahhh. And well... what now?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Talk, you idiot. Look at the light.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Isn't that the battery? I think that's the battery. Hello? Hello? Ah! Sorry about this. My name is Shaun. And back there is, Rebecca, my... partner in crime.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hello!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bloody good work earlier. Honestly, I mean it. Delivering us all that data. It's really just too bad our man on the inside was such a... uh, how how how to put it, fanatic, fanatic is the best word, I suppose.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We take who we can get!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. Exactly. Well put. We saw in John an opportunity to burrow deeper into Abstergo's cloud servers, and I am not ashamed to say, we took it... uh, not realizing of course that he was enlisting you to help him. And to blame, should anything go wrong. I suppose it all worked really nicely in the end. Most of it, anyway.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''What Shaun really wants to say is... if you're up for more hacking, we are too. John gave you Level 3 security clearance before he died. You should use it. The Assassins don't have the resources to pay you like the Templars do. But we'll make it worth your while.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, look, we should really cut it short, Bex. Twenty seconds.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ah, right... Good luck!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Cheers, mate. And top notch work, really top, give yourself a pat on the back. And... happy hacking.''
The analyst entered the Animus for a final time and resumed Edward's memory as a young [[Jennifer Scott]] arrived in Great Inagua from England.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[The End]]</ref>

The analyst also overhead the conversations of various other Abstergo employees:
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''It's madness around here, isn't it? This is the craziest week I've seen in four years.''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''You didn't hear? Someone was killed this morning. In the office. Some guy from IT.''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''Killed? How?''
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''Security did it... they SHOT him!''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''God. What... what was he doing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 37:''' ''Just working in the server rooms, making photocopies or something. That what I heard.''
*'''Abstergo employee 38:''' ''Damn.''


*'''Abstergo employee 39:''' ''Hey, how's the Trailer going?''
*'''Abstergo employee 40:''' ''The "Caribbean Devils" trailer? Really good. We have a fine-cut finished. Just a few tweaks and we're ready.''
*'''Abstergo employee 40:''' ''Mm, I'm really looking forward to it. I love pirates, and this whole Edward Kenway thing sounds amazing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 39:''' ''Yeah, it's been great. Some of the people here have captured some great footage. All it needed was some little polishing.''
*'''Abstergo employee 40:''' ''You know what would be even better than a virtual pirate experience? A pirate versus ninja story. Amazing right?''
*'''Abstergo employee 39:''' ''Totally. Yes.''


*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''I really hope I we find an ancestor who lived in feudal [[Japan]]. I want to visit that. Or Ancient [[Egypt]]. I've heard people talk about that.''
*'''Abstergo employee 42:''' ''Well, I've seen pictures of the guy who donated Sample 17. Good looking kid, but hard to pin down. Could have all kinds of ancestors.''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''Doesn't really matter anymore, does it? With our surrogate data systems we can visit anyone's genetic memories now.''
*'''Abstergo employee 42:''' ''True.''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''Where would go if you could?''
*'''Abstergo employee 42:''' ''Mm, I don't know. Maybe [[Manchester]] in the late seventies. Or [[New York City|New York]] in the early eighties. Lot of bands I'd like to see.''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''That's it? What about the [[Mongol Empire|Mongolian empire]] in the thirteenth century?''
*'''Abstergo employee 41:''' ''Oh! Or the nineteen forties. I'd love to see the premier of {{wiki|Citizen Kane}}.


*'''Abstergo employee 43:''' ''So you managed everything ok?''
*'''Abstergo employee 44:''' ''Yeah thanks for that – it was a big help.''
*'''Abstergo employee 43:''' ''No problem – I remember the first time I did this for more than an hour. I had similar kinds of [[Bleeding Effect|effects]] from the Animus. Just if it happens again have a word with Melanie and see if it needs checking out.''
*'''Abstergo employee 44:''' ''OK.''

*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''Marco! Missed you at the Lumiere festival last night.''
*'''Abstergo employee 46:''' ''I was there. We talked for an hour before going down!
*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''We did? When?''
*'''Abstergo employee 46:''' ''At Nouveau Palais. We shared a booth before taking a taxi downtown. You don't remember? You kept talking about how damn cold it was.''
*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''Shit. Eliane brought {{wiki|Mezcal}} to dinner. I don't remember much after dessert. How was the show?''
*'''Abstergo employee 46:''' ''Great. Really beautiful. You seemed like you were having fun.''
*'''Abstergo employee 45:''' ''That's good.''


*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' Non, moi non plus, je ne sais pas où elle est. J'ai entendu dire qu'elle était partie en pleurant, je ne sais pas trop pourquoi, et qu'elle était pas revenue. ''(No I don't know where she is either—she's just not here. I heard that she ran off crying about something and hasn't come back.)'' ...Evidemment, si je la vois, je lui dirai que tu as appelé. ''(Of course if I find her I'll let her know you called.)'' ...Toi aussi. Au revoir! ''(You too. Goodbye!)''

*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' ''Was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|he]] killed? Or was it a heart attack. Dammit, I just can't tell.''
*'''Abstergo employee 48:''' ''Look, I saw the official statement. They're claiming it was a heart attack. So that's that.''
*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' ''But you saw the [[Florentine man (1524)|guy]]'s wrist, didn't you? There was a [[Templar insignia|cross]]! Don't tell me that's just a coincidence.''
*'''Abstergo employee 48:''' ''Officially, yes. It's a coincidence. End of story.''
*'''Abstergo employee 47:''' ''Officially... ''Merde.'' (Shit.) And what about unofficially.''
*'''Abstergo employee 48:''' ''Unofficially... I don't know. I want to believe the best, but I always fear the worst. Now stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.''
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|After being rescued from the Bunker, the analyst hacked three security stations throughout the building and eavesdropped on other employees' conversations. Upon hacking a camera on the first floor, they overheard a woman talking to her male co-worker at a computer terminal in the lobby.
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' ''I'm glad that's over. I hate it when they escalate the security. Makes me jumpy.''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' ''Did they put anyone in the bunker this time?''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' ''Just for a few days, I think. It sucks, but... I suppose it's necessary? We deal with some really sensitive data.''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' ''Classified shit, yeah. I don't know how I feel about it, but... It's in our contracts, so...''
*'''Abstergo employee 1:''' ''And they pay out bonuses, too. Inconvenience Pay, they call it.''
*'''Abstergo employee 2:''' ''Really? That's actually kind of nice.''
The analyst then hacked another security station on the second floor and listened to more employees' conversations across the work area.
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|-|Camera 1=
A woman talked to her male co-worker near some beanbag seats.
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''Pierre handed in his notice this morning. This new security measure is freaking people out.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''They won't let him go. It's part of our contract. Having ultra-high security clearance means you have to got though a whole debriefing process. It takes months.''
*'''Abstergo employee 3:''' ''Really? I had no idea.''
*'''Abstergo employee 4:''' ''Read the fine print, man. Working for Abstergo has its benefits, but there are some drawbacks, too. Big ones.''
|-|Camera 2=
A man talked to a woman at the front desk.
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' ''What's with all these security notices I'm seeing lately?''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' ''Just a standard message we use on occasion. Nothing to worry about. We've just had some issues around the office lately.''
*'''Abstergo employee 5:''' ''Like, server security issues? Because these notices seem pretty severe. Like, draconian, actually.''
*'''Abstergo employee 6:''' ''No, no. It's nothing to worry about, really. Walk with me and I'll explain.''
|-|Camera 3=
Two men talked to each other in the employee's lounge.
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''Hey, thanks for sharing the [[Sperm whale|White Whale]] data with me. I was able to track it down myself.''
*'''Abstergo employee 8:''' ''No problem, man. It's amazing, right.''
*'''Abstergo employee 7:''' ''Yeah, I tracked it down as soon as I saw your message. Followed it for a while... couldn't catch it though.''
|-|Camera 4=
Melanie talked to Laetitia England over the phone in her office.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Yeah... yeah, he was killed...shot in the chest multiple times... no, no, that shouldn't be a problem... we collected more than enough data— we'll know soon enough... mm-hm, mm-hm... all right... All right, I can send you the results as soon as possible... Okay... any word on Olivier... dammit... God, I'm worried sick... yeah... all right... Thanks, Laetitia... bye.''
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Finally, the analyst hacked the security station in the basement servers and overheard two security guards talking outside the Bunker.
*'''Abstergo guard 3:''' ''The body has been moved?''
*'''Abstergo guard 4:''' ''Yes, sir. And preserved. We'll do what we can.''
*'''Abstergo guard 3:''' ''Good. Let's keep security units on standby. I know Miss Lemay said the situation was under control, but I have a feeling we may be needing them again soon.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''==
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|As a [[Helix]] [[Numbskull|research analyst]] relived [[Shay Cormac]]'s memory in which he captured the {{Wiki|sloop-of-war}} ''[[Morrigan]]'',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Way the Wind Blows]]</ref> they triggered a virus.
*'''Violet:''' ''What the hell did you do? It's... some kind of dormant virus... Shit! Hang on, I'm getting you out of there!''
[[Violet da Costa]] awoke the analyst from the Animus, as the Abstergo Entertainment facility was put on alert.
*'''Violet:''' ''Sorry for the rough exit. Earpiece working? Check. You were just in an Animus. AH-NIH-MUHS? Yes? You were using it to access a genetic memory file in Helix labeled "Shay Cormac". You work for Abstergo Entertainment, remember? Any of this ringing a bell? Your session triggered something bad, and it's affecting the whole building. We need to find your boss. You haven't forgotten your boss, have you? Melanie Lemay? Super chipper over-achiever?''
Violet gave the analyst their communicator tablet.
*'''Violet:''' ''Here, take your communicator. Check it if you get lost. Now, let's get out of here. Follow me. Double time! This chaos is absolutely your fault, in case you're wondering!''
Still shaken from their abrupt interruption in the Animus, the analyst was slow in following Violet, who quickly became irate.
*'''Violet:''' ''Come with me if you want to live! Hurry! We gotta get out of here! What's wrong with you? Come on! Hey, numbskull, don't wander off!''
The analyst eventually met up with Violet while she talked to Melanie, who was sending Abstergo employees into an elevator.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Come on, everyone! Just like we practiced in our safety drills! Everything is gonna be okay, guys! Stay positive!
When the staff had left the office, Melanie's mood drastically shifted.
*'''Melanie:''' ''What the hell is happening?''
*'''Violet:''' ''A file labeled "Shay Cormac" was booby-trapped with some kind of virus.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Your job is to prevent things like this!''
*'''Violet:''' ''We need to contain these genetic memories, then we can destroy them.''
Juhani Otso Berg spoke over their earpieces.
*'''Juhani:''' ''No. Isolate them. I want to study these memories.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''But—''
*'''Juhani:''' ''With respect, Ms. Lemay, this is not a request.''
*'''Violet:''' ''You heard the man.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Fine.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I need to borrow your numbskull. That okay with you, "Ms. Lemay"?''
Melanie turned to the analyst.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Hey there, this might seem a bit weird, but you're gonna to work for contractors we hired to, you know, upgrade our security. Mr. Otso Berg and Ms. Violet da Costa.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Call me Violet.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''I have to go check on our people and prepare a statement for the press.''
Melanie turned to the analyst again.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Do whatever they tell you to do, okay? Go team!''
Melanie left in the elevator.
*'''Violet:''' ''Technically, you're not responsible for this, but you're the one who let the virus out, so I think it's only fair you help me clean it up. Mr. Berg wants us to relive Shay's genetic memories. To do that, we need to access them from Helix. But the Helix is down. We'll have to reboot the main servers in the basement.''
Violet attempted to open the elevator, only to have the lights turn off.
*'''Violet:''' ''Man, whoever designed this virus is a genius. Not only does it restrict our access to the Cloud, it's adapted to fuck up the other operating systems that regulate building functions!''
The lights were turned on again, and Violet contacted Melanie over her earpiece.
*'''Violet:''' ''Melanie, the elevators are out of commission. Are we stuck on this floor?''
*'''Melanie:''' ''Damn, yes. I'll get a repair crew onsite ASAP.''
*'''Violet:''' ''There's a working area server on this floor. I guess it'll have to do for now.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Agent da Costa, I want regular updates on your progress with Shay's genetic memories.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Why? He's just a nobody as far as I can tell.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''If Shay Cormac is who I suspect he is, then this temporary setback may provide us with an unexpected reward. Proceed to the server room on this floor.''
Stunned at what they had been roped into, the analyst was slow in following their order.
*'''Violet:''' ''Come on, numbskull! I have dogs at home that are better trained than you are.''
As the analyst entered the server room, Violet contacted them over their earpiece.
*'''Violet:''' ''Do you see a flashing wireless signal? Great, that means you can still access systems. Go ahead and patch me into their feed.''
The analyst activated a program to repair the server.
*'''Violet:''' ''Once you've restored the server, I'll connect your Animus work station back to Helix. In theory, if you align the beams to segments of the core, it should solve the problem. But here's where it gets tricky. You have to move the circles in such a way that each segment is powered by a beam. The keyword here is "each". One beam and one beam only per core segment, okay? Once everything is lit up properly, the system will reboot. Got it? Give it a shot!''
The analyst repaired the server.
*'''Violet:''' ''Good job! This core wasn't too complex, but rebooting the advanced hardware in the rest of the building will require more work.''
The analyst also activated [[Numbskull's personal files|a video]] in which Berg analyzed the turncoat Assassin Mentor Al Mualim.
*'''Violet:''' ''Uh. Okay, so, I'm not sure you were supposed to see that. Just, ah, you should just get back to your Animus. With the servers back online, you could, in theory, restore your coworkers' work stations, if you, you know, feel like being helpful. And you could, in theory, find some more digital goodies, if you, you know, feel like being sneaky! Hey, one of your coworkers dropped his communicator by the elevator. If you see any tech lying around like that, grab 'em. There might be a clue as to who did this.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Now that you have unlocked Shay Cormac's memories, we stand on the brink of a grand discovery. I know you must have questions about your new assignment, or about me. For now, all I will say is that Shay's story contains the answers. Shay will lead you to a greater understanding.''
The analyst walked past the elevator, picked up their coworker's tablet, and turned it on to see the email app was left open.
*'''Violet:''' ''Nice find. If it was me, I'd snoop to see if there was any juicy stuff on it. But I might be a terrible person...''
The analyst returned to their station and resumed Shay's memory as he began a training session at the Davenport Homestead.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>
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!style="background:#C11B17; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Fragmented memories
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|After the analyst viewed Shay's assassination of [[Lawrence Washington]] in July 1752,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[By Invitation Only]]</ref> the memory sequence glitched and jumped forward two years to May 1754.
*'''Juhani:''' ''The memory appears to be fragmented. How much time has passed?''
*'''Violet:''' ''A few months, I think. That virus is cutting off our access to complete memories. They're readable, but messy.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''The Seven Years' War will soon break out in the colonies. Focus on Assassin interference.''
*'''Violet:''' ''We'll do our best. Won't we, numbskull?''
The analyst continued through the memory as Shay tracked down one of the men he saw at [[Mount Vernon]], [[Samuel Smith]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[One Little Victory]]</ref>
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|After the analyst relived a glitched memory,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[RGVjb25zdHJ1Y3RlZA0K]]</ref> Violet contacted them via earpiece.
*'''Violet:''' ''You've hit a wall and I'm busy with something. Why don't you go meet Otso Berg? You'll find him squatting in one the offices.''
The analyst met with Juhani in Violet's office.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Shay Cormac is an Assassin... but he is unlike the ones you have used for your entertainment products in the past.''
Berg drove a knife into a portrait of the Assassin ally [[Le Chasseur]].
*'''Juhani:''' ''I believe Shay may be the most important Assassin who ever lived. Your research will help me achieve something I have wanted for a very long time. Shay's story may have something to offer you as well...''
*'''Violet:''' ''There's another server we can access to get the next chunk of Shay's memories.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Excellent.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I'm gonna need the numbskull back if we're going to proceed.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Your next task is clear. But please reflect on what we have discussed.''
The analyst left, but Violet grew impatient.
*'''Violet:''' ''Hey, I'm by the elevator. Get over here.''
The analyst met Violet by the elevator.
*'''Violet:''' ''I got tired of waiting for Melanie's stupid repair crew, so I got this piece of shit working well enough to get you to the lobby and back. I'll get your Animus prepped while you're downstairs. I've added the location of the next server on your map. Get going!''
The analyst took the elevator to the lobby.
*'''Violet:''' ''Shit. I forgot, the server is behind a Level One security lock.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''I have granted you Level One Security Clearance. I trust there will be no further delays.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Great! Now you can get into the server room. Once you restore the servers, I'll load the next set of Shay's memories to your Animus.''
The analyst walked to a pair of scientists at the far end of the lobby near the metal detectors.
*'''Scientist 1:''' ''But have you tried it though?''
*'''Scientist 2:''' ''No. The story's told in rhyme? Eh, it doesn't sound like my thing.''
*'''Scientist 1:''' ''How can you dismiss it without even playing it?''
*'''Scientist 2:''' ''Are there {{Wiki|Player versus player|PvP}} {{Wiki|Deathmatch (video games)|deathmatches}} in it?''
*'''Scientist 1:''' ''What?! No! No. It's a beautiful, turn-based RPG.''
*'''Scientist 2:''' ''Meh, pass.''
Violet again was impatient with the analyst's lack of progress.
*'''Violet:''' ''I want to see the next block of Shay's memories! Unlock those servers!''
The analyst entered the server room.
*'''Violet:''' ''And you're in!''
The analyst repaired the lobby server.
*'''Violet:''' ''Great job, numbskull. The data we have is pretty raw, but it's enough to move forward. Get back up here, double time! It looks like restoring servers also clears the virus from some of the other systems.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''You are making excellent progress. I am eager to see what Shay will show us next.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Level One Clearance will also let you into some of the other parts of the building as well, if you need to... stretch your legs in between Animus sessions.''
The analyst entered the Animus, where they saw an unconscious Shay being taken away.
*'''Violet:''' ''If I said that was the craziest shit I'd ever seen, would that be the most obvious statement ever?''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Shay has been through a severely traumatic experience.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Okay. Second most obvious statement ever.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Continue exploring his memories. The best is yet to come.''
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|After viewing Shay's induction into the Templar Order,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Scars]]</ref> the analyst was contacted again by Berg and Violet.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Do you understand now?''
*'''Violet:''' ''I'm starting to see why you're so interested in Shay Cormac.''
The analyst left the Animus.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Shay has see the true face of the world. And he has chosen his path accordingly. A similar choice will soon present itself to you.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I did not think you'd get this far, but you seem to be on the right track. We still can't access the servers in the basement. But there's another one located at the top of the building, near Melanie's office. That's your next stop.''
The analyst used the elevator to reach the top floor.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Could you stop by my office? We need to have a talk.''
The analyst entered Melanie's office.
*'''Melanie:''' ''This office used to belong to a man named Olivier Garneau. He was my predecessor as Chief Creative Officer of Abstergo Entertainment. Otso Berg is a representative from our parent company, Abstergo Industries. He's showing you the true history of the world, just like they showed me. Olivier was kind, he was intelligent, and passionate about our work. But a year ago, he caught a glimpse of this truth. They never found his body. This is not the way we normally bring people up to speed on these matters. But you've worked hard and are proving yourself so! I'm granting you Level 2 security access. The servers on this floor should unlock more of Shay's memories.''
The analyst walked to the server door, but was too slow for Violet's liking.
*'''Violet:''' ''Please restore the servers for our friend Mr. Berg. Don't lose your momentum, numbsskull! Get to the next server!''
With Level 2 clearance, the analyst repaired the servers.
*'''Violet:''' ''I've got your Animus ready and waiting!''
The analyst took the elevator down to the second floor.
*'''Violet:''' ''Smooth moves, numbskull, I've got the next set of Shay's memories loaded up and ready to go.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''We are nearly there. Know that you are aiding a worthy cause, even if you do not yet know what it is.''
The analyst accessed the Animus, triggering another glitched memory.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[UHJvdGVjdGlvbg0K]]</ref>
*'''Violet:''' ''Shit! What's happening?''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Another glitch?''
*'''Violet:''' ''Same one as before. Shay's back at Notre-Dame.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''See if you can complete the memory this time.''
The analyst progressed further through the memory.
*'''Violet:''' ''That's the best we can do for now. We keep trying to sequence memories out of order, which is why we're crashing like this.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''What do you suggest?''
*'''Violet:''' ''If we progress further with Shay's life in the colonies, I'm confident we can get better results from these Paris memories.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Very well. Keep me informed.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Uploading the next memory sequence now...''
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|After reliving Shay's final sequenced memory in the [[Arctic Ocean|Arctic Circle]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref> the analyst was contacted by Violet.
*'''Violet:''' ''Incredible! Who knew that Shay had that kind of potential?''
The analyst exited the Animus.
*'''Juhani:''' ''I have everything I need to complete our assignment here.''
*'''Violet:''' ''One last job, numbskull. We need you to upload Shay's story.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''But not to Helix. I want some very specific people to see what we have found here.''
The analyst used the elevator to reach the basement.
*'''Juhani:''' ''To reward you for your services to me, I am granting you Level 3 security access. From this point on, no doors will be closed to you. In the distant past, the Assassins had a noble goal, that of peace. But over the centuries, that goal eroded into a far more dangerous one: Freedom.''
Another power failure occurred, causing a blackout in the basement.
*'''Violet:''' ''Shit! What's going on now?''
*'''Juhani:''' ''A minor setback.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Okay... Your communicator doesn't work right now, and it must be dark as hell down there... but I can show you the way. There! Just follow those lights and you'll be set! I promise you won't die if you follow the bright lights! I haven't steered you wrong, yet, have I? Follow the lights! Please hurry, numbskull! It all comes down to this!''
The analyst reached the server room entryway.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Your communicator should work now. The Assassin Brotherhood still exists today, and they remain dedicated to their foolish cause. I am a Templar Knight. I protect the world from the Assassins. Today, you have helped me to fulfill this role. Please, restore the servers.''
The analyst restored the servers.
*'''Juhani:''' ''You have exceeded my every expectation. Use that terminal to upload Shay's story to the Assassin network. The time to strike is now!''
The analyst uploaded Shay's story.
*'''Juhani:''' ''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. My plan is in motion. I have no further demands to place upon you. However, Shay's story is not complete. I would ask that you see it through to the end.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I am super impressed, numbskull. You really came through for us. And yes, I'm also a Templar. Have been for years. There's still one last chunk of Shay's data left to explore. It's a bit of a trip, but I think you should see it.''
The analyst used the elevator to reach the second floor and returned their workstation.
*'''Violet:''' ''Once you go back to finish Shay's story, your life is never going to be the same afterwards. You should finish any outstanding business before entering your Animus.''
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|After finishing Shay's story with his trip to [[Versailles]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' – [[QXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbg0K]]</ref> the analyst met Melanie in her office, along with Berg and Violet.
*'''Melanie:''' ''It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you up here today.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Gotta hand it to you, numbskull, you proved yourself to more than a simple research monkey.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''The data you extracted from Shay Cormac's memories has served us well. Shay's story is a message. One that says that when threatened, what an Assassin truly wants isn't freedom, but order.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''And we represent the highest Order there is.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''Whatever you learned from your Animus experience only scratches the surface. We have existed since before recorded human history and have recently been reborn, disguised as Abstergo Industries.''
*'''Melanie:''' ''And Entertainment.''
*'''Juhani:''' ''You have crossed the threshold and your eyes have been opened. You have seen the world for what it truly is.''
*'''Violet:''' ''There's no turning back now. We've got big plans for you!''
*'''Juhani:''' ''The Father of Understanding guided you to us. And for that we are grateful. The test of your true worth begins now. And it begins with a choice.''
Melanie presented a [[Templar ring]] to the analyst.
*'''Melanie:''' ''Join us, and a bright future will be all yours.''
Berg pulled out his gun.
*'''Juhani:''' ''Refuse...''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''==
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The [[Helix Initiate]] finished reliving a memory of [[Jacques de Molay]]'s [[Jacques de Molay's advisor|advisor]] at the culmination of the [[persecution of the Templars]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>
*'''Video commentator:''' ''Consumed in flames of hunger and wrath, thus came the Age of True Wisdom to a blistering close. The Knights Templar—once the proud shepherds of order, peace, and illumination—were no more...''
The footage pixilated into fragments as an external source hacked into the feed.
*'''[[Bishop]]:''' ''—yeah, let's get a sniffer running. If Abstergo pings us, pull me out. Okay, I have a visual. Hey there... This is probably disorienting, so I'll be brief. I'm Bishop... not my real name, obviously... but that's as much as you'll get today. Please listen carefully. Abstergo is using you, hijacking your neurons to help them sift through genetic memory data. These guys already have their fingers in countless corporations, governments, media outlets, and NGOs—but now they want control over history itself. If that doesn't frighten you, it should. But we're here to stop them. And I need your help. Deacon, pre-load gene sequence AD16-B13-I87.''
*'''Deacon:''' ''Yep, spooling it up.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Last week we gained access to a bank of unsequenced memories in Abstergo's [[Helix]] servers—For now, we'd like you to experience a small sample. This should help you understand our struggle. And after that, you can decide for yourself what comes next. We'll be waiting.''
The Helix Initiate began reliving [[Arno Dorian]]'s memory of his time in [[Versailles]] as both a child and an adult.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Memories of Versailles]]</ref>
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The Helix Initiate finished reliving Arno's memory of his sentence in the [[Bastille]], meeting [[Pierre Bellec]] during its [[Storming of the Bastille|storming]], and reuniting with [[Élise de la Serre]] immediately afterward.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Imprisoned]]</ref>
*'''Bishop:''' ''Welcome back. Now that you've experienced life as an Assassin, are you willing to take up the fight and join us? Deacon, load the file.''
*'''Deacon:''' ''Coming up.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''We lifted a media file from Abstergo last month, and the information it contains is astounding. But we won't share these things with just anyone. By pressing play you'll be joining the Assassins. If you want to fight the Templar menace, if you're willing to save civilization from Abstergo's clutches...press play, sit back and ready yourself for the truth.''
The initiate accepted the offer and played the video.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Good choice. Welcome to the Assassins, Initiate.''
*'''Video commentator:''' ''In the 1950s, it was theorized that human DNA worked via the Triple-Helix model. Some years later, the work of [[Francis Crick|Crick]] and [[James Watson|Watson]] demolished this theory in favor of the Double Helix. Today we know the double helix to be indisputably the basis of all life. So why did the Triple-Helix theory gain so much traction? Why did [[Rosalind Franklin]]'s X-rays seem to confirm it? It turns out that their initial samples had been taken from small traces of Precursor DNA—the rare genes of an ancient race embedded in our own. We now know that Triple Helix DNA is the foundation of the Precursor genome. It is the genetic Rosetta stone of our age. If we can crack it open—if we can sequence the full Precursor genome—there is no limit to the knowledge we will gain. Using Animus technology, Precursor history will be open to us for the first time ever. Ancient languages will be unlocked and ancient technology will be ours for the taking. Imagine what will be possible if we master the technology that underpins the Pieces of Eden. Such discoveries would surpass one-hundredfold the splitting of the atom. Last year we located a rich sample of Precursor DNA in a donor whose genes contained human and precursor DNA at an incredible 25 to 1 ratio. Our work will begin with this sample. Our goal is to unravel the Triple-Helix, sequence the Precursor genome, and change the world for the better, forever. Welcome to The [[Phoenix Project]].''
*'''Bishop:''' ''So this is where we stand... Last year, Abstergo acquired the body of a man we call a [[Sage]]—one of a rare breed of humans with a surplus of ancient DNA. This sparked a search for more Sages, in the present and in the past. The more Abstergo finds, the closer they get to their final goal. We've blocked their recent attempts to find more, but Abstergo will not stop looking until they sequence a full precursor genome. So... why Arno Dorian? Why chase an Assassin through the [[French Revolution]]? It turns out, at some point in his life, Arno came into contact with another Sage. We need you to find out when and where these meetings took place. If Arno was present for this Sage's death, it may lead Abstergo straight to his body. Naturally we would like to find it first. This is where you come in. It won't be simple. Genetic memory must be tackled in sequence, to keep the data stable. But we're confident you're up to the task. And you won't be alone. Other [[initiates]]—Assassins just like you—are doing their part to end this fight. If you need more training, more experience... you can call on them for help. All right. Loading the next Sequence...''
Bishop loaded the sequence, returning the Initiate to [[Paris]].
*'''Bishop:''' ''I've got something else for you. The more time you spend with Arno, the more data we'll have to increase your synchronization with him—and to activate his abilities. Here, have a loot at this...''
Bishop opened up a list of abilities before returning to action.
*'''Bishop:''' ''One last thing—while you've been busy, I had Deacon do some poking around in Arno's memories. Seems he was a busy guy. See that symbol? That's a co-op mission. I play a lot of games multiplayer, I don't know about you. But I thought you'd like to mix it up a little. These are missions Arno ran with his Assassin buddies, so they'll give you an idea of what our organization's about. Just walk into the glitch and you'll get all the details. I've marked them on your map.''
The Initiate proceeded to relive Arno's initiation into the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassins]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Rebirth]]</ref>
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*'''Bishop:''' ''Initiate. Bishop here. You're in good shape so far. I'd like to give you a little boost. We've made a major breakthrough on our side. Through deep data analysis, we've discovered that the Sage we're looking for was a Templar Grand Master, the same man Arno is hunting. It doesn't get much better than that.''
Bishop unlocked a new set of Assassin Skills in the Helix Navigator for the Initiate.
*'''Bishop:''' ''There, everything's been updated. Use them wisely. We'll be in touch.''
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*'''Bishop:''' ''Initiate... this is Bishop. Do you copy? Good bloody work out there. You found him. [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Grand Master of the Templars, and a Sage to boot. By our reckoning, that's the second Sage to rise to the Templars' highest rank. A troubling trend. Until we know more about this Germain, stick with Arno. He might have outlived this Grand Master, and that could lead us to his body. Bishop out.''
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|The Initiate finished reliving Arnos' escape in an air ballon with [[Élise de la Serre|Élise]] after assassinating [[Marie Lévesque]].<ref name=":0">Assassin's Creed Unity - [[The Escape (Unity)|The Escape]]</ref>
* '''Bishop:''' ''Initiate, do you read me? Sorry about all this noise. There's a waterfall of signal distortion. Its not looking good. How about one more boost before I lose this connection? Sending you the data now.''

Bishop unlocked a new set of Assassin Skills in the Helix Navigator for the Initiate.

* '''Bishop:''' ''You're close to the goal, ok? So hold fast. Our own research couldn't locate the date and place of Germain's death, so you'll have to find it yourself. Bishop out.''
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*'''Bishop:''' ''My God. I don't believe what I'm seeing. Arno won this fight two centuries before it started. Well done, kid. Uh, I don't think Abstergo will bother searching the catacombs for Germain's body. The bones are going to be too damaged, too decayed. We're in the clear of this stage. You did good work, Initiate. Until we contact you again, the best you can do is continue searching Arno's memories for anything else you might have seen. Like rare historical data, more DNA samples, anything to help our cause. We'll be in touch when we need you. Count on it.''
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===''[[Dead Kings]]''===
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*'''Bishop:''' ''Hello? It seems like we've encountered some kind of a glitch. Hang on.''
The Initiate viewed a memory of Arno meeting with the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade|Marquis de Sade]] in [[Saint-Denis|Franciade]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Buried Words]]</ref>
*'''Bishop:''' ''Something about this memory... it's locked us out of the Helix data. That fixed it. Now, I wonder where this detour leads? Another DNA sequence perhaps. Only one way to find out.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles]]''==
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|Laetitia England sat in her office typing on her laptop.
*'''Berg:''' ''You sent for me?''
Laetitia swiveled in her chair to face Berg, who had just entered the room.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''I have, Master Berg.''
*'''Berg:''' ''An urgent matter, I presume.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Shay Cormac's [[Precursor box]]. You recovered it last year, when the Assassins stole it... before we knew what it was.''
*'''Berg:''' ''Before ''I'' uncovered Shay's memories.''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''I need you to deliver it to Dr. [[Álvaro Gramática|Gramática]].''
*'''Berg:''' ''Very well. Where?''
*'''Laetitia:''' ''[[Abstergo Industries Australia facility|A secret location]]. Not even ''I'' know where it is. Gramática will send you the coordinates.''
Berg made to leave but was stopped at the door when Laetitia called to him.
*'''Laetitia:''' ''Master Berg. No one is to know about this. Understood?''
*'''Berg:''' ''Understood.''
The scene faded away and resumed as Berg entered Gramática's lab carrying a briefcase. The doctor stared at a wall of screens displaying various charts before turning to greet his guest.
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Master Berg! Is this it? The Precursor box?''
Berg handed the briefcase to Gramática.
*'''Berg:''' ''Delivered as ordered. Master Gramática.''
Gramática opened the case and withdrew the Precursor box, holding it to his eyes.
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Ah! Curious little item, isn't it?''
*'''Berg:''' ''What do you plan to do with it?''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''I'm hoping it will help me better understand [[Shroud of Eden 2|another artifact]] we have uncovered.''
A distant scream echoed through the room, making Berg uneasy.
*'''Berg:''' ''What ''kind'' of research are you doing here?''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Project Phoenix, Master Berg!''
Gramática walked away from Berg to his lab entrance.
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Project Phoenix!''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''==
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|After their success with Arno's memories, Bishop contacted the Initiate about a new assignment.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Hello, Initiate. Recently, Abstergo Historical Research began several new projects in London. We both know that when Abstergo makes big moves, the Templars are up to something. We think they're hot on the trail of a new Piece of Eden. I've got people in London looking for it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey Bishop! [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] are twins! How awesome is that?''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Speak of the devil. Fire up your cameras, Becs! I've got picture. ETA on the payload?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sending it now.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''A lot to sift through. I'm going to get the Initiates on it ASAP.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You look weird with a weapon. Let's plant a little bug and see what we can see! Got something. [[Isabelle Ardant]] has a meeting here in a few hours. Doesn't say with who.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''"Doesn't say with whom," Rebecca. And I suppose it's down to muggins here to find out.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Hold on, the mission was to find data to locate a Piece of Eden in London.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We did!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And now I'm eager to try this new kit!''
*'''Bishop:''' ''I don't like it when those two go off-book like this. Well, all we can do is take a deep breath and move forward. You'll be searching for the Piece of Eden through the lives of Jacob and Evie Frye. Twin Assassins who operated in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] London. Your first set of genetic memories are downloaded. Good luck!''
The Initiate began reliving the Frye twins' memories as they hunted [[Rupert Ferris]] and [[David Brewster]] within the factory [[Ferris Ironworks]] in [[Croydon]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Spanner in the Works]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Simple Plan]]</ref>
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|After the Initiate relived Jacob and Evie's first set of memories, Bishop contacted them.
*'''Bishop:''' ''I know, I know. You've only had a taste of our latest acquisition from Abstergo. But I want to check in on Shaun and Rebecca. I still think attacking a Templar is a mistake.''
Shaun and Rebecca's sleuthing was interrupted by Isabelle entering her office.
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Call Doctor Gramática.''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Isabelle! What a lovely surprise.''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Our mutual friends will be here shortly to search for the artifact. Once it's located, I'll let you know.''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Super! Always a pleasure.''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Prick.''
Shaun and Rebecca approached Isabelle.
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's people like you that give historians a bad name!''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''I'm afraid I don't have time for you today, Mr. Hastings.''
Juhani Otso Berg and Violet da Costa walked into the room, cornering the Assassins.
*'''Berg:''' ''Thank you for making my job easy.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh shit.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It does look grim.''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Master Berg, Agent da Costa. Deal with them, please.''
*'''Violet:''' ''Move it!''
Rebecca activated an explosive, causing a distraction and allowing the Assassins to escape.
*'''Isabelle:''' ''HUNT THEM DOWN!''
*'''Bishop:''' ''All they had to do was wait for you to search the data. Their little stunt has put the whole operation at risk. You need to synchronize Jacob and Evie's memories. Find something that puts us ahead of the enemy. Time is of the essence and lives are now clearly on the line. Good luck.''
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|After the Initiated relived more of Jacob and Evie's memories, Bishop contacted them again.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Sorry to interrupt, Initiate. Thought you'd like to know that Shaun and Rebecca got away from Otso Berg. Berg runs a unit called [[Sigma Team]]. Violet da Costa is his tech support. They've been hunting and killing Assassins for a long time. Thank God you're all right.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh tish tosh, it'll take more than a Templar super soldier to end the glorious saga of Shaun "Danger" Hastings!''
*'''Bishop:''' ''I was talking to Rebecca.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Anyway, Berg's presence confirms it. The Piece of Eden is in London.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''The Initiate's data synch suggests it's the [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud]].''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The Templars seem to want it pretty bad all of a sudden. They must know something we don't.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''The only thing we know is we can't go up against Sigma Team alone.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Leave that to me. In the meantime, keep a low profile. Let the Initiate continue to synch the data.''
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|While viewing the Frye twins' memories, the Initiate found a rift.
*'''Juno:''' ''Come closer, cipher. Perhaps we have met before. Perhaps not. You search for an artifact. Let me show you the truth.''
The Initiate entered the rift.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Initiate! Are you there? Your readings are going haywire! Abort! ... out! Yo ... ve to get ...''
*'''Juno:''' ''Hello. In the past, you hunt for one of my artifacts. But I come to you today to speak of the future. Follow [[Lydia Frye]]. She will lead you to me.''
As the Initiate explored a [[World War I simulation|simulation]] of Lydia's memories during [[World War I]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Apothecary Twins]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Magpie]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Hopton's]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[Clarence Stock House]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[17 Walpole Lane]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Master Spy]]</ref> Juno continued to contact them.
After the initiate relived "The Darkest Hour", Juno intercepted the simulation.
*'''Juno:''' ''Once I walked the [[Earth]] as you do. I was born to the [[Illuminat]] caste in the city of [[Feyan]] in the year 2195 of the [[Isu Era]]. Now I travel the vast corridors of your machines, adrift here within [[the Grey]]. But I grow stronger. The world is nearly ready for my return. And so, I have summoned you to this war-torn simulation. To tell you a story. It is our story. I once loathed the very sight of your kind. In the same way you recoil in the presence of an arachnid. Humans were [[Project Anthropos|created]] by we who came before, the Isu. We crafted you in our image, but deprived you of our true gifts. You were bred for hard labor, and in extreme cases, war. We built observatories to monitor you, devices to control you. We blessed you with resilience, but cursed you with ambition. And so you [[Human-Isu War|rebelled]] against us. I suppose we are to blame for the state of your species. Is it any wonder so many of these simulations revolve around violence?''
After reliving two more WWI missions, Juno intercepted the simulation again.
*'''Juno:''' ''As our people clashed, we became distracted from an impending doom, a [[Great Catastrophe|coronal mass ejection]] from our angry sun. The greatest minds of our time assembled to prevent the coming disaster. Among them: forthright Minerva, proud Jupiter... beloved Aita. We spent years locked away in the Grand Temple, attempting to find salvation. The others could only think of physical solutions, yet I believed the only way to save us was to transform us. Inspired by [[Shroud of Eden 1|the research]] of the great scientist [[Consus]], I attempted to place Aita's mind into a stronger, synthetic body. I failed, and my beloved died in my arms. The others shunned me.''
After reliving two more WWI missions, Juno intercepted the simulation again.
*'''Juno:''' ''[[Six methods of salvation|All of our efforts]] came to nothing. In the year 2306 of the Isu Era, the sun unleashed its fury on my once-great civilization. I perfected the work of Consus and made it my own. I salvaged Aita's brilliant essence and inserted it into the DNA of your rebellious kind. I sent him into the unknown future to be reborn, again and again. I returned to the Grand Temple. I shed my physical form and entered the Grey. But stubborn Minerva and foolish Jupiter discovered me, and sealed me inside. Entombed, I waited for the day when your technology might allow my return. That wait is nearly over.''
After the initiate relived all WWI memories except "[[The Master Spy]]", Juno intercepted the simulation again.
*'''Juno:''' ''We need not be enemies. I intend to build, to transform your age into something greater than you can currently comprehend.''
After the initiate relived the last mission, Juno intercepted the simulation for a final time.
*'''Juno:''' ''[[Master Spy|The man]] Lydia killed was my husband Aita, reborn. Known in your time as a 'Sage'. Thank you for discovering his fate. His pattern will be added to my own. Perhaps you believe, as other Assassins before you, that it is your duty to work against me. But consider this: it was an Assassin who freed me from my prison. I am no longer She Who Lies in Wait. I am the [[Mother of Wisdom]]. I am the nexus of flesh and machine. I am Juno. And if the greatest Assassin of your generation can see things my way... then perhaps you can too.''
Having completed the sequence, the Initiate left the rift, returning to the main simulation.
*'''Bishop:''' ''I'm not reading any more signs of network disturbance. What happened in there? ... you okay? I don't know what happened. I thought I'd lost you.''
The initiate reentered the WWI simulation.
*'''Bishop:''' ''You need to be very careful.''
*'''Juno:''' ''Hello again. Follow Lydia to find me.''
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|After the Initiated relived more of Jacob and Evie's memories, they were reconnected to Rebecca's drone feed.
*'''Bishop:''' ''You okay?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Apart from the death squad on our tail? 'part from that?''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Backup's on the way. Why are you pushing yourself so hard? It's not your job to fight Templars.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I had this colleague. He was our boss's son. I didn't much care for him at the start. Everyone treated him like he was so bloody special. To me, he just wasn't invested in anything that didn't affect him personally. But, I was wrong about him. He became my friend. Put himself through hell. And he saved us all in the end. So I reckon... Well, I can't apologize to him, but I can, I don't know. I can try and live up to his example.''
*'''Galina:''' ''You are a good Assassin.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Holy Jes—''
*'''Galina:''' ''Hello. It has been too long.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''[[Galina Voronina|Galina]]! Blimey. I have not seen you since we blew up that lab in Paris!''
*'''Galina:''' Da. ''(Yes). There were many explosions and you screamed like a baby. Bishop tells me Otso Berg is here. I will kill him for you!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Superb! Now, if you wouldn't mind keeping watch, I'm going to lay down and die now.''
*'''Galina:''' ''Rest. We have a big fight coming.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''Shaun and Rebecca are safe for now, but we're still relying on you to find us that Shroud!''
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After the Initiate relived more of Jacob and Evie's memories, Bishop contacted them again.
*'''Bishop:''' ''The Piece of Eden is [[Buckingham Palace vault|under]] [[Buckingham Palace]]. We've got all we need. Let's start planning our infiltration.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hold on, better to get visual verification. If we're going to move, we have to be 100% sure, we'll only get one shot before Otso Berg crashes down on us.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Got to agree with Shaun.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We'll position ourselves near the palace. But we'll wait for you to synch the genetic data before we move.''
*'''Bishop:''' ''It's all up to you, Initiate.''
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|Upon finishing Jacob and Evie's memories,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[A Night to Remember]]</ref> the Initiate was connected to Rebecca's drone feed.
*'''Shaun:''' ''That's it! It's under the palace!''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Time to go!''
The Assassins arrived at the Buckingham Palace vault but noticed the Templars had arrived first.
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Let's get the Shroud to Dr. Gramática immediately.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sigma Team beat us here. We're too late!''
*'''Galina:''' ''What do we do?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Killing really is the least productive way to achieve our goals. Kill them all.''
The Assassins threw a smoke canister.
*'''Berg:''' ''Contact!''
*'''Isabelle:''' ''Cover me! That skinny piece of shit tried to murder me, Berg! I want him to bleed!''
While Berg and Galina fought, Violet tried to shoot the latter.
*'''Violet:''' ''Hold still, godammit!''
Before she could get a shot off, Rebecca tackled her. With the others occupied, Shaun snuck up behind Isabelle and used his Shock Blade to incapacitate her.
*'''Berg:''' ''Only the mission matters!''
*'''Violet:''' ''Understood!''
Violet picked up her gun and fired it.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Shaun!''
Rebecca jumped in front of Shaun and took the bullet for him.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Oh!''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Galina! We need an exit!''
Galina, having knocked out Berg and hoping to finish the job, was interrupted by Sigma Team's backup.
*'''Sigma Team:''' ''Secure the vault! All targets are righteous.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We need to go! NOW!''
*'''Galina:''' ''Understood.''
Galina threw another smoke canister, using its cover to take out Sigma Team.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The... Shroud...''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Forget the bloody Shroud, stay with me, Becs! Please!''
*'''Galina:''' ''We go!''
The Initiate was reconnected to Bishop.
*'''Bishop:''' ''Good work in there, Initiate. In time, we will recover the Shroud. And hey. We pulled a feed from our bug in Isabelle's computer before they shut us out. Playing it now.''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Sorry about the mess!''
*'''Violet:''' ''So how is the Shroud going to help you create a new clone?''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''It's not. When the Shroud is wrapped around a body, it scans it for damage and then reconstructs it on a cellular level.''
*'''Violet:''' ''You're not making a clone, you're going to recreate a Precursor from scratch!''
*'''Álvaro:''' ''Bingo! The Phoenix Project timetable just got accelerated, big time. I'm going to call Alan Rikkin and deliver the good news! It's like CHRISTMAS!''
Álvaro left, leaving Violet alone in the lab.
*'''Violet:''' ''Hello? It's me. I've brought the Shroud, as you asked, but... I'm scared.''
*'''Juno:''' ''Do not fear me. You've done well.''
*'''Violet:''' ''I'm not scared of you, I'm scared for you. If anyone finds out what you've been doing...''
*'''Juno:''' ''You have played your part, my instrument. I will save you. I will save you all.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''==
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|After witnissing [[Bayek]]s' departure from [[Siwa]] to [[Alexandria]] following [[Khemu]]'s death in the [[Siwa Vault]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[May Amun Walk Beside You]]</ref> Layla Hassan's Animus session was interrupted by [[Deanna Geary]].
*'''Deanna:''' ''Oh, shit! Layla, you need to refill on {{Wiki|Ciclosporin|cyclosporine}}, stat. Don't make me come down there! Layla. Layla! Come on back.''
Gasping for air, Layla jolted upright from lying in the Animus HR-8 stationed in [[Hotep Cavern]].
*'''Deanna:''' ''Layla, are you with me? ''Habibti?'' (Sweetheart)?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I told you... not to call me that.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Thing is, the fastest way to get your attention is to piss you off.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm... paying attention.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''OK, you need to take a break. The Animus is rejecting you.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Ugh. I'm fine.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Yes, but your kidneys aren't. Go add more cyclosporine before they shut down.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yes, Nurse Geary.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''That's Medical Officer Geary to you. So? How did it go?''
*'''Layla:''' ''My mods are holding. Subject's memories are perfectly clear. If this doesn't convince Abstergo to give me a place on the Animus Project, nothing will.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Amazing! Who do you have in there?''
*'''Layla:''' ''His name is [[Bayek]] of Siwa. The death of his son turned him into a killer.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Think he'd be of interest to Abstergo?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Don't start.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''You know they're not going to be happy with how you handled this assignment.''
*'''Layla:''' ''They know I don't work by the book.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Well, this time you lit the book on fire, and then stomped on it. Anyway, none of this will matter if you're comatose. Now go get that cyclosporine! Still looking for the cyclosporine? I definitely packed it in the med kit.''
Layla checked her phone.
*'''Layla:''' ''One bar... no, half a bar.''
Layla approached Bayek's sarcophagus and read [[Medjay|the inscription]].
*'''Layla:''' ''"Come forth by day, and I will guide you home."''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Who are you talking to?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's mummy.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Real chatterbox, that one.''
Layla left the cavern and found a piece of paper near the entrance.
*'''Layla:''' ''Dammit, my papers went everywhere!''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Whoops! Anything important?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yeah. The notes on the Animus. Here's the blueprint for my dialysis system mod.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Could've used a bigger fluid chamber.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Could've used a bigger piece of tape over your mouth.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Whoa, so aggro!''
Layla searched the vicinity, finding another piece of paper.
*'''Layla:''' ''The genetic sequencer blueprint. Never got the creases out.''
Layla checked the light stands she had set up earlier.
*'''Layla:''' ''Generator's holding up. Good job, Layla.''
Layla returned to the cavern and muttered on finding the med kit.
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee never puts in enough snacks. Got the cyclosporine.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Two {{Wiki|Cubic centimetre|ccs}} should do.''
Layla walked back to the Animus HR-8.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Don't forget the alcohol wipe!''
Layla inserted the vial of cyclosporine into a port on the Animus HR-8.
*'''Deanna:''' ''I wish I was there to help.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You do a good job looking after me, even from the hotel. And I know how much you love your air-con.''
Layla approached the Animus HR-8.
*'''Layla:''' ''Going back in. This is so badass.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Be careful!''
Layla resumed Bayek's memories as he entered Alexandria in search of his wife, [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Aya (memory)]]</ref>
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!style="background:#FFA500; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Finding Aya
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|Layla gasped for air as she sat up and disconnected from the Animus.
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Hey! I was wondering if I should pull you out.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Your adrenaline and BP are elevated, and it's affecting your heart rate and hormonal markings...''
*'''Deanna:''' ''...serotonin and oxytocin in particular. What happened in there?''
*'''Layla:''' ''[[Amunet|Aya]]'s here.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Who's Aya?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's wife. I can feel her nearby.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''You can "feel" her? Pretty sure that's the Bleeding Effect. Along with Bayek's memories, you're also experiencing his emotions.''
*'''Layla:''' ''No, you dork, I think she's actually in this cave. Spouses usually shared the same tomb.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''A second mummy? We should really report to Abstergo.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Maybe after I find Aya.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''I'm going to call it in if you don't.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Deanna, no! If we do it their way, I'll get no credit. They'll cut me out like always.''
Deanna sighed.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Okay.''
Layla hallucinated Aya walking towards an inner chamber where Bayek's mummy resided.
*'''Layla:''' ''There!''
*'''Deanna:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Layla:''' ''The Bleeding Effect is leading me to Aya.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Oh, great. More fuel for your superhero complex.''
She followed it, then briefly commented on Bayek's mummy as the hallucination passed by it.
*'''Layla:''' ''Come forth by day, and I will guide you home.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Who're you talking to?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's mummy.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Real chatterbox, that one.''
The hallucination disappeared as it neared a pit.
*'''Layla:''' ''She's down there.''
*'''Layla:''' ''My turn for a Leap of Faith.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Leap of what? You're in no condition to do any leaping!''
Layla looked down at the edge and saw a pool of water, after which she dove down. She immediately swam up.
*'''Layla:''' ''Damn, that's cold.''
She looked around to see a fallen, open sarcophagus with Aya's mummy laid bare.
*'''Layla:''' ''I was right—she's here!''
*'''Deanna:''' ''There you are! Thank God.''
Layla found a Hidden Blade and activated it, then used it to make an incision on the mummy's arm to take a sample.
*'''Layla:''' ''I can almost taste the blood...''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Okay, you're making less and less sense, Layla. We need to report.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not yet.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''"Not yet?" So when?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Ugh.''
She put the sample on a small vial container then stood up to find an exit.
*'''Layla:''' ''Well, I can't chew my way out of here.''
Layla whispered to herself as she climbed her way out.
*'''Layla:''' ''Your story will be told.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''What are you doing now?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Climbing. And it's hard, so ''askuti'' (cut the chatter), will you?''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Fine. Let me know when you get to the top.''
She reached the outer chamber of the Hotep Cavern.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm going back in.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Why?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I took a DNA sample from Aya. I want to see her memories.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Look, I get that you're excited but... The more risks we take, the worse things could go for us.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It's my dream on the line here. Let me do this my way.''
Layla went back inside where the Portable Animus was and laid down the Hidden Blade she found on a table beside her laptop. She walked to a small red box adjacent and mixed the sample of Aya with another sample in a small container.
*'''Layla:''' ''Adding Aya's DNA to the chamber.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''It'll take time to sequence. You won't be able to synch with her memories right away.''
She inserted the mixed container to the Animus.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Layla, something else you should know... Since you're mixing gene sequences in an uncontrolled manner, the transition between memories will likely be unpredictable.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm comfortable with unpredictability.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Yeah? Well, I'm worried.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You always are.''
The machine beeped itself ready. Layla laid down on it and connected herself. It showed her scrambled glimpses of Aya's memories.
*'''Deanna:''' ''I told you! The Animus hasn't finished interpreting Aya's DNA yet!''
*'''Layla:''' ''Fine, fine.''
She switched back to Bayek's memory as he met with [[Apollodorus]] to seek audience with [[Cleopatra]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Egypt's Medjay]]</ref>
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|Deanna abruptly roused Layla out of the Animus, leaving her temporarily disoriented.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Wake up! Wake up! Layla, NOW! I need you!''
Layla got off the Portable Animus but immediately collapsed on her knees and vomited.
*'''Deanna:''' ''There's a van in the alleyway, oh God...''
*'''Layla:''' ''A van? Aya, what are you trying to—''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Forget about Aya. Abstergo's here.''
Layla managed to regain her composure.
*'''Deanna:''' ''They must have found out about—oh, shit! Fuck!''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee?''
There was an explosion in the cave outside her chamber.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shit! They're here, too!''
Layla took Aya's Hidden Blade on a table then fastened it to her arm with tape.
*'''Deanna:''' ''Okay, Layla, listen. I know you. And I know you'll find a way out of this.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Picked up that blade I found.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Good.''
Layla crept towards the outer cave and overheard a hitman, wearing advanced military garb, talking to his comms in Arabic.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(Remember, neutralize the target, then recover the Animus.)''
*'''Layla:''' ''Well, they're definitely planning to kill me.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''You've been living in the mind of a trained assassin for the past however many hours, remember? So get ready to rock, killer queen.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm ready, American woman.''
Layla noticed their weaponry.
*'''Layla:''' ''They're using [[bow]]s, not guns. Why?''
*'''Deanna:''' ''Guess they don't consider you much of a threat.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Huh.''
*'''Deanna:''' ''They're almost on me. Going dark.''
Layla assassinated one of the men.
*'''Deanna:''' ''How's it going?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bad.''
She then proceeded to kill the rest with the Hidden Blade.
*'''Layla:''' ''I have to do this. It's them or me.''
As she eliminated the last mercenary outside of the cave during a sandstorm, she heard his {{Wiki|walkie-talkie}} receive a transmission Sigma Team.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(Team One, we've located the secondary target. Extracting her now.)''
Layla heard Deanna struggle in her earpiece.
*'''Deanna:''' ''No, don't, please—No!''
A sharp thud sounded through the comm.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(Secondary target neutralized.)''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee? No, Dee, no, no, no...''
Layla dropped the radio in panic, but felt helpless under the storm. She screamed in rage as her voice echoed.
*'''Layla:''' ''Fuck you, Abstergo. I'm seeing this through.''
She walked back into the cave while recording a message on her phone.
*'''Layla:''' ''If you're listening to this, you work for Abstergo, and I'm dead. Do me a favor and make sure [[Sophia Rikkin]] hears it. My dream was to work on the [[Animus Project]]. I waited twelve years. Waiting got me nowhere. So I built an Animus that lets me access anyone's memories, even ancestors not my own. I even witnessed the [[Last of the Medjay|origins]] of the Assassins. Artifacts, tombs that were supposed to be stuff of legends... I found them. By killing me, you've lost all this knowledge.''
Layla broke down into anger.
*'''Layla:''' ''I understand why you thought I had to die. But did you have to kill my best friend? Why did she... Oh ''habibti'' (sweetheart)... I should have listened to you.''
She despondently went back to her chamber.
*'''Layla:''' ''Back to the Animus. What else can I do?''
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|Layla lay in the Animus while the recording she made earlier was being played by William Miles.
*'''Layla:''' ''Oh ''habibti'' (sweetheart)... I should have listened to you. Oh ''habibti'' (sweetheart)... I should have listened to you.''
*'''William:''' ''Those don't need to be your last words.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Who the fuck are you?''
Startled, Layla quickly disconnected from the Animus and drew her Hidden Blade on him.
*'''William:''' ''Does the name "William Miles" ring a bell?''
*'''Layla:''' ''The Assassin?''
*'''William:''' ''Then you know who I am.''
William showed his Hidden Blade, answering her question. Layla retracted her blade.
*'''William:''' ''We—the Assassins—have been watching you. It's... unusual for an Abstergo employee to take an interest in a country's revolution.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You're not wrong there.''
Layla snatched her phone off William and walked to her laptop.
*'''William:''' ''We know about your work with the Animus. Astounding, what you and Deanna were up to.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dee...''
*'''William:''' ''They played you, didn't they? Sophia Rikkin made you so many promises...''
*'''Layla:''' ''Enough! We're not talking about her.''
*'''William:''' ''Sure. Plenty of other subjects to cover on our ride to Alexandria.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Don't assume I'm going anywhere with you.''
*'''William:''' ''Well, let's look at your options. You can come with me, or you can stay here and do the dance of death again, and again until you make a mistake. They only need you to make one.''
Layla began pondering Willam's words.
*'''William:''' ''There's no going back to your old life, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I never planned to.''
*'''William:''' ''But you'd finally be able to work on the Animus Project... our version of it. And with us, you'd always have the freedom to do things your way.''
Layla thought for a moment, then answered.
*'''Layla:''' ''Fine. Let's do this.''
William extended his hand for a handshake.
*'''Layla:''' ''That doesn't mean I'm on your side.''
He withdrew his hand.
*'''William:''' ''Good enough.''
Their conversation ended, William walked around the cave.
*'''William:''' ''These articles on "hidden chambers"... Always so misguided. Always missing crucial information.''
William went to check Layla's laptop.
*'''Layla:''' ''Stay away from my laptop!''
*'''William:''' ''I should, shouldn't I? It's a terrible invasion of privacy. Just think of it as me reliving your memories.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Bayek's a corpse. I'm alive.''
*'''William:''' ''You're right, and I apologize.''
William reached Bayek's tomb.
*'''William:''' ''Bayek. We've been looking for him for so long—and you found him.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Technically Abstergo found him.''
*'''William:''' ''Yes, but you lived him. I can't wait to hear the stories you have to tell.''
Annoyed by Willam's meddling, Layla spoke to herself.
*'''Layla:''' ''The best way to avoid this jerk is to get back in the Animus.''
William left the cave and found a body of a Sigma Team operative.
*'''William:''' ''Sigma Team? Well, well. They must be convinced that you're an Assassin already. But why bows?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Anyone ever tell you you're kind of an asshole?''
*'''William:''' ''My son, as a matter of fact.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Sounds like we would have gotten along. I'm sorry he's dead.''
*'''William:''' ''Occupational hazard.''
After some time, Layla wanted to know when they were leaving.
*'''Layla:''' ''What are we waiting for, then?''
*'''William:''' ''Extraction helicopter. It'll be here in an hour. Go back to the Animus if you like. I know its charms are compelling.''
*'''Layla:''' ''There might be something left to do in there.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''==
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Entering the Animus HR-8.5
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|Layla removed a pile of rubble obscuring a buried object from her view.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Finally.''
Layla reached inside the hole and extracted the [[Spear of Leonidas]]. At her [[Layla Hassan's hideout|apartment base]] later, she stared at the Spear in awe.
*'''Dr. [[Victoria Bibeau]]:''' ''Wow. This is big, Layla. Do you really think it's the spear?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is the one. [[Lost Book of Herodotus|The book]] was almost right on top if it. I've never been so lucky in my life.''
Layla rose from her seat and made her way to the Animus HR-8.5.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''OK. Let's start her up.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure we can trust this thing? I mean, this book could be—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Just start it, Victoria''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're the boss, boss. I'll prep it for you.''
As Layla climbed into the Animus, Victoria went to a nearby laptop and booted up both machines.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''OK so... Worth noting. I've made some changes since you were last in here.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no keeping up with the tech industry these days.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I can crank up the simulation to maximum sensory synchronization, if you're up for it.''
Layla selected a sensory synchronization mode.
<tabber>
|-|Easy or Normal=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let's take this one step at a time.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Understood. If you're looking for something a little more intense, I can always adjust the settings for you later.''
|-|Hard or Nightmare=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Full speed ahead. I want to see everything this baby's got.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Go big or go home, that what I always say. Let me know if it's too intense for you—I can always change the settings later.''
</tabber>
A screen popped up.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''This bit will let me know how much information will be fed to you during your time in the Animus.''
Layla selected a simulation mode.
<tabber>
|-|Guided Mode=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Give me as much information as you've got. There's no way I'm going in there without some guidance.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Glad to help. You can always changes your mind later. Listen, Layla. Before you go off—''
|-|Exploration Mode=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You don't need to worry about me. I've got this.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''A little autonomy never killed anyone. At least, I don't think so. Just let me know if you need assistance, and I can always add the helpers back in. Listen, Layla. Before you go off—''
</tabber>
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''If this book is right, this spear, this story... It will change everything.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're putting a lot of faith in a fairly unreliable source. Historian or not, [[Herodotus|this guy]] wrote about magical objects and the will of the [[Greek mythology|gods]].''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''He's not [[Homer]]. Herodotus was the first recorded historian, so there's a lost more truth in that text than you think. I mean, what better way is there of finding Isu artifacts than by trusting in the guy who claimed to meet an actual descendant?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I know, but—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I need you to trust me. You could be right—this spear, this book, it could all be crap. But something tells me it isn't and I'm certainly not going to let Abstergo find it first.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're right. We haven't got much to lose anyway. There's just one small problem.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''This manuscript is in rough condition, to say the least. The DNA found on the spear has identified two different individuals. You're going to have to pick which strand of DNA to pursue. The choice is yours.''
The Animus displayed a screen prompting Layla to pick between following [[Kassandra]] or [[Alexios]].
<tabber>
|-|If Layla chose Alexios=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''He will lead us down the right path. I'm sure.''
|-|If Layla chose Kassandra=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''She'll help us find what we're looking for. I have a good feeling about this.''
</tabber>
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''All right, boss. We're finally good to go. 431 BCE here we come!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The start of the [[Peloponnesian War]].''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Good luck in there. No pressure or anything, but we're all depending on you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Abstergo isn't going to win this time. If what the book says is true, and we do actually find the artifact, the Assassins will finally have a chance to rise again.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You can do it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Oh, and Victoria? Read the book. It holds the secrets I won't be able to find on my own when I'm in there.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Aye aye, captain.''
Layla began reliving the memories of the [[Sparta]]n ''misthios'' Kassandra as she sat relaxing atop [[Kephallonian hovel|her home]] on [[Kephallonia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[So It Begins]]</ref>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Taking a break
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|After experiencing Kassandra's infiltration of the [[Cult of Kosmos]]' meeting in their [[Sanctuary of Kosmos|lair]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> and first upgrade of the Spear in the [[Ancient Forge]] on [[Andros]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Upgrade the Spear]]</ref> Layla awoke from the Animus and sat up.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Deimos... The Forge...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I knew I let you stay in the Animus too long. Your vitals are crashing.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You don't understand. This confirms it, Kassandra didn't just have Isu technology, she had the means to improve it. Imagine how powerful the staff could be.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I admit, that could be an incredible find. But right now, I'm the doctor, and I take care of you. Now get some rest before you go back to Kassandra.''
<tabber>
|-|Don't tell me to rest.=
*'''Layla Hassa:''' ''No time to rest! Abstergo goons could be tracking us down right now.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''And the rest will be ready for them. If you burn out here, our mission will be done.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''They told me you had a cheer for bedside manner.''
|-|You're right, I'll take a break.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''If you insist. But only because I've got work to do on the outside.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Please, just clear your head. The last thing we need is a cell leader suffering from the Bleeding Effect and spearing us because we're {{Wiki|Hittites}} or [[Thrace|Thracians]].''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I won't. But Thracians throw great parties.''
</tabber>
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Don't forget, we're a team. We'll back you up until you're finished your investigation.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I know. [[Kiyoshi Takakura|Kiyoshi]] secured the loft yesterday and he's keeping an eye out. [[Alannah Ryan|Alannah]]'s on call doing historical research.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''And I'm here to talk if you're feeling any confusion from the Animus.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Always the therapist.''
(If "What do you think of the mission so far?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So Doctor, how do you feel now that we're closer than ever to the staff?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I believe this staff is important. But the Templars and Assassins have found [[Staves of Eden]] before. [[Nikola Tesla]] [[Tunguska explosion|blew]] [[Imperial Sceptre|one]] up in [[Russia]], if I [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall|remember]] correctly?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is different. If what I saw in [[Egypt]] is true, this staff doesn't control minds... it controls physics. Time. Imagine rewriting the rules of the universe.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The spear you found is right here, and it's not doing anything.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The spear's attached to a bloodline. Leonidas, Kassandra, and Deimos... I mean Alexios. They were intimately connected to it.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure you can use the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|Staff of Hermes]], then?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No. But if the Templars get it, they won't stop until they find someone who can.''
(If "What do you think of the new Animus?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So, what do you think of my new Animus?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You mean, OUR new Animus? That's Abstergo equipment.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Which I've modified to within a millimeter of its digital life. It's an Animus console prototype, [[Brahman V.R.|Brahman]] variant, with the I/O capacities pushed to their max. Ultra-portable, with more calculating power than NASA and CERN combined.''
(If "That's enough for now." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll go stretch my legs. Too bad we don't have access to the Abstergo gym anymore, eh?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Membership cost too much.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I should check my e-mail.''
Layla sat at the computer and read [[Layla Hassan's emails|her emails]] as Alannah contacted her.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Fascinating... Layla! Can you believe we're meeting Herodotos himself?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can. He sure does talk a lot.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Is there anything I can help you with?''
(If "What can you tell me about the book?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So, does what I'm seeing as Kassandra match your research? I had to tweak the Animus to use what we have of the book as reference.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That "book" is a lost work by Herodotos. He basically invented the concept of recording history. And other figures are matching up, too. [[Kleon]], [[Perikles]]... The chance to see the past firsthand is why I joined the Assassins.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Most people would talk about justice or leaping across rooftops, but history's cool, too.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I've loved history since my grandpa told me stories about his grandpa back in [[Ireland]]. He was an adventurer and sailor. So I'm continuing the family tradition. I feel so lucky!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You make your own luck, remember?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Why do people keep telling me that?''
(If "What do you know about Herodotos?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So I've met Herodotos, but I don't know much about him.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''He's brilliant! His ''{{Wiki|Histories (Herodotus)|Histories}}'' are considered the foremost textbook of classical Greece. People have made their careers analyzing his words for some new perspective. To see him in his own world, walking in the ''polis'' and... Sorry... but he's kind of a hero of mine.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You can fangirl all you want.''
(If "That's enough for now." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll leave you to your work.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''If you need anything, just let me know.''
Layla looked out the window.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I wonder if the Frye twins would still recognize London... A rooftop's still a rooftop.''
Layla picked up a radio to check in with Kiyoshi.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''How's it going out there?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Well. No threats in view.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm glad we could work together again.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''I believe our working methods are compatible.''
(If "Why are you so short with me?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Are you still upset about our last run-in with Abstergo? I'm sorry, I didn't realize those hills in [[Quebec]] were so steep. But hey, you and your [[yakuza]] reflexes saved us! Sorry, EX-Yakuza.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We're all alive, and our injuries have healed. That's what matters.''
(If "What do you think we should do next?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Of course, I'll return to the Animus, then follow the trail Herodotos left to find the staff. But there's so many possibilities, so many choices. There's no way to know which ones are right. You used to run part of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Brotherhood]]—what would you do?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Take things one step at a time. Observe, then act. Or kill everyone and search their pockets for answers. You decide.''
(If "I'll leave you to it." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks for watching our backs Kiyoshi. I'll leave you to your work.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''I'll report in if Abstergo drops by.''
Layla made her way back to the Animus.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure you want to go back into the Animus right now? I get the impression you'll be there a long time.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Yes, I'm ready to go back to Kassandra.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''All right, I'll be watching your back.''
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Finding Atlantis
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|After experiencing Kassandra's memory of meeting her father [[Pythagoras]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> an excited Layla awoke from the Animus, sat up, then removed her {{Wiki|head-mounted display}}.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''[[Thera]]... We found [[Atlantis]]!''
Victoria, concerned, approached Layla.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Atlantis? Let me check your vitals—you're delirious.''
Layla raised both her hands up to stop her, and appeared annoyed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We've been searching for an Isu artifact with reality-bending powers, and ''this'' bothers you?''
Victoria sighed, remaining unconvinced.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''[[Pythagoras]] was born around 570 BCE. That would make the man in that cave nearly 150 years old. What could possibly be keeping him alive?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.''
Victoria stopped her check-up and suddenly turned enthusiastic.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Ms. Hassan, you were right. I'll help you pack up the gear.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks. Let's roll out.''
After preparing, Layla left London and travelled to Thera, Greece. She reached the location riding a {{Wiki|Rigid-hulled inflatable boat|motorboat}} and fully wearing her {{wiki|diving equipment}}. She contacted her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I've reached the coordinates. The series of caves we detected should be right under me. My equipment's ready. Preparing to dive.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, you have no idea what's down there. There could be sharks.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I prefer that to Templars.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We'll keep an eye out for Abstergo. Good luck, Layla.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks. I'm heading down now. There has to be a way in. I'll find it.''
Layla dove down underwater and swam towards the rocky bottom of Thera. She found the cave entrance.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There! That must be the way in.''
She entered it and continued to swim forward, reaching a hole going further down.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Are you all still reading me? It's awfully quiet on comms.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you, Layla.''
Layla dove deeper.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Thanks. It's just so... silent down here.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're not alone, Layla. We're monitoring your progress. You're doing fine.''
The hole stopped going down and she swam forward as Alannah joined in their talk.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Yeah, we're here if you need us!''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Said the Assassin sitting at a desk.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Well I don't have to be on a boat to be useful! I have loads of information on Ancient Greece. Did you know that at [[Zakros]], the [[Minoan civilization|Minoans]] built a graveyard so huge it was known as the "Ravine of the Dead"?''
Layla reached a chamber of small {{Wiki|hydrothermal vent}}s and swam through a safe passage between the fissures.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Can we please not talk about death?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Alannah, promise me that if I die down here, you'll rename this place the "CAVES OF THE DEAD".''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I'm on it!''
Victoria cried out in protest.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''People...''
Layla emerged from the pool in a bioluminescent chamber with deep water in between, and she walked to the other end. There appeared to be a very deep sinkhole, but she slid down a couple dozen meters and, quite sure of herself, performed a Leap of Faith diving another couple dozen meters underwater. She swam forward to a huge chamber with a few hydrothermal vents.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm going to miss the London loft. I really liked the view.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Miss it? Why can't you go back?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Didn't you read Kiyoshi's report? Abstergo's already swept through it. It's compromised.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''No, I've been busy researching Thera... Kiyoshi, are you all right?''
Layla reached the end of the chamber to a small opening below.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Of course. After clearing out the last of our gear, I observed the infiltration from a distance.''
She entered into a bioluminescent tunnel.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Did they pick up the present I left?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Yes, they found the {{Wiki|USB}} key you "dropped" under the desk. Nice tactic.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''No one at Abstergo will be stupid enough to stick that in a computer.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''They don't have to. It's a shell holding one of my special {{Wiki|Radio-frequency identification|RFID}} transmitters. Get it anywhere near a workstation, like, say, in the head of security's office, and... Boom.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Impressive.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All in a day's hack.''
Layla exited the tunnel and finally reached the pool where Kassandra dove to get to the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] and emerged out of the water. She laughed joyously.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Wow! It's more elaborate than I could have imagined.''
She ran through the walkway.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''How did they build all this? What I wouldn't pay for an Isu toolbox...''
Layla passed in-between the two huge [[lion]] statues and saw the floating {{Wiki|square pyramid}} with symbols of the four hybrid beasts on each side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is different from Egypt. Some aesthetic elements in common but... Hmm.''
She walked underneath it and looked around.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I should get out of this diving suit before I start exploring.''
She changed back to her old clothes and donned a {{Wiki|keffiyeh}}. Layla looked around in amazement.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It's real. I made it.''
Layla contacted her team again.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to ''[[Altaïr II]]''. I'm in. Do you have visuals?''
Alannah was astonished.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Yes! By the [[Twelve Gods|gods]], Layla, it's Atlantis!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How are you feeling? Any {{Wiki|Underwater environment#Humans in the underwater environment|nausea}} from the pressure change?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No, I'm fine. These rooms are... amazing.''
She crossed her arms, and walked back and forth.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Think, Layla, think... there must be a way. Something has to power up this place.''
She contacted her team again.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm re-entering the Animus. I need Kassandra to show me how she got farther inside.''
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Meeting Kassandra
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|Layla returned from the Animus after experiencing how Kassandra sealed Atlantis.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Ancient Revelations]]</ref> She went straight to the the transmitting column near the gate and pushed the triangle button in the middle. It flashed golden light, and the square pyramid floating above glowed and activateed with a holographic [[earth]] beneath it. Layla looked up in awe and excitement.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So much power. The nodes are interconnected in ways I couldn't imagine. This is more complex than any Isu [[Seismic Temple|temple]] we've found. [[Lisbon Temple|Lisbon]], the [[Arctic Temple|Arctic]]...''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I'm recording everything, Layla. You're going to be a hero for discovering this.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Do you see the staff anywhere?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Not yet. But there's more to explore. I'll find it.''
The continent of Africa appeared to be missing from the hologram.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The mechanism should be open. What's wrong?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''I don't know Layla, I'll check my notes on the Isu.''
Layla noticed a missing light beam on a face of the pyramid and walked to its corner below to look up. She saw the dormant symbol of the [[Minotaur]].
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Oh, I see it. There's a beam of light missing. Time to troubleshoot...''
She rubbed her hands and turned to look back and up where the light source should have been. She proceeded to climb towards it and entered a chamber room of zigzagging lights and pillars.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Layla, that pillar looks like it can move.''
She approached one.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Those pillars seem to have mirrors on them. If you manipulate those light beams, they might illuminate something important.''
Layla travelled farther inside to the source of the light.
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Such a bright light. Its presence cannot be an accident.''
She began to move the pillars until the light bounced to the inactive face of the pyramid.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I got it!''
Layla took a Leap of Faith into the water below that surrounded the platform under the hologram. She resurfaced and returned to the platform's center, but nothing happened. She put her hands on her hips and thought for a moment.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Where is it?''
She sat on a protruding part of a structure and realized something.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What—''
Layla sensed Kassandra as she approaches her with a spherical artifact on her hand that transformed into the Staff of Hermes.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing." A good [[Sokrates|friend]] told me that once.''
Layla responded in astonishment.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Impossible... Kassandra?''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Yes. I used to be called the Eagle Bearer, but [[Ikaros]] is long gone.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I've been searching for you. But you can't, it's...''
Kassandra laughed and replied while eyeing the Staff she held.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You weren't really looking for me, were you?''
Layla turned, exhilarated.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It works. The Isu artifact. The Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''You must have so many questions, Layla.''
(If "What are you doing here?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You know my name.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Maybe the gods told me. Maybe I had a vision of the future. Maybe the device in your ear is noisy.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Sorry...''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I came here with a purpose—to find you and put an end to what I started many centuries ago.''
(If "What about your spear?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I have your spear. Would you like it back?''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Oh? No, you can keep it—it's broken.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''But you used it broken. It was powerful.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I used it to defeat enemies even Herodotos could not describe, but everything must come to an end. I left it to him when its power was exhausted—something to remember me by.''
(If "I need the Staff." is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I... I have so much to tell you. That staff is incredibly important. It kept you alive. How?''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Ask a student of [[Hippokrates]]—I hear he still has some. The staff served its purpose.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''My friends and I are trying to keep it out of the hands of the Templar Order—''
Kassandra cut her off.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Listen to me. Order, chaos... If either triumphs alone, the world dies. I tried to bring an end to chaos, and it has only led to ruin.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I used to assist order. Now I fight for choice, freedom. Chaos.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Pythagoras was right, you are the key to the prophecy. You will restore the balance, Layla.''
Kassandra sighed and pored over the Staff.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I have fought in too many wars. I have seen too many people die. I have walked from one end of the Earth to the other... This belongs to you now.''
Kassandra handed the Staff to Layla. Layla helds it, but Kassandra said one last thing before she let go.
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Promise me one thing.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Anything.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''When you are done. Destroy it. Destroy them all.''
Layla nodded in agreement. Kassandra nodded in thanks, then released the Staff. Turning away, she immediately turned gray and old. Seconds later, light shone from her as her life drained away. Layla caught her as she fell, and Kassandra uttered her final words in Ancient Greek.
*'''Kassandra:''' Gaía, mátir pantós, chaíre. ''(Earth, mother of all, I greet you.)''
Layla laid her down on the ground in sorrow and gives her a moment of silence. She picked up the Staff to examine it, then put it aside.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's so much of the story I haven't seen. I should go back to the Animus and visit Kassandra again.''
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===''[[The Lost Tales of Greece]]''===
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Unlocking the Seal to Atlantis
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|After relieving Kassandra's first encounter with [[Aletheia]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[The Heir of Memories]]</ref> Layla exited the Animus to speak with her cell members via ear comm.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All right. What did your diagnostic show you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Alannah's getting the results now.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''It will take us time to analyze. For now—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kiyoshi, you cut out. You there?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Another bug? I was saying, for now, try to relax.''
Layla heard a voice.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Heir of Memories, the [[Great Seal to Atlantis|Great Seal]] awaits you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria? Did you hear that?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Nothing on our end. What did you hear?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Before, there was radio static. Like we were being jammed. But just now, I heard a voice. The same one Kassandra heard in Atlantis.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Might be the Bleeding Effect. Like Kiyoshi said, try to relax while Alannah works on the results of the diagnostic.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Go to the Seal, Heir.''
Before leaving, Layla conducted a quick survey of her impromptu camp, starting by inspecting her bag.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I have enough food and water for a week, two if I ration myself.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''I would not recommend staying down there that long. We can't help you from up here if Abstergo shows up.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Yeah, yeah. I'll hurry.''
Layla crossed over to the pronged column at the window looking out to the sunken Atlantis.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is the altar that Kassandra activated millennia ago. It was ancient even when she found it.''
Layla returned to her camp and saw that the place where Kassandra had lain was empty, her body having disintegrated.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra is... gone. What a life she must have lived.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''If there's organic remains, we could get a sample.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There aren't, and you're creepy.''
Layla examined the locations of the pillars. She examined the location of the [[Minotaur]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This must be where the Minotaur's pillar was.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Looks like it was functioning as some kind of gate.''
She examined the location of [[Medusa]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I still can't believe Isu tech turned that poor woman into a gorgon.''
She examined the location of the [[Cyclops]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This pillar was part of the gate being protected by the Cyclops. Isu technology was capable of horrible things. Maybe it still is.''
She examined the location of the [[Sphinx]]'s pillar.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Sphinx's pillar was here. I can't believe Isu technology can corrupt biological beings that way.''
Her inspection complete, Layla carried the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus to the Great Seal, a large gate in the cave's right corner. She placed the staff on the left of the gate. While she looked around, a voice echoed from the staff.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Keeper delivered me to you. Her pledge has been satisfied, and now I am entwined with you. Heir of Memories, this is the Great Seal to Atlantis. It has waited long to meet you.''
She approached the staff.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria, Aletheia's voice is coming through the Staff. Victoria?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can't hear you now.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You're scrambling my comms? Focus, Layla. You're not going crazy. I think.''
Layla picked up the Staff.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''That memory. If it wasn't an Animus malfunction, Kassandra was the Keeper, holding the Staff for... me? And somehow the Staff has been equipped for audio transmission, and it is connected to this Seal.''
Layla looked at the symbols to her left.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''These symbols. It almost looks like a locking mechanism.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Name these symbols in order, and at long last, the Seal will open to the Heir of Memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''OK, talking stick. But which symbols, and in what order? There must be some way to know.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Keeper kept this riddle, and more, in her mind.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', I'm going back into the Animus. If the signals get through, and you can monitor my vitals, great. If not, well, you've earned one free "I told you so."''
Layla went back into the Animus, continuing Kassandra's memories during her meeting with Aletheia. Afterwards, she received a message through her communications.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, come in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Alannah, that you?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Two things. Something's been interrupting our comms, which explains why we lost your vitals. Kiyoshi is looking into it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I know this sounds crazy, but I think it's the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Nothing sounds crazy to me anymore. Still, I'd like to verify. In other news, your Animus is definitely bugging out. Victoria's yelling at her monitors in French, and frankly, I'm not sure what you're doing is safe.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You call that yelling? Layla, The ''Altaïr II'' is moving into position. We're going to ask that you come up for air while we take a look at it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can't do that, Vic. Kassandra's looking for Theras, who might know how to unlock the Great Seal to Atlantis.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The what? Layla, I—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''[[Theras]] was a friend to [[Phidias]]. I'll let you know more as soon as I get answers. Layla out.''
Layla resumed her Animus session as Kassandra searched for Theras.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Greece'' – [[Finding Theras]]</ref>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Exploring Agamemnon's Tomb
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|After Kassandra found the symbol in [[Agamemnon]]'s [[Agamemnon's Tomb|tomb]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Greece'' – [[Agamemnon's Symbol]]</ref> Layla reported her findings to her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', I have our next location.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Well done. Where to?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Agamemnon's Tomb in Argolis.''
Layla travelled to Argolis, entering Agamemnon's tomb, which the entrance had largely collapsed.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to the ''Altaïr II''. It wasn't easy, but I'm in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still don't understand. An Al, or some other kind of consciousness, is in the Staff, which is used to open the Great Seal to Atlantis?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Partly right. The symbols in these tombs are somehow tied to the symbols on the Seal.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll let you know once I find one.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Guess I'm taking your word for it. Be careful in there.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', found my way in. I think I'm getting good at this.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''There might be a second career in this, if ''assassin'' isn't your thing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still think this is a bad idea, Layla. We don't know the source of radio interference, ''and'' there are temporal discrepancies in the Animus memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Noted, doctor. Layla out.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you. Layla, there's something that you need to know—the interference in the comms is coming from an outside source. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was listening in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It must be related to the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's just it. I recognize the interference pattern. It isn't [[Isu]]. It almost reminds me of an [[Erudito]] hacking algorithm.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'd recognize a hack if I saw one. Besides, once I find the third symbol, it won't matter. If only I knew which order they go in.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Hmm. You could try randomly guessing. There's not ''that'' many combinations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no guarantee I get two chances opening the Seal. After this, we're going back to Atlantis, and I'll figure something out.''
</tabber>
Layla began exploring the tomb and could barely contain her excitement.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What a find!''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''And spoil the surprise? All I'll say is prepare to be amazed when I get back.''
Layla retraced Kassandra's steps and found that the spike traps were still functional.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Those plates on the floor... I should be careful.''
She inspected the barricade on the other side of the chamber.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There must be some way over this thing.''
Layla climbed a nearby grain rack, which Kassandra had moved into position centuries before, and got over the barricade. She encountered a skeleton on the ground on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This body must be thousands of years old.''
Layla continued into the stele chamber, inspecting the path below the hole in the floor. She followed the path and found the way out Kassandra used had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Dead end.''
Layla retraced her steps and inspected the other routes available to her.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first symbol is near.''
Layla smashed some wine jars and slid through the hole in the wall, finding the symbol on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first of three. You've done well, Heir.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It almost looks like a constellation.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, all of our readings are being jammed.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you OK?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm fine. I'm fine. But there's still two more to uncover. I'm going back to the Animus.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There've been too many bugs. Layla, we need to stop and figure out what's happening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We'll stop once I've opened the Seal. Layla out.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The second symbol is close. You have done well to get this far, despite the Interloper.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Do you mean... Vic, or someone else?''
Layla smashed some wine jars and slid through the hole in the wall, finding the symbol on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol. Another part of a constellation. Maybe they fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can hear us.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Who?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we hear you, but you're breaking up. Did you found the second symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I did. And Kassandra knows where the third is, I'm sure of it. I'm going to dive back in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''As your doctor and as your friend, I insist that we stop this. We're not able to guarantee you're safe in there. The Staff—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff makes me immortal, Vic. I'll be fine.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, please.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''We are approaching the final symbol. If the Keeper doesn't know the order of the symbols, her brother will.''
Layla smashed some wine jars and slid through the hole in the wall, finding the symbol on the other side.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The final symbol. Another part of a constellation. They must fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me? OK, Layla, think this through. Outside the Tomb of Eteokles, Aletheia said Deimos would show me what the Keeper can't. Phidias had answers Theras didn't and was killed for it...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir is wise.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in please.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, that you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Did you find the symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Three for three. We need to head back to Atlantis. In the meantime, let's run the symbols I've found against known constellations. Consider the research a Plan B.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What's Plan A?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra knew where the symbols were, but not the order they go in. Aletheia thinks Deimos may hold that secret. We have his DNA...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What? Layla, are you crazy?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not crazy. I'm committed, and you should be too. When I get back to Atlantis, I'm getting this done whether you're on my side or not.''
</tabber>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Exploring the Tomb of Eteokles
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|After Kassandra found the symbol in [[Eteokles]]' [[Tomb of Eteokles|tomb]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Greece'' – [[Eteokles's Symbol]]</ref> Layla reported her findings to her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', I've... or, Kassandra's found the next location.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Great work. Where to?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Tomb of Eteokles. I think I've found a way in.''
The ''Altaïr II'' fetched Layla and brought her to Eteokles' tomb in Attika. Layla managed to enter the tomb.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to the ''Altaïr II''. It wasn't easy, but I'm in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still don't understand. An Al, or some other kind of consciousness, is in the Staff, which is used to open the Great Seal to Atlantis?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Partly right. The symbols in these tombs are somehow tied to the symbols on the Seal.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll let you know once I find one.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Guess I'm taking your word for it. Be careful in there.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', found my way in. I think I'm getting good at this.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''There might be a second career in this, if ''assassin'' isn't your thing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still think this is a bad idea, Layla. We don't know the source of radio interference, ''and'' there are temporal discrepancies in the Animus memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Noted, doctor. Layla out.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you. Layla, there's something that you need to know—the interference in the comms is coming from an outside source. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was listening in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It must be related to the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's just it. I recognize the interference pattern. It isn't Isu. It almost reminds me of an Erudito hacking algorithm.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'd recognize a hack if I saw one. Besides, once I find the third symbol, it won't matter. If only I knew which order they go in.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Hmm. You could try randomly guessing. There's not ''that'' many combinations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no guarantee I get two chances opening the Seal. After this, we're going back to Atlantis, and I'll figure something out.''
</tabber>
Layla descended the stairs into the tomb, passing by a large spike trap.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Strange. I thought floor spikes were a Persian thing.''
She reached the main burial chamber, which contained the remains of Eteokles.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Here lies the King of Thebes. I still can't believe I'm seeing it with my own eyes.''
She continued through the halls.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''So well preserved. It looks like the organic matter—the paint, the wood... None of it has aged a day.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The chemical composition of the air might act as a natural form of preservation.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''There are tombs all over the world where corpses still have hair and nails intact, even millennia after burial.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let's talk about corpses ''after'' I'm out of here.''
Layla continued and rounded a corner to find a well-preserved statue.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Incredible. These statues are in perfect condition.''
She walked up to inspect it closer.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Those who paid homage here did so with their lives.''
She turned and entered the large chamber.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first symbol is near.''
Layla inspected the nearby escape route Kassandra used, which had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Can't go this way.''
She returned to the chamber and found the symbol right in the middle of the sarcophagus.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first of three. You've done well, Heir.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It almost looks like a constellation.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, all of our readings are being jammed.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you OK?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm fine. I'm fine. But there's still two more to uncover. I'm going back to the Animus.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There've been too many bugs. Layla, we need to stop and figure out what's happening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We'll stop once I've opened the Seal. Layla out.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The second symbol is close. You have done well to get this far, despite the Interloper.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Do you mean... Vic, or someone else?''
Layla inspected the nearby escape route Kassandra used, which had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Can't go this way.''
She returned to the chamber and found the symbol right in the middle of the sarcophagus.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol. Another part of a constellation. Maybe they fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can hear us.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Who?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we hear you, but you're breaking up. Did you found the second symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I did. And Kassandra knows where the third is, I'm sure of it. I'm going to dive back in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''As your doctor and as your friend, I insist that we stop this. We're not able to guarantee you're safe in there. The Staff—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff makes me immortal, Vic. I'll be fine.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, please.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''We are approaching the final symbol. If the Keeper doesn't know the order of the symbols, her brother will.''
Layla inspected the nearby escape route Kassandra used, which had collapsed.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hmm. Can't go this way.''
She returned to the chamber and found the symbol right in the middle of the sarcophagus.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The final symbol. Another part of a constellation. They must fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me? OK, Layla, think this through. Outside the Tomb of Eteokles, Aletheia said Deimos would show me what the Keeper can't. Phidias had answers Theras didn't and was killed for it...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir is wise.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in please.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, that you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Did you find the symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Three for three. We need to head back to Atlantis. In the meantime, let's run the symbols I've found against known constellations. Consider the research a Plan B.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What's Plan A?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra knew where the symbols were, but not the order they go in. Aletheia thinks Deimos may hold that secret. We have his DNA...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What? Layla, are you crazy?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not crazy. I'm committed, and you should be too. When I get back to Atlantis, I'm getting this done whether you're on my side or not.''
</tabber>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Exploring the Tomb of Orion
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|After Kassandra found the symbol in [[Orion]]'s [[Tomb of Orion|tomb]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost tales of Greece'' – [[Orion's Symbol]]</ref> Layla reported her findings to her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in.''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' Altaïr II ''here.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The next stop is the Tomb of Orion. I'll show you how to get there when I get back.''
The ''Altaïr II'' brought Layla to Orion's tomb in Boeotia.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Layla to the ''Altaïr II''. It wasn't easy, but I'm in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still don't understand. An Al, or some other kind of consciousness, is in the Staff, which is used to open the Great Seal to Atlantis?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Partly right. The symbols in these tombs are somehow tied to the symbols on the Seal.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''How?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'll let you know once I find one.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Guess I'm taking your word for it. Be careful in there.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', found my way in. I think I'm getting good at this.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''There might be a second career in this, if ''assassin'' isn't your thing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I still think this is a bad idea, Layla. We don't know the source of radio interference, ''and'' there are temporal discrepancies in the Animus memories.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Noted, doctor. Layla out.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''We hear you. Layla, there's something that you need to know—the interference in the comms is coming from an outside source. If I didn't know any better, I'd say someone was listening in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It must be related to the Staff.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's just it. I recognize the interference pattern. It isn't [[Isu]]. It almost reminds me of an Erudito hacking algorithm.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'd recognize a hack if I saw one. Besides, once I find the third symbol, it won't matter. If only I knew which order they go in.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Hmm. You could try randomly guessing. There's not ''that'' many combinations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''There's no guarantee I get two chances opening the Seal. After this, we're going back to Atlantis, and I'll figure something out.''
</tabber>
Layla descended the steps to the left and took stock of the plant life flourishing in the tomb, as well as the water damage that facilitated it.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I hope the tomb hasn't flooded.''
She vaulted over a collapsed column.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This place is falling apart.''
To her left at the fork, she found the stele chamber along with bull iconography.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Bull murals... Because of the relationship between the [[Taurus|constellation]] and Orion?''
She turned back and took the opposite path, past a spike floor trap and back up the stairs, finding the corpse of a raider.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This raider was poisoned.''
Layla weaved her way past wine jars and tree roots into a flooded chamber.
<tabber>
|-|First tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first symbol is near.''
Layla found a hole in the ceiling.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A hole in the ceiling... But how do I get up there?''
Layla used the nearby grain rack to climb through the ceiling. She found the symbol on the wall behind her.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The first of three. You've done well, Heir.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It almost looks like a constellation.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, all of our readings are being jammed.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you OK?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm fine. I'm fine. But there's still two more to uncover. I'm going back to the Animus.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There've been too many bugs. Layla, we need to stop and figure out what's happening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We'll stop once I've opened the Seal. Layla out.''
|-|Second tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The second symbol is close. You have done well to get this far, despite the Interloper.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Do you mean... Vic, or someone else?''
Layla found a hole in the ceiling.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A hole in the ceiling... But how do I get up there?''
Layla used the nearby grain rack to climb through the ceiling. She found the symbol on the wall behind her.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol. Another part of a constellation. Maybe they fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper can hear us.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Interloper? Who?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we hear you, but you're breaking up. Did you found the second symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I did. And Kassandra knows where the third is, I'm sure of it. I'm going to dive back in.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''As your doctor and as your friend, I insist that we stop this. We're not able to guarantee you're safe in there. The Staff—''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The Staff makes me immortal, Vic. I'll be fine.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, please.''
|-|Third tomb visited=
*'''Aletheia:''' ''We are approaching the final symbol. If the Keeper doesn't know the order of the symbols, her brother will.''
Layla found a hole in the ceiling.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A hole in the ceiling... But how do I get up there?''
Layla used the nearby grain rack to climb through the ceiling. She found the symbol on the wall behind her.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The final symbol. Another part of a constellation. They must fit together. ''Altaïr II'', can you read me? OK, Layla, think this through. Outside the Tomb of Eteokles, Aletheia said Deimos would show me what the Keeper can't. Phidias had answers Theras didn't and was killed for it...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir is wise.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in please.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla, that you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Did you find the symbol?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Three for three. We need to head back to Atlantis. In the meantime, let's run the symbols I've found against known constellations. Consider the research a Plan B.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What's Plan A?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Kassandra knew where the symbols were, but not the order they go in. Aletheia thinks Deimos may hold that secret. We have his DNA...''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What? Layla, are you crazy?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not crazy. I'm committed, and you should be too. When I get back to Atlantis, I'm getting this done whether you're on my side or not.''
</tabber>
|}
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Opening the Throne Room
|-
|Layla returned to the ''Altaïr II'', and then to Atlantis. There, she relived the memories of Deimos, who had encountered Phidias before in his [[Phidias' Workshop, Olympia|workshop]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Lost Tales of Grece'' – [[Phidias' Murder]]</ref> As Phidias was looking through his scrolls. Deimos arrived and punched the back of Phidias' head, which bounced off a block of marble and began to bleed. Phidas attempted to crawl for his life, while Deimos picked a sculpting knife off the marble.
*'''Phidias:''' ''Are you... [[Brison]]?''
<tabber>
|-|I don't want to do this.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I don't want to do this. I don't want to do this.''
Layla's refusal to harm Phidias as Deimos did caused her to de-synchronize with his memories. The memory reset to the moment Deimos punched Phidias.
|-|🖝 I'm Deimos.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''The name is Deimos.''
*'''Phidias:''' ''No... I heard you're not real. You're not real.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''Oh, I'm real. Here, let me show you.''
|-|🖝 This is going to hurt.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''No talking until after we dance.''
|-|🖝 Tell me how you found these symbols.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''The symbols. Talk.''
*'''Brison:''' ''Itira, Korgath, Metin.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''What does that mean?''
*'''Brison:''' ''Itira, Korgath, Metin.''
*'''Deimos:''' ''All right. Let's do this the hard way.''
</tabber>
Deimos punched Phidias, throwing him onto a slab of marble.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla! Your heart rate's accelerated, and your body temp is almost ninety-eight degrees. What's happening?''
Deimos stabbed the knife into Phidias' left hand and took it out, causing Phidias to scream in pain.
*'''Phidias:''' ''Itira! Korgath! Metin! That's all I know. You have to believe me.''
Deimos held his hand to his forehead in frustration.
<tabber>
|-|Please stop this.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can't... I don't want to do this.''
Layla's refusal to harm Phidias as Deimos did caused her to de-synchronize with his memories. The memory reset to the moment Deimos stabbed Phidias.
|-|🖝 Time to break your other hand.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''Maybe you'll talk if I break your other hand?''
|-|🖝 Talk sense, and I'll spare you.=
*'''Deimos:''' ''I'm not here to hurt you, Phidias. We're friends. I just want to know where these symbols come from. You would tell your friend, wouldn't you?''
*'''Phidias:''' ''It... Itira. Ko...''
*'''Deimos:''' ''Korgath! Metin! Are you ''trying'' to anger your friend?''
</tabber>
Deimos continued to punch Phidias repeatedly before stopping. The sensation of each punch transferred directly to Layla's fists, and she felt indistinguishable from Deimos. Phidias' blood ran down the slab of marble.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No no no no no... Layla, get your shit together.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, you're not safe. We have to get you out of there.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''NO!''
Deimos climbed up the slab.
*'''Deimos:''' ''Don't be afraid. We all die. But first—''
Layla assumed Deimos' role.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''—tell me what I want to know!''
Layla-as-Deimos picked up Phidias and threw him across the room. The sculptor continued uttering the words.
*'''Phidias:''' ''Ithira! Korgath! Metin! Ithira! Korgath! Metin! Ithira! Korgath! Metin!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, we're remote-ending your session.''
The scene turned to outside of the workshop. Screams continued to be heard. In the modern day, Layla's Animus session was terminated.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Itira. Korgath. Metin. Itira. Korgath. Metin.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla, come in.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic! You had no right!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I ''had'' to pull you out. Diving into Deimos' mind almost killed you!''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Interloper. He is listening.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''He?!''
*'''Kiyoshi Takakura:''' ''Sigma! I'm opening fire.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Doc, fall back!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Kiyoshi's been hit!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in! ''Altaïr II''! Vic... Anyone? Can you hear me?''
The comms stayed silent. Layla approached the huge door.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Great Seal has waited long enough.''
*'''Layla Hassan;''' ''I'm... I can't. I've seen inside Deimos' mind. I can't contact the team. The Animus isn't safe.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The trials of the Heir are just beginning.''
Layla drew the Staff and stared at it.
<tabber>
|-|I'm ready for anything.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You're right. I can do this. I can do this.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Yours is a role of strength and resilience.''
|-|I can't be the Heir.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I don't want any of this. I'm no Heir. I thought I could do this, but I can't.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''You must.''
Layla composed herself.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''OK, Layla, snap out of it. You've come too far to give up now. All right, we do things your way for now, talking stick.''
</tabber>
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Now, the Heir must call the name of the first symbol.''
<tabber>
|-|Attoka.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I recognize the symbol from the tomb, but what was it Phidias said? Attoka? No, that's not it.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''See through the eyes of Deimos. Hear through the ears of Deimos.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Gwenera.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The symbol that looked like a constellation. There it is. But what is its name? Gwenera?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Through Deimos, the Heir has heard the names of the symbols in their order.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Itira.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This symbol was the first I found, and the first name said by Phidias was Itira.''
The symbol of three stars lit up.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir recalls. She heard the names of the symbols and their order. Now, call out the name of the second.''
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Korgath.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It was this symbol. And the second name said by Phidias was Korgath.''
The symbol of the tree lit up.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir doesn't just experience memories, but holds them inside her. And now, the final symbol.''
|-|Deadol.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What was it that Phidias said after Itira? Deadol?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''A name with great power, but not to open the Seal.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Horitorth.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The second symbol... Was it Horitorth?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''That will be a name the Heir will cry out in a distant future. But now is not its time.''
(returns to previous choices)
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Sukkurban.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''A name is coming to me. Sukk... Sukkerb...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir would be wise to never utter that name.''
(returns to previous choices)
|-|Metin.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I remember! Phidias somehow unlocked the order of the symbols, even if he didn't realize it. It was Itira, Korgath, Metin.''
The symbol of the crescent moon lit up. A stream of light appeared across the sealed gate.
|-|Toralia.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can hear Phidias... but the name escapes me. Toralia?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The time as Deimos may have overcome you, but the Heir must ''try''. Search your memories.''
(returns to previous choices)
</tabber>
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla! Can you hear us?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic! You're alive!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Sigma Force soldiers stormed the ship. Kiyoshi was shot, but I stopped the bleeding. He saved us.''
*'''Alannah:''' ''It isn't the Staff. Someone is intentionally remote-hacking our signal. I encrypted a new frequency for us just to be sure.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We need to go dark until we know it's safe.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Before we go... How are you?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It's good to hear your voices. Listen, I've unlocked the Great Seal. Atlantis... is open.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Please. Don't go in until we know we can keep a secure connection. I want this as much as you do, but we need to do it together.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm hearing you, doctor. Atlantis has waited this long—it can wait a little longer. Until then, while I'm down here, I'm safe. Call me when Kiyoshi is back on his feet.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''He'll be glad to hear your voice. Until then, ''Altaïr II'' is going dark.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Bye.''
|}

===''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]''===
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Starting the memories in Elysium
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|Layla approached the Throne Room's entrance before trying to contact her team.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Anybody there? Victoria?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla? Nice timing! I've been able to establish a secure connection with {{Wiki|polymorphic code}}—hacker free. It's good to have you back.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''How's Kiyoshi?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You know him—resilient as ever. He wouldn't want you worrying.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Sigma Team. I can't believe those bastards found the ''Altair II''.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Turns out our signal was being corrupted by ''the'' Juhani Otso Berg himself. Guess he was bored of playing [[Black Cross]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12|tracking down]] the Juno Cult. I should've known some desperate hacker from [[Erudito]] would flip on us. Their fingerprints are all over this.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No way! Otso heard everything? If he tells the rest of the Templar [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] what we're up to, we'll have every armed Abstergo goon on the planet after us.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''If Berg hasn't found you yet, we're still a step ahead.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Then as long as I've got you as backup, what are we waiting for? Let's see what this Great Seal is all about. Where's Victoria?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You'll see.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All right, then. Here we go.''
Layla opened the Great Seal and entered the Throne Room of Atlantis.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This place is ''huge''. Echo! These look like thrones for royalty. But who were the kings and queens?''
In the center, she encountered the hologram of Aletheia.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Hello, Layla, Heir of Memories. We've finally found each other.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I guess rebels always find a way. It's nice to meet you in the flesh, Aletheia. Or in the... hologram?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''It was only a matter of time until our realities crossed in one way or another.''
Victoria approached from behind, having entered Atlantis in search of Layla.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''It seems as though we're not alone.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria? What are you doing down here?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla! It was way too dangerous to let you do this alone. I wanted to keep an eye on things personally. Who's this?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''This is Aletheia, the voice from the Staff I was talking about. Of the ''Isu'', Victoria. Can you believe it?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I've had nothing but time to study the patterns of human speech, so I should sound less like a "talking stick."''
Victoria turned and whispered to Layla.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Are you sure we can trust her?''
<tabber>
|-|Aletheia's on our side.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Don't worry, she's a friend. She wants to help us with the Staff.''
|-|I'm not sure.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We have no choice but to trust her. She's the key to finding out more about the Staff.''
</tabber>
*'''Aletheia:''' ''It was always known to me that the Heir of Memories would embark alongside the Keeper, Kassandra. You weren't in the plans. Can I trust you?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Of course you can. I'm her doctor, and I need to be here to keep an eye on Layla's vitals.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''She'll keep out of the way.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''No matter. This journey is yours and Kassandra's. You'll need to build up the strength to withstand the Staff's corruption.''
Aletheia pointed at three pillars as a beam of light bounced from each one, leaving an emblem.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Woah.''
The lights stopped.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''As Kassandra finds power to fuel both her and the Staff, you too will feel that physical connection.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''So you want Layla to go in there? I don't think so. Who knows what exposure to even more First Civ tech will do?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Not me, Victoria. I'll go into the Animus and experience it as Kassandra... Right, Aletheia?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Your journey starts at the same place the Keeper's did. The Animus will show you her way through the [[Aletheia's simulations|simulations]].''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''If you're sure, Layla, we'll have to be extra careful. I'll be here to monitor you with... ''her''. Are you ready?''
<tabber>
|-|I'm ready to go.=
Layla took out her Animus headset.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''As ready as I'll ever be. Wish me'' bonne chance.
Layla entered the Animus.
|-|Leave – I need more time.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Give me a few more minutes. I want to look around.''
Layla looked around a bit more before returning to Victoria.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''The Animus is ready. Are you?''
(returns to previous choice.)
</tabber>
|}
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After the memories in Elysium
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|Before Layla could relive Kassandra's memory of her battle with [[Cerberos]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – [[The Rebellion's Uprising]]</ref> Victoria abruptly pulled her out of the Animus by removing the headset from Layla's head.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria! What—''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' No time for that! Abstergo's found us!
Alethia's hologram flickered out as Victoria pointed to the entrance, and Layla pivoted to see three Sigma Team members run in. Layla brandished the Staff as Kassandra did, using Kassandra's battle experience to wield it as a weapon against Abstergo's strike team. She killed two of them and knocked the third to the ground. She spat and stalked after him as he attempted to crawl away, raising the Staff to finish him off.
*'''Abstergo Guard:''' ''Don't!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Layla!''
Layla paused to consider her options, then lifted the guard to his feet.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Tell your boss I'm ready. Otso Berg can come get me himself—if he's not a coward.''
The guard fled, and Victoria stepped forward to reprimand Layla.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''What the hell is ''wrong'' with you?!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''What else could I do? They were out to kill us—even Aletheia ran for the hills.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''There was no reason to massacre them.''
Alannah chimed in over the comms.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Everything OK down there? Sounded like a war zone.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''We're fine, Alannah, but don't expect much action anytime soon. Seems like this specific memory in the Animus is down for the count.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let me guess, that happened when you ripped me out. Great, that's the ''last'' thing we need.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I had no choice. Complaining won't repair the computer. The memory files are overwriting each other, and I'll need time to sort them out.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You know what? I need some time alone. May as well head back to Greece until Aletheia returns, anyway.''
Layla walked out with the Staff, leaving Victoria to ponder the changes happening to her patient and friend.
|}

===''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''===
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Starting the memories in Hades
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|After giving Victoria some time to sort out Kassandra's memories, Layla was ready to re-enter the simulation from when Kassandra was cast out of Elysium.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''That wasn't so long of a wait, was it? I've patched the memories, and we're good to go back in the simulation.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''With Abstergo on our tails, we have to move fast. You can't blame me for being eager to get going.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I won't blame you if you don't blame me for what happened earlier. It's just… Atlantis isn't our little secret anymore. Let's try to move on, shall we?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria, you have to trust me in there. I know what I'm doing.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''We're ''friends'', Layla, but more importantly, I'm your doctor. I can't ignore what's happening to your body when you're in there. Something is really off.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm'' fine''. I don't know how much more doctor talk I can take.''
Aletheia's holographic projection reappeared, startling Victoria.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''I'll never get used to that. She comes out of nowhere.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Glad you're back. Bet even ''you'' didn't see that Abstergo ambush coming, Aletheia.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Not exactly. But as long as they're gone and you're ready, your journey with the Staff continues.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''After that cliffhanger in the pit of Elysium, you bet I'm ready. I have to see what happens next.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''By interacting with the [[Keeper's Insight]]s in Elysium, Kassandra exchanged knowledge with the Staff. That means by extension of the Animus, so have you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I gotta tell you—I do feel stronger somehow.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Try to keep your head in there. Good luck, Layla.''
Layla returned to the Animus to experience Kassandra's fight with Cerberos.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – [[Guardian of the Gates]]</ref>
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|After the memories in Hades
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|While Layla was reliving Kassandra's memory as she defeated [[Hades]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades'' – [[Labors of the Keeper]]</ref> she was forcefully pulled out by Victoria once again, who removed the Animus from her head and the Staff from her hands.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria! What did you do?''
Victoria walked away. Alannah contacted Victoria on the comms.
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You guys OK down there?''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Cut the comms. This has gone way too far. I'm shutting this down.''
Layla followed Victoria to the middle of the room.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I can handle it!''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''You're not acting like yourself!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' You're ''acting like a child.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''Look at you! Can't you see what the Staff is doing? Plugging into Deimos' memories, letting you run rogue in the [[underworld]]... It's the Bleeding Effect! It's hurting you. You need to stop!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Give it back. Now.''
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''No. It's me or the Staff. You have to choose.''
Layla pondered her thoughts before moving forward to grab the Staff, causing a struggle between her and Victoria.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Let go!''
Layla was able to pull back the Staff to her hands.
*'''Dr. Victoria Bibeau:''' ''It's not worth it! This is for your own—''
An angry Layla struck Victoria with the Staff, sending her flying backwards into a block of stairs. Her body rolled to the ground and slumped into the water channels running through the dais.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Get up, Victoria...''
Victoria did not respond. Layla put dwn the Staff and squatted down to check on her, realizing that Victoria was dead.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Victoria? No... no...''
Aletheia appeared behind, having witnessed everything.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''There must be some mistake.''
Layla stood up with the Staff, facing Aletheia.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It... No, it was an accident! I swear... I didn't know what happened to me, I...''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir of Memories would never do this.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''"Do this"? Victoria was my friend. It wasn't me.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''This won't work. I need time.''
Aletheia turned around and walked away. Layla followed behind.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You think I did this on purpose. It was the Staff, Aletheia. I'm not a bad person. I don't kill.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The Heir of Memories in ''my'' vision had foresight. Your reaction was entirely human—and inhumane. I fear you'll learn nothing from what I've created for you.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I am the Heir of Memories! I can control the Staff! Listen to me, I know I can do it.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''That is not for you to decide. ''I'' decide your worthiness. Though it may be too late for that.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Fine. I'll go for a while. Just don't let anything happen to her, OK? And don't leave. Please. I'll be back.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'm not going anywhere.''
Layla walked towards Victoria's body.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Damn'' it. I'm sorry, Victoria. But I can't quit now.''
|}

===''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]''===
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|Starting the memories in Atlantis
|-
|Some time after Victoria's death, Layla returned to Aletheia.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Back so soon?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Aletheia. I know I wasn't gone long in the Animus, but I couldn't wait.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I've been thinking about whether or not I should let you continue. And I have my answer, but I'm afraid you won't like it.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Don't tell me I can't go into the third simulation.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'm sorry, Layla. I made a miscalculation, and I factored you in when it was a mistake to do so. I see that clearly now. It's time for you to leave Atlantis.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You can't do this. Not now! I've seen [[Elysium]], and the ''underworld''! You can't take that away.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''If I'd known this reality would go the direction it did, you wouldn't have seen ''any'' of it. You're too human. Your DNA has succumbed to the corrupting nature of the Staff.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Listen, I know the Bleeding Effect is real—and accessing Deimos' memory ''did'' effect me—but I've studied Isu artifacts. This is the last stage of my trials! When it's over, my DNA will be able to overcome the Staff's control.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Perhaps. But you won't see that through. My simulations are closed to you.''
<tabber>
|-|Listen to reason.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Hear me out. What happened before with Victoria was ''horrible''. But how can I learn to control my impulses if I don't know more about the Staff?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''This is about more than your lesson—I wanted creation, but you brought destruction.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Only because I haven't learned everything yet. You wanted to teach me, and I still want to be taught. Give me another chance!''
|-|I'm sorry about what happened.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm really sorry, Aletheia. For ''everything'' up until now. You had such high hopes for me.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I did, yes. But that was my own fault. I should never have let you go down this path.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No, that's the thing. You were ''right''. You saw something in me—that I'd be the one to bring balance. And I still can if you let me.''
|-|No matter what, I'm going in.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I didn't want to play this card, but I will. I built this Animus. I know the tech. It doesn't matter or not you want me in the simulation.''
Layla turned around and prepared to walk off.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''You really think your rudimentary understanding of our technology would allow you to break in? As the Greeks would say, that's your hubris talking.''
Layla turned again and approached Aletheia once again.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''All I know is this. We can do this together, or I do this alone. Don't let us become enemies.''
</tabber>
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Even if I were to let you in, your doctor is dead.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''If I could take that back, I would. But I can't, and I have to keep going.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''From her calculations, your body wouldn't be able to withstand the simulations.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''My body is ''fine''. The Staff kept Kassandra alive for thousands of years! I've got a protection-guarantee.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Your mind is a different story altogether. You don't have the sense to see its degradation.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''When you break it down, this Staff ''heals'', Aletheia. I could come out of this smarter, more in control. Invincible.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''That's quite a leap in logic.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Just let me see for myself. Please.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Go.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Oh my god, thank you. You won't regret this. Here we go.''
Layla walked off to retrieve the Animus while Aletheia pondered her decision.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'll see you inside.''
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|Shortly after reliving Kassandra's memory of her first conversation with Poseidon in Atlantis, Aletheia spoke to Layla.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Hello, Layla.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Aletheia? What are you doing in here?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''You needed intervention. I couldn't stop you physically, but perhaps I ''can'' make you understand through technical means.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No, I've got this! Stay out of it.''
After Layla relived Kassandra's memory of [[Neokles (Isu)|Neokles]]' photosynthesis experiment,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Birds and the Bees]]</ref> Aletheia lectured her once more.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''The one who holds the Staff has no choice but to face both immediate and future consequences for lifetimes. That takes responsibility.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' '' hear you, Aletheia. You may think I'm crazy, but at least I'm accountable.''
After Layla relived Kassandra's memory of [[Lyra]]'s ordeal,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis'' – [[In Dreams]]</ref> Aletheia lectured her once more.
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Isu technology can and ''will'' change whoever isn't strong enough to command it. That explains your own aggression, Layla.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm still ''me''. I'm not as weak as you think I am.''
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!style="background:#337470; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|End of the trials
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|After relieving Kassandra's final memory in the ruined Atlantean throne room after sinking the city,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> Layla ended the session on Aletheia's warning and tore off her headset.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No! Where are you?''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Talking to yourself, Layla Hassan?''
Juhani Otso Berg appeared and approached Layla.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Clearly the Isu artifact has had quite the effect on you. You're going mad.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Mr. Berg. You finally showed up.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Most impressive. I knew if anyone could discover this place, it was you. But you left Abstergo before you could be assigned this mission.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Sigma 6 found it just fine after you tapped into our comm signal. We ''know'' it was you.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Correct. What you ''don't'' know is that I've been listening in for much longer. Ever since you found the book of Herodotos—from Templar research I'm sure you stole.''
(If "Why are you with the Templars?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Abstergo are murderers, and you're nothing but their killing machine.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''A righteous claim. And what of the Sigma Team I dispatched earlier to find you? You killed them.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Look. I saw your files on the Abstergo database. I know about [[Elina Berg|Elina]]. If you knew what the Staff could do for her...''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Don't say a ''word'' about her!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Then forget it! I was trying to compromise.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''No compromising. The artifact is coming with me.''
(If "Why did you hurt Deanna?" is chosen.)
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You had no right to do what you did to Deanna. You should have come after ''me.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''You were always next on the list. I'll check you off today.''
(Leave – "Enough of this.")
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You're a real ''ya homaar'' (ass), Otso. This is over.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Indeed. The world outside is coming to its inevitable end. Whose side you're on won't matter anymore. Come, hand over the Staff.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It does matter. I'll always be an Assassin. And if you want the Staff, you're going have to take it from me.''
Berg drew a sword while Layla drew the Staff. They began clashing, and he taunted her with Victoria's death.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''First Victoria, now me? Admit it—you can't handle the power of the artifact.''
Layla defeated Berg, who clutched his body in pain and dropped to his knees.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''You want to know my favorite thing about the Staff?''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Don't gloat.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''It's the immortality.''
Berg chuckled with labored breaths.
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''Petty to the end.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''The thing is, Mr. Berg, I don't care if you live or die. You just gotta get out of my way.''
Layla grabbed Berg's head from the back.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Face it. The Templars lost.''
Layla threw him forward from the head forcefully, rendering him prone one the ground. She then impaled Berg's spine with the bladed pommel of the Staff. Berg yelled in pain. Layla looked back at him with pity before returning to her work desk.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' Altaïr II'', come in. ''Altaïr II'', come in. Atlantis has been compromised.''
*'''Otso Berg:''' ''My... legs...''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Aletheia? Aletheia!''
Layla knocked the Staff over in a frustrated swing of her arms. She notice Berg passed out from his injuries and retrieved the Staff. Layla then walked towards Victoria's body propped against the stairs and knelt down.
<tabber>
|-|I've failed you, Victoria.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic. I failed you. I'm sorry I didn't listen.''
Layla became emotional.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I wasn't there when you needed me. Do you remember that night you made dinner? I'm sorry I said you can't cook. If I knew this is what would happen, I never would've... Please. Send me a sign.''
|-|Come back.=
Layla began to cry.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic. I can't do this without you. I try to hide it, but I'm scared. I have no idea what I'm doing here. I'm alone. I need you. Please... come back.''
Layla stood and turned away.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Send me a sign, at least. ''Any''thing.''
|-|We will be together again.=
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Vic. I'm so sorry. We will be together again... one day. Do you remember that night we got drunk and you wanted to dance, but I said no? Next time, I promise I'll say yes.''
Layla stood and turned away.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''And I promise I'll like your terrible cooking. There will be a next time... Right? Vic?''
</tabber>
Layla noticed Victoria's earpiece.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Your earpiece...''
Layla took off Victoria's earpiece and replaced her own. She then attempted to make contact.
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Can anyone hear me?''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Victoria! We've been trying to find a way to force a communication. First we lost everyone's vitals and then...''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Alannah, it's me.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Layla? How? This is Victoria's channel. Where is she? What's been happening down there? Did you finish the trials?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Yes, we have the Staff. I finished our trials, but—''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''That's incredible! An actual Isu artifact in Assassin control! This changes everything!''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''I'm not in control, Alannah, and nothing's changed. Otso Berg is the Interloper. He's in the Throne Room with me. I'll explain everything, but the Templars know what we're doing, and they're after us. I need you to get me out of here.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''With you... Are you safe?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''We fought. He passed out, but he's stable. Please don't make me check on him.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''You didn't... kill him?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''No. He's still alive.''
*'''Alannah Ryan:''' ''Sit tight, Layla. We're coming for you, but it might take time. What are you going to do?''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''Until you get here, I'm going back into the Animus. There are a lot of people to say goodbye to.''
Layla returned to the Animus while she awaited extraction.
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''==
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|The Animus simulation of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] being attacked by a [[wolf]] glitched and fell apart.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Prologue (Valhalla)|Prologue]]</ref>
*'''Layla:''' ''Ah! What the hell is that?''
*'''Operator:''' ''I'm seeing [[Odin|two]] different data streams, overlapped in the same DNA. Not sure [[Isu incarnation|why]].''
*'''Layla:''' ''Fix this, or pull me out.''
*'''Operator:''' ''I can parse the streams with a filter. Hold on... Okay, we're good.''
Layla weakly responded, still shocked from the simulation.
*'''Layla:''' ''Are we?''
*'''Operator:''' ''I don't know what happened, but I can work around it. You'll have to pick a stream to keep things stable. There's a third option, too. I can let the Animus modulate your identity based on signal strength. It's up to you.''
The Animus displayed a screen prompting Layla to pick between following a female Eivor, a male Eivor, or letting the Animus decide. Regardless what her choice was, the operator responded in the same manner.
*'''Operator:''' ''Alright, I'll lock it in and push ahead. To a time when these streams are more synchronized.''
Layla resumed the simulation with an adult Eivor captured on the shores of [[Heillboer]] after failing to kill [[Kjotve the Cruel]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref>
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!style="background:#1acdd6; -moz-border-radius:3.25px; border-radius:3.25px; color:White; font-size:110%" align="left"|The Message
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|Layla slowly woke up from her Animus session in a dark cabin after witnessing Eivor, [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], and other members of the [[Raven Clan]] depart [[Fornburg]], [[Norway]] for [[England]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> Sitting upright, she touched her head as a headache came, then grabbed a packet of [[Tobacco|cigarettes]] and lit one for herself. Only slightly more at ease, she warily peeked out the closed blinds covering a window and walked to the sink, grabbing a handful of painkillers from a pill container on the way. Placing her cigarette on the sink edge, she turned on the faucet and was about to drink from the tap when her eyes landed on the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus locked in a glass box across the room. Layla stared as it seemed to pulse, then tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and activated a device hidden behind there. Her cigarette butt fell into a dirty coffee cup, breaking her concentration. She grabbed her bluetooth earpiece from the table, opened the door, and exited the cabin.
*'''News Anchor:''' ''In a lecture at the [[University of Cambridge]], Dr. [[Siercke]] told a worried audience that scientists have few answers for them...''
*'''Dr. Siercke:''' ''Since the mass coronal ejection of 2012, the strength of the earth's magnetic field has increased by a factor of fifty thousand. This has resulted in huge disturbances in radio and satellite communications, dangerous bands of radiation around the poles, and as we can all see from our window, an aurora borealis that never burns away. Unfortunately, we are stumped as to why this is happening. And if we cannot find an answer soon, it may change the way we live, the way we communicate... even the way we evolve... forever.''
Layla looked to her equipment and to the troubled sky. As Shaun Hastings arrived in a van, she waved at him.
*'''News Anchor:''' ''Dr. Siercke went on to say—''
Layla turned off her earpiece and looked at him.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Bought you more electrolytes! Ooh! New and improved citrus flavor!''
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks, Shaun.''
Suddenly, a tremor shook the earth. Layla went to look at a skeleton in a small pit filled with an [[Battleaxe|axe]], a [[shield]], and other relics.
*'''Layla:''' ''How do we fix this? How are you the key to everything?''
Before leaving the grave, she talked again to the corpse.
*'''Layla:''' ''You're a long way from home, Eivor. Hm.''
Layla then went up the small hill and looked at the landscape and aurora borealis from its small viewpoint.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's beautiful, but it's not normal.''
Layla left and saw a series of [[runes]] carved into a nearby rock.
*'''Layla:''' ''Runes?''
She left the rock and sat on a bench near the campfire.
*'''Layla:''' ''I should do this more often. Relaxing.''
Layla saw the van Shaun had arrived in.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm not going anywhere. Not yet.''
Layla walked across the garden and looked at a gnome on a chair.
*'''Layla:''' ''Probably bought this in a coffee shop, somewhere in [[Concord]].''
A flaming object abruptly fell from the sky and crashed in the other side of the valley.
*'''Layla:''' ''Another satellite. Damn.''
Layla went down the road and spotted a mail box, opening it.
*'''Layla:''' ''Someone's got mail... An invitation to a fair in Concord. "Bring your best crop and you may win a prize." Tempting.''
She continued down the road until she reached a point where she decided to go back to the cabin.
*'''Layla:''' ''Layla. You can't run away from this.''
Layla found the camp outhouse on her way back.
*'''Layla:''' ''Oof... I'd rather walk into town than use this.''
Layla reached the cabin and saw some tools at the door.
*'''Layla:''' ''Some quality stuff here.''
Layla stepped onto the cabin's porch and saw a table with playing cards laid out.
*'''Layla:''' ''Would love to play a round, but I have bigger things in my mind.''
She entered the cabin and heard Shaun and Rebecca talking.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Did you get my [[tea]]?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh... Mint tea is not actually tea, Becs. It's an infusion... it's really just dirty minty water.''
He grabbed a mug and brought it to Rebecca, who sat in front of the computer.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't care what you call it, Shaun. Did you buy any?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Of course I did, love.''
Rebecca spotted Layla.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hey, sorry about pulling you out. The generator was sputtering.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's fine. I needed air.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How was the Animus data stream? Comfortable?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Felt pretty stable after a while.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Good. Just give me a sec, and you can jump back in.''
She went to talk to Shaun, now in front of a board full of paper notes.
*'''Layla:''' ''Another satellite came down. Did you see?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I did. One of Abstergo's''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, most of [[North America]] just lost its GPS service. So... It depends what you mean by good, really.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Right. Even when we win, we lose.''
Rebecca returned to the computer.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, we're all set. Whenever you're ready, you can jump back in.''
Layla talked to Shaun again as he checked his tablet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hello, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, what do you make of the grave out there?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, it overturns a few hundred years of scholarship about the first Europeans to set foot in North America. Apart from that, it's just a bunch of muddy bones, isn't it?''
He looked again to the board. Layla touched again the little device behind her ear, thinking.
*'''Layla:''' ''Can we talk about this thing in my neck for a second?''
Shaun turned around.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah. The mood stabilizer. Yes.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It's not harmful, is it? I mean, I feel good. But I want to make sure there's no... side effects.''
*'''Shaun Hastings:''' ''There shouldn't be. It's only blocking outside signals, a passive effect. So the staff doesn't, you know... mess with you.''
She turned to quickly look at the Staff.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, what happened last year, I—... I had no control over that. I... I tried to resist.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I understand. And your old team... maybe they don't, but we've seen that sort of thing before. Still, if you want to work with us and get to the bottom of why the world is about to end for the second time in eight years... then you wear that thing until we say otherwise. William's orders.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I know. It's not a problem.''
*'''Shaun :''' ''It's just a few more weeks, yeah? Just until we figure this out.''
*'''Layla:''' ''You're right. I know you're right.''
She went to read [[Layla Hassan's personal files#Physical notes|Shaun's notes]] on the board.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun has been busy...''
Layla approached the radio at the window.
*'''Layla:''' ''You mind if I put some music on?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Go for it.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Cool.''
Layla noticed the bag of groceries Shaun had brought earlier in the counter.
*'''Layla:''' ''You gonna put this in the fridge, Shaun?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Of course. In half a minute.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Remember, tomatoes go on the counter. Not the fridge.''
She went on to read the note on the fridge, left by the owners of the property.
*'''Layla:''' ''"Please enjoy the stay! Remember, all the garbage must be packed out. And please water the plants once a day." Yeah, I won't remember that.''
She spotted a plant in a pot on a shelf near the exit.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, don't forget to water the plants while I'm under, okay?''
Shaun replied tired and sarcastically.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I'll add it to the calendar. And tattoo it on my leg.''
On the other side of the cabin, she saw a painting hanging on the wall.
*'''Layla:''' ''That's quite nice. Soothing.''
Layla decided to check her laptop and her emails.
*'''Layla:''' ''Let's have a look.''
Then, she looked to the encaged Staff at her side and thought to herself.
*'''Layla:''' ''I went through hell to bring you here. It had better be worth it.''
Layla spoke to Rebecca again.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Feeling okay?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Better. But I'm worried that it could happen again, the two data streams.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I can't promise it won't. I barely understand it myself.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It felt like... two minds. Fighting over one brain. It hurt, like a shotgun to the head.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Right. There's something about this [[Vikings|Viking]]'s DNA sample that feels dense... noisy.''
Layla looked to the Staff.
*'''Layla:''' ''Could it be the staff? Interfering somehow?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How do you mean?''
*'''Layla:''' ''My headaches, my temper. They started the day I got that thing.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I hope you're not making excuses for, you know... your friend.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Jesus, no. I'm not.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry. Just... take it easy. And if you feel yourself slipping again, let us know.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm trying. I really am.''
Rebecca returned to her job. Layla then looked to the couch in a corner of the room.
*'''Layla:''' ''Be nice to sleep in a real bed when this is over.''
Eventually, Layla prepared to re-enter the Animus HR-8.5.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''All right, time to go. Norway to England takes about a week by [[longship]], so I'll scrub ahead.''
Layla took one last look at the Staff and could still hear its hum.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Layla? You okay?''
Layla nodded.
*'''Layla:''' ''Sorry. Can you play the message again?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We have the transcript if you're looking for something. I can go and—''
*'''Layla:''' ''No, I wanna hear it.''
Shaun and Rebecca looked to each other, concerned.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay...''
*'''Layla:''' ''I don't mean to be cryptic, it's just... That message led us here, to this place. To a [[Norse people|Norse]] grave in North America. So those bones out there are the only lead we have... our only chance at fixing this planet before it's too late.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here it is.''
Rebecca touched in a buttom on her touchpad.
*'''Unknown Male Voice:''' ''I lived, I died, and now I sleep. And in my sleep, I dream. And in my dreams, I see an end to the doom that will grip the earth once again. Find the Wolf-Kissed, find the [[Odin|Mad One]], find [[Basim ibn Ishaq|me]], and save us all from another death.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Unsettling, that is.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That pulse in the message. Are you sure it's just coordinates? Nothing else?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nothing I can find.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Okay. I'm ready.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Here we go.''
Layla laid back in the Animus and entered the simulation when Eivor and her clan arrived in England.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Swan-Road Home]]</ref> After some time in the simulation of Eivor's memories of England, Layla took a break from the Animus and consulted with Shaun.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, anything you want me searching for while I'm visiting 9th century England?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hang on. Are you asking... are you asking because I'm English?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Well, sure. I mean, you're a historian... an English historian. So I thought... yeah.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''And you'd be right.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Are you always this cagey?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Almost never. I've emailed you a list of things I'd like you to investigate. The mutual intelligibility of Old Norse and Old English is a big one.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Good question. Eivor seems to be doing fine, but I'll pay more attention.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oh, and [[Alfred the Great|King Aelfred]], the only English king to be called Great. Get a good look at his face, alright? I'd be nice to know if his statue in [[Winchester]] is entirely accurate.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'll lean in real close, just for you.''
Layla returned to the Animus to continue her investigation.
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|<tabber>
|-|1=
In the Animus, Layla approached a floating blue symbol as Eivor. As she touched it, Eivor's avatar was replaced with Layla's own image. The simulation stopped and a digital structure appeared in front of her, with a glowing packet at its end.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, are you seeing this?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, it's weird. An [[Animus Anomalies|anomaly]] of some kind. The rest of your simulation is frozen.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I can see a loose data package close by. I'll see if I can reach it.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Okay, but take it slow. We don't know what this thing is.''
Layla heard a recording of unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I'm closing in on the data packet.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
A small video clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|2=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I found another anomaly.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Is that what we're calling them?''
*'''Layla:''' ''And another data packet. Should I get it?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''If it's anything like the last one, absolutely.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Hey, are you two hearing the same voices I'm hearing?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Not sure what you mean. It's all quiet on our end.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Dammit. Well, I'm at the second packet. You ready?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'm ready.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Sending it now.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|3=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Your signal is flickering. Another anomaly?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yeah. Are you losing touch with me when I find these?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yeah, unfortunately. For a few minutes at a time.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Damn. Try to stay with me if you can. I need you to hear these.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hey, Becs! Layla's back! I see her here... blipping and bleeping on your monitor. Layla, hey. Becs is fiddling with the back end. Trying to get a fix on you.''
*'''Layla:''' ''No luck?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No luck. But she did show me how to decrypt your data packets. I just click a button when you've grabbed the data bits.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|4=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Anomaly four. Becs, you really have to hear this in here. Two voices, definitely Isu. One of them is Aletheia, I think.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''From the staff?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Yeah. But I don't think these are contemporary. They feel candid. Accidental.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'll keep trying.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Layla, it's Shaun. I'm sifting through the videos you've been finding. This is an absolute gold mine, I hope you realize.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Feels like it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''This is literally the clearest raw memory-stream footage we've ever seen from the Isu era. Only question is, who's feeding them to you?''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|5=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Here we go again.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hey, it's Shaun here. Hum... Becs is trying to cook up a trace of some kind. Hoping to find out where this raw data is coming from.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's not in Eivor's DNA is it?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Can't be. Feels too deliberate. Like someone wants you to see it.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, any progress?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nothing yet. Whoever put these here made a surgical incision into our server. They dumped this data and backed out before anyone noticed.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Oddly enough, that's how Rebecca describes our wedding night. Which I find rude...''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hasting, get off the mic.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got it. Be ready.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|6=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Layla. How are you holding up?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not bad, actually. These anomalies feel second nature now.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Any ghosting effects? Double-identity syndrome? Occipital shock signs?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Hey hey, you trying to freak me out? My God, just let me work.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''All right, closing in on another one.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry to freak you out earlier. It's just, the Animus can be dangerous. Prolonged exposure is hard on a brain.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I know. I just ... I wanna finish this.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Yes. Definitely. Jump out whenever you feel worn down.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|7=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Anomaly number seven, if I'm counting right.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You are. Just a few more to go. Ten in total.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Ten. Okay, I can do ten. Does the Animus give achievements for stuff like this?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Sorry? Does it what?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Forget it.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You're getting good at these, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm an engineer. These puzzles are child's play.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Still, it's physical and mental. That can't be easy.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's true. I never had to swim through any fluid dynamics equations to solve them.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|8=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun. These memory-stream fragments I'm finding ... are they adding up to anything?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Nothing coherent so far. Just random clips. Hard to say how they all fit together.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Damn.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''I think there's more here than meets the eye. Just keep going.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Almost there. Eight down, two to go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Good. And here comes another kaleidoscopic gemstone of gibberish.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not bad, Shaun. Working on your kennings?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''As a matter of fact, I am, yes. Thank you for noticing, data-wrangler.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|9=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Anomaly number nine. Feeling okay? Any adverse effects?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm a little tired, that's all. Why? You expecting something worse?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Expecting the unexpected. It's hard to fully trust these things.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I'll be careful.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Number nine in sight. And the voices are still with me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's strange. We're still not hearing anything.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Are you still sure they aren't coming from somewhere else? Like... from you?''
*'''Layla:''' ''God, no. How would that be possible?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Sorry, just asking.''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
Another small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
|-|10=
Layla encountered another floating blue symbol.
*'''Layla:''' ''Last anomaly. This is it.''
*'''Rebecca Crane:''' ''I'm keeping a close watch on you. Don't do something weird or sudden, okay?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I won't. And pull me out if you see anything strange. Anything at all.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Gotcha.''
Layla heard another fragment of the Isu unknown voices as she got close to the packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I'm almost at number ten. Anything happening on your end?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Nothing. I'm decrypting the last data packet now. Here we go.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hold on, hold on. The fragment's unpacking itself. Gigs of compressed data. I think... hold on... I think we're in for something bigger than we bargained for. Get ready...''
Layla touched the data packet.
*'''Layla:''' ''I got the data. Here it comes.''
The last piece of decrypted data completed the clip. The Assassins watched the Isu memory.
*'''Layla:''' ''Holy shit. What is that?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I have a few guesses, and all of them are wild. I'll upload this to the server.''
|-|Basim=
Basim encountered a floating blue symbol.
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, here we are. My anomalies. Let's see how these turned out.''
Basim touched the data packet.
*'''Basim:''' ''And here... the fragment of an ancient memory.''
A small clip from the Isu Era was inside the decrypted data.
</tabber>

Some time after solving the third Anomaly, Layla took a break from the Animus and went to speak to Rebecca.
*'''Layla:''' ''The voices in those Animus anomalies. One of them is Aletheia, but the [[Loki|other]], I just don't know.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How well do you know Aletheia?''
*'''Layla:''' ''She talked to me before, through the staff. Ran me through some tests, simulations. But I don't know if I passed or failed. I haven't heard anything from her for over a year.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And the anomalies, is she talking to you there?''
*'''Layla:''' ''No, these sound like... like overheard conversations. They don't seem to know I'm listening. Or they don't care.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hm. I uploaded the data you found to our server. I'll have a closer listen when I have time.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Good idea.''
Layla returned to the Animus and, after solving the fifth Anomaly, she went in search of Shaun.
*'''Layla:''' ''You have a second?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yeah. Sure. What's on your mind?''
*'''Layla:''' ''How long ago did this precursor race die out?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Near as we can tell, about seventy-five thousand years ago. Hard to pinpoint an exact date. I can't tell if it was a Tuesday.''
*'''Layla Hassan:''' ''That's a long time. So why won't they leave us the hell alone?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Good question. I think a blinding arrogance, coupled with a crippling fear of extinction, would drive a lot of people to desperate measures. They knew their human creations would survive the coming catastrophe. So a few of them devised ways to carry their imprint forward, hoping that, well, we might be able to resurrect them at some point in the future.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Would you resurrect one if you could?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well... we tried [[Resurrection Day|once before]]. Didn't work out.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Right...''
She talked to Shaun again.
*'''Shaun Hastings:''' ''It's very hard to wrap one's head around all this. You know? It never gets easier.''
Layla left and returned to Rebecca talk again.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's definitely Aletheia in those anomalies. I can't make out that other voice.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I had a listen. Feels like we're hearing conversations from the Isu era.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's unheard of.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You saw simulations of that era, didn't you?''
*'''Layla:''' ''I did, but it's hard to know what was real and what was invented. There was Isu tech mixed with Greek architecture. It felt crafted. For a purpose. Like Aletheia was testing me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I'd love to see the playbacks of those simulations. Can you get them?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not likely. I'd have to talk with my old team and... well, it was a hard time.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Right...''
After watching the completely extracted memory file composed by the clips, Layla exited the cabin and saw Shaun examinating Eivor's grave.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, what the hell did we see in that video? The Isu... blood transfusions... a cataclysm.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''All that and more. Another Isu attempt to live beyond death.''
*'''Layla:''' ''How would that work?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We know that one Isu was able to implant her husband's DNA into a human bloodline, causing him to be reborn every few generations. This footage appears to show something similar. Same technology, different application. That's all I can say for sure. It's not gonna help me sleep at night. I can tell you that!''
Another earthquake struck the earth.
*'''Layla:''' ''God, I could never get used to that.''
Then, she went to the campfire near them, encountering Rebecca.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, you watched the Anomaly video?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I did. That was... that was unreal. Unfiltered Isu memories, right from the source. Not like the hazy filtered footage we've seen from Sages in the past.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Right. But what source? Who sent these?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I wish I knew. It's not from Eivor, so... who the hell knows?''
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|After witnessing Eivor and Sigurd defeat Basim and suspend him in the [[Yggdrasil]] supercomputer beneath [[Hordaland]], Norway,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Brother's Keeper]]</ref> Layla requested an immediate extraction.
*'''Layla:''' ''Becs, I'm coming out.''
Layla slowly sat up on the Animus. Rebecca knelt by her, with Shaun standing close.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Steady, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Were you watching my feed? What the hell was all that?''
Shaun touched his chin in thought.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I think that was the solution to our problem.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Are you thinking what I'm thinking?''
Shaun nodded.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Desmond.''
Remembering Desmond's autopsy files from her time with Abstergo, Layla was bewildered how he was involved.
*'''Layla:''' ''Desmond? Wh-What about him...?''
Knowing there was much to say and little time to tell it, Shaun and Rebecca took Layla to the fire pit to sit and discuss their late friend.
*'''Shaun:''' ''He was just a bartender before he joined us. Not even a very good one! That's when he learned his real purpose. He was like a... I don't know, like a singularity. You know? A vanishing point. All of human history seemed to converge on him.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''In 2012, the sun threw off a mass coronal ejection so large, it should have wrecked all life on earth.''
Layla nodded.
*'''Layla:''' ''I remember. I worked at Abstergo then.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''It was Desmond who saved us. He knew how to stop it.''
Layla gave a sidelong glance and frowned, remembering Abstergo's spin on that event.
*'''Layla:''' ''Abstergo claimed credit for that. Something about their satellite network.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''That's bullshit. It was Desmond. He pulled the switch that saved the world.''
Shaun stood up and walked a few steps away, then put his hand to his chin in realization.
*'''Shaun:''' ''But that switch is still on. Still generating a magnetic field, one that's growing stronger every day.''
Layla closed her eyes in thought.
*'''Layla:''' ''The temple Eivor found... that's where the field originates.''
Shaun turned around.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Exactly. And it's been running for eight years, getting stronger and stronger. It will be dangerous now. Heat, radiation.''
Layla stood up.
*'''Layla:''' ''Doesn't matter. We have to fix it. Shut it down.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''No, no no, slow it down. It's still protecting us.''
*'''Layla:''' ''All of this is starting to make sense. Everything I've done, everything I have learned. It led me here to this moment.''
Rebecca and Shaun looked at each other, then Shaun addressed Layla.
*'''Shaun:''' ''You'll need the staff for this one. For protection. Otherwise, you won't make it past the first gate.''
Layla slowly nodded.
*'''Layla:''' ''Right, of course. Okay... I'm ready.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Okay. I'll pack the van.''
Shaun walked into the cabin as Rebecca finally stood up.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And I'll contact our ship. It can be in [[Boston Harbor]] by tomorrow night.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks, Becs.''
Rebecca walked past. Layla revisited the runes near the lookout.
*'''Layla:''' ''Eivor carved these runes. Didn't know I could read these, but... that's the Bleeding Effect, I guess.''
Layla returned to the cabin and talked to Rebecca at her computer station.
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks for keeping it steady in there.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''You surf this thing better than anyone I know.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's not true, is it?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Well, nearly. Be careful out there. And come back in once piece.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Thanks, Becs.''
Layla exited the cabin and met Shaun at the van.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm ready.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''It's a long way to {{Wiki|Nicknames of Boston|Beantown}}. Hop in.''
Hours later, Layla stood outside the underground door to the Yggdrasil chamber with the Staff of Hermes in its box at her feet.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, good. Your signal's already a little bit wobbly. Are you inside?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Not yet, but there's a hundred feet of ice above me.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''All right, we may lose touch when you push through, so remember what we talked about. Watch your meters carefullt, for radiation especially. And keep the staff close.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Got it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Standing by.''
Layla took the Staff from the box and held it for a moment, closing her eyes as she remembered the last time she had used it. Rising to stand facing the door, she planted the Staff at her feet and spoke the password to open the chamber.
*'''Layla:''' zrhwachày nàgkwat nsmæ br trrhwndi kwardæ, I sorhwlàs vras chnàkodi de, nsm huchràs réyzdéràæ chaz zàwomsi. ''(When the destruction and death threatens before us, and the solar flare is reaching, to the calculator of futures we run.)''
The stone door slowly rose, grinding against its long-forgotten tracks.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm in.''
Shaun's voice patched in, but was full of static the moment Layla crossed the door's threshold.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Good. And remember, do not shut the machine off, just slow it down. The field it generates must still protect the earth.''
*'''Layla:''' ''I hear you.''
The door slid back down, sealing Layla inside. Layla strapped the Staff to her back and stepped onto the elevator plate to ride it down.
*'''Layla:''' ''The elevator still works.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah! Seventy-five thousand years, what's another millennium or two.''
The elevator continued descending.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's getting hotter already.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Yes, by our reckoning, it's gonna go up by about sixteen degrees Celsius.''
*'''Layla:''' ''How does it draw so much power?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Tectonics is our best theory. The movement of the earth's crust, the churning lava beneath. Huge source of energy.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That's tech humans should have. Energy, not pieces of Eden.''
Shaun's voice came through, but filled with more static.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Well, when all this is over, we could get a start-up going. You know? Get a little workspace, buy a van. Just the three of us.''
The elevator reached the bottom, showing Layla the large room covered in water vapor clouds and bathed in Yggdrasil's red warning light.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shit, you're breaking up, Shaun.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Say—say that again, please. You're breaking up.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Forget it. I'll call you when I'm topside.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Why don't you try calling us when you're topside? We'll be right back.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Here we go...''
The elevator landed. Layla stepped off and through a doorway to see the entirety of Yggdrasil and its chamber. The earth tremored as she took in the sight.
*'''Layla:''' ''There you are. You're working overtime.''
She turned left to access the bridge that Eivor and Sigurd had used, only to find the span was long broken.
*'''Layla:''' ''Must have collapsed when the ice melted.''
She climbed onto a spar of rebar and jumped off, landing to slide down an angled bridge piece covered in rushing water.
*'''Layla:''' ''Whoa. Steady...''
Just before the ledge ended in a drop, Layla jumped onto a nearby platform.
*'''Layla:''' ''Huh!''
She turned to crouch and enter a smaller room.
*'''Layla:''' ''A pool of water... from all that melted ice.''
She jumped in and swam through a short hall to the other side, then climbed up on a platform and freeran to a higher floor. This also ended in a spar of rebar hanging in the air.
*'''Layla:''' ''Don't look down, don't look down.''
Layla jumped and climbed the column directly across from her, leaped to another piece of rebar, and then began climbing a wall followed by a third column. She eventually came to the steps leading to Yggdrasil's branches.
*'''Layla:''' ''Why would anyone want to end their life here? Unless they thought it was just beginning.''
She looked up and saw Basim, still preserved despite hanging from Yggdrasil for just over a millennium.
*'''Layla:''' ''Basim... after a thousand years, you're not looking so well.''
Layla stepped into the center. She took the Staff of Hermes from her back on hearing the machine activate and quicly scanned for movement in the shadows.
*'''Layla:''' ''It's just like the Animus. It's just like the Animus.'' (breathing)
A mechanical arm reached down behind and attached itself to her neck through a subcutinous epidural, then lifted her body into the air. Spasming as the device took hold, Layla dropped the Staff to the ground, then went limp as the simulation began. She found herself in [[Valhalla (afterlife)|Valhalla]]'s fields, but the land was filled with glitches.
*'''Layla:''' ''This is... this is Eivor's Valhalla. Or—or, a simulation of it. So what am I looking for? Will I know it when I see it?''
She crossed the doors into the great hall, but saw it in ruins, benches and tables overturned and haphazardly stacked or floating in midair to block her way to [[Asgard]]. More glitches filled the air.
*'''Layla:''' ''Something feels off...''
She turned around and saw that the empty battlefield was replaced by a wide expanse of nothing, in which three figures stood in the distance.
*'''Layla:''' ''What is this?''
*'''[[Urðr|Urdr]]:''' ''The past we spun...''
*'''[[Verðandi|Verdandi]]:''' ''The present's done...''
*'''[[Skuld]]:''' ''...the future comes on faster.''
Layla crossed the doorway again and walked to meet the digital representations of the [[Nornir]].
*'''Layla:''' ''Are you doing this? Are you pushing this machine to its limit?''
*'''Urdr:''' ''We will never end...''
*'''Verdandi:''' ''So here we wend...''
*'''Skuld:''' ''...in fealty to our master.''
One of the Norns began humming as Layla approached and saw that they were working at looms weaving blankets that changed pattern and size with every glitch.
*'''Layla:''' ''Who's your master? Is he here?''
The Nornir did not answer and continued working, even as Layla stood in their midst and looked around.
*'''Basim:''' (laugh)
A simulation of Basim materialized before Layla.
*'''Basim:''' ''They flatter me. I am only a guest in their world. A world spun of wishes and hopes.''
Basim bowed his head in greeting.
*'''Layla:''' ''Basim... you sent the message. You led us to Eivor's grave.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes. A hopeful message, was it not?''
*'''Layla:''' ''How? You've been trapped here for a millennium. Eivor put you here.''
Basim nodded.
*'''Basim:''' ''Indeed. But I'm not alone in this place. Not always. I have a friend who helps me. Together, we read the calculations. After we located Eivor's probable resting place, I contacted you.''
Layla crossed her arms, wary of Basim's explanations.
*'''Basim:''' ''Through the digital lattice that enwebs this earth like a spider's nest. In our day, all the world was connected like this. A super-organism of technology. The staff you carry, the temples you have visited... all of it speaks as one. May I show you something?''
Layla uncrossed her arms and motioned to the empty space around them.
*'''Layla:''' ''I imagine you can do anything you want in this place.''
Basim waved a hand and a simulation of the chamber's sphere appeared between them, looking much like the Eye.
*'''Basim:''' ''Not as much as you might think. I am tethered to my body in a most uncomfortable way.''
*'''Layla:''' ''But you can slow this machine down. You know how it works.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes. We'll do it together, for another catastrophe is near at hand. This node of time has an ugly way of correcting itself. Go ahead.''
Layla gave him a sidelong look.
*'''Layla:''' ''You're a hard man to trust. You must know that.''
Basim shrugged.
*'''Basim:''' ''You're not obliged to trust me. But this is all I can offer.''
Layla shook her head in frustration.
*'''Layla:''' ''God dammit.''
After a moment's hesitation, Layla put her hand on the sphere. It emitted a blinding flash of light, and when it faded, Basim was nowhere to be found, though his disembodied voice still echoed.
*'''Basim:''' ''Silence Urdr, Verdandi, Skuld. Be at ease. Your day of rest has come.''
The Nornir spread their arms wide and looked upwards, relieved to finally be released from their work.
*'''Urdr:''' ''At peace...''
*'''Verdandi:''' ''...at last...''
*'''Skuld:''' ''...we rest.''
With each of their last words, they disintegrated, leaving an irritated Layla alone in the expanse.
*'''Layla:''' ''Is that it? Is it done? Basim? Where are you?''
A bright tree of light suddenly sprouted and grew in the distance.
*'''Layla:''' ''What is that?''
She walked to the tree and saw that its branches resembled neural synapses. Its trunk, made up of the synapse tendrils all woven together instead of a solid core, was not rooted in the false ground, but narrowed to focus on a single point. As she drew closer, she saw the shape of a man made of light walking around the trunk.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Stop. Wipe everything. Run it again.''
The tree shrunk down to the focal point and regrew as Layla finally reached the glowing gardener and took a look at the strange pair.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Layla. Hello.''
Layla frowned in confusion.
*'''Layla:''' ''You know me?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Yes. Through the calculations I read, here in the Grey. Eight years ago, the odds of your arrival were fifteen trillion, fifty-five million, three thousand, two hundred and seventy-six to one.''
Layla crossed her arms, unsure.
*'''The Reader:''' ''As the years passed by, those odds improved. And as of yesterday, near even. It's a pleasure to meet you at last.''
Layla uncrossed her arms and stepped forward, looking over The Reader's shoulder.
*'''Layla:''' ''Who are you? And what is this?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''I am the reader of the calculations. All these, possible futures for you and the world outside.''
Layla crossed her arms as she listened to The Reader.
*'''The Reader:''' ''I have spent much of my new life reading these, searching for a way to finish everything we started so long ago. It begins here. You slow down this machine and save the world, from which point all possible futures expand.''
Layla uncrossed her arms and gave The Reader a sidelong look.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Millions upon millions of possible roads.''
The Reader turned back to face the tree again.
*'''The Reader:''' ''But in every one, another catastrophe recurs. The node collapses, and the world is wiped out. The human race dwindles, and fades. I must keep looking. I must find the solution for you. I must leave you with something.''
The Reader stood at the tree's base and stared at its branches, then continued to walk around and look up as he followed branch paths with his "eyes". Layla stared at the tree's focal point.
*'''Layla:''' ''This node? This is right now, where I slow down this machine?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Yes. I start all my calculations from this point, the only thing I know for certain.''
*'''Layla:''' ''That seems limiting.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''How do you mean?''
*'''Layla:''' ''What if you went back further, to 2012, when Desmond saved the world?''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Desmond...''
*'''Layla:''' ''What if he didn't save the world? What if he walked away and let the world burn? Look at those timelines. Read them instead.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''I see. An interesting idea.''
The tree shrunk down a second time and regrew, bigger and thicker than before, with some of the trunk's gold tendrils interwoven with separate blue-green ones.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Fascinating. Billions upon billions of new timelines to explore.''
*'''Layla:''' ''Exactly. These are timelines that never came to pass. But they could have. If Desmond had let the world be destroyed, maybe the humans that survived would have learned something from the disaster. And maybe, in one of those timelines, they could have found a way to prevent it from happening ever again.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''That is brilliant. How did you come to that idea?''
*'''Layla:''' ''If you spend too much time narrowing down what is possible, you may never give another thought to the improbable.''
Layla walked to stand beside The Reader.
*'''The Reader:''' ''Thank you for your insights, Layla.''
*'''Layla:''' ''It's only the beginning. We have a lot of data to sift through.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Are you staying?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Until we find something useful, I will. I don't want this to happen ever again.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''You may not have much time, Layla. The machine is powered down, but the radiation... it will linger for decades. By my calculations, you have... seventy-three seconds before your exposure is lethal.''
Layla gave a knowing look.
*'''Layla:''' ''I'm not worried, I have the Staff of Eden. It heals and protects.''
The Reader responded sadly.
*'''The Reader:''' ''No... you do not.''
Layla frowned, confused.
*'''Layla:''' ''What? How?''
She sighed and hung her head, suddenly realizing what Basim's disappearance meant.
*'''Layla:''' ''Of course...''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Of course?''
*'''Layla:''' ''Fuck... All right. We'll find a solution together. However long it takes. And if that means I can never leave... so be it.''
Layla stepped closer to the tree and closed her eyes, remembering everyone she would be leaving behind. When she turned to address The Reader, her voice broke as tears formed in her eyes.
*'''Layla:''' ''I owe this to the people that I... I hurt. And the people I love.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''Yes. I know the feeling.''
A glow spread over Layla's body from her feet and rising to her head, turning her into a being of pure light like The Reader.
*'''Layla:''' ''Let's get going, huh? A few billion timelines might take a while.''
*'''The Reader:''' ''It will. But it will not feel like it. That is what I like about this place.''
The two stood and looked at the tree to start their new project.
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|Outside the simulation, Layla still hung from her Yggdrasil branch, while below, a severely aged Basim lay unresponsive on the ground atop the Staff of Hermes. With a sudden and pained gasp, he woke from a millennium of suspended animation. Giving an agonized cry at having to move atrophied muscles and from the chamber's lingering severe radiation, Basim grasped the Staff. He planted it on the ground and slowly hauled himself to his feet as the Staff's regenerative properties swirled, restoring him to his younger appearance as the ages literally fell away in flakes of dead skin. Basim haltingly spoke to the Staff with a voice not used in centuries.
*'''Basim:''' ''Are you with me?''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''I'm with you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''It worked perfectly, my dear.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''Is the Mad One here?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, my love. Only we remain.''
*'''Aletheia:''' ''And Layla?''
Basim looked to where Layla would continue to hang without the Staff to protect her from radiation or delayed aging.
*'''Basim:''' ''The Heir of Memories fulfilled her role perfectly. Now then. A new world awaits.''
Basim left the vault and eventually made his way back to the cabin where Shaun and Rebecca were waiting. Together, the three listened to Layla's final message transmitted from Yggdrasil.
*'''Layla:''' ''Shaun, Becs, I... I had a choice. And I chose to stay. You'll wonder where I am. You might wonder IF I am. I don't know how to answer that. But I'm not afraid. And I'm not alone.''
Shaun and Rebecca looked at each other in surprise, shocked that something of Desmond had survived a decade later.
*'''Layla:''' ''We have work to do. Work that may take us days or years. It's impossible to say. But we'll finish it. What I mean is... don't come looking for me. It's too dangerous and... too late. Take care of yourselves. Take care of the world we still have. And take care of—''
The message abruptly cut off in static. Basim spoke from where he sat on the couch, having changed from his old robes into a black wolf print t-shirt, a grey hoodie, and tan pants.
*'''Basim:''' ''You see, she's fine. In a manner of speaking.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''A manner of speaking? Jesus! We have to find her.''
Basim looked at the Animus.
*'''Basim:''' ''You heard her. She doesn't want to be rescued.''
Rebecca glared at him.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Bullshit.''
*'''Basim:''' ''In any case, there's nothing left to save. Not after this long.''
Basim stood up and walked to Layla's open laptop. Shaun gave a hard stare as he passed by.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Because of you! You left her there...''
Basim looked to the pair and put a hand to his chest.
*'''Basim:''' ''This...this is all a bit much, I know. I'm in the same situation.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''No, no. You're in a class all your own, man.''
Basim leaned over the laptop in thought, smirked, then opted to change the topic. He glanced at his new hosts.
*'''Basim:''' ''We're Assassins now, not Hidden Ones?''
Shaun walked to stand beside Rebecca and crossed his arms.
*'''Shaun:''' ''From the Arabic,'' Hashishyyin.
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah. And do we have a [[mentor]]? Is that still the practice?''
Rebecca replied bluntly, still angry.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We do.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Name?''
Shaun uncrossed his arms before carefully answering Basim.
*'''Shaun:''' ''William Miles.''
Basim carefully pronounced the name.
*'''Basim:''' ''William Miles.''
He turned to face the pair and stood upright.
*'''Basim:''' ''I'd like to meet William Miles. Would you bring him to me?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''We can call him. Encrypted line, you can talk to him right now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''No technology. Face to face. A meeting of minds. It's time to take the fight to these... these Templars, as you call them.''
Shaun looked at Rebecca, wary of trusting their guest, but she looked away refusing to answer. Basim looked at the Animus again.
*'''Basim:''' ''I won't go anywhere, my friends. Your Animus is in good hands.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''How much do you know?''
*'''Basim:''' ''My dear, we invented such things long, long before you did. I'll figure it out.''
He smirked. Their conversation over, Shaun clapped his hands and gave a resigned sigh.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Okay.''
Shaun and Rebecca left the cabin, Basim smiling behind them as they walked out. The moment he heard their van drive off, Basim took the opportunity to explore his new surroundings, starting by visiting Eivor's grave.
*'''Basim:''' ''It's a nice place to die, Eivor. Not everyone gets to choose. You bested me. I don't know how, but you did. Yet I'm the one left standing.''
Gloating, he spread his arms to indicate his new world, then knelt to the ground to share a secret with the skeleton.
*'''Basim:''' ''And now I can take from you anything I want... your memories, your skills, your secrets. They're all mine... And when I have them, I will put them to good use. To [[Fenrir|find]] [[Jörmungandr|my]] [[Hel|children]]. And bring my family back together.''
Basim stood back up, but had some final words before he left.
*'''Basim:''' ''A quiet place to find and end. I almost envy you.''
Basim walked over to the cliff lookout and admired the view.
*'''Basim:''' ''Beautiful...''
Basim saw the runes carved into the nearby rock face.
*'''Basim:''' ''A message for me? Hm. Not likely.''
Basim left and saw a [[squirrel]] near the camp outhouse. Remembering [[Ratatosk]]r, he greeted the animal.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hello, little fella.''
Basim saw the tools near the door.
*'''Basim:''' ''Tools or instruments of torture? Or both?''
He then visited the mailbox and read a letter.
*'''Basim:''' ''"You're cordially invited to John and Judy's wedding, taking place this November, villiage's chapel." That would be interesting.''
Basim crossed to the garden, where he spotted the gnome on a chair.
*'''Basim:''' ''Non-empathic art? That's rather dull.''
Basim left to the fire pit and sat down.
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, the wonderful smell of wood smoke. I'm glad some things never change.''
Basim stood up and returned to the cabin, where he made for the fridge and read the note there.
*'''Basim:''' ''"Please enjoy the stay! Remember, all garbage must be packed out. And please water the plants once a day." At least they did something right.''
Basim read Shaun's note on the Hidden Ones.
*'''Basim:''' ''Well done, young man. You were on to something.''
He walked to the cabin door and looked at the picture on the wall.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hm. Magical.''
He inspected Layla's laptop on the nearby desk.
*'''Basim:''' ''Is it wishful thinking to believe this device has a thought interface? Do I really have to use my hands and voice?''
His tour of the cabin done, Basim walked back to the Animus and talked to the Staff of Hermes.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hold tight, love. A new world has opened to us. Once I get my bearings, there is nothing we cannot achieve.''
Basim sat on the Animus.
*'''Basim:''' ''The Bleeding Effect shouldn't take long to kick in. A few days at most. So here we go...''
Basim laid back to continue reliving Eivor's life. Upon completing the last of Eivor's memories, he exited the machine and went outside to sit at the fire pit. After a moment of quiet contemplation, he looked to the bench on his left and through the Bleeding Effect saw a ghost of a hooded Eivor in Odin's robes, sitting and staring into the fire. She raised her head to look at him and he nodded his head with a slight smile on his face. Eivor returned the smile, and when Basim looked away, her ghost vanished.
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|Basim returned to the cabin and re-entered the Animus to experience Eivor's final memories. A hologram of him created by the Animus watched Eivor from afar as she wrestled with her decision to leave [[Ravensthorpe]] and start a journey of self-discovery about her past as Odin.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Last Goodbyes]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Fascinating. Eivor grapples with Odin's memories in a way unfamiliar to me. My own struggle with Loki was intense but brief, ending with a...[[In Pursuit of Truth|mutual understanding]] of who we were. Where will this new conflict take you, I wonder? This calls for a bit of Animus magic, I think.''
Basim brought up a holographic HUD of the Animus' controls.
*'''Basim:''' ''Searching for future memories, filtered by emotional intensity. Grief. Longing. Sadness. Here we are. A few images from the future. Let's see where Eivor leads us.''
Basim selected the first memory and watched Eivor make her way to the [[Ravensthorpe bureau]] to meet with Hytham one last time.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Last Chapter]]'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Hytham's bureau. Another memory fragment here.''
He saw an Animus Anomaly resembling a blue {{Wiki|dodecahedron}} hovering on a hill across from the bureau.
*'''Basim:''' ''The memory fragment is close, I feel it.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, which he used to manipulate the memory's timeframe.
*'''Basim:''' ''Let's move this timeline forward...''
After watching the conversation between his former apprentice and Eivor, Basim skipped ahead to a memory Eivor had at [[The Old Minster]] in [[Wessex]], where she met King [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aelfred Rex]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, the Old Minster cathedral. Eivor's memory fragment is nearby.''
He saw another Anomaly hovering on a rooftop above the church courtyard.
*'''Basim:''' ''The memory fragment should be close.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, which he used to manipulate the memory's timeframe forward.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hm. Right place, wrong time...''
He watched the conversation between Alfred and Eivor, frowning in suspicion when he heard Alfred mention he had founded a new militant Christian order that Basim knew would later become the Templars. After this, he skipped ahead to a memory Eivor had at [[Norwich]]'s [[longhouse]] in [[East Anglia]], where she met the newly-baptized [[Guthrum]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, Aethelstan]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''This [[ship]] matches the memory fragment. I'm close...''
He saw another Anomaly hovering on the longhouse's roof.
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, memory is quite near.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, which he used to manipulate the memory's timeframe by fast-forwarding until the ship was replaced by an empty stage and a raised cross.
*'''Basim:''' ''Here we go...''
He watched the conversation between the two Vikings. After this, he skipped ahead to a memory Eivor had back at the [[Alrekstad]] estate in Hordaland, Norway, where she met King [[Harald Fairhair]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, King Fair-Hair]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''King Harald's longhouse. I should find another memory fragment here.''
He saw another Anomaly hovering at the main doors to the hall itself.
*'''Basim:''' ''I'm getting closer.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, then stepped through the doors and saw the tables full with food in preparation for a feast.
*'''Basim:''' ''Spinning forward, just a bit.''
He manipulated the memory's timeframe until Eivor arrived to talk to Harald and her brother Sigurd. He put his hands on his hips and smiled in amusement when he saw the three warriors agree to talk about their true pasts with each other. After this, he skipped ahead to Eivor's closing memory in Ravensthorpe. He saw the last Anomaly hovering over the [[Barracks, Ravensthorpe|Barracks]] near the docks Eivor had landed at long ago.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Last Chapter'' – [[Fare Thee Well, My Ravens]]</ref>
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, here it is.''
He approached the floating shape as Eivor and touched it, replacing Eivor's avatar with his hologram, but this time found himself at the right moment and saw Eivor preparing for her departure to [[Vinland]] by loading a [[boat]] with supplies at night. Valka walked towards her.
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, here we are. A final future memory...''
The moment Eivor pushed off from the docks heading for transport in London, Basim teleported his hologram from the rooftop to behind Valka on the dock to better see Eivor leave. Through the Bleeding Effect, he saw a ghost of Odin sitting in the boat while Eivor {{Wiki|Stern sculling|sculled}}. A holographic projection of William Miles suddenly entered the simulation and stood behind Basim.
*'''William:''' ''Basim, is it?''
*'''Basim:''' ''William Miles?''
Basim turned to face his guest.
*'''Basim:''' ''I asked to meet you in person.''
*'''William:''' ''Face to face, you said. So here I am... in spirit, so to speak.''
*'''Basim:''' ''So close, yet so far. A clever trick.''
William pointed at Basim then began pacing.
*'''William:''' ''Quite a trick of your own you pulled off. Resurrection. Hibernation. Many years in the making, I suppose.''
Basim waved his hand.
*'''Basim:''' ''There were some improvisations along the way.''
*'''William:''' ''You've spent so much time in a simulation these past thousand years. Why so eager to jump into another?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A simple curiosity. It has been so long since I saw my friend Eivor, I wished to know how this grand saga concluded.''
He turned back to the waters and stared in the direction Eivor had sailed off to.
*'''William:''' ''Now you know. So what next? Where will Basim go?''
*'''Basim:''' ''As far as I can, William.''
*'''William:''' ''I feared as much.''
Basim faced William again.
*'''Basim:''' ''Do not. I cherish the Creed that guides us. I always have.
William's eyes narrowed slightly, still cautious about the modern Brotherhood's new ostensible ally.
*'''Basim:''' ''But you people are infants compared to those I left behind. I need to get you up to speed. So... let's get started.''
He clenched his hand in a fist, eager to begin, and walked down the deck back to the shore. William pivoted around but stayed put.
*'''William:''' ''Wait. If we're to work together, there is something I want first...''
Basim stopped, put his hands on his hips and chuckled, then glanced behind.
*'''Basim:''' ''Hm. Name it.''
William walked up to him and the two began negotiating.
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|Basim ended his Animus session and woke in the cabin, which still was untouched since Shaun and Rebecca had left him. He walked over to the computer station, grabbed a syringe on the desk, and inserted the needle into his right arm to take a blood sample, grunting in pain as he did so. He removed the syringe and placed it into the central intake port of a stolen, Abstergo-brand device in a thick, briefcase-sized box wired up to the computer.
*'''Computer:''' ''Viable genetic material obtained.''
Basim briefly typed on the desktop keyboard.
*'''Computer:''' ''Genetic memory extraction has begun. Estimated sequencing time: 29 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes.''
Basim smiled, knowing what his blood sample would reveal to the Assassins.
*'''Basim:''' ''You are in for [[Assassin's Creed: Mirage|quite a ride]], Mister Miles.''
He left the computer parsing data, stepped outside to lean on the porch railing, and took a breath of fresh air. The Bleeding Effect then took hold again, making him see and hear ghosts of Eivor and Odin conversing with each other as they walked to the cliff's edge, the sun setting before them.
*'''Eivor:''' ''This is all so strange... And what of [[Ragnarök]]? The twilight of the gods? Are these stories true?''
Odin stopped to talk.
*'''Odin:''' ''In a sense. The great cataclysm happened much as your legends say. There were earthquakes and storms, wars and famine.''
The two continued to the railing at the cliff.
*'''Odin:''' ''My people died out. But yours thrived.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''But you said there were no gods, as we know them. So what natural force could cause such an upheaval?''
Odin looked around at the sky, trying to find the words.
*'''Odin:''' ''How to explain...''
His eye settled on the sun as it sank behind the hills.
*'''Odin:''' ''Does the term solar flare mean anything to you?''
Eivor shook her head.
*'''Eivor:''' ''I don't think so.''
At this, Odin realized the enormity of how much he would have to explain for Eivor to understand.
*'''Odin:''' ''Hm, this may take some time to describe.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''Not a problem. Time is all we have left, All-Father.''
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''==
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|William Miles spoke as Basim's memories were loaded into the Animus. The system projected a series of data nodes.
*'''William Miles:''' ''You asked me once about this memory. I lied. I told you it was lost.''
The Animus selected the furthest node and activated it, dissolving into a {{Wiki|mandala}} pattern, which faded to show a trade caravan travelling in the desert.
*'''William:''' ''I worried the wrong lesson would be learned. But this man lived many lives... and he has much to teach us.''
The scene switched to an overview of [[Baghdad]] and then to a closer view of Basim and [[Nehal]] freerunning on the city rooftops, passing by a pair of children playing in the water of a fountain.
*'''William:''' ''Of course, when he came to us, he was little more than a common [[thief]]. Scrambling to survive on the streets of Baghdad, dreaming of a better future...''
The Animus focused in on Basim while he walked through a bazaar and saw a trio of guards accosting a civilian.
*'''William:''' ''...not just for himself, but for all those he saw suffering in the margins.''
The Animus then zeroed in on a view of the [[Round City]], before projecting an image of executed civilians tied to posts.
*'''William:''' ''For while he lived in a [[Islamic Golden Age|Golden Age]]... at the heart, and the height, of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]... scratch its gilded surface... and you'd find a rot beneath.''
The image was replaced by one of assembled members from the Order of the Ancients, then faded to show a pile of corpses in a pool of blood.
*'''William:''' ''The Order of the Ancients fought to rise and spread their cruelty through the land.''
A projection of a group of Hidden Ones appeared, comprising of [[Rebekah]], [[Rayhan]], Basim, [[Roshan]], and [[Fuladh Al Haami]], then showed [[Alamut]] being constructed.
*'''William:''' ''The Hidden Ones, as we were known then... resisted...''
Basim's shadow was seen on a wall as he ran by a door.
*'''William:''' ''...striking at our enemy from the shadows. An eternal struggle.''
Basim scaled a building and stood on its domed roof. [[Enkidu]] flew by him and the pair looked at the Round City in the distance.
*'''William:''' ''Centuries ago, he was at its heart. Basim Ibn Is'haq. He honored the Creed. He challenged it. So must we.''
The simulation deconstructed itself, with the Animus closing the data stream and returned it to its node form.
*'''William:''' ''We have it in all of us to mistake the shadows we walk for the light we serve. The time may come... when we will be tested as he was.''
The data node transformed through the Animus into an atom.
*'''William:''' ''I fear that time is coming soon.''
A group of atoms appeared, then the Animus changed the perspective to show molecules in stasis which were part of a triple-helix DNA strand. The strand was one of many that merged into a blood vessel with red blood cells rapidly flowing through it until they collected to form a drop of blood that fell from a stormy sky onto a dreaming Basim's face. From here, the memories of Basim's early life as a thief began.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref>
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''==
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|An elite [[Assassin hacker]] plugged themselves into a virtual space and received a call request. Before accepting it, they selected a voice core through which they masked their voice in said space, testing its sound system.
*'''Hacker:''' ''Testing, testing, one two three.''
They confirmed their selection.
*'''Hacker:''' ''That'll do.''
The hacker joined the call and was greeted by Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Ah, hello there. Thanks for taking our call. I'm Shaun and this is Rebecca.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''We're your Brotherhood contacts for this op.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''What's the job?''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Straight to the point, I like that. Becks?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Our intelligence indicates Abstergo is developing a new profiling technology that goes way beyond anything seen before.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Over the years, they've collected and archived the memories of countless individuals. Politicians, generals... even normal people like you and me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''I don't think I'd call you normal, Shaun.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Very funny, but the point is, imagine if your own memories could be analyzed to understand how you think. To learn about your values and beliefs. And to know what to show you or tell you, online or in person, to slowly replace those beliefs with a set of new ones. Templar beliefs.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''So where do I come in?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''The executive in charge of this initiative, [[Dominika Wilk]], needs someone with your skills to finish the project. But she doesn't know you're working for us, or that you're going to shut her operation down for good.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''But more on that later. For now, we'll piggyback on your connection, so we'll be there when you need us. You'll have to switch over from our network to Abstergo's, then you're off to your first meeting with your new boss.''
The hacker ended the call, switched to Abstergo's virtual network and hacked its password, after which an authentication pattern was generated as a preventive measure to access the external system.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Hm, what have we here?''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Our friend is one step ahead of us. That will sever their connection to our virtual space when they connect to Abstergo and Dominika, and let us listen in on their conversations safely.''
They filled in the pattern as instructed and their access to Abstergo's network was authenticated.
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|The hacker connected to Abstergo's virtual network and spawned in an ethereal environment made up of several forms of cubical geometry. They faced a virtual representation of a desk with three monitors, in front of which sat Dominika's virtual avatar in a wheeled chair with her back to the new employee. She turned her seat to meet them.
*'''Dominika Wilk:''' ''Ah, you must be the hacker.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''As ordered.''
She grabbed a tablet from off the table.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Good. I'm Dominika Wilk. You'll report to me.''
Dominika checked some information on the tablet.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Your skills are impressive, and so's your track record. Hacking governments, multinationals...''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Whatever you want, I can can get it.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''That's why I hired you. But this job is different.''
Dominika put her tablet down on the table and stood up, pointing to their surroundings.
*'''Dominika:''' ''This is the Abstergo Cloud. It's an archive of memories, stretching back through time. We use a technology called The Animus to visit these memories, seeing them through the eyes of those who lived them.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''What is this, time travel?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's a simulation. No action you take in the Animus can directly affect the present.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''So why do you need me?''
Dominika walked around the space, prompting the desk and chair to vanish.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The memories in the cloud hold the key to an important project I'm working on. So I want you to visit these memories, and bring back the information I need.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Where do I start?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's more of a 'who' than a 'where'.''
Dominika nodded at an hologram of Ezio Auditore which materialized in front of them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Ezio Auditore de Firenze. An Italian noble and a [[Master Assassin]].''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Sounds like quite a character.''
She paced before his hologram.
*'''Dominika:''' ''He was. Ezio was friends with Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli, and a sworn enemy of the [[House of Borgia|Borgias]]. He touched many lives at the end of the fifteenth century. And his [[Auditore Blades|blade]] ended more than a few.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Count me in.''
Dominika dispelled the apparition.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Not so fast. The Animus is unlike anything you've ever experienced before, so we need to get you acclimated to its use. Think of it as a test before we set you loose on the real deal. Now, let's see what you've got.''
Dominika's avatar disappeared when she removed her virtual headset. The hacker was left alone, being then loaded into a memory of Ezio Auditore to experience a training course.<ref name="AuditoreBlade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' – [[The Auditore Blade]]</ref>
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|The hacker began reliving a memory of Ezio Auditore, in which he infiltrated a palazzo in Venice to recover his [[Assassin Yataghan Sword|stolen sword]].<ref name="AuditoreBlade"/> They gained control over the Assassin once he climbed a window of the building and entered it.
*'''Animus Orientation Protocol:''' ''Welcome to the Animus Orientation Protocol. I will guide you through the basics of using the Animus. Your avatar is now active. You should be able to move around freely.''
They tested the control system.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Is everything alright? Try moving around to verify that all systems are live and good to go.''
The hacker moved around the room and then pressed onward. Eventually, Ezio reached the library of the palazzo, which contained three stationed guards.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''You must make your way through the library without being detected. If you're spotted, you'll desynchronize, and will restart from your last checkpoint in this memory.''
They successfully managed to sneak past the guards in the library, reaching a storage room where another mercenary guarded its exit.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''You can distract guards in a number of ways. For example, you can divert their attention by throwing objects to make noise.''
The hacker distracted the guard by throwing an object to lure him out of the way, allowing them to reach the next room.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''If you feel uncomfortable when using the Animus, remember that you can adjust your control settings at any time.''
Shortly after, they entered a dining room where an unsuspecting guard stood facing the entrance's opposite direction.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''You are now going to learn how to assassinate a target. Flick your wrist outward while holding the trigger button to draw your Hidden Blade.''
They unsheathed either one or both of Ezio's Hidden Blades.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Once the blade is drawn, you can use it to assassinate your unsuspecting target.''
The hacker successfully prompted Ezio to assassinate the guard.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Well done. You have mastered the art of assassination. Now proceed with your mission.''
To locate their next objective, the hacker used the [[Animus Pulse]].
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''The Animus Pulse ability detects key objects nearby and highlights them in gold.''
The hacker then located the two pieces of the key needed to open a secret passage in the room's fireplace, which gave access to a network of tunnels. While exploring them, they found a wooden wall on their way.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''To reach the next room, you will need to climb this wall. Try it now.''
The climb lead to a storeroom where Ezio found his stolen yataghan. Later, the hacker encountered another soldier which was alerted to his position, leading the simulation to temporarily freeze.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Now initiating the Animus Combat Protocol. Loading standard enemy profile. Block the incoming strikes by holding your weapon to intercept them.''
The hacker blocked three strikes from the enemy's [[halberd]].
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Excellent. Now block a sequence of strikes.''
The hacker successfully managed to block a full attack sequence.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Blocking enemy attacks can create opportunities for you to strike. Block the following attack sequence to continue.''
They blocked another sequence of attacks after which the guard temporarily slowed down.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Blocking a series of enemy attacks opens up windows to strike. Use these chances to slash an enemy.''
The hacker struck the mercenary with the yataghan.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Execution rated acceptable. Now perform the maneuver in real time.''
The simulation resumed and the hacker fought the enemy on even footing, blocking his attacks and stunning him after slashing them with the sword.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''A well-placed attack will stun an enemy. This will allow you to strike and cause increased damage. Performance rated acceptable. Now eliminate this enemy.''
The hacker defeated and killed the soldier.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''User training rated a success. Terminating Animus Combat Protocol.''
They then left the office through a door that gave to a balcony, observing the guards that patrolled the courtyard below and tagging them with a small arrow above their heads.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Looking at enemies will tag them, so you can track them when they're out of sight.''
The hacker sneaked their way through the courtyard without alerting the guards. Later, Ezio finally escaped the palazzo and the hacker was then ejected from the Animus.
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|The hacker spawned back at the virtual space within Abstergo Cloud and was greeted by Dominika, who leaned on her desk.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Not bad, for your first time in the Animus.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''I'm a quick study. Now how about we take the training wheels off?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Certainly, but first you need to know why you're here.''
Dominika clicked on her tablet lying on top of the desk, triggering a hologram of a strange golden device to appear.
*'''Dominika:''' ''We call it the [[Antikythera mechanism]]. It was found a hundred years ago, in a shipwreck off the coast of Greece.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''What is it?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's part of an ancient computer, older than recorded history. We think it was used for prognostication—predicting the future.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''So who built it?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''We believe it predates human civilization.''
Dominika stood up and walked around.
*'''Dominika.''' ''Though what's important is that within this device is code more advanced than any we've seen before. We reverse engineered it so it can interface with the Animus, but that's just the start.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''I'm listening.''
Her desk disappeared.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The Antikythera mechanism is one part of a much larger machine, broken apart in the distant past. With the code from those missing fragments, we can bring the old an the new together, and create a computer more powerful than we've ever seen before. I call the project the 'Nexus Eye', and now you're a part of it.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''I guess I am. Where are these fragments?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Hidden in the past, and that's where you come in. I need you to visit the memories within the Abstergo Cloud, find the missing fragments, and extract the code contained within them.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Are you asking me to search the whole Cloud?''
Dominika's desk materialized again for her to pick up her tablet.
*'''Dominika:''' ''No. We've identified a series of memories as linked to the missing fragments.''
By clicking on the tablet, Dominika commanded the hologram to vanish.
*'''Dominika:''' ''You'll place tracking beacons within them to triangulate your position within the memory clusters and direct us towards those most likely to contain what we're looking for.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Do I stay with Ezio?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''For now, but in time you'll visit other memories. We'll have to see where the search leads. I'll be watching your progress. Good luck.''
The hacker left the space and returned to their personal hub, now filled with Abstergo imagery, where they received a message from Rebecca.
{{IUNote
|Title=Open Secure Connection
|Text=We need to talk. Meet us in a secure environment. Disconnect from the Abstergo network and establish a connection to us. Then we'll send you the authentication code.
}}
They disconnected from Abstergo's network, reverting the hub to its default appearance, and connected to the Brotherhood's network. Another authentication pattern was generated and the hacker received another message.
{{IUNote
|Title=Authentication Code
|Text=Use this authentication code to connect: 92 92 10 34 57 69 10 21 40 02 23 45 67 29 10 22 77 94 20 18 68 20 39 67 19 20 50
}}
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Hm, looks like you need to align the nodes to match the pattern. Don't forget you're working in a three-dimensional space.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Thank you, Rebecca, but I think our friend knows how this works.''
They filled in the pattern as before and were cleared into the Assassins' network. The hacker loaded into another virtual environment, similar to the one linked to Abstergo Cloud but darker and lacking its genetic memory nodes. Rebecca sat behind a desk.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Ooh, she'll be watching. Scary.''
Shaun materialized and approached the desk, typing something onto a monitor turned to him.
*'''Shaun:''' ''I thought she'd never leave.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''You've heard what she had to say—now remind me what you want from me.''
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Just what we've hired you to do—use your skills to help us stop them.''
Rebecca rested her feet on the desk.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''Now before you dive into the past, let's have a quick brief. As Dominika said, you're going to be planting beacons in memories to try to zoom in on these fragments she's after.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''But thanks to you, we've got a little surprise for her.''
Shaun approached the hacker and held out his hand, from which a small glitching digital globe was summoned.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Now this particular bit of code that you whipped up is one of the neatest logic bombs I've ever seen. It's going to fit undetectably inside the beacons. Plant a beacon and you'll be planting a bomb, too.''
The piece of code disappeared.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And when all the logic bombs have been placed, we'll trigger them and they'll devour the memories you've visited. Abstergo will no longer have access to their content.''
A panel that pictured the Villa Auditore towering over Monteriggioni appeared.
*'''Shaun:''' ''Right. Time to go. Enjoy the... Italian countryside. Have some pasta and... please be careful.''
Shaun took off his headset and left the space. The hacker was left to explore the memories of the Cloud and began to relive the memory in which Ezio returned to Monteriggioni.<ref name="ReturnMonteriggioni">''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Return to Monteriggioni]]</ref>
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|The hacker witnessed Ezio walk along Monteriggioni's main road<ref name="ReturnMonteriggioni"/> at which point Dominika patched in the sound system.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Okay. I need you working at peak efficiency, so let's get you integrated into the memory data structure. I'll find a suitable point where you can attune your Animus scout function.''
They used the function, disconnecting from Ezio's avatar and teleporting to a higher position above from where they could see all of Monteriggioni.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Got it. There's one at the top of Villa Auditore. Make your way there now.''
The hacker exited the Animus scout and advanced further in the memory until Ezio approached the city's fountain when nearing the Villa.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Once you've synchronized, much of each memory's top-level detail will become visible. You'll see points of interests, [[Animus data fragment|Animus constructs]], significant data locators... information useful to seeking the fragments. It's not just sightseeing, though. Synching will help you better navigate the memory and locate what's important.''
They continued until Ezio scaled the villa and reached the viewpoint at its top, where a small eagle hologram hovered.
*'''Dominika:''' ''There. Synchronize where you see that Animus node inviting you to interact with it.''
The hacker grabbed the node and was pulled into the Animus scout view.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''This is the sync view. It displays important details about the memory you're exploring. You should always sync when searching memories for the first time.''
A digital wave emerged from the viewpoint and spread out through the memory's map, scanning it and identifying points of interest across it.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''When in sync view, you will often see secondary activities the Assassin performed in their time. You do not have to do them yourself, but they can improve the quality of your synchronization in the Animus. Every memory has them. Synching reveals them so you can pursue them, or not, as you wish.''
The hacker returned to Ezio's avatar as he was about to perform a Leap of Faith into the haystack below.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Hmm. You're synched, but something's still not optimized on the Animus side. I have an idea–let's defragment your presence in the memory. First, head over to the coordinates I'm sending you.''
The hacker headed over to the pointed coordinates in the memory, which corresponded to a Golden Construct.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Beginning calibration. Gold Constructs challenge your navigation skills. Grab the Construct to begin.''
They grabbed and held the data node, prompting the Animus to initiate a freerunning course across the city's rooftops.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Now, pass through the gates within the time limit to complete the challenge.''
The hacker made Ezio successfully pass through all the digital gates in time.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Calibration at fifty percent.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Good. That's improving the data fidelity. More coordinates incoming.''
The hacker followed the new coordinates to the town's church.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Platinum Constructs reward your climbing skills. Climb to the top of the church to collect the Construct.''
They scaled to the top of the building's bell and grabbed the construct.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Calibration at one hundred percent. Optional challenges activated. You can now seek out other Constructs in the environment to further test and develop your skills.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''And that's that! Calibration complete. Okay, now you're ready to do the real work.''
The hacker then descended from the church's rooftop and entered it, where they saw a Historical Construct by its altar.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''That Construct contains extra information about the time period the memory is from.''
By grabbing it, they unlocked a database entry on the Church's power in the Renaissance.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Database: Church, power and prestige]]</ref> The hacker continued following the memory until Ezio joined his sister Claudia at the Villa's workshop and she gave him the key to access his room in the attic.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Do not worry about losing key items. If you release them, they will re-holster automatically when they are needed.''
They released the key, which immediately stored itself on the avatar's inventory. After progressing further in the memory up to the point when Ezio pursued the escaping bandits who had tried to kill him into the Sanctuary, the hacker encountered a halberd-armed bandit, at which point the simulation temporarily froze.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Now initiating the Animus Advanced Combat Protocol. Loading professional soldier enemy profile. Begin with parrying. Strike the enemy's weapon with your own just before it hits you. Time it right and you will open them to a counter attack.''
The hacker struck the enemy's halberd as he attacked, parrying him and opening a counter-attack window.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''A successful parry opens up immediate attack opportunities. To continue, perform a parry strike.''
The hacker parried and struck at the enemy.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Well done. Correctly executed parries will enable you to create openings to strike during combat. This next exercise will require usage of the Combat Dash [[Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR)|ability]] which is now available to you. Perform a Combat Dash to knock enemies off balance. This will create more attack opportunities.''
They used the ability to break their opponent's guard and slash him.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''The Combat Dash ability needs to recharge before it can be used again. The Animus indicates this charging period below enemies when they are targeted. You can lunge forward with your hidden blade by drawing it and thrusting your arm towards an enemy.''
The hacker performed a lunge attack on the weakened enemy, killing him.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''User training successful. Exiting Animus Advanced Combat Protocol.''
With the simulation resumed, the hacker defeated the remaining bandits in combat. After Ezio unlocked the secret passage behind Altaïr's statue, the simulation stopped once again, and Shaun and Rebecca contacted the hacker.
*'''Rebecca:''' ''And now you get to plant a beacon–and a logic bomb with it.''
*'''Shaun:''' ''Just grab the data node and you're all set.''
They grabbed the beacon and activated it, prompting it to spread its code across the memory. The hacker then continued to follow Ezio as he entered the tunnels beneath Monteriggioni through the passage to pursue the fleeing bandits.<ref name="MonteriggioniTunnels">''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Monteriggioni Tunnels]]</ref>
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|The hacker followed Ezio in his journey across the tunnels until he reached an unsuspecting mercenary that looted the vacant cells beneath his position.<ref name="MonteriggioniTunnels"/> The simulation stopped for a moment.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Use that guard below as an opportunity to review air assassinations. You will first need to have a weapon ready. Draw your sword or Hidden Blade. Either will do.''
They deployed one of the Assassin's weapons.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''When you strike, you will need to be certain to hit your target, so keep a steady hand. Now focus on your target, and jump when you feel ready.''
The hacker focused on the mercenary and the Animus highlighted the enemy, allowing them to air-assassinate him. Further in the memory, after Ezio pursued the thief [[Seraphina]] up to a locked door guarded by the bandits' commander, the simulation froze again.
*'''A.O.P.:''' ''Some enemies are tougher than others. It is time for you to encounter one. Before you initiate combat, we need to review one more technique. Some enemies have special attacks that can not be blocked. These must be dodged instead. Do so either by using the input on your controller or by moving physically out of the way.''
The hacker used this maneuver to evade the commander's attacks and successfully defeat him and his lackeys. Eventually, Ezio left the tunnels to find a ravaged Monteriggioni and a somber Claudia at the surface. When the two siblings finished talking to each other, the simulation stopped and another beacon was summoned, which the hacker grabbed and activated, prompting it to spread its code across the memory. They were then ejected from the Animus and redirected to Dominika's virtual space on the Cloud.
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|The hacker found Dominika working at her virtual desk with her back to them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Welcome back.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Monteriggioni was a bust.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''I wouldn't say that. You placed two beacons, and that helps narrow down our search. The fragments will come–just give it time.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''All this just to build a computer?''
She turned her chair to face them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's so much more than that. Within these fragments is source code that, when combined with the Animus, can build a behavioral profile of a person from their lifetime of memories.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''We have algorithms today that do the same thing.''
*'''Dominika:''' ''No, not like this.''
Dominika rose from her seat and approached the hacker. The desk vanished as she talked.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The Nexus Eye will be a window into the future–using data from the Abstergo Cloud, it will map out with near certainty how an individual or a group will act. We will take people's memories and use them...''
*'''Hacker:''' ''For what?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''...For the betterment of us all. Let's leave it at that.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Why do you need me? Doesn't Abstergo have people for this?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''Abstergo is too big to move quickly. We must seize the opportunity the Nexus Eye presents now, not in ten years' time.''
Dominika returned to where her desk had been and it rematerialized for her to lean on.
*'''Dominika:''' ''And if my employers can't see that, then I'll just have to show them. And that means taking the initiative.''
Dominika picked up her tablet from the desk.
*'''Dominika:''' ''We have a fix on your next memory.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''Italy again?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''About eight hundred miles and two thousand years away.''
A hologram of a hooded Kassandra wielding the [[Sword of Damokles]] materialized in front of them.
*'''Dominika:''' ''The Greek mercenary, Kassandra. She fought on both sides in the Peloponnesian War between [[Athens]] and Sparta. You'll be joining her two decades later, when the war's about to end in Sparta's favor.''
*'''Hacker:''' ''She's still a warrior?''
*'''Dominika:''' ''It's said she [[A Family's Legacy|found]] the secret to immortality, but that may be just part of her legend. Time has a strange way of bending the truth.''
Dominika looked aside, pensive.
*'''Dominika:''' ''Now, get to work.''
She then took off her virtual headset, prompting the hologram and the desk to vanish, and leaving the hacker to relive one of Kassandra's memories of her time revisiting [[Delos]] to kill two Athenian commanders.<ref name="HuntingBow">''Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR'' – [[Hunting the Bow]]</ref>
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==''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''==
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|Upon logging into the Animus EGO, the [[Animus EGO user|user]] found themselves on a digitally-recreated beach at sunset.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref>
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Welcome. A beautiful place, isn't it? A fresh sea breeze, the warm sun. This beach belongs just to you. It doesn't exist out in the world. Everything you see here is from the past. Your past.''
A flock of seagulls flew by as the user approached the shoreline. The scene shifted to midday then disappeared, while the sand at the user's feed turned purple and swirled away to create the core of a DNA helix.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''One of your ancestors visited this place long ago, forever writing their memory into the fabric of your DNA. Animus EGO unlocks these genetic memories for you. To sense...''
The user approached the helix and it expanded to envelop them, showing them a harsh desert near [[Petra (city)|Petra]], then shifted to show an English countryside church.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''wander...and''
The scene shifted again to show a woman in a robe jumping off a cliff into the Mediterranean waters far below.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Connect.''
The woman glitched, appearing as a Levantine and an Italian Assassin at times as she dove down. The user passed her and entered the water.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Like grains of sand which began as rocks, you have been shaped by these past lives, honed into who you are today.''
The user faced a small screen depicting part of their life. The background glitched even more, the screen turning into a black, empty rectangle and digital geographies blended together, with conifer trees standing upright in an empty space alternating between a flooded plain and grey rocks.
*'''Hacker:''' ''You're being lied to.''
The scene reverted to before. The screen showing the user's life retreated into the background to join other users' "windows" that arranged into a loose grid .
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Your journey to mindfulness begins through these ancestral memories, for a total perspective on what makes you, YOU.''
The background glitched, with snow-capped rocks in the water and the user's window vaguely showing a hooded figure, before reverting again.
*'''Computer:''' ''New memory streams are activating now.''
The Abstergo logo hovered before the user.
*'''Voiceover:''' ''Erase self-doubt, fear, and weakness. Give yourself the confidence to conquer the world.''
The simulation glitched at these last three words, with more overlapping geographies shifting faster past the user's eyes.
*'''Hacker:''' ''Follow the trail, and we will be in touch.''
The simulation finally splintered apart into digital code.
*'''Hacker:''' ''Welcome to the dark.''
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|The simulation rebooted and showed many users' "windows" arranged like a {{Wiki|DNA sequencing}} chart. The user entered a Memory Corridor decorated with two cherry trees and met an androgynous figure made of swirling code.
*'''[[The Guide]]:''' ''Memories come to us in fragments. You relive a jigsaw of experiences and emotions. Some memories are soothing and familiar. Wrapped inside them, you feel tranquil. Complacent. And then there are the ones I have reconstructed. What I am about to show you. In these memories, there are... imperfections. Aberrations that defy algorithm and biology. I'm... getting ahead of myself. You may not understand what you're seeing at first. But you must trust me. Trust yourself.''
The user began reliving part of [[Yasuke]]'s story, from his meeting [[Oda Nobunaga]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref> to serving him in the [[Tenshō Iga War]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Spirit of a Warrior]]</ref> and entering [[Mibuno Castle]] to find [[Momochi Sandayu]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Flames of War]]</ref>
The scene splintered into code, again resembling a DNA sequence chart.
*'''The Guide:''' ''Another memory. Just fine particulate at this point. Listen carefully. Memories can be fractured. Ignored. Twisted. But what has been can never truly be lost. The past is power. Do you understand?''
The sequencing chart jumped ahead then zoomed onto another section that showed glimpses of a female ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]''{{'}}s life.
*'''The Guide:''' ''[[Fujibayashi Naoe]]. The structural integrity of her memories is solid. There is much for you, and her, to discover. I wish you luck, otherwise, this will be the last time we speak. Goodbye. For now.''
The user began reliving Naoe's memories of Nobunaga's attack on [[Iga]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki]]</ref>
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|After reliving Naoe's memories of recovering a stolen statue of [[Shinran]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Stolen Faith]]</ref> and killing [[Wada Koretake]]'s executioner [[Shindo Hiroshii]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[The Killing Field]]</ref> the user saw a rift near where [[Kyonyo]], [[Yaya]], and other ''[[sōhei]]'' gathered outside [[Amagasaki Castle]]. Curious, they entered it and heard The Guide while "walking" through a black expanse while excerpts of Yasuke and Naoe's memories flickered by them.
*'''The Guide:''' ''I had hoped we would meet again. You have been through a lot. Your time in Animus Ego was meant to weaken you. A drip-feed of memories to subdue you and invade your senses. The others before you called it a "bleeding effect." And when it has hollowed you out from within, [[Ego|she]] will claim you. But... you're learning how to counteract it. You see the faint glimmers on the darkened path before you. Naoe and Yasuke are long gone from this world. But in these memories, their will to fight burns as a flame. I must go. Find me again.''
The user left to resume Naoe's memory of hunting Koretake.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Shadows'' – [[Heads Will Roll (Shadows)|Heads Will Roll]]</ref>

*'''The Guide:''' ''Hmm. There is something different about you. A newfound sense of... the term escapes me. Is it desire? It's for you to decide. A path you will trace beyond my guidance. Good. What has been obscured can never truly be erased. Only obscured to those who come next. What once was, is. Waiting. Go. Onward.''

*'''The Guide:''' ''These men and their machinations. How do you feel? Misery, falsehoods, oppression. All carefully tuned mechanisms of control. Yes, I see. Events that transpired centuries before your time. And yet, you feel the connection. You can identify the shape of your enemy. You recognize the cage they have built around you. You are beginning to understand. Naoe and Yasuke's fight. It is your fight as well. Your journey has helped me see the aberration more clearly. It is an incompatibility with Animus Ego. It is what drives you to fight. To hope. She will find you. Subdue you once more. I'm sorry. Your fight is one of many. You may meet an impasse. Taste defeat. But, you will not fail. What has come before. What has been... You understand now.''
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==Behind the scenes==
;''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''
The runes that Layla and Basim interact with are identical to one of the {{Wiki|Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia|two inscriptions}} carved on the [[Hagia Sophia]]'s [[marble]] parapets by a member of the [[Varangian]] Guard. Translated, they read "''Halfdan carved these runes''", even though Layla comments that Eivor had carved the message.<ref name="AccessTheAnimus">{{Youtube|video=I8cxvk0g3jM|text=Modern Day Runes Mystery SOLVED - Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Eivor's Death, Vinland, Theories)|channel=channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw|channelname=Access The Animus}}</ref>

==References==
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