Editing Die Glocke

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[[File:ACCo Die Glocke.jpg|thumb|250px|Die Glocke in the Vemork facility]]
'''''Die Glocke''''' (English: ''The Bell'') was a precursor to the [[Animus]], a machine capable of having its subject relive the [[Genetic memory|memories]] of their ancestors. It was built on the orders the supervision of [[Gero Kramer]], a Nazi ''{{Wiki|Obergruppenführer}}'' and high-ranking member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], with the original intent of acquiring more [[Pieces of Eden]] for the Templar cause through time travel.<ref name="ACC1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 1: Die Glocke|Volume 1: Die Glocke]]''</ref>

To achieve this goal, they faked the death of Serbian scientist [[Nikola Tesla]] to help construct the device. The device had the appearance of an armchair and was initially located in the Nazi heavy water facility of [[Vemork]], where the heavy water storages were used to power the device.<ref name="ACC1"/>

==History==
On 27 February 1943, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the Vemork facility to stop Kramer's project, unaware of its true purpose. Kramer, himself subjected to the Nazi's übermensch project, was able to overpower Gorm and placed him in the device as their first test subject. Kramer ordered Tesla to activate it, using the [[Apple of Eden 4|Fourth Apple of Eden]] as an additional power source,<ref name="ACC1"/> though Tesla secretly sabotaged the device. With the Allies' simultaneous raid on and destruction of the Vemork facility, the device was rendered inert.<ref name="ACC2">''Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – [[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>

Kramer was assassinated by Gorm and [[Julia Dusk]] a few months later. Their Assassin superior, [[Boris Pash]], had secretly been colluding with the Templars to gain access to the device. After Kramer's death, Pash and the Templars had the device moved to the USS ''Eldridge'', as part of [[Philadelphia Project|Project Rainbow]]. On 28 October 1943, they attempted to use the device to cross the space-time continuum, hoping that it would allow them to kill [[Adolf Hitler]] in the past before he could rise to power. Gorm, hell-bent on stopping Pash, killed Tesla to sabotage the project, before committing suicide.<ref name="ACC2"/>

According to the files of [[Alan Rikkin]], the project was ultimately a failure.<ref name="ACC2"/> Nonetheless, in an [[Emails|email]] in 2012, he cited that the ship briefly manifested in a future state for 18 minutes thanks to the artifact.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]]: "Subject header: Analysis"</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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