Editing Apple of Eden 3

{{Era|Technology|Weapons|Isu}}
{{Quote|I'm attacked by a new enemy. I fear I will succumb. [...] The dreams, they become unspeakable. You are in them, Connor. I believe the visions come from this.|George Washington to Ratonhnhaké:ton, on the visions from the Apple.|The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal}}
{{Item Infobox
|name = Apple of Eden 3
|image = AC3 Washington Apple Talk.png
|type = [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] ([[Apples of Eden|Apple]])
|powers = *Creating illusions
*Human mind control
*Projects energy blasts
|current = Unknown
|period = *Prehistory
*[[American Revolution]]
*[[Modern times]]
|created = [[Isu]]
|made = Prior to 75010 BCE
|notable = *[[George Washington]]
*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
*[[John F. Kennedy]]}}
'''Apple of Eden #3''' was a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], an object of ancient and technologically advanced equipment created by the [[Isu]] to control [[Humans|humankind]], their workforce.

The third Apple of Eden was notably used by several Presidents of the [[United States]], with [[George Washington]] being the first person known to have possessed the artifact.

==Owners==
*Isu (? – ?)<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
*[[Freemasons]] (? – 1781)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[George Washington]] (1781 – 1783)<ref name="TToKW">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''</ref>
*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (1783)<ref name="TToKW"/>
*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (c. 1944)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[John F. Kennedy]] (? – 1963)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[William Greer]] (1963)<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Alekseï Gavrani]] (1963)<ref name="ACBl">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref>
*[[Assassins]] (1963 – ?)<ref name="ACBl"/>

==History==
Apple of Eden #3 was one of the numerous artifacts created by the First Civilization to control the minds of their slave race, the humans. After the [[Toba catastrophe]] in 75010 BCE, the First Civilization slowly became extinct, and the Pieces of Eden were scattered around the world.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>

Prior to the [[Siege of Yorktown]], the [[Freemasons]] were in possession of the Apple, taking it to the Thirteen Colonies from [[Great Britain]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="AC2"/>

In October 1781, during the [[American Revolutionary War]], the [[Continental Army]] defeated the [[British Army|British]] at the Siege of Yorktown, marking the decisive victory for the revolutionaries. During the British surrender, Commander George Washington found the Apple of Eden on 'a British officer' and, encharmed by the artifact's allure, took it from him - though he later could not remember the officer's face.<ref name="TToKW"/>

After the war ended in 1783, Washington started to be plagued by dreams and visions created by the Apple, showing Washington being corrupted by the artifact's power and taking on the title of King of the United States, becoming a ruthless tyrant. Desperate to stop the visions, Washington sought out his former ally, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], in the [[Frontier]], explaining the visions to him. Connor wanted to see the artifact, and Washington hesitantly agreed.<ref name="TToKW"/>

As they both touched the Apple, Connor awoke in the alternate reality formed by Washington's nightmares, though he maintained his consciousness. With aid from American rebels, Ratonhnhaké:ton managed to defeat King Washington, though he too was ultimately drawn in by the Apple's power. When they both awoke, they both realized the Piece of Eden's dangers, and Washington told Ratonhnhaké:ton to take it from him and drop it into the sea.<ref name="TToKW" />

Connor took his ship, the ''[[Aquila]]'', out to sea, with the Apple weighted in a bag. In the meantime, a phantom created by the Apple spoke to Washington in his office, attempting to persuade him of a republic's flaws and to take on the mantle of King.<ref name="TToKW"/>

Washington's resolve proved stronger, and he refused the man's advice, and the illusion disappeared as Connor dropped the Apple into the ocean.<ref name="TToKW"/>

By 1944,<ref name="AC2"/> [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], the 32nd President of the United States, had it recovered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Collection]] Issue 54 "Connor (Animal Spirit)"</ref> During the 1940s, he fell victim to manipulation by the [[Templars]] alongside [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Adolf Hitler]] into starting the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref name="AC2"/>

The Apple was later passed down to [[John F. Kennedy]], the 35th President, whom the Templars perceived as a threat, as he was in favor of giving the working force more civil liberties. Abstergo installed their own driver in the motorcade, [[William Greer]], whom they had trained using [[Apple of Eden 2|another Apple]], to take Kennedy's Apple after his [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]]<ref name="AC2" /> - however, Greer was secretly an Assassin under the extremist [[Boris Pash]], and planned to take the Apple back to Pash instead. Before he could do so, he was stopped by fellow Assassin [[Alekseï Gavrani]], who took the Apple back to the Brotherhood, vowing to stop Pash's schemes.<ref name="ACBl"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
AC3 Connor Apple_Activation.png|Connor activating the Apple
ACIII-Warn 13.png|Ratonhnhaké:ton being blown away by the Apple
ACIII-Warn 14.png|King Washington using the Apple
Inevitable Confrontation 14.png|The Apple's illusion dispelling
Inevitable Confrontation 15.png|Washington passing the Apple to Connor
Inevitable Confrontation 17.png|Connor dropping the Apple into the ocean
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Apples of Eden]]