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An '''Assassin cell''' is a unit of the [[modern times|modern]] organizational structure of the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]], in use since the 20th century. Composed of smaller groups of Assassins spread out across the [[Earth|globe]], it is a successor to the former system of [[Assassin Guilds|guilds]] devised by the legendary Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. In contrast to guilds, cells reflect a far more decentralized command structure, though like their antecedent, there was generally one per major city.

==Organization==
Cells effectively function as small, isolated teams of Assassins operating across the world.<ref name="Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> They can have as little as four members,<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> essentially serving as a squad—as was the case with [[Desmond Miles]]' team<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>—or be large enough to constitute a community<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="ACRV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>. To maintain secrecy and security, many cells live off the grid, away from urban centers with stronger [[Templars|Templar]] presence,<ref name="Essential Guide" /><ref name="ACI" /> and this has especially been the case since the [[Great Purge]] of 2000.<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

Bases are generally isolated compounds in wilderness, such as [[the Farm]] located in the [[Black Hills]] of [[South Dakota]].<ref name="AC1" /><ref name="ACRV" /> Despite this, the jurisdiction of each cell corresponds to cities. Virtually every major city—in addition to any deemed strategically significant—had a cell before the Great Purge.<ref name="Essential Guide" />

While far more decentralized than that of the former system of Guilds, the title of Mentor under this new structure was reserved for only a single individual who had oversight for all cells on the planet whereas previously, each guild had its own Mentor. With the development of cells, the identity of the Mentor became a closely-guarded secret, unknown to even most Assassins.<ref name="Essential Guide" /> It became a far more prestigious position because the Mentor was expected to harbor the accumulated knowledge of all his predecessors, as well as coordinate the activities of every cell across the world.<ref name="The Fall" /><ref name="The Fall Deluxe">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – ''Deluxe Edition''</ref> Since the assassination of the Mentor at the hands of the sleeper agent [[Daniel Cross]], the position has been vacant, with ''de facto'' leadership undertaken by [[William Miles]] and [[Gavin Banks]].<ref name="Essential Guide" />

==Example Assassin cells==
''Cell leaders are marked with an asterisk. (*)''
===Francesco Vecellio's team===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACM Francesco Vecellio.png|[[Francesco Vecellio]]*<ref name="PL - R3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref><br>? – ?
Spacemen PL.jpg|[[Cipriano Enu]]<ref name="PL - R3" /><br>? – 1503
ACPL tessa.jpg|[[Tessa Varzi]]<ref name="PL - R3" /><br>? – 1503
</gallery>

===Bloodstone Unit===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
AC Conspiracies Boris Pash.jpg|[[Boris Pash]]*<ref name="ACBs 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Tome 1/2|Tome 1/2]]''</ref><br>c. 1950s
ACBs Alekseï Gavrani.jpg|[[Alekseï Gavrani]]<ref name="ACBs 1" /><br>? - 1963
ACBs - Julia Gorm render.png|[[Julia Gorm]]<ref name="ACBs 1" /><br>c. 1950s
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[William Greer]]<ref name="ACBs 1" /><br>c. 1950s
AC Bloodstone - Zenia.jpg|[[Zenia]]<ref name="ACBs 1" /><br>c. 1950s
AC Bloodstone - Dohgura.jpg|[[Dhogura]]<ref name="ACBs 1" /><br>c. 1950s
AC Bloodstone - Doni.jpg|[[Doni]]<ref name="ACBs 1" /><br>c. 1950s
</gallery>

===William Miles' cell===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACO DT - William Miles render.png|[[William Miles]]*<br />2012
ACB Desmond Render.png|[[Desmond Miles]]<br />2012
Ac2-lucy.png|[[Lucy Stillman]]<br />2012
ACB Shaun Render.png|[[Shaun Hastings]]*<br />2012
ACB Rebecca Render.png|[[Rebecca Crane]]<br />2012
</gallery>

===Gavin Banks' cell===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
GavinBanksrender.png|[[Gavin Banks]]*<br>2012
ACi-TreeHugger.jpg|[[Susan Drayton]]<br>2012
ACi-FirstMate.jpg|[[Eric Cooper]]<br>2012
ACi-DishonorableDischarge.jpg|[[Emmanuel Barraza]]<br>2012
ACi-AbstergosLostGenius.jpg|[[Emmett Leary]]<br>2012
ACi DoubleMajor.jpg|Dr. [[Stephanie Chiu]]<br>2012
ACi-Komusubi.jpg|[[Nodar Ninidze]]<br>2012
ACi-MakeBelieveMentor.jpg|[[Akaki Ninidze]]<br>2012
</gallery>

===Xavier Chen's cell===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACA Xavier Chen.jpg|[[Xavier Chen]]*<ref name="ACA">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><br>? – 2015
ACS DB Galina Voronina.jpg|[[Galina Voronina]]*<ref name="ACA" /><br>? – 2017
ACComics Kody Adams.jpg|[[Kody Adams]]<ref name="ACA" /><br>? – 2017
ACA Charlotte Render.png|[[Charlotte de la Cruz]]<ref name="ACA" /><br>2015 – 2017
</gallery>

===The Descendants===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACRPG - Philip J. Gallagher.jpeg|[[Philip J. Gallagher]]<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]''</ref><br>2016
ACRPG - Mac.jpeg|[[Mac]]<ref name="ACRPG" /><br>2016
ACRPG - Victor Flores Castillo.jpeg|[[Victor Flores Castillo]]<ref name="ACRPG" /><br>2016
ACRPG - Yu Shu Lien.jpeg|[[Yu Shu Lien]]<ref name="ACRPG" /><br>2016
ACRPG - Jackie O'Connell.jpeg|[[Jackie O'Connell]]<ref name="ACRPG" /><br>2016
wiki noimage.jpg|[[Siegmund Visser]]<ref name="ACRPG" /><br>2016
</gallery>

===Galina Voronina's cell===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACS DB Galina Voronina.jpg|Galina Voronina*<ref name="Uprising">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''</ref><br />2017 – 2018
ACA Charlotte Render.png|Charlotte de la Cruz<ref name="Uprising" /><br />2017 – 2018
ACI - Kiyoshi render.png|[[Kiyoshi Takakura]]<ref name="Uprising" /><br />2017 – 2018
ACi - Arend Schut render.png|[[Arend Schut-Cunningham]]<ref name="Uprising" /><br />2017 – 2018
ACUp - My'shell Lemair render.png|[[My'shell Lemair]]<ref name="Uprising" /><br />2017 – 2018
</gallery>

===Layla Hassan's cell===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACOD - Layla Hassan render.png|[[Layla Hassan]]*<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref><br />2018
ACOD Victoria Bibeau render.png|[[Victoria Bibeau]]<ref name="ACOD" /><br />2018
ACI - Kiyoshi render.png|[[Kiyoshi Takakura]]<ref name="ACOD" /><br />2018
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Alannah Ryan]]<ref name="ACOD" /><br />2018
</gallery>


===Shaun Hastings's cell===
<gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACV Shaun Hastings render.png|Shaun Hastings*<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref><br />2020
ACV Rebecca Crane render.png|Rebecca Crane<ref name="ACV" /><br />2020
ACV Layla Hassan.png|Layla Hassan<ref name="ACV" /><br />2020
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Antony Henry]]<ref name="ACV" /><br />2020
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed: Assassins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Assassin Brotherhood]]