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	{{Dialogue\|Ratonhnhaké:ton\|What is it the Templars truly seek?\|Haytham\|Order. Purpose. Direction. No more than that.\|Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham Kenway, discussing the Colonial Templars' goals, 1778.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Father and Son}}		{{Dialogue\|Ratonhnhaké:ton\|What is it the Templars truly seek?\|Haytham\|Order. Purpose. Direction. No more than that.\|Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham Kenway, discussing the Colonial Templars' goals, 1778.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Father and Son}}
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	\|founder = [[Haytham Kenway]]		\|founder = [[Haytham Kenway]]
	\|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]		\|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]
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	\|locations = [[United States]] {{c\|formerly the Thirteen Colonies}}		\|locations = [[United States]] {{c\|formerly the Thirteen Colonies}}
	\|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>[[Iroquois]]<br>[[Assassins]] {{c\|1777–1778, 1943}}<br>[[Confederate States]]<br>[[Central Intelligence Agency]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]		\|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>[[Iroquois]]<br>[[Assassins]] {{c\|1777–1778, 1943}}<br>[[Confederate States]]<br>[[Central Intelligence Agency]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]
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	In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>		In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>

	The Templars, however, most prominently Edison himself, opposed Tesla's ideas, as they would be a serious impediment to the Templar goals and Edison's own ideals. To this end, Edison demonstrated a series of experiments, such as the electrocution of a circus elephant that he released, as proof of Tesla's power being dangerous, causing public disapproval towards Tesla's invention. Along with his smear campaign, Edison also influenced his fellow Templar [[John Pierpont Morgan\|J.P. Morgan]] to cut funding for Tesla's famous {{Wiki\|Wardenclyffe Tower}}. As Tesla's credibility began to falter, Edison rose to prominence, with his innovations outshining his competitor's.<ref name="AC2"/>		The Templars, however, most prominently Edison himself, opposed Tesla's ideas, as they would be a serious impediment to the Templar goals and Edison's own ideals. To this end, Edison demonstrated a series of experiments, such as the electrocution of a circus elephant that he released, as proof of Tesla's power being dangerous, causing public disapproval towards Tesla's invention. Along with his smear campaign, Edison also influenced his fellow Templar [[John Pierpont Morgan\|J. P. Morgan]] to cut funding for Tesla's famous {{Wiki\|Wardenclyffe Tower}}. As Tesla's credibility began to falter, Edison rose to prominence, with his innovations outshining his competitor's.<ref name="AC2"/>

	In November 1910, the Templars [[Frank A. Vanderlip]], [[Paul Warburg]], [[Charles Norton]], [[Benjamin Strong, Jr.]], [[Henry Pomeroy Davison]], and [[Nelson W. Aldrich]] met in secret on {{Wiki\|Jekyll Island}}, where they designed the "Plan", a plot to control the capitalist market.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> In December 1913, the [[Federal Reserve System]] was established, secretly as the first part of the "Plan".<ref name="ACB Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]]</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>		In November 1910, the Templars [[Frank A. Vanderlip]], [[Paul Warburg]], [[Charles Norton]], [[Benjamin Strong, Jr.]], [[Henry Pomeroy Davison]], and [[Nelson W. Aldrich]] met in secret on {{Wiki\|Jekyll Island}}, where they designed the "Plan", a plot to control the capitalist market.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> In December 1913, the [[Federal Reserve System]] was established, secretly as the first part of the "Plan".<ref name="ACB Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]]</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
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	However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could be used to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>		However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could be used to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>

	Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>		Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]'s shipyard. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>

	By 1944, Abstergo and the Templars were prepared for the inevitable post-war era, where they would "ensure the development continues in the proper direction", and used the [[Bretton Woods Conference]] in July of that year as a cover for a meeting between their economic agents, including [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Harry Dexter White]]. On the last day of the conference, a speech was given to Abstergo Industries employees, economists, and world leaders, mentioning the formation of the "Plan" by Henry Ford and Ransom Eli Olds in 1910 and the threat presented by the communist system, as well as the efforts of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin to create the "turmoil and fear necessary" for the implementation of the new economic systems.<ref name="ACB Rifts"/>		By 1944, Abstergo and the Templars were prepared for the inevitable post-war era, where they would "ensure the development continues in the proper direction", and used the [[Bretton Woods Conference]] in July of that year as a cover for a meeting between their economic agents, including [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Harry Dexter White]]. On the last day of the conference, a speech was given to Abstergo Industries employees, economists, and world leaders, mentioning the formation of the "Plan" by Henry Ford and Ransom Eli Olds in 1910 and the threat presented by the communist system, as well as the efforts of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin to create the "turmoil and fear necessary" for the implementation of the new economic systems.<ref name="ACB Rifts"/>
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	During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

	In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy in order to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

	[[File:ACBs - Aleksei giving Apple to Bill.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Harvey receiving Kennedy's Apple of Eden from Gavrani]]		[[File:ACBs - Aleksei giving Apple to Bill.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Harvey receiving Kennedy's Apple of Eden from Gavrani]]

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	By 1957, John von Neumann was dying from cancer, likely caused by his overexposure to X-rays during his work on the Manhattan Project, and was under treatment at the [[Walter Reed Medical Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] As von Neumann had kept the Apple of Eden used in the unsuccessful Project Rainbow, he was visited by Boris Pash, who took the Apple after the Templar passed away.<ref name="ACBs 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 1\|Book 1]]''</ref>		By 1957, John von Neumann was dying from cancer, likely caused by his overexposure to X-rays during his work on the Manhattan Project, and was under treatment at the [[Walter Reed Medical Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] As von Neumann had kept the Apple of Eden used in the unsuccessful Project Rainbow, he was visited by Boris Pash, who took the Apple after the Templar passed away.<ref name="ACBs 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 1\|Book 1]]''</ref>

	During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

	In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

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	[[File:ACLocus - Alice.png\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Alice in London]]		[[File:ACLocus - Alice.png\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Alice in London]]
	Alice subsequently traveled to [[London]], after learning that several manuscript pages were stored in the [[British Museum]]. Despite altercations with Greyling, [[Mark Twain]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]],<ref name="Locus 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 2\|Issue #2]]</ref><ref name="Locus 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> she ultimately succeeded in her theft of the pages and boarded a ship to return to the United States. However, Greyling also boarded the ship and confronted Alice on the deck. Cornered, the Templar ~~elected to jump into the Atlantic Ocean, killing herself and destroying the manuscript pages, after warning the detective~~ that his actions would not go unnoticed by her superiors.<ref name="Locus 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		Alice subsequently traveled to [[London]], after learning that several manuscript pages were stored in the [[British Museum]]. Despite altercations with Greyling, [[Mark Twain]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]],<ref name="Locus 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 2\|Issue #2]]</ref><ref name="Locus 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> she ultimately succeeded in her theft of the pages and boarded a ship to return to the United States. However, Greyling also boarded the ship and confronted Alice on the deck. Cornered, the Templar warned Greyling that his actions would not go unnoticed by her superiors and chose suicide over capture, jumping into the Atlantic Ocean with the manuscript pages, which were destroyed as a result.<ref name="Locus 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	====Founding Abstergo====		====Founding Abstergo====
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	[[File:ACC Project Rainbow.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|John von Neumann and Pash's Assassins working on Project Rainbow]]		[[File:ACC Project Rainbow.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|John von Neumann and Pash's Assassins working on Project Rainbow]]
	However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could ~~allow them~~ to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>		However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could be used to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>

	Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>		Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>

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	[[File:ACLocus - Alice.png\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Alice in London]]		[[File:ACLocus - Alice.png\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Alice in London]]
	Alice subsequently traveled to [[London~~]], [[England~~]], after learning that several ~~of the~~ manuscript's pages were stored in the [[British Museum]]. Despite altercations with Greyling, [[Mark Twain]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]],<ref name="Locus 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 2\|Issue #2]]</ref><ref name="Locus 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> she ultimately succeeded in her theft of the pages and boarded a ship to return to the United States. However, Greyling also boarded the ship and confronted Alice on the deck. Cornered, the Templar elected to jump into the Atlantic Ocean, killing herself and destroying the manuscript pages, after warning the detective that his actions would not go unnoticed by her superiors.<ref name="Locus 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		Alice subsequently traveled to [[London]], after learning that several manuscript pages were stored in the [[British Museum]]. Despite altercations with Greyling, [[Mark Twain]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]],<ref name="Locus 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 2\|Issue #2]]</ref><ref name="Locus 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> she ultimately succeeded in her theft of the pages and boarded a ship to return to the United States. However, Greyling also boarded the ship and confronted Alice on the deck. Cornered, the Templar elected to jump into the Atlantic Ocean, killing herself and destroying the manuscript pages, after warning the detective that his actions would not go unnoticed by her superiors.<ref name="Locus 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	====Founding Abstergo====		====Founding Abstergo====

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	After tucking away Pash's Apple, Harvey revealed his Templar allegiance to his former protégé and explained his plan to escalate the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War by painting the [[Viet Cong]] as the aggressors in the {{Wiki\|Gulf of ~~Tolking~~ incident}}. He then used the newborn "Nathalie" as leverage to force Pash to swear loyalty to the Templars and surrender all his research on memory resurrection to Vidic. Pash reluctantly complied, and Nathalie was subsequently left in the care of Vidic, who would become the lead scientist of Abstergo's [[Animus Project]], helped in part by Pash's research.<ref name="ACBs 2"/>		After tucking away Pash's Apple, Harvey revealed his Templar allegiance to his former protégé and explained his plan to escalate the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War by painting the [[Viet Cong]] as the aggressors in the {{Wiki\|Gulf of Tonkin incident}}. He then used the newborn "Nathalie" as leverage to force Pash to swear loyalty to the Templars and surrender all his research on memory resurrection to Vidic. Pash reluctantly complied, and Nathalie was subsequently left in the care of Vidic, who would become the lead scientist of Abstergo's [[Animus Project]], helped in part by Pash's research.<ref name="ACBs 2"/>

	====Other activities====		====Other activities====

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	Additionally, the Templars continued to attack Nantucket with their British ships, to force the [[Continental Congress]] to give more ships to Nicholas Biddle.<ref name="The Rescue"/> With his flagship, the [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']], Biddle was tasked to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'' to supply the Continental Army, but he instead sent Templar ships to attack the vessel. Connor, captaining the rebuilt ''Aquila'', defended ''La Belladonna'' and killed the [[British Templar naval captain\|Templar captain]] leading the assault.<ref name="French Involvement">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>		Additionally, the Templars continued to attack Nantucket with their British ships, to force the [[Continental Congress]] to give more ships to Nicholas Biddle.<ref name="The Rescue"/> With his flagship, the [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']], Biddle was tasked to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'' to supply the Continental Army, but he instead sent Templar ships to attack the vessel. Connor, captaining the rebuilt ''Aquila'', defended ''La Belladonna'' and killed the [[British Templar naval captain\|Templar captain]] leading the assault.<ref name="French Involvement">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>

	At the end of the year, Lee was captured by the British Army and gave information on the Continental Army to weaken Washington's position as commander.<ref name="Charles Lee DB"/> During the surprise attack of Trenton, the German colonel and Templar [[Johann Rall]] was killed by Assassins sent by Connor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "~~The Battle of~~ Trenton"</ref>		At the end of the year, Lee was captured by the British Army and gave information on the Continental Army to weaken Washington's position as commander.<ref name="Charles Lee DB"/> During the surprise attack of Trenton, the German colonel and Templar [[Johann Rall]] was killed by Assassins sent by Connor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "Trenton"</ref>

	[[File:Shayandcharles.PNG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Shay killing Charles Dorian]]		[[File:Shayandcharles.PNG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Shay killing Charles Dorian]]
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	Throughout the 20th century, the Templars made use of puppet regimes and rulers to spread capitalism throughout the world, with the ultimate goal being the eventual collapse of democracy, creating an ideal situation for the Templars to introduce a [[New World Order]].<ref name="AC2"/>		Throughout the 20th century, the Templars made use of puppet regimes and rulers to spread capitalism throughout the world, with the ultimate goal being the eventual collapse of democracy, creating an ideal situation for the Templars to introduce a [[New World Order]].<ref name="AC2"/>

	[[File:Ford Edison Firestone1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~220px~~\|A group of Templars during Abstergo's formative years, including Ford, Edison, and Firestone]]		[[File:Ford Edison Firestone1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|210px\|A group of Templars during Abstergo's formative years, including Ford, Edison, and Firestone]]
	In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>		In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>

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	[[File:AC - Didier and Templars monitoring Joseph and Charlotte.png\|thumb\|250px\|Didier Hawking and other Templars monitoring Joseph]]		[[File:AC - Didier and Templars monitoring Joseph and Charlotte.png\|thumb\|250px\|Didier Hawking and other Templars monitoring Joseph]]
	In ~~late~~ 2015, the Templar [[Didier Hawking]] worked with the Assassin turncoat [[Joseph Laurier]] to set a trap for [[Xavier Chen]], the leader of Joseph's former cell. By having Joseph pose as the Templars' captive, they lured Xavier and [[Galina Voronina]] to Abstergo~~'s facility~~ in [[San Diego]], where Joseph killed Xavier and injured Galina. However, the turncoat then double-crossed the Templars and detonated a hidden explosive that killed Hawking and ~~all~~ other Templars ~~present in the room with him~~.<ref name="AC Issue 5">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		In 2015, the Templar [[Didier Hawking]] worked with the Assassin turncoat [[Joseph Laurier]] to set a trap for [[Xavier Chen]], the leader of Joseph's former cell. By having Joseph pose as the Templars' captive, they lured Xavier and [[Galina Voronina]] to [[Treo Tea]], an Abstergo front company in [[San Diego]], where Joseph killed Xavier and injured Galina. However, the turncoat then double-crossed the Templars and detonated a hidden explosive that killed Hawking and several other Templars.<ref name="AC Issue 5">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	In 2016, the Templars at [[the Aerie]], an Abstergo complex directed by [[Isaiah]], focused on locating the prongs of the Trident of Eden and captured a group of teenagers recruited by ex-Abstergo employee [[Sebastian Monroe]] to search for the artifacts, which their ancestors had come into contact with. Isaiah found and retrieved the first prong from Ulysses S. Grant's {{Wiki\|Grant Cottage State Historic Site\|home}} on {{Wiki\|Mount McGregor (mountain)\|Mount McGregor}},<ref name="ACLD"/> and later led an expedition to [[Mongolia]] to acquire the second prong from [[Möngke Khan]]'s tomb. However, upon retrieving this prong, Isaiah betrayed the Templars to pursue his own agenda for world domination, leading to the Order forming a truce with the Assassins to stop him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> With the teenagers' help, they were ultimately successful, killing Isaiah when he attacked the Aerie with the restored Trident, which was then depowered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]''</ref>		In 2016, the Templars at [[the Aerie]], an Abstergo complex directed by [[Isaiah]], focused on locating the prongs of the Trident of Eden and captured a group of teenagers recruited by ex-Abstergo employee [[Sebastian Monroe]] to search for the artifacts, which their ancestors had come into contact with. Isaiah found and retrieved the first prong from Ulysses S. Grant's {{Wiki\|Grant Cottage State Historic Site\|home}} on {{Wiki\|Mount McGregor (mountain)\|Mount McGregor}},<ref name="ACLD"/> and later led an expedition to [[Mongolia]] to acquire the second prong from [[Möngke Khan]]'s tomb. However, upon retrieving this prong, Isaiah betrayed the Templars to pursue his own agenda for world domination, leading to the Order forming a truce with the Assassins to stop him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> With the teenagers' help, they were ultimately successful, killing Isaiah when he attacked the Aerie with the restored Trident, which was then depowered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]''</ref>

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	In April 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Templars ordered [[John Wilkes Booth]] to assassinate the President of the Union, [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Booth succeeded but was tracked down and killed by the Assassins twelve days ~~alter~~.<ref name="AC2"/> After Grant's 1868 election as President of the United States, Templars infiltrated his administration and helped Grant master the powers of the Dagger, by granting him access to a Precursor box and pages of the Voynich manuscript.<ref name="Locus 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #1]]</ref>		In April 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Templars ordered [[John Wilkes Booth]] to assassinate the President of the Union, [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Booth succeeded but was tracked down and killed by the Assassins twelve days later.<ref name="AC2"/> After Grant's 1868 election as President of the United States, Templars infiltrated his administration and helped Grant master the powers of the Dagger, by granting him access to a Precursor box and pages of the Voynich manuscript.<ref name="Locus 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1\|Issue #1]]</ref>

	Years later, Tweed's corruption was brought forward by the Assassin Eliza, and Tweed was arrested in 1871.<ref name="ACLD"/> By 1872, the Templar [[Alice (Templar)\|Alice]] was tasked to recover the box and manuscript, which Grant's political opponent [[Horace Greeley]] had taken from the President's office. After the Templars poisoned Greeley, Alice posed as a nurse to infiltrate his house in New York, where she succeeded in recovering the box but failed to eliminate Greeley due to the intervention of [[Pinkerton]] detective [[Tommy Greyling]].<ref name="Locus 1"/>		Years later, Tweed's corruption was brought forward by the Assassin Eliza, and Tweed was arrested in 1871.<ref name="ACLD"/> By 1872, the Templar [[Alice (Templar)\|Alice]] was tasked to recover the box and manuscript, which Grant's political opponent [[Horace Greeley]] had taken from the President's office. After the Templars poisoned Greeley, Alice posed as a nurse to infiltrate his house in New York, where she succeeded in recovering the box but failed to eliminate Greeley due to the intervention of [[Pinkerton]] detective [[Tommy Greyling]].<ref name="Locus 1"/>

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	{{Dialogue\|Ratonhnhaké:ton\|What is it the Templars truly seek?\|Haytham\|Order. Purpose. Direction. No more than that.\|Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham Kenway, discussing the Colonial Templars' goals, 1778.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Father and Son}}		{{Dialogue\|Ratonhnhaké:ton\|What is it the Templars truly seek?\|Haytham\|Order. Purpose. Direction. No more than that.\|Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham Kenway, discussing the Colonial Templars' goals, 1778.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Father and Son}}
	{{Faction Infobox		{{Faction Infobox
	\|image = ~~ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3~~.png		\|image = AC3 Something to Remember 16.png
	\|founder = [[Haytham Kenway]]		\|founder = [[Haytham Kenway]]
	\|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]		\|leader = [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]
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	\|locations = [[United States]] {{c\|formerly the Thirteen Colonies}}		\|locations = [[United States]] {{c\|formerly the Thirteen Colonies}}
	\|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>[[Iroquois]]<br>[[Assassins]] {{c\|1777–1778, 1943}}<br>[[Confederate States]]<br>[[Central Intelligence Agency]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]		\|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[British Empire]]<br>[[Iroquois]]<br>[[Assassins]] {{c\|1777–1778, 1943}}<br>[[Confederate States]]<br>[[Central Intelligence Agency]]<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]
	~~\|religion =~~
	\|formed = 1755		\|formed = 1755
	\|collapsed = 1782		\|collapsed = 1782
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	In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>		In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>

	The Templars, however, most prominently Edison himself, opposed Tesla's ideas, as they would be a serious impediment to the Templar goals and Edison's own ideals. To this end, Edison demonstrated a series of experiments, such as the electrocution of a circus elephant that he released, as proof of Tesla's power being dangerous, causing public disapproval towards Tesla's invention. Along with his smear campaign, Edison also influenced his fellow Templar [[John Pierpont Morgan\|J.P. Morgan]] to cut funding for Tesla's famous {{Wiki\|Wardenclyffe Tower}}. As Tesla's credibility began to falter, Edison rose to prominence, with his innovations outshining his competitor's.<ref name="AC2"/>		The Templars, however, most prominently Edison himself, opposed Tesla's ideas, as they would be a serious impediment to the Templar goals and Edison's own ideals. To this end, Edison demonstrated a series of experiments, such as the electrocution of a circus elephant that he released, as proof of Tesla's power being dangerous, causing public disapproval towards Tesla's invention. Along with his smear campaign, Edison also influenced his fellow Templar [[John Pierpont Morgan\|J. P. Morgan]] to cut funding for Tesla's famous {{Wiki\|Wardenclyffe Tower}}. As Tesla's credibility began to falter, Edison rose to prominence, with his innovations outshining his competitor's.<ref name="AC2"/>

	In November 1910, the Templars [[Frank A. Vanderlip]], [[Paul Warburg]], [[Charles Norton]], [[Benjamin Strong, Jr.]], [[Henry Pomeroy Davison]], and [[Nelson W. Aldrich]] met in secret on {{Wiki\|Jekyll Island}}, where they designed the "Plan", a plot to control the capitalist market.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> In December 1913, the [[Federal Reserve System]] was established, secretly as the first part of the "Plan".<ref name="ACB Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]]</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>		In November 1910, the Templars [[Frank A. Vanderlip]], [[Paul Warburg]], [[Charles Norton]], [[Benjamin Strong, Jr.]], [[Henry Pomeroy Davison]], and [[Nelson W. Aldrich]] met in secret on {{Wiki\|Jekyll Island}}, where they designed the "Plan", a plot to control the capitalist market.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> In December 1913, the [[Federal Reserve System]] was established, secretly as the first part of the "Plan".<ref name="ACB Rifts">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts]]</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
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	However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could be used to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>		However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could be used to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>

	Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>		Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]'s shipyard. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>

	By 1944, Abstergo and the Templars were prepared for the inevitable post-war era, where they would "ensure the development continues in the proper direction", and used the [[Bretton Woods Conference]] in July of that year as a cover for a meeting between their economic agents, including [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Harry Dexter White]]. On the last day of the conference, a speech was given to Abstergo Industries employees, economists, and world leaders, mentioning the formation of the "Plan" by Henry Ford and Ransom Eli Olds in 1910 and the threat presented by the communist system, as well as the efforts of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin to create the "turmoil and fear necessary" for the implementation of the new economic systems.<ref name="ACB Rifts"/>		By 1944, Abstergo and the Templars were prepared for the inevitable post-war era, where they would "ensure the development continues in the proper direction", and used the [[Bretton Woods Conference]] in July of that year as a cover for a meeting between their economic agents, including [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Harry Dexter White]]. On the last day of the conference, a speech was given to Abstergo Industries employees, economists, and world leaders, mentioning the formation of the "Plan" by Henry Ford and Ransom Eli Olds in 1910 and the threat presented by the communist system, as well as the efforts of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin to create the "turmoil and fear necessary" for the implementation of the new economic systems.<ref name="ACB Rifts"/>
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	During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

	In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy in order to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

	[[File:ACBs - Aleksei giving Apple to Bill.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Harvey receiving Kennedy's Apple of Eden from Gavrani]]		[[File:ACBs - Aleksei giving Apple to Bill.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Harvey receiving Kennedy's Apple of Eden from Gavrani]]

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	By 1957, John von Neumann was dying from cancer, likely caused by his overexposure to X-rays during his work on the Manhattan Project, and was under treatment at the [[Walter Reed Medical Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] As von Neumann had kept the Apple of Eden used in the unsuccessful Project Rainbow, he was visited by Boris Pash, who took the Apple after the Templar passed away.<ref name="ACBs 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 1\|Book 1]]''</ref>		By 1957, John von Neumann was dying from cancer, likely caused by his overexposure to X-rays during his work on the Manhattan Project, and was under treatment at the [[Walter Reed Medical Center]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] As von Neumann had kept the Apple of Eden used in the unsuccessful Project Rainbow, he was visited by Boris Pash, who took the Apple after the Templar passed away.<ref name="ACBs 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 1\|Book 1]]''</ref>

	During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		During the [[Vietnam War]], the Templars infiltrated both the U.S. military and the Vietnamese regime, using President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] as their puppet in [[Vietnam]]. In January 1963, the Templar agent [[Cooper]] was captured and interrogated by the [[Bloodstone Unit]], an extremist [[Assassin cell]] founded by [[William King Harvey]] and led by Boris Pash. Diệm was later deposed and killed during a {{Wiki\|1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état\|coup}} orchestrated by the CIA and Pash.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

	In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>		In 1963, Abstergo Industries aimed to remove President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States, as Kennedy did not serve Abstergo's interests and was in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]]. As a result, the company sanctioned [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy\|Kennedy's assassination]], with the intent to steal his Apple and allow the Templar and acting Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to become the new President.<ref name="AC2"/> Unbeknownst to the Templars, the Bloodstone Unit uncovered their plans and orchestrated their own assassination of Kennedy to obtain the Apple before Abstergo.<ref name="ACBs 1"/>

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	Alice subsequently traveled to [[London]], after learning that several manuscript pages were stored in the [[British Museum]]. Despite altercations with Greyling, [[Mark Twain]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]],<ref name="Locus 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 2\|Issue #2]]</ref><ref name="Locus 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> she ultimately succeeded in her theft of the pages and boarded a ship to return to the United States. However, Greyling also boarded the ship and confronted Alice on the deck. Cornered, the Templar ~~elected to jump into the Atlantic Ocean, killing herself and destroying the manuscript pages, after warning the detective~~ that his actions would not go unnoticed by her superiors.<ref name="Locus 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>		Alice subsequently traveled to [[London]], after learning that several manuscript pages were stored in the [[British Museum]]. Despite altercations with Greyling, [[Mark Twain]], the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]], and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]],<ref name="Locus 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 2\|Issue #2]]</ref><ref name="Locus 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 3\|Issue #3]]</ref> she ultimately succeeded in her theft of the pages and boarded a ship to return to the United States. However, Greyling also boarded the ship and confronted Alice on the deck. Cornered, the Templar warned Greyling that his actions would not go unnoticed by her superiors and chose suicide over capture, jumping into the Atlantic Ocean with the manuscript pages, which were destroyed as a result.<ref name="Locus 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

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	However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could ~~allow them~~ to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>		However, by 1943, the Templars had lost control of Roosevelt and their other puppets, who each had their own ideas for the world's future. As a result, the Inner Sanctum decided to develop an atomic weapon to give victory to the Americans. However, Templar physicist [[John von Neumann]] proposed a more peaceful solution in the form of [[Philadelphia Project\|Project Rainbow]]. Using his theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]'', an early version of the [[Animus]], von Neumann believed it could be used to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow\|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>

	Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>		Agreeing to a temporary alliance with the U.S. Colonel and Assassin extremist [[Boris Pash]], the Templars allowed von Neumann to work with Pash and Nikola Tesla on Project Rainbow aboard the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States\|Philadelphia]]. However, the rogue Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, setting the project back. It was ultimately a failure, and the Templars moved von Neumann to the [[Manhattan Project]] to improve the Allies' position over the Axis.<ref name="ACCo"/>

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	Additionally, the Templars continued to attack Nantucket with their British ships, to force the [[Continental Congress]] to give more ships to Nicholas Biddle.<ref name="The Rescue"/> With his flagship, the [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']], Biddle was tasked to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'' to supply the Continental Army, but he instead sent Templar ships to attack the vessel. Connor, captaining the rebuilt ''Aquila'', defended ''La Belladonna'' and killed the [[British Templar naval captain\|Templar captain]] leading the assault.<ref name="French Involvement">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>		Additionally, the Templars continued to attack Nantucket with their British ships, to force the [[Continental Congress]] to give more ships to Nicholas Biddle.<ref name="The Rescue"/> With his flagship, the [[USS Randolph\|USS ''Randolph'']], Biddle was tasked to escort ''[[La Belladonna]]'' to supply the Continental Army, but he instead sent Templar ships to attack the vessel. Connor, captaining the rebuilt ''Aquila'', defended ''La Belladonna'' and killed the [[British Templar naval captain\|Templar captain]] leading the assault.<ref name="French Involvement">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[French Involvement]]</ref>

	At the end of the year, Lee was captured by the British Army and gave information on the Continental Army to weaken Washington's position as commander.<ref name="Charles Lee DB"/> During the surprise attack of Trenton, the German colonel and Templar [[Johann Rall]] was killed by Assassins sent by Connor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "~~The Battle of~~ Trenton"</ref>		At the end of the year, Lee was captured by the British Army and gave information on the Continental Army to weaken Washington's position as commander.<ref name="Charles Lee DB"/> During the surprise attack of Trenton, the German colonel and Templar [[Johann Rall]] was killed by Assassins sent by Connor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)\|Contracts]]: "Trenton"</ref>

	[[File:Shayandcharles.PNG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Shay killing Charles Dorian]]		[[File:Shayandcharles.PNG\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Shay killing Charles Dorian]]
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	Throughout the 20th century, the Templars made use of puppet regimes and rulers to spread capitalism throughout the world, with the ultimate goal being the eventual collapse of democracy, creating an ideal situation for the Templars to introduce a [[New World Order]].<ref name="AC2"/>		Throughout the 20th century, the Templars made use of puppet regimes and rulers to spread capitalism throughout the world, with the ultimate goal being the eventual collapse of democracy, creating an ideal situation for the Templars to introduce a [[New World Order]].<ref name="AC2"/>

	[[File:Ford Edison Firestone1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~220px~~\|A group of Templars during Abstergo's formative years, including Ford, Edison, and Firestone]]		[[File:Ford Edison Firestone1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|210px\|A group of Templars during Abstergo's formative years, including Ford, Edison, and Firestone]]
	In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>		In the 1900s, [[Nikola Tesla]], a former employee of the Templar [[Thomas Edison]], invented the {{Wiki\|alternating current}} of electricity, which was more efficient than Edison's {{Wiki\|direct current}}. In addition, Tesla was also in possession of an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]], which he planned to use to create a free information network across the entire world.<ref name="AC2"/>

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	[[File:AC - Didier and Templars monitoring Joseph and Charlotte.png\|thumb\|250px\|Didier Hawking and other Templars monitoring Joseph]]		[[File:AC - Didier and Templars monitoring Joseph and Charlotte.png\|thumb\|250px\|Didier Hawking and other Templars monitoring Joseph]]
	In ~~late~~ 2015, the Templar [[Didier Hawking]] worked with the Assassin turncoat [[Joseph Laurier]] to set a trap for [[Xavier Chen]], the leader of Joseph's former cell. By having Joseph pose as the Templars' captive, they lured Xavier and [[Galina Voronina]] to Abstergo~~'s facility~~ in [[San Diego]], where Joseph killed Xavier and injured Galina. However, the turncoat then double-crossed the Templars and detonated a hidden explosive that killed Hawking and ~~all~~ other Templars ~~present in the room with him~~.<ref name="AC Issue 5">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		In 2015, the Templar [[Didier Hawking]] worked with the Assassin turncoat [[Joseph Laurier]] to set a trap for [[Xavier Chen]], the leader of Joseph's former cell. By having Joseph pose as the Templars' captive, they lured Xavier and [[Galina Voronina]] to [[Treo Tea]], an Abstergo front company in [[San Diego]], where Joseph killed Xavier and injured Galina. However, the turncoat then double-crossed the Templars and detonated a hidden explosive that killed Hawking and several other Templars.<ref name="AC Issue 5">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	In 2016, the Templars at [[the Aerie]], an Abstergo complex directed by [[Isaiah]], focused on locating the prongs of the Trident of Eden and captured a group of teenagers recruited by ex-Abstergo employee [[Sebastian Monroe]] to search for the artifacts, which their ancestors had come into contact with. Isaiah found and retrieved the first prong from Ulysses S. Grant's {{Wiki\|Grant Cottage State Historic Site\|home}} on {{Wiki\|Mount McGregor (mountain)\|Mount McGregor}},<ref name="ACLD"/> and later led an expedition to [[Mongolia]] to acquire the second prong from [[Möngke Khan]]'s tomb. However, upon retrieving this prong, Isaiah betrayed the Templars to pursue his own agenda for world domination, leading to the Order forming a truce with the Assassins to stop him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> With the teenagers' help, they were ultimately successful, killing Isaiah when he attacked the Aerie with the restored Trident, which was then depowered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]''</ref>		In 2016, the Templars at [[the Aerie]], an Abstergo complex directed by [[Isaiah]], focused on locating the prongs of the Trident of Eden and captured a group of teenagers recruited by ex-Abstergo employee [[Sebastian Monroe]] to search for the artifacts, which their ancestors had come into contact with. Isaiah found and retrieved the first prong from Ulysses S. Grant's {{Wiki\|Grant Cottage State Historic Site\|home}} on {{Wiki\|Mount McGregor (mountain)\|Mount McGregor}},<ref name="ACLD"/> and later led an expedition to [[Mongolia]] to acquire the second prong from [[Möngke Khan]]'s tomb. However, upon retrieving this prong, Isaiah betrayed the Templars to pursue his own agenda for world domination, leading to the Order forming a truce with the Assassins to stop him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> With the teenagers' help, they were ultimately successful, killing Isaiah when he attacked the Aerie with the restored Trident, which was then depowered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]''</ref>