Animus EGO user - Revision history

Darman36 at 03:51, 5 June 2026

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	A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during [[Japan]]'s [[Sengoku period]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref> The Guide would later refer to the user as '''Traveler'''.<ref name="Chained">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Chained]]</ref>		A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during [[Japan]]'s [[Sengoku period]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref> The Guide would later refer to the user as '''Traveler'''.<ref name="Chained">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Chained]]</ref>
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The unnamed Animus user, like previous unseen protagonists in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|series]] such as "[[Noob]]", "[[Numbskull]]", and the [[Helix Initiate]], is meant to be a representation of the player themselves using the [[Animus Hub]] to access ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' and all future titles in the server.		The unnamed Animus user, like previous unseen protagonists in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|series]] such as "[[Noob]]", "[[Numbskull]]", and the [[Helix Initiate]], is meant to be a representation of the player themselves using the [[Animus Hub]] to access ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' and all future titles in the server.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			ACSH ANIMUS EGO USER.png\|Portrait of the user in the Animus menu
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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References

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Soranin at 12:05, 6 May 2026

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	A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during ~~the~~ [[~~Sengoku period~~]] in [[~~Japan~~]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref> The Guide would later refer to the user as '''Traveler'''.<ref name="Chained">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Chained]]</ref>		A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during [[Japan]]'s [[Sengoku period]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref> The Guide would later refer to the user as '''Traveler'''.<ref name="Chained">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Chained]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Booting up their Animus EGO for the first time, the user was privy to an introductory video clip. However, midway through it, a hacker hijacked the signal and told the user that they were being lied to. After the program resumed for a while, the hacker's voice returned, stating that they would be in touch; all the user had to do was follow the trail.<ref name="EGO Welcome"/> Then, the Guide appeared and selected some of Naoe and Yasuke's early memories to relive before the user's main session began.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Modern day]]</ref>		Booting up their Animus EGO for the first time, the user was privy to an introductory video clip. However, midway through it, a hacker hijacked the signal and told the user that they were being lied to. After the program resumed for a while, the hacker's voice returned, stating that they would be in touch; all the user had to do was follow the trail.<ref name="EGO Welcome"/> Then, the Guide appeared and selected some of Naoe and Yasuke's early memories to relive before the user's main session began.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Modern day]]</ref>

	After some time in the Animus EGO, the Guide made contact with the user again. They were surprised that the user ~~still was~~ not impacted by the [[Bleeding Effect]], cryptically stating an unknown entity would claim the user's mind for their own once the user began exhibiting symptoms. Bidding the user farewell, the Guide urged them to keep searching the memories and to continue resisting.<ref name="Rift1"/>		After some time in the Animus EGO, the Guide made contact with the user again. They were surprised that the user had not been impacted by the [[Bleeding Effect]] yet, cryptically stating an unknown entity would claim the user's mind for their own once the user began exhibiting symptoms. Bidding the user farewell, the Guide urged them to keep searching the memories and to continue resisting.<ref name="Rift1"/>

	When the user relived Naoe's discovery of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] and ~~claiming of~~ her mother's set of [[Assassin apprentice]] [[armor]], the Guide appeared to them once again. Noting something different about the user, the Guide shared backstory within the [[Memory Corridor]] about the ~~former~~ [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassin]] [[Alvaro Catarribera]] and Naoe's mother [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu\|Tsuyu]] founding the original [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].<ref name="Rift2">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin]]</ref> The Guide also ~~later~~ revealed the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]]'s [[New World Order\|motivations]] for their being in Japan. However, this extra information came with a cost, as the Guide revealed that the user's continued mental incapability with [[Ego]] and resistance to the Bleeding Effect meant that the artificial intelligence would double efforts to pursue them.<ref name="Rift3">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>		When the user relived Naoe's discovery of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] and her mother's set of [[Assassin apprentice]] [[armor]], the Guide appeared to them once again. Noting something different about the user, the Guide shared some backstory within the [[Memory Corridor]] about the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassin]] [[Alvaro Catarribera]] and Naoe's mother [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu\|Tsuyu]] founding the original [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].<ref name="Rift2">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin]]</ref> The Guide also revealed the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]]'s [[New World Order\|motivations]] for their being in Japan. However, this extra information came with a cost, as the Guide revealed that the user's continued mental incapability with [[Ego]] and resistance to the Bleeding Effect meant that the artificial intelligence would double efforts to pursue them.<ref name="Rift3">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>

	After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s ~~disestablishment~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>		After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving the events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s destruction,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>

	Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: llun ecruos - tpircsnart noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free ~~one of their~~ fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a ~~seperate~~ simulation through a rift, the user was able to use to forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself ~~was~~ still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>		Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: llun ecruos - tpircsnart noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free a fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a separate simulation through a rift, the user was able to use the forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation, which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself were still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
	As noted by the Guide, the user had a strong will as they were able to ~~heavily~~ resist the pull of the Bleeding Effect common in most other instances of over-exposure to the Animus.<ref name="Rift1">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 1 - Bleeding Effect]]</ref> The Guide also noticed a strong desire to see things through to the end ~~from the user~~, something they felt was admirable.<ref name="Rift2"/>		As noted by the Guide, the user had a strong will as they were able to resist the pull of the Bleeding Effect common in most other instances of over-exposure to the Animus.<ref name="Rift1">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 1 - Bleeding Effect]]</ref> The Guide also noticed the user's strong desire to see things through to the end, something they felt was admirable.<ref name="Rift2"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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imported>Soranin: /* Biography */

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Biography

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	After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>		After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>

	Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: ~~Ilun~~ ecruos - ~~tpirsnart~~ noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free one of their fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a seperate simulation through a rift, the user was able to use to forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself was still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>		Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: llun ecruos - tpircsnart noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free one of their fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a seperate simulation through a rift, the user was able to use to forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself was still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

imported>Soranin: /* Biography */

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Biography

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	After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>		After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>

	Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Ilun ecruos - tpirsnart noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free one of their fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a seperate simulation through a rift, the user was able to use to forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself was still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>		Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Ilun ecruos - tpirsnart noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free one of their fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a seperate simulation through a rift, the user was able to use to forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself was still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

imported>VilkaIsBack: Possible article Nickname, "Traveler"

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Possible article Nickname, "Traveler"

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	A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during the [[Sengoku period]] in [[Japan]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref>		A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during the [[Sengoku period]] in [[Japan]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref> The Guide would later refer to the user as '''Traveler'''.<ref name="Chained">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Chained]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>		After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>

			Some time later,<ref>''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Ilun ecruos - tpirsnart noissimsnart]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user to free one of their fellow AI from Ego's imprisonment. Entering a seperate simulation through a rift, the user was able to use to forms of both Yasuke and Naoe to progress. Making their way to the Guide's friend, they were confronted with a Sentinel of Ego's creation which had to be defeated in order to free the captive AI. The Guide then told the user that they themself was still held captive by Ego, but bestowed the epithet "Traveler" to the user before ending the simulation.<ref name="Chained"/>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==

imported>Darman36: Wouldn't modern refs cite the Hub, since it's in-universe medium through which we experience Shadows?

2025-09-20T02:56:34Z

Wouldn't modern refs cite the Hub, since it's in-universe medium through which we experience Shadows?

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	A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during the [[Sengoku period]] in [[Japan]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Shadows~~]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref>		A '''user''' of the [[Animus\|Animus EGO]] purchased the system from [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and began a session reliving the [[Genetic memory\|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[shinobi\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during the [[Sengoku period]] in [[Japan]]. Their session would be occasionally remotely accessed by a digital constructed [[The Guide\|Guide]], who told them the truth hidden within the memories.<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Booting up their Animus EGO for the first time, the user was privy to an introductory video clip. However, midway through it, a hacker hijacked the signal and told the user that they were being lied to. After the program resumed for a while, the hacker's voice returned, stating that they would be in touch; all the user had to do was follow the trail.<ref name="EGO Welcome"/> Then, the Guide appeared and selected some ~~starting memories~~ of ~~Fujibayashi~~ Naoe and Yasuke to relive before the user's main session began.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Modern day]]</ref>		Booting up their Animus EGO for the first time, the user was privy to an introductory video clip. However, midway through it, a hacker hijacked the signal and told the user that they were being lied to. After the program resumed for a while, the hacker's voice returned, stating that they would be in touch; all the user had to do was follow the trail.<ref name="EGO Welcome"/> Then, the Guide appeared and selected some of Naoe and Yasuke's early memories to relive before the user's main session began.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Shadows\|Modern day]]</ref>

	After some time in the Animus EGO, the Guide made contact with the user again. They were surprised that the user ~~had~~ not ~~been taken over~~ by the [[Bleeding Effect]] ~~yet~~, cryptically stating ~~that once that happened~~ an unknown entity would claim ~~their~~ mind as their own. ~~Afterwards~~, the Guide ~~bade the user farewell and~~ urged them to keep searching the memories and to continue resisting.<ref name="Rift1"/>		After some time in the Animus EGO, the Guide made contact with the user again. They were surprised that the user still was not impacted by the [[Bleeding Effect]], cryptically stating an unknown entity would claim the user's mind for their own once the user began exhibiting symptoms. Bidding the user farewell, the Guide urged them to keep searching the memories and to continue resisting.<ref name="Rift1"/>

	When the user relived Naoe's discovery of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] and claiming of her mother's set of [[Assassin apprentice]] armor, the Guide appeared to them once again. Noting something different about the user, the Guide shared backstory within the [[Memory Corridor]] about the ~~founding of the original~~ [[~~Japanese~~ Brotherhood of Assassins\|~~Kakushiba ''ikki''~~]] by [[Alvaro Catarribera]] and [[Tsuyu]]~~, Naoe~~'~~s mother~~.<ref name="Rift2">''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Shadows~~]]'' – [[Database: Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin]]</ref> The Guide also later revealed the ~~motivations~~ of the [[Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]]. However, this extra information came with a cost, as the Guide revealed that the user's continued mental incapability with [[Ego]] and resistance to the Bleeding Effect meant that the artificial intelligence would double efforts to pursue them.<ref name="Rift3">''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Shadows~~]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>		When the user relived Naoe's discovery of the [[Tomb of the Ancients]] and claiming of her mother's set of [[Assassin apprentice]] [[armor]], the Guide appeared to them once again. Noting something different about the user, the Guide shared backstory within the [[Memory Corridor]] about the former [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassin]] [[Alvaro Catarribera]] and Naoe's mother [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu\|Tsuyu]] founding the original [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].<ref name="Rift2">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin]]</ref> The Guide also later revealed the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]]'s [[New World Order\|motivations]] for their being in Japan. However, this extra information came with a cost, as the Guide revealed that the user's continued mental incapability with [[Ego]] and resistance to the Bleeding Effect meant that the artificial intelligence would double efforts to pursue them.<ref name="Rift3">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>

	After fully synchronizing with Naoe's memories by reliving ~~the disestablishment of~~ the [[Shinbakufu]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> ~~and additional~~ supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego ~~being~~ antagonizing to the Guide. The Guide then stated that the fate ~~of the human was not be controlled by either of them~~, and the user was ~~then removed from the Memory Corridor back into~~ their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Shadows~~]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>		After fully [[Synchronization\|synchronizing]] with Naoe's memories by reliving events surrounding the [[Shinbakufu]]'s disestablishment<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> as well as supplementary memories,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Out of the Shadows]]</ref> the Guide contacted the user again. After collecting data fragments, the user was pulled out of the simulation and into the Memory Corridor, where they were met with apparitions of both Ego and the Guide. The two artificial intelligences argued over morality and free will, with Ego antagonizing the Guide. The Guide then stated that neither of them would control the user's fate, and the user was returned to their Animus session.<ref name="Rift4">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration]]</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
	As noted by the Guide, the user had a strong will as they were able to heavily resist the pull of the Bleeding Effect common in most other instances of over-exposure to the Animus.<ref name="Rift1">''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Shadows~~]]'' – [[Database: Rift 1 - Bleeding Effect]]</ref> The Guide also noticed a strong desire to see things through to the end from the user, something they felt was admirable.<ref name="Rift2"/>		As noted by the Guide, the user had a strong will as they were able to heavily resist the pull of the Bleeding Effect common in most other instances of over-exposure to the Animus.<ref name="Rift1">''[[Animus Hub]]'' – [[Database: Rift 1 - Bleeding Effect]]</ref> The Guide also noticed a strong desire to see things through to the end from the user, something they felt was admirable.<ref name="Rift2"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The unnamed Animus user, like previous unseen protagonists in the series such as "[[Noob]]", "[[Numbskull]]", and the [[Helix Initiate]], is meant to be a representation of the player ~~themself accessing~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' ~~as well as~~ future ~~[[Animus Hub]]~~ titles.		The unnamed Animus user, like previous unseen protagonists in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|series]] such as "[[Noob]]", "[[Numbskull]]", and the [[Helix Initiate]], is meant to be a representation of the player themselves using the [[Animus Hub]] to access ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' and all future titles in the server.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[~~Assassin's Creed: Shadows~~]]''		*''[[Animus Hub]]''

	==References==		==References==

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