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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In the non-canonical modern day storyline of the ''Assassin's Creed'' French comic, Abstergo was experimenting on the young boy [[Mike]], who was designated as Subject 19.<ref name="AC5">''[[Assassin's Creed ~~(Les Deux Royaumes comics)\|Assassin's Creed]] – [[Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr\|~~5: El Cakr]]''</ref>		In the non-canonical modern day storyline of the ''Assassin's Creed'' French comic, Abstergo was experimenting on the young boy [[Mike]], who was designated as Subject 19.<ref name="AC5">''[[Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:AC1 Animus 1.28.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Animus, a virtual device which the Animus Project was centered around]]		[[File:AC1 Animus 1.28.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Animus, a virtual device which the Animus Project was centered around]]
	The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins~~\|Assassin Brotherhood~~]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].		The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].

	Operating since at least 1980 and initially led by Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], the Animus Project was one of ~~the~~ most important ~~Abstergo~~ programs in ~~their~~ history.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref name="Abstergo mails">[~~http://abstergoindustries~~.com~~/portal/ Abstergo Industries' website~~] – {{Cite\|16 May 2023}}</ref> After Vidic's death in 2012, the project fell under the leadership of [[Sofia Rikkin]], daughter of Abstergo's CEO [[Alan Rikkin]].<ref ~~name="ACO"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		Operating since at least 1980 and initially led by Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], the Animus Project was one of Abstergo's most important programs in its history.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref name="Abstergo mails">[[Abstergo.com]] – {{Cite\|16 May 2023}}</ref> After Vidic's death in 2012, the project fell under the leadership of [[Sofia Rikkin]], daughter of Abstergo's CEO [[Alan Rikkin]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's emails]]: "Farewell Layla"</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	===Nathalie Chapman===		===Nathalie Chapman===
	The project's first test subject was [[Nathalie Chapman]], the daughter of the Assassins [[Boris Pash]] and [[Zenia]], who was taken and raised by Warren Vidic following her birth. In 1977, Vidic decided to test his first Animus prototype on a 13-year-old Nathalie, having her relive her father's memories. Through them, Nathalie discovered that she was a hostage of the Templars and escaped, stealing a copy of the Animus blueprints and an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]] in the process.<ref name="ACBloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2\|Book 2]]''</ref>		The project's unrecognized first test subject was [[Nathalie Chapman]], the daughter of the Assassins [[Boris Pash]] and [[Zenia]], who was taken and raised by Warren Vidic following her birth. In 1977, Vidic decided to test his first Animus prototype on a 13-year-old Nathalie, having her relive her father's memories. Through them, Nathalie discovered that she was a hostage of the Templars and escaped, stealing a copy of the Animus blueprints and an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]] in the process.<ref name="ACBloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2\|Book 2]]''</ref>

	===Subject 1===		===Subject 1===
	[[Subject 1]] ~~was~~ a male ~~individual~~ with an ancestral ~~connection~~ to the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins\|Louisiana Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], performing Animus sessions around late 1980 until January 1981. After reliving the lives of other ancestors, Subject 1 was assigned to relive Aveline's memories in 18th-century [[New Orleans]]. However, his connection with the Animus readily destabilized and he suffered a seizure, resulting in his death.<ref name="SubjectZeroAudioLog3">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero: Audio File 3"</ref>		Officially, the project began with [[Subject 1]], a male with ancestral ties to the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins\|Louisiana Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], performing Animus sessions around late 1980 until January 1981. After reliving the lives of other ancestors, Subject 1 was assigned to relive Aveline's memories in 18th-century [[New Orleans]]. However, his connection with the Animus readily destabilized and he suffered a seizure, resulting in his death.<ref name="SubjectZeroAudioLog3">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero: Audio File 3"</ref>

	===Subject 2===		===Subject 2===
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	===Callum Lynch===		===Callum Lynch===
	By 2014, Sofia Rikkin became heavily involved with the Animus Project, which had moved from the Abstergo Campus in Rome to the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]]. In February of that year, Sofia's subordinate [[Layla Hassan]] suggested the creation of a new inverted six-axis motion rig Animus, which despite initial protest, became the new Animus for the project.<ref ~~name="ACO"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		By 2014, Sofia Rikkin became heavily involved with the Animus Project, which had moved from the Abstergo Campus in Rome to the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]]. In February of that year, Sofia's subordinate [[Layla Hassan]] suggested the creation of a new inverted six-axis motion rig Animus, which despite initial protest, became the new Animus for the project.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's emails]]: "Re: You're looking at it the wrong way"</ref>

	[[File:Assassin's Creed (film) 15.png\|thumb\|250px\|Callum using the Animus]]		[[File:Assassin's Creed (film) 15.png\|thumb\|250px\|Callum using the Animus]]

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Appearances

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	Meanwhile, Abstergo made a deal with [[MysoreTech]] to release the [[Brahman V.R.]], spreading new Animus technology to the Asian market. This was done in an attempt to mine the genetic memories of their customers in order to gain more information about the Pieces of Eden. In November 2013, Abstergo managed to locate two individuals of interest, the actress [[Monima Das]] and her fiancé [[Jot Soora]], whose genetic memories contained a possible lead to the location of the [[Koh-i-Noor]]. However, due to the intervention of the Assassins, Monima died while Jot escaped before he could be captured.<ref name="AC Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>		Meanwhile, Abstergo made a deal with [[MysoreTech]] to release the [[Brahman V.R.]], spreading new Animus technology to the Asian market. This was done in an attempt to mine the genetic memories of their customers in order to gain more information about the Pieces of Eden. In November 2013, Abstergo managed to locate two individuals of interest, the actress [[Monima Das]] and her fiancé [[Jot Soora]], whose genetic memories contained a possible lead to the location of the [[Koh-i-Noor]]. However, due to the intervention of the Assassins, Monima died while Jot escaped before he could be captured.<ref name="AC Brahman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref>

	In 2014, Abstergo released a cloud-based software named the [[Helix]] upon which they released more games created from the edited genetic memories of their subjects. Using Helix, a [[Numbskull\|research analyst]] analyzed the memories of the Assassin-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]] and fixed a virus that had been hidden in his memory banks.<ref name="AC Rogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Also contained within those memory banks were the genetic memories of Arno Dorian,<ref name="AC Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and the twins [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]].<ref name="AC Syndicate">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		In 2014, Abstergo released a cloud-based software named the [[Helix]] upon which they released more games created from the edited genetic memories of their subjects. Using Helix, an Abstergo [[Numbskull\|research analyst]] analyzed the memories of the Assassin-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]] and fixed a virus that had been hidden in his memory banks.<ref name="AC Rogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Also contained within those memory banks were the genetic memories of Arno Dorian,<ref name="AC Unity">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> and the twins [[Evie Frye\|Evie]] and [[Jacob Frye]].<ref name="AC Syndicate">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

	In 2017, Abstergo Entertainment released a new Animus device titled the Mobile Animus 4.38. This device saw the release of ''[[Rebellion]]'', a game created from the altered memories of the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassin]] [[Aguilar de Nerha]].<ref name="AC Rebellion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref>		In 2017, Abstergo Entertainment released a new Animus device titled the Mobile Animus 4.38. This device saw the release of ''[[Rebellion]]'', a game created from the altered genetic memories of the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins\|Spanish Assassin]] [[Aguilar de Nerha]].<ref name="AC Rebellion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref>

	===Callum Lynch===		===Callum Lynch===
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	[[File:Assassin's Creed (film) 15.png\|thumb\|250px\|Callum using the Animus]]		[[File:Assassin's Creed (film) 15.png\|thumb\|250px\|Callum using the Animus]]
	Over the following two years, Abstergo kidnapped several people to use as subjects for the project, including the Assassins [[Moussa]], [[Lin]], [[Nathan]], and [[Emir]], and kept them prisoner inside the Madrid facility. In October 2016, Abstergo kidnapped death row inmate [[Callum Lynch]] and staged his execution in order to use him as their next subject. Upon moving Lynch to the Abstergo Foundation, Sofia used ~~Lynch's~~ genetic memories to uncover the location of the [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] once held by Aguilar de Nerha.<ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>		Over the following two years, Abstergo kidnapped several people to use as subjects for the project, including the Assassins [[Moussa]], [[Lin]], [[Nathan]], and [[Emir]], and kept them prisoner inside the Madrid facility. In October 2016, Abstergo kidnapped death row inmate [[Callum Lynch]] and staged his execution in order to use him as their next subject. Upon moving Lynch to the Abstergo Foundation, Sofia used his genetic memories to uncover the location of the [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] once held by Aguilar de Nerha.<ref name="ACfilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>

	However, while Abstergo was successful in locating the Apple, their experiments backfired when Lynch and the other Assassin prisoners, using skills gained through the Bleeding Effect, staged a breakout. Although most of the prisoners were terminated, Lynch, Moussa and Lin managed to escape and destroy the Madrid facility in the process, and they later retrieved Aguilar's Apple after assassinating Alan Rikkin.<ref name="ACfilm" />		However, while Abstergo was successful in locating the Apple, their experiments backfired when Lynch and the other Assassin prisoners, using skills gained through the Bleeding Effect, staged a breakout. Although most of the prisoners were terminated, Lynch, Moussa, and Lin managed to escape and destroy the Madrid facility in the process, and they later retrieved Aguilar's Apple after assassinating Alan Rikkin.<ref name="ACfilm" />

	===The Aerie===		===The Aerie===
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	[[File:ACT - Bolden leaving the Animus.png\|thumb\|270px\|André exiting the Animus after a session]]		[[File:ACT - Bolden leaving the Animus.png\|thumb\|270px\|André exiting the Animus after a session]]
	Despite his initial distrust of the Templars after discovering he had been lied to, Bolden agreed to help Berg find what he was after, and the two developed a friendship over the course of the former's Animus sessions. Ultimately, van der Graff's memories proved to be a dead end and Bolden was allowed to leave, ~~though~~ he decided to instead help Berg take up the mantle of Black Cross and purge the Templar Order of corruption.<ref name="ACT" />		Despite his initial distrust of the Templars after discovering he had been lied to, Bolden agreed to help Berg find what he was after, and the two developed a friendship over the course of the former's Animus sessions at the Philadelphia facility. Ultimately, van der Graff's memories proved to be a dead end and Bolden was allowed to leave, but he decided to instead help Berg take up the mantle of Black Cross and purge the Templar Order of corruption.<ref name="ACT" />

	===Kō Risa===		===Kō Risa===
	In 2019, [[Kō Risa]], also known as Lisa Huang, began her therapy at the [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|Abstergo clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], where [[Doctor]] [[Kaori Kagami]] had the teenager relive the memories of her ancestor, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]], through the Animus, hoping to learn the location of the Assassin's [[Precursor box]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> Eventually Risa started distrusting the doctor and was held against her will until she escaped with the help of the Assassin [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and her cousin [[Mari]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Creed]]</ref>		In 2019, [[Kō Risa]], also known as Lisa Huang, began her therapy at the [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|Abstergo clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], where [[Doctor]] [[Kaori Kagami]] had the teenager relive the memories of her ancestor, the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassin]] [[Shao Jun]], through the Animus, hoping to learn the location of the Assassin's [[Precursor box]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> Eventually, Risa started distrusting the doctor and was held against her will until she escaped with the help of the Assassin [[Kiyoshi Takakura]] and her cousin [[Mari]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Creed]]</ref>

	===Noa Kim===		===Noa Kim===
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	In 2023, college student [[Noa Kim]] was lured on a vacation prize trip to [[Macau]] after using the genetic genealogy site [[WhyYou]], developed by the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]].<ref name="ACFT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Kidnapped by Abstergo agents and brought to the ''[[Exitus]]'' research vessel,<ref name="ACFT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> Noa was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Edward Kenway in the Animus, under the supervision of Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], in order to locate a Piece of Eden found by Edward in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="ACFT 1" />		In 2023, college student [[Noa Kim]] was lured on a vacation prize trip to [[Macau]] after using the genetic genealogy site [[WhyYou]], developed by the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]].<ref name="ACFT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Kidnapped by Abstergo agents and brought to the ''[[Exitus]]'' research vessel,<ref name="ACFT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> Noa was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Edward Kenway in the Animus, under the supervision of Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], in order to locate a Piece of Eden found by Edward in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="ACFT 1" />

	During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>		During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]],<ref name="ACFT 44">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 44\|Episode 44]]</ref> the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>

	Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of Eden—a [[crescent amulet]]—in the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of Eden—a [[crescent amulet]]—in the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>
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	===Shimazu Sei===		===Shimazu Sei===
	Following her capture by [[Sigma Team]] in [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]], Sei became Abstergo's next test subject, being strapped to an Animus and made to relive the memories of her ancestor [[Shimazu Saito]], a close companion of Edward Kenway. This way, the Templars hoped to uncover the location of [[Lotus disk\|another Piece of Eden]] in Southeast Asia, which ~~could enhance~~ the crescent amulet~~'s powers~~.<ref name="ACFT 105">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 105\|Episode 105]]</ref>		Following her capture by [[Sigma Team]] in [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]], Sei became Abstergo's next test subject, being strapped to an Animus and made to relive the memories of her ancestor [[Shimazu Saito]], a close companion of Edward Kenway. This way, the Templars hoped to uncover the location of [[Lotus disk\|another Piece of Eden]] in Southeast Asia, which was part of the same [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] as the crescent amulet.<ref name="ACFT 105">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 105\|Episode 105]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Sei strapped to the Animus.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Sei strapped to the Animus]]		[[File:ACFT - Sei strapped to the Animus.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Sei strapped to the Animus]]
	After a prolonged time in the Animus, Sei's genetic memories allowed Abstergo to discover the Piece of Eden's location within Saito's grave.<ref name="ACFT 112">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]]</ref> Sigma Team was subsequently dispatched to recover the artifact ~~while~~ Abstergo~~'s engineering team attempted~~ to ~~create a replacement device for~~ the ~~third and final~~ [[~~Lantern~~ (~~Piece of Eden~~)\|~~Piece of Eden~~]], ~~believing that the complete~~ [[~~Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set~~]] ~~would allow them to enslave the human race~~ and establish their ~~vision of a~~ [[New World Order]].<ref name="ACFT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref>		After a prolonged time in the Animus, Sei's genetic memories allowed Abstergo to discover the Piece of Eden's location within Saito's grave.<ref name="ACFT 112">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]]</ref> Sigma Team was subsequently dispatched to recover the artifact, which Abstergo believed would allow them to take control of the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)\|Forgotten Temple]] in [[Angkor]], [[Cambodia]], and establish their [[New World Order]].<ref name="ACFT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref><ref name="ACFT 123">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 123\|Episode 123]]</ref> However, their plans were opposed by Noa, the Assassins, the Zhawang Corporation, and DedSec, who breached Abstergo's internal network and learned about their experiments on Sei.<ref name="ACFT 112" />

	However, the Templars' plans were opposed by Noa, the Assassins, the Zhawang Corporation, and DedSec, who breached Abstergo's internal network and learned about their experiments on Sei.<ref name="ACFT 112" /> To prevent the Templars from extracting any more information from Sei, the group decided to eliminate her, and Noa volunteered to infiltrate the Abstergo Genetic Research Lab in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]], where Sei was being held.<ref name="ACFT 113" /> Choosing to save the doctor instead, Noa freed her from the Animus and carried her out of the facility due to Sei suffering from a severe Bleeding Effect that essentially left her brain-dead.<ref name="ACFT 114">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 114\|Episode 114]]</ref>		To prevent the Templars from extracting any more information from Sei, the group decided to eliminate her, and Noa volunteered to infiltrate the Abstergo Genetic Research Lab in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]], where Sei was being held.<ref name="ACFT 113" /> Choosing to save the doctor instead, Noa freed her from the Animus and carried her out of the facility due to Sei suffering from a severe Bleeding Effect that essentially left her brain-dead.<ref name="ACFT 114">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 114\|Episode 114]]</ref>

	After Noa's Assassin allies dispatched the incoming Abstergo security guards, the group escaped the Research Lab with the help of Nathan Zhang and his men, who posed as firefighters. They then drove away ~~to safety~~ while Noa used the Piece of Eden in his possession to cure Sei's Bleeding Effect, although the doctor did not immediately awaken due to the severe damage her mind had sustained.<ref name="ACFT 114" />		After Noa's [[Southeast Asian Assassin cell\|Assassin allies]] dispatched the incoming Abstergo security guards, the group escaped the Research Lab with the help of Nathan Zhang and his men, who posed as firefighters. They then drove away while Noa used the [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|Piece of Eden]] in his possession to cure Sei's Bleeding Effect, although the doctor did not immediately awaken due to the severe damage her mind had sustained.<ref name="ACFT 114" />

	==Known Animus Subjects==		==Known Animus Subjects==

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	~~{{Spoilerhd\|1 October 2025\|[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]}}~~
	[[File:AC1 Animus 1.28.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Animus, a virtual device which the Animus Project was centered around]]		[[File:AC1 Animus 1.28.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Animus, a virtual device which the Animus Project was centered around]]
	The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].		The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].

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	Despite his initial distrust of the Templars after discovering he had been lied to, Bolden agreed to help Berg find what he was after, and the two developed a friendship over the course of the former's Animus sessions. Ultimately, ~~Van~~ der Graff's memories proved to be a dead end and Bolden was allowed to leave, though he decided to instead help Berg take up the mantle of Black Cross and purge the Templar Order of corruption.<ref name="ACT" />		Despite his initial distrust of the Templars after discovering he had been lied to, Bolden agreed to help Berg find what he was after, and the two developed a friendship over the course of the former's Animus sessions. Ultimately, van der Graff's memories proved to be a dead end and Bolden was allowed to leave, though he decided to instead help Berg take up the mantle of Black Cross and purge the Templar Order of corruption.<ref name="ACT" />

	===Kō Risa===		===Kō Risa===
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	During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>		During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>

	Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of Eden—a [[crescent amulet]]—in the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed~~, considering Noa still had his uses,~~ and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of Eden—a [[crescent amulet]]—in the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Noa's rampage.png\|thumb\|250px\|Noa's Bleeding Effect-induced rampage]]		[[File:ACFT - Noa's rampage.png\|thumb\|250px\|Noa's Bleeding Effect-induced rampage]]

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	That same year, [[André Bolden]], the son of the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], was lured to the Abstergo facility in Philadelphia with the promise of receiving treatment for his [[Vietnam War]] PTSD. At the facility, Bolden was introduced to the Templars [[Juhani Otso Berg]], [[Violet da Costa]], and [[Caitlin Gift]], who supervised his sessions in the Animus, during which Bolden relived the memories of his 19th-century ancestor [[Jan van der Graff]] to track down the [[Koh-i-Noor]].<ref name="ACT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War\|Volume 2: Cross of War]]''</ref>		That same year, [[André Bolden]], the son of the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], was lured to the Abstergo facility in Philadelphia with the promise of receiving treatment for his [[Vietnam War]] PTSD. At the facility, Bolden was introduced to the Templars [[Juhani Otso Berg]], [[Violet da Costa]], and [[Caitlin Gift]], who supervised his sessions in the Animus, during which Bolden relived the memories of his 19th-century ancestor [[Jan van der Graff]] to track down the [[Koh-i-Noor]].<ref name="ACT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War\|Volume 2: Cross of War]]''</ref>

	[[File:~~ACTemplars Berg meets~~ Bolden.~~JPG~~\|thumb\|270px\|André ~~meeting Berg and Caitlin~~]]		[[File:ACT - Bolden leaving the Animus.png\|thumb\|270px\|André exiting the Animus after a session]]
	Despite his initial distrust of the Templars after discovering he had been lied to, Bolden agreed to help Berg find what he was after, and the two developed a friendship over the course of the former's Animus sessions. Ultimately, Van der Graff's memories proved to be a dead end and Bolden was allowed to leave, though he decided to instead help Berg take up the mantle of Black Cross and purge the Templar Order of corruption.<ref name="ACT" />		Despite his initial distrust of the Templars after discovering he had been lied to, Bolden agreed to help Berg find what he was after, and the two developed a friendship over the course of the former's Animus sessions. Ultimately, Van der Graff's memories proved to be a dead end and Bolden was allowed to leave, though he decided to instead help Berg take up the mantle of Black Cross and purge the Templar Order of corruption.<ref name="ACT" />

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	The project's first test subject was [[Nathalie Chapman]], the daughter of the Assassins [[Boris Pash]] and [[Zenia]], who was taken and raised by Warren Vidic following her birth. In 1977, Vidic decided to test his first Animus prototype on a 13-year-old Nathalie, having her relive her father's memories. Through them, Nathalie discovered that she was a hostage of the Templars and escaped, stealing a copy of the Animus blueprints and an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]] in the process.<ref name="ACBloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2\|Book 2]]''</ref>		The project's first test subject was [[Nathalie Chapman]], the daughter of the Assassins [[Boris Pash]] and [[Zenia]], who was taken and raised by Warren Vidic following her birth. In 1977, Vidic decided to test his first Animus prototype on a 13-year-old Nathalie, having her relive her father's memories. Through them, Nathalie discovered that she was a hostage of the Templars and escaped, stealing a copy of the Animus blueprints and an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]] in the process.<ref name="ACBloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2\|Book 2]]''</ref>

	=== Subject 1 ===		===Subject 1===
	[[Subject 1]] was a male individual with an ancestral connection to the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins\|Louisiana Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], performing Animus sessions around late 1980 until January 1981. After reliving the lives of other ancestors, Subject 1 was assigned to relive Aveline's memories in 18th-century [[New Orleans]]. However, his connection with the Animus readily destabilized and he suffered a seizure, resulting in his death.<ref name="SubjectZeroAudioLog3">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero: Audio File 3"</ref>		[[Subject 1]] was a male individual with an ancestral connection to the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins\|Louisiana Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], performing Animus sessions around late 1980 until January 1981. After reliving the lives of other ancestors, Subject 1 was assigned to relive Aveline's memories in 18th-century [[New Orleans]]. However, his connection with the Animus readily destabilized and he suffered a seizure, resulting in his death.<ref name="SubjectZeroAudioLog3">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero: Audio File 3"</ref>

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	===Subject 12===		===Subject 12===
	[[Subject 12]] was forced to relive the memories of an ancestor related to the 1943 [[Philadelphia Project]], in which the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, due to the usage of a [[Apple of Eden 4\|Piece of Eden]]. Using recovered data, Abstergo was able to reconstruct [[Die Glocke\|~~the~~ original artifact]] used in the experiment.<ref name="AC" />		[[Subject 12]] was forced to relive the memories of an ancestor related to the 1943 [[Philadelphia Project]], in which the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, due to the usage of a [[Apple of Eden 4\|Piece of Eden]]. Using recovered data, Abstergo was able to reconstruct the [[Die Glocke\|original artifact]] used in the experiment.<ref name="AC" />

	=== Subject 13 ===		===Subject 13===
	[[Subject 13]] is an ~~unidentified test subject~~ in Abstergo's Animus ~~Project~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email\|Subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>, briefly mentioned in an email from [[Alan Rikkin]] to Warren Vidic on September 7, 2012. Their sessions were recorded and reviewed, but no details about their identity, ancestry, or fate have been revealed, making them one of the project's lingering mysteries.		[[Subject 13]] participated in the Animus Project at an unknown point in time. On 7 September 2012, Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] mentioned in an email to Warren Vidic that Subject 13's Animus sessions had been recorded and reviewed, but outside of this, no other details about the subject's identity or sessions are known.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email\|Subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>

	=== Subject 14 ===		===Subject 14===
	Prior to 2011, [[Robert Fraser]] participated in the Animus Project as Subject 14.<ref name="Sub14">{{Twitter\|ChristieGolden\|status/1488254329429528582\|Christie Golden\|quote=LOL okay, the answer is yes. :)\|image=File:ACH - Christie Golden on Subject 14.png}}</ref> After his time in the program he would join [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and, in 2014, was tasked with reliving the memories of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Unfortunately, due to being severely affected by the Bleeding Effect, Fraser's health began to deteriorate, eventually culminating in him believing himself to be Arno. Wishing to help the Assassins, he destroyed Abstergo hard drives with the assistance of his psychiatrist [[Victoria Bibeau]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref> which led to his termination.<ref name="AC Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>		Prior to 2011, [[Robert Fraser]] participated in the Animus Project as Subject 14.<ref name="Sub14">{{Twitter\|ChristieGolden\|status/1488254329429528582\|Christie Golden\|quote=LOL okay, the answer is yes. :)\|image=File:ACH - Christie Golden on Subject 14.png}}</ref> After his time in the program he would join [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and, in 2014, was tasked with reliving the memories of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Unfortunately, due to being severely affected by the Bleeding Effect, Fraser's health began to deteriorate, eventually culminating in him believing himself to be Arno. Wishing to help the Assassins, he destroyed Abstergo hard drives with the assistance of his psychiatrist [[Victoria Bibeau]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref> which led to his termination.<ref name="AC Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Noa in the Animus.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Noa in the Animus]]		[[File:ACFT - Noa in the Animus.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Noa in the Animus]]
	In 2023, [[Noa Kim]] was lured on a vacation prize trip to [[Macau]] after using the genetic genealogy site [[WhyYou]], developed by the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]].<ref name="ACFT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Kidnapped by Abstergo agents and brought to the ''[[Exitus]]'' research vessel,<ref name="ACFT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> Noa was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Edward Kenway in the Animus, under the supervision of Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], in order to locate a Piece of Eden found by Edward in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="ACFT 1" />		In 2023, college student [[Noa Kim]] was lured on a vacation prize trip to [[Macau]] after using the genetic genealogy site [[WhyYou]], developed by the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]].<ref name="ACFT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Kidnapped by Abstergo agents and brought to the ''[[Exitus]]'' research vessel,<ref name="ACFT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> Noa was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Edward Kenway in the Animus, under the supervision of Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], in order to locate a Piece of Eden found by Edward in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="ACFT 1" />

	During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>		During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>

	Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of ~~Eden – a~~ [[crescent amulet]] ~~– in~~ the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed, considering Noa still had his uses, and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of Eden—a [[crescent amulet]]—in the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed, considering Noa still had his uses, and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Noa's rampage.png\|thumb\|250px\|Noa's Bleeding Effect-induced rampage]]		[[File:ACFT - Noa's rampage.png\|thumb\|250px\|Noa's Bleeding Effect-induced rampage]]
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	After a prolonged time in the Animus, Sei's genetic memories allowed Abstergo to discover the Piece of Eden's location within Saito's grave.<ref name="ACFT 112">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]]</ref> Sigma Team was subsequently dispatched to recover the artifact while Abstergo's engineering team attempted to create a replacement device for the third and final [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|Piece of Eden]], believing that the complete [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] would allow them to enslave the human race and establish their vision of a [[New World Order]].<ref name="ACFT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref>		After a prolonged time in the Animus, Sei's genetic memories allowed Abstergo to discover the Piece of Eden's location within Saito's grave.<ref name="ACFT 112">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]]</ref> Sigma Team was subsequently dispatched to recover the artifact while Abstergo's engineering team attempted to create a replacement device for the third and final [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|Piece of Eden]], believing that the complete [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] would allow them to enslave the human race and establish their vision of a [[New World Order]].<ref name="ACFT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref>

	However, the Templars' plans were opposed by Noa, the Assassins, the Zhawang Corporation, and DedSec, who breached Abstergo's internal network and learned about their experiments on Sei.<ref name="ACFT 112" /> To prevent the Templars from extracting any more information from Sei, the group decided to eliminate her, ~~with~~ Noa ~~volunteering~~ to infiltrate the Abstergo Genetic Research Lab in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]], where Sei was being held.<ref name="ACFT 113" /> Choosing to save the doctor instead, Noa freed her from the Animus and carried her out of the facility due to Sei suffering from a severe Bleeding Effect that essentially left her brain-dead.<ref name="ACFT 114">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 114\|Episode 114]]</ref>		However, the Templars' plans were opposed by Noa, the Assassins, the Zhawang Corporation, and DedSec, who breached Abstergo's internal network and learned about their experiments on Sei.<ref name="ACFT 112" /> To prevent the Templars from extracting any more information from Sei, the group decided to eliminate her, and Noa volunteered to infiltrate the Abstergo Genetic Research Lab in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]], where Sei was being held.<ref name="ACFT 113" /> Choosing to save the doctor instead, Noa freed her from the Animus and carried her out of the facility due to Sei suffering from a severe Bleeding Effect that essentially left her brain-dead.<ref name="ACFT 114">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 114\|Episode 114]]</ref>

	After Noa's Assassin allies dispatched the incoming Abstergo security guards, the group escaped the Research Lab with the help of Nathan Zhang and his men, who posed as firefighters. They then drove away to safety while Noa used the Piece of Eden in his possession to cure Sei's Bleeding Effect, although the doctor did not immediately awaken due to the severe damage her mind had sustained.<ref name="ACFT 114" />		After Noa's Assassin allies dispatched the incoming Abstergo security guards, the group escaped the Research Lab with the help of Nathan Zhang and his men, who posed as firefighters. They then drove away to safety while Noa used the Piece of Eden in his possession to cure Sei's Bleeding Effect, although the doctor did not immediately awaken due to the severe damage her mind had sustained.<ref name="ACFT 114" />

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	[[File:AC1 Animus 1.28.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Animus, a virtual device which the Animus Project was centered around]]		[[File:AC1 Animus 1.28.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Animus, a virtual device which the Animus Project was centered around]]
	The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].		The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].

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	The project's first test subject was [[Nathalie Chapman]], the daughter of the Assassins [[Boris Pash]] and [[Zenia]], who was taken and raised by Warren Vidic following her birth. In 1977, Vidic decided to test his first Animus prototype on a 13-year-old Nathalie, having her relive her father's memories. Through them, Nathalie discovered that she was a hostage of the Templars and escaped, stealing a copy of the Animus blueprints and an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]] in the process.<ref name="ACBloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2\|Book 2]]''</ref>		The project's first test subject was [[Nathalie Chapman]], the daughter of the Assassins [[Boris Pash]] and [[Zenia]], who was taken and raised by Warren Vidic following her birth. In 1977, Vidic decided to test his first Animus prototype on a 13-year-old Nathalie, having her relive her father's memories. Through them, Nathalie discovered that she was a hostage of the Templars and escaped, stealing a copy of the Animus blueprints and an [[Apple of Eden 4\|Apple of Eden]] in the process.<ref name="ACBloodstone">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' – ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2\|Book 2]]''</ref>

	=== Subject 1 ===		===Subject 1===
	[[Subject 1]] was a male individual with an ancestral connection to the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins\|Louisiana Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], performing Animus sessions around late 1980 until January 1981. After reliving the lives of other ancestors, Subject 1 was assigned to relive Aveline's memories in 18th-century [[New Orleans]]. However, his connection with the Animus readily destabilized and he suffered a seizure, resulting in his death.<ref name="SubjectZeroAudioLog3">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero: Audio File 3"</ref>		[[Subject 1]] was a male individual with an ancestral connection to the [[Louisiana Brotherhood of Assassins\|Louisiana Assassin]] [[Aveline de Grandpré]], performing Animus sessions around late 1980 until January 1981. After reliving the lives of other ancestors, Subject 1 was assigned to relive Aveline's memories in 18th-century [[New Orleans]]. However, his connection with the Animus readily destabilized and he suffered a seizure, resulting in his death.<ref name="SubjectZeroAudioLog3">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero: Audio File 3"</ref>

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	===Subject 12===		===Subject 12===
	[[Subject 12]] was forced to relive the memories of an ancestor related to the 1943 [[Philadelphia Project]], in which the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, due to the usage of a [[Apple of Eden 4\|Piece of Eden]]. Using recovered data, Abstergo was able to reconstruct [[Die Glocke\|~~the~~ original artifact]] used in the experiment.<ref name="AC" />		[[Subject 12]] was forced to relive the memories of an ancestor related to the 1943 [[Philadelphia Project]], in which the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, due to the usage of a [[Apple of Eden 4\|Piece of Eden]]. Using recovered data, Abstergo was able to reconstruct the [[Die Glocke\|original artifact]] used in the experiment.<ref name="AC" />

	=== Subject 13 ===		===Subject 13===
	[[Subject 13]] is an ~~unidentified test subject~~ in Abstergo's Animus ~~Project~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email\|Subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>, briefly mentioned in an email from [[Alan Rikkin]] to Warren Vidic on September 7, 2012. Their sessions were recorded and reviewed, but no details about their identity, ancestry, or fate have been revealed, making them one of the project's lingering mysteries.		[[Subject 13]] participated in the Animus Project at an unknown point in time. On 7 September 2012, Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] mentioned in an email to Warren Vidic that Subject 13's Animus sessions had been recorded and reviewed, but outside of this, no other details about the subject's identity or sessions are known.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email\|Subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>

	=== Subject 14 ===		===Subject 14===
	Prior to 2011, [[Robert Fraser]] participated in the Animus Project as Subject 14.<ref name="Sub14">{{Twitter\|ChristieGolden\|status/1488254329429528582\|Christie Golden\|quote=LOL okay, the answer is yes. :)\|image=File:ACH - Christie Golden on Subject 14.png}}</ref> After his time in the program he would join [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and, in 2014, was tasked with reliving the memories of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Unfortunately, due to being severely affected by the Bleeding Effect, Fraser's health began to deteriorate, eventually culminating in him believing himself to be Arno. Wishing to help the Assassins, he destroyed Abstergo hard drives with the assistance of his psychiatrist [[Victoria Bibeau]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref> which led to his termination.<ref name="AC Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>		Prior to 2011, [[Robert Fraser]] participated in the Animus Project as Subject 14.<ref name="Sub14">{{Twitter\|ChristieGolden\|status/1488254329429528582\|Christie Golden\|quote=LOL okay, the answer is yes. :)\|image=File:ACH - Christie Golden on Subject 14.png}}</ref> After his time in the program he would join [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and, in 2014, was tasked with reliving the memories of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Unfortunately, due to being severely affected by the Bleeding Effect, Fraser's health began to deteriorate, eventually culminating in him believing himself to be Arno. Wishing to help the Assassins, he destroyed Abstergo hard drives with the assistance of his psychiatrist [[Victoria Bibeau]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]''</ref> which led to his termination.<ref name="AC Heresy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref>

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	===Noa Kim===		===Noa Kim===
	[[File:ACFT - Noa in the Animus.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Noa in the Animus]]		[[File:ACFT - Noa in the Animus.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Noa in the Animus]]
	In 2023, [[Noa Kim]] was lured on a vacation prize trip to [[Macau]] after using the genetic genealogy site [[WhyYou]], developed by the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]].<ref name="ACFT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Kidnapped by Abstergo agents and brought to the ''[[Exitus]]'' research vessel,<ref name="ACFT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> Noa was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Edward Kenway in the Animus, under the supervision of Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], in order to locate a Piece of Eden found by Edward in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="ACFT 1" />		In 2023, college student [[Noa Kim]] was lured on a vacation prize trip to [[Macau]] after using the genetic genealogy site [[WhyYou]], developed by the [[Abstergo Genetic Research Lab]].<ref name="ACFT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Kidnapped by Abstergo agents and brought to the ''[[Exitus]]'' research vessel,<ref name="ACFT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> Noa was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Edward Kenway in the Animus, under the supervision of Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], in order to locate a Piece of Eden found by Edward in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="ACFT 1" />

	During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>		During their time together, Noa and Sei slowly began to bond and the doctor even made a deal with Noa, promising him his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.<ref name="ACFT 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7\|Episode 7]]</ref> Although members of the [[Zhawang Corporation]] tried to rescue Noa several times, both in Macau<ref name="ACFT 23">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23\|Episode 23]]</ref> and in [[Cebu]], the young man refused their help as he wished to relive Edward's memories to learn more about himself, and chose to remain with Abstergo for the time being.<ref name="ACFT 46">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 46\|Episode 46]]</ref>

	Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of ~~Eden – a~~ [[crescent amulet]] ~~– in~~ the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed, considering Noa still had his uses, and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>		Eventually, Edward's memories revealed the whereabouts of a Piece of Eden—a [[crescent amulet]]—in the [[Strait of Malacca]], though because of his long sessions in the Animus, Noa began to succumb to the Bleeding Effect. Sei contacted her superiors to update them on the situation, only to be taken aback when they ordered Noa's termination, believing the test subject had outlived his usefulness. Sei disagreed, considering Noa still had his uses, and was contacted by the hacker group [[DedSec]] on [[Nathan Zhang]]'s behalf.<ref name="ACFT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74\|Episode 74]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Noa's rampage.png\|thumb\|250px\|Noa's Bleeding Effect-induced rampage]]		[[File:ACFT - Noa's rampage.png\|thumb\|250px\|Noa's Bleeding Effect-induced rampage]]
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	After a prolonged time in the Animus, Sei's genetic memories allowed Abstergo to discover the Piece of Eden's location within Saito's grave.<ref name="ACFT 112">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]]</ref> Sigma Team was subsequently dispatched to recover the artifact while Abstergo's engineering team attempted to create a replacement device for the third and final [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|Piece of Eden]], believing that the complete [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] would allow them to enslave the human race and establish their vision of a [[New World Order]].<ref name="ACFT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref>		After a prolonged time in the Animus, Sei's genetic memories allowed Abstergo to discover the Piece of Eden's location within Saito's grave.<ref name="ACFT 112">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]]</ref> Sigma Team was subsequently dispatched to recover the artifact while Abstergo's engineering team attempted to create a replacement device for the third and final [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)\|Piece of Eden]], believing that the complete [[Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden\|set]] would allow them to enslave the human race and establish their vision of a [[New World Order]].<ref name="ACFT 113">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 113\|Episode 113]]</ref>

	However, the Templars' plans were opposed by Noa, the Assassins, the Zhawang Corporation, and DedSec, who breached Abstergo's internal network and learned about their experiments on Sei.<ref name="ACFT 112" /> To prevent the Templars from extracting any more information from Sei, the group decided to eliminate her, ~~with~~ Noa ~~volunteering~~ to infiltrate the Abstergo Genetic Research Lab in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]], where Sei was being held.<ref name="ACFT 113" /> Choosing to save the doctor instead, Noa freed her from the Animus and carried her out of the facility due to Sei suffering from a severe Bleeding Effect that essentially left her brain-dead.<ref name="ACFT 114">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 114\|Episode 114]]</ref>		However, the Templars' plans were opposed by Noa, the Assassins, the Zhawang Corporation, and DedSec, who breached Abstergo's internal network and learned about their experiments on Sei.<ref name="ACFT 112" /> To prevent the Templars from extracting any more information from Sei, the group decided to eliminate her, and Noa volunteered to infiltrate the Abstergo Genetic Research Lab in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]], where Sei was being held.<ref name="ACFT 113" /> Choosing to save the doctor instead, Noa freed her from the Animus and carried her out of the facility due to Sei suffering from a severe Bleeding Effect that essentially left her brain-dead.<ref name="ACFT 114">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 114\|Episode 114]]</ref>

	After Noa's Assassin allies dispatched the incoming Abstergo security guards, the group escaped the Research Lab with the help of Nathan Zhang and his men, who posed as firefighters. They then drove away to safety while Noa used the Piece of Eden in his possession to cure Sei's Bleeding Effect, although the doctor did not immediately awaken due to the severe damage her mind had sustained.<ref name="ACFT 114" />		After Noa's Assassin allies dispatched the incoming Abstergo security guards, the group escaped the Research Lab with the help of Nathan Zhang and his men, who posed as firefighters. They then drove away to safety while Noa used the Piece of Eden in his possession to cure Sei's Bleeding Effect, although the doctor did not immediately awaken due to the severe damage her mind had sustained.<ref name="ACFT 114" />

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	The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].		The '''Animus Project''' was an initiative conducted by [[Abstergo Industries]] to explore the [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of subjects kidnapped by the Department of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition]] to discover information about the [[Assassins]] and the location of [[Pieces of Eden]].

	Operating since at least 1980 and initially led by Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], the Animus Project was one of Abstergo's most important programs in its history.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref ~~name="AC"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref name="Abstergo mails">[[Abstergo.com]] – {{Cite\|16 May 2023}}</ref> After Vidic's death in 2012, the project fell under the leadership of [[Sofia Rikkin]], daughter of Abstergo's CEO [[Alan Rikkin]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's emails]]: "Farewell Layla"</ref>		Operating since at least 1980 and initially led by Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], the Animus Project was one of Abstergo's most important programs in its history.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed\|Modern day]]: "Guest of the Company"</ref><ref name="Abstergo mails">[[Abstergo.com]] – {{Cite\|16 May 2023}}</ref> After Vidic's death in 2012, the project fell under the leadership of [[Sofia Rikkin]], daughter of Abstergo's CEO [[Alan Rikkin]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's emails]]: "Farewell Layla"</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	===Subject 12===		===Subject 12===
	[[Subject 12]] was forced to relive the memories of an ancestor related to the 1943 [[Philadelphia Project]], in which the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, due to the usage of a [[Apple of Eden 4\|Piece of Eden]]. Using recovered data, Abstergo was able to reconstruct the [[Die Glocke\|original artifact]] used in the experiment.<ref name="AC" />		[[Subject 12]] was forced to relive the memories of an ancestor related to the 1943 [[Philadelphia Project]], in which the [[USS Eldridge\|USS ''Eldridge'']] briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, due to the usage of a [[Apple of Eden 4\|Piece of Eden]]. Using recovered data, Abstergo was able to reconstruct the [[Die Glocke\|original artifact]] used in the experiment.<ref name="Analysis">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email\|Emails]] – Subject header: "Analysis"</ref>{{Fact}}

	===Subject 13===		===Subject 13===
	[[Subject 13]] participated in the Animus Project ~~at an unknown point in time~~. On 7 September 2012, Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] mentioned in an email to Warren Vidic that Subject 13's Animus sessions had been recorded and reviewed~~, but outside of this, no other details about the subject's identity or sessions are known~~.<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email\|Subject header:~~ "Analysis"~~]]<~~/~~ref~~>		[[Subject 13]] participated in the Animus Project. On 7 September 2012, Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] mentioned in an email to Warren Vidic that Subject 13's Animus sessions had been recorded and reviewed.<ref name="Analysis"/>

	===Subject 14===		===Subject 14===
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	===Subject 16===		===Subject 16===
	[[File:Abs Room.png\|thumb\|250px\|The cryptic messages in Clay's cell]]		[[File:Abs Room.png\|thumb\|250px\|The cryptic messages in Clay's cell]]
	In 2011, Abstergo kidnapped [[Clay Kaczmarek]], a member of the Assassin Brotherhood who specialized in computer hacking and engineering.<ref name="ACR - TLA" /> Dubbed Subject 16,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref> Clay was placed into the Animus at Abstergo's [[Rome]] facility for several months, in order to obtain the location of [[Apple of Eden 6\|one]] of the [[Apples of Eden]],<ref name="ACR - TLA" /> with some of the Animus sessions lasting for days at a time. As Clay was psychologically unable to maintain these sessions for such extended periods of time, the personalities of his ancestors began overlapping with his own.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		In 2011, Abstergo kidnapped [[Clay Kaczmarek]], a member of the Assassin Brotherhood who specialized in computer hacking and engineering.<ref name="ACR - TLA" /> Dubbed Subject 16,<ref name="Subject No. 16">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref> Clay was placed into the Animus at Abstergo's [[Rome]] facility for several months, in order to obtain the location of [[Apple of Eden 6\|one]] of the [[Apples of Eden]],<ref name="ACR - TLA" /> with some of the Animus sessions lasting for days at a time. As Clay was psychologically unable to maintain these sessions for such extended periods of time, the personalities of his ancestors began overlapping with his own.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	Eventually, Vidic discovered that Clay was a direct descendant of [[Adam]], one of the first [[Humans\|Human]]-[[Isu]] hybrids and an individual amongst the first few to rise up against the pre-existing species. Through reliving Adam's memories, Clay and Vidic obtained the secrets of the Assassins and the Isu,<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> though realizing his mind would soon disappear entirely, Clay hacked the Animus and placed an AI construct of his own personality in the machine that only the next Animus Subject would be able to activate.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		Eventually, Vidic discovered that Clay was a direct descendant of [[Adam]], one of the first [[Humans\|Human]]-[[Isu]] hybrids and an individual amongst the first few to rise up against the pre-existing species. Through reliving Adam's memories, Clay and Vidic obtained the secrets of the Assassins and the Isu,<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> though realizing his mind would soon disappear entirely, Clay hacked the Animus and placed an AI construct of his own personality in the machine that only the next Animus Subject would be able to activate.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	Clay also left behind several hidden [[Glyphs]] and [[Rifts]] throughout the memories of another of his ancestors, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="AC2" /> Following this, as he delved into insanity as a result of the Bleeding Effect, Clay wrote various [[Cryptic Messages\|cryptic messages]] with his blood across the Animus room and his own cell ~~before eventually committing suicide~~<ref name="AC" /> on 8 August 2012.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End Is Only The Beginning]]</ref>		Clay also left behind several hidden [[Glyphs]] and [[Rifts]] throughout the memories of another of his ancestors, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="AC2" /> Following this, as he delved into insanity as a result of the Bleeding Effect,<ref name="Subject No. 16"/> Clay wrote various [[Cryptic Messages\|cryptic messages]] with his blood across the Animus room and his own cell<ref name="The Eagle and The Apple">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed\|Modern day]]: "The Eagle and The Apple"</ref> before eventually committing suicide on 8 August 2012.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End Is Only The Beginning]]</ref>

	===Subject 17===		===Subject 17===
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	[[File:AC1 Monitoring Desmond.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Desmond in the Animus]]		[[File:AC1 Monitoring Desmond.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Desmond in the Animus]]
	At first, Desmond was directly put in the Animus and forced to relive the memories of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. Upon reaching Abstergo's target memory, a [[Isu map\|map]] displaying the locations of several [[Temple (Isu)\|Precursor Temples]] around the world erupted from an [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]]~~, the~~ company to had no further use for Desmond. While Vidic's superiors ordered Desmond's disposal, Lucy managed to convince them of Desmond's use to Abstergo, saving his life.<ref name="AC" />		At first, Desmond was directly put in the Animus and forced to relive the memories of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed\|Modern day]]: "The Experiment Begins"</ref> Upon reaching Abstergo's target memory, a [[Isu map\|map]] displaying the locations of several [[Temple (Isu)\|Precursor Temples]] around the world erupted from an [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref> The company then had no further use for Desmond. While Vidic's superiors ordered Desmond's disposal, Lucy managed to convince them of Desmond's use to Abstergo, saving his life.<ref name="The Eagle and The Apple"/>

	Not too long afterwards, Lucy, who was previously an Assassin and had secretly defected to the Templars,<ref name="ACR - TLA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]''</ref> escaped the Abstergo facility with Desmond and relocated to an Assassin [[Rome hideout\|hideout]], where Desmond relived the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze in a recreated Animus,<ref name="AC2" /> unknowingly helped in part by Lucy and Vidic's [[Project Siren\|secret plan]].<ref name="ACR - TLA" />		Not too long afterwards, Lucy, who was previously an Assassin and had secretly defected to the Templars,<ref name="ACR - TLA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]''</ref> escaped the Abstergo facility with Desmond and relocated to an Assassin [[Rome hideout\|hideout]], where Desmond relived the memories of Ezio Auditore da Firenze in a recreated Animus,<ref name="AC2" /> unknowingly helped in part by Lucy and Vidic's [[Project Siren\|secret plan]].<ref name="ACR - TLA" />
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	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Adam Sarti]]<br>(early 1980s)<ref name="Bloodstone" />		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Adam Sarti]]<br>(early 1980s)<ref name="Bloodstone" />
	AC3 Daniel Cross.png\|[[Daniel Cross]] as Subject 4<br>(1983)<ref name="ACTF" />		AC3 Daniel Cross.png\|[[Daniel Cross]] as Subject 4<br>(1983)<ref name="ACTF" />
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Subject 12]]<ref name="AC" />		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Subject 12]]<ref name="Analysis"/>
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Subject 13]]<ref name="AC" />		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Subject 13]]<ref name="Analysis"/>
	ACTC-Bellamy coma.png\|[[Paul Bellamy]]<br>(2002)<ref name="ACTC" />		ACTC-Bellamy coma.png\|[[Paul Bellamy]]<br>(2002)<ref name="ACTC" />
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Robert Fraser]] as Subject 14<ref name="Sub14" />		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Robert Fraser]] as Subject 14<ref name="Sub14" />
	Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Subject 15]]<br>(2010)<ref name="Abstergo mails" />		Wiki noimage.jpg\|[[Subject 15]]<br>(2010)<ref name="Abstergo mails" />
	ACR Kaczmarek v.png\|[[Clay Kaczmarek]] as Subject 16<br>(~~2011 – 2012~~)<ref name="AC" />		ACR Kaczmarek v.png\|[[Clay Kaczmarek]] as Subject 16<br>(2011–2012)<ref name="Subject No. 16"/>
	ACB Desmond Render.png\|[[Desmond Miles]] as Subject 17<br>(2012)<ref ~~name=~~"AC" />		ACB Desmond Render.png\|[[Desmond Miles]] as Subject 17<br>(2012)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "RE: Animus Functionality & New Subject"</ref>
	ACTemplars Andre Bolden.png\|[[André Bolden]]<br>(2016)<ref name="ACT" />		ACTemplars Andre Bolden.png\|[[André Bolden]]<br>(2016)<ref name="ACT" />
	ACLDLoc - Sean render.png\|[[Sean Molloy]]<br>(2016)<ref name="ACLD Locus" /><ref name="ACLD TotK" />		ACLDLoc - Sean render.png\|[[Sean Molloy]]<br>(2016)<ref name="ACLD Locus" /><ref name="ACLD TotK" />