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	AC2_-_Cain_Slaying_Abel.jpg\|''Cain Slaying Abel'' by {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens}}		AC2_-_Cain_Slaying_Abel.jpg\|''Cain Slaying Abel'' by {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens}}
	AC2_-_The_Murder_of_Abel.jpg\|''The Murder of Abel'' by {{Wiki\|Jacopo Tintoretto}}		AC2_-_The_Murder_of_Abel.jpg\|''The Murder of Abel'' by {{Wiki\|Jacopo Tintoretto}}

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	'''Cain''' is the legendary forebear of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. The oldest son of the [[Isu]]-[[human]] [[hybrid]]s [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], Cain founded the ideology that came to serve as the fundamental basis of the Templars and infamously killed his younger brother, [[Abel]], to steal the [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] in his possession.		'''Cain''' was the legendary forebear of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. The oldest son of the [[Isu]]-[[human]] [[hybrid]]s [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], Cain founded the ideology that came to serve as the fundamental basis of the Templars and infamously killed his younger brother, [[Abel]], to steal the [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] in his possession.

	For these reasons, the cross symbol called the {{Wiki\|Curse and mark of Cain\|Mark of Cain}} with which he was branded came to be adopted as the [[Templar insignia]].<ref name="Glyph 6">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph #6: "Brothers"]]</ref>		For these reasons, the cross symbol called the {{Wiki\|Curse and mark of Cain\|Mark of Cain}} with which he was branded came to be adopted as the [[Templar insignia]].<ref name="Glyph 6">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs\|Glyph #6: "Brothers"]]</ref>
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	Cain was the firstborn of Adam and Eve; both were hybrids born to the [[Isu]] and humans who served as the leaders of the [[Human-Isu War]] in 75,010 BCE.<ref name="Infographics">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref>		Cain was the firstborn of Adam and Eve; both were hybrids born to the [[Isu]] and humans who served as the leaders of the [[Human-Isu War]] in 75,010 BCE.<ref name="Infographics">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref>

	As he matured, Cain came to subscribe to a philosophy that humanity had to be brought under his absolute domination so that he might guide them to enlightenment, spawning a worldview that served as the blueprint to Templar political thought.<ref name="Infographics" /> Craving the Apple of Eden, Cain slew his younger brother Abel, and seized it from him.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> As punishment, he was branded with a cross-shaped mark that from then on came to be known as the Mark of Cain.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> He later took the title of {{Wiki\|Master Mahan}}.<ref name="Glyph 6" />		As he matured, Cain came to subscribe to a philosophy that humanity had to be brought under his absolute domination so that he might guide them to enlightenment, spawning a worldview that served as the blueprint to Templar political thought.<ref name="Infographics" /> Craving the Apple of Eden, Cain slew his younger brother Abel and seized it from him.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> As punishment, he was branded with a cross-shaped mark that from then on came to be known as the Mark of Cain.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> He later took the title of {{Wiki\|Master Mahan}}.<ref name="Glyph 6" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Though his life faded away into mythology, notably within [[Christianity]] where he is said to have killed his brother out of pure jealousy, Cain's deeds continued to have profound, even calamitous, effects for the rest of human civilization.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		Though his life faded away into mythology, notably within [[Christianity]], where he is said to have killed his brother out of pure jealousy, Cain's deeds continued to have profound, even calamitous, effects for the rest of human civilization.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	The philosophy of Cain evolved to become the bedrock of Templar ideology and the very engine behind their millennia-long ambition to inaugurate a [[New World Order]] under their exclusive rule.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="The Essential Guide" /> ~~His~~ symbol with which he was branded was eventually adopted as the insignia of the Knights Templar.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD" /> Some Templars of antiquity would call themselves the "[[Children of Cain]]".<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>		The philosophy of Cain evolved to become the bedrock of Templar ideology and the very engine behind their millennia-long ambition to inaugurate a [[New World Order]] under their exclusive rule.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="The Essential Guide" /> The symbol with which he was branded was eventually adopted as the insignia of the Knights Templar.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD" /> Some Templars of antiquity would call themselves the "[[Children of Cain]]".<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

	Through the Templars, Cain's legacy still reverberates across the fold of human history, even seventy-seven millennia after he lived and died, in the form of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|shadow war]] for world domination against the [[Assassins]] who strive to prevent it.<ref name="AC1" /><ref name="AC2" /><ref name="AC3" />		Through the Templars, Cain's legacy still reverberates across the fold of human history, even seventy-seven millennia after he lived and died, in the form of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|shadow war]] for world domination against the [[Assassins]] who strive to prevent it.<ref name="AC1" /><ref name="AC2" /><ref name="AC3" />

	In 1717, the Templar [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Jing Lang]] ~~references~~ the story of Cain and Abel while talking to [[Vance Travers]] about the assassination of his brother, [[Upton Travers\|Upton]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Other Brother]]</ref>		In 1717, the Templar and [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Jing Lang]] referenced the story of Cain and Abel while talking to [[Vance Travers]] about the assassination of his brother, [[Upton Travers\|Upton]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Other Brother]]</ref>

	His legend as the origin of the Templars remains a striking narrative for the Templars and Assassins alike. In 2012, the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] shared the story of Cain and Abel in this context to his successor [[Desmond Miles]] via the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] messages he hid within the [[Animus]] data.<ref name="Glyph 6" /> Desmond later ~~did~~ in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Brothers" ~~learning~~ that Cain killed his brother to ~~attain~~ his Apple of Eden. Included within were paintings by {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens}}, {{Wiki\|Jacopo Tintoretto}}, {{Wiki\|Bartolomeo Manfredi}}, and [[Albrecht Dürer]] attached to text from {{Wiki\|Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)\|Pearl of Great Price}} adapted by [[Joseph Smith]].<ref name="Glyph 6" />		His legend as the origin of the Templars remains a striking narrative for the Templars and Assassins alike. In 2012, the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] shared the story of Cain and Abel in this context to his successor [[Desmond Miles]] via the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] messages he hid within the [[Animus]] data.<ref name="Glyph 6" /> Desmond later uncovered the messages in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Brothers" and revealed that Cain had killed his brother to acquire his Apple of Eden. Included within were paintings by {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens}}, {{Wiki\|Jacopo Tintoretto}}, {{Wiki\|Bartolomeo Manfredi}}, and [[Albrecht Dürer]] attached to text from {{Wiki\|Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)\|Pearl of Great Price}} adapted by [[Joseph Smith]].<ref name="Glyph 6" />

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	In 1717, the Templar [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Jing Lang]] references the story of Cain and Abel while talking to [[Vance Travers]] about the assassination of his brother, [[Upton Travers\|Upton]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Other Brother]]</ref>		In 1717, the Templar [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Jing Lang]] references the story of Cain and Abel while talking to [[Vance Travers]] about the assassination of his brother, [[Upton Travers\|Upton]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Other Brother]]</ref>

	His legend as the origin of the Templars remains a striking narrative for the Templars and Assassins alike. In 2012, the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] shared the story of Cain and Abel in this context to his successor [[Desmond Miles]] via the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] messages he hid within the [[Animus]] data.<ref name="Glyph 6" /> Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Brothers" learning that Cain killed his brother to attain his Apple of Eden. Included within were paintings by {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens}}, {{Wiki\|Jacopo Tintoretto}}, {{Wiki\|Bartolomeo Manfredi}}, and [[Albrecht Dürer]] attached to text from {{Wiki\|Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)\|Pearl of Great Price}} adapted by ~~{{Wiki\|~~Joseph Smith~~, Jr~~.}}<ref name="Glyph 6" />		His legend as the origin of the Templars remains a striking narrative for the Templars and Assassins alike. In 2012, the late Assassin [[Clay Kaczmarek]] shared the story of Cain and Abel in this context to his successor [[Desmond Miles]] via the [[Glyphs\|Glyph]] messages he hid within the [[Animus]] data.<ref name="Glyph 6" /> Desmond later did in September of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved this puzzle, which was part of a set titled "Brothers" learning that Cain killed his brother to attain his Apple of Eden. Included within were paintings by {{Wiki\|Peter Paul Rubens}}, {{Wiki\|Jacopo Tintoretto}}, {{Wiki\|Bartolomeo Manfredi}}, and [[Albrecht Dürer]] attached to text from {{Wiki\|Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)\|Pearl of Great Price}} adapted by [[Joseph Smith]].<ref name="Glyph 6" />

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			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}

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	'''Cain''' is the legendary forebear of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. The oldest son of the [[Isu]]-[[human]] [[hybrid]]s [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], Cain founded the ideology that came to serve as the fundamental basis of the Templars and infamously killed his younger brother, [[Abel]], to steal the [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] in his possession.		'''Cain''' is the legendary forebear of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. The oldest son of the [[Isu]]-[[human]] [[hybrid]]s [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], Cain founded the ideology that came to serve as the fundamental basis of the Templars and infamously killed his younger brother, [[Abel]], to steal the [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] in his possession.

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	Cain was the firstborn of Adam and Eve; both were hybrids born to the [[Isu]] and humans who served as the leaders of the [[Human-Isu War]] in 75,010 BCE.<ref name="Infographics">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref>		Cain was the firstborn of Adam and Eve; both were hybrids born to the [[Isu]] and humans who served as the leaders of the [[Human-Isu War]] in 75,010 BCE.<ref name="Infographics">''[[Assassin's Creed: Infographics]]''</ref>

	As he matured, Cain came to subscribe to a philosophy that humanity had to be brought under his absolute domination so that he might guide them to enlightenment, spawning a worldview that served as the blueprint to Templar political thought.<ref name="Infographics" /> Craving the Apple of Eden, Cain slew his younger brother Abel, and seized it from him.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> As punishment, he was branded with a cross-shaped mark that from then on came to be known as the Mark of Cain.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> He later ~~founded the [[Children of Cain]], the earliest known incarnation of the [[Knights Templar]] and~~ took the title of {{Wiki\|Master Mahan}},<ref name="Glyph 6" /> ~~a title later shared by his descendant, Lamech.~~		As he matured, Cain came to subscribe to a philosophy that humanity had to be brought under his absolute domination so that he might guide them to enlightenment, spawning a worldview that served as the blueprint to Templar political thought.<ref name="Infographics" /> Craving the Apple of Eden, Cain slew his younger brother Abel, and seized it from him.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> As punishment, he was branded with a cross-shaped mark that from then on came to be known as the Mark of Cain.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> He later took the title of {{Wiki\|Master Mahan}}.<ref name="Glyph 6" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Though his life faded away into mythology, notably within [[Christianity]] where he is said to have killed his brother out of pure jealousy, Cain's deeds continued to have profound, even calamitous, effects for the rest of human civilization.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		Though his life faded away into mythology, notably within [[Christianity]] where he is said to have killed his brother out of pure jealousy, Cain's deeds continued to have profound, even calamitous, effects for the rest of human civilization.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	The philosophy of Cain evolved to become the bedrock of Templar ideology and the very engine behind their millennia-long ambition to inaugurate a [[New World Order]] under their exclusive rule.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="The Essential Guide" /> His symbol with which he was branded was eventually adopted as the insignia of the ~~Children of Cain, itself a predecessor of the~~ Templar ~~Order under which the emblem evolved to be their signature cross~~.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD" />		The philosophy of Cain evolved to become the bedrock of Templar ideology and the very engine behind their millennia-long ambition to inaugurate a [[New World Order]] under their exclusive rule.<ref name="Infographics" /><ref name="The Essential Guide" /> His symbol with which he was branded was eventually adopted as the insignia of the Knights Templar.<ref name="Glyph 6" /><ref name="ACOD" /> Some Templars of antiquity would call themselves the "[[Children of Cain]]".<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

	Through the Templars, Cain's legacy still reverberates across the fold of human history, even seventy-seven millennia after he lived and died, in the form of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|shadow war]] for world domination against the [[Assassins]] who strive to prevent it.<ref name="AC1" /><ref name="AC2" /><ref name="AC3" />		Through the Templars, Cain's legacy still reverberates across the fold of human history, even seventy-seven millennia after he lived and died, in the form of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|shadow war]] for world domination against the [[Assassins]] who strive to prevent it.<ref name="AC1" /><ref name="AC2" /><ref name="AC3" />

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