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Soranin: Text replacement - "Requiescat In Pace" to "[https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Requiescat_In_Pace Requiescat In Pace]"

2026-05-18T12:41:02Z

Text replacement - "Requiescat In Pace" to "[https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Requiescat_In_Pace Requiescat In Pace]"

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	This character is an allusion to {{Wiki\|Aiden Pearce}}, the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].		This character is an allusion to {{Wiki\|Aiden Pearce}}, the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].

	In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[~~[w:c~~:watchdogs~~:Requiescat In Pace\|~~Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Requiescat_In_Pace Requiescat In Pace]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

	Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.		Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.

Soranin: Text replacement - "Quinkie's" to "[https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's]"

2026-05-18T12:40:55Z

Text replacement - "Quinkie's" to "[https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's]"

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	In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

	Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [~~[w:c~~:watchdogs:Quinkie's\|Quinkie's]] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.		Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.

	Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two franchises is that they should be treated as non-canonical "[[Easter eggs]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying that the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team had asked him for potential crossover ideas, and that Olivier's inclusion was his "little joke".<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] also refuted the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>		Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two franchises is that they should be treated as non-canonical "[[Easter eggs]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying that the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team had asked him for potential crossover ideas, and that Olivier's inclusion was his "little joke".<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] also refuted the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>

Soranin: Text replacement - "Aiden Pearce" to "{{Wiki|Aiden Pearce}}"

2026-05-18T12:34:19Z

Text replacement - "Aiden Pearce" to "{{Wiki|Aiden Pearce}}"

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	This character is an allusion to ~~[[w:c:watchdogs:Aiden Pearce~~\|Aiden Pearce]], the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].		This character is an allusion to {{Wiki\|Aiden Pearce}}, the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].

	In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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2026-05-13T10:02:44Z

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	[[Category:Zhawang Corporation allies]]		[[Category:Zhawang Corporation allies]]
	[[zh:芝加哥收尾人]]		<!--[zh:芝加哥收尾人]-->

Soranin: Text replacement - "DedSec" to "DedSec"

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Text replacement - "DedSec" to "DedSec"

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	[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]		[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]
	Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[~~w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|~~DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.		Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.

	However, it should be noted that, if all the aforementioned references are an attempt to bring together the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes, thus going back on Ubisoft's initial stance regarding the two franchises' shared continuity, then this would create several issues with the games' timeline. Most notably, in the ''Watch_Dogs'' series, Aiden never becomes affiliated with DedSec until the events of ''{{Wiki\|Watch_Dogs: Legion}}'' (2020), which takes place circa 2030, whereas ''Forgotten Temple'' implies that he is already a member of the organization by the early 2020s.		However, it should be noted that, if all the aforementioned references are an attempt to bring together the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes, thus going back on Ubisoft's initial stance regarding the two franchises' shared continuity, then this would create several issues with the games' timeline. Most notably, in the ''Watch_Dogs'' series, Aiden never becomes affiliated with DedSec until the events of ''{{Wiki\|Watch_Dogs: Legion}}'' (2020), which takes place circa 2030, whereas ''Forgotten Temple'' implies that he is already a member of the organization by the early 2020s.

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2026-05-10T19:21:07Z

Behind the scenes

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	This character is an allusion to [[w:c:watchdogs:Aiden Pearce\|Aiden Pearce]], the overarching protagonist of the ~~[[w:c:watchdogs:Category:~~Watch Dogs ~~series~~\|''Watch_Dogs'' series]], another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].		This character is an allusion to [[w:c:watchdogs:Aiden Pearce\|Aiden Pearce]], the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].

	In ''~~[[w:c:watchdogs:~~Watch Dogs\|Watch_Dogs]]'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

	Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [[w:c:watchdogs:Quinkie's\|Quinkie's]] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.		Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [[w:c:watchdogs:Quinkie's\|Quinkie's]] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.
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	Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.		Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.

	However, it should be noted that, if all the aforementioned references are an attempt to bring together the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes, thus going back on Ubisoft's initial stance regarding the two franchises' shared continuity, then this would create several issues with the games' timeline. Most notably, in the ''Watch_Dogs'' series, Aiden never becomes affiliated with DedSec until the events of ''~~[[w:c:watchdogs:Watch Dogs: Legion~~\|Watch_Dogs: Legion]]'' (2020), which takes place circa 2030, whereas ''Forgotten Temple'' implies that he is already a member of the organization by the early 2020s.		However, it should be noted that, if all the aforementioned references are an attempt to bring together the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes, thus going back on Ubisoft's initial stance regarding the two franchises' shared continuity, then this would create several issues with the games' timeline. Most notably, in the ''Watch_Dogs'' series, Aiden never becomes affiliated with DedSec until the events of ''{{Wiki\|Watch_Dogs: Legion}}'' (2020), which takes place circa 2030, whereas ''Forgotten Temple'' implies that he is already a member of the organization by the early 2020s.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

Lady Kyashira at 05:08, 7 May 2026

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	This character is an allusion to [[w:c:watchdogs:Aiden Pearce\|Aiden Pearce]], the overarching protagonist of the [[w:c:watchdogs:Category:Watch Dogs series\|''Watch_Dogs'' series]], another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].		This character is an allusion to [[w:c:watchdogs:Aiden Pearce\|Aiden Pearce]], the overarching protagonist of the [[w:c:watchdogs:Category:Watch Dogs series\|''Watch_Dogs'' series]], another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].

	In ''[[w:c:watchdogs:Watch Dogs\|Watch_Dogs]]'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and only to "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013).		In ''[[w:c:watchdogs:Watch Dogs\|Watch_Dogs]]'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

	~~Specifically, Olivier~~'~~s company position changes, since~~ '~~'Black Flag'' has him as Abstergo Entertainment~~'s ~~Chief Creative Officer while ''Watch_Dogs~~'' ~~puts him even higher as its Chief Executive Officer~~ (~~CEO~~), ~~a job that at~~ the ~~time was still occupied by [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Alan Rikkin]]~~. ~~While it would be chronologically consistent for this Olivier to be the same one as in~~ ''Black Flag''~~, since both games~~ are set in 2013 and ~~hacked security camera footage from~~ '~~'Black Flag''{{'}}~~s [[21st century conversations\|post-game]] reveals ~~Supervisor~~ [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure, ''~~[[Assassin's Creed:~~ Origins]]'' ~~(2017) reveals though~~ Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]] that Olivier was still alive according to a recovered [[w:c:watchdogs:Quinkie's\|Quinkie's]] receipt ~~dated 25 May 2014~~, ~~five days before~~ his ~~murder~~ was captured on ~~CCTV~~.		Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [[w:c:watchdogs:Quinkie's\|Quinkie's]] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.

	Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two is that ~~it is a~~ non-canonical "[[Easter eggs~~\|Easter egg~~]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team asked for ~~an idea~~ and ~~accepted~~ his "little joke",<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> ~~and~~ Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] ~~twice refuting~~ the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>		Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two franchises is that they should be treated as non-canonical "[[Easter eggs]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying that the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team had asked him for potential crossover ideas, and that Olivier's inclusion was his "little joke".<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] also refuted the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>

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	{{Quote\|I must say, I wasn't exactly eager to get involved with you people again after the Chicago incident. However, putting personal feelings aside... I can't exactly stand by and let some soulless company enslave the world.\|The fixer, regarding his brief association with the Assassins, c. 2023.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112}}		{{Quote\|I must say, I wasn't exactly eager to get involved with you people again after the Chicago incident. However, putting personal feelings aside... I can't exactly stand by and let some soulless company enslave the world.\|The fixer, regarding his brief association with the Assassins, c. 2023.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112}}

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	Later, DedSec came to Nathan and Noa's aid once again when the [[Uncharted island\|island]] they were hiding on was attacked by Abstergo's [[Sigma Team]]. As Noa, Nathan, and a group of Assassins escaped the island on a speedboat, the hackers remotely destroyed an Abstergo {{Wiki\|Unmanned aerial vehicle\|drone}} that was following them.<ref name="FT 112" />		Later, DedSec came to Nathan and Noa's aid once again when the [[Uncharted island\|island]] they were hiding on was attacked by Abstergo's [[Sigma Team]]. As Noa, Nathan, and a group of Assassins escaped the island on a speedboat, the hackers remotely destroyed an Abstergo {{Wiki\|Unmanned aerial vehicle\|drone}} that was following them.<ref name="FT 112" />

			[[File:ACFT - DedSec hacker.png\|thumb\|240px\|The fixer speaking to Noa and the others during the meeting]]
	After Noa and the others arrived at the [[Zhawang Corporation]]'s headquarters in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]], DedSec accessed the building's security system to communicate with the group and observe them on the cameras, much to the annoyance of the Corporation's director [[Claire Zhang]]. When the group resolved to work together to stop the Templars' plans, the fixer made his presence known and claimed that, while he remained distrustful of the Assassins following the Chicago incident from years prior, he would not stand idly by and let a "soulless company" take over the world.<ref name="FT 112" />		After Noa and the others arrived at the [[Zhawang Corporation]]'s headquarters in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]], DedSec accessed the building's security system to communicate with the group and observe them on the cameras, much to the annoyance of the Corporation's director [[Claire Zhang]]. When the group resolved to work together to stop the Templars' plans, the fixer made his presence known and claimed that, while he remained distrustful of the Assassins following the Chicago incident from years prior, he would not stand idly by and let a "soulless company" take over the world.<ref name="FT 112" />

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	Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two is that it is a non-canonical "[[Easter eggs\|Easter egg]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team asked for an idea and accepted his "little joke",<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> and Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] twice refuting the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>		Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two is that it is a non-canonical "[[Easter eggs\|Easter egg]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team asked for an idea and accepted his "little joke",<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> and Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] twice refuting the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]		[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]
	Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.		Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.

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	{{Quote\|I must say, I wasn't exactly eager to get involved with you people again after the Chicago incident. However, putting personal feelings aside... I can't exactly stand by and let some soulless company enslave the world.\|The fixer, regarding his brief association with the Assassins, c. 2023.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112}}		{{Quote\|I must say, I wasn't exactly eager to get involved with you people again after the Chicago incident. However, putting personal feelings aside... I can't exactly stand by and let some soulless company enslave the world.\|The fixer, regarding his brief association with the Assassins, c. 2023.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112}}

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	This character is an allusion to {{Wiki\|Aiden Pearce}}, the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].		This character is an allusion to {{Wiki\|Aiden Pearce}}, the overarching protagonist of the {{Wiki\|Watch Dogs\|''Watch_Dogs'' series}}, another video game franchise developed by [[Ubisoft]] which is known to have had several unofficial "crossovers" with the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].

	In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[~~[w:c~~:watchdogs~~:Requiescat In Pace\|~~Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Requiescat_In_Pace Requiescat In Pace]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

	Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.		Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.

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	In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).		In ''{{Wiki\|Watch Dogs (video game)\|Watch_Dogs}}'' (2014), the player is assigned a target by the name of Olivier Garneau in the mission "[[w:c:watchdogs:Requiescat In Pace\|Requiescat In Pace]]". They are instructed to "immobilize" his car and to only "knock down the target"; killing Olivier will automatically fail the mission, although it is possible to execute him after a mission success. Although this Olivier is described as being "targeted by the Brotherhood" and involved in "genetic memory manipulation", there is a discrepancy between what is presented here and in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013). Specifically, Olivier's company position changes, since ''Black Flag'' presents him as Abstergo Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer (CCO), while his profile description in ''Watch_Dogs'' names him as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

	Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [~~[w:c~~:watchdogs:Quinkie's\|Quinkie's]] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.		Another discrepancy appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' (2017), specifically in regard to the games' timeline. Both ''Black Flag'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' are set in late 2013, and the former's [[21st century conversations\|post-game dialogue]] reveals [[Melanie Lemay]]'s worry at suddenly losing contact with Olivier just two days after his departure to Chicago. However, ''Origins'', through Layla Hassan's collected [[Layla Hassan's personal files\|files]], reveals that Olivier was still alive as of 25 May 2014, according to a recovered [https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Quinkie's Quinkie's] receipt, and that his murder—which was captured on CCTV—occurred five days later. This creates a six-month gap between Olivier's disappearance and his death, and makes it impossible for the incident to have occurred during the events of ''Watch_Dogs''.

	Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two franchises is that they should be treated as non-canonical "[[Easter eggs]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying that the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team had asked him for potential crossover ideas, and that Olivier's inclusion was his "little joke".<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] also refuted the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>		Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two franchises is that they should be treated as non-canonical "[[Easter eggs]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying that the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team had asked him for potential crossover ideas, and that Olivier's inclusion was his "little joke".<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] also refuted the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]		[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]
	Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[~~w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|~~DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.		Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.

	However, it should be noted that, if all the aforementioned references are an attempt to bring together the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes, thus going back on Ubisoft's initial stance regarding the two franchises' shared continuity, then this would create several issues with the games' timeline. Most notably, in the ''Watch_Dogs'' series, Aiden never becomes affiliated with DedSec until the events of ''{{Wiki\|Watch_Dogs: Legion}}'' (2020), which takes place circa 2030, whereas ''Forgotten Temple'' implies that he is already a member of the organization by the early 2020s.		However, it should be noted that, if all the aforementioned references are an attempt to bring together the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes, thus going back on Ubisoft's initial stance regarding the two franchises' shared continuity, then this would create several issues with the games' timeline. Most notably, in the ''Watch_Dogs'' series, Aiden never becomes affiliated with DedSec until the events of ''{{Wiki\|Watch_Dogs: Legion}}'' (2020), which takes place circa 2030, whereas ''Forgotten Temple'' implies that he is already a member of the organization by the early 2020s.

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	Later, DedSec came to Nathan and Noa's aid once again when the [[Uncharted island\|island]] they were hiding on was attacked by Abstergo's [[Sigma Team]]. As Noa, Nathan, and a group of Assassins escaped the island on a speedboat, the hackers remotely destroyed an Abstergo {{Wiki\|Unmanned aerial vehicle\|drone}} that was following them.<ref name="FT 112" />		Later, DedSec came to Nathan and Noa's aid once again when the [[Uncharted island\|island]] they were hiding on was attacked by Abstergo's [[Sigma Team]]. As Noa, Nathan, and a group of Assassins escaped the island on a speedboat, the hackers remotely destroyed an Abstergo {{Wiki\|Unmanned aerial vehicle\|drone}} that was following them.<ref name="FT 112" />

			[[File:ACFT - DedSec hacker.png\|thumb\|240px\|The fixer speaking to Noa and the others during the meeting]]
	After Noa and the others arrived at the [[Zhawang Corporation]]'s headquarters in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]], DedSec accessed the building's security system to communicate with the group and observe them on the cameras, much to the annoyance of the Corporation's director [[Claire Zhang]]. When the group resolved to work together to stop the Templars' plans, the fixer made his presence known and claimed that, while he remained distrustful of the Assassins following the Chicago incident from years prior, he would not stand idly by and let a "soulless company" take over the world.<ref name="FT 112" />		After Noa and the others arrived at the [[Zhawang Corporation]]'s headquarters in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]], DedSec accessed the building's security system to communicate with the group and observe them on the cameras, much to the annoyance of the Corporation's director [[Claire Zhang]]. When the group resolved to work together to stop the Templars' plans, the fixer made his presence known and claimed that, while he remained distrustful of the Assassins following the Chicago incident from years prior, he would not stand idly by and let a "soulless company" take over the world.<ref name="FT 112" />

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	Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two is that it is a non-canonical "[[Easter eggs\|Easter egg]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team asked for an idea and accepted his "little joke",<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> and Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] twice refuting the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>		Even all this aside, Ubisoft's stance on any connection between the two is that it is a non-canonical "[[Easter eggs\|Easter egg]]", with ''Black Flag''{{'}}s Lead Writer [[Darby McDevitt]] saying the ''Watch_Dogs'' development team asked for an idea and accepted his "little joke",<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/472105805974872064\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@ArabianFrost W_D asked me for a tiny crossover idea. I suggested the Garneau thing. They liked it and executed. But it was my little joke.\|image=File: Darby McDevitt Twitter - Olivier Garneau.png }}</ref> and Brand Manager [[Aymar Azaïzia]] twice refuting the alleged link, once in March 2017 during a {{Wiki\|Reddit}} AMA session when he stated that "[Watch_Dogs] and [Assassin's Creed] are different universe[s]"<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326140011/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/\|archivedate=26 March 2017\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|accessdate=19 November 2024\|publisher=''Reddit''\|quote=@swordmaster123: Hey there, thanks for doing this AMA!. If you could pick any of these characters to revisit in another game which would you pick and why? Connor, Arno, Shay, Edward, Jacob and Evie. Not including Altair and Ezio as they've appeared in other games. Another thing, and I can understand if you cannot answer this, but there are some people who theorize Assassins Creed and Watch dogs are directly connected and exist within the same universe. Do they? Also really loved the movie, excited for more AC!!!<br>@AymarMtl: Nice questions, I may go with Shay, full fledge next gen game, I love the character, the setting, I would never get tired of naval, and I would love to have more Templar games! Haha, no WD and AC are different universe, despite the fact we are all colleagues from Ubi Mtl and WD is having a few easter eggs. I mean people have theories about every Disney, Tarantino, Pixar movies being part of the same universe. They share references, and elements, but it's not a big multiverse :) Thanks!}}</ref> and again in a November 2017 tweet in which he asserted there was "no multiverse. [The games] are not part of a join[t] narrative" before requesting that fans stop asking him, adding "[he's] said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that".<ref>{{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927670643373387777\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl another question in our mind ;) [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604094022im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN-_hW2W0AA6Xmb.jpg pic.twitter.com/DN-_hW2W0A]\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927671432938696704\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=@venngar_0011 There are no multiverse. AC and watchdogs are not part of a join narrative. We have easter eggs, and we are brothers, but nope ;)\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|venngar_0011\|status/927671710303825920\|venngar_0011\|quote=@AymarMtl So if I understand it correctly, they're not in a same universe?\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}<br>↑ {{Twitter\|AymarMtl\|status/927670643373387777\|Azaïzia Aymar\|quote=There [sic] are not in the same universe! I said it a lot, can't make it more clear than that :D\|image=File:Aymar Azaizia refutes Watch Dogs ties to Assassin's Creed.png}}</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]		[[File:ACFT - Hacker logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|DedSec's logo in ''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'']]
	Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.		Despite Ubisoft's insistence on keeping the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch_Dogs'' universes disconnected, the 2023 webtoon ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' would feature additional references to the latter franchise. [[w:c:watchdogs:DedSec\|DedSec]], a hacker group introduced in the ''Watch_Dogs'' games, plays a major role in the story as a faction allied with the main characters. Additionally, in [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 112\|Episode 112]] of the webtoon, one of DedSec's members mentions the "Chicago incident" and their past involvement with the Assassins; this unseen character is likely intended to be Olivier Garneau's unidentified killer, aka Aiden Pearce.