Crystal Cube - Revision history

imported>Lacrossedeamon: /* Behind the scenes */

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Behind the scenes

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	The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.		The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.

	The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|MacGuffin}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', and it is not impossible that the cube is meant to be a blood vial.		The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|MacGuffin}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', and it is not impossible that the cube is meant to be a blood vial, which themselves were mentioned in datamined database entries that were cut from the final version of ''Identity''.

	===Canonicity===		===Canonicity===

imported>UJ112013: /* Appearances */

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Appearances

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{~~c\|appears in a painting only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Sadelyrate: MacGuffin, without the R.

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MacGuffin, without the R.

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	{{Era\|Technology}}The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be an almost perfect cube of crystal.		{{Era\|Technology}}
			The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be an almost perfect cube of crystal.

	==History==		==History==
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	The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.		The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.

	The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|~~MacGruffin~~}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', and it is not impossible that the cube is meant to be a blood vial.		The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|MacGuffin}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', and it is not impossible that the cube is meant to be a blood vial.

	===Canonicity===		===Canonicity===

imported>Sol Pacificus at 13:54, 1 April 2020

2020-04-01T13:54:44Z

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	{{Era\|Technology}}		{{Era\|Technology}}The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be an almost perfect cube of crystal.
	The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be an almost perfect cube of crystal.

	==History==		==History==
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	The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.		The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.

	The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|MacGruffin}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''.		The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|MacGruffin}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', and it is not impossible that the cube is meant to be a blood vial.

	===Canonicity===		===Canonicity===
	The plot of ''Identity''{{'}}s Chapter Two revolves around a modified version of the [[Battle of Forlì]]. This is a major anachronism since Chapter One is set at an unspecified time between the [[Siege of Monteriggioni\|Battle of Monteriggioni]] in 1500 and Cesare Borgia's death in 1507 whereas the Battle of Forlì occurred in 1488.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The sequence of events in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and its immediate sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', are evidently ~~switched around~~ in the second chapter of ''Identity'', rendering it non-canonical. This, alongside numerous other dating anomalies in the game, casts suspicion on the canonicity of the first chapter as well and, by extension, that of the Crystal Cube and the events surrounding it.		The plot of ''Identity''{{'}}s Chapter Two revolves around a modified version of the [[Battle of Forlì]]. This is a major anachronism since Chapter One is set at an unspecified time between the [[Siege of Monteriggioni\|Battle of Monteriggioni]] in 1500 and Cesare Borgia's death in 1507 whereas the Battle of Forlì occurred in 1488.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The sequence of events in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and its immediate sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', are evidently reversed in the second chapter of ''Identity'', rendering it non-canonical. This, alongside numerous other dating anomalies in the game, casts suspicion on the canonicity of the first chapter as well and, by extension, that of the Crystal Cube and the events surrounding it.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus at 13:48, 1 April 2020

2020-04-01T13:48:11Z

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	{{Era\|Technology}}		{{Era\|Technology}}
	The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be a perfect cube of crystal.		The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be an almost perfect cube of crystal.

	==History==		==History==
	Around 1506, following the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it could be destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they recovered a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an [[eagle]] carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a [[map]] of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>		Around 1506, following the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it could be destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they recovered a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an [[eagle]] carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a [[map]] of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>

			==Behind the scenes==
			The Crystal Cube is an item is mentioned in [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal\|Niccolò Machiavelli's account]] of "[[Saviors of Roma]]", the last story mission of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s first chapter, where it is described in letters as invaluable "for the future of the Templar Order". In addition, Machiavelli tells of how he and the main protagonist, Lo Sparviero, recovered a painting of the object at the hideout of the main antagonist Sirus Favero, but as the mission ends at the building's entrance and there are no cutscenes in the game, this plot development appears exclusively in this text.

			The text strongly suggests that the Crystal Cube is meant to be a major plot device in the future, as though it was intended to be a {{wiki\|MacGruffin}} in subsequent chapters. However, it is never brought up again in any subsequent ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)\|Assassin's Creed]]'' media or in Chapter Two, the only additional part of ''Identity'' ever released. The closest objects in other media are the [[blood vial]]s introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''.

			===Canonicity===
			The plot of ''Identity''{{'}}s Chapter Two revolves around a modified version of the [[Battle of Forlì]]. This is a major anachronism since Chapter One is set at an unspecified time between the [[Siege of Monteriggioni\|Battle of Monteriggioni]] in 1500 and Cesare Borgia's death in 1507 whereas the Battle of Forlì occurred in 1488.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The sequence of events in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and its immediate sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', are evidently switched around in the second chapter of ''Identity'', rendering it non-canonical. This, alongside numerous other dating anomalies in the game, casts suspicion on the canonicity of the first chapter as well and, by extension, that of the Crystal Cube and the events surrounding it.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{c\|appears in a painting only}}

	==References==		==References==

imported>Sol Pacificus: The date of 1506 is a rough estimate only. "Could be" is grammatically correct here and more natural.

2020-04-01T13:02:44Z

The date of 1506 is a rough estimate only. "Could be" is grammatically correct here and more natural.

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	{{Era\|Technology}}		{{Era\|Technology}}
	The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it ~~looks like~~ a perfect cube of crystal.		The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object that was regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it appears to be a perfect cube of crystal.

	==History==		==History==
	In 1506, following the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it ~~was~~ destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they recovered a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an [[eagle]] carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a [[map]] of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>		Around 1506, following the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it could be destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they recovered a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an [[eagle]] carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a [[map]] of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sadelyrate at 12:53, 1 April 2020

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	{{Era\|Technology}}		{{Era\|Technology}}
	The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their order's future. As its name suggests, ~~its form took the shape of~~ a perfect cube.		The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|order's]] future. As its name suggests, it looks like a perfect cube of crystal.

	==History==		==History==
	~~Around~~ 1506 ~~in [[Rome]]~~, ~~in the immediate aftermath of~~ the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it ~~could be~~ destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they ~~were able to recover~~ a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an eagle carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a map of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.		In 1506, following the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it was destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they recovered a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an [[eagle]] carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a [[map]] of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''</ref>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''		{{Reflist}}
			{{ACID}}
	[[Category:Objects]]		[[Category:Objects]]

imported>RebeccaAWB: /* References */Heading fix, replaced: ==Reference== → ==References==

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References: Heading fix, replaced: ==Reference== → ==References==

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	Around 1506 in [[Rome]], in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it could be destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they were able to recover a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an eagle carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a map of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.		Around 1506 in [[Rome]], in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of [[Sirus Favero]], the Master of the [[Crows]], the [[Assassins]] [[Lo Sparviero]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] hurried to the Crows' hideout to search it for secrets before it could be destroyed. Alongside a chest with a small shard, they were able to recover a painting of the Crystal Cube—referenced in several letters between Sirus and [[Cesare Borgia]]—that was hanging from the tip of a [[Hidden Blade#Replicas\|Corvix Blade]] that pinned an eagle carcass to the wall. The painting itself contained a map of [[Forlì]] with mysterious markings.

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
	[[Category:Objects]]		[[Category:Objects]]

imported>Sol Pacificus at 00:19, 25 June 2018

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	The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their order's future. As its name suggests, its form took the shape of a perfect cube.		The '''Crystal Cube''' is an object regarded by the [[Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] as critical to their order's future. As its name suggests, its form took the shape of a perfect cube.

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
	[[Category:Objects]]		[[Category:Objects]]
	~~[[Category:Templar Order]]~~

imported>Callum Konstantin: Adding categories

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Adding categories

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
	[[Category:Objects]]		[[Category:Objects]]
			[[Category:Templar Order]]