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	In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	Subsequently, Haytham's brief relationship with a [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] woman named [[Kaniehtí:io]] resulted in a son named Ratonhnhaké:ton, Desmond's next ancestor. Ratonhnhaké:ton would become heavily involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict during the [[American Revolutionary War]], fighting for the Assassin Order.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> After the war, Ratonhnhaké:ton married a native woman from a nearby tribe with whom he had three children—a son and two daughters—one of whom eventually became Desmond's ancestor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		Subsequently, Haytham's brief relationship with a [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] woman named [[Kaniehtí:io]] resulted in a son named Ratonhnhaké:ton, Desmond's next ancestor. Ratonhnhaké:ton would become heavily involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict during the [[American Revolutionary War]], fighting for the Assassin Order.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> After the war, Ratonhnhaké:ton married a native woman from a nearby tribe with whom he had three children—a son and two daughters—one of whom eventually became Desmond's ancestor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	The Auditore and Kenway families eventually intertwined, becoming Desmond's paternal line that passed from William to his son. Other known matrilineal ancestors hailed from a variety of places and eras, including the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] in feudal [[Japan]]; 1800s [[France]] in the midst of the [[French Revolution\|Revolution]] and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]; 19th-century New England and the American Midwest; 19th-century Taiwan; and as recently as the Civil Rights and Peace movements on the American Pacific Coast in the 1960s. All of these were detailed in an internal email sent between high-ranking members of Abstergo Entertainment's development team.<ref name="AE File 4"/>		The Auditore and Kenway families eventually intertwined, becoming Desmond's paternal line that passed from William to his son. Other known matrilineal ancestors hailed from a variety of places and eras, including the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] in feudal [[Japan]]; 1800s [[France]] in the midst of the [[French Revolution\|Revolution]] and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]; 19th-century New England and the American Midwest; 19th-century Taiwan; and as recently as the Civil Rights and Peace movements on the American Pacific Coast in the 1960s. All of these were detailed in an internal email sent between high-ranking members of Abstergo Entertainment's development team.<ref name="AE File 4"/>

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	In the video, the recorder instead states that it was Abstergo's three-person Sample Recovery Unit who found Desmond's body some time before 3:00 a.m. on December 23, 2012. The backpack was kept and its contents catalogued for analysis, though no mention is made or image is shown of Desmond's Hidden Blade. Desmond's body is then subjected to a full autopsy before undergoing dissection and extraction of various internal organs, after which it was zipped into a body bag and removed from the Vault.		In the video, the recorder instead states that it was Abstergo's three-person Sample Recovery Unit who found Desmond's body some time before 3:00 a.m. on December 23, 2012. The backpack was kept and its contents catalogued for analysis, though no mention is made or image is shown of Desmond's Hidden Blade. Desmond's body is then subjected to a full autopsy before undergoing dissection and extraction of various internal organs, after which it was zipped into a body bag and removed from the Vault.

	In the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'', the {{~~wiki~~\|game master}} is called the ''Reader'', which is how Desmond introduces himself after years of existing in the Grey.		In the ''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'', the {{Wiki\|game master}} is called the ''Reader'', which is how Desmond introduces himself after years of existing in the Grey.

	===Trivia===		===Trivia===

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	While Abstergo Entertainment was researching Desmond's genetic material, they found a 5th century ancestor of his who lived in Europe during the height of the Hunnic Empire and was believed to be a [[Hunnic Sage\|Sage]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 07. Archived Conversation, 30 May 2014]]</ref>		While Abstergo Entertainment was researching Desmond's genetic material, they found a 5th century ancestor of his who lived in Europe during the height of the Hunnic Empire and was believed to be a [[Hunnic Sage\|Sage]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 07. Archived Conversation, 30 May 2014]]</ref>

	Desmond shared ancestry with the 9th-century Hidden One [[Roshan]], although it is unclear whether he was a direct descendant or if he simply shared a common ancestor.<ref name="Mirage AMA">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/\|title=Hi, we are Stephane Boudon and Jean-Luc Sala, developers on Assassin's Creed Mirage. Ask us anything!\|author=Boudon, Stephane\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|date=24 April 2024\|quote="Lacrossedeamon": Arab naming schemes are pretty intricate with “ibn ~~La’Ahad”~~ being use more like a nisbah or laqab rather than a nasab for Altair and his family. Picking the same for Roshan (well ibnah/bint for female) makes fans draw some inferences. Is the implication supposed to be that Altair descends from Roshan? I ~~don’t~~ think we have any hints of her having children from the games or transmedia.<br>"Stephane_Boudon": Let me put it like that. There is definitely some shared DNA between Roshan and Desmond🧬\|accessdate=27 April 2024\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427132159/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/?rdt=58681\|archivedate=27 April 2024}}</ref><ref group="note" name="note1">The response from ''Mirage''{{'}}s developers is too vague to assert direct descent.</ref>		Desmond shared ancestry with the 9th-century Hidden One [[Roshan]], although it is unclear whether he was a direct descendant or if he simply shared a common ancestor.<ref name="Mirage AMA">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/\|title=Hi, we are Stephane Boudon and Jean-Luc Sala, developers on Assassin's Creed Mirage. Ask us anything!\|author=Boudon, Stephane\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|date=24 April 2024\|quote="Lacrossedeamon": Arab naming schemes are pretty intricate with “ibn La'Ahad” being use more like a nisbah or laqab rather than a nasab for Altair and his family. Picking the same for Roshan (well ibnah/bint for female) makes fans draw some inferences. Is the implication supposed to be that Altair descends from Roshan? I don't think we have any hints of her having children from the games or transmedia.<br>"Stephane_Boudon": Let me put it like that. There is definitely some shared DNA between Roshan and Desmond🧬\|accessdate=27 April 2024\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427132159/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/?rdt=58681\|archivedate=27 April 2024}}</ref><ref group="note" name="note1">The response from ''Mirage''{{'}}s developers is too vague to assert direct descent.</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Desmond's lineage.png\|thumb\|130px\|left\|Desmond and his ancestors]]		[[File:ACFT - Desmond's lineage.png\|thumb\|130px\|left\|Desmond and his ancestors]]

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	{{Quote\|In a few short months my life changed forever. I know my easiest days are behind me, but I don't want them back—not now. My name is Desmond Miles, and I am an Assassin. I ''am'' an Assassin.\|Desmond while in the Black Room, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed Revelations\|Regret}}		{{Quote\|In a few short months my life changed forever. I know my easiest days are behind me, but I don't want them back—not now. My name is Desmond Miles, and I am an Assassin. I ''am'' an Assassin.\|Desmond while in the Black Room, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed Revelations\|Regret}}
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	\|image=ACB Desmond Render.png		\|image = ACB Desmond Render.png
	\|birth=13 March 1987<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref><br>"[[The Farm]]", [[Black Hills]], [[South Dakota]], [[United States]]		\|birth = 13 March 1987<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref><br>"[[The Farm]]", [[Black Hills]], [[South Dakota]], [[United States]]
	\|death=21 December 2012 {{c\|aged 25}}<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><br>[[Grand Temple]], [[Turin, New York\|Turin]], [[New York]], United States {{c\|physical body}}		\|death = 21 December 2012 {{c\|aged 25}}<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><br>[[Grand Temple]], [[Turin, New York\|Turin]], [[New York]], United States {{c\|physical body}}
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	*Like in ''Revelations'', instead of using his own animations, in ''Assassin's Creed III'' Desmond shares his animations with Haytham Kenway; he also shares his stationary high profile Hidden Blade assassination animations with Ratonhnhaké:ton.		*Like in ''Revelations'', instead of using his own animations, in ''Assassin's Creed III'' Desmond shares his animations with Haytham Kenway; he also shares his stationary high profile Hidden Blade assassination animations with Ratonhnhaké:ton.
	;Other		;Other
	*According to Nolan North, the original plan for Desmond's story was that he would appear in six games, using the Animus to acquire the skills of each of his ancestors. By the last game, he would have eventually become "the ultimate Assassin" and be able to time travel back and forth into different eras.<ref>~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v~~=mApKvjTIoXA Metrocon 2015: Nolan North Friday Panel]</ref>		*According to Nolan North, the original plan for Desmond's story was that he would appear in six games, using the Animus to acquire the skills of each of his ancestors. By the last game, he would have eventually become "the ultimate Assassin" and be able to time travel back and forth into different eras.<ref>{{Youtube\|video=mApKvjTIoXA\|text=Metrocon 2015: Nolan North Friday Panel\|channel=@TJOmega\|channelname=TJOmega\|quote={{Cite\|18 May 2026}}}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	During the High Middle Ages in the late 12th century, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his wife [[Maud]] would become Desmond's ancestors, and they were both members of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]] under the leadership of [[Al Mualim]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> They had one son, Altaïr, who became one of the most legendary [[Mentor]]s of the Assassin Brotherhood. Following them, Altaïr and his wife [[Maria Thorpe]] conceived two children, [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|Darim]] and [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|Sef]], the latter being Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/> Sef married and had two daughters, who moved to [[Alexandria]] after Sef's untimely death.<ref name="TSC"/> The family line would pass on and eventually become Desmond's maternal line.<ref name="AE File 4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files#Abstergo Entertainment\|Noob's personal files]]: AE file 4: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref>		During the High Middle Ages in the late 12th century, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his wife [[Maud]] would become Desmond's ancestors, and they were both members of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]] under the leadership of [[Al Mualim]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> They had one son, Altaïr, who became one of the most legendary [[Mentor]]s of the Assassin Brotherhood. Following them, Altaïr and his wife [[Maria Thorpe]] conceived two children, [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|Darim]] and [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|Sef]], the latter being Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/> Sef married and had two daughters, who moved to [[Alexandria]] after Sef's untimely death.<ref name="TSC"/> The family line would pass on and eventually become Desmond's maternal line.<ref name="AE File 4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files#Abstergo Entertainment\|Noob's personal files]]: AE file 4: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref>

	Desmond's bloodline also extended to Italy during the [[Renaissance]], where his ancestor [[Domenico Auditore\|Domenico]] founded the [[House of Auditore]] in Monteriggioni with his son, [[Renato Auditore\|Renato]]. Two generations later, Desmond's ancestor [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] was born, a leading figure in the Italian Brotherhood. Giovanni and his wife [[Maria Auditore da Firenze\|Maria]] gave birth to his next ancestor, Ezio,<ref name="AC2"/> who like Altaïr, became one of the Brotherhood's most renowned Mentors.<ref name="ACB"/> Late in his life, Ezio married an [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]]-born [[Venice\|Venetian]] woman named [[Sofia Sartor]], with whom he ~~conceived~~ two children; one of them, [[Flavia Auditore\|Flavia]], became Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/>		Desmond's bloodline also extended to Italy during the [[Renaissance]], where his ancestor [[Domenico Auditore\|Domenico]] founded the [[House of Auditore]] in Monteriggioni with his son, [[Renato Auditore\|Renato]]. Two generations later, Desmond's ancestor [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] was born, a leading figure in the Italian Brotherhood. Giovanni and his wife [[Maria Auditore da Firenze\|Maria]] gave birth to his next ancestor, Ezio,<ref name="AC2"/> who like Altaïr, became one of the Brotherhood's most renowned Mentors.<ref name="ACB"/> Late in his life, Ezio married an [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]]-born [[Venice\|Venetian]] woman named [[Sofia Sartor]], with whom he had two children; one of them, [[Flavia Auditore\|Flavia]], became Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/>

	In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

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	In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>

	Subsequently, Haytham's brief relationship with a [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] woman named [[Kaniehtí:io]] resulted in a son named Ratonhnhaké:ton, Desmond's next ancestor. Ratonhnhaké:ton would become heavily involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict during the [[American Revolutionary War]], fighting for the Assassin Order.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> After the war, Ratonhnhaké:ton married a native woman from a nearby tribe with whom he had three children—a son and two daughters—one of whom eventually became Desmond's ancestor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 4\|Issue #04]]</ref>		Subsequently, Haytham's brief relationship with a [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] woman named [[Kaniehtí:io]] resulted in a son named Ratonhnhaké:ton, Desmond's next ancestor. Ratonhnhaké:ton would become heavily involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict during the [[American Revolutionary War]], fighting for the Assassin Order.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> After the war, Ratonhnhaké:ton married a native woman from a nearby tribe with whom he had three children—a son and two daughters—one of whom eventually became Desmond's ancestor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 4\|Issue #4]]</ref>

	The Auditore and Kenway families eventually intertwined, becoming Desmond's paternal line that passed from William to his son. Other known matrilineal ancestors hailed from a variety of places and eras, including the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] in feudal [[Japan]]; 1800s [[France]] in the midst of the [[French Revolution\|Revolution]] and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]; 19th-century New England and the American Midwest; 19th-century Taiwan; and as recently as the Civil Rights and Peace movements on the American Pacific Coast in the 1960s. All of these were detailed in an internal email sent between high-ranking members of Abstergo Entertainment's development team.<ref name="AE File 4"/>		The Auditore and Kenway families eventually intertwined, becoming Desmond's paternal line that passed from William to his son. Other known matrilineal ancestors hailed from a variety of places and eras, including the [[Ashikaga shogunate]] in feudal [[Japan]]; 1800s [[France]] in the midst of the [[French Revolution\|Revolution]] and the [[Napoleonic Wars]]; 19th-century New England and the American Midwest; 19th-century Taiwan; and as recently as the Civil Rights and Peace movements on the American Pacific Coast in the 1960s. All of these were detailed in an internal email sent between high-ranking members of Abstergo Entertainment's development team.<ref name="AE File 4"/>

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	While Abstergo Entertainment was researching Desmond's genetic material, they found a 5th century ancestor of his who lived in Europe during the height of the Hunnic Empire and was believed to be a [[Hunnic Sage\|Sage]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 07. Archived Conversation, 30 May 2014]]</ref>		While Abstergo Entertainment was researching Desmond's genetic material, they found a 5th century ancestor of his who lived in Europe during the height of the Hunnic Empire and was believed to be a [[Hunnic Sage\|Sage]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 07. Archived Conversation, 30 May 2014]]</ref>

	Desmond shared ancestry with the 9th-century Hidden One [[Roshan]], although it is unclear whether he was a direct descendant or if he simply shared a common ancestor.<ref name="Mirage AMA">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/\|title=Hi, we are Stephane Boudon and Jean-Luc Sala, developers on Assassin's Creed Mirage. Ask us anything!\|author=Boudon, Stephane\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|date=24 April 2024\|quote="Lacrossedeamon": Arab naming schemes are pretty intricate with “ibn ~~La’Ahad”~~ being use more like a nisbah or laqab rather than a nasab for Altair and his family. Picking the same for Roshan (well ibnah/bint for female) makes fans draw some inferences. Is the implication supposed to be that Altair descends from Roshan? I ~~don’t~~ think we have any hints of her having children from the games or transmedia.<br>"Stephane_Boudon": Let me put it like that. There is definitely some shared DNA between Roshan and Desmond🧬\|accessdate=27 April 2024\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427132159/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/?rdt=58681\|archivedate=27 April 2024}}</ref><ref group="note" name="note1">The response from ''Mirage''{{'}}s developers is too vague to assert direct descent.</ref>		Desmond shared ancestry with the 9th-century Hidden One [[Roshan]], although it is unclear whether he was a direct descendant or if he simply shared a common ancestor.<ref name="Mirage AMA">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/\|title=Hi, we are Stephane Boudon and Jean-Luc Sala, developers on Assassin's Creed Mirage. Ask us anything!\|author=Boudon, Stephane\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|date=24 April 2024\|quote="Lacrossedeamon": Arab naming schemes are pretty intricate with “ibn La'Ahad” being use more like a nisbah or laqab rather than a nasab for Altair and his family. Picking the same for Roshan (well ibnah/bint for female) makes fans draw some inferences. Is the implication supposed to be that Altair descends from Roshan? I don't think we have any hints of her having children from the games or transmedia.<br>"Stephane_Boudon": Let me put it like that. There is definitely some shared DNA between Roshan and Desmond🧬\|accessdate=27 April 2024\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427132159/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/?rdt=58681\|archivedate=27 April 2024}}</ref><ref group="note" name="note1">The response from ''Mirage''{{'}}s developers is too vague to assert direct descent.</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Desmond's lineage.png\|thumb\|130px\|left\|Desmond and his ancestors]]		[[File:ACFT - Desmond's lineage.png\|thumb\|130px\|left\|Desmond and his ancestors]]

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	During the High Middle Ages in the late 12th century, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his wife [[Maud]] would become Desmond's ancestors, and they were both members of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]] under the leadership of [[Al Mualim]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> They had one son, Altaïr, who became one of the most legendary [[Mentor]]s of the Assassin Brotherhood. Following them, Altaïr and his wife [[Maria Thorpe]] conceived two children, [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|Darim]] and [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|Sef]], the latter being Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/> Sef married and had two daughters, who moved to [[Alexandria]] after Sef's untimely death.<ref name="TSC"/> The family line would pass on and eventually become Desmond's maternal line.<ref name="AE File 4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files#Abstergo Entertainment\|Noob's personal files]]: AE file 4: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref>		During the High Middle Ages in the late 12th century, [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] and his wife [[Maud]] would become Desmond's ancestors, and they were both members of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]] under the leadership of [[Al Mualim]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> They had one son, Altaïr, who became one of the most legendary [[Mentor]]s of the Assassin Brotherhood. Following them, Altaïr and his wife [[Maria Thorpe]] conceived two children, [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|Darim]] and [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|Sef]], the latter being Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/> Sef married and had two daughters, who moved to [[Alexandria]] after Sef's untimely death.<ref name="TSC"/> The family line would pass on and eventually become Desmond's maternal line.<ref name="AE File 4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files#Abstergo Entertainment\|Noob's personal files]]: AE file 4: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref>

	Desmond's bloodline also extended to Italy during the [[Renaissance]], where his ancestor [[Domenico Auditore\|Domenico]] founded the [[House of Auditore]] in Monteriggioni with his son, [[Renato Auditore\|Renato]]. Two generations later, Desmond's ancestor [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] was born, a leading figure in the Italian Brotherhood. Giovanni and his wife [[Maria Auditore da Firenze\|Maria]] gave birth to his next ancestor, Ezio,<ref name="AC2"/> who like Altaïr, became one of the Brotherhood's most renowned Mentors.<ref name="ACB"/> Late in his life, Ezio married an [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]]-born [[Venice\|Venetian]] woman named [[Sofia Sartor]], with whom he ~~conceived~~ two children; one of them, [[Flavia Auditore\|Flavia]], became Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/>		Desmond's bloodline also extended to Italy during the [[Renaissance]], where his ancestor [[Domenico Auditore\|Domenico]] founded the [[House of Auditore]] in Monteriggioni with his son, [[Renato Auditore\|Renato]]. Two generations later, Desmond's ancestor [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni Auditore]] was born, a leading figure in the Italian Brotherhood. Giovanni and his wife [[Maria Auditore da Firenze\|Maria]] gave birth to his next ancestor, Ezio,<ref name="AC2"/> who like Altaïr, became one of the Brotherhood's most renowned Mentors.<ref name="ACB"/> Late in his life, Ezio married an [[Ottoman Empire\|Ottoman]]-born [[Venice\|Venetian]] woman named [[Sofia Sartor]], with whom he had two children; one of them, [[Flavia Auditore\|Flavia]], became Desmond's next ancestor.<ref name="ACR"/>

	In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>		In the late 17th century, Desmond's ancestors included [[Bernard Kenway]], an [[England\|English]] [[sheep]] farmer, and his wife [[Linette Kenway\|Linette]]. Their son, Edward Kenway, was a renowned [[Piracy\|pirate]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]],<ref name="AC4" /> and later joined the British Assassins, becoming one of their co-leaders and bringing great prosperity to the Brotherhood. In 1725, Edward fathered a son, Haytham, with his second wife [[Tessa Kenway\|Tessa]], who became the first [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]] after being indoctrinated into the Templar Order by [[Reginald Birch]].<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref>