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	In 1532, a [[Ming military\|Ming soldier]] serving the Tiger [[Zhang Yong]] also uttered the phrase as his final words, after Shao Jun and her apprentice [[Kotetsu]] mortally wounded and interrogated him atop the [[Great Wall of China]] to uncover Zhang Yong's alliance with the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongols]].<ref name="The Great Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Great Wall]]</ref>		In 1532, a [[Ming military\|Ming soldier]] serving the Tiger [[Zhang Yong]] also uttered the phrase as his final words, after Shao Jun and her apprentice [[Kotetsu]] mortally wounded and interrogated him atop the [[Great Wall of China]] to uncover Zhang Yong's alliance with the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongols]].<ref name="The Great Wall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Great Wall]]</ref>

	Five decades later, after the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]]'s failure to establish a [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|solid foothold]] for the Order in [[Japan]] and their deaths at the hands of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassins]], the Templars' [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] authorized the [[Black Cross]] to travel to the country and continue Caro and de Melo's work. In anticipation of the Black Cross' arrival, the Templar [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]] was sent a letter with instructions to secure the area around the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Yodo River\|Seta River}}, where the Templars' forces would be mobilizing. The letter concluded with the traditional blessing, wishing for the Father to guide the Templars on their mission.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>		Five decades later, after the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]] [[Nuno Caro]] and [[Duarte de Melo]]'s failure to establish a [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|solid foothold]] for the Order in [[Japan]] and their deaths at the hands of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|local Assassins]], the Templars' [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] authorized the [[Black Cross]] to travel to the country and continue Caro and de Melo's work. In anticipation of the Black Cross' arrival, the Templar [[Gaspar (Templar)\|Gaspar]] was sent a letter with instructions to secure the area around the [[Yodo River\|Seta River]], where the Templars' forces would be mobilizing. The letter concluded with the traditional blessing, wishing for the Father to guide the Templars on their mission.<ref name="Man Behind the Curtain">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]'' – [[Man Behind the Curtain]]</ref>

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	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	{{Quote\|The Father of Understanding ~~guided you to~~ us~~. And for that we are grateful~~.\|~~Juhani Otso Berg to~~ the ~~research analyst~~, ~~2014~~.\|Assassin's Creed: ~~Rogue~~\|~~21st century conversations~~}}		{{Quote\|We have our mission to take care of, they have theirs. The Father of Understanding is counting on us.\|A Sigma Team operative inside the Forgotten Temple, 2023.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 131}}
	In September 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed [[Warren Vidic]] regarding historical events or artifacts to investigate further and placed the traditional phrase at the end of his message.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails\|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>		In September 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed [[Warren Vidic]] regarding historical events or artifacts to investigate further and placed the traditional phrase at the end of his message.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails\|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>

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	{{Update\|the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]}}		{{Update\|the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]}}
	{{Quote\|May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Masun, writing the Templar blessing to a Masyaf basket weaver, 1191 CE.\|Assassin's Creed\|Pickpocketing (Masun)}}		{{Quote\|May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Masun, writing the Templar blessing to a Masyaf basket weaver, 1191 CE.\|Assassin's Creed\|Pickpocketing (Masun)}}

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	Lafrenière was not the only prominent French Templar to call on the Father, as the Sage and new Grand Master François-Thomas Germain twice mentioned the Father of Understanding during the Revolution, and lower-ranking Templars also knew the phrase. The first time was upon concluding a meeting with [[Aloys la Touche]] at the [[Hôtel de Beauvais]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Rise of the Assassin]]</ref> and again upon his death in the Temple, when he suggested to Arno that the Father of Understanding had apparently wished for both men to meet and discuss Germain's life while reviewing his memories.<ref name="The Temple" /> During the Revolution, Arno also investigated the Templars' affiliation with the [[Cult of Baphomet]], which required a password to gain entrance to their lair. He was quickly informed by a cult recruiter that the password was "The Father of Understanding", confirming his suspicions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Cult of Baphomet]]</ref>		Lafrenière was not the only prominent French Templar to call on the Father, as the Sage and new Grand Master François-Thomas Germain twice mentioned the Father of Understanding during the Revolution, and lower-ranking Templars also knew the phrase. The first time was upon concluding a meeting with [[Aloys la Touche]] at the [[Hôtel de Beauvais]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Rise of the Assassin]]</ref> and again upon his death in the Temple, when he suggested to Arno that the Father of Understanding had apparently wished for both men to meet and discuss Germain's life while reviewing his memories.<ref name="The Temple" /> During the Revolution, Arno also investigated the Templars' affiliation with the [[Cult of Baphomet]], which required a password to gain entrance to their lair. He was quickly informed by a cult recruiter that the password was "The Father of Understanding", confirming his suspicions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Cult of Baphomet]]</ref>

	===~~Modern~~ era===		===Victorian era===
	{{Quote\|~~The~~ Father of Understanding ~~guided~~ you ~~to us. And for that we are grateful~~.\|~~Juhani Otso Berg~~ to ~~the research analyst~~, ~~2014~~.\|Assassin's Creed: ~~Rogue~~\|~~21st century conversations~~}}		{{Quote\|Therefore, I hereby dissolve this partnership. I promise to endow you with an income into your old age, but that is the most I can do. May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Crawford Starrick in his letter to Lucy Thorne, 1868.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|A Thorne in the Side}}
	[[File:ACS S6 Thorne in the Side 8.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick wishing for the Father to guide Lucy Thorne after dissolving their partnership]]		[[File:ACS S6 Thorne in the Side 8.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick wishing for the Father to guide Lucy Thorne after dissolving their partnership]]
	The use of the blessing continued, though much more sporadically, into the modern era. In 1868, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]] dictated a letter to his butler in which he thanked his second-in-command [[Lucy Thorne]] for her service to the Order and then informed her that he was dissolving their partnership, before closing the missive with the historical phrase. However, upon learning moments later that the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] had killed Thorne, Crawford ordered that the sealed be burned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Thorne in the Side]]</ref>		The use of the blessing continued, though much more sporadically, into the modern era. In 1868, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]] dictated a letter to his butler in which he thanked his second-in-command [[Lucy Thorne]] for her service to the Order and then informed her that he was dissolving their partnership, before closing the missive with the historical phrase. However, upon learning moments later that the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] had killed Thorne, Crawford ordered that the sealed be burned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Thorne in the Side]]</ref>
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	Shortly afterward, Starrick's underling and {{Wiki\|Tory}} politician [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan]] wrote to inform him that killing Prime Minister [[Benjamin Disraeli]] would indefinitely stall the {{Wiki\|House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons}} in passing the {{Wiki\|Parliamentary Elections Act 1868\|Corrupt Practices Act}}. He added that [[William Gladstone]] would be far more pliable to puppeteering as Prime Minister, before also signing the letter with the traditional blessing.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing Politics]]</ref>		Shortly afterward, Starrick's underling and {{Wiki\|Tory}} politician [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan]] wrote to inform him that killing Prime Minister [[Benjamin Disraeli]] would indefinitely stall the {{Wiki\|House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons}} in passing the {{Wiki\|Parliamentary Elections Act 1868\|Corrupt Practices Act}}. He added that [[William Gladstone]] would be far more pliable to puppeteering as Prime Minister, before also signing the letter with the traditional blessing.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing Politics]]</ref>

	~~Over 140 years later~~, in September 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed [[Warren Vidic]] regarding historical events or artifacts to investigate further and placed the traditional phrase at the end of his message.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails\|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>		===Modern times===
			{{Quote\|The Father of Understanding guided you to us. And for that we are grateful.\|Juhani Otso Berg to the research analyst, 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|21st century conversations}}
			In September 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed [[Warren Vidic]] regarding historical events or artifacts to investigate further and placed the traditional phrase at the end of his message.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails\|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>

	In 2014, the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] voiced his belief that the Father of Understanding had fatefully guided the research analyst pejoratively known as "[[Numbskull]]" to [[Abstergo Entertainment]] in order to relive Shay Cormac's [[Genetic memory\|memories]]. In Berg's eyes, the Father had sent this employee to "prove" his theory that Assassins truly wanted order in spite of the freedom [[The Creed\|their Creed]] promised to its adherents, despite any evidence suggesting divine motives.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2014, the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] voiced his belief that the Father of Understanding had fatefully guided the research analyst pejoratively known as "[[Numbskull]]" to [[Abstergo Entertainment]] in order to relive Shay Cormac's [[Genetic memory\|memories]]. In Berg's eyes, the Father had sent this employee to "prove" his theory that Assassins truly wanted order in spite of the freedom [[The Creed\|their Creed]] promised to its adherents, despite any evidence suggesting divine motives.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

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	{{Update\|the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]}}		{{Update\|the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]}}
	{{Quote\|May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Masun, writing the Templar blessing to a Masyaf basket weaver, 1191 CE.\|Assassin's Creed\|Pickpocketing (Masun)}}		{{Quote\|May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Masun, writing the Templar blessing to a Masyaf basket weaver, 1191 CE.\|Assassin's Creed\|Pickpocketing (Masun)}}

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	Lafrenière was not the only prominent French Templar to call on the Father, as the Sage and new Grand Master François-Thomas Germain twice mentioned the Father of Understanding during the Revolution, and lower-ranking Templars also knew the phrase. The first time was upon concluding a meeting with [[Aloys la Touche]] at the [[Hôtel de Beauvais]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Rise of the Assassin]]</ref> and again upon his death in the Temple, when he suggested to Arno that the Father of Understanding had apparently wished for both men to meet and discuss Germain's life while reviewing his memories.<ref name="The Temple" /> During the Revolution, Arno also investigated the Templars' affiliation with the [[Cult of Baphomet]], which required a password to gain entrance to their lair. He was quickly informed by a cult recruiter that the password was "The Father of Understanding", confirming his suspicions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Cult of Baphomet]]</ref>		Lafrenière was not the only prominent French Templar to call on the Father, as the Sage and new Grand Master François-Thomas Germain twice mentioned the Father of Understanding during the Revolution, and lower-ranking Templars also knew the phrase. The first time was upon concluding a meeting with [[Aloys la Touche]] at the [[Hôtel de Beauvais]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Rise of the Assassin]]</ref> and again upon his death in the Temple, when he suggested to Arno that the Father of Understanding had apparently wished for both men to meet and discuss Germain's life while reviewing his memories.<ref name="The Temple" /> During the Revolution, Arno also investigated the Templars' affiliation with the [[Cult of Baphomet]], which required a password to gain entrance to their lair. He was quickly informed by a cult recruiter that the password was "The Father of Understanding", confirming his suspicions.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Cult of Baphomet]]</ref>

	===~~Modern~~ era===		===Victorian era===
	{{Quote\|~~The~~ Father of Understanding ~~guided~~ you ~~to us. And for that we are grateful~~.\|~~Juhani Otso Berg~~ to ~~the research analyst~~, ~~2014~~.\|Assassin's Creed: ~~Rogue~~\|~~21st century conversations~~}}		{{Quote\|Therefore, I hereby dissolve this partnership. I promise to endow you with an income into your old age, but that is the most I can do. May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Crawford Starrick in his letter to Lucy Thorne, 1868.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|A Thorne in the Side}}
	[[File:ACS S6 Thorne in the Side 8.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick wishing for the Father to guide Lucy Thorne after dissolving their partnership]]		[[File:ACS S6 Thorne in the Side 8.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick wishing for the Father to guide Lucy Thorne after dissolving their partnership]]
	The use of the blessing continued, though much more sporadically, into the modern era. In 1868, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]] dictated a letter to his butler in which he thanked his second-in-command [[Lucy Thorne]] for her service to the Order and then informed her that he was dissolving their partnership, before closing the missive with the historical phrase. However, upon learning moments later that the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] had killed Thorne, Crawford ordered that the sealed be burned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Thorne in the Side]]</ref>		The use of the blessing continued, though much more sporadically, into the modern era. In 1868, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]] dictated a letter to his butler in which he thanked his second-in-command [[Lucy Thorne]] for her service to the Order and then informed her that he was dissolving their partnership, before closing the missive with the historical phrase. However, upon learning moments later that the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] had killed Thorne, Crawford ordered that the sealed be burned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Thorne in the Side]]</ref>
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	Shortly afterward, Starrick's underling and {{Wiki\|Tory}} politician [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan]] wrote to inform him that killing Prime Minister [[Benjamin Disraeli]] would indefinitely stall the {{Wiki\|House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons}} in passing the {{Wiki\|Parliamentary Elections Act 1868\|Corrupt Practices Act}}. He added that [[William Gladstone]] would be far more pliable to puppeteering as Prime Minister, before also signing the letter with the traditional blessing.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing Politics]]</ref>		Shortly afterward, Starrick's underling and {{Wiki\|Tory}} politician [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan]] wrote to inform him that killing Prime Minister [[Benjamin Disraeli]] would indefinitely stall the {{Wiki\|House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons}} in passing the {{Wiki\|Parliamentary Elections Act 1868\|Corrupt Practices Act}}. He added that [[William Gladstone]] would be far more pliable to puppeteering as Prime Minister, before also signing the letter with the traditional blessing.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing Politics]]</ref>

	~~Over 140 years later~~, in September 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed [[Warren Vidic]] regarding historical events or artifacts to investigate further and placed the traditional phrase at the end of his message.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails\|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>		===Modern times===
			{{Quote\|The Father of Understanding guided you to us. And for that we are grateful.\|Juhani Otso Berg to the research analyst, 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|21st century conversations}}
			In September 2012, [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed [[Warren Vidic]] regarding historical events or artifacts to investigate further and placed the traditional phrase at the end of his message.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails\|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>

	In 2014, the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] voiced his belief that the Father of Understanding had fatefully guided the research analyst pejoratively known as "[[Numbskull]]" to [[Abstergo Entertainment]] in order to relive Shay Cormac's [[Genetic memory\|memories]]. In Berg's eyes, the Father had sent this employee to "prove" his theory that Assassins truly wanted order in spite of the freedom [[The Creed\|their Creed]] promised to its adherents, despite any evidence suggesting divine motives.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2014, the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]] voiced his belief that the Father of Understanding had fatefully guided the research analyst pejoratively known as "[[Numbskull]]" to [[Abstergo Entertainment]] in order to relive Shay Cormac's [[Genetic memory\|memories]]. In Berg's eyes, the Father had sent this employee to "prove" his theory that Assassins truly wanted order in spite of the freedom [[The Creed\|their Creed]] promised to its adherents, despite any evidence suggesting divine motives.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

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	Various humans took the title for themselves throughout the millennia,<ref>{{Twitter\|@125qwert\|status/927114977701396480\|EeshanK\|quote=@DarbyMcDevitt So Julius Caesar was the father of understanding all along? Can you shed some light on this topic please? :>\|image=File:ACO Darby MDevitt on Caesar as Father of Understanding.png}}<br>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/927125564707700737\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@125qwert He was the current father, it seems. Or so S[eptimius] believed. But the title goes back a long way...\|image=File:ACO Darby MDevitt on Caesar as Father of Understanding.png}}</ref> though its first known use was in the waning years of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] when [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] adopted it.<ref name="Fall of an Empire">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref> In 47 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] first heard the title upon entering [[Cyrene]] to assassinate [[Flavius Metellus]], the [[Rome\|Roman]] proconsul of [[Cyrenaica]] and the Order of the Ancients' leader in [[Egypt]]. As Bayek made his way to the [[Roman Akropolis\|Akropolis]], he heard an orator who served the Order proclaim that the organization's rule was fated to happen before invoking the Father of Understanding to guide humanity, but the Medjay did not investigate whether this Father was a newly conceived divine being or a true person.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>		Various humans took the title for themselves throughout the millennia,<ref>{{Twitter\|@125qwert\|status/927114977701396480\|EeshanK\|quote=@DarbyMcDevitt So Julius Caesar was the father of understanding all along? Can you shed some light on this topic please? :>\|image=File:ACO Darby MDevitt on Caesar as Father of Understanding.png}}<br>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/927125564707700737\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@125qwert He was the current father, it seems. Or so S[eptimius] believed. But the title goes back a long way...\|image=File:ACO Darby MDevitt on Caesar as Father of Understanding.png}}</ref> though its first known use was in the waning years of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] when [[Gaius Julius Caesar]] adopted it.<ref name="Fall of an Empire">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another]]</ref> In 47 BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] first heard the title upon entering [[Cyrene]] to assassinate [[Flavius Metellus]], the [[Rome\|Roman]] proconsul of [[Cyrenaica]] and the Order of the Ancients' leader in [[Egypt]]. As Bayek made his way to the [[Roman Akropolis\|Akropolis]], he heard an orator who served the Order proclaim that the organization's rule was fated to happen before invoking the Father of Understanding to guide humanity, but the Medjay did not investigate whether this Father was a newly conceived divine being or a true person.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>

	[[File:ACO Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another 6.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Lucius Septimius with the "Father of Understanding", Julius Caesar]]		[[File:ACO Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another 6.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Lucius Septimius with the "Father of Understanding", Julius Caesar]]
	The Father's identity would remain anonymous until three years later on 15 March 44 BCE, when the Order member [[Lucius Septimius]] engaged in a fatal battle with the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet\|Aya]]. When Aya questioned whether Caesar was the Order's new king, Septimius corrected her, insisting that Caesar was the Father of Understanding. However, with Caesar's [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]] shortly thereafter at the hands of Aya, [[Marcus Junius Brutus\|Brutus]], [[Gaius Cassius Longinus\|Cassius]], and 38 other {{Wiki\|Roman Senate\|Roman Senators}}, the title was not passed on to a successor and eventually fell out of use.<ref name="Fall of an Empire"/>		The Father's identity would remain anonymous until three years later on 15 March 44 BCE, when the Order member [[Lucius Septimius]] engaged in a fatal battle with the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet\|Aya]]. When Aya questioned whether Caesar was the Order's new king, Septimius corrected her, insisting that Caesar was the Father of Understanding. However, with Caesar's [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]] shortly thereafter at the hands of Aya, [[Marcus Junius Brutus\|Brutus]], [[Gaius Cassius Longinus\|Cassius]], and 38 other {{Wiki\|Roman Senate\|Roman Senators}}, the title was not passed on to a successor and eventually fell out of use.<ref name="Fall of an Empire"/>

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	In the late 13th century, the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|French Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Jacques de Molay]] wrote the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'', or "Codex of the Father of Understanding", which detailed his views on his order, their goals, as well as his knowledge of the Isu after he learned that he was a [[Sage]]. In 1307, when the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassins]] conducted a [[Persecution of the Templars\|night attack]] on the Templars at the [[Temple, Paris\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], de Molay commanded his [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|advisor]] to hide both the Codex and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]] in the [[fort]]'s underground vaults.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> The artifacts remained there until they were unearthed 400 years later by the new Sage [[François-Thomas Germain]], who took de Molay's written words to heart and sought to reorganize how the Templars functioned.<ref name="The Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Temple]]</ref>		In the late 13th century, the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|French Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Jacques de Molay]] wrote the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'', or "Codex of the Father of Understanding", which detailed his views on his order, their goals, as well as his knowledge of the Isu after he learned that he was a [[Sage]]. In 1307, when the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassins]] conducted a [[Persecution of the Templars\|night attack]] on the Templars at the [[Temple, Paris\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], de Molay commanded his [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|advisor]] to hide both the Codex and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]] in the [[fort]]'s underground vaults.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> The artifacts remained there until they were unearthed 400 years later by the new Sage [[François-Thomas Germain]], who took de Molay's written words to heart and sought to reorganize how the Templars functioned.<ref name="The Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Temple]]</ref>

	[[File:WGA 10 v.png\|thumb\|250px~~\|left~~\|Rodrigo Borgia and the Pazzi taking the Templar pledge during a meeting]]		[[File:WGA 10 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|Rodrigo Borgia and the Pazzi taking the Templar pledge during a meeting]]
	Similarly, the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] would invoke the Father when resolving meetings. Notably, their Grand Master [[Rodrigo Borgia]] twice called upon the Father to bless his fellow Templars. The first time was after the [[Milan]]ese Duke [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]]'s [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza\|assassination]] in 1476,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref> and the second was two years later, upon finalizing the plan to assassinate [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and his brother [[Giuliano de' Medici\|Giuliano]] at the [[Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore]] as part of the [[House of Pazzi]]'s [[Pazzi conspiracy\|conspiracy]] to remove the [[House of Medici\|Medici family]] from power in [[Florence]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref>		Similarly, the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Templars]] during the [[Renaissance]] would invoke the Father when resolving meetings. Notably, their Grand Master [[Rodrigo Borgia]] twice called upon the Father to bless his fellow Templars. The first time was after the [[Milan]]ese Duke [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]]'s [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza\|assassination]] in 1476,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref> and the second was two years later, upon finalizing the plan to assassinate [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and his brother [[Giuliano de' Medici\|Giuliano]] at the [[Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore]] as part of the [[House of Pazzi]]'s [[Pazzi conspiracy\|conspiracy]] to remove the [[House of Medici\|Medici family]] from power in [[Florence]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|Mark and remember our purpose. To guide all wayward souls 'til they reach a quiet road. To guide all wayward desire 'til impassioned hearts are cooled. To guide all wayward minds to safe and sober thought. By the Father of Understanding's light, let our work now begin.\|Laureano Torres addressing the Templar initiates, 1715.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Mister Walpole, I Presume?}}		{{Quote\|Mark and remember our purpose. To guide all wayward souls 'til they reach a quiet road. To guide all wayward desire 'til impassioned hearts are cooled. To guide all wayward minds to safe and sober thought. By the Father of Understanding's light, let our work now begin.\|Laureano Torres addressing the Templar initiates, 1715.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Mister Walpole, I Presume?}}
	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|Laureano Torres concluding the Templars' initiation with the traditional blessing]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 9.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres concluding the Templars' initiation with the traditional blessing]]
	With the spread of European influence to the [[Americas]] during the [[Age of Discovery]], the Father of Understanding's name was carried over the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and saw brief use in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. In 1715, the phrase was used by the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] during his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] ceremony for the Templar recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and [[Edward Kenway]], the last of whom had killed and impersonated the Assassin turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>		With the spread of European influence to the [[Americas]] during the [[Age of Discovery]], the Father of Understanding's name was carried over the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and saw brief use in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. In 1715, the phrase was used by the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] during his [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|induction]] ceremony for the Templar recruits [[Julien du Casse]], [[Woodes Rogers]], and [[Edward Kenway]], the last of whom had killed and impersonated the Assassin turncoat [[Duncan Walpole]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>

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	Throughout the 18th century, the traditional blessing was used by Templars to conclude their secret correspondence with one another or their associates. However, around the time of the [[Seven Years' War]], many of these letters were lost when their couriers died before they could deliver them, leaving them to be collected by the Assassin-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]</ref>		Throughout the 18th century, the traditional blessing was used by Templars to conclude their secret correspondence with one another or their associates. However, around the time of the [[Seven Years' War]], many of these letters were lost when their couriers died before they could deliver them, leaving them to be collected by the Assassin-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 18.png\|thumb\|250px~~\|left~~\|The Colonial Templars taking the Templar pledge at Charles Lee's initiation]]		[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 18.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Colonial Templars taking the Templar pledge at Charles Lee's initiation]]
	Before and during the [[American Revolutionary War\|Revolutionary War]] in [[United States\|America]], the phrase was used multiple times by members of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]], with the majority of its occurrences coming from their Grand Master, [[Haytham Kenway]]. His first use of it was during [[Charles Lee]]'s induction into the Order in 1755,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> again with Shay's induction in 1758,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Scars]]</ref> and lastly in 1778, as a password to enter the [[Smith and Company Brewery]] with his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton~~\|Connor~~]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Father and Son]]</ref>		Before and during the [[American Revolutionary War\|Revolutionary War]] in [[United States\|America]], the phrase was used multiple times by members of the [[American Rite of the Templar Order\|Colonial Templars]], with the majority of its occurrences coming from their Grand Master, [[Haytham Kenway]]. His first use of it was during [[Charles Lee]]'s induction into the Order in 1755,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> again with Shay Cormac's induction in 1758,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Scars]]</ref> and lastly in 1778, as a password to enter the [[Smith and Company Brewery]] with his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Father and Son]]</ref>

	Shay himself would use the phrase in December 1776 after killing the French Assassin [[Charles Dorian]] in the [[Palace of Versailles]] and reclaiming the lost Precursor box. As he exited the building, Shay quietly repeated the words spoken to him at his induction, reaffirming his loyalty to the Templars, before invoking the Father of Understanding to guide humanity.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[QXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbg0K]]</ref>		Shay himself would use the phrase in December 1776 after killing the French Assassin [[Charles Dorian]] in the [[Palace of Versailles]] and reclaiming the lost Precursor box. As he exited the building, Shay quietly repeated the words spoken to him at his induction, reaffirming his loyalty to the Templars, before invoking the Father of Understanding to guide humanity.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[QXNzYXNzaW5hdGlvbg0K]]</ref>
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	{{Quote\|Therefore, I hereby dissolve this partnership. I promise to endow you with an income into your old age, but that is the most I can do. May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Crawford Starrick in his letter to Lucy Thorne, 1868.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|A Thorne in the Side}}		{{Quote\|Therefore, I hereby dissolve this partnership. I promise to endow you with an income into your old age, but that is the most I can do. May the Father of Understanding guide you.\|Crawford Starrick in his letter to Lucy Thorne, 1868.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|A Thorne in the Side}}
	[[File:ACS S6 Thorne in the Side 8.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Crawford Starrick concluding his letter to Lucy Thorne with the traditional phrase]]		[[File:ACS S6 Thorne in the Side 8.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Crawford Starrick concluding his letter to Lucy Thorne with the traditional phrase]]
	The use of the blessing continued, though much more sporadically, into the modern era. In 1868, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]] dictated a letter to his butler in which he thanked his second-in-command [[Lucy Thorne]] for her service to the Order and then informed her that he was dissolving their partnership, before closing the missive with the historical phrase. However, upon learning moments later that the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] had killed Thorne, Crawford ordered that the sealed be burned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Thorne in the Side]]</ref>		The use of the blessing continued, though much more sporadically, into the modern era. In 1868, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]]' Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]] dictated a letter to his butler in which he thanked his second-in-command [[Lucy Thorne]] for her service to the Order and then informed her that he was dissolving their partnership, before closing the missive with the historical phrase. However, upon learning moments later that the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] had killed Thorne, Crawford ordered that the sealed be burned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[A Thorne in the Side]]</ref>

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	In 2019, the Templar doctor [[Kaori Kagami]] called upon the Father of Understanding while in her Abstergo lab in [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]. After convincing her patient [[Kō Risa]] that her [[Animus]] sessions reliving the genetic memories of her ancestor Shao Jun were to help curb her aggressive tendencies, Kagami ended their appointment and asked Risa to consider continuing the treatment. Finally alone as Risa began walking home, Kagami called an associate and informed them that she had found "the treasure", before ending the call by appealing to the Father to guide her sessions with Risa.<ref name="Homecoming"/>		In 2019, the Templar doctor [[Kaori Kagami]] called upon the Father of Understanding while in her Abstergo lab in [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]. After convincing her patient [[Kō Risa]] that her [[Animus]] sessions reliving the genetic memories of her ancestor Shao Jun were to help curb her aggressive tendencies, Kagami ended their appointment and asked Risa to consider continuing the treatment. Finally alone as Risa began walking home, Kagami called an associate and informed them that she had found "the treasure", before ending the call by appealing to the Father to guide her sessions with Risa.<ref name="Homecoming"/>

	[[File:ACFT - Shimazu Sei and Mitsuko Nakamura.png\|thumb\|230px~~\|left~~\|Mitsuko Nakamura wishing for the Father to guide Shimazu Sei ~~on her mission~~]]		[[File:ACFT - Shimazu Sei and Mitsuko Nakamura.png\|thumb\|230px\|Mitsuko Nakamura wishing for the Father to guide Shimazu Sei]]
	In 2023, the Inner Sanctum member [[Mitsuko Nakamura]] flew to Abstergo's research vessel ''[[Exitus]]'' in Macau,<ref name="FT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> and ordered agents to abduct college student [[Noa Kim]], whom they had lured to the city with a vacation prize trip upon learning he was a descendant of Edward Kenway. When Abstergo forcibly connected Noa into an Animus,<ref name="FT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Nakamura watched as he relived Edward's life in [[Southeast Asia]], but was unimpressed by his repeated [[synchronization]] errors. After Nakamura stressed to Dr. [[Shimazu Sei]] the importance for the Templars' goals and the Shimazu clan's well-being of promptly learning what Edward had uncovered in Asia, she left to return to Abstergo's headquarters and wished for the Father to guide the doctor, which Sei repeated.<ref name="FT 4" />		In 2023, the Inner Sanctum member [[Mitsuko Nakamura]] flew to Abstergo's research vessel ''[[Exitus]]'' in Macau,<ref name="FT 42">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 42\|Episode 42]]</ref> and ordered agents to abduct college student [[Noa Kim]], whom they had lured to the city with a vacation prize trip upon learning he was a descendant of Edward Kenway. When Abstergo forcibly connected Noa into an Animus,<ref name="FT 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1\|Episode 1]]</ref> Nakamura watched as he relived Edward's life in [[Southeast Asia]], but was unimpressed by his repeated [[synchronization]] errors. After Nakamura stressed to Dr. [[Shimazu Sei]] the importance for the Templars' goals and the Shimazu clan's well-being of promptly learning what Edward had uncovered in Asia, she left to return to Abstergo's headquarters and wished for the Father to guide the doctor, which Sei repeated.<ref name="FT 4" />