Grand Temple - Revision history

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	The barrier sealing off the Temple's inner chambers features a symbol consisting of an {{Wiki\|ouroboros}} surrounding a {{Wiki\|tetractys}}. The Grand Temple Key, which deactivates this barrier, also has a symbol of an ouroboros.		The barrier sealing off the Temple's inner chambers features a symbol consisting of an {{Wiki\|ouroboros}} surrounding a {{Wiki\|tetractys}}. The Grand Temple Key, which deactivates this barrier, also has a symbol of an ouroboros.

	Contrary to popular theories making [[Jötunheimr]] analogous to North America, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s ~~Lead Writer~~ [[Darby McDevitt]] dispelled the notion that Gunnlöð's vault in Jotunheim was actually the Grand Temple.<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/1384877249275518980\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@SixKeysUnlocked @TwinsofBoom @lawson_found @ObeseNinjao7 I don't know where that comes from. Jotunheim was definitely not in North America.\|image=File:ACV Gunlod Temple in Jotunheim.png}}</ref>		Contrary to popular theories making [[Jötunheimr]] analogous to North America, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''{{'}}s lead writer [[Darby McDevitt]] dispelled the notion that Gunnlöð's vault in Jotunheim was actually the Grand Temple.<ref>{{Twitter\|DarbyMcDevitt\|status/1384877249275518980\|Darby McDevitt\|quote=@SixKeysUnlocked @TwinsofBoom @lawson_found @ObeseNinjao7 I don't know where that comes from. Jotunheim was definitely not in North America.\|image=File:ACV Gunlod Temple in Jotunheim.png}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	It was possible to visit the entrance while reliving Ratonhnhaké:ton and Haytham's memories, though the door was closed. In ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the entrance is absent from the cave.		It was possible to visit the Grand Temple's entrance while reliving Ratonhnhaké:ton's and Haytham's memories, though the door was closed. In ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the entrance is absent from the cave.

	The shape of the temple from Jupiter's holographic flashback in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' changed from an elevator shaft and a lobby to become much larger and sectioned off in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.		The shape of the temple from Jupiter's holographic flashback in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' changed from an elevator shaft and a lobby to become much larger and sectioned off in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.

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	Believing that humanity had a chance at defeating Juno, Desmond decided to activate the device, telling William, Shaun, and Rebecca to leave the Grand Temple and prepare for the new struggle. The world was indeed saved, but Desmond perished and Juno was freed. Thanking Desmond's corpse for having "played [his] part well", Juno declared that she would enact her plans that she had spend eons crafting.<ref name="AC3"/>		Believing that humanity had a chance at defeating Juno, Desmond decided to activate the device, telling William, Shaun, and Rebecca to leave the Grand Temple and prepare for the new struggle. The world was indeed saved, but Desmond perished and Juno was freed. Thanking Desmond's corpse for having "played [his] part well", Juno declared that she would enact her plans that she had spend eons crafting.<ref name="AC3"/>

	Hours later,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> [[Abstergo Industries]] located the Grand Temple and ~~dispatched~~ a team, led by [[Case Fisher]]. There, they found and retrieved Desmond's body, stripping him of his backpack and his [[Hidden Blade]], which was broken into pieces and taken to Abstergo along with the rest of his belongings.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref>		Hours later,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> [[Abstergo Industries]] located the Grand Temple and sent a team to the site, led by [[Case Fisher]]. There, they found and retrieved Desmond's body, stripping him of his backpack and his [[Hidden Blade]], which was broken into pieces and taken to Abstergo along with the rest of his belongings.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref>

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imported>Freakishclown13: "protect them from the the cosmic threat" -> "protect them from the cosmic threat"

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	{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|21st century conversations}}		{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|21st century conversations}}
	[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]		[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]
	The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York\|Turin]], [[New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], it served as a storehouse of Isu knowledge, though its purpose was unique in that it held information regarding [[Six methods of salvation\|six possible experiments]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]] from an impending {{wiki\|coronal mass ejection}}. Here, the [[Capitoline Triad]] of [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]], and [[Juno]] collected and tested the results of other Temples' discoveries in the hopes of finding a viable option to protect them from ~~the~~ the cosmic threat.		The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York\|Turin]], [[New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], it served as a storehouse of Isu knowledge, though its purpose was unique in that it held information regarding [[Six methods of salvation\|six possible experiments]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]] from an impending {{wiki\|coronal mass ejection}}. Here, the [[Capitoline Triad]] of [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]], and [[Juno]] collected and tested the results of other Temples' discoveries in the hopes of finding a viable option to protect them from the cosmic threat.

	To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[human]]ity and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the Capitoline Triad. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and the broken head from Minerva's figure eroded over time until it formed a cave leading to the Temple's entrance. Although several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' 2012 revelation in the [[Synch Nexus]].		To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[human]]ity and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the Capitoline Triad. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and the broken head from Minerva's figure eroded over time until it formed a cave leading to the Temple's entrance. Although several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' 2012 revelation in the [[Synch Nexus]].

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 11:15, 4 April 2025

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	{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles through Ezio Auditore, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Message}}		{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles through Ezio Auditore, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Message}}
	[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]		[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]
	The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], its purpose was to serve as a storehouse for their accumulated knowledge regarding possible [[Six ~~Methods~~ of ~~Salvation~~\|methods of salvation]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]]; it was the location where [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]] and [[Juno]] collected and tested the discoveries of other Temples in the hopes of finding the most effective methods of their salvation from the solar flare.		The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], its purpose was to serve as a storehouse for their accumulated knowledge regarding possible [[Six methods of salvation\|methods of salvation]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]]; it was the location where [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]], and [[Juno]] collected and tested the discoveries of other Temples in the hopes of finding the most effective methods of their salvation from the solar flare.

	To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[Human\|humanity]] and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the [[Capitoline Triad]]. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and, though several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' [[Synch Nexus\|revelation]].		To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[Human\|humanity]] and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the [[Capitoline Triad]]. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and, though several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' [[Synch Nexus\|revelation]].

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	{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|21st century conversations}}		{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|21st century conversations}}
	[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]		[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]
	The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York\|Turin]], [[New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], it served as a storehouse of Isu knowledge, though its purpose was unique in that it held information regarding [[Six methods of salvation\|six possible experiments]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]] from an impending {{wiki\|coronal mass ejection}}. Here, the [[Capitoline Triad]] of [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]], and [[Juno]] collected and tested the results of other Temples' discoveries in the hopes of finding a viable option to protect them from ~~the~~ the cosmic threat.		The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York\|Turin]], [[New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], it served as a storehouse of Isu knowledge, though its purpose was unique in that it held information regarding [[Six methods of salvation\|six possible experiments]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]] from an impending {{wiki\|coronal mass ejection}}. Here, the [[Capitoline Triad]] of [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]], and [[Juno]] collected and tested the results of other Temples' discoveries in the hopes of finding a viable option to protect them from the cosmic threat.

	To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[human]]ity and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the Capitoline Triad. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and the broken head from Minerva's figure eroded over time until it formed a cave leading to the Temple's entrance. Although several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' 2012 revelation in the [[Synch Nexus]].		To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[human]]ity and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the Capitoline Triad. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and the broken head from Minerva's figure eroded over time until it formed a cave leading to the Temple's entrance. Although several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' 2012 revelation in the [[Synch Nexus]].

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	{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles through Ezio Auditore, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Message}}		{{Quote\|Each Vault's knowledge was transmitted to a single place.\|Jupiter speaking of the Grand Temple to Desmond Miles through Ezio Auditore, 2012.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|The Message}}
	[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]		[[File:AC3 Grand Temple Front.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple's main chamber]]
	The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], its purpose was to serve as a storehouse for their accumulated knowledge regarding possible [[Six ~~Methods~~ of ~~Salvation~~\|methods of salvation]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]]; it was the location where [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]] and [[Juno]] collected and tested the discoveries of other Temples in the hopes of finding the most effective methods of their salvation from the solar flare.		The '''Grand Temple''', also known as the '''Central Vault''', is a complex built by the [[Isu]], located in modern-day [[Turin, New York]]. Like other [[Temple (Isu)\|Temples]], its purpose was to serve as a storehouse for their accumulated knowledge regarding possible [[Six methods of salvation\|methods of salvation]] that could save the [[Earth\|world]]; it was the location where [[Jupiter]], [[Minerva]], and [[Juno]] collected and tested the discoveries of other Temples in the hopes of finding the most effective methods of their salvation from the solar flare.

	To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[Human\|humanity]] and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the [[Capitoline Triad]]. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and, though several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' [[Synch Nexus\|revelation]].		To maintain its operation, the Grand Temple was buried underground to protect its contents from the [[Human-Isu War\|war]] with [[Human\|humanity]] and the solar flare, and to act as a containment chamber in case something went wrong with the projects developed inside. It was hidden beneath a statue dedicated to the [[Capitoline Triad]]. However, the statue was destroyed during the [[Great Catastrophe]] and, though several humans re-discovered the Temple's location over the centuries, none would learn the site's true purpose or how to access it until [[Desmond Miles]]' [[Synch Nexus\|revelation]].