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	An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>		An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>

	In ~~November~~ 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		In October 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

	In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>		In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	In 2012, a member of the Initiates leaked sensitive information from Abstergo's database<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>. Since May 2013, two of their operatives, [[Eric Cooper]] and [[Stephanie Chiu]], have recorded updates on the Assassins, having infiltrated the crew of the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. They were discovered the following year, but the [[Assassin leader]]s [[William Miles]] and [[Gavin Banks]] chose to spare them, seeing the group as potential allies. [[Shaun Hastings]] soon managed to hack into the Initiates' database and left a message encouraging the Initiates to join with the Assassins, rather than simply standing back and watching from afar.<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>		In 2012, a member of the Initiates leaked sensitive information from Abstergo's database<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>. Since May 2013, two of their operatives, [[Eric Cooper]] and [[Stephanie Chiu]], have recorded updates on the Assassins, having infiltrated the crew of the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. They were discovered the following year, but the [[Assassin leader]]s [[William Miles]] and [[Gavin Banks]] chose to spare them, seeing the group as potential allies. [[Shaun Hastings]] soon managed to hack into the Initiates' database and left a message encouraging the Initiates to join with the Assassins, rather than simply standing back and watching from afar.<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref> As a result, there was an internal rumor within Abstergo that Shaun and Rebecca were the leaders of Initiates.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

	In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>{{Twitter\|acinitiates\|status/530743737765208064\|AC Initiates\|quote=What’s an Initiate? Here’s what William has planned for you.\|image=File:AC Initiates Twitter - William Miles plan.png}}</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>{{Twitter\|acinitiates\|status/530743737765208064\|AC Initiates\|quote=What’s an Initiate? Here’s what William has planned for you.\|image=File:AC Initiates Twitter - William Miles plan.png}}</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''

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	{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. As a resourceful hacker group, they had found a secure way to reveal the truth. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.

	Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.		Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.

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	{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[~~Helix Initiate~~\|~~Helix Initiate~~]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.

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	{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Helix Initiate\|Helix Initiate]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.
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	In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>		In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>

	==Known members==		==Known members==
	*[[Eric Cooper]]		*[[Eric Cooper]]
	*[[Stephanie Chiu]]		*[[Stephanie Chiu]]
	*[[Bishop]]		*[[Bishop]]
	*[[Helix Initiate]]		*[[Helix Initiate]]

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	In 2012, a member of the Initiates leaked sensitive information from Abstergo's database<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>. Since May 2013, two of their operatives, [[Eric Cooper]] and [[Stephanie Chiu]], have recorded updates on the Assassins, having infiltrated the crew of the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. They were discovered the following year, but the [[Assassin leader]]s [[William Miles]] and [[Gavin Banks]] chose to spare them, seeing the group as potential allies. [[Shaun Hastings]] soon managed to hack into the Initiates' database and left a message encouraging the Initiates to join with the Assassins, rather than simply standing back and watching from afar.<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>		In 2012, a member of the Initiates leaked sensitive information from Abstergo's database<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>. Since May 2013, two of their operatives, [[Eric Cooper]] and [[Stephanie Chiu]], have recorded updates on the Assassins, having infiltrated the crew of the ''[[Altaïr II]]''. They were discovered the following year, but the [[Assassin leader]]s [[William Miles]] and [[Gavin Banks]] chose to spare them, seeing the group as potential allies. [[Shaun Hastings]] soon managed to hack into the Initiates' database and left a message encouraging the Initiates to join with the Assassins, rather than simply standing back and watching from afar.<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>

	In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>~~[https://twitter.com/~~acinitiates/status/530743737765208064 AC Initiates Twitter]</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>{{Twitter\|acinitiates\|status/530743737765208064\|AC Initiates\|quote=What’s an Initiate? Here’s what William has planned for you.\|image=File:AC Initiates Twitter - William Miles plan.png}}</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>		An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>
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	In November 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		In November 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

	In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]] </ref>		In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>

			==Known members==
			*[[Eric Cooper]]
			*[[Stephanie Chiu]]
			*[[Bishop]]
			*[[Helix Initiate]]

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[~~Assassin–Templar~~ War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.

	Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.		Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.

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	{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
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	In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/530743737765208064 AC Initiates Twitter]</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/530743737765208064 AC Initiates Twitter]</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had ~~found an~~ [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>		An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>

	In November 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		In November 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

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	An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>		An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>

	In ~~November~~ 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		In October 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

	In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>		In December, Bishop gave the Initiates some additional memory sequences to keep the connection between them and [[Helix]] stable, before passing a [[Rooftop Garden Protocol\|directive]] from William Miles informing them to drop out of all communications with the Initiates and the Assassins, to stop them from being targeted by Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Assassin Intel 6]]</ref>

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	{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. As a resourceful hacker group, they had found a secure way to reveal the truth. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.

	Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.		Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.

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	{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[~~Helix Initiate~~\|~~Helix Initiate~~]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Youmay\|a hacker group\|[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]}}{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.

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	{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
	[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]		[[File:ACi-TheOuternet.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Initiates' satellite network]]
	The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[~~Assassin–Templar~~ War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.		The '''Initiates''' are a clandestine collection of individuals whose aim is to uncover and publicise illicit information about both the [[Assassins\|Assassin Brotherhood]] and the [[Templars\|Templar]]-led [[Abstergo Industries]]. Instead of the Internet, which is controlled by corporations and governments that strive to keep the general population unaware of the [[Assassin-Templar War]], the Initiates post information on a separate, private network–dubbed the "Outernet" by [[Rebecca Crane]]–transmitted via series of small, supposedly obsolete, satellites.

	Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.		Led by four anonymous individuals, the Initiates are funded by a number of interested private citizens including billionaires, individuals with military connections, and members of both {{Wiki\|Harvard University}} and {{Wiki\|Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT}}.

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	{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}		{{Dialogue2\|Shaun Hastings\|If you lot were tracking our movements all this time, couldn't you have stepped in?\|Stephanie Chiu\|Our only goal was gathering knowledge. We made vows to stay neutral.\|That's all well and good, but some of us might still be alive today if you'd been a little less neutral.\|Shaun asking about the Initiates' purpose, 30 May 2014.\|Assassin's Creed: Initiates}}
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	In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/530743737765208064 AC Initiates Twitter]</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		In November 2014, William intended to hire the Initiates as support operatives and as trainees for the Assassins.<ref>[https://twitter.com/acinitiates/status/530743737765208064 AC Initiates Twitter]</ref> He assigned [[Bishop]] to act as their handler.<ref name="Initiates" /> That same month, Bishop and Shaun (the latter of which was identified by the handle "Deacon"), contacted and assigned an [[Helix Initiate\|Initiate]] to search and identify a [[Sages\|Sage]] that was active during the [[French Revolution]] through [[Arno Dorian]]'s memories. Eventually, the Initiate found out about [[François-Thomas Germain]], and that Arno had buried his remains in the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. This left Bishop satisfied with the result, as the bones would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect any DNA samples from them.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had ~~found an~~ [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>		An additional sequence of Arno's memories was later explored by the Initiate, who discovered that Arno had found an [[Apple of Eden 1\|Apple of Eden]] underneath [[Saint-Denis]] and sent it to [[Egypt]].<ref name="Dead Kings">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]''</ref>

	In November 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>		In November 2015, Bishop contacted the Initiate again, this time to locate a [[Piece of Eden]] in [[London]] through the memories of [[Jacob Frye\|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. The Initiate discovered that the twins were looking for a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], and that it was located in a [[Buckingham Palace vault\|vault]] underneath [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>