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	Isabelle Ardant is a character introduced in the multiplayer aspect of the 2011 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. She later made her first physical appearance in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', where she was portrayed by voice actress [[Claudia Besso]].		Isabelle Ardant is a character introduced in the multiplayer aspect of the 2011 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. She later made her first physical appearance in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', where she was portrayed by voice actress [[Claudia Besso]].

	Isabelle Ardant's maiden name, Chu, is most commonly a romanization of {{~~wiki~~\|Zhu (surname)\|朱}}, meaning 'vermillion', via the {{~~wiki~~\|Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation}}. Although the actual character behind the surname is not confirmed, this is the most likely as Ardant is from Hong Kong.		Isabelle Ardant's maiden name, Chu, is most commonly a romanization of {{Wiki\|Zhu (surname)\|朱}}, meaning 'vermillion', via the {{Wiki\|Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation}}. Although the actual character behind the surname is not confirmed, this is the most likely as Ardant is from Hong Kong.

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	In early January 2012, Isabelle was invited by Gramática to join him at an Abstergo facility in [[Paris]] to check up on his progress. She was unnerved to discover that he intended to shoot himself in a desperate attempt to activate the Shroud, as his work over the past few months had yielded little results. Isabelle reluctantly agreed and reacted with horror when an entity named "[[Consus]]" manifested itself through Gramática upon the artifact's activation.<ref >''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 002]]</ref>		In early January 2012, Isabelle was invited by Gramática to join him at an Abstergo facility in [[Paris]] to check up on his progress. She was unnerved to discover that he intended to shoot himself in a desperate attempt to activate the Shroud, as his work over the past few months had yielded little results. Isabelle reluctantly agreed and reacted with horror when an entity named "[[Consus]]" manifested itself through Gramática upon the artifact's activation.<ref >''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 002]]</ref>

	In June, Isabelle arranged for Templar agent Violet da Costa to be Gramática's test subject for six months, feeling it was too risky to have the head of Abstergo's Future Technology shoot himself each time to summon Consus.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 003]]</ref> Later that year, Ardant was credited as part of the development team for [[Abstergo Entertainment]]’s ''[[Liberation]]'' video game.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>		In June, Isabelle arranged for Templar agent Violet da Costa to be Gramática's test subject for six months, feeling it was too risky to have the head of Abstergo's Future Technology shoot himself each time to summon Consus.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 003]]</ref> Later that year, Ardant was credited as part of the development team for [[Abstergo Entertainment]]'s ''[[Liberation]]'' video game.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

	In October 2012, details of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order were made available to recruits of the [[Animi Avatars (second stage)\|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]]. Kept in a dossier of [[Abstergo Files]], the one pertaining to the Inner Sanctum was entitled "File.0.17\Ins_InnerSanctum" and included the names and positions of all its members, Ardant being one of them. Revealing her affiliation with the Historical Research department.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.17\Ins_InnerSanctum"]]</ref>		In October 2012, details of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order were made available to recruits of the [[Animi Avatars (second stage)\|second stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]]. Kept in a dossier of [[Abstergo Files]], the one pertaining to the Inner Sanctum was entitled "File.0.17\Ins_InnerSanctum" and included the names and positions of all its members, Ardant being one of them. Revealing her affiliation with the Historical Research department.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files\|Abstergo Files: "File.0.17\Ins_InnerSanctum"]]</ref>

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	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
	{{Quote\|Oh no you don't. You had your chance with the Shroud. This asset is mine, and I won't be a party to the needless mutilation of a ten-year-old boy. It's inhumane.\|Isabelle reprimanding Gramática's suggestion of dissecting Elijah, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Database: Reconstructed Data 010}}		{{Quote\|Oh no you don't. You had your chance with the Shroud. This asset is mine, and I won't be a party to the needless mutilation of a ten-year-old boy. It's inhumane.\|Isabelle reprimanding Gramática's suggestion of dissecting Elijah, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Database: Reconstructed Data 010}}
	Unlike most of the members of the Inner Sanctum, Isabelle seemed to have a sense of morality, especially when it came to children. This was demonstrated when she showed utter disgust at Álvaro Gramática's desire to experiment on and vivisect a ten year old boy; even though the boy in question was both a Sage and the son of the late [[Desmond Miles]], Isabelle refused to allow or condone it, citing the idea as "inhumane". Though this stands in direct contrast to other Templars that were willing to allow direct or indirect harm to children, including [[Laetitia England]] and Gramática himself, she was still willing to rob him of his freedom and sanity by proposing ~~to stick him~~ in an Animus for fifty ~~years once~~ he was old enough, as a means to extract data.<ref name="Database10"/>		Unlike most of the members of the Inner Sanctum, Isabelle seemed to have a sense of morality, especially when it came to children. This was demonstrated when she showed utter disgust at Álvaro Gramática's desire to experiment on and vivisect a ten year old boy; even though the boy in question was both a Sage and the son of the late [[Desmond Miles]], Isabelle refused to allow or condone it, citing the idea as "inhumane". Though this stands in direct contrast to other Templars that were willing to allow direct or indirect harm to children, including [[Laetitia England]] and Gramática himself, she was still willing to rob him of his freedom and sanity by proposing to stick him in an Animus for fifty years once he was old enough, as a means to extract data.<ref name="Database10"/>

	[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 2.png\|thumb\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Isabelle speaking with Gramática]]		[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 2.png\|thumb\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Isabelle speaking with Gramática]]

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	'''Isabelle Ardant''' (née '''Chu'''; 1969 – 2015) was an operations executive and Head of [[Abstergo Historical Research Division\|Historical Research]] at [[Abstergo Industries]], a position that endowed her as a member of the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. She had regular contact with [[Álvaro Gramática]] but disliked him intensely.		'''Isabelle Ardant''' (née '''Chu'''; 1969 – 2015) was an operations executive and Head of [[Abstergo Historical Research Division\|Historical Research]] at [[Abstergo Industries]], a position that endowed her as a member of the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order\|Inner Sanctum]] of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. She had regular contact with [[Álvaro Gramática]] but disliked him intensely.

	In 2015, Isabelle, [[Violet da Costa]], and [[Juhani Otso Berg]] were tasked with locating a [[Shrouds of Eden\|Shroud of Eden]], which they eventually uncovered beneath [[Buckingham Palace]]. However, though da Costa escaped with the Shroud, Isabelle was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Shaun Hastings]].		In 2015, Isabelle, [[Violet da Costa]], and [[Juhani Otso Berg]] were tasked with locating a [[Shrouds of Eden\|Shroud of Eden]], which they eventually uncovered beneath [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]]. However, though da Costa escaped with the Shroud, Isabelle was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Shaun Hastings]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	Following Isabelle's death, Abstergo Industries sought to cover up the incident and pronounced her cause of death as due to an electrocution accident while conducting restoration work at Buckingham Palace. This was later covered by various news networks. Abstergo would also spend a year in search of replacements for Isabelle's position as head of Abstergo Industries' Historical Research division. Eventually, [[Simon Hathaway]] was chosen to replace her in that position<ref name="The Gone Files" /> and as a member of the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 1</ref>		Following Isabelle's death, Abstergo Industries sought to cover up the incident and pronounced her cause of death as due to an electrocution accident while conducting restoration work at Buckingham Palace. This was later covered by various news networks. Abstergo would also spend a year in search of replacements for Isabelle's position as head of Abstergo Industries' Historical Research division. Eventually, [[Simon Hathaway]] was chosen to replace her in that position<ref name="The Gone Files" /> and as a member of the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 1</ref>

	By October 2017, details of Isabelle's so-called accident had been obtained by [[Layla Hassan]], which she classified as part of her "Gone Files", investigating mysterious disappearances and deaths related to ~~Abstergo~~.<ref name="The Gone Files" />		By October 2017, details of Isabelle's so-called accident had been obtained by Abstergo employee [[Layla Hassan]], which she classified as part of her "Gone Files", investigating mysterious disappearances and deaths related to the company.<ref name="The Gone Files" />

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits==
	{{Quote\|Oh no you don't. You had your chance with the Shroud. This asset is mine, and I won't be a party to the needless mutilation of a ten-year-old boy. It's inhumane.\|Isabelle reprimanding Gramática's suggestion of dissecting Elijah, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Database: Reconstructed Data 010}}		{{Quote\|Oh no you don't. You had your chance with the Shroud. This asset is mine, and I won't be a party to the needless mutilation of a ten-year-old boy. It's inhumane.\|Isabelle reprimanding Gramática's suggestion of dissecting Elijah, 2015.\|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate\|Database: Reconstructed Data 010}}
	Unlike most of the members of the Inner Sanctum, Isabelle seemed to have a sense of morality, especially when it came to children. This was demonstrated when she showed utter disgust at Álvaro Gramática's desire to experiment on and vivisect a ten year old boy; even though the boy in question was both a Sage and the son of the late [[Desmond Miles]], Isabelle refused to allow or condone it, citing the idea as "inhumane". Though this stands in direct contrast to other Templars that were willing to allow direct or indirect harm to children, including [[Laetitia England]] and ~~Álvaro~~ Gramática, she was still willing to rob him of his freedom and sanity by proposing to stick him in an Animus for fifty years once he was old enough, as a means to extract data.<ref name="Database10"/>		Unlike most of the members of the Inner Sanctum, Isabelle seemed to have a sense of morality, especially when it came to children. This was demonstrated when she showed utter disgust at Álvaro Gramática's desire to experiment on and vivisect a ten year old boy; even though the boy in question was both a Sage and the son of the late [[Desmond Miles]], Isabelle refused to allow or condone it, citing the idea as "inhumane". Though this stands in direct contrast to other Templars that were willing to allow direct or indirect harm to children, including [[Laetitia England]] and Gramática himself, she was still willing to rob him of his freedom and sanity by proposing to stick him in an Animus for fifty years once he was old enough, as a means to extract data.<ref name="Database10"/>

	[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 2.png\|thumb\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Isabelle speaking with Gramática]]		[[File:ACS Templar Meeting 2.png\|thumb\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Isabelle speaking with Gramática]]
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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Isabelle Ardant is a character ~~first~~ introduced in multiplayer aspect of the 2011 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''~~, and~~ later made her first physical appearance in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', where she was portrayed by voice actress [[Claudia Besso]].		Isabelle Ardant is a character introduced in the multiplayer aspect of the 2011 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. She later made her first physical appearance in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'', where she was portrayed by voice actress [[Claudia Besso]].

	Isabelle Ardant's maiden name, Chu, is most commonly a romanization of {{wiki\|Zhu (surname)\|朱}}, meaning 'vermillion', via the {{wiki\|Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation}}. Although the actual character behind the surname is not confirmed, this is the most likely as Ardant is from Hong Kong.		Isabelle Ardant's maiden name, Chu, is most commonly a romanization of {{wiki\|Zhu (surname)\|朱}}, meaning 'vermillion', via the {{wiki\|Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation}}. Although the actual character behind the surname is not confirmed, this is the most likely as Ardant is from Hong Kong.
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{~~mdat~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}

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	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	[[File:Isabelle Ardant - The Channel - Reports on Ardant's Death.png\|thumb\|250px\|Article report of Isabelle's death]]		[[File:Isabelle Ardant - The Channel - Reports on Ardant's Death.png\|thumb\|250px\|Article report of Isabelle's death]]
	Following Isabelle's death, Abstergo Industries sought to cover up the incident, and ~~later prounounced~~ her cause of death as due to an electrocution accident ~~in the palace~~. This was later covered by various news networks. Abstergo would also spend a year in search of replacements for Isabelle's position as head of Abstergo Industries' Historical Research division. Eventually, [[Simon Hathaway]] was chosen to replace her in that position<ref name="The Gone Files" /> and as a member of the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 1</ref>		Following Isabelle's death, Abstergo Industries sought to cover up the incident and pronounced her cause of death as due to an electrocution accident while conducting restoration work at Buckingham Palace. This was later covered by various news networks. Abstergo would also spend a year in search of replacements for Isabelle's position as head of Abstergo Industries' Historical Research division. Eventually, [[Simon Hathaway]] was chosen to replace her in that position<ref name="The Gone Files" /> and as a member of the Inner Sanctum.<ref name="ACH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 1</ref>

	By October 2017, details of Isabelle's so-called accident had been obtained by [[Layla Hassan]], which she classified as part of her "Gone Files", investigating mysterious disappearances and deaths related to Abstergo.<ref name="The Gone Files" />		By October 2017, details of Isabelle's so-called accident had been obtained by [[Layla Hassan]], which she classified as part of her "Gone Files", investigating mysterious disappearances and deaths related to Abstergo.<ref name="The Gone Files" />

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{~~c\|name only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{mdat}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{~~c\|name only~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Isabelle was born in [[Hong Kong]], in 1969, and emigrated to the [[United Kingdom]] to attend the ~~{{Wiki\|~~University of Cambridge}}, where she specialized in computer science. Later, she became the first woman to be recruited by Abstergo Industries via their "Young Innovators" program. Isabelle started out as a digital archivist, but gradually rose in rank, eventually securing the position of Operations Executive for the Historical Research division.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Isabelle Ardant]]</ref>		Isabelle was born in [[Hong Kong]], in 1969, and emigrated to the [[United Kingdom]] to attend the [[University of Cambridge]], where she specialized in computer science. Later, she became the first woman to be recruited by Abstergo Industries via their "Young Innovators" program. Isabelle started out as a digital archivist, but gradually rose in rank, eventually securing the position of Operations Executive for the Historical Research division.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Isabelle Ardant]]</ref>

	She thus became responsible for managing and archiving Abstergo's [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]], collecting them from different branches of the company and making them available to one another.<ref name="Database"/> In this way, Isabelle came into contact with much of Abstergo's research, which led them to induct her into the Inner Sanctum. Meticulous by nature, she would guard the company's most valuable secrets.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		She thus became responsible for managing and archiving Abstergo's [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]], collecting them from different branches of the company and making them available to one another.<ref name="Database"/> In this way, Isabelle came into contact with much of Abstergo's research, which led them to induct her into the Inner Sanctum. Meticulous by nature, she would guard the company's most valuable secrets.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

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	Like most high-ranking Templars, she disliked having to work with people or assignments she felt were beneath her such as Abstergo's Project Legacy. Isabelle also demonstrated a vengeful side, such as demanding the painful death of Shaun Hastings after the Assassin had tried to kill her in her office.<ref name="ACS"/>		Like most high-ranking Templars, she disliked having to work with people or assignments she felt were beneath her such as Abstergo's Project Legacy. Isabelle also demonstrated a vengeful side, such as demanding the painful death of Shaun Hastings after the Assassin had tried to kill her in her office.<ref name="ACS"/>

	Her office featured portraits of [[Élise de la Serre]], [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Charles Lee]], as well as a [[kukri]] that ~~aws~~ displayed on one of the tables. Among other things, Isabelle's computer contained a [[Helix]] directory of various [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] and [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|Templars]].<ref name="ACS"/>		Her office featured portraits of notable Templars like [[Élise de la Serre]], [[Haytham Kenway]], and [[Charles Lee]], as well as a [[kukri]] that was displayed on one of the tables. Among other things, Isabelle's computer contained a [[Helix]] directory of various [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassins]] and [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|Templars]].<ref name="ACS"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==