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	Adding to the confusion, while Farrese also clarified that Adéwalé's box in ''Freedom Cry'' is the one that ends up in Shay's hands in ''Rogue'',<ref name="Loomer"/> they are distinct in design. While the latter bears a rectangular lid which splits in half and slides open, with even the box's sides sliding aside to expose the mechanisms within,<ref name="FiatLux"/> the former has a round lid that seems to open on hinges like a typical box. Ironically, this means that the box in ''Freedom Cry'' is actually more similar in design and appearance to the one in ''Embers''.		Adding to the confusion, while Farrese also clarified that Adéwalé's box in ''Freedom Cry'' is the one that ends up in Shay's hands in ''Rogue'',<ref name="Loomer"/> they are distinct in design. While the latter bears a rectangular lid which splits in half and slides open, with even the box's sides sliding aside to expose the mechanisms within,<ref name="FiatLux"/> the former has a round lid that seems to open on hinges like a typical box. Ironically, this means that the box in ''Freedom Cry'' is actually more similar in design and appearance to the one in ''Embers''.

	Another inconsistency appears in the 2019 manga ~~series~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''. ~~During its~~ modern-day ~~events, which are presumably set in 2019, both~~ the ~~Japanese Assassins and Templars seek to find~~ Shao Jun's Precursor box. However, ~~if Shao Jun's box is the same as Shay's, then it would have already been destroyed~~ during the events of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'', which ~~take place~~ in ~~2018~~.		Another inconsistency appears in the 2019 manga ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''. The manga's modern-day storyline revolves around the search for Shao Jun's Precursor box, which, according to both Kaori Kagami and Saeko Mochizuki, remains lost to time. However, during the events of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'', which precede those of ''Blade of Shao Jun'', the box in Álvaro Gramática's possession was destroyed at the climax of the story, when the laboratory it was kept in blew up. As stated above, the box received by Gramática was described as Shay's Precursor box; if this was indeed the same as Shao Jun's box, it would make no narrative sense for the characters to be unaware of its fate. As such, the inconsistency created by the manga could be another argument for Shay's and Shao Jun's boxes being different.

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	By 1735, the Precursor box had wound up in the possession of the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|French Templars]], who were transporting it aboard a [[Man O' War\|galleon]] to [[Port-au-Prince]] to be given to [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. However, the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]] attacked the fleet transporting the artifact and retrieved the parcel that contained the box from the [[Templar Admiral (1735)\|Templar admiral]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[The Calm Before the Storm]]</ref> In July 1737, after two years of working alongside her, Adéwalé eventually handed the artifact to Bastienne.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref>		By 1735, the Precursor box had wound up in the possession of the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|French Templars]], who were transporting it aboard a [[Man O' War\|galleon]] to [[Port-au-Prince]] to be given to [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. However, the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]] attacked the fleet transporting the artifact and retrieved the parcel that contained the box from the [[Templar Admiral (1735)\|Templar admiral]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[The Calm Before the Storm]]</ref> In July 1737, after two years of working alongside her, Adéwalé eventually handed the artifact to Bastienne.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[De Fayet's Last Stand]]</ref>

	By November 1751, the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Saint-Domingue Assassins]]' Mentor [[François Mackandal]] owned both the Precursor box and the Voynich manuscript. Using the artifacts, he discovered the existence of an [[Port-au-Prince Temple\|Isu Temple]] near Port-au-Prince and sent his ~~subordinate~~ [[Vendredi]] to investigate it. Unbeknownst to Mackandal, the Temple was part of a system that held the [[Earth]] together.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>		By November 1751, the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Saint-Domingue Assassins]]' Mentor [[François Mackandal]] owned both the Precursor box and the Voynich manuscript. Using the artifacts, he discovered the existence of an [[Port-au-Prince Temple\|Isu Temple]] near Port-au-Prince and sent one of his Assassins, [[Vendredi]], to investigate it. Unbeknownst to Mackandal, the Temple was part of a system that held the [[Earth]] together.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>

	Vendredi activated the Temple's machinery, triggering an [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake\|earthquake]] which destroyed Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region. After the disaster, the [[Master Templar]] [[Lawrence Washington]] stole the Precursor box and manuscript from Mackandal's camp and brought them to [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], where the Templars studied the artifacts, hoping to learn how to use them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref>		Vendredi activated the Temple's machinery, triggering an [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake\|earthquake]] which destroyed Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region. After the disaster, the [[Master Templar]] [[Lawrence Washington]] stole the Precursor box and manuscript from Mackandal's camp and brought them to [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], where the Templars studied the artifacts, hoping to learn how to use them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref>
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	Adding to the confusion, while Farrese also clarified that Adéwalé's box in ''Freedom Cry'' is the one that ends up in Shay's hands in ''Rogue'',<ref name="Loomer"/> they are distinct in design. While the latter bears a rectangular lid which splits in half and slides open, with even the box's sides sliding aside to expose the mechanisms within,<ref name="FiatLux"/> the former has a round lid that seems to open on hinges like a typical box. Ironically, this means that the box in ''Freedom Cry'' is actually more similar in design and appearance to the one in ''Embers''.		Adding to the confusion, while Farrese also clarified that Adéwalé's box in ''Freedom Cry'' is the one that ends up in Shay's hands in ''Rogue'',<ref name="Loomer"/> they are distinct in design. While the latter bears a rectangular lid which splits in half and slides open, with even the box's sides sliding aside to expose the mechanisms within,<ref name="FiatLux"/> the former has a round lid that seems to open on hinges like a typical box. Ironically, this means that the box in ''Freedom Cry'' is actually more similar in design and appearance to the one in ''Embers''.

	Another inconsistency appears in the 2019 manga ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''. During its modern-day events, which are presumably set in 2019, both the Japanese Assassins and Templars seek to find Shao Jun's Precursor box. However, if Shao Jun's box is the same as Shay's, then it would have already been destroyed during the events of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'', which take place in 2018.		Another inconsistency appears in the 2019 manga series ''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]''. During its modern-day events, which are presumably set in 2019, both the Japanese Assassins and Templars seek to find Shao Jun's Precursor box. However, if Shao Jun's box is the same as Shay's, then it would have already been destroyed during the events of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'', which take place in 2018.

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	[[File:ACE-V 10.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio handing the box to Shao Jun]]		[[File:ACE-V 10.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio handing the box to Shao Jun]]
	By November 1524, one Precursor box was ~~owned~~ by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]]' retired [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] in his villa in [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]]. When the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun arrived there seeking Ezio's advice on resolving problems back in [[China]], he gave her the box and told that it would aid her, stating that she should only open it if she were to lose her way.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>		By November 1524, one Precursor box was kept by the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]]' retired [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] at his villa in [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]]. When the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun arrived there seeking Ezio's advice on resolving problems back in [[China]], he gave her the box and told that it would aid her, stating that she should only open it if she were to lose her way.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

	Upon returning to China, Shao Jun used the box as bait to get closer to [[Gao Feng]], a [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templar]] and one of the [[Eight Tigers]] responsible for conducting a near-complete [[Great Rites Controversy\|purge]] of the Chinese Assassins. She [[Assassination\|assassinated]] him,<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref> but the box itself was taken by [[Gu Dayong]].<ref name="The Port">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Port]]</ref> Eventually, Shao Jun assassinated Dayong and reclaimed the box.<ref name="The Slaver">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Slaver]]</ref> She subsequently entrusted it to her Mentor [[Wang Yangming]], who took it to have a contact help them study the box.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Search]]</ref><ref name="ReunionManga">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Reunion (manga)\|Reunion]]</ref>		Upon returning to China, Shao Jun used the box as bait to get closer to [[Gao Feng]], a [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templar]] and one of the [[Eight Tigers]] responsible for conducting a near-complete [[Great Rites Controversy\|purge]] of the Chinese Assassins. She [[Assassination\|assassinated]] him,<ref name="The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref> but the box itself was taken by [[Gu Dayong]].<ref name="The Port">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Port]]</ref> Eventually, Shao Jun assassinated Dayong and reclaimed the box.<ref name="The Slaver">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Slaver]]</ref> She subsequently entrusted it to her Mentor [[Wang Yangming]], who took it to have a contact help them study the box.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Search]]</ref><ref name="ReunionManga">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Reunion (manga)\|Reunion]]</ref>
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	However, the Eight Tigers' leader [[Zhang Yong]] traced Yangming's location and joined an ambush to the Assassin's meeting. Promptly murdering the contact,<ref name="ReunionManga" /> he attacked the outnumbered Mentor<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Trap (manga)\|Trap]]</ref> until Yangming was fatally wounded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Funeral Pyre]]</ref> Zhang Yong then took the box<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Hunted]]</ref> and later had it sent out of China to other Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Vengeance]]</ref>		However, the Eight Tigers' leader [[Zhang Yong]] traced Yangming's location and joined an ambush to the Assassin's meeting. Promptly murdering the contact,<ref name="ReunionManga" /> he attacked the outnumbered Mentor<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Trap (manga)\|Trap]]</ref> until Yangming was fatally wounded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Funeral Pyre]]</ref> Zhang Yong then took the box<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Hunted]]</ref> and later had it sent out of China to other Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Vengeance]]</ref>

	The box resurfaced in China in 1552,<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref> when the [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] and Templar<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> [[Francis Xavier]] arrived with the artifact on [[Shangchuan Island]]. There, Xavier was ambushed and killed by his fellow Templar [[João Machado]] on the orders of [[Gaspar Vilela]], who wanted to retrieve the Precursor box for himself. As Machado and the Templars boarded one of their Black Ships, a team of Assassins led by Shao Jun intercepted them and recovered the box.<ref name="ACRPG"/> The box would subsequently remain with the Chinese Assassins for a century after Shao Jun's passing, until it was secreted out of China via the {{wiki\|Manila galleon~~\|Manila galleons~~}} bound for {{wiki\|Acapulco}}.<ref name="ManilaGalleons">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Manila Galleons"</ref>		The box resurfaced in China in 1552,<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Legacy of the Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Lost Box]]</ref> when the [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] and Templar<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> [[Francis Xavier]] arrived with the artifact on [[Shangchuan Island]]. There, Xavier was ambushed and killed by his fellow Templar [[João Machado]] on the orders of [[Gaspar Vilela]], who wanted to retrieve the Precursor box for himself. As Machado and the Templars boarded one of their Black Ships, a team of Assassins led by Shao Jun intercepted them and recovered the box.<ref name="ACRPG"/> The box would subsequently remain with the Chinese Assassins for a century after Shao Jun's passing, until it was secreted out of China via the {{wiki\|Manila galleon}}s bound for {{wiki\|Acapulco}}.<ref name="ManilaGalleons">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Manila Galleons"</ref>

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	By November 1751, the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Saint-Domingue Assassins]]' Mentor [[François Mackandal]] owned both the Precursor box and the Voynich manuscript. Using the artifacts, he discovered the existence of an [[Port-au-Prince Temple\|Isu Temple]] near Port-au-Prince and sent his subordinate [[Vendredi]] to investigate it. Unbeknownst to Mackandal, the Temple was part of a system that held the [[Earth]] together.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>		By November 1751, the [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Saint-Domingue Assassins]]' Mentor [[François Mackandal]] owned both the Precursor box and the Voynich manuscript. Using the artifacts, he discovered the existence of an [[Port-au-Prince Temple\|Isu Temple]] near Port-au-Prince and sent his subordinate [[Vendredi]] to investigate it. Unbeknownst to Mackandal, the Temple was part of a system that held the [[Earth]] together.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref>

	Vendredi activated the Temple's machinery, triggering an [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake\|earthquake]] which destroyed Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region. After the disaster, the [[Master Templar]] [[Lawrence Washington]] stole the Precursor box and manuscript from Mackandal's camp and brought them to [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], where the Templars studied the artifacts ~~in an attempt~~ to learn how to use them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref>		Vendredi activated the Temple's machinery, triggering an [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake\|earthquake]] which destroyed Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region. After the disaster, the [[Master Templar]] [[Lawrence Washington]] stole the Precursor box and manuscript from Mackandal's camp and brought them to [[Virginia (state)\|Virginia]], where the Templars studied the artifacts, hoping to learn how to use them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Family Vacation"</ref>

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	By 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] was attempting to locate Shao Jun's Precursor box. When [[Kō Risa]], a descendant of Shao Jun, began attending therapy sessions at the Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], Kagami placed her in the [[Animus]] to relive her ancestor's genetic memories.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> However, Shao Jun's memories ultimately proved to be a dead end,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Culmination]]</ref> and Kagami was forced to postpone her search after Risa destroyed her Animus. Shortly after, Risa and her cousin [[Mari]] were recruited into the Brotherhood by the Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], who tasked them to find Shao Jun's box.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Creed]]</ref>		By 2019, the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order\|Japanese Templar]] [[Kaori Kagami]] was attempting to locate Shao Jun's Precursor box. When [[Kō Risa]], a descendant of Shao Jun, began attending therapy sessions at the Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Yokohama facility\|clinic]] in [[Yokohama]], Kagami placed her in the [[Animus]] to relive her ancestor's genetic memories.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> However, Shao Jun's memories ultimately proved to be a dead end,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Culmination]]</ref> and Kagami was forced to postpone her search after Risa destroyed her Animus. Shortly after, Risa and her cousin [[Mari]] were recruited into the Brotherhood by the Mentor [[Saeko Mochizuki]], who tasked them to find Shao Jun's box.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Creed]]</ref>

	In August 2020, the Assassin [[Antony Henry]] mentioned in his notes to [[Layla Hassan]] detailing his efforts ~~translating~~ [[Isu script]] that he had tried to translate some of the Voynich manuscript's pages. His attempt was unsuccessful, but he theorized that the text may have required a Precursor box to decode.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]] – SecureShare: "PRE_trslt_Canterbury.odt <v. 1 by ahenry>"</ref>		In August 2020, the Assassin [[Antony Henry]] mentioned in his notes to [[Layla Hassan]] detailing his efforts to translate [[Isu script]] that he had tried to translate some of the Voynich manuscript's pages. His attempt was unsuccessful, but he theorized that the text may have required a Precursor box to decode.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]] – SecureShare: "PRE_trslt_Canterbury.odt <v. 1 by ahenry>"</ref>
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	At the same time, the box's presence in ''Chronicles: India'' and ''Chronicles: Russia'' does not necessarily contradict the war letter in ''Rogue'', as the events of ''Freedom Cry'' and ''Rogue'' are set in-between those of ''Chronicles: China'' and ''Chronicles: India''. This allows for the possibility that the Chinese Brotherhood really did send the box to the West Indies, and after Shay took it back from Charles Dorian, it eventually fell into the hands of William Sleeman. Indeed, the fact that the box handed to Álvaro Gramática at the end of ''Chronicles: Russia'' is labeled "SHAY'S PRECURSOR BOX" heavily suggests that Shao Jun's box seen throughout the spin-off series is Shay's box. This is because it would be a peculiar narrative choice for the game to end with Gramática receiving a different item of no relevance to the game's story, i.e. Shay's box if it is distinct, rather than Shao Jun's box.		At the same time, the box's presence in ''Chronicles: India'' and ''Chronicles: Russia'' does not necessarily contradict the war letter in ''Rogue'', as the events of ''Freedom Cry'' and ''Rogue'' are set in-between those of ''Chronicles: China'' and ''Chronicles: India''. This allows for the possibility that the Chinese Brotherhood really did send the box to the West Indies, and after Shay took it back from Charles Dorian, it eventually fell into the hands of William Sleeman. Indeed, the fact that the box handed to Álvaro Gramática at the end of ''Chronicles: Russia'' is labeled "SHAY'S PRECURSOR BOX" heavily suggests that Shao Jun's box seen throughout the spin-off series is Shay's box. This is because it would be a peculiar narrative choice for the game to end with Gramática receiving a different item of no relevance to the game's story, i.e. Shay's box if it is distinct, rather than Shao Jun's box.

	On 21 March 2017, ''Assassin's Creed''{{'}}s then-Head of Content [[Aymar Azaïzia]] answered in an {{wiki\|~~Reddit#IAmA_and_AMA~~\|AMA}} on Reddit that Shao Jun's box and Shay's box were the same in response to a question concerning this matter,<ref>{{Cite web\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/?limit=500\|accessdate=2 August 2017\|quote=@J_Deedubze_W: Hi Aymar! Glad your doing this AMA, it'll give us a chance to clear up a few things. My question is: Will the mystery with the box Ezio gave to Shao Jun in Embers ever be picked up on again? Is the one Shay used in Rogue that same box? Could it be the box that held the Apple that Napoleon took in Unity?There have been many fan theories going around, and I think I speak for a few of us when I say we really enjoy the mystery, but would love to have some hints towards its contents, maybe in a game, rather than book or comic, but a book or comic would still be great. (I feel like I may be missing something here, If I am, my bad)<br>@AymarMtl: Ok I'll help, but just a bit... The box that Ezio gave to Shao Jun is the same that Shay used... The rest may come :D}}</ref> thereby clearly contradicting not only Richard Farrese, but seemingly the reference book ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' as well. Aside from consistently describing Precursor boxes in the plural, ''The Essential Guide'' states that ''"Two confirmed Precursor Boxes exist; one is currently in possession of Álvaro Gramática, while the location of the other is unknown"''. The reference to two Precursor boxes rather than one highly suggests that Shay's box—the one given to Gramática—and Shao Jun's box are distinct. However, it stops short of explicitly describing the second box, meaning that it technically does not contradict Aymar's claim because it could be that Shao Jun's box and Shay's box are the same while the second box is merely one that has never appeared in the series. It would be odd, however, for the book to mention two boxes while intending for one of them to be one that has been absent from the entire series.		On 21 March 2017, ''Assassin's Creed''{{'}}s then-Head of Content [[Aymar Azaïzia]] answered in an {{wiki\|r/IAmA\|AMA}} on Reddit that Shao Jun's box and Shay's box were the same in response to a question concerning this matter,<ref>{{Cite web\|author="AymarMtl"\|date=21 March 2017\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Reddit}}''\|title=I am Aymar Azaizia, Head of Content for Assassin's Creed, Ask Me Anything!\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/60pj33/i_am_aymar_azaizia_head_of_content_for_assassins/?limit=500\|accessdate=2 August 2017\|quote=@J_Deedubze_W: Hi Aymar! Glad your doing this AMA, it'll give us a chance to clear up a few things. My question is: Will the mystery with the box Ezio gave to Shao Jun in Embers ever be picked up on again? Is the one Shay used in Rogue that same box? Could it be the box that held the Apple that Napoleon took in Unity?There have been many fan theories going around, and I think I speak for a few of us when I say we really enjoy the mystery, but would love to have some hints towards its contents, maybe in a game, rather than book or comic, but a book or comic would still be great. (I feel like I may be missing something here, If I am, my bad)<br>@AymarMtl: Ok I'll help, but just a bit... The box that Ezio gave to Shao Jun is the same that Shay used... The rest may come :D}}</ref> thereby clearly contradicting not only Richard Farrese, but seemingly the reference book ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' as well. Aside from consistently describing Precursor boxes in the plural, ''The Essential Guide'' states that ''"Two confirmed Precursor Boxes exist; one is currently in possession of Álvaro Gramática, while the location of the other is unknown"''. The reference to two Precursor boxes rather than one highly suggests that Shay's box—the one given to Gramática—and Shao Jun's box are distinct. However, it stops short of explicitly describing the second box, meaning that it technically does not contradict Aymar's claim because it could be that Shao Jun's box and Shay's box are the same while the second box is merely one that has never appeared in the series. It would be odd, however, for the book to mention two boxes while intending for one of them to be one that has been absent from the entire series.

	Adding to the confusion, while Farrese also clarified that Adéwalé's box in ''Freedom Cry'' is the one that ends up in Shay's hands in ''Rogue'',<ref name="Loomer"/> they are distinct in design. While the latter bears a rectangular lid which splits in half and slides open, with even the sides of the box unraveling to expose the mechanisms within,<ref name="FiatLux"/> the former has a round lid that seems to open on hinges like a typical box. Ironically, this means that the box in ''Freedom Cry'' is actually more similar in design and appearance to the one in ''Embers''.		Adding to the confusion, while Farrese also clarified that Adéwalé's box in ''Freedom Cry'' is the one that ends up in Shay's hands in ''Rogue'',<ref name="Loomer"/> they are distinct in design. While the latter bears a rectangular lid which splits in half and slides open, with even the sides of the box unraveling to expose the mechanisms within,<ref name="FiatLux"/> the former has a round lid that seems to open on hinges like a typical box. Ironically, this means that the box in ''Freedom Cry'' is actually more similar in design and appearance to the one in ''Embers''.

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	==Owners==		==Owners==
	*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (until ~~November~~ 1524)<ref name="Embers"/>		*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (until 1524)<ref name="Embers"/>
	*[[Shao Jun]] (~~November~~ 1524 – 1526)<ref name="Embers"/><ref name="ACCC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>		*[[Shao Jun]] (1524 – 1526)<ref name="Embers"/><ref name="ACCC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref>
	*[[Gao Feng]] (1526)<ref name="ACCC"/>		*[[Gao Feng]] (1526)<ref name="ACCC"/>
	*[[Gu Dayong]] (1526)<ref name="ACCC"/>		*[[Gu Dayong]] (1526)<ref name="ACCC"/>