Sample 17 Project - Revision history

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	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]
	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]] that ~~aims~~ to explore the ancestral [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of the late [[Desmond Miles]],<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>		The '''Sample 17 Project''' was an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]] that aimed to explore the ancestral [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of the late [[Desmond Miles]],<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>

	The main goal ~~of this project is~~ for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in ~~1980 and 1981~~.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>		==History==
			The project's main goal was for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in the early 1980s.<ref name="SubjectZero">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero"</ref>

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] on [[Second Disaster\|21 December 2012]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of ~~Miles~~' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] on [[Second Disaster\|21 December 2012]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Desmond's ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>

	The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> ~~with~~ Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> ~~and murder~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> ~~in 2014.~~ Its first success came in ~~October 2014~~, when it finalized the memories of ~~Miles~~' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>		The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]],<ref name="ACRG"/> following Garneau's sudden disappearance while en route to a shareholders meeting in [[Chicago]],<ref name="AC4Modern"/> where he was murdered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> Its first success came in November 2013, when it finalized the memories of Desmond's ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

	In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released the film ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'' loosely based on Kenway's memories,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean"/> though it fared poorly upon release, being described as "a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes" according to Abstergo Entertainment's own [[Helix\|Helix Team]] Virtual Entertainment eXposition Press Training document.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' - [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref>		In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released the film ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'' loosely based on Kenway's memories,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean"/> though it fared poorly upon release, being described as "a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes" according to Abstergo Entertainment's own [[Helix\|Helix Team]] Virtual Entertainment eXposition Press Training document.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref>

			That year also saw the release of Abstergo's Helix Navigator, which granted access to a number of virtual experiences to the general public. Some of these were based on the genetic memories of individuals researched as part of the Sample 17 Project, including Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore, Ratonhnhaké:ton, and Edward Kenway,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> despite the former three having been dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

			==Behind the scenes==
			The Sample 17 Project is a plot element introduced in the modern-day sections of the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', as an in-universe explanation for Abstergo's continued research of individuals from Desmond Miles' ancestry. Beginning with the 2014 installments ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|series]] shifted focus away from individuals related to Desmond's ancestry, and so the Sample 17 Project plotline was abandoned, leaving the project's ultimate fate unresolved.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment interior Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|Concept art of the Sample 17 studio ~~at Abstergo Entertainment~~		Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment interior Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|Concept art of the Sample 17 studio
	Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|An Abstergo ~~Entertainment~~ researcher exploring Connor's memories		Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|An Abstergo researcher exploring Connor's memories
	AC4BF-Present1.png\|Reception desk on the Sample 17 Project floor		AC4BF-Present1.png\|Reception desk on the Sample 17 Project floor
	AC4 Melanie Office.png\|Melanie Lemay in her office		AC4 Melanie Office.png\|Melanie Lemay in her office
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Imo}}

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2023-05-17T04:45:21Z

Oops, missed the funny wording

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	{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}		{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}
	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]
	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]]~~, aiming~~ to explore the genetic ~~memory~~ of [[Desmond Miles]]~~' ancestors after his death~~,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>		The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]] that aims to explore the ancestral [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of the late [[Desmond Miles]],<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>

	The main goal of this project for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in 1980 and 1981.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>		The main goal of this project is for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in 1980 and 1981.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] ~~to prevent the~~ [[Second Disaster~~]] on~~ 21 December 2012.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] on [[Second Disaster\|21 December 2012]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>

	The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> with Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and murder.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> in 2014. Its first success came in October 2014, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>		The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> with Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and murder.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> in 2014. Its first success came in October 2014, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

imported>Darman36: Updated refs. Project indirectly mentioned in Animus code in Forgotten Temple Ep. 1 as "s17.anima\\eauditore.ddna" and "source\S17.anima.[string of numbers]"

2023-05-17T03:15:57Z

Updated refs. Project indirectly mentioned in Animus code in Forgotten Temple Ep. 1 as "s17.anima\\eauditore.ddna" and "source\S17.anima.[string of numbers]"

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	{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}		{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}
	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]
	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]], aiming to explore the genetic memory of ~~the ancestors of the late~~ [[Desmond Miles]], formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].		The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]], aiming to explore the genetic memory of [[Desmond Miles]]' ancestors after his death,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>

	The main goal of this project for ~~the employees of~~ Abstergo Entertainment ~~was~~ to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films, and other related material. However, from ~~the point of view of~~ Abstergo Industries, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces]] of [[Eden]] and other [[Isu~~\|First Civilization~~]] technology, and drew heavily from ~~the~~ research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] ~~conducted by Abstergo in~~ 1980 and 1981.		The main goal of this project for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in 1980 and 1981.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians ~~that~~ collected ~~samples of~~ blood and saliva from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] ~~following his death~~ on December ~~21,~~ 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] to prevent the [[Second Disaster]] on 21 December 2012.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>

	The project was headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and~~, formerly, her overseer,~~ [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October ~~of 2013~~, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ~~ancestor [[Edward~~ Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.		The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> with Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and murder.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> in 2014. Its first success came in October 2014, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

	In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released a film based on Kenway's memories, ~~named~~ ''[[~~Devils of the Caribbean~~]]''.		In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released the film ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'' loosely based on Kenway's memories,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean"/> though it fared poorly upon release, being described as "a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes" according to Abstergo Entertainment's own [[Helix\|Helix Team]] Virtual Entertainment eXposition Press Training document.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' - [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	AC4 Sample 17 computers.png\|Computers with restricted access		AC4 Sample 17 computers.png\|Computers with restricted access
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Abstergo Industries projects]]		[[Category:Abstergo Industries projects]]

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	{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|[[Case Fisher]], Recovery Unit #3 Lead.}}		{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}
	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]
	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]], aiming to explore the genetic memory of the ancestors of the late [[Desmond Miles]], formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].		The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]], aiming to explore the genetic memory of the ancestors of the late [[Desmond Miles]], formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].

	The main goal of this project for the employees of Abstergo Entertainment is to examine the lives of Desmond ~~Miles~~' ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films and other related material. However, from the point of view of Abstergo Industries, the project is aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu\|First Civilization]] technology, and ~~draws~~ heavily from the research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] conducted by Abstergo in 1980 and 1981.		The main goal of this project for the employees of Abstergo Entertainment was to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films, and other related material. However, from the point of view of Abstergo Industries, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces]] of [[Eden]] and other [[Isu\|First Civilization]] technology, and drew heavily from the research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] conducted by Abstergo in 1980 and 1981.

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples of blood and saliva from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ~~ancestors -~~ [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] ~~- from~~ the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples of blood and saliva from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.

	The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, formerly, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.		The project was headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, formerly, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.

	In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released a film based on Kenway's memories, named ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''.		In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released a film based on Kenway's memories, named ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''.

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	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples of blood and saliva from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] - from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples of blood and saliva from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] - from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.

	The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, ~~to a degree~~, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.		The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, formerly, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.

	In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released a film based on Kenway's memories, named ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''.		In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released a film based on Kenway's memories, named ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''.

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	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
	[[Category:Abstergo Industries projects]]		[[Category:Abstergo Industries projects]]

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	The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, to a degree, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.		The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, to a degree, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.

	Abstergo Entertainment ~~plans to release~~ a ~~forthcoming~~ film based on Kenway's memories ~~in 2014~~, named ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''.		In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released a film based on Kenway's memories, named ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]

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	The main goal of this project for the employees of Abstergo Entertainment is to examine the lives of Desmond Miles' ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films and other related material. However, from the point of view of Abstergo Industries, the project is aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu\|First Civilization]] technology, and draws heavily from the research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] conducted by Abstergo in 1980 and 1981.		The main goal of this project for the employees of Abstergo Entertainment is to examine the lives of Desmond Miles' ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films and other related material. However, from the point of view of Abstergo Industries, the project is aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu\|First Civilization]] technology, and draws heavily from the research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] conducted by Abstergo in 1980 and 1981.

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] - from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples of blood and saliva from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] - from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.

	The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, to a degree, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.		The project is headed by [[Melanie Lemay]], and, to a degree, her overseer, [[Olivier Garneau]]. Its first success came in October of 2013, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor [[Edward Kenway]]. The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.

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	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]], aiming to explore the genetic memory of the ancestors of the late [[Desmond Miles]], formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].		The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]], aiming to explore the genetic memory of the ancestors of the late [[Desmond Miles]], formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].

	The main goal of this project for the employees of Abstergo Entertainment is to examine the lives of Desmond Miles' ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films and other related material. However, from the point of view of Abstergo Industries, the project is aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Pieces of Eden]] and other [[First Civilization]] technology, and draws heavily from the research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] conducted by Abstergo in 1980 and 1981.		The main goal of this project for the employees of Abstergo Entertainment is to examine the lives of Desmond Miles' ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs, feature films and other related material. However, from the point of view of Abstergo Industries, the project is aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu\|First Civilization]] technology, and draws heavily from the research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] conducted by Abstergo in 1980 and 1981.

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] - from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians that collected samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] following his death on December 21, 2012. With minimal decoding, the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors - [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], [[Edward Kenway]], and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] - from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.

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	{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}		{{Quote\|...the legacy of Subject 17 will continue uninhibited as Sample 17.\|Case Fisher, Recovery Unit #3 Lead.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Noob's personal files}}
	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]
	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]] that ~~aims~~ to explore the ancestral [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of the late [[Desmond Miles]],<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>		The '''Sample 17 Project''' was an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]] that aimed to explore the ancestral [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of the late [[Desmond Miles]],<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>

	The main goal ~~of this project is~~ for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in ~~1980 and 1981~~.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>		==History==
			The project's main goal was for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in the early 1980s.<ref name="SubjectZero">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Subject Zero"</ref>

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] on [[Second Disaster\|21 December 2012]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of ~~Miles~~' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] on [[Second Disaster\|21 December 2012]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Desmond's ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>

	The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> ~~with~~ Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> ~~and murder~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> ~~in 2014.~~ Its first success came in ~~October 2014~~, when it finalized the memories of ~~Miles~~' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>		The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]],<ref name="ACRG"/> following Garneau's sudden disappearance while en route to a shareholders meeting in [[Chicago]],<ref name="AC4Modern"/> where he was murdered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> Its first success came in November 2013, when it finalized the memories of Desmond's ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

	In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released the film ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'' loosely based on Kenway's memories,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean"/> though it fared poorly upon release, being described as "a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes" according to Abstergo Entertainment's own [[Helix\|Helix Team]] Virtual Entertainment eXposition Press Training document.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' - [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref>		In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment released the film ''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'' loosely based on Kenway's memories,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean"/> though it fared poorly upon release, being described as "a frightful mess of clichés, dime-store moralizing, and pandering stereotypes" according to Abstergo Entertainment's own [[Helix\|Helix Team]] Virtual Entertainment eXposition Press Training document.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref>

			That year also saw the release of Abstergo's Helix Navigator, which granted access to a number of virtual experiences to the general public. Some of these were based on the genetic memories of individuals researched as part of the Sample 17 Project, including Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore, Ratonhnhaké:ton, and Edward Kenway,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> despite the former three having been dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

			==Behind the scenes==
			The Sample 17 Project is a plot element introduced in the modern-day sections of the 2013 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', as an in-universe explanation for Abstergo's continued research of individuals from Desmond Miles' ancestry. Beginning with the 2014 installments ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', the [[Assassin's Creed (series)\|series]] shifted focus away from individuals related to Desmond's ancestry, and so the Sample 17 Project plotline was abandoned, leaving the project's ultimate fate unresolved.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment interior Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|Concept art of the Sample 17 studio ~~at Abstergo Entertainment~~		Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment interior Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|Concept art of the Sample 17 studio
	Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|An Abstergo ~~Entertainment~~ researcher exploring Connor's memories		Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Abstergo Entertainment Concept Art by EddieBennun.jpg\|An Abstergo researcher exploring Connor's memories
	AC4BF-Present1.png\|Reception desk on the Sample 17 Project floor		AC4BF-Present1.png\|Reception desk on the Sample 17 Project floor
	AC4 Melanie Office.png\|Melanie Lemay in her office		AC4 Melanie Office.png\|Melanie Lemay in her office
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Imo}}

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	[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]		[[File:AC4 Desmond Autopsy 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|An Abstergo team recovering samples from Desmond's body]]
	The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]]~~, aiming~~ to explore the genetic ~~memory~~ of [[Desmond Miles]]~~' ancestors after his death~~,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>		The '''Sample 17 Project''' is an [[Abstergo Industries]] initiative run via [[Abstergo Entertainment]] that aims to explore the ancestral [[Genetic memory\|genetic memories]] of the late [[Desmond Miles]],<ref name="ConfidentialEmail">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Entertainment: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref> formerly Subject 17 of the [[Animus Project]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Subject No. 16"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref>

	The main goal of this project for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in 1980 and 1981.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>		The main goal of this project is for Abstergo Entertainment's employees to examine the lives of Desmond's ancestors for suitable material for Animus Omega programs,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Age of Cutthroats"</ref> feature films,<ref name="DevilsOfTheCaribbean">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment: "Devils of the Caribbean Teaser"</ref> and other related material.<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> However, from Abstergo Industries' perspective, the project was aimed at locating and acquiring new [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] and other [[Isu]] technology,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Locations"</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Numbskull's personal files]] – The Phoenix Project: "New Orders"</ref> and drew heavily from Abstergo's research made with the [[Surrogate Initiative]] in 1980 and 1981.<ref name="SubjectZero">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Subject Zero"</ref>

	The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] ~~to prevent the~~ [[Second Disaster~~]] on~~ 21 December 2012.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>		The project received its genetic material directly from the technicians who collected blood and saliva samples from Desmond's body while it was still in the [[Grand Temple]] after he died<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Subject 17: "Post-Mortem Report: Subject 17"</ref> activating the [[global aurora borealis device]] on [[Second Disaster\|21 December 2012]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> With minimal decoding,<ref name="ConfidentialEmail"/> the project was able to isolate at least four different ancestors—[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]],<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: A. Ibn La'Ahad"</ref> [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]],<ref name="MarketanalysisEzio">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore"</ref> [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="AC4Modern">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Modern day</ref> and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]<ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: C. Kenway"</ref>—from the collected DNA. Using the Surrogate Initiative's methods, the project's analysts could explore the memories of Miles' ancestors without needing a direct biological link to the subject in question.<ref name="SubjectZero"/>

	The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> with Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and murder.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> in 2014. Its first success came in October 2014, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>		The project was first headed by [[Olivier Garneau]]<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and then passed to [[Melanie Lemay]]<ref name="ACRG"/> with Garneau's sudden disappearance<ref name="AC4Modern"/> and murder.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Gone Files: Olivier Garneau – Chicago CCTV Footage"</ref> in 2014. Its first success came in October 2014, when it finalized the memories of Miles' ancestor Edward Kenway.<ref name="AC4Modern"/> The other three ancestors, after thorough analysis, were eventually considered risky or weak investments to develop and were dropped from the project.<ref name="MarketAnalysisAltair"/><ref name="MarketanalysisEzio"/><ref name="MarketAnalysisConnor"/>

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