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'''Philadelphia''' | '''Philadelphia''' is the largest city in [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the city housed the [[Continental Congress]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Colonial era=== | |||
On 17 October 1717, [[Piracy|pirate]] [[captain]] [[Edward Thatch]] sailed the ''[[Revenge]]'' and plundered the ''Spofford'' and ''Sea Nymph'', which were departing Philadelphia.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' – 17 October 1717</ref> Also in the early 18th century, Philadelphia was an emerging trading center in the British colonies, with its trade attracting even [[Edward Kenway]]'s pirate [[Edward Kenway's fleet|fleet]].<ref name="Emerging Opportunities">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]]: "Emerging Opportunities"</ref> Around the same time, a {{Wiki|diphtheria}} outbreak ravaged the city and, while it had medical supplies, food for the hospitals grew scarce until Kenway's fleet supplied rice to the those that needed it.<ref name="Save the Children">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway's fleet]]: "Save the Children"</ref> | |||
In 1775, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] visited [[Independence Hall]] with [[Samuel Adams]], and listened to [[George Washington]]'s speech following his appointment as Commander of the [[Continental Army]]. Connor almost started a fight when he realized [[Charles Lee]] was sitting behind him, but Adams stopped him by introducing Washington to Connor.<ref name="Conflict Looms">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Conflict Looms]]</ref> | |||
Two years later, | [[File:ACIII-Publicexecution 14.png|250px|thumb|left||Connor and the Founding Fathers with the Declaration of Independence]] | ||
A year later, Connor and his [[Mentor]] [[Achilles Davenport]] traveled to Independence Hall. Connor intended to explain to Washington the existence of the Assassins and [[Templars]], helping him understand those who wanted to remove him, but Achilles was hesitant, believing it would distract the general. Either way, Washington had already left for [[New York City|New York]]; Connor simply watched quietly while Adams, [[John Hancock]], and [[Benjamin Franklin]] signed the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref name="Public Execution">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Public Execution]]</ref> | |||
===Modern times=== | |||
In 1943, while docked in a Philadelphia [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard|shipyard]], the [[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldridge'']] served as the site of [[Philadelphia Project|Project Rainbow]], an attempt by the Assassin [[Boris Pash]], the Templar [[John von Neumann]], and [[Nikola Tesla]] to travel back in time and prevent [[World War II]] using ''[[Die Glocke]]'', a proto-[[Animus]] powered by an [[Apple of Eden 4|Apple of Eden]]. The former Assassin [[Eddie Gorm]] infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla to sabotage the experiment before taking his own life.<ref name="ACCo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref> The project proceeded as planned in spite of Tesla's death, but was ultimately a failure, only succeeding in transporting the USS ''Eldridge'' to a future state for eighteen minutes.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email|Emails]]: "Subject header: Analysis"</ref> | |||
By 1998, [[Daniel Cross]] lived in Philadelphia. That year, he was abducted by the Assassin [[Hannah Mueller]] and taken to an Assassin camp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1|Issue #1]]</ref> The two of them later returned to his apartment, where they were followed by the camp's director, [[Paul Bellamy]]. After experiencing a hallucination caused by the [[Bleeding Effect]], Daniel attempted to escape from the two Assassins, [[freerunning]] over a couple of rooftops.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #2]]</ref> | |||
[[File:Fall 3 Daniel Abstergo.png|thumb|240px|The Abstergo facility in Philadelphia]] | |||
Two years later, Daniel returned to Philadelphia after he unwillingly killed the [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]] of the Assassin Order. He made his way to [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]]'s [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility|Philadelphia facility]], where he spent time inside the Animus.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref> | |||
On 21 September 2012, Daniel called [[Warren Vidic]] from Philadelphia to confront him about the escape of [[Animus Project]] subject [[Desmond Miles]], but Vidic dismissed his concerns and insisted that the situation was under control. This phone call was recorded and later collected by the hacker group [[Initiates]] and posted to their secure private network.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Abstergo's Top Operative"</ref> | |||
By 2016, Abstergo's Philadelphia facility was overseen by the [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], who sought to find the [[Koh-i-Noor]], a Piece of Eden of immense power. After locating [[André Bolden]], whose ancestors had come into contact with the artifact, Berg lured him to the facility on the pretense of treating his PTSD and made him relive his ancestor [[Jan van der Graff]]'s memories. Despite Berg's initial deception, he and Bolden soon developed a genuine friendship, and the latter agreed to help the Master Templar investigate a [[Instruments of the First Will|mysterious group]] that had infiltrated Abstergo and sought the Koh-i-Noor for their own ends.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]''</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
[[Ubisoft]] considered having Philadelphia as a primary location in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', but decided against it because the city's grid-like planning would have made freerunning counter-intuitive,<ref>{{Youtube|video=_rp1PsUr4Uc|text=Assassin's Creed III First Take Assassin's Creed 3 Part I|channel=rebbecacross|channelname=SamjrOfficial!|quote=And quite interestingly, they [Ubisoft] said that they had first considered Philadelphia to be the primary city for the game, although it looks like Boston now. Uh, the reason they decided to ditch Philadelphia is because the city is too gridded and therefore it became boring; they didn't feel it would be fun to parkour through a city where everything is sort of lined up in a perfect grid.}}</ref> though the city's [[Independence Hall]] does appear in-game during a cutscene. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
AC3 Map Philadelphia.png|18th-century map of Philadelphia | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{C|mentioned in email}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
* | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' | |||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 12 May 2026
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Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, United States. During the American Revolutionary War, the city housed the Continental Congress.
History[edit | edit source]
Colonial era[edit | edit source]
On 17 October 1717, pirate captain Edward Thatch sailed the Revenge and plundered the Spofford and Sea Nymph, which were departing Philadelphia.[1] Also in the early 18th century, Philadelphia was an emerging trading center in the British colonies, with its trade attracting even Edward Kenway's pirate fleet.[2] Around the same time, a diphtheria outbreak ravaged the city and, while it had medical supplies, food for the hospitals grew scarce until Kenway's fleet supplied rice to the those that needed it.[3]
In 1775, the Assassin Connor visited Independence Hall with Samuel Adams, and listened to George Washington's speech following his appointment as Commander of the Continental Army. Connor almost started a fight when he realized Charles Lee was sitting behind him, but Adams stopped him by introducing Washington to Connor.[4]
A year later, Connor and his Mentor Achilles Davenport traveled to Independence Hall. Connor intended to explain to Washington the existence of the Assassins and Templars, helping him understand those who wanted to remove him, but Achilles was hesitant, believing it would distract the general. Either way, Washington had already left for New York; Connor simply watched quietly while Adams, John Hancock, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.[5]
Modern times[edit | edit source]
In 1943, while docked in a Philadelphia shipyard, the USS Eldridge served as the site of Project Rainbow, an attempt by the Assassin Boris Pash, the Templar John von Neumann, and Nikola Tesla to travel back in time and prevent World War II using Die Glocke, a proto-Animus powered by an Apple of Eden. The former Assassin Eddie Gorm infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla to sabotage the experiment before taking his own life.[6] The project proceeded as planned in spite of Tesla's death, but was ultimately a failure, only succeeding in transporting the USS Eldridge to a future state for eighteen minutes.[7]
By 1998, Daniel Cross lived in Philadelphia. That year, he was abducted by the Assassin Hannah Mueller and taken to an Assassin camp.[8] The two of them later returned to his apartment, where they were followed by the camp's director, Paul Bellamy. After experiencing a hallucination caused by the Bleeding Effect, Daniel attempted to escape from the two Assassins, freerunning over a couple of rooftops.[9]
Two years later, Daniel returned to Philadelphia after he unwillingly killed the Mentor of the Assassin Order. He made his way to Abstergo's Philadelphia facility, where he spent time inside the Animus.[10]
On 21 September 2012, Daniel called Warren Vidic from Philadelphia to confront him about the escape of Animus Project subject Desmond Miles, but Vidic dismissed his concerns and insisted that the situation was under control. This phone call was recorded and later collected by the hacker group Initiates and posted to their secure private network.[11]
By 2016, Abstergo's Philadelphia facility was overseen by the Master Templar Juhani Otso Berg, who sought to find the Koh-i-Noor, a Piece of Eden of immense power. After locating André Bolden, whose ancestors had come into contact with the artifact, Berg lured him to the facility on the pretense of treating his PTSD and made him relive his ancestor Jan van der Graff's memories. Despite Berg's initial deception, he and Bolden soon developed a genuine friendship, and the latter agreed to help the Master Templar investigate a mysterious group that had infiltrated Abstergo and sought the Koh-i-Noor for their own ends.[12]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Ubisoft considered having Philadelphia as a primary location in Assassin's Creed III, but decided against it because the city's grid-like planning would have made freerunning counter-intuitive,[13] though the city's Independence Hall does appear in-game during a cutscene.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
18th-century map of Philadelphia
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed (mentioned in email)
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: The Chain
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Templars
- Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – 17 October 1717
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: "Emerging Opportunities"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: "Save the Children"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Conflict Looms
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Public Execution
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Emails: "Subject header: Analysis"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #1
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Abstergo's Top Operative"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War
- ↑
Assassin's Creed III First Take Assassin's Creed 3 Part I on the SamjrOfficial! YouTube channel. "And quite interestingly, they [Ubisoft] said that they had first considered Philadelphia to be the primary city for the game, although it looks like Boston now. Uh, the reason they decided to ditch Philadelphia is because the city is too gridded and therefore it became boring; they didn't feel it would be fun to parkour through a city where everything is sort of lined up in a perfect grid."
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