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The '''Philadelphia Project''', also known as the '''Philadelphia Experiment''' or '''Project Rainbow''', was a 20th century [[United States]] naval military experiment that occurred at the {{Wiki|Philadelphia Naval Shipyard}}, in [[Philadelphia]][[Pennsylvania]].
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|timeframe=[[World War II]]
|date=28 October 1943
|place=[[Philadelphia, United States|Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]
|outcome=*[[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldridge'']] temporarily manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes.
*A [[Piece of Eden]] was severely damaged.
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[[Nikola Tesla]]<br>
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The '''Philadelphia Project''', also known as the '''Philadelphia Experiment'''<ref>{{WP|Philadelphia Experiment}}</ref> or '''Project Rainbow''', was an experiment that took place on the [[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldridge'']] in [[Philadelphia, United States|Philadelphia]], [[United States]], on 28 October 1943. It was conducted by members of the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|American Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] in an attempt to change the past and alter the present by preventing [[World War II]].<ref name="ACC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow|Volume 2: Project Rainbow]]''</ref>


The experiment in 1943 attempted to make the Navy Destroyer Escort {{Wiki|USS Eldridge (DE-173)|USS ''Eldridge''}} become invisible, teleport and travel through time.
==History==
While the Templar Order attempted to manipulate world leaders such as [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], [[Joseph Stalin]], and [[Adolf Hitler]] to instigate World War II, it eventually became too difficult for the Templars to steer them toward [[New World Order|the Order's interests]]. With their influence over the Third Reich dwindling, they sought to eliminate Hitler instead.<ref name="ACC" />


According to an [[Emails|email]] from [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Alan Rikkin]], the use of a [[Piece of Eden]] on board allowed the [[Ships|ship]] to manifest itself in a future state for approximately 18 minutes, though the experiment somehow damaged the Piece in the process.
Colonel [[Boris Pash]] of the United States Army, a high-ranking Assassin, cut a deal with the Templars after hearing physicist [[John von Neumann]]'s theories on ''[[Die Glocke]]''. Von Neumann believed that this early version of the [[Animus]] could allow them to alter the course of history and {{Wiki|Temporal paradox|kill Hitler}} before his rise to power.<ref name="ACC" />


Rikkin stated that Abstergo had recovered enough data needed to repair the artifact between 1943 and 2012; however, Abstergo's Administration branch refused to move on with the project, citing paradox concerns. Rikkin finished the email by stating that company policy dictated any object with the capability to manipulate time had to be contained, thus the Piece of Eden was moved to a secure storage location.
To utilize this plan, Pash recruited [[Eddie Gorm]] into the Brotherhood and tasked him with killing the Templar and ''{{Wiki|Obergruppenführer}}'' [[Gero Kramer]], who intended to use ''Die Glocke'' to find Pieces of Eden and rise through the Templar ranks. After Gorm's initial attempt in February 1943 failed, he and [[Julia Dusk]] succeeded in July 1943, and ''Die Glocke'' and the [[Nazi Party|Nazis]]' [[Apple of Eden 4|Apple of Eden]] fell into Pash's hands. However, Gorm and Dusk turned on Pash after they were informed of Pash's deal with the Templars by [[Nikola Tesla]], whom they also rescued from Kramer's captivity.<ref name="ACC" />


==Trivia==
[[File:ACC Project Rainbow.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Boris Pash and his Assassins overseeing the project]]
*Shortly before his death in 1943, [[Nikola Tesla]] supposedly claimed to have completed some kind of a "Unified Field Theory", though it was never published. It is widely thought that the disappearance of USS ''Eldridge'' was made possible through the application of this theory.
On 28 October 1943, Pash and von Neumann brought ''Die Glocke'' and the Apple of Eden aboard the USS ''Eldridge'' in the [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]] in effort to change history by preemptively killing Hitler. However, Gorm infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, hoping this would stop Pash's project, before subsequently taking his own life.<ref name="ACC" /> Tesla's death did not stop the project from continuing, but the effort ended in catastrophe as it claimed hundreds of marine [[soldier]]s' lives.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Book 2|Book 2]]''</ref>


==Reference==
==Aftermath==
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
According to [[Abstergo Industries]] CEO [[Alan Rikkin]]'s personal files, the project was ultimately a failure.<ref name="ACC" /> In [[Emails|an email]] in 2012, he detailed how the ship instead temporarily manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes and how the [[Piece of Eden]] was severely damaged in the process. Abstergo later used the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of their [[Animus Project]]'s "[[Subject 12]]" to collect data on the experiment's results, the mechanics behind the artifact, and how to repair it. Although they achieved these goals and managed to reconstruct the Piece of Eden, Abstergo's administration maintained that the risks paradoxes from tampering with time were too dangerous and subsequently initiated a policy that any objects discovered to be capable of time manipulation were to be securely contained.<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]]: "Subject header: Analysis"</ref>
 
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Mo}}
 
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 14 May 2026

The Philadelphia Project, also known as the Philadelphia Experiment[1] or Project Rainbow, was an experiment that took place on the USS Eldridge in Philadelphia, United States, on 28 October 1943. It was conducted by members of the American Brotherhood of Assassins and the American Rite of the Templar Order in an attempt to change the past and alter the present by preventing World War II.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

While the Templar Order attempted to manipulate world leaders such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler to instigate World War II, it eventually became too difficult for the Templars to steer them toward the Order's interests. With their influence over the Third Reich dwindling, they sought to eliminate Hitler instead.[2]

Colonel Boris Pash of the United States Army, a high-ranking Assassin, cut a deal with the Templars after hearing physicist John von Neumann's theories on Die Glocke. Von Neumann believed that this early version of the Animus could allow them to alter the course of history and kill Hitler before his rise to power.[2]

To utilize this plan, Pash recruited Eddie Gorm into the Brotherhood and tasked him with killing the Templar and Obergruppenführer Gero Kramer, who intended to use Die Glocke to find Pieces of Eden and rise through the Templar ranks. After Gorm's initial attempt in February 1943 failed, he and Julia Dusk succeeded in July 1943, and Die Glocke and the Nazis' Apple of Eden fell into Pash's hands. However, Gorm and Dusk turned on Pash after they were informed of Pash's deal with the Templars by Nikola Tesla, whom they also rescued from Kramer's captivity.[2]

Boris Pash and his Assassins overseeing the project

On 28 October 1943, Pash and von Neumann brought Die Glocke and the Apple of Eden aboard the USS Eldridge in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in effort to change history by preemptively killing Hitler. However, Gorm infiltrated the ship and killed Tesla, hoping this would stop Pash's project, before subsequently taking his own life.[2] Tesla's death did not stop the project from continuing, but the effort ended in catastrophe as it claimed hundreds of marine soldiers' lives.[3]

Aftermath[edit | edit source]

According to Abstergo Industries CEO Alan Rikkin's personal files, the project was ultimately a failure.[2] In an email in 2012, he detailed how the ship instead temporarily manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes and how the Piece of Eden was severely damaged in the process. Abstergo later used the genetic memories of their Animus Project's "Subject 12" to collect data on the experiment's results, the mechanics behind the artifact, and how to repair it. Although they achieved these goals and managed to reconstruct the Piece of Eden, Abstergo's administration maintained that the risks paradoxes from tampering with time were too dangerous and subsequently initiated a policy that any objects discovered to be capable of time manipulation were to be securely contained.[4]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]