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[[File:Eden 2 v.png|thumb|250px|Humans being controlled with an Apple of Eden]]
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The '''Pieces of Eden''' are technologically sophisticated devices crafted by the [[Isu]] in order to react with neurotransmitters implanted in [[humans]]' brains and bring them to heel, the latter having been engineered by the Isu to serve as [[Slavery|slave labor]]. As such, the Pieces' powers have mystified humanity over millenia, enough so for them to conflate their effect as "magic" throughout history.
{{Quote|These were remnants of beings older than even the most ancient human civilizations. A race that evolved and established a society that reached its heyday tens of thousands of years in the distant past. The relics of ''Those Who Came Before''. They were known as ''Pieces of Eden''.|Edward Kenway, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52}}
[[File:Eden 2 v.png|thumb|250px|An Isu controlling humans with an Apple of Eden]]
A '''Piece of Eden''' is a type of sophisticated technology created by the [[Isu]]. Named after the Isu's city of [[Eden]], where they kept early [[human]]ity as [[Slavery|slaves]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[The Truth]]</ref> and which later free humans would mythologize as a {{Wiki|Garden of Eden|paradisal garden}} where they had regular contact with the divine,<ref name="Assassination Majd">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref> the Pieces vary greatly in design and function, with some serving more mundane uses than others.


Although many Pieces of Eden like the [[Apples of Eden|Apples]] and [[Staves of Eden]] were utilized as instruments through which humanity could be controlled, others deviated from this purpose. The [[Swords of Eden]] showed a more offensive capability in emitting energy blasts, while the [[Shrouds of Eden]] were medical in nature, capable of healing even mortal wounds. The diverse functions of the devices extend further: many were capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to that of the user, projecting illusions or concealing the user's presence. The [[Precursor boxes]], powered by other Pieces of Eden, could imprint the memories of its users onto others and decode [[Voynich manuscript|Isuan scripts]]. Other functions were more mundane relative to modern human technology, such as the projection of holograms or the [[Crystal Skulls]] which acted as long distance communication devices, but these nevertheless appeared supernatural to ancient peoples.
Some of the most common Pieces, like the [[Apples of Eden|Apples]] and [[Staves of Eden]], were created for the primary purpose of mentally and physically controlling human thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Made from a substance alternately referred to as "[[adamant]]"<ref name="Deadly Little Secrets">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[Deadly Little Secrets]]</ref> or "pathorica",<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 002]]</ref> an energy-channeling<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[Blood Gets In Your Eyes]]</ref> synthetic [[metal]] that affected the [[neurotransmitter]] network [[Project Anthropos|engineered]] into human brains<ref name="Glyph 18">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #18: "Synapses"</ref> by restructuring the emotion-processing<ref name="Deadly Little Secrets"/> {{Wiki|limbic system}}, these Pieces were the main instrument by which the Isu enforced their subjugation of humanity. Other classes of Pieces served different roles, being utilized as weapons of war, instruments of healing, or recording devices, among other functions.


Since the end of the Isu civilization, these devices, appearing sporadically in the hands of humans, have acquired a status as legendary relics of phenomenal properties. Greatly eclipsing the technological level of human civilization, even into [[modern times]], the Pieces of Eden bestow tremendous power over society to those who come to possess them. Their employment has therefore had immense impacts on human history; some of the most influential leaders such as [[Alexander the Great]], [[Genghis Khan]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], and [[Mahatma Gandhi]] were aided by their use of a Piece of Eden.
While wider Isu society viewed the Pieces as little more than "refuse" due to how commonplace they were,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "End of a Hero"</ref> their diverse powers have mystified humanity over millennia, enough for them to conflate them with "magic" throughout history. The Isu's extinction following the [[Great Catastrophe]] only reinforced this, as memories of the Isu faded into legends and myths. Since humans lack the technological expertise to reproduce these devices, they have long been the subject of innumerable conflicts between rival human factions seeking them for their own ends. In particular, they are a central obsession for the [[Templars]], who have devoted much of their resources to searching and seizing these artifacts in their quest for [[New World Order|world domination]].


Recognizing their significance, the Pieces of Eden have been at the forefront of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]'s goals for centuries as they hope that by exploiting the artifacts, they could achieve their vision of a [[New World Order]]. The contest for the Pieces of Eden between the Templars and their archenemies, the Assassins, who traditionally seek to obtain the Pieces to safeguard them, has been a hallmark of their [[Assassin-Templar War|millennia long war]].
==Description==
[[File:ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg|thumb|180px|A collection of various Pieces of Eden]]
Although most classes of Pieces of Eden, such as the Apples and Staves, were utilized as tools by which humanity could be controlled, others deviated from this purpose. For example, the [[Swords of Eden]] are primarily weapons capable of emitting energy blasts, though they can also enhance the wielder's charisma and leadership abilities;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> the [[Shrouds of Eden]] are medical in nature, designed for healing even the most mortal of wounds,<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 4 – Perotto Calderon]]</ref><ref name="Rome Chapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> but they cannot revive the dead,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Messiah]]</ref> only briefly reanimate corpses,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]: "Philippi, Macedonia"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref> and can kill a healthy user by tearing them apart in an attempt to "fix" non-existent damage.<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 2 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref>


==History==
The devices' assorted functions extend further: many are capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to that of the user, projecting illusions, or concealing the user's presence. The [[Precursor box]]es, powered by other Pieces of Eden, can imprint the memories of its users onto others<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''</ref> and decode [[Isu script]], like the [[Voynich manuscript]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Other functions are more mundane relative to modern human technology, such as hologram projection or the [[Crystal Skulls]] which serve dual purposes as long-distance communication and surveillance devices, but these nevertheless appeared supernatural to ancient peoples.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
===Prehistory===
{{Dialogue|Adam|Eve, what is this device?|Eve|Touch, Adam, and you will know.|Adam and Eve examining the Apple of Eden.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
The Pieces of Eden have a long history that punctuates the tales of [[Humans|humanity]]. The Pieces of Eden were used to control humans, who were created by the Isu to work as slaves. Humans react to the effects of the Pieces of Eden through a unique neurotransmitter implanted in the brain.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


[[File:Eden 3 v.png|thumb|left|250px|Eve holding an Apple of Eden]]
Since the Isu's extinction, these devices, appearing sporadically in the hands of humans, have acquired a status as legendary relics of phenomenal properties. Greatly eclipsing the technological level of human civilization, even into [[modern times]], Pieces of Eden bestow tremendous power over society to those who come to possess them. Their employment has therefore had immense impacts on human history; some of the most influential leaders such as [[Alexander the Great]], [[Genghis Khan]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], and [[Mahatma Gandhi]] were aided by their use of a Piece of Eden.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
However, interbreeding between humans and members of the Isu led to the creation of a hybrid race, which was immune to the hypnotic effects of the Pieces of Eden. In 75010 BCE, two of these hybrids, [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], stole one of the Apples from their masters and escaped from captivity in [[Eden]]. Soon after, [[Human-Isu War|war broke out]], pitting humanity against their gods.<ref name="AC2" />


While the rest of the Isu were busy battling the humans, [[Jupiter]], [[Juno]] and [[Minerva]] were tasked with finding a way to guard against the threat of an impending solar flare. They relocated to the [[Grand Temple]] in what is now [[Turin, New York]]<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>, a facility which could only be entered using an [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. Opening the Temple's inner gate required another Piece of Eden, the [[Grand Temple Key]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
Recognizing their significance, the Pieces of Eden have been at the forefront of the Templars' goals for centuries as they hope that by exploiting the artifacts, they could achieve their vision of a [[New World Order]]. The contest for the Pieces of Eden between the Templars and their archenemies, the [[Assassins]], who traditionally seek to safeguard them, has been a hallmark of their [[Assassin-Templar War|millennia-long war]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Jubair al Hakim)]]</ref>


[[File:ACIII-ShardofEden 3.png|thumb|250px|A projection of a Shard of Eden]]
==History==
By this time, the Isu were already able to generate small magnetic fields through the [[Shards of Eden]], which were worn as rings. Using similar technology, they hoped to create a large magnetic field to protect the Earth from the sun's flare. However, they lacked the resources to do so, and though they attempted to create fields to protect small portions of the Earth, they were ultimately unsuccessful.<ref name="AC3" />
{{Main|History of the Pieces of Eden}}


[[File:AC3 Juno Enthrallment Solution.png|thumb|250px|left|A projection of Jupiter controlling humans with an Apple of Eden]]
==Characteristics and attributes==
The Isu soon discovered that when enough humans sat in thrall of the Pieces of Eden and were forced to believe, their thoughts became reality. Jupiter, Juno and Minerva considered the possibility that they could use human belief to change the consensus. This attempt was similarly unsuccessful.<ref name="AC3" />
{{Quote|This... piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. Eris used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine.|Al Mualim to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, about the Apple of Eden, 1191.|Assassin's Creed|Assassination (Majd Addin)}}
[[File:Phrenology.PNG|thumb|250px|left|Bombastus observing a Crystal Skull]]
Amongst the greatest tools known to man, the Apples of Eden can control the human mind by interacting with a neurotransmitter located deep in the human brain.<ref name="Glyph 18"/> Other Pieces of Eden are capable of warping reality, creating illusions, ensuring total obedience,<ref name="AC2/> and healing physical injuries.<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 2"/><ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 4"/><ref name="Rome Chapter 2"/> Both the Templars and the Assassins believe that the Pieces of Eden were responsible for many mythohistorical events, such as the {{Wiki|Fall of man|expulsion}} of humanity from Eden, the {{Wiki|Plagues of Egypt|Biblical plagues}} that ravaged [[Egypt]], the {{Wiki|Crossing the Red Sea|parting}} of the [[Red Sea]], the [[Trojan War]], and [[Jesus of Nazareth]]'s miracles.<ref name="Assassination Majd"/>


As their third option, they sent an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] into the sky, and when it was placed, uttered the words "Make us safe." When their first attempt failed, they resolved to send a dozen more after. This act was also met with failure as there was no way to direct the beams of energy emitted by the Pieces down to the Earth.<ref name="AC3" />
===Abilities of a Piece===
{{Quote|The fearsome abilities that lie in the Pieces of Eden vary as much as they do in shape and size.|Edward Kenway to Shimazu Saito, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52}}
Some Pieces of Eden were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes. Others were able to "speak" to those who wielded them, as was the case with the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] with his [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple]],<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> and both [[Perotto Calderon]]<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 4"/> and [[Giovanni Borgia]] with a [[Shroud of Eden 1|Shroud]].<ref name="Rome Chapter 2"/>


Only ten years after the human rebellion began, the solar flare [[Toba catastrophe|destroyed]] most of the Earth's surface and population, leaving roughly ten thousand humans alive and far fewer of the Isu.<ref name="ACR" /> The remaining members of the Isu were revered as gods by the humans; knowing that extinction awaited them, they began to aid the humans and guide their culture in turn.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
When activated, Apples of Eden are capable of extending a pulse of energy that can drive those in the surrounding area to insanity and death. Doing so has a detrimental effect on the physical health of the wielder if they are unskilled in the Apples' use, but a capable user is not as easily afflicted.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> The [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], for example, was able to use one [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple]] for a limited duration without adverse affects at the age of 92.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref> Using the Pieces' powers in short bursts can also minimize the negative effects dealt by the artifacts, though to what extent is unknown.<ref name="AC2"/>


===Middle Ages===
===Destruction of a Piece===
{{Quote|What of these artifacts? Messages in a bottle? Tools left behind to aid and guide us? Or do we fight for control over their refuse, giving divine purpose and meaning to little more than discarded toys?|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, page 5.|Assassin's Creed II}}
Following the [[DIA satellite accident|destruction]] of an Apple of Eden during an experiment at the [[Denver]] International Airport, the Templars found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. To that end, their front company [[Abstergo Industries]] kidnapped the [[United States|American]] bartender and former Assassin [[Desmond Miles]] in order to explore the memories of his ancestor Altaïr<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed|Modern day]]: "The Experiment Begins"</ref> and ultimately saw a holographic [[Isu map|map]] that Altaïr had discovered in 1191 of various Piece locations.<ref name="Assassination Al Mualim">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref>
During the 12th century, the Knights Templar participated in the {{Wiki|Crusades}}, aiming for conquest of the Holy Land. By the time of the [[Third Crusade]], they were led by [[Grand Master]] [[Robert de Sable]], and had focused their efforts on obtaining a particular Piece of Eden: [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden #2]], hidden in the catacombs of [[Solomon's Temple]] in the city of [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>


[[File:Almualim-poe-study.png|thumb|250px|Al Mualim showing an Apple of Eden to Altaïr]]
[[File:Tungaska Explod v.png|thumb|250px|The Tunguska explosion]]
Seeking the Apple to aid them in their mission and ensure their rule, the [[Templars]] used the cover of the Third Crusade to infiltrate the temple. However, one of their own betrayed them; [[Al Mualim]], secret member of the Knights Templar and public leader of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], had sent his best agents to procure the device. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Malik Al-Sayf]] and [[Kadar Al-Sayf]] intercepted the Templars, and the two parties engaged one another. While the Templars were able to eject Altaïr from the battle and kill Kadar, Malik successfully captured the Apple and spirited it back to the Assassin fortress in [[Masyaf]].<ref name="AC" />
Each Piece of Eden contains a great deal of potential energy, and the destruction of one can cause an explosion on the scale of a nuclear blast. One such [[Tunguska explosion|explosion]] occurred in 1908, in the region of [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]]. The [[Imperial Sceptre]], a Staff of Eden, was seemingly destroyed when [[Nikola Tesla]] fired at the Tunguska facility with his wireless {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, attempting to strike a blow against the Templars.<ref name="AC2/><ref name="Project Lead #9 email">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]]: "Project Lead #9 email"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #2]]</ref>


Over the following year, the Assassins and Templars fought one another for control of the artifact, until the conflict was ended with the deaths of both Robert and Al Mualim at the hands of Altaïr. Originally intending to destroy the Apple, Altaïr found himself unable to do so, and instead decided to seal the Apple in the [[Limassol]] [[Templar Archive|Archives]]. Circumstances worked against this plan however, and he decided to keep the Apple for himself, lest it fall into the wrong hands.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
However, the blast failed to totally destroy the Staff and at least one [[Shards of Eden|shard]] remained.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref> The Staff shard still possessed powers of mind control, as demonstrated by [[Grigori Rasputin]]. While he was in possession of the shard, he brainwashed Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s wife [[Alexandra Feodorovna]] as well as several disciples like [[Khioniya Guseva]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]: "Polzuchaya Tvar"</ref>


Over the course of his life, Altaïr gazed into the Apple frequently, basing new weaponry and assassination techniques off information gleaned from it. He recorded all he learned from the Apple in his [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]], which he would later entrust to [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]]. In addition to knowledge useful for the Order's purposes, Altaïr witnessed visions of the past and future within the Apple, some of which greatly disturbed him.<ref name="AC2" /> At the end of his life, he secured the Apple within a wall of the Masyaf library, which could only be accessed by an individual bearing all of his recorded [[Memory Seals]].<ref name="ACR" />
===Resistance===
{{Quote|I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY.|An unidentified individual's e-mail to Dr. Warren Vidic.|Assassin's Creed|Warren Vidic's email}}
[[File:Mentor's wake 13.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr deactivating an Apple]]
Although the Isu created humanity to be susceptible to the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between them and their slaves led to the birth of a [[hybrid]] species. These new humans possessed some of the [[Eagle Vision|natural abilities]] of their creators and were free of the neurotransmitter necessary for the Pieces of Eden to control them. The first two known hybrids were [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], who later stole one of the Apples of Eden and instigated the [[Human-Isu War]].<ref name="AC2"/>


===Ottoman Empire===
Members of their lineage inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically manipulate them remained.<ref name="Assassination Al Mualim"/> These traits were passed down through generations.<ref name="AC2"/> By the early 21st century, the Templars were aware that some humans were immune to the Pieces' mind control. On at least one occasion, Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] received an email from one such individual who had witnessed the mishap in Denver and threatened to expose what they had seen when an Apple was used on others.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]]: Subject line: "I KNOW"</ref>
By 1454, an Apple of Eden had fallen into the hands of Sultan [[Mehmet II]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Using its powers, Mehmet was able to conquer [[Constantinople]] and subdue the [[Byzantine Empire]], taking Constantinople as his new capital.<ref name="ACRC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''</ref> Mehmet II died in 1481 and he was succeeded by his oldest son, [[Bayezid II]]. Bayezid's brother [[Cem]], a secret Templar, discreetly took his father's Apple of Eden for himself, hoping to use it to further the Templars' goals. However, to his dissatisfaction, the Apple refused to communicate with him despite his attempts to use it.<ref name="ACRC" />


Cem eventually decided to leave the Apple for European Templars to retrieve later. While on his way to meet the [[Knights Hospitalier]] on [[Rhodes]], Cem made a stop in [[Cyprus]] and hid the Apple in the Templar Archive in Limassol, where the western Templars could find it.<ref name="ACRC" />
==Known Pieces of Eden==
Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.


===Modern times===
===Apples of Eden===
By 2012, Templar front group [[Abstergo Industries]] was in the midst of a project to recover the remaining Pieces of Eden. The [[Animus Project]] was set up with the sole intention of locating the Pieces of Eden through the use of the [[Animus]], a device based on Isu technology which allowed an individual to relive the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of their ancestors.<ref name="AC" />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACU Apple of Eden 1 render 001.png|link=Apple of Eden 1|'''[[Apple of Eden 1]]'''
ACO Apple of Eden.png|link=Apple of Eden 2|'''[[Apple of Eden 2]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACIII Apple of Eden 3 render.png|link=Apple of Eden 3|'''[[Apple of Eden 3]]'''
Apple of Eden.png|link=Apple of Eden 4|'''[[Apple of Eden 4]]'''<br>{{c|presumed destroyed}}
Apple of Eden.png|link=Apple of Eden 5|'''[[Apple of Eden 5]]'''
Ezio's Apple render.png|link=Apple of Eden 6|'''[[Apple of Eden 6]]'''<br>{{c|with [[William Miles]]}}
ACS Apple of Eden 7 render.png|link=Apple of Eden 7|'''[[Apple of Eden 7]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACM Aguilar's Apple of Eden Render.png|link=Aguilar's Apple of Eden|'''[[Aguilar's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Callum Lynch]]}}
ACO Akhenaten's Apple of Eden Render.png|link=Akhenaten's Apple of Eden|'''[[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden]]'''
ACV SoG Apple.png|link=Gull's Apple of Eden|'''[[Gull's Apple of Eden]]'''
Treasure Hunter's Apple.png|link=Treasure Hunter's Apple of Eden|'''[[Treasure Hunter's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
Isle of Skye Apple.png|link=Isle of Skye's Apple of Eden|'''[[Isle of Skye's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|presumed destroyed}}
ACRPG LOB Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden.png|link=Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden|'''[[Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Isabel's Apple of Eden|'''[[Isabel's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|presumed destroyed}}
</gallery>


The Templars sought to manipulate the neurotransmitters that made humanity susceptible to the Pieces' hypnotic effects. To accomplish this goal, they devised the [[Eye-Abstergo]] project, which would end in the launch of an "all-in-one telecommunication" satellite into orbit around Earth. However, unbeknownst to the rest of humanity, the satellite would contain an Apple of Eden, and spread its power across the globe.<ref name="AC" />
===Atlantis artifacts===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACOD Prize of the Cyclops.png|link=Prize of the Cyclops|'''[[Prize of the Cyclops]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Gateway to the Lost City]]}}
ACOD Prize of the Sphinx.png|link=Prize of the Medusa|'''[[Prize of the Medusa]]'''<br>{{c|in the Gateway to the Lost City}}
ACOD Prize of the Sphinx.png|link=Prize of the Minotaur|'''[[Prize of the Minotaur]]'''<br>{{c|in the Gateway to the Lost City}}
ACOD Prize of the Sphinx.png|link=Prize of the Sphinx|'''[[Prize of the Sphinx]]'''<br>{{c|in the Gateway to the Lost City}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Prize of the Versipellis|'''[[Prize of the Versipellis]]'''
</gallery>


[[File:Retrieval 18.png|thumb|left|250px|Desmond killing Lucy]]
===Rings of Eden===
On 10 October 2012, an Assassin team of [[Lucy Stillman]], [[Desmond Miles]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and [[Rebecca Crane]] located the Apple of Eden [[Colosseum Vault|hidden]] by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] beneath the [[Santa Maria in Aracoeli|Santa Maria Aracoeli]] in 1506, discovered by Desmond as he relived Ezio's memories in the Animus. When Desmond touched the Apple, Juno gained access to his nervous system for a brief time. Under Juno's control, Desmond killed Lucy,<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> who was secretly a Templar agent.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations - [[The Lost Archive]]''</ref>
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACIII-RingofEden 1.png|link=Rings of Eden|'''[[Rings of Eden]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Hnituðr|'''[[Hnituðr]]'''
ACRPG LOB Pirate Ring of Eden.png|link=Pirate Ring of Eden|'''[[Pirate Ring of Eden]]'''
ACRPG - Ring of Blood.jpg|link=Ring of Blood|'''[[Ring of Blood]]'''
ACRPG - Ring of Moon.jpg|link=Ring of Moon|'''[[Ring of Moon]]'''
ACRPG - Ring of Sand.jpg|link=Ring of Sand|'''[[Ring of Sand]]'''
</gallery>


Upon release from Juno's control, Desmond fell into a coma, but was able to regain consciousness through achieving a [[Synch Nexus]].<ref name="ACR" /> Desmond, his father [[William Miles|William]], Shaun and Rebecca later arrived at the entrance of the Grand Temple in [[New York]], where Desmond used the Apple to open the central chamber gate. It was only then the Assassins discovered the Grand Temple Key was needed to open the inner gate.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
===Shrouds of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Philippi, Macedonia.png|link=Shroud of Eden 1|'''[[Shroud  of Eden 1]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACS Shroud of Eden.png|link=Shroud of Eden 2|'''[[Shroud of Eden 2]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACRPG LOB Shroud of Eden.png|link=Shroud of Eden copy|'''[[Shroud of Eden copy]]'''
</gallery>


[[File:AC3 Abstergo Suicide Squad.png|thumb|250px|Desmond using the Apple in Abstergo]]
===Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden===
After William was captured by Templar agents in [[Cairo]] while looking for a power source for the Grand Temple, he was brought to Abstergo's [[Rome]] facility. [[Warren Vidic]], a member of the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]] and head of the Animus Project, proposed a deal with Desmond to exchange William for the Apple. Desmond traveled to Rome and entered the facility, killing the Abstergo agents and [[Daniel Cross]]. Arriving at Vidic's office, Desmond used the Apple to force the facility's guards to shoot Vidic and themselves, then released his father from confinement. Due to Vidic's death and failure to retrieve the Apple of Eden, the Eye-Abstergo project was put on hold indefinitely.<ref name="AC3" />
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ACFT - Crescent Amulet.png|link=Crescent amulet|'''[[Crescent amulet]]'''<br>{{c|at the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)|Forgotten Temple]]}}
ACFT - Lantern of Eden.png|link=Lantern (Piece of Eden)|'''[[Lantern (Piece of Eden)|Lantern]]'''<br>{{c|at the Forgotten Temple}}
ACFT - Lotus disk.png|link=Lotus disk|'''[[Lotus disk]]'''<br>{{c|at the Forgotten Temple}}
</gallery>


==Characteristics and attributes==
===Spears of Eden===
{{Quote|This... piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. [[Eris]] used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine.|Al Mualim, speaking to Altaïr about the Apple.|Assassin's Creed}}
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
[[File:Phrenology.PNG|thumb|left|250px|[[Bombastus]] observing a Crystal Skull]]
ACV Gungnir Full render.png|link=Gungnir|'''[[Gungnir]]'''
Amongst the greatest tools known to man, the Apples of Eden can control the human mind by interacting with a neurotransmitter located deep in the human brain. Other Pieces of Eden are capable of warping reality, creating illusions, ensuring total obedience and healing physical injuries.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> Both Templars and the Assassins believe that the Pieces of Eden were responsible for many historical tales and miracles, such as {{Wiki|the Parting of the Red Sea}}, the {{Wiki|Trojan War}}, the miracles enacted by [[Jesus Christ]], and the Biblical plagues that ravaged [[Egypt]].<ref name="AC" />
Spear of Leonidas.png|link=Spear of Leonidas|'''[[Spear of Leonidas]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]}}
</gallery>


===Abilities of the Pieces===
===Staves of Eden===
Some Pieces of Eden were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes. Others were able to "speak" to those who wielded them, as was the case with Ezio Auditore, [[Perotto Calderon]] and [[Giovanni Borgia]], who spoke with Ezio's Apple and the [[Shroud of Eden|Shroud]].<ref name="ACPL" /><ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Alexander's Staff Concept.png|link=Scepter of Alexander the Great|'''[[Scepter of Alexander the Great]]'''
AC The Fall Imperial Sceptre Render.png|link=Imperial Sceptre|'''[[Imperial Sceptre]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
AC2 Staff of Eden render.png|link=Papal Staff of Eden|'''[[Papal Staff of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|beneath the [[Sistine Chapel]]}}
Hermes' Staff render.png|link=Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|'''[[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]'''<br>{{c|with Basim ibn Ishaq}}
ACReb Staff of Eden.png|link=Shattered Staff of Eden|'''[[Shattered Staff of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Venetian Staff of Eden|'''[[Venetian Staff of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|beneath the [[Colosseum Vault]]}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Staff of Seth|'''[[Staff of Seth]]'''
</gallery>


When activated, Apples of Eden are capable of extending a pulse of energy that can drive those in the surrounding area to insanity and death. Doing so has a detrimental effect on the physical health of the wielder if they are unskilled in the Apples' use, but a capable user is not as easily afflicted.<ref name="ACBH" /> Altaïr, for example, was able to use Apple #2 for a limited duration without adverse affects at age 92.<ref name="ACR" /> Using the Pieces' powers in short bursts can also minimize the negative effects dealt by the artifacts, though to what extent is unknown.<ref name="AC2" />
===Swords of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACU Sword of Eden.png|link=Sword of Eden 1|'''[[Sword of Eden 1]]'''<br>{{c|in [[Alan Rikkin]]'s office}}
Sword of Eden 2.png|link=Sword of Eden 2|'''[[Sword of Eden 2]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Perseus' Sword of Eden|'''[[Perseus' Sword of Eden]]'''
ACV - Gram concept.png|link=Gram|'''[[Gram]]'''
ACV Excalibur full render.png|link=Excalibur|'''[[Excalibur]]'''<br>{{c|with the [[Women of the Mist]]}}
ACOD Sword of Damokles.png|link=Sword of Damokles|'''[[Sword of Damokles]]'''
</gallery>


====Destruction of a Piece====
===Other Pieces of Eden===
Following the destruction of Apple of Eden #2 during an experiment at the [[Denver]] International Airport, the Templars found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. Seeking access to a map that indicated the location of all Pieces of Eden, Abstergo kidnapped Desmond Miles in order to view the memories of his ancestor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. This would allow them to see the very same map that Altaïr discovered in 1191.<ref name="AC" />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC2A - Ankh.png|link=Ankh|'''[[Ankh]]'''
ACV Glenat - Codex of Eden 2.png|link=Codex of Eden|'''[[Codex of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
AC3 Crystall Ball.png|link=Crystal Balls|'''[[Crystal Balls]]'''<br>{{c|one Ball destroyed}}
AC4 Crystal Skull render.png|link=Crystal Skulls|'''[[Crystal Skulls]]'''<br>{{c|several Skulls in Abstergo custody}}
ACBF Ave Isu Charm.png|link=Patience Gibbs' charm|'''[[Patience Gibbs' charm|Foresight Amulet]]'''
DYL-Fountain of Youth.png|link=Fountain of Youth|'''[[Fountain of Youth]]'''<br>{{c|in [[Florida]]}}
FragmentOfEdenBoxACP.png|link=Fragment of Eden|'''[[Fragment of Eden]]'''
ACV Freya's Medallion.png|link=Freya's medallion|'''[[Freya's medallion]]'''
ACRPG LOB Hope Diamond.png|link=Hope Diamond|'''[[Hope Diamond]]'''
ACV DoR HugrRip Render.png|link=Hugr-Rip|'''[[Hugr-Rip]]'''<br>{{c|vision only}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Imperial Jade Seal|'''[[Imperial Jade Seal]]'''
ACBM Koh-I-Noor Render.png|link=Koh-i-Noor|'''[[Koh-i-Noor]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Elijah]]}}
ACV The Cost of Betrayal 15.jpg|'''[[Lia Fáil]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACRev Memory Seal Masyaf Key.png|link=Memory Seals|'''[[Memory Seals]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Grand Temple]], [[Alamut Temple]], and [[Yerebatan Cistern]]}}
ACV Mjolnir full.png|link=Mjölnir|'''[[Mjölnir]]'''
ACV Odin's Eye Render.png|link=Odin's Eye|'''[[Odin's Eye]]'''
ACIProphecyDisk.jpg|link=Prophecy Disks|'''[[Prophecy Disks]]'''
ACRG Precursor box.png|link=Precursor box|'''[[Precursor box|Precursor boxes]]'''<br>{{c|one box destroyed}}
AC Twelve Trials Odyssey Q5 Pyramid Isu full.png|link=Pyramid (Isu)|'''[[Pyramid (Isu)|The Pyramid]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
Sceptre Aset.png|link=Scepter of Aset|'''[[Scepter of Aset]]'''<br>{{c|in a well near [[Edfu]]}}
ACUp Saturn's Scythe.png|link=Scythe of Eden|'''[[Scythe of Eden]]'''
Shard of Staff.png|link=Shards of Eden|'''[[Shards of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|one shard with [[Nadya Orelov]]}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Stone of Scone|'''[[Stone of Scone]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Iona Vault]]}}
ACLD Trident of Eden render.png|link=Trident of Eden|'''[[Trident of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Sebastian Monroe]]}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Tui Bei Tu|'''[[Tui Bei Tu]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Vejovis' dagger|'''[[Vejovis' dagger]]'''<br>{{c|half destroyed;<br>half with [[Joey]]}}
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[[File:Tungaska Explod v.png|thumb|250px|The Tunguska explosion]]
==Other Isu artifacts==
Each of the Pieces of Eden contained a great deal of potential energy, and the destruction of one could cause an explosion on the scale of a nuclear blast. One such [[Tunguska explosion|explosion]] occurred in 1908, in the region of Tunguska, [[Russia]]. The Imperial Sceptre, one of the [[Staves of Eden]], was seemingly destroyed when [[Nikola Tesla]] fired at the Tunguska facility with his wireless electric weapon, attempting to strike a blow against the Templars.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="AC" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #2</ref>
Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV AncientBeacon render.png|link=Ancient beacon|'''[[Ancient beacon]]s'''
AC4 Antikythera Mechanism.png|link=Antikythera mechanism|'''[[Antikythera mechanism]]'''
AC4 Baghdad Battery.png|link=Baghdad Battery|'''[[Baghdad Battery]]'''
ACI Blood vial.png|link=Blood vial|'''[[Blood vial]]s'''<br>{{c|several vials in Abstergo custody}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Eye|'''[[Eye]]'''
ACV Gleipnir.png|link=Gleipnir|'''[[Gleipnir]]'''
ACIII-GTEnd 5.png|link=Global aurora borealis device|'''[[Global aurora borealis device]]'''<br>{{c|intact}}
The-Iron-Man.jpg|link=Iron Man|'''[[Iron Man]]'''<br>{{c|in Abstergo custody}}
AC3 Desmond Cube 2.png|link=Power sources|'''[[Power sources]]'''<br>{{c|in the Grand Temple}}
ACO Artifact Fragment.png|link=Artifact Fragments|'''[[Artifact Fragments|Pyramid fragments]]'''<br>{{c|adorned in the Spear of Leonidas}}
ACV TheSagaStone.png|link=Saga Stone|'''[[Saga Stone]]'''
ACV DoR Salakar Render.png|link=Salakar|'''[[Salakar]]'''<br>{{c|vision only}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Śarīra|'''[[Śarīra]]'''
ACV DoR Silica Render.png|link=Silica|'''[[Silica]]'''<br>{{c|in various Egyptian [[Temple (Isu)|temples]]}}
</gallery>


However, the blast failed to totally destroy the Staff, and at least one shard remained.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' - Issue #3</ref> The Staff shard still possessed powers of mind control, as demonstrated by [[Grigori Rasputin]]. While he was in possession of the shard, he brainwashed {{Wiki|Alexandra Feodorovna}}, the consort of [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II of Russia]], as well as several disciples like [[Khioniya Guseva]].<ref name="ACPL" />
===Armor===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACS Aegis Armor model.png|link=Aegis|'''[[Aegis]]'''
ACOD FoA JoA Armor of the Dikastes.jpg|link=Armor of the Dikastes|'''[[Armor of the Dikastes]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACOD FoA Fallen Set.jpg|link=Armor of the Fallen|'''[[Armor of the Fallen]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACV Fallen heroes set tier 3 render.png|link=Fallen Heroes set|'''[[Fallen Heroes set|Fallen Heroes Set]]'''
ACOD First Civilization Set front view.png|link=First Civilization Set|'''[[First Civilization Set]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACO Isu Armor 2.jpg|link=Isu Armor|'''[[Isu Armor]]'''
ACMir Milad's Outfit.png|link=Isu Armor|'''[[Isu Armor|Milad's Outfit]]'''
ACV - Mythical Set - Thor Helmet.jpg|link=Thor's Set|'''[[Thor's Set]]'''
</gallery>


===Resistance===
===Crowns of the [[Sister Realms]]===
{{Quote|I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY.|An unidentified individual's e-mail to Dr. Warren Vidic.|Assassin's Creed}}
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
[[File:Mentor's wake 13.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr deactivating an Apple]]
ACOD FoA ToH Crown of Hades.png|link=Crown of Hades|'''[[Crown of Hades]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
Although the Isu created humanity to be susceptible to the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between the gods and their slaves led to the birth of a hybrid species. These new humans possessed some of the [[Eagle Vision|natural abilities]] of their gods and were free of the neurotransmitter necessary for the Pieces of Eden to control them.<ref name="AC2" />
ACOD FoA JoA Crown of Poseidon.png|link=Crown of Poseidon|'''[[Crown of Poseidon]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
 
ACOD FoA JoA Prototype Crown.png|link=Prototype Crown|'''[[Prototype Crown]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
The first two known hybrids were Adam and Eve, who later stole one of the Apples of Eden and instigated the [[Human-Isu War]].<ref name="AC2" /> Members of their lineage inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically manipulate them remained.<ref name="AC" /> These traits were passed down through generations to the likes of Altaïr, Ezio and Desmond.<ref name="AC2" />
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By the early 21st century, the Templars were aware that some humans were immune to the Pieces' mind control. On at least one occasion, Dr. Warren Vidic received an [[Warren Vidic's email|email]] from an individual unaffected by the Apple's power, who threatened to expose what they had seen when an Apple was used on others.<ref name="AC" />
 
==Confirmed Pieces of Eden==
[[File:White2.png|thumb|250px|Niccolò di Pitigliano using the Shroud]]
After seeing the Apple's projection indicating the location of all Pieces of Eden as of 1191, Altaïr copied the map and hid it within his Codex so that only his descendants might find it.<ref name="AC" />


Apples of Eden are all capable of controlling the hearts and minds of humanity, creating illusions and, to a degree, permitting control over physical bodies.<ref name="AC" /> The Apples can be used in conjunction with a Staff, which increases the power of both the Pieces of Eden. Other Pieces include the Shroud, which heals the wounds of those it touches on a cellular level; the [[Ankh]], capable of resurrecting the dead; and the [[Swords of Eden|Sword]], a Piece which can project energy blasts and enhance the charisma of its welders. It was possessed by many great rulers through the centuries, including [[Arthur|King Arthur]], [[Genghis Khan]] and [[Attila the Hun]].<ref name="AC2" /> A Sword was also in possession of the Knights Templar by 1307, and was subsequently entombed beneath the [[Temple (Paris)|Temple]] in [[Paris]]. Centuries later, it was recovered by the Grand Master and [[Sages|Sage]] [[François-Thomas Germain]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>
===Keys and Cores===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC3 Grand-temple-key render.png|link=Grand Temple Key|'''[[Grand Temple Key]]'''<br>{{c|in the Grand Temple}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|'''[[Heart]]'''<br>{{c|in Abstergo Industries custody}}
ACL Heart of the Brotherhood.png|link=Heart of the Brotherhood|'''[[Heart of the Brotherhood|Prophecy Disk key]]'''
ACSh Isu Beacon Amulet.png|link=Isu beacon|'''[[Isu beacon]]'''
ACU Saint-Denis Isu Key.png|link=Saint-Denis Temple key|'''[[Saint-Denis Temple key]]'''
ACMir - Mysterious Shard.png|link=Isu Shards|'''[[Isu Shards]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Cave of Gold]] and the [[Northern Oasis vault]]}}
ACO ISU Set Anat Stone.png|link=Seth-Anat stone|'''[[Seth-Anat stone]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Seth-Anat Tomb]]}}
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[[File:Connor CryB 1.png|thumb|left|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton using a Crystal Ball and wearing the Grand Temple Key]]
===Shields===
The [[Crystal Skulls]] were Pieces scattered throughout Central and Southern America which allowed for unassisted telepathic communication between their owners. At one point, a Crystal Skull came into the possession of Giovanni Borgia, who made use of its power in 1542.<ref name="ACPL" /> Similar artifacts known as [[Crystal Balls]] allowed users to access the Nexus and communicate with members of the Isu.<ref name="ACPL" /><ref name="AC3" /> One of the Crystal Balls was notably used by the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to communicate with Juno.<ref name="AC3" /> In addition, the Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] discovered a [[Prophecy Disks|Prophecy Disk]] in the Isu Temple of [[Chichen Itza]], which showed her the election of Eve as the leader of humanity's rebellion against the Isu.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV The Morrigan's Guard Mythical.png|link=The Morrigan's Guard|'''[[The Morrigan's Guard]]'''
</gallery>


In North America, [[William Kidd]] discovered a [[Rings of Eden|Ring of Eden]], which creates as a magnetic shield around the user and repels all metallic objects, creating the myth of his "invincibility". There was also the Grand Temple Key which, when combined with three ancient power sources, allowed the holder to open the gate to the inner chambers of the Grand Temple.<ref name="AC3" />
===Weapons===
[[File:ACII Codex Eagle V.png|thumb|250px|The Codex Map of the Pieces]]
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
During the Golden Age of Piracy, [[Fragment of Eden|an unidentified Piece of Eden]] in possession of the Templars was stolen by the Assassin [[Samuel Bellamy]], with the help of fellow pirates [[Olivier Levasseur]] and [[Alonzo Batilla]]. Later, during a confrontation with Templar [[Christopher Condent]], Batilla used the artifact, which increased his ship attacks and defenses, imbuing it with a golden aura, and allowing him to easily sink Condent's significantly more powerful vessel. <ref name="Pirates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>
ACOD Atlantean Blade.png|link=Atlantean Blade|'''[[Atlantean Blade]]'''
 
ACV Isu Blazing Sword.png|link=The Blazing Sword|'''[[The Blazing Sword]]'''
According to [[emails]] read by Desmond Miles in 2012, at least one Piece of Eden existed that granted the ability to manipulate time. Concerns over possible paradoxes, however, led to [[Abstergo Industries]] locking it away.<ref name="AC" /> [[Warren Vidic]] had a prototype Piece of Eden of his own design, which he used to brainwash [[Daniel Cross]] with an impulse to become a high ranking [[Assassins|Assassin]], so as to get close enough to kill their [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]]. [[Sebastian Monroe]]'s team discovered the existence of the powerful [[Trident of Eden]], which can manipulate the emotions of individuals -- fear, devotion and faith.
ACV Durendal Concept Render.png|link=Durendal|'''[[Durendal]]'''
ACV Gae bolg render.png|link=Gae Bolg|'''[[Gae Bolg]]'''
ACOD Hammer of Hephaistos.png|link=Hammer of Hephaistos|'''[[Hammer of Hephaistos]]'''
ACO Lucius Septimius' flails.png|link=Lucius Septimius' flails|'''[[Lucius Septimius' flails]]'''
ACOD Forged Mace of the Isu.png|link=Mace of Atlantis|'''[[Mace of Atlantis]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACOD Minotaur's Labrys render.png|link=Minotaur's Labrys|'''[[Minotaur's Labrys]]'''
ACV Nodens' Arc.png|link=Nodens' Arc|'''[[Nodens' Arc]]'''
ACOD Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon.png|link=Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon|'''[[Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon]]'''
ACMir Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar.png|link=Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar|'''[[Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar]]'''
ACOD FoA JoA Staff of the Dikastes.png|link=Staff of the Dikastes|'''[[Staff of the Dikastes]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACMir The Samsaama.png|link=The Samsaama|'''[[The Samsaama]]'''
ACOD Poseidon's Trident Concept Art.png|link=Poseidon's Trident|'''[[Poseidon's Trident]]'''
ACOD Hades Bident Concept Art.png|link=Hades' Bident|'''[[Hades' Bident]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Swords of Fal|'''[[Swords of Fal]]'''
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Apple of Eden.png|thumb|One of the Apples of Eden]]
*During his battle with [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in the [[Sistine Chapel]], Ezio created copies of himself, much like [[Al Mualim]] did against Altaïr. If Ezio's robes were [[Customization|customized]], or if the [[Armor of Altaïr]] was worn, his copies appeared with different sets of armor and colors. If he was not customized, each copy would be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.<ref name="AC2"/>
*According to the [[Glyphs]] and [[The Truth|Truth files]], many legends and myths throughout human history are actually historically accurate. The supernatural or paranormal parts of each legend can be explained by the protagonist in each having acquired his or her own Piece of Eden (i.e. the Greek myth of Perseus, King Arthur, etc).
*Both the map in Altaïr's [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] and the [[Isu map|map]] projected by his Apple of Eden showed that there were around fifty known Pieces of Eden scattered around the globe at that time. However, in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] identified the Shroud as Piece of Eden #66, implying that there are more Pieces still undiscovered or unaccounted for.
*During his battle with [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in the [[Sistine Chapel]], Ezio created copies of himself, much like Al Mualim did against Altaïr. If Ezio's robes are [[Customization|customized]], or if the [[Armor of Altaïr]] is worn, his copies appeared with different sets of armor and colors. If he was not customized, each copy would be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.
**In the French and German versions of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Shroud was referred to as Piece of Eden #36 instead, though this was likely an oversight.
*Both the Codex map and the map projection show that there were only fifty Pieces of Eden at that time, though Subject 16 said the Shroud was Piece of Eden 66.
*[[Adha|The Chalice]] was initially thought to be a Piece of Eden; however, besides the Shroud, all other artifacts linked to Jesus were confirmed to be merely literary tools.<ref name="Project Lead #9 email"/>
**In the French and German version of ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Shroud was referred to as number 36, not 66. This however, was an oversight.
*[[Adha|The Chalice]] was initially thought to be a Piece of Eden; however, besides the Shroud, all other artifacts linked to the Christ-figure were confirmed to be merely literary tools.<ref name="AC" />


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"These were remnants of beings older than even the most ancient human civilizations. A race that evolved and established a society that reached its heyday tens of thousands of years in the distant past. The relics of Those Who Came Before. They were known as Pieces of Eden."
―Edward Kenway, 1725.[src]-[m]
An Isu controlling humans with an Apple of Eden

A Piece of Eden is a type of sophisticated technology created by the Isu. Named after the Isu's city of Eden, where they kept early humanity as slaves[1] and which later free humans would mythologize as a paradisal garden where they had regular contact with the divine,[2] the Pieces vary greatly in design and function, with some serving more mundane uses than others.

Some of the most common Pieces, like the Apples and Staves of Eden, were created for the primary purpose of mentally and physically controlling human thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Made from a substance alternately referred to as "adamant"[3] or "pathorica",[4] an energy-channeling[5] synthetic metal that affected the neurotransmitter network engineered into human brains[6] by restructuring the emotion-processing[3] limbic system, these Pieces were the main instrument by which the Isu enforced their subjugation of humanity. Other classes of Pieces served different roles, being utilized as weapons of war, instruments of healing, or recording devices, among other functions.

While wider Isu society viewed the Pieces as little more than "refuse" due to how commonplace they were,[7] their diverse powers have mystified humanity over millennia, enough for them to conflate them with "magic" throughout history. The Isu's extinction following the Great Catastrophe only reinforced this, as memories of the Isu faded into legends and myths. Since humans lack the technological expertise to reproduce these devices, they have long been the subject of innumerable conflicts between rival human factions seeking them for their own ends. In particular, they are a central obsession for the Templars, who have devoted much of their resources to searching and seizing these artifacts in their quest for world domination.

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A collection of various Pieces of Eden

Although most classes of Pieces of Eden, such as the Apples and Staves, were utilized as tools by which humanity could be controlled, others deviated from this purpose. For example, the Swords of Eden are primarily weapons capable of emitting energy blasts, though they can also enhance the wielder's charisma and leadership abilities;[8][9] the Shrouds of Eden are medical in nature, designed for healing even the most mortal of wounds,[10][11][12] but they cannot revive the dead,[13] only briefly reanimate corpses,[14][15] and can kill a healthy user by tearing them apart in an attempt to "fix" non-existent damage.[16]

The devices' assorted functions extend further: many are capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to that of the user, projecting illusions, or concealing the user's presence. The Precursor boxes, powered by other Pieces of Eden, can imprint the memories of its users onto others[17] and decode Isu script, like the Voynich manuscript.[18] Other functions are more mundane relative to modern human technology, such as hologram projection or the Crystal Skulls which serve dual purposes as long-distance communication and surveillance devices, but these nevertheless appeared supernatural to ancient peoples.[19][20]

Since the Isu's extinction, these devices, appearing sporadically in the hands of humans, have acquired a status as legendary relics of phenomenal properties. Greatly eclipsing the technological level of human civilization, even into modern times, Pieces of Eden bestow tremendous power over society to those who come to possess them. Their employment has therefore had immense impacts on human history; some of the most influential leaders such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Mahatma Gandhi were aided by their use of a Piece of Eden.[21]

Recognizing their significance, the Pieces of Eden have been at the forefront of the Templars' goals for centuries as they hope that by exploiting the artifacts, they could achieve their vision of a New World Order. The contest for the Pieces of Eden between the Templars and their archenemies, the Assassins, who traditionally seek to safeguard them, has been a hallmark of their millennia-long war.[22]

History[edit | edit source]

Main article: History of the Pieces of Eden

Characteristics and attributes[edit | edit source]

"This... piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. Eris used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine."
―Al Mualim to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, about the Apple of Eden, 1191.[src]-[m]
Bombastus observing a Crystal Skull

Amongst the greatest tools known to man, the Apples of Eden can control the human mind by interacting with a neurotransmitter located deep in the human brain.[6] Other Pieces of Eden are capable of warping reality, creating illusions, ensuring total obedience,[21] and healing physical injuries.[16][10][11] Both the Templars and the Assassins believe that the Pieces of Eden were responsible for many mythohistorical events, such as the expulsion of humanity from Eden, the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the Trojan War, and Jesus of Nazareth's miracles.[2]

Abilities of a Piece[edit | edit source]

"The fearsome abilities that lie in the Pieces of Eden vary as much as they do in shape and size."
―Edward Kenway to Shimazu Saito, 1725.[src]-[m]

Some Pieces of Eden were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes. Others were able to "speak" to those who wielded them, as was the case with the Italian Assassins Ezio Auditore with his Apple,[23] and both Perotto Calderon[10] and Giovanni Borgia with a Shroud.[11]

When activated, Apples of Eden are capable of extending a pulse of energy that can drive those in the surrounding area to insanity and death. Doing so has a detrimental effect on the physical health of the wielder if they are unskilled in the Apples' use, but a capable user is not as easily afflicted.[24] The Levantine Assassins' Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, for example, was able to use one Apple for a limited duration without adverse affects at the age of 92.[25] Using the Pieces' powers in short bursts can also minimize the negative effects dealt by the artifacts, though to what extent is unknown.[21]

Destruction of a Piece[edit | edit source]

Following the destruction of an Apple of Eden during an experiment at the Denver International Airport, the Templars found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. To that end, their front company Abstergo Industries kidnapped the American bartender and former Assassin Desmond Miles in order to explore the memories of his ancestor Altaïr[26] and ultimately saw a holographic map that Altaïr had discovered in 1191 of various Piece locations.[27]

The Tunguska explosion

Each Piece of Eden contains a great deal of potential energy, and the destruction of one can cause an explosion on the scale of a nuclear blast. One such explosion occurred in 1908, in the region of Tunguska, Russia. The Imperial Sceptre, a Staff of Eden, was seemingly destroyed when Nikola Tesla fired at the Tunguska facility with his wireless Wardenclyffe Tower, attempting to strike a blow against the Templars.[21][28][29]

However, the blast failed to totally destroy the Staff and at least one shard remained.[30] The Staff shard still possessed powers of mind control, as demonstrated by Grigori Rasputin. While he was in possession of the shard, he brainwashed Tsar Nicholas II's wife Alexandra Feodorovna as well as several disciples like Khioniya Guseva.[31]

Resistance[edit | edit source]

"I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY."
―An unidentified individual's e-mail to Dr. Warren Vidic.[src]-[m]
Altaïr deactivating an Apple

Although the Isu created humanity to be susceptible to the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between them and their slaves led to the birth of a hybrid species. These new humans possessed some of the natural abilities of their creators and were free of the neurotransmitter necessary for the Pieces of Eden to control them. The first two known hybrids were Adam and Eve, who later stole one of the Apples of Eden and instigated the Human-Isu War.[21]

Members of their lineage inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically manipulate them remained.[27] These traits were passed down through generations.[21] By the early 21st century, the Templars were aware that some humans were immune to the Pieces' mind control. On at least one occasion, Dr. Warren Vidic received an email from one such individual who had witnessed the mishap in Denver and threatened to expose what they had seen when an Apple was used on others.[32]

Known Pieces of Eden[edit | edit source]

Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.

Apples of Eden[edit | edit source]

Atlantis artifacts[edit | edit source]

Rings of Eden[edit | edit source]

Shrouds of Eden[edit | edit source]

Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden[edit | edit source]

Spears of Eden[edit | edit source]

Staves of Eden[edit | edit source]

Swords of Eden[edit | edit source]

Other Pieces of Eden[edit | edit source]

Other Isu artifacts[edit | edit source]

Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.

Armor[edit | edit source]

Crowns of the Sister Realms[edit | edit source]

Keys and Cores[edit | edit source]

Shields[edit | edit source]

Weapons[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • During his battle with Rodrigo Borgia in the Sistine Chapel, Ezio created copies of himself, much like Al Mualim did against Altaïr. If Ezio's robes were customized, or if the Armor of Altaïr was worn, his copies appeared with different sets of armor and colors. If he was not customized, each copy would be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.[21]
  • Both the map in Altaïr's Codex and the map projected by his Apple of Eden showed that there were around fifty known Pieces of Eden scattered around the globe at that time. However, in the Glyph puzzles, Clay Kaczmarek identified the Shroud as Piece of Eden #66, implying that there are more Pieces still undiscovered or unaccounted for.
    • In the French and German versions of Assassin's Creed II, the Shroud was referred to as Piece of Eden #36 instead, though this was likely an oversight.
  • The Chalice was initially thought to be a Piece of Eden; however, besides the Shroud, all other artifacts linked to Jesus were confirmed to be merely literary tools.[28]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – The Truth
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Majd Addin)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis – Deadly Little Secrets
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Reconstructed Data 002
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis – Blood Gets In Your Eyes
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #18: "Synapses"
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Modern day: "End of a Hero"
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 4 – Perotto Calderon
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Messiah
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past: "Philippi, Macedonia"
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 2 – Francesco Vecellio
  17. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
  18. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
  19. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia
  20. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 Assassin's Creed II
  22. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Jubair al Hakim)
  23. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
  24. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  25. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Passing the Torch
  26. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Modern day: "The Experiment Begins"
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Al Mualim)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Assassin's Creed – Emails: "Project Lead #9 email"
  29. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #2
  30. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #3
  31. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – DATA-DUMP S00.S02: "Polzuchaya Tvar"
  32. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Warren Vidic's email: Subject line: "I KNOW"

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