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|next = [[Brexit]] | |next=[[Brexit]] | ||
|image = ACOd Layla Kassandra.jpg | |image=ACOd Layla Kassandra.jpg | ||
|objective = Locate and secure the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]] | |objective=Locate and secure the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]] | ||
|date = October 2018 | |date=October 2018 | ||
|place = *[[United Kingdom]] | |place=*[[United Kingdom]] | ||
**[[London]] | **[[London]] | ||
*[[Greece]] | *[[Greece]] | ||
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**[[Boeotia]] | **[[Boeotia]] | ||
**[[Thera]] | **[[Thera]] | ||
|result = *[[Assassins|Assassin]] victory | |result=*[[Assassins|Assassin]] victory | ||
**Staff Hermes Trismegistus obtained | **Staff of Hermes Trismegistus obtained | ||
**[[Juhani Otso Berg]] incapacitated | **[[Juhani Otso Berg]] incapacitated | ||
*[[Victoria Bibeau]] killed | *[[Victoria Bibeau]] killed | ||
|side1 = *Assassins | |side1=*Assassins | ||
** | **Layla Hassan's [[Assassin cell]] | ||
|side2 = *[[Templars]] | |side2=*[[Templars]] | ||
*[[Abstergo Industries]] | *[[Abstergo Industries]] | ||
**[[Sigma Team | **[[Sigma Team]] | ||
|commanders1 = [[William Miles]] | |commanders1=[[William Miles]] | ||
|commanders2 = Juhani Otso Berg | |commanders2=Juhani Otso Berg | ||
|ppl1 = *[[Layla Hassan]] | |ppl1=*[[Layla Hassan]] | ||
*Victoria | *Victoria Bibeau † | ||
*[[Kiyoshi Takakura]] | *[[Kiyoshi Takakura]] | ||
*[[Alannah Ryan]] | *[[Alannah Ryan]] | ||
|ppl2 = *Juhani Otso Berg | |ppl2=*Juhani Otso Berg | ||
*3 Abstergo agents | *3 Abstergo agents | ||
|casual1 = Victoria Bibeau | |casual1=Victoria Bibeau | ||
|casual2 = 2 Abstergo agents | |casual2=2 Abstergo agents | ||
|civilian = [[Kassandra]] | |civilian=[[Kassandra]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
In 2018, a '''search for the | In 2018, a '''search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus'''<ref name="ACOD Artbook">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Present Day</ref> was undertaken by an [[Assassin cell]] assembled by the [[Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[William Miles]] and led by [[Layla Hassan]], a former [[Abstergo Industries]] employee who had joined the Assassins.<ref name="ACOD MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
With the Assassins having covertly watched Layla's and [[Deanna Geary]]'s revolutionary work involving the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8]], their Mentor William Miles travelled to the [[Hotep Cavern]] in [[Egypt]] in late 2017 to recruit Layla, after hearing that Abstergo had sent the [[Templars|Templar]] task force [[Sigma Team]] to kill her for failing to report in with the company. Though initially wary, Layla accepted his offer to work for the Assassins when he pointed out that Abstergo would not stop hunting her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Meeting William Miles"</ref> | |||
All too aware of the danger that [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden|artifacts]] posed to [[human]]ity, and in an effort to track down more items before Abstergo found them, William assembled a team to find and acquire the fabled [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]. The team roster consisted of the newly-[[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inducted]] Layla, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassin]] [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], and the historian [[Alannah Ryan]].<ref name="ACOD MD"/> | |||
Doctor [[Victoria Bibeau]] also joined the team as Layla's medical supervisor, and was herself another former Abstergo employee who had defected from the company.<ref name="Getting the Team Together">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Getting the Team Together"</ref> This defection came about as a result of Victoria's growing discontent with Abstergo and the Templars, after having assisted in their kidnapping of teenagers to access simulations collectively called an [[Ascendance Event]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' – Chapter 22</ref> in late 2016.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 2</ref> | |||
Kiyoshi, who had previously been injured while attacking an Abstergo [[Abstergo Industries Australia facility|facility]] in [[Australia]] that attempted to [[Resurrection Day|resurrect]] the Isu [[Juno]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12|Issue #12]]</ref> was cleared for active duty but was instructed not to overexert himself. The Assassin [[Harlan Cunningham]] was also considered for the mission, but declined on the grounds of personal reasons.<ref name="Getting the Team Together"/> | |||
==The search== | ==The search== | ||
===Herodotos' ''Lost Histories''=== | ===Herodotos' ''Lost Histories''=== | ||
[[File:Introduction - Layla and the spear - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|left|Layla retrieving the broken Spear of Leonidas]] | [[File:Introduction - Layla and the spear - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|left|Layla retrieving the broken Spear of Leonidas]] | ||
In October 2018, after using Abstergo research she had kept following her defection from the company,<ref name=" | In October 2018, after using Abstergo research she had kept following her defection from the company,<ref name="Judgment of Atlantis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "End of the trials"</ref> Layla located the [[Greece|Greek]] historian [[Herodotos]]' missing volume ''[[Lost Histories]]'' from his 5th century BCE work ''{{Wiki|Histories (Herodotus)|Histories}}''. By cross-referencing locations mentioned in the tome, Layla and her team located the broken [[Spear of Leonidas]] that [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas I]]'s granddaughter [[Kassandra]] had wielded while operating as a ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]''.<ref name="ACOD MD"/> | ||
Although the remnants of any genetic data present on the | Although the remnants of any genetic data present on the [[Spears of Eden|Spear of Eden]] were severely damaged, Layla extrapolated what she could and formatted her updated Animus HR-8.5 to fill in the blanks with secondary information gleaned from Herodotos. Through the Animus, she relived Kassandra's [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of the [[Peloponnesian War]] between [[Sparta]] and [[Athens]].<ref name="ACOD MD"/> | ||
After learning the location and capabilities of [[ | After learning the location and capabilities of the [[Ancient Forge]], Layla excitedly expressed this to Victoria. However, Victoria was greatly concerned for Layla's mental well-being after spending prolonged time in the Animus, and instructed that she rest before going back to Kassandra's memories. After stretching her legs and talking to both Alannah and Kiyoshi, Layla re-entered the Animus simulation.<ref name="ACOD MD"/> | ||
===Discovering Atlantis=== | ===Discovering Atlantis=== | ||
After experiencing Kassandra's memory of meeting her father [[Pythagoras]] beneath [[Thera]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> Layla left the Animus, excited that she had found Atlantis. Victoria, however, thought she was delirious and was in disbelief herself that Pythagoras had survived almost a century beyond his recorded historical death. After some reassuring from Layla, Victoria relented and the cell left their [[Layla Hassan's hideout|hideout]] in [[London]], [[England]], for the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' bound for Thera.<ref name="Finding Atlantis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Finding Atlantis"</ref> | |||
[[File:ACOD - Layla before Atlantis.png|thumb|250px|Layla standing before the Gateway to Atlantis]] | [[File:ACOD - Layla before Atlantis.png|thumb|250px|Layla standing before the Gateway to Atlantis]] | ||
When the ship reached the verified coordinates, Layla disembarked and continued by diving underwater. Navigating the subnautical cave system, she eventually found the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] and, after changing out of her scuba gear, set up her Animus again to continue exploring Kassandra's memories | When the ship reached the verified coordinates, Layla disembarked and continued by diving underwater. Navigating the subnautical cave system, she eventually found the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] and, after changing out of her scuba gear, set up her Animus again to continue exploring Kassandra's memories and find an explanation on how to power up the Atlantean pillars.<ref name="Finding Atlantis"/> | ||
Gaining the knowledge she needed, Layla activated the pillars and powered up an [[Isu map]]. After some brief troubleshooting, Layla got the mechanism working to its | Gaining the knowledge she needed, Layla activated the pillars and powered up an [[Isu map]]. After some brief troubleshooting, Layla got the mechanism working to its full capacity. To her surprise, Kassandra appeared to greet her, having been kept alive for over two millennia by the Staff of Hermes' power. Warning Layla about the dangers of the Pieces of Eden, Kassandra instructed her to destroy all the artifacts once she accomplished her goal of maintaining balance between order and chaos.<ref name="Meeting Kassandra">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Meeting Kassandra"</ref> | ||
After Layla promised to do so, Kassandra relinquished the Staff to her, thus completing her purpose as "the Keeper." Without the Staff's powers preventing her from aging, Kassandra passed away moments later.<ref name="Meeting Kassandra"/> | |||
=== | ===The Heir of Memories=== | ||
[[File:ACOD The Heir of Memories Memory Screenshot 03.png|thumb|250px|left|Layla with the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]] | [[File:ACOD The Heir of Memories Memory Screenshot 03.png|thumb|250px|left|Layla with the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]] | ||
Returning to the Animus to gather any loose data she might have missed, Layla witnessed Kassandra's interactions with [[Aletheia]], an Isu whose consciousness was preserved within the Staff.<ref | Returning to the Animus to gather any loose data she might have missed, Layla witnessed Kassandra's interactions with [[Aletheia]], an Isu whose consciousness was preserved within the Staff.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[The Heir of Memories]]</ref> To learn more about her role as the "Heir of Memories", Layla explored the tombs of [[Agamemnon]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Exploring the Tomb of Agamemnon"</ref> [[Eteokles]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Exploring the Tomb of Eteokles"</ref> and [[Orion]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Exploring the Tomb of Orion"</ref> which Aletheia had instructed Kassandra to find.<ref name="Three Symbols Entombed">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[Three Symbols Entombed]]</ref> | ||
Inside the tombs, Layla discovered hidden symbols which served as part of the key needed to unlock the [[Great Seal to Atlantis]].<ref name=" | Inside the tombs, Layla discovered hidden symbols which served as part of the key needed to unlock the [[Great Seal to Atlantis]].<ref name="Lost Tales">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Unlocking the Seal to Atlantis"</ref> The other part was a password discovered by the sculptor [[Phidias]], whom Kassandra's half-brother [[Alexios|Deimos]] had murdered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[Phidias' Murder]]</ref> To learn the password, Layla reluctantly relived Deimos' memories,<ref name="Opening the Throne Room">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "Opening the Thone Room"</ref> an act that would prove to have lasting negative effects.<ref name="Torment of Hades">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> | ||
After accessing the Great Seal, Layla finally met Aletheia, who offered to teach her about her role as the Heir of Memories. By reliving Kassandra's memories of exploring [[Aletheia's | After accessing the Great Seal, Layla finally met Aletheia, who offered to teach her about her role as the Heir of Memories.<ref name="Lost Tales"/> By reliving Kassandra's memories of exploring [[Aletheia's simulations]], Layla learned how to master the Staff's powers and what her role as the Heir meant. Concerned for her well-being, Victoria followed Layla to Atlantis to monitor her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> | ||
The Assassins' location eventually | The Assassins' location was eventually compromised as members of [[Sigma Team]] descended upon them. While Kiyoshi eliminated the Sigma operatives who attacked the ''Altaïr II'',<ref name="Opening the Throne Room"/> Layla dealt with the Templars who entered the Great Seal to Atlantis. Later, during a [[Bleeding Effect]]-induced manic episode, Layla accidentally struck Victoria with the Staff when the doctor tried to forcefully end her Animus sessions. Immediately regretting her actions, Layla mourned her friend's death and begged Aletheia for a second chance to prove she would not let her emotions consume her.<ref name="Torment of Hades"/> | ||
[[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png|thumb|250px|Layla impaling Berg]] | [[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png|thumb|250px|Layla impaling Berg]] | ||
After | After Layla relived the last of Kassandra's memories in the simulations, Aletheia warned her about an interloper,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> and Layla awoke from the Animus session. The [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], Sigma Team's leader, revealed himself to Layla and demanded the Staff. During their conversation, Layla offered to compromise with Berg, telling him the artifact could be used to heal his sick daughter [[Elina Berg|Elina]], but the Templar angrily cut her off for daring to speak his daughter's name.<ref name="Judgment of Atlantis"/> | ||
Seeing she could not reason with Berg, Layla fought him | Seeing she could not reason with Berg, Layla fought and defeated him using the Staff and the skills she had acquired through the Bleeding Effect. After mocking the injured Berg, Layla decided not to kill him, though she impaled his lower spine with the Staff, paralyzing him and causing him to pass out from blood loss. She then radioed the ''Altaïr II'', asking for extraction alongside Victoria's body and the unconscious Berg.<ref name="Judgment of Atlantis"/> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Although successful in retrieving the Staff | Although successful in retrieving the Staff, Layla's relationship with Kiyoshi and Alannah was damaged beyond repair after they learned about her unintentional killing of Victoria. As a result, Layla was re-assigned to a smaller Assassin cell with [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]]<ref name="ACV MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> because of their similar experience in losing a teammate when [[Desmond Miles]] was influenced by an [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] to kill [[Lucy Stillman]] in 2012.<ref name="ACB MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> To ensure a similar incident did not occur again, William had Shaun place a mood stabilizer on Layla's neck, limiting the Staff's influence and the Bleeding Effect.<ref name="ACV MD"/> | ||
However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began [[Tobacco|smoking]] and taking pills to cope with her feelings.<ref name="ACV MD"/> At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[ | However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began [[Tobacco|smoking]] and taking pills to cope with her feelings.<ref name="ACV MD"/> At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Letter to Victoria Bibeau's parents"</ref> Kiyoshi was similarly affected by Victoria's death and, in 2019, recounted the incident to [[Kō Risa]] and her cousin [[Mari]] while explaining the dangers of the Bleeding Effect to them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref> | ||
Following | Following Berg's defeat, the Assassins took him prisoner and unsuccessfully tried [[Interrogation|interrogating]] him several times. He remained a captive until November 2019,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "OBergInterrogation_2Nov2019.WAV"</ref> though he later escaped and returned to Abstergo, who restored his ability to walk<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]'' – [[The Cleaners]]</ref> through experiments with another [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] kept at their facility in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]] – [[Tokyo XXI]]'' – [[Abstergo Mystery]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{Timeline}} | {{Timeline}} | ||
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In 2018, a search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus[1] was undertaken by an Assassin cell assembled by the Assassins' Mentor William Miles and led by Layla Hassan, a former Abstergo Industries employee who had joined the Assassins.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
With the Assassins having covertly watched Layla's and Deanna Geary's revolutionary work involving the Portable Animus HR-8, their Mentor William Miles travelled to the Hotep Cavern in Egypt in late 2017 to recruit Layla, after hearing that Abstergo had sent the Templar task force Sigma Team to kill her for failing to report in with the company. Though initially wary, Layla accepted his offer to work for the Assassins when he pointed out that Abstergo would not stop hunting her.[3]
All too aware of the danger that Isu artifacts posed to humanity, and in an effort to track down more items before Abstergo found them, William assembled a team to find and acquire the fabled Staff of Hermes Trismegistus. The team roster consisted of the newly-inducted Layla, the Japanese Assassin Kiyoshi Takakura, and the historian Alannah Ryan.[2]
Doctor Victoria Bibeau also joined the team as Layla's medical supervisor, and was herself another former Abstergo employee who had defected from the company.[4] This defection came about as a result of Victoria's growing discontent with Abstergo and the Templars, after having assisted in their kidnapping of teenagers to access simulations collectively called an Ascendance Event[5] in late 2016.[6]
Kiyoshi, who had previously been injured while attacking an Abstergo facility in Australia that attempted to resurrect the Isu Juno,[7] was cleared for active duty but was instructed not to overexert himself. The Assassin Harlan Cunningham was also considered for the mission, but declined on the grounds of personal reasons.[4]
The search[edit | edit source]
Herodotos' Lost Histories[edit | edit source]
In October 2018, after using Abstergo research she had kept following her defection from the company,[8] Layla located the Greek historian Herodotos' missing volume Lost Histories from his 5th century BCE work Histories. By cross-referencing locations mentioned in the tome, Layla and her team located the broken Spear of Leonidas that Leonidas I's granddaughter Kassandra had wielded while operating as a misthios.[2]
Although the remnants of any genetic data present on the Spear of Eden were severely damaged, Layla extrapolated what she could and formatted her updated Animus HR-8.5 to fill in the blanks with secondary information gleaned from Herodotos. Through the Animus, she relived Kassandra's genetic memories of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens.[2]
After learning the location and capabilities of the Ancient Forge, Layla excitedly expressed this to Victoria. However, Victoria was greatly concerned for Layla's mental well-being after spending prolonged time in the Animus, and instructed that she rest before going back to Kassandra's memories. After stretching her legs and talking to both Alannah and Kiyoshi, Layla re-entered the Animus simulation.[2]
Discovering Atlantis[edit | edit source]
After experiencing Kassandra's memory of meeting her father Pythagoras beneath Thera,[9] Layla left the Animus, excited that she had found Atlantis. Victoria, however, thought she was delirious and was in disbelief herself that Pythagoras had survived almost a century beyond his recorded historical death. After some reassuring from Layla, Victoria relented and the cell left their hideout in London, England, for the Altaïr II bound for Thera.[10]
When the ship reached the verified coordinates, Layla disembarked and continued by diving underwater. Navigating the subnautical cave system, she eventually found the Gateway to the Lost City and, after changing out of her scuba gear, set up her Animus again to continue exploring Kassandra's memories and find an explanation on how to power up the Atlantean pillars.[10]
Gaining the knowledge she needed, Layla activated the pillars and powered up an Isu map. After some brief troubleshooting, Layla got the mechanism working to its full capacity. To her surprise, Kassandra appeared to greet her, having been kept alive for over two millennia by the Staff of Hermes' power. Warning Layla about the dangers of the Pieces of Eden, Kassandra instructed her to destroy all the artifacts once she accomplished her goal of maintaining balance between order and chaos.[11]
After Layla promised to do so, Kassandra relinquished the Staff to her, thus completing her purpose as "the Keeper." Without the Staff's powers preventing her from aging, Kassandra passed away moments later.[11]
The Heir of Memories[edit | edit source]
Returning to the Animus to gather any loose data she might have missed, Layla witnessed Kassandra's interactions with Aletheia, an Isu whose consciousness was preserved within the Staff.[12] To learn more about her role as the "Heir of Memories", Layla explored the tombs of Agamemnon,[13] Eteokles,[14] and Orion,[15] which Aletheia had instructed Kassandra to find.[16]
Inside the tombs, Layla discovered hidden symbols which served as part of the key needed to unlock the Great Seal to Atlantis.[17] The other part was a password discovered by the sculptor Phidias, whom Kassandra's half-brother Deimos had murdered.[18] To learn the password, Layla reluctantly relived Deimos' memories,[19] an act that would prove to have lasting negative effects.[20]
After accessing the Great Seal, Layla finally met Aletheia, who offered to teach her about her role as the Heir of Memories.[17] By reliving Kassandra's memories of exploring Aletheia's simulations, Layla learned how to master the Staff's powers and what her role as the Heir meant. Concerned for her well-being, Victoria followed Layla to Atlantis to monitor her.[21]
The Assassins' location was eventually compromised as members of Sigma Team descended upon them. While Kiyoshi eliminated the Sigma operatives who attacked the Altaïr II,[19] Layla dealt with the Templars who entered the Great Seal to Atlantis. Later, during a Bleeding Effect-induced manic episode, Layla accidentally struck Victoria with the Staff when the doctor tried to forcefully end her Animus sessions. Immediately regretting her actions, Layla mourned her friend's death and begged Aletheia for a second chance to prove she would not let her emotions consume her.[20]
After Layla relived the last of Kassandra's memories in the simulations, Aletheia warned her about an interloper,[22] and Layla awoke from the Animus session. The Master Templar Juhani Otso Berg, Sigma Team's leader, revealed himself to Layla and demanded the Staff. During their conversation, Layla offered to compromise with Berg, telling him the artifact could be used to heal his sick daughter Elina, but the Templar angrily cut her off for daring to speak his daughter's name.[8]
Seeing she could not reason with Berg, Layla fought and defeated him using the Staff and the skills she had acquired through the Bleeding Effect. After mocking the injured Berg, Layla decided not to kill him, though she impaled his lower spine with the Staff, paralyzing him and causing him to pass out from blood loss. She then radioed the Altaïr II, asking for extraction alongside Victoria's body and the unconscious Berg.[8]
Aftermath[edit | edit source]
Although successful in retrieving the Staff, Layla's relationship with Kiyoshi and Alannah was damaged beyond repair after they learned about her unintentional killing of Victoria. As a result, Layla was re-assigned to a smaller Assassin cell with Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane[23] because of their similar experience in losing a teammate when Desmond Miles was influenced by an Apple of Eden to kill Lucy Stillman in 2012.[24] To ensure a similar incident did not occur again, William had Shaun place a mood stabilizer on Layla's neck, limiting the Staff's influence and the Bleeding Effect.[23]
However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began smoking and taking pills to cope with her feelings.[23] At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.[25] Kiyoshi was similarly affected by Victoria's death and, in 2019, recounted the incident to Kō Risa and her cousin Mari while explaining the dangers of the Bleeding Effect to them.[26]
Following Berg's defeat, the Assassins took him prisoner and unsuccessfully tried interrogating him several times. He remained a captive until November 2019,[27] though he later escaped and returned to Abstergo, who restored his ability to walk[28] through experiments with another Staff of Eden kept at their facility in Tokyo, Japan.[29]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun (flashback only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (indirect mention only)
References[edit | edit source]
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