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{{Quote|If our experiments with Desmond in the Animus aren't going well, you will remove him from Abstergo. Take him somewhere he will feel comfortable divulging his secrets. Your Assassins should do the trick.|Warren Vidic to Lucy Stillman.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|The Truth (memory)}}
{{Quote|If our experiments with Desmond in the Animus aren't going well, you will remove him from Abstergo. Take him somewhere he will feel comfortable divulging his secrets. Your Assassins should do the trick.|Warren Vidic to Lucy Stillman.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|The Truth (memory)}}
[[File:ProjectSiren.png|thumb|250px|Vidic and Lucy discussing Project Siren]]
[[File:ProjectSiren.png|thumb|250px|Vidic and Lucy discussing Project Siren]]
'''Project Siren''' was a top-level [[Templars|Templar]] plan created by its governing [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> with the aim of extracting more information out of [[Desmond Miles]] about an [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] his ancestors had interacted with. After their front company [[Abstergo Industries]] located him for the [[Animus Project]] as Subject 17, its overseer [[Doctor]] [[Warren Vidic]] realized that Desmond would not willingly co-operate with their plans and concocted a scheme to relocate Desmond to a seemingly safer environment.<ref name="TLA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Truth (memory)|The Truth]]</ref>
'''Project Siren''' was a top-level [[Templars|Templar]] plan created by its governing [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> with the aim of extracting more information out of [[Desmond Miles]] about an [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] his ancestors had interacted with. After their front company [[Abstergo Industries]] found and abducted Desmond for use in the [[Animus Project]], its overseer [[Warren Vidic]] realized that Desmond would not willingly co-operate with their plans and concocted a scheme to relocate Desmond to a seemingly safer environment.<ref name="TLA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Truth (memory)|The Truth]]</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 2012, with Vidic facing increasing pressure from his [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] and CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] to obtain results in his study,<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]]: Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref> Vidic and his assistant [[Lucy Stillman]] decided that Desmond had to leave the [[Animus Project laboratory|laboratory]] in Abstergo's [[Rome]] facility in the eventuality that progress through his [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] would not be quick enough.<ref name="TLA"/> From there, Lucy would contact the [[Assassins]] [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]] to take Desmond to their [[Rome hideout|hideout]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Both Templars hoped that Desmond would feel more at ease amongst the Assassins, thus allowing him to access crucial memories more easily, particularly the ones that Abstergo desired. Lucy was then to covertly contact Vidic once the Assassins had located the [[Apple of Eden]], which the Templars would then steal<ref name="TLA"/> and use to [[New World Order|impose]] peace by having the [[Piece of Eden]] power their [[Eye-Abstergo]] satellite once it connected with their global [[Akashic Satellite Plexus]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Abstergo Files]]: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"</ref>
In 2012, with Vidic facing increasing pressure from the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] and Abstergo CEO [[Alan Rikkin]] to obtain results in his research,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]]: Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref> the [[doctor]] and his assistant [[Lucy Stillman]] decided that Desmond had to leave the [[Animus Project laboratory|laboratory]] in Abstergo's [[Rome]] facility in the eventuality that progress through his [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] proved too slow.<ref name="TLA"/> From there, Lucy would contact the [[Assassins]] [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]] to take Desmond to their [[Rome hideout|hideout]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>
 
Both Templars hoped that Desmond would feel more at ease amongst the Assassins, thus allowing him to access crucial memories more easily, particularly the ones that Abstergo desired. Lucy was then to covertly contact Vidic once the Assassins had located the Apple of Eden, which the Templars would steal<ref name="TLA"/> and use to [[New World Order|impose]] peace by having the [[Piece of Eden]] power their [[Eye-Abstergo]] satellite once it connected with their global [[Akashic Satellite Plexus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"</ref>
 
[[File:Retrieval 18.png|thumb|250px|left|Desmond killing Lucy under the Apple's influence]]
[[File:Retrieval 18.png|thumb|250px|left|Desmond killing Lucy under the Apple's influence]]
However, this plan would ultimately fail due to interference from the [[Isu]] [[Juno]], who knew the true danger Lucy posed. When Desmond's [[Assassin cell]] arrived at the [[Colosseum Vault]]<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – Modern day</ref> on 10 October,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – The Desmond Files: "Il Colosseo"</ref> Juno influenced him into killing Lucy with his [[Hidden Blade]] as soon as he touched the Apple of Eden, insisting that he "knew very little" and that she would guide him.<ref name="ACBH"/> Desmond later learned the truth about Lucy's intentions when he inadvertently relived [[Clay Kaczmarek]]'s memories while stuck in the [[Animus]]' [[Black Room]],<ref name="TLA"/> although he still felt remorse for having killed Lucy.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – Modern day</ref>
However, this plan would ultimately fail due to interference from the [[Isu]] [[Juno]], who knew the true danger Lucy posed. When Desmond's [[Assassin cell]] arrived at the [[Colosseum Vault]]<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> on 10 October,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Il Colosseo"</ref> Juno tried to influence Desmond to kill Lucy as soon as he touched the Apple of Eden,<ref name="ACBH"/> showing him a [[Calculations|vision]] of what would happen if he spared her: Lucy would deliver the Apple to the Templars, but the Eye-Abstergo launch would ultimately fail due to the [[Second Disaster]] and [[human]]ity would be wiped out.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> The vision drove Desmond to cease his resistance and reluctantly stab Lucy with his [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="ACBH"/>
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Desmond would later learn the truth about Project Siren and Lucy's intentions when he inadvertently relived [[Clay Kaczmarek]]'s memories while stuck in the [[Animus]]' [[Black Room]].<ref name="TLA"/> However, despite Lucy's betrayal, Desmond continued to feel remorse for having killed her.<ref name="AC3"/>
 
===Legacy===
===Legacy===
Project Siren's failure meant that Abstergo was unable to acquire the Apple of Eden in time for the Eye-Abstergo's scheduled launch on [[Second Disaster|21 December 2012]], forcing the Templars to abandon their plans.<ref name="AC3"/> Despite the Templars classifying it as a top-secret operation, the [[Master Templar]] [[Daniel Cross]] learned of it on 13 October and called his Templar psychiatrist Dr. [[Sung]] in a panic, though she admitted to not knowing what he rambled about while she attempted to calm him down.<ref name="DeathOfASiren">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – The Desmond Files: "Death of A Siren"</ref>
Project Siren's failure meant that Abstergo was unable to acquire the Apple of Eden in time for the Eye-Abstergo's scheduled launch on 21 December 2012, forcing the Templars to abandon their plans.<ref name="AC3"/> Despite the Templars classifying the project as a top-secret operation, the [[Master Templar]] [[Daniel Cross]] learned of it on 13 October and called his Templar psychiatrist, Dr. [[Sung]], in a panic, though she admitted to not knowing what he was rambling about while she attempted to calm him down.<ref name="Death of A Siren">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Death of A Siren"</ref>


Four days later, he called Vidic in a rage after the Assassins had escaped the Templars' grasp once again without any leads on their location. Vidic, shocked that someone else knew about the project, demanded to know how Cross learned its specifics, only for Cross to reveal that he had used his new clearance as an Inner Sanctum member to read reports on its creation, progress, and recent collapse.<ref name="TripToRome">''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – The Desmond Files: "Trip To Rome"</ref>
Four days later, Cross called Vidic in a rage after the Assassins had escaped the Templars' grasp once again without any leads on their location. Vidic, shocked that someone else knew about the project, demanded to know how Cross had learned its specifics, to which the latter revealed that he had used his new clearance as an Inner Sanctum member to read reports on the project's creation, progress, and recent collapse.<ref name="Trip To Rome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Trip To Rome"</ref>


Even a decade after the project failed, its documents were still not declassified for other Templars to read; in 2023, the Templar [[Shimazu Sei]] indirectly mentioned Project Siren when she recounted Desmond and Lucy's "escape" from Abstergo to the Animus test subject [[Noa Kim]], though she appeared unaware of the escape's true nature.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57|Episode 57]]</ref>
Even a decade after the project's failure, its documents were still not declassified for other Templars to read. In 2023, the Templar [[Shimazu Sei]] indirectly mentioned Project Siren when she recounted Desmond and Lucy's "escape" from Abstergo to the Animus test subject [[Noa Kim]], though she appeared unaware of the escape's true nature.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57|Episode 57]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 01.png|Lucy and Vidic discussing Project Siren
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 01.png|Lucy and Vidic discussing Project Siren
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 04.png|Vidic suggesting Lucy move Desmond to be with Assassins
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 04.png|Vidic suggesting that Lucy move Desmond to be with Assassins
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 05.png|Vidic planning for Desmond to read though Lucy's emails
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 05.png|Vidic planning for Desmond to read though Lucy's emails
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 07.png|Vidic telling Lucy to make her "escape" look convincing
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 07.png|Vidic telling Lucy to make her "escape" look convincing
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 09.png|Vidic congratulating Lucy for her serving the Templars
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 09.png|Vidic congratulating Lucy for serving the Templars
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 10.png|Vidic suggesting Lucy ask why the Assassins left her
ACR TLA M06 Project Siren 10.png|Vidic suggesting that Lucy ask why the Assassins left her
EfAI 5.png|Lucy and Desmond "fleeing" the Abstergo facility
EfAI 5.png|Lucy and Desmond "fleeing" the Abstergo facility
Des Hideout 2.png|Lucy introducing Desmond to Shaun and Rebecca
Des Hideout 2.png|Lucy introducing Desmond to Shaun and Rebecca
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"If our experiments with Desmond in the Animus aren't going well, you will remove him from Abstergo. Take him somewhere he will feel comfortable divulging his secrets. Your Assassins should do the trick."
―Warren Vidic to Lucy Stillman.[src]-[m]
Vidic and Lucy discussing Project Siren

Project Siren was a top-level Templar plan created by its governing Inner Sanctum[1] with the aim of extracting more information out of Desmond Miles about an Apple of Eden his ancestors had interacted with. After their front company Abstergo Industries found and abducted Desmond for use in the Animus Project, its overseer Warren Vidic realized that Desmond would not willingly co-operate with their plans and concocted a scheme to relocate Desmond to a seemingly safer environment.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

In 2012, with Vidic facing increasing pressure from the Templar Grand Master and Abstergo CEO Alan Rikkin to obtain results in his research,[3] the doctor and his assistant Lucy Stillman decided that Desmond had to leave the laboratory in Abstergo's Rome facility in the eventuality that progress through his genetic memories proved too slow.[2] From there, Lucy would contact the Assassins Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane to take Desmond to their hideout.[4]

Both Templars hoped that Desmond would feel more at ease amongst the Assassins, thus allowing him to access crucial memories more easily, particularly the ones that Abstergo desired. Lucy was then to covertly contact Vidic once the Assassins had located the Apple of Eden, which the Templars would steal[2] and use to impose peace by having the Piece of Eden power their Eye-Abstergo satellite once it connected with their global Akashic Satellite Plexus.[5]

Desmond killing Lucy under the Apple's influence

However, this plan would ultimately fail due to interference from the Isu Juno, who knew the true danger Lucy posed. When Desmond's Assassin cell arrived at the Colosseum Vault[6] on 10 October,[7] Juno tried to influence Desmond to kill Lucy as soon as he touched the Apple of Eden,[6] showing him a vision of what would happen if he spared her: Lucy would deliver the Apple to the Templars, but the Eye-Abstergo launch would ultimately fail due to the Second Disaster and humanity would be wiped out.[8] The vision drove Desmond to cease his resistance and reluctantly stab Lucy with his Hidden Blade.[6]

Desmond would later learn the truth about Project Siren and Lucy's intentions when he inadvertently relived Clay Kaczmarek's memories while stuck in the Animus' Black Room.[2] However, despite Lucy's betrayal, Desmond continued to feel remorse for having killed her.[8]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Project Siren's failure meant that Abstergo was unable to acquire the Apple of Eden in time for the Eye-Abstergo's scheduled launch on 21 December 2012, forcing the Templars to abandon their plans.[8] Despite the Templars classifying the project as a top-secret operation, the Master Templar Daniel Cross learned of it on 13 October and called his Templar psychiatrist, Dr. Sung, in a panic, though she admitted to not knowing what he was rambling about while she attempted to calm him down.[9]

Four days later, Cross called Vidic in a rage after the Assassins had escaped the Templars' grasp once again without any leads on their location. Vidic, shocked that someone else knew about the project, demanded to know how Cross had learned its specifics, to which the latter revealed that he had used his new clearance as an Inner Sanctum member to read reports on the project's creation, progress, and recent collapse.[10]

Even a decade after the project's failure, its documents were still not declassified for other Templars to read. In 2023, the Templar Shimazu Sei indirectly mentioned Project Siren when she recounted Desmond and Lucy's "escape" from Abstergo to the Animus test subject Noa Kim, though she appeared unaware of the escape's true nature.[11]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The project's name was derived from the nature of the siren, winged creatures in Greek mythology that looked like attractive women on rocky outcrops. They sang so seductively that sailors were lured to their deaths by unwittingly crashing their boats on the rocks only to drown in the wreckage or be eaten if they swam and reached the sirens.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Lucy and Vidic discussing Project Siren
    Lucy and Vidic discussing Project Siren
  • Vidic suggesting that Lucy move Desmond to be with Assassins
    Vidic suggesting that Lucy move Desmond to be with Assassins
  • Vidic planning for Desmond to read though Lucy's emails
    Vidic planning for Desmond to read though Lucy's emails
  • Vidic telling Lucy to make her "escape" look convincing
    Vidic telling Lucy to make her "escape" look convincing
  • Vidic congratulating Lucy for serving the Templars
    Vidic congratulating Lucy for serving the Templars
  • Vidic suggesting that Lucy ask why the Assassins left her
    Vidic suggesting that Lucy ask why the Assassins left her
  • Lucy and Desmond "fleeing" the Abstergo facility
    Lucy and Desmond "fleeing" the Abstergo facility
  • Lucy introducing Desmond to Shaun and Rebecca
    Lucy introducing Desmond to Shaun and Rebecca

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Modern day
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Lost Archive – The Truth
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Warren Vidic's email: Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Modern day
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: "File.0.19\Prj_Eye-Abstergo"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Modern day
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Il Colosseo"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Assassin's Creed III – Modern day
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Death of A Siren"
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Trip To Rome"
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 57

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