{{Quote|Find them, kill them. In doing so, you will sow the seeds of peace.|Al Mualim to Altaïr, 1191.|Assassin's Creed}}
[[File:Human Cargo 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore da Firenze assassinating a target]]
'''Research Analyst Diary''' is the personal log of the [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst]], detailing their first five weeks of employment with [[Abstergo Entertainment]].
'''Assassination targets''' were individuals that the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] – and in select instances, the [[Templars|Templar Order]] – deemed worthy of elimination. Over the [[Timeline|centuries]], the Assassins killed many individuals they believed to be corrupt and a danger to humanity, particularly Templars and their associates.
Below is a chronological list of notable victims, by faction and assassin responsible.
==Elimination by Assassins==
===Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad===
Around the time of the [[Third Crusade]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] assassinated various individuals during his quest to find [[Adha|The Chalice]] in 1190. He later eliminated [[Hunt for the Nine|nine tyrannical public figures]] in an effort to restore [[Master Assassin|his lost rank]] and regain honor within the Assassin Order.
Following his ascension to [[Mentor]] of the Order, he carried out several assassinations to aid the [[Cypriot Resistance]] in 1192, and continued to eliminate notable targets throughout his life.
==Diary Entries==
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Welcome to Abstergo...=work diary - week 1
1189-1190 =
My first day at work, and I have been assigned to the most prestigious project in the company - the Sample 17 project. My job is to research the life of the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]], and find promising footage for use in future [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]] products.
Sample 17 executive producer, [[Melanie Lemay]], is a passionate and energetic leader. And the company's CCO, [[Olivier Garneau]], seems like a fun guy. I can wait to settle in and get to work...
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A Small Favour=work diary - week 2
Talked to Melanie Lemay about rewards and bonuses.
1227-1247=
*[[Swami]] - 1227<ref name="Revelations"/><ref name="Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
Visited Olivier Garneau in his office. he asked me to prioritize Edward's search for something called The [[Observatory]].
===Ezio Auditore da Firenze===
Was contacted by "[[John|John from I.T.]]" He asked me to access a colleague's computer and recover a video file for him.
During the [[Renaissance]], the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] assassinated various individuals in order to avenge the deaths of his family members, free the [[Spanish Assassins]], and liberate the [[Italy|Italian]] cities of [[Florence]], [[Venice]] and [[Rome]] from corruption.
I delivered this video file (a strange autopsy video) to a courier named [[Rebecca Crane|Rebecca]] in the lobby.
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I also noticed [[Shaun Hastings|the barista here]] is a bit of a dandy...a bit annoying.
An unsettling week, to say the least! I logged out and received a message to meet Melanie near the elevator. Together we rode the elevator to Olivier's office, but he barred me from the meeting at the last minute.
While waiting, John contacted me again. He asked me to help him recalibrate some security cameras. This resulted in my spying on Olivier's phone meeting with Melanie by accident. They were on the phone with a woman named [[Laetitia England|Laetitia]] - an Abstergo Entertainment executive by the sound of it.
1480-1489=
*[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] - 1480<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Emilio Barbarigo]] - 1485<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]] - 1485<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Marco Barbarigo]] - 1486<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Silvio Barbarigo]] - 1486<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Dante Moro]] - 1486<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Ludovico Orsi]] - 1488<ref name="AC2 - Forlì">''[[Assassin's Creed II]] - [[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]</ref>
*[[Checco Orsi]] - 1488<ref name="AC2 - Forlì"/>
Laetitia demanded that they intensify their search for the Observatory. Melanie tried to reassure her that this was happening. Olivier tried to contain his anger. But John, listening in, was ecstatic. The call concluded with a mention of a shareholders meeting in Chicago.
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This is where things got weird. John erupted in a fit of rage and demand that I break into Olivier's office to steal the shareholder's meeting schedule, threatening to expose me for hacking computers and camera systems if I did not. Having no other options, I sneaked into Olivier's office via the terrace, hacked his computer, and recovered the meeting schedule.
John seemed to calm down after this. He said I was free to return to work. I'm scared.
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The Bunker=work diary - week 4
When I logged out of my [[Animus|ANIMUS]] session, I discovered that I was no longer in my cubicle. Someone had transported me, while I was in the ANIMUS and vulnerable to a different location.
Melanie's face appeared on a nearby screen, and she told me I was in some sort of containment facility with some of my other colleagues. They were conducting an internal investigation and had moved us to here to keep an eye on. And for our own safety, supposedly. She seemed sympathetic, and advised me to keep up hope and try to get some work done.
1511-1512 =
*[[Leandros]] - 1511<ref name="Revelations"/>
*[[Cyril of Rhodes]] - 1511<ref name="Revelations"/>
[[Edward Kenway]], father of [[Haytham Kenway]] and grandfather of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], assassinated several individuals during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in his quest for riches and glory, and later in the service of the Assassin Order.
Almost immediately after she logged off, John called. He was unperturbed by my predicament, but at least promised to help me clear my name. He unlocked the doors to my cell and sent me to sneak into the serve room for the entire building. Melanie was in there for some reason, but John managed to get out of the way.
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The moment I hacked the server, [[Juno|an apparition]] appeared in front of me. She kept talking about it being too early, while at the same time, John kept losing his cool over the communicator. When she left, John left little doubt about what he had expected to happen here - he wanted this apparition to possess my body and was audibly enraged when that didn't happen.
1715-1719 =
*[[Duncan Walpole]] - 1715<ref name="ACBF">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
*[[Julien du Casse]] - 1715<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Kenneth Abraham]] - 1716<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Lucia Márquez]] - 1716<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Laurens Prins]] - 1717<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Hilary Flint]] - 1717<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Jing Lang]] - 1717<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Vance Travers]] - 1717<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Peter Chamberlaine]] - 1718<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Josiah Burgess]] - 1719<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[John Cockram]] - 1719<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Benjamin Hornigold]] - 1719<ref name="ACBF"/>
In the end, I tried to seek refuge in my work. Perhaps Edward's memories and the secrets with could bring clarity to my present predicament.
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A Face from the Past=work diary - week 5
John tried to kill me. I awoke with him looming over me like an old snake. He looked oddly familiar at first, and when he spoke, I knew why right away: he was the spitting image of [[Bartholomew Roberts]]. He ranted for a time about his Beloved - the specter from the server room I assume - and about how he was a reborn figure of some sort. Before he could elaborate further however, Abstergo security guards were upon him. John resisted and they shot him dead.
1722-1723 =
*[[Bartholomew Roberts]] - 1722<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[El Tiburón]] - 1722<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] - 1722<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Emmett Scott]] - 1723<ref name="ACBFN">[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Black Flag'' novel]]</ref>
*[[Wilson]] - 1723<ref name="ACBFN"/>
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===Aveline de Grandpré===
[[Aveline de Grandpré]] assassinated various targets between the [[French and Indian War]] and [[American Revolutionary War]] in an effort to free [[New Orleans]] from Templar influence and liberate victims of the slave trade.
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Melanie apologized profusely for my detainment, and thanked me for my work. I think I believe her. She has always struck me as sincere...
*[[Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer]] - 1769<ref name="AC3L"/>
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1770-1784 =
*[[Diego Vázquez]] - 1773<ref name="AC3L"/>
*[[George Davidson]] - 1777<ref name="AC3L"/>
*[[Madeleine de L'Isle]] - 1777<ref name="AC3L"/>
*[[Edmund Judge]] - 1784<ref name="ACBF"/>
Shaken by the whole experience, I wanted only to go home...but I was soon contacted by the courier and the barista from a few weeks earlier. My instincts about them proved correct. They seem to belong to this "[[Assassins|Assassin]]" collective, and they encouraged me to continue hacking Abstergo's servers. With the security level I have now, it is doubtful I will ever be caught again. Not any time soon anyway. I'm not sure what to do next...quit my job? Or press forward. There is still so much work to do...
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===Ratonhnhaké:ton===
Before, during, and after the events of the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton eliminated various Templars in order to protect his tribe and further the pursuit of freedom for the citizens of the thirteen colonies of the [[United States]].
Following a meeting with [[George Washington]], Ratonhnhaké:ton found himself in an alternate reality created by an [[Apple of Eden 3|Apple of Eden]]. He assassinated several individuals while experiencing the alternate timeline.
*[[Benedict Arnold]]<ref name="Infamy">''Assassin's Creed III'' - ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy]]''</ref>
*[[Israel Putnam]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' - ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal]]''</ref>
*[[John Fitzwilliams]]<ref name="Redemption">''Assassin's Creed III'' - ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption]]''</ref>
*George Washington<ref name="Redemption"/>
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===Desmond Miles===
Following his kidnapping by [[Abstergo Industries]] and training with the Assassins, Desmond was forced by [[Juno]] to assassinate [[Lucy Stillman]] in the [[Colosseum Vault]]. He later infiltrated the Abstergo Industries headquarters in Rome and assassinated two prominent members of their Order.
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2012 =
*Lucy Stillman<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*[[Daniel Cross]]<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Warren Vidic]]<ref name="AC3"/>
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===Other Assassins===
Below is a chronological list of other notable assassinations, by century and, if known, Assassin responsible:
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BCE =
*[[Xerxes I of Persia|King Xerxes I]], by [[Darius]] in 456 BCE<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Alexander the Great]], by [[Iltani]] in 323 BCE<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Qin Shi Huang]], by [[Wei Yu]] in 210 BCE<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Gaius Julius Caesar]], by [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]] and others in 44 BCE<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*[[Cleopatra]], by [[Amunet]] in 31 BCE<ref name="AC2"/>
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1st =
*[[Caligula]], by [[Leonius]] in 41<ref name="AC2"/>
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3rd =
*[[Faustinus]], by [[Aquilus]] in 259<ref name="AC2A">''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]''</ref>
*[[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]], by Aquilus in 259<ref name="AC3A">''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref>
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13th =
*[[Genghis Khan]], by [[Qulan Gal]] and [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] in 1227<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="Secret Crusade"/>
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14th =
*[[Bachir Al-Djallil]], by [[Numa Al'Khamsin]] in 1340<ref name="Hawk">''[[Assassin's Creed 4: Hawk]]''</ref>
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15th =
*[[Yongle]], by [[Li Tong]] in 1424<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy|Assassin's Creed: Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>
*[[Tomás de Torquemada]], in 1498<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Perotto Calderon]], in 1498<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]</ref>
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16th =
*[[Agostino Barbarigo]], by [[Tessa Varzi]] in 1501<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Cahin]], in 1503<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Caha]], in 1503<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Rocco Tiepolo]], in 1503<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Baltasar de Silva]], in 1503<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Margaret of York]], in 1503<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*[[Isabella I of Castile]], in 1504<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*[[Niccolò di Pitigliano]], by [[Francesco Vecellio]] in 1510<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Juan Ponce de León]], in 1521<ref name="DYL"/>
*[[The Viper]], by [[Giovanni Borgia]], in 1527<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Francisco Pizarro]], in 1541<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Mary I of England]], in 1558<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Ivan Ivanovich of Russia]], in 1581<ref name="AC2"/>
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18th =
*[[Pierre, Marquis de Fayet]], by [[Adéwalé]] in 1737<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' - ''[[Freedom Cry]]''</ref>
*[[Richard Montgomery]], in 1775<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Johann Rall]], in 1776<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Friedrich Baum]], in 1777<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Carl Emilius von Donop]], in 1777<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[George Dorrance]], in 1778<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[John Boyd]], in 1779<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Hugh Jackson]], in 1779<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Johann de Kalb]], in 1780<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Hector McNeill]], in 1781<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Jonathan Trumbull]], in 1785<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Jeannot Bullet]], in 1791<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''</ref>
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19th =
*[[Charles Leclerc]], by [[Eseosa]] in 1802<ref name="Initiates"/>
*[[John Wilkes Booth]], in 1865<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Alexander II of Russia]], in 1881<ref name="The Fall #1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]] #1</ref><ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Alexander III of Russia]], by [[Nikolai Orelov]] in 1894<ref name="The Fall #1"/>
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20th =
*[[Erich Albert]], in 1914<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Grigori Rasputin]], in 1916<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Khioniya Guseva]], by Nikolai Orelov in 1917<ref name="Project Legacy"/>
*[[Adolf Hitler]], in 1945<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Joseph Stalin]], in 1953<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[François Duvalier]], in 1971<ref name="AC2"/>
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==Elimination by Templars==
Several assassinations similar to those carried out by Assassins were instigated by Templars at various points in history. The following is a chronological list of Templar assassinations by century and, if known, the Templar responsible.
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15th =
*[[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], by [[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]], [[Gerolamo Olgiati]], [[Carlo Visconti]] - 1476<ref name="Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]</ref>
*[[Giuliano de' Medici]], by Francesco de' Pazzi and Bernardo Baroncelli - 1478<ref name="AC2"/>
*[[Giovanni Mocenigo]], by Carlo Grimaldi - 1485<ref name="AC2"/>
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18th =
*Edward Kenway, by mercenaries in the employ of [[Reginald Birch]] - 1735<ref name="Forsaken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]</ref>
*[[Miko]], by Haytham Kenway - 1754<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Louis Mills]], by Haytham Kenway - 1754<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Cutter]], by Haytham Kenway - 1754<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Silas Thatcher]], by Benjamin Church - 1754<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[Edward Braddock]], by Haytham Kenway - 1754<ref name="AC3"/>
*[[John F. Kennedy]], by [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], Abraham Zapruder and [[William Greer]] - 1963<ref name="Glyphs"/>
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==Survivors==
In carrying out their missions, some Assassins notably spared potential victims, or otherwise did not complete an assassination as directed. The following is a chronological list of targets known to have survived encounters with Assassin attackers:
*[[Maria Thorpe]] - spared by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, 1191<ref name="AC"/>
*Tomás de Torquemada - escaped from Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1491<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>
*[[Micheletto Corella]] - spared by Ezio Auditore da Firenze, 1503<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*[[Charles Vane]] - spared by Edward Kenway, 1719<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Woodes Rogers]] - survived attack by Edward Kenway, 1721<ref name="ACBF"/>
*[[Benjamin Franklin]] - spared by Ratonhnhaké:ton, in alternate reality<ref name="Infamy"/>
*[[Antonio de Ulloa]] - spared by Aveline de Grandpré, 1768<ref name="AC3L"/>
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 25 October 2021
"Find them, kill them. In doing so, you will sow the seeds of peace."
Assassination targets were individuals that the Assassin Order – and in select instances, the Templar Order – deemed worthy of elimination. Over the centuries, the Assassins killed many individuals they believed to be corrupt and a danger to humanity, particularly Templars and their associates.
Below is a chronological list of notable victims, by faction and assassin responsible.
Following his ascension to Mentor of the Order, he carried out several assassinations to aid the Cypriot Resistance in 1192, and continued to eliminate notable targets throughout his life.
Before, during, and after the events of the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton eliminated various Templars in order to protect his tribe and further the pursuit of freedom for the citizens of the thirteen colonies of the United States.
Following a meeting with George Washington, Ratonhnhaké:ton found himself in an alternate reality created by an Apple of Eden. He assassinated several individuals while experiencing the alternate timeline.
Following his kidnapping by Abstergo Industries and training with the Assassins, Desmond was forced by Juno to assassinate Lucy Stillman in the Colosseum Vault. He later infiltrated the Abstergo Industries headquarters in Rome and assassinated two prominent members of their Order.
Several assassinations similar to those carried out by Assassins were instigated by Templars at various points in history. The following is a chronological list of Templar assassinations by century and, if known, the Templar responsible.
In carrying out their missions, some Assassins notably spared potential victims, or otherwise did not complete an assassination as directed. The following is a chronological list of targets known to have survived encounters with Assassin attackers:
