The '''Animus Hub''' is the interface for the hacked<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)|Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT <nowiki>[CORRUPTED]</nowiki>]]</ref> [[Animus|Animus EGO]] used to relive the [[Genetic memory|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during [[Sengoku period|Sengoku era]] [[Japan]]. After the hack, the [[Animus EGO user|user]] had access to four different sections: Memories, Projects, Exchange, and Vault.<ref name="Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
The '''Animus Hub''' is the interface for the hacked [[Animus|Animus EGO]].<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)|Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT <nowiki>[CORRUPTED]</nowiki>]]</ref> After the hack, the [[Animus EGO user|user]] had access to four different sections: Memories, Projects, Exchange, and Vault.<ref name="Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref><ref name="AC4R">''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]''</ref>
==Memories==
==Memories==
[[File:Animus Hub Memories symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Memories section]]
[[File:Animus Hub Memories symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Memories section]]
The Memories section featured a timeline and allowed access to a few other individuals' memories, besides the aforementioned Naoe and Yasuke. Other years were marked down without any associated memory streams,<ref name="Shadows"/> though they did align with the memory start dates of other known [[Animus host]]s' memories.
The Memories section featured a timeline and allowed access to the [[Genetic memory|memories]] of a few other [[Animus host]]s. Other years were marked down without any associated memory streams, though they did align with the memory start dates of other known hosts' memories.<ref name="Shadows"/><ref name="AC4R"/>
*'''1715 CE''' – [[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced|Memories]] of [[Edward Kenway|Edward]]
*'''1715 CE''' – [[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced|Memories]] of [[Edward Kenway|Edward]]
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==Projects==
==Projects==
[[File:Animus Hub Projects symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Projects section]]
[[File:Animus Hub Projects symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Projects section]]
The Projects section contained missions meant to achieve greater [[synchronization]] and correct the simulation in many small ways, such as by eliminating anomalies. These missions rewarded [[Animus data fragment|data fragments]] that could be redeemed for keys to be spent in the Exchange section, decryption of files in the Vault section, as well as for [[Animus mod|mods]] that would add [[gold]] and gear to the simulation for Naoe and Yasuke to use.<ref name="Shadows"/>
The Projects section contained missions meant to achieve greater [[synchronization]] and correct the simulation in many small ways, such as by eliminating anomalies. These missions rewarded [[Animus data fragment|data fragments]] that could be redeemed for keys to be spent in the Exchange section, decryption of files in the Vault section, as well as for [[Animus mod|mods]] that would add [[gold]] and gear to the simulation for the Animus hosts to use.<ref name="Shadows"/><ref name="AC4R"/>
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*Dark Animus Familiar
*500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*500 Keys
*Dark Animus Corsair Flintlocks
*500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*500 Keys
*Obsidian Monolith
*500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*500 Keys
*Dark Animus Corsair Wheel
*500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*Dark Animus Corsair Robes
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==Exchange==
==Exchange==
[[File:Animus Hub Exchange symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Exchange section]]
[[File:Animus Hub Exchange symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Exchange section]]
The Exchange section allowed the user to trade in keys, currency collected both through the Projects and inside the memories of Naoe and Yasuke, for various items to be added to the simulation, such as weapons, armor, and outfits for the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']]{{'}}s members.<ref name="Shadows"/>
The Exchange section allowed the user to trade in keys, currency collected both through the Projects and inside the Animus hosts' memories, for various items to be added to the simulation, such as weapons, armor, and outfits for them<ref name="AC4R"/> and any potential allies.<ref name="Shadows"/>
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==Vault==
==Vault==
[[File:Animus Hub Vault symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Vault section]]
[[File:Animus Hub Vault symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Vault section]]
The Vault section compiled various data files, mimicking the [[database]] function existent in other [[Animus|Animi]] sessions, and was separate from the "Codex" for Yasuke and Naoe's memories. The Vault's files started out encrypted and were decrypted both by completing Projects and by interacting with [[rifts]] during the session, with these particular files transcribing conversations with the artificial intelligences known as [[The Guide]] and [[Ego]].<ref name="Shadows"/> <!--In 2096, when another user relived Edward Kenways memories for further information extraction beyond what Abstergo had done a generation prior, they also had access to a Vault.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]''</ref>-->
The Vault section compiled various data files, mimicking the [[database]] function existent in other [[Animus|Animi]] sessions, and was separate from the "Codex" that the EGO user first saw when reliving the [[samurai]] Yasuke and the ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' Fujibayashi Naoe's joint memories of [[Sengoku period|Sengoku era]] [[Japan]]. The Vault's files started out encrypted and were decrypted both by completing Projects and by interacting with [[rifts]] during the session, with these particular files transcribing conversations with the artificial intelligences known as [[The Guide]] and [[Ego]].<ref name="Shadows"/> <!--In 2096,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Encrypted Blog Post]]</ref> when the EGO user relived Edward Kenway's memories for further information extraction beyond what Abstergo had done generations prior,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> they also had access to a Vault.<ref name="AC4R"/>-->
|[[Database: Devils Movie Trailer|Devils Movie Trailer]]
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|-|The Watchers=
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|Intercepted Comms Chain
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|Encrypted Blog Post
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
Latest revision as of 20:06, 9 July 2026
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Animus Hub's menu
The Animus Hub is the interface for the hacked Animus EGO.[1] After the hack, the user had access to four different sections: Memories, Projects, Exchange, and Vault.[2][3]
The Memories section featured a timeline and allowed access to the memories of a few other Animus hosts. Other years were marked down without any associated memory streams, though they did align with the memory start dates of other known hosts' memories.[2][3]
The Projects section contained missions meant to achieve greater synchronization and correct the simulation in many small ways, such as by eliminating anomalies. These missions rewarded data fragments that could be redeemed for keys to be spent in the Exchange section, decryption of files in the Vault section, as well as for mods that would add gold and gear to the simulation for the Animus hosts to use.[2][3]
The Exchange section allowed the user to trade in keys, currency collected both through the Projects and inside the Animus hosts' memories, for various items to be added to the simulation, such as weapons, armor, and outfits for them[3] and any potential allies.[2]
The Vault section compiled various data files, mimicking the database function existent in other Animi sessions, and was separate from the "Codex" that the EGO user first saw when reliving the samurai Yasuke and the kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe's joint memories of Sengoku eraJapan. The Vault's files started out encrypted and were decrypted both by completing Projects and by interacting with rifts during the session, with these particular files transcribing conversations with the artificial intelligences known as The Guide and Ego.[2]
The Animus Hub, originally known as Assassin's Creed: Infinity, was expected to be a separate live-service platform that would host the modern day storyline and span multiple titles, including Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe and Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus.[4] With the release of Assassin's Creed: Shadows, the Hub was discovered to be an integral part of the game and inaccessible without that particular title.
The platform's conceptual title was first leaked on 7 July 2021 and reported by Bloomberg News,[5] following which Ubisoft acknowledged the leaked project as genuine.[6] During an earnings call in October, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed that Infinity would not be a free-to-play title.[7] During Ubisoft Forward's Assassin's Creed showcase for 2022, series Vice President Executive Producer Marc-Alexis Côté clarified that Infinity would instead be a hub for all future series entries as a starting point for players and would facilitate multiplayer in the future. Infinity would operate as an in-universe Animus for players to operate as they navigated different time periods.[8] Two years later, in a mid-June 2024 interview, Côté revealed that the platform had been renamed to "Animus Hub".[9]