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'''Harry Houdini''' (born '''Erik Weisz'''; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer. He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena.
{{Quote|They hit him in the stomach.|Clay Kaczmarek describing the Templars' role in Houdini's death, 2012.|Assassin's Creed II|Glyphs}}
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|image=AC2 - Houdini and Bess.jpg
|birth=24 March 1874<br>{{Wiki|Budapest}}, {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary}}
|death=31 October 1926<br>{{Wiki|Detroit}}, {{Wiki|Michigan}}, [[United States]]
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'''Erik Weisz''' (1874 – 1926), better known under the stage name of '''Harry Houdini''', was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]]-[[United States|American]] magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Harry Houdini}}</ref>


Houdini was in the possession of an [[Piece of Eden|Apple of Eden]] which he used to do his miraculous acts. He was assassinated by the [[Templars]] so that they could obtain Houdini's Apple.  
==Biography==
Unbeknownst to many, the secret behind Houdini's tricks was an [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]]. With its ability to conjure illusions, he was able to "escape" from what he called a "{{Wiki|Chinese Water Torture Cell}}" in 1913.<ref name="glyph3">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #3: "Descendants"</ref> In December 1915, Houdini and his wife {{Wiki|Bess Houdini|Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner}}<ref name="WP"/> had their photograph taken together.<ref name="glyph9">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – Glyph #9: "Hat Trick"</ref> Shortly afterwards, the [[Templars]] learned that he had an [[Apple of Eden]] and schemed to kill him and take it.<ref name="glyph9"/>


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A decade later, they arranged for their agent<ref name="glyph9"/> and {{Wiki|McGill University}} student<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/03/11/did-houdini-really-die-after-being-sucker-punched/|title=Did Houdini really die after being sucker punched?|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113094355/https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2020/03/11/did-houdini-really-die-after-being-sucker-punched/|archivedate=13 January 2024|author=Begley, Adam|date=11 March 2020|publisher=''{{Wiki|Yale University Press}}''|accessdate=30 December 2025}}</ref> Jocelyn Gordon Whitehead to be in Houdini's dressing room on 22 October 1926 before his performance at the Princess Theater in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. When Whitehead asked a reclining Houdini if it was true that gut punches did not faze him, Houdini casually replied in the affirmative, at which Whitehead abruptly delivered repeated "hammer-like blows below the belt" before Houdini could properly brace for their impacts. He performed with pain and difficulty that night and suffered a fever over the next two days but refused medical treatment.<ref name="WP"/>
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After passing out but being revived on 24 October during a performance at the Garrick Theater in {{Wiki|Detroit}}, {{Wiki|Michigan}}, Houdini was rushed to {{Wiki|Sinai-Grace Hospital}}, where he died on 31 October, allowing the Templars to claim his Apple. Officially, his autopsy reported his death as {{Wiki|appendicitis}}-related {{Wiki|peritonitis}}<ref name="WP"/> brought about by the "accident".<ref name="glyph9"/> He was buried in [[Queens]], [[New York]] on 4 November.<ref name="WP" />
 
==Legacy==
In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details on Houdini's assassination while [[Abstergo Industries]] held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find.<ref name="glyph3"/><ref name="glyph9"/> Sometime in early September,<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Descendants", in which Houdini's water cell escape was exposed as the work of an Apple,<ref name="glyph3"/> and the puzzle titled "Hat Trick", in which digital copies of the Houdinis' picture and Harry's grave photo were included with the revelation that his death was covered up.<ref name="glyph9"/> Later that month while in the Animus' [[Black Room]], Desmond found a few pictures of Houdini and other historical figures whom the Templars or their {{Wiki|front organization}} [[Abstergo Industries]] had either aided or murdered as they saw fit to further their plans of [[New World Order|world domination]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Mole]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC2 - Houdini_beginning_the_Water_Torture_Cell.jpg|Houdini beginning the Chinese Water Torture Cell escape, 1913
AC2_-_Houdini_grave.png|Houdini's grave
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}} {{Io|photo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' {{Io|photo}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:1926 deaths]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Hungarians]]
[[Category:Americans]]
[[Category:Austrians]]
[[Category:Jews]]
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Freemasons]]
[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]]

Latest revision as of 07:07, 5 May 2026

"They hit him in the stomach."
―Clay Kaczmarek describing the Templars' role in Houdini's death, 2012.[src]-[m]

Erik Weisz (1874 – 1926), better known under the stage name of Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Unbeknownst to many, the secret behind Houdini's tricks was an Apple of Eden. With its ability to conjure illusions, he was able to "escape" from what he called a "Chinese Water Torture Cell" in 1913.[2] In December 1915, Houdini and his wife Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner[1] had their photograph taken together.[3] Shortly afterwards, the Templars learned that he had an Apple of Eden and schemed to kill him and take it.[3]

A decade later, they arranged for their agent[3] and McGill University student[4] Jocelyn Gordon Whitehead to be in Houdini's dressing room on 22 October 1926 before his performance at the Princess Theater in Montreal, Quebec. When Whitehead asked a reclining Houdini if it was true that gut punches did not faze him, Houdini casually replied in the affirmative, at which Whitehead abruptly delivered repeated "hammer-like blows below the belt" before Houdini could properly brace for their impacts. He performed with pain and difficulty that night and suffered a fever over the next two days but refused medical treatment.[1]

After passing out but being revived on 24 October during a performance at the Garrick Theater in Detroit, Michigan, Houdini was rushed to Sinai-Grace Hospital, where he died on 31 October, allowing the Templars to claim his Apple. Officially, his autopsy reported his death as appendicitis-related peritonitis[1] brought about by the "accident".[3] He was buried in Queens, New York on 4 November.[1]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 2012, the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek collected details on Houdini's assassination while Abstergo Industries held him captive at their Animus Project laboratory in Rome. He then hid the information within the Animus 1.28 in Glyph puzzles for his successor, Desmond Miles, to find.[2][3] Sometime in early September,[5] Desmond solved the puzzle set titled "Descendants", in which Houdini's water cell escape was exposed as the work of an Apple,[2] and the puzzle titled "Hat Trick", in which digital copies of the Houdinis' picture and Harry's grave photo were included with the revelation that his death was covered up.[3] Later that month while in the Animus' Black Room, Desmond found a few pictures of Houdini and other historical figures whom the Templars or their front organization Abstergo Industries had either aided or murdered as they saw fit to further their plans of world domination.[6]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Houdini beginning the Chinese Water Torture Cell escape, 1913
    Houdini beginning the Chinese Water Torture Cell escape, 1913
  • Houdini's grave
    Houdini's grave

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Harry Houdini on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #3: "Descendants"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #9: "Hat Trick"
  4. ↑ Begley, Adam (11 March 2020). Did Houdini really die after being sucker punched?. Yale University Press. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved on 30 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Lost Archive – The Mole
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