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[[File:Zw-eden-slave.png|thumb|300px|A Piece of Eden, used by the First Civilization to enslave humanity.]]
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{{Quote|They're gifts, Mr. Miles. From Those Who Came Before.|Dr. Warren Vidic to Desmond Miles on the origins of the Pieces of Eden.|Assassin's Creed}}
{{Quote|These were remnants of beings older than even the most ancient human civilizations. A race that evolved and established a society that reached its heyday tens of thousands of years in the distant past. The relics of ''Those Who Came Before''. They were known as ''Pieces of Eden''.|Edward Kenway, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52}}
[[File:Eden 2 v.png|thumb|250px|An Isu controlling humans with an Apple of Eden]]
A '''Piece of Eden''' is a type of sophisticated technology created by the [[Isu]]. Named after the Isu's city of [[Eden]], where they kept early [[human]]ity as [[Slavery|slaves]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[The Truth]]</ref> and which later free humans would mythologize as a {{Wiki|Garden of Eden|paradisal garden}} where they had regular contact with the divine,<ref name="Assassination Majd">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Majd Addin)]]</ref> the Pieces vary greatly in design and function, with some serving more mundane uses than others.


The '''Pieces of Eden''' (also known as '''PE'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> or '''P.O.E.'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>) were technologically advanced pieces of equipment created by the [[Those Who Came Before|First Civilization]]. Each possessed unique properties, and all were known to be capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to the will of the user.
Some of the most common Pieces, like the [[Apples of Eden|Apples]] and [[Staves of Eden]], were created for the primary purpose of mentally and physically controlling human thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Made from a substance alternately referred to as "[[adamant]]"<ref name="Deadly Little Secrets">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[Deadly Little Secrets]]</ref> or "pathorica",<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 002]]</ref> an energy-channeling<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[Blood Gets In Your Eyes]]</ref> synthetic [[metal]] that affected the [[neurotransmitter]] network [[Project Anthropos|engineered]] into human brains<ref name="Glyph 18">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #18: "Synapses"</ref> by restructuring the emotion-processing<ref name="Deadly Little Secrets"/> {{Wiki|limbic system}}, these Pieces were the main instrument by which the Isu enforced their subjugation of humanity. Other classes of Pieces served different roles, being utilized as weapons of war, instruments of healing, or recording devices, among other functions.


==History==
While wider Isu society viewed the Pieces as little more than "refuse" due to how commonplace they were,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]: "End of a Hero"</ref> their diverse powers have mystified humanity over millennia, enough for them to conflate them with "magic" throughout history. The Isu's extinction following the [[Great Catastrophe]] only reinforced this, as memories of the Isu faded into legends and myths. Since humans lack the technological expertise to reproduce these devices, they have long been the subject of innumerable conflicts between rival human factions seeking them for their own ends. In particular, they are a central obsession for the [[Templars]], who have devoted much of their resources to searching and seizing these artifacts in their quest for [[New World Order|world domination]].
===Early history===
{{Quote|Current examination of Subject Seventeen indicates that aside from the Piece of Eden, all other artifacts related to [[Jesus Christ|Christ-figure]] are literary devices derived from the Piece of Eden, and not actual objects.|[[Alan Rikkin]]'s [[E-mails#Conference Room Email|e-mail]].|Assassin's Creed}}


The Pieces of Eden, the only known technological development (besides humanity) to be created by the First Civilization,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> have a long history that punctuate the tales of humanity. However, whether humanity was created to be susceptible to the effects of the Pieces of Eden, or if the Pieces were created after humanity remains unknown; [[Minerva]] attributed the initial period of peace between humanity and their "gods" to the effects of the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
==Description==
[[File:ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg|thumb|180px|A collection of various Pieces of Eden]]
Although most classes of Pieces of Eden, such as the Apples and Staves, were utilized as tools by which humanity could be controlled, others deviated from this purpose. For example, the [[Swords of Eden]] are primarily weapons capable of emitting energy blasts, though they can also enhance the wielder's charisma and leadership abilities;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''</ref> the [[Shrouds of Eden]] are medical in nature, designed for healing even the most mortal of wounds,<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 4 – Perotto Calderon]]</ref><ref name="Rome Chapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> but they cannot revive the dead,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Messiah]]</ref> only briefly reanimate corpses,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past]]: "Philippi, Macedonia"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref> and can kill a healthy user by tearing them apart in an attempt to "fix" non-existent damage.<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 2 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref>


Eventually, interbreeding between humanity and the First Civilization led to the creation of a hybrid race, which was immune to the hypnotic effects of the Pieces of Eden. At some point, two individuals, [[Adam and Eve]], stole one of the Pieces – the Apple of Eden – from their masters. Soon afterwards, war broke out, pitting humanity against their gods.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
The devices' assorted functions extend further: many are capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to that of the user, projecting illusions, or concealing the user's presence. The [[Precursor box]]es, powered by other Pieces of Eden, can imprint the memories of its users onto others<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]''</ref> and decode [[Isu script]], like the [[Voynich manuscript]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Other functions are more mundane relative to modern human technology, such as hologram projection or the [[Crystal Skulls]] which serve dual purposes as long-distance communication and surveillance devices, but these nevertheless appeared supernatural to ancient peoples.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>


Despite their technological superiority, the Pieces of Eden failed to protect the First Civilization from their other creation, who heavily outnumbered their former masters. The war [[First Disaster|ended catastrophically]] for both sides, and both humanity and their gods were forced to work together to rebuild their world.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Eventually though, the gods became extinct, and their Pieces of Eden were lost to history.<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
Since the Isu's extinction, these devices, appearing sporadically in the hands of humans, have acquired a status as legendary relics of phenomenal properties. Greatly eclipsing the technological level of human civilization, even into [[modern times]], Pieces of Eden bestow tremendous power over society to those who come to possess them. Their employment has therefore had immense impacts on human history; some of the most influential leaders such as [[Alexander the Great]], [[Genghis Khan]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], and [[Mahatma Gandhi]] were aided by their use of a Piece of Eden.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


===Beginnings of human use===
Recognizing their significance, the Pieces of Eden have been at the forefront of the Templars' goals for centuries as they hope that by exploiting the artifacts, they could achieve their vision of a [[New World Order]]. The contest for the Pieces of Eden between the Templars and their archenemies, the [[Assassins]], who traditionally seek to safeguard them, has been a hallmark of their [[Assassin-Templar War|millennia-long war]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Jubair al Hakim)]]</ref>
Over the centuries, the Pieces of Eden resurfaced, and were mostly seen as religious artifacts or holy relics. However, as time went on, groups of individuals began to see the Pieces of Eden for what they truly were and sought to exploit them. As early as the 12<sup>th</sup> Century, the [[Templars]] were actively seeking and obtaining numerous Pieces of Eden,<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> in the hopes of forcibly uniting the world in peace much like Those Who Came Before had done.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>


[[File:Poemap.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Altaïr, looking at the map of locations of Pieces of Eden.]]
==History==
During the late 12<sup>th</sup> Century, the Knights Templar led by [[Robert de Sable]], their [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]], had focused their efforts on obtaining one Piece of Eden in particular, the [[Sixth Apple|Apple]]. Using the cover of the [[Third Crusade]], the Templars infiltrated the catacombs of [[Solomon's Temple]], in the city of [[Jerusalem]], where they knew the Apple was located.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
{{Main|History of the Pieces of Eden}}


The Templars sought to obtain the Apple to aid them in their mission to bring peace to the region, and ensure their rule. Unfortunately for the Templars, one of their own had betrayed them; [[Al Mualim]], secretly a member of the Knights Templar, but public leader of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], had sent his best agents to take the device.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
==Characteristics and attributes==
{{Quote|This... piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. Eris used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine.|Al Mualim to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, about the Apple of Eden, 1191.|Assassin's Creed|Assassination (Majd Addin)}}
[[File:Phrenology.PNG|thumb|250px|left|Bombastus observing a Crystal Skull]]
Amongst the greatest tools known to man, the Apples of Eden can control the human mind by interacting with a neurotransmitter located deep in the human brain.<ref name="Glyph 18"/> Other Pieces of Eden are capable of warping reality, creating illusions, ensuring total obedience,<ref name="AC2/> and healing physical injuries.<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 2"/><ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 4"/><ref name="Rome Chapter 2"/> Both the Templars and the Assassins believe that the Pieces of Eden were responsible for many mythohistorical events, such as the {{Wiki|Fall of man|expulsion}} of humanity from Eden, the {{Wiki|Plagues of Egypt|Biblical plagues}} that ravaged [[Egypt]], the {{Wiki|Crossing the Red Sea|parting}} of the [[Red Sea]], the [[Trojan War]], and [[Jesus of Nazareth]]'s miracles.<ref name="Assassination Majd"/>


[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Malik Al-Sayf|brothers]] [[Kadar Al-Sayf|Al-Sayf]] intercepted the Templars, and the two parties engaged one another. Despite the death of Kadar, and Altaïr being thrown from the battle early on, the Assassins prevailed and spirited the Apple to their fortress in [[Masyaf]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
===Abilities of a Piece===
{{Quote|The fearsome abilities that lie in the Pieces of Eden vary as much as they do in shape and size.|Edward Kenway to Shimazu Saito, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52}}
Some Pieces of Eden were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes. Others were able to "speak" to those who wielded them, as was the case with the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] with his [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple]],<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> and both [[Perotto Calderon]]<ref name="Italian Wars Chapter 4"/> and [[Giovanni Borgia]] with a [[Shroud of Eden 1|Shroud]].<ref name="Rome Chapter 2"/>


For a year following this, the Assassins and Templars fought one another for control of the artifact, until the deaths of both Robert and Al Mualim at the hands of Altaïr ended the conflict. Originally intending to destroy the Apple, Altaïr found himself unable to do so, and instead decided to seal the Apple in the [[Limassol]] [[Templar Archive|Archives]]. Circumstances worked against this plan however, and he decided to keep the Apple for himself, lest it fall into the wrong hands.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
When activated, Apples of Eden are capable of extending a pulse of energy that can drive those in the surrounding area to insanity and death. Doing so has a detrimental effect on the physical health of the wielder if they are unskilled in the Apples' use, but a capable user is not as easily afflicted.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> The [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], for example, was able to use one [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple]] for a limited duration without adverse affects at the age of 92.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref> Using the Pieces' powers in short bursts can also minimize the negative effects dealt by the artifacts, though to what extent is unknown.<ref name="AC2"/>


===Uses through the centuries===
===Destruction of a Piece===
Altair's Piece of Eden, also known as the "[[Second Apple]]", was sealed away with Altair's body inside [[Masyaf]] as depicted in [[Assassin's Creed]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] until its discovery in the early 20th Century, by a man named Mahatma Gandhi.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
Following the [[DIA satellite accident|destruction]] of an Apple of Eden during an experiment at the [[Denver]] International Airport, the Templars found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. To that end, their front company [[Abstergo Industries]] kidnapped the [[United States|American]] bartender and former Assassin [[Desmond Miles]] in order to explore the memories of his ancestor Altaïr<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed|Modern day]]: "The Experiment Begins"</ref> and ultimately saw a holographic [[Isu map|map]] that Altaïr had discovered in 1191 of various Piece locations.<ref name="Assassination Al Mualim">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref>


On the other hand, Ezio's conflicts with the Templars circled around a different Piece of Eden, first uncovered by Templars in Cyprus 1488 and shipped to [[Venice]] for the Grand Master at the time, [[Rodrigo Borgia]]. However, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] managed to procure it before it could be passed into his hands.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
[[File:Tungaska Explod v.png|thumb|250px|The Tunguska explosion]]
Each Piece of Eden contains a great deal of potential energy, and the destruction of one can cause an explosion on the scale of a nuclear blast. One such [[Tunguska explosion|explosion]] occurred in 1908, in the region of [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]]. The [[Imperial Sceptre]], a Staff of Eden, was seemingly destroyed when [[Nikola Tesla]] fired at the Tunguska facility with his wireless {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, attempting to strike a blow against the Templars.<ref name="AC2/><ref name="Project Lead #9 email">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]]: "Project Lead #9 email"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #2]]</ref>


During the events of [[Battle of Forlì]], the Apple was taken from Ezio by [[Girolamo Savonarola]], and Savonarola used it to cause the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] in [[Florence]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II - [[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)]]''</ref> In 1499, Ezio used the Apple, combined with the power of the [[The Staff|Papal Staff]], another Piece of Eden, to open up the [[Vatican Vault|Vault]] beneath the Vatican in [[Rome]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
However, the blast failed to totally destroy the Staff and at least one [[Shards of Eden|shard]] remained.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref> The Staff shard still possessed powers of mind control, as demonstrated by [[Grigori Rasputin]]. While he was in possession of the shard, he brainwashed Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s wife [[Alexandra Feodorovna]] as well as several disciples like [[Khioniya Guseva]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[DATA-DUMP S00.S02]]: "Polzuchaya Tvar"</ref>


[[File:Ezio Sixth.png|250px|thumb|left|Ezio holds one of the Apples of Eden.]]
===Resistance===
Throughout human history, the Pieces of Eden had an extensive history of changing hands with historically notable figures, many of whom were either Templars or Assassins. Among these were [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[George Washington]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Nikola Tesla]], [[Thomas Edison]], [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[Henry Ford]] and [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
{{Quote|I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY.|An unidentified individual's e-mail to Dr. Warren Vidic.|Assassin's Creed|Warren Vidic's email}}
 
[[File:Mentor's wake 13.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr deactivating an Apple]]
By 2012, however, many had fallen into the hands of the Templars. Seeking to obtain the rest, the [[Animus]] project was set up with the sole intention of locating and securing the remaining Pieces of Eden. This [[Animus project]] was also an important component in the Templars goal of ensuring a [[New World Order]], through use of the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
Although the Isu created humanity to be susceptible to the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between them and their slaves led to the birth of a [[hybrid]] species. These new humans possessed some of the [[Eagle Vision|natural abilities]] of their creators and were free of the neurotransmitter necessary for the Pieces of Eden to control them. The first two known hybrids were [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], who later stole one of the Apples of Eden and instigated the [[Human-Isu War]].<ref name="AC2"/>
 
With the Pieces of Eden, the Templars sought to manipulate the neurotransmitters that made humanity susceptible to the devices' hypnotic effects. Eye-Abstergo, a branch of [[Abstergo Industries]], planned to launch an "all-in-one telecommunication" satellite into orbit around the Earth. However, unbeknownst to humanity (and indeed, many employees of Abstergo Industries), the satellite would contain at least one Piece of Eden, and spread its power out on a global scale.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
 
===Modern history===
In 2012, the Assassin team of [[Desmond Miles]], [[Lucy Stillman]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and [[Rebecca Crane]] used the Animus to locate the Apple of Eden hidden by Ezio Auditore [[Colosseum Vault|beneath]] the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] in 1507.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>
 
==Characteristics and attributes==
[[File:Almualimxs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Al Mualim uses the Apple to project multiple images of himself.]]
{{Quote|This... piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. [[Eris]] used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine.|Al Mualim, speaking to Altaïr about the Apple.|Assassin's Creed}}
 
Amongst the greatest tools known to man, by interacting with a neurotransmitter located deep in the human brain, the Apples of Eden could control the human mind. Other Pieces of Eden were capable of warping reality, creating illusions, ensuring total obedience and healing physical injuries.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name ="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>


Both the Templars and the Assassins believed that the Pieces of Eden were responsible for many historical tales and miracles, such as the Parting of the Red Sea, the Trojan Horse, and the miracles enacted by "the Christ-figure," who foreshadowed the Christian faith, and the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, among other supernatural happenings.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
Members of their lineage inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically manipulate them remained.<ref name="Assassination Al Mualim"/> These traits were passed down through generations.<ref name="AC2"/> By the early 21st century, the Templars were aware that some humans were immune to the Pieces' mind control. On at least one occasion, Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] received an email from one such individual who had witnessed the mishap in Denver and threatened to expose what they had seen when an Apple was used on others.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]]: Subject line: "I KNOW"</ref>


====Abilities of the Pieces====
==Known Pieces of Eden==
Some Pieces of Eden were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes. Others were able to "speak" to those who wielded them, as was the case with Ezio Auditore da Firenze, [[Perotto Calderon]] and [[Giovanni Borgia]], who spoke with the sixth Apple and [[the Shroud]].<ref name ="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)]]''</ref>
Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.


[[File:Usingapple.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The energy pulse from the Apple.]]
===Apples of Eden===
The Pieces of Eden, or at the very least the Apples, were capable of extending a pulse of energy when activated, that could drive those targeted to insanity and death. Doing so, however, had a detrimental effect on the physical health of the wielder.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" /> Using the Pieces' powers in short bursts, however, could minimize the negative effects dealt out by the artifacts; though to what extent, is unknown.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACU Apple of Eden 1 render 001.png|link=Apple of Eden 1|'''[[Apple of Eden 1]]'''
ACO Apple of Eden.png|link=Apple of Eden 2|'''[[Apple of Eden 2]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACIII Apple of Eden 3 render.png|link=Apple of Eden 3|'''[[Apple of Eden 3]]'''
Apple of Eden.png|link=Apple of Eden 4|'''[[Apple of Eden 4]]'''<br>{{c|presumed destroyed}}
Apple of Eden.png|link=Apple of Eden 5|'''[[Apple of Eden 5]]'''
Ezio's Apple render.png|link=Apple of Eden 6|'''[[Apple of Eden 6]]'''<br>{{c|with [[William Miles]]}}
ACS Apple of Eden 7 render.png|link=Apple of Eden 7|'''[[Apple of Eden 7]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACM Aguilar's Apple of Eden Render.png|link=Aguilar's Apple of Eden|'''[[Aguilar's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Callum Lynch]]}}
ACO Akhenaten's Apple of Eden Render.png|link=Akhenaten's Apple of Eden|'''[[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden]]'''
ACV SoG Apple.png|link=Gull's Apple of Eden|'''[[Gull's Apple of Eden]]'''
Treasure Hunter's Apple.png|link=Treasure Hunter's Apple of Eden|'''[[Treasure Hunter's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
Isle of Skye Apple.png|link=Isle of Skye's Apple of Eden|'''[[Isle of Skye's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|presumed destroyed}}
ACRPG LOB Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden.png|link=Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden|'''[[Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Isabel's Apple of Eden|'''[[Isabel's Apple of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|presumed destroyed}}
</gallery>


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===Atlantis artifacts===
====Destruction of a Piece====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Following the destruction of the second Piece of Eden during experimental use at Denver International Airport, the Templars found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. Needing access to a map that indicated the location of ''all'' Pieces of Eden, the Templar front company Abstergo Industries kidnapped the descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad – Desmond Miles - in order to view the memories of his ancestor. This would allow them to view the very same map Altaïr had discovered in 1191.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
ACOD Prize of the Cyclops.png|link=Prize of the Cyclops|'''[[Prize of the Cyclops]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Gateway to the Lost City]]}}
ACOD Prize of the Sphinx.png|link=Prize of the Medusa|'''[[Prize of the Medusa]]'''<br>{{c|in the Gateway to the Lost City}}
ACOD Prize of the Sphinx.png|link=Prize of the Minotaur|'''[[Prize of the Minotaur]]'''<br>{{c|in the Gateway to the Lost City}}
ACOD Prize of the Sphinx.png|link=Prize of the Sphinx|'''[[Prize of the Sphinx]]'''<br>{{c|in the Gateway to the Lost City}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Prize of the Versipellis|'''[[Prize of the Versipellis]]'''
</gallery>


Each of the Pieces of Eden contained a great deal of potential energy stored within, and the destruction of one would cause an explosion on the scale of a nuclear blast. [[Tunguska event|One such blast]] occurred in 1908, in the region of Tunguska, Russia, when the Piece of Eden known as "the Staff" was seemingly destroyed by Nikola Tesla with the firing of his wireless electric weapon, as a strike against the Templars.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed"/><ref name="The Fall - Issue #2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' - Issue #2</ref> Even then, however, the blast failed to totally destroy the Staff, and at least one shard remained.<ref name="The Fall - Issue #3">''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' - Issue #3</ref>
===Rings of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACIII-RingofEden 1.png|link=Rings of Eden|'''[[Rings of Eden]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Hnituðr|'''[[Hnituðr]]'''
ACRPG LOB Pirate Ring of Eden.png|link=Pirate Ring of Eden|'''[[Pirate Ring of Eden]]'''
ACRPG - Ring of Blood.jpg|link=Ring of Blood|'''[[Ring of Blood]]'''
ACRPG - Ring of Moon.jpg|link=Ring of Moon|'''[[Ring of Moon]]'''
ACRPG - Ring of Sand.jpg|link=Ring of Sand|'''[[Ring of Sand]]'''
</gallery>


Despite the obliteration of every other remnant of the artifact, the Shard still possessed impressive powers of mind control, as demonstrated by [[Grigori Rasputin]]. While he was in the possession of the Shard, he managed to force the attraction of Alexandra Feodorovna, the consort of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and the devotion of several disciples like [[Khioniya Guseva]].<ref name="The Fall - Issue #3" /><ref name="DATA-DUMP S00.S02">''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' - DATA-DUMP S00.S02</ref>
===Shrouds of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Philippi, Macedonia.png|link=Shroud of Eden 1|'''[[Shroud  of Eden 1]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACS Shroud of Eden.png|link=Shroud of Eden 2|'''[[Shroud of Eden 2]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACRPG LOB Shroud of Eden.png|link=Shroud of Eden copy|'''[[Shroud of Eden copy]]'''
</gallery>


===Resistance===
===Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden===
{{Quote|I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY.|An unidentified individual's [[e-mail]] to Dr. Warren Vidic.|Assassin's Creed}}
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACFT - Crescent Amulet.png|link=Crescent amulet|'''[[Crescent amulet]]'''<br>{{c|at the [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)|Forgotten Temple]]}}
ACFT - Lantern of Eden.png|link=Lantern (Piece of Eden)|'''[[Lantern (Piece of Eden)|Lantern]]'''<br>{{c|at the Forgotten Temple}}
ACFT - Lotus disk.png|link=Lotus disk|'''[[Lotus disk]]'''<br>{{c|at the Forgotten Temple}}
</gallery>


Although the First Civilization created humanity with a neurotransmitter that forced them to accept the will of the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between the gods and their slaves bore a hybrid species. These new humans possessed some of the [[Eagle Vision|natural abilities]] of their gods and, most notably, they were also free of the neurotransmitter that bound them to the will of the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
===Spears of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV Gungnir Full render.png|link=Gungnir|'''[[Gungnir]]'''
Spear of Leonidas.png|link=Spear of Leonidas|'''[[Spear of Leonidas]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]}}
</gallery>


The first two known individuals to be born immune to the effects of the Pieces were Adam and Eve, who later stole one of the Apples of Eden, and precipitated the war that followed.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Members of the lineage also inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the mind-control of the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically manipulate them remained.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> Individuals such as Altaïr, Ezio, [[Subject 16]] and Desmond all possessed these enhanced abilities, and a resistance to the effects of the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
===Staves of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Alexander's Staff Concept.png|link=Scepter of Alexander the Great|'''[[Scepter of Alexander the Great]]'''
AC The Fall Imperial Sceptre Render.png|link=Imperial Sceptre|'''[[Imperial Sceptre]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
AC2 Staff of Eden render.png|link=Papal Staff of Eden|'''[[Papal Staff of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|beneath the [[Sistine Chapel]]}}
Hermes' Staff render.png|link=Staff of Hermes Trismegistus|'''[[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]'''<br>{{c|with Basim ibn Ishaq}}
ACReb Staff of Eden.png|link=Shattered Staff of Eden|'''[[Shattered Staff of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Venetian Staff of Eden|'''[[Venetian Staff of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|beneath the [[Colosseum Vault]]}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Staff of Seth|'''[[Staff of Seth]]'''
</gallery>


By the early 21<sup>st</sup> Century, the Templars were aware of the fact that some humans were immune to the mind control of the Apples of Eden, and as such, actively sought other devices to compensate for this.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> On at least one occasion, Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], an employee of Abstergo Industries, received an [[Vidic's e-mail|email]] from an unknown individual who had not been affected by the powers of the Apple, and who threatened to expose what he had seen.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
===Swords of Eden===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACU Sword of Eden.png|link=Sword of Eden 1|'''[[Sword of Eden 1]]'''<br>{{c|in [[Alan Rikkin]]'s office}}
Sword of Eden 2.png|link=Sword of Eden 2|'''[[Sword of Eden 2]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Perseus' Sword of Eden|'''[[Perseus' Sword of Eden]]'''
ACV - Gram concept.png|link=Gram|'''[[Gram]]'''
ACV Excalibur full render.png|link=Excalibur|'''[[Excalibur]]'''<br>{{c|with the [[Women of the Mist]]}}
ACOD Sword of Damokles.png|link=Sword of Damokles|'''[[Sword of Damokles]]'''
</gallery>


==Confirmed Pieces of Eden==
===Other Pieces of Eden===
[[File:Zw-eden-4.png|thumb|The Sixth Apple, adorned on the Staff of Eden.]]
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Besides the Apples of Eden, the First Civilization created many more Pieces of Eden. Some of these affected humanity in similar ways, whilst others affected nature and even time itself.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
AC2A - Ankh.png|link=Ankh|'''[[Ankh]]'''
ACV Glenat - Codex of Eden 2.png|link=Codex of Eden|'''[[Codex of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
AC3 Crystall Ball.png|link=Crystal Balls|'''[[Crystal Balls]]'''<br>{{c|one Ball destroyed}}
AC4 Crystal Skull render.png|link=Crystal Skulls|'''[[Crystal Skulls]]'''<br>{{c|several Skulls in Abstergo custody}}
ACBF Ave Isu Charm.png|link=Patience Gibbs' charm|'''[[Patience Gibbs' charm|Foresight Amulet]]'''
DYL-Fountain of Youth.png|link=Fountain of Youth|'''[[Fountain of Youth]]'''<br>{{c|in [[Florida]]}}
FragmentOfEdenBoxACP.png|link=Fragment of Eden|'''[[Fragment of Eden]]'''
ACV Freya's Medallion.png|link=Freya's medallion|'''[[Freya's medallion]]'''
ACRPG LOB Hope Diamond.png|link=Hope Diamond|'''[[Hope Diamond]]'''
ACV DoR HugrRip Render.png|link=Hugr-Rip|'''[[Hugr-Rip]]'''<br>{{c|vision only}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Imperial Jade Seal|'''[[Imperial Jade Seal]]'''
ACBM Koh-I-Noor Render.png|link=Koh-i-Noor|'''[[Koh-i-Noor]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Elijah]]}}
ACV The Cost of Betrayal 15.jpg|'''[[Lia Fáil]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACRev Memory Seal Masyaf Key.png|link=Memory Seals|'''[[Memory Seals]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Grand Temple]], [[Alamut Temple]], and [[Yerebatan Cistern]]}}
ACV Mjolnir full.png|link=Mjölnir|'''[[Mjölnir]]'''
ACV Odin's Eye Render.png|link=Odin's Eye|'''[[Odin's Eye]]'''
ACIProphecyDisk.jpg|link=Prophecy Disks|'''[[Prophecy Disks]]'''
ACRG Precursor box.png|link=Precursor box|'''[[Precursor box|Precursor boxes]]'''<br>{{c|one box destroyed}}
AC Twelve Trials Odyssey Q5 Pyramid Isu full.png|link=Pyramid (Isu)|'''[[Pyramid (Isu)|The Pyramid]]'''<br>{{c|destroyed}}
Sceptre Aset.png|link=Scepter of Aset|'''[[Scepter of Aset]]'''<br>{{c|in a well near [[Edfu]]}}
ACUp Saturn's Scythe.png|link=Scythe of Eden|'''[[Scythe of Eden]]'''
Shard of Staff.png|link=Shards of Eden|'''[[Shards of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|one shard with [[Nadya Orelov]]}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Stone of Scone|'''[[Stone of Scone]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Iona Vault]]}}
ACLD Trident of Eden render.png|link=Trident of Eden|'''[[Trident of Eden]]'''<br>{{c|with [[Sebastian Monroe]]}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Tui Bei Tu|'''[[Tui Bei Tu]]'''
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Vejovis' dagger|'''[[Vejovis' dagger]]'''<br>{{c|half destroyed;<br>half with [[Joey]]}}
</gallery>


The [[First Apple|first]], [[Second Apple|second]], [[Third Apple|third]], [[Fourth Apple|fourth]], [[Fifth Apple|fifth]] and [[Sixth Apple|sixth Apples]] were all capable of controlling the minds of men, creating illusions and, to a degree, permitted physical control over said minds;<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> the Apples could all be used in conjunction with the Staff, which increased the abilities of both Pieces.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
==Other Isu artifacts==
Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV AncientBeacon render.png|link=Ancient beacon|'''[[Ancient beacon]]s'''
AC4 Antikythera Mechanism.png|link=Antikythera mechanism|'''[[Antikythera mechanism]]'''
AC4 Baghdad Battery.png|link=Baghdad Battery|'''[[Baghdad Battery]]'''
ACI Blood vial.png|link=Blood vial|'''[[Blood vial]]s'''<br>{{c|several vials in Abstergo custody}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Eye|'''[[Eye]]'''
ACV Gleipnir.png|link=Gleipnir|'''[[Gleipnir]]'''
ACIII-GTEnd 5.png|link=Global aurora borealis device|'''[[Global aurora borealis device]]'''<br>{{c|intact}}
The-Iron-Man.jpg|link=Iron Man|'''[[Iron Man]]'''<br>{{c|in Abstergo custody}}
AC3 Desmond Cube 2.png|link=Power sources|'''[[Power sources]]'''<br>{{c|in the Grand Temple}}
ACO Artifact Fragment.png|link=Artifact Fragments|'''[[Artifact Fragments|Pyramid fragments]]'''<br>{{c|adorned in the Spear of Leonidas}}
ACV TheSagaStone.png|link=Saga Stone|'''[[Saga Stone]]'''
ACV DoR Salakar Render.png|link=Salakar|'''[[Salakar]]'''<br>{{c|vision only}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Śarīra|'''[[Śarīra]]'''
ACV DoR Silica Render.png|link=Silica|'''[[Silica]]'''<br>{{c|in various Egyptian [[Temple (Isu)|temples]]}}
</gallery>


Other Pieces included the Shroud, whose properties included the ability to heal the wounds of those it touched, [[The Ankh|the Ankh]], capable of resurrecting the dead, and [[the Sword]], a Piece that would pass through the hands of many great rulers through the centuries, including [[Arthur|King Arthur]] and [[Atilla the Hun]] <ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
===Armor===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACS Aegis Armor model.png|link=Aegis|'''[[Aegis]]'''
ACOD FoA JoA Armor of the Dikastes.jpg|link=Armor of the Dikastes|'''[[Armor of the Dikastes]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACOD FoA Fallen Set.jpg|link=Armor of the Fallen|'''[[Armor of the Fallen]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACV Fallen heroes set tier 3 render.png|link=Fallen Heroes set|'''[[Fallen Heroes set|Fallen Heroes Set]]'''
ACOD First Civilization Set front view.png|link=First Civilization Set|'''[[First Civilization Set]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACO Isu Armor 2.jpg|link=Isu Armor|'''[[Isu Armor]]'''
ACMir Milad's Outfit.png|link=Isu Armor|'''[[Isu Armor|Milad's Outfit]]'''
ACV - Mythical Set - Thor Helmet.jpg|link=Thor's Set|'''[[Thor's Set]]'''
</gallery>


The [[Crystal Skulls]], Pieces that were scattered throughout Central and Southern America, allowed for truly wireless, unassisted telepathic communication between the holders of each Skull. At one point, a Crystal Skulls came into the possession of Giovanni Borgia, who made use of its power in 1542.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy"/>
===Crowns of the [[Sister Realms]]===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACOD FoA ToH Crown of Hades.png|link=Crown of Hades|'''[[Crown of Hades]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACOD FoA JoA Crown of Poseidon.png|link=Crown of Poseidon|'''[[Crown of Poseidon]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
ACOD FoA JoA Prototype Crown.png|link=Prototype Crown|'''[[Prototype Crown]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
</gallery>


According to [[e-mails]] read by Desmond Miles in 2012, at least one Piece of Eden existed that granted the ability to manipulate time. Concerns over possible paradoxes, however, led to Abstergo Industries locking it away.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
===Keys and Cores===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC3 Grand-temple-key render.png|link=Grand Temple Key|'''[[Grand Temple Key]]'''<br>{{c|in the Grand Temple}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|'''[[Heart]]'''<br>{{c|in Abstergo Industries custody}}
ACL Heart of the Brotherhood.png|link=Heart of the Brotherhood|'''[[Heart of the Brotherhood|Prophecy Disk key]]'''
ACSh Isu Beacon Amulet.png|link=Isu beacon|'''[[Isu beacon]]'''
ACU Saint-Denis Isu Key.png|link=Saint-Denis Temple key|'''[[Saint-Denis Temple key]]'''
ACMir - Mysterious Shard.png|link=Isu Shards|'''[[Isu Shards]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Cave of Gold]] and the [[Northern Oasis vault]]}}
ACO ISU Set Anat Stone.png|link=Seth-Anat stone|'''[[Seth-Anat stone]]'''<br>{{c|in the [[Seth-Anat Tomb]]}}
</gallery>


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===Shields===
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV The Morrigan's Guard Mythical.png|link=The Morrigan's Guard|'''[[The Morrigan's Guard]]'''
</gallery>


==Known locations of Pieces of Eden==
===Weapons===
[[File:ACII Codex Eagle V.png|thumb|300px|The Codex Map of the Pieces.]]
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Following the death of Al Mualim, and the Apple's projection of a map indicating the location of all Pieces of Eden, Altaïr copied the map and included it in his [[Codex]], hidden away so that only one of his bloodline might see it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> Based on the locations given on the Codex map, the following locations can be identified as containing a Piece of Eden:<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
ACOD Atlantean Blade.png|link=Atlantean Blade|'''[[Atlantean Blade]]'''
 
ACV Isu Blazing Sword.png|link=The Blazing Sword|'''[[The Blazing Sword]]'''
# Giza, Egypt
ACV Durendal Concept Render.png|link=Durendal|'''[[Durendal]]'''
# Lake Victoria, Africa, more on the Kenyan side
ACV Gae bolg render.png|link=Gae Bolg|'''[[Gae Bolg]]'''
# The Gambia River, Gambia
ACOD Hammer of Hephaistos.png|link=Hammer of Hephaistos|'''[[Hammer of Hephaistos]]'''
# Timbuktu, Mali
ACO Lucius Septimius' flails.png|link=Lucius Septimius' flails|'''[[Lucius Septimius' flails]]'''
# Taza, Morocco
ACOD Forged Mace of the Isu.png|link=Mace of Atlantis|'''[[Mace of Atlantis]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
# Canary Islands, [[Spain]]
ACOD Minotaur's Labrys render.png|link=Minotaur's Labrys|'''[[Minotaur's Labrys]]'''
# The Southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in [[Russia]], near the volcano of Opala
ACV Nodens' Arc.png|link=Nodens' Arc|'''[[Nodens' Arc]]'''
# Odessa, Ukraine
ACOD Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon.png|link=Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon|'''[[Polyphemos Cyclops Bludgeon]]'''
# Kharkiv, Ukraine
ACMir Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar.png|link=Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar|'''[[Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar]]'''
# Rennes-le-Château, [[France]]
ACOD FoA JoA Staff of the Dikastes.png|link=Staff of the Dikastes|'''[[Staff of the Dikastes]]'''<br>{{c|simulation only}}
# Salisbury Plain, England (presumably at Stonehenge)
ACMir The Samsaama.png|link=The Samsaama|'''[[The Samsaama]]'''
# Loch Ness, Scotland
ACOD Poseidon's Trident Concept Art.png|link=Poseidon's Trident|'''[[Poseidon's Trident]]'''
# Maroantsetra, Madagascar
ACOD Hades Bident Concept Art.png|link=Hades' Bident|'''[[Hades' Bident]]'''
# Nara, Japan
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Swords of Fal|'''[[Swords of Fal]]'''
# Somewhere close to Goodhouse, South Africa, near the border between South Africa and Namibia
</gallery>
# Inside or nearby Boston, Massachusetts
# Delhi, India or the Taj Mahal in India, a short distance south of Delhi
# Persepolis, modern day Shiraz, Iran
# Jerusalem, Israel
# Colombia, South America, around the area of the Igara Parana River
# Nazca, Perú
# South-western Sri Lanka
# Hellissandur, Iceland
# The area of Sabiene Island, Nunavut, Canada
# Phoenix, Arizona, or somewhere outside the city
# Washington, D.C.
# Juneau, Alaska
# In Padang West Sumatera and about Mid until East Java island, Indonesia
# The middle of the South Pacific Ocean
# The Pacific Ocean, close to the coast of Mexico
# The South Pacific Ocean, near the coast of the Easter Island and Chile
# The Atlantic Ocean, in an area where Atlantis was believed to have existed
# The Atlantic Ocean, a few hundred miles off the coast of Brazil
# The Antarctic Ocean, on the side of Antarctica facing up towards the Atlantic
# The Indian Ocean, almost cross sectioned with the tips of India, Africa and the southwestern tip of Australia - a small island called Ile Amsterdam
# The Antarctic Ocean, the side of the Antarctic ocean that faces up towards the Indian Ocean
# Arkangelsk, Russia
# Andorra le Vella, Andorra
# São Paulo, Brazil
# Barrow, Alaska
# La Rioja, Argentina
# Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
# Uluru/Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, Australia
# Somewhere in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
# Beijing, China
# Somewhere in the Altay Mountains in southwestern Mongolia
# Somewhere along the northern Coast of Chukotka province, Russia
# An area close to Tiksi, Russia
 
The other two that made up the last of the 50 pieces, one of the Apples and the Staff, were destroyed in the [[DIA satellite accident]] and the [[Tunguska explosion]] respectively.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="The Fall - Issue #2" />


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Apple of Eden.png|thumb|One of the Apples of Eden]]
*During his battle with [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in the [[Sistine Chapel]], Ezio created copies of himself, much like [[Al Mualim]] did against Altaïr. If Ezio's robes were [[Customization|customized]], or if the [[Armor of Altaïr]] was worn, his copies appeared with different sets of armor and colors. If he was not customized, each copy would be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.<ref name="AC2"/>
* According to the [[glyphs]] and [[The Truth|Truth files]], many legends and myths throughout human history are actually historically accurate. The supernatural or paranormal parts of each legend can be explained by the protagonist in each having acquired his or her own Piece of Eden (i.e. the Greek myth of Perseus, King Arthur, etc.).
*Both the map in Altaïr's [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] and the [[Isu map|map]] projected by his Apple of Eden showed that there were around fifty known Pieces of Eden scattered around the globe at that time. However, in the [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles, [[Clay Kaczmarek]] identified the Shroud as Piece of Eden #66, implying that there are more Pieces still undiscovered or unaccounted for.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', during the battle against Rodrigo Borgia in the Sistine Chapel, Ezio created copies of himself, much like Al Mualim did against Altaïr. If Ezio's robes are [[Customization|customized]], or if the [[Armor of Altaïr]] is worn, his copies will appear with different sets of armor and colors. Whereas, if he is not customized, each copy will be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.
**In the French and German versions of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Shroud was referred to as Piece of Eden #36 instead, though this was likely an oversight.
* Both the Codex map, and the map projection at the end of ''Assassin's Creed'' show that there are only fifty Pieces of Eden at a time, but Subject 16 says the Shroud is Piece of Eden 66. This discrepancy has yet to be rectified.
*[[Adha|The Chalice]] was initially thought to be a Piece of Eden; however, besides the Shroud, all other artifacts linked to Jesus were confirmed to be merely literary tools.<ref name="Project Lead #9 email"/>
** In the French and German version of ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Shroud is referred to as number 36, not 66. Whether this is a mistake in the translation or not, remains to be clarified.
* [[Adha|The Chalice]] was initially thought to be a Piece of Eden; however, besides the Shroud, all other artifacts linked to the Christ-figure were confirmed to be only literary tools, as stated in ''Assassin's Creed''.
 
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"These were remnants of beings older than even the most ancient human civilizations. A race that evolved and established a society that reached its heyday tens of thousands of years in the distant past. The relics of Those Who Came Before. They were known as Pieces of Eden."
―Edward Kenway, 1725.[src]-[m]
An Isu controlling humans with an Apple of Eden

A Piece of Eden is a type of sophisticated technology created by the Isu. Named after the Isu's city of Eden, where they kept early humanity as slaves[1] and which later free humans would mythologize as a paradisal garden where they had regular contact with the divine,[2] the Pieces vary greatly in design and function, with some serving more mundane uses than others.

Some of the most common Pieces, like the Apples and Staves of Eden, were created for the primary purpose of mentally and physically controlling human thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Made from a substance alternately referred to as "adamant"[3] or "pathorica",[4] an energy-channeling[5] synthetic metal that affected the neurotransmitter network engineered into human brains[6] by restructuring the emotion-processing[3] limbic system, these Pieces were the main instrument by which the Isu enforced their subjugation of humanity. Other classes of Pieces served different roles, being utilized as weapons of war, instruments of healing, or recording devices, among other functions.

While wider Isu society viewed the Pieces as little more than "refuse" due to how commonplace they were,[7] their diverse powers have mystified humanity over millennia, enough for them to conflate them with "magic" throughout history. The Isu's extinction following the Great Catastrophe only reinforced this, as memories of the Isu faded into legends and myths. Since humans lack the technological expertise to reproduce these devices, they have long been the subject of innumerable conflicts between rival human factions seeking them for their own ends. In particular, they are a central obsession for the Templars, who have devoted much of their resources to searching and seizing these artifacts in their quest for world domination.

Description[edit | edit source]

A collection of various Pieces of Eden

Although most classes of Pieces of Eden, such as the Apples and Staves, were utilized as tools by which humanity could be controlled, others deviated from this purpose. For example, the Swords of Eden are primarily weapons capable of emitting energy blasts, though they can also enhance the wielder's charisma and leadership abilities;[8][9] the Shrouds of Eden are medical in nature, designed for healing even the most mortal of wounds,[10][11][12] but they cannot revive the dead,[13] only briefly reanimate corpses,[14][15] and can kill a healthy user by tearing them apart in an attempt to "fix" non-existent damage.[16]

The devices' assorted functions extend further: many are capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to that of the user, projecting illusions, or concealing the user's presence. The Precursor boxes, powered by other Pieces of Eden, can imprint the memories of its users onto others[17] and decode Isu script, like the Voynich manuscript.[18] Other functions are more mundane relative to modern human technology, such as hologram projection or the Crystal Skulls which serve dual purposes as long-distance communication and surveillance devices, but these nevertheless appeared supernatural to ancient peoples.[19][20]

Since the Isu's extinction, these devices, appearing sporadically in the hands of humans, have acquired a status as legendary relics of phenomenal properties. Greatly eclipsing the technological level of human civilization, even into modern times, Pieces of Eden bestow tremendous power over society to those who come to possess them. Their employment has therefore had immense impacts on human history; some of the most influential leaders such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Mahatma Gandhi were aided by their use of a Piece of Eden.[21]

Recognizing their significance, the Pieces of Eden have been at the forefront of the Templars' goals for centuries as they hope that by exploiting the artifacts, they could achieve their vision of a New World Order. The contest for the Pieces of Eden between the Templars and their archenemies, the Assassins, who traditionally seek to safeguard them, has been a hallmark of their millennia-long war.[22]

History[edit | edit source]

Main article: History of the Pieces of Eden

Characteristics and attributes[edit | edit source]

"This... piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. Eris used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine."
―Al Mualim to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, about the Apple of Eden, 1191.[src]-[m]
Bombastus observing a Crystal Skull

Amongst the greatest tools known to man, the Apples of Eden can control the human mind by interacting with a neurotransmitter located deep in the human brain.[6] Other Pieces of Eden are capable of warping reality, creating illusions, ensuring total obedience,[21] and healing physical injuries.[16][10][11] Both the Templars and the Assassins believe that the Pieces of Eden were responsible for many mythohistorical events, such as the expulsion of humanity from Eden, the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the Trojan War, and Jesus of Nazareth's miracles.[2]

Abilities of a Piece[edit | edit source]

"The fearsome abilities that lie in the Pieces of Eden vary as much as they do in shape and size."
―Edward Kenway to Shimazu Saito, 1725.[src]-[m]

Some Pieces of Eden were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes. Others were able to "speak" to those who wielded them, as was the case with the Italian Assassins Ezio Auditore with his Apple,[23] and both Perotto Calderon[10] and Giovanni Borgia with a Shroud.[11]

When activated, Apples of Eden are capable of extending a pulse of energy that can drive those in the surrounding area to insanity and death. Doing so has a detrimental effect on the physical health of the wielder if they are unskilled in the Apples' use, but a capable user is not as easily afflicted.[24] The Levantine Assassins' Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, for example, was able to use one Apple for a limited duration without adverse affects at the age of 92.[25] Using the Pieces' powers in short bursts can also minimize the negative effects dealt by the artifacts, though to what extent is unknown.[21]

Destruction of a Piece[edit | edit source]

Following the destruction of an Apple of Eden during an experiment at the Denver International Airport, the Templars found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. To that end, their front company Abstergo Industries kidnapped the American bartender and former Assassin Desmond Miles in order to explore the memories of his ancestor Altaïr[26] and ultimately saw a holographic map that Altaïr had discovered in 1191 of various Piece locations.[27]

The Tunguska explosion

Each Piece of Eden contains a great deal of potential energy, and the destruction of one can cause an explosion on the scale of a nuclear blast. One such explosion occurred in 1908, in the region of Tunguska, Russia. The Imperial Sceptre, a Staff of Eden, was seemingly destroyed when Nikola Tesla fired at the Tunguska facility with his wireless Wardenclyffe Tower, attempting to strike a blow against the Templars.[21][28][29]

However, the blast failed to totally destroy the Staff and at least one shard remained.[30] The Staff shard still possessed powers of mind control, as demonstrated by Grigori Rasputin. While he was in possession of the shard, he brainwashed Tsar Nicholas II's wife Alexandra Feodorovna as well as several disciples like Khioniya Guseva.[31]

Resistance[edit | edit source]

"I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY."
―An unidentified individual's e-mail to Dr. Warren Vidic.[src]-[m]
Altaïr deactivating an Apple

Although the Isu created humanity to be susceptible to the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between them and their slaves led to the birth of a hybrid species. These new humans possessed some of the natural abilities of their creators and were free of the neurotransmitter necessary for the Pieces of Eden to control them. The first two known hybrids were Adam and Eve, who later stole one of the Apples of Eden and instigated the Human-Isu War.[21]

Members of their lineage inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically manipulate them remained.[27] These traits were passed down through generations.[21] By the early 21st century, the Templars were aware that some humans were immune to the Pieces' mind control. On at least one occasion, Dr. Warren Vidic received an email from one such individual who had witnessed the mishap in Denver and threatened to expose what they had seen when an Apple was used on others.[32]

Known Pieces of Eden[edit | edit source]

Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.

Apples of Eden[edit | edit source]

Atlantis artifacts[edit | edit source]

Rings of Eden[edit | edit source]

Shrouds of Eden[edit | edit source]

Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden[edit | edit source]

Spears of Eden[edit | edit source]

Staves of Eden[edit | edit source]

Swords of Eden[edit | edit source]

Other Pieces of Eden[edit | edit source]

Other Isu artifacts[edit | edit source]

Unless otherwise noted, current status of the item is unknown.

Armor[edit | edit source]

Crowns of the Sister Realms[edit | edit source]

Keys and Cores[edit | edit source]

Shields[edit | edit source]

Weapons[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • During his battle with Rodrigo Borgia in the Sistine Chapel, Ezio created copies of himself, much like Al Mualim did against Altaïr. If Ezio's robes were customized, or if the Armor of Altaïr was worn, his copies appeared with different sets of armor and colors. If he was not customized, each copy would be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.[21]
  • Both the map in Altaïr's Codex and the map projected by his Apple of Eden showed that there were around fifty known Pieces of Eden scattered around the globe at that time. However, in the Glyph puzzles, Clay Kaczmarek identified the Shroud as Piece of Eden #66, implying that there are more Pieces still undiscovered or unaccounted for.
    • In the French and German versions of Assassin's Creed II, the Shroud was referred to as Piece of Eden #36 instead, though this was likely an oversight.
  • The Chalice was initially thought to be a Piece of Eden; however, besides the Shroud, all other artifacts linked to Jesus were confirmed to be merely literary tools.[28]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – The Truth
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Majd Addin)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis – Deadly Little Secrets
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Reconstructed Data 002
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis – Blood Gets In Your Eyes
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #18: "Synapses"
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Modern day: "End of a Hero"
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 4 – Perotto Calderon
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 2 – Giovanni Borgia
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Messiah
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past: "Philippi, Macedonia"
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 2 – Francesco Vecellio
  17. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
  18. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
  19. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia
  20. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 Assassin's Creed II
  22. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Jubair al Hakim)
  23. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
  24. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  25. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Passing the Torch
  26. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Modern day: "The Experiment Begins"
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Assassin's Creed – Assassination (Al Mualim)
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Assassin's Creed – Emails: "Project Lead #9 email"
  29. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #2
  30. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #3
  31. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – DATA-DUMP S00.S02: "Polzuchaya Tvar"
  32. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Warren Vidic's email: Subject line: "I KNOW"

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