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{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
|image = Rebirth 15.png | |image=Rebirth 15.png | ||
|description = ''Now that Arno is out of [[Bastille|prison]], it's time to track down [[Pierre Bellec|Bellec]] and get some answers from the old man.'' | |description=''Now that Arno is out of [[Bastille|prison]], it's time to track down [[Pierre Bellec|Bellec]] and get some answers from the old man.'' | ||
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | |appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | ||
|type = Main | |type=Main | ||
|previous = [[Imprisoned]] | |previous=[[Imprisoned]] | ||
|next = [[Graduation (Unity)|Graduation]] | |next=[[Graduation (Unity)|Graduation]] | ||
| | |source=[[Arno Dorian]] | ||
|location = [[Paris]], [[France|Kingdom of France]] | |location=[[Paris]], [[France|Kingdom of France]] | ||
|date = 25 July 1789}} | |date=25 July 1789}} | ||
'''Rebirth''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Arno Dorian]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by | '''Rebirth''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Arno Dorian]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by the [[Helix Initiate]] in 2014 through the [[Helix|Helix Navigator]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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*'''Arno:''' ''I suppose a simple address would be too mundane.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''I suppose a simple address would be too mundane.'' | ||
Arno investigated the inside of the Sainte-Chapelle, finding a mechanism on the second floor balcony. | Arno investigated the inside of the Sainte-Chapelle, finding a mechanism on the second floor balcony. | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''"If you can pluck your head from your own arse, come find us."<br | *'''Arno:''' ''"If you can pluck your head from your own arse, come find us."<br>What's the light supposed to illuminate?<br>What am I supposed to do with this medallion?<br>Perhaps the sunbeam...?'' | ||
Arno activated the mechanism with the medallion, setting off a timer and rearranging the room's chandeliers. After crossing the room, a hole opened in floor. Before it could close, Arno performed a [[Leap of Faith]] into the [[Assassins|Assassin]] sanctuary located below the Sainte-Chapelle. | Arno activated the mechanism with the medallion, setting off a timer and rearranging the room's chandeliers. After crossing the room, a hole opened in floor. Before it could close, Arno performed a [[Leap of Faith]] into the [[Assassins|Assassin]] sanctuary located below the Sainte-Chapelle. | ||
[[File:Rebirth 7.png|thumb|250px|Arno meeting Pierre Bellec]] | |||
*'''Bellec:''' ''Took you long enough, pisspot.'' | *'''Bellec:''' ''Took you long enough, pisspot.'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''What is this place?'' | *'''Arno:''' ''What is this place?'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' ''A sanctuary. A place we can train and prepare, away from the eyes of our enemies.'' | *'''Bellec:''' ''A sanctuary. A place we can train and prepare, away from the eyes of our enemies.'' | ||
Arno followed Pierre through the sanctuary hallway. | Arno followed Pierre through the sanctuary hallway. | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''Didn't we just escape from a dungeon?'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Didn't we just [[Storming of the Bastille|escape]] from a [[Bastille|dungeon]]?'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' ''It's not a dungeon. It's a nerve center. From these [[ | *'''Bellec:''' ''It's not a dungeon. It's a nerve center. From these [[tunnel]]s we can get anywhere in the city, all without being seen. We have eyes everywhere.'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''Really? Seems visibility would be a problem. Wouldn't you prefer something with a view?'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Really? Seems visibility would be a problem. Wouldn't you prefer something with a view?'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' ''This place has served us well for six hundred years, pisspot.'' | *'''Bellec:''' ''This place has served us well for six hundred years, pisspot.'' | ||
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*'''Arno:''' ''Well, it was quite the entrance.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Well, it was quite the entrance.'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' ''Are you mocking me?'' | *'''Bellec:''' ''Are you mocking me?'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''No, no! God's truth. Very theatrical.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''No, no! [[Christianity|God]]'s truth. Very theatrical.'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' ''Shut up. We're here.'' | *'''Bellec:''' ''Shut up. We're here.'' | ||
*'''[[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]]:''' ''The candidate will approach. | *'''[[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]]:''' ''The candidate will approach. So the son of [[Charles Dorian]] returns to us. Bellec thought you wouldn't come. What changed your mind?'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''I'm tired of running from my failures. (Mister) [[François de la Serre|de la Serre]], my father... I want to make it right.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''I'm tired of running from my failures. ''Monsieur'' (Mister) [[François de la Serre|de la Serre]], my father... I want to make it right.'' | ||
*'''Beylier:''' ''The death of [[Grand Master]] de la Serre weighs on you. Why? Did you wield the blade yourself?'' | *'''Beylier:''' ''The death of [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] de la Serre weighs on you. Why? Did you wield the blade yourself?'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''Does it matter? The blame still lies with me.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Does it matter? The blame still lies with me.'' | ||
[[Sophie Trenet|Trenet]] and Bellec spoke with each other in Arabic. | [[Sophie Trenet|Trenet]] and Bellec spoke with each other in Arabic. | ||
[[File:Rebirth 10.png|thumb|250px|Arno standing before the Council]] | [[File:Rebirth 10.png|thumb|250px|Arno standing before the Council]] | ||
*'''Mirabeau:''' ''Very well. Out of the dark, you come into the light. From the light, you will return to the dark. Are you prepared to travel the [[ | *'''Trenet:''' Inna zunubahu tuthqilu kahilayh. Hal Anta muta'akidon minh? ''(He carries his guilt heavily. Are you sure of this one?)'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' Ana kazalek. Innahu qadiron 'ala muwajahati elmuhakamah. Sayakounu jay'yidan. ''(I am. He can face the trials. He can be great.)'' | |||
*'''Mirabeau:''' ''Very well. Out of the dark, you come into the light. From the light, you will return to the dark. Are you prepared to travel the [[eagle]]'s path?'' | |||
*'''Arno:''' ''If that's a fancy way of asking "do I want your help," yes.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''If that's a fancy way of asking "do I want your help," yes.'' | ||
*'''Mirabeau:''' ''Then drink.'' | *'''Mirabeau:''' ''Then drink.'' | ||
Arno drank from a goblet and began the trials. The contents of the goblet induced a hallucination. | Arno drank from a goblet and began the trials. The contents of the goblet induced a hallucination. | ||
[[File:Rebirth 13.png|thumb|250px|Arno entering the illusion]] | |||
*'''Arno:''' ''What's happening? Hello?'' | *'''Arno:''' ''What's happening? Hello?'' | ||
Arno recalled the day of his father's murder. | Arno recalled the day of his father's murder. | ||
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*'''Charles:''' ''Courage, my boy. You wait just here. I will return when this hand reaches the top. And there is to be no mischief.'' | *'''Charles:''' ''Courage, my boy. You wait just here. I will return when this hand reaches the top. And there is to be no mischief.'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''Father!'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Father!'' | ||
*'''Charles:''' ''Where is that boy? I'm certain I told him six o' | *'''Charles:''' ''Where is that boy? I'm certain I told him six o'clock—we should be well away by now.'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''Father, it's me! I'm here!'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Father, it's me! I'm here!'' | ||
Arno saw his father | [[File:Rebirth 18.png|thumb|250px|The Assassin killing Charles Dorian]] | ||
Arno saw his father being killed by [[Shay Cormac|an Assassin]], representing his own sense of guilt. | |||
*'''Arno:''' ''Father! Look out! No!'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Father! Look out! No!'' | ||
Arno reached his father's body, discovering the letter he failed to give to François de la Serre. While chasing the | Arno reached his father's body, discovering the letter he failed to give to François de la Serre. While chasing the Assassin, Arno experienced another vision. | ||
*'''[[Perrault]]:''' ''He must receive it today! It's | *'''[[Perrault]]:''' ''He must receive it today! It's very—'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''Very important. I heard you the first time.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''Very important. I heard you the first time.'' | ||
*'''[[Élise de la Serre|Élise]]:''' ''You seem to have caused quite a commotion.'' | *'''[[Élise de la Serre|Élise]]:''' ''You seem to have caused quite a commotion.'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''What can I say? You were always a bad influence.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''What can I say? You were always a bad influence.'' | ||
*'''Élise:''' ''You were a worse one. | *'''Élise:''' ''You were a worse one. Go! I'll distract them.'' | ||
*'''[[ | *'''[[Soldier|Guard]]:''' Mon Dieu ''(My God), he's killed Lord de la Serre!'' | ||
*'''Bellec:''' ''If you can pluck your head from your arse, come find us. You'd make a fine fit!'' | *'''Bellec:''' ''If you can pluck your head from your arse, come find us. You'd make a fine fit!'' | ||
*'''Élise:''' ''Haven't you done enough to repay my father's kindness? | *'''Élise:''' ''Haven't you done enough to repay my father's kindness? I found that on the floor of my father's study. Unopened.'' | ||
*'''Arno:''' ''I didn't know.'' | *'''Arno:''' ''I didn't know.'' | ||
*'''Élise:''' ''Neither did my father.'' | *'''Élise:''' ''Neither did my father.'' | ||
*'''François:''' ''Truly, I am blessed to have such a loyal companion as you, my friend.'' | *'''François:''' ''Truly, I am blessed to have such a loyal companion as you, my friend.'' | ||
Arno then witnessed the | Arno then witnessed the Assassin killing his stepfather. After the visions of his two greatest failures, Arno arrived in a room filled with Assassins, the Assassin representing his guilt standing over the two bodies. Arno killed him, ending his trial. Upon awaking from the hallucination, Arno found himself in front of the [[Assassin Council]]. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Rebirth 29.png|250px|thumb|Arno leaving the dream and meeting the Council]] | ||
*'''Mirabeau:''' ''These are the words spoken by our ancestors. The words that lay at the heart of our [[The Creed|creed]].'' | *'''Mirabeau:''' ''These are the words spoken by our ancestors. The words that lay at the heart of our [[The Creed|creed]].'' | ||
*'''Beylier:''' ''Stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent.'' | *'''Beylier:''' ''Stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent.'' | ||
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As Mirabeau spoke, Bellec outfitted Arno with a [[Hidden Blade]]. | As Mirabeau spoke, Bellec outfitted Arno with a [[Hidden Blade]]. | ||
*'''Mirabeau:''' ''Arno Dorian is dead. He has been culled from this world, with his sins and failures turned to dust. Tonight he is reborn, a [[novice]] of the Assassin Brotherhood.'' | *'''Mirabeau:''' ''Arno Dorian is dead. He has been culled from this world, with his sins and failures turned to dust. Tonight he is reborn, a [[novice]] of the Assassin Brotherhood.'' | ||
Arno activated his Hidden Blade | Arno activated his Hidden Blade and Bellec patted him on the back, welcoming him to the Brotherhood. | ||
== | ==Outcome== | ||
Arno was [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inducted]] into the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Brotherhood]] of Assassins. | |||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Arno | The goblet is inscribed with the words "Fraternitatem Numquam Periculare", Latin for "Never compromise the Brotherhood", the third tenet of the Creed. Similarly, ten of the illusion portraits have single-word Latin captions that relate to the stage of Arno's life they depict. In order, the captions are "''natus, puerilis, iuventus, adultus, mortis''", meaning "born, childish, youth, adult, death", before they repeat in reverse order. | ||
The tone of the dialogues repeated from previous memories changed, for example, ''"You seem to have caused quite a commotion"'', and, ''"What can I say? You were always a bad influence"'', are considerably different from their delivery in the previous memory "[[High Society]]". In the aforementioned examples, the tones change from casual and playful to distorted, unclear, and almost expressionless in the illusion. | |||
== | ==References== | ||
{{GalleryBox|Rebirth}} | {{GalleryBox|Rebirth}} | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{ACUMemories}} | {{ACUMemories}} | ||
[[Category:Memories of Arno Dorian]] | [[Category:Memories of Arno Dorian]] | ||
[[Category:Memories relived using the Helix Navigator]] | [[Category:Memories relived using the Helix Navigator]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 28 August 2025
Rebirth was a virtual representation of one of Arno Dorian's genetic memories, relived by the Helix Initiate in 2014 through the Helix Navigator.[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Having matched the floral symbol on the medallion with the window of the Sainte-Chapelle, Arno went there to find and obtain information from Pierre Bellec.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Arno arrived at the Sainte-Chapelle.
- Arno: I suppose a simple address would be too mundane.
Arno investigated the inside of the Sainte-Chapelle, finding a mechanism on the second floor balcony.
- Arno: "If you can pluck your head from your own arse, come find us."
What's the light supposed to illuminate?
What am I supposed to do with this medallion?
Perhaps the sunbeam...?
Arno activated the mechanism with the medallion, setting off a timer and rearranging the room's chandeliers. After crossing the room, a hole opened in floor. Before it could close, Arno performed a Leap of Faith into the Assassin sanctuary located below the Sainte-Chapelle.
- Bellec: Took you long enough, pisspot.
- Arno: What is this place?
- Bellec: A sanctuary. A place we can train and prepare, away from the eyes of our enemies.
Arno followed Pierre through the sanctuary hallway.
- Arno: Didn't we just escape from a dungeon?
- Bellec: It's not a dungeon. It's a nerve center. From these tunnels we can get anywhere in the city, all without being seen. We have eyes everywhere.
- Arno: Really? Seems visibility would be a problem. Wouldn't you prefer something with a view?
- Bellec: This place has served us well for six hundred years, pisspot.
- Arno: Uh-huh. And how long were you standing in the dark waiting for me?
- Bellec: Not long. Guillaume spotted you from the bell tower.
- Arno: Well, it was quite the entrance.
- Bellec: Are you mocking me?
- Arno: No, no! God's truth. Very theatrical.
- Bellec: Shut up. We're here.
- Mirabeau: The candidate will approach. So the son of Charles Dorian returns to us. Bellec thought you wouldn't come. What changed your mind?
- Arno: I'm tired of running from my failures. Monsieur (Mister) de la Serre, my father... I want to make it right.
- Beylier: The death of Grand Master de la Serre weighs on you. Why? Did you wield the blade yourself?
- Arno: Does it matter? The blame still lies with me.
Trenet and Bellec spoke with each other in Arabic.
- Trenet: Inna zunubahu tuthqilu kahilayh. Hal Anta muta'akidon minh? (He carries his guilt heavily. Are you sure of this one?)
- Bellec: Ana kazalek. Innahu qadiron 'ala muwajahati elmuhakamah. Sayakounu jay'yidan. (I am. He can face the trials. He can be great.)
- Mirabeau: Very well. Out of the dark, you come into the light. From the light, you will return to the dark. Are you prepared to travel the eagle's path?
- Arno: If that's a fancy way of asking "do I want your help," yes.
- Mirabeau: Then drink.
Arno drank from a goblet and began the trials. The contents of the goblet induced a hallucination.
- Arno: What's happening? Hello?
Arno recalled the day of his father's murder.
- Young Arno: Can't I go with you, father?
- Charles: Courage, my boy. You wait just here. I will return when this hand reaches the top. And there is to be no mischief.
- Arno: Father!
- Charles: Where is that boy? I'm certain I told him six o'clock—we should be well away by now.
- Arno: Father, it's me! I'm here!
Arno saw his father being killed by an Assassin, representing his own sense of guilt.
- Arno: Father! Look out! No!
Arno reached his father's body, discovering the letter he failed to give to François de la Serre. While chasing the Assassin, Arno experienced another vision.
- Perrault: He must receive it today! It's very—
- Arno: Very important. I heard you the first time.
- Élise: You seem to have caused quite a commotion.
- Arno: What can I say? You were always a bad influence.
- Élise: You were a worse one. Go! I'll distract them.
- Guard: Mon Dieu (My God), he's killed Lord de la Serre!
- Bellec: If you can pluck your head from your arse, come find us. You'd make a fine fit!
- Élise: Haven't you done enough to repay my father's kindness? I found that on the floor of my father's study. Unopened.
- Arno: I didn't know.
- Élise: Neither did my father.
- François: Truly, I am blessed to have such a loyal companion as you, my friend.
Arno then witnessed the Assassin killing his stepfather. After the visions of his two greatest failures, Arno arrived in a room filled with Assassins, the Assassin representing his guilt standing over the two bodies. Arno killed him, ending his trial. Upon awaking from the hallucination, Arno found himself in front of the Assassin Council.
- Mirabeau: These are the words spoken by our ancestors. The words that lay at the heart of our creed.
- Beylier: Stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent.
- Trenet: Hide in plain sight.
- Quemar: Never compromise the Brotherhood.
- Mirabeau: Let these tenets be branded upon your mind. Follow them, and be uplifted. Break them at your peril. Rise, Assassin.
As Mirabeau spoke, Bellec outfitted Arno with a Hidden Blade.
- Mirabeau: Arno Dorian is dead. He has been culled from this world, with his sins and failures turned to dust. Tonight he is reborn, a novice of the Assassin Brotherhood.
Arno activated his Hidden Blade and Bellec patted him on the back, welcoming him to the Brotherhood.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Arno was inducted into the French Brotherhood of Assassins.
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The goblet is inscribed with the words "Fraternitatem Numquam Periculare", Latin for "Never compromise the Brotherhood", the third tenet of the Creed. Similarly, ten of the illusion portraits have single-word Latin captions that relate to the stage of Arno's life they depict. In order, the captions are "natus, puerilis, iuventus, adultus, mortis", meaning "born, childish, youth, adult, death", before they repeat in reverse order.
The tone of the dialogues repeated from previous memories changed, for example, "You seem to have caused quite a commotion", and, "What can I say? You were always a bad influence", are considerably different from their delivery in the previous memory "High Society". In the aforementioned examples, the tones change from casual and playful to distorted, unclear, and almost expressionless in the illusion.
References[edit | edit source]
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