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'''The Temples''' are locations throughout the world built by [[Those Who Came Before]], in order to prevent the repeat of the [[First Disaster|catastrophe]] that had ensured their extinction.
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{{Quote|We built vaults within which to work, each dedicated to a different method of salvation. They were placed underground to avoid the war which raged above, and also as a precaution, should we fail in our efforts.|Jupiter to Desmond Miles, 2012.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|21st century conversations}}
[[File:Retrieval 13.png|thumb|right|250px|The Temple of Juno in 2012]]
'''Temples''', also referred to as '''Vaults''', are underground locations constructed by the [[Isu]]. A number of these were built in an attempt to discover a way to protect the [[Earth]] from the [[Great Catastrophe|First Disaster]], as well as any [[Second Disaster|recurrence]]. Temples can be found all across the globe and come in varying sizes.


==History==
==History==
According to [[Minerva]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Temples were built by the members of her race "who knew to turn away from war" – presumably meaning those who did not fight or did not want to fight in the war between the [[humans]] and [[Those Who Came Before]]. The reason for the building of these temples was an unknown catastrophe that significantly damaged the Earth and killed off most of both species. Minerva tasked [[Desmond Miles]] (speaking to him through his ancestor, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]) with locating the Temples in [[Modern Times|modern times]] and averting another cataclysm.
===Creation===
{{Quote|Built by those who knew to turn away from war. They worked to protect us –  to save us from the fire. If you can find them... If their work can be saved... so too might this world.|Minerva to Ezio Auditore, 1499.|Assassin's Creed II|In Bocca al Lupo}}
[[File:AC2 Hologram 2.png|thumb|250px|left|The Temples in Minerva's projections]]
The Temples were built by Isu who avoided the [[Human-Isu War|war]] raging between [[human]]s and their own kind. They functioned as a way to preserve the world and its people and as such were often highly decorated with [[Isu script]].<ref name="In Bocca al Lupo">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> The Temples were established underground, as a way both to protect them from the battle present on the surface, and as a precaution should they fail to avert the coming catastrophe.<ref name="ACR Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>


===Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood===
===First Disaster===
[[File:Temple_Map.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Comparison of Codex Map to Coordinates location.]]
{{Quote|Six we tried in succession, each more encouraging than the last. But none worked. And then the world ended...|Jupiter to Desmond Miles, 2012.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|21st century conversations}}
At the end of the events in ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' the coordinates 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W are presented to [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]] and Ezio in the [[Pythagorean Vault|final chamber]] of the [[Temple of Pythagoras]].
Each Temple researched a different way to prevent the disaster, and the findings were transmitted to the [[Grand Temple]], located underneath an Isu municipality in modern-day [[New York]]. From there, three Isu scientists—[[Jupiter]], [[Juno]], and [[Minerva]]—sorted the solutions most likely to succeed. They tested [[Six methods of salvation|six possible solutions]] in succession,<ref name="ACR Modern"/><ref name="AC3 Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Feast to Remember]]</ref> with each being more promising than the last. However, all six solutions ultimately failed, and before any further solutions could be tested, a [[Great Catastrophe|solar flare]] decimated the planet, nearly wiping out the Isu and humanity.<ref name="ACR Modern"/>


Outside of the Animus, [[William M.]] and another, unidentified person can be heard discussing the coordinates:
===Modern times===
{{Quote|You must go there. To the place where we labored... labored and lost. Take my words. Pass them from your head into your hands. That is how you will open the way.|Jupiter to Desmond Miles, 2012.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations|21st century conversations}}
[[File:Mass Exodus 7 v.png|250px|thumb|Ezio within the Vatican Vault]]
In 2012, a projection of Minerva spoke to [[Desmond Miles]], who relived the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of his ancestor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] through a machine known as the [[Animus]]. When Ezio accessed a [[Vatican Vault|vault]] underneath the [[Sistine Chapel]] in 1499, Minerva told Desmond about the catastrophe that had wiped out all of her kind, and its impending repeat. She also briefly told Desmond about the history of the Temples, before instructing him to guard against "[[Templars|the cross]]."<ref name="AC2 Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>


{{dialogue4|William M|You can sedate Desmond now, we have the information we needed.|Unnamed Man|It's too late, the damage is done. He seems to have entered into a coma.|'He'll find his way out. He always has in the past.|I've run the data through the computer. We have a location for the temple.|Then what are you waiting for? Let's go.|William M. and a unnamed man regarding the discovery of a Temple location.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
Several weeks later, on 10 October 2012, Desmond and his team of fellow [[Assassins]] drove to another [[Colosseum Vault|vault]] beneath the [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]]. There, Juno spoke to Desmond as he [[Freerunning|freeran]] around the Vault attempting to access the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]] at its center. Juno told Desmond about the history behind confrontations between humans and the Isu. Once Desmond activated the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]] on the pedestal, Juno's presence took command of Desmond through the Apple and made him stab his teammate [[Lucy Stillman]] in the abdomen with his [[Hidden Blade]],<ref name="ACB Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> before he fell unconscious as his subconscious splintered.<ref name="ACR Modern"/>


==Trivia==
After Desmond accessed a [[Synch Nexus]] and separated the lives of his ancestors from his own memories, an apparition of Jupiter spoke to Desmond, telling him about the catastrophe that had previously occurred and also explaining the Temples' purposes in further detail. Lastly, Jupiter told Desmond that he needed to go to the Grand Temple in order to stop the impending cataclysm, though he also admitted that he was unsure as to whether the Temples could successfully prevent the disaster.<ref name="ACR Modern"/>
*The coordinates match one of the Temples found on the map that is hidden in the [[Codex]].


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[[File:ACIII-Templecamp 1.png|250px|thumb|left|Desmond and the other Assassins inside the Grand Temple]]
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Despite the uncertainty, Desmond and his team pressed onwards, eventually finding and accessing the Grand Temple near [[Turin, New York]]. There, after retrieving all the [[Power sources|batteries]] to restore power to the Temple, as well as the [[Grand Temple Key|key]] to its inner chambers, the Assassins discovered the [[global aurora borealis device]], a machine that could emit a global shield to protect the Earth from the forthcoming solar flare.<ref name="AC3 Modern"/>
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Minerva tried to dissuade Desmond from activating the device, revealing that Juno had tampered with it to release her consciousness, which had been trapped inside the Temple to prevent her from conquering humanity. However, Desmond refused to doom mankind and, believing they would be able to withstand Juno's threat, he activated the device, saving the planet at the cost of his life.<ref name="AC3 Modern"/>
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==Known Temples==
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]
Unless otherwise noted, current status of the Temple is unknown.
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Locations]]
 
===Americas===
====[[North America]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACRG Arctic Temple Main Chamber.png|link=Arctic Temple|'''[[Arctic Temple]]'''<br>[[Arctic Ocean]]<ref name="ACRo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Non Nobis Domine]]</ref><br>{{c|destroyed}}
Return to Mexico 7.png|link=Chichen Itza Temples|'''[[Chichen Itza Temples|Chichen Itza Temple #1]]'''<br>[[Chichen Itza]], [[Mexico]]<ref name="ReturnToMexico">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Return to Mexico]]</ref>
Chichen Itza Disk Chamber.png|link=Chichen Itza Temples|'''Chichen Itza Temple #2'''<br>Chichen Itza, Mexico<ref name="TheSecretOfTheCenote">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[The Secret of the Cenote]]</ref>
AC3 Grand Temple Front.png|link=Grand Temple|'''[[Grand Temple]]'''<br>[[Turin, New York|Turin]], [[New York]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Awakening"</ref><br>{{c|intact; active}}
</gallery>
 
====[[Caribbean]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Caribbean sea vault Entrance.png|link=Isu vault (Caribbean Sea)|'''[[Isu vault (Caribbean Sea)|Caribbean Vault]]'''<br>[[Caribbean Sea]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]] – [[Caribbean Sea, 1713 CE]] – [[Caribbean Sea, 1713 CE – Mission 5|Mission 5]]</ref>
AC4 Observatory Main Chamber.png|link=Observatory (Isu)|'''[[Observatory (Isu)|Observatory]]'''<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]<ref name="AC4Observatory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref><br>{{c|buried}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Port-au-Prince Temple|'''[[Port-au-Prince Temple]]'''<br>[[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]]<ref name="LessonsAndRevelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Lessons and Revelations]]</ref><br>{{c|destroyed}}
</gallery>
 
===Africa===
====[[Egypt]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo 7.jpeg|link=Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo|'''[[Eesfet Oon-m'Aa Poo]]'''<br>[[Giza]]<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat 7.jpeg|link=Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat|'''[[Eeyoo Sekedoo Aat]]'''<br>[[Haueris Nome]]<ref name="ACO"/>
Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb 3.jpeg|link=Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb|'''[[Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb]]'''<br>Giza<ref name="ACO"/>
Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot 6.jpeg|link=Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot|'''[[Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot]]'''<br>[[Isolated Desert]]<ref name="ACO"/>
Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye 6.jpeg|link=Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye|'''[[Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye]]'''<br>[[Desheret Desert]]<ref name="ACO"/>
Seshem.eff Er Aat 2.jpeg|link=Seshem.eff Er Aat|'''[[Seshem.eff Er Aat]]'''<br>[[Black Desert]]<ref name="ACO"/>
Siwa Vault 1.jpeg|link=Siwa Vault|'''[[Siwa Vault]]'''<br>[[Siwa]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The Final Weighing]]</ref>
</gallery>
 
===Europe===
====[[Greece]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
CaveOfTheForgottenIsle1.jpg|link=Cave of the Forgotten Isle|'''[[Cave of the Forgotten Isle]]'''<br>[[Phokis]]<ref name="Stairway">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Stairway to Olympos]]</ref>
MtZas1.jpg|link=Cave of Mt. Zas|'''[[Cave of Mt. Zas]]'''<br>[[Naxos]]<ref name="ACOD"/>
ACOD Nisyros Vault.jpg|link=Cyclops Arges|'''[[Cyclops Arges]]'''<br>[[Nisyros]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Bright One]]</ref>
ACOD Forge of Hephaistos interior.jpg|link=Ancient Forge|'''[[Ancient Forge|Forge of Hephaistos]]'''<br>[[Andros]]<ref name="Memories Awoken">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Memories Awoken]]</ref>
Gateway to the Lost City.jpg|link=Gateway to the Lost City|'''[[Gateway to the Lost City]]'''<br>[[Thera]]<ref name="Family Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref><br>{{c|intact; active}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Kephallonia vault|'''[[Kephallonia vault|Kephallonia Vault]]'''<br>[[Kephallonia]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 1: The Animus</ref><br>{{c|intact}}
MinotaurLabyrinth2.jpg|link=Labyrinth of Lost Souls|'''[[Labyrinth of Lost Souls]]'''<br>[[Messara]]<ref name="He Waits">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[He Waits]]</ref>
ACOD Sphinx's Lair 1.jpg|link=Lair of the Sphinx|'''[[Lair of the Sphinx]]'''<br>[[Boeotia]]<ref name="Lore Sphinx">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Lore of the Sphinx]]</ref>
MysonCave3.jpg|link=Myson Cave|'''[[Myson Cave]]'''<br>[[Malis]]<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Lesbos-PV-PetrifiedTemple.jpg|link=Petrified Temple|'''[[Petrified Temple]]'''<br>[[Lesbos]]<ref name="Writhing Dead">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Writhing Dead]]</ref>
TeichosHerakles3.jpg|link=Teichos of Herakles|'''[[Teichos of Herakles]]'''<br>[[Achaia]]<ref name="ACOD"/>
</gallery>
 
====[[Italy]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Retrieval 14.png|link=Colosseum Vault|'''[[Colosseum Vault]]'''<br>[[Rome]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[A Seed]]</ref><br>{{c|intact; active}}
TToP 6.png|link=Pythagorean Vault|'''[[Pythagorean Vault]]'''<br>Rome<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[The Temple of Pythagoras]]</ref>
Vatican Vault - Inner Chamber.jpg|link=Vatican Vault|'''[[Vatican Vault]]'''<br>Rome<ref name="In Bocca al Lupo"/>
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Venice vault|'''[[Venice vault|Venice Vault]]'''<br>[[Venice]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 6: Stopping the Cult</ref><br>{{c|intact}}
</gallery>
 
====[[United Kingdom]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACV TOF Boudicca Tomb 01.jpg|link=Boudicca Tomb|'''[[Boudicca Tomb]]'''<br>[[East Anglia]], [[England]]<ref name="TotF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Tombs of the Fallen</ref>
ACV Cassivellaunus Tomb cave.png|link=Cassivellaunus Tomb|'''[[Cassivellaunus Tomb]]'''<br>[[Shropshire]], England<ref name="TotF"/>
ACV Night and Day 2.jpg|link=Cave of Gold|'''[[Cave of Gold]]'''<br>[[Isle of Skye]], [[Scotland]]<ref name="NightDay">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Night and Day]]</ref>
ACV Eden Ring Station Level Art 1.jpg|link=Eden Ring Station|'''[[Eden Ring Station]]'''<br>[[Cambridgeshire]], England<ref name="TotF"/>
ACV Freya's Tomb Inside.Jpeg|link=Freyja's Cave|'''[[Freyja's Cave]]'''<br>[[Mercia]], England<ref name="ChallengeFromTheGods">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Mastery Challenge]]'' – [[A Challenge from the Gods]]</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Iona Vault|'''[[Iona Vault]]'''<br>[[Iona]], Scotland<ref name="Highlands">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children]]''</ref>
ACV DB Isu Barracks.png|link=Isu Barracks|'''[[Isu Barracks]]'''<br>[[Hampshire]], England<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>
ACV Glenat - abbey inside Loch Ness Temple.jpg|link=Loch Ness Temple|'''[[Loch Ness Temple]]'''<br>[[Loch Ness]], Scotland<ref name="ACV GN">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]''</ref><br>{{c|flooded}}
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Manius's Sanctum|'''[[Manius's Sanctum]]'''<br>Cambridgeshire, England<ref name="TotF"/>
File:Wiki noimage.jpg|'''[[Odin's Vault]]'''<br>East Anglia, England<ref name="AllSeeingEye">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Mastery Challenge]]'' – [[The All-Seeing Eye]]</ref>
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Scone Vault|'''[[Scone Vault]]'''<br>[[Scone]], Scotland<ref name="Highlands"/>
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Togodomnus' Tomb|'''[[Togodomnus' Tomb]]'''<br>[[Sussex]], England<ref name="TotF"/>
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Verica's Tomb|'''[[Verica's Tomb]]'''<br>Hampshire, England<ref name="TotF"/>
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Venutius Tomb|'''[[Venutius Tomb]]'''<br>[[Yorkshire]], England<ref name="TotF"/>
</gallery>
 
====Other====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACReb Torquemada at The Forge.jpg|link=The Forge (Isu)|'''[[The Forge (Isu)|The Forge]]'''<br>[[Ávila]], [[Spain]]<ref name="TheForge">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[The Forge]]</ref><br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACRG Lisbon Temple Front.png|link=Lisbon Temple|'''[[Lisbon Temple]]'''<br>[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]<ref name="KyrieEleison">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Kyrie Eleison]]</ref><br>{{c|destroyed}}
ACU Saint-Denis Temple Main Chamber.png|link=Saint-Denis Temple|'''[[Saint-Denis Temple]]'''<br>[[Saint-Denis]], [[France]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]] – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[A Crown of Thorns]]</ref>
ACV A Brother's Keeper 14.png|link=Yggdrasil|'''[[Yggdrasil|Yggdrasil Chamber]]'''<br>[[Hordaland]], [[Norway]]<ref name="ABrothersKeeper">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brother's Keeper]]</ref><br>{{c|intact; active}}
</gallery>
 
===Asia===
====[[Middle East]]====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACMirage Alamut IsuPrision.jpg|link=Alamut Temple|'''[[Alamut Temple]]'''<br>[[Alamut]], [[Iran]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "Lawrence of America"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[In Pursuit of Truth]]</ref>
ACMir - Excavation Site Isu ruins.jpg|link=Excavation Site, Baghdad|'''[[Excavation Site, Baghdad|Excavation Site]]'''<br>[[Wilderness]], [[Iraq]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Find the Missing Brother]]</ref>
Solomonaltairwatchingrobert.png|link=Jerusalem Vault|'''[[Jerusalem Vault]]'''<br>[[Jerusalem]], {{Wiki|Israel}}<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Acquisition]]</ref>
ACMir - Northern Oasis vault.jpg|link=Northern Oasis vault|'''[[Northern Oasis vault]]'''<br>[[Northern Oasis]], Iraq<ref name="The Calling">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Calling]]</ref>
</gallery>
 
====Other====
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
AC Blade of Shao Jun - Isu Temple.png|link=Beijing Temple|'''[[Beijing Temple]]'''<br>[[Beijing]], [[China]]<ref name="BoSJ">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Shao Jun and Qixie]]</ref>
ACFT - Angkor temple.png|link=Forgotten Temple (Isu)|'''[[Forgotten Temple (Isu)|Forgotten Temple]]'''<br>[[Angkor]], [[Cambodia]]<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 122|Episode 122]]</ref><br>{{c|intact; active}}
ACCI What Lies Beneath Main.jpg|link=Herat Temple|'''[[Herat Temple]]'''<br>[[Herat]], [[Afghanistan]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[What Lies Beneath]]</ref>
ACCI Enemy Revealed (1).jpg|link=Tosha Khana|'''[[Tosha Khana]]'''<br>[[Amritsar]], [[India]]<ref name="ACBM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref><ref name="TheEnemyRevealed">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' – [[The Enemy Revealed]]</ref><br>{{c|destroyed}}
</gallery>
 
==References==
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"We built vaults within which to work, each dedicated to a different method of salvation. They were placed underground to avoid the war which raged above, and also as a precaution, should we fail in our efforts."
―Jupiter to Desmond Miles, 2012.[src]-[m]
The Temple of Juno in 2012

Temples, also referred to as Vaults, are underground locations constructed by the Isu. A number of these were built in an attempt to discover a way to protect the Earth from the First Disaster, as well as any recurrence. Temples can be found all across the globe and come in varying sizes.

History[edit | edit source]

Creation[edit | edit source]

"Built by those who knew to turn away from war. They worked to protect us – to save us from the fire. If you can find them... If their work can be saved... so too might this world."
―Minerva to Ezio Auditore, 1499.[src]-[m]
The Temples in Minerva's projections

The Temples were built by Isu who avoided the war raging between humans and their own kind. They functioned as a way to preserve the world and its people and as such were often highly decorated with Isu script.[1] The Temples were established underground, as a way both to protect them from the battle present on the surface, and as a precaution should they fail to avert the coming catastrophe.[2]

First Disaster[edit | edit source]

"Six we tried in succession, each more encouraging than the last. But none worked. And then the world ended..."
―Jupiter to Desmond Miles, 2012.[src]-[m]

Each Temple researched a different way to prevent the disaster, and the findings were transmitted to the Grand Temple, located underneath an Isu municipality in modern-day New York. From there, three Isu scientists—Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva—sorted the solutions most likely to succeed. They tested six possible solutions in succession,[2][3][4] with each being more promising than the last. However, all six solutions ultimately failed, and before any further solutions could be tested, a solar flare decimated the planet, nearly wiping out the Isu and humanity.[2]

Modern times[edit | edit source]

"You must go there. To the place where we labored... labored and lost. Take my words. Pass them from your head into your hands. That is how you will open the way."
―Jupiter to Desmond Miles, 2012.[src]-[m]
Ezio within the Vatican Vault

In 2012, a projection of Minerva spoke to Desmond Miles, who relived the genetic memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore through a machine known as the Animus. When Ezio accessed a vault underneath the Sistine Chapel in 1499, Minerva told Desmond about the catastrophe that had wiped out all of her kind, and its impending repeat. She also briefly told Desmond about the history of the Temples, before instructing him to guard against "the cross."[5]

Several weeks later, on 10 October 2012, Desmond and his team of fellow Assassins drove to another vault beneath the Colosseum in Rome. There, Juno spoke to Desmond as he freeran around the Vault attempting to access the pedestal at its center. Juno told Desmond about the history behind confrontations between humans and the Isu. Once Desmond activated the Apple of Eden on the pedestal, Juno's presence took command of Desmond through the Apple and made him stab his teammate Lucy Stillman in the abdomen with his Hidden Blade,[6] before he fell unconscious as his subconscious splintered.[2]

After Desmond accessed a Synch Nexus and separated the lives of his ancestors from his own memories, an apparition of Jupiter spoke to Desmond, telling him about the catastrophe that had previously occurred and also explaining the Temples' purposes in further detail. Lastly, Jupiter told Desmond that he needed to go to the Grand Temple in order to stop the impending cataclysm, though he also admitted that he was unsure as to whether the Temples could successfully prevent the disaster.[2]

Desmond and the other Assassins inside the Grand Temple

Despite the uncertainty, Desmond and his team pressed onwards, eventually finding and accessing the Grand Temple near Turin, New York. There, after retrieving all the batteries to restore power to the Temple, as well as the key to its inner chambers, the Assassins discovered the global aurora borealis device, a machine that could emit a global shield to protect the Earth from the forthcoming solar flare.[3]

Minerva tried to dissuade Desmond from activating the device, revealing that Juno had tampered with it to release her consciousness, which had been trapped inside the Temple to prevent her from conquering humanity. However, Desmond refused to doom mankind and, believing they would be able to withstand Juno's threat, he activated the device, saving the planet at the cost of his life.[3]

Known Temples[edit | edit source]

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

Americas[edit | edit source]

North America[edit | edit source]

Caribbean[edit | edit source]

Africa[edit | edit source]

Egypt[edit | edit source]

Europe[edit | edit source]

Greece[edit | edit source]

Italy[edit | edit source]

United Kingdom[edit | edit source]

Other[edit | edit source]

Asia[edit | edit source]

Middle East[edit | edit source]

Other[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed II – In Bocca al Lupo
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Modern day
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed III – Modern day
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Feast to Remember
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Modern day
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Modern day
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Non Nobis Domine
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Return to Mexico
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – The Secret of the Cenote
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Awakening"
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Caribbean Sea, 1713 CE – Mission 5
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – The Observatory
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Lessons and Revelations
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Assassin's Creed: Origins
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Final Weighing
  16. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Stairway to Olympos
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  18. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Bright One
  19. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Memories Awoken
  20. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Family's Legacy
  21. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book – Chapter 1: The Animus
  22. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – He Waits
  23. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Lore of the Sphinx
  24. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Writhing Dead
  25. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – A Seed
  26. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance – The Temple of Pythagoras
  27. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book – Chapter 6: Stopping the Cult
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Floating conversations: Tombs of the Fallen
  29. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Night and Day
  30. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mastery Challenge – A Challenge from the Gods
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children
  32. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  33. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex
  34. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mastery Challenge – The All-Seeing Eye
  35. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Forge
  36. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Kyrie Eleison
  37. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – A Crown of Thorns
  38. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Brother's Keeper
  39. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "Lawrence of America"
  40. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – In Pursuit of Truth
  41. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Find the Missing Brother
  42. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Acquisition
  43. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Calling
  44. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun – Shao Jun and Qixie
  45. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 122
  46. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India – What Lies Beneath
  47. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brahman
  48. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India – The Enemy Revealed

Isu
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Isu
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Ankh • Apples of Eden (#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | Aguilar's | Akhenaten's | Gull's | Korfu's | Skye's | Mihšihkinaahkwa's | Isabel's) • Atlantis Artifacts (Sphinx's | Medusa's | Minotaur's | Cyclops' | Versipellis') • Codex of Eden • Crystal Balls • Crystal Skulls • Foresight Amulet • Fountain of Youth • Fragment of Eden • Grand Temple Key • Heart • Hope Diamond • Hugr-Rip • Imperial Jade Seal • Koh-i-Noor • Memory Seals (Masyaf Keys) • Mjölnir • Prophecy Disks • Precursor boxes • Rings of Eden (Hnituðr | Pirate Ring | Rings of Seth (Blood | Moon | Sand)) • Scepter of Aset • Scythe of Eden • Shards of Eden • Shrouds of Eden (#1 | #2 | Copy) • Spears of Eden (Gungnir • Spear of Leonidas) • Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden (Crescent amulet | Lantern | Lotus disk) • Staves of Eden (Alexander's | Imperial Sceptre | Papal Staff | Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Shattered Staff | Venetian Staff | Staff of Seth) • Swords of Eden (#1 | #2 | Excalibur | Gram | Sword of Damokles | Perseus' Sword) • Trident of Eden • Tui Bei Tu • Vejovis' dagger
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