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==Prehistory== | <!--==Prehistory== | ||
===1923 Isu Era=== | ===1923 Isu Era=== | ||
*During the [[War of Unification]], [[Consus]], a scientist of the [[Isu]], created the [[Shroud of Eden 1|first]] [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud of Eden]] to treat casualties of the war. He later transferred his consciousness into the Shroud in a desperate bid to escape death, but became trapped within his own creation.<ref name="ACS"/> | *During the [[War of Unification]], [[Consus]], a scientist of the [[Isu]], created the [[Shroud of Eden 1|first]] [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud of Eden]] to treat casualties of the war. He later transferred his consciousness into the Shroud in a desperate bid to escape death, but became trapped within his own creation.<ref name="ACS"/> | ||
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*[[Project Anthropos]] took place in [[Eden]] under direction of Isu scientist [[Phanes]] and with the approval of the [[Isu Authority in Eden]], in which the Isu created the [[human]] race as [[Slavery|slaves]]<ref name="TFoA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis]]''</ref> from a pre-existing species.<ref name="AC2"/> The humans were made to be susceptible to the powers of the [[adamant]]-based [[Apples of Eden]].<ref name="TFoA"/> | *[[Project Anthropos]] took place in [[Eden]] under direction of Isu scientist [[Phanes]] and with the approval of the [[Isu Authority in Eden]], in which the Isu created the [[human]] race as [[Slavery|slaves]]<ref name="TFoA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis]]''</ref> from a pre-existing species.<ref name="AC2"/> The humans were made to be susceptible to the powers of the [[adamant]]-based [[Apples of Eden]].<ref name="TFoA"/> | ||
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*The Isu [[Osiris]] was killed by his brother [[Seth]]. Overwhelmed by grief, Osiris' partner [[Isis]] used the [[Ankh]] to revive him for one night, during which they conceived their son [[Horus]].<ref name="AC3A"/> | *The Isu [[Osiris]] was killed by his brother [[Seth]]. Overwhelmed by grief, Osiris' partner [[Isis]] used the [[Ankh]] to revive him for one night, during which they conceived their son [[Horus]].<ref name="AC3A"/> | ||
*The Isu [[Poseidon]] took control over the city of [[Atlantis]] from his son [[Atlas]], and let Atlas and his other sons serve as the [[Archons of Atlantis]].<ref name="TFoA"/> | *The Isu [[Poseidon]] took control over the city of [[Atlantis]] from his son [[Atlas]], and let Atlas and his other sons serve as the [[Archons of Atlantis]].<ref name="TFoA"/> | ||
*The Isu [[Hades]] abducted the Isu [[Persephone]] and forced her to become his wife, with the consent of his brother Zeus. He imprisoned Persephone in an area of the [[Underworld]] that she reshaped as [[Elysium]], which Hades allowed her to rule alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref name="TFoA"/> | *The Isu [[Hades]] abducted the Isu [[Persephone]] and forced her to become his wife, with the consent of his brother Zeus. He imprisoned Persephone in an area of the [[Underworld]] that she reshaped as [[Elysium]], which Hades allowed her to rule alongside her friend [[Hekate]].<ref name="TFoA"/> | ||
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===1334 BC=== | ===1334 BC=== | ||
*The [[Order of the Ancients]] was founded by Pharaoh [[Smenkhkare]], with the goal of obtaining knowledge and artifacts previously possessed by the Isu.<ref name="ACO"/> The group served as a precursor to the Templar Order<ref name="TEG2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' (2018 edition)</ref> and, possibly, also the [[Instruments of the First Will]].<ref name="ACV Shaun's Notes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[ | *The [[Order of the Ancients]] was founded by Pharaoh [[Smenkhkare]], with the goal of obtaining knowledge and artifacts previously possessed by the Isu.<ref name="ACO"/> The group served as a precursor to the Templar Order<ref name="TEG2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' (2018 edition)</ref> and, possibly, also the [[Instruments of the First Will]].<ref name="ACV Shaun's Notes">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#Physical notes|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "The Order of the Ancients"</ref> | ||
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*Pharaoh [[Tutankhamun]] restored the religion of the [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian gods]] discarded by his father Akhenaten, and passed his father's Apple of Eden to the [[Oracle of Amun|priests]] of [[Amun (deity)|Amun]] to maintain order and justice for the Egyptian people.<ref name="CotP"/> | *Pharaoh [[Tutankhamun]] restored the religion of the [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian gods]] discarded by his father Akhenaten, and passed his father's Apple of Eden to the [[Oracle of Amun|priests]] of [[Amun (deity)|Amun]] to maintain order and justice for the Egyptian people.<ref name="CotP"/> | ||
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*During the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] was fought between the invading Persian Empire led by [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] and the resisting forces of Greece led by King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas I]] of [[Sparta]]. Leonidas and his Spartan army perished during the fight.<ref name="ACOd"/> | *During the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] was fought between the invading Persian Empire led by [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] and the resisting forces of Greece led by King [[Leonidas I of Sparta|Leonidas I]] of [[Sparta]]. Leonidas and his Spartan army perished during the fight.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
===465 BC=== | ===465 BC=== | ||
*'''August 4:''' King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] of Persia, an ally of the Order of the Ancients, was killed by [[Darius]] – who would later be considered one of the earliest [[Assassins]] – during an ambush by Darius' [[ | *'''August 4:''' King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] of Persia, an ally of the Order of the Ancients, was killed by [[Darius]] – who would later be considered one of the earliest [[Assassins]] – during an ambush by Darius' [[Protectors of Persia|co-conspirators]]. This assassination became the first recorded use of the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="LotFB"/><ref name="AC2"/> | ||
*Darius planned to assassinate Xerxes' successor [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes]] out of fear he would fall under the influence of the Order of the Ancients, but was stopped by his former ally [[Amorges]], who had joined the Order to bring peace to Persia. Darius and his son [[Natakas]] were subsequently forced to flee Persia while the rest of their family was hunted down and killed by the Order.<ref name="LotFB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade]]''</ref> | *Darius planned to assassinate Xerxes' successor [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes]] out of fear he would fall under the influence of the Order of the Ancients, but was stopped by his former ally [[Amorges]], who had joined the Order to bring peace to Persia. Darius and his son [[Natakas]] were subsequently forced to flee Persia while the rest of their family was hunted down and killed by the Order.<ref name="LotFB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade]]''</ref> | ||
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*Kassandra reunited with her mother Myrrine on [[Naxos Island]] after a 22-year separation, using information she received from Aspasia. Alongside Myrrine, she helped stop the threat [[Paros Island]] imposed on Naxos and killed the Cultist [[Silanos]].<ref name="ACOd"/> | *Kassandra reunited with her mother Myrrine on [[Naxos Island]] after a 22-year separation, using information she received from Aspasia. Alongside Myrrine, she helped stop the threat [[Paros Island]] imposed on Naxos and killed the Cultist [[Silanos]].<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
*While hiding from the Order of the Ancients in [[Makedonia]], Darius and Natakas came into contact with Kassandra and worked alongside her to free the region from the Order's influence.<ref name="LotFB" /> | *While hiding from the Order of the Ancients in [[Makedonia]], Darius and Natakas came into contact with Kassandra and worked alongside her to free the region from the Order's influence.<ref name="LotFB" /> | ||
*Kassandra, Darius and Natakas killed [[ | *Kassandra, Darius and Natakas killed [[Pactyas]], Darius' former ally and leader of the [[Order of Hunters]] within the Order of the Ancients. Darius and Natakas parted ways with Kassandra as they left Makedonia to hide from the Order once more.<ref name="LotFB"/> | ||
*Kassandra travelled to [[Thera]] and discovered the [[Gateway to the Lost City]], the entrance to the ancient Isu city of [[Atlantis]], where she met her biological father, Pythagoras. Through him, she started a search for the ancient [[Atlantis artifact]]s that would open the Gateway.<ref name="ACOd"/> | *Kassandra travelled to [[Thera]] and discovered the [[Gateway to the Lost City]], the entrance to the ancient Isu city of [[Atlantis]], where she met her biological father, Pythagoras. Through him, she started a search for the ancient [[Atlantis artifact]]s that would open the Gateway.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
*Myrrine and Kassandra relocated to their former home in Sparta and reintegrated themselves into Spartan society.<ref name="ACOd"/> | *Myrrine and Kassandra relocated to their former home in Sparta and reintegrated themselves into Spartan society.<ref name="ACOd"/> | ||
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*'''February 4:''' Roman Emperor [[Septimius Severus]] died after having been fatally poisoned by [[Khloe]], a Magister of the Hidden Ones, inside his villa in [[York|Eboracum]].<ref name="ACV"/> | *'''February 4:''' Roman Emperor [[Septimius Severus]] died after having been fatally poisoned by [[Khloe]], a Magister of the Hidden Ones, inside his villa in [[York|Eboracum]].<ref name="ACV"/> | ||
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*The Hidden One [[Aquilus]], a member of the [[Liberalis Circulus]], was taken captive by [[Romans]] under command of general [[Gracchus]].<ref name="AC1D">''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]''</ref> An army of [[Alemanni]] soldiers, led Aquilus' cousin and fellow Hidden One [[Accipiter]], defeated the Roman legion and saved Aquilus.<ref name="AC2A">''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]''</ref> | *The Hidden One [[Aquilus]], a member of the [[Liberalis Circulus]], was taken captive by [[Romans]] under command of general [[Gracchus]].<ref name="AC1D">''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]''</ref> An army of [[Alemanni]] soldiers, led Aquilus' cousin and fellow Hidden One [[Accipiter]], defeated the Roman legion and saved Aquilus.<ref name="AC2A">''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]''</ref> | ||
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*Accipiter brokered a truce with the Prefect of Lugdunum to spare the city from being conquered and sacked by the Alemanni.<ref name="AC3A"/> | *Accipiter brokered a truce with the Prefect of Lugdunum to spare the city from being conquered and sacked by the Alemanni.<ref name="AC3A"/> | ||
*Aquilus and his wife [[Valeria]] were captured by Roman soldiers and transported to be executed in {{Wiki|Roanne|Rodumna}}. Aquilus was killed by one of the soldiers when the convoy was ambushed by Accipiter.<ref name="AC3A"/> | *Aquilus and his wife [[Valeria]] were captured by Roman soldiers and transported to be executed in {{Wiki|Roanne|Rodumna}}. Aquilus was killed by one of the soldiers when the convoy was ambushed by Accipiter.<ref name="AC3A"/> | ||
==4th century== | ==4th century== | ||
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*The Brotherhood that started as the Hidden Ones<ref name="ACO"/> became a public organization for the first time in their history under the name Assassins, under the directive of [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] in the [[Levant]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | *The Brotherhood that started as the Hidden Ones<ref name="ACO"/> became a public organization for the first time in their history under the name Assassins, under the directive of [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] in the [[Levant]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
===1099=== | ===1099=== | ||
*'''July 10:''' [[Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar]], a [[Kingdom of Castile|Castilian]] nobleman and warlord, passed away. His wife subsequently absconded with his piece of the Staff of Eden that previously belonged to Saint James.<ref name="ACRB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | *'''July 10:''' [[Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar]], a [[Kingdom of Castile|Castilian]] nobleman and warlord, passed away. His wife subsequently absconded with his piece of the Staff of Eden that previously belonged to Saint James.<ref name="ACRB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | ||
*'''July 15:''' An army of [[Crusaders]] captured the city of Jerusalem, marking the end of the [[First Crusade]] and the start of a Crusader presence in the Holy Land for over two centuries.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | *'''July 15:''' An army of [[Crusaders]] captured the city of Jerusalem, marking the end of the [[First Crusade]] and the start of a Crusader presence in the Holy Land for over two centuries.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
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*Abbas Sofian was killed by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad using the [[Hidden Gun]], during a non-violent assault on Masyaf fortress by Altaïr and his supporters. Altaïr was welcomed back as Mentor of the Levantine Assassins.<ref name="TSC"/> | *Abbas Sofian was killed by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad using the [[Hidden Gun]], during a non-violent assault on Masyaf fortress by Altaïr and his supporters. Altaïr was welcomed back as Mentor of the Levantine Assassins.<ref name="TSC"/> | ||
*Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ordered the start of the construction of a [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|hidden library]] beneath the fortress of Masyaf to hide the knowledge and secrets of the Brotherhood.<ref name="TSC"/> | *Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ordered the start of the construction of a [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|hidden library]] beneath the fortress of Masyaf to hide the knowledge and secrets of the Brotherhood.<ref name="TSC"/> | ||
===1250=== | ===1250=== | ||
*An [[Egyptian Assassin (1250)|unidentified Egyptian Assassin]] obtained the [[Scepter of Aset]] and brought it to the rebelling [[Mamluks]], who used it to remove the reigning [[Ayyubid dynasty]] from power and found the [[Bahri dynasty]].<ref name="AC4H">''[[Assassin's Creed 4: Hawk]]''</ref> | *An [[Egyptian Assassin (1250)|unidentified Egyptian Assassin]] obtained the [[Scepter of Aset]] and brought it to the rebelling [[Mamluks]], who used it to remove the reigning [[Ayyubid dynasty]] from power and found the [[Bahri dynasty]].<ref name="AC4H">''[[Assassin's Creed 4: Hawk]]''</ref> | ||
===1251=== | ===1251=== | ||
*'''July 1:''' Möngke Khan, a Mongol prince and founder of the [[Mongolian Rite of the Templar Order]], became the fourth emperor of the Mongol Empire.<ref name="ACLD2"/> | *'''July 1:''' Möngke Khan, a Mongol prince and founder of the [[Mongolian Rite of the Templar Order]], became the fourth emperor of the Mongol Empire.<ref name="ACLD2"/> | ||
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**[[Jacques de Molay's advisor]] hid de Molay's Sword of Eden and the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' in a Templar crypt underneath the Temple before being killed by Master Assassin [[Thomas de Carneillon]].<ref name="ACU"/> | **[[Jacques de Molay's advisor]] hid de Molay's Sword of Eden and the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' in a Templar crypt underneath the Temple before being killed by Master Assassin [[Thomas de Carneillon]].<ref name="ACU"/> | ||
===1312=== | |||
*''Mansa'' Muhammad ibn Qu of the Mali Empire embarks on an expedition to the [[Atlantic Ocean]], where he recovers an Apple of Eden from the ocean floor. His activation of the Apple subsequently drives most of his crew mad, and they mutiny against him and kill him. The surviving sane crew members manage to regain control of the ship and bring the Apple back to Muhammad's younger brother, Musa, who is subsequently crowned ''Mansa''. | |||
===1314=== | ===1314=== | ||
*'''March 18:''' Jacques de Molay, the last publicly recognized Grand Master of the Knights Templar<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> and a [[Sage]],<ref name="ACU"/> was burned at the stake alongside Geoffroi de Charney. Before his death, de Molay sent nine of his most trusted men across the known world to continue the Templar Order's objectives underground.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | *'''March 18:''' Jacques de Molay, the last publicly recognized Grand Master of the Knights Templar<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> and a [[Sage]],<ref name="ACU"/> was burned at the stake alongside Geoffroi de Charney. Before his death, de Molay sent nine of his most trusted men across the known world to continue the Templar Order's objectives underground.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> | ||
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===1338=== | ===1338=== | ||
*[[Lukas Zurburg]] was saved by the Assassins from a road thief while travelling from [[Essen]] to {{Wiki|Adendorf}}. Zurburg subsequently joined the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref> | *[[Lukas Zurburg]] was saved by the Assassins from a road thief while travelling from [[Essen]] to {{Wiki|Adendorf}}. Zurburg subsequently joined the Assassin Brotherhood.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref> | ||
===1340=== | ===1340=== | ||
*The Templars stole the Scepter of Aset from the reigning [[Bahri dynasty]] of Egypt.<ref name="AC4H"/> | *The Templars stole the Scepter of Aset from the reigning [[Bahri dynasty]] of Egypt.<ref name="AC4H"/> | ||
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*'''June 7:''' The reigning Bahri Sultan of Egypt, [[Al-Nasir Muhammad]], was killed by his servant [[Leila]], a secret Templar agent.<ref name="AC5EC">''[[Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr]]''</ref> | *'''June 7:''' The reigning Bahri Sultan of Egypt, [[Al-Nasir Muhammad]], was killed by his servant [[Leila]], a secret Templar agent.<ref name="AC5EC">''[[Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr]]''</ref> | ||
*Numa Al'Khamsin and his apprentice [[Ali Al-Ghrabe]] recovered the Scepter of Aset, disassembled in an Ankh-shaped box, from the Templars in Karnak.<ref name="AC5EC"/> | *Numa Al'Khamsin and his apprentice [[Ali Al-Ghrabe]] recovered the Scepter of Aset, disassembled in an Ankh-shaped box, from the Templars in Karnak.<ref name="AC5EC"/> | ||
===1348=== | ===1348=== | ||
*The [[Brothers of the Cross]], a secret Templar organization, traveled through the [[Holy Roman Empire]] looking for the Ankh, pretending to offer people protection from the [[Black Death]].<ref name="DYL"/> | *The [[Brothers of the Cross]], a secret Templar organization, traveled through the [[Holy Roman Empire]] looking for the Ankh, pretending to offer people protection from the [[Black Death]].<ref name="DYL"/> | ||
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*Edward Kenway staged a public raid on a [[Far East Company]] ship transporting [[opium]] to expose the company's drug trafficking,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17]]</ref> after Alan Jacob had tried to frame Madam Lee's company for smuggling opium.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 16]]</ref> | *Edward Kenway staged a public raid on a [[Far East Company]] ship transporting [[opium]] to expose the company's drug trafficking,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17]]</ref> after Alan Jacob had tried to frame Madam Lee's company for smuggling opium.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 16]]</ref> | ||
*Edward Kenway destroyed an opium shipment with the help of John Young and Rupiya to prevent both Shimazu Saito—who was acting on Mastern Sun's behalf—and Madam Lee from stealing it, ending his partnership with Lee in the process.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21|Episode 21]]</ref> | *Edward Kenway destroyed an opium shipment with the help of John Young and Rupiya to prevent both Shimazu Saito—who was acting on Mastern Sun's behalf—and Madam Lee from stealing it, ending his partnership with Lee in the process.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21|Episode 21]]</ref> | ||
*Edward Kenway founded the [[Zhang Wei Union]] in the [[A-Ma Cultural Village]], as a front to conduct his business in Macau discreetly.<ref name="EP13">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 13|Episode 13]]</ref> During the organization's first contract to escort a trading vessel to [[Manila]], they defended a Dutch East India Company ship from pirates.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 25|Episode 25]]</ref> Edward rescued several prisoners from the pirates' ship, including the Korean scholar [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]], whom he thereafter recruited.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 26|Episode 26]]</ref> | *Edward Kenway founded the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] in the [[A-Ma Cultural Village]], as a front to conduct his business in Macau discreetly.<ref name="EP13">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 13|Episode 13]]</ref> During the organization's first contract to escort a trading vessel to [[Manila]], they defended a Dutch East India Company ship from pirates.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 25|Episode 25]]</ref> Edward rescued several prisoners from the pirates' ship, including the Korean scholar [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]], whom he thereafter recruited.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 26|Episode 26]]</ref> | ||
===1735=== | ===1735=== | ||
*The ''[[Victoire]]'', captained by the Assassin Adéwalé, ambushed a convoy of French Templar ships near [[Saint-Domingue]], and intercepted a parcel adressed to [[Bastienne Josèphe]] in [[Port-au-Prince]]. While fleeing from the Templars, the ''Victoire'' was destroyed in a storm, and Adéwalé washed up in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="AC4FC">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> | *The ''[[Victoire]]'', captained by the Assassin Adéwalé, ambushed a convoy of French Templar ships near [[Saint-Domingue]], and intercepted a parcel adressed to [[Bastienne Josèphe]] in [[Port-au-Prince]]. While fleeing from the Templars, the ''Victoire'' was destroyed in a storm, and Adéwalé washed up in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="AC4FC">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] – [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref> | ||
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*'''August:''' Napoleon Bonaparte and Arno Dorian entered the crypt beneath the Temple in Paris, and buried the remains of François-Thomas Germain in the Parisian catacombs.<ref name="ACU"/> | *'''August:''' Napoleon Bonaparte and Arno Dorian entered the crypt beneath the Temple in Paris, and buried the remains of François-Thomas Germain in the Parisian catacombs.<ref name="ACU"/> | ||
===1832=== | ===1832=== | ||
*The Skull and Bones society is founded at {{Wiki|Yale University}} by a group of Templars to serve as a means of recruiting future members of the Order. | |||
*'''January:''' The [[Château Clique]] – leaders of the Templar Order in Lower Canada – arrested several journalists, including the Assassin [[Ludger Duvernay]], for publishing articles accusing the Canadian administration of serving the Château Clique. Duvernay was freed by the Assassins.<ref name="DYL"/> | *'''January:''' The [[Château Clique]] – leaders of the Templar Order in Lower Canada – arrested several journalists, including the Assassin [[Ludger Duvernay]], for publishing articles accusing the Canadian administration of serving the Château Clique. Duvernay was freed by the Assassins.<ref name="DYL"/> | ||
===1834=== | ===1834=== | ||
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===1901=== | ===1901=== | ||
*'''January 22:''' Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom passed away at the age of 81, marking the end of the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="ACI"/> | *'''January 22:''' Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom passed away at the age of 81, marking the end of the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
*'''December:''' Financier [[John Pierpont Morgan]] withdrew his funding of Nikola Tesla's experiments after Tesla intended to make electricity a free product, which stood in opposition of the Templars' plans.<ref name="AC2"/> | *'''December:''' Financier and Templar [[John Pierpont Morgan]] withdrew his funding of Nikola Tesla's experiments after Tesla intended to make electricity a free product, which stood in opposition of the Templars' plans.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
===1907=== | |||
*'''September:''' The Peruvian Amazon Company is founded by Julio César Arana, Grand Master of the Peruvian Rite of the Templar Order, to serve as a front for Templar activities in the Amazon Basin. | |||
===1908=== | ===1908=== | ||
*'''June 30:''' [[Nikola Tesla]] released a burst of electricity to a Templar research facility in [[Tunguska]] from his {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}} during an Assassin raid on the facility, destroying the Staff of Eden and creating a large eruption known as the [[Tunguska explosion]]. Nikolai Orelov was the only survivor.<ref name="ACTF"/> | *'''June 30:''' [[Nikola Tesla]] released a burst of electricity to a Templar research facility in [[Tunguska]] from his {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}} during an Assassin raid on the facility, destroying the Staff of Eden and creating a large eruption known as the [[Tunguska explosion]]. Nikolai Orelov was the only survivor.<ref name="ACTF"/> | ||
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===1930=== | ===1930=== | ||
*'''March 12:''' [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started the Salt March in disobedience against the British's salt laws in India until April 5, and managed to gather a large following with aid from his Apple of Eden.<ref name="AC2"/> | *'''March 12:''' [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started the Salt March in disobedience against the British's salt laws in India until April 5, and managed to gather a large following with aid from his Apple of Eden.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
===1936=== | |||
*The Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins, under the leadership of [[Mentor]] Omar Sharif, first makes contact with the {{Wiki|Muslim Brotherhood}}, beginning an on-and-off partnership between the two organizations. The Assassins promised to aid the Muslim Brotherhood in their fight against the British, as long as the Assassins eliminated enemies of the Brotherhood when needed. | |||
===1937=== | ===1937=== | ||
*[[Abstergo Industries]] was founded by | *[[Abstergo Industries]] was founded by Templar Order members [[Frank A. Vanderlip]], [[Charles Norton]], [[Henry Ford]], [[Gero Kramer]], [[Ransom Eli Olds]], Prescott Bush, [[Nelson W. Aldrich]], [[Henry Pomeroy Davison]], and [[Benjamin Strong, Jr.]] to serve as a public front, which would primarily be used as a shadow company to control the world's capitalist market.<ref name="ACBH"/> Harold Sanderson is named Abstergo's inaugural CEO; however, he merely serves as a puppet of the Founders, who (with the exception of Kramer) serve as the company's inaugural Board of Directors. | ||
*'''April 26:''' The town of [[Guernica (town)|Guernica]] was bombed on orders of Nationalist Spain under {{Wiki|Francisco Franco}} by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, to route the Spanish republican rebels, as part of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Several Spanish Assassin died during the bombing.<ref name="ACU2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 2|Volume 2: Inflection Point]]''</ref> | *'''April 26:''' The town of [[Guernica (town)|Guernica]] was bombed on orders of Nationalist Spain under {{Wiki|Francisco Franco}} by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, to route the Spanish republican rebels, as part of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. Several Spanish Assassin died during the bombing.<ref name="ACU2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising Volume 2|Volume 2: Inflection Point]]''</ref> | ||
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*'''December 25:''' [[Keith Scipione]], an agent of Abstergo Industries, purchased the original Shroud of Eden from a member of the Baguttiani in Milan, Italy.<ref name="ACPL"/> | *'''December 25:''' [[Keith Scipione]], an agent of Abstergo Industries, purchased the original Shroud of Eden from a member of the Baguttiani in Milan, Italy.<ref name="ACPL"/> | ||
===1945=== | ===1945=== | ||
*'''April 30:''' Adolf Hitler was killed by | *'''April 30:''' Adolf Hitler was killed by Assassin Levi Shapiro outside his Führerbunker, after having killed his body double inside the hideout. The Assassins also took possession of his Isu artifact.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
*'''July 16:''' The [[Manhattan Project]] tested its first atomic bomb, designed by [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], at the {{Wiki|Los Alamogordo}} air base in [[New Mexico]]. The tests were authorized by Abstergo Industries.<ref name="AC2"/> | *'''July 16:''' The [[Manhattan Project]] tested its first atomic bomb, designed by [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], at the {{Wiki|Los Alamogordo}} air base in [[New Mexico]]. The tests were authorized by Abstergo Industries.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
*'''August 6–9:''' The first atomic bomb was dropped on {{Wiki|Hiroshima}} on August 6 by the United States, and a second hit the city of Nagasaki on August 9.<ref name="ACI"/> | *'''August 6–9:''' The first atomic bomb was dropped on {{Wiki|Hiroshima}} on August 6 by the United States, and a second hit the city of Nagasaki on August 9.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
*'''August 12:''' Emperor {{Wiki|Hirohito}} of Japan surrendered to the Allies, marking the end of World War II.<ref name="ACI"/> | *'''August 12:''' Emperor {{Wiki|Hirohito}} of Japan surrendered to the Allies, marking the end of World War II.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
===1947=== | |||
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*'''March 10:''' Templar Ronald Reagan becomes president of the {{Wiki|Screen Actors Guild}}, allowing the Templars to gain a foothold in Hollywood. | |||
===1948=== | ===1948=== | ||
*'''January 30:''' Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by | *Assassin Jean Spangler begins taking bit roles in various Hollywood films while covertly investigating Templar influence in the Hollywood film industry. | ||
*'''January 30:''' Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Templar sleeper agent Nathuram Godse to retrieve his Apple of Eden, after he had used it to lead a non-violent rebellion against British rule in India.<ref name="AC2"/> | |||
*'''May 14''': The [[Israel|State of Israel]] is officially declared by {{Wiki|World Zionist Organization}} leader David Ben-Gurion. Assassin Levi Shapiro is present for the official declaration of independence, and later the same day, establishes the Israeli Brotherhood of Assassins, with himself as [[Mentor]]. | |||
*'''May 15:''' Beginning of the {{Wiki|1948 Arab-Israeli War}}. The Egyptian Assassins would fight alongside the Muslim Brotherhood in order to combat Israeli Templar interests in Palestine. During the war, the Assassins would become acquainted with Yasser Arafat, who would become a long-time associate and ally of the Assassin Order. | |||
*'''August 16:''' British economist [[Harry Dexter White]] was killed by the Templars after betraying the Order by warning the Soviet Union of their capitalist plans.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *'''August 16:''' British economist [[Harry Dexter White]] was killed by the Templars after betraying the Order by warning the Soviet Union of their capitalist plans.<ref name="ACBH"/> | ||
===1949=== | |||
*'''September:''' Jean Spangler films her appearance as an extra in the film ''Young Man with a Horn'' on a set owned by Abstergo Industries, during which an Abstergo security guard spots her talking to [[Boris Pash]] and relays her allegiance to the Assassins to his superiors. | |||
*'''October 7:''' In an operation overseen by Ronald Reagan and Prescott Bush, Jean Spangler is abducted by a pair of Templar agents known simply as "M." and "X." outside of the Los Angeles Farmers Market. False clues, including a fake note addressed to someone named "Kirk" (meant to incriminate {{Wiki|Kirk Douglas}}, the leading man in ''Young Man with a Horn'') are planted to throw investigators off the trail. She is taken to a secret Abstergo site and interrogated by Abstergo's Head of Operations and Inner Sanctum member Heinrich Müller; she subsequently reveals that a number of Assassin spies had infiltrated various U.S. Government agencies, including the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the State Department. Spangler is killed, her body is disposed of, and the information extracted from her is passed along, via several Abstergo intermediaries, to Senator Joseph McCarthy. Spangler's disappearance is never officially solved. | |||
===1950=== | |||
*'''February 9:''' Using the information provided to him by Abstergo, Senator Joseph McCarthy gives a speech o the Republican Women's Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, accusing 205 State Department employees of being [[Communism|Communist]]s. Using the Senator's speech as a pretext, Templars within the State Department conduct a secret purge of the State Department and also learn of the Assassins' involvement in [[Project BLUEBIRD]]. | |||
===1952=== | ===1952=== | ||
*'''June 17:''' Rocket engineer [[Jack Parsons]] died due to injuries received in an explosion in his laboratory orchestrated by Abstergo Industries, after Parsons made plans to reveal the secrets behind Aleister Crowley's formula.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | *'''January 26:''' The Cairo fire is staged by the Muslim Brotherhood in protest of British occupation, against the wishes of the Egyptian Assassins. After 26 innocent people and Mentor Omar Sharif are killed in the riots, the Assassins terminate their partnership with the Brotherhood. Omar's son Mohammed would succeed him as Egyptian Mentor. | ||
*'''June 17:''' Rocket engineer [[Jack Parsons]] died due to injuries received in an explosion in his laboratory orchestrated by Abstergo Industries, after Parsons made plans to reveal the secrets behind [[Aleister Crowley]]'s formula.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | |||
===1953=== | ===1953=== | ||
*'''March 5:''' Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, was killed by the Assassins<ref name="AC2"/> with the use of poison, making it look like he died of a stroke.<ref name="ACI"/> | *'''March 5:''' [[Joseph Stalin]], leader of the [[Soviet Union]], was killed by the Assassins<ref name="AC2"/> with the use of poison, making it look like he died of a stroke.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
*[[Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)]] initiative [[Project BLUEBIRD]], a mind control program spearheaded by Assassin Boris Pash, started after being sanctioned by the [[American Mentor (1950s)|Mentor]] of the American Assassins, who hoped to gain an advantage over the Templars.<ref name="ACBS"/> | *[[Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)]] initiative [[Project BLUEBIRD]], a mind control program spearheaded by Assassin Boris Pash, started after being sanctioned by the [[American Mentor (1950s)|Mentor]] of the American Assassins, who hoped to gain an advantage over the Templars.<ref name="ACBS"/> | ||
*'''August 19:''' Prime Minister [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] of Iran was overthrown in a coup d'état orchestrated by Abstergo Industries to stop his plans to nationalize the Iranian oil industry.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *'''August 19:''' Prime Minister [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] of Iran was overthrown in a coup d'état orchestrated by Abstergo Industries to stop his plans to nationalize the Iranian oil industry.<ref name="ACBH"/> | ||
===1954=== | ===1954=== | ||
*'''June 7:''' President {{Wiki|Jacobo Árbenz}} of [[Guatemala]] was overthrown in a | *'''June 7:''' President {{Wiki|Jacobo Árbenz}} of [[Guatemala]] was overthrown in a joint operation orchestrated by Abstergo Industries and the United Fruit Company to protect their capitalist interest.<ref name="ACBH"/> Carlos Castillo Armas is subsequently installed as the leader of a military dictatorship. | ||
===1957=== | ===1957=== | ||
*'''February 8:''' While on his deathbed, Templar scientist John von Neumann was killed by his former ally, Assassin Boris Pash, accompanied by [[Alekseï Gavrani]], so that Pash could obtain his Piece of Eden.<ref name="ACBS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref> | *'''February 8:''' While on his deathbed, Templar scientist John von Neumann was killed by his former ally, Assassin Boris Pash, accompanied by [[Alekseï Gavrani]], so that Pash could obtain his Piece of Eden.<ref name="ACBS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone]]''</ref> | ||
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**Alekseï Gavrani expressed his grievances with the Bloodstone Unit's tactics and was sent home by Boris Pash in response.<ref name="ACBS"/> | **Alekseï Gavrani expressed his grievances with the Bloodstone Unit's tactics and was sent home by Boris Pash in response.<ref name="ACBS"/> | ||
*'''November 22:''' | *'''November 22:''' | ||
**President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States was assassinated as part of a Templar conspiracy<ref name="AC2"/> | **President [[John F. Kennedy]] of the United States was assassinated as part of a Templar conspiracy orchestrated by Kennedy's Vice President, Templar [[Lyndon B. Johnson]],<ref name="AC2"/> and members of the Bloodstone Unit, under direction of CIA director and Assassin [[William King Harvey]], a secret Templar.<ref name="ACBS"/> Templar sleeper agent [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] also participated.<ref name="AC2"/> Johnson becomes President after Kennedy's death. | ||
**Kennedy's driver, the Assassin [[William Greer]], took the President's Apple of Eden,<ref name="ACBS"/> while another Apple was used by the Templars to create confusion.<ref name="AC2"/> Assassin Alekseï Gavrani took the Apple from Greer, believing Boris Pash to be a traitor.<ref name="ACBS"/> | **Kennedy's driver, the Assassin [[William Greer]], took the President's Apple of Eden,<ref name="ACBS"/> while another Apple was used by the Templars to create confusion.<ref name="AC2"/> Assassin Alekseï Gavrani took the Apple from Greer, believing Boris Pash to be a traitor.<ref name="ACBS"/> | ||
**Alekseï Gavrani brought the artifact to William King Harvey instead and took up the mantle of CIA agent QJ/WIN again.<ref name="ACBS"/> | **Alekseï Gavrani brought the artifact to William King Harvey instead and took up the mantle of CIA agent QJ/WIN again.<ref name="ACBS"/> | ||
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**Boris Pash used Gavrani's radio to contact the USS ''Maddox''. He was met by William King Harvey, who took the Apple of Eden upon revealing his Templar affiliations. Templar scientist [[Warren Vidic]] helped in Zenia's labour, and the child – later known as [[Nathalie Chapman]] – became a prisoner of the Templars.<ref name="ACBS"/> | **Boris Pash used Gavrani's radio to contact the USS ''Maddox''. He was met by William King Harvey, who took the Apple of Eden upon revealing his Templar affiliations. Templar scientist [[Warren Vidic]] helped in Zenia's labour, and the child – later known as [[Nathalie Chapman]] – became a prisoner of the Templars.<ref name="ACBS"/> | ||
===1967=== | ===1967=== | ||
*'''June 5-10:''' The | *'''June 5-10:''' The {{Wiki|Six-Day War}} is fought between [[Israel]] and a coalition of Arab states, resulting in a victory for Israel. During the June 7 liberation of the Old City of [[Jerusalem]], General Yitzhak Rabin becomes the first person to visit the city and discovers a [[Shroud of Eden]] - later confirmed to be the same shroud once used by [[Jesus of Nazareth]] - in the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]]. He eventually stores the Shroud in a secret location known only to him. | ||
===1969=== | ===1969=== | ||
*'''July 21:''' NASA's [[Apollo 11 Moon landing|Apollo 11]] spaceflight to the [[Moon]], funded by Abstergo Industries, resulted in the recovery of an Apple of Eden from the Moon's surface.<ref name="AC2"/> | *'''July 21:''' NASA's [[Apollo 11 Moon landing|Apollo 11]] spaceflight to the [[Moon]], funded by Abstergo Industries, resulted in the recovery of an Apple of Eden from the Moon's surface.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
===1970=== | |||
*Abstergo Industries approaches President Milton Obote of Uganda with a request to build a facility in the country. Obote refuses as it goes against his Move to the Left policies. | |||
===1971=== | ===1971=== | ||
*Abstergo Industries' first [[Precursor Habitation Expedition]] took place as the second phase of what later became the [[Phoenix Project]]. By the end of the decade, the expeditions uncovered seven large Denisovan sites across the globe.<ref name="ACU"/> | *Abstergo Industries' first [[Precursor Habitation Expedition]] took place as the second phase of what later became the [[Phoenix Project]]. By the end of the decade, the expeditions uncovered seven large Denisovan sites across the globe.<ref name="ACU"/> | ||
*'''January 25:''' General Idi Amin, a known Templar ally, takes power as President of Uganda in a military coup orchestrated by Abstergo Industries and overseen by [[Master Templar]] and [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] member Samuel Mbazzi. The coup was in response to previous president Milton Obote's refusal to allow an Abstergo research facility (which would later be known as "The Pyramid") to be constructed in the country. Amin subsequently allows both the Templars and Abstergo to operate freely in Uganda under his administration. | |||
*'''April 21:''' [[François Duvalier]], the fortieth President of Haiti, was killed by the Assassins, for his oppression over the Haitian people.<ref name="AC2"/> | *'''April 21:''' [[François Duvalier]], the fortieth President of Haiti, was killed by the Assassins, for his oppression over the Haitian people.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
*'''July:''' Sentinel Health Systems, a health system subsidiary of Abstergo Industries, is founded by Dr. Samuel Mbazzi to serve as a secondary front for Templar activities in central Africa. | |||
===1973=== | ===1973=== | ||
*'''September 11:''' President [[Salvador Allende]] of [[Chile]] was overthrown and killed in a military coup orchestrated by Abstergo Industries and engineered by [[Henry Kissinger]] to stop the nationalization of industries in Chile.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *Construction on The Pyramid, Abstergo's facility in Kampala, Uganda, reaches completion. The facility subsequently becomes the central headquarters for Sentinel Health Systems. | ||
*'''September 11:''' President [[Salvador Allende]] of [[Chile]] was overthrown and killed in a military coup orchestrated by Abstergo Industries and engineered by [[Henry Kissinger]] to stop the nationalization of industries in Chile.<ref name="ACBH"/> [[Augusto Pinochet]] is subsequently installed as the new President of Chile. | |||
===1977=== | ===1977=== | ||
*Nathalie Chapman escaped Warren Vidic's laboratory, taking her father's Apple of Eden and the blueprints for the [[Animus]], giving the latter to Assassin [[William Miles]].<ref name="ACBS"/> Miles gave them to Russian Assassin [[Medeya Voronina]] in Moscow, after she rescued him from Templar agents, and told her to build the machine.<ref name="ACI"/> | *Nathalie Chapman escaped Warren Vidic's laboratory, taking her father's Apple of Eden and the blueprints for the [[Animus]], giving the latter to Assassin [[William Miles]].<ref name="ACBS"/> Miles gave them to Russian Assassin [[Medeya Voronina]] in Moscow, after she rescued him from Templar agents, and told her to build the machine.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
===1979=== | |||
*'''August 10-11:''' The Uganda National Liberation Front (an [[Assassin]] front group), supported by the {{Wiki|Tanzania}}n Army, captures Kampala. During the battle, the Assassins attempt to assassinate both Idi Amin and Samuel Mbazzi. Both men survive, but are badly injured, and thus are forced to leave the country and eventually flee to [[Libya]]. | |||
===1980=== | ===1980=== | ||
*Abstergo Industries started the [[Animus Project]], directed by | *Abstergo Industries started the [[Animus Project]], directed by Warren Vidic and Samuel Mbazzi, with the intention of exploring the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of subjects to discover the secrets of the Assassins and the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="ACI"/> | ||
*'''July 29:''' Abstergo Industries' [[Surrogate Initiative]] passed its twenty-third test session to relive the genetic memory of another individual, when its director [[Aileen Bock]] relived the memories of [[Miriam Kurtz]] through her son [[Seamus]]' DNA.<ref name="AC4"/> | *'''July 29:''' Abstergo Industries' [[Surrogate Initiative]] passed its twenty-third test session to relive the genetic memory of another individual, when its director [[Aileen Bock]] relived the memories of [[Miriam Kurtz]] through her son [[Seamus]]' DNA.<ref name="AC4"/> | ||
===1981=== | ===1981=== | ||
*Following the unexpected death of [[Subject 1]], Warren Vidic himself becomes Subject 2 of the Animus Project, taking a four-hour Animus session, first reliving the life of an 18th century [[Hungary|Hungarian]] ancestor, then [[Jeanne d'Arc]]'s executioner [[Geoffroy Thérage]] in 1431. | |||
*'''October:''' The {{Wiki|Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine}} (PIJ), an extremist splinter group of the Muslim Brotherhood, is founded in Gaza. At the request of {{Wiki|Palestine Liberation Organization}} leader Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Brotherhood of Assassins volunteer to fight the PIJ on their behalf. | |||
===1982=== | |||
*'''March 14:''' 21-year old Joseph Kony is identified as a potential candidate for the Animus Project after a routine medical screening during a visit to the Sentinel clinic in Gulu, Uganda. After he is also identified as being a [[Sage]], Dr. Mbazzi personally invites him to take part in a "special medical study" at the Pyramid in Kampala. Later that same day, Kony officially begins his sessions in the Animus as Subject 3, reliving the memories of one of the bodyguards of Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire. | |||
*'''July:''' Warren Vidic personally traveled to Kampala to personally oversee the progress being made in Joseph Kony's Animus sessions. In between sessions, both Vidic and Mbazzi would experiment on Kony; these experiments would be similar to the ones that would later be performed on [[Daniel Cross]], though not nearly as controlled. However, due to his status as a Sage, Kony would reject any attempt at programming. These attempts would continue until the end of Subject 3's sessions. | |||
*'''August 9:''' Aileen Bock was severely injured in an accident involving the Animus during the thirty-seventh test session of the Surrogate Initiative, after which the project was put on halt.<ref name="AC4"/> | *'''August 9:''' Aileen Bock was severely injured in an accident involving the Animus during the thirty-seventh test session of the Surrogate Initiative, after which the project was put on halt.<ref name="AC4"/> | ||
*'''November 26:''' Subject 3's sanity finally snaps due to a combination of the [[Bleeding Effect]], his status as a Sage, and the experiments performed on him. After viewing a memory indicating the location of the African Apple of Eden, he suffers a psychotic break and violently murders the assistants of both Doctors Vidic and Mbazzi. He subsequently destroys the Animus itself as well as the recordings of his sessions, injures both Vidic and Mbazzi, and escapes the Pyramid, all while claiming to hear the voice of the {{Wiki|Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary}} (actually believed to be the voice of the [[Isu]] [[Juno]]) calling to him. | |||
===1983=== | ===1983=== | ||
*'''February 9:''' A 10-year old boy, later named [[Daniel Cross]], was kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and used as Subject 4 of the Animus Project. His memories were implanted with a hidden impulse to kill the Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood before being released from captivity.<ref name="ACTF"/> | *'''February 9:''' A 10-year old boy, later named [[Daniel Cross]], was kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and used as Subject 4 of the Animus Project. His memories were implanted with a hidden impulse to kill the Mentor of the Assassin Brotherhood before being released from captivity.<ref name="ACTF"/> | ||
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===1986=== | ===1986=== | ||
*An Abstergo team led by Dr. [[Alan Rikkin]] located the hideout of [[Joseph Lynch|Joseph]] and [[Mary Lynch]], seeking the latter to use her genetic memories to locate Aguilar de Nerha's Apple of Eden. Mary committed suicide with the help of her husband, who told their son [[Callum Lynch|Callum]] to flee.<ref name="ACmovie">''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed: The Movie]]''</ref> | *An Abstergo team led by Dr. [[Alan Rikkin]] located the hideout of [[Joseph Lynch|Joseph]] and [[Mary Lynch]], seeking the latter to use her genetic memories to locate Aguilar de Nerha's Apple of Eden. Mary committed suicide with the help of her husband, who told their son [[Callum Lynch|Callum]] to flee.<ref name="ACmovie">''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed: The Movie]]''</ref> | ||
===1987=== | |||
*An Assassin spy within {{Wiki|Mossad}} learns of the Israeli government's possession of [[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]]' [[Shroud of Eden]] for the first time, though is unable to learn its location. The Israeli Assassins relay this information to the Assassins in Palestine. | |||
===1988=== | |||
*'''December 10-14:''' The Palestinian Assassins participate in a series of secret meetings with PLO leader Yasser Arafat, encouraging him to seek peace with Israel. | |||
===1991=== | ===1991=== | ||
*'''August 19–21:''' President [[Boris Yeltsin]] of Russia took political power from President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in a staged coup d'état by standing up to communism, with aid from Abstergo Industries.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *'''August 19–21:''' President [[Boris Yeltsin]] of Russia took political power from President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in a staged coup d'état by standing up to communism, with aid from Abstergo Industries and British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]], a Templar member.<ref name="ACBH"/> | ||
*'''December 8:''' The {{Wiki|Belavezha Accords|Belavezhskaya Accords}} were signed in the [[Białowieża Forest|Belavezhskaya Forest]] by the Presidents of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, declaring the dissolution of the Soviet Union.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *'''December 8:''' The {{Wiki|Belavezha Accords|Belavezhskaya Accords}} were signed in the [[Białowieża Forest|Belavezhskaya Forest]] by the Presidents of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, declaring the dissolution of the Soviet Union.<ref name="ACBH"/> | ||
*'''December 25:''' Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation as President of the Soviet Union, making Boris Yeltsin the leader of Russia.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *'''December 25:''' Mikhail Gorbachev announced his resignation as President of the Soviet Union, making Boris Yeltsin the leader of Russia.<ref name="ACBH"/> | ||
===1995=== | |||
*'''July to November:''' Benjamin Netanyahu, chairman of Knesset opposition party {{Wiki|Likud}} and a high-ranking member of the Israeli Rite of the Templar Order, holds a number of rallies attacking Prime Minister itzhak Rabin and railing against the {{Wiki|Oslo Accords}}, generating public hostility towards Rabin. | |||
===1996=== | |||
*The Israeli and Palestinian Assassin guilds merge to form the United Brotherhood of the Holy Land, in an effort to foster peace between [[Israel]] and {{Wiki|Palestine}}. | |||
===1997=== | ===1997=== | ||
*'''January:''' Abstergo agents buried several constructed skeletons near the site of [[Tim D. White]]'s expedition in [[Ethiopia]], to prevent knowledge of the Isu creating the human race becoming public.<ref name="AC2"/> | *'''January:''' Abstergo agents buried several constructed skeletons near the site of [[Tim D. White]]'s expedition in [[Ethiopia]], to prevent knowledge of the Isu creating the human race becoming public.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
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===2000=== | ===2000=== | ||
*'''May 7:''' Vladimir Putin became the second President of Russia, after winning the 2000 presidential election rigged by Abstergo Industries.<ref name="ACBH"/> | *'''May 7:''' Vladimir Putin became the second President of Russia, after winning the 2000 presidential election rigged by Abstergo Industries.<ref name="ACBH"/> | ||
*'''November 6:''' | *'''November 6:''' Mentor Robert Callaghan was killed in [[Dubai]] by the unwitting Templar sleeper agent Daniel Cross, sending the Assassin Order into chaos and removing their influence over the 2000 American presidential election.<ref name="ACTF"/> | ||
*'''November 21:''' Daniel Cross returned to the Abstergo Industries facility in Philadelphia. After entering the Animus, Daniel revealed the location of Assassin compounds and Abstergo initiated the [[Great Purge]]: a worldwide operation in which Abstergo strike teams attacked Assassin hideouts.<ref name="ACTF"/> | *'''November 21:''' Daniel Cross returned to the Abstergo Industries facility in Philadelphia. After entering the Animus, Daniel revealed the location of Assassin compounds and Abstergo initiated the [[Great Purge]]: a worldwide operation in which Abstergo strike teams attacked Assassin hideouts.<ref name="ACTF"/> | ||
*The Animus Project started using Assassins captured during the Great Purge as subjects to explore their genetic memories, including Paul Bellamy.<ref name="ACTC"/> | *The Animus Project started using Assassins captured during the Great Purge as subjects to explore their genetic memories, including Paul Bellamy.<ref name="ACTC"/> | ||
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===2008=== | ===2008=== | ||
*'''January:''' Clay Kaczmarek infiltrated the Abstergo Campus on orders of William Miles, and retrieved data related to the Animus Project.<ref name="TLA"/> | *'''January:''' Clay Kaczmarek infiltrated the Abstergo Campus on orders of William Miles, and retrieved data related to the Animus Project.<ref name="TLA"/> | ||
*'''November 4:''' Assassin-backed candidate Barack Obama wins the 2008 presidential election, defeating {{Wiki|John McCain}}. McCain was initially backed by the Templars; however, they decided to withdraw their support after deciding that a more partisan Republican candidate would be easier to manipulate. | |||
===2009=== | ===2009=== | ||
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*[[André Bolden]], a descendant of the Black Cross Albert Bolden, was lured to Abstergo Industries under the false pretense of getting his PTSD cured. In reality, Abstergo placed him in the Animus to explore the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff.<ref name="ACTvol2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]''</ref> | *[[André Bolden]], a descendant of the Black Cross Albert Bolden, was lured to Abstergo Industries under the false pretense of getting his PTSD cured. In reality, Abstergo placed him in the Animus to explore the memories of his ancestor Jan van der Graff.<ref name="ACTvol2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War|Volume 2: Cross of War]]''</ref> | ||
*Juhani Otso Berg gained André Bolden as an ally, despite the latter's opposition towards Abstergo, to root out the Instruments of the First Will who had infiltrated the Templars' ranks and mysteriously killed [[Caitlin Gift]].<ref name="ACTvol2"/> | *Juhani Otso Berg gained André Bolden as an ally, despite the latter's opposition towards Abstergo, to root out the Instruments of the First Will who had infiltrated the Templars' ranks and mysteriously killed [[Caitlin Gift]].<ref name="ACTvol2"/> | ||
*'''October 21:''' The [[Abstergo Foundation]] staged the public execution of Callum Lynch for the murder of a pimp, and secretly transferred him to their facility in [[Madrid]] to use his genetic memories to locate an [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="ACmovie"/> | *'''October 21:''' The [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center|Abstergo Foundation]] staged the public execution of Callum Lynch for the murder of a pimp, and secretly transferred him to their facility in [[Madrid]] to use his genetic memories to locate an [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="ACmovie"/> | ||
*'''October:''' Despite his initial reluctance, Callum Lynch entered the Animus on orders of Animus Project lead Sofia Rikkin to explore the life of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, the last person known to have been in possession of the Apple of Eden.<ref name="ACmovie"/> | *'''October:''' Despite his initial reluctance, Callum Lynch entered the Animus on orders of Animus Project lead Sofia Rikkin to explore the life of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, the last person known to have been in possession of the Apple of Eden.<ref name="ACmovie"/> | ||
*'''November:''' | *'''November:''' | ||
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*[[Noa Kim]] was abducted by Abstergo during a trip to Macau, China and taken to their [[ | *[[Noa Kim]] was abducted by Abstergo during a trip to Macau, China and taken to their [[Exitus|facility]] in the city, where he was forced to relive the memories of his ancestor, Edward Kenway, during his time in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 1|Episode 1]]</ref> | ||
*After causing several desynchronization errors, Noa Kim was pulled from the Animus by Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], who warned him against interfering with his ancestor's history and told him that she sought information on a Piece of Eden found by Edward Kenway during his travels.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 6|Episode 6]]</ref> Noa, hoping to learn more about his family's history, agreed to help Sei and continued to explore Edward's memories in the Animus.<ref name=":0">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7|Episode 7]]</ref> | *After causing several desynchronization errors, Noa Kim was pulled from the Animus by Doctor [[Shimazu Sei]], who warned him against interfering with his ancestor's history and told him that she sought information on a Piece of Eden found by Edward Kenway during his travels.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 6|Episode 6]]</ref> Noa, hoping to learn more about his family's history, agreed to help Sei and continued to explore Edward's memories in the Animus.<ref name=":0">''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7|Episode 7]]</ref> | ||
*Noa Kim and Shimazu Sei took an excursion to the [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] in Macau to retrieve a book to help them better trace Edward Kenway's steps.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 22|Episode 22]]</ref> During the trip, members of the [[Zhang Wei Union]] attempted to rescue Noa, but he refused their help and returned to Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23|Episode 23]]</ref> | *Noa Kim and Shimazu Sei took an excursion to the [[A-Ma Cultural Village]] in Macau to retrieve a book to help them better trace Edward Kenway's steps.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 22|Episode 22]]</ref> During the trip, members of the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] attempted to rescue Noa, but he refused their help and returned to Abstergo.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' - [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 23|Episode 23]]</ref> | ||