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| {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)}} | | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)}}{{Era|CS|RW}} |
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| |name = ''Assassin's Creed'' | | |name=''Assassin's Creed'' |
| |image = Assassins Creed 1 CoverA-1-1.jpg | | |image=Assassins Creed 1 CoverA-1-1.jpg |
| |Publisher = [[Titan Comics]] | | |Writer=[[Anthony Del Col]]<br> |
| |Writer = [[Anthony Del Col]]<br>[[Conor McCreery]] | | [[Conor McCreery]] |
| |Artist = [[Neil Edwards]] | | |Letterer=Richard Starkings<br> |
| |Release Date = By issue | | Jimmy Betancourt |
| |Genre = Science fiction<br>Historical fiction | | |Penciller=[[Neil Edwards]]<br> |
| |Format = Comic | | Vittorio Garofoli {{c|10, 11}} |
| |ISBN = By issue | | |Colorist=[[Ivan Nunes]] |
| |Language = English | | |Cover Artist=Neil Edwards & Ivan Nunes {{c|1}}<br> |
| |Pages = By issue
| | Dennis Calero {{c|2, 3, 8}}<br> |
| |Website = http://titan-comics.com/}} | | David LaFuente {{c|4}}<br> |
| '''''Assassin's Creed''''', also known as '''''Assassin's Creed: Assassins''''', is a comic series published by [[Titan Comics]].<ref name="IGN">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/25/titan-releasing-five-part-assassins-creed-comic Titan Releasing Five-Part ''Assassin's Creed'' Comic]</ref> An {{Wiki|ongoing series}} with a planned duration of at least three years,<ref>[https://www.periscope.tv/UbiJustin/1ynJOQroYDWKR NYCC comic panel]</ref> the first issue was released in October 2015.<ref>[http://titan-comics.com/c/372-assassins-creed-assassins/ Titan-Comics.com: Assassin's Creed #1]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/EscoBlades/photos/a.226395690734753.55959.226266540747668/984476414926673/?type=1&theater EscoBlades on Facebook]</ref> | | Matt Taylor {{c|5}}<br> |
| | Paul Pope {{c|6}}<br> |
| | Chris Thornley {{c|7}}<br> |
| | Marguerite Sauvage {{c|9}}<br> |
| | JAKe {{c|10}}<br> |
| | Staz Johnson {{c|11}}<br> |
| | John McCrea {{c|12}}<br> |
| | Nick Percival {{c|13}}<br> |
| | Antonio Fuso {{c|14}} |
| | |Editor=Lizzie Kaye {{c|1-11}}<br> |
| | Tom Williams {{c|12-14}} |
| | |Publisher=[[Titan Comics]] |
| | |Start Date=14 October 2015 |
| | |End Date=28 December 2016 |
| | |Schedule=Monthly |
| | |Genre=Science fiction<br>Historical fiction |
| | |Format=Complete series |
| | |Issues=14 |
| | |Language=English |
| | |Website=http://titan-comics.com/}} |
| | '''''Assassin's Creed''''', also known as '''''Assassin's Creed: Assassins''''', is a comic series published by [[Titan Comics]].<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web| url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/25/titan-releasing-five-part-assassins-creed-comic| title=Titan Releasing Five-Part ''Assassin's Creed'' Comic| author=Osborn, Alex| publisher=''{{Wiki|IGN}}''| date=25 June 2015| accessdate=15 July 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029204310/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/25/titan-releasing-five-part-assassins-creed-comic| archivedate=29 October 2023}}</ref> While it was an {{Wiki|ongoing series}} it had a planned duration of at least three years,{{Fact|November 2023}} the first issue was released in October 2015.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://titan-comics.com/c/372-assassins-creed-assassins/| title=Assassin's Creed: Assassins| publisher=Titan Comics| accessdate=5 October 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601162611/https://titan-comics.com/c/372-assassins-creed-assassins/| archivedate=1 June 2023}}</ref> |
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| However, in 2016, Titan comics announced that after its fourteenth issue, the series and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' will be relaunched as a new series, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Apogee]]'', with a new artist and new writers. | | However, in 2016, Titan announced that after its fourteenth issue, ''Assassins'' along with its companion series, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars|Templars]]'', would be relaunched with a different creative team as a new title: ''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''. |
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| The [[Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire|first story arc]] takes place in the late 17th century, during the [[Salem witch trials]], with the parallel modern-day part featuring an espionage tale.<ref>[http://www.killshakespeare.com/behindthecurtain/?p=5394 Del Col's post on Killshakespeare.com]</ref>
| | Assassins' [[Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire|first story arc]] takes place in the late 17th century, during the [[Salem witch trials]], with the parallel modern-day part featuring an espionage tale.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.killshakespeare.com/behindthecurtain/5394| title=We're writing the new Assassin’s Creed comics!| author=[[Anthony Del Col|Del Col, Anthony]]; [[Conor McCreery|McCreery, Conor]]| publisher=KillShakespeare| date=10 July 2015| accessdate=10 July 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212122129/https://www.killshakespeare.com/behindthecurtain/5394| archivedate=12 December 2022}}</ref> |
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| The [[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun|second story arc]] takes place during the [[Inca Empire]] in the past, running parallel with the modern day story featuring [[Erudito]].<ref>[http://titancomics.tumblr.com/post/136179753307/assassins-creed-6-writers-anthony-del-col Titan Comics — Assassin’s Creed #6]</ref> | | The [[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun|second story arc]] takes place during the [[Inca Empire]] in the past, running parallel with the modern day story featuring [[Erudito]].<ref>{{Tumblr|titancomics|post/136179753307/|Titan Comics|postname=Assassin’s Creed #6|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328191642/https://titancomics.tumblr.com/post/136179753307/assassins-creed-6-writers-anthony-del-col}}</ref> |
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| The [[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming|third story arc]] takes place in [[Florencia]] during the early 16th century, running parallel with a modern day story again featuring [[Erudito]]. | | The [[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming|third story arc]] takes place in [[Florence]] during the early 16th century, running parallel with a modern day story again featuring Erudito. |
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| ''"We're so excited to be working with Ubisoft on this fantastic new adventure, said Lizzie Kaye, editor, Titan Comics. "Assassin's Creed is one of the most notoriously beautiful games on the market, and the team at Ubisoft have created a world that is perfect for us to explore, expand and inhabit with a raft of new characters in new settings. We're really hoping to surprise readers with the direction for this new series."'' | | ''"We're so excited to be working with Ubisoft on this fantastic new adventure, said Lizzie Kaye, editor, Titan Comics. "Assassin's Creed is one of the most notoriously beautiful games on the market, and the team at Ubisoft have created a world that is perfect for us to explore, expand and inhabit with a raft of new characters in new settings. We're really hoping to surprise readers with the direction for this new series."'' |
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| ''The first 5-part arc will be illustrated by the artist of ''Doctor Who: Four Doctors'' – Neil Edwards!''<ref>[http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=165332 PREVIEWSworld.com: ''Titan Comics to Launch All-New Assassin's Creed Comics'']</ref> | | ''The first 5-part arc will be illustrated by the artist of ''Doctor Who: Four Doctors'' – Neil Edwards!''<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=165332| title=Titan Comics to Launch All-New Assassin's Creed Comics| publisher=PREVIEWSworld| date=24 June 2015| accessdate=21 July 2015| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208122853/https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/165332-Titan-Comics-to-Launch-All-New-Assassins-Creed-Comics| archivedate=8 February 2023}}</ref> |
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| ==Issues== | | ==Media== |
| ===Trial by Fire=== | | {|{{Prettytable}} |
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| |-|Issue 1= | | |'''Issue''' |
| 14/10/2015 - Solicit: ''Charlotte de la Cruz is over-educated and underemployed, wasting her time in a dead-end job in San Diego, and spending her free time chasing down conspiracy theories on the dark side of the internet.''
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| | |style="text-align: center; text-color: #000000;"|1 |
| | |[[Assassin's Creed 1|''Assassin's Creed'' 1]] |
| | |<center>14 October 2015</center> |
| | |rowspan="5"|<center>[[File:ACA Volume 1 Trial by Fire.jpg|100px]]<br>''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire]]''<br>21 June 2016<ref>{{Amazon|domain=com|url=/dp/1782763058|text=Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061030/https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-1-Trial-fire/dp/1782763058}}</ref></center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 2 (issue)|''Assassin's Creed'' 2]] |
| | |<center>11 November 2015</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 3 (issue)|''Assassin's Creed'' 3]] |
| | |<center>9 December 2015</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 4 (issue)|''Assassin's Creed'' 4]] |
| | |<center>13 January 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 5|''Assassin's Creed'' 5]] |
| | |<center>10 February 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 6|''Assassin's Creed'' 6]] |
| | |<center>16 March 2016</center> |
| | |rowspan="5"|<center>[[File:ACA Setting Sun.jpg|100px]]<br>''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun]]''<br>6 December 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://titan-comics.com/c/674-assassins-creed-assassins-setting-sun/|title=Assassin's Creed: Assassins - Setting Sun|publisher=Titan Comics|accessdate=3 January 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329165030/https://titan-comics.com/c/674-assassins-creed-assassins-setting-sun/|archivedate=29 March 2023}}</ref></center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 7|''Assassin's Creed'' 7]] |
| | |<center>6 April 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 8|''Assassin's Creed'' 8]] |
| | |<center>11 May 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 9|''Assassin's Creed'' 9]] |
| | |<center>15 June 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 10|''Assassin's Creed'' 10]] |
| | |<center>20 July 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 11|''Assassin's Creed'' 11]] |
| | |<center>24 August 2016</center> |
| | |rowspan="4"|<center>[[File:ACA Homecoming.jpg|100px]]<br>''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming]]''<br>23 May 2017<ref>{{Amazon|domain=com|url=/dp/1782763104/|text=Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531111342/https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Anthony-Del-Col/dp/1782763104/}}</ref></center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 12|''Assassin's Creed'' 12]] |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 13|''Assassin's Creed'' 13]] |
| | |<center>23 November 2016</center> |
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| | |[[Assassin's Creed 14|''Assassin's Creed'' 14]] |
| | |<center>28 December 2016</center> |
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| ''When a real-life conspiracy crashes into her life, she's pulled into the orbit of the Assassins, a mysterious organisation of principled killers with roots stretching back thousands of years - and users of the stolen Animus technology, which allows them to experience the memories of their ancestors as if they were there!''
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| ''Charlotte has a secret in her blood... the genetic memory of an ancestor who was in Salem at the time of the infamous witch trials: Tom Stoddard, an Assassin who witnessed a dark act with repercussions for the present day!''
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| ''As Charlotte is trained in the Assassins' art, and as she begins to investigate the life of her ancestor... the forces of the Templar Order move against her. Will Charlotte learn the skills she needs to survive, and the truth she needs to prove her worth - before the Templars silence her forever?!''
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| [[File:ACComic American Assassin Attacks.png|thumb|left|150px|The American Assassin launching herself towards her targets]]
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| 1852: The [[California Gold Rush]]. A female [[American Assassin (1852)|Assassin]] is pursuing [[John Sutter]] on [[Horses|horseback]] in the [[Great Basin Desert]]. Using her rope launcher, she mounts his [[Wagon|carriage]] and dispatches the drivers. She informs him the [[Maidu]] want the gold he stole returned, before firing her [[Firearms|rifle]] at an incoming rider.
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| 2015: [[San Diego]]. [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] is playing this [[Genetic memory|memory]] on her [[Helix]], while chatting to another player. He invites her to meet, but she is creeped out that he knows that she lives in San Diego. She heads to a job application for the charity [[World Share]], which ends with her storming off when she realizes her interviewer will probably give the position to her own daughter.
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| Back behind her desk at [[Malta Banking Corporation]], Charlotte transfers ten thousand dollars to [[Morehead|Ms. Morehead]] so she can pay for her daughter's healthcare. Charlotte instantly regrets her decision, realizing she will be fired. Returning home dejected, she is shocked to see [[Xavier Chen]] and [[Galina Voronina]] standing in her apartment. However, when they introduce themselves as being from the "[[Assassins|Brotherhood]]", she rejoices, explaining she knows about them after trawling conspiracy websites.
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| Just as she declares she will join them, a group of [[Templars]] knock at her door. Assuming they have come about the money transfer, she opens her door, enabling them to barge through. A thug grabs Charlotte, but Galina rescues her by [[Throwing knives|throwing]] a knife through his head. She then jumps off the apartment balcony onto the next building, urging Charlotte to follow. After hesitating, Charlotte jumps...
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| ...and wakes up greeted by a seagull. Xavier and Galina greet her, having taken her to their cell's hideout in the [[Salton Sea]]. They introduce her to their technician [[Kody]], who was the one who found her online, and the [[Animus]]. [[File:AC2015 Bridgetbishopdeath.png|thumb|left|upright|The death of Bridget Bishop]] They explain an Assassin named [[Joseph (Assassin)|Joseph]], whom they believed dead, reemerged at the Templars' headquarters, promising to reveal the location of an [[Pieces of Eden|object]] they want. Joseph messaged them, explaining that it was a ruse to draw out a top Templar in San Diego. They need Charlotte to relive her ancestor's memories to verify what Joseph told the Templars: that the object was hidden in [[Salem]] during the [[Salem witch trials|witch trials]].
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| 1692: Salem Village. Charlotte is reliving the memories of [[Thomas Stoddard]], who arrives to witness the hanging of [[Bridget Bishop]]. Stoddard walks away, and Charlotte's attempt to intervene causes her to [[Synchronization|desynchronize]]. As she pukes onto the floor, Xavier and Galina argue, as the latter has decided Joseph is a traitor. Charlotte declares she is going back in.
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| 11/11/2015 - Solicit: ''Events in Salem turn terrifying as Assassin Tom Stoddard faces the townspeople’s rising hysteria while they bay for the blood of supposed witches. Viewing his memories, Charlotte witnesses how deep the feud with the Templars goes — and how brutal the choices to be made in her new life will be!''<br />
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| 1692: Salem Village. [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] relieves the [[genetic memory|genetic memories]] of her ancestor, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Thomas Stoddard]], as he prepares for a meeting, having recently arrived at [[Salem]] from [[London]]. When two men walk in Stoddard greets them and explains that he brought goods from [[China]] for sale, to which one of the men asked if he had spices, specifically cassia. Stoddard suspects something is wrong and asks them for a way to travel to Andover, to which the men answered horseback, revealing that they did not know the counterphrase. At this moment Stoddard attacks the men and quickly dispatches them, however a third man approached from behind with a knife. Before he manages to attack Stoddard, he is strangled by another Assassin. The Assassin recites the counterphrase, "Forest Dark", and introduces herself as [[Jennifer Querry]]. However before she can finish her introduction, Stoddard interrupts her and berates her as they could have only learned the first part of the counterphrase from her.
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| Querry claims that she has a lead on the [[Pieces of Eden|artifact]] that Stoddard is pursuing, and she and Stoddard climb to the top of a building, when Charlotte realized that Querry must be [[Joseph (Assassin)|Joseph]]'s ancestor. Querry introduces the town to Stoddard and explains the local situation: starting in January, a girl came down with an illness unexplained by the [[Doctors|doctor]], then other girls started having seizures, which she claims were faked, leading to the church claiming the illnesses resulted from the devil, after which hysteria took the city and people started [[Salem witch trials|accusing each other of witchcraft]] to settle grudges. She then explains that the [[Templars]] later arrived to see if there was something more to the incident.
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| Querry claims the Templars believe some of the girls' behaviors to be genuine. She asks Stoddard if he is truly an expert at finding Pieces of Eden, which he confirms. She then explains that she's allowed near the girls due to her being a nurse and that this is the first assignment for the Brotherhood. Stoddard suddenly stops and hides, asking Querry about a couple of men walking near them: Reverend [[Samuel Parris]], a Templar under whom the accusations of witchcraft incremented tremendously and Justice [[William Stoughton]], who orders the hangings of those Parris accuses. Here, Querry and Stoddard [[Eavesdropping|overhear]] a conversation between the two: due to bodies found at the docks, more [[Guards]] will be posted. Stoddard once again berates Querry for allowing this to happen and demands the location of the girls.
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| Later, at night, Querry shows Stoddard the location, explaining that even though she's been inside the building as a nurse, she cannot account for the amount of women that go in but don't come out alive or dead. Skeptical, Stoddard still enters the building to find them using a rope to enter the building through a window, killing a guard inside. Shortly, Querry enters the building as well to find it mostly empty. Here she discovers a secret entrance behind a lit fireplace, leading deep underground. In the basement, Stoddard and Querry find women in cages, which Querry wants to free but Stoddard refuses, telling her to focus on the mission. Stoddard asks a boy called [[David (Salem)|David]], though the girl next to him, [[Dorothy Osborne]], explained that he was mute and that she could show Stoddard the Piece of Eden. This prompts him to free both, as she leads them further down the basement.
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| Meanwhile, upstairs, Parris and Stoughton discus the happenings, having allowed Stoddard to track the Piece of Eden as they believe that he would lead them to it. Following this, the men head outside to a growing crowd and incite them, claiming that the Devil was inside the building. Back inside, Stoddard and Querry follow Dorothy to a dead end as the villagers begin storm the building. At the dead end, Stoddard threatened Dorothy for leading him there, promising to let the villagers kill her first.
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| 2015: [[San Diego]]. Charlotte struggles to stay inside the [[Animus]] as she fails to synchronize with Stoddard's methods, although [[Kody]] attributes her struggle to her being inexperienced with the process. [[Galina Voronina]] and [[Xavier Chen]] meanwhile, discuss her progress, with Galina implying that Charlotte would not be able to synchronize with Stoddard and Xavier disagreeing with her. Galina in turn compares her to Joseph, saying that people can't change who they are, and that Joseph was finally showing his true colors by allying with the Templars. Kody reports that Charlotte has stabilized but if she continues to struggle she could damage herself.
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| [[File:ACC Dorothy's powers.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A possessed Dorothy]]
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| 1692: Salem Village. Tom Stoddard struggles with David as he attempts to help Dorothy, but Stoddard pushes him away, striking him against a wall. Dorothy tells Stoddard to leave him alone and she would show him what he was looking for. Dorothy then says that there is no Piece of Eden, before she falls back, her eyes turn white as she speaks to Thomas, reciting the last words his father said, a passage from [[Dante Alighieri]]'s work. Realizing that Dorothy herself is the "artifact" they were looking for, Stoddard informs Querry and tasks her with finding them a way out as the villagers attack and he fights them off.
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| 09/12/2015 - ''Desperate to escape from the horrors of Salem, Tom must place his trust in the hands of a stranger, and go against every instinct he has as an assassin, and man, to save the terrified travelers relying on him. For Charlotte, time's running out as the Templar threat moves closer...''
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| 2015: Galina and Xavier continue to argue over how to utilise Charlotte. It is revealed by Kody, the team technician, that Joseph is being held by Didier Hawking, a high level Templar with a specialisation in memory hacking.
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| It is feared that Joseph will reveal their location, as such the team decides to load the Animus to a van to allow Charlotte to keep searching whilst they relocate.
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| 1692: Tom manages to fight off the angry mob, whilst Jennifer finds a hidden passageway to escape the dungeon.
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| They are chased into the surrounding woodland, where Jennifer is shot whilst trying to carry the boy David. Tom chooses to escape with Dorothy, putting the mission first.
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| Once clear of pursuers, Dorothy falls into a trance and declares that she is Consus - a First Civilization entity - whom is inhabiting the body. Consus leaves a message for Charlotte to seek out "The Ones with great knowledge."
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| 13/01/2016 - ''The clock is ticking and Charlotte has a bad feeling that she just can't shake. When another visit to Tom's memories reveals a horrifying truth, it's the blow that finally transforms her from Initiate to true Assassin as she puts aside her own safety for the good of the Brotherhood.''
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| 2015: Believing that nothing further can be gleaned from Charlotte, both Xavier and Galina head out to try and rescue Joseph from the Templars.
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| Charlotte re-enters the Animus on a hunch and discovers that Joseph had been telling the Templars the truth all along.
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| 1692: Tom and Jennifer are being tortured, in the same dungeon that they escaped from. After a distraction from Consus, Jennifer manages to free them both. She is mortally wounded by Parris whilst trying to obtain weaponry.
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| Parris attempts to kill Tom, but is knocked out. Whilst Tom attempts to escape, he is shot by a recovered Parris.
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| Declaring the imprisoned girls to be a new breed of oracles, Dorothy is overtaken by feelings of guilt, and takes her own life by fire.
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| Enraged, Parris declares that all women shall be tried for witchcraft and attempts to kill Tom. He is shot by fellow Templar, Stoughton.
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| Stoughton clearly has misgivings about Parris's methods, and in keeping with the methods of a Black Cross, takes control of the situation. He releases Tom, David, and the girls.
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| Tom and David bury Dorothy and Jennifer on the outskirts of Salem. The location of their burial is now known.<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| 10/02/2016 - ''Charlotte has to call on all she has learned from her ancestor Tom Stoddard to save her cell from decimation at the hands of Abstergo. In doing so, she learns more about herself, and more about the Brotherhood than she expected, and is forced to decide where her loyalties lie!''
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| 2015: With the realization that Joseph knows the location of Dorothy's body, Xavier and Galina have clearly been sent into a trap. Charlotte decides to go in after them, and is given the familiar Assassin hoodie attire by Kody.
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| She manages to infiltrate deeper into the building by tricking an employee to open a secured door. She binds the man and presses on, declaring herself to not be a killer to Kody.
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| Xavier and Galina locate Joseph in a cell. A battle ensues, whereby Galina suffers a leg injury and Xavier is drowned by Joseph in a nearby pool.
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| Charlotte intervenes, attempting to prevent Joseph from harming Galina. Joseph reveals that the Assassins are using Charlotte, for her power.
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| A bomb explodes, evidently created by Joseph. It is assumed that Didier Hawking and most of his staff are killed.
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| As Templar agents storm into the room, Joseph escapes. Charlotte rescues Galina, whom escape via a ventilation shaft - as Charlotte can apparently see through wallls.
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| On their way out of the building, Charlotte discovers the man that she bound has died. He suffered from Asthma. Charlotte is riddled with guilt over his innocent death.
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| Galina advises Kody to contact Gavin Banks - Assassin Mentor, advising that the Brotherhood needs to get to Salem as soon as possible, as they do not know if the Templars are already on their way.
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| Charlotte reveals that Joseph did not tell the Templars the location, as she can apparently read minds. Galina thanks Charlotte for saving her life, finally believing in the novice Assassin.<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| ===Setting Sun===
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| 16/03/2016 - ''A brand new historical period, and a brand new character in the second arc of the Assassin's Creed comic! Join Charlotte de la Cruz as she leaps into her genetic memories of the [[Inca Empire|Inca empire]], searching for the secret hidden in her past that could lead the Assassins into the future...''
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| 2016: Charlotte, Galina, and Kody are now hiding out in a hotel in Mexico City.
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| It is confirmed that Galina has in fact broken her leg, and a couple of local Doctors are brought in to assess her. Galina immediately executes one, as they are seemingly a Templar. The other is innocent, but after Charlotte's plea, Galina chooses to knock the Doctor out instead.
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| The three retreat to a different hotel across from the previous - this way they can keep track of whom approaches their former exposed position. Galina chooses to rest up with morphine.
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| Charlotte tries to understand the message from Consus to seek the "Keepers of Knowledge", and subsequently takes to the darknet to find the elusive Erudito - a hacker group well known for their attacks on Abstergo. She manages to track down a hint to their supposed next meeting, which leads her to ask Kody to once more hook her into the Animus in search of a secret hidden within the great Incan Empire.
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| 1536: Peru. Charlotte's ancestor in this time is a woman called Quila, a chasqui of the Inca Empire. Chasqui are a series of couriers, who would free run messages (Quipu) and items across the Empire, often by relay points.
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| Quila prides herself on being the fastest runner that she knows, and strives to impress the elders of her village. Many do not share her enthusiasm for the position, and believe she should simply be a 'proper wife'. She has a young apprentice called Turi, who is also a chasqui.
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| After a courier refuses to give Quila his package, she takes the initiative and steals it from him amidst a group of men. Curious as to its contents, she discovers that it is a communication about an assassination plot for the Emperor Manco. Whilst trying to steal a horse, she is struck down by a stone, and surrounded by the men from before.<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| 06/04/2016 - ''Charlotte, Galina and Kody are on a mission - to locate the enigmatic hacker collective, [[Erudito]]. Charlotte must delve into the memories of her Inca ancestor to figure out the key to finding the elusive group, but while the Assassins hunt for the clue they need, they themselves become the hunted.''
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| 2016: After only a few hours in the Animus, Charlotte is forced to emerge as Kody reveals that it requires a six hour charging period. She briefly discusses her family, revealing that her parents seperated when young, with her father walking out on her and her mother. Galina returns, walking on a clutch. She states that they need to find Garcia-Lopez, a high ranking Templar propoganda expert - whom likley knows where to find Joseph. Charlotte argues that they should instead focus on finding Erudito through the Animus. The two clash, with Galina pulling rank and the team setting off after Garcia-Lopez.
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| Charlotte and Kody track Garcia-Lopez to Chapultepec Park, where they attempt to follow her. They are both spotted, and after a minor altercation involving mace, she manages to escape the pair. Galina arrives in the van to extract them both, making it clear how it had been a terrible failure of a mission, and exposed them all to the Templars.
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| 1536: Quila is still surrounded by the men from before. Thankfully a spaniard by the name of Gonzalez Pardo intervenes, saving her. After a brief discussion, they elect to share his horse, as she hopes to pass on the conspiracy message as fast as possible to the Emperor.
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| After stopping to drink, Pardo takes the Quipu detailing the plot refusing to give it back to Quila. She promptly knocks him out from behind, but struggles to retrieve the message as it is trapped below his heavy unconcious body. Before she can retrieve it, a group of Conquistadors arrive. They knock her out, capturing both her, Pardo, and the message.<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| |-|Issue 8=
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| 11/05/2016 - ''Tensions are running high in the Assassin Cell as Charlotte's investigation is plagued by the limitations of the portable Animus. When she turns on Kody, Galina leaps to defend him. With tempers at breaking point, can the team pull themselves back together before they are torn apart for good?''
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| 2016: Charlotte is pulled from the Animus at Galina's request. Apparently Charlotte entered the machine unsupervised, and it has again run out of battery power. New batteries are required, but Galina advises that they should all stay put whilst the Templars know their faces. After a brief argument, Charlotte takes off in search of the batteries alone, leaving the others alone in the van.
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| Whilst opposing forces makes their plans to find our heroes, Charlotte defends a civilian from a racketeer. Feeling good about herself, she again goes in search of the batteries, but notices someone following her. It ends up being Galina, who explains that she had come in search of Charlotte. However, having returned to the van Kody had apparently been kidnapped, leaving only a severed ear. The two have been demanded to attend a cartel location, and set off to rescue Kody.
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| 1536: Quila and Pardo are held captive. Pardo manages to antagonise their captor until a fight ensues, attracting nearby Peruvians to their plight. They both manage to escape, but the Quipu is destroyed in the process. As they arrive at Cuzco, the capital city, they part ways with Quila desperate to warn the Emperor of his peril. She is unable to persuade the guards to grant her an audience with the Emperor, namely with no Quipu as evidence and thus she is forced to turn away.
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| She ends up visiting the home of her former husband, Ayar. After reflecting on their failed marriage, and how it brought shame on Ayar's family, she seeks to speak to Ayar's father who still holds considerable political power. Making her case to warn the Emperor, she again has no evidence, with Ayar's father questioning her motives given the history with his son. Pardo bursts into the meeting drunk, at which point Quila is deemed a conspirator with the Spanish and is seemingly captured once more.<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| |-|Issue 9=
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| 15/06/2016 - ''Escaping a surprise attack, the Assassins continue the hunt for Erudito, nursing their wounds as they do. Getting back into the [[Animus]], Charlotte finds that the stakes are just as high for her ancestor [[Quila]], who must find the strength, one more time, to do what she knows is right…''
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| 2016: The cartel set the location at a sports stadium. With Galina providing cover with a sniper rifle, Charlotte makes her way through taking out opposition as she goes. The two argue over radio, with Charlotte questioning Galina's leadership qualities. Kody is tied to a chair in the centre, with a gun to his head. As Charlotte closes in, a second sniper opens fire upon her. Hiding behind some barrels, she is grabbed by one of the gang members and shot in the foot. Galina lays down enough covering fire for Charlotte to briefly escape, before a helicopter sweeps in - whom prompty guns down the sniper and remaining gang members.
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| The occupants are Templars, led by Ortega Sanchez. Realising that Joseph had warned her that they were after her, Charlotte puts a gun to her head and warns them to back off or lose their prized prisoner. She offers to turn herself over freely, so long as Galina and Kody can be set free. Ortega refuses, however, Charlotte ups her offer by suggesting she can hand over the location of the leaders of Erudito inside 24 hours. The deal is accepted and the Templars depart.
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| 1536: Ayar's father informs Quila that Pardo is in fact an Assassin. Declared a tool of the Spanish, the two are sentenced to death by sacrifice atop a nearby mountain. Upon the way Pardo is questioned by Quila, where he explains that he was not attempting to kill Atahualpa, but in fact save him - he was too late. As a result, he turned to drink. The Quipu was originally sent by a merchant he reveals, at which point Quila realises that Ayur's father must be behind the plot to kill the emperor. She pleads with Ayur to listen, but she is instead tied down as he lifts the club above her...<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| |-|Issue 10=
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| 20/07/2016 - ''[[Cuzco]] is under attack from the invading Conquistadors, and Quila and Don [[Gonzalo Pardo]] face a bitter fight to reach the Emperor-God before the city falls. For Charlotte, the clue she’s been searching for is finally revealed, but it leads to a bigger surprise than she could ever have imagined!''
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| 1536: Ayur professes that he loved Quila, and he still does. He promptly defeats the men surrounding her, aiding her and Pardo's escape. They immediately set out to warn the Emperor of the plot, but Pardo's elects to remain behind in solace before offering them his horse Felipe. Upon arriving at the capital, they manage to sneak inside using the horse as a distraction. Searching the fortress, Quila comes across the Emperor with Ayur's father. Knocking aside a cup she suspects is poisoned, a fight ensues where Pardo reappears to assist. The Emperor is saved, and Quila becomes official messenger for him. Pardo says that she would always be welcome to join the Brotherhood, but to use the password "Don Gonzalo Pardo" amongst them.
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| 2016: Charlotte rises from the Animus, calling out the password. She immediately logs in to a PC, and uses it on the Erudito page. Sure enough, it works and a set of co-ordinates in Argentina are shown. She agrees to meet the Templars as requested, leaving Galina and Kody to escape. However, as the Templars arrive an armed force of cartel open fire eliminating them all. Galina explains that she brokered a deal with the cartel, and they could not leave without Charlotte as she is one of the team.
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| Taking a flight to Argentina, the three find a gentleman holding a calling card for "Don Gonzalo Pardo" and are led to a secluded room with a woman at the end of a long table. As the Assassins finally come face to face with Erudito, Charlotte realises that the woman is in fact her Grandmother Florencia!<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| ===Homecoming===
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| |-|Issue 11=
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| 24/08/2016 - ''A brand new arc! And an explosive new secret! While Charlotte is reeling from the meeting with Erudito, it is time for the Assassin cell headed by Brotherhood stalwart Galina Voronina to pull her team together... but will she be able to do it alone, or is it time for reinforcements?''
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| 2016: A meeting of the leaders of Erudito has been called. The debate turns as to why Charlotte and her team were invited into discussions, with the topic turning quickly to that of Consus. It is quite clear the entity is of special reverance to the hacker collective, as the fact that Charlotte heard his voice is of great interest to them. Charlotte discovers the story behind Juno and the Phoenix Project, and that Erudito believed only Giovanni Borgia had been contacted by Consus - thus their interest. It turns out that they believe Giovanni has a second memory of Consus, that has been hidden from Abstergo. Fortunately for Charlotte, her ancestor Hiram Stoddard was in contact with Giovanni in 1516.
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| Erudito calls for a vote amongst its members, with Charlotte's grandmother calling for the creation of Hive bases across the globe, and cross training their own agents. Counter arguments are made for Erudito to stay out of events, and with the votes on a knife edge, Charlotte elects to stand in - offering a team up between the Brotherhood and Erudtio. In exchange for Galina training and assisting their agents, Erudito will help track down Joseph Laurier. Charlotte will also seek Consus and answers within an Animus. The votes agree, and the course is set.
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| Galina leaves for Somalia, hugging Charlotte on her way out - the two finally getting along now. Before Charlotte can sit in the Animus, she reveals she was injured by Templar agents - Florencia thus insists on a full body scan to check for tracing chemicals or chips. Mid scan, Kody wakes her to express his concerns about entering Hiram's memories - he fears the meeting with Consus did something to seriously derange his mind, and worries what it will do to Charlotte...
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| 1516: Florence, Italy. Hiram Stoddard enters a building, and finds Giovanni Borgia hiding in wait. Whilst he dodges a thrown dagger, he is taken down by a swift kick from Hiram. Hiram then puts a sword to his throat...<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| |-|Issue 12=
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| 05/10/2016 - ''A brand new arc! And an explosive new secret! While Charlotte is reeling from the meeting with Erudito, it is time for the Assassin cell headed by Brotherhood stalwart Galina Voronina to pull her team together... but will she be able to do it alone, or is it time for reinforcements?''
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| 2016: Charlotte awakens from the Animus and reveals that she has not had any luck with finding Consus as yet. Kody still has serious reservations about using the memories of 'Bloody Hiram'. Florencia is evidently losing the Erudito vote, and as such Charlotte heads back into the machine in search of the Isu himself.
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| Meanwhile, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Galina leads a group of Eruditos trying to locate the elusive Joseph. They are observing a public event attended by Zehra Okur, a successful businesswoman and known Templar funder. After some misdirection involving a digger, Galina is finally jumped by Joseph behind some crates.
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| 1516: Greece. Hiram and Giovanni are engaged in a war of words. It is clear there is a great divide between them. They fight, until Giovanni manages to wrest an artifact from Hiram - an Apple of Eden! Giovanni wants to help Hiram, and leaves him with a book given to him by his mentor.
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| 1515: Tuscany, Italy. A year earlier, Hiram and Giovanni are engaged within a sparring duel. Hiram cheats before they are interrupted by their assassin teacher - Ezio Auditore himself! Giovanni is angered, and Ezio takes him on a walk. He explains that there are many paths to becoming an Assassin, and gives Giovanni a book by Dante (presumably Inferno, part of The Divine Comedy) to read and reflect on. Meanwhile Hiram entertains Elena, a young woman that assists Ezio. Her english is not very good, but he still manages to flirt with her. Ezio interrupts stating that he has an urgent mission involving Templars for Hiram, and that he must attend his friend Michaelangelo.<ref name=Sorrosys>[http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1389564-Assassin-s-Creed-Titan-Comics-Story-Analysis-amp-Discussion-(Spoilers) Story Summary by Issue by Sorrosys on Ubisoft Forums]</ref>
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| |-|Issue 13=
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| 09/11/2016 - ''Tensions are running high in the Erudito camp as it becomes clear that Charlotte's memories may hold the key to the code they've been trying to piece together. But it won't be easy to decipher, as Charlotte encounters the mysterious Consus once again, in the mind of Giovanni Borgia.''
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| |-|Issue 14=
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| 23/11/2016 - ''Charlotte's plan begins to unravel as the she realises she may be completely out of her depth. It's time for her to sink or swim, but can she keep it together long enough to get what she needs from Consus - and Erudito?''
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| ==Collected editions==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire]]'' {{C|June 21, 2016}}<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-1-Trial-fire/dp/1782763058 Amazon.com]</ref>
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun]]'' {{C|November 16, 2016}}<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AccessTheAnimus/photos/a.368664643234451.1073741825.340276136073302/787850424649202 Access the Animus on Facebook]</ref>
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming]]'' {{C|April 11, 2017}}<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Anthony-Del-Col/dp/1782763104/ Amazon.com]</ref>
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