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[[File:Thicker than Water 1.png|250px|thumb|Ezio aboard a gondola]]
{{Quote|I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.|Oppenheimer, reflecting on the atomic bomb's first test, 1965.|Assassin's Creed II|Glyphs}}
The '''gondola''' is a traditional rowing [[boat]] used throughout the island city of [[Venice]].
{{Character Infobox
|image = J. Robbert Oppenheimer.jpg
|birth = 22 April 1904<br>[[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]
|death = 18 February 1967 {{c|aged 62}}<br>{{Wiki|Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton}}, [[New Jersey]], United States
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = {{Wiki|University of California, Berkeley}} {{c|1929–1943}}<br>[[Abstergo Industries]] {{c|unwittingly; 1941–1945}}
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'''Julius Robert Oppenheimer''' (1904 – 1967) was an [[United States|American]] theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the {{Wiki|University of California, Berkeley}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|J. Robert Oppenheimer}}</ref>


==Design==
==Biography==
Made out of 280 pieces of [[wood]], the gondola is designed with a longer left-hand side, which allows gondoliers to row it without changing the side the oar is on. Typically, eight different kinds of wood were used in the crafting of a gondola: mahogany, cherry, fir, walnut, oak, elm, larch, and lime.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Squero di San Trovaso]]</ref>
Oppenheimer is best known for his role during [[World War II]] as the scientific director for the [[Manhattan Project]], an [[United States|American]] initiative to create the first nuclear weapons.<ref name="ACI MP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Manhattan Project]]</ref> In the summer of 1945, [[Abstergo Industries]] authorized the tests for Oppenheimer's atomic bomb, intending to end the war with a nuclear explosion to bring the turmoil necessary to build a [[New World Order|new world]].<ref name="ac2glyph13">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #13: "I Am Become Death, The Destroyer of Worlds"</ref> On 16 July, the {{Wiki|Trinity (nuclear test)|first successful test}} of the atomic bomb was dropped at the air base at {{Wiki|Alamogordo, New Mexico|Alamogordo}}, [[New Mexico]].<ref name="ACI MP" />


==History==
In 1965, when asked to reflect on what went through his head at the time of the explosion, Oppenheimer quoted a verse from the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] scripture ''{{Wiki|Bhagavad Gita}}''{{'}}s tenth chapter'','' which he translated as ''"I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."''<ref name="Wiki"/>
In 1481, a gondola was used by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] to rescue [[Caterina Sforza]] when the Countess of [[Forlì]] was stranded on an islet in the marshes of [[Romagna]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Tutti a Bordo]]</ref> He also ensured the safety of [[Rosa]]'s gondola in [[Venice]] from hostile [[soldier|guards]] as another man, [[Ugo]], ferried the injured [[thief]] back to the Venetian Thieves' Guild.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[That's Gonna Leave a Mark]]</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
==Legacy==
Gondolas can be found and used as a vehicle in [[Florence]], Romagna, and Venice in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', and in [[Naples]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. Their design in the games are anachronistic because they are based on their real-world appearance of today, which only came into being in the early 20th century; they are missing the ''felze'', i.e. the cabin covers, which were present on gondolas until the 1900s.{{Fact|24 March 2020}}
In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] collected details on Oppenheimer's involvement with the atomic bomb while Abstergo held him captive at their [[Animus Project laboratory]] in [[Rome]]. He then hid the information within the [[Animus|Animus 1.28]] in [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find.<ref name="ac2glyph13" /> Sometime in early September,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> Desmond solved the puzzle set titled after the ''Gita''{{'}}s famous verse, in which Oppenheimer was revealed to have been unwittingly affiliated with Abstergo.<ref name="ac2glyph13"/> Around 2013, the [[Initiates]] gathered more information on Oppenheimer and presented it in their own [[database]].<ref name="ACI MP"/>
 
An opulent model of gondola is used in the memory "[[Clothes Make the Man]]" in Venice, but it does not appear elsewhere in the game.
 
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
If the player, as Ezio Auditore, gets on top of an occupied gondola, the civilian rowing it will automatically jump off and drown. Unlike the bodies of other non-player characters that fall into water, those of drowned gondoliers neither float nor exhibit underwater silhouettes. However, grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola allows Ezio to ride along with the gondolier, without prompting them to jump off.<ref name="AC2">''Assassin's Creed II''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
 
Ezio can fall from any height onto a gondola—as long as he was not diving—and not take any damage as a result. In addition, it is possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind them. The boat will stop moving, allowing Ezio to steer it as normal, but until he leaves the boat and gets back on, the gondolier will continue to row along, unaware of his presence.<ref name="AC2" />
 
In ''Assassin's Creed II'', certain gondolas covered with cloth may spawn in Venice. These gondolas can be looted for [[florin]]s, but they cannot be piloted. Looting a gondola in clear sight of guards will not provoke them, but they will acknowledge the act.<ref name="AC2" />
 
===Similar vehicles===
The [[naval cannon]], which features in the memory "[[Loose Cannon]]" in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', has identical controls to that of the gondola, with the exception that the player can switch between rowing and firing the cannon. Gameplay-wise, the gondola functions the same as any other rowboat in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|series]], such as the [[felucca]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center" widths="180">
Gondola concept illustrations.jpg|Gondola concept illustrations
Glyph 13 2.png|Abstergo authorization for Oppenheimer's tests
AC2_CA_001_Carnival.jpg|Concept art for Carnevale, with gondolas included
Glyph 13 4.png|The test of Oppenheimer's atomic bomb
AC2 Art Gondoleer.jpg|Early concept art of a gondola boatman
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}


==References==
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Revision as of 21:48, 4 May 2026

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."
―Oppenheimer, reflecting on the atomic bomb's first test, 1965.[src]-[m]

Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904 – 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Biography

Oppenheimer is best known for his role during World War II as the scientific director for the Manhattan Project, an American initiative to create the first nuclear weapons.[2] In the summer of 1945, Abstergo Industries authorized the tests for Oppenheimer's atomic bomb, intending to end the war with a nuclear explosion to bring the turmoil necessary to build a new world.[3] On 16 July, the first successful test of the atomic bomb was dropped at the air base at Alamogordo, New Mexico.[2]

In 1965, when asked to reflect on what went through his head at the time of the explosion, Oppenheimer quoted a verse from the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita's tenth chapter, which he translated as "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."[1]

Legacy

In 2012, the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek collected details on Oppenheimer's involvement with the atomic bomb while Abstergo held him captive at their Animus Project laboratory in Rome. He then hid the information within the Animus 1.28 in Glyph puzzles for his successor, Desmond Miles, to find.[3] Sometime in early September,[4] Desmond solved the puzzle set titled after the Gita's famous verse, in which Oppenheimer was revealed to have been unwittingly affiliated with Abstergo.[3] Around 2013, the Initiates gathered more information on Oppenheimer and presented it in their own database.[2]

Gallery

  • Abstergo authorization for Oppenheimer's tests
    Abstergo authorization for Oppenheimer's tests
  • The test of Oppenheimer's atomic bomb
    The test of Oppenheimer's atomic bomb

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. Robert Oppenheimer on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Manhattan Project
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #13: "I Am Become Death, The Destroyer of Worlds"
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
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