Database

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Database menu of the Animus 2.0

The Database was a collection of informative articles that could be accessed by the users of Animi or Helix devices. These articles provided background information on people, locations, items, and events encountered during the exploration of genetic memories.

Iterations

Animus 2.01

Database menu of the Animus 2.01

The database was introduced in Animus 2.01, a version of the device created by the Assassin Rebecca Crane. The articles were created by Shaun Hastings, and would become available when Desmond Miles happened upon a person or object of interest while exploring Ezio Auditore da Firenze's memories, allowing him to find out more information about the entry's subject.

Both Shaun and Rebecca could add comments or details of their own, including mentions of Glyphs and other important items of interest in the database.

Animus 2.0 Database Entries:

Animus 2.01 Database Entries:

Animus 2.03

Database menu of the Animus 2.03

The database incorporated into Animus 2.03 was created by the virtual construct of Clay Kaczmarek, who took over Shaun's role when Desmond fell into a comatose state due to the events in the Colosseum. As with the previous version, database entries became available when Desmond encountered the object of interest they were about.

Database menu of The Lost Archive

The Lost Archive, which contained some of Clay's own memories, could be accessed via the Animus Island's portals, and contained its own database. It kept track of the decipher fragments and letters, as well as transcripts of voice logs.

The voice logs became available for viewing only after completing the first memory, and the logs for the decipher fragments and letters by gathering them.

Animus 3.01

Database menu of the Animus 3.01

The database incorporated into Animus 3.01 was once more created by Shaun, who would frequently update entries with information learned while Desmond was exploring Ratonhnhaké:ton's memories.

Information on the various tribes was provided by a friend of Shaun, who believed the data was for a presentation. The database also included a folder on animals, describing their behavior and the various tactics that could be used to effectively hunt them.

Animus Console

Database menu of the Animus console

The database incorporated into the Animus console was created by Abstergo Entertainment employees. As Liberation was designed to cast the Templars in a more positive light, important information was frequently left out, misrepresented or outright false.

To counteract this, the hacking collective known as Erudito actively worked to re-introduce the truth into the game, allowing the player to view the information from an unbiased perspective.

Animus Omega

Database menu of the Animus Omega

The database incorporated into the Animus Omega consisted of drafts written by Abstergo Entertainment employees. As such, the material within them was subject to change, with people such as Melanie Lemay, Olivier Garneau and others frequently adding in remarks.

Helix-based Animus Omega

A database incorporated in the Animus Omega through the Helix servers.

Helix Navigator

Various databases where available through the Helix navigator. In addition information about the subjects encountered in the simulation, the database could also collect digital documents collected from outside sources as well as be edited from outside the servers (as demonstrated by Shaun Hastings).

The Helix navigator database had many iteration with different subject matter depending on the time period simulated and the user.

Ming era China

While exploring the genetic memories of Shao Jun in Ming era China, the database consisted of three categories: people, locations, and documents. The latter category also contained entries about items.

PeopleLocationsDocuments

Altan Khan	Grabber	Metal Shield Guard	The Jinyiwei
Birds	Grunt	Mongolian Chief	The Zhengde Emperor
Civilians	Handcannon Guard	Mongolian Scout	Wang Yangming
Concubines	Heavy Crossbowman	Poleaxe Guard	Wei Bin
Crossbowman	Hong Liwei	Qiu Ju	Wooden Shield Guard
Dogs	Liu Jin	Seeker	Yu Dayong
Empress Zhang	Ma Yongcheng	Shao Jun	Zhang Yong
Ezio Auditore	Master	The Jiajing Emperor	Zhu Jiuyuan
Gao Feng

Forbidden City	Maijishan Grottoes	Nan'an	Port of Macau
Great Wall of China

Chinese Ceramics	Scroll 1	Scroll 10	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 1
Chinese Junks	Scroll 2	Scroll 11	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 2
Crossbow	Scroll 3	Scroll 12	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 3
Guandao	Scroll 4	Scroll 13	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 4
Hidden Shoe Blade	Scroll 5	Scroll 14	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 6
Jin River	Scroll 6	Scroll 15	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 7
Maijishan Statues	Scroll 7	Scroll 16	Shao Jun's Memories, Part 8
Ming Dynasty Muskets	Scroll 8	Scroll 17	Shao Jun's Rope Dart
Portuguese Ships	Scroll 9	Scroll 18	Throwing Weapons

British India

The same three categories made up the database for the genetic memories of Arbaaz Mir in India during the eighteenth century.

PeopleLocationsDocuments

Alexander Burnes	East India Company Lance Corporal	East India Company Sniper	Ranjit Singh
Alexander the Great	East India Company Lieutenant	George Eden	Sikh Guard
Arbaaz Mir	East India Company Rifleman	Hamid	Sikh Elite Guard
East India Company Corporal	East India Company Sepoy	Master	Sikh Rifle Guard
East India Company Highlander	East India Company Sergeant	Pyara Kaur	William Sleeman

Amritsar	Herat	Katasraj Mandir	Precursor Temples
Amritsar Summer Palace	Herat Citadel

Arbaaz's Memories, Part 1	Hidden Trident Blade	Orchid Trees	Scroll 9
Arbaaz's Memories, Part 2	Iltani's Story 1	Puckle Gun	Scroll 10
Arbaaz's Memories, Part 3	Iltani's Story 2	Punjabi Jewellery	Scroll 11
Arbaaz's Memories, Part 4	Iltani's Story 3	Scroll 1	Scroll 12
Arbaaz's Memories, Part 5	Iltani's Story 4	Scroll 2	Scroll 13
Bengal Tigers	Iltani's Story 5	Scroll 3	Scroll 14
Blunderbuss	Indian 9-Pounder	Scroll 4	Talwar
Brown Bess	Indian Elephants	Scroll 5	Templar Orders
Chakram	Jezail	Scroll 6	The First Anglo-Afghan War
East India Company	Lorenzoni Repeater	Scroll 7	The Koh-I-Noor
Ezio's Box	Lotus	Scroll 8

Revolutionary Russia

During the exploration of the genetic memories of Nikolai Orelov, as well as Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the database consisted of the same three categories too.

PeopleLocationsDocuments

Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia	Cheka Officer	Militia Rifleman	Red Army Assault
Assassin Initiate	Fedor Tokarev	Militia Sergeant	Red Army Officer
Assassin Master	Grigori Rasputin	Nikola Tesla	Red Army Rifleman
Assassin Scientist	Janis Judins	Nikolaï Orelov	Red Army Rifleman Veteran
Assassin Veteran	Leon Trotsky	NKVD Officer	Sergei
Cheka Assault	Militia Melee	NKVD Rifleman	Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

Ekaterinburg	Kazan	Nan'an	St. Petersburg
Ipatiev House	Moscow

Anastasia's Memories, Part 1	Mosin-Nagant Carbine	Scroll 4	Shard of Eden
Anastasia's Memories, Part 2	Nikolaï's Memories, Part 1	Scroll 5	Staves of Eden
Anastasia's Memories, Part 3	Nikolaï's Memories, Part 2	Scroll 6	Teleforce
Armored Trains	Nikolaï's Memories, Part 3	Scroll 7	Templar Orders 1
Assassin Orders 1	Nikolaï's Memories, Part 4	Scroll 8	Templar Orders 2
Assassin Orders 2	Nikolaï's Memories, Part 5	Scroll 9	Templar Orders 3
Assassin Orders 3	NKVD	Scroll 10	Templar Orders 4
Berdan Rifle	Orelov's Rifle	Scroll 11	Templar Orders 5
Cheka	Radio	Scroll 12	Templar Orders 6
Ezio's Box	Russian Revolution	Scroll 13	The Tunguska Event
Kazan Operation	Scroll 1	Scroll 14	Trans-Siberian
Mark V Tank	Scroll 2	Scroll 15	Workers' and Peasants' Militsiya
Mechanical Winch	Scroll 3

Initiates

Following the 2012 phenomenon, the hacker group Initiates began compiling database entries covering information known by the Assassins and Templars.

Trivia

• The various databases commonly held incorrect information on birth years. For example, Francesco de' Pazzi and Vieri de' Pazzi, who were father and son, were stated to have an age difference of 10 years.
• Most of the files for the Animus 2.0 and 3.0 were obtained from Abstergo Industries, as they possessed better and larger archives, which Shaun frequently pointed out.