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'''Erik Weisz''' ( | |image=AC2_-_Houdini_and_Bess.jpg | ||
|birth=24 March 1874<br>{{Wiki|Budapest}}, {{Wiki|Austria-Hungary}} | |||
|death=31 October 1926<br>{{Wiki|Detroit}}, {{Wiki|Michigan}}, [[United States]] | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|affiliates=[[Freemasons]] | |||
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'''Erik Weisz''' (1874 – 1926), better known under the stage name of '''Harry Houdini''', was a [[Hungary|Hungarian]]-[[United States|American]] magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In truth, the secret behind Houdini's tricks was an [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]], with the assistance of it, he was able to perform his Chinese water cell escape in 1913.<ref name="glyph3">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#3|Glyph 3: "Descendants"]]</ref> | In truth, the secret behind Houdini's tricks was an [[Apple of Eden 1|Apple of Eden]], with the assistance of it, he was able to perform his Chinese water cell escape in 1913.<ref name="glyph3">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#3|Glyph 3: "Descendants"]]</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | |||
Harry Houdini married {{Wiki|Bess Houdini|Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner}} in 1894, she remained his spouse until his death in 1926.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Harry Houdini}}</ref> In December 1915, they took a photograph together.<ref name="glyph9" /> | |||
==Death== | |||
His Apple was desired by the [[Templars]], and as a result they killed him. On 31 October 1926, Houdini was hit in in the stomach and died, they made his death look like an accident.<ref name="glyph9">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs#9|Glyph 9: "Hat Trick"]]</ref> | |||
He was buried in {{Wiki|Queens}}, [[New York]] on 4 November 1926.<ref name="WP" /> | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Details of Houdini's Apple and his death were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012, and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Which he did in December of that year.<ref name="glyph3" /><ref name="glyph9" /> Later that month while in the Animus' [[Black Room]], Desmond would also find a few pictures of Houdini, along with other figures in history that were either aided or killed by [[Abstergo Industries]] and the Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Mole]]</ref> | Details of Houdini's Apple and his death were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012, and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Which he did in December of that year. In a photograph of Houdini's Chinese water cell escape was a Morse cipher that read "They hit him in the stomach." <ref name="glyph3" /> A photograph taken of him and his wife Bess in 1915 was also uploaded, followed by a photograph of his grave in 1926.<ref name="glyph9" /> | ||
Later that month while in the Animus' [[Black Room]], Desmond would also find a few pictures of Houdini, along with other figures in history that were either aided or killed by [[Abstergo Industries]] and the Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Mole]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
AC2 - Houdini_beginning_the_Water_Torture_Cell.jpg|Houdini beginning the {{Wiki|Chinese Water Torture Cell}} escape, 1913 | |||
AC2_-_Houdini_grave.png|Houdini's grave, RIP: October 31, 1926 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Houdini, Harry}} | ||
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[[Category:1874 births]] | [[Category:1874 births]] | ||
[[Category:1926 deaths]] | [[Category:1926 deaths]] | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 10 May 2020
- "They hit him in the stomach."
- ―Clay Kaczmarek, 2012.
Erik Weisz (1874 – 1926), better known under the stage name of Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor, and film producer.
Biography
In truth, the secret behind Houdini's tricks was an Apple of Eden, with the assistance of it, he was able to perform his Chinese water cell escape in 1913.[1]
Personal life
Harry Houdini married Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner in 1894, she remained his spouse until his death in 1926.[2] In December 1915, they took a photograph together.[3]
Death
His Apple was desired by the Templars, and as a result they killed him. On 31 October 1926, Houdini was hit in in the stomach and died, they made his death look like an accident.[3]
He was buried in Queens, New York on 4 November 1926.[2]
Legacy
Details of Houdini's Apple and his death were later collected by the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek in 2012, and hidden in the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Which he did in December of that year. In a photograph of Houdini's Chinese water cell escape was a Morse cipher that read "They hit him in the stomach." [1] A photograph taken of him and his wife Bess in 1915 was also uploaded, followed by a photograph of his grave in 1926.[3]
Later that month while in the Animus' Black Room, Desmond would also find a few pictures of Houdini, along with other figures in history that were either aided or killed by Abstergo Industries and the Templars.[4]
Gallery
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Houdini beginning the Chinese Water Torture Cell escape, 1913 -
Houdini's grave, RIP: October 31, 1926
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II – (glyphs only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Lost Archive (pictured only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 3: "Descendants"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Harry Houdini on Wikipedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 9: "Hat Trick"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Lost Archive – The Mole