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{{Quote|Rot in hell, Thomas.|Nikola Tesla on Thomas Edison while triggering the explosion.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall|Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2}} | {{Quote|Rot in hell, Thomas.|Nikola Tesla on Thomas Edison while triggering the explosion.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall|Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2}} | ||
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|image = Tungaska Explod v.png | |image=Tungaska Explod v.png | ||
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|date = 30 June 1908 | |date=30 June 1908 | ||
|place = [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]] | |place=[[Tunguska]], [[Russia]] | ||
|outcome = Destruction of the Templar facility and one [[ | |outcome=Destruction of the [[Templars|Templar]] facility and one [[Staff of Eden]]. | ||
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*[[Assassins]] | *[[Assassins]] | ||
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*[[Grigori Rasputin]] | *[[Grigori Rasputin]] | ||
*[[Nikolai Orelov]] | *[[Nikolai Orelov]] | ||
*[[Nikola Tesla]] | *[[Nikola Tesla]] | ||
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The '''Tunguska explosion''' was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya [[Tunguska]] river, in what is now {{Wiki|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}, [[Russia]], at about 7:14am on 30 June | The '''Tunguska explosion''' was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya [[Tunguska]] river, in what is now {{Wiki|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}, [[Russia]], at about 7:14am on 30 June 1908. It was caused by [[Nikola Tesla]] in collaboration with the [[Assassins]], who were trying to destroy a [[Templars|Templar]] research facility where one of the [[Staff of Eden|Staves of Eden]] was being experimented upon. | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
In 1905, the Templar [[Grigori Rasputin]] came into possession of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s [[Imperial Sceptre]], which was one of the Staves of Eden. It was then taken to a secret facility in central Russia near the Tunguska river,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #8: "Martyrs"</ref> where the Staff was used as part of research into wave-generation technology.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails | In 1905, the Templar [[Grigori Rasputin]] came into possession of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s [[Imperial Sceptre]], which was one of the Staves of Eden. It was then taken to a secret facility in central Russia near the Tunguska river,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #8: "Martyrs"</ref> where the Staff was used as part of research into wave-generation technology.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]] – Subject header: "Analysis"</ref> | ||
==The explosion== | ==The explosion== | ||
Several years prior to 1905, [[Thomas Edison]] and his | Several years prior to 1905, the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|American Templar]] [[Thomas Edison]] and his associates had discredited and nearly financially ruined the inventor Nikola Tesla.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – Glyph #11: "The Inventor"</ref> In the summer of 1908, the Assassins contacted Tesla and offered him a chance to take revenge on the Templars.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – Glyph #16: "The Cavalry"</ref> The plan involved sending [[Nikolai Orelov]] and two other [[Russian Brotherhood of Assassins|Russian Assassins]] to infiltrate the facility, with the objective to retrieve the Staff of Eden before the facility was to be destroyed.<ref name="The Fall #2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #02]]</ref> | ||
However, the Assassins were ultimately unable to remove the [[Piece of Eden]] from the facility in time, and Tesla prepared to carry out his orders. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla [[Teleforce|broadcasted an immense burst of electricity]] into the facility and the Piece of Eden, creating one of the largest explosions in known history. This explosion obliterated the research facility and the Staff within it. Nikolai was the only survivor of the event despite being at the explosion's center but still did not escaped unharmed, as the blast had torn his clothes to shreds and left him stunned for some time.<ref name="The Fall #2" /> | [[File:Nikolai lying-The Fall2.jpg|thumb|250px|Nikolai after the explosion at Tunguska]] | ||
However, the Assassins were ultimately unable to remove the [[Piece of Eden]] from the facility in time, and Tesla prepared to carry out his orders. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla [[Teleforce|broadcasted an immense burst of electricity]] into the facility and the Piece of Eden, creating one of the largest explosions in known history. This explosion obliterated the research facility and the Staff within it. Nikolai was the only survivor of the event despite being at the explosion's center but still did not escaped unharmed, as the blast had torn his clothes to shreds and left him stunned for some time.<ref name="The Fall #2"/> | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
{{Quote|I believe this ''[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]'' is important. But the Templars and Assassins have found Staves of Eden before. Nikola Tesla blew one up in Russia, if I remember correctly?|Victoria Bibeau, 2018.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|21st century conversations}} | {{Quote|I believe this ''[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]'' is important. But the Templars and Assassins have found Staves of Eden before. Nikola Tesla blew one up in Russia, if I remember correctly?|Victoria Bibeau, 2018.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|21st century conversations}} | ||
The explosion was remembered by contemporary<ref name="The Fall #2"/> and successive Assassins<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> as a victory in their [[Assassin-Templar War|clandestine war]] with the Templars, though the event destroyed all of the Staff except for one of its [[Shards of Eden|shards]]. This piece eventually fell into the hands of Grigori Rasputin, who was later killed by conspirators in December 1916.<ref name="The Fall #2" /> After Rasputin's burial, Nikolai exhumed the body in his pursuit of the shard<ref name="The Fall #2" /> and later handed it down to his daughter, [[Nadya Orelov|Nadya]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref> | The explosion was remembered by contemporary<ref name="The Fall #2"/> and successive Assassins<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> as a victory in their [[Assassin-Templar War|clandestine war]] with the Templars, though the event destroyed all of the Staff except for one of its [[Shards of Eden|shards]]. This piece eventually fell into the hands of Grigori Rasputin, who was later killed by conspirators in December 1916.<ref name="The Fall #2"/> After Rasputin's burial, Nikolai exhumed the body in his pursuit of the shard<ref name="The Fall #2"/> and later handed it down to his daughter, [[Nadya Orelov|Nadya]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref> | ||
A little over a century later, on 10 June 2013, the scientific journal ''{{Wiki|Nature (journal)|Nature}}'' published an article that said a recent geophysical study in the journal ''{{Wiki|Planetary and Space Science}}'' had "confirmed" the explosion's origins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2013.13163|title=Rock samples suggest meteor caused Tunguska blast|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111062138/https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2013.13163|archivedate=11 November 2021|author=Peplow, Mark|date=10 June 2013|publisher=''Nature''|accessdate=17 February 2025}}</ref> According to Prof. Victor Kvasnytsya, who led the study at the {{Wiki|National Academy of Science of Ukraine}}, the explosion was caused by an iron-rich meteor based on the group's analyses of the region's {{Wiki|peat}}s that held {{Wiki|ejecta}} fragments, which they determined were "[[diamond]]–{{Wiki|lonsdaleite}}–{{Wiki|graphite}} intergrowths" containing {{Wiki|troilite}}, {{Wiki|taenite}}, {{Wiki|austenite}}, and {{Wiki|schreibersite}}, all iron-based minerals typically found only in meteoritic remnants.<ref>Kvasnytsya, Victor et al. (August 2013). "New evidence of meteoritic origin of the Tunguska cosmic body". ''Planetary and Space Science''. '''84''' (1): 131–140. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2013.05.003. Retrieved on 17 February 2025.</ref> However, the [[Initiates]] questioned the validity of their research, asking why the event was suddenly being covered up.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Mystery Solved"</ref> | |||
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Tesla v.png|Nikola Tesla activating his weapon | Tesla v.png|Nikola Tesla activating his weapon | ||
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Revision as of 22:00, 17 February 2025
The Tunguska explosion was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska river, in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, at about 7:14am on 30 June 1908. It was caused by Nikola Tesla in collaboration with the Assassins, who were trying to destroy a Templar research facility where one of the Staves of Eden was being experimented upon.
Prelude
In 1905, the Templar Grigori Rasputin came into possession of Tsar Nicholas II's Imperial Sceptre, which was one of the Staves of Eden. It was then taken to a secret facility in central Russia near the Tunguska river,[1] where the Staff was used as part of research into wave-generation technology.[2]
The explosion
Several years prior to 1905, the American Templar Thomas Edison and his associates had discredited and nearly financially ruined the inventor Nikola Tesla.[3] In the summer of 1908, the Assassins contacted Tesla and offered him a chance to take revenge on the Templars.[4] The plan involved sending Nikolai Orelov and two other Russian Assassins to infiltrate the facility, with the objective to retrieve the Staff of Eden before the facility was to be destroyed.[5]
However, the Assassins were ultimately unable to remove the Piece of Eden from the facility in time, and Tesla prepared to carry out his orders. Using his mastery of electricity and the Wardenclyffe Tower, Tesla broadcasted an immense burst of electricity into the facility and the Piece of Eden, creating one of the largest explosions in known history. This explosion obliterated the research facility and the Staff within it. Nikolai was the only survivor of the event despite being at the explosion's center but still did not escaped unharmed, as the blast had torn his clothes to shreds and left him stunned for some time.[5]
Aftermath
The explosion was remembered by contemporary[5] and successive Assassins[6] as a victory in their clandestine war with the Templars, though the event destroyed all of the Staff except for one of its shards. This piece eventually fell into the hands of Grigori Rasputin, who was later killed by conspirators in December 1916.[5] After Rasputin's burial, Nikolai exhumed the body in his pursuit of the shard[5] and later handed it down to his daughter, Nadya.[7]
A little over a century later, on 10 June 2013, the scientific journal Nature published an article that said a recent geophysical study in the journal Planetary and Space Science had "confirmed" the explosion's origins.[8] According to Prof. Victor Kvasnytsya, who led the study at the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, the explosion was caused by an iron-rich meteor based on the group's analyses of the region's peats that held ejecta fragments, which they determined were "diamond–lonsdaleite–graphite intergrowths" containing troilite, taenite, austenite, and schreibersite, all iron-based minerals typically found only in meteoritic remnants.[9] However, the Initiates questioned the validity of their research, asking why the event was suddenly being covered up.[10]
Gallery
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Nikola Tesla activating his weapon -
Nikola Tesla lab, moments after triggering the explosion -
The Tunguska Event seen in the Glyphs -
Trees knocked over by the explosion -
Remnants of the Tunguska Explosion
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed II (image only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (indirect mention only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #8: "Martyrs"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Emails – Subject header: "Analysis"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #11: "The Inventor"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #16: "The Cavalry"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #02
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Modern day
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Chain
- ↑ Peplow, Mark (10 June 2013). Rock samples suggest meteor caused Tunguska blast. Nature. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved on 17 February 2025.
- ↑ Kvasnytsya, Victor et al. (August 2013). "New evidence of meteoritic origin of the Tunguska cosmic body". Planetary and Space Science. 84 (1): 131–140. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2013.05.003. Retrieved on 17 February 2025.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Surveillance: "Mystery Solved"
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