Talk:Bleeding Effect

Desmond's Symptoms

So, if Subject 16 used the Animus before Desmond, only to end up insane and suicidal in the end, is it possible that Desmond's symptoms seen in Assassin's Creed II will only get worse? We see that Desmond begins to "inherit" assassin skills, sure, but Subject 16 probably did as well in his "sane" days. We see in Assassin's Creed II that Desmond begins to experience brief hallucinations at first, which, as Lucy says, "shouldn't last longer than 30 seconds", which they don't......at first. Then, as Desmond is returning upstairs, we see additional hallucinations, these lasting longer than the first ones, but still only lasting about 20 something seconds by my count, maybe over 30, as they don't fade, instead leading up to Desmond's blacking out. Now, I may be wrong (sarcasm), but when Lucy says the hallucinations shouldn't last more than 30 seconds, it's quite probably that blackouts (which obviously last longer than 30 seconds) were apparent in Subject 16's symptoms alongside the normal hallucinations that we see as Desmond. And of course, let's not forget where Desmond finally wakes up: his bed. How'd he get to his bed from the hallway, where he blacked out? Not to mention that Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca didn't seem to be very concerned with the fact that he blacked out (see two theories below).

1. The I hope this theory is the right one Theory:

Desmond didn't really "black out" in the hallway per se, but rather, he more like stumbled through the hallway, and into his bed, looking exhausted, all the while seeing himself as Altair in Acre. This leads Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca to simply think that he's tired. Meanwhile, with Desmond, the hallucination continues to carry out in his dreams.

2. The I sure as hell hope this theory isn't true because it's just too awful Theory:

Seriously, before reading this theory, know that I do not want this theory to turn out correct. I honestly hope Theory #1 is correct. I just needed to put an additional theory out there, just in case, but that does not mean I like it.

Lucy, Shaun, and Rebecca discovered Desmond's body in the hallway, and carry him into his bed. When Desmond wakes up, they pretend nothing happened the day/night before because they're not really Assassins; they're undercover Templars, and Lucy still works for Abstergo. The whole thing was set up by Vidic to gain Desmond's trust in Lucy, and to gain more info via the Animus.

The point of this topic being, though, that Desmond better be careful with the Animus in AC3, or he'll wind up like his predecessor (did I spell that right?), or is Desmond an exception, because he's mentally stronger than Subject 16? Just something I think Ubisoft should take into account for the third game. Key of Destiny 01:34, April 29, 2010 (UTC)

• Yes you spelled it right lol. All interesting theories, but it is probably the first one. He had the "dream" of him being Altaïr and then made it to his bed somehow. A fellow member Maria Thorpe thinks he was indeed helped to his bed, but she doesn't think there is a plot involved like you say in theory 2. They just brought him there and likely they didn't tell him too much of what happened, so he wouldn't get worried about the side-effects of the bleeding effect. -- Altaïr 09:14 am, April 29, 2010 (UTC)