[[File:ACBSP 2011-06-05 08-28-02-05.jpg|thumb|The Memory Corridor in ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]
[[File:ACBSP 2011-06-05 08-28-02-05.jpg|thumb|The Memory Corridor in ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]
The '''Memory Corridor''' was a digital construct that allowed the [[Animus]] to recreate accurate images from a subject's genetic memory. It appeared to be an empty virtual space located within Animi.
The '''Memory Corridor''' was a digital construct that allowed the [[Animus]] to recreate accurate images from a subject's [[genetic memory]]. It appeared as an empty virtual space located within Animi.
==Usage==
==Usage==
The corridor was mainly used as a waiting room between memories, where the Assassin had the possibility to run around as a memory was being accessed.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
The corridor was mainly used as a waiting room between memories, where those using the Animus had the possibility to roam around while a memory was being compiled.
Additionally, in it, dying [[Assassination Targets|assassination targets]] shared their last words with the [[Assassins|Assassin]] who had killed them; most likely to place an emphasis on their final moments.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="AC2" />
Additionally, in it, dying [[assassination targets]] shared their last words with the [[Assassins|Assassin]] who had killed them; most likely to place an emphasis on their final moments.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
It was also used as a location for a tutorial for [[Desmond Miles]]' first use of the Animus,<ref name="AC" /> and later, as an interface for [[Rebecca Crane]]'s [[Animus Virtual Training Program]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
It was also used as a location for a tutorial for [[Desmond Miles]]' first use of the Animus,<ref name="AC" /> and later, as an interface for [[Rebecca Crane]]'s [[Animus Virtual Training Program]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
==Appearance==
==Appearance==
The corridor had different backgrounds based on the version of Animus being used and the type of memory being accessed.
The corridor had various backgrounds, based on the version of Animus being used and the type of memory being accessed.
The [[Abstergo Industries]] Animus 1.28 originally had an icy-blue background with fog and various computer code.<ref name="AC"/>
The [[Abstergo Industries]] Animus 1.28 originally had an icy-blue background, that included fog and parts of computer code existent.<ref name="AC"/>
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====Animus 2.0====
====Animus 2.0====
[[File:JJE_4_v.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:JJE 4 v.png|thumb|left]]
The Animus 2.03's background was light gray with white lines. This was the main corridor used in the Animus 2.03 and was also known as the White Room.<ref name="AC2"/>
The Animus 2.03's background was light gray with white lines, and was the main corridor used within the Animus 2.03, coming to be known as the "White Room".<ref name="AC2"/>
[[File:AC2 Maria Bleeding effect.png|thumb|right]]
The corridor, while being viewed using the [[Bleeding effect]], was mostly black with white lines.<ref name="AC2"/>
This corridor, while being viewed using the [[Bleeding effect]], was mostly black with white lines.<ref name="AC2"/>
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====Repressed memories====
====Repressed memories====
[[File:BH-CristinaMemoryload.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:BH-CristinaMemoryload.png|thumb|left]]
Present in the [[Cristina Memories]], a ghost-like [[Ezio Auditore]] chased another ghost-like figure – [[Cristina Vespucci]] – through a dark, red-hued corridor with floating binary codes.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
Present in the [[Cristina Memories|Cristina memories]], a ghost-like [[Ezio Auditore]] chased another phantom figure – [[Cristina Vespucci]] – through a dark, red-hued corridor with floating binary code.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
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====Traumatic memories====
====Traumatic memories====
[[File:CesareThrown.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:CesareThrown.jpg|thumb|right]]
Seen during [[Pax Romana]], the corridor took on an orange coloration with broken fragments of data - which occurred when Desmond first tried accessing the memory and after the death of [[Cesare Borgia]], when Ezio threw him off the [[Viana Castle|castle wall]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
Seen during [[Pax Romana]], the corridor took on an orange coloration with broken fragments of data. This occurred when Desmond first tried accessing the memory and after the death of [[Cesare Borgia]], once Ezio threw Cesare off of the [[Viana Castle|Viana castle]] wall.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
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====Safe mode====
====Safe mode====
[[File:41720-animus,-black-room.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:41720-animus,-black-room.jpg|thumb|left]]
The safe mode program built into the Animus, known as the [[Black Room]], had a varying dark and bright blue background with black lines, the polar opposite of the appearance of Animus 2.03 in normal condition.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
The safe mode program built into the Animus, known as the "[[Black Room]]", had a varying dark and bright blue background with black lines, the polar opposite of the appearance of Animus 2.03 in its stable condition.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
While viewing the memories of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] stored within the [[Memory Seals]], the corridor developed golden symbols similar to those embedded on the Seal.<ref name="Revelations"/>
While viewing the memories of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] that were stored on [[Memory Seals|memory seals]], the corridor developed golden symbols similar to those embedded on the [[Masyaf Keys]].<ref name="Revelations"/>
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====Animus 3.0====
====Animus 3.0====
[[File:Memory_corridor_AC3.jpg|thumb|left]]
The Animus 3.0's background was similar to that of the Animus 1.28, in that it was icy-blue, but without the fog. It also to be composed of triangular fragments.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
The Animus 3.0's background was similar to that of the Animus 1.28. It was icy-blue, but without the fog. It also appeared fragmented.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
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====Abstergo Entertainment====
====Abstergo Entertainment====
The corridor within the portable Animi, available to the public, contained a black background with dark blue floating spheres.<ref name="Liberation">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
The corridor within the portable Animi, available to the public, contained a black background with dark blue floating spheres.<ref name="Liberation">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
===Animi Training Program===
===Animi Training Program===
====Training stage 1====
====First stage====
During the first [[Animi Training Program|training stage]], the corridor appeared to be a combination of the Animus 1.28 and 2.03. It had a fog-like blue background with white lines.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
During the first [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|training stage]] of the [[Animi Training Program]], the memory corridor appeared to be a combination of the Animus 1.28 and 2.03. It had both a blue, fog-filled background and white lines.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
====Training stage 2====
====Second stage====
The corridor within the Animi used for the second stage of Abstergo's training program had a gray background with cubical fragments.<ref name="Revelations"/>
The corridor within the Animi that was used for the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations|second stage]] of Abstergo's training program had a gray background with cubical fragments.<ref name="Revelations"/>
====Animus (game console)====
====Animus (game console)====
The purchasable Animi contained a black corridor with a red and blue {{Wiki|bokeh}} pattern.<ref name="AC3"/>
The Animus software that was made available to the general public contained a black corridor with a red and blue {{Wiki|bokeh}} pattern.<ref name="AC3"/>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===General===
'''General'''
*No matter what position or method the assassination target was killed in, or how far away the Assassin was from the target, upon entering the corridor, the Assassin would always be right next to the target.
*No matter what position or method the assassination target was killed in, or how far away the Assassin was from the target, upon entering the corridor, the Assassin would always be right next to them.
*The corridor was also used in two failed and two spared assassinations. These included [[Maria Ibn-La'Ahad|Maria Thorpe]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Micheletto Corella]], and [[Shahkulu]].
*The memory corridor was also used in two failed and two spared assassinations. These included [[Maria Thorpe]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Micheletto Corella]], and [[Shahkulu]].
*All weapons used in the corridor did not emit sound.
*All weapons used in the corridor did not emit sound.
===Assassin's Creed===
'''''Assassin's Creed'''''
*During a sufficiently long loading period, it was possible for Altaïr to run far enough that glitches and other symbols surrounding him were left behind.
*During a sufficiently long loading period, it was possible for Altaïr to run far enough that glitches and other symbols surrounding him were left behind.
*[[Glitches]] appeared frequently in the corridor, prompting Desmond to change the angle of the scene, and allowing the target to walk around as they spoke, appearing uninjured.
*[[Glitches]] appeared frequently in the corridor, prompting Desmond to change the angle of the scene, and allowed an assassinated target to walk around as they spoke, appearing uninjured.
===Assassin's Creed II===
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
*[[Dante Moro]] and [[Silvio Barbarigo]] appeared in the memory corridor together, even if they were killed separately.
*[[Dante Moro]] and [[Silvio Barbarigo]] appeared in the memory corridor together, even if they were killed separately.
*Ezio could use only his fists while in the corridor.
*Ezio could use only his fists while he was displayed in the corridor.
===Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood===
*When the Templar agents were killed and entered the corridor, they did not speak. Ezio simply said "Requiescat in pace," before closing their eyes and walking away.
'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
*It was possible to run out of ammunition if Ezio used the [[Hidden Gun]], [[Throwing Knives]] or the [[Crossbow]].
*When the Templar agents situated in Rome were killed and entered the corridor, they did not speak. Ezio simply said "Requiescat in pace," before closing their eyes and walking away.
===Assassin's Creed: Revelations===
*It was possible to run out of ammunition if Ezio used the [[Hidden Gun]], [[throwing knives]] or the [[crossbow]].
*The corridor was used for testing [[bombs]].
*Ezio wrote letters to his sister, [[Claudia Auditore]] in the corridor.
'''''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'''''
*The memory corridor allowed for the testing of [[bombs]].
*Ezio wrote letters to his sister, [[Claudia Auditore]], inside the corridor.
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The Memory Corridor in Assassin's Creed II.
The Memory Corridor was a digital construct that allowed the Animus to recreate accurate images from a subject's genetic memory. It appeared as an empty virtual space located within Animi.
The corridor was mainly used as a waiting room between memories, where those using the Animus had the possibility to roam around while a memory was being compiled.
Additionally, in it, dying assassination targets shared their last words with the Assassin who had killed them; most likely to place an emphasis on their final moments.[1][2]
The Abstergo Industries Animus 1.28 originally had an icy-blue background, that included fog and parts of computer code existent.[1]
Animus 2.0
The Animus 2.03's background was light gray with white lines, and was the main corridor used within the Animus 2.03, coming to be known as the "White Room".[2]
Seen during Pax Romana, the corridor took on an orange coloration with broken fragments of data. This occurred when Desmond first tried accessing the memory and after the death of Cesare Borgia, once Ezio threw Cesare off of the Viana castle wall.[3]
The safe mode program built into the Animus, known as the "Black Room", had a varying dark and bright blue background with black lines, the polar opposite of the appearance of Animus 2.03 in its stable condition.[4]
The Animus 3.0's background was similar to that of the Animus 1.28, in that it was icy-blue, but without the fog. It also to be composed of triangular fragments.[5]
Abstergo Entertainment
The corridor within the portable Animi, available to the public, contained a black background with dark blue floating spheres.[6]
Animi Training Program
First stage
During the first training stage of the Animi Training Program, the memory corridor appeared to be a combination of the Animus 1.28 and 2.03. It had both a blue, fog-filled background and white lines.[3]
Second stage
The corridor within the Animi that was used for the second stage of Abstergo's training program had a gray background with cubical fragments.[4]
Animus (game console)
The Animus software that was made available to the general public contained a black corridor with a red and blue bokeh pattern.[5]
Trivia
General
No matter what position or method the assassination target was killed in, or how far away the Assassin was from the target, upon entering the corridor, the Assassin would always be right next to them.
All weapons used in the corridor did not emit sound.
Assassin's Creed
During a sufficiently long loading period, it was possible for Altaïr to run far enough that glitches and other symbols surrounding him were left behind.
Glitches appeared frequently in the corridor, prompting Desmond to change the angle of the scene, and allowed an assassinated target to walk around as they spoke, appearing uninjured.
Assassin's Creed II
Dante Moro and Silvio Barbarigo appeared in the memory corridor together, even if they were killed separately.
Ezio could use only his fists while he was displayed in the corridor.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
When the Templar agents situated in Rome were killed and entered the corridor, they did not speak. Ezio simply said "Requiescat in pace," before closing their eyes and walking away.
