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The '''Denver International Airport satellite accident''', or the '''DIA satellite accident''', was an incident that took place in an underground [[Abstergo Industries]] facility beneath {{Wiki|Denver International Airport}}<ref name="AC - E-mail: Additional">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] – Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref> sometime before October 2011.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 001]]</ref> It resulted in at least 20 casualties<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[Lucy Stillman's email]] – Subject header: "Deleted items"</ref> and the destruction of one of the [[Isu]]'s [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]], [[Apple of Eden 2|an Apple]].<ref name="AC - E-mail: Additional" />
The '''Denver International Airport satellite accident''', or the '''DIA satellite accident''', was an incident that took place in an underground [[Abstergo Industries]] facility beneath {{Wiki|Denver International Airport}}<ref name="Additional">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] - Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"</ref> sometime before October 2011.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 001]]</ref> It resulted in at least 20 casualties<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Lucy Stillman's email]] - Subject header: "Deleted items"</ref> and the destruction of one of the [[Isu]]'s [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]], [[Apple of Eden 2|an Apple]].<ref name="Analysis">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]] - Subject header: "Analysis"</ref>


[[Daniel Cross]],<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Assignment in Denver"</ref> the Project Lead working on an experiment involving the [[Eye-Abstergo]] satellite, fell under the influence of the project's Apple of Eden and killed everyone in the facility before the company's clean-up crew had arrived. The artifact was ultimately destroyed. Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] was responsible for preparing the final report on the incident.<ref name="AC - E-mail: Additional" />
[[Daniel Cross]],<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Assignment in Denver"</ref> the Project Lead working on an experiment involving the [[Eye-Abstergo]] satellite, fell under the influence of the project's Apple of Eden and killed everyone in the facility before the company's clean-up crew had arrived. The artifact was ultimately destroyed. Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] was responsible for preparing the final report on the incident.<ref name="Additional"/>


At least one [[civilian]], believed to have been a baggage handler at the time, found out about the incident. By 4 September, 2012, this survivor threatened to expose Abstergo's involvement in the event.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – Warren Vidic's email – Subject header: "I KNOW"</ref>
At least one [[civilian]], believed to have been a baggage handler at the time, found out about the incident.<ref name="Additional"/> By 4 September 2012, this survivor threatened to expose Abstergo's involvement in the event.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] - Subject header: "I KNOW"</ref>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
The loss of the Piece of Eden meant that Abstergo Industries could no longer launch their Eye-Abstergo satellite on schedule. In order to find a new Piece of Eden, Abstergo set out to acquire [[Desmond Miles]] as a subject for their [[Animus]] [[Animus Project|Project]], since they had discovered that he possessed the genetic material that would allow them to obtain the locations of other potential replacements.<ref name="AC - E-mail: Additional" />
The loss of the Piece of Eden meant that Abstergo Industries could no longer launch their Eye-Abstergo satellite on schedule. In order to find a new Piece of Eden, Abstergo set out to acquire [[Desmond Miles]] as a subject for their [[Animus]] [[Animus Project|Project]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]] - Subject header: "Animus Functionality & New Subject"</ref> since they had discovered that he possessed the genetic material that would allow them to obtain the locations of other potential replacements.<ref name="Analysis"/>


On 23 September 2012, Daniel Cross was given another assignment in Denver. Still traumatized by the incident, Daniel vehemently refused it and expressed his concerns with Dr. [[Sung]] in a phone call.<ref name="ACI" />
On 23 September 2012, Daniel Cross was given another assignment in Denver. Still traumatized by the incident, Daniel vehemently refused it and expressed his concerns with Dr. [[Sung]] in a phone call.<ref name="ACI" />


Abstergo was unable to find the civilian survivor, let alone determine his identity. On 7 September, 2012, Abstergo executive [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed Vidic, reporting the lack of progress on finding the whistleblower, and expressed his concerns that the survivor could be in league with the [[Assassins]].<ref name="AC - E-mail: Additional" />
Abstergo was unable to find the civilian survivor, let alone determine his identity. On 7 September 2012, Abstergo executive [[Alan Rikkin]] emailed Vidic, reporting the lack of progress on finding the whistleblower, and expressed his concerns that the survivor could be in league with the [[Assassins]].<ref name="Additional"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The presence of an Abstergo facility under the Denver International Airport is an allusion to the conspiracy theory that a large network of underground tunnels and bunkers were built under the airport during its construction, and the airport is a meeting hub for a global conspiracy with a railroad connection to Cheyenne Mountain. The actual underground of DIA is primarily used for baggage handling and a small railroad system for the rapid transit of commuters.
*The presence of an Abstergo facility under the Denver International Airport is an allusion to the conspiracy theory that a large network of underground tunnels and bunkers were built under the airport during its construction, and the airport is a meeting hub for a global conspiracy with a railroad connection to Cheyenne Mountain. The actual underground of DIA is primarily used for baggage handling and a small railroad system for the rapid transit of commuters.
*The last four pieces of [[Crafting (Project Legacy)|equipment]] that appeared in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' had {{Wiki|QR code}}s instead of images. Three QR codes stood for ''{{Wiki|Cochetopa Dome|Cochetopa}}, {{Wiki|Blanca Peak|Sisnaajiní}}'' and ''Dzit fit gain'', which are Navajo names for mountains in Colorado. These words are carved on the floor of Denver International Airport, and have served as a basis for multiple conspiracy theories. The fourth and last QR code stood for ''DIA.''
*The last four pieces of [[Crafting (Project Legacy)|equipment]] that appeared in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' had {{Wiki|QR code}}s instead of images. Three QR codes stood for ''{{Wiki|Cochetopa Dome|Cochetopa}}, {{Wiki|Blanca Peak|Sisnaajiní}}'' and ''Dzit fit gain'', which are Navajo names for mountains in Colorado. These words are carved on the floor of Denver International Airport, and have served as a basis for multiple conspiracy theories. The fourth and last QR code stood for ''DIA''.
*The expression "to go / be Denver", which was used by Abstergo employees to describe when a situation had started to spiral out of control, derived from the DIA satellite accident.<ref>''Assassin's Creed'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>
*The expression "Everything's Denver", used by Abstergo employees to convey that a situation was under control or that all was well, derived from the DIA satellite accident. Its usage was ironic, as it invoked the site of a disastrous incident to signal that all was well.<ref name="ACI"/>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 20:28, 11 August 2026

The Denver International Airport satellite accident, or the DIA satellite accident, was an incident that took place in an underground Abstergo Industries facility beneath Denver International Airport[1] sometime before October 2011.[2] It resulted in at least 20 casualties[3] and the destruction of one of the Isu's Pieces of Eden, an Apple.[4]

Daniel Cross,[5] the Project Lead working on an experiment involving the Eye-Abstergo satellite, fell under the influence of the project's Apple of Eden and killed everyone in the facility before the company's clean-up crew had arrived. The artifact was ultimately destroyed. Dr. Warren Vidic was responsible for preparing the final report on the incident.[1]

At least one civilian, believed to have been a baggage handler at the time, found out about the incident.[1] By 4 September 2012, this survivor threatened to expose Abstergo's involvement in the event.[6]

Aftermath

The loss of the Piece of Eden meant that Abstergo Industries could no longer launch their Eye-Abstergo satellite on schedule. In order to find a new Piece of Eden, Abstergo set out to acquire Desmond Miles as a subject for their Animus Project,[7] since they had discovered that he possessed the genetic material that would allow them to obtain the locations of other potential replacements.[4]

On 23 September 2012, Daniel Cross was given another assignment in Denver. Still traumatized by the incident, Daniel vehemently refused it and expressed his concerns with Dr. Sung in a phone call.[5]

Abstergo was unable to find the civilian survivor, let alone determine his identity. On 7 September 2012, Abstergo executive Alan Rikkin emailed Vidic, reporting the lack of progress on finding the whistleblower, and expressed his concerns that the survivor could be in league with the Assassins.[1]

Trivia

  • The presence of an Abstergo facility under the Denver International Airport is an allusion to the conspiracy theory that a large network of underground tunnels and bunkers were built under the airport during its construction, and the airport is a meeting hub for a global conspiracy with a railroad connection to Cheyenne Mountain. The actual underground of DIA is primarily used for baggage handling and a small railroad system for the rapid transit of commuters.
  • The last four pieces of equipment that appeared in Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy had QR codes instead of images. Three QR codes stood for Cochetopa, Sisnaajiní and Dzit fit gain, which are Navajo names for mountains in Colorado. These words are carved on the floor of Denver International Airport, and have served as a basis for multiple conspiracy theories. The fourth and last QR code stood for DIA.
  • The expression "Everything's Denver", used by Abstergo employees to convey that a situation was under control or that all was well, derived from the DIA satellite accident. Its usage was ironic, as it invoked the site of a disastrous incident to signal that all was well.[5]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed – Warren Vidic's email - Subject header: "Additional Subjects?"
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Reconstructed Data 001
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Lucy Stillman's email - Subject header: "Deleted items"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed – Emails - Subject header: "Analysis"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Assignment in Denver"
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Warren Vidic's email - Subject header: "I KNOW"
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed – Warren Vidic's email - Subject header: "Animus Functionality & New Subject"

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