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{{Quote|They had these tools, these powerful machines, that could predict ''possible futures''. Not what was going to happen, but wha-what ''could'' happen... probabilities. And... well, they spent a lot of energy trying to decide what was the most likely scenario for the future. Theirs and ours.|Desmond Miles attempting to explain First Civilzation calculations.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}} | {{Quote|They had these tools, these powerful machines, that could predict ''possible futures''. Not what was going to happen, but wha-what ''could'' happen... probabilities. And... well, they spent a lot of energy trying to decide what was the most likely scenario for the future. Theirs and ours.|Desmond Miles attempting to explain First Civilzation calculations.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag|Noob's personal files#Subject 17}} | ||
[[File:IBAL 15.png|thumb|250px|Minerva projecting herself into the future]] | [[File:IBAL 15.png|thumb|250px|Minerva projecting herself into the future]] | ||
[[Minerva]]'s '''calculations''' made the [[Isu]] proficient in the studies of alternate, future, timelines. From within the [[Nexus]], [[Jupiter]], [[Juno]] and Minerva worked to influence several individuals amongst [[ | [[Minerva]]'s '''calculations''' made the [[Isu]] proficient in the studies of alternate, future, timelines. From within the [[Nexus]], [[Jupiter]], [[Juno]] and Minerva worked to influence several individuals amongst [[human]]ity in the future to prevent the recurrence of a [[Second Disaster|solar flare]] from devastating [[Earth|the planet]] after seeing [[Toba catastrophe|one]] coming in their own near future. | ||
==Notable instances== | ==Notable instances== | ||
*Minerva constructed two builds of [[ | *Minerva constructed two builds of the [[Eye]] based on her studies; the first to communicate with [[Desmond Miles]] through his ancestor [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]''</ref> and the second to commune with Desmond again on the day of the impeding Second Disaster.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> | ||
*Ezio | *Ezio once used [[Apple of Eden 6|his Apple]] of [[Eden]] to discern what threat [[Cesare Borgia]] still posed following his arrest. What he saw immediately resolved him to eliminate the incarcerated [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[All Roads Lead To...]]</ref> | ||
*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] communed with Juno via a [[Crystal Balls|Crystal Ball]] | *When [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] communed with Juno via a [[Crystal Balls|Crystal Ball]], she instructed him to join the [[Assassins]] and showed him the consequences should he not do so: the [[Templars]] would breach the [[Grand Temple|sanctuary]] near [[Kanatahséton]] and the world would not be saved from the coming apocalypse.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Something to Remember]]</ref> | ||
*Later, | *Later, [[Apple of Eden 3|an Apple]] showed Ratonhnhaké:ton that if he had never become an Assassin, he would not have been present to prevent [[George Washington]]'s corruption and the collapse of the [[United States]] into [[Rebellion against King Washington (alternate reality)|civil war]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed III – [[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''</ref> | ||
*When [[Nikolai Orelov]] touched the Imperial Sceptre | *When [[Nikolai Orelov]] touched the [[Imperial Sceptre]], a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], during the [[Tunguska explosion|Tunguska event]], he saw events from the past and future. Through the [[Bleeding Effect]], his descendant [[Daniel Cross]] saw his eventual meeting with [[Mentor (2000)|the Mentor]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #2]]</ref> | ||
*Inside the [[Colosseum Vault]], Juno showed | *Inside the [[Colosseum]] [[Colosseum Vault|Vault]], Juno showed Desmond what would happen if he did not kill [[Lucy Stillman]]: [[Abstergo Industries]] would have arrived to claim Ezio's Apple of Eden and placed it in the [[Eye-Abstergo]] satellite, dismissing its importance in preventing the Second Disaster.<ref name="AC3" /> | ||
*When [[Clay Kaczmarek]] merged with Desmond | *When [[Clay Kaczmarek]] merged with Desmond, he acquired Clay's knowledge of calculations, which he later documented in a series of cell phone message memos. In the messages, he noted several versions of himself: one who got married early and had a son, the reality who stayed single in New York, one who went to San Francisco to be a waiter, one who got a job at an auto body shop in [[Chicago]], and one who never left [[The Farm]] in the first place.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files#Subject 17|Noob's personal files: "Subject 17"]]</ref> | ||
*Minerva later showed Desmond that if he did not use the [[global aurora borealis device]] and release Juno from the Grand Temple, then the cataclysm would | *Minerva later showed Desmond that if he did not use the [[global aurora borealis device]] and release Juno from the Grand Temple, then the cataclysm would destroy humanity, but he would lead the survivors in a restart of civilization. Long after his death, history would repeated itself, with Desmond worshipped as a god while his teachings would be twisted to justify mass genocide.<ref name="AC3" /> | ||
*In the 5th century BCE the Isu [[Aletheia]] explained to [[Kassandra]] | *In the 5th century BCE, the Isu [[Aletheia]] explained to [[Kassandra]]—and through her, [[Layla Hassan]], who was reliving the [[Sparta]]n's [[Genetic memory|memories]]—that the Isu had spent so much time looking for alternate futures where "everything remained the same", rather than ones where the Isu and humans might work together to survive, that it ultimately cost them any chance of survival.<ref name="Aletheia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
[[Darby McDevitt]] has stated that "Calculations" is the in-house term for parallel universes in the series and added that Clay Kaczmarek went insane because he saw too many possible futures, in addition to the [[Bleeding Effect]].<ref>{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/339502197190557699|Darby McDevitt|quote=@20glyphs | [[Darby McDevitt]] has stated that "Calculations" is the in-house term for parallel universes in the series and added that Clay Kaczmarek went insane because he saw too many possible futures, in addition to the [[Bleeding Effect]].<ref>{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/339502197190557699|[[Darby McDevitt]]|quote=@20glyphs We often referred to these as their "Calculations". Sixteen saw many of these. Too many. Hence his madness.}}</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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- "They had these tools, these powerful machines, that could predict possible futures. Not what was going to happen, but wha-what could happen... probabilities. And... well, they spent a lot of energy trying to decide what was the most likely scenario for the future. Theirs and ours."
- ―Desmond Miles attempting to explain First Civilzation calculations.[src]-[m]
Minerva's calculations made the Isu proficient in the studies of alternate, future, timelines. From within the Nexus, Jupiter, Juno and Minerva worked to influence several individuals amongst humanity in the future to prevent the recurrence of a solar flare from devastating the planet after seeing one coming in their own near future.
Notable instances
- Minerva constructed two builds of the Eye based on her studies; the first to communicate with Desmond Miles through his ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze,[1] and the second to commune with Desmond again on the day of the impeding Second Disaster.[2]
- Ezio once used his Apple of Eden to discern what threat Cesare Borgia still posed following his arrest. What he saw immediately resolved him to eliminate the incarcerated Grand Master.[3]
- When Ratonhnhaké:ton communed with Juno via a Crystal Ball, she instructed him to join the Assassins and showed him the consequences should he not do so: the Templars would breach the sanctuary near Kanatahséton and the world would not be saved from the coming apocalypse.[4]
- Later, an Apple showed Ratonhnhaké:ton that if he had never become an Assassin, he would not have been present to prevent George Washington's corruption and the collapse of the United States into civil war.[5]
- When Nikolai Orelov touched the Imperial Sceptre, a Staff of Eden, during the Tunguska event, he saw events from the past and future. Through the Bleeding Effect, his descendant Daniel Cross saw his eventual meeting with the Mentor.[6]
- Inside the Colosseum Vault, Juno showed Desmond what would happen if he did not kill Lucy Stillman: Abstergo Industries would have arrived to claim Ezio's Apple of Eden and placed it in the Eye-Abstergo satellite, dismissing its importance in preventing the Second Disaster.[2]
- When Clay Kaczmarek merged with Desmond, he acquired Clay's knowledge of calculations, which he later documented in a series of cell phone message memos. In the messages, he noted several versions of himself: one who got married early and had a son, the reality who stayed single in New York, one who went to San Francisco to be a waiter, one who got a job at an auto body shop in Chicago, and one who never left The Farm in the first place.[7]
- Minerva later showed Desmond that if he did not use the global aurora borealis device and release Juno from the Grand Temple, then the cataclysm would destroy humanity, but he would lead the survivors in a restart of civilization. Long after his death, history would repeated itself, with Desmond worshipped as a god while his teachings would be twisted to justify mass genocide.[2]
- In the 5th century BCE, the Isu Aletheia explained to Kassandra—and through her, Layla Hassan, who was reliving the Spartan's memories—that the Isu had spent so much time looking for alternate futures where "everything remained the same", rather than ones where the Isu and humans might work together to survive, that it ultimately cost them any chance of survival.[8]
Behind the scenes
Darby McDevitt has stated that "Calculations" is the in-house term for parallel universes in the series and added that Clay Kaczmarek went insane because he saw too many possible futures, in addition to the Bleeding Effect.[9]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (First mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed III (mentioned only)
- The Tyranny of King Washington (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – In Bocca al Lupo
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed III – Modern day
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – All Roads Lead To...
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Something to Remember
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Tyranny of King Washington
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: "Subject 17"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis
- ↑
Darby McDevitt (@DarbyMcDevitt) on Twitter "@20glyphs We often referred to these as their "Calculations". Sixteen saw many of these. Too many. Hence his madness."
