Aguilar's Apple of Eden

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"If the Apple falls into their hands, the Templars will destroy everything that stands in their way. Protest, dissent... our right to think for ourselves."

―Benedicto, 1492

Aguilar's Apple of Eden is an Apple of Eden, an ancient piece of technology created by the Isu, primarily to control humankind, their workforce.

Owners

• Muhammad XII (until 1492)
• Tomás de Torquemada (1492)
• Aguilar de Nerha (1492)
• Christoffa Corombo (1492 – 1506)
• Alan Rikkin (2016)
• Callum Lynch (since 2016)

Description

The Apple of Eden that came into Aguilar de Nerha's possession is a small, metallic sphere encased within a large protective shell that in proper light resembles amber and is semi-transparent. Even with this protective shell removed, the artifact is fully functional, except that onlookers can still see the Apple opening when it activates.

History

The first known human to possess this Apple was the Sultan of the Emirate of Granada Muhammad XII during the 15th century, though it did not help him win his conflict against the Christian kingdoms of Iberia, Castile and Aragon. In 1492, the Templars, led by the Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada of the Spanish Inquisition, kidnapped the young prince Ahmed. They tried to ransom Ahmed for the artifact, intending to combine it with the Shattered Staff of Eden when they would found it, and Muhammad XII of Granada accepted the offer. However, before the exchange could take place, the Assassins Aguilar de Nerha and María intervened. This ultimately led to the death of María and Ojeda, Torquemada's aid, and Aguilar seizing the artifact. Aguilar in turn gave the Apple to the Italian explorer Christoffa Corombo for safekeeping, and the man who would go on to expose the existence of the Americas to all of Europe would retain it until his death, bringing it to his grave.

In October 2016, the Apple was among the many Pieces of Eden sought by the Templars. They hoped that this particular Apple could provide the means to suppress humanity's violent tendencies, eliminate the free will of humanity altogether, and finally eradicate the last of the Assassin Brotherhood with the end of the Creed itself. To this end, the Templars under their guise of Abstergo Industries captured several descendants of different Assassins, among them Callum Lynch, and used them to relive their ancestors' memories.

Though Alan Rikkin, CEO of Abstergo Industries and a member of the Templar Inner Sanctum successfully recovered the Apple from Christoffa's tomb at the Seville Cathedral, Callum Lynch and others at the facility managed to break out. Callum then hunted down Rikkin, reaching him in London, where Rikkin was presenting the Apple to the Council of Elders at the Holborn Hall. Callum used the skills he'd learned via the Bleeding Effect to sneak up on the Grand Master, and assassinated him with the Hidden Blade, reclaiming the Apple for the Assassins.

Trivia

• When Rikkin presents Aguilar's Apple to the Council, it is seen emitting an eerie bright green energy, which is a stark contrast to the Apples seen previously which emit a radiant bright golden yellow energy. An in-universe explanation for the discrepancy has yet to be given.

Gallery

ScreenshotsProps

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  Torquemada admiring the Apple
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  Aguilar giving the Apple to Christoffa
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  Abstergo Industries' HUD analysis of the Apple of Eden
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  Alan Rikkin holding the Apple with its shell open
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  Callum holding the Apple
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  Torquemada dropping the Apple, as depicted in Rebellion

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  A prop of the Apple
• The Apple's resin shell
  The Apple's resin shell
• The Apple with its resin shell weakened by the passage of time
  The Apple with its resin shell weakened by the passage of time
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  The Apple and the chest it rested in
• The Apple's sealed chest
  The Apple's sealed chest
• The Apple in the open chest
  The Apple in the open chest
• The Apple on its base
  The Apple on its base

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed (film) (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization
• Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
• Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide (2nd edition)