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'''Helix''' is a cloud-based software developed by [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and released in 2014. | '''Helix''' is a cloud-based software developed by [[Abstergo Entertainment]] and released in 2014. | ||
A continuation of the [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner|Data Dump Scanner]], a creation of [[Álvaro Gramática]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - [[Database: Álvaro Gramática]]</ref> the Helix software allowed users to view accounts of various [[Templars]] and [[Assassins]] throughout history, with propaganda-based narrations delivered by Abstergo in favor of the former, delivered to the public via a games console-style format at a cheap price.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Using the headsets, Abstergo could also collect players' genetic data without their knowledge.<ref name="AC Titan Comics">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 1|Issue #01]]</ref> | A continuation of the [[Animus#Data Dump Scanner|Data Dump Scanner]], a creation of [[Álvaro Gramática]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - [[Database: Álvaro Gramática]]</ref> the Helix software allowed users to view accounts of various [[Templars]] and [[Assassins]] throughout history, with propaganda-based narrations delivered by Abstergo in favor of the former, delivered to the public via a games console-style format at a cheap price.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Using the headsets protected by a Hospitalier Antivirus program{{Fact}}, Abstergo could also collect players' genetic data without their knowledge.<ref name="AC Titan Comics">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 1|Issue #01]]</ref> | ||
Through Helix, a [[Helix research analyst|research analyst]] at Abstergo Entertainment relived [[Shay Cormac]]'s [[Genetic memory|memories]] and fixed the damage caused by a virus hidden within Shay's memory bank.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Around the same time, an [[Helix Initiate|individual]] associated with the Assassins used a game console running | Health and privacy concern regarding the Helix included data tracking, cortex monitoring, fMRI-Omega technology, hippocampal shock, occipital ghosting, brain death, [[server bridge]]s, rogue programs, and [[Erudito]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref> | ||
Through Helix, a [[Helix research analyst|research analyst]] at Abstergo Entertainment relived [[Shay Cormac]]'s [[Genetic memory|memories]] and fixed the damage caused by a virus hidden within Shay's memory bank.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> Around the same time, an [[Helix Initiate|individual]] associated with the Assassins used a game console running the Helix software to relive the memories of [[Arno Dorian]],<ref name="ACU"/> and later [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> | |||
A later Animus model, the Animus EGO, has similar feature called the Animus Hub.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> | |||
==Known Helix memories== | ==Known Helix memories== | ||
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*''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'': features [[Edward Kenway]];<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]''</ref> initially developed as ''[[Pirates of Nightmares]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | *''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]'': features [[Edward Kenway]];<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]''</ref> initially developed as ''[[Pirates of Nightmares]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
*''The Bladed Cross'': features a [[Roman Assassin]] during [[Constantine I]]'s rule as [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]],<ref name="ACU"/> set in 330 AD.<ref name="Handbook" /> | *''The Bladed Cross'': features a [[Roman Assassin]] during [[Constantine I]]'s rule as [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]],<ref name="ACU"/> set in 330 AD.<ref name="Handbook" /> | ||
*''Jazz Age Junkies'': features an [[Jazz Age Assassin|American Assassin]] during the {{Wiki|Jazz Age}},<ref name="ACU"/> and explores the lives of writers [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[Francis Scott Fitzgerald|F. Scott Fitzgerald]] and [[Gertrude Stein]].<ref name="Handbook" /> | *''Jazz Age Junkies'': features an [[Jazz Age Assassin|American Assassin]] during the {{Wiki|Jazz Age}},<ref name="ACU"/> and explores the lives of writers [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[Francis Scott Fitzgerald|F. Scott Fitzgerald]], and [[Gertrude Stein]].<ref name="Handbook" /> | ||
*''Hell in Hibernia'': features an [[Irish Assassin]] during the [[Irish War of Independence]].<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Handbook" /> | *''Hell in Hibernia'': features an [[Irish Assassin]] during the [[Irish War of Independence]].<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Handbook" /> | ||
*A memory featuring an [[California Gold Rush Assassin|Assassin]] during the [[California Gold Rush]].<ref name="AC Titan Comics" /> | *A memory featuring an [[California Gold Rush Assassin|Assassin]] during the [[California Gold Rush]].<ref name="AC Titan Comics" /> | ||
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*''Wounded Dragon, Rising Phoenix'': features Shao Jun<ref name="Handbook" /> | *''Wounded Dragon, Rising Phoenix'': features Shao Jun<ref name="Handbook" /> | ||
*''The Sad Lonely Death of Ratonhnhaké:ton''<ref name="Handbook" /> | *''The Sad Lonely Death of Ratonhnhaké:ton''<ref name="Handbook" /> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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ACID_Helix_mail.png|The email mentioning the Mobile Helix Navigator | ACID_Helix_mail.png|The email mentioning the Mobile Helix Navigator | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
At one point in the development of ''Assassin's Creed: Unity'', the feature ''The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay'' was going to end with a closing title card stating "Written and Directed by L.P. Garneau".<ref name="McDevitt">{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/538823668177321985|Darby McDevitt|quote=@Assassins_M @AdrianJacek At one point that memory was supposed to end with "Written and Directed by L.P. Garneau" but it didn't make it in.|image=File: ACU - Darby McDevitt Twitter - LP Garneau.png}}</ref> | |||
The experience starring Edward is seemingly mislabeled as "''[[Devils of the Caribbean]]''", Abstergo's feature film, when the title of their video game adaptation of Edward's memories was "''[[Pirates of Nightmares]]''". | |||
In earlier versions of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'', an email received by the player revealed that the memories of [[Lo Sparviero]] were running on the Mobile Helix Navigator, but the [[Memory Corridor]] was the same as that of the [[Animus#Animus Omega|Animus Omega]]. This information was later removed for unknown reasons in an update. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 11 April 2025
Helix is a cloud-based software developed by Abstergo Entertainment and released in 2014.
A continuation of the Data Dump Scanner, a creation of Álvaro Gramática,[1] the Helix software allowed users to view accounts of various Templars and Assassins throughout history, with propaganda-based narrations delivered by Abstergo in favor of the former, delivered to the public via a games console-style format at a cheap price.[2] Using the headsets protected by a Hospitalier Antivirus program [citation needed] , Abstergo could also collect players' genetic data without their knowledge.[3]
Health and privacy concern regarding the Helix included data tracking, cortex monitoring, fMRI-Omega technology, hippocampal shock, occipital ghosting, brain death, server bridges, rogue programs, and Erudito.[4]
Through Helix, a research analyst at Abstergo Entertainment relived Shay Cormac's memories and fixed the damage caused by a virus hidden within Shay's memory bank.[5] Around the same time, an individual associated with the Assassins used a game console running the Helix software to relive the memories of Arno Dorian,[2] and later Jacob and Evie Frye.[6]
A later Animus model, the Animus EGO, has similar feature called the Animus Hub.[7]
Known Helix memories
- The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay: features the Grand Master Jacques de Molay during the dissolution of the Knights Templar and his burning at the stake.[2]
- Triumph of the Borgias: features Rodrigo Borgia in his Papal regalia.[2]
- The Lone Eagle: features Haytham Kenway.[2]
- Murder in the Levant: features Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.[2]
- The Emperor's Shadow: features Shao Jun.[2]
- Fear and Loathing in Florence: features Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[2]
- Washington and the Wolf: features Ratonhnhaké:ton.[2]
- The Liberation of Lady Aveline: features Aveline de Grandpré.[2]
- Devils of the Caribbean: features Edward Kenway;[2][8] initially developed as Pirates of Nightmares.[9]
- The Bladed Cross: features a Roman Assassin during Constantine I's rule as Roman Emperor,[2] set in 330 AD.[8]
- Jazz Age Junkies: features an American Assassin during the Jazz Age,[2] and explores the lives of writers Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein.[8]
- Hell in Hibernia: features an Irish Assassin during the Irish War of Independence.[2][8]
- A memory featuring an Assassin during the California Gold Rush.[3]
- Showdown in Shanghai: features Albert Bolden, the Templar Black Cross.[10]
Works in progress (c. 2014)
As of 2014, Abstergo Entertainment was working on a number of Helix programs planned to release in the nearby future:
- Fallen Heroes Series[8]
- Jacques de Molay[8]
- Rodrigo Borgia[8]
- Cesare Borgia[8]
- Haytham Kenway[8]
- Prince Ahmet[8]
- Laureano Torres[8]
- Robert de Sablé[8]
- History's Hit Men Series[8]
- They Walk Among Us[8]
- Animus: History's Battleground: multiplayer re-enactments of the American Revolution[8]
- Animus: History's Battleground 2: multiplayer re-enactments of the Golden Age of Piracy[8]
- Dvija A.I.: Monima Das' final film[8]
- White Death: features Nikolai Orelov[8]
- Wounded Dragon, Rising Phoenix: features Shao Jun[8]
- The Sad Lonely Death of Ratonhnhaké:ton[8]
Gallery
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The Helix memory menu -
The Initiates commenting on the Helix -
Charlotte de la Cruz using her Helix console -
The Showdown in Shanghai mission for Helix -
The email mentioning the Mobile Helix Navigator
Behind the scenes
At one point in the development of Assassin's Creed: Unity, the feature The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay was going to end with a closing title card stating "Written and Directed by L.P. Garneau".[11]
The experience starring Edward is seemingly mislabeled as "Devils of the Caribbean", Abstergo's feature film, when the title of their video game adaptation of Edward's memories was "Pirates of Nightmares".
In earlier versions of Assassin's Creed: Identity, an email received by the player revealed that the memories of Lo Sparviero were running on the Mobile Helix Navigator, but the Memory Corridor was the same as that of the Animus Omega. This information was later removed for unknown reasons in an update.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia
- Assassin's Creed
- Assassin's Creed: Templars
- Assassin's Creed: Identity
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Database: Álvaro Gramática
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Assassin's Creed: Unity
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed – Issue #01
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Templars – Issue #05
- ↑
Darby McDevitt (@DarbyMcDevitt) on Twitter "@Assassins_M @AdrianJacek At one point that memory was supposed to end with "Written and Directed by L.P. Garneau" but it didn't make it in." (screenshot)
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