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| birth = 1955<ref name=birth>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTM1RQ9Zo0E YouTube: ''Assassin's Creed'' "The Creed Mythology" featurette]</ref><br>[[Ireland]]
| birth = 1955<ref name=birth>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTM1RQ9Zo0E YouTube: ''Assassin's Creed'' "The Creed Mythology" featurette]</ref><br>[[Ireland]]
| death = 2016<br>[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| death = 2016 {{c|aged 61}}<br>[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| species = [[Human]]
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| affiliates = [[Assassins]]
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'''Joseph Lynch''' (1955<ref name=birth/> – 2016) was the father of [[Callum Lynch]] and along with his wife, [[Mary Lynch|Mary]], was a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].
'''Joseph Lynch''' (1955 – 2016) was the father of [[Callum Lynch]] and, along with his wife [[Mary Lynch|Mary]], a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].


In 1986, he was taken by [[Abstergo Industries]] in their search for an [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. In 2016, he was reunited with Callum and told him the details about his mother's death. Joseph was later killed during an escape attempt by other Assassins.
In 1986, he helped his wife take her own life to prevent [[Abstergo Industries]] from using her [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] to find an [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. However, in the process he was captured himself and spent the next thirty years as Abstergo's prisoner, eventually going blind after suffering neurological damage from resisting Abstergo's attempts to place him in the [[Animus]].
 
In 2016, Joseph was reunited with his son, who had also been captured by Abstergo, and told him the details about Mary's death, which led Callum to eventually forgive his father after resenting him for years. Joseph was later killed during an escape attempt by Abstergo's other Assassin prisoners.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Kidnapped by Abstergo===
In 1986, Joseph helped his wife to commit suicide in order to prevent her capture by the [[Templars]], who sought to use her [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] to locate an [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] previously held by one of her [[Aguilar de Nerha|Assassin ancestors]]. Holding Joseph's arm, she stabbed herself in the neck with his [[Hidden Blade]] and bled to death.<ref name="ACFilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film)]]</ref>


===Kidnapped by Abstergo===
[[File:ACfilm Templars captured Joseph Lynch.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Joseph captured by the Templars]]
In 1986, Joseph helped his wife to commit suicide in order to prevent her capture by the [[Templars]] who sought to use her to locate an [[Aguilar's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] previously handled by one of her [[Aguilar de Nerha|Assassin ancestors]]. Holding Joseph's arm, she stabbed herself in the neck with his [[Hidden Blade]] and bled to death. After Mary's death, Joseph found himself unable to kill his and Mary’s son, and instead prompted Callum to flee before the arrival of the Templars led by [[Alan Rikkin]]. After Callum departure, the heartbroken Joseph surrendered to the Templars and was brought to [[Abstergo Foundation]]. There, Joseph was put into an [[Animus]] but resisted synchronization with his ancestors, refusing to let the Templars discover the secrets of his bloodline. As a result, he suffered neurological damages and became blind.<ref name="ACFilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]]</ref>
After Mary's death, Joseph found himself unable to kill his son as Mary had instructed him to do, and instead urged Callum to flee before the arrival of the Templars led by [[Alan Rikkin]]. After Callum's departure, the heartbroken Joseph surrendered to the Templars and was brought to the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center|Abstergo Foundation]]. There, Joseph was put into an [[Animus]] but resisted [[synchronization]] with his ancestors, refusing to let the Templars discover the secrets of his bloodline. As a result, he suffered neurological damage and became blind.<ref name="ACFilm" />


Mary's death continued to haunt Callum for the next thirty years, the young child being unaware of his parents' allegiance to the Assassins and believing that his father killed his mother. Alone in the world, the orphan came to hate Joseph and later developed a deep hatred for men who attacked women. At some point before 2016, Lynch killed a pimp after he witnessed the man beating one of his prostitutes, a sixteen year old girl, and was sentenced to death by a jury due to his criminal record.<ref name="ACFilm" />
Mary's death continued to haunt Callum for the next thirty years, the young child being unaware of his parents' allegiance to the Assassins and believing that his father had killed his mother. Alone in the world, the orphan came to resent Joseph and later developed a deep hatred for men who attacked women. At some point before 2016, Callum killed a pimp after he witnessed the man beating one of his prostitutes, a sixteen-year-old girl, and was sentenced to death by a jury due to his criminal record.<ref name="ACFilm" />


===Meeting Callum and death===
===Meeting Callum and death===
[[File:Callum meets Joseph in 2016.png|left|thumb|250px|Joseph meets Callum after 30 years]]
It was not until 2016, when the Templars faked Callum's execution and brought him to their facility in [[Madrid]], that Joseph and his son were reunited. Desiring Callum's full cooperation, Alan Rikkin decided to give him Joseph's old [[Hidden Blade]] and to let him confront his hated father. As Rikkin had foreseen and after hearing the truth from his father, Callum decided to spare Joseph and help the Templars, to get his revenge on both his father and [[the Creed]] for which his mother had died.<ref name="ACFilm" />
It was not until 2016, when the Templars faked Lynch's execution and brought him to their facility in [[Madrid]], that Joseph and his son were reunited. Desiring Callum's full cooperation, Rikkin decided to give him Joseph's old [[Hidden Blade]] and to let him confront his hated father. As Rikkin had foreseen and after hearing the truth from his father, Callum decided to spare Joseph and to help the Templars, to get his revenge on both his father and [[the Creed]] for which his mother had to die. Later, after Callum discovered the location of the artifact, the other prisoners mutinied in order to prevent the Templars from acquiring the Apple. Alan Rikkin then ordered the evacuation of the facility and the death of all the prisoners. Using the blade that Callum left to him so he could take his own life, Joseph killed a guard but was eventually overwhelmed and stabbed to death.
 
[[File:Joseph's death.png|thumb|250px|Joseph meets his end]]
[[File:Callum meets Joseph in 2016.png|thumb|250px|Joseph reuniting with Callum]]
At the same moment, when a crowd of Callum's Assassin ancestors manifested themselves through the Animus after he fully synchronized with Aguilar, Joseph and Mary both appeared in front of their son. Nodding to them, Callum came to terms with the circumstances of his mother's death and forgave his father, making allegiance to the Assassins.<ref name="ACFilm" />
Later, after Callum discovered the location of the Apple of Eden, the other prisoners mutinied in order to prevent the Templars from acquiring the artifact. Rikkin then ordered the evacuation of the facility and the execution of all the prisoners. Using the blade that Callum had left to him so he could take his own life, Joseph killed a guard but was eventually overwhelmed and stabbed to death.<ref name="ACFilm" />
 
At the same time, when a crowd of Callum's Assassin ancestors manifested themselves through the Animus after he fully synchronized with Aguilar, Joseph and Mary both appeared in front of their son. Nodding to them, Callum came to terms with the circumstances of his mother's death and forgave his father, swearing allegiance to the Assassins.<ref name="ACFilm" />


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
Joseph Lynch is a character in the film ''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed]]''. He is played by [[Brendan Gleeson]] and his son [[Brian Gleeson]].<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2015/10/02/jeremy-irons-and-brendan-gleeson-cast-in-assassins-creed-movie/ Comicbook: Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson join ''Assassin's Creed'']</ref>
Joseph Lynch is a character in the film ''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed]]''. He is played by [[Brendan Gleeson]] as an old man and by his son [[Brian Gleeson]] as a young man.<ref>[http://comicbook.com/2015/10/02/jeremy-irons-and-brendan-gleeson-cast-in-assassins-creed-movie/ Comicbook: Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson join ''Assassin's Creed'']</ref>
 
==Appearances==
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' (film)]] {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACM Young Joseph.jpg|Joseph in 1986
ACM Young Joseph.jpg|Joseph in 1986
ACM Mary Lynch death.jpg|Mary committing suicide with the help of Joseph
ACM Mary Lynch death.jpg|Joseph helping Mary commit suicide
ACfilm Templars captured Joseph Lynch.jpg|Templars captured Joseph in [[Baja California]]
Joseph's death.png|Joseph's death
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Appearances==
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 13:16, 5 September 2024

Joseph Lynch (1955 – 2016) was the father of Callum Lynch and, along with his wife Mary, a member of the Assassin Order.

In 1986, he helped his wife take her own life to prevent Abstergo Industries from using her genetic memories to find an Apple of Eden. However, in the process he was captured himself and spent the next thirty years as Abstergo's prisoner, eventually going blind after suffering neurological damage from resisting Abstergo's attempts to place him in the Animus.

In 2016, Joseph was reunited with his son, who had also been captured by Abstergo, and told him the details about Mary's death, which led Callum to eventually forgive his father after resenting him for years. Joseph was later killed during an escape attempt by Abstergo's other Assassin prisoners.

Biography

Kidnapped by Abstergo

In 1986, Joseph helped his wife to commit suicide in order to prevent her capture by the Templars, who sought to use her genetic memories to locate an Apple of Eden previously held by one of her Assassin ancestors. Holding Joseph's arm, she stabbed herself in the neck with his Hidden Blade and bled to death.[2]

Joseph captured by the Templars

After Mary's death, Joseph found himself unable to kill his son as Mary had instructed him to do, and instead urged Callum to flee before the arrival of the Templars led by Alan Rikkin. After Callum's departure, the heartbroken Joseph surrendered to the Templars and was brought to the Abstergo Foundation. There, Joseph was put into an Animus but resisted synchronization with his ancestors, refusing to let the Templars discover the secrets of his bloodline. As a result, he suffered neurological damage and became blind.[2]

Mary's death continued to haunt Callum for the next thirty years, the young child being unaware of his parents' allegiance to the Assassins and believing that his father had killed his mother. Alone in the world, the orphan came to resent Joseph and later developed a deep hatred for men who attacked women. At some point before 2016, Callum killed a pimp after he witnessed the man beating one of his prostitutes, a sixteen-year-old girl, and was sentenced to death by a jury due to his criminal record.[2]

Meeting Callum and death

It was not until 2016, when the Templars faked Callum's execution and brought him to their facility in Madrid, that Joseph and his son were reunited. Desiring Callum's full cooperation, Alan Rikkin decided to give him Joseph's old Hidden Blade and to let him confront his hated father. As Rikkin had foreseen and after hearing the truth from his father, Callum decided to spare Joseph and help the Templars, to get his revenge on both his father and the Creed for which his mother had died.[2]

Joseph reuniting with Callum

Later, after Callum discovered the location of the Apple of Eden, the other prisoners mutinied in order to prevent the Templars from acquiring the artifact. Rikkin then ordered the evacuation of the facility and the execution of all the prisoners. Using the blade that Callum had left to him so he could take his own life, Joseph killed a guard but was eventually overwhelmed and stabbed to death.[2]

At the same time, when a crowd of Callum's Assassin ancestors manifested themselves through the Animus after he fully synchronized with Aguilar, Joseph and Mary both appeared in front of their son. Nodding to them, Callum came to terms with the circumstances of his mother's death and forgave his father, swearing allegiance to the Assassins.[2]

Behind the scenes

Joseph Lynch is a character in the film Assassin's Creed. He is played by Brendan Gleeson as an old man and by his son Brian Gleeson as a young man.[3]

Gallery

Appearances

References


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