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'''Jupiter''', previously known as '''Tinia''', was a member of the [[First Civilization]]. | '''Jupiter''', previously known as '''Tinia''', was a member of the [[First Civilization]]. Alongside [[Minerva]] and [[Juno]], he took charge of the gathering and testing of information within the [[Grand Temple]], in order to circumvent the [[Toba catastrophe|First Disaster]]. | ||
He spoke with one First Civilization descendant in 2012, [[Desmond Miles]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
===Grand Temple=== | |||
{{Quote|Both before the end and after, we sought to save the world.|Jupiter.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}} | |||
Upon the outbreak of the [[Human-First Civilization War]], Jupiter was one of those who chose to find a means of preventing the coming disaster.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | |||
They built [[Temples]] in which to research methods of doing so, and Jupiter, Minerva, and Juno were given the responsibility of sorting and sampling the information. The three convened in the Grand Temple, where all the findings from the Temples were gathered, in order to select and test them.<ref name="Revelations" /> | |||
However, though they found each succeeding method to be more promising, the First Disaster fell upon them, burning the Earth, and wiping out nearly all members of the First Civilization.<ref name="Revelations" /> | |||
In 1499, Minerva mentioned Jupiter in her warning to Desmond Miles, who she addressed through the "prophet" [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
===Synch Nexus=== | |||
{{Quote|Take my words. Pass them from your head into your hands. That is how you will open the way.|Jupiter to Desmond.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}} | |||
In the year 2012, Jupiter spoke with Desmond himself - who he referred to as the "cipher" - in the [[Synch Nexus|nexus of time]]. There, he told him of his work with the Temples, and of the First Disaster.<ref name="Revelations" /> | |||
In order to prevent a repeat of the catastrophe, Jupiter urged Desmond to seek out the Grand Temple, and told him the means of opening the way.<ref name="Revelations" /> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Jupiter | *Jupiter is referred to as Tinia in the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', and the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Revelations'' novel]]. | ||
*Jupiter's | *[[Monteriggioni Statuettes|Statuettes]] of both Jupiter and Minerva can be collected in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where Jupiter is described as the "king of all {{Wiki|Mount Olympus|Olympus}}." | ||
*Jupiter is the Roman King of the Gods and is the equivalent of the Greek God Zeus both | *Jupiter is the Roman King of the Gods, and is the equivalent of the Greek God Zeus in both characteristics and personality. | ||
* | *Jupiter's helmet resembles an eagle, his representative animal in Greco-Roman tradition, and a common symbol of the [[Assassins]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff"> | ||
Trio 1.png|Jupiter with Juno and Minerva. | |||
Miles-Jupiter.png|Jupiter with Desmond in the nexus of time. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{ACR}} | {{ACR}} | ||
{{First Civilization}} | {{First Civilization}} | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 24 March 2012
Jupiter, previously known as Tinia, was a member of the First Civilization. Alongside Minerva and Juno, he took charge of the gathering and testing of information within the Grand Temple, in order to circumvent the First Disaster.
He spoke with one First Civilization descendant in 2012, Desmond Miles.
Biography
Grand Temple
- "Both before the end and after, we sought to save the world."
- ―Jupiter.[src]
Upon the outbreak of the Human-First Civilization War, Jupiter was one of those who chose to find a means of preventing the coming disaster.[1]
They built Temples in which to research methods of doing so, and Jupiter, Minerva, and Juno were given the responsibility of sorting and sampling the information. The three convened in the Grand Temple, where all the findings from the Temples were gathered, in order to select and test them.[1]
However, though they found each succeeding method to be more promising, the First Disaster fell upon them, burning the Earth, and wiping out nearly all members of the First Civilization.[1]
In 1499, Minerva mentioned Jupiter in her warning to Desmond Miles, who she addressed through the "prophet" Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[2]
Synch Nexus
- "Take my words. Pass them from your head into your hands. That is how you will open the way."
- ―Jupiter to Desmond.[src]
In the year 2012, Jupiter spoke with Desmond himself - who he referred to as the "cipher" - in the nexus of time. There, he told him of his work with the Temples, and of the First Disaster.[1]
In order to prevent a repeat of the catastrophe, Jupiter urged Desmond to seek out the Grand Temple, and told him the means of opening the way.[1]
Trivia
- Jupiter is referred to as Tinia in the artbook of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and the Revelations novel.
- Statuettes of both Jupiter and Minerva can be collected in Assassin's Creed II, where Jupiter is described as the "king of all Olympus."
- Jupiter is the Roman King of the Gods, and is the equivalent of the Greek God Zeus in both characteristics and personality.
- Jupiter's helmet resembles an eagle, his representative animal in Greco-Roman tradition, and a common symbol of the Assassins.
Gallery
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Jupiter with Juno and Minerva. -
Jupiter with Desmond in the nexus of time.
References
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