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In 1943, the [[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldrige'']], which was located in Philadelphia, was transported to a future state for eighteen minutes with the use of a [[Piece of Eden]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]]: "Project Lead #9 email"</ref> | In 1943, the [[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldrige'']], which was located in Philadelphia, was transported to a future state for eighteen minutes with the use of a [[Piece of Eden]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails]]: "Project Lead #9 email"</ref> | ||
By 1998, [[Daniel Cross]] lived in Philadelphia. That year, he was abducted by the Assassin [[Hannah Mueller]] and taken to an Assassin camp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' –[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1|Issue #1]]</ref> The two of them later returned to his apartment, where they were followed by the camp's director, [[Paul Bellamy]]. After experiencing a hallucination caused by the [[Bleeding Effect]], Daniel attempted to escape from the two Assassins, [[freerunning]] over a couple of rooftops.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' –[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #2]]</ref> Two years later, Daniel returned to Philadelphia after he unwillingly killed the [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]] of the Assassin Order. He made his way to [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility|Philadelphia facility]], where he spent time inside the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' –[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref> | By 1998, [[Daniel Cross]] lived in Philadelphia. That year, he was abducted by the Assassin [[Hannah Mueller]] and taken to an Assassin camp.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 1|Issue #1]]</ref> The two of them later returned to his apartment, where they were followed by the camp's director, [[Paul Bellamy]]. After experiencing a hallucination caused by the [[Bleeding Effect]], Daniel attempted to escape from the two Assassins, [[freerunning]] over a couple of rooftops.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #2]]</ref> Two years later, Daniel returned to Philadelphia after he unwillingly killed the [[Mentor (2000)|Mentor]] of the Assassin Order. He made his way to [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Abstergo Philadelphia Facility|Philadelphia facility]], where he spent time inside the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref> | ||
On 21 September 2012, Daniel Cross called Warren Vidic to confront him about the Animus Project's [[Desmond Miles]]' escape, but Vidic dismissed his concerns and insisted that the situation was under control. This phone call was recorded and later collected by the hacker group [[Initiates]] and posted to their secure private network.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Abstergo's Top Operative"</ref> | On 21 September 2012, Daniel Cross called Warren Vidic to confront him about the Animus Project's [[Desmond Miles]]' escape, but Vidic dismissed his concerns and insisted that the situation was under control. This phone call was recorded and later collected by the hacker group [[Initiates]] and posted to their secure private network.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]: "Abstergo's Top Operative"</ref> | ||
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Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, United States. During the American Revolutionary War, the city housed the Continental Congress.
History
Colonial era
On 17 October 1717, pirate Captain Edward Thatch with Stede Bonnet sailed the Revenge and plundered the Spofford and Sea Nymph, which were departing Philadelphia.[1] Also in the early 18th century, Philadelphia was an emerging trading center in the British colonies, with its trade attracting even pirate Edward Kenway's fleet.[2] Around the same time, a diphtheria outbreak ravaged the city and, while it had medical supplies, food for the hospitals grew scarce until Kenway's fleet supplied rice to the those that needed it.[3]
In 1775, Connor visited Independence Hall with Samuel Adams, and listened to George Washington's speech following his appointment as Commander of the Continental Army. Connor almost started a fight when he realized Charles Lee was sitting behind him, but Adams stopped him by introducing Washington to Connor.[4]
A year later, Connor and his Mentor Achilles Davenport traveled to Independence Hall. Connor intended to explain to Washington the existence of the Assassins and Templars, helping him understand those who wanted to remove him, but Achilles was hesitant, believing it would distract the General. Either way, Washington had left for New York; Connor simply watched quietly while Adams, John Hancock, and Benjamin Franklin signed the Declaration of Independence.[4]
Modern times
In 1943, the USS Eldrige, which was located in Philadelphia, was transported to a future state for eighteen minutes with the use of a Piece of Eden.[5]
By 1998, Daniel Cross lived in Philadelphia. That year, he was abducted by the Assassin Hannah Mueller and taken to an Assassin camp.[6] The two of them later returned to his apartment, where they were followed by the camp's director, Paul Bellamy. After experiencing a hallucination caused by the Bleeding Effect, Daniel attempted to escape from the two Assassins, freerunning over a couple of rooftops.[7] Two years later, Daniel returned to Philadelphia after he unwillingly killed the Mentor of the Assassin Order. He made his way to Abstergo Industries' Philadelphia facility, where he spent time inside the Animus.[8]
On 21 September 2012, Daniel Cross called Warren Vidic to confront him about the Animus Project's Desmond Miles' escape, but Vidic dismissed his concerns and insisted that the situation was under control. This phone call was recorded and later collected by the hacker group Initiates and posted to their secure private network.[9]
By 2016, Abstergo's Philadelphia facility was overseen by the Master Templar Juhani Otso Berg, who sought to locate the Koh-i-Noor, a Piece of Eden of immense power. After locating André Bolden, a member of the Bolden family which counted numerous Black Crosses that had come into contact with the artifact, Berg lured him to the Philadelphia facility on the pretense of treating his PTSD and made him relive his ancestor Jan van der Graff's memories. Despite Berg's initial deception, he and Bolden soon developed a genuine friendship, and the latter agreed to help the Master Templar investigate a mysterious group that had infiltrated Abstergo and sought the Koh-i-Noor for their own ends.[10]
Behind the scenes
Ubisoft considered having Philadelphia as a primary location in Assassin's Creed III, but decided against it because the city's grid-like planning would have made freerunning counter-intuitive,[11] though the city's Independence Hall does appear in-game during a cutscene.
Gallery
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The Abstergo facility in Philadelphia
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed (mentioned in email)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall
- Assassin's Creed: The Chain
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Templars
- Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag: Blackbeard – The Lost Journal – 17 October 1717
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: "Emerging Opportunities"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Edward Kenway's fleet: "Save the Children"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ Assassin's Creed – Emails: "Project Lead #9 email"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #1
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue #3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Abstergo's Top Operative"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War
- ↑
Assassin's Creed III First Take Assassin's Creed 3 Part I on the SamjrOfficial! YouTube channel. "And quite interestingly, they [Ubisoft] said that they had first considered Philadelphia to be the primary city for the game, although it looks like Boston now. Uh, the reason they decided to ditch Philadelphia is because the city is too gridded and therefore it became boring; they didn't feel it would be fun to parkour through a city where everything is sort of lined up in a perfect grid."
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