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{{Quote|In 1910, our founders designed the plan. It falls to us to see it through.|An unnamed Templar, mentioning Olds in a speech to fellow Templars around the globe, 1944.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | {{Quote|In 1910, our founders designed the plan. It falls to us to see it through.|An unnamed Templar, mentioning Olds in a speech to fellow Templars around the globe, 1944.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | ||
{{Character Infobox | |||
'''Ransom "Ranny" Eli Olds''' ( | |image = Olds2.jpg | ||
|birth = 3 June 1864<br>{{Wiki|Geneva, Ohio|Geneva}}, [[Ohio]], [[United States]] | |||
|death = 26 August 1950<br>{{Wiki|Lansing, Michigan|Lansing}}, {{Wiki|Michigan}}, United States | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = | |||
*{{Wiki|Oldsmobile|Olds Motor Vehicle Company}} | |||
*[[Templars]] | |||
*[[Abstergo Industries]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Ransom "Ranny" Eli Olds''' (1864 – 1950) was a pioneer in the automobile industry, a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and one of the "Founders" of [[Abstergo Industries]]. | |||
Working with his fellow Templar [[Henry Ford]], he designed the assembly line to increase production; | ==Biography== | ||
Working with his fellow Templar [[Henry Ford]], he designed the assembly line to increase production;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 12: "Titans of Industry"]]</ref> Which he put to work in his {{Wiki|Oldsmobile|Olds Motor Vehicle Company}} factory in 1901,<ref>{{WP|Assembly line}}</ref> producing the first mass-produced automobile, the {{Wiki|Oldsmobile Curved Dash}}.<ref>{{WP|Ransom Eli Olds}}</ref> | |||
More secretly, he helped formulate the Templar "[[Plan]]" in 1910, designed to take control of the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] market.<ref name="Rifts 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Rifts#Cluster 3|Rifts: "Cluster 3"]]</ref> | |||
On 22 July 1944, he was noted as being a founder of Abstergo and praised for his and Ford's innovation of the assembly line. This was mentioned by an Abstergo Templar who, while noting the importance of their efforts, stated that they wished for a time when such a chain becomes unnecessary.<ref name="Rifts 3" /> | |||
==Legacy== | |||
Details of Olds' Templar allegiance and his part in the founding of Abstergo were later collected by the [[Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] in 2012, and hidden in the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]] to find. Which he did in October of that year.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> | |||
By 2014, new employees of Abstergo were told all about the great deeds of Olds and Ford in their welcome package.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]'' - Employee Files (Robert Fraser)</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Templars nav}} | {{Templars nav}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olds, Ransom Eli}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Olds, Ransom Eli}} | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 25 August 2022
- "In 1910, our founders designed the plan. It falls to us to see it through."
- ―An unnamed Templar, mentioning Olds in a speech to fellow Templars around the globe, 1944.[src]
Ransom "Ranny" Eli Olds (1864 – 1950) was a pioneer in the automobile industry, a member of the Templar Order and one of the "Founders" of Abstergo Industries.
Biography
Working with his fellow Templar Henry Ford, he designed the assembly line to increase production;[1] Which he put to work in his Olds Motor Vehicle Company factory in 1901,[2] producing the first mass-produced automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash.[3]
More secretly, he helped formulate the Templar "Plan" in 1910, designed to take control of the capitalist market.[4]
On 22 July 1944, he was noted as being a founder of Abstergo and praised for his and Ford's innovation of the assembly line. This was mentioned by an Abstergo Templar who, while noting the importance of their efforts, stated that they wished for a time when such a chain becomes unnecessary.[4]
Legacy
Details of Olds' Templar allegiance and his part in the founding of Abstergo were later collected by the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek in 2012, and hidden in the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles to find. Which he did in October of that year.[5]
By 2014, new employees of Abstergo were told all about the great deeds of Olds and Ford in their welcome package.[6]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph 12: "Titans of Industry"
- ↑
Assembly line on Wikipedia
- ↑ Ransom Eli Olds on Wikipedia
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Rifts: "Cluster 3"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook - Employee Files (Robert Fraser)
