Rebecca Crane

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Rebecca Crane is one of the modern day Assassins introduced in Assassin's Creed II. She is the creator of the Animus 2.0 - which she affectionately refers to as "Baby" - and provides technical support for the Assassins alongside her partner, Shaun Hastings. She appears to be an old friend of Lucy Stillman, although, prior to the game, the two purportedly did not see one another for seven years, implied to be because of Lucy's internment at Abstergo.

In Assassin's Creed II, Rebecca serves as tech support for the Animus 2.0. She often leaves notes within the database entries that Shaun makes available for Desmond Miles while he is in the Animus, especially if the entries (i.e. about a particular structure) indicate the presence of a Glyph or Assassin's Tomb therein. The data module that Rebecca receives from Lucy with the records of the Abstergo version of the Animus allow Desmond to interact with the encrypted files Subject 16 left behind in Ezio Auditore da Firenze's memories.

Biography

Although little information has been given about Rebecca's past, there are some references made throughout the games. It appears that she was not born into the Brotherhood like Desmond, as she comments that the Assassins contacted her when she was older. Prior to being an Assassin, Rebecca was into sports- including extreme snowboarding. However, she broke her leg and began pursuing an interest in computers and coding. Rebecca was dating an electronics expert when the Assassins first contacted her. When Desmond asked her further about it, she commented that she was now single. Desmond, shocked, asked her if she was kidding, which she says she was. Rebecca then said that death is only funny when it's not happening in front of you, that "(she) should know" and she refused to say more about it. Later Desmond asked her if she ever used the Animus to learn about her ancestors, she commented that it was pretty boring compared to his ancestors. One of her ancestors was a Prussian mercenary, and she did not comment on having an Assassin ancestor.

Assassin's Creed II

In Assassin's Creed II, Rebecca monitors the Animus to make sure nothing goes wrong (such as what happened at the start of the first Assassin's Creed ). She will often provide a comment relating to being at the top of most rather tall buildings, such as remarking that "the view must be great" from the top of a church, or that she thinks Desmond is itching to get to the top of a bell tower.

While Desmond is outside the Animus, he, Shaun, and Rebecca discuss the Assassin order. According to Shaun, he began spreading the word about Abstergo and the Templars, provoking unwanted attention by the latter. Rebecca "saved" Shaun and recruited him into the Assassin order. When Shaun commented that the Assassins were killers and not necessarily the "good guys" Rebecca commented and assured Desmond that taking a life was never easy, but that sometimes people needed to die for things to change. When the hideout is attacked, she helps Shaun pack up the Animus gear while Desmond and Lucy defend their location from Abstergo. As they escape into a truck, she is able to get the Animus working inside it, which allows Desmond to re-enter the Renaissance and finish any remaining memories while on the way to their second base up North. This consequently allows the player to finish up any Side Missions and plot elements they may have missed, such as Races and Feather collecting, to name a few.

Brotherhood

Once again Rebecca takes the role of monitoring the Animus in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. After the modern day assassins are forced to leave their hideout they flee to Monteriggioni where Rebecca sets up the Animus 2.0 under the Villa Auditore inside it's secret vault.

When Desmond leaves the Animus, he talks to Rebecca about the Animus, her past, and other topics. He also learns through her e-mails that she misses her family and dog. It's also implied that Shaun and Rebecca have a budding relationship, but it's only suggested. When Desmond finds out that the Apple of Eden is located at the Colosseum she joins the other Assassins. Lucy takes Rebecca and Shaun on an alternative route through Capitaline Hill at Shaun's suggestion (since he cannot free-run, but it is unclear if Rebecca can because of her leg or not). When Juno speaks to Desmond, she cannot hear or see her. Desmond is then taken over by the goddess Juno and forced to stab Lucy. When Juno relinquishes her control over Desmond, Rebecca and Shaun appear physically unharmed.

Characteristics and personality

Rebecca is an energetic, somewhat immature young woman - despite the fact that she saved his life, Shaun Hastings is quick to belittle and gibe at her. She is tolerant and optimistic, representing Shaun's foil - she is the polar opposite of her colleague, friendly and talkative. She shows great pride in her work, praising her redesign of the Animus as having a far more enlightened and creative construct; a "competitive edge" as she calls it. She also remains convinced that, despite Shaun's dubiousness of their means, the Assassins are, as Desmond puts it, "the good guys."

Trivia

• When in the Animus 2.0, Rebecca adds information to the database using the name REBECCAC84. This username holds her first name, the initial of her last name, and implies her birth year. This may mean that she is 28 as of 2012.
• When Lucy Stillman and Desmond Miles first enter the hideout, Rebecca greets Lucy happily and exclaims: "It's been so long... Seven years!" This means that the last time the two friends saw each other was in 2005.
• In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, she appears to have put on make-up, unlike in Assassin's Creed II.
• In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood she reveals that, before working for the Assassins, she loved playing sports and was once a snowboarder. However, after breaking her leg, she quit and discovered that she found technology more interesting.
• Her e-mail password is Snowmass84, likely to reflect her previous hobby, and also implies her birth year.
• After losing her MP3 player, Rebecca sends an e-mail to her teammates about it, claiming that she "can't sleep without it."
  • Shaun later e-mails her that he found it on his bedside table. Though uncertain, this could be a hint to a romance between the two. Other e-mails between Shaun and Rebecca suggest similar, in one instance Shaun invites Rebecca to listen to some "beats" (music) to which she replies with just a smiley emoticon. Another instance that this romance is suggested is when Shaun e-mails his coleagues and asks them if they would like to go out for drinks, when Lucy says she must stay with Desmond (who can't go outside) Rebecca and Shaun are forced to go alone. Rebecca replies to this situation with "A date with Shaun! WOOT!" though this is perhaps sarcastic. Some conversations between Rebecca and Shaun also hint at a romance, in one instance a conversation ends in Shaun saying "There are some things even a computer can't do... like love Rebecca, like love..." He then looks down while Rebecca leans back with her hands behind her head.
• Rebecca never removes her headphones, also suggesting that she is obsessed with her MP3 player.
• Rebecca mentions to Desmond that she once went into the Animus, but comments that her ancestor's life as a Prussian mercenary was boring, due to spending several hours constantly shooting.
  • Hearing this, Shaun agreed and remarked that "guns are for sissies".
• She is shown to be a vegetarian in Brotherhood, as she shows disgust when Desmond takes a bite of a hamburger, calling him a "carnivore." She then goes on to defend herself from Shaun, who attempts to explain how eating vegetables is not much different from eating animals.
• In Brotherhood Desmond questions Rebecca whether she has killed before. She replies by saying that before she joined the Assassins, she had a boyfriend, then after joining she did not. When Desmond replies with "Are you kidding!?", she reveals that she was indeed kidding.
• In one of her e-mails, Rebecca talks about sometimes missing her family, and her dog.
• Rebecca was originally going to have shorter hair in Brotherhood, but was scrapped and replaced her usual clothing with a jumpsuit.
• Though most likely born an Assassin Rebecca shows little ability in terms of free-running and combat, both her and Shaun comment on how they can't follow Desmond when he shows signs of acrobatic prowess, first at Monteriggioni and then at the Colosseum.

Gallery

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  Rebecca as she appears in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
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