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A '''server bridge''' is a side simulation that allows the user to pass from one [[Helix]] server to another, with its entrance and exit taking the form of energy portals. They were widely used by the [[Assassins]] as a way to escape detection during [[Abstergo Industries | A '''server bridge''' is a side simulation that allows the user to pass from one [[Helix]] server to another, with its entrance and exit taking the form of energy portals. They were widely used by the [[Assassins]] as a way to escape detection during [[Abstergo Industries]]' server sweeps, allowing them to extract information from the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] in their company servers.<ref name="Fin de Siecle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Fin de Siecle]]</ref> | ||
This mechanism was not without risk, however, as users could end up trapped in the system and require rescuing by others due to the instability caused by incomplete and corrupted code. Bridges also contained a few anachronisms in their simulations, due to other time periods bleeding through, as was the case with a 1898 simulation of Paris including the {{Wiki|Statue of Liberty}}, which had already been sent to the [[United States]] by that point in time.<ref name="Fin de Siecle"/> | |||
Despite the Assassins' secrecy, Abstergo was aware of this particular weakness in their technology and, in a press training memo for the 2014 Virtual Entertainment eXposition, employees were reminded to not mention server bridges at any point.<ref name="DB entry">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref> | Despite the Assassins' secrecy, Abstergo was aware of this particular weakness in their technology and, in a press training memo for the 2014 Virtual Entertainment eXposition, employees were reminded to not mention server bridges at any point.<ref name="DB entry">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo]]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 2014, an [[Helix Initiate|Initiate]] was tasked by [[Bishop]] with parsing through the memories of [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]<ref name="21st">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[ | ===Arno Dorian simulation=== | ||
In 2014, an [[Helix Initiate|Initiate]] was tasked by [[Bishop]] with parsing through the memories of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]].<ref name="21st">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Unity|Modern day]]: "Initiate"</ref> Due to Abstergo being on high alert following an incursion led by [[Shaun Hastings]] that ended with the theft of genetic data, destruction of [[Isu]] DNA samples, and the melting of servers, the Initiate had to make use of three server bridges to avoid detection by the [[Templars]].<ref name="Resistance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Resistance]]</ref> | |||
After reliving Arno's assassination of [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]],<ref name="Confession">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Confession]]</ref> Shaun opened a server bridge through Belle Époque Paris in 1898, which the Initiate managed to escape through without any issues, leading Bishop to remark that not everyone was as fortunate during their first experience with the bridges. She also requested help in rescuing another [[Initiates|Initiate]] trapped in that bridge.<ref name="Fin de Siecle"/> | |||
[[File:ACU The Resistance Eiffel Tower.png|thumb|left|250px|The 1944 server bridge]] | [[File:ACU The Resistance Eiffel Tower.png|thumb|left|250px|The 1944 server bridge]] | ||
After reliving the final | After reliving the final confrontation between Arno and [[Pierre Bellec]],<ref name="Confrontation">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Confrontation]]</ref> another sweep threatened to locate the Initiate, so Bishop had Shaun create another bridge. This time, the bridge was set in 1944 during the [[Occupied France|occupation]] of Paris by the [[Nazi Party]], and the exit portal was located atop the [[Eiffel Tower]]. The Initiate had to evade gunfire and shoot down several planes before being able to reach the next server.<ref name="Resistance"/> | ||
After reliving Arno's assassination of [[Aloys la Touche]],<ref name="Rise">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Rise of the Assassin]]</ref> the Initiate was forced into their third server bridge, this time set in late 14th century. The bridge included a set of catacombs and a quarry, with the exit portal being located near the besieged fortress of the [[Bastille]]. Once again, they were able to escape detection by Abstergo and continued investigating Arno's memories.<ref name="Bastille">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Bastille (server bridge)|The Bastille]]</ref> | |||
===Frye simulation=== | |||
In 2015, an anomaly in the Helix servers similar to a server bridge was encountered by the same Initiate while exploring the memories of the twin [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]]. However, this anomaly was created by [[Juno]], whose digitalized consciousness inhabited the servers, and led to a [[World War I simulation|simulation]] based on the memories of [[Lydia Frye]] in 1916 [[London]], during [[World War I]].<ref name="Darkest Hour">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Darkest Hour]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
Fin de Siecle 9.png| | Fin de Siecle 9.png|The exit portal in the 1898 server bridge | ||
ACU The Bastille 1.jpg|The "Bastille" server bridge | ACU The Bastille 1.jpg|The "Bastille" server bridge | ||
The Darkest Hour 43.jpg|The World War I simulation | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 15 May 2025
A server bridge is a side simulation that allows the user to pass from one Helix server to another, with its entrance and exit taking the form of energy portals. They were widely used by the Assassins as a way to escape detection during Abstergo Industries' server sweeps, allowing them to extract information from the genetic memories in their company servers.[1]
This mechanism was not without risk, however, as users could end up trapped in the system and require rescuing by others due to the instability caused by incomplete and corrupted code. Bridges also contained a few anachronisms in their simulations, due to other time periods bleeding through, as was the case with a 1898 simulation of Paris including the Statue of Liberty, which had already been sent to the United States by that point in time.[1]
Despite the Assassins' secrecy, Abstergo was aware of this particular weakness in their technology and, in a press training memo for the 2014 Virtual Entertainment eXposition, employees were reminded to not mention server bridges at any point.[2]
History
Arno Dorian simulation
In 2014, an Initiate was tasked by Bishop with parsing through the memories of the French Assassin Arno Dorian.[3] Due to Abstergo being on high alert following an incursion led by Shaun Hastings that ended with the theft of genetic data, destruction of Isu DNA samples, and the melting of servers, the Initiate had to make use of three server bridges to avoid detection by the Templars.[4]
After reliving Arno's assassination of Charles Gabriel Sivert,[5] Shaun opened a server bridge through Belle Époque Paris in 1898, which the Initiate managed to escape through without any issues, leading Bishop to remark that not everyone was as fortunate during their first experience with the bridges. She also requested help in rescuing another Initiate trapped in that bridge.[1]
After reliving the final confrontation between Arno and Pierre Bellec,[6] another sweep threatened to locate the Initiate, so Bishop had Shaun create another bridge. This time, the bridge was set in 1944 during the occupation of Paris by the Nazi Party, and the exit portal was located atop the Eiffel Tower. The Initiate had to evade gunfire and shoot down several planes before being able to reach the next server.[4]
After reliving Arno's assassination of Aloys la Touche,[7] the Initiate was forced into their third server bridge, this time set in late 14th century. The bridge included a set of catacombs and a quarry, with the exit portal being located near the besieged fortress of the Bastille. Once again, they were able to escape detection by Abstergo and continued investigating Arno's memories.[8]
Frye simulation
In 2015, an anomaly in the Helix servers similar to a server bridge was encountered by the same Initiate while exploring the memories of the twin British Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye. However, this anomaly was created by Juno, whose digitalized consciousness inhabited the servers, and led to a simulation based on the memories of Lydia Frye in 1916 London, during World War I.[9]
Gallery
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The exit portal in the 1898 server bridge -
The "Bastille" server bridge -
The World War I simulation
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Fin de Siecle
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: 03. "Helix" Marketing Strategy Memo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Modern day: "Initiate"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Resistance
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Confession
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Confrontation
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Rise of the Assassin
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Bastille
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – The Darkest Hour