Animus

A machine developed by Abstergo Industries. It is used to decode genetic memory into a visual simulation. Genetic memory is the accumulated memory of one's ancestors that is encoded in your DNA. It accounts for things in life like how birds know where to migrate to, or how animals know how to reproduce, etc. It is how people and animals know how to do things that they do not have first hand experience for.

The user must synchronize properly to allow the memory to be simulated.

Desmond Miles uses this machine to control Altair throughout the game.

The word Animus is Latin for: Courage, Vivacity, Bravery, Will, Spirit, Soul, Character, Intellect, Memory, and Consciousness.

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