Animus host

An Animus host is the individual whose genetic memories are relived in a simulation using the Animus, a device that accesses these memories encoded within the DNA of the host's descendants.

Early versions of the Animus required the user themselves to be a descendant of the host. However, technology has since progressed so that there is no longer such limitation. Within the Brahman V.R. framework, the host is called a Witness. Witnesses are in turn classified into Ancestors, who are related to the user, and Echoes, unrelated individuals whose DNA data may be cobbled together via fragmentary genetic sources and Animus algorithms.

Rebecca Crane speculated that the Animus might react oddly if a user were to interact with one of their previous hosts while in a simulation. Rebecca erroneously claimed that Layla Hassan reliving Eivor Varinsdottir's memory of meeting Kassandra was the first instance of this happening.

Known Animus hosts

Animus Project

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  Miriam Kurtz
  (relived 1980)
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  Aveline de Grandpré
  (relived 1981)
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  Geoffroy Thérage
  (relived 1981)
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  Nikolai Orelov
  (relived 1983)
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  Innokenti Orelov
  (relived 2000)

Appearances

Assassin's Creed (first appearance) Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed: The Fall Assassin's Creed: The Chain Assassin's Creed III Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Assassin's Creed: Pirates Assassin's Creed: Brahman Assassin's Creed: Memories Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook Assassin's Creed: Rogue Assassin's Creed: Identity Assassin's Creed: Unity Assassin's Creed comic Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Assassin's Creed: Templars Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies Assassin's Creed: Heresy Assassin's Creed film Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan Assassin's Creed: Uprising Assassin's Creed: Reflections Assassin's Creed: Origins Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first referred to as "Animus host") Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book (referred to only as "host") Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (referred to as "Witness") Assassin's Creed: Jade Assassin's Creed: Shadows