Synch Nexus
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- "Here's the problem. Your brain is hash. Too many ghosts in your head, too many voices. So how do you fix that? You claw your way back into the stored data, you find unfinished memories, and you crack them open. Finish what you started, until your ancestor has nothing left to show you. THAT is a synch nexus."
- ―Clay Kaczmarek to Desmond Miles, 2012.[src]-[m]
A Synch Nexus was a moment achieved after an individual had fully experienced the genetic memories of one or more of their ancestors, with nothing left to observe. It was necessary to avoid the harshest consequences of the Bleeding Effect.
History
Desmond Miles
In 2012, after retrieving Ezio's Apple of Eden, Desmond Miles fell into a coma. Returned to the Animus to sustain his consciousness, Desmond "awoke" in the Black Room, the safe mode of the Animus, where he met a digital construct of Subject 16 of the Animus Project, Clay Kaczmarek.[1]
Clay told Desmond that the only way to escape was to achieve a Synch Nexus, the complete conclusion of his ancestors' lives, which were threatening to permanently bleed into Desmond's own memories and personality. Desmond thus began to relive the last memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore, searching for the Masyaf Keys that would, in turn, allow him to relive key moments in Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's life.[1]
Upon completing these memories, Desmond achieved a Synch Nexus when he witnessed Ezio enter Altaïr's library and acknowledge Desmond's presence. After Ezio encouraged him to continue his and Altaïr's life work and activated Altaïr's Apple of Eden, Desmond was pulled into the Nexus. There, the Isu Jupiter told him about the Grand Temple and the Great Catastrophe, and after this conversation, Desmond awoke from his coma as a result of completing the Synch Nexus.[2]
Noa Kim
In 2023, Noa Kim, suffering from a severe case of the Bleeding Effect and believing himself to be his ancestor Edward Kenway, sought out a Piece of Eden housed within the Shwedagon Pagoda in order to reverse the damage to his psyche. As Noa and Shimazu Sei attempted to retrieve the artifact, however, they were forced to overcome a series of trials created by the Piece of Eden, meant to test if they were worthy of claiming the artifact's power.[3]
Noa was confronted by an apparition of Edward, which he overcame after deducing that he was not meant to fight his ancestor but instead face himself. The Piece of Eden then attempted to tempt Noa by answering his life's biggest question: the mystery of his family's roots and what had truly happened to his father. However, Noa refused, claiming that he would stop looking into the past for answers and instead forge his own path alongside the people he cared about.[4]
This response satisfied the artifact, which allowed Noa to claim it. Before that, however, it emanated a golden light that engulfed the room, and briefly transported Edward's consciousness to the future, allowing Noa to speak with his ancestor.[4]
Edward expressed his delight and pride in knowing that Noa learned the same lesson he had and assured him that he would keep fighting for the future, while Noa re-stated that he would try to find his own path and face whatever challenges awaited him. Afterwards, Noa retrieved the Piece of Eden and was cured of the Bleeding Effect.[4]
Gallery
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Desmond and Jupiter in the Synch Nexus -
Noa achieving a Synch Nexus
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
References
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