Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow
Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies Volume 2: Project Rainbow, is the second volume of Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies, a two-part story published in French by Les Deux Royaumes. It was written by Guillaume Dorison and illustrated by Patrick Pion. The graphic novel was released on 1 December 2017. It was translated and released in English by Titan Comics on 5 September 2018.
The story continues from the events of Volume 1: Die Glocke, and follows Eddie Gorm as he atempts to stop the Templars from using their secret project, Die Glocke, to travel back in time and influence the course of World War II and history itself.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
April 1939, Nazi Germany launch a race against the Allies to build the first nuclear bomb. Soon, Colonel Boris Pash, a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, discovers that the Nazi program is only a decoy to divert the attention of the Allies. Hitler is actually looking for a far superior and striking power, thanks in particular to a mysterious weapon: Die Glocke.
To stop him, Boris Pash sent an English Assassin, Eddie Gorm, with a very simple mission: to neutralize the progress of this weapon. From the Knights Templar plan to the quantum teleportation of Tesla and the Nazi ideology, Eddie Gorm quickly realize that it's a secret war, well beyond his grasp, that is played out in 1943! Discover the continuation of Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies, with Guillaume Dorison in the screenplay and Patrick Pion in the drawing.
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
In November 2017, in Madrid, technician couple Alice and Thomas Adler check on their subject, Maxime Gorm, who experienced the Bleeding Effect and believes himself to be Eddie Gorm. Realizing that Maxime's mind may be deteriorating, the Adlers continue their experiment and put Maxime back into the Animus.
Back in Vemork, in February 1943, Die Glocke malfunctions as Gero Kramer interrogates Nikola Tesla on the machine's issues. Bleeding from the mishap, Kramer starts to choke Tesla, only to be stopped by his soldiers. Kramer is informed that Boris Pash's Allied forces have broken into the factory and destroyed their power source. Taking the Apple of Eden, Kramer orders the soldiers to take Tesla and Eddie away. As two soldiers escort Tesla and Eddie, Julia Dusk comes and kills one of the soldiers, while Eddie regains his strength and takes out the other one.
Dusk threatens Tesla with her blade, only to be told that Tesla sabotaged Die Glocke and has been in league with Pash and the Assassins. Tesla informs Dusk and Eddie that the company funding Kramer, Abstergo Industries, is hiding under Książ Castle in Poland. After knocking out Tesla, claiming that he would slow them down, Julia leaves with Eddie. Kramer assesses the damage to Die Glocke as Tesla, feigning loyalty to the Templars, arrives and informs him of Eddie's escape. Outside, Eddie and Dusk run as Kramer orders his men to give chase and capture Eddie alive. Running from gunfire, the Assassins barely escape from Kramer's men.
In the present, Thomas and Alice discuss that Książ Castle was under German control in 1943 during Project Riese and how they need to succeed to save their daughter. Admitting that Maxime and their information from Abstergo was stolen, they have time against them and need to uncover Eddie's knowledge about the Apple as quickly as possible.
On 15 July 1943, Pash, Eddie and Dusk make their way to Książ Castle as they plan to infiltrate it that night, during Kramer's auction. While Pash and his forces work on disabling the train in the underground, Dusk and Gorm plan to retrieve the Apple from Kramer. On their way to the castle, Eddie speaks of his distrust of Pash's intel and his feelings for Dusk, while Julia states that they will talk once the war is over. Killing two guards on the way, the pair climb to a third-floor window and sneak into the palace.
Inside, they find Kramer hosting his auction and talking with his guests, before dropping a smoke bomb in the middle of the room. Killing the guards and with the guests dispersing, the Assassins attack Kramer. While fighting Eddie and Dusk, Kramer manages to gain the upper hand and almost kills Julia. However, he is stabbed by Eddie through the back and collapses to the floor, dead. After Dusk retrieves the Apple from Kramer's body, she and Eddie escape the arriving Nazi soldiers and head to the underground train station, where Pash opens the secret door. There, after seeing the Apple, Pash offers them the train as their getaway.
Eddie and Dusk meet with Tesla again, but the scientist reveals Pash's intentions to use the Apple to create the Brotherhood's own atomic bomb. He also reveals that Pash has been secretly colluding with the Templars before he is knocked out. Shocked, Eddie and Gorm question Pash, who admits to wishing to use the Apple to create a new and better world. Immediately, Eddie attacks Pash, who responds with a grapple hook attack, impaling him and knocking him to the ground.
Dusk, still holding the Apple, takes out a grenade and, after declaring her intention to not be involved in any more massacres, commits suicide. However, the explosion fails to destroy the Apple, which is then picked up by Pash. Eddie, bleeding out from his wound, curses Pash and blames him for Dusk's death. Pash decides to leave Eddie to his fate, declaring that he is no longer an Assassin, and leaves with his men. However, Gorm survives his wounds and escapes the area by crawling outside, where he yells out in pain.
In the present, Thomas and Alice search up Pash's experiment, Project Rainbow. Breaking into Abstergo's archives using the late Alan Rikkin's password, the scientists find Project Rainbow ended in disaster on the same date as Eddie's death. Despite Maxime waking up, they put him back into the Animus as they venture back to Eddie's past.
On 29 October 1943, in a shipyard in Philadelphia, aboard the USS Eldridge, Pash and his scientists work on their experiment as they need Tesla to aid them. Once Pash goes to find him, he discovers a trail of dead bodies leading to a still-living Eddie, who has shot Tesla in the head. Pash curses Eddie for sabotaging his experiment and insists that it would have allowed Eddie to see Dusk again. Angered by the mention of Julia's name, Eddie shoots Pash in the arm and insults him for his part in instilling the war. Pash, readying his Hidden Blade, refutes the claim and states that the Templars entrusted Adolf Hitler with the Apple, only to lose control of their puppet. Knowing the Inner Sanctum wanted an atomic bomb for the Americans, Pash came into contact with a rogue Templar, John von Neumann, who wanted to develop a time machine to stop Hitler from ever gaining power.
Pash argues that he only wanted to stop the Templars' plan and tries to convince Eddie to join him again. However, he stabs Gorm, who retaliates with a bludgeoning hit from his gun. Emotional and in duress, Eddie states that the Brotherhood is a demon plaguing humanity and calls out Pash's disregard for the innocent blood he spilled. He then states that there is only one way to stop the damage caused by the Assassins and puts the gun to his own head. After wishing Pash good luck in his mission, Eddie pulls the trigger, and the Animus simulation comes to an end.
In the present, the Adlers realize that Eddie's memories did not contain information about the Apple of Eden's whereabouts before noticing someone is in their home. Leaving Maxime alone, they see that their child, Elisa, has come home. Meanwhile, Maxime escapes his restraints and sees that he is not Eddie, but has no idea who he is. Going upstairs, he hears the Adlers talk to their daughter, who was brought home by her specialist, Dr. Florent Carpentier. The doctor explains that the best medication for Elisa's condition was coming home to visit her parents.
The meeting is cut short when Maxime reveals himself and accuses Elisa's parents of kidnapping him. After calling someone to confirm that he has found Maxime, Dr. Carpentier reveals himself to be an Assassin and attempts to kill Maxime with his Hidden Blade. However, he kills Thomas instead, prompting Alice to tackle him to the ground. She asks Maxime to save her daughter before Carpentier stabs her with his blade. Within a matter of seconds, more Assassins arrive, only to find Carpentier stabbed in the eye, no sign of Maxime or Elisa, and the Adlers' research on the Bleeding Effect missing. As the Assassins declare that the Templars must not find out they are close to their goal, Maxime and Elisa secretly observe them from the bushes outside.
Development[edit | edit source]
On June 22, 2017, Guillaume Dorison confirmed that the second volume of Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies would be released before the end of the year.[3]
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Editions[edit | edit source]
- ISBN 9782918771630; 1 December 2017; Les Deux Royaumes; FR paperback[1]
- ASIN B07G3DQVX1; 5 September 2018; Titan Comics; US eBook[2]
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French cover
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