Owen Meyers' father
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The father of Owen Meyers was an American citizen and the lawful husband of Owen's mother. Despite her parents' disapproval, he took good care of his wife and son until his arrest following a failed bank robbery and his subsequent death in prison.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Owen's father met his mother when they were teenagers. They got along well, but her parents disapproved of their relationship because of his past involvement in petty crimes. He grew out of this behavior as he reached adulthood, later marrying Owen's mother and having a child with her.[1]
Owen's father provided well for his family, ensuring they had a home and two cars. However, his life took a turn for the worse when he developed a gambling problem, which led him into debt. To avoid major changes to his family's lifestyle, he resorted to gambling in an attempt to pay off the debt he had accumulated. His family was unaware of his gambling problems or the debts he had racked up.[1]
Arrest and death[edit | edit source]
In an attempt to resolve his financial struggles, he and a group of friends attempted to rob a branch of Malta Banking Corporation. The attempt failed, and after being abandoned by his friends, he was arrested for attempted robbery and the murder of an innocent security guard. A police officer later arrived at their home to inform Owen's mother and him of the incident.[1]
Owen believed his father had participated in the robbery because the evidence against him was overwhelming. However, he could not bring himself to believe that his father had murdered anyone. Ultimately, Owen's father died in prison at some point before 2016, leaving his family to pay off his debts.[1]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Following his father's death, Owen and his mother lost their home and everything they owned to settle his debts. They were forced to move in with Owen's grandparents, who frequently criticized Owen's father. Their negative views not only affected Owen's perception of his father but also diminished the positive memories Owen and his mother had of him.[1]
Later, when Owen was imprisoned due to an illness, he encountered several therapists who attempted to help him process his father's death, but none succeeded in reaching him. The constant remarks from his grandparents led Owen to believe that his perception of his father differed from his family's view. This belief drove him to obsess over proving his father's innocence in the murder.[1]
After becoming involved in the Assassin-Templar War, Owen sought to prove his father's innocence by reliving his memories of the failed robbery in the Animus. However, Sebastian Monroe informed him that he could only do so if he acquired a DNA sample of his father after his arrest, since Owen had been conceived years before the robbery and did not have access to his father's memories beyond that point.[2]
During his stay at the Aerie, the Templar Isaiah offered to help Owen learn the truth by showing him a simulation of the failed robbery, based on a DNA sample of his father recovered by Owen's friend Javier Mondragón.[3] The simulation showed that the Assassins had framed Owen's father for the crime,[4] but Owen was later told by both Monroe and Javier that Isaiah had likely falsified the memory to show him what he wanted to see; something Owen stubbornly refused to believe.[5][6]
Owen continued to think about his father often throughout the rest of his adventure with the Assassins and eventually began to doubt the validity of Isaiah's simulation. After asking the Assassin Griffin about the incident and failing to get an answer out of him,[7] Owen asked Monroe if he could help him relive his father's memories since he trusted him. However, Monroe told him to wait since there were more urgent matters at stake.[8]
During a confrontation with Isaiah, the rogue Templar confirmed that he had indeed altered the simulation and mocked Owen by saying that his father had willingly participated in the robbery and had always been a criminal.[9] Following Isaiah's defeat, Monroe offered to show Owen the true, unaltered simulation; however, the teenager refused, having come to terms with his past and concluding that the truth about his father's innocence or lack thereof did not matter if it held so much power over him.[10]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan (simulation only)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter One
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter Three
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter Twenty
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter Twenty-Two
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter Twenty-Six
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter Twenty-Seven
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter Two
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter Twenty
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Chapter Twenty-Seven
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods – Epilogue