Ancestor: Altair Ibn La-Ahad, Ezio Auditore Da Firenze
Status: Assassins
HIS CHILHOOD
Desmond was born in an Assassin hideout near the Black Hills (west of Rapid City) in the United States. Known as "the Farm", the hideout was an off-the-grid compound with a population of about thirty people, all leading a nomadic lifestyle.[1]
Desmond trained along with the other children of the Farm under the supervision of William Miles,
Desmond's father. Desmond's training was extremely intense, often
scaring him. He was also instructed to always be wary of their enemies,
but as he got older, he became bored by the war stories of the Assassins
and Templars, and underestimated Abstergo's influence over the world.
Finally concluding his parents to be little more than conspiracy freaks,
he decided to leave the compound.[1]
On his sixteenth birthday, Desmond ran away from the Farm. His
training proved to be useful, as he was able to outrun and avoid the
Assassins pursuing him. Desmond traveled through "the badlands" and
hitchhiked for some time. Someone eventually advised him to go to New York City, so Desmond left for the city and blended into the crowds.[1]
Desmond eventually got a job as a bartender at Bad Weather, mostly likely due to his looks.[1] His specialty drink was the "Shirley Templar," a Shirley Temple with gin.[1] Wanting to avoid the Assassins, Desmond never used his real name, and used only cash to purchase items.[2] Over time, he tried to start a new life, but began to miss his family and old friends.[1]
Desmond was eventually found by Abstergo, traced through a
fingerprint needed for a motorcycle license. He was kidnapped by the
Templars, who brought him to an Abstergo laboratory in Italy.[2]
In September 2012, Desmond was held captive in the Abstergo facility
for use as a test subject in the Animus, a device that could read the
memories of people's ancestors through the "genetic memory" passed through their descendants' DNA.[2]
At first, Dr. Warren Vidic
attempted to pry the information he wanted from Desmond's mind, but was
met with failure. While Desmond claimed to be nothing more than a
bartender, Warren revealed that they knew of his history as an Assassin,
forcing Desmond to finally admit his past life.[2]
Warren and Lucy told Desmond that they were trying to access a
certain memory, but Desmond's subconscious was resisting their efforts.
Warren warned Desmond that if he refused to assist them, they would
induce a coma, continue their work, and leave him to die when they had
finished. Without much of a choice, Desmond agreed to help them.[2] Desmond plugged into the Animus.
Desmond was made to explore the genetic memories of his ancestor
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - a member of the Assassin Order during the High
Middle Ages. He did so over several days under the Templar's watchful
eye, but during the nights, Desmond was given a code that allowed him to
open his room's door and explore the lab he was being held in,
accessing the Animus computer and (after stealing Warren's pen) gaining
access to Warren's personal computer.[2]
Through e-mails, Desmond learned much about Abstergo, and about the Animus subject preceding him, Subject 16,
who had suffered from the Bleeding effect due to prolonged exposure to
the Animus. Eventually, with the aid of Lucy, the Assassins learned of
Desmond's capture and attempted to liberate him, with the gunfire of
their assault being heard through an intercom device.[2]
After the rescue attempt failed, Warren boasted that those
Assassins were, in fact, the last of the group Desmond had escaped from,
their desert hideout having been previously destroyed. When Warren
left, however, Lucy reassured Desmond that that compound had been found
deserted and that his parents had "probably escaped." During this
discussion, Lucy revealed herself to be an undercover member of the
Assassins.[2] Desmond using his "Eagle Vision" for the first time.
Desmond eventually achieved Warren's goal and discovered the
locations of numerous Pieces of Eden. Three executives of Abstergo
Industries then ordered Desmond's execution, but his life was saved by
Lucy's intervention, as she asked them to keep Desmond alive in order to
re-access his memories if necessary.[2]
After the executives left, Desmond realized that he was able to use "Eagle Vision",
an ability he shared with Altaïr, which he had picked up through the
Bleeding effect. Using it for the first time, he saw Warren's and Lucy's
true allegiances, as well as countless scrawled messages and puzzles on the walls and floor of the main laboratory, and his own quarters.[2]
Escape to the Hideout
After Desmond spent some time alone in the laboratory, Lucy suddenly
returned, covered in blood and demanding Desmond to get into the Animus
before Abstergo discovered what she had done. Desmond, rather confused,
agreed and managed to sync with the closest genetic match between
himself and Subject 16 recorded in the Animus’ memory core. Inside the
Animus, Desmond experienced the birth of another of his ancestors, Ezio
Auditore da Firenze. He was pulled out abruptly, however, so that they
could both make their escape.[3] Desmond and Lucy making their way through Abstergo.
The two of them were quickly spotted by Abstergo's security, though
Lucy was able to react fast enough to lock a door and keep the guards
from reaching them. Unfortunately, they were forced into an engagement
with two more security personnel, who Lucy promptly dealt with,
astonishing Desmond, and allowing them to continue undetected. The two
soon entered an elevator, that led down to a large open room filled with
office blocks, which housed a large number of Animi.[3]
As Desmond followed Lucy through the maze-like walkways between
the blocks to avoid the guard patrols, they eventually reached the back
of the room. Lucy attempted to enter a code into the locked door of
another elevator, but it was rejected, prompting Desmond to
instinctively call upon his recently acquired Eagle vision. Seeing the
buttons necessary for the code, Desmond successfully unlocked the door
on his third try. Once in the car park underneath the building, the two
were halted by more of Abstergo's guards, but were able to defeat them
and escape.[3] Rebecca explains the new Animus.
Arriving at one of the Assassins' hideouts, Desmond was introduced to two more Assassins – Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane
– who had previously worked with Lucy. Lucy told Desmond that they
wanted him to be trained as an Assassin, which could be achieved in a
matter of days, thanks to the Bleeding effect. Doing so required him to
learn through the ancestor that he had synchronized with Subject 16,
Ezio Auditore. Desmond agreed to help almost immediately, which
surprised Lucy. He was then quickly plugged into the Animus 2.0, and
began reliving Ezio's memories.[3]
After learning the skills of an Assassin through Ezio's memories,
Desmond was retracted from the Animus, partly to test his retention of
the memories, but also to prevent the mental degradation that Subject 16
had suffered, after being in the Animus for an extended period of time.[3] Desmond experiencing the Bleeding effect.
Tasking him with initiating security protocols around the hideout,
Lucy left it to Desmond to figure out how to reach them through the use
of his Eagle vision and new-found free running skills. Just as he began, however, he started suffering vivid hallucinations of the Third Crusade
era. At first, the visions were short, and were nothing to worry about,
but after completing the task, Desmond was incapacitated as the visions
became more real.[3]
Taken back to medieval Acre
by the Bleeding effect, Desmond once again followed the memories of
Altaïr, though this time, without using the Animus. Through the vision,
he discovered that Altaïr and Maria Thorpe had conceived a child, who was to be Desmond's next ancestor after Altaïr.[3]
The next day, Desmond had recovered from the experiences and
returned to the Animus, neglecting to tell his Assassin teammates about
what had happened. He continued to watch the genetic memories of Ezio
Auditore, despite at one time being thrown out by "corrupted memory sequences."[3]
Eventually, the team learned that Ezio's nemesis, Rodrigo Borgia, had become Pope Alexander VI in 1492, so as to gain access to both another Piece of Eden, the Papal Staff, and the Vault. As Ezio entered this Vault, he was confronted by a "goddess" hologram, who called herself Minerva.[3]
Minerva warned the Assassins of the end of the world, recounting the story of the war
between "Those Who Came Before," and their human subjects. The
Assassins were shocked when Minerva addressed Desmond by name, confusing
even Ezio, and revealed that she was in fact talking to Desmond through
Ezio. Mere moments after, Desmond was quickly pulled out of the Animus,
and upon seeing the three rushing to collect their belongings, realized
that the Templars had found their location.[3] Desmond confronted by Warren and Abstergo guard
As he climbed out of the Animus, Lucy tossed Desmond a hidden blade with the Assassin insignia
on the bracer, and asked for his assistance in covering their escape.
Making their way into the warehouse, they were confronted by Warren and
several Abstergo security guards, all of whom were intent on reclaiming
Desmond.[3]
The two eliminated all of the Templars that assaulted them, with Desmond – now fully synchronized
with Ezio and possessing all of his abilities – masterfully using his
hidden blade to kill many of the guards himself. With his entourage
defeated, Warren was left to confront Desmond on his own; though he
opted instead to retreat, promising that their victory was only
temporary.[3]
The four Assassins then fled north, with Desmond being hooked up
to the Animus inside the van so he could continue to search through his
memories for anything useful. Meanwhile, the other Assassins began to
discuss the nature of Minerva and her speech.[3]
Hiding in Monteriggioni
"What if I can't stop the visions? How long before I start painting symbols on the walls?"
After the Abstergo attack on their warehouse base, the Assassins traveled to Monteriggioni,
one of the last Assassin safehouses in Italy. As the Templars were
actively searching for them, and were analyzing the environment using
cell phone towers, they were forced to set up underground, in the Sanctuary under the Villa Auditore.[4] Desmond performing his first Leap of Faith.
Whilst searching the grounds of the Villa Auditore for a way into the
Sanctuary, Desmond – through the Bleeding effect – saw a vision of Ezio
in the past, who led him to a high, narrow ledge and leapt off. Desmond
immediately followed suit, performing his first-ever Leap of Faith
into a pile of hay. Desmond and Lucy then made their way to the
Sanctuary, via the tunnel used by Ezio and the villagers of
Monteriggioni during their escape after the Borgia attack on the town in January 1500.[4]
As the two of them passed through the tunnels, Desmond saw more
visions, which worried him, and made him wonder if he would eventually
"start painting symbols on the walls." Lucy then scolded him, telling
him not to joke about his condition, and reminded him that Subject 16
was dead and that he needed to focus.[4] Rebecca strapping Desmond into the Animus 2.0 within the Sanctuary.
When the two reached the Sanctuary, Desmond saw another vision of
Ezio, who seemed to have visited it in his old age. Before he opened the
door to Mario Auditore's
office, Desmond noticed the numbers 1419, 1420, and 1421 written on the
walls, which he pointed out to the other Assassins. Shaun theorized the
numbers to refer to dates; however, he admitted that he needed to do
further research.[4]
After the team set up, Desmond became in charge of bringing
electricity into the Sanctuary by inserting devices of Rebecca's
construction into four electrical power boxes located around
Monteriggioni, which would allow them to accumulate small amounts of
power from each source. After that, he continued with his regular Animus
sessions.[4]
Obtaining the Apple
Unnamed man: "Shit! He's gone into shock!"
William: "Put him back in the machine, it's the only way to fix this."
Unnamed man: "But the Animus did this to him!"
William: "Am I the expert or not? Do it!"
—William Miles and an unnamed man, regarding Desmond's current health, 2012.[src]
After finishing in the Animus, Desmond and the others learned that the Apple of Eden was hidden under the Colosseo. Upon traveling to Rome, the group separated, with Desmond climbing through the ruins of the Colosseum. As he headed deeper, he saw several visions of Juno along the way, until he eventually arrived at the Santa Maria Aracoeli. There, he unbarred the door for the other Assassins.[4] A hologram of Juno speaking to Desmond.
Upon synchronizing his DNA with a strange pedestal, several levers
and structures lowered from the church's ceiling, and Desmond started
climbing his way up. Along the way, more visions of Juno appeared, and
she explained that the Vaults
were made as the only proper places to hide away knowledge. Desmond
eventually reached a structure with a lever, where he saw a vision of
Ezio lowering the lever. As Desmond also lowered the lever, another
pedestal rose from the ground, and Desmond made his way down.[4]
Once again synchronizing his DNA with the pedestal, Desmond activated an elevator that took all of the Assassins down to the chamber below,
which held the Apple. Desmond ran around the chamber and lowered
several levers, all the while seeing visions of Juno scattered around
the chamber. Finally, the stairway leading up to the Apple was raised,
and the Assassins noticed several symbols being projected around the
room as they walked up to the Piece of Eden.[4] Desmond, being forced by Juno to stab Lucy.
However, as Desmond took the Apple of Eden from its pedestal,
Juno's voice was heard, saying that Desmond's DNA had activated the
Apple. Juno then took control of Desmond's body, and forced him to stab
Lucy in the abdomen with his hidden blade.[4]
After collapsing in the Colosseum Vault, Desmond was taken away
by the Assassins. Having slipped into shock - and eventually, a coma -
his unconscious body was recovered, and transported to an unknown
location.[4]
Desmond was placed back into an Animus by William Miles and another, unidentified person. During this session, Ezio and Leonardo da Vinci were seen to have discovered a smaller vault
in Rome. When Ezio's DNA activated the vault, a set of coordinates
intended for Desmond were projected: 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. After
reliving more memories, Desmond's condition worsened, and he entered a
comatose state.[4]
"Right
now you should be sitting in a hospital ward, drooling, and chewing on
your tongue. For now the Animus is keeping you intact. Keeping all your
ancestors from collapsing into one big mess. But if you can't find a
synch-nexus, all those personalities will smash together. That won't be
pretty."
―Clay informing Desmond about his mental state.[src]
Desmond finds himself in the Black Room
Desmond's exposure to the Apple and his grief over stabbing Lucy
caused him to slip into a coma. In order to prevent Desmond from
becoming a vegetable, William Miles, Desmond's father and the new Mentor
of the Assassin Order, ordered Rebecca to "send" Desmond into the Black
Room – a safe mode of the Animus where Desmond could remain conscious
and fight his way out of his coma.[1]
Upon first waking on Animus Island, Desmond quickly ran into Subject 16's
own consciousness which was also absorbed into the inner working of the
Animus. Sixteen explained that Desmond needed to continue living his
ancestor's memories until they had nothing left to show them—this moment
was called a "synch nexus". Once Desmond found it, the Animus would be
able to separate his conscious from Altaïr and Ezio, and he would wake
up. He also coldly remarked that if he hurried, Desmond could go to
Lucy's funeral. Desmond was then bombarded with flashbacks of stabbing
Lucy, realizing what he had done. Desmond was deeply hurt by what he
did, but he proceeded into the memories of Ezio in order to wake up.[1]
After finishing the first sequence of Ezio's adventures in Masyaf,
Desmond began eavesdropping on a conversation between his father and
Rebecca. William was examining the Apple, which made Rebecca nervous.
William explained that he didn't think he had the proper genes to use
the Apple, and Rebecca guessed that Desmond did. Desmond was then pulled
out of the memory corridor and back to Animus Island, where Sixteen
explained that the Animus had detected him leaving the safe mode and
pulled him back to the island, acting as a failsafe program to try and
keep his mind intact. He also told Desmond he would keep the Animus
distracted to stop the machine from thinking he was a virus and deleting
him.[1]
Whenever he collected enough data fragments
as Ezio, Desmond could enter the core of the Animus—where there were no
simulations or enviornments, but just raw data. In this space, Desmond
reflected his past—the Farm where he grew up, training as an assassin,
his escape from the farm, life in New York CIty, and his eventual
capture by Abstergo. He recalled his parents, and regretted not
listening to them. Desmond also came to terms with his role as an
Assassin, noting that his easiest days were long gone, but he didn't
want them anymore.[1] Clay helping Desmond on the Animus Island.
Between
some sequences, Desmond was pulled out Ezio's memories, and conversed
with Subject Sixteen. Sixteen asked Desmond if he could go with him once
he woke up, and try to find another body he could occupy. Desmond
hesitantly refused, and Sixteen understood. Later on, Sixteen asked
Desmond if he regretted anything—like leaving his parents and ignoring
his role as an Assassin for so long. Desmond admitted that he wished
he'd been more patient with his mother and father, and wished that
things with Lucy went differently. Sixteen thanked him for making sense,
then disappeared.[1]
Being pulled out a third time, Desmond was confronted with the sight
of the island disintegrating around him. Sixteen proclaimed gleefully
that the Animus had scheduled them for deletion, gripping onto him as
the ground beneath his feet began to fracture. Sixteen created some kind
of safety net for Desmond, and he was able to retreat back into Ezio's
final memories.[1]
Desmond confronted by Jupiter.
When Ezio discovered Altaïr's apple, it began to glow. Ezio,
recalling his experience in the Vatican Vault, called out to Desmond,
knowing he would be listening. He urged Desmond to make sense of all the
questions and suffering he had been through in his life, bringing his
story to an end and pushing Desmond into the synch nexus.[1]
It was here Desmond was confronted by another member of the First Civilization: Jupiter.
Jupiter explained that the other members of Those Who Came Before had
built Vaults all over the world, each researching different methods of salvation from the impending solar flares. Each Vault's discoveries were
transmitted to the Grand Temple (located in modern upstate New York),
where Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva sorted what the others found. Six
Solutions were tried and tested, and although they failed, a major
breakthrough appeared to be emerging. However, a massive solar flare
struck the Earth, killing almost the entire First Civilization. Less
than 10,000 humans lived, and fewer members of Those Who Came Before.
But both races worked together to rebuild mankind.[1] Desmond awaking from his coma.
Jupiter then charged Desmond with a mission: to visit the Grand
Temple. He told Desmond to take his words, and to "pass them from (his)
head into (his) hands", by doing this he would "open the way". He warned
Desmond that he was not sure how things would end, for him or Desmond.
Desmond then woke up from his coma, with Shaun, Rebecca, and his father
standing beside him. After Desmond took in his surroundings (notably the
Apple and his arm, which had faint, glowing symbols on it), he told the
others he knew what they had to do next. William then opened the door
to the van, revealing that they were now at the remains of the Grand
Temple.[1]
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