Here’s the Entire Assassin’s Creed Story So Far

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It’s 2012. The clock on the end of the world is ticking, and the Templars and Assassins are still looking for those Pieces of Eden and that Temple. With Desmond awakened from his coma and no longer carrying excess memories, it’s time to put an end to this once and for all. Assassin’s Creed 3, folks.

Now in New York, Desmond, Rebecca, Shaun, and Desmond’s dad William find the Temple and strap the former into the Animus, where Juno’s influence takes him through the memories of Haytham Kenway in 1754 England. But it turns out that Haytham is actually a Templar, and what’s worse, he’s the Templar Grand Master. While in America searching for the Temple, he frees a group of Mohawks, one of which is a woman named Kaniehti: io. Kaniehti: io helps him find the Temple in exchange for him killing General Edward Braddock, and the two fall in love and have a son named Ratonhnhaké:ton.

As a teenager in 1760, Ratonhnhaké:ton’s mother is killed during an attack on his village by Charles Lee. Years later, Ratonhnhaké:ton is given a Sphere that lets Juno communicate with him and tell him how important he is. Spurred by the Assassin symbol in his vision, Ratonhnhaké:ton becomes an Assassin under the tutelage of Achilles Davenport and renames himself “Connor” to move about the Colonies more freely and all, because racism. 

Despite being framed for the Boston Massacre by the Templars, Connor proves to be a significant aid to the Patriots during the Revolutionary War. He also ends up meeting his father, and the two put their issues aside to go after a rogue Templar. As the Templars start recruiting Mohawks, Connor becomes conflicted over going to battle with his fellow tribe members while Haytham is convinced that replacing Washington with Lee is what’s best for the nation. Father and son duel, with the son killing his father before later killing Lee and recovering the Key that can unlock the Temple. Juno talks to Connor through the Sphere that caused them to meet when he was a boy and orders him to hide the Key where no one can find it, so Connor buries it in the grave of Achilles’ son Connor. With the final British ships leaving New York, Connor returns to his village and learns that the Mohawks have gone west after Congress sold their land to a group of fur traders to settle war debts. Even though the colonies are free, Connor sees a man selling African slaves and is reminded that the war for freedom isn’t over for everyone.

In the present, Desmond finds the Key and accesses the inner chambers of the Temple. Juno shows up and tells him that while activating the pedestal will save the world, it’ll also kill him. Minerva tells him that it’ll free Juno and lead to her conquering humanity. But, when the solar flare comes and wipes out most of the human race, he’ll be one of the few survivors of the world and become revered as a god when he dies later on, creating a legacy that future generations will manipulate and continue the cycle. Desmond decides to activate the pedestal and save humanity from the solar eruption, sacrificing himself, at which point Juno says that it’s time for her part to begin and another voice says that they’ve connected to the cloud– wait, what?


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