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** The one for Marco Barbarigo and Dante Moro tells us about the attempt on Dante's life, which is unsettling enough. But it's accompanied by a closeup of a bloody, half-dead Dante with a dagger just ''buried'' into the side of his head. However, Dante survived, became brain damaged and wound up becoming Marco's personal bodyguard.

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** The one for Marco Barbarigo and Dante Moro tells us about the attempt on Dante's life, which is unsettling enough. But it's accompanied by a closeup of a bloody, half-dead Dante with a dagger just ''buried'' into the side of his head. However, Dante survived, became brain damaged and wound up becoming Marco's personal bodyguard. What was the reason Marco put a hit on Dante? He wanted his wife Carlotta for himself. And after the failed assassination attempt, he tricks Dante into annulling the marriage, and he takes Carlotta while making Dante stand guard.
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-->''"Ah, the moon...I can see the stars. My mind is gone. Lucy, I can't wait any longer. I'm ready to go."

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-->''"Ah, the moon...I can see the stars. My mind is gone. Lucy, I can't wait any longer. I'm ready to go.""''
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-->''"Ah, the moon...I can see the stars. My mind is gone. Lucy, I can't wait any longer. I'm ready to go."
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** Rodrigo Borgia's heavily implies that he raped Lucrezia and ends with him standing among the corpses of those he killed (with Giovanni, Frederico and Petruccio's corpses hanging from the ceiling), grinning like a madman as [[CreepyCrows crows are heard croaking ominously in the distance.]]

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** Rodrigo Borgia's heavily implies that he raped his illegitimate daughter Lucrezia and ends with him standing among the corpses of those he killed (with Giovanni, Frederico and Petruccio's corpses hanging from the ceiling), grinning like a madman as [[CreepyCrows crows are heard croaking ominously in the distance.]]
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** Topsy the elephant, especially since this was something Edison actually did to ruin Tesla.

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** Topsy the elephant, especially since this was something Thomas Edison actually did to ruin Nikola Tesla.
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** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts. The subjects in the puzzle? Harry Houdini (punched in the stomach), Ghandi (shot in the chest) and John F. Kennedy (shot in the chest and head).

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** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts. The subjects in the puzzle? Harry Houdini (punched in the stomach), stomach and died of appendicitis), Ghandi (shot in the chest) and John F. Kennedy (shot in the chest and head).
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** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts.

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** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts. The subjects in the puzzle? Harry Houdini (punched in the stomach), Ghandi (shot in the chest) and John F. Kennedy (shot in the chest and head).
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*** The worst part is, this is actually less evil than the actual man. In real life, he wasn’t just apathetically supportive and using Hitler, he was one of Hitler’s biggest fans.

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*** ** The worst part is, this is actually less evil than the actual man. In real life, he wasn’t just apathetically supportive and using Hitler, he was one of Hitler’s biggest fans.
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** At kne point in the "Martyrs" puzzle (immediately preceding the aforementioned example), you have to drag a flame across the screen to a portrait of Joan of Arc. The moment you do so, you are greeted by the words "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." captioning a painting of Joan being burned at the stake, all accompanied by a horrifying scream.

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** At kne one point in the "Martyrs" puzzle (immediately preceding the aforementioned example), you have to drag a flame across the screen to a portrait of Joan of Arc. The moment you do so, you are greeted by the words "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." captioning a painting of Joan being burned at the stake, all accompanied by a horrifying scream.
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** "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." -- cue painting of Joan being burned at the stake, accompanied by a horrifying scream.

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** At kne point in the "Martyrs" puzzle (immediately preceding the aforementioned example), you have to drag a flame across the screen to a portrait of Joan of Arc. The moment you do so, you are greeted by the words "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." -- cue captioning a painting of Joan being burned at the stake, all accompanied by a horrifying scream.
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* Speaking of the Glyph puzzles, let’s elaborate on some of them, shall we? [[ParanoiaFuel The Templars have a longer reach than you know, and fingers in every pie. Not even the truth is safe from them.]]

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* Speaking of the Glyph puzzles, let’s they manage to have boatloads of nightmare fuel by themselves. Let’s elaborate on some of them, honorable mentions, shall we? [[ParanoiaFuel The Templars have a longer reach than you know, and fingers in every pie. Not even the truth is safe from them.]]

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* Speaking of the Glyph puzzles, let’s elaborate on some of them, shall we? [[ParanoiaFuel The Templars have a longer reach than you know, and fingers in every pie. Not even the truth is safe from them.]]
** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts.
-->"Three thefts, hidden by the murders. People only see what they're trained to see, what the Organization wants them to see..."
** "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." -- cue painting of Joan being burned at the stake, accompanied by a horrifying scream.
** Topsy the elephant, especially since this was something Edison actually did to ruin Tesla.
*** Which itself is a road full of nightmare fuel. The oldest motion picture known to exist is from 1888. It's inventor, Louis Le Prince, disappeared from a moving train two years later, as well as his luggage. He had been trying for years to file patents for the motion picture, which were being blocked via the money of Thomas Edison. And then Edison got even richer off of the motion picture once his main competition disappeared under mysterious, unsolvable circumstances. That's hardly the only mysterious or openly evil case from Edison, by the way. He also paid kids for their pets to electrocute with Tesla's invention to try to ruin him. Kids would also sell him neighbors' pets.
** The Henry Ford letter in "Titans of Industry" is truly sickening in its implications.
-->''[[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler H.]] has it, so I assume [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]] will begin as soon as he can take over.'' '''[[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust We'll let him have his fun]]''' ''(Lord knows, that kind of purge will be good for Europe)...''
*** The worst part is, this is actually less evil than the actual man. In real life, he wasn’t just apathetically supportive and using Hitler, he was one of Hitler’s biggest fans.



* A few of the Glyph puzzles, if you think about it enough. [[ParanoiaFuel The Templars have a longer reach than you know, and fingers in every pie. Not even the truth is safe from them.]]
** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts.
-->"Three thefts, hidden by the murders. People only see what they're trained to see, what the Organization wants them to see..."
** "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." -- cue painting of Joan being burned at the stake, accompanied by a horrifying scream.
** Topsy the elephant, especially since this was something Edison actually did to ruin Tesla.
*** Which itself is a road full of nightmare fuel. The oldest motion picture known to exist is from 1888. It's inventor, Louis Le Prince, disappeared from a moving train two years later, as well as his luggage. He had been trying for years to file patents for the motion picture, which were being blocked via the money of Thomas Edison. And then Edison got even richer off of the motion picture once his main competition disappeared under mysterious, unsolvable circumstances. That's hardly the only mysterious or openly evil case from Edison, by the way. He also paid kids for their pets to electrocute with Tesla's invention to try to ruin him. Kids would also sell him neighbors' pets.
** The Henry Ford letter in "Titans of Industry" is truly sickening in its implications.
-->''[[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler H.]] has it, so I assume [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the war]] will begin as soon as he can take over.'' '''[[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust We'll let him have his fun]]''' ''(Lord knows, that kind of purge will be good for Europe)...''
*** The worst part is, this is actually less evil than the actual man. In real life, he wasn’t just apathetically supportive and using Hitler, he was one of Hitler’s biggest fans.

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''THEY MADE IT LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT.''']]



** "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" beep. And the reason for that ? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts.

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** Pictured above, "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" beep. [[HellIsThatNoise beep.]] And the reason for that ? that? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts.
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* A few of the Glyph puzzles, if you think about it enough. The Templars have a longer reach than you know, and fingers in every pie.
** "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" beep.

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* A few of the Glyph puzzles, if you think about it enough. [[ParanoiaFuel The Templars have a longer reach than you know, and fingers in every pie.
pie. Not even the truth is safe from them.]]
** "Hat Trick" -- another "find the Apple" puzzle, except the "you're getting closer" is the sound of a heartbeat picking up speed. When you find it, it changes to a "patient is flatlining" beep. And the reason for that ? All the people involved in that puzzle were murdered by the Templars to obtain the Pieces of Eden they possessed, as Subject 16 points out before the puzzle starts.
-->"Three thefts, hidden by the murders. People only see what they're trained to see, what the Organization wants them to see..."
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* Subject Sixteen's SanitySlippage commentary at a few points in the Glyph puzzles. It ends with him declaring that he's unable to deal with all the pain he's lived through via the Animus -- "The guillotine cuts my neck, the bullet hits my chest, the water fills my lungs..."

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* Subject Sixteen's SanitySlippage commentary at a few points in the Glyph puzzles. It ends with him declaring that he's unable to deal with all the pain he's lived through via the Animus -- "The "I feel the guillotine cuts cut my neck, throat, the bullet hits hit my chest, the water fills fill my lungs..."



** Also his comment of "the woman cries as I fuck her". It's small, but in that moment it hits that, instead of the noble Assassins like Altaïr, Ezio and Connor, Desmond could have relived a monster's memory...

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** Also his comment of "the woman "[the woman] cries as I fuck her". It's small, but in that moment it hits that, instead of the noble Assassins like Altaïr, Ezio and Connor, Desmond could have relived a monster's memory...



** Silvio Barbarigo's mentions how his uncle apparently "died in bed" -- and we see an image of two smiling courtesans approaching him with knives, while Silvio watches from the doorway. You can hear them giggle just before it ends.
** Rodrigo Borgia's heavily implies that he raped Lucrezia and ends with him standing among the corpses of those he killed, grinning like a madman as crows are heard cawing in the distance.

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** Silvio Barbarigo's mentions how his uncle apparently "died in bed" -- and we see an image of two smiling [[PsychoticSmirk smiling]] courtesans approaching him with knives, while Silvio watches from the doorway. You can hear them giggle [[GigglingVillain giggle]] [[LastNoteNightmare just before it ends.
ends.]]
** Rodrigo Borgia's heavily implies that he raped Lucrezia and ends with him standing among the corpses of those he killed, killed (with Giovanni, Frederico and Petruccio's corpses hanging from the ceiling), grinning like a madman as [[CreepyCrows crows are heard cawing croaking ominously in the distance.]]



** "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE" -- cue painting of Joan being burned at the stake, accompanied by a horrifying scream.

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** "THEY BURNED JOAN ALIVE" ALIVE. THEY TOOK IT." -- cue painting of Joan being burned at the stake, accompanied by a horrifying scream.



** We see them again in Rodrigo Borgia's video, hanging from the ceiling while Rodrigo is standing among the corpses of all those he killed, [[PsychoticSmirk a grin on his face]] as one can hear crows cawing.

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** We see them again in Rodrigo Borgia's video, hanging from the ceiling while Rodrigo is standing among the corpses of all those he killed, [[PsychoticSmirk a grin on his face]] as one can hear crows cawing.are croaking in the distance.
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** The ending of Carlo Grimaldi's database. Ignazio Contarini, one of the Council of Ten, had daughter who wanted to run away to Milan with a servant boy she fell in love with and Carlo gave them safe passage via a boat. Except when they arrived at the boat, her father was there waiting for them -- with Carlo by his side. Carlo was given high recommendations by Ignazio, his daughter was recaptured and the servant boy was killed and his body was dumped in the water. So much for true love.

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** The ending of Carlo Grimaldi's database. Ignazio Contarini, one of the Council of Ten, had a daughter who wanted to run away to Milan with a servant boy she fell in love with and Carlo gave them safe passage via a boat. Except when they arrived at the boat, her father was there waiting for them -- with Carlo by his side. Carlo was given high recommendations by Ignazio, his daughter was recaptured and the servant boy was killed and his body was dumped in the water. So much for true love.
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** Silvio Barbarigo's mentions how his uncle apparently "died in bed" -- and we see an image of two courtesans approaching him with knives, while Silvio watches from the doorway.

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** Silvio Barbarigo's mentions how his uncle apparently "died in bed" -- and we see an image of two smiling courtesans approaching him with knives, while Silvio watches from the doorway.doorway. You can hear them giggle just before it ends.
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** It really can't be overstated how freaky this was when Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 were the only games in the series. Assassin's Creed 1 only vaguely hinted that someone or something unbelievably more advanced than us created the Apple of Eden. Then after 2 did a fantastic job of really dialing up the creep factor of the whole situation and introducing a ''second'' Piece of Eden, we descend into the Vault, Ezio even comments on the strangeness of the architecture. We then meet Minerva for the very first time. Ezio's original thought is that she's a goddess, she merely laughs and corrects him saying they only came before. For the next 15 minutes, Minerva stares directly at the audience while telling us about the Truth of the world and the impending disaster. She's not speaking to Ezio, she's speaking past him to us or rather Desmond. Which is unbelievably scary because the idea that a character in the Animus simulation is somehow aware that he is watching has '''never''' come up before.
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** Rodrigo Borgia's ends with him standing among the corpses of those he killed, grinning like a madman as crows are heard cawing in the distance.

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** Rodrigo Borgia's heavily implies that he raped Lucrezia and ends with him standing among the corpses of those he killed, grinning like a madman as crows are heard cawing in the distance.

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