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A First Civilization member known as the Egyptian and Greek god of alchemy and magic in mythology. He is the central figure of focus and worship of the Hermeticists cult. Although not outright confirmed he appears to be a holder of a Staff of Eden.

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* PreAssKickingOneLiner: After his bullets fails to make a dent at her, Durga issues a single warning:
--> '''Durga''': ''"And never doubt the lengths to which we will go to protect what is precious to us."''
** He then fires at the Diamond [[spoiler:which shatters but unleashes a blue energy blast that kills everyone around them with Durga siccing a Blue Energy Tiger to maul Francis to pieces right before she disappears]].

A First Civilization member known as the Egyptian and Greek god of alchemy and magic in mythology. He is the central figure of focus and worship of the Hermeticists cult. Although not outright confirmed he appears to be a holder of a stave of Eden.

* [[PassingTheTorch Passing the staff]]: He passed along his staff of Eden to Pythagoras who became even more popular.

** {{Reincarnation}}: An unexpected consequence of Minerva's experiments to convert Aita into an AI Construct. [[spoiler:She ends up scattering his consciousness across human DNA, resulting in Sages, Genetic Copies of Aita's face, with heterochromia and all his memories and some aspects of his personality passed down from generation to generation]].

A First Civlization figure that inhabits the Shroud, a Piece of Eden discovered by Mario Auditore and later entering the possession of Perotto Calderon. He uses it to heal his deformed son Giovanni Borgia who ends up being visited by visions periodically, especially from Consus.

!!!Appears in: ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'', ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII III]]''

Minerva was a member of the Capitoline Triad, who worked to prevent the First Disaster. She appears in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII''.

He appears in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' with some glimpses in '''III'''.

First glimpsed and discussed in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'', he is further elaborated upon in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''.

!! Durga

A first civilization being that exercised powers through the fabled Syamantaka Mani of HinduMythology which eventually came to be called the Koh-I-Noor diamond.

She appears in ''ComicBook/AssassinsCreedBrahman''.

!! Consus

He appears in Project Legacy.

This character page is for members of the precursor civilization known as "Those Who Came Before" in the Assassins Creed franchise. [[Characters/AssassinsCreed Here's the main index]].

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Desmond and William note this about Juno and the other members of the First Civilization. They don't remotely see the world and life with any real concern for humanity as a whole. This applies to even "good" ones like Minerva who [[spoiler:seems to consider the loss of 90% of the Human population a small price to pay for Juno's return, which Desmond rightly calls her out on.]] Durga in ''Brahman'' is a straighter example, perhaps.

* AndManGrewProud: Their arrogance lead to them being unable to stop the First Catastrophe.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Desmond and William note this about Juno and the other members of the First Civilization. They don't remotely see the world and life with any real concern for humanity as a whole. This applies to even "good" ones like Minerva.

* BackFromTheDead: As of the [[spoiler:end of ''III'']].

** NonActionBigBad: Post-release, she [[spoiler:serves as this, seeing as she does not yet have a new mortal body through which to directly interact with the physical world]].

* HannibalHasAPoint: Desmond agrees with her about [[spoiler:averting the Second Disaster so that history does not repeat itself, even if it means allowing her to be free to rule the world]].

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Seems to have this view, believing that her people should have "left [humanity] as [they] were". [[spoiler:This is because a human killed her father]].

* PeoplePuppets: How she seems to control [[spoiler:Desmond temporarily through Ezio's Apple and make him kill Lucy]].

* TheMentor [=/=] TricksterMentor: To Giovanni Borgia.
* NotSoImaginaryFriend

Minerva was a member of the Capitoline Triad, who worked to prevent the First Disaster.

* QuantummechanicsCanDoAnything: Their Pieces of Eden and other devices function on advanced high-level quantum wizardry. This includes real-life devices like the Antikythera Mechanism, which as per Abstergo, was part of a larger mechanism that allowed them to use the TimeyWimeyBall of the Apple of Eden to send messages across centuries and make advanced quantum "calculations" as per Abstergo Entertainment's research, sifting possibilities from actualities. ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrahman'' reveals another message from [[spoiler:Durga]] calling for "Unity" which explains how they perceive time:

* AdvanceDAncientHumans: Well they are not actually humans or homo sapiens, merely the superior "missing link" in the evolutionary process, however the lore, as per ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' gives credit to several antique curiosities such as the Baghdad Battery, the Antikythera Device (regarded as the world's first computer) to their handiwork.

* AdvancesAncientHumans: Well they are not actually astronauts, merely the superior "missing link" in the evolutionary process, however the lore, as per ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' gives credit to several antique curiosities such as the Baghdad Battery, the Antikythera Device (regarded as the world's first computer) to their handiwork.

* AncientAstronauts: Well they are not actually astronauts, merely the superior "missing link" in the evolutionary process, however the lore, as per ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' gives credit to several antique curiosities such as the Baghdad Battery, the Antikythera Device (regarded as the world's first computer) to their handiwork.

* {{Reincarnation}}: Through the [[spoiler: Roberts family, his memories have remained intact, allowing him to usurp control and gain a new body in the 21st century.]]

* BearYourMidriff: In comparison to Minerva and Juno, though that maybe because of what Pyara Kaur was wearing at the time.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Desmond and William note this about Juno and the other members of the First Civilization. They don't remotely see the world and life with any real concern for humanity as a whole. This applies to even "good" ones like Minerva.

--> "We are one of many but essential to the unity of all. Splintered though we may appear within the limited notion of this moment, we exist as one, as we always have and always will. You have been fragmented, children, but know that you are also whole. Do not allow your concept of time to act as a paralyzing veil when the fate of all you hold dear rests in your hands. We speak through this vessel to you, this time and medium and anchor that we might commune. We must exist freely at all points for your race, our children, to exist and to remain free. Shroud this intelligent lens until you become united and can realize this heart, our heart, to be the one that endowed your precious breath. And never doubt the lengths to which we will go to protect what is precious to us."

%% * AndManGrewProud

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption:[[spoiler:At the end of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'', she tells Desmond that the Assassins are too late and had their chance and the only thing to do to avert the solar flare is to sacrifice 90% of Humanity and let Juno die, with the Assassins left with the task of recreating civilization in a post-apocalyptic landscape. Desmond considers this far more appalling an option than letting Juno have her way, even if he has to die in the process, noting there's no hope in Minerva's vision of things, wherein the cycle of subverted benevolence and genocidal extremism would have simply begun anew]].

** Zigzagged. She is trying to prevent [[spoiler:TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]], but force [[spoiler:Desmond to kill one of his friends]]. That said, [[spoiler:said friend was really TheMole, so she essentially helped to keep to a good cause by being what those present would consider horrible]].

%% * DoesNotLikeShoes

* ShirtlessScene: The only one seen of him is this.

* AppliedPhlebotinum: The various Pieces of Eden and other First Civilization technology serves this purpose, with different effects for each of them.

** MineralMcGuffin: The Koh-I-Noor Diamond is a crucial link to all the other Pieces of Eden and the famous Syamantaka Gem in HinduMythology

** {{Reincarnation}}: An unexpected consequence of Minerva's experiments to convert Aita into an AI Construct. She ends up scattering his consciousness across human DNA, resulting in Sages, Genetic Copies of Aita's face, with heterochromia and all his memories and some aspects of his personality passed down from generation to generation.

* MagicFromTechnology: Both the technology in their Temples and the Pieces of Eden.