History WMG / WatchDogs

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Aiden is a non-superpowered vigilante who relies on skill, weaponry and gimmicky gadgetry to fight crime. Additionally his outfit is a more modern version of the classic pulp-vigilante CoatHatMask. Basically, Aiden is Radio/TheShadow for the information age.

Considering how Franchise/AssassinsCreed establishes that EVERY conflict is part of the whole Assassins vs Templar war, it seems kinda weird that Blume and the whole ctOS would be relatively unconnected with the whole war. Same with Vaas, since he can't exactly stand on either side of the war (he's a ChaoticEvil, while the Templar's and Assassins are LawfulEvil and ChaoticGood respectively). Essentially, it seems Ubisoft just wanted to make it's own "universe" for the sake of having one no matter how disparate the individual games are from each other. I wouldn't exactly be surprised if ''VideoGame/TheCrew'' or pretty much any non-Clancy/non-Rayman game hereafter has some reference to try and place it into the Ubiverse.

[[WMG: Ubisoft's decision to try and canon weld VideoGame/FarCry, Franchise/AssassinsCreed and Watch_Dogs was a relatively late-game idea.]]

It is an established fact now that Default used decoys in the course of his work, it's implied that the guy we chase (and potentially kill) is one, suggesting some might be Hackers for hire. In addition Default's identity is a secret, so really it would be very easy for one of the relatives of the victims of the 03 blackout merely appropriated Default's Identity and approached Blume to offer his services in hunting Ray Kenny, given that he was working for free and hunting their priority target they probably didn't care if he was the real deal or not. As for the sequel saying Default's been off grid for some time it's possible that, if neither Default that died were the real deal, that the real one went to ground when he realized that people like Aiden and Ray had begun targeting him, as they are willing to engage with violence in the real world, not just the digital one, unlike him (We see, presumably, the real one hiding under his table at the club). It's entirely possible that he merely assumed a new handle.

It is an established fact now that Default used decoys in the course of his work, it's implied that the guy we chase (and potentially kill) is one, suggesting some might be Hackers for hire. In addition Default's identity is a secret, so really it would be very easy for one of the relatives of the victims of the 03 blackout merely appropriated Default's Identity and approached Blume to offer his services in hunting Ray Kenny, given that he was working for free and hunting their priority target they probably didn't care if he was the real deal or not. As for the sequel saying Default's been off grid for some time it's possible that, if neither Default that died were the real deal, that the real one went to ground when he realized that people like Aiden and Ray had begun targeting him, as they are willing to engage with violence in the real world, not just the digital one (We see, presumably, the real one hiding under his table at the club). It's entirely possible that he merely assumed a new handle.

See [[http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/the-nsa-hated-civilian-encrypted-data-way-back-in-the-1-895351153 here]]. It sure would make the game's ease of hacking a lot more plausible, [[ParanoiaFuel scarily so]], in fact. Security is bad because the government mandates backdoors for authorities to break. That doesn't stop [[TheCracker others]] in the know from abusing those same intentional flaws, however.

*** [[WebVideo/GameTheoryWebShow Game Theory]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWSWjN6n_UQ has an episode on the subject that breaks it down very well.]]

[[WMG: Ubisoft's decision to try and canon weld FarCry, Franchise/AssassinsCreed and Watch_Dogs was a relatively late-game idea.]]

* Jossed. Neither bits from AC4 ever come up in-game.

** It actually is. There is an entire presentation one can find in [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Assassins Creed IV]] over the ctOS project being advertised to Abstergo in the real world hacking section.

[[WMG: Ubisoft's decision to try and canon weld FarCry, AssassinsCreed and Watch_Dogs was a relatively late-game idea.]]
Considering how AssassinsCreed establishes that EVERY conflict is part of the whole Assassins vs Templar war, it seems kinda weird that Blume and the whole ctOS would be relatively unconnected with the whole war. Same with Vaas, since he can't exactly stand on either side of the war (he's a ChaoticEvil, while the Templar's and Assassins are LawfulEvil and ChaoticGood respectively). Essentially, it seems Ubisoft just wanted to make it's own "universe" for the sake of having one no matter how disparate the individual games are from each other. I wouldn't exactly be surprised if ''VideoGame/TheCrew'' or pretty much any non-Clancy/non-Rayman game hereafter has some reference to try and place it into the Ubiverse.

[[WMG: Watch_Dogs takes place in an AlternateHistory timeline where strong encryption was never legalized for civilian use in the 1990s.]]

It sure would make the game's ease of hacking a lot more plausible, [[ParanoiaFuel scarily so]], in fact. Security is bad because the government mandates backdoors for authorities to break. That doesn't stop [[TheCracker others]] in the know from abusing those same intentional flaws, however.

It sure would make the game's ease of hacking a lot more plausible, [[ParanoiaFuel scarily so]], in fact. Security is bad because the government mandates backdoors for authorities to break. That doesn't stop [[TheCracker others]] from using those same intentional flaws, with the right knowledge, however.

It sure would make the game's ease of hacking a lot more plausible, [[ParanoiaFuel scarily so]], in fact. Security is bad because the government mandates backdoors for authorities to break. That doesn't stop [[TheCracker other]] from using those same intentional flaws, with the right knowledge, however.

With all the intel their AI has collected on organizations across the world, it won't take too long before Blume's analysts do the calculus and realize that Abstergo has controlling shares ''in the world itself'', what with all their wacky (and effective) attempts to plant moles and structural loopholes in every major government. Blume has already given presentations about their opinion-controlling technology to Abstergo; they could sell their mainframe to the Templars and then use the very backdoors that Dedsec has been installing into their mainframe to hack Abstergo's databases for the keys to the kingdoms... at which point they'll meet ''Juno''.

With all the intel their AI has collected on organizations across the world, it won't take too long before Blume's analysts do the calculus and realize that Abstergo has controlling shares ''in the world itself'', what with all their wacky (and effective) attempts to plant moles and structural loopholes in every major government. Blume has already given presentations about their opinion-controlling technology to Abstergo; they could sell their mainframe to the Templars and then use the very bugs that Dedsec has been installing into their mainframe to hack Abstergo's databases for the keys to the kingdoms... at which point they'll meet ''Juno''.

It would make a touch more sense, seeing as DedSec appears to be a WellIntentionedExtremist group, while Blume is simply a corrupt MegaCorp.

** Sequel confirmed. No information on location, though.

We know AC 2016 is set as a side-story to the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe, and W_D is canon to said universe. Henceforth, Aiden would likely make a cameo. Potentially, he could be mentioned by the Assassins or Templars as having killed the Abstergo CEO (Which he did) or could also potentially be seen in some form of montage, or, most likely IMO, would hack the Animus at some point, possibly working in conjunction with Erudito.

We know AC2016 is set as a side-story to the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe, and W_D is canon to said universe. Henceforth, Aiden would likely make a cameo. Potentially, he could be mentioned by the Assassins or Templars as having killed the Abstergo CEO (Which he did) or could also potentially be seen in some form of montage, or, most likely IMO, would hack the Animus at some point, possibly working in conjunction with Erudito.

He already notices this as his weak point early on in the game. And W_D was not subtle at forshadowing. True [[spoiler: Damien's actions could be the thing that Jordi's chat was forshadowing, but maybe in the back of his head he, like Aiden knew that they could easily be at odds and was or considered planning something]].

In ''Bad Blood'', it's mentioned during the Fox Hunt investigation that Aiden is now in St. Louis, presumably to further protect Nicky and Jacks--whether they like it or not--and is still a wanted man in Chicago. With ctOS systems being introduced elsewhere in the world, St. Louis--being a major city--will be getting one of its own, and Aiden will start using it to fight Blume in Missouri as well.