Room blood symbols
Here are a few screenshots we’ve made of the blood symbols found on the wall in the bedroom:
This is a center view of the symbols.
‘We are all books containing thousands of pages and within each of them lies an irreparable truth’…
‘I’ve entered the Abyss and never returned’
January 21st, 2008 on 10:24 am
The centre symbol is possibly an African mask, and the globe showing the locations of the Pieces of Eden showed one in Africa. Is it possible that this mask is actually a Piece of Eden?
January 26th, 2008 on 2:54 am
the last picture says hunger lies the anwser, i cant make out the first part though, this must have taken weeks, also any ideas on the horse shoe with the dot in it.
January 26th, 2008 on 7:54 pm
Ed, I think it says ‘Quetzalcoatl’s hunger lies the answers’. Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec sky and creator god. Could be a reference to a Piece of Eden possibly being in a Quetzalcoatl temple or something like that.
January 27th, 2008 on 10:59 pm
anth, you seem to have some valuble input, you should look in the other symbols links, there is more being discussed, also any ideas about the horse shoe, it looks familiar to me.
January 29th, 2008 on 12:37 am
The horseshoe object is the symbol for Omega, the last letter of the greek alphabet
February 2nd, 2008 on 8:08 pm
Maybe it has something to do with the end of the world? 13 all over the wall (unlucky number) 12212012 under barcode (the day the world is thought to end) omega (last letter of greek alpahbet - the end?) also can anyone explain why a message in the computer by the machine is coded and capitals says WE WILL BE THERE SOON?
February 4th, 2008 on 3:19 pm
the 13.o.o.o.o is a refference to the end of the world again and it is the same date wrriten in long count form and marks the begining of the 13th baktun (end of civilisation ,great flood,ice age comet,)and says the next is fire
the horse shoe with the dot init is the sign for omega which reffers to the numbers 22:13 which is only visible on the top shot by the symbol in the middle and that number means revelations 22:13 im am the alpha and the omega,the first and the last the begining and the end.
February 5th, 2008 on 1:35 am
the middle symbol is a Lorenz attractor. Which is a 3-dimensional model to the long-term behavior of a chaotic flow (this may be related to chaos theory and butterfly effect.)
February 13th, 2008 on 9:59 am
WE WILL BE THERE SOON is lucys friend (who she was emailing about altair and delaying the discovery of the peice of eden) telling lucy that the assassins will come to try and free altair. the morning after i read the email the assassins came to free altair. also on the 21st december 2012 - the year the game is set - they plan to send the mind-controlling satelitte into space, that is why the end of the world stuff is there with the aztec dates and the end of the world on the barcode.
February 13th, 2008 on 12:02 pm
also if you use the eagle vision before lucy and vidic leave the room then you will see that lucy is highlighted in blue for ally and vidic is in red for enemy
February 13th, 2008 on 12:24 pm
this makes me think that maybe subject 16 was a decendent of a person from the philadelphia experiment and maybe he saw the future and that it involved you. or maybe his past life came in contact with other artifacts that allowed him to see future events. This would explain how he knew Desmond would be subject and read the messages in blood.
May 18th, 2008 on 9:14 am
Hey, i’ve played the game and finished it, on the bedroom wall, there are a couple of words in hebrew, i thought you might be interested in: “Olam Haba” meaning literaly “The next world”, but you could also translate it as “The afterlife”.
cheers,
alon
(P.S posted it someplace else accidently, but nvm that double post
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May 20th, 2008 on 5:49 pm
The thing in the center…is a Lorenz Attractor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lorenz_attractor_yb.svg
It is a mathematical shape that is used as an icon of the Chaos Theory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory
And Chaos Theory is for some reason related with Templars. I didn’t read up on it. But I was reasearching the Hashashin [Assassins] and Templars were mentioned and in the Templar wiki-article the Chaos Theory is mentioned which is where I saw the lorenz attractor which is in the middle of the blood text above the bed.
May 29th, 2008 on 7:38 pm
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=175552&site=xbw&skip=yes
the above page explains a lot. most of which is already on here, but i still found it very interesting
May 29th, 2008 on 7:40 pm
i found the tidibit that says “Within Emperor Jiajing’[s] sin and Quetzcoaltz’s hunger lies the Answers” to be interesting. possible locations for future games?!?
June 12th, 2008 on 6:17 pm
the first message for lucy is coded WE WILL BET HE RE SOON K
idk if i translated right
June 17th, 2008 on 3:42 am
in response to what taimao said (comment 11) It says in one of vidic’s e-mails that the previous subject’s ancestor was a decendant of someone who had something to do with the far east. He suffered “the bleeding effect”, which he further explained to mean the patient could no long distinguish between what was happening in the animus as his ancestor and present day real life, which probably explains the all the Chinese on wall and references to Yonaguni in the main room.
I’m also in agreement with what Anth (post #3) said. Queztlecotle (sp???) was an Aztec god. His hunger may refer to the ritual of human sacrafice in his name. Notably carving a heart of a human who was still alive and then cutting off his head and tossing him off the pyramid. (Anybody see Apocalyto? Its just like that, haha)
Further more, Emperor Jiajing (as mentioned by Kristen #15, was an emperor of the Ming dynasty in Ancient China. His sin was claiming the throne by declairing his father emperorer after his father had died. It was a big ordeal known as “The Great Rites Controversy”, he was a vain, terrible, and ruthless emperor and eventually people from inside his court began to plot his Assassination. (Coincidence, maybe?)
June 19th, 2008 on 2:00 pm
The center symbol is atually a Lorenz attractor, or at least looks like one, you can read more about them on wikipedia or somthing like that. Also, most of the writing is chinese which is odd because in the main room, the Japanese island of Yonaguni(which is equivalent to atlantis) is featured in writings on the floor. There also appears to be a Mandelbrot set in the top corner of the third picture down.(You should also look up more info about that as well as the lorenz attractor).Also the Mayan date of 13.0.0.0.0 is writen. The symbols for Alpha and omega, The beginning and the end are also written.
June 26th, 2008 on 12:57 pm
What about the very top, above the center symbol,I can’t read it.
July 7th, 2008 on 2:35 am
the center symbol on top of desmonds bed refer to the chaos theory. i am not sure what the theory is but it is called the Lorenz attractor.
just a guess but in third pic on this page the planets could mean one of those things where all of the planets are lined up
July 22nd, 2008 on 1:23 am
Ok first I must give all of you my respect for coming up with these answers of course Im still confused on one part, and that is wat does the sentence “I’ve entered the abyss and never returned” mean my only answer is that Project #16 entered the abyss of the truth he found out what was going to happen he found is fate and maybe changed the fate of someone else (Project #17). This could be the hint that he saw the future and he could be still alive they d=never said they killed him but they disposed of him maybe giving that to cross refrence that he might make an apperance to fill us all in…. but I could be wrong please dont disrespect me or my opions…
July 30th, 2008 on 2:40 am
I looked up Altiar and it is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Also in Arabic it maen “the bird”. In Chinese mythology, there is a love story of Qi Xi in which Niu Lang (Altair) and his two children (Aquila -β and -γ) are separated forever from their mother Zhi Nü (Vega) who is on the far side of the river, the Milky Way. Vega is another star it is also known as the old woman(she may be a character in the next game)
July 30th, 2008 on 2:47 am
The name Wega[7] (later Vega) comes from a loose transliteration of the Arabic word waqi meaning “falling”, via the phrase an-nasr al-wāqi‘, which sources translate as “the falling eagle” or “the swooping vulture”, as this constellation was represented as a vulture in ancient Egypt, and as an eagle or vulture in ancient India.
August 4th, 2008 on 2:56 am
Hey guys i saw no one had posted on this part of it
‘We are all books containing thousands of pages and within each of them lies an irreparable truth’…
ok what I gathered from that is,
all of the subjects contain much knoledge on how to make the world perfect, but also proof that it never will be.
Which basically means, we may get to look forward to many more games. =) but anyways, Im glad to see you guys took the time to actually go through the symbols and find meaning rather than blowing it off.
And, yet another thing, I dont believe that the next game will be samurai based, because they are more blunt warriors than assassins, meaning Ninjas will probably be the next characters.
So far what I have gathered for future games is
Possible Aztec Assassins (slightly doubted)
Possible Ninjas
Possible Samurais (Also Doubted)
Thanks for going through and reading this long message =) =)
August 5th, 2008 on 2:57 am
Im suprised none of o picked up on the blood itself, red in eagle vision means its an enemy, what this means i dont know, but he could b trying to mislead u intentionaly to the wrong anwsers, and they could have put this stuff in just for kicks, to get u guys to write the ideas for the next game for them or just to screw with ur head, but thats just my opinion.
August 16th, 2008 on 11:35 am
hi every one
am so glad that you are all here and try to share all that you know about the symbols
i have something for you
it’s “الزلزلة” word
it’s sora in alqurain alkreem and this sora is not so long
it’s talking about the end of the world and how is the world will end and how is this happened by GOAD and the people will see all things they did , any one how did something good even a small good like atom he will see it , how will something bad even is small as a atom he will see it
August 18th, 2008 on 11:03 pm
the center symbol, to me, looks like a representation of the butterfly effect.
http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200406/images/butterfly.jpg
October 20th, 2008 on 4:11 pm
in response to comment 16 it says we will be there soon,k?
October 20th, 2008 on 4:12 pm
possibly meaning us being in the afterlife, the final end of all known life etc. the ending
December 11th, 2008 on 12:24 pm
Triangle:
“They drained my soul and made it theirs. I drained my body to show you where I saw it.” Subject sixteen wrote this, along with all of the other messages, in his blood. The first part refers to Abstergo stealing his soul, or in reality, his memories. They watched his ancestor’s life to locate an important artefact, hence 16’s belief that his ’soul’ was taken. The second part is more literal. 16 drained his body to show you where he saw it, meaning that he used his own blood to leave you clues as to where the artefact lies. What artefact is he talking about? There’s a strong chance it could be the Holy Grail. We’ll look at some evidence later on that suggests this is the case.
Block of writing:
“Artefacts sent to the skies to control all nation, to make us obey a hidden crusade. Do not help them.” This message refers directly to Abstergo’s plan should they (and they will) get hold of the artefact that you’re being used to locate. They plan to send it into space and attach it to a low orbit transmitter to brainwash mankind. In the final battle Altair discovers just what the artefact, the Third Piece of Eden, is capable of. It can make people believe anything, and was responsible for many Biblical illusions such as the parting of the Red Sea (in ‘reality’ it did not happen - the artefact simply made people think that it did). Subject Sixteen is well aware of Abstergo’s plans and asks you not to help them.
12212012:
It may be easier if we call it 21122012, for this number’s a date. Specifically, 21 December 2012. It’s a hugely important date, for it marks the ‘end of the world as we know it’. The ancient Mayan civilisations used the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar (incidentally, we use the Gregorian calendar), and a significant event is supposed to take place. In Assassin’s Creed this event is obvious, and it also tells us when the game takes place.
Reading through Vidic’s emails you’ll see that Abstergo must ‘launch’ on 21 December. It is safe, then, to say that the ‘present day’ antics take place in September 2012, and that Abstergo wish to launch the satellite on 21/12/2012 to begin the new era in control of mankind.
13.0.0.0.0 :
This refers to 21/12/2012 again. To be more precise, it is the date written in long count form and marks the beginning of the thirteenth Baktun.
Animals :
There are three animals pictures: a hummingbird, a spider and a monkey. All three pictures are drawings of the famous Nazca lines - a series of lines in Peru that, when viewed from above, reveal giant animals. It’s probable that the area is home to another ancient artefact, or if not the pictures reveal the location of one.
Pyramids:
The step pyramids are a common symbol of Mayan architecture. The Mitchell-Hedges skull was found inside a Mayan temple, and there are more artefacts locked away within the ruins.
Yonaguni :
Yonaguni is the westernmost island in Japan, and a likely setting for the next game (or at least part of it). It is widely believed that an ancient and advanced civilisation once lived on Yonaguni, and that they suffered a similar fate to Atlantis’ people. Buildings found submerged around Yonaguni predate any other known buildings in the world, so expect any Japanese ancestor tales to take place before Assassin’s Creed 1.
22:13 :
Revelations 22:13. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” There are also a few alphas and omegas scrawled on the giant mural.
Eye in the triangle :
Yet another reference to a God. It’s a Christian version of the Eye of Providence - the eye of God. The triangle emphasises the Trinity. It’s strange that among all the religions and beliefs there are some strong Christian vibes - strange because the game keeps sewing seeds that hint it’s a lie.
ji…jing… :
“Within Emperor Jiajing’[s] sin and Quetzcoaltz’s hunger lies the Answers.” Emporer Jiajing was the Emperor of China from 1521 to 1567, and the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was not a kind emperor, and an internal plot to assassinate him was planned although ultimately failed (note: a possible ‘level’ in a future Assassin’s Creed). He built the Temple of the Sun (notice a theme about the Sun in the paintings around the two rooms) and collected rare materials from around the world. One of these rare materials is almost certainly an artefact.
Quetzcoaltz isn’t familiar, but is a likely misspelling of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec sky and creator God and another reference to the Sun. Although primarily an Aztec deity the Mesoamerican influences are strong, and the Mayans had their own version: Kukulkán. His ‘hunger’ refers to the ritual animal sacrifices that were made to appease him, and an artefact is probably lying within one of his temples.
Door code :
It’s the date of the Philadelphia Experiment.
Emails and eplanations:
Email: “The others and I have finished reviewing the Animus recordings from Subjects 12-16. While the Piece of Eden remains our priority, we must continue working to locate and understand the remaining artefacts. I am sure you can understand our reasoning behind this. Although satellite is accomplished to a fair portion of the work for us, we will certainly need to deal with those who are either immune to - or protected from - its effects.
Explanation: There are multiple artefacts that Abstergo want to possess in order to control the world, and they all have different powers. Once the satellite is in orbit most of Earth’s population will be under their control, but some people will be immune to its effects. They need to secure other artefacts to help deal with these people, otherwise their plans will be exposed and Abstergo will be under attack from rebels.
Email: “Piece of Eden (no. 3) - We applaud your continued efforts to locate an alternate artefact with the loss of no. 2 in the DIA Satellite Accident. We understand Subject Seventeen is having trouble interfacing with the Animus, leading to delays. As a result, we estimate another 24 hours before your next critical update. In the meantime, we’ll prepare an extraction team and set them to standby. We’re relying on you to obtain the additional information we require. He knows where the other objects are - even if he doesn’t realize it. You MUST unlock that final memory or all of this will have been for nothing.”
Explanation: The company is frantically trying to locate another Piece of Eden. They were about to launch a satellite with the second piece but an accident occurred and 20 people were killed. Desmond is being used to find another Piece of Eden with which Abstergo can launch another satellite and control the world.
Email: “Philadelphia Project - Data provided from Animus Subject Twelve indicates that the ship briefly manifested in a future state for approximately 18 minutes. It is unclear whether the timeline is consistent with or parallel to our own. Although we have recovered enough data to reconstruct and repair the original artefact used in the experiment, Administration has refused to move forward on the project, citing paradox concerns. Corporate policy remains in place: any objects found to interfere with or manipulate time must be contained. Artefact will be moved to secure storage.”
Explanation: According to an email in Lucy’s inbox the door code is 10281943 - the date of the alleged Philadelphia Experiment. It is rumoured that on 10 October 1943 the US destroyer escort USS Eldridge was subject to a top-secret experiment and became temporarily invisible. It has been suggested that it also underwent both teleportation and time travel, and that its crew never recovered. Many went mad, and some were even fused to the ship’s bulkhead. This email confirms that the experiment took place and that the Templars were behind it.
Abstergo have the ability to manipulate time and space with the artefact, but dare not try in case of triggering paradoxical events. It’s possible that Desmond will use such an artefact to stop Abstergo before they even begin their operation.
Email: “Tunguska Incident - Now believed to be the direct result of assault by Assassins. Research station destroyed as was artefact. Alternate wave generation devices have been located in storage, but we have insufficient data at the moment to initiate research. The risk of accident is too high.
Lineage Discovery and Acquisition Division should attempt to locate descendents of any attack survivors (either Assassin or Brotherhood) in order to continue research. Resurrecting this particular type of technology will aid us greatly with any holdouts following the Satellite’s activation. We’re putting together a team to push research in this area.”
Explanation: On 30 June 1908 a massive explosion rocked the world. The incident, near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Tunguska (now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia) is believed to have occurred when a meteorite burst above the Earth’s surface, flattening trees and causing widespread destruction. The email states that it was caused by a group of Assassins destroying a Templar base and the artefact at that location. Abstergo obviously believe that there is a great need for alternate wave generation artefacts to help deal with (ie destroy) resistance following the satellite’s launch. Think of this as a powerful weapon, such as a neutron bomb that can be harnessed and aimed at certain targets.
Email: “Grail - We are removing the Grail from our list of objectives. There is insufficient evidence to confirm its existence. Current examination of Subject Seventeen indicates that aside from the Piece of Eden, all other artefacts related to Christ-figure are literary devices (or derived from Piece of Eden) and not actual objects. Even if the object is real, its use to us at this stage is negligible. Our resources are better used elsewhere.”
Explanation: In what’s likely to be Abstergo’s biggest mistake they decide to stop searching for the Holy Grail. Why is this a mistake? It’s likely that this artefact does exist, and that Desmond and the Assassins will track it down and use it against Abstergo in the future. It’s possible that Subject Sixteen knew the location and provided clues for Desmond to follow - knowing that Abstergo wouldn’t look for its locations while they were so focused on the Piece of Eden. If this is true then Abstergo have underestimated the Grail’s significance - 16 obviously believed it was a key artefact in the battle against Abstergo.
Email: “Mitchell-Hedges Communicators - Analysis of the objects is complete. The good news is that they work. As a result we now have a safe and secure communication channel for use after the launch. However, they are severely limited in number, and so we will be providing them only to our most essential facilities. You will obviously retain possession of the one you have.”
Explanation: The Mitchell-Hedges communicators are possibly the most interesting items mentioned. Found in a ruined Mayan temple in Belize at around 1926 the ‘communicators’ are ancient crystal skulls, and there are believed to be only 13 skulls worldwide. The origin of these skulls is unknown, but they are rumoured to bestow the holder with scrying powers - ie the ability to communicate psychically. Abstergo have located these skulls, and it will allow their top facilities to communicate with one another without fear of the Assassins listening in. The mythology of these skulls is interesting: some claim it originated from Atlantis (remember Yonaguni?) at that the Knights Templar carried one about during the crusades. If so, it’s likely that it was passed down through the Templars and is now the one in Vidic’s possession. That does, however, leave the Mayan relevance in some doubt…
Email: “Warren, I cannot stress how important it is that you wrap things up with Subject Seventeen as soon as possible. We’re obviously relieved that you seem to be closing in on the target memory, but you need to step it up. Everything we’re working towards depends on your retrieving these locations. Without them, we’ve got nothing. May the Father of Understanding guide you to success.”
Explanation: The target memory in question is the final boss fight, and the revelation of multiple artefact locations. Obviously they’re keen to get the information as quickly as possible so that Abstergo’s retrieval teams can locate the artefacts.
Pieces of eden:
It’s unclear, but they could be the mythical golden apples. Apples are mentioned numerous times, and there are apples drawn in blood at the end. In Greek mythology there existed three Golden Apples, and it could be that this belief has been linked with Biblical aspects, and the Pieces of Eden and Golden Apples are the very same thing - the ‘forbidden fruit’ in the Garden of Eden.