That plays a role in our game and how we get to access Altair’s memories.”ĭoes this mean that this sixth sense, as we strive to unlock and understand it, will be what allows Ezio to relive Altair's memories? In that case, just what exactly is the sixth sense beyond Eagle Vision? Juno called it knowledge, so is it the ability to see both the past and the future? “Juno explicitly says that they have six senses, not five.
Awakening the sixth likely refers to discovering the sixth sense that the First Civilization locked away from mankind.Ĭontinue to for more on the Sixth Sense, Eve and how it connects with Assassin's Creed Revelations!ĭarby further explains that the concept of discovering the sixth sense isn't just thrown out there, but rather that it will play an important role in Assasssin's Creed Revelations. Juno's message about finding her and awakening the sixth is likely a combination of two different objectives. Juno's aim wasn't to kill Lucy, but to force Desmond into a state of shock similar to that which Subject 16 experienced, one which he had amazingly avoided thus far. Using McDevitt's explanation, a few things become clear(er). Putting Desmond back in the Animus is basically letting the Animus handle that partition.” You begin to develop something like multiple personality disorder, and you slowly go crazy. Just like what happened with Subject 16 and subjects beforehand, prolonged exposure to the Animus and reliving these fragmented memories really does a number on your head. While the ending is complex, Darby McDevitt, script writer for the Assassin's Creed series, makes the ending sound so very simple. and another assassin as they get Desmond back into the animus to help stabilize his condition. During the credits we hear the voice of William M. ALONE"īoth Desmond and Lucy collapse and the credits roll. Then Juno leaves Desmond with a cryptic message as he stands there with Lucy's life in his hands.
With his allies standing seemingly still, Juno forces Desmond to move forward and stab Lucy. Upon picking up the Apple of Eden that Ezio locked away, Desmond loses control of his body. What happens next is no doubt meant to tear a gaping hole into the chest of every Assassin's Creed fan. But you do not know! WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT YOU AS YOU WERE! It is hard to stay contained. After, when the world became undone, we tried to pass it through the blood.
"A hundred years I might speak and still you would not know us. While down in the Vault, he solves another climbing puzzle and it becomes apparent that his companions cannot hear or see Juno, who is explaining to Desmond that humans are an imperfect race, created in the image of the First Civilization but without their sixth sense. Inside the church, Ezio solves a puzzle which gives him access to the Vault where the Apple is stored.
Eventually the underground passageway leads Desmund to the Santa Maria Aracoeli, where he rendezvous with Rebecca, Shaun and Lucy. Desmond enters an underground catacomb and has a run-in with another member of the First Civilization, Juno (recall: In Assassin's Creed 2, Desmond encountered Minerva when Ezio unlocked the Vatican Vault). So just what is Assassin's Creed Revelations up against? Let's first recap Brotherhood's ending before getting into what it all means.Īfter remembering where Ezio hid his Apple of Eden, Desmond wakes from the Animus and the Assassins head on out to Rome's Colosseum to go recover it. Not one has ended without giving players more to think about, and while subsequent games have always explained a little more, Assassin's Creed Revelations is still going to have a lot of explaining to do. Proceed with caution.Įvery Assassin's Creed game thus far has managed to include a moment at the end of the game that just made you stop, put your controller down and take a long, deep breath to help clear your head. Warning: This is a spoiler heavy article about the events which transpired at the end of Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.