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up Tunguska. The Assassins demand an explanation, but an annoyed and confused Daniel starts a fight, causing him to be subdued and returned to his cabin. Later that night, Daniel, unable to keep his hallucinations under control, convinces Hannah to help him leave the camp so that he can go to his apartment and retrieve his medication. Upon finding that Daniel has thrown away all his medication, Hannah comforts him and tells him that the Assassins might help him unlock whatever is locked away in his mind, just as Bellamy arrives, having discovered Daniel is Nikolai's descendant. As Daniel begins involuntarily reliving Nikolai's mission in Tunguska, he attacks Bellamy and attempts to flee but is eventually cornered by Hannah and Bellamy. Daniel collapses, claiming that he has finally learend his purpose: to find the Assassins' Mentor.
401:, the last symbol of imperialism in Russia. Nikolai infiltrates Nicholas' residence, but rather than kill the Tsar, he demands that he hand over the Imperial Sceptre in his possession. Upon seeing the Sceptre, Nikolai quickly deduces it to be a replica and destroys it. Nicholas, remembering Nikolai from their brief encounter on the imperial train three decades ago, asks him to spare his family, but Nikolai reveals he has no intention to kill the Tsar or his family and prepares to leave. Before he does, Nicholas informs him that the late 435:. After the Mentor reveals that he has been observing Daniel's progress and tells him about his own role in the Brotherhood, he presents Daniel with a Hidden Blade. This triggers something in Daniel's brain and he impulsively stabs the Mentor with the blade, killing him. Confused and horrified by his own actions, Daniel escapes by leaping out of the office window into the water below. It is then revealed that Daniel is, in fact, a 1195: 415:
during one of their sessions, but Daniel chooses to ignore him and heads to a local bar. When one of Nikolai's memories kicks in, Daniel becomes deranged and attacks a man who tried to help him, mistaking him for a Templar, but is stopped by the Assassin Hannah Mueller. Mistaking Daniel for an Assassin, Hannah reprimands him for breaking the Creed and takes him away to her camp near
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At the Assassin camp, Daniel meets its director, Paul Bellamy, who reveals there are no records of Daniel being a member of the Brotherhood despite him having the Assassins' logo tattooed on his arm. At that moment, another one of Nikolai's memories kicks in, causing Daniel to speak Russian and bring
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wore a necklace which was seemingly made of the same material as the real Sceptre. Deciding to investigate this lead, Nikolai digs up Rasputin's body and retrieves his necklace, discovering it to be a shard of the destroyed Sceptre. He then returns to Anna and their young daughter Nadya as the family
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Over the following two years, Daniel, now an official member of the Brotherhood, travels across the globe to search for clues to the Mentor's whereabouts, finally managing to secure a meeting with him in November 2000. Daniel is sedated by two Assassins in his room and awakens in the Mentor's office
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As the Assassins discover the aftermath of the Mentor's assassination and Hannah is informed of Daniel's betrayal, the Templars take advantage of the Brotherhood's weakened state to launch a worldwide purge against the Assassins, crippling them. Meanwhile, Daniel returns to Abstergo, the only place
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In 1998, petty criminal Daniel Cross, struggling with his addiction to drugs and alcohol and violent outbursts, is forced to attend court-ordered therapy sessions and take prescription medication for his hallucinations. After he stops taking his medication, his psychiatrist calls him out for it
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In 1908, Nikolai, now bitter and more brutal in his methods after having lost his child, tortures a captured Templar for the whereabouts of the Imperial Sceptre, which the Brotherhood has discovered to be a powerful Piece of Eden. After the Templar reveals that the Sceptre is kept at a research
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who was brainswashed at age 7 to kill the Mentor when the opportunity presents itself, as well as Subject 4, a former test subject for Abstergo Industries' Animus, where he was forced to relive Nikolai's memories to benefit the Templars, giving him his hallucinations.
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The comic intercuts between events in Nikolai Orelov's life from 1888 to 1917, and his great-grandson Daniel Cross, who struggles with Nikolai's memories that he can inexplicably relive.
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to destroy the facility. However, the Assassins are unable to get to the Sceptre in time and the artifact is hit by the electricity, destroying it and causing a
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In 1888, Nikolai Orelov is having reservations about the Assassin life as he recalls the death of his friend and fellow Assassin
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universe, it tells the story of Nikolai Orelov, a member of the Russian Brotherhood of Assassins, who battles
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he feels would welcome him, and demands to be put back in the Animus to freely explore Nikolai's memories.
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The first issue of the comic was released on November 10, 2010, a few days before the retail debut of
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prepares to start a new life abroad, far from the Revolution and the Assassins.
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while trying to learn more about his own past and the history of the Assassins.
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franchise. It also incorporates several events from Russian history like the
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in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The miniseries also features a
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was a softcover special edition that brought all three issues of
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Assassin's Creed: The Fall comic leaps onto shelves Nov. 10
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in August 2012. A video game set in-between the events of
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Publisher
Wildstorm
Limited series
Action
adventure
Cameron Stewart
Karl Kerschl
Penciller(s)
Letterer(s)
Colorist(s)
Collected editions
ISBN
0857684930
American comic book
mini-series
WildStorm
Assassin's Creed
Templar
Russia
framing story
Daniel Cross
genetic memories
Cameron Stewart
Karl Kerschl
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Borki train disaster
Tunguska explosion
Russian Revolution
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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