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Wow, it really has been a once a year thing to do an AC episode huh?

00:00:43,700 --> 00:00:48,680 So last time I mentioned the AC franchise here, we reached a SHOCKING conslusion,

Jump off of buildings, (*splat sound*) and you will die

TRULY COMPELING RESEARCH

But this time, I'm putting on my big boy robes, internet

and going over the lore of this game to see if we can't find something amazing

And forget about science with all its nasty physics

or History with all its nasty uhh

Crusades?

rabid colonialism?

Look, I don't exactly know what History has

But that's beside the point

Today, I'm doing nothing less than proving the existance of a heretofore unknown entry in the Assassin's Creed series.

That's right! A full game you didn't know existed

just outta sight!

Or really, not out of sight at all actually

because this lost, unknown Assassin's Creed game isn't rotting away on the cutting room floor

or in the minds of some game designers who didn't have the money to make it

Instead, it's hiding in plain sight, for sale right now, on store shelves

practically taunting you with its secret assassin-i-ness

That's a word right? Assassininess?

but what game is it?

Loyal therorists, I present you with Assassin's Creed 4 and a half!

WATCH DOGS

That's right, all of our favorite: WATCH underscore DOGS

and this isn't some kind of half-butt easter egg that technically places the games in the same universe

I'm talking full on canon sharing

the black-hatted hacker and high collar trench coat enthusiast, Aiden Pearce, main character of Watch Dogs

is actually a modern day descendant of the Assassin's Order

and the plot of his game is completely tied with that of the other Assassin's Creed games

How can I be so sure?

Easy, because there is plenty of evidence

But, 'requiescat in pace'

Lets start at the very beginning

so we're all on the same page

Now if you're into the Assassin's Creed games for the story

I'd like to take this moment to warn you that there are going to be some plot spoilers ahead

so

skip or cover your ears or.. whatever

but honestly if you're a fan of the series you probably know most of this stuff anyway

Just doing my due dilligence alright?

So before there were any humans anywhere

In the world of Assassin's Creed,

there was a race of triple helix DNA-having beings

known as The First Civilization

They were extremely advanced in a sort of ancient aliens way

and actually it turns out

that the only reason humans exist in the first place

was that The First Civilization genetically developed us from primates

in order to serve as a work force.

And then, exerted their will over them with powerful items known as Pieces of Eden.

Which activates small naturally occurring neurotransmitters

designed to grow inside our brains from birth.

Problem was though, us human types were simply irresistible

and some of those First Civilizations members got monkey fever

who couldn't stop themselves from um.. *clears throat*

intermingling with the humans

resulting in human-First Civilization hybrids

that were immune to the Pieces of Eden.

And also inherited abilities like Eagle Vision.

a.k.a don't sue us Marvel copyright-friendly spider sense

These people fought for the justice and freedom of humans

Eventually winning enough battles that The First Civilization was wiped out after a large planetary catastrophe

who leaving the Earth, to the humans

and there is much rejoicing

*dull cheering*

Eventually those hybrid genes were spread across the gene pool

but those with high concentrations of them were often recruited to continue protecting humanity against threats to their free will

Most notably is either the Knights Templar

who wants to use those same Pieces of Eden to re-enslave the Earth

or

as the order of the assassins.

So that's the back story you need to know

but for this theory to hold any sort of weight;

the first we absolutely have to be a hundred percent sure of

is that Assassin's Creed and Watch_Dogs take place in the same universe.

And I assure you the evidence is there.

Check out this email from Assassin's Creed 4 which shows Blume.

The company responsible for the C.T.O.S. security network central to the plot of Watch_Dogs

offering use of the system to Abstergo Entertainment

The Templar run video game company from Assassin's Creed that uses experiences within the Animus

to create interactive games very similar to the Assassin's Creed games.

You know what? Now that I say the plot of Assassin's Creed out loud.

It's REALLY weird

and super

super meta

Ubisoft, bros..

Ar- Are you trying to- tell us.. something?

You're into world domination and controlling humanity with subliminal messaging?

Weird guys._.

Yo- You have to admit, it's-it's pretty weird.

In fact, the connection goes so far that you can see some of the games mentioned IN Assassin's Creed 4

ON the shelves in people's homes in Watch underscore Dogs

There's even a great little Easter egg which shows a father roasting his son for playing a game where after killing his target,

you go into a digital limbo to have a little chat

a.k.a. every Assassin's Creed game ever

There's also plenty of Abstergo employee's roaming the streets of Watch_Dogs' version of Chicago.

Which you can see with your cell phone magic

uh uh I mean..

high-tech hacker profiling device

But what makes me so sure this isn't just a bunch of Easter eggs?

I mean, we're not Crossover after all

Awe I'm sorry Drake

Still love you c:

Well, let's start with the soft evidence.

Aiden freeruns in a way very similar to the way AltaÏr, or Ezio, or Connor,

or Edward, or Arno do

Man, we have gone through a lot of assassins

And that focusing power Aiden has which allows him to slow down the way he processes time

is very similar to the Eagle Vision we've come to know from the Assassin's Creed series

which also allows the user to better concentrate on his surroundings and process information more easily

Aiden and the assassins also share the same sort of predictive countering techniques

a proclivity for stealth operations

and even a dependence on hacking

Remember Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane?

Two assassin hackers from throughout the franchise showing that, yes

the hooded and hidden blade weilders have room in their ranks for tech geeks too

The Assassins. Truly an equal opportunity employer.

So, what about Aiden himself?

If he was an assassin like I say wouldn't he bare some similarities? Or.. at least share some goals with the Assassin's Order?

For example, why is he called The Fox when all the other assassins use Eagle imagery?

Doesn't that kind of leave us dead in the water?

Well it would, if there wasn't an assassin from Italy known as "La Volpe"

Whch translates to "the fox"

And beside just being an assassin La Volpe was the leader of the Florentine and Roman thieves who worked against corruption in the establishment

Much like the hackers from Watch_Dogs.

Looking at all this together, this either suggests that the connection is super possible

or

that Ubisoft wanted a quick and dirty gameplay reskin.

But there seems to be more here than that.

Unsubstantiated comparisons be darned, lets look at the facts

Because nothing makes make me happier than supporting these theories with some good old solid in-game evidence.

Except maybe a lifetime supply of Diet Coke.

Looking at you Coke-Cola company

seriously waiting for that phone call

Now for this theory to really hit home

We need to prove that not only does Aiden know the assassins exist,

but that he also agrees with what they're doing enough to help them out along the way

Enter a man named Olivier Garneau

He's kind of like the bad guy from Quantum of Solace mixed with Steve Jobs.

And in Assassin's Creed 4 you meet him as C.E.O of Abstergo Enterntainment on your first day in the company.

It's through his emails that you learn the Templars are looking for a place called the Observatory.

And you run into him a few times here and there throughout the plot of the game, until he leaves the office for a share holders meeting in Chicago.

And.. that's it

From that point on he mysteriously disappears and no one ever hears from him again

You want to know why?

Aiden Pearce assassinates him in Watch_Dogs.

Hop over to Brandon Docks in Watch underscore Dogs and hack into a phone at the Brewed Delight to discover..

You guessed it

Olivier Garneau

Aiden sees that he's wanted by none other than The Brotherhood

Which we all know is just another name for the assassins

And guess what Aiden does

Does he let him go because he hates the assassins?

Escort him out of the city?

Uses magic hacking powers to get him a coupon code for free coffee?

No, he runs him down, and takes him out.

Why?

Because he's a target

And because Aiden Pearce knows who The Brotherhood is and wants to help.

And what's more, consider what a vode of confidence it is that The Brotherhood would even allow him to help.

We've seen time and again just how discerning they are with who they trust.

And the fact that Aiden's on their short list

Something it took most of the main AC characters more than half the game to do

Speaks volumes to his skill

His lineage

And his assassin-i-ness

See? I knew I'd use that word again.

Case closed

You just have to follow Abstergo.

But you know what internet?

That's not where this ends

Not by a longshot

Because follow Abstergo, I did.

And what I found doesn't just reveal a connection between Watch_Dogs and Assassin's Creed

It blows the lid off somethings so big

so Crazy

That plans must've been in the works for years right under our noses

And only now are we really finding out how deep this rabbit hole goes

If my calculations correct

Ubisoft has gone full Marvel

Where all the games based off their big company owned IP's

That they've released in the past few years take place in

One

Big

Universe

Where to begin?

How about Far Cry 3?

In Far Cry 3, the player character Jason

has even more similarities linking him to the assassin's than Aiden does

For example, Jason can mark and visually track targets through walls, trees, and foliage

just like an assassin

and the training he receives from the Rakyat people seems likely to be some sort of offshoot of the Assassin's Order

But again, all this means nothing if we don't connect the games worlds right?

In "The Lost Expeditions" DLC misson, Ignition in the Deep

Jason stumbles upon an abandoned Abstergo facility on the island the game takes place on.

Collect all the document fragments and you get a little blur from someone named Hayato

talking about the Pieces of Eden and early experiments by Thomas Edison leading to Animus technology

You're also given the access code

1 2 2 1 1 2

Numbers that would seem completely random in the context of solely Far Cry 3

but make a whole lot more sense in the context of Assassin's Creed

For 1 2 2 1 1 2 is actually a reference to December 21st, Twenty Twelve

The long rumored date of the apocalypse as told by the Mayan Calendar

And a huge plot point for the Assassin's Creed franchise.

And that's not all!

In the game you can find the mystical Silver Dragon Dagger

Which the Rakyat people say will make the perfect warrior out of whom ever holds it.

And that everyone would kneel before its owner

Which, if true, could reflect the mind controlling properties of a Piece of Eden

And speaking of Pieces of Eden in Far Cry DLC

In the Valley of the Yetis DLC for Far Cry 4, player character AJ

who once again has magical eagle vision-like powers by the way

Must find and destroy a yellow glowing relic that can control your mind and physically transform you into a Yeti