10 Conspiracy Theories That Are TRUE In Assassin's Creed
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VOICE OVER: Aaron Brown
WRITTEN BY: Caitlin Johnson
"Assassin's Creed" has featured some pretty insane conspiracy theories! For this list, we'll be looking at wild historical conspiracies that Ubisoft's franchise has proclaimed as fact. Our list includes The Moon Landing, 2012, Houdini's Death, Hitler Survived, and more!
Welcome to MojoPlays! Today, we’re looking at 10 insane conspiracy theories “Assassin’s Creed” says are true. You won’t believe what the Templars have been doing!
History tells us that Hitler killed his wife, Eva Braun, and himself on April 30th, 1945, because the Soviets were closing in and he didn’t want to be captured alive. But Ubisoft says that no, that’s not what happened. In fact, Hitler faked his own death because he had a body double, and then the real deal fled the Führerbunker, abandoning the war to save his own skin. Presumably, his destination would have eventually been South America, where many other high-ranking Nazis sought refuge – but he never made it. No, Hitler was quickly cornered and killed by the Assassin Brotherhood that same night while he tried to get his hands on a Piece of Eden. Maybe we’ll get that World War II game yet, and can see this play out for ourselves.
Through various claims of magic and mysticism, Rasputin infiltrated the Russian royal family in the early 20th century, making himself indispensable to the last Empress of Russia, Alexandra. Eventually, he was viewed as far too dangerous to the monarchy’s credibility – the monarchy which was, as we know, about to fall completely – and some pragmatic nobles murdered Rasputin in 1916. But he was notoriously difficult to kill, surviving a stab wound to the gut, potentially a gunshot to the head, and didn’t die until he was thrown into a river. This has been disputed, but according to “Assassin’s Creed”, it’s all true, and the reason he was so hardy was that he had a Staff of Eden to heal him. His body was eventually destroyed by the assassin Nikolai Orelov.
In 1908, a meteor exploded near the Tunguska River in extremely rural Siberia. Though very few people witnessed it because the region was so isolated, massive damage was done to trees, wildlife, and some buildings. But what happened, really? Some have suggested aliens were involved, but “Assassin’s Creed” says something else. We saw in some of the comics that Serbian genius Nikola Tesla worked alongside the Assassins, and that HE was to blame for Tunguska. It was really the home of a Templar research base, and Tesla blew it up by “broadcasting” enough electricity to make the entire thing – and the Staff of Eden it contained – explode.
Who really killed John F. Kennedy? Was it Lee Harvey Oswald, or are the conspiracy theorists correct? If you know anything about “Assassin’s Creed”, you know that the Templars were involved somewhere. It turns out that the Templars made an enemy of Kennedy, and wanted to remove him so that they could install someone they could control in his place. The Templars plotted to kill Kennedy but then, in a shocking turn of events, a band of rogue Assassins appeared and did their job for them. But in ANOTHER twist, the Templars were in possession of an Apple of Eden at this time, and they used it to project a hologram on the notorious “grassy knoll” to divert suspicion. It looks as if nobody wanted Kennedy in power.
Much like Kennedy and Hitler, conspiracy theories abound about the death of world-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini. How could a master magician like Houdini have died during a performance? In reality, Houdini was, at the time, suffering from various ailments, including a broken ankle and appendicitis, which he opted NOT to have treated. Following his last show, he ultimately passed away in hospital because of his burst appendix. In “Assassin’s Creed”, however, Houdini’s great tricks came because he had an Apple of Eden, of course, and the Templars wanted it so badly they killed him, making his death only LOOK like it was the result of appendicitis.
What’s really inside the Ark of the Covenant? Is it enough to melt off your face if you see within? Well, according to scripture, the Ark of the Covenant was a vessel used by the Israelites to transport the tablets the original Ten Commandments were written on, too sacred to be allowed to touch the ground. The Ark appears right at the beginning of the first game, in Solomon’s Temple underneath Temple Mount, Jerusalem. What’s inside it this time is, of course, the Apple of Eden, which Altaïr fails to retrieve himself, leading to his demotion. It IS recovered by the Assassins, however, falling into the possession of Al Mualim, who goes mad with power.
As we all know, the REAL story behind the Moon Landing is that it was filmed in secret by none other than Stanley Kubrick, at the behest of the US government, who wanted to trick the Soviets into thinking they’d won the Space Race. But Ubisoft bends the truth significantly, saying that the Americans really DID get to the moon! Not only that, but the whole thing was orchestrated by the Templars, of which Lyndon B. Johnson was a member, and they went out there because somebody had hidden an Apple of Eden on the lunar plane. Who went to the moon first and left the Apple there is anyone’s guess, though it was presumably the Isu – not that we’ve seen any Isu spaceships in subsequent games.
Are the Illuminati a real organization, secretly controlled by the Templars? Well, no, not according to Ubisoft. The Illuminati exists, but it doesn’t appear to be anything to do with the Templar Order. It did, of course, exist in real life, in 18th century Bavaria, and it’s this version of the Illuminati that crops up in the “Assassin’s Creed” lore. But they’ve been described, albeit only briefly, as being basically an inferior version of the Templar Order with none of its reach or power, much like the Freemasons, who only really appear in “Assassin’s Creed III” and don’t have much to do with the wider, Templar/Assassin conflict.
Just as the Mayans predicted, the world WAS scheduled to end in 2012. The only reason it didn’t was that Desmond Miles was able to stop it, even if he DID have to release Juno in the process. “Assassin’s Creed” took the position that the 2012 cataclysm, known as the “Second Disaster”, was a solar flare powerful enough to wipe us all out, though this wasn’t the only theory around December 12, 2012, people believed. Some thought that the black hole at the center of the Milky Way might kill us, or that a giant, secret planet would crash into the Earth. Suffice it to say, the world didn’t end in 2012 – unless, of course, that’s because the Assassins really do exist, and really did stop it.
The Isu aren’t an alien race, they’re the intelligent, precursor civilization that created humanity and existed on Earth before us. But Ubisoft clearly uses the strange ideas put forward by “ancient aliens” or “ancient astronauts” conspiracies to build much of the Isu lore. They biologically engineered humans, had advanced technology that ancient people couldn’t understand, and built enormous, high-tech vaults underneath many of our biggest monuments – the Pyramids included. Ubisoft says that everything about the ancient aliens theory is true, except that they weren’t actually aliens, and they’ve been manipulating humans in various ways for thousands of years, even long after their deaths, and form the basis for all major religions and mythologies.
Hitler Survived
History tells us that Hitler killed his wife, Eva Braun, and himself on April 30th, 1945, because the Soviets were closing in and he didn’t want to be captured alive. But Ubisoft says that no, that’s not what happened. In fact, Hitler faked his own death because he had a body double, and then the real deal fled the Führerbunker, abandoning the war to save his own skin. Presumably, his destination would have eventually been South America, where many other high-ranking Nazis sought refuge – but he never made it. No, Hitler was quickly cornered and killed by the Assassin Brotherhood that same night while he tried to get his hands on a Piece of Eden. Maybe we’ll get that World War II game yet, and can see this play out for ourselves.
Rasputin
Through various claims of magic and mysticism, Rasputin infiltrated the Russian royal family in the early 20th century, making himself indispensable to the last Empress of Russia, Alexandra. Eventually, he was viewed as far too dangerous to the monarchy’s credibility – the monarchy which was, as we know, about to fall completely – and some pragmatic nobles murdered Rasputin in 1916. But he was notoriously difficult to kill, surviving a stab wound to the gut, potentially a gunshot to the head, and didn’t die until he was thrown into a river. This has been disputed, but according to “Assassin’s Creed”, it’s all true, and the reason he was so hardy was that he had a Staff of Eden to heal him. His body was eventually destroyed by the assassin Nikolai Orelov.
Tunguska
In 1908, a meteor exploded near the Tunguska River in extremely rural Siberia. Though very few people witnessed it because the region was so isolated, massive damage was done to trees, wildlife, and some buildings. But what happened, really? Some have suggested aliens were involved, but “Assassin’s Creed” says something else. We saw in some of the comics that Serbian genius Nikola Tesla worked alongside the Assassins, and that HE was to blame for Tunguska. It was really the home of a Templar research base, and Tesla blew it up by “broadcasting” enough electricity to make the entire thing – and the Staff of Eden it contained – explode.
Kennedy
Who really killed John F. Kennedy? Was it Lee Harvey Oswald, or are the conspiracy theorists correct? If you know anything about “Assassin’s Creed”, you know that the Templars were involved somewhere. It turns out that the Templars made an enemy of Kennedy, and wanted to remove him so that they could install someone they could control in his place. The Templars plotted to kill Kennedy but then, in a shocking turn of events, a band of rogue Assassins appeared and did their job for them. But in ANOTHER twist, the Templars were in possession of an Apple of Eden at this time, and they used it to project a hologram on the notorious “grassy knoll” to divert suspicion. It looks as if nobody wanted Kennedy in power.
Houdini’s Death
Much like Kennedy and Hitler, conspiracy theories abound about the death of world-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini. How could a master magician like Houdini have died during a performance? In reality, Houdini was, at the time, suffering from various ailments, including a broken ankle and appendicitis, which he opted NOT to have treated. Following his last show, he ultimately passed away in hospital because of his burst appendix. In “Assassin’s Creed”, however, Houdini’s great tricks came because he had an Apple of Eden, of course, and the Templars wanted it so badly they killed him, making his death only LOOK like it was the result of appendicitis.
The Ark of the Covenant
What’s really inside the Ark of the Covenant? Is it enough to melt off your face if you see within? Well, according to scripture, the Ark of the Covenant was a vessel used by the Israelites to transport the tablets the original Ten Commandments were written on, too sacred to be allowed to touch the ground. The Ark appears right at the beginning of the first game, in Solomon’s Temple underneath Temple Mount, Jerusalem. What’s inside it this time is, of course, the Apple of Eden, which Altaïr fails to retrieve himself, leading to his demotion. It IS recovered by the Assassins, however, falling into the possession of Al Mualim, who goes mad with power.
The Moon Landing
As we all know, the REAL story behind the Moon Landing is that it was filmed in secret by none other than Stanley Kubrick, at the behest of the US government, who wanted to trick the Soviets into thinking they’d won the Space Race. But Ubisoft bends the truth significantly, saying that the Americans really DID get to the moon! Not only that, but the whole thing was orchestrated by the Templars, of which Lyndon B. Johnson was a member, and they went out there because somebody had hidden an Apple of Eden on the lunar plane. Who went to the moon first and left the Apple there is anyone’s guess, though it was presumably the Isu – not that we’ve seen any Isu spaceships in subsequent games.
The Illuminati
Are the Illuminati a real organization, secretly controlled by the Templars? Well, no, not according to Ubisoft. The Illuminati exists, but it doesn’t appear to be anything to do with the Templar Order. It did, of course, exist in real life, in 18th century Bavaria, and it’s this version of the Illuminati that crops up in the “Assassin’s Creed” lore. But they’ve been described, albeit only briefly, as being basically an inferior version of the Templar Order with none of its reach or power, much like the Freemasons, who only really appear in “Assassin’s Creed III” and don’t have much to do with the wider, Templar/Assassin conflict.
2012
Just as the Mayans predicted, the world WAS scheduled to end in 2012. The only reason it didn’t was that Desmond Miles was able to stop it, even if he DID have to release Juno in the process. “Assassin’s Creed” took the position that the 2012 cataclysm, known as the “Second Disaster”, was a solar flare powerful enough to wipe us all out, though this wasn’t the only theory around December 12, 2012, people believed. Some thought that the black hole at the center of the Milky Way might kill us, or that a giant, secret planet would crash into the Earth. Suffice it to say, the world didn’t end in 2012 – unless, of course, that’s because the Assassins really do exist, and really did stop it.
Ancient Aliens
The Isu aren’t an alien race, they’re the intelligent, precursor civilization that created humanity and existed on Earth before us. But Ubisoft clearly uses the strange ideas put forward by “ancient aliens” or “ancient astronauts” conspiracies to build much of the Isu lore. They biologically engineered humans, had advanced technology that ancient people couldn’t understand, and built enormous, high-tech vaults underneath many of our biggest monuments – the Pyramids included. Ubisoft says that everything about the ancient aliens theory is true, except that they weren’t actually aliens, and they’ve been manipulating humans in various ways for thousands of years, even long after their deaths, and form the basis for all major religions and mythologies.
