Desmond Miles
Biographical information
Born	13 March 1987 "The Farm," Black Hills, South Dakota, United States
Time period	Modern times
Political information
Affiliations	Assassins
Real-world information
Appears in	Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Revelations Assassin's Creed III
Voice actor	Nolan North

Desmond Miles (born 1987) was a traveling hermit and descendant of numerous familial lines who swore an allegiance to the Assassin Order; including individuals such as Aquilus, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Connor Kenway.

By age 16, Desmond became tired of living in hiding and aspired to pursue his own dreams. Using the minimal Assassin training skills he had obtained, Desmond fled from the Assassin compound he had grown up in and managed to travel from South Dakota to New York City, where he found a living as a bartender in a successful nightclub.

In September 2012, Desmond was kidnapped and incarcerated at Abstergo Industries, a Templar organization, and forced into a machine called the Animus to relive the memories of his ancestor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, in order to acquire a map detailing all "Pieces of Eden" spread across the Earth. Having been successful in this, Desmond escaped Abstergo with the help of Lucy Stillman, an undercover Assassin, and joined an Assassin cell in Italy consisting of Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane. Once again entering an Animus, Desmond relived the memories of Ezio Auditore in order to obtain his skills.

Eventually, with knowledge gained from Ezio's memories, Desmond and his Assassin cell obtained the location of Ezio's Apple of Eden located underneath the Colosseum. Though successful in obtaining the Apple, Desmond's body was taken over by Juno, a member of the First Civilization, and was forced to stab Lucy. Desmond entered a coma as a result, entering the Black Room - the "safe mode" - of the Animus. With help from the AI clone of his Abstergo predecessor Clay Kaczmarek, "Subject 16", Desmond was able to regain consciousness, and was by this time located in New York once again.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Kidnapped by Abstergo 1.3 Escape to the Hideout 1.4 Hiding in Monteriggioni 1.5 Obtaining the Apple 1.6 Exploring the Black Room 1.7 Regaining consciousness 2 Ancestry 3 Characteristics and personality 3.1 Equipment and skills 4 Trivia 5 Notes and references

BiographyEdit

Early lifeEdit

Desmond was born in an Assassin hideout near the Black Hills (west of Rapid City) in the United States. Known as "the Farm", the hideout was an off-the-grid compound with a population of about thirty people, all leading a nomadic lifestyle.^[1]

Desmond trained along with the other children of the Farm under the supervision of William Miles, his father. Desmond's training was extremely intense, often scaring him. He was also instructed to always be wary of their enemies, but as he got older, he became bored by the war stories of the Assassins and Templars, and underestimated Abstergo's influence over the world. Finally concluding his parents to be little more than conspiracy freaks, he decided to leave the compound.^[1]

On his sixteenth birthday, Desmond ran away from the Farm. His training proved to be useful, as he was able to outrun and avoid the Assassins pursuing him. Desmond traveled through "the badlands" and hitchhiked for some time. Someone eventually advised him to go to New York City, so Desmond left for the city and blended into the crowds.^[1]

Desmond eventually gained employment as a bartender at Bad Weather, mostly likely due to his looks.^[1] His specialty drink was the "Shirley Templar," a Shirley Temple with gin.^[1] Wanting to avoid the Assassins, Desmond never used his real name, and used only cash to purchase items.^[2] Over time, he tried to start a new life, but began to miss his family and old friends.^[1]

Desmond was eventually found by Abstergo, traced through a fingerprint needed for a motorcycle license. He was kidnapped by the Templars, who brought him to an Abstergo laboratory in Italy.^[2]

Kidnapped by AbstergoEdit

In September 2012, Desmond was held captive in the Abstergo facility for use as a test subject in the Animus, a device that could read the memories of people's ancestors through the "genetic memory" passed through their descendants' DNA.^[2]

At first, Dr. Warren Vidic attempted to pry the information he wanted from Desmond's mind, but was met with failure. While Desmond claimed to be nothing more than a bartender, Warren revealed that they knew of his history as an Assassin, forcing Desmond to finally admit his past life.^[2]

Warren and Lucy told Desmond that they were trying to access a certain memory, but Desmond's subconscious was resisting their efforts. Warren warned Desmond that if he refused to assist them, they would induce a coma, continue their work, and leave him to die when they had finished. Without much of a choice, Desmond agreed to help them.^[2]

Desmond was made to explore the genetic memories of his ancestor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad - a member of the Assassin Order during the High Middle Ages. He did so over several days under the Templar's watchful eye, but during the nights, Desmond was given a code that allowed him to open his room's door and explore the lab he was being held in, accessing the Animus computer and (after stealing Warren's pen) gaining access to Warren's personal computer.^[2]

Through e-mails, Desmond learned much about Abstergo, and about the Animus subject preceding him, Subject 16, who had suffered from the Bleeding effect due to prolonged exposure to the Animus. Eventually, with the aid of Lucy, the Assassins learned of Desmond's capture and attempted to liberate him, with the gunfire of their assault being heard through an intercom device.^[2]

After the rescue attempt failed, Warren boasted that those Assassins were, in fact, the last of the group Desmond had escaped from, their desert hideout having been previously destroyed. When Warren left, however, Lucy reassured Desmond that that compound had been found deserted and that his parents had "probably escaped." During this discussion, Lucy revealed herself to be an undercover member of the Assassins.^[2]

Desmond eventually achieved Warren's goal and discovered the locations of numerous Pieces of Eden. Three executives of Abstergo Industries then ordered Desmond's execution, but his life was saved by Lucy's intervention, as she asked them to keep Desmond alive in order to re-access his memories if necessary.^[2]

After the executives left, Desmond realized that he was able to use "Eagle Vision", an ability he shared with Altaïr, which he had picked up through the Bleeding effect. Using it for the first time, he saw Warren's and Lucy's true allegiances, as well as countless scrawled messages and puzzles on the walls and floor of the main laboratory, and his own quarters.^[2]

Escape to the HideoutEdit

After Desmond spent some time alone in the laboratory, Lucy suddenly returned, covered in blood and demanding Desmond to get into the Animus before Abstergo discovered what she had done. Desmond, rather confused, agreed and managed to sync with the closest genetic match between himself and Subject 16 recorded in the Animus’ memory core. Inside the Animus, Desmond experienced the birth of another of his ancestors, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. He was pulled out abruptly, however, so that they could both make their escape.^[3]

The two of them were quickly spotted by Abstergo's security, though Lucy was able to react fast enough to lock a door and keep the guards from reaching them. Unfortunately, they were forced into an engagement with two more security personnel, who Lucy promptly dealt with, astonishing Desmond, and allowing them to continue undetected. The two soon entered an elevator, that led down to a large open room filled with office blocks, which housed a large number of Animi.^[3]

As Desmond followed Lucy through the maze-like walkways between the blocks to avoid the guard patrols, they eventually reached the back of the room. Lucy attempted to enter a code into the locked door of another elevator, but it was rejected, prompting Desmond to instinctively call upon his recently acquired Eagle vision. Seeing the buttons necessary for the code, Desmond successfully unlocked the door on his third try. Once in the car park underneath the building, the two were halted by more of Abstergo's guards, but were able to defeat them and escape.^[3]

Arriving at one of the Assassins' hideouts, Desmond was introduced to two more Assassins – Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane – who had previously worked with Lucy. Lucy told Desmond that they wanted him to be trained as an Assassin, which could be achieved in a matter of days, thanks to the Bleeding effect. Doing so required him to learn through the ancestor that he had synchronized with Subject 16, Ezio Auditore. Desmond agreed to help almost immediately, which surprised Lucy. He was then quickly plugged into the Animus 2.0, and began reliving Ezio's memories.^[3]

After learning the skills of an Assassin through Ezio's memories, Desmond was retracted from the Animus, partly to test his retention of the memories, but also to prevent the mental degradation that Subject 16 had suffered, after being in the Animus for an extended period of time.^[3]

Tasking him with initiating security protocols around the hideout, Lucy left it to Desmond to figure out how to reach them through the use of his Eagle vision and new-found free running skills. Just as he began, however, he started suffering vivid hallucinations of the Third Crusade era. At first, the visions were short, and were nothing to worry about, but after completing the task, Desmond was incapacitated as the visions became more real.^[3]

Taken back to medieval Acre by the Bleeding effect, Desmond once again followed the memories of Altaïr, though this time, without using the Animus. Through the vision, he discovered that Altaïr and Maria Thorpe had conceived a child, who was to be Desmond's next ancestor after Altaïr.^[3]

The next day, Desmond had recovered from the experiences and returned to the Animus, neglecting to tell his Assassin teammates about what had happened. He continued to watch the genetic memories of Ezio Auditore, despite at one time being thrown out by "corrupted memory sequences."^[3]

Eventually, the team learned that Ezio's nemesis, Rodrigo Borgia, had become Pope Alexander VI in 1492, so as to gain access to both another Piece of Eden, the Papal Staff, and the Vault. As Ezio entered this Vault, he was confronted by a "goddess" hologram, who called herself Minerva.^[3]

Minerva warned the Assassins of the end of the world, recounting the story of the war between "Those Who Came Before," and their human subjects. The Assassins were shocked when Minerva addressed Desmond by name, confusing even Ezio, and revealed that she was in fact talking to Desmond through Ezio. Mere moments after, Desmond was quickly pulled out of the Animus, and upon seeing the three rushing to collect their belongings, realized that the Templars had found their location.^[3]

As he climbed out of the Animus, Lucy tossed Desmond a hidden blade with the Assassin insignia on the bracer, and asked for his assistance in covering their escape. Making their way into the warehouse, they were confronted by Warren and several Abstergo security guards, all of whom were intent on reclaiming Desmond.^[3]

The two eliminated all of the Templars that assaulted them, with Desmond – now fully synchronized with Ezio and possessing all of his abilities – masterfully using his hidden blade to kill many of the guards himself. With his entourage defeated, Warren was left to confront Desmond on his own; though he opted instead to retreat, promising that their victory was only temporary.^[3]

The four Assassins then fled north, with Desmond being hooked up to the Animus inside the van so he could continue to search through his memories for anything useful. Meanwhile, the other Assassins began to discuss the nature of Minerva and her speech.^[3]

Hiding in MonteriggioniEdit

After the Abstergo attack on their warehouse base, the Assassins traveled to Monteriggioni, one of the last Assassin safehouses in Italy. As the Templars were actively searching for them, and were analyzing the environment using cell phone towers, they were forced to set up underground, in the Sanctuary under the Villa Auditore.^[4]

Whilst searching the grounds of the Villa Auditore for a way into the Sanctuary, Desmond – through the Bleeding effect – saw a vision of Ezio in the past, who led him to a high, narrow ledge and leapt off. Desmond immediately followed suit, performing his first-ever Leap of Faith into a pile of hay. Desmond and Lucy then made their way to the Sanctuary, via the tunnel used by Ezio and the villagers of Monteriggioni during their escape after the Borgia attack on the town in January 1500.^[4]

As the two of them passed through the tunnels, Desmond saw more visions, which worried him, and made him wonder if he would eventually "start painting symbols on the walls." Lucy then scolded him, telling him not to joke about his condition, and reminded him that Subject 16 was dead and that he needed to focus.^[4]

When the two reached the Sanctuary, Desmond saw another vision of Ezio, who seemed to have visited it in his old age. Before he opened the door to Mario Auditore's office, Desmond noticed the numbers 1419, 1420, and 1421 written on the walls, which he pointed out to the other Assassins. Shaun theorized the numbers to refer to dates; however, he admitted that he needed to do further research.^[4]

After the team set up, Desmond became in charge of bringing electricity into the Sanctuary by inserting devices of Rebecca's construction into four electrical power boxes located around Monteriggioni, which would allow them to accumulate small amounts of power from each source. After that, he continued with his regular Animus sessions.^[4]

Obtaining the AppleEdit

After finishing in the Animus, Desmond and the others learned that the Apple of Eden was hidden under the Colosseo. Upon traveling to Rome, the group separated, with Desmond climbing through the ruins of the Colosseum. As he headed deeper, he saw several visions of Juno along the way, until he eventually arrived at the Santa Maria Aracoeli. There, he unbarred the door for the other Assassins.^[4]

Upon synchronizing his DNA with a strange pedestal, several levers and structures lowered from the church's ceiling, and Desmond started climbing his way up. Along the way, more visions of Juno appeared, and she explained that the Vaults were made as the only proper places to hide away knowledge. Desmond eventually reached a structure with a lever, where he saw a vision of Ezio lowering the lever. As Desmond also lowered the lever, another pedestal rose from the ground, and Desmond made his way down.^[4]

Once again synchronizing his DNA with the pedestal, Desmond activated an elevator that took all of the Assassins down to the chamber below, which held the Apple. Desmond ran around the chamber and lowered several levers, all the while seeing visions of Juno scattered around the chamber. Finally, the stairway leading up to the Apple was raised, and the Assassins noticed several symbols being projected around the room as they walked up to the Piece of Eden.^[4]

However, as Desmond took the Apple of Eden from its pedestal, Juno's voice was heard, saying that Desmond's DNA had activated the Apple. Juno then took control of Desmond's body, and forced him to stab Lucy in the abdomen with his hidden blade.^[4]

After collapsing in the Colosseum Vault, Desmond was taken away by the Assassins. Having slipped into shock - and eventually, a coma - his unconscious body was recovered, and transported to an unknown location.^[4]

Desmond was placed back into an Animus by William Miles and another, unidentified person. During this session, Ezio and Leonardo da Vinci were seen to have discovered a smaller vault in Rome. When Ezio's DNA activated the vault, a set of coordinates intended for Desmond were projected: 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. After reliving more memories, Desmond's condition worsened, and he entered a comatose state.^[4]

Exploring the Black RoomEdit

Desmond's exposure to the Apple and his grief over stabbing Lucy caused him to slip into a coma. In order to prevent Desmond from becoming a vegetable, William Miles, Desmond's father and the new Mentor of the Assassin Order, ordered Rebecca to place him in the Animus and shut down all of its non-vital functions. This led to Desmond entering the Black Room, a safe-mode built into the Animus's core functions.^[1]

Upon first waking on Animus Island, Desmond quickly ran into Subject 16's own consciousness which had also been absorbed into the inner working of the Animus. Sixteen explained that Desmond needed to continue living his ancestor's memories until they had nothing left to show them— eventually reaching what Sixteen called a "synch nexus". Once Desmond found it, the Animus would be able to separate his conscious from Altaïr and Ezio, and he would wake up. Sixteen then coldly remarked that if he hurried, Desmond could go to Lucy's funeral. Desmond was then bombarded with flashbacks of stabbing Lucy, realizing what he had done. Desmond was deeply hurt by what he did, but he proceeded into the memories of Ezio in order to wake up.^[1]

After finishing the first sequence of Ezio's adventures in Masyaf, Desmond began eavesdropping on a conversation between his father and Rebecca. William was examining the Apple, which made Rebecca nervous. William explained that he didn't think he had the proper genes to use the Apple, and Rebecca guessed that Desmond did. Desmond was then pulled out of the memory corridor and back to Animus Island, where Sixteen explained that the Animus had detected him leaving the safe mode and pulled him back to the island, acting as a failsafe program to try to keep his mind intact. He also told Desmond he would keep the Animus distracted to stop the machine from thinking he was a virus and deleting him.^[1]

Whenever he collected enough data fragments as Ezio, Desmond could enter the core of the Animus—a location where there were no simulations or environments but simply raw data. In this space, Desmond reflected his past—the Farm where he grew up, training as an assassin, his escape from the farm, life in New York CIty, and his eventual capture by Abstergo. He recalled his parents and regretted not listening to them. Desmond also came to terms with his role as an Assassin, noting that his easiest days were long gone, but he didn't want them anymore.^[1]

Between certain sequences, Desmond was pulled out of Ezio's memories, and conversed with Subject Sixteen. Sixteen asked Desmond if he could go with him once he exited the Animus and attempt to find another body which he could occupy. Desmond hesitantly refused, and Sixteen remarkred that he understood. Later on, Sixteen asked Desmond if he regretted anything—like leaving his parents and ignoring his role as an Assassin for so long. Desmond admitted that he wished he'd been more patient with his mother and father, and wished that things with Lucy went differently. Sixteen thanked him for "making sense", then disappeared.^[1]

Being pulled out a third time, Desmond was confronted with the sight of the island disintegrating around him. Sixteen proclaimed cynically that the Animus had scheduled them for deletion, gripping onto him as the virtual ground beneath their feet began to fracture. Sixteen then sacrificed himself, pushing Desmond back into Ezio's final memories.^[1]

Regaining consciousnessEdit

When Ezio discovered Altaïr's apple, it began to glow. Ezio, recalling his experience in the Vatican Vault, called out to Desmond, knowing he would be listening. He urged Desmond to make sense of all the questions and suffering he had been through in his life, bringing his story to an end and pushing Desmond into the synch nexus.^[1]

It was here Desmond was confronted by another member of the First Civilization: Jupiter. Jupiter explained that the other members of Those Who Came Before had built Vaults all over the world, each researching different methods of salvation from the impending solar flares. Each Vault's discoveries were transmitted to the Grand Temple (located in modern upstate New York), where Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva sorted what the others found. Six Solutions were tried and tested, and although they failed, a major breakthrough appeared to be emerging. However, a massive solar flare struck the Earth, killing almost the entire First Civilization. Less than 10,000 humans lived, and fewer members of Those Who Came Before. But both races worked together to rebuild mankind.^[1]

Jupiter then charged Desmond with a mission: to visit the Grand Temple. He told Desmond to take his words, and to "pass them from [his] head into [his] hands," by doing this he would "open the way." He warned Desmond that he was not sure how things would end, for him or Desmond. Desmond then woke up from his coma, with Shaun, Rebecca, and his father standing beside him. After Desmond took in his surroundings (notably the Apple and his arm, which had faint, glowing symbols on it), he told the others he knew what they had to do next. William then opened the door to the van, revealing that they were at the remains of the Grand Temple.^[1]

AncestryEdit

Desmond Miles came from many different lines of Assassins through both sides of his family. As a result, Desmond had a higher concentration of First Civilization genes in his DNA than most other humans, allowing him to properly wield the Pieces of Eden,^[1] which the First Civilization had created so that only their own race could wield them.^[5]

Desmond's most distant known ancestor was Lucius, a Gallo-Roman Assassin. His son and fellow Assassin Aquilus was next in line in Desmond's ancestry,^[6] alongside Aquilus' wife Valeria. Lucius and Aquilus were members of the Liberalis Circulum, an Assassin organization, and were closely related to the Ankh, a First Civilization artifact wielded by Isis.^[7]

During the High Middle Ages, Umar Ibn-La'Ahad and his wife would become Desmond's ancestors, and members of the Levantine Assassins under the leadership of Al Mualim.^[8] They had one son, Altaïr, who became one of the most legendary Mentors of the Assassin Brotherhood. Altaïr and his wife Maria Thorpe conceived two children, Darim and Sef, Desmond's next ancestor.^[1] Sef married and had two daughters, who moved to Alexandria after Sef's death.^[8]

Desmond's ancestry also extended to Renaissance Italy, where his ancestor Domenico Auditore founded the House of Auditore in Monteriggioni. Two generations later and Desmond's ancestor Giovanni Auditore da Firenze was born, a leading figure in the Italian Brotherhood. Giovanni and his wife Maria gave birth to his next ancestor, Ezio,^[3] who like Altaïr became one of the Brotherhood's most renowned Mentors.^[4] Late in his life, Ezio married an Ottoman-born Venetian named Sofia Sartor, who became Desmond's ancestor after conceiving one of their children, a daughter named Flavia.^[1]

Connor Kenway, an Assassin born into the Mohawk by a Native American mother and English father, was an 18th century ancestor of Desmond who was heavily involved in the Assassin-Templar conflict during the American Revolutionary War.^[9]

Characteristics and personalityEdit

Desmond was a gruff and cynical individual, who held a serious outlook on life. This was mainly due to him learning of the Templars and Assassins in his youth,^[2] and even of their connection to Abstergo, as he was educated as to their power and reach during his childhood at The Farm. However, he grew to disbelieve this, eventually dismissing what he was taught as paranoid delusions - and his parents as "conspiracy freaks" - until he was kidnapped and brought to Abstergo.^[1]

Despite this, he was not above jesting about his situation, and would occasionally make jokes, although they rarely elicited a good reaction from anyone. After his emancipation from Abstergo, Desmond's demeanor became considerably more relaxed, and he spent a notable amount of time conversing with Lucy. However, he began to question his sanity after experiencing the Bleeding effect.^[3]

After Lucy's death and learning of his detainment in the Black Room, Desmond was overcome with grief and remorse. While trapped in the Black Room, he reflected on his life, his family, and his choice to not be an Assassin for most of his life. Desmond eventually found closure while recalling his past and learning from Ezio and Altaïr's last memories—he came to realize that his easier times were over, and that he was an Assassin.

Equipment and skillsEdit

As Desmond was trained during childhood as an Assassin, he was proficient in basic reconnaissance skills, such as eavesdropping and pickpocketing. After about a week of being forced to relive the memories of his ancestor Altaïr, Desmond developed an extra-sensory ability called Eagle vision.^[2]

Later on, after willingly exploring the memories of his other ancestor, Ezio, Desmond learned how to free-run and use weapons. Not long afterwards, he was able to easily fend off a Templar attack with Ezio's combat skills.^[4]

Since fully synchronizing with Ezio, Desmond has been able to use all of the abilities his ancestor could in real life, notably in free running across Monteriggioni and the Colosseum.^[4]

TriviaEdit

• According to the Assassin's Creed game manual, Desmond has an A+ blood type.
• Desmond is modeled after Francisco Randez and voiced by Nolan North.
• The etymology of Desmond's name "the world" (or "man of the world" in Celtic) is not related to either of his ancestors', whereas Altaïr's and Ezio's names pertain to avians; Altaïr's being "the flying one" and Ezio's "eagle."
• Desmond's surname "Miles" is the Latin word for "soldier." This name suits him however, as he wanted to leave his parents' watchful eyes to see the rest of the world outside the compound, and refers to his role in saving the world from destruction.
• Desmond is a descendant of Those Who Came Before and humans. Proof of this is his Eagle vision, a product of the unification of those two races, which also led to the birth of the first "Assassins," Adam and Eve.^[10]
• Desmond's ancestors Altaïr and Ezio both possessed identical scars on their lips similar to Desmond himself did. Desmond's other ancestors Aquilus and Connor both do not possess the scar, and in Assassin's Creed: Revelations Desmond's scar had been removed.
• Desmond's eye color has changed multiple times. In Assassin's Creed they were golden, in Assassin's Creed II brown, and in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, when he enters Subject 16's virtual maze, they turn blue. This is best seen during the dialogue between him and Subject 16.

Assassin's Creed

• Desmond's history shows that he never wanted to be an Assassin, nor does he have the skills yet before Assassin's Creed II to be one; as Shaun puts it "You [Desmond] didn't even try to escape." However, in the Assassin's Creed: Graphic Novel included with the limited edition of Assassin's Creed, he does call himself an Assassin, and shows skills of stealth and lethality.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

• The Animus machine, during the tutorial segment, refers to the subject viewing the memories as Subject 17, which was the subject number given to Desmond during the events of Assassin's Creed. Although likely, Desmond's presence in Bloodlines is highly debatable, due to time conflicts between Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed II.

Assassin's Creed II

• Desmond acquires a hidden blade at the conclusion of Assassin's Creed II. The original owner of the blade is not mentioned, but its bracer is identical to the one Ezio inherited from his father, Giovanni. However, it is very unlikely that Ezio's bracer was passed down to Desmond, as Ezio replaced it upon traveling to Rome.
• Although only given a hidden blade, this is not the only weapon Desmond can use, as he can disarm and use his opponents' tactical batons when defending the Hideout.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

• Interacting with the statue of Altaïr in the Sanctuary at any point during the storyline will trigger Desmond to say "Hey, wassa-matta-you, Altaïr?", followed by Rebecca reprimanding him for being racist, and then Lucy rebuking them both for wasting time. This can be done as many times as the player wants after the cutscene, only without any responses from the others.
• In early images, Desmond is seen with a beard identical to Ezio's. It is unknown why the beard was present then, and was later removed.
• Surprisingly, Desmond's climbing resembles that of Altaïr rather than Ezio's, considering he has spent more time training through Ezio's memories than Altaïr's.
• During the beginning, when Desmond and Lucy are traversing the tunnels to get to the Sanctuary, the two will engage in a brief argument on how to climb a small wall. Desmond suggests that one of them gives the other a boost into the air to reach a ledge, however, Lucy refuses. This is a reference to the game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, in which the protagonist Nathan Drake, who is also voiced by Nolan North, must often launch his female companions with a boost to get around certain obstacles. Later, Lucy and Desmond also begin using a catapult jumping technique exactly like that seen in Uncharted 2 to cross gaps in the path.
• Desmond is practically invincible outside of the Animus, where he is able to survive, unharmed, from a fall from any height.
• Despite being equipped with a hidden blade throughout the story, Desmond only uses it twice; the first in the Auditore Family Crypt, to lower a platform for Lucy, and the second in the Colosseum Vault, to stab Lucy.
• Should the player achieve full synchronization in Sequence 8, Desmond will appear as a playable skin in the Animus. The Animus states that the Desmond model was uploaded from the Animus memory banks. Despite him only wearing one hidden blade, double kills are still possible.
• An exact replica of Desmond's shirt (as well as one in an alternative color) is available from the Ubiworkshop online store.
• Desmond's t-shirt design had changed in development of the game. In screenshots, the eagle on his shirt is facing towards Desmond's right, but in-game, the eagle faces towards Desmond's left.
• If Desmond fails to return to the Sanctuary after 10 minutes, he will reappear back in the Sanctuary with no ill effect.
• After Desmond is given the watch and earpiece by Lucy, he will continue to wear it even after returning to the Sanctuary for the duration of his stay there. Despite this, the watch and earpiece will still be located on the counter where Desmond received it.
• If the player last used medicine and has it saved in a quickslot before exiting the Animus, Desmond will be able to have the medicine as well, with of course, no effects. The process of using the medicine as Desmond can be repeated until there is no longer any medicine in Ezio's inventory.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

• As far as Desmond's appearance in his subconscious state, he now wears a black hoodie with a white shirt, which is the opposite of what he wore in Brotherhood (white hoodie, black shirt). Despite this, the Desmond outfit that the player can get depicts the Brotherhood outfit with his facial features from Revelations. He no longer wears his courier bag, headset or wristband/watch, and his hidden blade appears to be removed.
• A replica of the black hoodie that Desmond wears in Revelations is available from the UbiWorkshop site, along with the white hoodie from Brotherhood and two other versions that are not exact replicas.
• While on Animus Island Desmond flicks his wrists as though he were wearing his Hidden Blade when the player attempts to activate them.
• William Miles notes that Desmond has an unusually high concentration of First Civilization DNA, allowing him to properly wield the Apple. Only one in ten million people have similar concentrations.

Notes and referencesEdit

Assassin's Creed Characters Assassins Desmond Miles ∙ Lucy Stillman | Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ∙ Al Mualim ∙ Malik Al-Sayf ∙ Kadar Al-Sayf ∙ Abbas Sofian ∙ Rauf ∙ Rafiqs Targets Tamir ∙ Garnier de Naplouse ∙ Talal ∙ Abu'l Nuqoud ∙ William of Montferrat ∙ Majd Addin ∙ Jubair al Hakim ∙ Sibrand ∙ Robert de Sable ∙ Al Mualim Others Warren Vidic ∙ Leila Marino ∙ Alan Rikkin | Maria Thorpe ∙ Masun ∙ Richard the Lionheart Factions Abstergo | Assassins ∙ Civilians ∙ Knights Hospitalier ∙ Knights Templar ∙ Knights Teutonic ∙ Saracens Locations Abstergo laboratory | Solomon's Temple ∙ Masyaf ∙ Damascus ∙ Acre ∙ Jerusalem ∙ Arsuf ∙ Kingdom ∙ Assassins' Bureau Terms and gameplay Abilities and Equipment ∙ Abstergo ∙ Achievements ∙ Animus ∙ Assassins ∙ Blend ∙ Cryptic Messages ∙ Eagle Vision ∙ Eavesdropping ∙ E-mails ∙ Feather ∙ Flags ∙ Genetic memory ∙ Glitches ∙ Horses ∙ Informants ∙ Interrogation ∙ Investigation ∙ Leap of Faith ∙ Pickpocketing ∙ Pieces of Eden ∙ Save Citizen ∙ Scholars ∙ Social Stealth ∙ Synchronization ∙ Thugs ∙ View Points ∙ Vigilantes Weapons Hidden Blade ∙ Fists ∙ Short blade ∙ Sword ∙ Throwing knives

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Characters Assassins Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad Templars Armand Bouchart - Templar agent - Osman - Fredrick - Moloch - Shalim - Shahar - Dark Oracle - Maria Thorpe Resistance Alexander - Barnabas - Markos Others Demetris - Jonas - Pasha Locations Acre - Cyprus (Buffavento Castle - Kantara Castle - Kyrenia - Limassol - Limassol Castle - Saint Hilarion Castle)

Assassin's Creed II Characters House of Auditore Ezio ∙ Giovanni ∙ Mario ∙ Maria ∙ Federico ∙ Claudia ∙ Petruccio | Domenico Assassins Desmond Miles ∙ Lucy Stillman ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ Rebecca Crane | Niccolò Machiavelli ∙ Antonio de Magianis ∙ Paola ∙ Teodora Contanto ∙ La Volpe ∙ Bartolomeo d'Alviano ∙ Dante Alighieri | Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad Assassination targets Rodrigo Borgia ∙ Uberto Alberti ∙ Vieri de' Pazzi ∙ Francesco de' Pazzi ∙ Antonio Maffei ∙ Stefano da Bagnone ∙ Bernardo Baroncelli ∙ Francesco Salviati ∙ Jacopo de' Pazzi ∙ Emilio Barbarigo ∙ Carlo Grimaldi ∙ Marco Barbarigo ∙ Silvio Barbarigo ∙ Dante Moro ∙ Ludovico Orsi ∙ Checco Orsi ∙ Girolamo Savonarola Others Clay Kaczmarek ∙ Warren Vidic | Annetta ∙ Leonardo da Vinci ∙ Lorenzo de' Medici ∙ Rosa ∙ Carlotta Moro ∙ Caterina Sforza ∙ Cristina Vespucci ∙ Alvise da Vilandino ∙ Agostino Barbarigo | Maria Thorpe | Minerva Factions Assassins ∙ Templars ∙ Civilians ∙ Courtesans ∙ Mercenaries ∙ Merchants ∙ Thieves Locations Abstergo laboratory ∙ Hideout | Florence ∙ Monteriggioni ∙ Villa Auditore ∙ Tuscany ∙ San Gimignano ∙ Apennine Mountains ∙ Romagna ∙ Forlì ∙ Venice ∙ Rome Terms and gameplay Abstergo ∙ Achievements ∙ Adam ∙ Eve ∙ Animus ∙ Art Merchants ∙ Blacksmiths ∙ Bleeding effect ∙ Borgia Messengers ∙ Codex ∙ Customization ∙ Doctors ∙ Eagle Vision ∙ Economic system ∙ Fast Travel Booths ∙ Feathers ∙ Flying Machine ∙ Glyphs ∙ Guards ∙ Heralds ∙ Monteriggioni Statuettes ∙ Notoriety ∙ Officials ∙ Pieces of Eden ∙ Secret Locations ∙ Side Missions and Events ∙ Tailors ∙ First Civilization ∙ The Truth ∙ Uplay ∙ The Vault ∙ View Points ∙ Wanted posters Weapons Fists/Metal Cestus ∙ Heavy weapons ∙ Hidden Blade ∙ Hidden Gun ∙ Improvised weapons ∙ Long weapons ∙ Poison blade ∙ Short blades ∙ Smoke bombs ∙ Swords and Maces ∙ Throwing knives ∙ Warhammers DLC Battle of Forlì ∙ Bonfire of the Vanities

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Characters Assassins Desmond Miles . Lucy Stillman ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ Rebecca Crane | Ezio Auditore da Firenze . Claudia Auditore da Firenze ∙ Maria Auditore da Firenze ∙ Mario Auditore ∙ Bartolomeo d'Alviano ∙ Niccolò Machiavelli ∙ La Volpe Templars Rodrigo Borgia ∙ Cesare Borgia . Juan Borgia the Elder ∙ Octavian de Valois ∙ Micheletto Corella . Il Carnefice ∙ Silvestro Sabbatini ∙ Malfatto ∙ Brother Ristoro ∙ Gaspar de la Croix ∙ Donato Mancini ∙ Lia de Russo ∙ Lanz ∙ Auguste Oberlin Others Pantasilea Baglioni ∙ Lucrezia Borgia ∙ Pietro Rossi ∙ Patrizio ∙ Nicolaus Copernicus ∙ Leonardo da Vinci ∙ Duccio de Luca ∙ Ercole Massimo ∙ Salaì ∙ Caterina Sforza ∙ Juno Multiplayer Doctor ∙ Courtesan ∙ Executioner ∙ Noble ∙ Priest ∙ Prowler ∙ Barber ∙ Engineer ∙ Blacksmith ∙ Captain ∙ Smuggler ∙ Footpad ∙ Mercenary ∙ Harlequin ∙ Hellequin ∙ Officer ∙ Thief ∙ Dama Rossa ∙ Pariah ∙ Marquis ∙ Knight Factions Abstergo Industries | Assassins (Guilds) ∙ Civilians ∙ Followers of Romulus ∙ Guards ∙ Hermeticists ∙ Merchants ∙ Templars Locations Sanctuary . Monteriggioni ∙ Rome ∙ Colli Albani ∙ Naples ∙ Valnerina ∙ Monte Circeo ∙ Viana ∙ Florence ∙ Venice ∙ Secret Locations Terms and Gameplay Animus ∙ Achievements ∙ Bleeding effect ∙ Borgia towers ∙ Chase-breakers ∙ Customization ∙ Eagle Vision ∙ Economic system ∙ Flying Machine ∙ Heralds ∙ Horses ∙ Lairs of Romulus ∙ Leap of Faith ∙ Lifts ∙ Mounted cannons ∙ Officials ∙ Parachutes ∙ Pieces of Eden ∙ Ranks ∙ Notoriety ∙ Secret Locations ∙ Side Missions ∙ View Points Weapons Axe ∙ Crossbow ∙ Fists/Metal Cestus ∙ Heavy weapons ∙ Hidden Blade ∙ Hidden Gun ∙ Improvised weapons ∙ Long weapons ∙ Multiplayer weapons ∙ Poison blade ∙ Poison darts ∙ Short blade ∙ Smoke bombs ∙ Swords and Maces ∙ Throwing knives ∙ Warhammer DLC Animus Project Update 1.0 ∙ Animus Project Update 2.0 ∙ Animus Project Update 3.0 ∙ Copernicus Conspiracy ∙ The Da Vinci Disappearance

Assassin's Creed (French comic) Characters Assassins Aquilus ∙ Accipiter ∙ Lucius ∙ Cuervo ∙ Lugos | Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ∙ Al Mualim ∙ Malik Al-Sayf | Ezio Auditore da Firenze | Desmond Miles ∙ Lucy Stillman ∙ Tom ∙ Herman Geier ∙ Rebecca Crane ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ Jonathan Hawk ∙ Stella Crow Templars Gracchus ∙ Caïus Fulvus Vultur ∙ Faustin | Tamir ∙ Al Mualim | Warren Vidic ∙ Herman Geier Others Isis ∙ Osiris | Weke ∙ Valeria Locations Damascus ∙ Lugdunum ∙ Masyaf ∙ Monteriggioni ∙ Paris Factions Assassins ∙ Templars ∙ Romans ∙ Alamanni ∙ Saracens Terms Abstergo ∙ Animus ∙ Cryptic Messages ∙ Eagle Vision ∙ Genetic memory ∙ Horses ∙ Leap of Faith ∙ Pieces of Eden

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Characters Assassins Desmond Miles ∙ Clay Kaczmarek ∙ Rebecca Crane ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ William Miles | Ezio Auditore da Firenze ∙ Yusuf Tazim ∙ Piri Reis | Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad ∙ Rashid ad-Din Sinan ∙ Abbas Sofian ∙ Maria Thorpe ∙ Darim Ibn-La'Ahad ∙ Swami ∙ Niccolò Polo ∙ Maffeo Polo Templars Laetitia England ∙ Warren Vidic | Ahmet ∙ Manuel Palaiologos ∙ Shahkulu ∙ Leandros ∙ Cyril of Rhodes ∙ Damat Ali Pasha ∙ Georgios Kostas ∙ Lysistrata ∙ Mirela Djuric ∙ Odai Dunqas ∙ Vali cel Tradat ∙ Vlad Tepes | Haras Others Sofia Sartor ∙ Bayezid II ∙ Selim I ∙ Suleiman I ∙ Tarik Barleti ∙ Dilara ∙ Duccio de Luca ∙ Janos | Jupiter ∙ Juno ∙ Minerva Multiplayer Bombardier ∙ Brigand ∙ Champion ∙ Corsair ∙ Count ∙ Courtesan ∙ Crusader ∙ Deacon ∙ Gladiator ∙ Guardian ∙ Knight ∙ Ottoman Doctor ∙ Ottoman Jester ∙ Privateer ∙ Renegade ∙ Sentinel ∙ Thespian ∙ Trickster ∙ Vanguard ∙ Vizier Factions Assassins ∙ Mercenaries ∙ Mongols ∙ Ottomans ∙ Romanies ∙ Templars/Byzantines ∙ Thieves Locations Atlas Village · Cappadocia (Derinkuyu) ∙ Constantinople (Constantine | Bayezid | Imperial | Galata) ∙ Masyaf Terms and Gameplay Abstergo Files ∙ Altaïr's Library ∙ Animus ∙ Animus data fragments ∙ Assassin Dens ∙ Black Room ∙ Blend ∙ Book Shops ∙ Desmond's Journey ∙ Den Defense ∙ Eagle Sense ∙ Ezio Auditore's letters ∙ First Civilization · Heralds · Masyaf Keys ∙ Mediterranean Defense · Officials · Pieces of Eden ∙ Stalkers ∙ Synch Nexus · Templar Tax Collectors ∙ Ziplines Weapons Fists ∙ Bombs ∙ Crossbow ∙ Heavy weapons ∙ Hidden Blade ∙ Hookblade ∙ Hidden Gun ∙ Improvised weapons ∙ Long weapons ∙ Multiplayer weapons ∙ Poison Blade ∙ Poison Darts ∙ Short blades ∙ Swords and Maces ∙ Throwing knives DLC The Ancestors Character Pack ∙ Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack ∙ The Lost Archive

Assassin's Creed III Characters Assassins Desmond Miles · William Miles ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ Rebecca Crane | Connor Kenway Templars Warren Vidic Others George Washington ∙ Benjamin Franklin ∙ Thomas Jefferson ∙ Charles Lee ∙ Lafayette ∙ Samuel Adams ∙ Israel Putnam ∙ Paul Revere Factions Abstergo Industries ∙ Assassins ∙ Templars | British Army ∙ Continental Army ∙ Freemasons ∙ Mohawk Locations New York ∙ Boston ∙ Philadelphia ∙ Frontier (Lexington | Concord | Charlestown) Events French and Indian War ∙ American Revolutionary War ∙ Battle of Bunker Hill Terms and Gameplay Animus ∙ Pieces of Eden ∙ View Points

Assassin's Creed Series Main series Assassin's Creed ∙ Assassin's Creed II ∙ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood ∙ Assassin's Creed: Revelations ∙ Assassin's Creed III ∙ Assassin's Creed IV Spin-offs Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles ∙ Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines ∙ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery ∙ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy Downloadable Content Battle of Forlì ∙ Bonfire of the Vanities ∙ The Da Vinci Disappearance ∙ The Lost Archive Other media Assassin's Creed: Lineage ∙ Assassin's Creed: Ascendance ∙ Assassin's Creed: Embers ∙ Assassin's Creed: The Fall ∙ Novels ∙ More... Cancelled media Assassin's Creed: The Invisible Imam ∙ Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy