Abstergo Entertainment
Selling history as entertainment while harvesting humanity's genetic memories for control.
Abstergo Entertainment is a subsidiary of Abstergo Industries, serving as the public-facing commercial arm for the Templar Order's modern operations. While marketed globally as an immersive historical gaming platform utilizing advanced haptic technology, it secretly functions as a massive data mining operation designed to harvest genetic memories from unsuspecting users.
- Affiliation
- Templar Order
- Parent Organization
- Abstergo Industries
- Role
- Public Relations & Data Mining
- Status
- Active
- Primary Technology
- Animus / Helix Platform
- Location
- Global Operations
Lore & Background
The division was established to normalize the Animus, transforming a tool of interrogation into a consumer product known as the Helix. This allowed Templars to monitor millions of users simultaneously, searching for Isu artifacts or potential recruits without raising suspicion from international regulators. It effectively masks the true war between Assassins and Templars under the guise of blockbuster video games.
In Their Own Story
A test subject sits in the sleek chair, headset on, eyes fixed on the screen showing a pirate ship battle. His fingers twitch with memories not his own, a glitch in the synchronization. An employee watches the biometric data spike from behind glass, noting an anomaly that looks suspiciously like resistance. The system logs it as a bug, but the Templar overseer knows better.
Reader's Guide
Abstergo Entertainment operates as the commercial arm of the Templar Order's modern operations, disguising genetic memory research as high-end gaming. Their primary goal is to indoctrinate the public into accepting Templar ideals while secretly scanning billions of users for useful genetic data or hidden Pieces of Eden.
Employees range from unaware contract workers to dedicated Templar agents who oversee the servers. They utilize the Helix system, a cloud-based version of the Animus, which allows remote access to historical memories. This infrastructure provides cover for the larger Abstergo Industries agenda, making their surveillance appear benign to regulators and the public alike.
In the conflict with the Assassins, this faction is a double-edged sword. While it strengthens Templar influence through media control, it also inadvertently creates vulnerabilities that Assassin infiltrators can exploit to access secure databases or communicate secretly using compromised terminals.
Did You Know?
- The Helix platform allows users to play memories remotely via cloud streaming.
- It was designed specifically to hide the Animus's true purpose from regulators.
- Many users are unaware they are being monitored for specific genetic markers.
- Assassins sometimes hack into their servers to retrieve data on the Templars.