Desmond Miles

Desmond Miles is the true protagonist of the Assassin's Creed franchise, though he is not the primary playable character. Desmond was to be raised as an assassin. However, he escaped his parents to see the rest of the world, later becoming a bartender. He is voiced by Nolan North.

Assassin's Creed

Desmond in Assassin's Creed

In 2012, Desmond was captured by scientists for Abstergo Industries for the Animus project, which centers around Desmond's minder, Dr. Vidic, subjecting him to the Animus, a machine that extracts a person's genetic memories regarding their ancestors from their DNA. This is where Assassin's Creed begins. It is here that he discovers he is a descendant of Altaïr, a great assassin who lived during the crusades and worked to defeat the organisation known as the Templars. Throughout his captivity, Desmond is subjected to the Animus by and he learns that Abstergo Industries is attempting to find an artifact called a Piece of Eden and that Abstergo Industries is merely a front for the modern-day secretive Templar organization. After the Animus reveals the location of one of the Pieces of Eden, Desmond discovers he has "Eagle Vision", a supernatural trait possessed by Altaïr, which allows the user to identify at a glance who is an enemy, target, and ally. Desmond however, uses it and discovers invisible hieroglyphics and strange symbols painted all over the walls and floors around the Animus machine. He goes to his room and discovers more strange writing above his bed, which he believes to be blood which turns out to be written by Subject 16. Around the same time, Lucy, assitant to Dr. Vidic, reveals herself to be an undercover at Abstergo and secretly a member of an Assassin resistance battling the Templars.

Assassin's Creed II

During Assassin's Creed II, Desmond and Lucy plan to flee the Abstergo Industries compound in order to reach a secret resistance base, but before setting off, use the Animus to find the most recent common ancestor of Desmond and Subject 16, which turns out to be Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Later, inside the resistance base, Desmond will have the opportunity to utilise

an updated Animus 2.0 which allows Desmond to have greater control over the avatar of his ancestor (hence why Ezio has more skills at his disposal) and allows Lucy, as well as resistance fighters, to keep in contact with Desmond whilst he accesses a genetic memory. After spending a long time on the Animus 2.0, Desmond was told to take a break and use his

Desmond using the Animus 2.0.

new found skills (learned from using Ezio) to set up the security system. After that he was returning to the group until he had a flashback from Altair's time without the help of the Animus. After his flashback, Desmond returned to the Animus 2.0. Later after

Desmond completed Ezio's story, Abstergo broke into the hideout and Desmond had to help Lucy fight off the Templars. Desmond was given a hidden blade and fought off the Templars. Desmond and Lucy escaped with the rest of the group and headed to another hideout. While reaching the next destination, Desmond went back into the animus and trys to unravel more clues.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

After the events of Assassin's Creed II, Desmond and his crew of assassins traveled to Monteriggioni to set up a new hideout. Because the Templars were searching for them through cell phone towers, they decided to set up the hideout underground in the Sanctuary underneath the Villa Auditore. While searching for a way into the Sanctuary, Desmond experienced the bleeding effect as he sees visions of Ezio running around and escaping from the attack on the Villa. As a result of these visions, Desmond became worried, believing he might turn out like Subject 16. By the time Desmond and Lucy reach the sanctuary, Desmond experienced another vision, this time of a much older Ezio. As Desmond tried to open the door to let the other two in, he noticed the numbers 1419, 1420, and 1421 written on the walls, which Shaun believed to be dates. After Desmond brought power to the Sanctuary, he continued with the Ezio's memories inside the Animus 2.0.

After Desmond finished with the Animus, the assassins looked at the numbers on the walls again and learned that the Apple of Eden was hidden in the Colosseum. They reached the Colosseum, and as Desmond tried to find a way for the others to follow, he twice encountered a hologram of Juno, a member of the First Civilization, like Minerva. Inside the Santa Maria Aracoeli, the assassins activated an elevator that led them to the Apple's chamber. As Desmond grabbed the Apple of Eden, Juno told Desmond that his DNA activated the Apple and took control of his body, freezing the rest of the assassins in place. Juno slowly forced Desmond to walk towards Lucy and spoke, saying that there is one who would "accompany him through the gate" and that "she lies not within our sight". Desmond is forced to stab Lucy in the chest with his hidden blade and goes into shock as his consciousness is shattered. During the credits, there is a brief conversation between two unknown men and they put Desmond back into the Animus where he fades into the safe room.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

After Stabbing Lucy, Desmond Fades into a Coma and is plugged into the black room to keep him alive and find a way out. Upon waking up, he finds Subject 16 in the black room, telling him he must explore his ancestors remaining memories and separate all of his ancestors memories from his own to be able to survive, Desmond Explores Ezio's days in Constantinople, talking with Subject 16 along the way, soon when the animus tries to delete Desmond, Subject 16 sacrifices himself for Desmond so he can save himself. Desmond achieves the Sync Nexus, receiving a message from Ezio and the first civilisation telling him to go to the Grand Temple. Desmond then wakes up from his coma, saying he knows what they need to do.

Personality

Desmond holds a serious view on life due to being raised as an Assassin since birth and not getting to see the rest of the world, after escaping the farm, Desmond goes incognito for a while, showing his skills at avoiding detection, he is eventually caught by a motorcycle license. Desmond however occasionally makes jokes to both friends and enemies. After escaping abstergo, Desmond became more relaxed around friends and became more humorous and flirtatious, however after discovering the bleeding effect, he became worried for his sanity.