The COMPLETE Assassin’s Creed Timeline Explained

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Happy New Year! I've also included subtitles too. Just press the CC button on screen

[@YahyaAhmedali]

@@TheHiddenOne690 happy new year to you too!!’

[@The_real_tomold]

Happy new year bro great vid! 🎆

[@Zmyllle]

Kmnnnmnnnnnn

[@Zmyllle]

Knn

[@cocobob6025]

1:47:42 teh?

[@Grandtemplar305]

I remember I was explaining the ac timeline to one of my date she said she was so hook on me explaining it that she wanted to try the game herself

[@Justaordinaryman]

Did it get you a second date or did she run of playing ac by herself?

[@Grandtemplar305]

@ lol well I did end sleeping with her so it count for something

[@TheHiddenOne690]

@@Grandtemplar305 bro is literally prime ezio

[@adriendelossantos3801]

ezio is smiling down upon this breh

[@MichaelMedici61W2]

So my guy hit a home run and we got another AC fan in the process. Nice 👌

[@MichaelMedici61W2]

Thank you so much for this cool ass video! I know it took a lot to make and I appreciate it and all the videos you have posted but this was big. Have a drink on me my man.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Wow, thank you michael! I appreciate this a lot man

[@BabblingBrook234]

We love to see a two hour video essay about Assassin’s Creed’s confusing timeline LMFAO 🗣️ love your content!

[@aidanpia5458]

I genuinely liked where the ancient trilogy went, telling us more about WHY the conflict is happening and WHAT exactly we are fighting over is so good. They definitely have their issues though, cant wait to get back to the Assassins story in Shadows

[@edwardguest1404]

Same I loved the ancient trilogy got me back into assassins creed after stopping after black flag

[@DeadmansCreed]

This has to be the best AC timeline explained video I’ve seen so far. Concise yet very thorough and detailed, great video. Happy new year as well, keep serving the light.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JazzySaturdays]

I watch videos like this...and I simply say to myself "yeah there's plot holes in the overall story....but it's not hard to follow". Great job writing up your script for this. Extremely detailed and well articulated. Super excited for Shadows!!! Happy New Year.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Thanks man

[@lpk4396]

You and MasterAssassin are my favorite AC channels

[@batsaubattler3200]

That speech ezio gives at the end of relevations always breaks my heart especially because he takes his end with such grace

[@jarrodvirant7811]

2 hours?! I think I’m in heaven

[@JuliamsGaming94]

Literally thought the same thing lmao

[@Air-ts7cu]

Nice time for a 1 hour and 53 minute break from work lol

[@Grandtemplar305]

I seen this I was like it’s a good time to take my break

[@viddude098]

Just want to point out something. Eivor's full name is Eivor Varinsdottir. Dottir, in the language they would speak at the time, means "daughter of". So Eivor would be Eivor daughter of Varin. Kinda knew she was going to be canon from the start. Just to say this also, if the male had been canon, Eivor's name would be Eivor Varinsson, or Eivor son of Varin.

[@soybi592]

Also, Eivor is a female's name.

[@exterminatus2069]

Honestly this is just what I needed on the first day of the new year! Great video as always!

[@RGE-NOELLE]

Who is hyped to play ac shadows next year ? I sure am aslo mr hidden one you got me back into this series with your vids thank you for that

[@juicybunny6188]

I’m always hyped for any game about assassins

[@Jack-kb5nb]

“Ezio urged Desmond to find answers” Ubisoft: proceeds to kill him 1 game later

[@GustavoBondezan]

I can't imagine how much work and time this video took to put together. Thank you so much, it's amazing.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielorozcogaleano6256]

Great video and awesome job, incredible effort

[@danemm100]

Great timing. Just finished work for the year!

[@malachikeni1065]

You saying Kassandra would've won that fight against Eivor made me instantly sub, Great video!

[@XStunxSeedX]

Yes I've been waiting for this video. Love the content man

[@thangngudxop]

Happy New Year! 🎆🎇✨ Love to see more definite AC content out here. Appreciate your hard work in this 2 hours vid 🙏

[@grabeq2188]

Great and finally understandable timeline video. I only wish it would contain some more comic book material as it is sometimes important, for example Juno's death or Desmond having a son as well as the modern day story that led to this. There are also some WW2 and Cold War comics that show the beginning of Animus project. Same for some books like AC Heresy as it is set between templar burnings and AC2, connects with AC Unity lore and also ties together characters from games and AC Movie's modern day plot, as it happens right before this movie

[@AssassinZephryss]

Wow, amazing Video! The depth of research, the clarity of your presentation, and the effort you put into making it so enjoyable were truly remarkable. Happy New Year! 🎇🎉

[@matthewwilson3673]

Great wrap up as we head into an uncertain future with AC Shadows, hoping for the best

[@joeyrusso3217]

Amazing work brother!

[@fra_the_maker]

The best gift after Christmas! Thank you, Hidden One.

[@assassinsconnor]

Love how well edited and compiled this is, top tier as always. Tho I am curious where the lore of assassins creed nexus fits in or was it non canon?

[@yurpper2242]

Perfect timing for those who have been living under a rock, and who knows maybe the new ac will help promote a 3 hour video of explaining the lore dope video tho loved every bit

[@slickx82]

Just finished replaying all games in the series as a countdown to shadows. This time line is well done!

[@josephbugeja3208]

While the main alternate timeline version of events isn’t canon both Connor & George did mentally experience it & the encounter in the forest where they discovered the piece of eaden did happen. like how Ezio used the apple to experience possible futures off screen if he didn’t act on suspicions about the Templar’s..

[@josephbugeja3208]

Also I consider the crossovers between watch_dogs & Assassin’s Creed to be canon since the reason why Ubisoft has refused to commit to any kind of shared game universe is because of the uncertainty of the state of their entire company given how the stability of their business always seems to remain in flux & never certain. So Ubisoft’s been making sure every that every time they make a new game in any given franchise they frame it in such a way where it could be considered their last just in case their company goes under & the ground staff devs don’t wanna leave any loose story threads to leave the players hanging. While it’s understandable that for this reason they rather not narratively write themselves into a corner with pre planned multiple upcoming projects that could end up not actually coming to fruition & having to spend the next few entries cleaning up the mess of their cancelled projects they just made while they’re also trying to move on to the next project. In my opinion if they were making these projects Crossover in the first place then they should at least commit to making them all Canon. Especially when they’ve been very much well received & in this specific case it does Assassin’s Creed no harm to make watch_dogs canon since the watchdogs franchise has been completely abandoned anyway & it’s overall inclusion does enrich the overall AC Franchise with a new set of games.. Also it gives Ubisoft *an out* to not bother making an official modern day AC game since not just one but a whole trilogy of Moderately Successful Modern AC Games technically already exists..

[@darthyoutuber7750]

Best video to end the year

[@annajanehesmondhalgh7261]

broooo this is the best video to start off the new year, thank you so much for all your hard work ❤

[@TheHiddenOne690]

thank you so much

[@VenomGamingRo]

This video is amazing, and the timeline of this game is so interesting, i first played AC at 7/8 years and now im 21, but as a lil kid i didn t understand it completely, even after growing up and replaying nearly all games I didn’t understand, but this video is priceless! Amazing❤

[@TheHiddenOne690]

I appreciate that

[@MentoRyuzaki]

Great video mate. Keep up the good work.

[@Vikeyer]

1:21:16 "pretty cool escape" is his father, Haytham. You can find it in "AC Forsaken" book by Oliver Bowden. This book is actually a journal of Haytham which covers a lot before AC 3 and AC Rouge 1:33:56 Mr. Green is actually a son of the Arbaaz, the protagonist of AC Chronicles India. You can find it in the book b "AC Underworld" by the same author (it is actually a history of Mr. Green)

[@TheHiddenOne690]

I'm not trying to go into every specific. I said "pretty cool escape" to get to the point. If I covered every little detail of how events happened, the video would be over 10 hours long. It's a timeline video sir, not a story recap. Also i'm confused with what your intention is with this comment. I've not made any mistakes so what's going on?

[@Vikeyer]

@TheHiddenOne690 just thought that those details are worth mentioning, nothing, more :) Really liked the video, that's for sure. Maybe cover somehow some recent books and comics while we wait for Shadows?

[@TheHiddenOne690]

ah tbh the way you worded that comment was kinda like i made mistakes at those timestamps. also i appreciate it

[@Vikeyer]

Sorry, just wanted to point what am I talking about, nothing more :) Also, if you didn't try these books, you should really give them a try. The story of Jennifer Scott (daughter of Edward Kenway) is truly heartbreaking. It is covered in AC3 and, surprisingly, AC Unity novels. Don't waste time on novels for AC1 and Ezio trilogy, as those simply retell the games. And all later books are expanding the games a lot

[@Anduril729]

Crazy vid to bring in the new year you legend

[@kermut]

Perfect upload time for something to listen to at work

[@YahyaAhmedali]

1 minute ago this video was posted, I love all your videos to heart and hope you never stop❤

[@cattameme]

OMG you gonna make me play ODYSSEY again.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

do it!

[@chillyman7340]

Happy New year. I watched everything and it was all good, great video man

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Happy new year my friend!

[@kayanims]

I can't believe there are two guys called Pythagoras in the Assassin's creed lore. How can we tell who is the real Pythagoras from history.

[@RandomRaconteur]

There is only one Pythagoras.

[@rivertheumbreon]

I love all the details you give it for all the franchise

[@TheHiddenOne690]

thank you

[@cocobob6025]

I like the captions thank you!

[@1rkhachatryan]

Amazing breakdown bro

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Thank you!

[@_Sasori_-fk1gh]

Hey man love your Videos a lot! Just wanting to ask if you can cover the subject 0-15. think it also is interesting to see how the earlier Animus Experiments went before 16

[@StevenAshworth-m6c]

Beat video yet hands down 😅 great work I now it takes a lot making videos this is a gem 😅

[@dragond177]

I can't find any games that have deep lore like Assassin's Creed games

[@kunmiyu02]

Elden ring, kingdom hearts, COD zombies, ff7.

[@SharinganRebirth]

There are a few games that have lore bro.

[@SouLBlAzE141]

Fromsoftware games

[@ethanlee2835]

This was very well done. I wish there was information about the comic plot lines as well, as it is very much canon and is referenced in the games. The 3 year gap between syndicate and origins was covered by such comics and featured the assassin’s and Templars eventually teaming up to defeat third party that was able to resurrect Juno. They stopped the Instruments of the First Will and killed Juno for good. Also, Desmond’s son was featured in the comics, he is also a sage, and was last seen walking in the Australian outback with the Koh-i-noor diamond which happens to be one of the most powerful pieces of Eden. So actually a lot happened during that three year gap lol, but I can understand wanting to stick to the storyline of the games. Still, well done!

[@TheHiddenOne690]

I thought about that but I tried to make it beginner friendly without overwhelming with comics etc. otherwise the video would be over 5 hours long

[@ethanlee2835]

@ yeah, I figured. I just thought I’d share a little info if there were some people who were unaware of what else occurred. I used to be up-to-date on all things AC, but I have not kept up with many recent novels, manga, comics, etc since becoming a father 3 years ago lol. I’d love to play Nexus VR, but I don’t own a meta quest.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Late congrats on being a father dude!

[@alphinsomeirda9509]

I'm so happy someone enjoyed the hidden ones dlc just as much as me, like man it's lore rich the fact if u go on ac black flag there's the Desmond files where it says French revolution (meaning arno) and amniocentesis Egypt meaning byek

[@batfirst]

Watched the whole thing, it was great! Would have been great to include the ending of Juno too, among the things that ended up in books, this one feels somewhat important as it's hyped so much in the games (and I'll be honest, not knowing what happened to this plot drove me crazy for years)

[@Garcusmarvey]

Love the content man!

[@batsaubattler3200]

Hope you make more vids dude you just got my first sub of the year

[@TheHiddenOne690]

it's a pleasure to be your first sub

[@wingman-1977]

Great vid. My only gripe is that you don’t cover AC: The fall comic.

[@totsphoenix8147]

There is nothing wrong with the hidden blade being before the assassins because in origins Bayek was given the blade. So makes sense

[@ayayronbalakey7789]

I just realized that every AC game is just a revenge-driven maze where each story is "getting revenge, then discovering the messy, and unclear TrUtH..."

[@ryotaokura5117]

This video earned my sub! take it sir!

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Thank you

[@1459Redhood]

I'm an Archaeology student and my last exam was mythology. My main focus for exam was Roman names of Greek gods. Now I understand how AC lore relies on Roman gods like Juno (Hera), Jupiter (Zeus) and Minevra (Athena)...

[@RenBiggs]

I have been waiting for a vid like this for so long! But one thing that I can't get out of my mind is that wasn't Sigurd in Valhalla kind of made out to be the reincarnation of Tyr? With the missing arm, and him talking about being a god?

[@Ugaugabambam]

I will wait watching this video until I’ve finished all of the games but already sent a like.

[@pinseekergaming4760]

This was very well explained, but you forgot to mention the ac lore of ac nexus vr game there’s quite a bit of lore that adds to the characters stories

[@Jack-kb5nb]

Going to be honest, I feel like it says a lot about Ubisoft that they were never did anymore trilogies focused around a single ancestor like with Ezio. He truly was the peak

[@timorueegg9746]

Awesome Work Man, wished you would have mentioned some more stuff from the comics and novels tho, especially Edward Kenways story in South East Asia in AC Forgotten Temple

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Only reason I didn't was because I wanted to avoid a 5 plus hour video and make it beginner friendly

[@RandomRaconteur]

@@TheHiddenOne690 That's completely valid, but I would've personally left out talking about Chronicles: India and Russia if you didn't want to include The Fall, The Chain and Brahman, since they really miss a lot of relevant context without having read those - just like Chronicles: China needs Embers. The Fall and The Chain's modern day story is also great additional context for Desmond's story and everything that follows it.

[@mr.mobamba3157]

No one ever talks about how amazing the soundtrack of Valhalla is and the beauty of the land you can explore

[@RonJoseph0]

YES Just what i needed for today so long

[@neil1452]

I can't believe Desmond's name doesn't get mentioned until an hour into this video.

[@Vikeyer]

3:38 those hybrids occurred due to an interbreeding, as stated in AC Odyssey. There are some notes about it in Atlantis, if I'm not mistaken

[@korany22]

Great video!

[@alibiiana3919]

Wait, the first kill we know of the first hidden blade happens before the war with Persia. That's crazy I think you made a mix-up. Since how old is that old man to live from then to when kassandra was alive.

[@mrleaks9060]

Thanks for this ❤

[@rocktheconqueror6903]

Thanks for your effort.

[@Mondiale78]

You needa remember: the hidden blade was already a passed down artifact by time they got it in Origins, it came from Aya’s grandfather. You must understand that Darius only used it as a TOOL. But Aya & Bayek turned into a symbol

[@RandomRaconteur]

Darius is not Aya's grandfather. They lived about 400 years apart.

[@abdurrehmanali7]

50:10 Agreed. That’s why Altair is the greatest Assassin to have ever come in the franchise. His legacy and impact has the been the biggest and longest lasting compared to any other Assassin (including Ezio) in a single lifetime.

[@jvaughndaniels3062]

I recommend the book "Assassins Creed: The Golden City". It's a book about haythem. Truly I found a deeper respect for haythem after listening to the audio book.

[@mastertucker]

Darn was hoping for comics and Valhalla's Isu dlc stuff to make it in. Otherwise amazing video!

[@JasonSV]

Yo great work as always my man. HNY 2025.

[@ironx_xd]

thank you for this movie 😭😭

[@StreetStoriesEnt]

I remember being a kid playing assassins creed 1 and splinter cell double agent

[@Arthur_Morgan12x]

So basim in Ac Mirage is reliving his own memories? Thats wild.

[@jeramiealvarez8171]

So what do the isu actually look like? Because they portray themselves to the protagonist depending on their background? For example, Desmond was Italian, so hence Minerva, and eivor saw Nordic gods. And what about that part where you can hear ezios voice in the portal because she was addressing the future in the oden sequence? She was a johten but ezio saw roman God.

[@cale.veggie]

great video, just wondering: what was the explanation behind the animus glitches in origins, and were the egyptian gods isu? also were the events from the curse of the Pharaohs dlc isu related? i have the same questions about odyssey’s Atlantis and afterlife dlc’s

[@twedyy5874]

I came here confused at AC full timeline and after i finish watching the video i can safely say that i am still confused

[@fadyadel3088]

Amazing video

[@unstable_7071]

great video

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Thanks!

[@mariosdaskalakis2680]

What about the Fate of Atlantis DLC?

[@kore6f6]

Just got done replaying the ezio trilogy, this oughta be great

[@LamarTheAdventurer]

Jade could be a DLC in assassin creed shadow when china infrtraits japan and they meet up random in the night. Gosh that would be great

[@baladevakhmetov6671]

Happy new year

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Happy new year!!

[@s.m.s40]

O my .. How many days you need to make this video

[@WillofJason]

The smuggler can be found de@d in a remote location after Bayek gives him the artifact suggesting that it was stolen.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

RIP SMUGGLER

[@SherifatAdetunji-n9e]

Happy New year 🎉

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Happy new year!!

[@ahtiulanen6122]

Nailed otso berg's first name

[@ThatBeingCed]

Kinda feel like they should revisit the Persona idea from Liberation. Felt like a great way to evolve the gameplay but it was stuck on a low budget portable title.

[@money_mana]

love your content bro 1:07:00 future descendant 😁👍

[@SubduedRadical]

Narration: "Altair overthrew Abbas peacefully..." Video: "Use the gun to kill Abbas." I have no idea why, but this was stupidly hilarious to me. XD That said, less than half way through and this is an amazing video so far. I've seen a few that try to do the games in release order, but this chronological order makes a lot more SENSE so far since it's less jumping around and more order of events. Now, back to the video!

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Haha i can see why that's a bit strange. It's more so how he avoided unnecessary bloodshed by just taking out abbas and that was it. That kind of peaceful :)

[@SubduedRadical]

Now that I've finished it: WOW Wow wow. Wow. Wow. Very good work, my man! And man, the story isn't even necessarily over yet. That's...kind of crazy. Not that Ubisoft is consistently...uh...good with it. But when it strikes gold, the story does.

[@Kragster87]

who even plays as kassandra

[@Joel-kf6nx]

Most people. Way better VA and the canon character.

[@sorahearts3317]

You forgot the time Ardyn and Bahamut appeared in ancient Egypt

[@robynjo4033]

I hope they add basim in future games as modern day

[@aleksyh2755]

man I wish there was at least one game in a setting such as the animus glitch in ac syndicate, it gives the series such a refreshing vibe because of the more modern technology, I think Nazi Regime Germany would be perfect with events such as the templers using the Reichsbrand to get their leader to become the reichsführer or the many failed assassinations tries on hitler, also I think ubisoft could find a good explantaion why hitlers corpse was not found, it would be a very interesting setting

[@WillofJason]

I have a time taking ac2 Discovery as cannon considering everything happening in Florence through the 1490s.

[@IchiroFuma]

I just relized that La Volpe is the The Fox. The fox is the name that given to Aiden Pierce. Both by Ubisoft. Wonder if that was purposeful.