Helix Initiate

"Good choice. Welcome to the Assassins, Initiate."

- Bishop to the Helix initiate, 2014.

The Helix initiate is an individual contacted by the Assassin known as Bishop. They were tasked by her to relive the genetic memories of Arno Dorian in order to find the Sage.

Biography
In 2014, Bishop contacted a Helix user, showing them the memories of a French Templar serving under the Templar Grand Master and a Sage, Jacques de Molay, before changing the focus to that of Arno Dorian. Once the initiate had completed the first sequence of Arno's memories, Bishop revealed herself and offered the initiate a chance to join the Assassins.

Once the initiate had accepted the offer, Bishop transmitted footage of Abstergo Industries' Phoenix Project, explaining that the Templars were searching for Sages both in the present and the past to map the First Civilization genome. Arno Dorian encountered a Sage some time during his lifetime and Bishop wanted to find that Sage's remains before the Templars did.

When the initiate completed certain memory sequences, Abstergo began performing a server sweep, forcing the initiate's avatar to flee through Helix rifts to avoid being detected, transporting them into other historical periods in Paris.

Once the Initiate completed their research into Arno's memories, Bishop was satisfied with the results. Arno had buried François-Thomas Germain's remains in the Parisian catacombs, and thus they would be too degraded for Abstergo to collect genetic memory data from them. Bishop asked the initiate to continue researching Arno's memories for any information that could aid the Assassins.

Trivia

 * According to Melanie Lemay in regards to the memories of Arno Dorian, Abstergo had trouble finding the researchers who could extensively explore the genetic memories of individuals with a high count of First Civilization DNA.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed: Unity