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{{Quote|Rot in hell, [[Thomas Edison|Thomas]].|Nikola Tesla while triggering the explosion.|Assassin's Creed: The Fall}}
 
{{Event
 
 
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|name = Tunguska explosion
 
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|date = 30 June 1908
 
|date = 30 June 1908
 
|place = [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]]
 
|place = [[Tunguska]], [[Russia]]
|outcome = Destruction of the facility and the [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].
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|outcome = Destruction of the Templar facility and one [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].
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*[[Assassins]]
 
*[[Templars]]
 
*[[Templars]]
|participants = *[[Grigori Rasputin]]
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*[[Nikolai Orelov]]
 
*[[Nikolai Orelov]]
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The '''Tunguska explosion''' was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya [[Tunguska]] river, in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai, [[Russia]], at about 7:14am on 30 June 1908.
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The '''Tunguska explosion''' was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya [[Tunguska]] river, in what is now {{Wiki|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}, [[Russia]], at about 7:14am on 30 June, 1908. It was caused by [[Nikola Tesla]] in collaboration with the [[Assassins]], who were trying to destroy a [[Templars|Templar]] research facility where one of the [[Staves of Eden]] was being experimented upon.
 
It was caused by [[Nikola Tesla]] in collaboration with the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], who were trying to destroy a [[Templars|Templar]] research facility where one of the [[Staves of Eden]] was being experimented upon.
 
   
 
==Prelude==
 
==Prelude==
In 1905, the Templar [[Grigori Rasputin]] came into possession of the Imperial Sceptre of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]], which was one of the Staves of Eden. It was then taken to a secret facility in central [[Russia]], near the Tunguska river.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – ''[[Glyphs|Glyph]] #8''</ref>
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In 1905, the Templar [[Grigori Rasputin]] came into possession of Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]]'s [[Imperial Sceptre]], which was one of the Staves of Eden. It was then taken to a secret facility in central Russia near the Tunguska river,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #8: "Martyrs"</ref> where the Staff was used as part of research into wave-generation technology.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Emails#Project Lead #9 email|Email subject header: "Analysis"]]</ref>
 
There, the Staff was used as part of research into wave-generation technology.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – ''[[Emails#Conference room e-mail|Conference room e-mail]]''</ref>
 
 
 
==The explosion==
 
==The explosion==
 
Several years prior to 1905, [[Thomas Edison]] and his Templar associates had discredited and nearly financially ruined the inventor Nikola Tesla.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – Glyph #11: "The Inventor"</ref> In the summer of 1908, the Assassins contacted Tesla and offered him a chance to take revenge on the Templars.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – Glyph #16: "The Cavalry"</ref> The plan involved [[Nikolai Orelov]] and two other Assassins to infiltrate the facility, with the objective to retrieve the Staff of Eden before the facility was to be destroyed.<ref name="The Fall #2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 2|Issue #02]]</ref>[[File:Nikolai lying-The Fall2.jpg|thumb|250px|Nikolai after the explosion at Tunguska]]
Several years prior to 1905, the inventor Nikola Tesla had been discredited and nearly ruined by the Templars, particularly by [[Thomas Edison]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – ''Glyph #11''</ref>
 
 
However, the Assassins were ultimately unable to remove the [[Piece of Eden]] from the facility in time, and Tesla prepared to carry out his orders. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla [[Teleforce|broadcasted an immense burst of electricity]] into the facility and the Piece of Eden, creating one of the largest explosions in known history. This explosion obliterated the research facility and the Staff within it. Nikolai was the only survivor of the event despite being at the explosion's center but still did not escaped unharmed, as the blast had torn his clothes to shreds and left him stunned for some time.<ref name="The Fall #2" />
 
In the summer of 1908, members of the Assassin Order contacted Tesla, and offered him a chance to take revenge on the Templars.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – ''Glyph #16''</ref> The plan involved [[Nikolai Orelov]] and two other Assassins to infiltrate the facility, with the objective to retrieve the Staff of Eden before the facility was to be destroyed.<ref name="The Fall #2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – ''Issue #2''</ref>
 
 
[[File:Nikolai lying-The Fall2.jpg|thumb|250px|Nikolai after the explosion at Tunguska]]
 
However, the Assassins were ultimately unable to remove the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] from the facility in time, and Tesla prepared to carry out his orders. Using his mastery of electricity and the {{Wiki|Wardenclyffe Tower}}, Tesla broadcast an immense burst of electricity into the facility and the Piece of Eden, creating one of the largest explosions in history.<ref name="The Fall #2"/>
 
 
This explosion obliterated the research facility and the Staff within it. As it would turn out, Nikolai was the only survivor of the event, and wound up laying with his clothes torn apart in the middle of the crater caused by the explosion.<ref name="The Fall #2"/>
 
   
 
==Aftermath==
 
==Aftermath==
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{{Quote|I believe this ''[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]'' is important. But the Templars and Assassins have found Staves of Eden before. Nikola Tesla blew one up in Russia, if I remember correctly?|Victoria Bibeau, 2018.|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|21st century conversations}}
The explosion was an Assassin victory, though the event destroyed the Staff of Eden, with at least one shard of it remaining. This shard eventually fell into the hands of Grigori Rasputin, who was later killed by conspirators in December 1916.<ref name="The Fall #2"/>
 
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The explosion was remembered by contemporary<ref name="The Fall #2"/> and successive Assassins<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref> as a victory in their [[Assassin-Templar War|clandestine war]] with the Templars, though the event destroyed all of the Staff except for one of its [[Shards of Eden|shards]]. This piece eventually fell into the hands of Grigori Rasputin, who was later killed by conspirators in December 1916.<ref name="The Fall #2" /> After Rasputin's burial, Nikolai exhumed the body in his pursuit of the shard<ref name="The Fall #2" /> and later handed it down to his daughter, [[Nadya Orelov|Nadya]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>
 
After his burial, Rasputin's body was exhumed by Nikolai Orelov, in his pursuit of the shard,<ref name="The Fall #2"/> which he later handed down to his daughter, [[Nadya Orelov]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Chain]]''</ref>
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
 
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
 
Tesla v.png|Nikola Tesla activating his weapon
 
Tesla v.png|Nikola Tesla activating his weapon
Tungska fall v.png|The Templar facility, moments before the explosion
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Tungska fall v.png|Nikola Tesla lab, moments after triggering the explosion
 
Glyph 16 3.png|The Tunguska Event seen in the Glyphs
 
Glyph 16 3.png|The Tunguska Event seen in the Glyphs
 
Tunguska trees.jpg|Trees knocked over by the explosion
 
Tunguska trees.jpg|Trees knocked over by the explosion
 
ACi-MysterySolved.jpg|Remnants of the Tunguska Explosion
 
ACi-MysterySolved.jpg|Remnants of the Tunguska Explosion
 
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1stm}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{c|appears in Glyphs only}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Imo}}
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Timeline}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 22 February 2024

"Rot in hell, Thomas."
―Nikola Tesla on Thomas Edison while triggering the explosion.[src]-[m]

The Tunguska explosion was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska river, in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, at about 7:14am on 30 June, 1908. It was caused by Nikola Tesla in collaboration with the Assassins, who were trying to destroy a Templar research facility where one of the Staves of Eden was being experimented upon.

Prelude

In 1905, the Templar Grigori Rasputin came into possession of Tsar Nicholas II's Imperial Sceptre, which was one of the Staves of Eden. It was then taken to a secret facility in central Russia near the Tunguska river,[1] where the Staff was used as part of research into wave-generation technology.[2]

The explosion

Several years prior to 1905, Thomas Edison and his Templar associates had discredited and nearly financially ruined the inventor Nikola Tesla.[3] In the summer of 1908, the Assassins contacted Tesla and offered him a chance to take revenge on the Templars.[4] The plan involved Nikolai Orelov and two other Assassins to infiltrate the facility, with the objective to retrieve the Staff of Eden before the facility was to be destroyed.[5]

Nikolai lying-The Fall2

Nikolai after the explosion at Tunguska

However, the Assassins were ultimately unable to remove the Piece of Eden from the facility in time, and Tesla prepared to carry out his orders. Using his mastery of electricity and the Wardenclyffe Tower, Tesla broadcasted an immense burst of electricity into the facility and the Piece of Eden, creating one of the largest explosions in known history. This explosion obliterated the research facility and the Staff within it. Nikolai was the only survivor of the event despite being at the explosion's center but still did not escaped unharmed, as the blast had torn his clothes to shreds and left him stunned for some time.[5]

Aftermath

"I believe this [Staff of Hermes Trismegistus] is important. But the Templars and Assassins have found Staves of Eden before. Nikola Tesla blew one up in Russia, if I remember correctly?"
―Victoria Bibeau, 2018.[src]-[m]

The explosion was remembered by contemporary[5] and successive Assassins[6] as a victory in their clandestine war with the Templars, though the event destroyed all of the Staff except for one of its shards. This piece eventually fell into the hands of Grigori Rasputin, who was later killed by conspirators in December 1916.[5] After Rasputin's burial, Nikolai exhumed the body in his pursuit of the shard[5] and later handed it down to his daughter, Nadya.[7]

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. Assassin's Creed IIGlyph #8: "Martyrs"
  2. Assassin's CreedEmail subject header: "Analysis"
  3. Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #11: "The Inventor"
  4. Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #16: "The Cavalry"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Assassin's Creed: The FallIssue #02
  6. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyModern day
  7. Assassin's Creed: The Chain