#AC Unity Élise

[damez1979]

Assassin's Creed Unity - The Jacobin Club | Templar Secrets & Ambush Plans!

[roundworm1111]

[desmond69miles]

This doesn't stop me from loving either of them

[bankaizen]

So that's it, then? The course of history forever altered, never again to return?

Maybe we can't go back. But going forward isn't necessarily an ending.

[peridotglimmer]

Kinktober Day 7: Rules

Ship 7 of 31: Evie/Élise (AC: Syndicate & AC: Unity)

Kinktober masterpost here

Rated E, praise, in medias res

She's not supposed to be here.

[greenlaut]

fuck it,

LIST OF INCENSES I THINK AC 1 - AC UNITY CHARACTERS WOULD LIKE

credentials: (1) incense is a big thing in my country both for daily and religious uses; (2) i have a shit ton of incenses bc i use them regularly

ALTAÏR IBN LA'AHAD — his most familiar scent is frankincense bcs either umar or rashid lit up a lot of frankincense (haha old man incense). BUT his favorite scent is jasmine because it's sweet and calming it's like a soothing balm to his running thoughts and worries. also the scent of jasmine here has supernatural connotations, so i think it's fitting for altaïr as the master assassin herald of death etc etc

MALIK AL SAYF — oud. definitely oud. very charismatic and heavy. definitely suits him bcs as soon u enter his space u will think he's someone not to be trifled with. it also has a family/brotherly connotation to it which suits malik. if u want combination; oud + sandalwood

KADAR AL SAYF — champaca. it's sweet and bright. reminds u of a singing bird maybe? if u catch a whiff of it in the wind it feels like napping in a hazy afternoon.

MARIA THORPE — jasmine with tuberose. almost woody? floral. probably reminds you of moonlit night with silk curtains blowing in the wind

EZIO AUDITORE DA FIRENZE — sandalwood. a classic. with frankincense and myrhh. this scent reminds me of church (our churches usually light these scented incenses). it's heady and heavy. if you smell it too much it can overwhelm you.

LEONARDO DA VINCI — citrus and agarwood. very playful and has creative vibes to it. it also smells very unique and reminds me of a warm person

CONNOR KENWAY — majegau. this one is very specific. majegau is a type of tree sacred to people in bali region (i'm from java so i dont know much). but the scent is very mountainous. it reminds me slightly of sandalwood but much lighter, and gives off a more foresty vibes. it has a very respectful but down-to-earth air to it that suits connor's person

AVELINE DE GRANPRE — citrus and vanilla. i'll be honest i never had this one, but i'm trusting what people said. it's apparently very unique and refreshing scent when burnt. kind of woody surprisingly with just a hint of sweetness to it. i also think aveline would like clove incense. it's sweet and has something underneath that feels like it's ready to strike

ADÉWALÉ — also an oud enjoyer methinks. maaybe oud + frankincense. i think smelling the incense will help settle down his thoughts and pain, bcs it's a very meditative and heady scent. charismatic vibes

EDWARD KENWAY — tobacco, clove, and cinnamon. it's smoky and heady. kind of pirate vibes. it's a very overwhelming scent to some people bcs of the tobacco

HAYTHAM KENWAY — i feel like he has a very old man taste so i'm chucking lotus OR frankincense. i think he'd like both bcs they're the most "classic" incense scents. definitely charismatic tbh

SHAY CORMAC — tobacco. smoky. just a classic "smokes and mirrors". it's kinda sad? it's a very lonely scent i think

ARNO VICTOR DORIAN — vanilla with sandalwood. it's heady and sweet with woody undertone to it. it has a european vibes to it that i personally dont like to light (vanilla doesnt smell good in humid weather to me), but definitely suits arno. it's sensitive yet strong, kind of tragic

ÉLISE DE LA SERRE — rose. definitely rose. cloying, floral, and sweet. has mixed receptions; it's a classic scent but i personally dont like it. i think it suits élise for her complicated nature. flitting and impossible to mistake

fin.

[teecupangel]

I come bearing Unity thoughts. How about Yew Branch style Desmond, but in Revolutionary France? And to just make things interesting... As one of the children of Marquis de Sade

Now, I am merely doing Sequence 5 so I have no idea if they show in the game. But! Consider Desmond low-key having fun at the expense of others. Even if it is only because he is bored, he knows who his father is (historically) and modern time sense of modesty does not measure up to those of his now-contemporary France

In short: Desmond finds Cafe de Theatre and has fun making Arno blush. By using modern style innuendo

Before we start, I will confess that I do plan to write a Yew Branch for August 26, Arno’s birthday, but it’s more or less set before Unity because… uuuhhh… plot reasons? XD

Anyway, I will say AC Unity has the easiest time to just kick Desmond anywhere we want because you can pick anyone from the Nomad Assassins in the companion app and bam, you have Desmond’s new identity.

Also, here’s Desmond being reborn as either Arno’s brother or Élise’s brother/twin and, while this is more focused on AC3, here’s Desmond being reborn as Marie Antoinette.

Okay, let’s set up Desmond’s life as Marquis de Sade’s son.

Now, we actually have two options for this (according to wiki):

Louis Marie de Sade (1767) would be a year older than Arno

Donatien Claude Armand de Sade (1769) would be a year younger than Arno

If you wanna go down the ‘Desmond gets a pussy’ route, there’s Madeleine Laure de Sade (1771) as well, but if we’re gonna give Arno some dick, then I like the idea of Madeleine being a secret fangirl who totally ships her brother (and maybe even her father) with that sexy hooded man.

(As far as I remember, they don’t show Marquis de Sade’s children in the game so we’re good to go)

Regardless of who we pick as Desmond’s new identity (an older man showing Arno the ‘ropes’ or a younger man who Arno believes to be the most dangerous of all… in a very different way), Arno’s in for a very… well… informative time of his life.

The de Sade Family:

Marquis de Sade doesn’t formally invites his children to his ‘new kingdom’ but he will welcome them nonetheless if they do join. He and his wife don’t really have a good relationship so he’s not that close to his children. Desmond would definitely be his favorite and, even if Desmond is reborn as his second son (if we’re going for the younger man route), he would still name Desmond as his heir and successor because, as far as he knows, Desmond is his ‘true child’.

Desmond doesn’t want any title or riches or whatever. He does, however, like Marquis de Sade. As a father? Far better than William Miles, hands down. But honestly? Desmond saw how the Marquis was lonely as not many people understood his ‘true self’. Desmond gets it though since he experimented a lot when he left the Farm and learned how sex could be quite enjoyable. Desmond actually knows more than Marquis de Sade and sorta-kinda acts as his proofreader.

In public, Desmond is considered to be polite and as noble as one gets, heavily leaning on Haytham Kenway’s remaining bleeds. In his father’s new kingdom though… total dom. Known to be the bored prince and there’s a lot of people that try to get his attention in any way they can. Desmond is usually just there to make sure his father doesn’t do anything actually illegal or every ‘depravity’ he does would be done with consent on all sides. He does disappear as soon as his father starts… really going because, yeah, he doesn’t have a kink for that one.

The brother we don’t choose will have an inferiority complex against Desmond and think that Desmond is a depraved sick bastard. But he will also remember how kind and understanding Desmond was to him when they were children. Hell, he was still kind to him even when it’s clear that he was trying to bully him (Desmond just thinks it’s cute he thinks he could bully Desmond). This conflicting feelings make him ignore everything that Desmond does in their father’s kingdom while trying to protect both him and their father as much as he could. He would insist he’s protecting the family name though. (His kink is definitely a form of cuckolding)

Desmond’s mother would be distant and ignore all of her children (except maybe her daughter) because the whole relationship was just to keep the power among the nobles so there’s no love lost anywhere. Desmond doesn’t feel anything for her and, yeah, there’s some childish pain there, but he’s good at ignoring his unresolved feelings for his parents at this point anyway.

Madeleine is Desmond’s favorite sibling and she’s quite spoiled. Desmond’s influence makes her more open to their father’s preferences but she’s quite reserve about it, blushing whenever she tries to open up and ends up just going ‘never mind’. Desmond gives her a more clinical explanation to these kinds of things in a form of a notebook of some sort because he thought she would be too embarrassed and awkward if he directly talked to her. This leads her to the path of voyeurism and enjoying erotica so… well… you win some, you lose some. She joins her brother in visiting their father in secret though, because if words got out that the young de Sade girl was a deviant, she’ll be ruined in the eyes of the nobility. Their father and Desmond just go “it’ll be fine.” because they’re actual deviants (by 17th~18th century standard anyway)

His father and sister are the main reason why Desmond stayed in France. He could have gone to America as soon as he turned 13 (maybe even 10 if he was really determined enough) but he didn’t because he didn’t want to leave his little sister and someone has to look after his father without judgmental eyes.

Desmond does, however, send money and supplies to Davenport manor, disguising it as an investment or some sort although the American Brotherhood knows he’s an ally of some kind. He is also Ratonhnhaké:ton’s pen pal.

Arno and Desmond’s Relationship

Arno would see Desmond as a beautiful mysterious man tempting him at every chance. The way he moves, the way he speaks, the way he looks at Arno. It makes Arno feel a lot of things that he had never felt before and he is torn between remaining loyal to Élise who is always running (not from him, Arno doesn’t think that, she’s not… is she?) or finally taking a bite of the fruit the devil keeps dangling in front of him.

Desmond… knows Arno has a crush on him but he actually doesn’t act all that different. He might have a soft spot for Arno because he’s an Assassin who clearly needs help and maybe he pays more attention to Arno than the men and women throwing themselves at the bored prince but, let’s be clear, Desmond isn’t trying to lead him on. He’s flirting with him but it’s more on the side of “I’ve been a bartender far too long that flirting on an easy mark is more of an unconscious choice because I might get more tips” than actual serious flirting.

Unfortunately, Desmond doesn’t know that Arno is having a very confusing bisexual awakening that’s only amped up by all the usual 17th~18th century repression thing soooo, yeah, Desmond doesn’t know he’s affecting the young man more than he was thinking.

Marquis de Sade definitely wants Arno to join in. With him or with his son, he doesn’t care, Arno is just a wonderful specimen to be left in that uptight boring world. He also knows Arno’s ‘crush’ on his son, he keeps pushing him to his son though because that would be fun.

In other words, Desmond is unintentionally creating a love triangle that he honestly have no time or desire to be part of. He doesn’t know about Élise! He honestly thought Arno is single (“He has that pathetic wet virgin kitty vibe to him.” “I don’t think he’s a virgin, my boy.” “Oh, definitely not. Maybe it’ll be better to say he’s ‘pure’?” “Ah. Well then, have fun corrupting him.” “We’ll see, father.”)

Once Desmond learns of Élise, he’ll back off (and even feel a bit icky because he was unintentionally becoming the ‘hoe who the asshole cheated on’) and it’s… it’s gonna get messy, especially considering Desmond’s inclusion in Arno’s life makes Arno wonder if he and Élise are even still together or if… his love for Élise was true and not something twisted by his lonely childhood and his ‘abandonment’ issues.

Oh shit. I just turned this smutty fic idea to angst, abort, abort, abort.

If Desmond and Arno will have a relationship, it’ll be after Dead Kings DLC.

You know what would be funny?

If Arno realized he wasn’t just sexually attracted to Desmond but was in love with him during the ending parts of Dead Kings when he finally accepts Élise’s death.

Then when he returned to Paris?

He learned that Desmond had taken his sister to America and now…

Arno thinks Desmond is the one who got away.

(“Arno, I can’t believe I’m saying this… you can follow him to America. He’s literally living with the American Brotherhood. We know where he is.” “I have missed my chance. There is nothing left for me to do.” “Oh my god. Someone just chokes this drama queen unconscious so we can ship his ass to America!”)

[sc4llywag]

Please share Unity thoughts im so curious

GAH since you asked so nicely <3

!!MAJOR SPOILERS FOR AC UNITY AHEAD!!

I love Arno for one, he's so nice and charismatic. A charmer ofc and I see why people say he's the 'french Ezio' on that note I do NOT agree. Ezio was so much more fleshed out and looked into than what we get from Arno's story. He lost his father and wanted revenge, like Ezio BUT!!!! He ended up completely shifting his goal.

He went from going from target to target for the info ofc and to report back to the Brotherhood, to becoming skeptical and angry at the council. I don't think he lost the goal of revenge for his father but rather became so attached to Élise and he couldn't overlook her own goals so he aligned them with hers to PROTECT her.

GOD CAN I PLEASE GET A HAPPY LOVE STORY??? I knew she was going to die(thanks AC community) but GOD did it hit so much harder seeing and hearing the music play in the background god the utter CHILLS I get from this soundtrack.

It's so heartbreaking because his goal all along was to avenge his father, and he did. But in that process he lost his lover, who was more important to him than some target.

GOD IM JUST SHHSHWHAA

Now for the gameplay itself I have much criticism :(

I really dislike how the combat works in this one. I get so annoyed with the party timing and how slow everything is I just miss fast quick combat that doesn't take a million tries.

Along with it taking so long was my struggle with levelling up GOD did this bother me!! I hated having to spend days trying to level up my gear and skills just to do the next story mission. That kinda ruined my immersion and I got lost a lot in the story because of it 💔.

Btw the stupid gun shit SUCKS I get shot twice and I'm literally dead done gone holy shit lower the damage pls

Another thing is probably the parkour being super janky for me with the unfortunate erasure of manual jumping MY LOVEEEEE

Overall the gameplay is nice and good but it's not as good as I had expected so I'd rate it around a 6/10

The stealth system was also a little annoying and pissed me off at times because id barely be seen and then get all the guards in the whole damn building coming for my ass and I'd be dead in two seconds. Other than that I like it I suppose.

I can't specifically rate the story because yes it is more underwhelming compared to the former games imo but I did like it because of how romance centered it was in the end. I am however mad about the boss fight wtf was that shit

That's the only thing I'll diss the most bro where's my super cool battle why do I gotta be sneaking around and only doing 3 tries for an assassination come ON Ubisoft.

This WHOOOLE game you've been building up the spooky grand master dude for me to finish off and I get this janky ass boss fight and Élise is just sitting there doing nothing?? Like ok Ms "we need to take him out together!" THEN HELP ME GOOD LAWD

Ig she did help by dying but OH WELL MAN WHATEVER

I will be replaying this in the future I'm sure so I can further dive into the story and kinda carve it into my mind since I had to waste so much time trying to grind just to get to the next level

*Cough*Sequence 10 was kicking my fucking ass with that STEALTH god fuck you*Cough*

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AC Unity: Voilette Eloise Robideau

She's the reason why I've started this Assassin's Creed OC thing. And this was one of the first games I started playing, which is how I got obsessed with Assassin's Creed in the first place.

( the picture on the right is a French halberd)

Voilette Robideau was born on the third of Avril, 1768, to Charles Robideau and Babette Robideau (neé Brier). The family lived in Saint-Denis, close to Paris, and is the city where monarchs are buried. Courtney Miracle is her ancestor on the patriarch side.

Her father thought that they wouldn't survive, due to how much pain her mother was in, and according to the local doctor, Voilette was stillborn. Though, fortunately, both her and her mother survived, thanks to her father.

Growing up, due to her father still attending university, and the family being farmers, they starved for couples of days a week due to not being able to fend for themselves. All of the farming they did would soon go to the French soldiers who came back from the American Revolution. Though, when she was 12 years old, fortune came to them once he graduated, as he got a job in the inner government in Versailles. 

Babette died giving birth to Voilette's brother, when Voilette was just 4 years old. Charles, then, would name him Lucas. For those 6 years until she was 13, she would mainly take care of Lucas, making sure he would be fed every day even as he grew up. When Lucas was old enough to help around the farm, their father would be gone for months at his new job, until one day, he came home with an aristocratic woman, Justine, who would soon be their step-mother.

Justine would do anything to get to the highest court, to Marie Antoinette herself. She would be sleeping with many men that had those sorts of connections, and they would vouch for her. Because of this, she would also bring home some of them to the house when she knew their father wouldn't be back for days. During the times, and when she wasn't around, Voilette would be sexually abused, doing whatever the men wanted her to do. Lucas tried to defend her honor and person, but failed as he was also abused by them, but not sexually.

When Voilette became 15 years of age, her father, during his travels, caught a horrible fever, passing in bed at home. Lucas, at just 11 years old, would now have to be taken care of by Voilette alone, as Voilette now had to listen to her step-mother.

Through some connections, Justine was secretly a contact of the French Rite of the Templar Order, knowing François de la Serre himself. So with these connections, they were able to move out of the farm in Saint-Denis, and into a nice house in Paris.

Justine didn't help out more than that, and Voilette was forced to fend for herself and Lucas, doing whatever she could to make that happen. She also became a lady of the court, making it to Paris and Versailles connections. Also during this, she became friends with Arno Dorian while Élise de la Serre, his childhood friend, and adopted sister was away.

In 1788, Lucas was already 15, getting his proper education and living somewhere with no worries, while Voilette had to keep an eye on Arno, seeing that he picked being in the slums of Paris rather than in the luxurious streets it had to offer. This was also the year that she found out Charles was a deep contact with the French Assassin Brotherhood, and was initiated into the Brotherhood months later. From this, she would be mentored by one of the other Master Assassins as Pierre Bellec was out of duty for the time being.

~~~Assassin's Creed Unity Events~~~

In May of 1789, she went to a ball with Justine to celebrate Élise before she went back to Paris. During this, she was also there to watch Mirabeau, one of the other contacts of the Brotherhood, and to also watch Élise, wanting no harm to come to her. Though, she accidentally witnessed a romantic scene between Arno and Élise and quickly went to the outsides of the palace instead.

Hiding behind some pillars, she witnessed François's death, but not who did it. Though, when Arno was framed for it, she quickly escaped back to the palace and had Mirabeau leave the place at once with her, regretting to help Arno with that scenario.

The next time she met Arno was after his ceremony, and from there, she was asked to be his swordsman and partner, even though Arno tried to persuade the Order that he's fine without her.

For a few missions, she assisted him with the Women's March Movement with Théroigne de Méricourt, but not the others after that, as she had her own problems to deal with. She would send him letters though about current events that he might be able to do, but he never wrote her back.

Some of her missions dealt with some not so popular historical figures, and even contacting her brother to see if he needed anything.

On the 4th of January, 1791, she would meet Arno again with Bellec to take down Arpinon, a Templar extortionist. With this, he was accompanied by Charles Gabriel Sivert. After the assassination, she agreed with Bellec that they shouldn't go after Sivert, but when Arno started persuading the Assassin Council that he should do this, she changed her mind, helping him out with this assassination too.

She would then meet him at the Café Théâtre, telling him that he should take ownership of the place, and that there are many other Cafés that can be used as safe houses for the Brotherhood, if he's interested. This brought their friendship closer, and she would be a close contact of his, to where he would start write her letters back, giving his opinions on her missions. Sometimes, he would come to assist her on these little missions.

For her residence, it's not as big as a Café, but it's somewhat big enough to be called a "poor home" by other people. She uses this home as her own headquarters, and to gain her own income. Here, she would also train herself smarter and harder to become a better assassin, which is where the income comes from; She's a personal trainer for other Assassins of the Brotherhood.

The next time she and Arno met was when she found him at the Cour des Miracles, and she met the historical figure, Marquis de Sade. After Arno took De Sade's advice on following his target, she had the following short conversation with De Sade:

( Dialogue Text )

"So you are the lovely Voilette Robideau. Enchanté."

The Marquis kisses her the back of her left hand, hoping it would make her blush, yet that didn't happen.

"I've heard your stories, Marquis. Don't take this the wrong way but, I don't have any intention of being one of your... troublesome little ladies. If you'll excuse me, I must assist Monsieur Dorian with his task."

When she tries to walk away, he instead pins her to a nearby wall. His breath makes her really uncomfortable and also his stance, and the way he smirks like a predator catching his prey.

"Arno surely doesn't need you now. Besides, a lady like you shouldn't be into these kinds of things."

"A lady takes pride in what she is interested in. I am interested in these sorts of things, and surely you'll agree when I say I was trained to learn what he has."

"Mmmmm you're a little teaser, aren't you?"

"Alphonse, I won't say this again. If you don't back away, my boot will be shoved straight up your derrière, and you won't like it."

"Kinky~ I like you a lot more now~"

She rolls her eyes at his flirting remark, actually doing what she said she would, keeping a hold of her necklace as she pushes him away. He groans in pleasure though as he lays down, his ass sticking up on the air in pain.

"You are the worst flirt I've ever met in my life. Désolée, but I really must go. (I am sorry)"

( End of Dialogue )

When she went to find Arno, he had already done his task of assassinating Le Roi des Thunes, and Marquis de Sade took over that role. Hesitantly, she went back with Arno to De Sade to learn about that fact and that he has a pin with a poison tip made by a silversmith named François Thomas-Germain. She took the pin from de Sade, and quickly rushed away before de Sade could do anything else, to Arno's confusion.

She went to the Council to report this to them with Arno, and placed the pin in a safe and secure place with Arno, telling him also why she ran away so fast from de Sade.

While Arno was busy finding Germain, she was busy finding a deeper contact within the Templar Order, an associate who knew her step-mother, and gave her a vital information after she threatened to stab his neck with her dagger. She went back to the Council with this info, and from them, she also gained the Phantom Blades, a mechanism for her Hidden Blades that shoots darts at her enemies.

She stayed away from Assassin missions for awhile to spy on her step-mother, to no avail, which the spying happened for a few days. The Council asked her to come back after the spying failure, which she quickly rendezvous there with Arno, who had a blindfolded Élise with him. This sparked a bit of jealousy inside her, however, but did not go a hostile movement like the other Assassins did. She tried to introduce herself to her, but was met with the Assassins who berated her for trying to make friends with the enemy. Her only reply to this was, "Keeps your friends close, but your enemies closer." To which they agreed and let her converse with Élise.

After these events, and being somewhat acquainted with Élise, she went to visit Mirabeau, one of the Assassin mentors, at his home, only to be met with Arno and Élise yet again, seeing that he has been murdered. She did not accuse Élise of the murder though, and wanted to help them with finding the real culprit.

Finding out that the culprit was one of their own people, she followed Arno to the Sainte-Chapelle, where another short conversation took place:

( Dialogue Text )

"Arno! Arno!"

"What, Voilette?"

"Please be careful up there. Who knows what might happen."

Voilette says this worriedly and affectionately.

Arno is surprised by her emotions, and while he's climbing up, he only smiles down at her and says,

"Don't worry. I'll come back alive to see Élise again. The council might not agree with all my methods, but with this, they'll understand that she's to be trusted."

He continues to climb up, and his mind only on Élise has Voilette somewhat confused and mad. She tries to be a helpful, friendly assassin and yet he only notices Élise. How Voilette wishes to have her bright, ginger hair.

( End of Dialogue )

When he comes back alive, he tells her that it was his own mentor, Bellec, that murdered Mirabeau. She doesn't try to comfort him, knowing that he'll only brush her off. Though, her faith in the Assassin's slowly wear out when they punish Arno for letting two Master Assassins die, when one of them wasn't even his damn fault.

That night, she goes into a deep argument with the other council members, trying to tell them that Arno is to be trusted, and that he doesn't need to be treated like a dog. Instead of listening to her, they also tell her that they will not be doing an alliance with Élise, and that she needs to stay out of Arno's businesses. Frustrated, she goes to the Café Théâtre to find Arno, and has a deep conversation with him about how she's currently feeling about his situation.

Though she is asked by the Council to stay away, she doesn't listen at all, and this is proof when they gave her the same task they gave to Arno.

On August 10th, 1792, there's a riot on the Palais des Tuileries led by the Sans-culottes, and she assists Arno in infiltrating in. Their mission is to grab great letters of correspondence, that are made by Mirabeau to the King of France, that will comprise the Brotherhood if these letters are placed in the wrong hands. When a young army officer interrupts their plan, both hers and Arno's blades are out and about to assassinate him, But because the officer had a gun, they retracted their blades and he let Arno go. They told him that they're not after what he's after, and it amuses him that Voilette is interested in these types of plans. She helps the two get out of the palace using the king's secret elevator, and they both notice a familiar figure that came in to the king's study room. From the officer, they learn his name is Napoléon Bonaparte, and the man they saw rushing towards them is a captain of the National Army, Frédéric Rouille. Bonaparte agreed to help the two in finding more information about Rouille for Arno in his quest to track down Germain.

On September 2nd, they find Bonaparte again and he tells them that Rouille is planning on attacking the Grand Châtelet prison. From this information, they quickly go to the prison to find that Rouille and his men are already killing prisoners and guards there. Angered, Voilette already does most of the task of killing the fellow Templars there, and lets Arno assassinate Rouille.

Arno then asks for her assistance in helping to rescue Georges Danton, a leader of the French Revolution, that very night, along with ending the Austrian spy ring that appeared in Paris.

Other missions during these periods of times of hers included helping her brother, Lucas, with assisting Bonaparte and Joachim Murat in the artillery. Bonaparte highly approved of Lucas' intelligence, and Murat considered Lucas more of one of the soldiers, which pleased Voilette. She rescued her step-mother, Justine, from being kidnapped by some hot headed revolutionaries, but Justine didn't thank her at all, and Voilette left her in the street close to her house, to Justine's disapproval.

Many stuff after this was to keep training, but also keep deep contact with Lucas through Bonaparte himself. Justine's contacts were getting assassinated by the day, thanks to Voilette and Arno, and from this, this costed her reputation. She learned from the Brotherhood that Justine was forced to leave Paris and live back in Saint-Denis, but that only made Voilette more anxious.

During the uproar of the Revolution, she had to temporarily close her training center, but became a somewhat mercenary assassin, helping out anyone in need. With Arno, she assisted him in invading the Palais-Royal, assassinating and regaining the place to the pubic and Assassin order.

On October 31st, 1792, she was present assisting Arno and Élise in finding and assassinating Marie Lévesque, who's job was to make the people starve and more enraged about the monarchy due to lack of food. While Élise left to find Marie's whereabouts, she decided to stay with Arno to find the grain shipments. She and Arno investigated the docks of the Hôtel de Ville, until they found a barge containing the shipments by Marie's men. When Arno found the schedule of where the grain is supposed to show, he showed her the paper, and from that they set off to their destination, Luxembourg Palace.

At the palace, they reunited with Élise to tell her their information. As she reveals hers, they learn that the Templars want to have the middle and lower classes turn against the King by hoarding said grain. The three then infiltrated the palace where Arno assassinated Lévesque, and she had a glance of Justine being at the palace.

After leaving the palace, she followed Arno in the escape plan made by Élise as she was chased by the Templar extremists. After he managed to make it onto the hot balloon Élise 'borrowed'. From there, she would leave them be in the night, and return to her home to end the day.

The next day, she manages to meet Arno again and he's asleep in the hot balloon that has now fallen to the ground. She wakes him up to give him a letter that she finds out from that it's from Élise, saying she had to go. She helps Arno up and from there, they went to their separate ways with Arno saying, "Be careful. We'll meet again, I'm sure of it."

On January 20th, 1793, Arno and Élise meet up with Voilette at the Louvre to see Marquis de Sade to talk about a certain Louis-Michel le Peletier.

( Dialogue Text )

" Ah, Arno and Voilette! Which is a more incisive commentary on corruption in the bishopric? Seven nuns seducing a parish priest into debauchery, or an enourmously-endowed Benedictine sodomizing a goat named Pius?"

De Sade is writing in his book, moving his quill around in a flow of which he's speaking, and looking up at Arno.

"No force in heaven or on earth will make me answer that question."

Arno answers the question disgusted. Voilette, however, puts her hands on her hips,

"Thank you. Marquis, we need your help."

"Hum? Oh. Then can you answer the question?"

"I would rather beat the shit out of you."

Marquis does a little chuckle, holding out his hand towards Voilette.

"And what next?"

"Break your neck, slice off your fingers and hands, and watch someone as crazy as you, or more crazy, fuck them, as your corpse does a little dance."

"Would that not be a little extreme, mon petit chou? (My little pet)” De Sade would chuckle a little at this question and her reaction. 

“For a man like you, that is not the worst thing I could possibly think of.”

De Sade just chuckles more before trying his way of charming Élise to where Arno asks him about where le Peletier is.

" I believe he often takes meals at a certain café near le Palais-Royal. I believe you can find him there."

"If we don't, I'll be back."

"Really? Well then, I hope I'm mistaken."

He glances over at Élise who says,

"No, you won't."

"Thanks for the information, De Sade. Go fuck a horse on stilettos or something..."

"That sounds wonderful! I might do that."

"And I'll laugh when it kicks your balls and flings you across the room."

Voilette goes to leave, smirking at Arno as his face looks like he's seen De Sade naked.

"And I thought you were a lady, Voilette."

"I am. Just not towards him."

"You've slept with him?!"

"No! I'm not that insane! I'd rather lick a guillotine blade already covered with blood than that. Or sleep with you."

"Now, now, I don't want that."

"Yeah yeah, you have Élise I know.”

They walk away to arrive at the Palais-Royal.

( End of Dialogue )

When they arrive, they infiltrate, assassinate Le Peletier, and then leave the Palais. Arno, when Élise left, told Voilette that he needed help at the execution tomorrow, to which she agreed almost immediately after he said it. He didn't tell her why he needed the help, he just asked.

21st of January, 1793, was the day that King Louis XVI was executed. At the execution, she and Arno found François- Thomas Germain and learned from him that he wanted to give the power to the people, and have Jacques De Molay, a legendary Templar Knight, avenged. Germain makes his escape, and Arno and Élise are separated after Arno risks his life to defend her instead of going over Germain. To Voilette's disappointment, she had to ask Arno to come to the Council, knowing what was going to happen when he does.

Then, the thing happens. She is witnessed to see Arno be kicked out of the Brotherhood due to assassinating people without permission and finding leads and intel on the Templar Grand Master to which they told him to stay out of. For Voilette, they gave her a warning, one to stay away from Arno and no contact with Élise.

The only thing that is recorded from her between this time and the 7th of June, 1794, was assassinating more of her step-mothers friends or leading them to be executed due to the fact they moved their way up by love affairs, some which are very scandalous. Also, she opened back up her training center, and caught some glimpses of Arno who was busy doing his own assassinations.

On the 8th of June 1794, she meets Arno and Élise again at the Festival of the Supreme Being, which is being hosted by Maximilian Robespierre. Arno wanted to assassinate him but Voilette agreed with Élise on taking another approach, seeing that he's well guarded. She helps Élise, after Arno locates Robespierre to discreet him in public, and ruin his reputation. She assisted Arno as well to find some incriminating evidence to help with this, finding a list of deputy names written by Robespierre.

On the 27th of July, Robespierre was arrested by the Convention, to Arno and Élise's surprise, but not to Voilette's. With Arno and Élise investigating on Robespierre's whereabouts, Voilette was already looking through the district for Robespierre, and she found him in the Hôtel de Ville before Arno did, much to his surprise when she's standing by the door without a care in the world. Élise came soon after, and together they gained the info from Robespierre to where Germain was held, though she quickly disliked the way Élise handled the situation, with her shooting Robespierre in the jaw.

At the location of where Germain was held, the Parisian Temple, she is the one assisting Arno in finding Germain, and when they get to the top of the tower, she's hiding behind the walls while Arno goes in for the assassination, she sees the golden light of Germain's Sword of Eden, which has Arno take cover as well. For the two of them, she throws a smoke bomb at Germain's area and tells Arno to go, but again, he's stopped by Germain's sudden disappearance. This has her irritated, but continues to go with Arno to find his new whereabouts.

They find him in the underground of the temple where Élise is already waiting. As she and Élise help Arno by distracting Germain, she finds out from Germain that Justine was only a part of the Order due to her scandalous affairs, and he admitted to her, himself, that he had one with her and so did François, that Justine was 'the floor show everyone wanted to have, and she took it all for attention and protection'. However in rage and disgust she was about this confession, she did not break her cover and let Arno do his work, which backfired when rubble from the attack he made had him trapped under it. Voilette and Élise would then rush to his side, but soon became annoyed at how revenge hungry Élise was to where she blindly followed and attacked Germain. Voilette, with strength that's compared to a boxer, easily helps Arno out from the rubble, and stays behind as Arno tries to save Élise.

However, when he did, Élise's sword was broken and the Sword of Eden became unstable to where it exploded and caused Élise and Germain to ricochet, with Élise dying from this and Germain to be mortally wounded. Voilette can only see what Arno's heartbreak looked like under his anger from a distance.

Following him slowly, she could only look around the room, the ancient wonders that are left in stone and rubble now. When she finally came to Arno's rescue, she didn't need to actually do it. His grief caused him to act, and end Germain's life. This was his story ending, with his vengeance set straight, but for her, this is only the beginning of the end.

Voilette followed Arno out of the temple with Élise in his arms, and the sword of Eden on his person, so he can use it as his personal weapon.

She and Arno parted ways, to her it was her last time seeing him happy and stricken with a cause for something. For now, she could only plan on taking down Justine, and, to her horror, see her brother, Lucas, be one of Napoléon's trusted friends, and saw his rise to be the Emperor of the French.

~~End of Assassin's Creed Unity~~

~~Assassin’s Creed Unity: Dead Kings~~

( She changes her necklace to this:)

Voilette met Arno again in her hometown of Saint-Denis, which very much surprised her, but she would keep it to herself.

For this time period, she wasn't with Arno much, mostly going on her way to assassinate Justine. From some close contacts of the Brotherhood, she found out that there is going to be a party in Saint-Denis, hosted by Justine herself.

On August 5th, she went to the party, and again, was surprised to see Arno there, even though he shouldn't be. In a private room, where there weren't any Templar guards, she and Arno have this conversation.

( Dialogue Text )

"Arno! What are you doing here?"

"I can only help you with ending your struggles, as you helped with mine."

"That was only because Germain was a problem. I know I shouldn't have come along when you had-"

She pauses before saying Élise's name, not knowing how Arno might react.

"It's alright. You can say her name."

"Now you're making me feel like shit, Arno."

"Désolée, Voilette. (I'm sorry) May I have another moment to talk? After this? Meet me at the Café."

"Alright. Au revoir. (Goodbye)"

Arno kisses the back of her left hand gently, then looks into her eyes before leaving. This has Voilette blush a bit though, but it leaves her face as fast as Arno left.

( End of Dialogue )

Voilette manages to find Justine in a private bedroom, almost getting undressed with a man in the room. When she is finished undressing, she assassinates her and the man, to their surprise. From this, Voilette realizes that the man is also a Templar contact.

In a memory, Justine explains her intentions and what caused her to be this way:

( Dialogue Text )

"Voilette, ma fille.” (My daughter)

"You never were there, you know. Not in our mind. To take care of Lucas."

"I was busy trying to take care of myself, first. The Templars helped with that."

"They only helped you become a whore, Justine."

Voilette whispers this out with gritted teeth.

"Yet I was taken care of in the process."

"By a bunch of fools who wanted Revolution, who wanted destruction."

"Your creed is no different. Templars and Assassins, what they're fighting for is worth nothing in my opinion. Your heart, as a mother, is more than that. I have seen you and Arno take on the corrupt kingdom together, in the end, you made an empire.”

Justine chuckles lightly, then lets out a heavy breath.

“Besides that, I was waiting for my end… from the doctor, he told me I was at risk for a disease that would kill me in the process. Something along the lines of a cancer.”

“And now, your playtime is over.”

“Indeed. In addition, Lucas has grown so much. Bonaparte and I are very much proud of him. He even made him a Marshal.”

“Napoléon only wants more corruption. I’ll see that he’s gone before the new century overturns itself.”

“It’ll be the same, don’t worry, darling. Now, you must be strong. I am proud of you, in a way. I only needed to give you two a roof over your heads, the rest was your own.”

“Because I had no one else. I blame myself for father, for mother… you are not her and will never be her. But I know, all you wanted, was your own safety, your own money and contacts, more than a woman. But instead, you took the role of the other poor girls who have to make it into the world.”

Voilette removes her overcoat and her corset, looking at Justine’s eyes as she slowly rolls up her undershirt to show her stomach,

“I had to fight. You had to serve. Requiescat in pace, ma mére.”

( End of Dialogue )

Voilette then met Arno at the Café Théâtre, where Arno confessed that he loved her more than just a friend, and a relationship between them ensued, with her spending the night at his place. From there, she would get more letters from Arno, and would have her own room in the Café, where she can keep contact with Lucas, and even contact with Napoléon.

No other records come after 1805, except that she is still living at the Cafe with Arno, but not in a romantic relationship with him, more of a love between letters and a partnership between Assassins.

~~~Trivia!~~~

Voilette comes from the French name which literally means “Violet”

Eloise is of German origin meaning “famous warrior” or “healthy”

Robideau comes from Frankish/Germanic origin meaning “bright”

Voilette has a faint 8 pack of abs from training so much, and she showed this to Arno, to his surprise and jealousy

She’s a Virgin in the story, and probably lost it after 1805, or during her time with Arno after Dead Kings

Voilette is skilled in heavy weapons and is also a skilled marksman. She’s also skilled in stealth, disguise, and can charm or bribe people when she’s in her dress outfit. Her freerun style betters with practice; by the time she is a Master Assassin, she is proficient.

[damez1979]

Arno and Élise's HOT AIR BALLOON ESCAPE! | Assassin's Creed Unity

[a-route-up-if-i-fall]

i feel like the real tragedy of assassins creed unity's story is that there was an actual hope between arno and élise that the templars and the assassins would find peace.

arno was absolutely smitten with her and élise came to adore him as well. their admiration for each other inevitably became soured by their responsibilities and the complex situation surrounding monsieur de la serre's death (a templar himself who showed the son of charles dorian so much kindness, further blurring the lines of opposition between the groups, but to be brief i'm gonna leave that for now). they thought that their love could be the catalyst to getting true peace between their orders.

but then it all fell apart. bellec killed mirabeau because he thought peace to be impossible. germain overthrew the de la serre family because he didn't agree with where they were taking the templar order. both were put down by arno in scenes equally tragic in nature imo. bellec trained him, introduced him to the assassins, helped him to hold his own after de la serre's death. and germain? sure, arno was heartbroken after élise's death, but she had made peace with it. that scene instead represented a loss of any hope of peace between the two factions. all their work was for nothing in the end.

[bankaizen]

What are you saying?

I'm willing to risk everything to put Germain down. If you don't have the stomach for revenge, then I don't need your help.

[peridot-tears]

@theperennialwriter Yep, that's the one! Thanks! I was able to find it and give it a second read.

I think what people missed out on in at least AC III, Rogue, and Unity is that, yes, both sides are deeply flawed and at certain time periods equally destructive. Yes, they are both run by flawed individuals and can harm innocents --

But then there are small details that people miss.

Both sides are deeply flawed and dogmatic: The usual takeaway from AC Unity is that Bellec and Élise are both driven by fanaticism. Their motivations, however, differ. Based off what little detail we get (haven't read the novelization, maybe I'm fucking up), we understand that Élise was groomed to place the Order before herself from childhood (this is Dan Jeannotte's interpretation in the AC Den podcast, based off how she went after Germaine fully accepting that she could die). Bellec, on the other hand, states that he's seen Templars put entire villages to the torch, so his motivation comes from preventing more innocent life loss.

(Also like...side note...François De La Serre was good and kind for taking in Arno and not turning him into a Templar, and even seeking middle ground with the Assassins, but the flashback where he turns down the King of Beggars does imply that he still had a classist attitude where a man is lesser than due to his background. Whereas the Parisian Assassins actually gave Arno chances despite him fucking up twice before they kicked him out, partially because of Bellec but also partially because they were more openminded. But this is a way, way more personal interpretation that we don't actually have a lot of evidence for.)

Both can harm innocents: Achilles's leadership was Not Good, which is the general fandom consensus, and it stemmed from poor decision-making and arrogance, hence the earthquake that leveled Lisbon and his shit handling of Shay's understandable fit of trauma. Haytham, on the other hand, was a great, effective leader, but...well...his precious protégé literally hate-crimed a five-year-old in the woods. Clearly, he wasn't teaching his subordinates to not be racist. Haytham himself clearly only cared enough about Ratohnhaké:ton's village to use its destruction as a "gotcha" moment against Assassin ideology (which, slightly off-tangent, is such a virtue signaling thing to do lol) without regard for its people's wellbeing. And his own devotion to the Templar order came from manipulation by Reginald Birch.

Time period matters: During AC III, the Brotherhood was in shambles. The fandom knows this. And it wasn't perfect. It allied itself with slaveowners (Sam Adams). Ratohnhaké:ton aided the revolutionaries who would go on to take his people's land just like the Templars tried to do. But Ratohnhaké:ton also rebuilt the Brotherhood, and I have to imagine (because Ubisoft likes to pretend AC III never happened, so we have no fucking hint as to how he ran it after the game) that he reformed it to be more equitable and inclusive to everyone, because that's exactly what he did with the homestead.

Aaaanyway, those are just some raw thoughts off the top of my head that I think support the idea that, yeah, the storytelling does tell us that both sides can be destructive and have good and bad people, but we have to remember what each side's ultimate goals are.

am I gonna have to make a "Hey, pls remember that the Templars are Canonically Inherently Fascistic and cannot be redeemed as a group" article as well?

cus I feel like some of the fandom forgot about this part of the lore and um, it's starting to seriously concern me.

[peridotglimmer]

Kinktober 2023 Masterpost

31 ficlets with 31 different ships

The full series can be found here!

Day 1: Collars - False/Cleo (Hermitcraft) | Decoration

Day 2: Clothed Sex - Diana/47 (Hitman) | Close Quarters

Day 3: Choking - Wyatt/Emma (Timeless) | Insufferable

Day 4: Desk Sex - Cameron/House (House M.D.) | By Reason of Insanity

Day 5: Bathing - Chloe/Nadine (Uncharted) | Reën in die Klein Karoo

Day 6: Pegging - Evil X/Cleo (Hermitcraft) | Repent

Day 7: Praise Kink - Evie/Élise (AC: Syndicate & AC: Unity) | Rules

Day 8: Lingerie - Bridget/Vera (Wentworth) | Coming Home to You

Day 9: Wall Sex - Beckett/Castle (Castle) | Blame It on the Hormones

Day 10: Coming Untouched - Pia Douwes/Uwe Kröger (Musical Theatre RPF) | Transition #1 [Note: written in German!]

Day 11: Breeding Kink - False/Pearl/Cleo (Hermitcraft) | When You Came In (The Air Went Out)

Day 12: Blow Jobs - Peyton/Blaine (iZombie) | Silence Is Golden

Day 13: Sixty-Nine - Loba/Valkyrie (Apex Legends) | Attention Management

Day 14: Ropes - Mirage/Wraith (Apex Legends) | Scout's Honour

Day 15: Voyeurism - Etho/Cleo (Limited Life SMP) | Respite

Day 16: Mirror Sex - Diana/Lucas (Hitman) | Change of Scenery

Day 17: Forced Orgasms - Xisuma/Keralis (Hermitcraft) | Entertainment

Day 18: Multiple Orgasms - False/Everyone (Hermitcraft) | for the sake of good times

Day 19: Stripping - Addison/Callie (Grey's Anatomy) | Sharing Is Caring

Day 20: Frottage - Becky/Felicity (Hidden Agenda) | Alive

Day 21: Somnophilia - House/Cuddy (House M.D.) | Good Morning Sunshine

[susann-noir]

“Élise?”

collab with @mogruith

[teecupangel]

What if Desmond is reborned in Unity as Elise's or Arno's baby brother?

Oh, oh. I can think of 3 main ideas we can play with.

Now, before anything, we’ll set up some rules that all ideas must adhere to (all of which came from the premise of every Yew Branch I’ve written):

Desmond remembers his life as Desmond Miles

Desmond will have his ancestors’ memories and skills but those memories will be vague

With that out of the way, let’s get to how Desmond could screw up AC Unity’s plotline:

1 Desmond is reborn as Arno’s baby brother and he grows up with Arno.

I think that Arno would be a responsible older brother, maybe kinda like how Ezio was with Petruccio.

Considering it’s only them, Charles would have definitely emphasized to Arno that Desmond’s safety is his responsibility.

Arno’s protectiveness would definitely go through the roof once it became clear that Desmond is a bit of a ‘strange child’ while Desmond is half-exasperated and half-delighted because his new family is definitely leagues better than William Miles and his wife.

There’s no way in hell Arno would leave Desmond alone to play with Élise while they’re waiting for Charles.

Not to mention, Desmond would definitely try to act like the big brother and say ‘go, I’ll wait for father’ and that would only make Arno want to stay with Desmond because that’s what a good big brother would do.

In this scenario, I can see Élise joining them instead, playing where the Dorian brothers are waiting and, when Charles comes to pick them up, he would recognize Élise and maybe they’d even escort her back to her father.

Now, this is where things can go either way. Even before Versailles, Desmond would have realized that Charles is an Assassin which meant that he would definitely be paranoid, using his Eagle Vision every so often. In this scenario, either Desmond sees Shay approaching and warns Charles OR he’s too late and he and Arno see Shay kill Charles.

And that’s where we will have two different routes we can take:

1.a Charles Lives and Arno and Desmond become Assassins under his tutelage

In this scenario, Arno and Desmond would have a brotherly relationship similar to Federico and Ezio with Desmond being the ‘Federico’ and Arno being the ‘Ezio’.

Charles’ main task in the Brotherhood is to travel around the world and, now, it’s to protect the precursor box that the Assassins gave to him.

This means that Arno and Desmond would be raised on the road and seas, maybe even on the run and hiding from Shay Cormac who will definitely be looking for them.

And then everything comes to a head when they returned to Paris to help the Brotherhood as the sociopolitical unrest in France starts to boil over.

In this scenario, Arno and Desmond would probably remember Élise but there would be no messy love story between Arno and Élise. They would be one-time playmates turned wary allies as Élise would be trying to find who killed her father and the brothers would have the same goal because Élise’s father had been close to finalizing a truce between the Assassins and his more moderate Templars.

Bellec may or may not betray the Brotherhood. If he does, it would be Charles that would stand against him (with the help of his sons).

Shay would probably make an appearance in Paris later on because he learns Charles is there.

Desmond would be with Arno and Élise when they fight Germain and Élise won’t die. Whether Arno and Élise would actually end up together though… hhhmmm… I’ll leave it to you, nonny.

1.b Charles dies and the de la Serre takes the Dorian brothers in

Desmond would definitely find out that the de la Serres are Templars. It might take a few years, he’d probably spend a year or two grieving Charles’ death and being there for Arno, but he’ll definitely find out.

During that time, Arno would develop a crush on Élise.

Once Desmond is sure that they’re Templars, Desmond would be faced with two choices: stay with the de la Serre who have been nothing but kind to them (although they do tend to be treated like servants at times too but that’s fine) or he gets Arno to run away with him and try to live on their own

If Desmond tells Arno they should run away, Arno would say no because he likes the de la Serre and he doesn’t understand why Desmond would want to leave. At this point, it’s either Arno would tell the de la Serre Desmond’s plan and Desmond would run away alone (leaving Arno) or Desmond finds a way to get Arno to agree to leave with him.

Staying with the de la Serre will also complicate things

1.b.1 Desmond stays with the de la Serre

If he stays with the de la Serre, it would be more of “I wanna see what the Templars are planning” than any gratitude he might feel for the de la Serres.

He won’t stop Arno from getting close to Élise.

The de la Serres would probably not realize Desmond is spying on them and Desmond would know when Élise has started her Templar training. That’s when Desmond would advise Arno to be careful.

Arno would think that Desmond doesn’t approve of Élise and they would start their whole secret relationship.

Either Desmond doesn’t find out because he’s busy trying to spy and not getting caught or he knows about it but doesn’t say he knows because he wants to honor his brother’s choice.

Monsieur de la Serre still dies and the plot of Unity kicks off with Desmond and Arno becoming Assassins.

Arno wants to find out who killed Monsieur de la Serre, Desmond is just there to make sure Arno doesn’t do anything really dumb.

Bellec still betrays the Brotherhood and Desmond is the one to kill him.

Germain still happens but Élise lives in the end.

1.b.2.a Desmond and Arno run away together

If they successfully run away, Desmond would use his Eagle Vision to find the Assassins. Either they find the Parisian HQ first and get taken in by the council (maybe even Mirabeau?) OR Bellec finds them first and he takes them in.

If they grew up with Bellec as their foster father, there’s a high chance that Desmond would be able to stop Bellec from betraying the Brotherhood later (through the power looovvee logic and reasoning).

They get trained as Assassins and when AC Unity kicks off, they’d be part of a 4 member squad and perhaps even in charge of de la Serre’s death (which was given to them because of their history).

Élise and Arno would have a bitter ex kind of vibe in their relationship and Desmond gets caught in it, along the lines of ‘he chose you instead of me’ or ‘I left her for you’ and their squad will tease that it’s like a fucked up loved triangle between Arno, his biological brother, and his foster sister (all said in jest, of course).

1.b.2.b Desmond runs away alone

If Desmond runs away alone, he would be the only one that gets taken in and raised as an Assassin.

He’d always check on Arno but never show his face.

Arno, on the other hand, would feel absolutely guilty for what he’s done. He’ll try to run away too to try and find Desmond but he’d get caught every time.

At this point, either de la Serre gets into contact with Mirabeau to talk about Arno or, and this is the more dramatic route that would definitely make everything messier, Élise gets Arno to be trained as a Templar, maybe even whisper to Arno that they can look for Desmond as Templars.

Élise’s party in AC Unity will now be a party for both Arno and Élise as they are inducted into the Templar Order.

AC Unity plot happens with Arno and Élise working together as Templars while Desmond takes over Arno’s parts in the game.

This would definitely have a kind of ‘Abel-Cain’ setup between Arno and Desmond with Desmond being the ‘Cain’ as he doesn’t trust the Templars and Arno is torn between his loyalty to the de la Serre and his brotherly love for Desmond.

Might even come to blows with “You left me.” “Well… you made it clear who was your real family is back then.”

2. Desmond is Arno’s half-brother, born after their mother left Charles and Arno

In this scenario, I think it would be interesting if Desmond meets Arno when he joins the Parisian Brotherhood (maybe after their mother’s death and she tells Desmond the truth on her deathbed?).

Depending on their age gap, Desmond could join the Brotherhood during AC Unity’s main game plot OR during Dead Kings DLC.

2.a Desmond meets his half-brother during Unity’s main game

Desmond would act more like Arno’s partner during missions. They won’t have any familial bonds so there are a lot of awkward talks and sometimes they just ignore their familial ties and act more like two colleagues trying to get to know one another.

There will be bonding moments of course but things will come to head after Desmond tells Arno that he’s too focused on Élise. The two of them will have their 3rd act break up at this point.

Desmond would be the one to find Arno drunk after Élise ‘dumps’ him. There might be a one-sided fistfight as well because they’re both idiots.

This is the scenario where Élise living has the lowest percentage, not because Desmond would let her die (of course not) but because there’s a possibility that Desmond wouldn’t even know what Arno and Élise were planning until it’s too late.

2.b Desmond meets his half-brother in Dead Kings

In this scenario, Desmond would be a ‘novice’ tasked to retrieve the missing Arno Dorian

Dead Kings still happens although with additional bonding moments between Arno and Desmond

Their relationship will be more: Desmond is the exasperated assistant of a grieving/brooding Arno

They will also bond over the death of loved ones (in this case, Desmond would probably relate because he still feels the pain of Maria’s death)

Léon gets adopted by Desmond. He likes to call Desmond and Arno his brothers.

And finally:

3. Desmond gets reborn as Élise’s younger brother

This is honestly going to messy, might even be messier than Desmond running away without Arno plot (probably).

First of all: Desmond won’t run away from the de la Serre because they love him and he loves them. He also won’t realize that he’s been born into a Templar family until it’s too late and he already loves them too much to betray them.

Depending on the age gap between him and Élise, he could either be there when Charles Dorian dies and plays with Arno too or he meets Arno after Arno becomes a ward of the de la Serre.

Regardless, here is the plot point that I kinda don’t want to do but, at the same time, I kinda want to just for the sheer unnecessary soap opera level drama it would add to the mix: a Love Triangle between Arno, Élise and Desmond.

To be more exact: Arno having a bi-crisis of epic proportions because he develops a crush on both Élise and Desmond growing up.

Desmond is oblivious to it, Élise is not.

At this point, either we go down the love triangle route OR Élise would do an ‘I want my beloved to be happy’ and be Arno’s wing woman.

Either way, Desmond would develop feelings for Arno as well which he would mistake for just ‘fondness’ because Arno reminds Desmond a lot of Ezio.

Desmond learns that their father is hoping to finalize a truce with the Assassins and he supports it because he loves his father and he still remembers how much Connor had wished he and Haytham could have found some common ground (until Haytham fucked that up and Connor was too angry to even try again).

Desmond and Élise get inducted at the same time and their father dies.

This is where AC Unity’s plot starts to get messy because, to Desmond, this isn’t about Assassins and Templars right now.

This is revenge. He’s the calm one to Élise’s hot-headedness and Arno is taken in for the ride because… well… Arno’s a dumbass who fell in love with a Templar(s).

And now Bellec thinks Arno is being corrupted by the two de la Serres

Élise won’t die in this one. There’s no way in hell Desmond would let that happen.

Pairing-wise, it could honestly go with Arno x Élise, Arno x Desmond or Desmond x Arno x Élise XD

Plot points that will happen regardless of which idea we go for:

Desmond’s skills will compare him a lot to his older sibling (Arno or Élise). There’s gonna be feelings of inferiority going on, that’s for sure.

If Bellec raises Desmond and Arno, he would be kind of a hardass but he would be ‘loyal’ to them. Even if he goes through with his plan to betray the Brotherhood, he would probably let either Dorians kill him because he can’t kill them even if he tries.

Desmond is the best recruiter of the Assassins. He will refuse to do any recruiting as a Templar.

Desmond would be super sus of Germain. He might not know what a Sage is but he knows something is giving him the heebie-jeebies whenever he’s near Germain.

Germain would have a hard time hitting Desmond with the Sword of Eden for some reason. (probably related to the device Desmond activated)

Desmond will definitely try to contact Connor one way or another. Whether he is successful in finding Connor though is up in the air.