The first Assassin's Creed followed the story of Desmond Miles, an unfortunate former assassin in a futuristic world who had been captured by an evil corporation that sought to discover information that his ancestors knew. They did this by using an Animus device, which forced Desmond to relive the life of one of his ancestors, Altair, through some pseudo-magical scientific technobabble involving genetic memories. The game ended on a cliffhanger, with Altair defeating his evil mentor and Desmond narrowly avoiding being disposed of.
