Hi All,
Why can't the assassins just destroy the stupid Apple?
They don't want people to use it, so by destroying it , it would be out of the picture for good?
No magical arm thing could bring it back.
Am I misunderstanding something?
Thanks!
It's precursor technology. Chances are it can't be destroyed by any conventional method.
Or the fact it's one of the only remaining pieces of the First Civilization; and destroying such a thing would be a waste.
Hmmm , maybe it's indestructible, I guess there's a chance that might be the case. They should have showed that people tried to destroy it.
Yes, I do agree it's a shame to destroy something so ancient , but it would be for the greater good. no more would have to die because of it.
The only known case I have heard of in the lore where a precursor artifact was destroyed was during the Tunguska Incident. During the game's version of that incident, a massive amount of electricity was channeled into a facility where a precursor staff was being experimented on. This combination led to a vast explosion which apparently destroyed the staff in the process.
It would seem that precursor artifacts are either impossible to destroy through known conventional means or that it is extremely difficult, to the point of prohibitive, to do so.
I think I recall that in the games Abstergo extracts at least one of them from the ocean. The ending of the first game shows that some of them ended up in the ocean, probably as a result of geologic activity. They can even remain functional after having been placed on the moon.
Besides possible indestructibility, another potential explanation exists. Assassins who do end up in possession of the apples start getting very drawn to them. Altair's writings in the games reveal that he experienced major temptations to start experimenting one of these apples, which he did for a while. Being in close proximity to a precursor apple for more than minor periods of time seem to result in powerful urges to use it forming in the mind of its wielder.
Although the assassins don't want the Templars to wield the power of these artifacts, they seem to have difficulty resisting the temptation to start testing them out for their own purposes. I'd say most assassins that come in control of precursor items do not relish the prospect of trying to destroy them.
Wow, such a detailed explanation of the Apple. Thanks!
I haven't played any of the games so that was very good to know.
Ok, so basically its too hard to destroy and people who do have it don't feel like destroying it because it gives them powers.
They don't know where Mt. Doom is.
shareWould you destroy the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant in your possession? Destroying an important relic like the Apple is foolish.
shareYes, I would.
I would destroy anything that would cause death and pain to my friends and family. ( At least try to destroy )
Wouldn't you?
Then you're really ignorant and wasteful if you would destroy important relics like the Grail or the Ark. The Apple wasn't exactly Pandora's Box from Tomb Raider: the Cradle of Life. At least the Assassins kept it away from the wrong people who want to misuse it, that relic still had benefits for mankind and historical significance about an advanced prehistoric civilization.
shareHi,
So far I have not been made aware of any benefits or advantages of keeping it for mankind.
Please shed some of your wisdom about the positives of keeping this Apple.
Thanks!
I'm glad you asked. The Apple can cure violence from mankind and contains vast knowledge from the advanced prehistoric civilization. In the movie, Sophia Rikkin was trying to cure violence as a disease, not enslave mankind like her father. She only wanted to harness a bit of the Apple's power to treat violence. Imagine a world where violent impulses were purged from mankind. No more murder, mass killings, genocides, and terrorism. We could gain world peace, and gain back the former glory that was lost in Eden with the new knowledge that we gain from the Apple.
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