Target menu

The target menu was an Animus interface that kept track of clues, interpersonal relationships, and biographies pertaining to the identities of various individuals that were being investigated or hunted by the session's historical subject. The menu has gone by different names during different sessions and Animus models.
==Ezio session==
Called Conspirators, the Animus 2.0's target menu while Desmond Miles used itAssassin's Creed II — Modern day tracked the members of the Templar conspiracy that orchestrated the deaths of Ezio Auditore's father Giovanni and two brothers Petruccio and Federico, which lead him to its leader, the Roman Templars' Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia.Assassin's Creed II
The menu, composed of square markers in which the face of each conspirator would be placed, was initially disorganized and contained some loose connections, alluding to Ezio's lack of knowledge about the true nature of the conspiracy. Once his uncle Mario told him about the Templar's schemes, the menu reshaped itself into a series of concentric circles, each one getting bolder as it neared the center of the diagram, where Rodrigo Borgia was highlighted by a Templar cross. The faces of the conspirators would go from partially blurred to completely revealed as Ezio gathered clues about their identity, and a red cross would be marked upon their square's frame when Ezio had either killed or defeated them.
===Other targets===
<tabber>
|-|Girolamo Savonarola=
</tabber>
===Puppets===
<tabber>
|-|Uberto Alberti=
|-|Ludovico Orsi=
|-|Checco Orsi=
</tabber>
===Unwitting accomplices===
<tabber>
|-|Dante Moro=
</tabber>
===Accomplices===
<tabber>
|-|Vieri de'Pazzi=
|-|Antonio Maffei=
|-|Francesco Salviati=
|-|Stefano da Bagnone=
|-|Bernardo Baroncelli=
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Silvio Barbarigo=
|-|Carlo Grimaldi=
|-|Marco Barbarigo=
|-|Francesco de'Pazzi=
</tabber>
===Counselors===
<tabber>
|-|Jacopo de'Pazzi=
|-|Emilio Barbarigo=
</tabber>
===Leader===
<tabber>
|-|Rodrigo Borgia=
</tabber>
==Bayek session==
Called Targets, the Portable Animus HR.8's target menu while Layla Hassan used it tracked the the Egyptian Order of the Ancients members as the Medjay Bayek of Siwa and his wife Aya of Alexandria hunted them in retaliation for the death of their son Khemu at the Order's hands.Assassin's Creed: Origins
<tabber>
|-|The Heron=
Bayek trekked across the vast Egyptian desert to corner Rudjek in the famous Bent Pyramid of Sneferu. Bayek's first kill, the death of Rudjek brought on Anubis's apparent curse on the natron mines.
|-|The Ibis=
|-|The Vulture=
|-|The Ram=
|-|The Hippo=
|-|The Scarab=
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|The Hyena=
|-|The Lizard=
|-|The Crocodile=
|-|The Jackal=
|-|The Scorpion=
|-|The Lion=
</tabber>
==Kassandra session==
When Layla Hassan relived the memories of the misthios Kassandra on her upgraded Portable Animus HR-8.5,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey — Modern day its target menu was unique in that it kept track of multiple groups of individuals: Mercenaries tracked the mercenary rivals Kassandra defeated in life; Cultists, which broke down further to the Cult of Kosmos members, tracking the organization responsible for the disgrace of her family,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and the Persian sect of the Order of the Ancients, individuals who hunted her and her son Elpidios due to their dangerous bloodline;Assassin's Creed: Odyssey — Legacy of the First Blade and the The Fallen, that kept track of people of interest in Aletheia's simulation of the Underworld during her time exploring it.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey — The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades
===Mercenaries===
<tabber>
|-|Kassandra=
The legends around the mighty Eagle-Bearer from Kephallonia were many. Some said that she was a descendant of Spartan royalty. Others, that she was a goddess.
|-|Exekias=
In our time, one misthios was feared above all. Forever present, forever undefeated, age would not dull his edge nor rust his hammer's head. Behind Exekias the legend was a trail of desolation and the eerie silence of death.
|-|Stentor=
The adopted son of Nikolaos, Stentor always tried to impress his father and make him proud. After he tried to kill his sibling and failed, he left the Spartan army in disgrace. His life ruined, he pursued a life as a mercenary so he could one day seek his revenge.
|-|Talos=
Heart Condition
*Takes more damage from Assassinations
Death From Above
*Takes more damage from Ranged Attacks
Originating from {Animus generated}, Talos the Stone Fist had a name to be taken literally. As big as a boulder, he was known to pound his enemies' heads into the rock faces of many Kephallonia mountains.
|-|Sosipatros=
Sosipatros did what many other mercenaries tried to do: work for the most powerful man in the region. With Lagos as his employer, Sosipatros never had a shortage of contracts to complete.
|-|The Poisoner=
|-|The False Leonidas=
This older mercenary claimed to be the Great Leonidas resurrected, but no one fell for this trap. Well, almost no one. Some impressionable fools gave him contracts solely because they believed him. Of course, when he succeeded, it only confirmed what they thought.
|-|Zetes=
|-|Hyrkanos=
Shell Skin
*Takes less damage from Ranged Attacks
Pyrophobia
*Takes more damage from Fire
Hyrkanos was a mercenary working for Athens with a mission to sabotage Spartan war efforts in Megaris. He was a master at manipulating others to do his bidding so he could remain elusive.
|-|Agis=
Agis of the North was committed to pitting Athens and Sparta against each other so that his first love, Byzantion, could rise in the wake of their destruction.
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Theos=
Theos always looked for answers to difficult questions. What will come to pass? Who is in the right? How can all benefit? He said the solution was to look to the gods. Nobody else was worth asking.
|-|Gaia=
Gaia the Fist was infamous for running at his intended target, ignoring any projectile weapons. He claimed he liked to see the look of despair in people's eyes as he charged, only gaining speed, until he reached them and ended their life.
|-|Exadios=
Exadios took marks twice her size with the fearlessness of a charging bull. She left a trail of broken bodies in her wake.
|-|Atos=
Atos the Beast Caller wrote countless letters to his mother. It's said he tried sending one home to Syrakousai each night. After a while, he stopped sending the letters altogether. He wasn't sure they ever reached her, and since he was always on the move, he never received one back.
|-|Hirpes=
If something is best for the people, does it matter what has to be done? Hirpes the Sordid said it didn't. Of course, those he cheated or betrayed came to disagree upon learning of his deeds.
|-|Aias=
While many mercenaries cared not for how they looked or smelled, Aias felt he could prove mercenaries deserved as much respect or adoration as a polemarch. Always presentable, Aias did gain fans for a time… until they saw him do his work up close.
|-|Kephalon=
Kephalon the Thinker worked by honoring Skythia's traditional mercantile life, but after a bloody skirmish with armed bandits, he discovered this temperament was more suited for war.
|-|Proktos=
Proktos the Moon King was a priest of Artemis until bandits ruined his temple. A lone survivor, he became embroiled in a lunar cult and pledged to bring suffering to all who would harm his beloved goddess.
|-|Sergas=
Sergas was a charismatic bounty hunter who purred like his pet lynx. When possible, he liked to soothe his prey by purring in their ears before the final blow. He called this a beautiful death... Grr...
|-|Phelikles=
It appears Phelikles enjoyed distributing his hard-earned drachmae to those who didn’t have any. Some said it was because he wanted everyone to know he was rich. Others felt he was just helping those who couldn’t afford his kind of life. No matter the case, most believe his coin went to good use.
|-|Xanotos=
No one knows where Xanotos came from, but legends said he was from a cult in a country far, far away. Only one thing was for sure—he loved the color yellow.
|-|Shahin=
Shahin first decided to journey through the lands to spy on war tactics. He found the land beautiful and decided to buy a house and settle down, but the ongoing war pulled him into the mercenary life to profit from the conflict.
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|"Eagle Bearer"‎=
|-|Polykaste=
Abandoned by her lover who claimed Athena made him vow to never fall in love, Polycaste had made her own vow. She would travel the Peloponnese and hunt the goddess - who was surely in disguise to trick her. In the meantime, however, she's taken her anger out on the unlucky who crossed her path.
|-|Abia=
"Always the sheep, never the wolf". This motto was carved into Abia's child mind by her military father. All her life, she was second to her sister—who was first in their father's heart. When he was killed in battle and the girls were orphaned, Abia set off on the road. No longer would she be second to her sister, and she would stop anyone in their tracks who tried to keep her from winning.
|-|Narkissos=
Most mercenaries like to pridefully tell the tales of their adventures—some more than they deserve to. Count Narkissos among these mercenaries, who deliver more speeches than deathblows. Still, he is known in at least half the ports of the Aegean Sea for good and bloody reasons.
|-|Nestor=
"Retirement is for the dead", Nestor always said. He had waged more war and collected more bounties for longer than any other he knew, and would continue until his own motto came true.
|-|Edonos=
It is said that you should never try to back Edonos into a corner. When under attack and threatened, he responds like a wild animal, resorting to a conduct unknown to civilized men everywhere. He bucks like a beast, and charges his adversary with the barbarity of a bull untamed.
|-|Testiklos=
Having been separated quite early in his life from his half-brother Testikles, his mood has been unstable ever since. He never felt as secure than with his own kin, so he deals with the separation by breaking things—including the bones of those who displease him.
|-|Harpina=
Even as a child in her tiny village, Harpina was feared. Little boys who normally rough-housed for dominance wouldn't dare near the terrifying Harpina, whose quick fists could easily force their faces to meet the dirt. Instead, they curried her favor by bringing her trinkets and pretty rocks, which she happily collected.
|-|Iaeira=
Stories tell the tale of Iaeira and her record for having faced death more than any other mercenary. She has stood toe-to-toe with the afterlife more times than she can count, but is always able to pull herself away from the dreaded edge.
|-|Damais=
It is a true blow to the pride of Damais's foes when they lose against him - not because he is weak, but because he doesn't seem to care. As a strong, trained mercenary, it's unsure why Damais is in the trade. He will fight with his all, yes, but a victory is just a victory, and an unsatisfactory one at that.
;Brawler
Takes less damage from Melee Attacks
;Relentless
Will never flinch when receiving damage
;Loot
Damais' Breastplate
|-|Astarte=
With dark eyes as murky as deep, muddy waters, Astarte the Swamp submerges her enemies in pain. She starts with a blow to the head, and watches as the blood drains into her foe's gasping mouth. Then, they start to drown.
|-|Nanno=
With her love of mathematics, Nanno's parents saw her future in an Athenian treasury as a banker. However, instead of counting drachmae, she counts her number of kills. She keeps track of them on her personal abacus as she travels across the Greek world.
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Okyllos=
The story of Okyllos is one steeped in uncertainties. The common thread is that when he came upon the body of a dead mercenary, Okyllos, an outcast, began his new life. He looted the man's armor, sheathed his sword in his own belt, and started anew. He fights in honor of the nameless mercenary who birthed his new identity.
|-|Thaleia=
Those who encounter Thaleia while she's wearing gloves can consider themselves lucky; underneath are nails as sharp and quick as the talons of a hawk. She keeps them pointed like tiny daggers. If she knows she's losing, she's known to throw her gloves to the ground and bare her claws.
|-|Laches=
Laches is a strong, but simple man. Since he has not been killed up until this point, he is convinced the gods have granted him immortality. Instead of earning a name, he named himself "Eternal", and dares others to prove him wrong.
|-|Ariathate=
If people were born for certain tasks, said Ariathate, he was born to win. Strongest in his training camp and champion in races, there were none who could best him - though, he maintains his humility by always taking on a challenger who dares try.
|-|Perdix=
Perdix never had a place to call home. He never knew his mother, or his father, but he knew the winding roads he traveled like family. He learned to identify poisonous herbs, and how to build elaborate shelters. When he had to make a living, becoming a roving mercenary was a role he took to naturally.
|-|Aretus=
Surrounded by carnage and war, all Aretus wanted was to heal people. In a world covered with blood, what people needed, Aretus believed, was help. After devoting his life to medical service, one of his patients betrayed him by trying to poison him. If that was the thanks he got, Aretus swore to never aide others again.
|-|Okaleia Eater=
Okaleia had her start as a nefarious smuggler who traded contraband goods across the Aegean—a profitable career, until she sampled the sweetest forbidden fruit to cross her port. Some say the taste drove her to madness. Ever since, she's been obsessed with tracking down its mysterious origins, killing all who she believes keep it from her.
|-|Auxesia=
Many who see her have come to believe Auxesia was born in the darkest void—a sister to Nyx and Erebus; that is the only conceivable explanation for her acts of violence and vacant eyes.
|-|Hygieia=
Hygieia's sword moves as fluently as her shadow, and they are just as inextricably linked. It's impossible to find one without the other. It is said that Hygieia learned the craft of making swords so she would be the only one who had ever touched it—and that in her eyes makes it perfect. Try to take it from her, and suffer.
|-|The Smoldering=
[NAME] the Smoldering was known for the hammer [sic] she kept. People said it was ever-burning, that its flame was fed by her victims, or that she pulled it, bare-knuckled, from the heart of a volcano. Many scoffed. She turned them into believers one burning strike at a time.
</tabber>
===Cultists===
====Eyes of Kosmos====
<tabber>
|-|Elpenor=
;Identity
;Bio
Aside from profiting from both sides of the war, Elpenor served Kosmos in one way—destroying the chosen's bloodline. He did, after all, find Deimos' sibling on the dusty roads of Kephallonia, and rumors quickly spread that he was the mastermind behind what happened to the Wolf in Megaris. For a time, it seemed he'd accounted for everything and was unstoppable.
|-|Sotera=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in The Serpent's Lair)
|-|The Master=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in The Serpent's Lair)
|-|Hermippos=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Midas=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in The Serpent's Lair)
|-|Nyx=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====The Silver Vein====
<tabber>
|-|Epiktetos=
;Identity
;Bio
Epiktetos the Forthcoming's ship building taught him one lesson, if no other: waging a war is always more profitable than winning one. He stood to make a fortune from the tragedies of war... until Deimos made a bloody, horrifying example out of him at the Cult's mysterious gathering.
|-|The Chimera=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in )
|-|The Centaur of Euboea=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in )
|-|The Silver Griffin=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Machaon=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Polemon=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Delian League====
<tabber>
|-|Brison=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Podarkes=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Rhexenor=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in )
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|-|Iobates=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Kodros=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Kleon=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Peloponnesian League====
<tabber>
|-|Skylax=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Monger=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained by killing Brison)
|-|Lagos=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Kallias=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Silanos of Paros=
;Identity
;Related Items
;Cultist Attack on Naxos
Myrrine, the bold leader of Naxos island, was a marked target. The Cult's guards were involved in the plot, meaning a Cultist was behind it all. They were carrying pouches heavy with Paros coins that directly point toward Silanos, a rival oligarch of Paros.(Obtained in Naxos)
|-|Pausanias=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Gods of the Aegean Sea====
<tabber>
|-|Asterion=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in The Serpent's Lair)
|-|Sokos=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|The Octopus=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained by killing Sokos)
}}
|-|Melanthos=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|The Mytilenian Shark=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|The Hydra=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Worshippers of the Bloodline====
<tabber>
|-|Chrysis=
;Identity
;Related Items
;Conversation with a Cultist
Kassandra came to learn that Deimos, her sibling, was saved from Mount Taygetos that fateful night, only to then fall into the hands of the Cult. But who is controlling whom? The answers would reveal themselves in time.(Obtained in Sanctuary of Kosmos)
|-|Diona=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained by killing Harpalos)
|-|Harpalos=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Zoisme=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Melite=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Iokaste=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Heroes of the Cult====
<tabber>
|-|Okytos=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in The Serpent's Lair)
|-|Swordfish=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in )
|-|Belos=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained in )
|-|Deianeira=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Hunta=
;Identity
;Related Items
(Obtained by renovating the Hidden Ones' local bureau in Ravensthrope)
}}
|-|Frideswid=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Avgos Spearhand=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Vicelin=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Gorm=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Wardens of Law====
<tabber>
|-|Eanbhert=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Tata=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Gunilla=
;Related Items
|-|Ingeborg=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Grigorii=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Audun=
;Identity
;Related Items=
|-|Derby=
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Wardens of Wealth====
<tabber>
|-|Havelok=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Patrick=
;Related Items
|-|Mucel=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Gifle=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Wigmund=
;Identity
{{#tag:tabber|
Clues=
*1
*2
-
Bio=
Palatinus Wigmund, The Tang
The Order identified The Tang as an individual who could exert great influence and installed him in Grantebridgescire, where he gained favor with key players in the region.
Assuming their resources, he raised an army fit to drive out the settled Danes and win the land for his associates.
;Related Items
|-|Herefrith=
;Related Items
|-|Tatfrid=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Wardens of Faith====
<tabber>
|-|Yohanes Loukas=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Heika=
;Related Items
|-|Beneseck=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Hilda=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Selwyn=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Ealhferth=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Blaeswith=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
====Warden of Relics====
<tabber>
|-|Fulke=
;Identity
;Bio
Maegester Fulke, The Instrument
Born to a fishwife in Bruges, Fulke grew up in a colorful environment quickened by far-reaching trade. Fulke drank in the tales of merchants from as far away as the Baltic Sea and longed for a life of adventure. She taught herself to read and absorbed any text she came across, leading to a curious mixture of beliefs and certainties.
She discovered references to Isu artifacts and pursued these with a passion, bringing her into the orbit of The Order. Despite her odd beliefs, her talents were recognized, and she soon rose from the rank of Palatinus to Maegester, though she retained the honorific "Paladin" for purposes known only to her.
;Related Items
(Obtained as Eivor reports on Oxenefordscire)
</tabber>
====Grand Maegester====
<tabber>
|-|Aelfred=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
===Children of Danu===
<tabber>
|-|Cummascach=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Leasleach=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Sétnae=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Trian=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Ruaidrí=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Conlae=
;Identity
;Related Items
{{#tag:tabber|
Item 1=
(Obtained by killing Cummascach)
-
Item 2=
|-|Niamh=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Aideen=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Bécc mac Nath-í=
;Identity
;Related Items
|-|Eogan mac Cartaigh=
;Identity
;Related Items
</tabber>
==Basim session==
Called Investigation, this iteration of the target menu tracked more than just main targets of the Baghdad sect of the Order of the Ancients but also locations of interest, incidental targets, and tangential persons of interest.Assassin's Creed: Mirage
==Behind the scenes==
;Assassin's Creed: Origins
Datamined files from the 2017 video game Assassin's Creed: Origins reveal two texts for Gaius Julius Caesar, implying that he was planned to appear in the target menu. The texts read as follows:
A charismatic and bold man, Caesar has risen up the ranks of the Republic and crossed the to be the foremost politician in Rome. Beloved by both his inner circle and the people of the eternal city, Gaius Julius is a born leader and strong orator, as adept at politics as he is at military strategy. However, when he arrives in Alexandria, he is quickly seduced by Egypt and her young queen.After the events at Siwa, the Staff of Alexander was placed into the eager hands of Julius Caesar. But with Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus dead and Caesar's growing influence and power wining hearts and minds, those less enamored of the took action. With the Liberatores Cassius and Brutus, Aya came to Rome and the newly formed Creed had its first target. On the , Aya assassinated Caesar in the Senate, little knowing an Empire would arise from his ashes.
Additionally, the files include icons for the four assassination targets from Origins 2018 downloadable expansion The Hidden Ones as well as Gamilat, implying they were meant to be in a cut target menu and also suggesting that Gamilat may have initially been planned to be an Order member.
ACO Target Ampelius.png|Ampelius
ACO Target Ampelius Dead.png|Ampelius dead
ACO Target Gamilat.png|Gamilat
ACO Target Gamilat Dead.png|Gamilat dead
ACO Target Ptahmose Unmasked.png|Ptahmose
ACO Target Ptahmose Dead.png|Ptahmose dead
ACO Target Tacito.png|Tacito
ACO Target Tacito Dead.png|Tacito dead
ACO Target Rufio.png|Rufio
ACO Target Rufio Dead.png|Rufio dead
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
**Bonfire of the Vanities
*Assassin's Creed: Origins
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
**Legacy of the First Blade
**The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
**Wrath of the Druids
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage
**The Forty Thieves
==References==
Category:Animus