Desmond Miles

Desmond Miles is one of the main protagonists from the Assassin's Creed series.
== Charactah Account ==
Desmond is a genetic descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Ratonhnhaké:ton. He is a full-blooded Assassin, who is dragged into the Secret War against his will. Not the greatest fighter at first, but the "Bleeding Effect" of being constantly exposed to the Animus and his ancestors, coupled with his genetic ties, allows him to develop agility and fighting skills on a par with his forefathers.
Following his death, the Templars retrieve his body and use his DNA as the basis for Abstergo Entertainment's Sample 17 project.
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
=== Video Games ===
* Assassin's Creed
* Assassin's Creed II
* Assassin's Creed III
* Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
* Assassin's Creed: Revelations
* Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
== Trivia ==
* The etymology of Desmond's name was stated as "the world" by a Ubisoft developer who worked on the game, possibly deriving it personally and incorrectly from the French words "des mond(es)", or "worlds". The correct, and accepted, academic etymology however is that the name is of Irish Gaelic origin deriving from "Deasmhumhain" meaning "South Munster". Either way, Desmond's name deviates from Altaïr and Ezio, who were both given names with avian meanings; Altaïr, meaning "the flying one", and Ezio, meaning "eagle". Desmond's surname has a more pertinent meaning to the game, as Miles is the Latin word for "soldier"; it has, however, been also suggested to be a derivation of Slavic mil, meaning "grace, gracious".
* Desmond was modeled after Francisco Randez and voiced by Nolan North.
* A "missing-person" poster, purportedly made by Desmond's friends after his disappearance, gave Desmond's physical characteristics as "Age: 25 - Height: 6' - Weight: 195 lbs - Brown hair - Brown eyes".
** The medical report from Abstergo's evaluation of Desmond, dated 3 September 2012, described him as physically fit. His weight, however, was listed as 189 lbs.
** Yet another weight, 170 lbs, is given in the Assassin's Creed game manual.
** Also, while the poster stated that Desmond had brown eyes, his eye color has changed on multiple occasions. In Assassin's Creed they were golden; in Assassin's Creed II they were brown again; and in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, when he entered Subject 16's virtual maze, they were displayed as blue. The latter was best seen during the dialogue between him and Subject 16.
* According to the Assassin's Creed game manual, Desmond was an A+ blood type.
* Desmond's ancestors Altaïr and Ezio both possessed scars identical to Desmond's on their lips.
* In Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed II, Desmond's face model matched that of the game's respective protagonist.
** In Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Desmond's scar had been removed, possibly due to an oversight. The scar on his lip was returned in Assassin's Creed III, however.
* Desmond possessed a tattoo on his left forearm, the top part of which resembled an eagle with its wings spread.
* Desmond's history showed that he never wanted to be an Assassin, nor did he have the skills before Assassin's Creed II to be one; as Shaun put it, he "didn't even try to escape." However, in the graphic novel of Assassin's Creed that was included with the limited edition of the game, he did call himself an Assassin, and showed skills of stealth and lethal prowess.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Desmond Miles at Assassin's Creed Wiki
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