Visions of the Past

By Andrew Beardsley

Visions of the Past is all about the lore of Assassin's Creed. Join me as I explore characters, items, and events found in the games, comics, novels, and films.... more

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The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.

Visions of the Past episodes:

October 05, 2021What Were The Memory Seals?
The Isu Memory Disks are an interesting device. We see them so infrequently in the series that the history of the device is not that fleshed out. But today, we’re going to take a look and see what we do know about them.
In this episode, you’ll find out
Where Altair found the Memory Disks he used

What memories Altair imprinted on them

Who found Altair’s Memory Disks

How many Abstergo thinks there are

How they could tie together multiple protagonists

What the Disks appear to be based on
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Music by: Joseph McDade
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10min
September 28, 2021Who Was Perotto Calderon?
Last week, we spoke briefly about a man by the name of Perotto Calderon when talking about the consequences of breaking the Assassin’s Creed. Now we’re going more in depth with the character — let’s discover all about his life along with everything he did
In this episode, you’ll find out
Why Perotto broke the Creed

What Perotto did when he wasn’t assassinating targets

Who Perotto fell in love with

Where you can find Perotto in the series

What his story essentially is

Who Perotto is probably based on
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Music by: Joseph McDade
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9min
September 21, 2021An Inside Look at the Creed and What It Means
The Assassin’s Creed is present through the series and consists of its general maxim and three tenets. It’s present in the series often, but have you ever thought about what it means? Today, we are going to take a look at that Creed and what it means to the Assassins.
In this episode, you’ll find out
The philosophy of the Assassin’s Creed

The core tenants of the Assassin’s Creed

How their is Irony in the Assassin’s Creed

The repercussions of breaking the Creed

The inspiration behind the maxim of the Assassin’s Creed

How the Ironies of the Assassins Creed are embraced
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Music by: Joseph McDade
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12min
September 14, 2021Can Alexander the Great Work in a Future Game?
Sometimes it’s fun to take a look at what era’s could work well in a main Assassin’s Creed game or part of Assassin’s Creed Infinity. Today, we take a look at Alexander the Great and how his empire could fit into a new game and how he already fits into the series lore. I can’t do this alone, and I’m excited to have a special guest Rino, founder of The Codex.
In this episode, you’ll find out
Alexander the Great in current lore

The size of Alexander’s Empire

What’s known about Iltani, the woman who poisoned him

Some of our thoughts on the state of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Find Rino on Twitter: @RinoTheBouncer, on The Codex Website, or On Twitter: @TheCodexNetwork
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Music by: Joseph McDade
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1h 5min
September 07, 2021Who Was Hope Jensen?
Within Assassin’s Creed Rogue, there is one female Assassin. Her name is Hope Jensen and she led an interesting life. Today we are going to take a look at this character and see what she did within her life.
In this episode, you’ll find out
Where we find Hope in the series

The significance of Hope’s name

How she was inducted into the Brotherhood of Assassins

How she happened to meet Benjamin Franklin

Why she travelled from New York to Virginia

My thoughts on Hope and her involvement in the series
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Music by: Joseph McDade
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11min
August 31, 2021What was Project Rainbow?
One of the best things that Assassin’s Creed does is incorporate real world hoaxes into the series lore. One such hoax is the Philadelphia Experiment: it’s a hoax that says the USS Eldredge went invisible and teleported from the Philadelphia Shipyard. In this episode, I talk about how this experiment is brought into the lore through something called Project Rainbow.
In this episode, you’ll find out
What is the Philadelphia Experiment

How the Philadelphia Experiment ties into Project Rainbow

Where you can find Project Rainbow in the AC series

The in-game goal of Project Rainbow

How Project Rainbow played out

The role of WW2 in the project

My thoughts on Project Rainbow and what it means for the game
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Music by: Joseph McDade
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12min
August 24, 2021The Siege of Paris Review
It wasn’t too long ago that Ubisoft released the long-awaited expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Many in the Assassin’s Creed community are divided over what to think about it - does it add to the story? Or is it indifferent to the Valhalla storyline? In this episode, I share my thoughts after diving into and completing the expansion.
In this episode:
We discuss major characters like Toka, Richardis and Charles the Fat

We discuss the amazing landscapes and cinematics

My disappointment at the marketing of the DLC
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13min
August 17, 2021 The British Rite of the Templar Order
The British Rite of the Templar Order has seen the ups and downs throughout human history from the creation of the Order itself all the way to World War 2 and beyond. But how did they try to control the world? Find out in this episode all about the history of the British Rite.

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13min
August 10, 2021 The Paladin Fulke
One of the most recurring foils for Eivor Varinsdottir in Assassin’s Creed is the Paladin known as Fulke. In this episode, we take a look at this paladin to find out who she is and what is her personal history.
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11min
August 03, 2021 What is Sigrblot?
This past week we saw the release of a new season within Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. While the main attraction of this season is the Siege of Paris DLC, the first event we see is the Sigrblot festival. Today, we discuss this festival and the history behind it.

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11min

FAQs about Visions of the Past:

How many episodes does Visions of the Past have?

The podcast currently has 116 episodes available.