16 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know About Assassin's Creed
10. The Animus Machine Is Based On Carl Jung's Collective Unconscious Theory
Whilst it's perhaps too easy to assume each AC game is just coming off an assembly line these days, back when creative lead Patrice Désilets was ironing out his vision for the franchise, a huge amount of care was put into every aspect.
Famous philosopher Carl Jung proposed the idea that certain thoughts or patterns could be shared between unconscious minds, with specific terms cropping up like Anima and Animus representing various altered and emotional states.