Desmond Miles

Desmond Miles (b. 1987) is the main protagonist of the Assassin's Creed series and the descendant of a long line of ancestors who swore their allegiance to the Assassin order. He is initially forced to use a machine, called the Animus created by Abstergo Industries– the modern front of the Knights Templar – to relive the memories of his ancestor, Altair Ibn-La'Ahad during the Crusader era, in their quest to locate the "Apple", A piece of Eden

Eventually escaping with the aid of modern day Assassins. Desmond once again uses an improved version of the Animus to explore the memories of his second ancestor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, so as to learn the ways of the Assassins in a much more quicker than normal. In Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: Desmond's story will take an "Interesting" turn and will also be changing his look.