The Truth - Assassin's Creed 2 Guide - IGN (2024)

Search the game's many maps and, with a keen eye, you'll spot a variety of hidden glyphs printed on building walls and out-of-the-way surfaces. There are twenty glyphs in all, and we've mapped them all out—just select a city map in Glyph Locations to see what glyphs you'll find in that city.

But finding the glyphs is only half the challenge. After scanning a glyph with eagle vision, you'll be challenged with a series of bizarre puzzles that unlock "The Truth." These are the solutions to the puzzles. Note that no matter what order you use to collect the glyphs, the puzzles all unlock in the same sequence.

In the Beginning

• "Five of these mythic scenes share a CORE similarity." - There are ten paintings. You need to pick the five paintings in which someone is holding an apple.

Sixty-Four Squares

• You simply need to rotate the circles so that they form pictures. The portraits are very easy to see—we suggest starting with a face, moving it to the top of the circle and then lining everything else up from there.

Descendants

• Activate infrared and highlight the hidden apple in each picture to ID it.
• In the first picture with Roosevelt, the apple is on the table.
• In the second picture with Houdini, the apple is directly below Houdini's right hand.
• In the third picture with Gandhi, the apple is on Gandhi's right side, below his shoulder.

Infinite Knowledge

• "Its open MOUTH delivers the kiss of death." - Highlight the barrel of the bazooka strapped to the soldier's back and ID it.
• "Leading the YOUNG to their end." - Highlight the head of the soldier crouching and facing to the left.
• "The flames from its throat POKE out their eyes." - Highlight the swords of the soldiers in the far background.
• "This MONSTER did not come from man." - Highlight the flaming ball in the hand of one of the guys on the right.

Instruments of Power

• "The power they wielded CUT down their enemies." - Choose the five paintings in which there are swords. Starting from the top row, left to right, this includes: #2, #3, #6, #8, #9.
• "In their hands, the wise LEAN on a great force." - Choose the five paintings in which someone has a staff. Starting from the top row, left to right, this includes: #3, #6, #8, #9, #10.

Brothers

• There's a series of paintings that you need to line up with the dial-type puzzle. Some pieces are connected to each other and can only rotate with the other. Start from the center of the paintings and work your way out.

"Keep on Seeking, and You Will Find"

• "First plucked from a tree guarded by a snake, its powers perform miracles. Then, worn across the ages, torn asunder, hidden under a sea of RED, reconstruct the timeline." - Pick the painting with the snake around a tree, as well as the four paintings of people dressed in red. Starting from the top row, left to right, this includes: #1, #2, #3, #5, #6.
• On the painting of Jesus, highlight the hidden shroud to Jesus's left (your right) and ID it.

Martyrs

• You need to highlight the portion of each painting that elicits the loudest beep, using your cursor like a metal detector.
• Czar Nicholas II - Highlight the middle of his staff.
• Joan of Arc - Highlight the middle of her sword.
• On the giant map, drag the flame to the picture of Joan of Arc, then drag the picture of Rasputin in the center of the map onto the Czar to the right.

Hat-Trick

• "They made it look like an accident." - Highlight Houdini's right jacket breast and ID the apple.
• "He almost BEAT them." - Highlight Gandhi's heart and ID the apple.
• Orient the code wheel so that the 6 on the outer wheel matches with the 1 on the inner wheel. Then input "312" as the password and submit.

Apollo

• Highlight the hidden satellite just off the bottom-left edge of the moon.
• On the weird radar circle, line up all of the pieces so that the sliver sections cut out all match up to solid rays.
• On the picture of Apollo 11, highlight the hidden apple just under and slightly to the left of the astronaut's right boot.

The Inventor

• On the map of the world, use the lightning bolt cursor to light up all of the bulbs. On the picture of Tesla's tower, highlight the dormer at the top of the building and ID the hidden apple. On the picture of Tesla in his chair, highlight Tesla and ID the apple in his hands.

Titans of Industry

• Orient the code wheel so that the 4 on the outer wheel matches with the 1 on the inner wheel. Then input "240" as the password and submit.
• On the map, use the $ sign to turn out all of the lights.
• On the picture of Tesla, highlight the glowing orb in his hands and ID it.
• Orient the code wheel so that the II·· on the outer wheel matches with the 2 on the inner wheel. Then input "II· III I··" (bar-bar-dot bar-bar-bar bar-dot-dot) as the password and submit.

"I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds"

• Orient the code wheel so that the single solid triangle on the outer wheel matches with the 9 on the inner wheel. Then match the following symbols to these numbers in the dial: 5 = circle with two squares, 2 = single circle, 9 = single triangle.
• Press the red button with the cursor on the next screen.
• On the blank sheet of paper, highlight the hidden group of numbers in the lower-left corner and ID it.

Bloodlines

• "The seeds were planted as two worlds became one. Behold, the assassins, the children of two worlds!" - You need to choose the five paintings that include both mortals and immortals. Starting from the top row, left to right, this includes: #1, #4, #6, #7, #10.

Guardians

• Rotate the circles to form the picture. Many of the rings are connected, so it can be a pain, but start by working from the center outward and you should get it done.
• On the map of the world, use the Assassin's logo to mark off all of the targets.

The Cavalry

• The map will show various city names. When highlighting the wrong name, the names will change places. The previous letter mentioned "Tunguska", which is the correct city name. Move the cursor over "Tunguska" and the names will disappear, revealing an arrow over the Abstergo logo. Move the cursor over the arrow, and the cursor will become the arrow. Use the arrow to touch the portrait of Nikola Tesla.

The Bunker

• Orient the code wheel so that the less-than symbol on the outer wheel matches with the 4 on the inner wheel. Bear with us as we try to describe the password: backwards G-shape, bowtie shape, double-diamond shape.
• On the next picture, highlight the hidden Assassin's logo on the far right edge of the picture, on the outside wall of the dormer on the roof.

Synapses

• Orient the code wheel so that the Y-shape symbol on the outer wheel matches with the 5 on the inner wheel. Bear with us as we try to describe the password: three Y-shapes, stack of seven Y-shapes with a less-than symbol on the left, three less-than symbols and one Y-shape.
• On the second screen, use the diamond cursor to turn blue all of the synapses—there are eight in all.

The Fourth Day

• "Once worshipped, now ignored, from a distance it watches and waits." - Highlight the five paintings with suns depicted. Starting from the top row, left to right, this includes: #2, #3, #5, #8, #9.
• On the picture of the sun, highlight the small, blue orb just left of the text that reads, "A container of ashes..."

The Origin of the Species

• Rotate the rings to form the painting. As always, it's best to start from the center and work out. Naturally, some rings are linked, but we have faith in your cunning to figure it out.
• On the picture that follows the ring puzzle, highlight the eye at the top and ID it.
• You can input any password on the next screen.
• Move the cursor over all of the parts of the skeleton to change it.