Clay Kaczmarek



Clay Kaczmarek (1982 - 2012), also known as Subject 16 to his predecessor, was an individual who had been kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and forced to relive his ancestors' memories in the Animus. A descendant of primordial Adam and Ezio Auditore da Firenze, he was born into the Assassin bloodline.

After his alleged suicide, Clay continued to exist as an AI recreation of his personality within the Animus. As such, he was able to manipulate much of the Animus' programing from within to aid another Animus subject, Desmond Miles.

While at Abstergo, Clay relived the lives of his ancestors in the Far East and ancient Africa, as well as one at the Battle of Gettysburg, one in the Roman forum, and one who was connected with Queen Isabella.

Personality
Clay was shown to be a sarcastic and witty man, usually speaking of his rather dire situation with cynical humor. In the initial stages of the Bleeding effect, he proved to be driven, even as his sanity began to crumble. Later on, his perception of reality and identity began to falter and switch between past lives, and he began speaking in riddles and cryptic clues. However, he kept his motivations to the end, sacrificing even his own life to make the Truth known.

Despite his own situation of being trapped in the Animus, as well as his occasional lapses of depression of his lost chances, Clay willingly helped Desmond regain his body and repair his subconscious; despite not being able to do so himself.