Assassin's Creed II Collectibles - Glyphs
While collecting all of Subject 16's, you will unlock the following three achievements:
- ACII | Tip of the Iceberg
Use yourEagle Visionto scan a Glyphin the environment.
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- ACII | A Piece of the Puzzle
Unlock a piece of Subject 16's video.
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- ACII | Vitruvian Man
Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16's video.
This page will have all the puzzles and solutions first, followed by a map of where the glyphs are at the bottom. If you prefer a video guide, there are videos available on this page too.
Glyph Puzzles
Any puzzles referring to pictures will be using numbers. The pictures are split into two rows and will be numbers as follows:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Any puzzle referring to pictures that involving moving rings will have 'Ring 1' as the innermost ring, and 'Ring 5' as the outermost.
It doesn't matter where the decide to find the glyphs first, as the puzzles themselves will always follow this order.
In the Beginning.
- Pick paintings 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9.
Sixty-Four Squares
- Simple solution, use the central point as key. Starting with the innermost ring, line it up with the centre. Do the same for each ring, working your way outwards.
Descendants
- First Piece of Eden is on the left edge of Roosevelt's desk.
- Second is just below Houdini, on the right hand side of the water tank.
- The third is on top of Gandhi's walking stick.
Infinite Knowledge
- With the burning Veit Cong Base Camp, it’s in the barrel of the weapon carried by the soldier on the far side.
- In the second picture, it’s the helmet of the crouching soldier on the far side of the street.
- For the third, it’s on a bayonet in the centre.
- For the final picture, select the apple held by a figure near the top right hand corner.
Instruments of Power
- First set: 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9.
- Second set: 3, 6, 8, 9 and 10.
Brothers
Picture 1:
- Move Ring 1 left twice.
- Move Ring 2 left three times.
- Move Ring 4 (linked to Ring 3) right once.
- Move Ring 5 (linked to Ring 4) right three times.
- Move Ring 3 to complete the puzzle.
Picture 2:
- Rotate Ring 1 left three times.
- Rotate Ring 3 left once.
- Rotate Ring 4 (linked to Ring 2) left four times.
- Rotate Ring 5 right once.
- Rotate Ring 2 to complete puzzle.
Picture 3:
- Rotate Ring 1 left three times.
- Rotate Ring 3 right once.
- Rotate Ring 4 left five times.
- Rotate Ring 5 left once.
- Rotate Ring 2 to complete.
Picture 4:
- Rotate Ring 3 right once.
- Rotate Ring 5 (linked to Ring 4) left twice.
- Rotate Ring 4 (linked to Ring 2) left twice.
- Rotate Ring 2 (linked to Ring 1)right six times.
- Rotate Ring 1 to complete.
Keep on Seeking, And You Shall Find
- First set: 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
- Second, select the shroud to the right of Jesus.
Martyrs
- Select the staff in the first picture.
- Select the sword in the second picture.
- Move the pointer into the flame, then to Joan of Arc.
- Combine the two pictures.
Hat Trick
- Select the Piece of Eden on Houdini's body.
- Select the Piece of Eden on Gandhi's chest.
- Password solution is 312.
Apollo
- Select the hidden lunar lander to the left of the moon.
- Ring puzzle:
- Rotate Ring 5 (linked to Ring 5) left six times.
- Rotate Ring 2 (linked to Ring 4) left four times.
- Rotate Ring 3 (linked to Ring 1) to the left five time.
- Rotate Ring 1 to complete.
- The piece of Eden is located in the shadow to the left of the astronaut.
The Inventor
- Before you can start the puzzle, move the pointer into the light bulb to continue.
- Select the hidden picture directly above the main doors.
- Select the Piece of Eden on Tesla's lap.
Titans of Industry
- Password is 240.
- Move the pointer over each light bulb.
- Select the Piece of Eden in the middle of the image.
- Password is:
- 1 = two lines and a dot
- 3 = three lines
- 9 = one line and two dots.
I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds
- Password is:
- 5 - circle square square
- 2 = circle
- 9 = triangle
- Press the button.
- Use the sound effects as a cue to locate the code a the bottom of the screen.
Bloodlines
- Select pictures 1, 4, 6, 7 and 10.
Guardians
- Ring Puzzle:
- Rotate Ring 5 (linked to Ring 2) right five times.
- Rotate Ring 3 (linked to Ring 4) right twice.
- Rotate Ring 4 (linked to Ring 1) right five times.
- Rotate Ring 2 left five times.
- Rotate Ring 1 (linked to ring 5)left once.
- Highlight all the red markers on the screen.
The Cavalry
- Carefully move the cursor to select Alaska without touching any other names.
- Direct the pointer to Tunguska at the top of the screen.
- Collect the staff, then move it onto Telsa’s picture.
The Bunker
- Password is: (I'll try my best to describe the symbols).
- 7 = slightly off square, with a line from the centre to the top.
- 9 = two triangles facing eachother, and missing their points
- 1 = A with a smaller diamond inside it.
- Select he Assassin's symbol, in the top right hand corner.
Synapses
- Password is: (I'll try my best to describe the symbols).
- 6 = three upside down triangles with a line through the point.
- 0 = one arrow pointing to the left, and six small upside down triangles with a line through the point.
- 3 = three arrows pointing to the left, and onesmall upside down triangle with a line through the point.
The Fourth Day
- Select pictures 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9
The Origin of the Species
- Ring puzzle:
- Rotate Ring 5 (linked to Ring 3) left twice.
- Rotate Ring 4 left twice.
- Rotate Ring 3 (linked to Ring 1) right twice.
- Rotate Ring 2 right five times.
- Rotate Ring 1 (linked to Ring 5) left three times.
- Use the sound effect as a cue to locate the icon of the Vitruvian Man at the top of the screen.
- Select any three glyph symbols.
- Finally move the pointer over all of the skeleton bones.
Glyph Locations
Monteriggioni/Villa
Venice
Tuscany
Florence
Romagna/Forli
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