The Apple of Eden

The Apple of Eden are the apple fruits in Far Cry New Dawn that grow from the tree at the summit of Joseph's Sanctuary. The Apple grants superhuman powers called Eden's Gift to those that consume it. According to Joseph Seed, the Apples of Eden nourishes what is in a person's soul. It can also corrupt a person if their "soul is not pure" and turn them into a shadowy Yeti-like monster.

17 years since The Collapse, Joseph Seed leads his new group, New Eden, who are what remains of his previous flock. New Eden found it very difficult to survive post-apocalyptic America until Joseph discovered their salvation in the form of an apple tree to the north of Hope County. Joseph empowers his "chosen" with miraculous apples from his mystical tree which grants them superhuman strength and durability. This empowerment allowed Joseph's followers to survive the post-apocalyptic winters, famine, and pestilence. Eventually, the New Edeners thrived and built their own community where they reject everything from the old world and strive to live off the land in peace.

The Security Captain would seek Joseph out in order to get help for the Scavengers' war against the Highwaymen. Joseph granted the Captain an apple of Eden which forced the Captain to confront a ravenous Bear in a dream state. After defeating the bear and mastering the Gift of Eden, Joseph claimed the "ravenous beast" was "sin" and by defeating it, the Captain refused to feed sin and managed to cleanse their soul.

Ethan Seed's resentment at being replaced by the Captain eventually led to him betraying New Eden and defiantly consuming an apple of Eden, despite his father's prohibition of it. Ethan's soul wasn't clean however and he transformed into shadowy Yeti; forcing the Captain to put him down.

At the end of the game, Joseph Seed burns the sacred apple tree along with Ethan's corpse.

Trivia

With the release of New Dawn, Far Cry became the second Ubisoft-owned franchise to reference a supernatural object called an "Apple of Eden", the first being Assassin's Creed. The Assassin's Creed franchise's use of the term dates back to its first title, released in 2007. Unlike the Apple in New Dawn, which is an edible object that can grant superhuman powers on consumption, the Apples in the Assassin's Creed franchise are ancient pieces of technology (at least seventy five thousand years old) that have been known to bend the very rules of reality as the holder sees fit.