Paganino

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{{Era|Brotherhood|Renaissance|Bbook|Templars}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Paganino.jpg
|death = August 16th/17th/18th 1503<br>[[Rome]], [[Italy]]
|period = [[Renaissance]]
|faction = [[Thieves]]<br>[[House of Borgia]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''}}

'''Paganino''' (died 1503) was a member of the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Thieves]] Guild, and a secret [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] spy.

==Biography==
===Venice===
During the late 15th century, Paganino was a member of the [[Venice|Venetian]] Thieves Guild under [[Antonio de Magianis]]. He was a colleague and personal friend of [[Ugo]] and [[Rosa]].<ref name="AC: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>

In 1481, Paganino and Ugo were confronted by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who was carrying a wounded Rosa. After the group exchanged words about their Guild, Paganino helped Ezio and Rosa get safely to their headquarters, where Antonio resided.<ref name="AC: Renaissance" />

===Siege of Monteriggioni===
Years later, Paganino became a spy for the Borgia, and gathered information on the [[Assassin Order]]. By January 1500, he was in the [[Assassins Guild (Monteriggioni)|Assassin Order's headquarters of Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC: Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref> Whether he was simply a visitor or had moved there permanently is unknown.

In early January 1500, the Borgia attacked [[Monteriggioni]], and Paganino stayed unnoticed in [[Mario]]'s study in the [[Villa Auditore]]. He ran into Ezio again there, and Paganino asked him where the secret passage that Ezio was taking led to. After being shown the entrance by Ezio, Paganino left him, saying that he had to ''"go help the troops."''<ref name="AC: Brotherhood novel" /><ref name="AC: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

===Death===
After the [[Colosseum Passion Play]] in August 1503, Ezio saw Paganino behaving suspiciously, and recognized him. As he called out to him, however, Paganino fled.<ref name="AC: Brotherhood" />

Ezio pursued and tackled him, and found that he was carrying Borgia documents. As the Assassin realized that Paganino was the traitor they had been searching for, Paganino declared ''"Long live the Borgia!"'' before stabbing himself in the neck with Ezio's [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]].<ref name="AC: Brotherhood" />

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the thief that helped Rosa and Ugo escape was killed by an archer.
*In official artwork for the Siege of Monteriggioni, Paganino appears alongside [[Cesare Borgia]] at Monteriggioni's gate. However, in both the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|''Brotherhood'' game]] and [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|novel]], he was not present.
*It is possible that the thief helping Ugo and Rosa in ''ACII'' was Paganino and that when he was shot he didn't die and instead agreed to help the Borgia in exchange for his life.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Paganino 1.png|Paganino talking with Ezio
12.png|Paganino threatened by Ezio
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Renaissance Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Novel) Characters]]
[[Category:Thieves]]
[[Category:Templars]]

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