Assassin's Creed Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]

Villa Auditore

2009-12-19T09:24:45Z

189.34.46.233:

[[File:Screenshot_490424506_1253783624.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Auditore Family Villa]]
In his adventure, [[Ezio]] will discover the Auditore Family Villa, in the city of [[Monteriggioni]]. Perched atop a beautiful Tuscan valley, Monteriggioni has become run down and is badly in need of repair. Constructed in 1290, the Villa Auditore is an important medieval predecessor to early Renaissance architecture. The Villa’s wonderful symmetry and ordered geometry were a revelation for its time.

Not only concerned with aesthetics, [[Domenico Auditore]], Ezio Auditore’s great-grandfather, designed his home to double as a fortress and training ground, looking out both over the city that it protects and the Tuscan plains.

After a Florentine attack in 1320 left the facade damaged, the present facade was erected and a painting gallery was added to the interior.

Domenico was more than just and architect and a warrior: he was also a skilled engineer. Hidden compartments and rooms with mechanisms blocking entry are several unique features of the building that make it a technological marvel as well as an architectural one.

Ezio is able to renovate both the town of Monteriggioni and the Auditore Villa. By investing in shops, Ezio can gain discounts to their wares, whilst improving the local economy. You may also choose to redecorate the Auditore Villa with famous renaissance paintings, weapons and armor, and store a variety of collected objects. These items increase the worth of the Villa, and so the revenue generated each 20 minutes grows. When the villa has been improved to 100% completion, it will yield 15000 florins every 20 minutes, with a chest capacity of 60000 florins. As the player invests in Monteriggioni, the Villa's outside appearance improves over time. Boards across windows are taken down, overgrown plants recede, and flags bearing the assassin symbol appear around the roof. While the shop's appearance will improve, Monteriggioni's citizens always seem to be poorer (in clothing) than their counterparts from the cities.

Claudia and Maria Auditore remain at the villa for the rest of the game. Claudia keeps records of Monteriggioni's income, while Maria prays in one of the bedrooms while you store feather collected in a chest.

Mario has an office that contains a wall-space where deciphered Codex Pages can be placed and pieced together.

==Monteriggioni Family Crypt==
Beneath the Family's mansion, is located the Monteriggioni Family Crypt, a place similar to the six Assassin Tombs Ezio finds throughout the world. While there is no major reward, he discovers information about Ezio's great-grandfather, his history as an Auditore and an Assassin, and the buildings of Monteriggioni.

There is 2,000 florins to be had at the end of the level - 500 florins more than any other Assassin Tomb - but the real reward and meaning of the place is the information about the origins of the Auditore family.

{{ACII}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Order]]

Leonardo da Vinci

2009-12-18T11:00:03Z

189.34.46.233: /* Trivia */

{{WP-REAL}}

{{Character Infobox
|name = Leonardo da Vinci
|image = Zw-leonardodavinci.png
|imgdesc = Leonardo da Vinci in the Animus Database
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th century)
|voice = [[Carlos Ferro]]
}}{{quote
|1 = Ezio, my friend! How may I be of service?
|2 = Leonardo da Vinci
}}'''Leonardo da Vinci''' (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer in the Renaissance.

==Assassin's Creed II==

[[File:Leonardoartwork1.jpg|thumb|left|Concept art of Leonardo da Vinci]]
Leonardo da Vinci is the best friend of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]]. He will be his personal engineer, much like [[wikipedia:"Q" (James Bond)|Q]] in the ''James Bond'' series, making various gadgets, items, and weapons for Ezio. He constructs weapons such as [[Hidden Gun]], and the dual [[Hidden Blade|Hidden Blades]] from the [[Codex]] pages written by [[Altaïr]] as well as the [[Flying Machine]], ...etc. He will also decode the codex pages, granting the player an extra synchronization bar slot for every four pages decoded.

[[File:Ezio with leonardo in workshop.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio having a chat with Leonardo]]
Leonardo was a student in [[wikipedia:Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]’s workshop until 1476 in [[Florence]]. In reality, there is little historical information on the real Leonardo's life between 1476 and 1481, giving the game developers the chance to supplement it as follows: the Auditore family patronized Leonardo to open his own workshop. Ezio met him in his workshop and became a very close friend.

List of [[Hidden Blade]] upgrades:

*Hidden Blade (1)
*Hidden Blade (2)
*Poison Blade
*[[Hidden Gun]]

==Trivia==

[[File:Leonardo workshop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Leonardo in his workshop]]
[[Video:Assassin's Creed 2 - Focus On|thumb|left|250px|Leonardo Da Vinci - Genius Inventor]]
*All of Leonardo's modifications on previously existing assassin gear are designs created by Altaïr. Leonardo just follows the designs detailed in Altaïr's codex, which only he and Giovanni Auditore can decipher and translate.

:Leonardo like some of the main characters,don't soffer any changes for the 23 years of the game he appears.
{{ACII}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Characters]]

Leonardo da Vinci

2009-12-18T10:59:23Z

189.34.46.233: /* Trivia */

{{WP-REAL}}

{{Character Infobox
|name = Leonardo da Vinci
|image = Zw-leonardodavinci.png
|imgdesc = Leonardo da Vinci in the Animus Database
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th century)
|voice = [[Carlos Ferro]]
}}{{quote
|1 = Ezio, my friend! How may I be of service?
|2 = Leonardo da Vinci
}}'''Leonardo da Vinci''' (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer in the Renaissance.

==Assassin's Creed II==

[[File:Leonardoartwork1.jpg|thumb|left|Concept art of Leonardo da Vinci]]
Leonardo da Vinci is the best friend of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]]. He will be his personal engineer, much like [[wikipedia:"Q" (James Bond)|Q]] in the ''James Bond'' series, making various gadgets, items, and weapons for Ezio. He constructs weapons such as [[Hidden Gun]], and the dual [[Hidden Blade|Hidden Blades]] from the [[Codex]] pages written by [[Altaïr]] as well as the [[Flying Machine]], ...etc. He will also decode the codex pages, granting the player an extra synchronization bar slot for every four pages decoded.

[[File:Ezio with leonardo in workshop.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio having a chat with Leonardo]]
Leonardo was a student in [[wikipedia:Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]’s workshop until 1476 in [[Florence]]. In reality, there is little historical information on the real Leonardo's life between 1476 and 1481, giving the game developers the chance to supplement it as follows: the Auditore family patronized Leonardo to open his own workshop. Ezio met him in his workshop and became a very close friend.

List of [[Hidden Blade]] upgrades:

*Hidden Blade (1)
*Hidden Blade (2)
*Poison Blade
*[[Hidden Gun]]

==Trivia==

[[File:Leonardo workshop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Leonardo in his workshop]]
[[Video:Assassin's Creed 2 - Focus On|thumb|left|250px|Leonardo Da Vinci - Genius Inventor]]
*All of Leonardo's modifications on previously existing assassin gear are designs created by Altaïr. Leonardo just follows the designs detailed in Altaïr's codex, which only he and Giovanni Auditore can decipher and translate.

:Leonardo like some of the main characters,don't soffer any changes for the 23 years of thegame he appears.
{{ACII}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Characters]]