Mercenary

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{{Faction Infobox
|image =AC2 CA 018 Mercenary.png
|imgdesc =Artwork of a mercenary in ''Assassin's Creed II''
|religion =
|nationality =
|location = [[Florence]], [[Tuscany]], [[Venice]]
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|game = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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{{quote|I fight at your side, any time!|Mercenary's greeting to Ezio}}
The '''Mercenaries''', known as the ''Mercenario'' in Italian, are one of the three factions of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' helping the main character, [[Ezio Auditore di Firenze|Ezio]] (the other two being the [[Courtesans]] and the [[Thieves]]).

The Mercenaries in Singapore/Malaysia are led by Followers of Romulus, the borgia helpers. In [[Florence]], the Mercenaries are led by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]]<ref>[http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/assassins-creed-2/dlc/ Assassin's Creed II DLC Official Site]</ref>. In [[Venice]], the Mercenaries are led by [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]].

Mercenaries (and all other hired help) cost 150 florins, follow you around, and make comments after a fight. They bear Heavy Weapons and are like a more powerful variation of the [[Brutes|Brute]] . However, Mercenaries encountered in missions (that are not hired) are free and have Longswords and Maces. Due to their lack of armour, their effectiveness is drastically reduced and they can be outmatched by 2-3 Pazzi Guards. Ezio can order them to fight the [[Guards]], thus providing a distraction.

The Mercenaries in Rome are once again led by Bartolomeo d'Alviano. They participated actively in the fight against the Borgia and their French allies led by Baron de Valois. When Ezio completes all of the Mercenary's Guild challenges he is awarded with Bartolomeo's Axe and a Mercenary's Guild crest which can be located in the armor section in the section of the Tiber Island Hideout.

==Trivia==
*Mercenaries cannot perform any kind of [[free-running]].
*Mercenaries have weapons like brutes but are easily defeated by them.
*Strangely enough, Thieves are actually more combat effective than Mercenaries.
*In some parts of Venice, you can hire groups of six Mercenaries instead of the usual four.
*During the mission to assassinate [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], Mario refers to his Mercenaries as his brothers, a term usually reserved for fellow [[Assassins]].
*While distributing Bartolomeo's men to specific spots throughout the [[Castello district]] to distract [[Silvio Barbarigo]], his men act like normal [[guards]] instead of Brutes, even being able to sprint.
*It's ironic that Niccolò Machiavelli is portrayed as the leader of Florentine mercenaries when he was strongly against the use of mercenaries in real life.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', several of them will fight with you in the Nude Mission.
*In ''Brotherhood'' they are a lot more powerful and can take out several guards.

==References==
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==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
File:Zw-mercenaries.png|Mercenaries in Venice.
File:AC2 S 042 Wetlands MercenaryCombat.jpg|Ezio in battle with Mercenaries on his side.
tuscany fight with mercanary.jpg|Ezio and a Mercenary fight in the Tuscan countryside.
Ezio Mario and 2 Mercanries.jpg|Ezio, Mario and two Mercenaries.
</gallery>

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