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==The staff can make you invisible!!==

in assassins creed 2 rodrigo uses the staff to turn invisible.
It would be interesting to identify the locations on the map. - [[User:Redmess|Redmess]] 17:46, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=2RrcUFAj8aM&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3D2RrcUFAj8aM

Some intresting comments here. The Truth video is the ending of Assassin's creed II. There is something about Adam and Eve or something? I didn't watch for I didn't want to see the ending for myself on youtube.--[[Special:Contributions/86.21.153.45|86.21.153.45]] 12:49, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

Find all the glyphs(20 of 'em) left by Subject 16. It is Adam and Eve, or at least two people with the same name. That is confirmed by the actual video that you see in the game.--[[Special:Contributions/71.50.136.97|71.50.136.97]] 05:13, November 25, 2009 (UTC)

== New Codex Map ==

The completed codex map viewed through eagle vision at the end of ACII is pretty interesting. A lot of the dots are the same as in AC1 but some are different and there is now 47. Also, there are 8 Assassin's seals. Personally, I think these seals represent the temples that Minerva spoke of at the end of ACII. These 8 seals appear to represent America(New York), China(Xiang), Norse civilization, Kingdom of Nri (Nri-Igbo), the Majapahit empire (Trowulan) and the Galapagos Islands(for whatever reason). The other two seals are located in parts of the ocean where no islands exist (south of Australia and West of South America(it is too far away to be Easter Island)). Also of note, one of the dots appears to be right in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, which is usually where Atlantis is depicted to be.

I think that the assassin's marks on the map are peices of eden that the assassins managed to obtain/seal up at the time of writing.--[[User:CloudHiro|CloudHiro]] 11:18, November 26, 2009 (UTC)

^or rather the ones they had not gotten too? both seem unlikely as getting to Easter island or anywhere in America would be next to impossible for crusader era technology honestly i don't know what they could possibly mean but it is a great question. [[User:TheEncounter|TheEncounter]] 22:38, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Maybe the holographic map from the apple had updated since Altaïr viewed it first in AC I, so he managed to update his copy in the codex?
Искренне ваш, [[User:Бронебой Первый Всепоглощающий|Бронебой Первый Всепоглощающий]] 21:54, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

== slightly offended ==

"Altaïr is described as being "arrogant" and "a traitor" - like a certain angel named Lucifer who rebelled against the laws of Heaven...for Altaïr believes that people should have the free will to decide their own destinies." the very purpose of god is that men are given free will, were we not the devil wouldn't have had free will to choose to leave, get the picture? i know it isn't a huge deal to people who aren't Christians but to me putting Satan in a good light is a very bad thing,i suggest someone at least remove or alter the part about Lucifer, if you want to be ignorant of religion, then at least have the decency to not mention it so blatantly.[[User:Toolazytomakeaaccount|Toolazytomakeaaccount]] 06:00, November 22, 2009 (UTC)

Get over it, it's a game. Religious people should have some respect for others that aren't religious as well and not call them ignorant simply because they're stating the way something is or a fact that exists in a fictional universe. That's the problem with so many religious people, they expect respect while not giving it and being so judgemental.

well, its not ment to be a religious game, in fact, in the continuity of the game its sujested that all the religions, wars, times of peice, and leaders were actualy caused by people manipuating the peices of eden. (for instance, its sujested jeasus used A Apple peice of eden to give the people hope in the faith of a higher power, and used the shroud peice of eden to resurect himself after death) its not ment to be a real world cannon, just game cannon. dont take it seriously. just think of it as a alternate universe to ours :) Though the game is right though, way to many massiahs of various religions have very similar stories, born from virgins with names that start with M, the 3 kings, etc. Christianity is the newest one to have this story. Really makes you think honestly. Not that I dont beleve in god mind you. I do. I just dont beleve in religion because far to many people use religion as a excuse to do terrible things and so on, like the holy wars in the dark ages, or terrorist suicide bombers very recently. what I beleve that it doesnt matter what religion you follow, as long as your a geneneraly good person. (ends rant mode <.<)--[[User:CloudHiro|CloudHiro]] 11:31, November 26, 2009 (UTC)

I have to agree that the game should be viewed as a parallel universe, although I find that it is leaning against Catholocism more than other religions because the templars are based within the catholic church, their leader becomes the pope, the catholic leader of Britain is a templar ally, Minerva says "beware the cross" not beware the templar or those that stand in your way but specifically the cross even though it is no longer a templar symbol like abstergo's banner, it just seems a little biased in that direction. Otherwise not a very offensive game since the concept of free will and freedom from bondage by injustice (Those Who Came Before and Humans) are central to most religions in one form or another. Also religion should not be bashed because it is used as an excuse for evil, patriotism, family, and personal welfare have been used for evil as well. Does that mean they should be given up? Also, 3 kings? What are you talking about? The Magi were mentioned specifically in christianity and nowhere else. Mary is also not a repetition why would the jewish founders of Christianity use pagan traditions? Their culture forbade the teaching of such religions to jews and the prophecy of the virgin birth was written down hundreds of years before by the prophet Isaiah. They chronicled Jesus' life as they saw it from their own experiences, whether or not the miracles are true is up to you, but why would a bunch of fishermen even try something that crazy if it was just a copy of what came before? Your argument has no basis in reason. Lastly, Fanaticism is not caused by religion. Religion is only one outlet for fanaticism to latch onto.--[[Special:Contributions/24.160.152.192|24.160.152.192]] 05:50, December 20, 2009 (UTC)

:I have to agree to CloudHiro. This is just a game, and many religions are based on the same fact. To be true, every god is the same god, but with different points of view. Let's not discuss something as personal as religion here, this is a game's page. if someone feels offended by something as minor and fictcious as a game, one must stop and think about his life so far. My opinion, though. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:45, December 21, 2009 (UTC)

== Confirmed Artfiacts: Sword? ==

''Could'' be Excaliur? Or some other kind of mythical sword? Just to throw in some ideas.

By that I mean something humanity could´ve mistaken for Excalibur

The Piece of Eden 25 (26?) IS Excalibur, among many other things, because there is a picture in one of the glyphs showing King Arthur pull the powerful sword out of the rock. Perhaps King Arthur was a prophet, and that's why only he could move the Piece of Eden, like only Ezio could open the vault?

== Against the religions around the world? ==

Some people in the world say that AC series is a game that denies their religions existence. Especially on the three Abrahamic religions, where many of its beliefs based on one true God that came to be believed, because of the miracles and powers caused by the pieces of Eden around the world. I know guys its against us but its Just a game...

Actually i think the game explicitly says that every religion is wrong and the pieces of eden or whatever made everything. Ya that is bullshit, but it makes for an interesting plot and shouldnt be taken seriously. I do find it interesting that there is a disclaimer at the beginning of the game stating it was made by people of various cultures and faiths though...hmmm

It's fiction. Stop being offended.

== The Theories Section ==

Is just way too cluttered, and a bunch of the theories aren't even backed by any sort of evidence/fleshed out by any explanation. Some are just ridiculous. Since most of these have been created purely by arbitrary conjecture, could they be moved into the discussion and OUT of the article?

:Here it is. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 15:18, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

====Theories About the Piece of Eden and the Other Artifacts====

#In the Truth video, Adam and Eve both see human workers or slaves in some sort of factory. Maybe the Piece of Eden was controlling the minds of the slaves and Adam and Eve were immune to its power. Perhaps Altair and Desmond are descendants of the two.
#The artifacts protect earth somehow.
#We are told by Dr. Vidic that they were left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]].
#The Artifacts also seem to have other abilities like time travel (it is mentioned in the e-mails on Lucy Stillman's computer). It is possible that they were made in the future and, for some reason, sent back in time. Perhaps when the Piece of Eden was damaged in Assassin's Creed, the map was not showing where to find the other artifacts but it was picking a location for it to travel to safety.
#There was a race of beings on Earth, whilst dinosaurs lived, that created the Artifacts. And it was no meteorite that hit the earth, but some huge explosion caused by the Artifacts that ended much of the life on the Earth at the time.
#Desmond and his ancestors all have some sort of link with the Artifacts, which would explain why they can resist its power.
#(Please edit later as the proof can be found on Youtube) Adam and Eve (who had blue, glowing lines) managed to steal "The Apple" by using free-running (Supporting theory 4) from the Garden of Eden (which looked more like a facility with seemingly enslaved workers working to build possibly more pieces). All of this can be found by finding all the glyphs left by [[Subject 16]] and unlocking the video, "The Truth".
#It has been suggested that at some point multiple Pieces of Eden became centralized and governed over by a council of Templars and dispatched to parts of the world in which they perceived there power to be in jeopardy. This can be assumed form the decoded glyphs Ezio helps Desmond uncover in Assassins Creed II. In one such message a world map is shown with a number of high level dignitaries and historical figures, all implied targets of assassins, all of which were directly involved with restorations, or attempted restorations of trappings of power. IE: Mary I of England whom is on the list, Following her father (Henry VIII) creation of the first Protestant state, as well as his standing objection against Pope Paul III, remained a catholic and on her coronation went about persecuting all whom rejected the church's power. It can be assumed she was given a piece of eden by the Pope, or other machinations of the Templars to bring England back into the fold. As she is canonically referred to as assassinated by in game content, it can be assumed that instead of confiscating the Apple, the assassins respected the lineage and bestowed it upon Elizabeth I. (This is not fully true as some on this list also represent apparent Templar assassins whom were killed in vengeance for being successful in some measure (John W. Booth).)

Dude, much thanks. The article looks much better. - [[User: BlackCataclysm|BlackCataclysm]] 10:24, November 28, 2009 (UTC)

==== Labeling Piece of Eden 1 ====

In this article, Piece of Eden 1 is listed as being the Piece of Eden possessed by Altair, as well as by Adam and Eve. What evidence points to this? I myself am trying to clarify which piece of eden was used by Altair, but I can't find any evidence indicating that this was, in fact, the one he was using. Anyone know for sure?

Guest (IrvineTomoe) 01:03, December 17, 2009

I'm also confused. On the PoE page, it says that the Second Apple was the one destroyed in the satellite incident. But there are other claims that the First Piece of Eden, the one possessed by Altair and Ezio, was destroyed as it refers to the destroyed Apple as the "Masyaf Piece of Eden". I think there's a bit of confusion there.

[[User:Andorran Mobster|Andorran Mobster]] 02:59, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

It was Piece of Eden 1 , the apple that Altair got which was destroyed in the satellite incident, Vidic states this in Asassin's Creed when Desmond asks him if they are after the Piece of Eden he sees, he tells Desmond that they already found it. As we know it turns out they are looking for the map. It is also told that The Masyaf piece of Eden was destroyed in the satellite incident on the computer, which is the first piece of eden.

([[User:Turny|Turny]] 03:25, January 16, 2010 (UTC))

Actually, the e-mails say that it was the second one. Quote: "We applaud your continued efforts to locate an alternate artifact following '''the loss of no. 2 in the DIA Satellite Accident'''." Lucy mentions that it was the one from Masyaf (the one carried by Al Mualim, Altair, and Ezio) that was destroyed in "the Accident". So, returning to the original point (which seems to have been misinterpreted), it would appear that the "Masyaf Piece of Eden" -- the same one carried by both Altair and Ezio -- is, in fact, the ''second'' Apple. As for the one stolen by Adam and Eve, there's no telling (at least at this point) which one that is. [[Special:Contributions/98.192.42.30|98.192.42.30]] 18:33, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

(Guest 3:53,December 3,2010)

adding to that in brotherhood desmond finds altair and ezios piece because ezio(spoiler alert) hid it unter the colisium(can't spell right)

(desmond22, 8:21 AM 12/7/10)

Okay what the heck is going on here?! Altiar had the Piece of Eden, then he took it to the island of Cyprus, then Rodrigo Borgia had it taken from Cyprus in AC2,( and I know it's the same POE because it's in the same container it was in in AC1). then Ezio takes the POE to the vatican and back to the villa where Cesare takes it, then Ezio takes it from saint peters in Rome, then eventually takes it to the vault underneath the Santa Maria Aracoeli, where IT STAYS UNTIL DESMOND FINDS IT! So my question is, if desmond has the same POE that Altiar and Ezio had, then why does lucy (in AC1) say to desmond (who asks her why the templars ddon't just go the Masyaf and grab the POE there, "The artifact, from Masyaf, they( templars) had it, it was destroyed in the accident". As in the denver airport accident, so how is it in the colosseum vault???!!!

== The Apple and Altair ==

1. The Apple And The staff are the only pieces of eden that are shown in both assassins creed games
2. Altair created the codex pages as *once you complete the game* and explains about the apple and its powers
3. Altair keeps the apple in his possession until he dies its all explained in the codex
4. the pieces of eden in the games are used to create devices (for example tesla)

:Where the staff appears on AC1? -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:50, December 19, 2009 (UTC)

:it doesnt Killer 14:19, January 18, 2010 (UTC)

== Map ==

Why wasn't there Antarctica on the holographic map of the Earth shown at the end of first game? Or have I simply overlooked it?--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 18:26, January 7, 2010 (UTC)

Maybe it only showed Land masses, not ice (and theoretically fragile and temporary) terrain. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 03:16, January 10, 2010 (UTC)

A. Perhaps the Apple was created when Antarctica wasn't known about? B. Perhaps it is simply how the map looks. C. Perhaps only continents with Pieces of Eden (or Vaults?) are shown on the map.
Well Antartica may have not been fully developed yet because it has very low percipation, it took thousands of years to gain all that ice.

antarctica is a continent, not a big block of ice...

as for why it isn't shown, my guess is that it wasn't viewed as relevant.

I will mention that I live in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where according to the Altaïr' s map, one piece of Eden is hidden. I even know where it is supposedly hidden in Kharkiv (supposedly it's an apple) 3:] .
Искренне ваш, [[User:Бронебой Первый Всепоглощающий|Бронебой Первый Всепоглощающий]] 22:14, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

Could you, please, download AC3 and ACB from the future when you´ll get the apple and upload it to rapishare or some other filesharing system? It would not be stealing, cause you cannot steal something that does not exist. Or just film the walktrough from AC3 :))

[[Special:Contributions/95.105.216.200|95.105.216.200]] 05:48, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

== Category and Item? ==

Shouldn't this article be split between the PoE that is featured in the first game (ie. the apple) and the actual category as a whole?
Because at the top of the page it says "The Piece of Eden is one of several ancient objects left by Those Who Came Before, possessing different effects, that is able to bend people to the will of the user." The sentence alone doesn't make sense.
I guess what I'm trying to say is; is this article about the first Apple seen in AC1 or the category of artifacts seen in AC2?
--[[User:Billylemmon|Billylemmon]] 18:39, January 16, 2010 (UTC)

==JFK==
It says here that JFK was (!) assassinated by the Assassins. But from the Truth files it says that Abstergo assassinated him. Perhaps it should be edited with a new symbol for 'Confirmed Assassinated by Templars' or something?

[[User:Beirut|Beirut]] 14:48, January 17, 2010 (UTC)

== Resistance ==

As seen in the battle of forli dlc, when ezio touches the peace of eden, Niccolo and Mario are both dominated by effects (they fall to the floor immediately) while ezio and leonardo are resilient. So why isnt Leonardo affected and Mario is? ([[User:J.h.jaraub|J.h.jaraub]] 00:52, January 29, 2010 (UTC))

I personally think that Ezio's and Leonardo's resistance is not a matter of genetics or bloodlines but Willpower. That there is nothing special about the Auditore family, and Ezio simply does have the Willpower to resist while Mario does not.

== "Unconfirmed"? ==

In the Trivia section there is this paragraph: "During the battle against Rodrigo in the Sistine Chapel, Ezio creates "clones" much like Al Mualim did against Altaïr. If Ezio is [[Customization|customized]], the other Ezio will be dyed with different colors and equipped with armors whereas when he is not customized at all, Ezio's clones will be perfectly identical to the real Ezio ''(Unconfirmed)''."

If the customization refers only to dye, as the linked article suggests, I can confirm this is wrong. I was wearing Altair's armor but I have not changed the colors in a tailor shop, but the other Ezios still had different colors. 
-- Toa-Nuva ([[User:Toa-Nuva|user page]] / [[User_talk:Toa-Nuva|discussion]]) 00:07, February 1, 2010 (UTC)

== Symbols ==

Should we delete the "(A)", "(T)" and "(!)" symbols? It was a pretty original idea, but it just seems so disorganized. And we don't know for all characters wether or not they were Templars/Assassins, so putting it at only a few might be misleading. And, if readers don't already know if they were Assassins or Templars, they might be encouraged to find out more about them. -- [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] 16:17, February 2, 2010 (UTC)

== Confirmation on a sentence or I'll change it ==

I noticed while reading that a generalization (a type of error in logic) occurred, however if anyone can back it up, I will leave it be, the line reads: "There is a a good chance that Altaïr also passed on this gift to Desmond Miles and his other descendants." (In reference to the ability to resist the mind-control power of the PoE.

I believe that this should be changed to "There is a chance..." as (at the moment) the nature of the "gift" is unknown. I'll leave this a few days and change it if no one backs it up.

: [[User:The Animus|The Animus]] 22:21, February 5, 2010 (UTC)

This is a wiki you don't have to ask about changing errors or rewriting sentences as long as its about the AC games and not a fanfiction about them than there no need to ask about making changes [[User:TitanGunz|TitanGunz]] 00:21, February 6, 2010 (UTC)

I knew that I just wanted to give whoever put it there (or anyone) a chance to back it up because it may actually be true, you know what I mean?

: [[User:The Animus|The Animus]] 17:57, February 6, 2010 (UTC)

== Confirmed/Possible Pieces meshing? ==

I think we should merge some of the Confirmed/Possible Pieces of Eden, notably the Golden Fleece and Spear of Destiny. In both the Piece 66 and Golden Fleece sections, it mentions Jason - this should make it clear enough that they are one and the same. As well, the Spear of Destiny fits the Staff Piece well enough to be merged.

[[User:Hewkii9|Hewkii9]] 23:51, February 13, 2010 (UTC)

Just because they refer to an individual owning both doesn't mean that they're "one and the same". The very characteristics and myths behind the Golden Fleece and the Spear of Destiny don't come close to matching at all. The same applies to the Spear of Destiny and the Staff. Just because the Staff can be used as a spear doesn't mean that they're the same. The Staff is used for mental manipulation and the Spear of Destiny has its own abilities. I just don't see the evidence to even consider what you're suggesting. -- [[User:Reqυiem|Reqυiem]] 04:35, February 14, 2010 (UTC)

== What happenend to Apple 1 between AC1 and AC2 ==

It´s a bit confusing... Altair had the intention to hide his PoE in the Archive at Cyprus but instead kept it with him. But then, the same Piece had been recovered from Cyprus hundreds of years later by Templars and was brought to Venice (in AC2) and "stolen" by Ezio. So, wth happenend here? According to the Codex, Altair still had it when he was old. I was wondering... when or why was the Apple brought back to Cyprus? As stated at the PoE Page, it´s the same Artifact in both games.
Maybe, Maria Thorpe made it?
[[User:Бронебой Первый Всепоглощающий|Бронебой Первый Всепоглощающий]] 22:06, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

==Star and apple==

star (shape) inside apples

star (ball of hydrogen) perhaps inside The Apple

==Facebook==

okay,, so on the AC facebook page there is a link to a page called Assassins Creed| Intelegence or somethng. then you have to play a stupid little game searching for secret images like you still get HIGHLIGHTS. but during the game it gives discriptions of the little things you have to look for; including PoEs. so far it confirmed that the shroud of eden DOES heal people, then i lost... so i dont know what else, but i think the sword of eden was there too!! [[User:CarloGrimaldi|CarloGrimaldi]] 03:35, June 7, 2010 (UTC)

== Neurotransmitters are chemicals ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotransmitter

*…yes? --'''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' [[User talk:Jasca Ducato|Council Chamber]] [[Special:Contributions/Jasca_Ducato|Assassination record]] 13:11, June 20, 2010 (UTC)

So there is no "a" neurotransmitter
*Erm, yes there is, and this specific one make humanity susceptible to the PoE. '''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' [[User talk:Jasca Ducato|Council Chamber]] [[Special:Contributions/Jasca_Ducato|Assassination record]] 11:40, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

It's like human brain neurons release this type of chemical when PE is "broadcasting", works like drugs
*I am aware. --'''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' [[User talk:Jasca Ducato|Council Chamber]] [[Special:Contributions/Jasca_Ducato|Assassination record]] 18:26, June 23, 2010 (UTC)
==What are the Assassins going to do with the POE's when they find them?==
Destroy them somehow?

How? blowing them up?

Selling them back to the templars;)

==What is DIA Satellite incident?==
If I can ask? I did not find anything about it in the game or anywhere else. On this wiki is nowhere mentioned it, especially that DIA part, except this page.

edit: google shows only this page when asked to this?! (i mean searching "DIA satellite incident")

[[Special:Contributions/95.105.216.200|95.105.216.200]] 21:11, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

:It was mentioned in emals and by Lucy during the first game. Check our [[e-mail]] article for more information. --'''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' [[User talk:Jasca Ducato|Council Chamber]] [[Special:Contributions/Jasca_Ducato|Assassination record]] 22:06, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

== The Apple ==

Wasn't the Apple destroyed in "the accident"? So why are Desmond, Lucy and Co. looking for it in the 2nd and 3rd game? I don't understand.
:I believe it was a different Apple destroyed in the DIA incident. --'''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' [[User talk:Jasca Ducato|Council Chamber]] [[Special:Contributions/Jasca_Ducato|Assassination record]] 05:35, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

==POE==
Does anybody here remember where the term PoE originally came from? I know it has been on this site at least as long as I have, but did it originate from here, or was it first heard somehwere else? I am aware it is mentioned at the beginning of ''Brotherhood'', and I would like to think we're already influencing canon (smiles all round), but I wanna be sure. --'''''[[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]]''''' [[User talk:Jasca Ducato|Council Chamber]] [[Special:Contributions/Jasca_Ducato|Assassination record]] 14:35, November 29, 2010 (UTC)
: As early as the first game, in the e-mails, unless I'm mistaken; otherwise, in the Truth files. [[Special:Contributions/98.192.42.30|98.192.42.30]] 03:37, December 2, 2010 (UTC)
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: PoE - Peace of Eden
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: it's not from here, every site is using this term...
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: People, really should say "PoE (Peace of Eden)", there can be new guys...

I AM STUCK ON THE CANON ON THE BOAT TO FIRER AT HE SAIL MY GAME JUST FROOZED UP BUT MUSIC KEEP ON PLAYING WHAT DO i DO?

== Crystal skull = peice of eden. ==

In the facebook game, giovani borgia finds out that the crsytal skul at Tenochtitlan is a peice of eden, should this not be added? [[Special:Contributions/69.132.79.61|69.132.79.61]] 18:32, December 12, 2010 (UTC)

== Role in the American Revolution ==

It is possible that, due to the location of an Assassin's Seal on the map (and the mystery behind what that means) that the Pieces of Eden, or one of the Temples, had some role in the American Revolution. The Seal is located in the Northeast (presumably inside Massachusetts, perhaps close to Boston) and the figureheads of the soon-to-be nation discovered it and it somehow influenced them to start the war, and even win it. After all, the entire war was full of miracles for the rebels; this would, at least in terms of Assassin's Creed canon, help explain these events.

Piece of Eden

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{{Era|Featured}}
[[File:Zw-eden-slave.png|thumb|300px|The Piece of Eden used by [[Those Who Came Before]] to enslave humans]]
{{Quote|They're gifts, Mr. Miles. From Those Who Came Before.|Dr. [[Warren Vidic]] on a Piece of Eden|Assassin's Creed}}
The '''Pieces of Eden''' (also known as '''P.O.E'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"> ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' </ref>) were technologically advanced pieces of equipment created by the [[First Civilization]]; each possessed unique properties, and all were known to be capable of bending the thoughts of one or more individuals to the will of the user.

==History==
{{Quote|Current examination of Subject Seventeen indicates that aside from the Piece of Eden, all other artifacts related to Christ-figure are literary devices derived from the Piece of Eden, and not actual objects.|[[Alan Rikkin]] [[e-mail]] on the Pieces of Eden adoption as biblical and historical artifacts|Assassin's Creed}}
[[Those Who Came Before]], also known as the First Civilization,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> were an ancient yet advanced race of beings that lived on Earth long before humanity. The creators of the Human race, the First Civilization had used the Pieces of Eden to control their slaves through hypnotic trances.<ref name= "Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> Whether humanity was created to be susceptible to the effects of the Pieces of Eden, or if the Pieces were created after humanity remains unknown; [[Minerva]] attributed the peace between humanity and their "gods" to the effects of the Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Eventually however, two humans, [[Adam and Eve]] became immune to the hypnotic effects of the Pieces of Eden, and stole one of the Pieces – the Apple of Eden – from their masters. Soon after a war broke out, pitting humanity against their gods. Despite their strength in technology, the Pieces of Eden failed to protect the creators from the slaves, who heavily outnumbered the masters. The war ended catastrophically for both sides, and both humanity and their gods were forced to work together to rebuild their world.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Eventually though, the gods became extinct, and their Pieces of Eden were lost to the annals of history.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Over the centuries, the Pieces of Eden resurfaced; seen as religious artifacts or holy relics, the foremost among them being the Apple of Eden. However, as time continued, groups of individuals began to see the Pieces of Eden for what they truly were, advanced technologies to be exploited. As early as the 12th Century, the [[Knights Templar]] were actively seeking and obtaining numerous Pieces of Eden<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>, in the hopes of uniting the world in peace much like Those Who Came Before had done,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> and in 1191, they sought the Apple itself.

[[File:Poemap.jpg|thumb|Altaïr, looking at the map of locations of Pieces of Eden.]]
Led by the [[Robert de Sable|Grand Master]] of the Order, the Knights Templar used the cover of the [[Third Crusade]] to infiltrate the catacombs of [[Solomon's Temple]], in the city of [[Jerusalem]], where they knew the Apple was located. Unfortunately for them, [[Al Mualim]], leader of the [[Assassins|Order of Assassins]] and secretly also, a Knights Templar, had sent his best to capture the device. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Malik A-Sayf|brothers]] [[Kadar A-Sayf|A-Sayf]] intercepted the Templars, and despite the death of Kadar and Altaïr being thrown from the battle early on, the Assassins prevailed and spirited the Apple to their fortress in [[Masyaf]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/> For a year the Assassins and Knights Templar fought one another for control of the artifact, until finally the deaths of both Robert de Sable and Al Mualim at the hands of Altaïr ended the conflict. Originally intending to destroy the Apple, Altaïr found himself unable to do so, and instead decided to seal the Apple in the [[Limassol]] [[Templar Archive|Archives]] after he had liberated it from the Templars; circumstances worked against this however, and he decided to keep the Apple himself, lest it fall into the wrong hands.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref> Ultimately, the Apple did find its way to Cyprus, where it was buried away until its discovery and exhumation by the Knights Templar in 1488.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> The Apple was shipped to Venice, but [[Ezio Auditore|Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] managed to procure it before it could go into Templar hands. However, during the events of [[Battle of Forlì]], the Apple was taken from Ezio by Savonarola, and Savonarola used it to cause the Bonfire of Vanities in Florence. Ezio went to Firenze to kill Savonarola and take the Apple back.

In 1499, Ezio used the Apple, combined with the power of Papal Staff (also a Piece of Eden) to open up the Vault underneath the Vatican. However, shortly afterward , during the Siege of Monteriggioni, Cesare Borgia took the Apple from Mario Auditore. In 1503, after liberating Rome, Ezio took back the Apple hidden in St. Peter's Basilica. After figuring out the power of the Apple, Ezio hid it in a Temple underneath the Colosseum.

Centuries later, whilst hacking into the [[Animus]], the mysterious [[Subject 16]], discovered that throughout history, the Pieces of Eden had an extensive history of changing hands, with historically notable figures, many Templars or Assassins, laying claim to them; [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[George Washington]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Nikola Tesla]], [[Thomas Edison]], [[Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]], [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Adolf Hitler]] to name but a few.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> By 2012 however, many had fallen into the hands of the Knights Templar; seeking to obtain the rest, the [[Animus]] project was set up with the intention of locating and securing the remaining Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

This Animus project was also an important component in the Knights Templar goal of ensuring world peace, through use of the Pieces of Eden. By using the Pieces of Eden known as "the Apples", the Templars sought to manipulate the neuro-transmitters in the entire human race to achieve their goal. Eye-Abstergo, a branch of [[Abstergo Industries]], planned to launch an "all-in-one telecommunication" satellite into orbit around the Earth; unbeknownst to humanity and indeed, many employees of Abstergo Industries, the satellite would contain at least one Apple, and spread its power out on a global scale.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

In 2012, the modern-day Assassins, [[Desmond Miles]], [[Lucy Stillman]], [[Shaun Hastings]], and [[Rebecca Crane]] use the Animus to locate the Piece of Eden hidden by Ezio Auditore [[Santa Maria Aracoeli Vault|beneath]] the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] 1507.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==Characteristics==
===Attributes===

{{Quote|This… piece of silver cast out Adam and Eve. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. Eris used it to start the Trojan War; and with it, a poor carpenter turned water into wine.|[[Al Mualim]], speaking to Altaïr about [[First Apple|the Apple]]|Assassin's Creed}}

[[File:Almualimxs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Al Mualim]] uses the Apple to project multiple images of himself.]]
Amongst the greatest tools known to man; by interacting with a neuro-transmitter located deep in the brain of the human body, the Apples of Eden could control the human mind. Other Pieces of Eden were capable of warping reality, creating illusions and ensuring total obedience; both the Knights Templar and the Order of Assassins believed that the Pieces of Eden were the sources of many historical tales and miracles, such as the Parting of the Red Sea, the Trojan Horse, and the miracles enacted by "the Christ-figure" who foreshadowed the Christian faith, and the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, among other supernatural happenings. Some were known to interact with and change the passage of time, possibly creating paradoxes,<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /> while at least one provided an impenetrable barrier that would protect the wearer from any attempt at penetration.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

The Pieces of Eden, or at the very least the ''Apples'', were capable of extending a pulse of energy when activated, that would drive those targeted to insanity and death. Doing so however, had a detrimental effect on the health of the wielder.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

Following the destruction of the second Piece of Eden during experimental use at Denver International Airport, the Knights Templar found themselves in need of another artifact with similar properties. Needing access to a map that indicated the location of ''all'' Pieces of Eden, the Templar front company [[Abstergo Industries]] kidnapped the descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad – [[Desmond Miles]] – in order to view the memories of his ancestor. This would allow them to view the very same map Altaïr had viewed in 1191.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

Each of the Pieces of Eden contained a great deal of energy stored within, and the destruction of one would cause an explosion on the same scale of a nuclear blast. [[Tunguska event|One such blast]] occurred in 1908, in the region of Tunguska, Russia, when the Piece of Eden known as "the Staff" was seemingly destroyed by [[Nikola Tesla]] as a strike against the Knights Templar.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> Also as revealed in [[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]] some pieces such as [[The Shroud]] can communicate with humans telepathically.

===Resistance===
{{Quote|I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I SAW HIM. HE HAD A METAL BALL. IT OPENED. THEY WENT CRAZY. SHOOTING. STABBING. TORE EACH OTHER TO PIECES. I KNOW IT WAS YOU PEOPLE. SAW THE LOGO. HEARD THE NAME. I'M GOING TO TELL. ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN. YOU'LL BE EXPOSED. THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH. AND THEN YOU WILL PAY. YOU CRAZY BASTARDS. YOU'LL PAY.|An unidentified individual's [[e-mail]] to Dr. [[Warren Vidic]]|Assassin's Creed }}
Although the First Civilization created humanity with a neuro-transmitter that forced them to accept the will of the Pieces of Eden, eventual cross-breeding between the gods and their slaves bore a hybrid species. These new humans possessed ''some'' of the [[Eagle Vision|natural abilities]] of their gods, but most notably, were free of the neuro-transmitter that bound them to the will of the Pieces of Eden<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. The first two known individuals to be born immune to the effects of the Pieces were [[Adam and Eve]], who later stole the Apple of Eden and precipitated the war that followed<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Members of the lineage also inherited these natural abilities and immunity to the mind-control of the Pieces, although the Pieces' ability to physically control them remained<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Individuals such as Altaïr and his descendants [[Ezio Auditore]], Subject 16 and Desmond Miles all possessed these enhanced abilities, and presumably, an immunity to the Pieces of Eden<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

By the early 21st Century, the Knights Templar were aware of both the existence of Those Who Came Before and the fact that some humans were immune to the mind control of the Apples of Eden, and as such actively sought other devices to compensate for this<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. On at least one occasion Dr. [[Warren Vidic]], an employee of Abstergo Industries, recieved an [[Vidic's e-mail|email]] from an unknown individual who had not been affected by the powers of the Apple, and threatened to expose what he had seen<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

==Confirmed Pieces of Eden==
[[File:Zw-eden-4.png|thumb|The First Apple, adorned on the Staff of Eden.]]
Besides the Apples of Eden, the First Civilization created many more Pieces of Eden. Some of these affected humanity in similar ways, whilst others affected nature and even time itself. The [[First Apple|first]], [[Second Apple|second]], [[Third Apple|third]], [[Fourth Apple|fourth]] and [[Fifth Apple|fifth Apples]] were all capable of controlling the minds of men, creating illusions and, to a degree, permited physical control over said minds<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />; the Apples could all be used in conjunction with the [[The Staff|Staff of Eden]], which increased the abilities of both Pieces<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Other Pieces included [[the Shroud]], which would become famous to modern day humans as the "Shroud of Turin" – that which covered the body of Jesus Christ, it's properties including the ability to heal the wounds of those it touched, and [[the Sword]], a Piece that would pass through the hands of many great rulers through the centuries, including [[Arthur|King Arthur]], [[Alexander the Great]], and [[Genghis Khan]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> The [[Crystal Skulls]] were also Pieces of Eden and these would be scattered throughout central America, one of which would later be taken to Europe by [[Giovanni Borgia]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

According to [[e-mails]] read by [[Desmond Miles]], at least one Piece of Eden existed that granted the ability to manipulate time. Concerns over possible paradoxes however, lead to Abstergo Industries locking it away.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

==Known locations of Pieces of Eden==
[[File:Codexmap.jpg|thumb|The Codex Map]]

Following the death of Al Mualim and the Apples projection of a map indicating the location of all Pieces of Eden, Altaïr copied the map and included it in his [[Codex]], hidden away so that only one of his bloodline might see it<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Based off of the locations given on the Codex map, the following locations can be identified as containing a Piece of Eden<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />;

#Giza, Egypt
#Lake Victoria, Africa, more on the Kenyan side
#The Gambia River, Gambia
#Timbuktu, Mali
#Taza, Morocco
#Canary Islands, Spain
#The Southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, curiously near the volcano of Opala
#Odessa, Ukraine
#Kharkiv, Ukraine
#Rennes-le-Château, France (shinter de la bollcks)
#Salisbury Plain, England (presumably at Stone Henge)
#Loch Ness, Scotland
#Maroantsetra, Madagascar
#Nara, Japan
#Somewhere close to Goodhouse, South Africa, near the border between South Africa and Namibia
#Inside or nearby Boston, Massachusetts
#Delhi, India or the Taj Mahal in India, just a short distance south of Delhi
#Persepolis, now mordern day Shiraz, Iran
#Jerusalem, Israel
#Colombia, South America, around the area of the Igara Parana River
#Nazca, Perú
#South-western Sri Lanka
#Hellissandur, Iceland
#The area of Sabiene Island, Nunavut, Canada
#Phoenix, Arizona, or somewhere outside the city
#Washington D.C.
#Juneau, Alaska
#An area close to Pulau Ratewo, Papua
#The middle of the South Pacific Ocean
#The Pacific Ocean, close to the coast of Mexico
#The South Pacific Ocean, close to the Assassin's temple located at 91 degrees W
#The Atlantic Ocean, in an area where Atlantis was believed to have existed
#The Atlantic Ocean, a few hundred miles off the coast of Brazil
#The Antartic Ocean, on the side of Antartica facing up towards the Atlantic
#The Indian Ocean, almost cross sectioned with the tips of Inda, Africa and the Southwestern tip of Australia - a small island called Ile Amsterdam
#The Antartic Ocean, the side of the Antartic ocean that faces up towards the Indian Ocean
#Archangelsk, Russia
#Andorra le Vella, Andorra
#Imperatriz, Brazil
#Barrow, Alaska
#La Rioja, Argentina
#An area close to Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
#An area around South Cross, in Western Australia
#Somewhere in Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
#Beijing, China
#Somewhere in the Atali Mountains in southwestern Mongolia
#Somewhere along the northern Coast of Chukotka province, Russia
#An area close to Tiksi, Russia

The other two that made up the last of the 50 pieces, one of the Apples and the Staff, were destroyed in the DIA Satellite Incident and the Tunguska blast respectively<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

==Trivia==
*According to the [[glyphs]] and [[The Truth|Truth files]], many legends and myths throughout human history are actually historically accurate. The supernatural or paranormal parts of each legend can be explained by the protagonist in each having acquired his or her own Piece of Eden (i.e.: the Greek myth of Perseus, King Arthur, etc).
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', during the battle against [[Rodrigo Borgia|Borgia]] in the Sistine Chapel, [[Ezio]] creates copies of himself, much like [[Al Mualim]] did against Altaïr. If Ezio is [[Customization|customized]], or if [[Altaïr's Armor]] is enabled, his copies will appear with different sets of armor and colors whereas when if he is not customized, each copy will be perfectly identical to the real Ezio, besides his weapon.
*Both the Codex map, and the Map projection at the end of ''Assassin's Creed'' show that there are only fifty Pieces of Eden at a time, but Subject 16 says the Shroud is Piece of Eden 'number 66'. This discrepancy has yet to be rectified.
**In the French and German version of ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Shroud is referred to as number 36, not 66. Whether this is a mistake in the translation or not, remains to be clarified.

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Ezio Auditore da Firenze

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|imgdesc = Ezio Auditore as a [[Master Assassin]].
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{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and like my father and grandfathers before me, I am an Assassin.|Ezio Auditore da Firenze.|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Ezio Auditore da Firenze''' (born 1459) was a [[Florence|Florentine]] noble during the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]] and, unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, a central member and Grand Master of the [[Assassin's Order]]. A descendant of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and ancestor to both [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Subject 16]], Ezio was unaware of his Assassin heritage until the age of 17, when his [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|father]] and two brothers, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], were murdered. Ezio fled [[Florence]] – his birthplace – and took refuge at the [[Villa Auditore]] in the [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] town of [[Monteriggioni]].

Learning of his heritage from his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], Ezio begun his Assassin training, as well as his quest for vengance against the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who had ordered the executions of his father and two brothers. During his quest, Ezio managed to not only unite the pages of Altaïr's [[Codex]] for the first time since [[Domenico Auditore]], but also to save the cities of Florence, [[Venice]], and later [[Rome]] from the [[Templars]]' wrath. He ensured the future travels of [[Christoffa Corombo]] to the "New World" and, in [[Liberation of Rome|liberating Rome]] from Borgia control, helped spread the Renaissance and Assassin ideals of independence and free thought throughout Italy.

Shortly before the death of Rodrigo Borgia in 1503, Ezio was pronounced the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Grand Master]], or "ll Mentore", of the Assassin Order.

==Biography==
===Early life===
====Pre-Execution====
[[File:Eziolineagechess.png|thumb|230px|left|A much younger Ezio, portrayed by [[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]].]]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was born in Florence on June 24, 1459 AD, the second son of Giovanni Auditore and [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria Auditore]]. Until the age of 17, Ezio lived a life of luxury as a member of the Florentine noble class, unaware of his father's allegiance to the Assassin Order. As a youth he was apprenticed to the great banker Giovanni Tornabuoni, presumably to learn the banking trade, so that he could become the leader of the Auditore bank in the future.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

In the year 1476, Ezio, his older brother Federico, and friends of the family got into a fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his gang. Ezio single-handedly defeated several members of the opposing gang, but Vieri managed to escape the scene before Ezio could do anything to him. Just before the fight, Ezio received a cut on his lip – caused by a rock thrown by Vieri – for which Federico suggested that they visit the local doctor. After looting several people left unconscious by the fight, the two brothers ran across the rooftops to the [[Doctor]].

After the doctor had tended to his wound, a church nearby caught the Eye of the brothers, and Federico suggested a race. Ezio won and together the two looked out over the city. Realizing that they were nearby, Ezio traveled to the house of [[Cristina Vespucci]] and spent the night with her. Caught by Cristina's father the morning after, Ezio fled from a group of pursuing [[guards]] before meeting with his father at the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. Giovanni scolded him, but later softened, addmitting that it reminded him of his own youth. He then assigned Ezio the task of delivering several letters to his contacts.

After returning home, Ezio found his distraught [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|sister]] crying after discovering her boyfriend, [[Duccio]], had been unfaithful. After obtaining his whereabouts, Ezio beat the man and warned him to stay away from his sister. Upon returning to the palazzo again, his little brother Petruccio asked Ezio to collect eagle [[feather]]s from the rooftops, as he was ill and couldn't leave the house or get out of bed. After a tiring search for feathers – about which Petruccio was secretive – Ezio's mother secured his services in picking up some paintings from a young artist that she patronized, [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. On the walk home, Leonardo struck up a conversation, beginning a friendship between the two young men that would last throughout their adult lives.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

====The Auditore Execution====
[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 20-14-39-52.png|thumb|Ezio's family being hanged for treason.]]
{{Quote|I'll kill you for what you've done!|Ezio Auditore to Uberto Alberti after watching his family's execution in 1476.|Assassin's Creed II}}
Upon returning home, Ezio was asked by his father to deliver two letters to contacts of his in the city then retrieve a letter for him from a pigeon coup not far from the house. Ezio agreed, and after two odd encounters with the people he'd delivered the letters to, Ezio retrieved the note from the pigeon coup only to witness guards running across Florence. After completing his errands, Ezio returned home to find the house ransacked, his father and brothers missing and his mother and sister hiding. Learning that city guards had been ordered to arrest Giovanni and all of his sons, Ezio made his way to the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], where his father and brothers were being held. Climbing the building and speaking to his father through his cell window, Ezio was instructed to find a chest hidden in his office, take everything out of it, then deliver a sealed letter to [[Uberto Alberti]], [[Lorenzo de' Medici]]'s personal assistant and a close friend of the Auditore family. Doing so, Ezio found his father's Assassin robes and the letter containing details of a plot against the city of Florence and the Auditore family. Ezio brought the incriminating documents to Alberti and was assured that his family would be released the following day when the information was presented as evidence of their innocence.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Ezio then traveled to the home of Christina Vespucci, where he spent the night.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>

The next day, Ezio returned to the Piazza della Signoria to find Alberti presiding over the execution of the Auditores (watched over all the while by a mysterious stranger who turned out to be Rodrigo Borgia who had been present with Alberti the previous night). Giovanni claimed his innocence, citing the information given to Alberti as evidence. But Alberti denied any knowledge of such information. Ezio shouted that Alberti was indeed lying, but his efforts to prevent the execution were ultimately in vain, and he could only watch helplessly as his father and brothers were hung. When he attempted to charge the scaffold to avenge his kinsmen, Alberti ordered the city guards to murder him. At the urging of one of Giovanni's friends, a [[Thieves|thief]], Ezio fled the Piazza della Signoria and sought shelter in a [[Courtesans|brothel]], run by the sister of the [[Annetta|Auditore housemaid]], a courtesan named [[Paola]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Heritage===
====Exacting revenge====
{{Quote|The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio! Ezio Auditore!|Ezio Auditore, 1476.|Assassin's Creed II}}
Paola, who unbeknownst to Ezio was an Assassin herself, agreed to assist Ezio in his quest for vengeance, teaching him how to survive in the city as an outlaw through [[pickpocketing]] and blending in crowds. She further directed Ezio to Leonardo da Vinci to repair the [[Hidden Blade]] of the late Giovanni Auditore, but did not notice that Ezio was being watched. At Leonardo's workshop, a guard banged on the door, ordered Leonardo outside, and tried to beat Ezio's location from him. Ezio realized something was wrong and crept up behind the guard, stabbing him from behind.

[[File:Uberto2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio furiously stabbing Uberto Alberti.]]
After Leonardo had thanked him, Ezio sought out and assassinated Alberti in the courtyard of the [[wikipedia:Basilicia of Santa Croce, Florence|Basilica of Santa Croce]], who was attending Verrochio's latest exhibit. After making his way inside the courtyard, he attacked Alberti in a frenzied rage, stabbing him multiple times in the chest, before proudly proclaiming the survival of the Auditore family through him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>After killing Alberti, he took the documents that Alberti stole from Ezio and his father. Ezio also took a letter from Alberti that was supposed to be for his wife and son. Ezio decided he would see that she gets the letter, not wanting to sink to Alberti's level.

====Family Ties====
{{Quote|Don't you recognize me? It's a-me, Mario!|Mario Auditore greets his nephew upon his arrival at Monteriggioni.|Assassin's Creed II}}
Now the most wanted man in Florence, Ezio fled the city with his mother and sister in the hopes of making their way to Spain, stopping beforehand at the Auditore family's villa in the town of Monteriggioni for shelter. During their travel to Monteriggioni, the three were accosted by Vieri de' Pazzi and his followers, but were saved by the timely arrival of Ezio's uncle, Mario Auditore, and his [[mercenaries]]. Mario informed Ezio of the existence of the Assassins, in an obvious attempt to induct him into the Order, revealing that many of his ancestors, including Giovanni, were part of it. However, Ezio refused his ancestry, wishing only to continue his journey to Spain to ensure his mother and sister's safety. Enraged, Mario left Monteriggioni for the city of [[San Gimignano]], where Vieri de' Pazzi had been located, in the attempt to relieve Monteriggioni of continual assaults by his minions. Guilt-ridden and knowing his presence was a primary reason for the ongoing attacks, Ezio traveled to San Gimignano to accept Mario's offer.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

When Ezio arrived outside the city, he joined Mario and his mercenaries in their assault, waiting until nightfall to make their way to Vieri de' Pazzi by killing guards patrolling near the city gates. After witnessing a brief meeting between Rodrigo Borgia, [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] and Vieri, Ezio made for his foe; while Mario and his mercenaries kept Vieri's thugs distracted, Ezio challenged and fought Vieri for the last time, eventually overpowering and killing him after a brief duel. Ezio tried to extract a confession from his old enemy, but to no avail as Vieri chose to be snide even to the very end. Infuriated by this, Ezio flew into a rage and insulted Vieri's corpse, continuing until his uncle calmed him down, and reminded him of a tradition of the Assassins: showing respect to those they have killed.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

====Business with the Pazzi====
{{Quote|I've been sent from Firenze by Il Magnifico to attend to some unfinished business; I'm looking for [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]].|Ezio, upon returning from Florence after dealing with [[Francesco de' Pazzi]].|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:FrancescoDeath2.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio and Francesco]]
Following Vieri's death, Ezio returned to Florence in 1478 to gather information from [[La Volpe]] and prevent the planned [[Pazzi]] [[Pazzi Conspiracy|takeover]], as well as the deaths of Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother [[Giuliano de' Medici|Giuliano]]. Arriving too late to save Guilano, Ezio managed to prevent the death of Lorenzo, the ruler of Florence, and restored his family's good name. However, the Pazzi had already succeeded in their plan and brought the city into a state of civil war. After escorting Lorenzo to safety at [[Palazzo Medici|his palazzo]], Ezio learned from Lorenzo's lieutenant [[Poliziano]] the location of Francesco de' Pazzi at the Piazza della Signoria. As Pazzi and Medici troops battled in the streets below them, Ezio chased down and slew Francesco, although Jacopo de' Pazzi and several other conspirators were able to escape the city. Shortly afterwards, the Medici publicly cleared the name of the Auditore family and provided Ezio with the names of the conspirators who had escaped.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Learning that the Pazzi conspirators had fled to San Gimignano, Ezio tracked down and killed [[Antonio Maffei]], [[Stefano da Bagnone]], [[Bernardo Baroncelli]] and [[Francesco Salviati]], extracting from each man information on Jacopo de' Pazzi's hiding place. Using the information, Ezio located his quarry and tracked Jacopo to an ancient Roman theatre. Once there, Ezio eavesdropped on a meeting between Jacopo, Rodrigo Borgia and a Venetian merchant, [[Emilio Barbarigo]]. After fatally wounding Jacopo for his failure to capture Florence, Borgia revealed that he was aware of Ezio's presence. While Borgia and Emilio fled, Ezio was apprehended by Borgia's bodyguards, but he overpowered and killed them, before swiftly putting the dying Jacopo out of his misery.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

====Journey to Venice====
{{dialogue3|Carlo|Your little house of cards is crumbling, Emilio...|Emilio|A minor setback, it will be dealt with. This povero scemo (poor fool) Antonio and his thieves...|Never mind that! It's the assassin you should be worried about!|Why? Is...is he in Venezia?|Carlo Grimaldi and Emilio Barbarigo discuss Ezio minutes before the latter's assassination|Assassin's Creed II}}

With the Pazzi conspiracy ended, Ezio returned to Lorenzo in 1480 and declared his success. Before leaving the city for Venice, Ezio was granted a gift; a [[Outfits|Medici cape]], that would keep the city guards' attention from him. Ezio then made his way to Leonardo's workshop, only to find that he had just left for Venice himself. Meeting with Leonardo in the [[Appennine Mountains]], Ezio accompanied him to the city of [[Forlì]], narrowly avoiding the Templar soldiers sent after them by Rodrigo Borgia.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Ezio carrying rosa.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio, carrying Rosa to safety.]]
Eventually arriving in Forlì, one year later, the two made their way to the city docks, where Ezio was refused passage without a pass. It was at this moment that the two heard the screams of a noble lady stranded in the city's wetlands. Ezio swiftly hastened to her rescue and was able to row the woman ashore. The lady introduced herself as [[Caterina Sforza]] and coerced the dockman into granting Ezio passage to Venice. Once in Venice, Ezio and Leonardo were given a brief tour of the city by [[Alvise Da Vilandino|Alvise]] before Ezio began to seek a way into the Palazzo of Emilio Barbarigo, although this effort proved to be in vain. Suddenly pushed aside, Ezio watched as a gang of thieves attempted and failed to breach the Palazzo, leading Ezio to subsequently aid the thief [[Rosa]], who had been shot through the leg with an arrow. After successfully escaping the city guards, Ezio was introduced to the leader of the Venetian thieves guild, [[Antonio]], and together, they concocted a new plot to kill Emilio Barbarigo and liberate the merchant district.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

The plot, taking place during 4 years, was successful and gave Ezio the name of another Templar conspirator – [[Carlo Grimaldi]]. A government official and member of the Council of Ten, Carlo was close to [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], the Doge of Venice and hoped to turn him to the Templar cause. Overhearing another meeting between Borgia and Carlo, Ezio uncovered a plot to poison the Doge and replace him with [[Marco Barbarigo]]. Returning to Antonio, he sought to find a way into the [[Palazzo Ducale]]. The pair searched the front gates, the rear walls and even passing over the [[Basilica di San Marco]]; but they were hampered at every turn. Returning to the piazza below, an enraged Antonio remarked that only birds might get into the Doge's palace, reminding Ezio of Leonardo's [[Flying Machine|flying machine]], which he had seen on the way to Forlì. After a somewhat unsuccessful test flight, Leonardo came up with a way to ensure that Ezio reached his destination.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Ezio assassinates Carlo.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates Carlo Grimaldi.]]
After removing the city guards at four separate locations, Antonio's thieves proceeded to light massive bonfires throughout the city, giving Ezio the lift Leonardo's flying machine needed to make it to the Palazzo Ducale. The plan worked, and Ezio breached the Palazzo Ducale, although he was too late to save the Doge. Carlo fled the scene, crying out that Ezio had assassinated the Doge, only to meet his own end at Ezio's hands moments later. However, Ezio was now the most wanted man in Venice and was forced to flee the city guards.

Returning to Leonardo's workshop for help in 1486, Ezio was directed to [[Teodora Contanto|Sister Teodora]]'s brothel, where Antonio was hiding. Under the cover of [[Carnevale]], Ezio made his way to the brothel and began planning the death of Marco Barbarigo, competing in the four games of the Carnevale to win the [[Golden Mask|golden mask]] that would gain him entrance to Marco's private party. Ezio was successful but found that Marco's cousin, [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and Marco's personal slave-bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]] intimidated and bribed the judges into denying him his prize. However, Ezio was successful in regaining the mask from Moro and managed to infiltrate the Doge's personal party and assassinate Marco with [[Pistol|an ingenious new weapon]], leaving the door open for [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]], a Barbarigo not involved with the Templars, and an ally of Antonio's, to legitimately become Doge.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

With his quest nearly at an end, Ezio tracked down Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro, who had occupied the Arsenal with an army of mercenaries. Needing a force of his own, Ezio was directed to find the mercenary leader, [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], only to find Silvio's thugs had attacked Bartolomeo's headquarters and captured him and a number of his soldiers. Ezio swiftly located and liberated Bartolomeo and his soldiers; once he learned of Ezio's purpose, the mercenary captain was more than willing to assist in Silvio's destruction. Having tracked the Templars down to the city's Arsenal, Ezio managed to storm the building with the help of Bartolomeo and his men, and killed Dante Moro and Silvio Barbarigo in the ensuing battle. However, he was astonished to learn that the plot to remove the Doge was merely a distraction, so that the Templars could move their vessel to [[Cyprus]], although the reasons for this were unknown to Ezio.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Induction into the Order===
====The Spaniard and the Apple====
{{Quote|It's been over ten years since I watched my father and brothers die. Ten years hunting the men responsible. I'm close to the end now, but no closer to knowing what any of it was for!|Ezio discusses his life as an Assassin}}
[[File:Zw-ezio-seal.png|thumb|250px|Ezio, receiving the Assassin's mark.]]

Two more years passed before word of the Templar vessel reached Ezio once again on his twenty ninth birthday,<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSagHiz6Ujo&feature=related</ref> when Rosa brought him a shipping manifest detailing the return of the ship that very day. Sneaking into the Arsenal, Ezio watched as a Templar soldier carrying a [[Piece of Eden]] disembarked from the ship and made his way to a Templar base in the city. Following the soldier, Ezio assassinated and impersonated the guard, carrying the Piece of Eden to a meeting with Rodrigo Borgia himself. Finally able to confront the man ultimately responsible for the deaths of his father and brothers, Ezio criticized the Templar Grand Master for the non-appearance of the supposed "prophet" detailed in the Codex prophecy. Borgia responded, proudly naming himself the prophet before engaging Ezio in battle. The battle was short, and Ezio easily bested the Templar. On the backfoot, Borgia called upon the city guards and taunted the Assassin, saying that "his people" had failed to show up.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

At this very moment Mario Auditore, Antonio, Paola, Teodora, La Volpe and Bartolomeo d'Alviano appeared, driving off Borgia and revealing themselves to Ezio as Assassins. With the arrival of [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], it was revealed to Ezio that he was in fact the supposed "prophet", and that for the past decade they had all worked together to induct Ezio into the Assassins Order. That night, they all met again and Ezio was formally inducted into the Order.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

====Time in the Wetlands====
{{quote|Muori col tuo orgoglio, per quanto vale... Requiescat in pace. (Die with your pride, for what it's worth... Rest in peace.)|Ezio Auditore to Ludovico Orsi|Battle of Forlì (DLC)}}
Shortly after his induction, Ezio met with Mario and Niccolò, and travelled to Leonardo da Vinci's studio, hoping he could shed some light upon the strange artifact [[Rodrigo Borgia]] had dubbed "[[Sixth Apple|the Apple]]". Leonardo examined the unique device, commenting that the metal it was made of should not exist, and that its design was highly advanced despite its age. Briefly touching the Apple, Ezio accidentally activated the device, which started to glow and show strange holographic images. De-activating the device, Niccolò announced that he had arranged for the Piece of Eden to be held in the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]], protected by an ally of the Assassin's, Caterina Sforza. Niccolò and Ezio met with Caterina in [[Romagna]], just outside the city of Forlì. After briefly discussing the Apple, the three made their way back to the city, only to find that it had been invaded by the Orsi brothers: [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>

As the group fought its way to the city's locked gates, Ezio managed to find another way inside and opened the gates, allowing them to continue their way to the Citadel. Reaching the Rocca di Ravaldino, they found out that two of Caterina’s children, [[Ottaviano Riario|Ottaviano]] and [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]], were in the hands of the Orsi brothers, who had recently arrived and begun attacking the Citadel. Repelling the attack, Ezio left the Apple in Caterina's hands, before going to rescue her two children.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì"/>

[[File:Zw-bof7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio briefly glimpses Savonarola, before passing out.]]
Making his way into Romagna, Ezio overpowered the guard detail assigned to imprison Bianca, who directed Ezio to her brother Ottaviano. As Bianca fled back to the city, Ezio made his way the the lighthouse upon which Ottaviano was being held by Ludovico himself. Climbing the tower, Ezio dispatched Ludovico and freed Ottaviano, though not before learning that the kidnapping was a distraction, which had allowed the brothers to steal the Apple. Ezio swiftly tracked down and killed Checco Orsi and his remaining men. Retrieving the Apple, Ezio failed to notice that Checco had stabbed him in the abdomen. Injured, Ezio collapsed to the floor, the Apple rolling from his hand. Before losing consciousness Ezio saw a [[Girolamo Savonarola|monk]] with a missing finger pick up the Apple and walk away, despite Ezio's warnings against doing so.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì"/>

Caterina’s guards later found Ezio next to Checco’s corpse and returned him to Forlì, where Caterina nursed him back to health. Returned to his senses, Ezio, now bearded, hurriedly explained to Caterina that the Apple had been stolen from him by a man in black. She recognized him for a monk and told Ezio to search for the monk at the church outside the city walls. There was no sign of the monk, but Ezio met with [[Brother O’Callahan]], who told him to continue his search at San Vincenzo, in central Forlì. An abbot there identified Ezio as Stefano de Bagnone's killer and ran away, but was intercepted, and, once convinced he was not about to die, gave Ezio the name of the nine fingered monk: Girolamo Savonarola.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance"/>

====[[Sailing to Spain|Journey in Spain]]====
{{Quote|My thirst for vengeance is strong, but my responsibility to the Assassins is stronger still.|Ezio Auditore, 1491|Assassins Creed II: Discovery}}
While trying to locate Savonarola, Ezio was told by a Thief to meet Antonio at the Thieves' Guild in Venice. Upon arriving there, Ezio found Antonio accompanied by another man, [[Luis Santangel]]. Luis was looking for a good "killer" who could oversee a meeting involving Luis' friend Christoffa Corombo, but Ezio expressed no interest. However, when he heard that Rodrigo Borgia was also involved in the meeting, he rushed to Christoffa's location, finding out that it was a trap. However, he managed to save Christoffa, who explained that Rodrigo was interested in his plans to sail west. Soon afterwards, Ezio met with Antonio again, who told him to go see both Luis and Christoffa in the gardens district.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

[[File:Acd23.png|thumb|right|250px|Ezio locked in combat with a guard during his time in Spain.]]
They then told him that the Templars were in possession of Christoffa's atlas, which featured the journey's route. Ezio quickly recovered the atlas and brought it back to Christoffa and Luis. Luis informed Ezio of the presence of Spanish Assassins, who were held captive by the Spanish Inquisitor General, [[Tomas Torquemada]]. Thinking it his mission to rescue them, Ezio temporarily diverged from his goal to reclaim the Apple of Eden and set out to Spain, but not before Antonio gave him the names of two of his contacts.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery"/>

After arriving in Spain and briefly losing his sword to a thief, Ezio went on to look for one of the contacts. When he arrived at the location, he met a man who called himself [[Raphael Sanchez]] and soon after revealed himself to be an Assassin. He informed Ezio of the location of the first captured Assassin, and Ezio rushed to save him. Right before the Assassin could be burned by the Inquisitors, Ezio killed all the guards and freed him. After Ezio's return, Raphael revealed that it was [[Gaspar Martinez]] who was ordered to capture the Assassins by Torquemada. Ezio located Gaspar and found him, Torquemada and a guard surrounding a captured Assassin.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery"/>

Torquemada revealed to the captured Assassin, and indirectly to Ezio, that Rodrigo Borgia had ordered him to capture Assassins in Spain, because they were "non-believers" (in the Catholic religion). After the guard killed the Assassin, the group disbanded and Gaspar was left unguarded. Ezio then met with him and asked him what he knew of the Templars, but Gaspar feigned ignorance and said that they "went away two centuries ago." He fell silently to Ezio's blade, and Ezio acquired a list of six other Assassins' names.

After freeing the first man on the list, Ezio took him back to Raphael, informing the latter of the existence of the list. However, all the remaining Assassins were located in [[Zaragoza]].

[[File:Ezio others.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio with Luis, Raphael, and Christoffa.]]
Once in Zaragoza, Raphael told Ezio to find the Inquisition's Calficador, [[Pedro Llorente]], whose tribunal met at the far side of town. Arriving there, Ezio found that Torquemada was also present. One of the Assassins was being tried, and after he refused to convert and confess, was killed. Ezio eavesdropped on the ensuing conversation and found out that Torquemada was under orders from Rodrigo Borgia to arrest the Assassins. He hurried to locate the remaining five Assassins. Four of them where held captive inside some catacombs. The last was held inside a church. After securing their safety, Ezio killed Pedro Llorente. Returning to Raphael, he requested to return to Italy. However, Raphael still needed some help against the Inquisitors in Granada. Ezio complied, helping to assassinate a Templar spy in the city and discovering along the way that Luis Santangel was also an Assassin.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery"/>

Once again he excused himself to return to Italy, but disturbed again by the Templars. He is forced again to fight off the Templars to defend Luis, and informed that Raphael has been captured. Ezio fights to rescue Raphael, then finally infiltrate Torquemada's fortress. Torquemada escapes, but Ezio still have duties for the Piece of Eden and decide not to pursue him, Ezio excuses to finally return to Italy and Telling Luis and Raphael to tell him when Christoffa returns from his journey to find the "New World."<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery"/>

====The [[Bonfire of the Vanities]]====
[[File:Ac2bonfire.jpg|thumb|left|Ezio about to knock the Apple of Eden out of Savonarola's hand.]]
{{quote|There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the way. Choose your own way! Do not follow me, or anyone else.|Ezio after Savanarola's death|Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)}}
After Lorenzo de’ Medici's death, Savonarola was able to easily take control over Florence with the Apple of Eden at his command. He taught the population of Florence that personal property and knowledge made the difference between the rich and the poor. Therefore, he burned everything related to the Renaissance in the Bonfire of the Vanities.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities">''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>

Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli wanted to put a stop to Savonarola's rule with the aid of their two comrades in the city, Paola and La Volpe. Ezio began eliminating the monk's brainwashed followers while Niccolò, Paola, and Volpe organized a riot in the city. Soon after Ezio killed Savonarola's followers, the rioters formed an angry mob and went to the Palazzo Pitti, where Savonarola resided, demanding an end to the bonfires. Savanarola tried to use the Apple to quell the riot, but before he could, Ezio threw a knife at him, knocking the Apple out of his hand. In the ensuing chaos, the Apple was picked up by a guard in service to the Borgia (the Templars had also been trying, without success, to recover the Apple from Savonarola). Ezio followed him, killed him and recovered the Apple. Savonarola was then sentenced to be executed in the same way he had dealt with the city's knowledge: burned at the stake on the Piazza della Signoria. However, Ezio decided that no one should have to die in such agony.

[[File:Assacreed2_b15_451.jpg|thumb|Ezio assassinating Savonarola before he can be burned.]]
The Assassin leapt onto the execution platform and put Savonarola out of his misery. He then looked at the stunned mob and gave a speech to them, urging them to follow their own path and rely on their own thoughts, not what they were told by the ones in power. He then left with Mario, Niccolò, Paola and La Volpe, ready to uncover the answers hidden within the Apple.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities"/>

===Dealing with the Borgia===
====Trip to the Vatican====
{{Quote|I thought... I thought I was beyond this. But I'm not. I've waited too long, lost too much. Requiescat in pace, you bastard!|Ezio to Rodrigo Borgia during his first assassination attempt|Assassin's Creed II}}

The following year, in 1499, the Assassins came together once more at the Villa Auditore, with the Piece of Eden and the completed Codex in hand. Using the two objects, they discovered the location of [[the Vault]] to be in Rome, specifically, beneath the Vatican. Unfortunately, Rodrigo Borgia had become Pope in 1492, although Mario believed he had only done so to gain access to the Papal Staff, another of the Pieces of Eden. Undeterred, Ezio went to assassinate Rodrigo Borgia.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Ezio Rome.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Ezio battles his way to the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]].]]
Fighting his way along the entire length of the [[Passetto di Borgo]], Ezio snuck into the Sistine Chapel and struck at Borgia from above. As he was about to deal the killing blow, Borgia surprised him by using the Staff to blast him away and drain the energy of those in the room. Since Ezio held the Apple, he was immune to the Staff's effects, and the two engaged in a duel. Ezio repeated history by using the same technique [[Al Mualim]] utilized in his duel against Altaïr in 1191, by creating multiple illusions of himself with the Apple. Ezio seemingly bested Borgia, but the Pope overcame him. Borgia took the Apple, stabbed Ezio in the abdomen and left him to die before fleeing into the Vault. Outside the Vault, Ezio watched as Borgia tried in vain to open it. Laying down his arms, Ezio challenged and defeated Borgia in a fist fight, obtaining possession of both the Apple and the Staff, but refusing to take Borgia’s life, having realized the futility of revenge.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

{{Quote|Killing you won't bring my family back...I'm done.|Ezio spares Rodrigo's life|Assassin's Creed}}

Entering the Vault, Ezio stood in shock as he was confronted by a hologram of an individual naming herself "[[Minerva]]" and claiming to be one of [[Those Who Came Before]]. Ezio was further confounded when the hologram sought to speak to an unseen figure named Desmond Miles, before disappearing abruptly, leaving Ezio with many unanswered questions.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
{{Spoiler|Plot details for ''[[Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]'' follow.}}

====Siege of Monteriggioni====
[[File:Monterigioni.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio destroying a siege tower.]]
Following his encounter in the vault, Ezio returned to Monteriggioni with Mario Auditore, who had traveled to Rome to aid his nephew. During their journey, Ezio imparted onto his uncle what he had learned from Minerva, but soon found solace in the fact that his own battles were finally at an end. That evening, Ezio once again revealed the events of his encounter in the Vault, this time to Machiavelli, who in turn lambasted Ezio for his failure to kill Rodrigo Borgia. That night, unconcerned with Machiavelli's fretting, Ezio returned to his bedchamber to share an intimate moment with Caterina Sforza. He soon learned however, the the Borgia threat was not over.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

On January 2nd, 1500, [[Cesare Borgia]], the son of Rodrigo, Commander of the Papal armies and a high ranking Templar in his own right, [[Siege of Monteriggioni|laid siege to Monteriggioni]]. Taking the Assassins by surprsie, Cesare's forces were quickly able to breach the city gates, despite the defense put up by Ezio and his uncle. Entering the city, Cesare brought a mortally wounded Mario Auditore and captured Caterina Sforza before him. Seeing his uncle lying on the ground, Ezio ran across the rooftops to reach them, but was shot by an [[arquebusier]] upon the city walls. At the same time Cesare "invited" Ezio to come to Rome with a shot of his own firearm; the shot killed Mario.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

Ezio soon regained consciousness, and continued to partake in the battle, which had by now spilled into the city streets. Retreating to the Sanctuary, Ezio and the fleeing civilians evacuated fled through a secret passageway that had been hidden behind the statue of Altaïr. After ensuring his mother and sister were safe, Ezio made his way for Rome. Ezio soon passed out however, his wounds having not been treated.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

====War in Rome====
[[File:ACB_Seq2-1.jpg|thumb|left|306px|Ezio talking to a citizen soon after arriving in Rome.]]He woke up being tended by a woman in a small house in Rome. She told him that a man had brought him there, and had supplied him with new armor and clothing. After leaving the house, Ezio met Machiavelli after visiting a doctor to heal his wound, aiding a distressed civilian and assassinating [[Il Carnefice]]. Through Machiavelli, he discovered that Rome is in disrepair and the citizens oppressed by the Borgia. He also discovered that Cesare Borgia is his new arch nemesis. Ezio also stumbled across the [[Followers of Romulus ]]and explored their lair, [[Nero's Golden Palace]].

Basing himself on [[Tiber Island]], in the center of the city, Ezio rebuilt the complex, and began his mission to rid the city of Cesare and his father. Ezio reestablished relationships between his [[Assassins Guild]] and the other guilds in the city, namely Courtesans (led by [[Madonna Solari]], and later Claudia, Ezio's sister), Thieves (led by La Volpe) and Mercenaries (led by Bartolomeo d'Alviano).

In 1501, Ezio took in other Assassins as understudies, such as [[Francesco Vecellio]], after the latter's former master [[Perotto Calderon]] had betrayed the Assassins and was taken down. After they had completed their trainings, he placed them in teams and sent on missions across [[Italy]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

After Ezio received intelligence reports from his fellow guild leaders in the city that Cesare Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia and Caterina Sforza will be in the [[Castel Sant Angelo]], he infiltrated the heavily fortified fortress. However, Cesare had already left and Rodrigo was nowhere to be seen. Ezio managed to rescue Caterina from [[Lucrezia Borgia]], sister of Cesare and guardian of the Castel. After the ordeal in the Castel, where Ezio barely held off the Borgia guards that pursued him (only an explosion in the Castel prevented more guards from pursuing him), Ezio decided that he will rebuild the Assassin Brotherhood. Ezio aided distressed citizens who became [[Apprentices]] to rid Rome of the Borgia influence. Ezio sent them on missions all over Europe to help them become better Assassins. Ezio then assassinated two Templar agents, [[Malfatto]] and the [[Silvestro Sabbatini]]. Later, Ezio got a surprise visit from Leornardo da Vinci, who gave him upgrades to his equipment, such as double hidden blades, a climb leap glove and poison darts. Leonardo also informed Ezio of the war machines he was forced to build for the Papal Army, such as a [[Chariot Machine Gun|chariot machine gun]], a [[Boat cannon|boat cannon]], an advanced flying machine, and a [[tank]]. Ezio destroyed these war machines, further weakening the Borgia.

Ezio found out that the Banker, [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia ]], was financially aiding Cesare Borgia in his campaign to conquer all of Italy. Claudia told Ezio that a senator, [[Egidio Troche]], was in debt to Juan. Ezio decided to help Egidio by fending off attackers and raising money to settle Egidio's debt. In return, Ezio discovered the location of Juan. Ezio tailed Egidio to a Borgia Captain where Egidio turned over his money. Ezio then assassinated the Captain and took his place. He then infiltrated the pagan party held by Juan undetected and assassinated the Banker. Ezio then escaped the party.

Next, Ezio visited [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] and his mercenaries, who were hard pressed by the French forces led by [[Octavien, Duke de Valois]]. To make matters worse, Bartolomeo's wife, [[Pantasilea Baglioni]], was kidnapped by the Baron. Bartolomeo decided to surrender, when Ezio came up with a brilliant plan. Ezio then killed off a large number of French infantry while Bartolomeo's men collected their armor. After that, Ezio and the Mercenaries infiltrated the Baron's fortress, disguised as French troops delivering Bartolomeo to the Baron. When the Baron attempted to kill Bartolomeo, Ezio intervened and blew his cover. He then assassinated Baron de Valois, who was going to shoot Pantasilea at the first sign of trouble.

Ezio visited [[La Volpe ]]after the events of the Baron. La Volpe suspected that Machiavelli betrayed the [[Assassins]] by guiding the Papal Army to Monterriggioni and informing Rodrigo and Cesare to stay away from the Castel when Ezio infiltrated it. Ezio then helped La Volpe by fending off the Borgia troops who were attacking the [[Thieves]]. He was informed that [[Pietro Rossi]], an actor and Lucrezia Borgia's plaything, had the key to the Castel and that Cesare intends to kill Pietro. Ezio then tailed [[Micheletto]], Cesare's personal assassin, who will infiltrate the play that Pietro will appear in with his men. Ezio's apprentices assassinated Micheletto's men to take their place in the play. After infiltrating the [[Colosseo|Colosseo ]](where the play is to be held), Ezio spared Micheletto's life because Pietro was poisoned. After taking Pietro to a doctor and taking the key to the Castel, Ezio saw a thief that was present during the [[Fall of Monterriggioni]]. He caught the thief and discovered that he was the traitor, not Machiavelli. Ezio then raced back to [[Tiber Island]] to stop La Volpe from killing Machiavelli. Ezio inducted Claudia into the Assassin Order and he was then elected by Machiavelli to the rank of Grand Master of the Assassin Order.

Ezio infiltrated the Castel once again and witnessed the murder of [[Rodrigo Borgia]] by his son, Cesare. Cesare forced the location of the [[Apple of Eden]] from Lucrezia. Ezio successfully reach the Apple before Cesare and recovered the Apple. He then used the Apple to demilitarize Cesare's forces. In one last battle, Ezio and his fellow Assassins fought Cesare and his surviving men at the gates of Rome. Cesare was arrested by [[Fabio Orsini]] by order of the new Pope but not before commenting that he will not be in chains for long and that he will never be killed by a man.

Ezio, troubled by Cesare's comments, visited Leornardo and gave him the Apple. Ezio decided to look into the Apple in order to see if Cesare's comments are true. Apparently they are, because Ezio left Rome immediately.

====[[Viana]]====

In 1507, Ezio finally tracked Cesare down in Viana. Ezio fought through the infantry in his way and finally pinned Cesare down. In this climatic battle, Ezio managed to destroy Cesare's armor. He then proceeded to throw Cesare down the city wall, after Cesare said that he will not die by the hands of men. It was presumed that Cesare died from the fall.

After the events in Viana, Ezio returned to Rome and hid the Apple of Eden inside a vault under the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]], within The Temple of Juno. He then continued his tenure as the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order]].

At some point, an older Ezio returned to the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the Auditore Villa, possibly to salvage for Altaïr's Armor, as Desmond sees him wearing it when entering the Sanctuary for the first time. <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
{{Spoiler End}}

== Personality and characteristics ==
[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 19-22-34-26.png|thumb|left|286px|A young Ezio gets approached by a Florentine guard after protesting at his father’s and brothers’ execution.]]

Ezio was raised as a young Florentine nobleman, living during the 15th and 16th Century. Unlike his ancestor Altaïr, he was brought up without knowing of the Assassins' existence, or of his heritage. A seducer of women and a playful man, Ezio possessed acrobatic skills far beyond those of his peers, save for his brother. He came from an affluent background and had many friends until the deaths of his father and brothers drove him out of Florence. Forced to protect his mother and sister, Ezio became an Assassin, exacting revenge on the conspirators who had betrayed his family and plotted to seize both Florence and Venice.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Initially, Ezio allowed his emotions to get the best of him, going so far as to disrespect the corpse of Vieri de' Pazzi just after his death. However, Ezio did manage to gain control of his anger, and by the time he had become a Master Assassin, could control it almost completely.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Equipment and skills===
[[File:Ezio Auditore da Firenze-Brotherhood.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore, 1503.]]
{{Quote|Despite its age, its construction is rather advanced.|Leonardo da Vinci, on Ezio's hidden blade.|Assassin's Creed II}}

Ezio Auditore da Firenze was a highly skilled Assassin and a leader amongst the Order. A master of multiple skills, including pick-pocketing, blending, armed and unarmed combat, stealth and public assassination techniques, free-running and long-distance combat, he was able to use a variety of weapons including two hidden blades, the [[longsword]], [[throwing knives]] and more. Born with the ability to use [[Eagle Vision]], Ezio could instinctively differentiate friend from foe. After talking to his captive father, he would later inherit his father's Assassins robe, along with armor he would purchase throughout his life.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

An explorer, throughout his quests, Ezio scoured the cities he visited in search of Codex pages and seals from the [[Secret Locations|six assassins tombs]] spread across northern Italy. The Codex pages allowed Leonardo di Vinci to upgrade his weaponry, including the addition of a wheel lock firearm and poison needle concealed beneath his left hidden blade.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

By collecting the six tomb seals, Ezio gained access to the [[Altaïr's armor|armor]] created by his ancestor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad which may have later been lost during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]]. He also collected [[capes]] that helped him stay incognito. The only exception to this was the cape bearing the Auditore family crest, which made him easily recognizable, due to his family's history.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

In 1499, during the Siege of Monteriggioni, Ezio lost most of his equipment, keeping only one of his Hidden Blades. He would later replace it with two new Hidden Blades, each with the Hidden Gun and Poison Blade attachments.

During his time in [[Rome]], Ezio's usual attire would be replaced by a new suit based on elements from both his father's clothing and Altaïr's robes. He would also get the [[Armor of Brutus]] after stealing all the scrolls from the [[Followers of Romulus]].

===Romantic life===
[[File:Zw-ezio-cristina.png|thumb|286px|left|Ezio and Cristina kissing in her room.]]
Ezio was known for his good looks, flirtatious nature and predisposition for womanizing.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Throught the latter part of his life being centered around his hunt for Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio shared multiple romantic relationships with a number of different women.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance"/>

By 1476, Ezio had had many encounters with various unnamed Florentine girls and courtesans before the execution of his family; insulting Vieri de' Pazzi by suggesting that his sister seemed "quite satisfied with the handling he gave her earlier." That year, Ezio was in a permanent relationship of sorts with Cristina Vespucci, against the wishes of her father. Following his street brawl with Vieri de' Pazzi on the Ponte Vecchio, Ezio visited Cristina during the night, despite his brother's request otherwise; he was chased out by her father the next morning, and subsequently had to flee the city guards.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/> Two years later, when Ezio returned to Florence, Cristina was married to one of her suitors, Manfredo d'Arzenta, though she admitted to still loving Ezio.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance"/> Eight years later, when Cristina and Manfredo travelled to Venice for carnevale, Ezio, posing as her husband, wrote to her asking her to come to the Rio Terra degli Ogniscanti; Cristina complied. As both wore carnevale masks, she did not recognise him until he kissed her. She then took off his mask and asked him how he dared kiss her like that, telling him she never wanted to see him again. When Ezio tried to understand, she explained that if he really loved her, he wouldn't simply have let Manfredo marry her. When Ezio returned to Florence again in 1497, he learns from a wounded Manfredo that he and Cristina have been attacked by Savonarola's men. Ezio tracks down Cristina and kills her assailants. As he proceeds to take Cristina to a doctor, she dies in his arms, after telling him that she wishes that they could have had a second chance together.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance"/>

Before meeting with Cristina during Carnevale, whilst trying to find a way to Venice, Ezio accompanied his friend, Leonardo da Vinci, to Forlì. He was initially refused passage aboard the ship to Venice, but his fortunes changed after encountering Caterina Sforza, who had become stranded on a small island with no means of escape. Ezio rescued her, and she repaid the favor by granting him passage to Venice. She also told him that the next time he returned to Forlì, it would "be her pleasure" to entertain him. Moments later, after Ezio revealed to his close friend that Sforza was a future conquest and his type of woman, Leonardo informed Ezio of the ladies' identity, and that she was married to the Count of the city.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Caterina_Sforza_&_Ezio.jpg|thumb|286px|Ezio and Caterina Sforza together in bed.]]
Also, at some point during his time in Forlì, Ezio encountered a girl named [[Amelia]]. During this encounter, Amelia and two of her friends were discussing whether anyone could beat their record in a horseback riding race. Ezio took on the challenge, in return for an intimate encounter with Amelia should he prove successful.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

When Ezio arrived in [[Venice]] for the first time, an unknown young woman unsuccessfully attempted to pickpocket him. Later the same day, Ezio witnessed the woman and a group of thieves attempting to scale the Palazzo della Seta. The attempt ended in failure, and the girl was shot in the leg by an archer. Ezio intervened, defending her from Emilio Barbarigo's thugs. Upon helping her to get to safety, he learned that her name was Rosa, and that she was a member of the city's Thieves Guild. At first, Rosa's attitude towards Ezio was very aggressive and unfriendly, but after he saved her, she became much more amiable.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

While trying to acquire the Golden Mask, Ezio was seen flirting with many of Sister Teodora's Courtesans. After the Carnevale challenges, when Ezio goes up to accept the Golden Mask as his prize for victory, he was accompanied by a Courtesan. After assassinating Marco Barbarigo and seeking sanctuary in the brothel, Ezio was known to have flirted with Sister Teodora, who invited several of her girls to "comfort" Ezio.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

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by January 1500, Ezio was had begun an intimate relationship with Caterina Sforza, sleeping with her at least once in the Villa Auditore before it was besieged by Cesare Borgia and his army. Caterina was taken hostage by Cesare, his sister, and his generals. Within moments of her capture, she witnessed the death of Mario Auditore at the hands of Cesare and Ezio shot by Papal Guards.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

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==Trivia==
*Ezio's Animus database in ''Assassin's Creed II'' only details his life before he became an Assassin, holding no information on his life within the Order; his database entry in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' does, however.
*Both Ezio and Altaïr have similar name meanings and origins. Altaïr means "the flying one," while Ezio means "eagle." Altaïr also comes from the name of the brightest star in the constellation Aquila (which also translates to "eagle").
*On the back of hood of Ezio's assassin robes in Assassin's Creed II, there is an Assassin logo stitched in. It is quite hard to see as it covers most of the hood however it is visible if you move Ezio close to a wall and turn the camera to his back.
*Ezio's title was slightly misspelled in ''Assassin's Creed II: Discovery''. In the game, his biography lists him as "Ezio Auditore '''de''' Firenze" instead of "Ezio Auditore '''da''' Firenze."
*Just like Altaïr and Desmond, Ezio has a scar on his mouth. It was acquired after the mission "[[Boys Will Be Boys]]" during Sequence 1, when Vieri de' Pazzi throws a rock at his face.
**In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', the scar Ezio received from Vieri is on his forehead.
*Ezio has been seriously injured in battle three times. The first is when Checco Orsi stabbed Ezio in the right side of his lower abdomen during the small cutscene. The second is when Ezio was subdued and stabbed by Rodrigo Borgia in the Vatican. The third was a gunshot wound he sustained in the left shoulder and back/stomach(bullet went right through) at the siege of Monteriggioni by [[arquebusiers]].
*Even though he has had relations with many women over the course of ''Assassins Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Ezio seems to have never moved on from [[Cristina Vespucci]], as he thinks about her often throughout ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
*The only time you can play Ezio shirtless is when fighting in the Fight Club in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''
*In the first memory of the Bonfire of the Vanities, a group of women can be heard talking about an Assassin (Ezio), on the bridge where [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]] is waiting, and reveal that the stories of Ezio's assassinations in Florence have reached a mythic status.
*If the player chooses to play Sequence 13 before Sequence 12, by clearing the DLC cache, Ezio's beard will disappear until the player kills Checco Orsi.
*Despite taking place after the Battle of Forlì, in ''Assassin's Creed: Discovery'', Ezio is depicted without a beard.
*It is confirmed that Ezio is atheist in ''Assassin's Creed: Discovery''.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood,'' it is revealed that Ezio can speak some French, as there were "a couple of French girls in Firenze."
**During his infiltration of Baron [[Octavian de Valois]]' camp, Ezio is asked, due to his peculiar french accent, what part of France he is from. He replies "Montréal"; [[Ubisoft|Ubisoft Montreal]] is the company responsible for the ''Assassin's Creed'' series.
*Ezio's [[Wanted posters|wanted poster]] in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' is the same as in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
*In art for ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Ezio is shown with two identical bracers for his hidden blades; however, in-game, it is not possible to obtain a bracer for Ezio's right arm that matches the first one for his left.
*It is still unknown with whom Ezio had a child, but it is assured that he had at least one, since [[Desmond Miles]] and Subject 16 are descendants of his.
*If examined carefully, the player will recognize the difference in free-running between Ezio and Altaïr. In ''Assassin's Creed II,'' Ezio's animation motion and style differ from Altaïr's. When switching to the Altaïr costume through the costume menu, Ezio will run just like Altaïr from the first game.
*Ezio's outfit can be unlocked in ''[[wikipedia:Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands|Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands]]'', via Uplay for 30 points.
*Ezio's Florentine Noble clothes can be worn again in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', for 20 Uplay points, much like all other outfits, it removes Ezio's beard.
*A Sackboy version of Ezio's outfit can be purchased for ''LittleBigPlanet'' via the PlayStation Store.
*In PlayStation Home, Ezio's Assassin robe from ''Assassin's Creed II'' was a limited edition outfit and could be bought; but it is currently unavailable.

*Although Ezio received the Assassin's mark on his left hand's ring finger when being introduced in the Order, it is somehow gone in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', though this is probably just an oversight.
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