La Volpe

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{{Era|AC2|renaissance|acb|Assassins|}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = La Volpe
|image = Zw-lavolpe.png
|period = [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]
|faction = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Thieves]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
|voice = [[Vito DeFilippo]]
}}
{{quote|They call me many things: Murderer. ''Tagliagole'' (Cutthroat). Thief. But you may call me La Volpe.|La Volpe, introducing himself.|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Gilberto'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>, or '''La Volpe''' (''English: The Fox''), as he preferred to be known,<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> was the leader of the [[Florence|Florentine]] and [[Rome|Roman]] [[Thieves]], and a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]. Very little information is known about La Volpe, and any that is, seems mythical.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Biography==
===Myths===
There are multiple myths regarding La Volpe, and his abilities as a thief. He was said to have robbed the Papal carriage without any guards noticing him, including the Pope who was obviously sitting inside. In 1467, during a night in Florence, he was seen on the rooftops of the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], the [[Palazzo Medici]], and the [[Basilica di Santa Croce]] all at the same time. It is said that he was an immortal and could see through buildings.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> His eyes are also said to be purple.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' <small>(French and Italian versions)</small></ref>

===Helping Ezio Auditore===
In 1477, he was informed that [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the son of the late Assassin [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], was returning to Florence to assassinate the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Francesco de' Pazzi]]. Ezio was told by his friend, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] that La Volpe would be able to assist him with this matter. Upon hearing this, Ezio searched for La Volpe in the [[Mercato Vecchio]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

[[File:FH_8.png|thumb|210px|right|Ezio requesting La Volpe's aid.]]
Whilst looking, a thief quickly ran past and stole his money. Ezio was able to catch up with him, but as he demanded his money back, La Volpe appeared and returned his money, saying that he was willing to aid him. La Volpe then led Ezio to the [[Santa Maria Novella]], where the [[Pazzi Conspiracy|Pazzi conspirators]] were to have a meeting later on.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

La Volpe waited for Ezio near the sewers, from where he would later emerge after eavesdropping on the [[Templars]] meeting. Ezio told him that they were planning to kill the [[House of Medici|Medici]] during High Mass, in order to claim Florence for themselves, and hence put their politicians in charge. La Volpe informed him that it would be disastrous if [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] were to be killed, as he was a powerful ally of the Assassins, though Ezio assured him that he would not allow him to die.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Acquisition of the Apple of Eden===
In 1488, La Volpe and the other Assassins from Florence met in [[Venice]] to acquire the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]] from [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order]]. When they arrived at Rodrigo's location, they saw him fighting with Ezio Auditore, and promptly intervened to help Ezio defeat him and his men. Eventually, Rodrigo fled, and left the Apple behind with the Assassins. After answering many queries from Ezio, they proceeded to induct him into the Assassin Order.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Bonfire of the Vanities===
[[File:BFV.png|thumb|210px|right|La Volpe and Paola rally the citizens against Savonarola.]] IGIGIGIGIGIDLJAGFU<Jeu

===Finding the Vault===
In 1499, La Volpe gathered with the same Assassins he had met with in Venice in the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]] to unveil the location of [[the Vault]]. Through the [[The Codex|Codex pages]], they discovered that the Vault was located in Rome, and that this was in fact the true reason that Rodrigo Borgia had become Pope. They then traveled to Rome, where they created a distraction for the Borgia forces, while Ezio infiltrated the [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Liberating Rome===
[[File:Vlcsnap-2010-11-12-17h54m41s96.jpg|thumb|278px|La Volpe with [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] and [[Claudia Auditore]] waiting for Ezio within the [[Assassins Guild]].]]
After the Assassins returned from Rome, Monteriggioni was [[Siege of Monteriggioni|besieged]] by the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], and as a result, the Assassin [[Mario Auditore]] was killed by [[Cesare Borgia]]. After this, some members of the Assassin Order, including La Volpe, traveled to Rome to dispose of the Borgia's influence there. When Ezio found him in Rome, he was the leader of a Thieves Guild, just as he had been in Florence, but unlike in Florence, he refused to cooperate with Niccolò Machiavelli, calling him a traitor to the Assassin cause.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

La Volpe believed that Machiavelli had betrayed them and had sided with the Borgia, since Machiavelli had left Monteriggioni the night before the siege. As well as this, he later stated that he was behind an attack on the Roman Thieves Guild. However, Ezio later found the real traitor at the [[Colosseo|Colosseum]], and quickly rushed off to keep La Volpe from killing Machiavelli. Ezio arrived just in time to stop him, and when La Volpe realized he was mistaken, he immediately grew warmer to Machiavelli, greeting him as a friend and ally.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

La Volpe was also present during [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]]'s induction into the Assassin Order, and the battle against Cesare's remaining followers before his arrest.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==Trivia==
*The "La" in La Volpe's name refers only to the fact that "volpe," the Italian word for fox, is a feminine noun. Contrary to popular belief, this does not mean "vixen."
*As there is no record of his actual name, the database files of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' simply note that "La Volpe" is his pseudonym, one he gained since it was said that only a fox could match his cunning.
*In the novel ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', he called himself "Gilberto," but still preferred to be known as "La Volpe."
*He is shown using a [[Short Blade|butcher's knife]] as his primary weapon during the fight against Rodrigo. However, in ''Renaissance'', La Volpe is seen skillfully using a [[Crossbow]] with expert proficiency in both long ranged and melee combat.
*Like all other supporting Assassins in the game, La Volpe does not wear the trademark [[Hidden Blade]].
*La Volpe is the only other Assassin besides Ezio who has a hood on, one of the most iconic features of the [[Assassins]]. The hood he wears, however, is neither white nor cut in the shape of an eagle's beak.
*When Ezio travels with him to the Santa Maria Novella, Ezio falls behind and runs out of breath, while La Volpe breathes normally. This seems to suggest that even though he is older, he has far more stamina.
*La Volpe has accomplished a feat that Ezio cannot, being seen atop the Palazzo Medici (one of the few rooftops in the game that cannot be reached).
*The [[Prowler]] shares certain characteristics with La Volpe; such as the style of his cloak and hood, and the format of his name, Il Lupo or "the Wolf."
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', La Volpe does not seem to have aged at all, and in fact, actually seems to have fewer wrinkles on his face than in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
*A glitch occurs in the PS3 version of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', during ''"The Fighter, the Lover and the Thief"'' Sequence, wherein La Volpe can be seen in two places at once. At the end of the thief memory, after Ezio rescues Claudio, La Volpe can be found sitting on a bench next to [[La Volpe Addormentato]]; however, he can also be located on the roof of the building from which he and Ezio spied on Machiavelli at the beginning of the memory.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
250px-La_Volpe.jpg|La Volpe as he appears in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
Vlcsnap-2010-11-12-17h45m54s20.jpg|La Volpe along with other Assassins and [[Apprentices]].
Doubleagenttalk.jpg|La Volpe talking to Ezio and one of his thieves about Machiavelli.
</gallery>

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