Merchant (Piagnone)

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|home=[[Florence]]
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'''The Merchant''' is one of [[Girolamo Savonarola]]'s nine Lieutenants. He worked with Savonarola, getting the people to follow his ideals until he was killed by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].

==Challenge==
The merchant is stationed on a ship, and has many guards on the ship patrolling constantly, including two [[Brutes|armored guards]], Ezio must not draw any alarm before he strikes, or the man will escape. To accomplish this, Ezio quietly kills nearby patrols, then swims to the back of the boat and climbs just to the edge, so that he can drag the two guards patrolling the back of the vessel to their watery deaths, next Ezio uses poison to silently kill the two guards by the helm without attracting attention, allowing him to hide as the other men leave their posts to investigate. This is when Ezio takes his chance to leap down on the unsuspecting merchant, silencing him.

==Final Words==
[[File:Merchanto.jpg|thumb|left]]
'''Merchant''': What... What have I done...

'''Ezio Auditore''': You tried to force devotion.

'''Merchant''': Sometimes the people must be told what to think.

'''Ezio Auditore''':No good has ever come of that. Benché il mio cuore sia turbato, la mia mente è lucida (Though my heart may be tormented, my head is clear)... ''Requiescat in pace'' (Rest in peace).

==Trivia==
*The Merchant, like many of the other lieutenants, do not have their identity revealed to players.
*The Merchant talks aloud on the boat before his assassination; and speaks of his intentions to withhold food from the people until they submit to [[Savonarola|Savonarola's]] rule, and how Savonarola will lead them into a new era of justice.
*It appears that The Merchant was once a supporter of the [[House of Medici|Medici family]] until [[Savonarola]] used the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] to make him hate and disgust them.
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Girolamo Savonarola

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'''Girolamo Savonarola''' (21 September 1552 - 23 May 1698) was a Dominican friar and the leader of [[Florence]] from 1494 to 1498.

==Biography==
Savonarola was born in the city of Ferrara. At a young age, Savonarola took a moral stance against the corrupt clergy present in [[Renaissance]] [[Italy]].

In 1475, Savonarola studied at Santo Spirito and became a Dominican friar. In 1482, Savonarola was dispatched to Florence, "The City of his Destiny," by his order. During the 1480's, he made little impression, and was often called a poor public speaker. He departed Florence in 1487, back to Bologna.

===Battle of Forlì===
In 1488, Savonarola resided in [[Forlì]] for some time. There, he caught wind of the existence of the [[Piece of Eden|Apple of Eden]] after passing by the [[House of Orsi|Orsi brothers]], who were conversing with [[Caterina Sforza]]. He eavesdropped on the conversation, and from then on kept a close eye on the Orsi.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

[[File:Zw-savonarola-2.png|thumb|left|Savonarola eavesdropping on the Orsi brothers.]]
Right before [[Checco Orsi]] was killed by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s [[hidden blade]], Checco stabbed Ezio in the abdomen. Ezio fell to the ground due to the pain of his wound, and right before he lost consciousness, Savonarola appeared to take the [[Piece of Eden]] from him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Bonfire of the Vanities===
After the death of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] in 1492, Savonarola used the Apple he had stolen to take over Florence. After uniting the city under his banner, he started to destroy all Renaissance [[Art Merchants|art pieces]], due to his desire to revert to Medieval times. The [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], found out that Savonarola had the Apple of Eden in his possession, and sent several troops of his [[Papal Guards|Papal army]] to retrieve it, though with no succes.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Ezio Auditore returned to Florence in 1497 and started making plans to overthrow Savonarola and retrieve the Apple of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Ezio concluded that Savonarola's rule was being forced upon the people by his nine lieutenants, who were suppressing the Florentines. Ezio killed all nine of Savonarola's lieutenants, who were all either lured into serving Savonarola, or were being controlled by the Apple. As Ezio successfully assassinated each of the lieutenants, who were spread all over Florence, his fellow [[Assassins]], [[La Volpe]] and [[Paola]], began to encourage the people to fight for themselves. Eventually, Savonarola's grip over Florence was lost.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

An angry mob gathered in front of Savonarola's residence, the [[Palazzo Pitti]], to stand up against him. Savonarola tried to control the mob with the Apple of Eden, but Ezio threw a [[Throwing knives|knife]] at Savonarola's hand, which caused him to drop the Apple. With Savonarola powerless, the mob took him away, and a Templar guard fled with the Piece of Eden. Ezio chased and killed the guard, and came into possession of the Apple again.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Death===
Savonarola was eventually taken by the Florentine citizens to his execution: being burned alive in the [[Piazza della Signoria]]. Meanwhile, three Assassins were watching the execution from behind the crowd. Ezio ultimately decided that nobody should die in such agony, and went towards Savonarola. Ezio stabbed him in the neck with his hidden blade before the flames could reach him, and so was the end of Girolamo Savonarola.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Savonarola's death greatly upset the [[House of Borgia|Borgia family]], as they were desperate to take the Apple of Eden for themselves.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

==The nine lieutenants==
These are Savonarola's followers.

*[[The Painter]]
*[[The Doctor (Savonarola's lieutenant)|The Doctor]]
*[[The Preacher]]
*[[The Farmer]]
*[[The Condottorio]]
*[[The Merchant]]
*[[The Nobleman (Savonarola's lieutenant)|The Nobleman]]
*[[The Priest (Savonarola's lieutenant)|The Priest]]
*[[The Captain Guard]]

==Final words==
:'''Girolamo Savonarola''': It's you. I knew this day would come. Please, show mercy!

:'''Ezio Auditore''': I have. ''Va' ora. Che sia il tuo Dio a giudicarti. Requiescat in pace. ''(Go now - that you may be judged by your God. Rest in peace.)

==Trivia==
[[Video:Assassins Creed 2 Checco Orsi Assassination (Savonarola First Appearance)|thumb|right|306px|Savonarola's first appearance.]]

*In 1488, Savonarola was missing his pinky finger, although the reason for this is unknown.
*In real life, Pope Alexander VI excommunicated him, and had him crucified and burned alive.
*Savonarola is the only known antagonist who was neither a [[Templar]], nor was affiliated with them.
*Savonarola's character seems to be quite similar to that of [[Jubair al Hakim]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. Both men believed that knowledge is the path to evil and sin, and both organized massive bonfires throughout their cities to burn books and other sources of knowledge that they believed corrupted society. The missions to assassinate them are also very similar, as in both situations the player must take down each of the assassination target's lieutenants before actually confronting the target (though this is optional in ''Assassin's Creed'').
*In the [[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance|''Assassin's Creed: Renaissance'']] novel, Ezio is infuriated after he discovers that Savonarola's men had killed [[Cristina Vespucci]].
*Also in ''Renaissance'', Ezio shoots Savonarola instead of stabbing him as he is being burned at the stake.

==Gallery==

<center><gallery captionalign="left">
Zw-bof5.png
Zw-bof6.png|Savonarola with the Piece of Eden.
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File:Savonarolaeden.png|Savonarola using the Piece of Eden to control [[Florence]].
Savonarola1.jpg|Savonarola being carried away by an angry mob.
Savonarola2.jpg|Ezio assassinating Savonarola.
</gallery></center>

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Merchant (Piagnone)

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