Abu'l Nuqoud

2010-01-06T00:17:47Z

67.82.242.213: /* Final Words */

{{Target Infobox
|image= Ac-abul-nuqoud.jpg
|imgdesc=
|name= Abu'l Nuqoud
|arabic= أبو النقود
|alias=
|meaning= "Father of Money"
|faction= [[Saracen]]
|location= [[Damascus]] - Rich District
|appear= ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
|period= Third Crusade (1191)
|voice=[[Fred Tatasciore]]
}}
{{quote|A final evil for a greater good. We are the same!|Abu'l to Altaïr}}
'''Abu'l Nuqoud''' is one of the nine people [[Al Mualim]] wants [[Altaïr]] to assassinate. He is found in the Rich District of Damascus.

==Description==
Abu'l Nuqoud is a very large, corpulent, and wealthy man. He is a lavished merchant king of the city of Damascus. He decorates his home with the finest decor, and feasts upon only the finest of foods. The name "Abu'l Nuqoud" means the man who has a lot of money (literally the father (abu) of money (nuqoud)).

However, Abu'l has great disdain for the poor citizens of the city. He sees them as nothing more than a source of all the crime, disease, and other poor things in the world. With that, he takes perverse pleasure from seeing them die painful deaths. He is also incredibly self centered, and loves nothing more than to show off his generosity to the people of Damascus.

==Death==
As Altaïr seeks out Abul Nuqouds' life, the merchant king decides to throw a lavish party at his palace for the nobility of Damascus (paid for with money stolen from the city's treasuries). After the guests have settled down, Abu'l proposes a toast to their generosity, then proceeds to lambaste them for their hatred and hypocrisy in supporting [[Saladin]] and his war campaign. It is revealed (while Altaïr combed the city tracking his target) that he had poisoned the wine to get revenge on the people who tormented him with their cruel words and bigotry, and he orders his men to kill anyone who tries to escape from the party. Altair takes advantage of the panic to assassinate Abu'l.

In his dying speech, Abu'l says that he did not join up with the [[Templars]] for revenge, but to create a new, better world instead of pretending to follow a god who called him an abomination, due to his obesity. He also challenges Altair's willingness to strike down those Al Mualim ordered him to, remarking that Altair doubts the worthiness of his cause.

==Final Words==

Altaïr: ''Be at peace now. Their words can no longer do harm''.

Abu'l: ''Why have you done this!?''

Altaïr: ''You stole money from those you claimed to lead, sent it away for some unknown purpose. I want to know where it's gone and why!''

Abu'l: ''Look at me! My very nature is an affront to the people I ruled, and these noble robes did little more than to muffle their shouts of hate''.

Altaïr: ''So this is about vengeance, then?''

Abu'l: ''No, not vengeance, but my conscience. How could I finance a war in service to the same god that calls me an abomination?''

Altaïr: ''If you do not serve Saladin's cause, then whose?''

Abu'l: ''In time, you'll come to know them: I think perhaps you already do''.

Altaïr: ''Then why hide? And why these dark deeds?''

Abu'l: ''Is it so different from your own work? You take the lives of men and women, strong in the conviction that their deaths will improve the lots of those left behind: a final evil for a greater good. We are the same!''

Altaïr: ''No! We are nothing alike!''

Abu'l: Ah, but I see it in your eyes: you doubt. You cannot stop us...we will have our "New World"

==Trivia==
* He runs surprisingly fast if he sees you coming.
* He is the only target without any weapon upon him. He will turn to fight you if he makes it to a guard tower and receives a sword, however.
* When looking at his face closely, you can see him suffering from severe acne. {{AC}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Assassination Targets]]
[[Category:Templars|Nuqoud, Abu'l]]

Giovanni Auditore da Firenze

2009-11-26T14:18:11Z

67.82.242.213: /* Assassin's Creed II */

{{Character Infobox
|image= giovanni lineage 1.png
|faction=[[Assassins]]
|imgdesc=
|name=Giovanni Auditore da Firenze
|meaning=
|appear=''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|period=Italian Renaissance (15th century)
}}
'''Giovanni Auditore da Firenze''' is the father of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. He's a nobleman, working as a banker for the [[wikipedia:House of Medici|Medicis]], but his true face is the one of an [[Assassin]]. He was raised and trained along with his brother [[Mario Auditore da Firenze|Mario]] as an Assassin, and has been aware of the [[Templars]] for almost all his life. He also knows his son's power: the [[Eagle Vision]]. Giovanni is the main character of the three ''Assassin's Creed'' world-based short films: ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''. Beside his brother, he has a wife, [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria Auditore]], three sons (Ezio, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore|Petruccio]]) and a daughter [[Claudia Auditore|Claudia]]. He is portrayed by [[wikipedia:Romano Orzari|Romano Orzari]].

==Biography==
===[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]===

[[File:Giovannilineage2.png|thumb|left|Giovanni in his usual clothes.]]
Giovanni Auditore is a [[Florence|Florentine]] nobleman living during the 15th century in Italy: the Renaissance. But he is also an Assassin, a descendant of [[Altaïr]] serving under the powerful [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and most of all: justice. In 1476, a conspiracy is going on to overthrow Lorenzo the Magnificent. One night, hiding from his family, Giovanni is about to execute a mission for his master. He intercepts in the dark streets of Florence [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and three of his men. Rodrigo flees, but Giovanni manages to capture one of his men. He brings him to Lorenzo, and the prisoner reveals through tortures that the Duke of [[Milan]], [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]] will be assassinated in the church during the feast of Santo Stefano (the day following Christmas). Giovanni heads to Milan, but he arrives too late as he sees through the crowds the assassination of Sforza. The murderers are all killed by Giovanni and one of Sforza's guards. After this mission, Giovanni goes back to his nest seeing his family. He then meditates on the death of Sforza and its consequences.

===[[Assassin's Creed II]]===

[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 20-14-39-52.png|thumb|Giovanni (center) is going to be executed.]]
Giovanni Auditore is first seen at the Ezio's birth scene in the animus, in which he remarks his son as a born fighter. Giovanni is later seen in the game in the animus II where he gives Ezio two quests (Paperboy & Special Delivery) at the beginning of the game before being executed (alongside his sons, Federico & Petruccio) by his former friend, Uberto Alberti. His execution has driven Ezio into the life of an assassin and his wife into silent behavior.

==Trivia==
*Giovanni's ring finger remains intact due to improvements to the hidden blade and changes to the tactics and traditions of the Assassin order made by Altaïr after the events of the first game.

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[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Characters|Auditore da Firenze, Giovanni]]
[[Category:Assassins|Auditore da Firenze, Giovanni]]
[[Category:Descendant of Altaïr]]

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