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Ezio Auditore da Firenze

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Ezio Auditore da Firenze
|image = Ezio.jpg
|imgdesc = A full portrait of Ezio Audiore da Firenze.
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = [[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]], [[Assassin's Creed II]]
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th Century)
|voice = [[Roger Craig Smith]]
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{{Quote|The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio, Ezio Auditore!|Ezio Auditore, 1476.}}
'''Ezio Auditore da Firenze''' (born 1459) was an important figure during the Italian Renaissance - unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers - and a member of the [[Assassin's Order]]. He is a descendant of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]] and possibly [[Subject 16]] since the memory of Ezio was linked. Ezio was unaware of his Assassin heritage until he was 17-years-old, when following the murder of his [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|father]] and two brothers, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], Ezio fled from the Italian province of [[Florence]] - his hometown - and took refuge in the town of [[Monteriggioni]] in the Tuscan region at the [[Auditore Family Villa]].

After the mentoring and training from his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], Ezio proceeded on his quest of revenge against the Grandmaster of the [[Knights Templar]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who had ordered the execution of his father and two brothers. During his 23 year quest for revenge, Ezio managed to not only unite [[The Codex]] pages Altaïr wrote, for the first time since [[Domenico Auditore]], but also to save the cities of Florence and [[Venice]] from the Templars' wrath. Later still, Ezio was responsible for the rescue of [[Christoffa Corombo]], uncovering a new plot to discover the "New World".

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Eziolineagechess.png|thumb|left|A much younger Ezio, portrayed by [[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]].]]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was born 1459 AD to [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]] 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 [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]. As a youth he was an apprentice to a Florentine banker, presumably to learn the ropes of banking, so that he could become the leader of the Auditore bank.

At the beginning of [[Assassin's Creed II]], Ezio, his older brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], and friends of the family got into a fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his gang. Ezio singlehandedly defeated several members of the opposing gang, but unfortunately, Vieri escaped the scene before Ezio could do anything to him. During the fight, Ezio was cut on the side of his mouth, so Frederico suggested that they visit the local doctor. After looting several people left unconscious from 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 who assigned him the task of delivering several letters to his father's contacts.

After returning the palazzo, Ezio found his distraught [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|sister]] crying after discovering her boyfriend 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 mother secured his services in picking up some paintings from a young artist that she patronized, [[Leonardo da Vinci]].

===Arrest and execution of his family===
After completing his errands, Ezio returned home to find 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 [[wikipedia:Piazza della Signoria|Piazza della Signoria]], where his father and brothers were being held. Climbing the building and speaking to his father through the cell's windows, Ezio was instructed to find a chest hidden in his office, to take everything out of it and to deliver a sealed letter to [[Uberto Alberti]], the personal assistant of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], and a close friend of the Auditore family. Doing so, Ezio found the assassin coat that he would be wearing for the next 23 years and the letter to contain 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.

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 [[Rodrigo Borgia|mysterious stranger]] who had been present with Alberti that night). Giovanni claimed his innocence, citing the information given to Alberti as evidence, who denied any knowledge of such evidences existence. Ezio's efforts to prevent the execution were ultimately in vain. When he attempted to charge the scaffold to avenge his kinsmen, Alberti ordered the city [[Guards|guards]] to murder Ezio. 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]], ran by the sister of the [[Annetta|Auditore housemaid]], a courtesan named [[Paola]].

Paola 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|hidden blade]] of the late Giovanni Auditore. After fixing the blade, Ezio sought out and assassinated Alberti in the courtyard of the [[wikipedia:Basilicia of Santa Croce, Florence|Basilica of Santa Croce]], stabbing him multiple times in the heart before proudly shouting his name to everyone present, marking Alberti as Ezio's first assassination.

===Start as an Assassin===
[[File:Zw-sequence3-00014.png|thumb|right|220px|Ezio yells at the corpse of [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].]]
Now the most wanted man in Florence, Ezio fled Florence with his mother and sister in the hopes of making their way to Spain, stopping beforehand at the Auditore family's [[Auditore Villa|villa]] in the town of [[Monteriggioni]], as a means of 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, and his [[Mercenaries]]. Mario informed Ezio of the Assassin Order, in an obvious attempt to induct him into the Order, revealing that many of his ancestors, including Giovanni, were a part of the Order. However, Ezio refused his ancestry, wishing only to continue onto Spain to ensure his mother and sister's safety. Enraged, Mario left Monteriggioni for the city of [[San Gimignano]], the location of Vieri de' Pazzi, in the attempt to relieve Monteriggioni of continual assaults by Vieri's 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.

When Ezio arrived outside the city, he joined Mario and his mercenaries in their assault on the city, waiting until nightfall to make their way to Vieri de' Pazzi by killing guards patrolling the city near the gates. After briefly watching a meeting between [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] and Vieri, Ezio encountered and fought Vieri for the last time. After a brief duel, Ezio eventually overpowered and killed Vieri, stabbing him in the throat. 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 threatened to exact terrible vengeance on Vieri's corpse until his uncle calmed him and reminded him of a tradition of the Assassins: showing respect to those they have killed.

===Killing the Pazzi===
[[File:Ezio and Lorenzo.jpg|thumb|Ezio conversing with Lorenzo de' Medici.]] Following the death of Vieri, Ezio returned to Florence to prevent the planned [[Pazzi]] [[wikipedia:Pazzi conspiracy|takeover]] and deaths of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and [[Guilani de' Medici]]. Arriving too late to save Guilani, Ezio managed to prevent the death of Lorenzo, the ruler of Florence, and restored his family's good name. However, the Pazzis had already succeeded in their plan and brought the city into a state of civil war. After learning the location of [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] at the Piazza della Signoria, Ezio chased and murdered him, although Jacopo de' Pazzi and several other conspirators were able to escape. Shortly afterward, the Medici publicly cleared the name of the Auditore family and provided Ezio with the names of the conspirators who had escaped.

[[File:Zw-thepazziconspirators.png|thumb|left|200px|[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] and the fellow conspirators.]]
Learning that the Pazzi conspirators had fled to San Gimignano, Ezio tracked down and killed [[Antonio Maffei]], [[Stefano da Bagnone]], [[Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli]] and [[Francesco Salviati]], extracting from each man information on the hiding place of Jacopo de' Pazzi. Using the information, Ezio located his quarry and tracked Jacopo to an ancient Roman theater. Once there, Ezio eavesdropped on a meeting between Jacopo de' Pazzi, Rodrigo Borgia and a Venetian merchant, [[Emilio Barbarigo]]. After fatally wounding Jacopo for his failure to capture Florence, Borgia revealed to Ezio that he knew that he was there and was apprehended by Borgia's bodyguards while Borgia and Emilio fled. Before the guards could kill him, Ezio overpowered and killed Borgia's men before swiftly putting the dying Jacopo out of his misery.

===Venice===
{{dialogue|[[Emilio Barbarigo]]|The assassin is here, in Venezia?|[[Carlo Grimaldi]]|He's been here for weeks!|Emilio Barbarigo and Carlo Grimaldi discuss Ezio.}}

With the Pazzi conspiracy ended, Ezio returned to Lorenzo 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 the studio of Leonardo, only to find that he had just left for Venice himself. Meeting with Leonardo, the two made their way through the Appennine Mountains to the city of [[Forlì]], narrowly avoiding the Templar soldiers sent after them by Rodrigo Borgia.

Eventually arriving in [[Forlì]], 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. Rescued, the lady introduced herself as [[Caterina Sforza]] and coerced the dockman to grant Ezio passage to Venice. Once in Venice, Ezio and Leonardo were given a brief tour by [[Alvise Da Vilandino|Alvise]] of the city before Ezio begun to seek out 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 in the escape of 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 the two concocted a new plot to kill Emilio Barbarigo and liberate the merchant district.

The plot 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, the two sought to find a way into the [[wikipedia:Doge's Palace|Palazzo Ducale]], the Doge's Palace, searching the front gates, the rear walls and even passing over the [[wikipedia:St Mark's Bascilica|Basilica di San Marco]]; but were hampered at every turn. Returning to the piazza below, an enraged Antonio remarked at how only birds might get into the Doge's palace, reminding Ezio of Leonardo's [[Flying Machine|flying machine]] he had seen on the way to Forlì. After a somewhat unsuccessful test flight, Leonardo came up with a way to ensure Ezio reached his destination.

[[File:Ezio assassinates Carlo.jpg|thumb|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, crying out that Ezio had assassinated the Doge, although he himself did not survive long as his life was ended by Ezio's hands moments later. Blamed for killing the Doge though, Ezio was now the most wanted man in Venice, and was forced to flee the city guards. Returning to Leonardo's workshop for help, Ezio was directed to the brothel of [[Sister Teodora]], where Antonio was presiding. Under the cover of [[Carnevale]], Ezio made his way to the brothel and begun planning the death of Marco Barbarigo, competing in the four games of Carnevale to win the golden mask that would gain him entrance to Marco's private party. Ezio was successful but found himself denied the golden mask by Marco's cousin [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and Marco's personal slave-bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]], who intimidated and bribed the judges into denying Ezio his prize. However, Ezio was successful in regaining the mask and managed to assassinate Marco, leaving the door open for [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]], a Barbarigo not entwined with the Templars and ally of Antonio, to legitimately become Doge.

With his quest nearly at an end, Ezio tracked down Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro, in the process liberating the mercenary leader, [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], and his soldiers. Having tracked the Templars to the city Arsenal, Ezio managed to storm the Arsenal with the help of Bartolomeo and his men and kill Dante Moro and Silvio Barbarigo, but 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.

===Induction into the Order===
[[File:Zw-renaissance-assassins.png|thumb|Ezio's acceptance to the Assassins order]]
{{Quote|It's been 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.}}

Two more years passed before word of the Templar vessel reached Ezio once again on his twenty ninth birthday, 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 spurned 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 insulted the assassin for the lack of "his people" showing up.

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 is 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.

===The Battle of Forlì===
Shortly after his induction, Ezio met with Mario and Niccolò and travelled to the studio of Leonardo da Vinci, hoping he could shed some light upon the strange artifact Borgia had dubbed "[[Piece of Eden|the Apple]]". Leonardo remarked upon the unique device, commenting upon the metals that he believed should not exist, remarking the Apple was highly advanced despite its age. Briefly touching the Apple, Ezio accidentally activated the device, which started to glow and show strange images holographically. 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 breifly 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]].

Fighting their way to the city's locked gates, Ezio managed to find another way inside, and opened the the gates; and the group continued 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 still missing, and in the hands of the Orsi brothers, who had recently arrived and begun attacking the Citadel. Repelling the attack, Ezio left the Apple in the hands of Caterina, before making his way to rescue her two children.

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 the Orsi brother, and liberated Ottaviano; though not before learning that the distraction of the captured siblings 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.

Caterina’s guards later found Ezio next to Checco’s corpse and returned him to Forli, where Caterina nursed the assassin back to health. Returned to his senses, Ezio hurridly explained to Caterina that the Apple had been stolen from him by a man in black, who Sforza recognised to be a monk's robes; she told him 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 search for the monk at San Vincenzo, in central Forlì. An abbot there identified Ezio as the killer of Stefano de Bagnone and ran away, but was intercepted by Ezio. Once convinced he was not about to die, the abbot gave Ezio the name of the four fingered monk; Girolamo Savonarola.

Ezio hurridly made his way to Florence, where Savonarola had been headed.

===The Spanish Inquisition===
While trying to locate Savonarola, he was told by a Thief to meet Antonio at the Thieves' Guild in Venice. After coming there, Ezio found Antonio accompanied by another man, [[Luis Santangel]]. Luis was looking for a good "killer" who could oversee a meeting. Luis needed Ezio to oversee a meeting involving Luis' friend [[Christoffa Corombo]], but Ezio expressed no interest. However, when he heard that Rodrigo Borgia was involved in the meeting, he rushed to Christoffa's location, finding out that it was indeed a trap. However, Christoffa was successfully saved by Ezio, and Christoffa explained that Rodrigo was interested in Christoffa’s plans to sail west. Soon afterwards, he met with Antonio again, who told him to go see both Luis and Christoffa in the gardens district.<br />
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.<br />
Luis enlightened Ezio of the presence of Spanish Assassins, who were held captive by the Spanish Inquisitor General [[Tomas Torquemada]]. Thinking it to be his mission to rescue them, Ezio put a halt to his task to reobtain the Apple of Eden and set out to Spain, but not before Antonio gave him the names of two of his contacts.

After arriving in , he immediatly 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 first captured Assassin's location, and Ezio rushed to save him. Right before the Assassin could be burned by the Inquisitors, Ezio killed all the guards and untied the Assassin.<br />
After returning to Raphael, he revealed that it was [[Gaspard Martinez]] who was ordered to capture the Assassins by Torquemada. Ezio went to Gaspard's location, and found both the latter, Torquemada and a guard surrounding a captured Assassin. Torquemada revealed to the captured Assassin, and indirectly to Ezio, that he was told by Rodrigo Borgia to capture Assassins in Spain, because they were "non-believers" [to the Catholic religion]. After the guard killed the Assassin, the group disbanded and Gaspard became unguarded. Ezio then met with Gaspard and asked him what he knew of the Templars, though Gaspard said he knew nothing of them and said that they "went away two centuries ago". Gaspard fell silently to Ezio's blade, and Ezio acquired a list of names of six other Assassins.

'''Rest follows'''

===The Bonfire of the Vanities===
With Lorenzo de’ Medici dead, Girolamo was able to easily take control over Florence with the Apple of Eden at his command. Girolamo 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.

Ezio and Niccolò were there to put a stop to Girolamo’s rule over Florence and went to all the districts to undermine his plans, aided by their two comrades in Firenze: [[Paola]] and [[La Volpe|Volpe]]. Eventually, Girolamo was killed by Ezio, and the Apple of Eden returned to safe hands and Florence was freed.

===Battle with Borgia and The Vault===
[[File:Ezio Rome.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Ezio battles his way to the Sistine Chapel.]]
{{Quote|I thought... I thought I was beyond this. But I'm not. I've waited too long, lost too much – Requiescat in Pace (Rest in Peace), you bastard!|Ezio to [[Rodrigo Borgia]] during his first, failed assassination attempt.}}

The following year (1499), the Assassins finally 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 traveled to Rome with a mission to assassinate Rodrigo Borgia.

Fighting his way along the entire length of the Passetto di Borgo, Ezio snuck into the Sistine Chapel and struck at Borgia from above. About to deal the killing blow, Borgia surprised Ezio by using the Staff to blast him away and drain the energy of those in the room. Ezio, possessing the Apple, was immune from the Staff's effects and the two engaged in a duel. Ezio invoked history by using the same technique [[Al Mualim]] utilized in his duel against Altaïr in 1191, by seemingly creating multiple clones with the Apple. Ezio seemingly bested Borgia, but the Pope counterattacked and overcame the Assassin: Borgia took the Apple, stabbed Ezio in the abdomen and left him to die before fleeing into the Vault. However, Ezio's wounds were not mortal and he was able to give pursuit. 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 Staff and the Apple, but refusing to take Borgia’s life.

{{Quote|Killing you won't bring my family back... I am done.|Ezio spares Borgia's life, having defeated him.}}

Entering the Vault, Ezio stood in shock as he was confronted by a hologram-esque individual naming herself "[[Minerva]]", and claiming to be one of "[[Those Who Came Before]]"; Ezio was further confounded when the hologram sought not to speak to Ezio, but through Ezio, to an unseen figure named [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], before leaving abruptly and Ezio with many questions. After returning from Rome, Ezio sealed his Piece of Eden under the statue of Altaïr at the Villa Auditore.

At some point after this event, Ezio made his way to Spain once more, this time to liberate his fellow assassins in the country, who were being persecuted by the Templars under the guise of a religious inquisition.

== 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.]]

{{quote|Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito. Requiescat in Pace.|Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Rest in Peace.}}
Ezio was a young [[Florence|Florentine]] nobleman who lived during the 15th and 16th Century. Unlike his ancestor Altaïr, he was a brought up without knowing of the assassins' existence. A seducer of women and a playful man, Ezio possessed acrobatic skills beyond what most had, save for his brother and father. 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 [[Maria de' Mozzi|mother]] and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|sister]], Ezio became an [[Assassin]], exacting revenge on the conspirators who had betrayed his family and plotted to seize both [[Florence]] and [[Venice]].

Quick to anger, Ezio often allowed his emotions to overcome 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.

== Equipment and Skills==
[[File:Ezio kills guards.jpg|thumb|262px|Ezio kills a seeker with his hidden blade.]]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was a highly skilled assassin during the Italian renaissance and a leader amongst the Order of Assassins. A master of multiple fields, including theft, blending, armed and unarmed combat, free-running and long-distance combat; he is able to use a variety of weapons including two [[Hidden Blade|hidden blades]], the longsword, throwing knives and more. Born with the ability to use [[Eagle Vision]], Ezio could access the ability to instinctively differentiate friend from foe.

An explorer, throughout his quests, Ezio scoured the cities in search of Codex pages and seals from the [[Secret Locations|six assassins tombs]] spread across northern Italy. Ezio's obtainment of the Codex pages allowed Leonardo di Vinci to upgrade his weaponry, including the addition of a wrist gauntlet, wheel lock firearm concealed beneath his left hidden blade, and a poison needle inside the other. Through the collection of the six tomb seals, Ezio gained access to the [[Altaïr's Armor|armor]] created by his ancestor, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. Ezio is also a free-runner, possibly taught by his brother Federico, and he uses this often to his advantages against the guards and various other enemies.

In combat, Ezio's movements seem short, blunt, and visceral compared to Altair's more fluid and graceful fighting.

==Romantic Life==
[[File:Cristina.jpg|thumb|160px|left|Ezio and Cristina kissing in her room.]]
Ezio was known for his flirtatious nature, constant frolicking, and womanizing skills. He is portrayed as a very attractive character and irresistible to most women. Even though he seduced many, he shared more serious type of relationships at least with two women during his life as an assassin.

At the beginning of the game, Ezio has a relationship with [[Cristina Vespucci]], a young Florentine beauty. After racing with Federico, Ezio enters Cristina's room from the window and sleeps with her. It is the only interaction we see with these two characters in the game, but the novel expands their story: When Ezio leaves Florence for two years, he and Cristina will still love each other deeply, even when she enters marriage, probably thinking Ezio would never come back. Ezio and Cristina will meet again after those two years. But several years later, [[Girolamo Savonarola]]'s men kill Cristina, which deeply hurts Ezio.

[[File:Rosa.jpg|thumb|Rosa faints into Ezio's arms.]]
When Ezio arrives in Venice for the first time, he is knocked aside and robbed by an unknown young woman. Later the same day, Ezio witnessed the woman and a group of thieves attempt to scale the Palazzo della Seta: however, the attempt ended with the girl being shot in the leg by an archer. Ezio intervened, defending the woman from Emilio Barbarigo's thugs and helping her to get to safety, learning in the process that her name is [[Rosa]], and that she is a member of the city's thieves guild. At first, Rosa's attitude towards Ezio is very aggressive and unfriendly, but after he saves her, she becomes much more pleasant with him. Like Ezio and Cristina, the only things that happen between those two in the game is some flirting, but in the novel, Rosa and Ezio have a much more intimate relationship as the two will often kiss each other.

Ezio also attracted and was attracted by other women, though his relationship with them may not have been very important. It is sure that Ezio had many love interests with numerous Florentine girls before the beginning of the game. For example, at the ending of the short film [[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]] we can see Ezio seducing an unknown girl, and at the beginning of the game, Ezio says to Vieri de' Pazzi that his sister seemed "quite satisfied with the handling he gave her earlier".

[[File:Caterina Sforza and Ezio.jpg|thumb|left|Ezio helps Caterina Sforza.]]
When first arriving in [[Forlì| Forlì]] to find a way to Venice, Ezio encounters [[Caterina Sforza]]. Caterina was trapped on a small island and needed help. Right after Ezio had rescued Caterina she repaid the favor by granting him passage to Venice. She also promised Ezio that the next time he returned to Forli, it would be her "pleasure" to invite him over. Later, when sailing for Venice, Ezio says to Leonardo that she is his future conquest and his type of woman. Leonardo then tells him about Caterina's importance and that seducing her would not be such a good idea. The fact that Ezio may have had a romance with her is still discussed for she is an important historical figure.

[[File:Amelia and Ezio.jpg|thumb|Ezio seducing Amelia.]]
During a genetic memory known as "Horseplay", Ezio encounters a girl named [[Amelia]]. During this encounter, Amelia is telling a friend of hers that any stranger could beat his horseback-riding speed record. Ezio claims that he can do so, and after beating the record, he seduced Amelia to sleep with him. Until now it is unknown whether or not Ezio maintained a relationship with her.

During Sequence 10, while trying to acquire the Golden Mask, Ezio is seen flirting with many of [[Sister Teodora]]'s [[Courtesans]]. After the CTF Challenge, when Ezio goes up to accept his victory, he is seen going up with a Courtesan and after assassinating Marco Barbarigo and escaping to the brothel, Ezio is seen flirting with Sister Teodora, who invites several of her girls to "comfort" Ezio.

==Trivia==
[[File:Zw-ezioauditore.png|thumb|180px|Young Ezio]]
*The Italian name "Ezio" derives from the Greek word ''aetos'', which means "eagle", similar to Altaïr, whose name means "The Flying One".
*Unlike Altaïr (who had his ring finger removed as a commitment to make way for the [[Hidden Blade]]), Ezio has all ten fingers due to a modification to the Hidden Blade made by Altaïr sometime after he defeated Al Mualim.
*Ezio uses a wheel-lock firearm, based off of a design found in the Codex pages; historically a type of weapon that didn't develop until just after the time-frame of the game, some of the first wheellock firearms were, in actuality, designed by da Vinci.
*Ezio's face in ''Assassin's Creed II'' seems to be a mixture of [[Francisco Randez]]'s ([[Desmond]]'s and [[Altaïr]]'s model) and Devon Bostick's from Lineage.
*It would appear that Ezio remained unaware of his bloodline, and that he is a descendant of Altaïr, despite learning about him in Monteriggioni. Ezio never truly understood why he was such a successful assassin himself.
*Ezio is 40 years old in 1499 (15 years older than Altaïr's age in 1191); the same age as his father upon his death in 1476.
*If you move the camera to a certain angle in the game, Ezio's face has barely aged, except for the beard, even if you played through 23 years of his life. His voice does deepen and mature through time, though, making him sound calmer and talk slower. Also when he has the beard, he appears to have lost his tan.
*Just like [[Altaïr]] and [[Desmond]], Ezio has a scar on his mouth, acquired after the mission "Boys Will Be Boys", when [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] threw the rock at his face during the first memory sequence.
*Of all the characters in [[Assassin's Creed II]] that appeared in [[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]], Ezio is the only character whose character model isn't based off of the actor in Lineage. This is because, as mentioned above, Ezio, in addition to Altaïr and Desmond, is based off of Francisco Randez. All other characters, such as Giovanni, Uberto, and even Petruccio are based off of the actors in Lineage.
*The Ezio in Assassin's Creed: Lineage bears little resemblance to the Ezio in the beginning of Assassin's Creed II, both in physical appearance and personality.
*Ezio, when countering (at least with his fists) will appear to have blank, soulless eyes (no iris or pupil), but only during the counter animation.
*According to the Database, Ezio was expelled from his school at the age of 17 due to a link to a crime (likely the assassination of Alberti).

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Talk:Ezio Auditore da Firenze

2010-02-05T04:22:47Z

68.3.191.172: /* About his name */

Great news and thanks for the update. I just have one issue with Machiavelli - he would have only been 7 years old in 1476. I can overlook that though to work with da Vinci. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 15:44, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

:The GameInformer article says the game takes place in 1476 and that you team up with Machiavelli. I had no clue that he would only be that young around that time. --[[User:Droginator1|Droginator1]]

::That is a strange flaw. I know he wont be that young due to his picture in the article, maybe one memory is in 1476, then the one with him is later? [[User:AC-42|AC-42]] 17:11, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

:::The game isnt ''all'' in 1476. The beginning is, and then you jump through Ezio's life until 1503. I'd assume you meet Machiavelli once he's a little older ;D [[User:Tobbsdasock|Tobbsdasock]] 16:50 21st November (GMT)

Upon looking in to the history of Florence round and about 1476, when Assassin's Creed II is purported to take place, there seems to be a wealth of juicy subject matter that could potentially be built into this game: that is, judging from the way history was handled in AC I. That is to point out, as Desmond observes in a conversation with Vidic, that there are some 'differences' in what we have learned to be true and what Altair experiences - first person. That's also something that Al Mualim points out to Altair - that most people don't bother to notice the difference between what we are told to be true and what we observe to be true. Presumably, the same may be said of whatever Ezio experiences.

We also have '''Lorenzo de Medici''' around at that time. Firenze or Florence is where Ezio is living and Lorenzo's turf. We may see Lorenzo in much the same fashion that we see King Richard I in AC I - in cut-out scenes - i.e., Ezio will observe and listen to him but not be able to interact. But that's okay, because there's a whole lot more going on there to sweeten the pot. History is bent already, with this aberration in Machiavelli's age. He may have been a child prodigy, but that's still too young to be giving Ezio advice in political matters. He may even serve as the AC II Al Mualim. Who knows? Afterall, he does have a bit of a reputation for being the master of manipulating people in any way possible - politically, socially, financially, etc. Even today, upper management types consider "The Prince", his most well known tome, necessary reading material. One could hope ;)

Lorenzo had some interesting allies. He also had a lot of enemies. There are two - one ally/one enemy in particular that stand out:

The ally that stands out in this period was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, '''Mehmet II''' - also known as ''el Fatih'', the Conqueror. He's the one who conquered Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire. His "beloved" was none other than '''Radu cel Frumos'''...the younger brother of '''Vlad III Dracul'''. Yes, ''that'' Vlad Dracul. At one time, both of them were 'guests' in the Sultan's court, as assurance for their father's good behavior ('''Vlad II'''). Vlad III later returned home, but Radu remained behind, being groomed to one day take his older brother's place on the throne of Walachia. Mehmet II sees to it that he does just that, and Vlad III dies in 1476...coincidentally. Very possibly assassinated. An interesting thought but doesn't seem likely Ezio would be the one. Does it?

The '''Pazzi''' family wanted the Medici's gone. ''They'' wanted to rule Florence. It's called '''the Pazzi Conspiracy'''. They were aided and abetted in their schemes by the '''Archbishop of Pisa''' and his patron '''Pope Sixtus the Fourth'''. Three assassins made an attempt on the lives of Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano, attacking them as they attended mass at the cathedral. The Archbishop was lynched. All the Pazzi's were put to death, as well as the three assassins. This all happened in 1478.

There was war, too - for while Lorenzo de Medici had managed to become allied with the Ottomans, Mehmet II was attempting to conquer a large part of the rest of Italy, including Venice. He had already declared himself the "King of Rome" or "Ceasar" in the early 1460's. Venice was the richest city on the Mediterranean and controlled much of the shipping in that sea.

*

As for Venice, the 'other' city involved in AC II, let's look at the most powerful man there - the Doge or Duke of Venice. At this time, this position is held by Andrea Vendramin, who also dies in 1478 - perhaps from the Plague. Andrea married off his six daughters in typically politically strategic fashion and was by all accounts a very rich man. However, not all of the Council of Forty-One agreed with his election to the title and seat. He was called "a cheesemonger" and the Council remained divided during his reign. He was buried in what was considered "the most lavish funerary monument in Renaissance Venice." To his defense, he may have been chosen exactly because he and his brother had heaped up the beginnings of their family fortunes by entering into several commercial maritime ventures in their youth. He understood commerce, shipping and how to make a profit. That and he had a lot of influence in the families of his sons-in-law's families.

Will any of these other people show up in AC II? Perhaps. Fifteenth century Florence and Venice were riddled with intrigues, assassinations and various other skullduggery. Poison rings and strange elixirs were just as popular as daggers for doing away with one's enemies...but the Hidden Blades (two of them) rule. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 23:44, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

*

You know, there are some notable distortions in AC I, as well. Garnier de Naplouse (Garnier de Nablus) comes to mind. He was actually AT the Battle of Arsuf with Richard against Saladin. In fact, the Hospitalers broke ranks against Richard's direct orders to Master Garnier to hold formation. The Hospitalers charged the Saracens, because their archers were wiping the horses out from under the knights and things were getting quite intense. It was looking like their counter-attacks were toast. Garnier's surprise move was supported by Richard, who sent in troops to cover them in a moment of quick thinking. That's one for you....

Sibrand was the first Master of the Teutonic Knights, but they were a brotherhood at that point and not a full blown order.

If Majd Addin was in fact based on Baha ad-Din, serious liberties were taken with his character. It was in 1191 when Conrad of Montferrat (William V's son) became the King of Jerusalem, in which case a regent would have been a moot point. Not sure ''when'' in 1191, however. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 00:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

==Name==
Hold on. Does Ezio really mean Eagle? I've ran his name through a couple translators and Ezio never came out eagle. Then I ran eagle through Italian and it came out something else. [[User:Imperialscouts|Imperialscouts]] 23:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
:I don't think Ezio is a literal translation. The full name must come out to Eagle of Florence. Then again, I was never sure what Altair's full name meant; "Son of None" or something was one given while the other involved an eagle.
:From what I hear, "Altaïr" means "Eagle" whereas "Ibn-La'Ahad" means "son of none". − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Is it Ezio Auditore '''de''' Firenze or '''di''' Firenze? The Wikipedia article says "di". − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I am italian myself and Ezio doesn't mean Eagle, "Aquila" is the italian word for that. But I read on an on-line catalogue of names that Ezio probably derives from the greek world for Eagle. [[Special:Contributions/84.222.239.78|84.222.239.78]] 17:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

:All right, thank you. I deleted the statement about the translation. Under "Trivia" it now explains in detail. − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 19:01, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

== DA Firenze ==

It's Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Not di Firenze. I understand the GI article says di Firenze. In the game (and in terms of proper Italian naming conventions) it's da. You are free to continue reverting my changes, but you'll inevitably be forced to accept them when the game comes out and you realize I am correct.

== About his name ==

All the fuss over Firenze, is all for not, listen, Da Firenze, is a title of Nobility, it means Of Florence, with a patent of nobility, a member of the state or a states men. When referring to any of the house of Auditore by their last names it should be said "auditore" ot "firenze" as that is the state they serve, and could many any other noble at that level, coincidentally Nobility is paternal, not maternal, therefore all information referring to claudia especially should be scrutinized, unless otherwise noted, she was not noble, she was of noble birth but without death in the family, mainly of her mother, period laws in Firenze where always to the mother of the house, therefore Maria, was probably, Da Firenze, but claudia would have been encouraged to take a husband of nobility in the normal working of noble families, and than would have received the title of the house, or position she inherited. being that lorenzo lived after the assassination attempt and had contact with ezio, he may have bestowed patents of nobility upon the whole family. Furthermore the auditores ability to bestow titles within monteriggioni remains no matter what, therefore we can assume that all had titles, and all were in reception of their patents. this does not change the fact that they should not be refered to as "firenzes" they are auditores, it would be like calling henry tudor VIII of england, "england."

Most likely considering Mario is the elder son, he holds the actual clout in the family,he may be Duke of monteriggioni, and that would make ezio Consiglierre, or counselor, ezio being second, unless mario has some son somewhere we don't know about whom is older than ezio.

Or the third option that Mario's nobility is only locale to monteriggioni, however it is quite unlikely, and the Auditore of Giovanni had a whole new thread of nobility bestowed upon them in addition, or in separate of the previous titles. Furthermore they were not nobles at all considering what we learn in the auditore family crypt, and are actually from the south coast of venice circa 1296 by way of marco polo.[[User:Pauci Verentur|Pauci Verentur]] 23:50, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

: If his name is nobility, doesn't that contradict the way the family is described by Domenico Auditore ''da Firenze ''(Which I think is ironic, if the name is nobility)'' "To the Auditore that reads this, remember that you are not a nobleman. You are not one of the deceivers, you are one of the people. Avenge us!"''

:: ''The Animus (That's my user-name, it's having trouble with the signature)''

== new info ==

someone needs to incorporate this http://ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1037168p1.html

== Question ==

now that we have all our information on our subject, would it not be logical to bring this out of the "video game preview" unencyclopedic format, and actually make it represent his life?

i will do a little edit and stop at 1 paragraph if you want me to stop revert it, otherwise ill press on in 48 hours.

:Good idea. Also, when starting the revamp on the page please try to keep it similar to the pattern on others characters page, like merging Background to Biography under "Early Life", separating into history, personality and equipments, etc. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:03, November 21, 2009 (UTC)

== Added info ==

The Auditore family isn't actually true nobility. If you go through the Family Crypt in the Villa (which you can unlock through uplay), you can read their family history. Giovanni's father or a later ancestor adopted another nobleman's name, and trained himself classically and so gained access to the Florentine elite. --[[Special:Contributions/84.250.32.3|84.250.32.3]] 00:45, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I think you learn not that he adopted another nobles name, but that his great grandfather, or Mario's great grandfather (meaning Ezio's great great grandfather), whichever built the villa obtained their money after obtaining the bank account of Marco Polo. After Polo's death and the loss of most of the Codex, the Auditori moved to Montegorri and masqueraded as nobility. With all of Polo's finances behid them no one doubted them. [[User:Mjihde|Mjihde]] 09:54, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

== Decendants ==

Not so much discussion as query. Are we actually informed who is the mother of Ezio's heir? Given that Ezio is a womaniser,he could theoretically have any number of decendants. Whoever it is would have to have had the child after Sequence 14, given how we learn that the ancestrial memories swap to the baby right after insemination (the Altair scene in AC2). [[User:Mjihde|Mjihde]] 09:57, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

== Golden Fleece ==

The article mentions the Codex alludes to Altair's Armor being made from pieces of the Golden Fleece. This is not the case. The Codex says Altair found a way (using information provided by the apple) to create what is effectively an invincible metal. It goes on to state he fears the effects such a development could have if it fell into templar hands and so he destroyed the formula.

No. It points to him finding out how to make the material that the Golden Fleece was created from. Once he made his armour, he destroyed anything that could lead to someone else working out how to make it, fearing it's widespread use by friend or foe alike. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 00:53, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

== Phrase? ==

What does Ezio say after he kills the important people as they are dying? The phrase he says just before they die and what does it mean?--[[Special:Contributions/84.92.16.13|84.92.16.13]] 18:07, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

Ezio, (in all main assassinations after Memory Block 3) says 'Rest in Peace' at some point in the small scene. Though obviously he says it in Italian, I just am unsure on how to spell it, if you put subtitles on, it's translated for you.

I suppose I should have thought of that yes, but that's annoying, He says "requesta de pache" Must go see in the subtitles, thanks.--[[Special:Contributions/84.92.16.13|84.92.16.13]] 19:01, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

Requiescat im Pace. Rek-wie-ess-cat im pa-chee. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 20:03, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

"Requiscat in pace" is actually ancient italian, close to modern latin. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 01:33, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Welp, i assure you, that's what he says. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 02:03, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

In my game, the subtitles say "Requiescat de pache" when hes saying rest in peace in italian. [[User:DarthFart|DarthFart]] 02:31, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Odd, because de means the. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 02:39, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

== Ancestor? ==

Where is it stated that Altaïr is an ancestor of Ezio? Ezio may be descendant of other assassin family, and one of his descendants maybe had a relationship with one of Altaïr's descendants.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 09:06, December 22, 2009 (UTC)

:He have the same abilities of Altaír. Even if his family had something to do with Altaïr's ancestor, he would still be related to Altaïr. No matter who get involved with who, if Desmond can see both, then they are directly related. I didn't understand the purpose of your question. Or the sense behind it. oO -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:23, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

::I meant that there is possibility that Ezio's descendant and Altaïr's descendant had a relationship (maybe I choosed the wrong word, I'm not good at English) and their child is ancestor of Desmond. In this case Desmond could enter both Ezio's and Altaïr's memory, while Ezio isn't Altaïr's descendant.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 15:05, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

But since he would have both Altaïr's lineage genes and Ezio's lineage genes, doesn't that make him technically descendant to both? -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:02, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

My point is that Ezio may not be Altaïr's descendant. Article states he is, but I want to see proof of this.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 20:48, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes. It was stated by the Creative director of the game in one of many interviews. Check AC2 wedocs. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 20:53, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

== Templates ==

Aren't the templates a bit the contrary of each other (don't know if I said that right)? One says that the article needs a revamp, the other says it's nominated to be a featured article. If the latter is correct, why would it have to be revamped? [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] 16:42, December 25, 2009 (UTC)
:Cause it's good but don't follow our manual of style, which is a requisite to FA. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 02:44, December 26, 2009 (UTC)

== Love his outfit ==

'nough said

Talk:Ezio Auditore da Firenze

2010-02-05T04:21:45Z

68.3.191.172: /* About his name */

Great news and thanks for the update. I just have one issue with Machiavelli - he would have only been 7 years old in 1476. I can overlook that though to work with da Vinci. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 15:44, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

:The GameInformer article says the game takes place in 1476 and that you team up with Machiavelli. I had no clue that he would only be that young around that time. --[[User:Droginator1|Droginator1]]

::That is a strange flaw. I know he wont be that young due to his picture in the article, maybe one memory is in 1476, then the one with him is later? [[User:AC-42|AC-42]] 17:11, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

:::The game isnt ''all'' in 1476. The beginning is, and then you jump through Ezio's life until 1503. I'd assume you meet Machiavelli once he's a little older ;D [[User:Tobbsdasock|Tobbsdasock]] 16:50 21st November (GMT)

Upon looking in to the history of Florence round and about 1476, when Assassin's Creed II is purported to take place, there seems to be a wealth of juicy subject matter that could potentially be built into this game: that is, judging from the way history was handled in AC I. That is to point out, as Desmond observes in a conversation with Vidic, that there are some 'differences' in what we have learned to be true and what Altair experiences - first person. That's also something that Al Mualim points out to Altair - that most people don't bother to notice the difference between what we are told to be true and what we observe to be true. Presumably, the same may be said of whatever Ezio experiences.

We also have '''Lorenzo de Medici''' around at that time. Firenze or Florence is where Ezio is living and Lorenzo's turf. We may see Lorenzo in much the same fashion that we see King Richard I in AC I - in cut-out scenes - i.e., Ezio will observe and listen to him but not be able to interact. But that's okay, because there's a whole lot more going on there to sweeten the pot. History is bent already, with this aberration in Machiavelli's age. He may have been a child prodigy, but that's still too young to be giving Ezio advice in political matters. He may even serve as the AC II Al Mualim. Who knows? Afterall, he does have a bit of a reputation for being the master of manipulating people in any way possible - politically, socially, financially, etc. Even today, upper management types consider "The Prince", his most well known tome, necessary reading material. One could hope ;)

Lorenzo had some interesting allies. He also had a lot of enemies. There are two - one ally/one enemy in particular that stand out:

The ally that stands out in this period was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, '''Mehmet II''' - also known as ''el Fatih'', the Conqueror. He's the one who conquered Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire. His "beloved" was none other than '''Radu cel Frumos'''...the younger brother of '''Vlad III Dracul'''. Yes, ''that'' Vlad Dracul. At one time, both of them were 'guests' in the Sultan's court, as assurance for their father's good behavior ('''Vlad II'''). Vlad III later returned home, but Radu remained behind, being groomed to one day take his older brother's place on the throne of Walachia. Mehmet II sees to it that he does just that, and Vlad III dies in 1476...coincidentally. Very possibly assassinated. An interesting thought but doesn't seem likely Ezio would be the one. Does it?

The '''Pazzi''' family wanted the Medici's gone. ''They'' wanted to rule Florence. It's called '''the Pazzi Conspiracy'''. They were aided and abetted in their schemes by the '''Archbishop of Pisa''' and his patron '''Pope Sixtus the Fourth'''. Three assassins made an attempt on the lives of Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano, attacking them as they attended mass at the cathedral. The Archbishop was lynched. All the Pazzi's were put to death, as well as the three assassins. This all happened in 1478.

There was war, too - for while Lorenzo de Medici had managed to become allied with the Ottomans, Mehmet II was attempting to conquer a large part of the rest of Italy, including Venice. He had already declared himself the "King of Rome" or "Ceasar" in the early 1460's. Venice was the richest city on the Mediterranean and controlled much of the shipping in that sea.

*

As for Venice, the 'other' city involved in AC II, let's look at the most powerful man there - the Doge or Duke of Venice. At this time, this position is held by Andrea Vendramin, who also dies in 1478 - perhaps from the Plague. Andrea married off his six daughters in typically politically strategic fashion and was by all accounts a very rich man. However, not all of the Council of Forty-One agreed with his election to the title and seat. He was called "a cheesemonger" and the Council remained divided during his reign. He was buried in what was considered "the most lavish funerary monument in Renaissance Venice." To his defense, he may have been chosen exactly because he and his brother had heaped up the beginnings of their family fortunes by entering into several commercial maritime ventures in their youth. He understood commerce, shipping and how to make a profit. That and he had a lot of influence in the families of his sons-in-law's families.

Will any of these other people show up in AC II? Perhaps. Fifteenth century Florence and Venice were riddled with intrigues, assassinations and various other skullduggery. Poison rings and strange elixirs were just as popular as daggers for doing away with one's enemies...but the Hidden Blades (two of them) rule. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 23:44, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

*

You know, there are some notable distortions in AC I, as well. Garnier de Naplouse (Garnier de Nablus) comes to mind. He was actually AT the Battle of Arsuf with Richard against Saladin. In fact, the Hospitalers broke ranks against Richard's direct orders to Master Garnier to hold formation. The Hospitalers charged the Saracens, because their archers were wiping the horses out from under the knights and things were getting quite intense. It was looking like their counter-attacks were toast. Garnier's surprise move was supported by Richard, who sent in troops to cover them in a moment of quick thinking. That's one for you....

Sibrand was the first Master of the Teutonic Knights, but they were a brotherhood at that point and not a full blown order.

If Majd Addin was in fact based on Baha ad-Din, serious liberties were taken with his character. It was in 1191 when Conrad of Montferrat (William V's son) became the King of Jerusalem, in which case a regent would have been a moot point. Not sure ''when'' in 1191, however. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 00:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

==Name==
Hold on. Does Ezio really mean Eagle? I've ran his name through a couple translators and Ezio never came out eagle. Then I ran eagle through Italian and it came out something else. [[User:Imperialscouts|Imperialscouts]] 23:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
:I don't think Ezio is a literal translation. The full name must come out to Eagle of Florence. Then again, I was never sure what Altair's full name meant; "Son of None" or something was one given while the other involved an eagle.
:From what I hear, "Altaïr" means "Eagle" whereas "Ibn-La'Ahad" means "son of none". − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Is it Ezio Auditore '''de''' Firenze or '''di''' Firenze? The Wikipedia article says "di". − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I am italian myself and Ezio doesn't mean Eagle, "Aquila" is the italian word for that. But I read on an on-line catalogue of names that Ezio probably derives from the greek world for Eagle. [[Special:Contributions/84.222.239.78|84.222.239.78]] 17:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

:All right, thank you. I deleted the statement about the translation. Under "Trivia" it now explains in detail. − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 19:01, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

== DA Firenze ==

It's Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Not di Firenze. I understand the GI article says di Firenze. In the game (and in terms of proper Italian naming conventions) it's da. You are free to continue reverting my changes, but you'll inevitably be forced to accept them when the game comes out and you realize I am correct.

== About his name ==

All the fuss over Firenze, is all for not, listen, Da Firenze, is a title of Nobility, it means Of Florence, with a patent of nobility, a member of the state or a states men. When referring to any of the house of Auditore by their last names it should be said "auditore" ot "firenze" as that is the state they serve, and could many any other noble at that level, coincidentally Nobility is paternal, not maternal, therefore all information referring to claudia especially should be scrutinized, unless otherwise noted, she was not noble, she was of noble birth but without death in the family, mainly of her mother, period laws in Firenze where always to the mother of the house, therefore Maria, was probably, Da Firenze, but claudia would have been encouraged to take a husband of nobility in the normal working of noble families, and than would have received the title of the house, or position she inherited. being that lorenzo lived after the assassination attempt and had contact with ezio, he may have bestowed patents of nobility upon the whole family. Furthermore the auditores ability to bestow titles within monteriggioni remains no matter what, therefore we can assume that all had titles, and all were in reception of their patents. this does not change the fact that they should not be refered to as "firenzes" they are auditores, it would be like calling henry tudor VIII of england, "england."

Most likely considering Mario is the elder son, he holds the actual clout in the family,he may be Duke of monteriggioni, and that would make ezio Consiglierre, or counselor, ezio being second, unless mario has some son somewhere we don't know about whom is older than ezio.

Or the third option that Mario's nobility is only locale to monteriggioni, however it is quite unlikely, and the Auditore of Giovanni had a whole new thread of nobility bestowed upon them in addition, or in separate of the previous titles. Furthermore they were not nobles at all considering what we learn in the auditore family crypt, and are actually from the south coast of venice circa 1296 by way of marco polo.[[User:Pauci Verentur|Pauci Verentur]] 23:50, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

: If his name is nobility, doesn't that contradict the way the family is described by Domenico Auditore ''da Firenze ''(Which I think is ironic, if the name is nobility)'' "To the Auditore that reads this, remember that you are not a nobleman. You are not one of the deceivers, you are one of the people. Avenge us!"''

:: ''[[Special:Contributions/68.3.191.172|[[Special:Contributions/68.3.191.172|68.3.191.172]] 04:21, February 5, 2010 (UTC)]]''

== new info ==

someone needs to incorporate this http://ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1037168p1.html

== Question ==

now that we have all our information on our subject, would it not be logical to bring this out of the "video game preview" unencyclopedic format, and actually make it represent his life?

i will do a little edit and stop at 1 paragraph if you want me to stop revert it, otherwise ill press on in 48 hours.

:Good idea. Also, when starting the revamp on the page please try to keep it similar to the pattern on others characters page, like merging Background to Biography under "Early Life", separating into history, personality and equipments, etc. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:03, November 21, 2009 (UTC)

== Added info ==

The Auditore family isn't actually true nobility. If you go through the Family Crypt in the Villa (which you can unlock through uplay), you can read their family history. Giovanni's father or a later ancestor adopted another nobleman's name, and trained himself classically and so gained access to the Florentine elite. --[[Special:Contributions/84.250.32.3|84.250.32.3]] 00:45, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I think you learn not that he adopted another nobles name, but that his great grandfather, or Mario's great grandfather (meaning Ezio's great great grandfather), whichever built the villa obtained their money after obtaining the bank account of Marco Polo. After Polo's death and the loss of most of the Codex, the Auditori moved to Montegorri and masqueraded as nobility. With all of Polo's finances behid them no one doubted them. [[User:Mjihde|Mjihde]] 09:54, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

== Decendants ==

Not so much discussion as query. Are we actually informed who is the mother of Ezio's heir? Given that Ezio is a womaniser,he could theoretically have any number of decendants. Whoever it is would have to have had the child after Sequence 14, given how we learn that the ancestrial memories swap to the baby right after insemination (the Altair scene in AC2). [[User:Mjihde|Mjihde]] 09:57, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

== Golden Fleece ==

The article mentions the Codex alludes to Altair's Armor being made from pieces of the Golden Fleece. This is not the case. The Codex says Altair found a way (using information provided by the apple) to create what is effectively an invincible metal. It goes on to state he fears the effects such a development could have if it fell into templar hands and so he destroyed the formula.

No. It points to him finding out how to make the material that the Golden Fleece was created from. Once he made his armour, he destroyed anything that could lead to someone else working out how to make it, fearing it's widespread use by friend or foe alike. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 00:53, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

== Phrase? ==

What does Ezio say after he kills the important people as they are dying? The phrase he says just before they die and what does it mean?--[[Special:Contributions/84.92.16.13|84.92.16.13]] 18:07, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

Ezio, (in all main assassinations after Memory Block 3) says 'Rest in Peace' at some point in the small scene. Though obviously he says it in Italian, I just am unsure on how to spell it, if you put subtitles on, it's translated for you.

I suppose I should have thought of that yes, but that's annoying, He says "requesta de pache" Must go see in the subtitles, thanks.--[[Special:Contributions/84.92.16.13|84.92.16.13]] 19:01, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

Requiescat im Pace. Rek-wie-ess-cat im pa-chee. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 20:03, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

"Requiscat in pace" is actually ancient italian, close to modern latin. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 01:33, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Welp, i assure you, that's what he says. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 02:03, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

In my game, the subtitles say "Requiescat de pache" when hes saying rest in peace in italian. [[User:DarthFart|DarthFart]] 02:31, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Odd, because de means the. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 02:39, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

== Ancestor? ==

Where is it stated that Altaïr is an ancestor of Ezio? Ezio may be descendant of other assassin family, and one of his descendants maybe had a relationship with one of Altaïr's descendants.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 09:06, December 22, 2009 (UTC)

:He have the same abilities of Altaír. Even if his family had something to do with Altaïr's ancestor, he would still be related to Altaïr. No matter who get involved with who, if Desmond can see both, then they are directly related. I didn't understand the purpose of your question. Or the sense behind it. oO -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:23, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

::I meant that there is possibility that Ezio's descendant and Altaïr's descendant had a relationship (maybe I choosed the wrong word, I'm not good at English) and their child is ancestor of Desmond. In this case Desmond could enter both Ezio's and Altaïr's memory, while Ezio isn't Altaïr's descendant.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 15:05, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

But since he would have both Altaïr's lineage genes and Ezio's lineage genes, doesn't that make him technically descendant to both? -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:02, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

My point is that Ezio may not be Altaïr's descendant. Article states he is, but I want to see proof of this.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 20:48, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes. It was stated by the Creative director of the game in one of many interviews. Check AC2 wedocs. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 20:53, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

== Templates ==

Aren't the templates a bit the contrary of each other (don't know if I said that right)? One says that the article needs a revamp, the other says it's nominated to be a featured article. If the latter is correct, why would it have to be revamped? [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] 16:42, December 25, 2009 (UTC)
:Cause it's good but don't follow our manual of style, which is a requisite to FA. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 02:44, December 26, 2009 (UTC)

== Love his outfit ==

'nough said

Talk:Ezio Auditore da Firenze

2010-02-05T04:21:02Z

68.3.191.172: /* About his name */

Great news and thanks for the update. I just have one issue with Machiavelli - he would have only been 7 years old in 1476. I can overlook that though to work with da Vinci. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 15:44, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

:The GameInformer article says the game takes place in 1476 and that you team up with Machiavelli. I had no clue that he would only be that young around that time. --[[User:Droginator1|Droginator1]]

::That is a strange flaw. I know he wont be that young due to his picture in the article, maybe one memory is in 1476, then the one with him is later? [[User:AC-42|AC-42]] 17:11, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

:::The game isnt ''all'' in 1476. The beginning is, and then you jump through Ezio's life until 1503. I'd assume you meet Machiavelli once he's a little older ;D [[User:Tobbsdasock|Tobbsdasock]] 16:50 21st November (GMT)

Upon looking in to the history of Florence round and about 1476, when Assassin's Creed II is purported to take place, there seems to be a wealth of juicy subject matter that could potentially be built into this game: that is, judging from the way history was handled in AC I. That is to point out, as Desmond observes in a conversation with Vidic, that there are some 'differences' in what we have learned to be true and what Altair experiences - first person. That's also something that Al Mualim points out to Altair - that most people don't bother to notice the difference between what we are told to be true and what we observe to be true. Presumably, the same may be said of whatever Ezio experiences.

We also have '''Lorenzo de Medici''' around at that time. Firenze or Florence is where Ezio is living and Lorenzo's turf. We may see Lorenzo in much the same fashion that we see King Richard I in AC I - in cut-out scenes - i.e., Ezio will observe and listen to him but not be able to interact. But that's okay, because there's a whole lot more going on there to sweeten the pot. History is bent already, with this aberration in Machiavelli's age. He may have been a child prodigy, but that's still too young to be giving Ezio advice in political matters. He may even serve as the AC II Al Mualim. Who knows? Afterall, he does have a bit of a reputation for being the master of manipulating people in any way possible - politically, socially, financially, etc. Even today, upper management types consider "The Prince", his most well known tome, necessary reading material. One could hope ;)

Lorenzo had some interesting allies. He also had a lot of enemies. There are two - one ally/one enemy in particular that stand out:

The ally that stands out in this period was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, '''Mehmet II''' - also known as ''el Fatih'', the Conqueror. He's the one who conquered Constantinople and ended the Byzantine Empire. His "beloved" was none other than '''Radu cel Frumos'''...the younger brother of '''Vlad III Dracul'''. Yes, ''that'' Vlad Dracul. At one time, both of them were 'guests' in the Sultan's court, as assurance for their father's good behavior ('''Vlad II'''). Vlad III later returned home, but Radu remained behind, being groomed to one day take his older brother's place on the throne of Walachia. Mehmet II sees to it that he does just that, and Vlad III dies in 1476...coincidentally. Very possibly assassinated. An interesting thought but doesn't seem likely Ezio would be the one. Does it?

The '''Pazzi''' family wanted the Medici's gone. ''They'' wanted to rule Florence. It's called '''the Pazzi Conspiracy'''. They were aided and abetted in their schemes by the '''Archbishop of Pisa''' and his patron '''Pope Sixtus the Fourth'''. Three assassins made an attempt on the lives of Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano, attacking them as they attended mass at the cathedral. The Archbishop was lynched. All the Pazzi's were put to death, as well as the three assassins. This all happened in 1478.

There was war, too - for while Lorenzo de Medici had managed to become allied with the Ottomans, Mehmet II was attempting to conquer a large part of the rest of Italy, including Venice. He had already declared himself the "King of Rome" or "Ceasar" in the early 1460's. Venice was the richest city on the Mediterranean and controlled much of the shipping in that sea.

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As for Venice, the 'other' city involved in AC II, let's look at the most powerful man there - the Doge or Duke of Venice. At this time, this position is held by Andrea Vendramin, who also dies in 1478 - perhaps from the Plague. Andrea married off his six daughters in typically politically strategic fashion and was by all accounts a very rich man. However, not all of the Council of Forty-One agreed with his election to the title and seat. He was called "a cheesemonger" and the Council remained divided during his reign. He was buried in what was considered "the most lavish funerary monument in Renaissance Venice." To his defense, he may have been chosen exactly because he and his brother had heaped up the beginnings of their family fortunes by entering into several commercial maritime ventures in their youth. He understood commerce, shipping and how to make a profit. That and he had a lot of influence in the families of his sons-in-law's families.

Will any of these other people show up in AC II? Perhaps. Fifteenth century Florence and Venice were riddled with intrigues, assassinations and various other skullduggery. Poison rings and strange elixirs were just as popular as daggers for doing away with one's enemies...but the Hidden Blades (two of them) rule. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 23:44, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

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You know, there are some notable distortions in AC I, as well. Garnier de Naplouse (Garnier de Nablus) comes to mind. He was actually AT the Battle of Arsuf with Richard against Saladin. In fact, the Hospitalers broke ranks against Richard's direct orders to Master Garnier to hold formation. The Hospitalers charged the Saracens, because their archers were wiping the horses out from under the knights and things were getting quite intense. It was looking like their counter-attacks were toast. Garnier's surprise move was supported by Richard, who sent in troops to cover them in a moment of quick thinking. That's one for you....

Sibrand was the first Master of the Teutonic Knights, but they were a brotherhood at that point and not a full blown order.

If Majd Addin was in fact based on Baha ad-Din, serious liberties were taken with his character. It was in 1191 when Conrad of Montferrat (William V's son) became the King of Jerusalem, in which case a regent would have been a moot point. Not sure ''when'' in 1191, however. --[[User:Maskim xul|Maskim xul]] 00:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

==Name==
Hold on. Does Ezio really mean Eagle? I've ran his name through a couple translators and Ezio never came out eagle. Then I ran eagle through Italian and it came out something else. [[User:Imperialscouts|Imperialscouts]] 23:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
:I don't think Ezio is a literal translation. The full name must come out to Eagle of Florence. Then again, I was never sure what Altair's full name meant; "Son of None" or something was one given while the other involved an eagle.
:From what I hear, "Altaïr" means "Eagle" whereas "Ibn-La'Ahad" means "son of none". − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Is it Ezio Auditore '''de''' Firenze or '''di''' Firenze? The Wikipedia article says "di". − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

I am italian myself and Ezio doesn't mean Eagle, "Aquila" is the italian word for that. But I read on an on-line catalogue of names that Ezio probably derives from the greek world for Eagle. [[Special:Contributions/84.222.239.78|84.222.239.78]] 17:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

:All right, thank you. I deleted the statement about the translation. Under "Trivia" it now explains in detail. − [[User:Elecbullet|Elecbullet]] 19:01, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

== DA Firenze ==

It's Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Not di Firenze. I understand the GI article says di Firenze. In the game (and in terms of proper Italian naming conventions) it's da. You are free to continue reverting my changes, but you'll inevitably be forced to accept them when the game comes out and you realize I am correct.

== About his name ==

All the fuss over Firenze, is all for not, listen, Da Firenze, is a title of Nobility, it means Of Florence, with a patent of nobility, a member of the state or a states men. When referring to any of the house of Auditore by their last names it should be said "auditore" ot "firenze" as that is the state they serve, and could many any other noble at that level, coincidentally Nobility is paternal, not maternal, therefore all information referring to claudia especially should be scrutinized, unless otherwise noted, she was not noble, she was of noble birth but without death in the family, mainly of her mother, period laws in Firenze where always to the mother of the house, therefore Maria, was probably, Da Firenze, but claudia would have been encouraged to take a husband of nobility in the normal working of noble families, and than would have received the title of the house, or position she inherited. being that lorenzo lived after the assassination attempt and had contact with ezio, he may have bestowed patents of nobility upon the whole family. Furthermore the auditores ability to bestow titles within monteriggioni remains no matter what, therefore we can assume that all had titles, and all were in reception of their patents. this does not change the fact that they should not be refered to as "firenzes" they are auditores, it would be like calling henry tudor VIII of england, "england."

Most likely considering Mario is the elder son, he holds the actual clout in the family,he may be Duke of monteriggioni, and that would make ezio Consiglierre, or counselor, ezio being second, unless mario has some son somewhere we don't know about whom is older than ezio.

Or the third option that Mario's nobility is only locale to monteriggioni, however it is quite unlikely, and the Auditore of Giovanni had a whole new thread of nobility bestowed upon them in addition, or in separate of the previous titles. Furthermore they were not nobles at all considering what we learn in the auditore family crypt, and are actually from the south coast of venice circa 1296 by way of marco polo.[[User:Pauci Verentur|Pauci Verentur]] 23:50, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

: If his name is nobility, doesn't that contradict the way the family is described by Domenico Auditore ''da Firenze ''(Which I think is ironic, if the name is nobility)'' "To the Auditore that reads this, remember that you are not a nobleman. You are not one of the deceivers, you are one of the people. Avenge us!"''

:: ''[[Special:Contributions/68.3.191.172|68.3.191.172]] 04:21, February 5, 2010 (UTC)The Animus Feb. 4, 2010''

== new info ==

someone needs to incorporate this http://ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1037168p1.html

== Question ==

now that we have all our information on our subject, would it not be logical to bring this out of the "video game preview" unencyclopedic format, and actually make it represent his life?

i will do a little edit and stop at 1 paragraph if you want me to stop revert it, otherwise ill press on in 48 hours.

:Good idea. Also, when starting the revamp on the page please try to keep it similar to the pattern on others characters page, like merging Background to Biography under "Early Life", separating into history, personality and equipments, etc. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:03, November 21, 2009 (UTC)

== Added info ==

The Auditore family isn't actually true nobility. If you go through the Family Crypt in the Villa (which you can unlock through uplay), you can read their family history. Giovanni's father or a later ancestor adopted another nobleman's name, and trained himself classically and so gained access to the Florentine elite. --[[Special:Contributions/84.250.32.3|84.250.32.3]] 00:45, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I think you learn not that he adopted another nobles name, but that his great grandfather, or Mario's great grandfather (meaning Ezio's great great grandfather), whichever built the villa obtained their money after obtaining the bank account of Marco Polo. After Polo's death and the loss of most of the Codex, the Auditori moved to Montegorri and masqueraded as nobility. With all of Polo's finances behid them no one doubted them. [[User:Mjihde|Mjihde]] 09:54, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

== Decendants ==

Not so much discussion as query. Are we actually informed who is the mother of Ezio's heir? Given that Ezio is a womaniser,he could theoretically have any number of decendants. Whoever it is would have to have had the child after Sequence 14, given how we learn that the ancestrial memories swap to the baby right after insemination (the Altair scene in AC2). [[User:Mjihde|Mjihde]] 09:57, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

== Golden Fleece ==

The article mentions the Codex alludes to Altair's Armor being made from pieces of the Golden Fleece. This is not the case. The Codex says Altair found a way (using information provided by the apple) to create what is effectively an invincible metal. It goes on to state he fears the effects such a development could have if it fell into templar hands and so he destroyed the formula.

No. It points to him finding out how to make the material that the Golden Fleece was created from. Once he made his armour, he destroyed anything that could lead to someone else working out how to make it, fearing it's widespread use by friend or foe alike. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 00:53, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

== Phrase? ==

What does Ezio say after he kills the important people as they are dying? The phrase he says just before they die and what does it mean?--[[Special:Contributions/84.92.16.13|84.92.16.13]] 18:07, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

Ezio, (in all main assassinations after Memory Block 3) says 'Rest in Peace' at some point in the small scene. Though obviously he says it in Italian, I just am unsure on how to spell it, if you put subtitles on, it's translated for you.

I suppose I should have thought of that yes, but that's annoying, He says "requesta de pache" Must go see in the subtitles, thanks.--[[Special:Contributions/84.92.16.13|84.92.16.13]] 19:01, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

Requiescat im Pace. Rek-wie-ess-cat im pa-chee. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 20:03, December 14, 2009 (UTC)

"Requiscat in pace" is actually ancient italian, close to modern latin. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 01:33, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Welp, i assure you, that's what he says. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 02:03, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

In my game, the subtitles say "Requiescat de pache" when hes saying rest in peace in italian. [[User:DarthFart|DarthFart]] 02:31, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

Odd, because de means the. [[User:JakCurse|JakCurse]] 02:39, December 15, 2009 (UTC)

== Ancestor? ==

Where is it stated that Altaïr is an ancestor of Ezio? Ezio may be descendant of other assassin family, and one of his descendants maybe had a relationship with one of Altaïr's descendants.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 09:06, December 22, 2009 (UTC)

:He have the same abilities of Altaír. Even if his family had something to do with Altaïr's ancestor, he would still be related to Altaïr. No matter who get involved with who, if Desmond can see both, then they are directly related. I didn't understand the purpose of your question. Or the sense behind it. oO -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 00:23, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

::I meant that there is possibility that Ezio's descendant and Altaïr's descendant had a relationship (maybe I choosed the wrong word, I'm not good at English) and their child is ancestor of Desmond. In this case Desmond could enter both Ezio's and Altaïr's memory, while Ezio isn't Altaïr's descendant.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 15:05, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

But since he would have both Altaïr's lineage genes and Ezio's lineage genes, doesn't that make him technically descendant to both? -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 16:02, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

My point is that Ezio may not be Altaïr's descendant. Article states he is, but I want to see proof of this.--[[User:Erik1310|Erik1310]] 20:48, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

Ah, yes. It was stated by the Creative director of the game in one of many interviews. Check AC2 wedocs. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 20:53, December 23, 2009 (UTC)

== Templates ==

Aren't the templates a bit the contrary of each other (don't know if I said that right)? One says that the article needs a revamp, the other says it's nominated to be a featured article. If the latter is correct, why would it have to be revamped? [[User:Master Sima Yi|Master Sima Yi]] 16:42, December 25, 2009 (UTC)
:Cause it's good but don't follow our manual of style, which is a requisite to FA. -- [[User:D. Cello|D. Cello]] 02:44, December 26, 2009 (UTC)

== Love his outfit ==

'nough said