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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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{{Game Infobox

|name = Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
|image = UPDATE.png
|Developer = Ubisoft Montreal
|Publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
|US Date Released = 16th November 2010
|UK Date Released = 19th November 2010
|Genre = Historic Action-Adventure
|Game modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
|ESRB = RP-M+ (Rating Pending)
|Platform = PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|Media = DVD, Blu-ray Disc
|Website = http://www.assassinscreedbrotherhood.com
}}
'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''''' is an upcoming direct sequel of 2009's ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. Featuring Ezio once again, the game pictures him, now a legendary [[master assassin]], leading his newly found brotherhood in a hunt for Templars. This is also the first game of the series to include a multiplayer mode of any kind.

[[Desmond Miles]] will make an appearance in Brotherhood, so the main storyline does progress. His voice actor [[Nolan North]] has admitted to be working on a new Assassin's Creed game and game developers announced that his story would "take an interesting turn".<ref>[http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=10799 Nolan North confirms part in new Assassin's Creed game]</ref>

==Story==
Following the events of [[Assassin's Creed II]], [[Desmond Miles]] relived more of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s memories who became a legendary [[Master Assassin]]. However, after a surprise [[Knights Templar|Templar]] [[Siege of Monteriggioni|attack]] on the town of [[Monteriggioni]], led by [[Cesare Borgia]], the Assassins were brought to the verge of extinction, and the [[First Apple|Apple of Eden]] lost.

With his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]] dead and his villa in ruins, Ezio had to travel [[Rome]], center of power and corruption, home of the Templar Order in [[Italy]] in order to regain the [[First Apple|Apple of Eden]] and bring the Templar Order to its knees once and for all. Not only would Ezio have to succeed in destroying the threat of the [[Templars]], but [[Desmond]] himself faced problems of his own. <ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=260729</ref>

Ezio needed help, so he recruited rebellious citizens who were bullied by [[Templars]]. When they were saved they knelt before him, swearing their allegiance to him. Twelve Borgia towers tyrannized [[Rome]] and Ezio found more allies with their destruction. <ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-23-assassins-creed-brotherhood-preview</ref>

==Features==
===Characters===
''Below is a list of known characters to appear in-game;''

'''Assassins'''
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Mario Auditore]]
*[[Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli]]

'''Modern-age Assassins'''
*[[Desmond Miles]]

'''Knights Templar'''
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]]
*[[Cesare Borgia]]
*[[Lucrezia Borgia]]

'''Allies'''
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]
*[[Caterina Sforza]]

'''Multiplayer characters'''

{{main|AC: Brotherhood multiplayer characters}}

''Note: Ubisoft has stated that some of the multiplayer characters will make an appearance in the Single-player game as targets for Ezio to kill.''

[[File:Harlequin.jpg|thumb|290px|From left to right: Barber, Priest, Merchant, Banker, Saracen, "Caramel Hunter", Female Barber, Hunter, Executioner, Harlequin]]

*The [[Doctor (multiplayer character)|Doctor]]
*The [[Courtesan (multiplayer character)|Courtesan]]
*The [[Executioner]]
*The [[Banker]]
*The [[Priest (Brotherhood multiplayer character)|Priest]]
*The [[Hunter]]
*The [[Barber]]
*The [[Merchant (multiplayer character)|Merchant]]
*The [[Blacksmith (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Blacksmith]]
*The [[Soldier (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Soldier]]
*The [[Harlequin]] (limited edition/pre-order exclusive)
*The [[Officer (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Officer]] (limited edition/pre-order exclusive)
Each character in Multiplayer will also have several options for custumizable apearences that can be unlocked

===Weapons===
;Singleplayer
The weapon wheel in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood remains the same with the addition of the Crossbow. Also, there are little symbols added to the weapon symbols like the Hidden Gun to the Longsword, Throwing Knives to the Short Blade, and the Poison Darts to the Poison Blade. These symbols represent the weapon that can be combined with the current weapon. This combination is shown in the E3 2010 Demo of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and in a screenshot when Ezio kills a guard with his Sword and then quickly shoots him with the Hidden Gun.

''Note: Weapons with an asterisk (*) next to them are introduced in Brotherhood. [[File:New_weapon_wheel.png|250px|frame|Weapon & tool icons]]''
*[[Longsword]]s
*[[Crossbow]]*
*Double [[Hidden Blade]]s
*[[Poison Darts]]*
*[[Hidden Gun]](s)
*[[Dagger]]s
*Arquebus* (unknown if usable by player)
*[[Spears and Halberds|Spears, Halberds and Pikes]]
*[[Throwing Knives]]
*[[Warhammer]]s and Maces
*Calivers*
*Wheelock Pistols
*[[Heavy Weapons|Axes]]
;Multiplayer
*[[Axe]] - used by the [[Executioner]].
*[[Fan]] - used by the [[Courtesan]].*
*[[Syringe]] - used by the [[Doctor]].*
*[[Dagger]] - used by the [[Priest]], [[Harlequin]], Merchant, and Officer.
*[[Switchblade]] - used by the [[Hunter]].*
*[[Claw]] - used by the [[Banker]].*
*[[Razor]] - used by the [[Barber]].*
*[[Warhammer]] - used by the [[Blacksmith (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Blacksmith]].
*[[Shortsword |Short Blade ]]- used by the [[Soldier (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Soldier]].
*[[pistol|Hidden Gun]] (used as an ability)
*[[Smoke Bomb]] (used as an ability)
*[[Throwing Knives]] (used as an ability)
'''[[Multiplayer Abilities]]'''
*[[Multiplayer Abilities#Morph|Morph]]
*[[Multiplayer Abilities#SpeedBoost|Speed Boost]]
*[[Multiplayer Abilities#Disguise|Disguise]]
*[[Multiplayer Abilities#Decoy|Decoy]]
*Poison
*Power Charge
*Firecrackers

=====Other Tools=====
Other than the weapons, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will include some old and new tools avaliable to Ezio Auditore.
*[[Horse]]s
*[[Flying Machine|Advanced Flying Machine]]
*[[Mounted Cannons]]
*[[Lifts|Merchandise Lift]]
*[[Chase-Breakers]]
*[[Parachutes]]

===Enemies===
*[[Papal Guards]]
*[[Brutes]]
*[[Seekers]]
*[[Arquebusier]]
*[[Guards|Militia Guards]]

===Singleplayer===
Ubisoft claims (through conferences, videos and announces) that Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will include new features, especially small gameplay add-on (i.e.: the flying sequence in [[:Category:Assassin's Creed II|Assassin's Creed II]], different from the rest of the gameplay). New weapons such as the crossbow will be introduced, and new combat elements will also be introduced, rewarding those who attack first, for example. Additionally enemies will more likely attack together instead of just one at a time as seen in previous installments. Ezio will also make use of a parachute throughout the game, most likely designed by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] himself. <ref>http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=260729</ref>. They're maneuverable enough to land on horses and other spots. Unlike in [[Assassin's Creed II]] you can re-play to a previous memory.<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-23-assassins-creed-brotherhood-preview?page=2</ref>

Ezio will have to train apprentices, help other assassins, and confront enemies along with them.

Ezio's ability to train and send other assassins on jobs and missions may have a key gameplay element in such that their success may have a small impact of the storyline, much like the progression of the game through upgrading Rome. This success will depend on abilities of the assassins sent, where younger, less experienced assassins will have a higher failure rate than older, more experienced ones. If your assassins die on a mission, they will not return. Ezio may also have the ability to select and bring along a group of assassins to assist in his missions, Ubisoft has said that in Brotherhood leadership is as vital a skill as the ability to use a sword. Also mentioned was the ability to select an assassin as Ezio's "personal assassin", no further information about this was given.

===Multiplayer ===
''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' is the first Assassin's Creed game to feature a multiplayer mode. The players are Templars in training at the Abstergo facility. They use the [[Animus]] and the [[Bleeding Effect]] to train in combat, stealth and free running. The simulation consists of stalking and killing one another. The area in which the Templar assassins train is selected manually, as pre-set maps.

One of the multiplayer game modes has been announced in the July edition of Playstation magazine. This mode is called "[[Wanted]]". Six to eight players are dropped on a map where they find and kill each other. Each player is given a target, which is another player. Your goal is to find and kill your target without being seen or killed by your own predator. If you break your cover and your target sees you, a chase sequence will commence. They will try to catch and kill you and you will have to hide from them.

In [[Hunter (multiplayer mode)|Hunter]] mode, one player will take the role of an assassin while other players play as guards. Before the beginning of the mission the player will have to choose his class - there is no information how many classes will be available, but each class will have different animations and weapons. After the player has chosen his class, the radar will show him the area where his target is located and the number of enemy players that are searching for him. After the player has found the location where the victim is hiding they must then locate their target. There aren’t many skins for the NPCs so the player might find several identical people on the same location. That will make his job a lot harder because he should kill only one person, and if the player accidentally kills an innocent person he will lose his contract. Therefore, observation is the key to success in this mode. Ubisoft hints that each multiplayer character will appear in some form in the single-player mode too.

No further specifics about game modes are known.

The Beta comes out in September. You can only play the Beta on the PS3. However it is only available in North America for the time being. To get it, you must pre-order the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood at Gamestop. You will recieve a code and you must input it on [https://secure.ubi.com/register/Login.aspx?lang=en-US&genomeId=ff009be3-0f75-4486-a6bd-5badd943674f&NextURL=http://assassinscreed.us.ubi.com/ this site.]

Note: If you pre-ordered Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood at Gamestop already and did not recieve a code, you may show your receipt of pre-order to a clerk at Gamestop around August 9 and get a code.

===Physics and effects===
After some criticism from PC gamers about the Ragdoll physics in previous installments, Ubisoft has stated that the physics will be improved upon in ''[[Brotherhood]]'', as well as several graphical effects in the game.

Ragdolls will fall much more realistic due to the new, edited "Havok" engine. In the other games, ragdolls sometimes would convulse when hitting the floor after being thrown off a building.

===Controlling the Assassins===
[[File:BrotherhoodApprenticeScreen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The customization hub.]]

During the game you will have the option of sending [[Assassins]] to different areas to complete tasks. You will have the ability to send new assassins to other European countries and complete missions to gain status.The cities you can send Assassins are Florence, Venice, Barcelona, Rome, London, Calicut, Lisbon, Constantinople and Cologne.Once they have proven themselves effectively, they can accompany you on missions in Rome. The new assassins are recruited when Ezio rescues them from harassing guards, which leads them to join the Assassins. You can have the ability to train young Assassins and have them do jobs for you.[[File:Assassins45.png|thumb|250px|Ezio ordering apprentices to strike, also notice the assassin the farthest left of ezio seems to have a female figure]]

If an Assassin fails to pass a mission, he or she can't be used again. You can also customize the assassins' armor and weaponry, and each one has a different personality. Later on you can use experience points they've gained to upgrade their fighting and free-running abilities.
*So far it's known that you will be able to train at least twelve assassins, male or female, at a time and possibly bring up to five, including the "personal assassin", on missions.
*So far, Ezio and Desmond are the only known playable characters in the singleplayer game campaign

==Limited Editions==
Three special Editions have been revealed so far for the game. Europe will have the 'Codex' and 'Auditore' Edition. The Codex Edition will only be available through Play.com, while the Auditore Edition will be available through other retailers. North America will have the 'Collector's Edition' with the exclusive Harlequin figure available at Gamestop, while the Collectors edition with the Doctor figure is available at other retailers<ref>[http://www.playstationgamingblog.com/2010/06/16/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-brotherhood-limited-codex-edition-revealed Assassin's Creed 'Codex' Edition revealed.]</ref> <ref>[http://nzgamer.com/all/news/4183/assassins-creed-brotherhood-les-announced.html Assassin's Creed 'Auditore' Edition announced.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/09/assassins-creed-brotherhood-collectors-edition-comes-with-jac/ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood collector's edition ]</ref>

===The Codex Edition===
[[File:15571172-large.jpg|thumb|150px|The Codex Edition]]
*Renaissance Collector Chest
*Altaïr's exclusive [[Codex]]
*Hard Copy Strategy Map of [[Rome]]
*Multi player characters cards
*DVD of the ''[[Assassin’s Creed: Lineage]]'' short-film
*Bonus Disc
**Exclusive Making-of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Video
**Digital Sneak Peak at the [[Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series|comic book series]]
**Trailers
**Game Soundtrack
*2 Exclusive single player maps: Aqua Gear & Trajan Market
*2 Multi player characters: [[Harlequin]] & [[Officer]]

===The Auditore Edition===

[[File:AuditoreEdition.jpg|thumb|150px|The Auditore Edition]]
*Transparancy box with 3D thermoformed portrait of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] and " [[Animus]]" effect
*Multiplayer character cards
*Aqua Gear exclusive single player map
*DVD of the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'' short-film

===The Collector's Edition===
[[File:200894_ceLG.jpg|thumb|150px|The Collector's Edition (Harlequin)]]
*Collectible black package
*The [[Harlequin]] Jack-in-the-Box Collectible exclusive to GameStop customers only or The [[Doctor (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Doctor]] Jack-in-the-Box if purchased at other participating retailers
*Two Exclusive In-Game Single Player Maps
*Hard Copy Strategy Map of [[Rome]]
*Exclusive Art Book
*Bonus Disc
**Exclusive Making-of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Video
**Digital Sneak Peak at the [[Assassin's Creed comic book mini-series|comic book series]]
**Trailers
**Game Soundtrack
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html/ref=amb_link_353686082_2?location=http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/promos/Amazon_Ezio_Skin_Art._V185754199_.jpg&token=957BBB0669152D76BE1C614537975585163C1748&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_r=0T1DQSCE5X0J009F8M2S&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1271972222&pf_rd_i=B003YMV2G2 Helmschmied Drachen armor](The special armor is only available if purchased at Amazon.com)

===Special Edition===
*Trajan Market Map Pack
*Officer Multiplayer Character

==Trivia==
*In the E3 2010 Single Player Walkthrough, the "Press Start/Enter" menu background changes from the original Animus in Assassin's Creed to the Animus 2.0 in Assassin's Creed II. As all of the characters in the multiplayer mode are Templars, it can be seen that they are using Abstergo Animi.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="170" orientation="none" captionposition="below" captionalign="center" captionsize="medium" bordersize="none" spacing="small">
Abstergo_ACB_1280x1024.jpg|The [[Animus|Animi]] office inside the [[Abstergo]] facility.
e3-2010-assassins-creed-ii-brotherhood-preview-20100613080159378_640w.jpg|[[Ezio]] during the [[siege of Monteriggioni]].
Dibujo4.JPG|[[Ezio]] observing the city of [[Rome]].
Dibujo3.JPG|[[Ezio]] being present at a crucifixion inside the [[Colosseum]], [[Rome]].
Dibujo1.JPG|[[Ezio]] and his apprentices at the [[Pantheon]], [[Rome]].
Dibujo.JPG|[[Ezio]] at the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], [[Rome]].
Capture1.JPG|Assassin's Creed Official Forum background
Image:BrotherhoodscreenPassionPlay rome.jpg|[[Ezio]] at the [[Colosseum]], [[Rome]].
Image:Pistol.jpg|A hidden gun kill smoothly integrated into sword-combat.
Image:ACBH-screenshot4.jpg|[[Ezio]] riding through the city of [[Rome]].
ACB6.jpg|[[Ezio]] assassinating a guard atop a tower in [[Rome]].
ACB3.jpg|[[Ezio]] escaping from [[Borgia]] [[Arquebusiers]].
ACB4.jpg|[[Ezio]] and a [[Borgia]] soldier battling on horse-back.
ACB2.jpg|[[Ezio]] using a cannon to take down [[Borgia]] ships.
Ezio And Assassins.jpg|Notice the Assassin leaping from the building, it appears to be a female.
Assassins45.png|The Assassins descend from above.
Brotherhood.jpg|[[Ezio]] and the his apprentice inside the [[Pantheon]], [[Rome]].
Ac3poster copy.jpg|An [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] promotional poster
Assassins creed brotherhood.jpg|Another [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] promotional poster
Image:Brotherhood_screen_characters.jpg|From left to right: the [[Courtesan]], the [[Doctor]], the [[Executioner]], the [[Hunter]].
Image:ACBH-screenshot1.jpg|The [[Priest]] pulling the [[Banker]] off the roof.
Image:AC Brothehood multi 2.JPG|The [[Priest]] getting killed by the [[Hunter]] with a [[Doctor]] watching from above possibly waiting to assassinate the [[Hunter]].
Image:AC Brothehood multi.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] chasing the [[Hunter]] and in the back the [[Executioner]].
Image:AC Brothehood multi 3.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] getting killed by the [[Banker]].
Image:AC Brothehood multi 4.JPG|The [[Courtesan]] running from the [[Hunter]].
Image:AC Brothehood multi 1.JPG|The [[Executioner]] grabbing the [[Hunter]] and in the back the [[Banker]].
Image:ACBH-screenshot2.jpg|The [[Doctor]] and the [[Executioner]] looking at each other.
Image:ACBH-screenshot3.jpg|The [[Doctor]] poisoning the [[Courtesan]].
ACB5.jpg|The [[Courtesan]] assassinating the [[Executioner]].
ACB11.jpg|The [[Executioner]] assassinating the [[Barber]].
RiptenCodexEdition-600x636.jpg|Codex Edition.
AuditoreEdition CTC.jpg|Auditore Edition.
Harlekin.jpg|Collector's Edition with The [[Harlequin]] Jack-in-the-Box.
Doctor1.jpg|Collector's Edition with the [[Doctor (Brotherhood's multiplayer character)|Doctor]] Jack-in-the-Box.
</gallery>

==Videos==

===Trailers===
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|[[Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Debut Website Teaser (HD)|thumb|right|330px|Debut Teaser Trailer]]
|[[Video:Assassins Creed Brotherhood Weapons Trailer HD|thumb|right|330px|Weapons Teaser Trailer]]
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|[[Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 Trailer|thumb|right|330px|E3 2010 Cinematic Trailer]]
|[[Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer Trailer|thumb|right|330px|E3 2010 Multiplayer Trailer]]
|-
|[[Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Comic-Con Multiplayer Trailer (HD)|thumb|330px|right|Comic-Con Multiplayer Trailer]]
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|}

===Other Videos===
[[Videos#Assassin's_Creed:_Brotherhood|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Videos]]

==Notes and references==
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Alan Rikkin

2010-08-24T14:35:19Z

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{{Era|AC|Templars|Modern}}
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{{Character Infobox

|name = Alan Rikkin
|image = Abstergoemploceo.PNG
|imgdesc = Possible face of Alan Rikkin-center.
|period = [[Modern Times]]
|faction = [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
}}

'''Alan Rikkin''' is a high-ranking executive at [[Abstergo]], and an equally powerful member of the [[Knights Templar]]. He is personally involved in Abstergo's Piece of Eden efforts, having sent several [[E-mails]] to [[Warren Vidic]] concerning them. One such e-mail, based on reviewing Animus tapes from previous Subjects, sums up Abstergo's findings on several mythical objects. He was also contacted by [[Lucy Stillman]] with regards to [[Leila Marino]], a deceased Abstergo employee. Alan is possibly one of the three men standing in the conference room right after [[Desmond Miles]] finished the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] project. He also oversees the Animus Project.&nbsp
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed Characters|Rikkin, Alan]]
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Abu'l Nuqoud

2010-08-24T14:32:56Z

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{{Era|AC|Templars|Crusade|Featured}}
{{WPtargets}}
{{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 the fourth person [[Al Mualim]] wants [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]] to assassinate. He is found in the Rich District of Damascus.

==Description==
[[File:Abu'l_Nuqoud.png|thumb|left|266px|Abu'l Nuqoud approaches his guests to make his speech.]]
Abu'l Nuqoud was a corpulent, and wealthy man; a lavished merchant king of the city of Damascus, left to rule there as its soldiers journeyed to wage war in the Crusades. He decorated his home with the finest furniture, dressed himself in eccentric, expensive robes, and feasted upon only the finest of foods. The name "Abu'l Nuqoud" means the man who has a lot of money (literally the "father of money").

Abu'l was known by the citizens for his great, extravagant shows of wealth — he often threw lavish parties, the expenses of which were so grandiose that they offended the very townspeople he wished to impress. These same townspeople held for him a great hatred, based upon both his repulsive physical appearance (he was obese with a warty and pock-marked face), and for what appears to have been his homosexuality (in his cut scene, he can be seen caressing the faces of one of his guardsmen).

Hated, ostracized and ridiculed mercilessly by the poorest citizens of the city, Abu came to hold a great contempt for them in return. He saw them as nothing more than a source of all the crime, disease, and other poor things in the world. With that, he took perverse pleasure from seeing them die painful deaths.

==Death==
As Altaïr sought out Abu'l Nuqoud's life, the merchant king decided 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 had settled down, Abu proposed a toast to their generosity, then proceeded to lambaste them for their hatred and hypocrisy in supporting [[Saladin]] and his war campaign. It was 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 ordered his men to kill anyone who tried to escape from the party. Altaïr took advantage of the panic to assassinate Abu.

In his dying speech, Abu said that he did not join up with the [[Knights Templar|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 or his speculated homosexuality (see [[#Trivia|Trivia]]). He also challenged Altaïr's willingness to strike down those Al Mualim ordered him to, remarking that Altaïr doubts the worthiness of his cause.

==Final Words==
[[File:Abul death.jpg|thumb|250px|Altaïr dives at Abu.]]

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

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

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

'''Abu:''' ''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 minor evil for a greater good. We are the same!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''No! We are nothing alike!''

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

==Behind the scenes==
Creative director [[Patrice Desilets]] stated that the production team affectionately called the merchant king their "she-male". He pointed out that the fun of a character like Abu is ''"the big party, [where] everyone is drinking, then everyone is dying, and then you've got to go and reach him and kill him from behind."''<ref>"[[Assassin's Creed: Limited Edition Art Book]]"</ref>

==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.
* Because of some of his mannerisms (such as his style of dress), his speech about people of all kinds living together, his words about not serving the "same god that calls me an abomination," the way he caresses one of his guards, and the fact that many characters refer to him as "different," it is speculated by some that he may be a homosexual.
* When looking at his face closely, you can see him suffering from severe acne.

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Characters|Nuqoud, Abu al]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Characters|Nuqoud, Abu al]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Assassination Targets|Nuqoud, Abu al]]
[[Category:Templars|Nuqoud, Abu al]]

Ezio Auditore da Firenze

2010-08-17T13:17:39Z

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{{Era|AC2|AC2D|Assassins|Ren|Good}}
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|imgdesc = Ezio Auditore in [[Assassin's Creed II]]
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|birth = 1459 A.D.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
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|actor = [[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]]
|voice = [[Roger Craig Smith]]
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{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and like my father and grandfathers before me, I am an Assassin|Ezio Auditore,|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Ezio Auditore da Firenze''' (born 1459) was a Florentine noble during the Italian Renaissance and, unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, an influential member of the [[Assassin's Order]]. A descendant of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the ancestor to both [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Subject 16]], 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 being mentored and trained by his uncle [[Mario Auditore]], Ezio proceeded on his quest for revenge against the Grand Master of the [[Knights Templar]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who had ordered the executions of his father and two brothers. During his quest for revenge, Ezio managed to not only unite pages of Altaïr's [[The Codex|Codex]] for the first time since [[Domenico Auditore]], but also to save the cities of Florence and [[Venice]] from the Templars' wrath, ensure the future travels of [[Christoffa Corombo]] to the "New World," and bring the Renaissance ideals and Assassin Order to the city of [[Rome]].

==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 in Florence in 1459 AD, the second son of [[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 Giovanni Tornabuoni, a great banker, presumably to learn the ropes of banking, so that he could become the leader of the Auditore bank<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>.

In the year 1476, Ezio, his older brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and friends of the family got into a fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his gang. Ezio single-handedly defeated several members of the opposing gang, but Vieri managed to escape the scene before Ezio could do anything to him. During the fight, Ezio gained a cut on his lip, so Federico 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 [[Doctors]].

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 travelled to the house of [[Cristina Vespucci]] and spent the night with her. Caught by Cristina's father the morning after, Ezio fled from a group of pursuing guards before meeting with his father at the Palazzo Auditore. Giovanni scolded him (but later softens, and admits that he is reminded of his own youth) and assigned him the task of delivering several letters to his contacts.

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

===Arrest and execution of his family===
[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 20-14-39-52.png|thumb|Ezio's family being hung for treason.]]
{{Quote|I'll kill you for what you've done!|Ezio Auditore to Uberto Alberti after watching his family's execution in 1476|Assassin's Creed II}}
After completing his errands, Ezio returned home to find the house ransacked, his father and brothers missing and his mother and sister hiding. Learning that city guards had been ordered to arrest Giovanni and all of his sons, Ezio made his way to the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], where his father and brothers were being held. Climbing the building and speaking to his father through his cell window, Ezio was instructed to find a chest hidden in his office, take everything out of it, then deliver a sealed letter to [[Uberto Alberti]], [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo de' Medici's]] personal assistant and a close friend of the Auditore family. Doing so, Ezio found the Assassin robes that he would wear for the next 23 years and the letter containing details of a plot against the city of Florence and the Auditore family. Ezio brought the incriminating documents to Alberti and was assured that his family would be released the following day when the information was presented as evidence of their innocence<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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 the previous night). Giovanni claimed his innocence, citing the information given to Alberti as evidence. But Alberti denied any knowledge of such information. Ezio's efforts to prevent the execution were ultimately in vain, and he could only watch helplessly as his father and brothers were hung. When he attempted to charge the scaffold to avenge his kinsmen, Alberti ordered the city [[Guards|guards]] to murder him. At the urging of one of Giovanni's friends, a [[Thieves|thief]], Ezio fled the Piazza della Signoria and sought shelter in a [[Courtesans|brothel]], run by the sister of the [[Annetta|Auditore housemaid]], a courtesan named [[Paola]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Paola, who unbeknownst to Ezio was an Assassin herself, agreed to assist Ezio in his quest for vengeance, teaching him how to survive in the city as an outlaw through [[pickpocketing]] and blending in crowds. She further directed Ezio to Leonardo da Vinci to repair the [[Hidden Blade]] of the late Giovanni Auditore, but did not notice that Ezio was being watched. At Leonardo's workshop, a guard banged on the door, ordered Leonardo outside, and tried to beat Ezio's location from him. Ezio realized something was wrong and crept up behind the guard, stabbing him from behind. After Leonardo had thanked him, Ezio sought out and assassinated Alberti in the courtyard of the [[wikipedia:Basilicia of Santa Croce, Florence|Basilica of Santa Croce]], stabbing him multiple times in the chest before proudly proclaiming the survival of the Auditore family to everyone present, marking Alberti as his first assassination<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Start as an Assassin===
[[File:Zw-sequence3-00014.png|thumb|left|220px|Ezio yells at the corpse of [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].]]
{{Quote|The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio, Ezio Auditore!|Ezio Auditore, 1476|Assassin's Creed II}}
Now the most wanted man in Florence, Ezio fled the city with his mother and sister in the hopes of making their way to Spain, stopping beforehand at the Auditore family's [[Auditore Villa|villa]] in the town of [[Monteriggioni]] for shelter. During their travel to Monteriggioni, the three were accosted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his followers, but were saved by the timely arrival of Ezio's uncle, [[Mario Auditore|Mario]], and his [[Mercenaries]]. Mario informed Ezio of the existence of the Assassins, in an obvious attempt to induct him into the Order, revealing that many of his ancestors, including Giovanni, were part of it. However, Ezio refused his ancestry, wishing only to continue his journey to Spain to ensure his mother and sister's safety. Enraged, Mario left Monteriggioni for the city of [[San Gimignano]], where Vieri de' Pazzi had been located, in the attempt to relieve Monteriggioni of continual assaults by his minions. Guilt-ridden and knowing his presence was a primary reason for the ongoing attacks, Ezio traveled to San Gimignano to accept Mario's offer<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Killing the Pazzi===
{{Quote|The Pazzi were a venerable and potent family, reduced to rubble by one young assassin.|[[Rodrigo Borgia]], reflecting on the collapse of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]]|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Zw-thepazziconspirators.png|thumb|200px|[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] and the fellow conspirators.]]
Following Vieri's death, Ezio returned to Florence in 1478 to gather information from [[La Volpe]] and prevent the planned [[Pazzi]] [[wikipedia:Pazzi conspiracy|takeover]], as well as the 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 Pazzi had already succeeded in their plan and brought the city into a state of civil war. After escorting Lorenzo to safety at [[Palazzo Medici|his palazzo]], Ezio learned from Lorenzo's lieutenant [[Poliziano]] the location of [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] at the Piazza della Signoria. As Pazzi and Medici troops battled in the streets below them, Ezio chased down and slew Francesco, although Jacopo de' Pazzi and several other conspirators were able to escape the city. Shortly afterwards, the Medici publicly cleared the name of the Auditore family and provided Ezio with the names of the conspirators who had escaped<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Venice===
{{dialogue|Emilio Barbarigo|The assassin is here, in Venezia?|Carlo Grimaldi|He's been here for weeks! How could you be so blind?|Carlo Grimaldi and Emilio Barbarigo discuss Ezio minutes before the latter's assassination|Assassin's Creed II}}

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

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

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

[[File:Ezio assassinates Carlo.jpg|thumb|Ezio assassinates Carlo Grimaldi.]]
After removing the city guards at four separate locations, Antonio's thieves proceeded to light massive bonfires throughout the city, giving Ezio the lift Leonardo's flying machine needed to make it to the Palazzo Ducale. The plan worked, and Ezio breached the Palazzo Ducale, although he was too late to save the Doge. Carlo fled the scene, crying out that Ezio had assassinated the Doge, only to meet his own end at Ezio's hands moments later. However, Ezio was now the most wanted man in Venice and was forced to flee the city guards. Returning to Leonardo's workshop for help in 1486, Ezio was directed to [[Sister Teodora|Sister Teodora's]] brothel, where Antonio was hiding. Under the cover of [[Carnevale]], Ezio made his way to the brothel and began planning the death of Marco Barbarigo, competing in the four games of the Carnevale to win the [[Golden Mask|golden mask]] that would gain him entrance to Marco's private party. Ezio was successful but found that Marco's cousin, [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and Marco's personal slave-bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]] intimidated and bribed the judges into denying him his prize. However, Ezio was successful in regaining the mask from Moro and managed to infiltrate the Doge's personal party and assassinate Marco with [[Pistol|an ingenious new weapon]], leaving the door open for [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]], a Barbarigo not involved with the Templars, and an ally of Antonio's, to legitimately become Doge<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Induction into the Order===
[[File:Zw-ezio-seal.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio, receiving the Assassin's mark.]]
{{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|Assassin's Creed II}}

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

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

===The [[Battle of Forlì]]===
{{quote|Muori col tuo orgoglio, per quanto vale… Requiescat in Pace. (Die with your pride, for what it's worth… Rest in Peace.|Ezio Auditore to Ludovico Orsi|Battle of Forlì (DLC)}}
[[File:Assassins-creed-ii-dlc-screens-20091216010317106.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio overflying the city of Forli.]]
Shortly after his induction, Ezio met with Mario and Niccolò, and travelled to Leonardo da Vinci's studio, hoping he could shed some light upon the strange artifact Borgia had dubbed "[[Piece of Eden|the Apple]]". Leonardo examined the unique device, commenting that the metal it was made of should not exist, and that its design was highly advanced despite its age. Briefly touching the Apple, Ezio accidentally activated the device, which started to glow and show strange holographic images. De-activating the device, Niccolò announced that he had arranged for the Piece of Eden to be held in the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]], protected by an ally of the Assassin's, Caterina Sforza. Niccolò and Ezio met with Caterina in [[Romagna]], just outside the city of Forlì. After briefly discussing the Apple, the three made their way back to the city, only to find that it had been invaded by the Orsi brothers; [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>.

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

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

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

===''The [[Sailing to Spain|Spanish Inquisition]]''===
{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze... It has been fifteen years since the Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, murdered my family and drove me into exile... Since that time I have suffered greatly but learned a great deal more- I am an Assassin, as my father and grandfathers were before me. Compelled by duty to my order, I have set aside my search for the Spaniard to recover an ancient artifact recently stolen from us. My thirst for vengeance is strong, but my responsibility to the Assassins is stronger still.|Ezio Auditore, 1494|Assassins Creed II: Discovery}}
[[File:Ezio others.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio with Luis, Raphael, and Christoffa]]
While trying to locate Savonarola, Ezio was told by a Thief to meet Antonio at the Thieves' Guild in Venice. Upon arriving there, Ezio found Antonio accompanied by another man, [[Luis Santangel]]. Luis was looking for a good "killer" who could oversee a meeting involving Luis' friend [[Christoffa Corombo]], but Ezio expressed no interest. However, when he heard that Rodrigo Borgia was also involved in the meeting, he rushed to Christoffa's location, finding out that it was a trap. However, he managed to save Christoffa, who explained that Rodrigo was interested in his plans to sail west. Soon afterwards, Ezio met with Antonio again, who told him to go see both Luis and Christoffa in the gardens district<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>.

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

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

Torquemada revealed to the captured Assassin, and indirectly to Ezio, that Rodrigo Borgia had ordered him to capture Assassins in Spain, because they were "non-believers" (in the Catholic religion). After the guard killed the Assassin, the group disbanded and Gaspar was left unguarded. Ezio then met with him and asked him what he knew of the Templars, but Gaspar feigned ignorance and said that they "went away two centuries ago." He fell silently to Ezio's blade, and Ezio acquired a list of six other Assassins' names. 
After freeing the first man on the list, Ezio took him back to Raphael, informing the latter of the existence of the list. However, all the remaining Assassins were located in [[Zaragoza]].[[File:Ezio_In_Black_by_Invader_Shi.jpg|thumb|Ezio double assassinating two guards]]

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

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

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

Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli wanted to put a stop to Savonarola's rule with the aid of their two comrades in the city, [[Paola]] and [[La Volpe|Volpe]]. Ezio began eliminating the monk's brainwashed followers while Niccolò, Paola, and Volpe organized a riot in the city. Soon after Ezio killed Savonarola's followers, the rioters formed an angry mob and went to the Palazzo Pitti, where Savonarola resided, demanding an end to the bonfires. Savanarola tried to use the Apple to quell the riot, but before he could, Ezio threw a knife at him, knocking the Apple out of his hand. In the ensuing chaos, the Apple was picked up by a guard in service to the Borgia (the Templars had also been trying, without success, to recover the Apple from Savonarola). Ezio followed him, killed him and recovered the Apple. Savonarola was then sentenced to be executed in the same way he had dealt with the city's knowledge: burned at the stake on the [[Piazza della Signoria]]. However, Ezio decided that no one should have to die in such agony. The Assassin leapt onto the execution platform and put Savonarola out of his misery. He then looked at the stunned mob and gave a speech to them, urging them to follow their own path and rely on their own thoughts, not what they were told by the ones in power. He then left with Mario, Niccolò, Paola and La Volpe, ready to uncover the answers hidden within the Apple<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities" />.

===Infiltrating the Sistine Chapel===
[[File:Ezio Rome.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Ezio battles his way to the [[Capella Sistina|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, you bastard!|Ezio to [[Rodrigo Borgia]] during his first assassination attempt|Assassin's Creed II}}

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

Fighting his way along the entire length of the Passetto di Borgo, Ezio snuck into the Sistine Chapel and struck at Borgia from above. As he was about to deal the killing blow, Borgia surprised him by using the Staff to blast him away and drain the energy of those in the room. Since Ezio held the Apple, he was immune to the Staff's effects, and the two engaged in a duel. Ezio repeated history by using the same technique [[Al Mualim]] utilized in his duel against Altaïr in 1191, by creating multiple illusions of himself with the Apple. Ezio seemingly bested Borgia, but the Pope overcame him. Borgia took the Apple, stabbed Ezio in the abdomen and left him to die before fleeing into the Vault. However, Ezio's wounds were not fatal, 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, having realised the futility of revenge<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Siege of Monteriggioni===
[[File:Monterigioni.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio destroying a siege tower.]]
Following his experience in the Vault, Ezio returned to Monteriggioni. However he soon learned that the Templar threat had diminished little when [[Cesare Borgia]], the son of Rodrigo and a high ranked Templar, laid siege to Monteriggioni. His army of soldiers, towers and cannons breached the city's gates and destroyed much of the city and Villa. Ezio, who was sleeping with Caterina Sforza at the time of the attack, was shocked when a cannonball shot through his wall and hit the centre pillar of his room. He quickly got dressed and met with Mario to discuss their options. Mario tasked Ezio with keeping the Templars from the city walls, whilst Mario himself led the evacuation of the city <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo">''[http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46470/Ubisoft-E3-2010-Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-Demo/ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo]''</ref>.

Ezio made his way to the city walls, and using the cannons, destroyed several of Cesare’s siege engines. Eventually however, the Templars breached the city gates, and entered, bringing a mortally wounded Mario Auditore and a captured Caterina Sforza with them. Standing at the city gates, the Apple of Eden in his hand, Cesare 'invited' Ezio to come to Rome with a shot of his firearm; the shot killed Mario. The Apple in hand, Cesare returned to Rome whilst Ezio, who had been shot by a Borgia harquebusiers atop the city walls, blacked out and fell off the building he was observing the situation from <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo" />.

Upon regaining consciousness, Ezio travelled to Rome to avenge Mario's murder at the hands of Cesare.

===Return to Rome===
In 1503 Ezio arrived in Rome and found the city in disrepair and under the iron fist of [[Cesare Borgia]] – son of the Pope. Basing himself on [[Tiber Island]], in the centre of the city, Ezio rebuilt the complex into his new headquarters and begun his renewed war against the Knights Templar<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>.

== 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|Assassin's Creed II}}
Initially, Ezio was a young [[Florence|Florentine]] nobleman, who lived during the 15th and 16th Century. Unlike his ancestor Altaïr, he was brought up without knowing of the Assassins' existence, or of his heritage. A seducer of women and a playful man, Ezio possessed acrobatic skills beyond his peers, save for his brother. He came from an affluent background and had many friends until the deaths of his father and brothers drove him out of Florence. Forced to protect his [[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]] <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

Ezio Auditore da Firenze was a highly skilled Assassin and a leader amongst the Order. A master of multiple skills, including theft, blending, armed and unarmed combat, stealth assassination techniques, free-running and long-distance combat, he was 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 instinctively differentiate friend from foe<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1499, Ezio was seen sleeping with Caterina Sforza in the Auditore villa before it was [[Siege of Monteriggioni|besieged]] by [[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo" />.

==Trivia==
*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.
*Ezio is the character whose physical appearance changes the most over the 23-year period of the game, others look mostly the same.
*If you move the camera to a certain angle, Ezio's face has aged. For example, the beard, and wrinkles on his forehead. His voice does deepen and mature over time, making him sound calmer and talk slower. He also appears to lose his tan over time probably due to the fact that he is in hiding through most of his life.
*Just like [[Altaïr]] and [[Desmond]], Ezio has a scar on his mouth, acquired after the mission "Boys Will Be Boys" during Sequence 1, when [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] throws a rock at his face.
*Ezio's outfit is can be unlocked in [[wikipedia:Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands|''Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands'']], which serves as the best outfit in the whole game. It is available via Uplay for 30 points.
*The Animus database only details his life before he became an [[Assassin]], holding no information on his life within the Order.

==Notes and references==
[[File:youngezio.JPG|thumb|180px|Young Ezio's in-game model.]]
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Clay Kaczmarek

2010-08-14T19:25:56Z

71.238.165.95:

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|voice = Cam Clarke
}}{{Quote|Why do we have these gifts, these abilities? Because it's in our blood! […] The seeds were planted as two world became one. Behold the Assassins, the children of two worlds!|[[Subject Sixteen]]|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Subject 16''' was an individual kidnapped by [[Abstergo Industries]] and forced into the [[Animus]] before [[Desmond Miles]]. A descendant of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], he is related to [[Desmond Miles]], as indicated by portions of their DNA matching in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. It is also revealed that he had an ancestor at the Battle of Gettysburg, in the Roman forum and connected with a Queen Isabella<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>.

==Biography==
===Life At Abstergo===
The individual known only as Subject 16 was captured by the [[Knights Templar|Templar]]-front organization [[Abstergo Industries]] at some point in 2012 for use in the genetic memory recall program<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Kept within the [[Abstergo Laboratory]] at all times by [[Warren Vidic]], 16 was kept connected to the [[Animus]] for dangerously long periods, sometimes even days at a time<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. This led to 16 suffering from a severe condition known as the "[[Bleeding effect|bleeding effect]]"<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />.

Suffering the bleeding effect, 16 began to explore the memories of his ancestors without the use of the Animus <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, however his inability to actually control these visions forced Subject 16 into a downward spiral of insanity, eventually culminating in his suicide<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Before his death, 16 was forced by Abstergo to explore the memories of an ancestor named [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />, who the Templars knew had located [[the Vault]] during his lifetime<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />; 16 never relived the memories of his ancestor visiting the Vault. Draining his body of its blood to paint several [[cryptic messages]] upon the floor and walls of the [[Abstergo Laboratory]],<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> 16 committed suicide to prevent the Templars reaching their goals.

===Legacy===
Following his death, the Templars were left without the location of the [[Vault]], but the knowledge that an ancestor of Ezio’s – [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] – had once held a [[Piece of Eden]]. Knowing this, [[Abstergo]] kidnapped yet another descendant of Ezio and Altaïr, [[Desmond Miles]]. During his incarceration, Desmond spoke often with Dr. Vidic’s assistant [[Lucy Stillman]] about many things, including his predecessor; accessing private e-mails, he learned even more<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />. Later still, following Desmond’s escape from Abstergo and the beginning of his journeys through the memories of Ezio Auditore the [[Assassins#Known assassins|Assassins]] learned that Subject 16 had managed to hack the Abstergo Animus before his death, and placed twenty encrypted files, called [[glyphs]], throughout the memories. These hacks made their way on to Lucy's portable device when she used it on the Abstergo Animus in order to gain details and memory sequences on [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Eventually the Glyph hacks were transferred unknowingly onto [[Rebecca Crane]]'s Animus 2.0.

After decrypting all twenty files, the assassins were rewarded with a genetic memory dated "date classified BCE". The video, shows two [[free-running|free-runners]] climbing a large glass structure, Piece of Eden in hand; before referring to one another as [[Adam and Eve]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

==Trivia==
*In the non-canon [[Assassin’s Creed - French Graphic Novel]], Subject 16 appears alive and is referred to as "Michael".
*Many of the Glyphs have hidden messages in them. All of the decoded ones are stated in the [[Glyphs]] page.

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Mario Auditore

2010-08-10T13:47:28Z

71.238.165.95: /* Training Ezio */

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|name = Mario Auditore
|image = Zw-marioauditore.png
|birth = 1434
|death = 1499
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th century)
|faction = [[Assassins]], [[Mercenaries]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
|voice = [[Fred Tatasciore]]
}}{{quote|Don't you recognize me? It's-a-me, Mario!|Mario meeting Ezio}}
'''Mario Auditore '''(1434 - 1499) was the older brother of [[Giovanni Auditore]] and the uncle of [[Ezio]], [[Federico]], [[Petruccio]], and [[Claudia]]. Like his brother, he was an Assassin, but prefered combat and group maneuvers over infiltration and stealth. He had become a [[wikipedia:Condottieri|condottiere]] leading a sizable group of [[mercenaries]] to fight against the [[Templars]] hidden among the local nobility. He proved to be a valuable ally to his nephew Ezio (who he refers to as ''nipote'', Italian for 'nephew') and trained him to improve his fighting skills in [[Monteriggioni]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
As a young man, Mario played an important role in the Battle of Anghiari, where he alerted the condottiero Micheletto Attendolo to dust clouds over the road, signalling a surprise advance on the Florentines by the Milanese troops. The attack was stopped, and the Florentines won the battle. However, after this battle, most of his time was spent defending his home town of Monteriggioni and the Tuscan countryside from persistent Florentine troops determined to seize it.

In 1454, Mario's younger brother Giovanni decided to move to Florence to pursue a career in banking. Mario remained at the Auditore family villa in Monteriggioni, and the two exchanged letters to keep in touch. In one of these letters, Mario defended his decision to stay in Monteriggioni by writing that he "preferred fighting like a man, to filling out balance sheets." It is insinuated that he rarely saw the family after that, as Ezio has little recollection of him.

===Training Ezio===
While escorting his mother and sister away from Florence, Ezio was ambushed by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his soldiers. Mario and his mercenaries saved the trio, and he insisted that they accompany him back to Monteriggioni. Mario told Ezio of his Assassin heritage and that he must be trained so that he can properly fight and defeat the Templars, and protect his mother and sister. He then showed Ezio the inside of his home and the [[Sanctuary]] hidden at the back of a bookcase and explained the purpose of [[The Codex]]. He soon started Ezio's training to become an Assassin and was also shown to be extremely proud of his Assassin heritage after he stormed off when Ezio announced his decision to take Maria and Claudia to Spain, against Mario's wishes.

[[File:Ss preview AC2 S 051 UncleMario Villa jpg.jpg|thumb|190px|left|Mario and his mercenaries.]]
Feeling guilty, Ezio rethought his decision and followed Mario to [[Tuscany]] to kill Vieri de Pazzi. When Ezio killed Vieri and began to abuse the body, Mario stepped in and urged him to have respect for the dead. "You are not Vieri," he said to Ezio. "Do not become him." Then, addressing Vieri's body, he delivered a short monologue before uttering the words "''requiescat in pace (rest in peace)''," a term that Ezio adopted for further assassinations.

===The Apple of Eden===
In 1487, Mario and the other Assassins helped Ezio recover and defend the [[Piece of Eden]] from [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in [[Venice]]. After securing the Piece of Eden, Mario studied it alongside [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]] and Ezio. When the Apple was activated, Mario and Machiavelli were both affected and collapse, holding their heads. Mario recognized its great power and told Ezio to protect it by taking it to [[Forlì]]. Mario then invited Leonardo to the [[Auditore Family Villa|Villa Auditore]] in Monteriggioni.

>Spoiler alert!<

When Ezio obtained 50 [[feathers]] and placed them in the chest in Maria's room, Mario entered and attempted to stop Ezio from continuing on what Mario considered to be a vain effort.

>Spoiler ended.<

Mario was there when Ezio placed all of the Codex pages in the wall of the Auditore Family Villa. Together with the other Assassins, he found out that the Codex pages showed a map of all the locations in the world. Ezio then continued on to [[Rome]], where he attacked Rodrigo Borgia and his men. Ezio eventually spared Rodrigo, but recovered the [[The Staff |Staff of Eden]] from him and discovered [[the Vault]].

===Death===
After Ezio's return to the villa from Rome, Monteriggioni was attacked by [[Cesare Borgia]] and his men. Mario quickly met with Ezio and told him to protect the city in any way possible and that he would keep the Apple safe with him. However, Mario became wounded and was captured by Cesare. Mario, who walked back to the city, collapsed at the city gate, followed by Cesare Borgia and his lieutenants. Cesare, holding the Apple in his hand, shot Mario as an 'invitation' from his family to Ezio's.

==Personality and characteristics==
Mario dresses in the flamboyant style of the Italian nobility of the Renaissance, sports long, dark hair that he slicks back neatly and has a scar over his left eye, which he is also blind in. He is a boisterous man, and makes no apologies for his passion for fighting and alcohol. He cares deeply for his brother and his brother's family, and is extremely proud of his Assassin heritage. From his letter to Giovanni and their differences in fighting styles, it can be assumed that he was often playfully critical of his brother, much like his nephew Federico is with Ezio.

Upon close inspection, one notes that Mario often puts his hand on the shoulder of the person he's speaking to, presumably as a sign of closeness/affection.

==Trivia==
[[File:Mario.jpg|Mario's concept art|thumb|200px]]
*After rescuing Ezio from Vieri de' Pazzi, Mario identifies himself by saying "It's-a me, Mario!" This is a reference to Nintendo's video game mascot, [[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and his most famous spoken line.
*He has a scar over his left eye, and is also blind in said eye.
*The logo of the Assassins is embroidered/stitched onto the leather of Mario's left shoulder pad. The Auditore coat of arms is also stitched onto the cape he wears.
*Mario's date of birth as listed in the Database as 1434. It also says that Mario took part in the Battle of Anghiari, which took place in 1440, making him only 6 years old at the time.
*He is often referred to as ''ubriacone'' ("drunkard" in Italian) by the [[Pazzi]].
*Although Mario lives in the villa, you only get to see him during missions or when you place your 50th feather in Maria's box.
*Like his brother and nephew, Mario also possesses [[Eagle Vision]].
*In a gameplay video for ''Brotherhood'', it can be noted that Mario has grey hair indicating he has aged significantly.

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Qulan Gal

2010-08-10T13:28:21Z

71.238.165.95:

{{Character Infobox
|name = Qulan Gal
|image = zw-qulan-gal.png
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = [[Assassin's Creed II]]
|period = Mongol invasions
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'''Qulan Gal''' was an [[Assassin]] living during [[Genghis Khan]]'s invasions. He killed Genghis Khan with an arrow that hit his horse, indirectly "killing" him with his bow.

==Trivia==
*The real Genghis Khan died in 1227 CE. The circumstances of his death are not certain. He could have been ill, killed in battle with Tanguts or he fell off his horse.
*It is possible that he could be Altair's son or grandson, as in the Codex, he mentions facing Genghis Khan, whom he suspected of having a Piece of Eden.
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Ezio Auditore da Firenze

2010-08-07T20:37:06Z

71.238.165.95: /* The Bonfire of the Vanities */

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|imgdesc = Ezio Auditore in [[Assassin's Creed II]]
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|home = [[Florence|Firenze]], [[Wikipedia:Republic of Florence|Repubblica Fiorentina]]
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|voice = [[Roger Craig Smith]]
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{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and like my father and grandfathers before me, I am an Assassin|Ezio Auditore,|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Ezio Auditore da Firenze''' (born 1459) was a Florentine noble during the Italian Renaissance and, unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, an influential member of the [[Assassin's Order]]. A descendant of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the ancestor to both [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Subject 16]], 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 being mentored and trained by his uncle [[Mario Auditore]], Ezio proceeded on his quest for revenge against the Grand Master of the [[Knights Templar]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who had ordered the executions of his father and two brothers. During his quest for revenge, Ezio managed to not only unite pages of Altaïr's [[The Codex|Codex]] for the first time since [[Domenico Auditore]], but also to save the cities of Florence and [[Venice]] from the Templars' wrath, ensure the future travels of [[Christoffa Corombo]] to the "New World," and bring the Renaissance ideals and Assassin Order to the city of [[Rome]].

==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 in Florence in 1459 AD, the second son of [[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 Giovanni Tornabuoni, a great banker, presumably to learn the ropes of banking, so that he could become the leader of the Auditore bank<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>.

In the year 1476, Ezio, his older brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and friends of the family got into a fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his gang. Ezio single-handedly defeated several members of the opposing gang, but Vieri managed to escape the scene before Ezio could do anything to him. During the fight, Ezio gained a cut on his lip, so Federico 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 travelled to the house of [[Cristina Vespucci]] and spent the night with her. Caught by Cristina's father the morning after, Ezio fled from a group of pursuing guards before meeting with his father at the Palazzo Auditore. Giovanni scolded him (but later softens, and admits that he is reminded of his own youth) and assigned him the task of delivering several letters to his contacts.

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

===Arrest and execution of his family===
[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 20-14-39-52.png|thumb|Ezio's family being hung for treason.]]
{{Quote|I'll kill you for what you've done!|Ezio Auditore to Uberto Alberti after watching his family's execution in 1476|Assassin's Creed II}}
After completing his errands, Ezio returned home to find the house ransacked, his father and brothers missing and his mother and sister hiding. Learning that city guards had been ordered to arrest Giovanni and all of his sons, Ezio made his way to the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], where his father and brothers were being held. Climbing the building and speaking to his father through his cell window, Ezio was instructed to find a chest hidden in his office, to take everything out of it and to deliver a sealed letter to [[Uberto Alberti]], [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo de' Medici's]] personal assistant and a close friend of the Auditore family. Doing so, Ezio found the Assassin robes that he would wear for the next 23 years and the letter containing details of a plot against the city of Florence and the Auditore family. Ezio brought the incriminating documents to Alberti and was assured that his family would be released the following day when the information was presented as evidence of their innocence<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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 the previous night). Giovanni claimed his innocence, citing the information given to Alberti as evidence. But Alberti denied any knowledge of such information. Ezio's efforts to prevent the execution were ultimately in vain, and he could only watch helplessly as his father and brothers were hung. When he attempted to charge the scaffold to avenge his kinsmen, Alberti ordered the city [[Guards|guards]] to murder him. At the urging of one of Giovanni's friends, a [[Thieves|thief]], Ezio fled the Piazza della Signoria and sought shelter in a [[Courtesans|brothel]], run by the sister of the [[Annetta|Auditore housemaid]], a courtesan named [[Paola]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Paola, who unbeknownst to Ezio was an Assassin herself, agreed to assist Ezio in his quest for vengeance, teaching him how to survive in the city as an outlaw through [[pickpocketing]] and blending in crowds. She further directed Ezio to Leonardo da Vinci to repair the [[Hidden Blade]] of the late Giovanni Auditore, but did not notice that Ezio was being watched. At Leonardo's workshop, a guard banged on the door, ordered Leonardo outside, and tried to beat Ezio's location from him. Ezio realized something was wrong and crept up behind the guard, stabbing him from behind. After Leonardo had thanked him, Ezio sought out and assassinated Alberti in the courtyard of the [[wikipedia:Basilicia of Santa Croce, Florence|Basilica of Santa Croce]], stabbing him multiple times in the chest before proudly proclaiming the survival of the Auditore family to everyone present, marking Alberti as his first assassination<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Start as an Assassin===
[[File:Zw-sequence3-00014.png|thumb|left|220px|Ezio yells at the corpse of [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].]]
{{Quote|The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio, Ezio Auditore!|Ezio Auditore, 1476|Assassin's Creed II}}
Now the most wanted man in Florence, Ezio fled the city with his mother and sister in the hopes of making their way to Spain, stopping beforehand at the Auditore family's [[Auditore Villa|villa]] in the town of [[Monteriggioni]] for shelter. During their travel to Monteriggioni, the three were accosted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his followers, but were saved by the timely arrival of Ezio's uncle, [[Mario Auditore|Mario]], and his [[Mercenaries]]. Mario informed Ezio of the existence of the Assassins, in an obvious attempt to induct him into the Order, revealing that many of his ancestors, including Giovanni, were part of it. However, Ezio refused his ancestry, wishing only to continue his journey to Spain to ensure his mother and sister's safety. Enraged, Mario left Monteriggioni for the city of [[San Gimignano]], where Vieri de' Pazzi had been located, in the attempt to relieve Monteriggioni of continual assaults by his minions. Guilt-ridden and knowing his presence was a primary reason for the ongoing attacks, Ezio traveled to San Gimignano to accept Mario's offer<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Killing the Pazzi===
{{Quote|The Pazzi were a venerable and potent family, reduced to rubble by one young assassin.|[[Rodrigo Borgia]], reflecting on the collapse of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]]|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Zw-thepazziconspirators.png|thumb|200px|[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] and the fellow conspirators.]]
Following Vieri's death, Ezio returned to Florence in 1478 to gather information from [[La Volpe]] and prevent the planned [[Pazzi]] [[wikipedia:Pazzi conspiracy|takeover]], as well as the 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 Pazzi had already succeeded in their plan and brought the city into a state of civil war. After escorting Lorenzo to safety at [[Palazzo Medici|his palazzo]], Ezio learned from Lorenzo's lieutenant [[Poliziano]] the location of [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] at the Piazza della Signoria. As Pazzi and Medici troops battled in the streets below them, Ezio chased down and slew Francesco, although Jacopo de' Pazzi and several other conspirators were able to escape the city. Shortly afterwards, the Medici publicly cleared the name of the Auditore family and provided Ezio with the names of the conspirators who had escaped<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Venice===
{{dialogue|Emilio Barbarigo|The assassin is here, in Venezia?|Carlo Grimaldi|He's been here for weeks! How could you be so blind?|Carlo Grimaldi and Emilio Barbarigo discuss Ezio minutes before the latter's assassination|Assassin's Creed II}}

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

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

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

[[File:Ezio assassinates Carlo.jpg|thumb|Ezio assassinates Carlo Grimaldi.]]
After removing the city guards at four separate locations, Antonio's thieves proceeded to light massive bonfires throughout the city, giving Ezio the lift Leonardo's flying machine needed to make it to the Palazzo Ducale. The plan worked, and Ezio breached the Palazzo Ducale, although he was too late to save the Doge. Carlo fled the scene, crying out that Ezio had assassinated the Doge, only to meet his own end at Ezio's hands moments later. However, Ezio was now the most wanted man in Venice and was forced to flee the city guards. Returning to Leonardo's workshop for help in 1486, Ezio was directed to [[Sister Teodora|Sister Teodora's]] brothel, where Antonio was hiding. Under the cover of [[Carnevale]], Ezio made his way to the brothel and began planning the death of Marco Barbarigo, competing in the four games of the Carnevale to win the [[Golden Mask|golden mask]] that would gain him entrance to Marco's private party. Ezio was successful but found that Marco's cousin, [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and Marco's personal slave-bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]] intimidated and bribed the judges into denying him his prize. However, Ezio was successful in regaining the mask from Moro and managed to infiltrate the Doge's personal party and assassinate Marco with [[Pistol|an ingenious new weapon]], leaving the door open for [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]], a Barbarigo not involved with the Templars, and an ally of Antonio's, to legitimately become Doge<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Induction into the Order===
[[File:Zw-ezio-seal.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio, receiving the Assassin's mark.]]
{{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|Assassin's Creed II}}

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

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

===The [[Battle of Forlì]]===
{{quote|Muori col tuo orgoglio, per quanto vale… Requiescat in Pace. (Die with your pride, for what it's worth… Rest in Peace.|Ezio Auditore to Ludovico Orsi|Battle of Forlì (DLC)}}
[[File:Assassins-creed-ii-dlc-screens-20091216010317106.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio overflying the city of Forli.]]
Shortly after his induction, Ezio met with Mario and Niccolò, and travelled to Leonardo da Vinci's studio, hoping he could shed some light upon the strange artifact Borgia had dubbed "[[Piece of Eden|the Apple]]". Leonardo examined the unique device, commenting that the metal it was made of should not exist, and that its design was highly advanced despite its age. Briefly touching the Apple, Ezio accidentally activated the device, which started to glow and show strange holographic images. De-activating the device, Niccolò announced that he had arranged for the Piece of Eden to be held in the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]], protected by an ally of the Assassin's, Caterina Sforza. Niccolò and Ezio met with Caterina in [[Romagna]], just outside the city of Forlì. After briefly discussing the Apple, the three made their way back to the city, only to find that it had been invaded by the Orsi brothers; [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>.

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

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

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

===''The [[Sailing to Spain|Spanish Inquisition]]''===
{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze... It has been fifteen years since the Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, murdered my family and drove me into exile... Since that time I have suffered greatly but learned a great deal more- I am an Assassin, as my father and grandfathers were before me. Compelled by duty to my order, I have set aside my search for the Spaniard to recover an ancient artifact recently stolen from us. My thirst for vengeance is strong, but my responsibility to the Assassins is stronger still.|Ezio Auditore, 1494|Assassins Creed II: Discovery}}
[[File:Ezio others.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio with Luis, Raphael, and Christoffa]]
While trying to locate Savonarola, Ezio was told by a Thief to meet Antonio at the Thieves' Guild in Venice. Upon arriving there, Ezio found Antonio accompanied by another man, [[Luis Santangel]]. Luis was looking for a good "killer" who could oversee a meeting involving Luis' friend [[Christoffa Corombo]], but Ezio expressed no interest. However, when he heard that Rodrigo Borgia was also involved in the meeting, he rushed to Christoffa's location, finding out that it was a trap. However, he managed to save Christoffa, who explained that Rodrigo was interested in his plans to sail west. Soon afterwards, Ezio met with Antonio again, who told him to go see both Luis and Christoffa in the gardens district<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>.

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

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

Torquemada revealed to the captured Assassin, and indirectly to Ezio, that Rodrigo Borgia had ordered him to capture Assassins in Spain, because they were "non-believers" (in the Catholic religion). After the guard killed the Assassin, the group disbanded and Gaspar was left unguarded. Ezio then met with him and asked him what he knew of the Templars, but Gaspar feigned ignorance and said that they "went away two centuries ago." He fell silently to Ezio's blade, and Ezio acquired a list of six other Assassins' names. 
After freeing the first man on the list, Ezio took him back to Raphael, informing the latter of the existence of the list. However, all the remaining Assassins were located in [[Zaragoza]].[[File:Ezio_In_Black_by_Invader_Shi.jpg|thumb|Ezio double assassinating two guards]]

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

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

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

Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli wanted to put a stop to Savonarola's rule with the aid of their two comrades in the city, [[Paola]] and [[La Volpe|Volpe]]. Ezio began eliminating the monk's brainwashed followers while Niccolò, Paola, and Volpe organized a riot in the city. Soon after Ezio killed Savonarola's followers, the rioters formed an angry mob and went to the Palazzo Pitti, where Savonarola resided, demanding an end to the bonfires. Savanarola tried to use the Apple to quell the riot, but before he could, Ezio threw a knife at him, knocking the Apple out of his hand. In the ensuing chaos, the Apple was picked up by a guard in service to the Borgia (the Templars had also been trying, without success, to recover the Apple from Savonarola). Ezio followed him, killed him and recovered the Apple. Savonarola was then sentenced to be executed in the same way he had dealt with the city's knowledge: burned at the stake on the [[Piazza della Signoria]]. However, Ezio decided that no one should have to die in such agony. The Assassin leapt onto the execution platform and put Savonarola out of his misery. He then looked at the stunned mob and gave a speech to them, urging them to follow their own path and rely on their own thoughts, not what they were told by the ones in power. He then left with Mario, Niccolò, Paola and La Volpe, ready to uncover the answers hidden within the Apple<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities" />.

===Infiltrating the Sistine Chapel===
[[File:Ezio Rome.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Ezio battles his way to the [[Capella Sistina|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, you bastard!|Ezio to [[Rodrigo Borgia]] during his first assassination attempt|Assassin's Creed II}}

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

Fighting his way along the entire length of the Passetto di Borgo, Ezio snuck into the Sistine Chapel and struck at Borgia from above. As he was about to deal the killing blow, Borgia surprised him by using the Staff to blast him away and drain the energy of those in the room. Since Ezio held the Apple, he was immune to the Staff's effects, and the two engaged in a duel. Ezio repeated history by using the same technique [[Al Mualim]] utilized in his duel against Altaïr in 1191, by creating multiple illusions of himself with the Apple. Ezio seemingly bested Borgia, but the Pope overcame him. Borgia took the Apple, stabbed Ezio in the abdomen and left him to die before fleeing into the Vault. However, Ezio's wounds were not fatal, 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, having realised the futility of revenge<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

===Siege of Monteriggioni===
[[File:Monterigioni.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio destroying a siege tower.]]
Following his experience in the Vault, Ezio returned to Monteriggioni. However he soon learned that the Templar threat had diminished little when [[Cesare Borgia]], the son of Rodrigo and a high ranked Templar, laid siege to Monteriggioni. His army of soldiers, towers and cannons breached the city's gates and destroyed much of the city and Villa. Ezio, who was sleeping with Caterina Sforza at the time of the attack, was shocked when a cannonball shot through his wall and hit the centre pillar of his room. He quickly got dressed and met with Mario to discuss their options. Mario tasked Ezio with keeping the Templars from the city walls, whilst Mario himself led the evacuation of the city <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo">''[http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46470/Ubisoft-E3-2010-Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-Demo/ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo]''</ref>.

Ezio made his way to the city walls, and using the cannons, destroyed several of Cesare’s siege engines. Eventually however, the Templars breached the city gates, and entered, bringing a mortally wounded Mario Auditore and a captured Caterina Sforza with them. Standing at the city gates, the Apple of Eden in his hand, Cesare 'invited' Ezio to come to Rome with a shot of his firearm; the shot killed Mario. The Apple in hand, Cesare returned to Rome whilst Ezio, who had been shot by a Borgia harquebusiers atop the city walls, blacked out and fell off the building he was observing the situation from <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo" />.

Upon regaining consciousness, Ezio travelled to Rome to avenge Mario's murder at the hands of Cesare.

===Return to Rome===
Arriving in Rome, Ezio found the city in disrepair and under the iron fist of [[Cesare Borgia]] – son of the Pope. Basing himself on [[Tiber Island]], in the centre of the city, Ezio rebuilt the complex into his new headquarters and begun his renewed war against the Knights Templar<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>. In 1503, Cesare and his father paraded through Rome when they were ambushed by Ezio Auditore and his apprenticed Assassins<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 trailer">''[http://www.e3expo.com Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 trailer]''</ref>.

== 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|Assassin's Creed II}}
Initially, Ezio was a young [[Florence|Florentine]] nobleman, who lived during the 15th and 16th Century. Unlike his ancestor Altaïr, he was brought up without knowing of the Assassins' existence, or of his heritage. A seducer of women and a playful man, Ezio possessed acrobatic skills beyond his peers, save for his brother. He came from an affluent background and had many friends until the deaths of his father and brothers drove him out of Florence. Forced to protect his [[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]] <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

Ezio Auditore da Firenze was a highly skilled Assassin and a leader amongst the Order. A master of multiple skills, including theft, blending, armed and unarmed combat, stealth assassination techniques, free-running and long-distance combat, he was 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 instinctively differentiate friend from foe<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1499, Ezio was seen sleeping with Caterina Sforza in the Auditore villa before it was [[Siege of Monteriggioni|besieged]] by [[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />.

==Trivia==
*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.
*Ezio is the character whose physical appearance changes the most over the 23-year period of the game, others look mostly the same.
*If you move the camera to a certain angle, Ezio's face has aged. For example, the beard, and wrinkles on his forehead. His voice does deepen and mature over time, making him sound calmer and talk slower. He also appears to lose his tan over time probably due to the fact that he is in hiding through most of his life.
*Just like [[Altaïr]] and [[Desmond]], Ezio has a scar on his mouth, acquired after the mission "Boys Will Be Boys" during Sequence 1, when [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] throws a rock at his face.
*Ezio's outfit is can be unlocked in [[wikipedia:Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands|''Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands'']], which serves as the best outfit in the whole game. It is available via Uplay for 30 points.

==Notes and references==
[[File:youngezio.JPG|thumb|180px|Young Ezio's in-game model.]]
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