Antonio de Magianis

2011-03-23T01:58:21Z

71.56.21.53: /* Trivia */ Adding a note about Antonio and Leonardo

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|image=Zw-antonio.png
|faction=[[Assassins]], [[Thieves]]
|name=Antonio de Magianis
|meaning=
|appear=''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''
|period=[[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]] (15th century)
|voice=[[Carlo Mestroni]] [[Tony Azzolino]] (AC II: D)
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{{quote|Your good work has restored us to our former glory, Ezio. Now, we are ready to strike.|Antonio|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Antonio de Magianis'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref> was a member of the [[Order of Assassins]] and leader of the [[Thieves]] guild in [[Venice]] during the late 15th Century.

==Biography==
Born in 1443 to a poor family, Antonio lived with his father, a cobbler, and his mother, a maid for an upper-class family. As he aged, he increasingly developed a want for a richer life, but no matter how hard he studied, the schools would not accept him, and no matter how hard he worked he could not change his circumstances. Realizing that hard labor would not get him what he wanted, Antonio decided to steal it instead.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Eventually, Antonio found his way into the Order of Assassins, and subsequently set up the Thieves guild of Venice. Antonio and his fellow thieves consented only to theft of property from the largely immoral Venetian nobility, not ordinary citizens, making him something like an Italian Robin Hood. He considered his guild more of a "business" than a crime syndicate.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

Following the arrival of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] in 1481, Antonio agreed to aid Ezio in his quest to destroy the [[Barbarigo family]] and ensure Venice's future. Seven years later, Antonio revealed himself to be an Assassin during Ezio's duel with the [[Templar]] [[Grand Master of the Knights Templar|Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]]. He was later present at Ezio's induction into the Order.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

In 1491, Antonio was contacted by [[Luis Santangel]], who was seeking protection for him and his friend [[Christoffa Corombo]] as they attempted to meet with Rodrigo Borgia in Venice. Antonio contacted Ezio and sought his aid in the matter. He then put Ezio in contact with the Thieves' Guild in [[Barcelona]] before Ezio traveled there to battle the Templars.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

Antonio met with the Assassins at [[Monteriggioni]] in 1499 as they formulated a plan to prevent Rodrigo from accessing [[The Vatican Vault|the Vault]] in [[Rome]]. He agreed to create distractions throughout Rome in order to give Ezio an opportunity to infiltrate the [[Capella Sistina]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Trivia==
*The "courier disguise" item in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' is identical to Antonio's attire.
*There are several refrences to Antonio being bi-sexual. At the Brothel during Carnevale, he is seen with many courtesans. Yet earlier, Leonardo says with a shy face that Antonio had visited many times "Being a mutual friend thing" With Leonardo being homo-sexual, it is assumed that the two were lovers.

==Notes and references==
[[File:Antonio.png|thumb|left|Antonio's concept art.]]
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