Cristina Vespucci

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|name = Cristina Vespucci
|image = Cristina Vespucci V.png
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|birth = 1459<br>[[Italy]]
|death = 1498<br>[[Florence]], Italy
|period = [[Renaissance]]
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|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
|voice = [[Amber Goldfarb]]<ref>http://www.kimvaincourt.com/talent/profile/42/Amber+Goldfarb.html</ref>}}
{{Quote|Well Ezio, looks like you got yourself a second chance|Cristina to Ezio|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

'''Cristina Vespucci''' (1459 – 1498) was a well-known [[Florence|Florentine]] beauty and a favorite of painters, most notably [[wikipedia:Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]], who used her as a model for several of his paintings.

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Eziocristina123.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cristina thanking Ezio for saving her from Vieri de' Pazzi.]]
Cristina Vespucci was born in [[Florence]], [[Italy]], circa 1459.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> From an early age, she caught the eyes of many boys who wanted to become intimate with her.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

One of those boys was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], who was encouraged to go speak with Cristina by his brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] one night. However, Cristina had no interest in him and walked away. Ezio, who wasn't used to being turned down by a woman, followed Cristina to her home, where she was confronted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

After Cristina turned Vieri down as well, he was about to sexually assault her, when he was interrupted by Ezio, who came to Cristina's rescue. The two fought, and Ezio emerged the victor. Cristina was thankful of Ezio's actions, and thus began a relationship between the two.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

Ezio visited Cristina quite frequently and was "unbelievably dexterous," as the guards were never able to catch him trespassing.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Middle years===

I love you!

===Death===
[[File:Cristy1459.jpg|thumb|250px|Cristina dying in Ezio's arms.]]
{{quote|I wish we could have had a second chance.|Cristina's final words to Ezio.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

In 1494, [[Girolamo Savonarola]] took control of Florence after Lorenzo de' Medici's death. Savonarola claimed that all [[Renaissance]] material was evil and that they should go back to the medieval times, instigating the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

In 1498, Savonarola's fanatics infiltrated the Palazzo d'Arzente to kill Manfredo Soderini. Manfredo attempted to fend them off, however, this was a vain effort, as there were too many attackers. Cristina managed to escape, but was soon cornered by the fanatics.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

At this point, Ezio, after hearing about what had happened from a dying Manfredo, came to her aid and killed all of the soldiers. However, Cristina had already been mortally wounded, and was slowly dying. After showing him the pendant that she had kept with her the past twenty-two years, and telling him that she wished they could have had another chance together, she died in Ezio's arms.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Trivia==
[[File:Eziocristina.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio and Cristina sharing an intimate moment.]]
*Even though Cristina was married for around sixteen years and saw Ezio only for a few short minutes once every several years, she still loved him more than her own husband.
*In Assassins Creed: Renaissance Cristinas surname is 'Calfucci'''' ''instead of 'Vespucci'
*Cristina features in several [[Cristina Memories|repressed memories]] during ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', which are unlocked when the player achieves certain amounts of [[Synchronization]] with Ezio.
*Cristina, like many characters in the [[Assassin's Creed series|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], does not physically age during the course of the Cristina missions in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', Ezio is only later informed of Cristina's death by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]].
*Cristina's eye color changes from blue to brown in ''Brotherhood''.

==References==
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