Rosa

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{{Era|AC2|Renaissance |bbook}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Rosa
|image = Zw-rosa.png
|imgdesc = Rosa's database picture
|period = [[Renaissance]]
|faction = [[Thieves]]<br>[[Courtesans]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''<br>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]
|voice = [[Lita Tresierra]]
|birth = 1460}}

'''Rosa''' (born 1460) was a member of the [[Venice|Venetian]] [[thieves]] [[Venice Thieves Guild|guild]] led by [[Antonio de Magianis]]. In 1504, she became the Madame of the [[Rosa in Fiore]] in [[Rome]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Rosa was born in 1460. Nine months before, a Venetian nobleman paid a [[Courtesans|prostitute]] for her services, and Rosa was the result of the event. As the prostitute could not raise her child, Rosa survived in the streets of Venice alone.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

At the age of fifteen, Rosa tried to steal from Antonio de Magianis, a stranger to her at the time, though she was caught. As the chief of the Venetian thieves guild, Antonio decided to raise Rosa as his pupil, rather than send her to the [[guards]].<ref name="AC2" />

Throughout her apprenticeship, Antonio noted many of Rosa's talents, especially her high level of agility. Antonio also seemed to maintain a very parental relationship with Rosa, and would often call her ''"piccola"'' ("sweetheart" or "little darling").<ref name="AC2" />

===Assisting Ezio===
{{quote|When it comes time to storm the place, remember what I've taught you.|Rosa to Ezio just before the assault on the Palazzo della Seta.}}

In 1480, Rosa and several of her fellow thieves attempted an attack on the [[Palazzo della Seta]], where the corrupt [[Emilio Barbarigo]] ruled over Venice's merchants. While her allies led away the guards, Rosa began to scale the building, but was hit in the leg by an arrow fired by an [[Archers|archer]] patrolling the palazzo.<ref name="AC2"/>

Too injured to run, she demanded help from [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], who had been standing nearby, and who she had pickpocketed earlier that day. Despite this, Ezio consented, and protected her as they hurried towards the canals.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:Ezio carrying rosa.png|thumb|210px|left|Ezio rescuing Rosa.]]
Along the way, Rosa proudly held her own, but she eventually collapsed and was unable to walk. Ezio thus carried her the rest of the way, until they met with Rosa's fellow thief [[Ugo]], who placed her onto a nearby [[gondola]]. Ugo managed to ferry Rosa to the guild, while Ezio took out the archers pursuing them.<ref name="AC2"/>

As she recovered from her wounds, Rosa taught Ezio how to grab higher ledges while scaling buildings. After Ezio's first successful climb-leap attempt, Rosa challenged him to race up the [[Santa Maria dei Frari]] within a set time, which he did successfully.<ref name="AC2"/>

Years later, in 1485, Rosa aided Ezio and the other thieves in a second assault on the Palazzo della Seta. Ezio killed the archers guarding the palazzo, allowing Rosa and other members of the thieves guild to disguise themselves in their place. After Ezio successfully assassinated Emilio Barbarigo, Rosa and the other thieves shot down the rest of the guards, then she and Ezio opened the palazzo gates for Antonio.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:Ezio and Rosa at Ezio´s Birthday.jpg|thumb|210px|right|Rosa teasingly giving Ezio his birthday gift.]]
In 1488, on Ezio's birthday, Rosa gifted him with a shipping manifest from [[Arsenal Shipyard|l'Arsenale]], which detailed the return of a [[Templars|Templar]] boat the following day.<ref name="AC2"/>

===Madame of the Rosa in Fiore===
In 1504, [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]], the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore [[Brothels|brothel]] in Rome, stepped down after being assaulted by [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] fanatics.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>

Soon after, Antonio was contacted by a fellow Assassin, [[La Volpe]], who asked him if Rosa would like to replace Claudia as the brothel's Madame. Rosa agreed and moved to Rome.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel" />

==Personality and characteristics==
{{quote|''Ti venisse il cancro, brutto bastardo! ...a te e quella grandissima troia di tua madre!'' (I hope you catch plague, you bastard! ...you and your whore mother!)|Rosa to Antonio after he treats her injury.|Assassin's Creed II}}

Rosa, as the only female of the Venetian thieves guild, had a very aggressive and tough personality to match the male-dominated group. Antonio once noted that, in the past, a group of thieves had tried to kiss Rosa, and were badly beaten by her afterwards.<ref name="AC2" />

Rosa was also not afraid to give orders or speak her mind to her fellow thieves (Ugo, for example, received only reprimands from her despite assisting in her rescue). Often, she would yell or insult them to their faces.<ref name="AC2" />

Rosa also cursed frequently, particularly after being injured. Even after Antonio had treated her wound, she swore at him profusely, calling him ''"bastardo"'' and ''"porca puttana"'', as well as insulting his mother.<ref name="AC2" />

===Romantic life===
[[File:MSMD_1.png|thumb|250px|left|Rosa and Ezio flirting.]]
After being rescued, Rosa's attitude towards Ezio changed drastically, where she became flirtatious and more intimate; such as looking excited when Ezio stated that he needed her, only to become disappointed when he clarified that he wanted to learn her climbing technique. She also seemed to revert to her true self when around him, instead of the "tough thief" image she maintained most of the time.<ref name="AC2" />

Over the years, Ezio maintained a close, intimate friendship with Rosa, and the two were often seen flirting whenever in each other's company, implying a relationship during that period of their lives.<ref name="AC2" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*Rosa fights with a [[Sultan's Knife]].
*In [[Eagle Vision]], Rosa will turn red for a split-second after you have assassinated Emilio Barbarigo.
*It is possible to assassinate Rosa. After the mission "[[Everything Must Go]]," you may see her walking past Ezio in the guard armor she wore during the memory. Here, you can assassinate her, however it will not affect gameplay or storyline.
*The arrow that hit Rosa's leg disappears during gameplay, but reappears afterwards.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', Rosa is said to be one of the best [[Free-Running|free-runners]] in her guild.
*In ''Renaissance'', Ezio and Rosa clearly have an intimate relationship, constantly flirting, with many cases of kissing. Some passages also imply a sexual relationship.
*Rosa is not seen as the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore in ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', despite it taking place in 1506, and Claudia having stepped down in 1504.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center">
EzioRosaRescue.jpg|Ezio protecting Rosa from archers.
MSMD_2.png|Ezio speaking with Rosa.
luysdf.jpg|Ezio carrying Rosa.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Renaissance Characters]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Novel) Characters]]
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[[Category:Courtesans]]

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