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{{Character Infobox<br />
|name = Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli<br />
|image = Zw-niccolomachiavelli.png<br />
|imgdesc = Niccolò Machiavelli in the Animus Database.<br />
|faction = [[Assassins]], [[Mercenaries]]<br />
|appear = [[Assassin's Creed II]]<br />
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th century)<br />
|voice = [[Shawn Baichoo]]<br />
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'''Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli''' (3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was an Italian philosopher, writer, and is considered one of the main founders of modern political science. He was a diplomat, political philosopher, musician, and playwright, but foremost he was a civil servant of the Florentine Republic.<br />
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==Description==<br />
Niccolò was in secret a member of the [[Assassin]] Order, and the leader of the Florentine [[Mercenaries]]<ref>[http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/assassins-creed-2/dlc/ Assassin's Creed II DLC Official Site]</ref>. This was perhaps why he was such a secretive person, to not reveal too much about himself. He may also have been the Grand Master of the Assassins, due to his black robe and him speaking for the other Assassins.<br />
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Niccolò and the other Assassins were to attack [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who was at that point in possession of the Apple of Eden. Unbeknownst to them, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] also knew about Rodrigo having the Apple and had already attacked him. The other Assassins went to help him fend off Rodrigo's guards. Eventually, Rodrigo ran away, leaving the Apple behind. Niccolò revealed himself along with the other Assassins, who had helped Ezio assassinate the Templars before.<br />
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Niccolò was present at Ezio's initiation into the Assassin Brotherhood, performing a [[Leap of Faith]] along with the other Assassins.<br />
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Eventually, Niccolò helped Ezio defend [[Caterina Sforza]] and the city of [[Forlì]]. He also aided him during the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]], in which [[Girolamo Savonarola]] acquired the Apple of Eden.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*It is possible that the game's developers chose Machiavelli because of his supposed character during the Renaissance, as he is thought to have been a very secretive person.<br />
*However, he did write several books about how he would have preferred the government to take control of the people, which seems to be a Templar belief, not an Assassin belief.<br />
*For some reason, his character in Assassin's Creed II bears an uncanny resembelance to Roy Keane, the former Ireland and Manchester United footballer.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<center><gallery><br />
Image:AC2-M.jpg|Concept art for Niccolò Machiavelli. <br />
Image:Machiavelli pose.jpg|Machiavelli with a longsword.<br />
Image:Battle for forli.jpg|Battle of Forlì: Machiavelli (left) and Ezio (right) protecting Caterina Sforza from the Templars.<br />
</gallery></center><br />
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