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Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

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{{Book Infobox
|name = Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
|image = Renaissance.jpg
|Publisher = Penguin Books
|Writer = Oliver Bowden
|US Date Released = November 23, 2009
|UK Date Released = November 26, 2009
|Genre = Action, Historic
|Format = Paperback
|ISBN = ISBN 978-0-141-04630-3
|Language = English, French
|Pages = 528pp (532 with cover)
|Website = http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/assassins-creed-2/community_news/?p=3831
}}

{{quote|While I thought that I was learning to live, I have been learning how to die.|[[Leonardo da Vinci]]}}

'''''Assassin's Creed: Renaissance''''' is a novel based on the [[Assassin's Creed series|''Assassin's Creed'' series]], written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. It is a novelised version of the game ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''; however, rather than spanning a vast period of time, it is set only in the 15th century with no mention of the game's present-day events. The novel was released in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2009, six days after the UK release of ''Assassin's Creed II'', and was released in North America on February 23, 2010.

==Plot==
*''See [[Assassin’s Creed II#Plot|Assassin's Creed II storyline]]''

<blockquote>''I will seek vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]. I am an [[Assassin]]...''</blockquote>

Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, a young man embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honor, he will learn the art of the Assassin.

Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo da Vinci and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] - knowing that survival is bound to the skills by which he must live.

To his allies, he will become a force for change - fighting for freedom and justice. To his [[Templars|enemies]], he will become a threat dedicated to the destruction of the tyrants abusing the people of [[Italy]].

So begins an epic story of power, revenge and conspiracy.

'''TRUTH WILL BE WRITTEN IN BLOOD.'''

==Differences and Extras==
Despite being a textual version of the game, there are some mild differences present in the novel. There are also things added into the book that were not included in the game.

===Characters===
*[[La Volpe]]'s name is revealed to be Gilberto, although he still wishes Ezio to call him "La Volpe." In the game, it is revealed that "La Volpe" is only his pseudonym (according to the database files) but no real name is mentioned.
*[[Dante Moro]]'s ex-wife's name is changed from Carlotta to Gloria.
*[[Cristina Vespucci]]'s name is changed to Cristina Calfucci.
*[[Mario Auditore]] has a thick beard and is stated to be twice Ezio's size. In the game, however, Mario has a small mustache, and is roughly the same size as Ezio.
*[[Antonio]]'s full name is given as Antonio de Magianis.

===Relationships===
*In the novel, a short account on how Ezio first met Cristina is provided.
*In the novel, it is revealed that Vieri also liked Cristina and once tried to kiss her by force, until Ezio came to the scene and fought Vieri off.
*In the novel, Ezio heads over to Cristina's to spend the night after his father and brothers were taken to prison. In the game, the player is not given details as to where Ezio spent the night.
**Different parts of the book detail him visiting Cristina's house several other times, such as hours after his father and brothers are executed to collect a pouch he left there, and before Ezio meets La Volpe, wherein he helps her fiancé. These visits are also not in the game.
*Several of these events regarding Ezio's relationship with Cristina are further explored in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' through [[Cristina Memories|repressed memories]].
*In the novel, Ezio's relationship with [[Rosa]] is explored in more detail; whereas in the game they merely flirt with each other. In the novel, it is confirmed that they are lovers.

===Equipment===
*In the game, after becoming an [[Assassin]], Ezio's [[Assassin's Creed II Outfits|outfit]] generally stays the same except for the cape. In the novel, Ezio frequently changes his clothes to blend in better, such as wearing monks' robes when going to the monastery, or wearing poor civilian clothes within the village outside [[Forlì]].
*In the novel, Ezio's first [[hidden blade]] is attached to his right forearm instead of his left.
*In the novel, Ezio's second hidden blade is a double-bladed wrist weapon, not just a single blade as in the game.
*In the novel, Ezio changes his hidden blade between the poison blade and the normal blade between missions; but in the game, when Ezio gets the poison blade, he can change it on the fly. This is most obvious when Ezio performs double assassinations.
*In the novel, the bullets for Ezio's [[Pistol|hidden gun]] are provided by Leonardo, instead of the [[blacksmiths]].
*In the novel, the hidden blade is more often referred to as the "[[Codex]] blade."
*Unlike in the game, it is revealed in the novel that [[Mario]] is shown many times to be nervous of the fact that Ezio shares the knowledge of the Codex to Leonardo, because he is not sure if anyone can be trusted with it. Despite this, Ezio still goes to Leonardo to decode the pages and improve the hidden blade.
*In the novel, Ezio finds many Codex pages on the dead remains of his enemies; such as retrieving one page from [[Vieri de' Pazzi]]'s pouch and another one from [[Francesco de' Pazzi]]'s. In the game, Ezio finds most of the Codex Pages in Templar banks.
*In the novel, Leonardo discovers that the Codex hides a map, even without having all of the pages. In the game, Ezio is the one to find out by using his [[Eagle Vision]].

===Assassinations===
*In the game, Ezio angrily stabs [[Uberto Alberti]] multiple times in the chest, but in the novel, he stabs him in the throat.
*In the novel, Ezio respectfully kisses [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] on the forehead before his death. Instead of ending his slow suffering by stabbing him in the throat like in the game, Ezio instead stabs Jacopo's heart.
*In the novel, Ezio cuts a cross mark onto some of the corpses of his targets, such as [[Silvio Barbarigo]]'s and Dante Moro's, likely as a symbol of the Templars.

===Other Events===
*Eagle Vision is not mentioned at all during the events of the book.
*In the novel, [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] throws a rock at Ezio and it hits him in the forehead. In the game, it hits him on the right side of his lip, giving him the characteristic scar also shared with [[Altaïr]] and [[Desmond]].
*In the novel, during the first fight with Vieri, Ezio (including his allies and Vieri's thugs) is said to have a dagger with him; though in the game, Ezio gets his first weapon only when he finds [[Giovanni Auditore|his father]]'s Assassin robe. Also, the fight scene in the novel takes place late at night, while in the game, it is set in the afternoon.
*In the novel, when Ezio heads over to the pigeon coop to receive the note for his father, he finds some graffiti behind the coop that reads: "HE THAT INCREASETH KNOWLEDGE INCREASETH SORROW" and "WHERE IS THE PROPHET?" This message is not mentioned in the game.
*In the game, Ezio's father and brothers are executed simultaneously. In the novel, [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] is executed first, shortly followed by [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], and then finally, [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]].
*In the game, Ezio receives [[Paola]]'s training after he sees his [[Maria Auditore|mother]] and [[Claudia Auditore|sister]]. In the book, he receives training before he sees them.
*In the novel, Ezio gives his father and brothers their final rites by placing them in torched boats set adrift at sea.
*Maria and Claudia Auditore stay in Mario's [[Villa Auditore|villa]] in the game; but in the novel, the two of them stay in a convent, where Claudia becomes a nun (although she later changes her mind and stays at the villa).
*In the game, during the trip to Venice with Leonardo da Vinci, Ezio drives the [[wagon]] while avoiding [[Rodrigo Borgia|Borgia]]'s men. In the novel, he rides a single [[horse]] and slays the five riders.
**Also in the novel, da Vinci has a group of wagon riders and bodyguards with him before the attack, all of whom run away at the first sign of trouble.
*In the novel, when the other [[Assassins]] allow Ezio to join their Order, they are all wearing the iconic Assassin hood; but in the game they are wearing what they normally wear.
*The events that cover the [[Battle of Forlì]] and the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] are told in the novel. In the game, the two events are only accessible through [[DLC|downloadable content]].
*In the novel, while Ezio is speaking to [[Minerva]] in The Vault, there is no mention of [[Desmond]] or the [[Modern Times|Modern Time]] Assassins. However, Minerva still mentions that Ezio only anchors the one for whom the message is intended, hence the message is still not meant for Ezio.
*In the novel, Ezio walks out of [[The Vault]] to witness Rodrigo Borgia die after drinking poison, believing that he had failed his life's purpose of getting into the vault. In the game, Ezio spares his life, and the Pope is seen to be alive within ''Brotherhood''.
**In the novel, this final scene takes place in 1503, unlike in the game, which took place in 1499.
**This scene is reverted in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|new novel]], wherein Ezio sees Rodrigo as he leaves, but when he comes back to check if Rodrigo is dead, he has gone; leaving only the Papal Cape behind.

==Terminology==
*''See [[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance/Terminology]]''

The novel uses Italian and Latin terminology, just like the game, but instead, releases the terms between numbered pages 509-516.

==Release==
The novel was released in the United Kingdom six days after the release of ''Assassin's Creed II'' on 26 November, 2009 and was released in the United States until 23 February, 2010. A Kindle Edition can be purchased from Amazon.com, which was released November 26, 2009.

==Pricing==
*United Kingdom
:*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-Renaissance-Oliver-Bowden/dp/0141046309/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261088205&sr=8-1 Amazon.co.uk]: £3.49
:*[http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/ubisoft+entertainment/oliver+bowden/assassin27s+creed/6910624/ Waterstones]: £3.49
:*[http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=9780141046303 WH Smith]: £3.49

*United States
:*[http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Renaissance-Oliver-Bowden/dp/0441019293/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261086507&sr=8-1 Amazon.com (Paperback)]: $9.99
:*[http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-ebook/dp/B002XGICOK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261086507&sr=8-2 Amazon.com (Kindle)]: $6.87

==External links==
*[http://assassinscreed.com Assassins Creed Official Website]
*[http://penguin.co.uk Penguin.co.uk]
*[http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141046303,00.html?strSrchSql=Assassin%27s+Creed+Renaissance%2A/Assassin'#39;s_Creed_Oliver_Bowden Assassin's Creed: Renaissance on Penguin.co.uk]

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Apple of Eden 6

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[[File:Altair_Apple.jpg|thumb|300px|Altaïr holding the Apple of Eden to calm a mob.]]
The presumed '''Sixth Apple''' is the focal [[Piece of Eden]] throughout the ''[[Assassin's Creed series]]''. It is never issued a number, unlike the other five Apples described in [[Subject 16]]'s [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles. The Sixth Apple was originally found in the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in [[Solomon's Temple]] by [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Malik A-Sayf]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> It is a piece of ancient but technologically advanced equipment created by [[Those Who Came Before]] to manipulate their workforce, [[Humans|human-kind]].

'''Use:''' Designed to create illusions and to control human minds, and can be used in conjunction with [[the Staff]] (presumably as can other Apples). Also contains knowledge of many technologies used by Those Who Came Before.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

'''Status:''' Hidden by [[Ezio Auditore]] in a [[the Vault|First Civilization Vault]] below the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] in [[Rome]] between 1503 and 1507. Uncovered by [[Desmond Miles]] in [[Modern Times|October 2012]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==Known Owners==
[[File:AppleOfEden.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio with the Apple.]]
*[[Those Who Came Before]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Al Mualim]] (1191)<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (1191 - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (1488)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Checco Orsi]] (1488)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*[[Girolamo Savonarola]] (1488 - 1498)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (1498 - December 1499)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
*[[Mario Auditore]] (December 1499 - January 1500)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (January 1500 - 1503)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (1503)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (1503 - 1507)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
*[[Desmond Miles]] (2012 - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==History==
{{main|The Apple's Journey}}
After escaping [[Vaticano District|the Vatican]], Ezio and Mario took to the rooftops and made their way to a high tower overlooking the [[Tiber River]]. Once there, Ezio withdrew the Apple of Eden from his cloak and prepared to drop it into the river, however, he hesitated. Acknowledging that destroying such a powerful artifact wasn’t a decision to be taken lightly, Mario offered to keep the Apple safe until Ezio had made up his mind, and the two rode back to their base of operations in the fortress town of [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], Mario was killed by Cesare Borgia, who took the Apple for himself. Four years later, Ezio managed to retrieve the Apple from where it had been hidden by Rodrigo Borgia, in St. Peter's Basilica. He used it to demilitarize Cesare's army, and look into the future to locate Cesare in [[Viana]] in 1507. Realizing the power of the Apple, Ezio hid the Apple in a [[Santa Maria Aracoeli Vault|First Civilization Vault]] beneath the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]], in central Rome.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==Abilities==
[[File:Al_Mualim_9_copies.jpg|thumb|250px|Al Mualim creating copies of himself, while restricting Altaïr's movements.]]
In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', the Apple is used by Al Mualim to coerce the members of the Assassin Order into obeying his will, namely, killing Altaïr. The Apple is also used for neural paralysis, the creation of up to nine hologram doubles, and the partial blindness of any target. At the end of the game, the Apple reveals a map of the world indicating the locations of various Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />

In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Ezio used the Apple in Rome to dispel the effects of the Staff, as well as to create four hologram doubles. While these doubles could not deal damage, they were able to distract Rodrigo during their battle. After Rodrigo stole the Apple, he combined it with the Staff of Eden to paralyze Ezio, then to create the key to [[The Vault]], which he claimed held a "god-felling weapon." In the vault, Minerva upgraded the Apple.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Ezio is briefly able to use the Apple as a weapon. By charging the Apple, a golden perimeter spreads around him, followed by a smaller, white perimeter; though these circles decrease slightly upon release. Enemies within the golden circle of effect will proceed to fight each other, while enemies in the white circle will fall to the ground in agony, which is depicted as a kill-by-insanity. The Apple can also be used in a counter-attack, where briefly activating its effects just as an enemy attacks results in an instant kill.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

Using the Apple will drain the player's health, with a greater area of effect draining a greater amount of health; though health will recover faster over time. Whether this is due to overuse of the Apple, or of a desynchronization between Desmond's and Ezio's memories, is unknown.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==Trivia==
* The Apple affects and can potentially kill almost anyone, including allies (such as [[Mercenaries|mercenaries]] and [[Apprentices|Assassin recruits]]) and [[civilians]].
* The Apple was mentioned iconically in many religious writings; most notably as the "fruit of knowledge" in the garden of Eden.
* There is some confusion with this Apple; in Assassin's Creed Lucy states that the Apple Altair had was destroyed in the Denver incident, yet they find the Apple Altair used in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

==References==
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