Maria Auditore da Firenze

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{{Character Infobox

|name = Maria Auditore da Firenze
|image = Zw-mariaauditore.png
|imgdesc = Maria Auditore in the Animus Database
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th century)
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|actor = [[Claudia Ferri]]
|voice = [[Ellen David]]
}}
'''Maria Auditore da Firenze''' (''née'' de' Mozzi) was the wife of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], a prominent [[Florence|Florentine]] banker and member of the [[Assassins|Order of Assassins]]. She is the mother of three sons – [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] – and a daughter named [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia]] and the sister-in-law of [[Mario Auditore]]. Born into the noble de' Mozzi family, Maria liked to mix with "real citizens" when she was younger, leading her to a chance of meeting with the man who would become her husband. As part of the Auditore family, she continued to fraternise with the lower classes, developing a working relationship with the artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]].

Aware of her husband's allegiances to the Assassins, Maria kept it a secret from her children up to his death, and upon her grieving silence did not mention it either. As she married into the family line of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], she became an ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]].

==Biography==
===[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]===
In 1476 Maria Auditore da Firenze lived happily with her husband, three sons and daughter in the heart of the city. Close to the de' Medici family, Maria was by this time aware of her husband's duties as an assassin, and would tend his wounds should he receive them.

With their second son, Ezio, then seventeen Maria felt it time for Giovanni to tell him of his heritage.

===[[Assassin's Creed II]]===
She is first seen during Ezio's birth. The day following Ezio's fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] on the Florentine bridge, Maria had him walk with her to collect a number of commissioned paintings from the artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]], introducing the two in the process. She was at home when the city guards arrived to take away her husband and sons; when she protested, it is suggested that the guards sexually assaulted her. When Ezio returned home he discovered that his mother's assault, as well as the arrests, had shocked her into silence. She and Claudia were then taken to Paola's house by their maid, Annetta.

A few days later Ezio returned, wearing the robes of his father and bringing the fateful news of the execution.

She then followed Ezio and Claudia to the [[Villa Auditore]] in the town of [[Monteriggioni]]. Arriving in the town, Maria took up residence in the Villa, refusing to speak and constantly praying over the feathers that her youngest son, [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], used to collect. Eventually, after Ezio had collected 100 feathers for his mother to watch over, Maria hugged him and spoke once more, thanking her son for not forgetting about her. As a reward for his collection of the feathers, Maria bestowed Ezio a cape embossed with the Auditore family crest.

In the official novel 'Assassin's Creed: Renaissance', Maria does not spend all her time in prayer over Petruccio's feathers, but spends time within Monteriggioni's convent. It is stated that it helps her to do simple tasks, though a full recovery is never shown, and it is unsaid as to whether she goes to the Auditore villa with Claudia. She is mentioned very little after settling into her new life at Monteriggioni.

==Gallery==

<center><gallery captionalign="left">
File:Marialieage1.png|Maria Auditore in Assassin's Creed: Lineage
File:Zw-maria-start.png|Maria in Assassin's Creed II
File:Zw-maria.png|Maria sitting in her room
Zw-mariaauditore.png|Maria as seen in the animus database.
</gallery></center>

== Trivia ==
*She is one of the characters whose appearance never ages.
*Maria prays for 10-23 years since all of the places that have feathers aren't unlocked until Sequence 9 of Assassin's Creed II.
*She seems to be a skilled surgeon as she is seen stitching up Giovanni's near-fatal wound in ''Lineage''.
*Maria married Giovanni (16 at the time) when she was 18.
*She only speaks in three parts in the game: during Ezio's birth, the quest "Friend of the Family" and when given 100 feathers.
*She is played by Claudia Ferri in Assassin's Creed: Lineage. Claudia is also the name of her only daughter in Assassin's Creed II.

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Armor of Altaïr

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[[File:Zw-altair-armor-default-stand.png|thumb|right|150px|Armor at the [[Auditore Villa|Auditore's Villa's]] armory]]

{{Quote|It is possessed of great strength, yet so light to allow complete freedom...|Altaïr's description of the armor in [[The Codex|Codex]] page 19.}}

After becoming Master of the Order, [[Altaïr]] used the knowledge from within [[Piece of Eden|the Apple]] to construct a lightweight, yet unbreakable '''set of armor'''.

==History==
Unlike the robes [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]] wore during the events of ''Assassin's Creed'', this armor provided more protection against attacks and was dyed black/red. Due to its advanced design, it looks closer to the armor Giovanni and Ezio wore than Altaïr's original armor. The armor is seen in ''Assassin's Creed II''.

===''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''===
[[File:Zw-altairarmor.png|thumb|Ezio, wearing Altaïr's armor.]]
[[File:Zw-sanctuary-altair-closeup.png|thumb|left|Altaïr's Armor locked by the 6 Assassins' Seals]]
Years later, Altaïr's armor was stored inside a vault below the [[Auditore Villa]], locked behind bars which only opened when all six seals from hidden Assassins' tombs were collected and placed on their respective statues. As each seal was placed, a bar (to which the placed seal corresponds) retracted into the wall. When all six seals were placed, the bars that block access to the Altaïr's armor retracted into the floor, granting access to the armor. Altaïr's armor was the most powerful armor in ''Assassin's Creed II''. Since it couldn't break, it didn't need to be repaired, which saved the user a great deal of florins. Unfortunately, the armor couldn't be dyed visibly when worn. In Altaïr's [[Codex Pages]], he claimed to have created a new metal which was incredibly strong whilst being light as a feather. In a contrast to other Assassins' robes, Altaïr's armor was black, while Ezio and Altaïr originally wore white. The black color scheme could be attributed to the rank of Grandmaster of the Syrian Assassins' Sect, which Altaïr obtained after defeating [[Al Mualim]]. Once Ezio obtained it, it could be taken on and off in the [[Auditore Family Villa]] in the armor room. Altaïr's armor had to be worn all at once: you couldn't mix it with other armor sets/types. It's important to note that while the armor was unbreakable, it was not a full body suit, which explained how Ezio could be damaged while wearing it.

===''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''===
Altaïr's armor was possibly lost during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|Templar attack on the Villa Auditore]] in 1499. While the armor was in the room when he found out about the attack Ezio probably didn't grab it because the cannonball that broke through the wall had scattered it and he was rushed to join the fight. The armor was virtually indestructible, which would have been crucial to Ezio as he'd have been more able to resist [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare Borgia's]] gunmen. Due to its nature, it most likely survived the raid but may have been buried underneath the rubble of the villa.

If you look closely at Ezio's new robes in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood they look very similar to Altaïr's armor only Ezio's robes are white and Altaïr's armor was black. This is most likely because the Armor of Altaïr is both a set of armor and the robes of a Master Assassin, and Ezio would most likely have reached that rank by the beginning of this game, since he leads the Assassins in Rome.

== Armor stats ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Armor Piece
!Health
!Resistance
|-
|'''Pauldrons of Altaïr'''
|4
|8 (Unbreakable)
|-
|'''Chest Guard of Altaïr'''
|6
|8 (Unbreakable)
|-
|'''Vambraces of Altaïr'''
|2
|8 (Unbreakable)
|-
|'''Greaves of Altaïr'''
|3
|8 (Unbreakable)
|}

==Trivia==
*According to a piece of [[:File:Art 14.jpg|concept art]], it seems that the [[armor]] was intended to be an invention by [[Leonardo da Vinci]] before being a creation of Altaïr.
*While wearing the armor the hood is never down during cut-scenes where it would normally be down if wearing Giovanni's assassin robes.
*The cloak for [[Altaïr]]'s Armor, in addition to being black, is much longer than the one [[Ezio]] would wear with the other armors, and made up of three layers. Each layer is longer than the one above it, and the longest, lower layer is segmented, which gives the whole piece a look resembling Eagle's Wings. The back of the lower layer is also split down the middle, making it behave much like [[Altaïr]]'s cloak from the original game, where each side would move up and down as the back of [[Altaïr]]'s legs pushed against them.
*It is interesting to note that the Chest Guard of Altaïr and Pauldrons of [[Altaïr]] somewhat resemble Roman Lorica segmentata. Also, the cape-pauldron seems to be composed of leather. Plus, the Vambraces of [[Altaïr]] resemble golden Missaglias and Guard Captains wear similar vambraces. The Greaves of [[Altaïr]] also bear a strong resemblance to leather.
*The Robes that come with the armor look like a cross between [[Al Mualim]]'s, Altaïr's and Giovanni's robes.
*Altaïr's armor, unlike other armors in the game, can only be worn as a full set.
*Despite having been created by Altaïr probably in the 13th century, the armor set corresponds with 15th century Italian fashion. This could be attributed to the armored parts of the outfit being created in the 13th century while the cloth sections where added at a later time period, closer to the 15th century.
*It is also interesting to note that while Altaïr's armor is the strongest armor in the game the Missaglias Vambraces give the player one extra health point whereas Altaïr's armor does not however the Missaglas greaves give one less health square making Altaïr's armour the strongest as it is unbreakable.
*This is the only armor in the game that cannot be dyed.
*Though it is not mandatory to complete the 6 tombs, the player must get all the seals to get full synchronization.

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