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Man O' War

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[[File:AC4 El Arca Del Maestro.png|thumb|250px|A Man O' War, ''El Arca del Maestro'']]
The '''Man O' War''' (plural: '''Men O' War'''), or '''Galleon''' – as the class was known in non-[[United Kingdom|English]] speaking countries – was a class of [[Ships|warship]] operated by, among others, the [[Royal Navy|British]], [[French Navy|French]], [[Spanish Navy|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese Navy|Portuguese]] navies. They often functioned as flagships for fleets due to their firepower and durability.

==History==
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy|early 18th century]], the Man O' War was among the most well-armed class of warship in operation throughout the [[Caribbean]]. Each ship of the class bore three masts, and was capable of fielding up to a hundred guns over three decks; on top of this, they were fitted with mortars, chain-shot, heavy shot and fire barrels, and the sheer amount of material used in their construction made them extremely robust. However, despite all of these major advantages, Men O' War possessed a major weakness in terms of their speed. As they were very slow, a well-armed, smaller ship could outmaneuver their broadsides and still land hits to destroy them.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

One of the few Men O' War to fly the pirate colors was [[Bartholomew Roberts]]' ''[[Royal Fortune]]''. It was also outfitted with stern cannons, coupled with the ones positioned on its sides and bow, ensuring that it could return fire from any direction.<ref name="AC4"/> Another pirate, [[Alonzo Batilla]] captained several Men O' War, including the ''[[Abyss]]''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

Some time later, during the [[Seven Years' War]] between [[British Empire|Britain]] and [[France]], [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] faced numerous Men O' War in the North Atlantic with his ship, the ''[[Morrigan]]''. Most notably, Cormac fought against French and Assassin warships, being allied with both the British and Templar Order. Men O' War were extremely uncommon in the [[River Valley]], as the waters were too shallow for a ship of that size. Near the end of the war, the French managed to get a Man O' War into the River Valley, using its mortars to bolster their firepower in the region.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

[[James Cook]] was the captain of a Man O' War, the [[HMS Pembroke|HMS ''Pembroke'']], during the Seven Years' War. Shay was the helmsman of the Man O' War during the [[Battle of Louisbourg (1758)|Battle of Louisbourg]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

In the years surrounding the [[American Revolutionary War]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] faced many Men O' War along the East Coast with his ship, the ''[[Aquila]]'', and was able to destroy them all, making the trade routes along the coast safer.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> These Men O' War possessed a significant weakness to chain-shot, which could destroy their masts and cripple them, leaving them a fat and easy target.

==Legendary ships==
During the early 18th century, there were five "legendary" Men O' War that roamed the four corners of the Caribbean, each with their unique naval warfare styles and construction. Three of them belonged to the Royal Navy while two sailed under the flag of the Spanish Navy.<ref name="AC4"/>

These five ships were significantly more well-armed, faster and armored than any other Men O' War in the Caribbean, and provided a significantly greater challenge to any would-be attacker. Their distinguishing characteristics made them notorious throughout the Caribbean, and they were feared by servicemen and [[Piracy|pirates]] alike.<ref name="AC4"/>

Each of these legendary ships was eventually sunk by [[Edward Kenway]]'s ''[[Jackdaw]]'', and their supply of gold, 20,000 reales on average, claimed by the pirate's crew.<ref name="AC4"/>

Years later, around the time of the Seven Years' War, there were seven more of these ships roaming the corners of the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]], all equipped with heavy armaments and supported by other ships. One of these ships was the fearsome ''[[Storm Fortress]]'', under control of the Assassins. However, Shay Cormac defeated her and the other five ships by using the ''Morrigan''.<ref name="ACRG"/>

==Notable Men O' War==
*''Abyss''
*''[[El Arca del Maestro]]''
*''[[Gerfaut]]''
*''[[Hollander]]''
*[[HMS Courage|HMS ''Courage'']]
*HMS ''Pembroke''
*''[[King George]]''
*''Royal Fortune''

===Legendary ships===
*''[[Argonaut]]''
*''[[Cauldron]]''
*''[[Couronne]]''
*''[[El Impoluto]]''
*''[[Formidable]]''
*[[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']]
*[[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']]
*''[[La Dama Negra]]''
*''[[Pilgrim]]''
*''[[Princesa do Céu]]''
*''[[Royal Sovereign]]''
*''[[Sceptre]]''
*''Storm Fortress''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC4}}
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HMS Prince

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{{Quote|She looks like a ghost ship! Aye, risen from the dead to sink us!|The ''Jackdaw'''s crew upon spotting HMS ''Prince''.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
[[File:AC4 HMS Prince.png|thumb|250px|The HMS ''Prince'']]
'''HMS ''Prince''''' was one of five [[Man O' War#Legendary ships|legendary ships]] encountered by the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] in the [[Caribbean]], during the [[Golden Age of Piracy|early 18th century]].

A [[Royal Navy]] [[Ships|warship]], the ''Prince'' was engaged by Edward Kenway's ''[[Jackdaw]]'' south of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] in the midst of a ghostly fog. The fog, along with the ship's black and tattered sails, gave her the appearance of a ghost ship, which struck fear even into the hardened pirates of Kenway's ship . In battle, she utilized mortars and attempted to conceal itself within the fog. Eventually, and despite these advantages, the HMS ''Prince'' was sunk by the ''Jackdaw ''and her bounty of 10'000 Reales claimed by the pirates .

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
{{AC4}}
[[Category:Legendary ships|Prince]]
[[Category:Royal Navy warships|Prince]]
[[Category:Men O' War]]

La Belladonna

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[[File:ACIII-LaBelladonna.png|thumb|250px|''La Belladonna'']]
'''''La Belladonna''''' was one of the first [[French Navy|French ships]] that carried aid to the [[Continental Army]], even starting before [[France]] officially joined the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolution]]. Before she left France, ''La Belladonna'' was repainted to keep her destination and origin secret.

Her cargo was deemed important enough for her to be escorted by the [[USS Randolph|USS ''Randolph'']], the Continental flagship captained by [[Nicholas Biddle]]. The USS ''Randolph'', however, abandoned ''La Belladonna'' in [[the Bahamas]] after two weeks, leaving her without protection.

The ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by the [[Assassins]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] and [[Robert Faulkner]], then came to escort ''La Belladonna'', which was attacked by a large fleet of [[United Kingdom|British]] ships. Despite the ambush and overwhelming numbers, ''La Belladonna'' destroyed ten ships effortlessly. Unfortunately, she was subsequently caught off-guard by the sudden appearance of a colossal Man O' War, which destroyed her mainmast and left her crippled and unable to defend herself. The ''Aquila ''responded by boarding the Man O' War and killing her captain, uncovering the reason behind the ''Randolph ''abandoning ''La Belladonna. ''Connor himself spotted the ''Randolph ''and her captain in the distance, but was forced to allow them to escape due to ''La Belladonna''<nowiki/><nowiki>'s dire position. </nowiki>'' ''

==Trivia==
*Despite being disguised as a [[Spain|Spanish]] ship, the name ''La Belladonna'' is [[Italy|Italian]], meaning "beautiful woman".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACIII-Frenchinvolvement 4.png|The Belladonna disabled by a Man of War
ASSASSINS CREED III - Ally Ship Belladonna.jpg
ASSASSINS CREED III - Ally Ship Belladonna by greyson.jpg
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
[[Category:French Navy warships|Belladonna, La]]
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Silas Thatcher

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{{Character Infobox
|image = AC3 Silas Thatcher render.png
|birth = 1720 [[London]], [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]
|death = 14 July 1754 (aged 33 - 34) [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]], [[United States|British America]]
|affiliates = [[British Army]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''}}
'''Silas Thatcher''' (1720 – 1754) was a high-ranking officer of the [[British Army]] and a prolific [[Slavery|slave]] trader.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Silas was born to an affluent merchant in [[London]] in the year 1720. His father purchased a commission for him in the British Army when Silas was quite young.

He left for the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]] in the year 1750 and was posted at defenses along the [[Boston Neck]]. Silas was known for his cruelty and few men wished to serve with him. His personal assistant, "[[Cutter]]", was a notoriously cruel man.

Silas began to demand protection money from local merchants, fence stolen goods, and enslave and sell the local indigenous populace. Sometime during his stay, he became the commander of [[Southgate Fort]], where he would receive deliveries of Native American prisoners for his slave-trade.

===Death===
Sometime in 1754, Silas demanded protection money from [[Benjamin Church]], which he was denied. Subsequently, he had his men ransack Church's [[Church Residence|house]] and Silas captured Church and tortured him while Silas watched with sadistic amusement.

When Church still refused to pay him protection money, he ordered Cutter to torture Church more, but left as he was supposedly disgusted by the scene. Unknown to him, [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Charles Lee]] killed Cutter and two other guards and rescued Church.

Haytham and his band of [[Templars]] commandeered a convoy bringing Silas a group of [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] slaves. They freed the slaves and infiltrated the fort in an attempt to kill Silas.

On discovering the ruse, Silas ordered his men to seal all the exits and fire on anybody that attempted to escape, or anyone they did not recognize regardless of whether or not they were wearing Redcoat uniforms. The Templars dealt with his men and cornered him. Church executed Silas as payback for the torture he had inflicted on him, shooting him in the head with a flintlock.

==Trivia==
*In the official E3 gameplay of ''Assassin's Creed III'', Silas was portrayed as a Templar, and was shown to be an assassination target of the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].
*Unlike other prominent British characters in the game, such as [[John Pitcairn]] and [[Edward Braddock]], Silas was not a historical figure.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACIII-Surgeon 5.png|Silas threatening Church
ACIII-Surgeon 6.png|Cutter torturing Church
ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 13.png|Silas ordering his men at the Southgate Fort
ACIII-InfiltratingSouthgate 14.png|Church preparing to execute Silas
</gallery>

==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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Achilles Davenport

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{{Quote|You've your tools and training. Your targets and goals. And now you have your title. Welcome to the Brotherhood, Connor.|Achilles Davenport, 1773.|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACRG Achilles render.png
|birth = c. 1710 [[Caribbean]]<ref name="AC3"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]'' - Second Edition</ref>
|death = September 1781<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> [[Davenport Homestead]], [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts Bay]], [[United States|British America]]
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
|voice = [[Roger Aaron Brown]]}}
'''Achilles Davenport''' (c. 1710 – 1781) was the [[Mentor]] of the [[Colonial Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] from 1746 until 1763. A man of [[Caribbean]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] descent, Achilles' tenure as leader of the Colonial Assassins saw the Brotherhood strengthen greatly.

After a [[1763 Colonial Assassin purge|large-scale attack]] on the Assassins by the [[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] in 1763, spanning the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]], the Brotherhood collapsed and disbanded. Not long after, Achilles' wife Abigail and son Connor died of typhoid fever,with the combination of events leaving Achilles a broken man. Living in exile in his [[Davenport Homestead|manor]], Achilles abandoned the Assassin ideology until his meeting with the young [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], whom he started to train on the boy's behest. Achilles spent his final years guiding Ratonhnhaké:ton, and this tutelage led to his apprentice's important role in the [[American Revolution]] and the extermination of the colonial Templars, though he would die of a combination of old age and illness before this came to fruition.

==Biography==
===Early life===
{{Quote|You were but a wee bairn when I last saw you. We would not even let you carry a real blade.|Rhona Dinsmore in a letter to Achilles, 1751.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
Born around 1710 in the Caribbean, Achilles was recruited into the Assassin Order in the mid-1730s and trained as the last student of [[Ah Tabai]], Mentor of the [[Caribbean Assassins|Caribbean Brotherhood]]. During his training, he was described by [[Rhona Dinsmore]] as a "serious child". It was also the period during which Achilles met [[Adéwalé]], whom he came to view as a great inspirational figure.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

===Establishment of the Colonial Brotherhood===
{{Quote|I have arrived in the British colonies to the North. While it saddens me to know that I will never see you again, nor benefit from your wise council, I look forward to the challenge of creating a Brotherhood here that will rival the one you created in [[Tulum]].|Achilles' letter to Ah Tabai, 1740.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
In 1740, Ah Tabai made the decision to send Achilles to the British colonies in order to establish a new Brotherhood in North America. Upon arriving in the colonies, Achilles was surprised to discover that he was not the first Assassin to have arrived there, meeting with [[John de la Tour]], whom he learned was working under direct command of the [[Assassin Council]] operating in [[France]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

In 1743, Achilles officially inducted [[Liam O'Brien]] into the Brotherhood, a young man he had previously met in 1738, who became his first student. With his aid, Achilles was able to gain valuable allies among several colonists across the frontier, as well as from those of the [[French Army|French]] and [[Spanish Army|Spanish]] empires, including [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]], who encountered and aided Achilles and Liam on an mission in 1744.<ref name="ACRG"/>

In 1744, Achilles and de la Tour traveled to [[Quebec]] in search of [[Mathieu Léveillé]], a [[Slavery|slave]] suspected of possessing valuable information regarding the [[First Civilization]]. However, the Assassins learned that Léveillé had passed away from an illness the year prior, but also discovered that the government had arranged a marriage between Mathieu and [[Abigail Davenport|Angélique-Denise]], though the ceremony never took place and she was subsequently put up for slave auction. In the spur of the moment, de la Tour bought the rights to Angélique-Denise, from whom Achilles learned that Léveillé was able to share his Precursor knowledge before his death, and that her chosen name was Abigail.<ref name="ACRG"/>

In May 1745, Achilles and Abigail accompanied John to [[Louisbourg]] in order to locate a safe house under the ownership of [[Nicolas Court]], a [[Hermeticists|Hermeticist]] whom de la Tour believed possessed valuable information regarding the First Civilization [[Temples]]. In order to avoid detection, Achilles and Abigail posed as his slaves, which proved beneficial in allowing them to access restricted areas in the city, and was a tactic John accepted. However, Achilles held a different view on their strategy, but was eventually eased into cooperating by Abigail.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Unfortunately for them, as European conflicts had reached America, British troops then descended into the city. With haste, Achilles and John journeyed to the Louisbourg Fortress, where they attempted to enlist the aid of the French government, but were declined as the French attempted to reclaim their captured territory through treaty negotiations, a tactic of which the Assassins did not approve. With no alternative, Achilles and John helped prepare the fortress' defenses for the impending British attack, while Abigail searched the remainder of the city for the safe house.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Time eventually ran out as the conflict between the French and the British came, and Achilles was then presented John's Assassin robes and officially named "Mentor" of the Colonial Brotherhood, acknowledging that the Templars would use this battle for their own gain. John shook his friend's hand and immediately took off to fend against the invading British troops, subsequently sacrificing himself to give Achilles time to complete their intended mission. Achilles eventually reunited with Abigail, who had finally located the storehouse, but they found no sign of Nicolas himself there, only a note with the words "SEEK OUT THE SKY WOMAN".<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Mentor===
{{Quote|Brothers and Sisters, I am writing to inform you that a new Brotherhood is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area. I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: The Creed. I hope I can count you among them.|Achilles' letter, 1746.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
By 1746, Achilles formally became the Mentor of the Colonial Brotherhood, as he had a gift for both recruitment and organization. Under his leadership, the Assassins built a homestead which they used a base of operations and spanned across the colonies and most of the [[Frontier]]. Additionally, Achilles maintained contact with numerous other Assassin guilds across the globe, while also strengthening relations with the [[Iroquois]] tribes as well as a woman named [[Kaniehtí:io]]. He eventually married Abigail and fathered a son, [[Connor Davenport]]; however, both died of typhoid fever in 1754.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Achilles' Brotherhood prospered greatly with the addition of prominent members, including Chevalier de la Vérendrye, who had strong ties to the French government. In the same year, upon aiding the French Army, Achilles and Liam encountered [[Kesegowaase]], a native mercenary. Achilles, impressed by his skill and determination, then recruited him into the Assassins, which proved beneficial as his influence helped recruit local hunters and warriors into the Brotherhood. Additionally, in [[New York]], Achilles came into contact with a young woman named [[Hope Jensen]]. Impressed by her [[pickpocketing]] and survival tactics, he inducted her into the Order in 1747, where Achilles tasked her into controlling New York's organized [[Gangs|crime]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

During the same year, Liam introduced Achilles to [[Shay Cormac]], a friend who was coping with the loss of his father at sea. Achilles allowed Shay to join the Brotherhood due to his knowledge of seamanship and aptitude, training him over the next four years. By 1748, Achilles invited fellow Assassin [[Maria van Antwerpen]] to join him in the colonies. Maria declined the offer however, noting her obligations to the Dutch Army.<ref name="ACRG"/>

In 1749, Achilles was informed by the [[French Assassins|French]] Assassin Council of the completion of the ''[[Aquila]]'', a [[Ships|ship]] which was meant to serve as a foundation for the Assassin navy. The following year, during Achilles' tenure as ''Aquila''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s captain, he rescued [[Robert Faulkner]], a veteran sailor who was grateful for the Assassins' aid. In return, Faulkner offered his services in creating a shipping route connecting the Colonial Assassins with the European branches of the Brotherhood. By 1753, Achilles officially inducted Faulkner into the Assassin Order, granting him the position of first mate aboard the ''Aquila''.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Search for the Temples===
{{Dialogue|Shay|WE are responsible for killing innocents and destroying cities. This... mad grab for power. It ends now.|Achilles|I will not let you destroy everything we have built!|Shay and Achilles arguing over the principles of the Assassin Order, 1756.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
During the [[1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake]], the Assassins lost the [[Precursor box]] and [[Voynich manuscript|Manuscript]], which allowed them to locate several First Civilization Temples. In 1752, Adéwalé visited Achilles in order to collect supplies for the survivors of the earthquake in [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

The pair discussed the progress of [[François Mackandal]]'s own search for the Temples, with Adéwalé mentioning that [[Vendredi]], Mackandal's student sent to retrieve the artifact from the Temple in [[Haiti]], had not returned. Following Adéwalé's departure, Achilles entrusted the search for the Precursor Temples to one of his students, Shay Cormac. This eventually led the Assassins to discovering one of the [[Lisbon Temple|Temples]] in [[Lisbon]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

Shortly after the discovery, Shay traveled to Lisbon to secure the artifact. However, he discovered that the Temples did not house typical [[Pieces of Eden]], but were designed to keep the world intact, and disturbing them could cause seismic activity powerful enough to level entire cities. Achilles refused to believe Shay, and ordered the Assassins to hunt him down when Shay attempted to steal the manuscript from the Davenport manor, believing it would prevent the Assassins from finding other Precursor sites.<ref name="ACRG"/>

As a result, Shay was cornered by the Assassins at a cliffside and shot by Chevalier de la Vérendrye, falling into the ocean. The Assassins believed that Shay had perished and the manuscript lost, but unbeknownst to them, Shay was rescued by the men of a [[British Empire|British]] [[British Rite of the Templar Order|Templar]], Colonel [[George Monro]]. To prevent Achilles from finding the other Temples, Shay subsequently began hunting down his former comrades, while the Assassins attempted to find the manuscript once again.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Decline of the Colonial Assassins===
{{Dialogue|Haytham|Never forget what has happened here.|Achilles|I won't... but the world will.|Haytham and Achilles, after the former shot the latter in the leg, 1760.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}}
After Shay eliminated key figures within the Colonial Brotherhood over the course of the [[French and Indian War]], Achilles and Liam O'Brien remained as the only high-ranked Assassins by March 1760. The pair undertook a journey to another Temple which was discovered in the arctic, but were pursued by Shay and [[Haytham Kenway]], the [[Grand Master]] of the Colonial Rite of the Templar Order.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Reaching the heart of the temple, Achilles realized that there wasn't an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] as he had hoped. To his dismay, he recognized that Shay had indeed been correct, just in time for an embittered Shay to interject that if Achilles had simply listened to him, the calamity could have been averted. Despite this revelation, a vengeful Liam tried to shoot Shay, though Achilles in his penitence tried to stop him. In the ensuing skirmish, the site was disturbed in a similar manner to Haiti and Lisbon, causing an seismic tremor.<ref name="ACRG"/>

Having managed to escape the Temple, Achilles dueled Haytham, with the latter proving the victor. As Haytham neared to deliver the finishing blow, Shay intervened, arguing that Achilles could warn any remaining Assassins not to go after the Precursor sites. Abandoning his animosity, Haytham decided to allow Achilles mercy, but to ensure that he could no longer remain active as an Assassin, Haytham shot Achilles in the right shin, permanently crippling him.<ref name="ACRG"/>

===Meeting Ratonhnhaké:ton===
{{Quote|The world's moved on, boy. Best you do too.|Achilles' discouragement to Ratonhnhaké:ton, 1769.|Assassin's Creed III}}
Following the purge, Achilles went into exile in the wilderness of the Frontier, residing alone at the Davenport Manor for the next six years. In 1769, Achilles was chased by bandits seeking his property. While fleeing their pursuit, he yelled at Ratonhnhaké:ton, a young [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] boy, to move out of the way of his [[Horses|horse]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 3.png|thumb|250px|left|Achilles meeting Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
After fighting off the bandits, Achilles was greeted by the boy at his doorstep, who wished to be trained in the ways of the Assassins; Achilles coldly refused, dismissing him. Ratonhnhaké:ton, however, camped in the manor's stables for the night, and knocked on Achilles' door the next morning. Again, Achilles declined, angrily yelling at Ratonhnhaké:ton to leave, prompting the young man to go as far as climbing and attempting to enter the manor from the balcony. Achilles then approached Ratonhnhaké:ton, tripped him onto the floor with his walking cane, and warned him to give up his heroic pursuits or he would end up dead.<ref name="AC3"/>

Stubbornly, Ratonhnhaké:ton departed and once again camped out in the stables. During the night, he encountered the bandits approaching onto Achilles' property and bravely combated them, though he was knocked to the ground and lay vulnerable. Despite refusing Ratonhnhaké:ton earlier, Achilles rescued the boy by stealthily killing the remaining robbers, and asked him to get rid of the bodies before he could come inside the manor to speak.<ref name="AC3"/>

[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 13.png|thumb|250px|Achilles explaining the Templar agenda]]
There, Ratonhnhaké:ton explained that he was guided to find a symbol by a "[[Juno|spirit]]", eventually leading him to the old man's residence. Achilles in turn revealed that [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was the one responsible for the First Civilization contacting the Assassins time and time again, before explaining the nature of the war between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order.<ref name="AC3"/>

In the basement, Achilles revealed the portraits of the Templar conspirators: [[William Johnson]], [[John Pitcairn]], [[Thomas Hickey]], [[Benjamin Church]], [[Nicholas Biddle]], [[Charles Lee]], and the Grand Master Haytham Kenway, whom Ratonhnhaké:ton explained had fathered him with Achilles' Iroquois ally [[Kaniehtí:io]]. Achilles agreed to train Ratonhnhaké:ton, to assist him in becoming an Assassin, in order to ultimately eliminate the Templars who were aiming to seize control of the colonies.<ref name="AC3"/>

===Rebuilding the Homestead===
{{Quote|This crowd is a powder keg - we can't allow him to light the fuse.|Achilles to Connor before the Boston Massacre, 1770.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-TriptoBoston 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Achilles and Connor in Boston]]
After six months of rigorous physical and mental training, Ratonhnhaké:ton accompanied Achilles on a trip to Boston to gather materials for the manor's repairs. While in the streets, Achilles sent Ratonhnhaké:ton to a store to purchase items, also giving him the less conspicuous name "Connor," the namesake of his deceased son. Not long after, Achilles and Connor witnessed the [[Boston Massacre]], instigated by Haytham and Charles Lee. Connor attempted to prevent the massacre, but was framed and became a wanted man. In response, Achilles asked [[Samuel Adams]] to find Connor, before he returned to the Davenport Homestead.<ref name="AC3"/>

[[File:ACIII-HardWay 16.png|thumb|250px|Achilles initiating Connor into the Brotherhood]]
After Adams had helped Connor clear his name and take a ferry home, Achilles and Connor continued in their efforts of rebuilding the homestead. After six months of further training and lessons in learning the Assassin and Templar history, the ''Aquila'' was repaired and fit for setting sail; once he had been given nautical training by Robert Faulkner, Connor returned to the manor. Achilles then led Connor down to the manor's basement, in order to bestow upon him the Assassin robes that resided there.<ref name="AC3"/>

Though Achilles admitted that the Order usually had a ceremony for such an occasion, neither he nor Connor seemed the type for such formality. Instead, after Connor had donned the robes, Achilles simply verbally welcomed him into the Brotherhood of Assassins.<ref name="AC3"/>

===Hunt for William Johnson===
{{Quote|Connor, take care. These men are powerful.|Achilles to Connor before going after Johnson, 1773.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-JohnsonTrail 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Achilles explaining the rope dart to Connor]]
Connor donned the Assassin robes and Achilles introduced him to [[rope darts]], which the latter explained to be a tool that resulted from [[Shao Jun]]'s time in [[China]] after meeting Ezio. Some time subsequently, Connor's close friend [[Kanen'tó:kon]] visited, revealing that William Johnson intended to purchase the Kanien'kehá:ka land and subjugate their people to relocate.<ref name="AC3"/>

An outraged Connor condemned this as little more than theft, though Achilles advised caution to his pupil, reminding him of how powerful the Templars were. Connor stated that he had no choice, as he had made a promise to protect his people and land. Reluctantly, Achilles instructed him to seek out Samuel Adams in Boston. To his annoyance however, Connor buried a hatchet in the post of the manor to signify the start of a war, though Achilles insisted that he could have used a tree.<ref name="AC3"/>

As Connor departed, he came across an injured woman named [[Myriam]], who he soon carried back to the mansion so Achilles could tend to her wounds. Connor then set forth to track down the poachers who attacked her, to which Achilles advised Connor use the rope dart he had just given him, to familiarize himself with it. After ridding the Homestead of the poachers, Achilles watched as Connor and Myriam reached a deal to establish hunting rights for the game on their land.<ref name="AC3"/>

After his work in Boston was completed, which involved destroying a shipment of British tea that Johnson and the Templars had been smuggling to profit from taxation, Connor believed that this would stop the Templars and keep his land safe. However, Achilles warned Connor not to underestimate Templars' resourcefulness. Six months later, Connor set out and successfully assassinated Johnson, ending the Templar threat to steal the Kanien'kehá:ka land.<ref name="AC3"/>

===Beginning of the Revolution===
{{Quote|It's a start. But to truly be free of Templar influence, all of them must be dealt with in turn. Even your father.|Achilles to Connor after the latter assassinated Johnson, 1775.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-Midnightride 2.png|thumb|250px|Achilles and Connor discussing their next move]]
In 1775, Connor was approached by a courier sent by [[Paul Revere]], requesting his help. Connor declined, not considering himself part of the [[Patriots]]' struggle. However, Achilles urged Connor to go, since he would need their aid in assassinating John Pitcairn of the British Army, another Templar.<ref name="AC3"/>

Achilles later requested that Connor retrieve his robes hidden in a cave on the Homestead, since Achilles himself was too frail to make the journey. Connor succeeded, to which Achilles explained that the robes originally belonged to the first Colonial Assassin, John de la Tour, who passed them down to Achilles. Connor joined the Patriots against the [[British Army]], during which he fought in the Battles at Lexington and Concord, and successfully assassinated Pitcairn during the Battle at Bunker Hill. With Pitcairn's death, Connor discovered the Templar plot to murder [[George Washington]].<ref name="AC3"/>

===Protecting Washington===
{{Quote|Your struggle is the colonists' struggle. In helping one, you help the other.|Achilles to Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-Publicexecution 8.png|thumb|250px|left|Achilles handing Connor his tomahawk]]
Connor returned to the Homestead, where Achilles introduced Connor to [[Benjamin Tallmadge]], an Assassin ally. Soon after, Connor traveled to [[New York City|New York]] to assassinate Thomas Hickey, in order to prevent the planned murder of Washington. However, Connor was imprisoned, framed for the attempted murder of Washington, and sentenced to death.<ref name="AC3"/>

Hearing the news, Achilles and Connor's [[Apprentices|Assassin recruits]], [[Stephane Chapheau]], [[Duncan Little]] and [[Clipper Wilkinson]], traveled to New York to rescue Connor. As he was escorted to the gallows by Hickey, Connor was approached by Achilles from the crowd, who reminded him that he still had allies and only needed to signal them. Once called, one of Connor's recruits fired an arrow to sever the noose, but it only damaged the rope in the process. Hidden among the people gathered, Haytham intervened, throwing a [[Throwing knives|knife]] and severing the noose with it, causing a panic among the crowd. As Connor fell underneath the gallows, Achilles handed him a [[Assassin Tomahawk|tomahawk]], with which he succeeded in killing Hickey, saving Washington in the process and proving his innocence.<ref name="AC3"/>

Consequently, both Achilles and Connor traveled to [[Philadelphia]], where Connor witnessed the signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]], to meet with Washington. While walking through [[Independence Hall]], Achilles admitted to Connor that he was impressed by his accomplishments so far. However, he also attempted to discourage Connor from revealing the Templars to Washington, concerned that it would only distract the Commander, thereby harming the Patriots' efforts to achieve their freedom.<ref name="AC3"/>

===Connor's alliance with Haytham===
{{Quote|In your haste to save the world, boy - take care you don't destroy it!|Achilles' warning to Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
Unfortunately, Achilles and Connor began to drift apart over the next few months, disagreeing over courses of action. While Connor believed he should tell Washington the truth of the Templar plots against him, Achilles argued the opposite, warning that such a misguided effort would only involve and endanger Washington and the lives of his men.<ref name="AC3"/>

[[File:ACIII-Missingsupplies 1.png|thumb|250px|Achilles arguing with Connor]]
The argument came to a head in the winter of 1777, as Connor decided to inform Washington of the Assassins and Templars. Achilles lectured Connor, informing him that the Assassins were meant to be secretive in order to protect others. In turn, Connor criticized Achilles' inaction as a mentor and even blamed him for failing the Assassin Brotherhood and allowing the Templars to dominate the Colonies. Achilles, however, deplored Connor's actions, warning him that he would only lead people and the world to ruin. Ultimately, Connor decided not to tell Washington once he met with him at [[Valley Forge]].<ref name="AC3"/>

Connor would go on to hunt for Benjamin Church to recover stolen weapons and supplies for Washington. After which, he returned to the Homestead and apologized to Achilles for speaking against him unfairly, though Achilles did admit that he failed the Brotherhood. Connor also revealed that he had met his father, and despite their differences, he believed that an alliance and possibly further peace could be established.<ref name="AC3"/>

===Final days===
{{Quote|So long as he lives, all are in danger. The same is true for your father. When you first came to me, you understood what had to be done. Swore you'd see it through. If not for the Brotherhood, for your people - and all those threatened by the Templars.|Achilles to Connor, regarding Lee and Haytham.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-BattleofChesapeake 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Connor trying to convince Achilles regarding Haytham]]
By 1781, Achilles had been weakened by age, leaving him bedridden. Connor explained that Charles Lee had been disgraced, but Washington had spared him. Achilles stated that both Lee and Haytham had to die, despite Connor's continued insistence that without Lee, his father may be willing to ally with him. However, Achilles warned Connor not to be misguided by his emotions.<ref name="AC3"/>

At some point before his death, Achilles requested Connor retrieve a painting from the [[Great Fire of New York|burned remains]] of his home in New York. Connor returned, however, Achilles decided to not yet reveal and hang the painting until the time was right.<ref name="AC3"/>

===Death===
{{Quote|I am grateful to have met you, knowing you will guide this land and these people to a better future. Yours in brotherhood, Achilles.|Achilles' final words written to Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:Legacy 5.png|thumb|250px|The Homesteaders attending Achilles' funeral]]
Not long after Connor's errand, Achilles passed away quietly in his sleep. When Connor discovered his body, he also uncovered a note addressed to him in Achilles' handwriting. Written within, Achilles apologized for never being able to say goodbye to Connor properly, and also thanked him, expressing pride and gratitude in Connor for the community he had raised at the Homestead, which had given Achilles hope for the future of America and its people.<ref name="AC3"/>

A funeral service was held on the hill, behind his manor overlooking the sea, next to the gravestones of his wife and son; this event was attended by all of the inhabitants of the Homestead that Connor had brought together. While others laid roses on his coffin, wrapped in the Davenport Homestead flag, Connor placed a [[Feathers|feather]] on the casket, symbolizing the bond they shared as Assassins.<ref name="AC3"/>

Following Achilles' passing, Connor inherited his robes, placed the painting of his family on the wall in the manor, and later attended to the grave to pay his respects, hoping that Achilles had found peace and the two would one day meet again.<ref name="AC3"/>

==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|Let me tell you something, Connor. Life is not a fairy tale and there are no happy endings!|Achilles to Connor.|Assassin's Creed III}}
[[File:ACIII-BoorishMan 5.png|thumb|250px|left|Achilles attempting to dissuade Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
As a result of losing his family and for failing the Assassin Order under his leadership, Achilles lost his will to fight and became stoic and disillusioned in the Assassins' cause. When first meeting and training Ratonhnhaké:ton, Achilles was a strict, insensitive, and somewhat short-tempered man. He was quick to reprimand, discourage, and correct his naïve and brash apprentice.<ref name="AC3"/>

Connor possessed a highly romanticized and idealized view of the Assassins and his mission, believing that destroying the Templars would grant freedom to all of mankind. This was a strong contrast to Achilles' cynical but rational view of the world. As a result, Achilles often lectured Connor to warn him that his views and actions, while noble, were misguided and potentially dangerous. Connor would argue in disagreement and the two criticized each other on occasions.<ref name="AC3"/>

Despite this, Achilles was not without heart, as he genuinely cared for Connor and took pride in his accomplishments; so much so that Achilles became an important father figure and mentor. Over the years, Achilles watched as the Homestead flourished into a thriving and loving community, giving Achilles a sense of hope for America's future.<ref name="AC3"/>

While he was the leader of the Colonial Assassins, Achilles strongly believed in the infallibility of the Assassin cause, refusing to heed Shay Cormac's warnings about the Precursor sites. Upon realizing that Shay had been right, he bitterly admitted that Shay had perhaps known more than him, and the sacrifices made by his followers had been in vain.<ref name="ACRG"/> It can be argued that his cynicism towards Connor was born partially because he recognized the same recklessness that he had once displayed.<ref name="AC3"/>

==Trivia==
*A deleted dialogue has Achilles telling Connor about his family and their deaths, and how he contemplated suicide after losing them.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T21DpeiU6uo YouTube: Achilles Davenport Family Story (deleted scene) - ''Assassin's Creed 3'']</ref>
*At the Davenport manor, Connor could play games of Fanorona with Achilles. After his death, Father [[Timothy]] replaced Achilles as Connor's opponent.
*Achilles' nickname, "the Old Man on the Hill," is reminiscent of the moniker given to another Mentor in the Order, [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]]: "the Old Man of the Mountain."
*Coincidentally, both Achilles and [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] died similar deaths, in that both passed away peacefully in their base of operations, while sitting in a chair and holding a message for another Assassin.
*In ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal]]'', the effects of a man fitting Achilles' description are being searched through by two guards as Ratonhnhaké:ton escapes prison. Later, Ratonhnhaké:ton finds a [[Lucid Memory Fragments|Lucid Memory Fragment]] next to a hat that resembled Achilles'.
*Achilles' hat continues the tradition of Assassins wearing beaked headgear.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'', the men of [[John Murray|Lord Dunmore]]'s Ethiopian Regiment wear the same clothes as Achilles does.
*Achilles shares the surname with [[Matthew Davenport]] and [[Jonathan Davenport]], though no link has been established between them.
*Achilles' disfigurement, when coupled with his name, may be a reference to the term "Achilles' heel".

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Acraca.png|Concept art of Achilles during the Seven Years' War
Achilles - Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Achilles during the American Revolutionary War
Davenport family painting.png|The painting of Achilles and his family
ACIII-Achilles Render.png|Achilles during the American Revolutionary War
ACIII-BoorishMan 1.png|Achilles and Ratonhnhaké:ton's first encounter
AC3 Connor Achilles Fanorona.png|Connor and Achilles playing Fanorona
ACIII-HostileNegotiations 1.png|Connor with Achilles
ACIII-ManorP1 8.png|Achilles showing Connor his old robes
Manor Mysteries P2 3.png|Connor retrieving Achilles' painting
Legacy 1.png|Connor finding the dead Achilles
Achilles' Painting 3.png|Connor looking at the painting of Achilles' family
</gallery>

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Micheletto Corella

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{{Quote|Micheletto. The best killer in Roma. No one escapes him.|[[La Volpe]].|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Mickypng.png
|birth = 1470 [[Valencia]], {{Wiki|Kingdom of Valencia}}, {{Wiki|Crown of Aragon}}
|death = 1506 Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon
|affiliates = [[House of Borgia]] [[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]'' [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Brotherhood'' novel]] ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy|Project Legacy]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance|Ascendance]]'' ''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection|Recollection]]''
|voice = [[Tony Calabretta]]}}
'''Micheletto Corella''' (1470 – 1506), also known as '''Michele di Coreglia''' or '''Miguel de Corella''', was a ''condottiero'' and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. At one point, he was also the Governor of [[Piombino]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Micheletto was born in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]], but was taken to live in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] at a fairly young age. As a young boy, he and [[Cesare Borgia]] were very close, and Micheletto would always act as his protector.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Micheletto and Cesare grew up together in Rome, and Micheletto was given a lofty position due to his relationship with the son of [[Rodrigo Borgia|one so high in society]]. They never left each other's side, and eventually grew into the men that went on to conquer Rome with pure force.<ref name="ACB"/>

Micheletto stayed with Cesare in the position of loyal bodyguard and pet assassin, advancing his skills with the strangling cord until he became the perfect killer.<ref name="ACB"/>

===Cesare's right-hand man===
Micheletto would go on to become the most loyal of Cesare's servants, often acting as the executioner of those who stood in his master's way. All these services led to him being named Cesare's right-hand man, though he still served the Borgia family as a whole.<ref name="ACB"/>

Around this time, he became a ''condottiero'', and was named the governor of Piombino for a short period of time.<ref name="ACB"/>

In January 1500, Micheletto accompanied Cesare, [[Lucrezia Borgia]], [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]], and [[Octavian de Valois]] to [[siege of Monteriggioni|lay siege]] to [[Monteriggioni]]. After destroying the [[House of Auditore|Auditore]]'s defenses, the group walked through the gates of the town, having subdued [[Mario Auditore]] and captured both [[Caterina Sforza]] and the [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="ACB"/>

Micheletto then watched his master speak to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], before Cesare shot Mario through the head. Successful in their objective, the party returned to Rome.<ref name="ACB"/>

===Murders===
Many of Micheletto's murders went unrecorded, though knowledge of a few were kept known throughout the years. The Church often aided Micheletto by covering up or ignoring his killings.<ref name="ACB"/>

On 18 August 1500, {{Wiki|Alfonso of Aragon}}, the husband of Cesare's sister, Lucrezia Borgia, was killed by Micheletto on Cesare's orders, as the latter was jealous of Alfonso.<ref name="ACB"/>

In 1502, Micheletto killed Giulio Cesare da Varano and three of his sons, enabling Cesare to take over [[Camerino]]. Later that year, on June 9, he killed {{Wiki|Astorre III Manfredi}}, the Lord of {{Wiki|Faenza}}, in the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]].<ref name="ACB"/>

On 31 December 1502, Cesare ordered the arrest of all the top captains who had once left his ranks, who he later invited to rejoin him. Two of these, [[Oliverotto da Fermo]] and [[Vitellozzo Vitelli]], were strangled back to back by Micheletto. The rest were thrown in prison.<ref name="ACB"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>

===Teaching Giovanni===
{{Quote|Micheletto asks if I have learned anything. I tell him no, but I am lying. I have learned to hate him.|Giovanni Borgia.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
[[File:Humility PL.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Micheletto in a "lesson" with Giovanni]]
At times between 1500 and 1503, Micheletto was left to guard and teach [[Giovanni Borgia]], Cesare's adopted son and Lucrezia's biological child. He attempted to instruct Giovanni in how to be both tough and merciless, often beating him to force him to learn how to defend himself.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Rome: Chapter 2 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref>

At one point, Micheletto brought Giovanni into the city and instructed him to engage an old man in conversation. As the boy spoke with him, Micheletto approached the old man from behind and strangled him to death, merely to teach Giovanni the cruelties of the world.<ref name="ACPL"/>

These lessons only resulted in Giovanni hating Micheletto, and eventually prompting him to run away from home.<ref name="ACPL"/>

===Final tasks===
{{Quote|You cannot save Pietro. The wine he drank was poisoned. As I promised Cesare, I made doubly sure.|Micheletto to Ezio.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Francesco Micheletto.png|thumb|250px|right|Francesco Troche being killed by Micheletto]]
In August 1503, not long after the death of Octavian de Valois, Micheletto accompanied Cesare to a meeting with [[Francesco Troche]], who had told his brother [[Egidio Troche|Egidio]] of Cesare's plans for [[Romagna]]. Egidio had sent letters to the ambassador of [[Venice]] to warn him, though these letters had been intercepted.<ref name="ACB"/>

Francesco pleaded Cesare to spare his life, but he was ultimately strangled to death by Micheletto, and his body was thrown in the [[Tiber|Tiber river]].<ref name="ACB"/>

Micheletto then went on to meet with a few Borgia [[guards]], giving them costumes with which they could infiltrate the [[Colosseo|Colosseum]] play to kill [[Pietro Rossi]], Lucrezia's latest lover. Unknown to him, he was being followed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] Ezio Auditore, who had sent his [[apprentices]] to assassinate all the aforementioned guards and steal the costumes they had been given.<ref name="ACB"/>

Ezio continued to follow Micheletto to the Colosseum, where he assassinated all the Borgia [[arquebusiers]] posted there. Donning his own costume, Ezio followed Micheletto onstage, where they both joined the play.<ref name="ACB"/>

[[File:ESR 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio about to kill Micheletto]]
As soon as Ezio came close to Micheletto, he stabbed him with his [[Hidden Blade]]. With the conversation that followed between the two, Micheletto revealed the fact that he had [[Cantarella|poisoned]] Pietro's wine as a fallback plan, and that Ezio would be too late to save him. However, Ezio did not kill Micheletto, instead sparing him and saying that in his quest to empower Cesare, Micheletto would cause his own downfall.<ref name="ACB"/>

Cesare later killed his father, Pope Alexander VI, after the latter attempted to poison Cesare. As a result, the Borgia's influence over Rome disappeared and Cesare became powerless.<ref name="ACB"/>

In a desperate attempt to retake the city, Cesare sent Micheletto to gather an army to take back Rome, though he never arrived. Instead, Cesare was captured by the forces of the [[Papal Guard]], under the command of the new Pope, [[Julius II]]. With his master imprisoned, Micheletto fled Rome.<ref name="ACB"/>

===Confinement and escape===
{{Quote|Chains will not hold me. Any more than they will hold my master.|Micheletto, upon being captured by the Assassins.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)}}
After Cesare's imprisonment, Micheletto fled from place to place, finally holing up in [[Zagarolo]]. Not long after, the Assassins located him and met him with a small battalion, and while Micheletto and his men fought bravely, they were no match for the Assassins.<ref name="ACB novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)]]''</ref>

After arresting Micheletto, the Assassins took him to [[Florence]], where he was imprisoned in the [[Palazzo della Signoria]]. He was then interrogated and tortured by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], [[Piero Soderini]], and [[Amerigo Vespucci]]. Micheletto gave nothing away, and was then sentenced to execution.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

However, the day before the sentence was to be carried out, he escaped with the help of a few Borgia die-hards.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

===Rescuing Cesare and death===
{{Quote|Is this my reward? For all my years of faithful service?|Micheletto arguing with Cesare.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)}}
After escaping from his prison, Micheletto traveled to Valencia, where he stayed at the [[Lone Wolf Inn]]. He and his followers set up shop in the inn, however, they were confronted there by Ezio and Machiavelli. After a brief skirmish, in which most of Micheletto's men were killed, he fled the scene.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

Micheletto then made his way to the [[Castillo de la Mota]], where Cesare had been imprisoned. Using an intricate plan, Micheletto and his followers were able to free Cesare from his cell.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

Along with his master, Micheletto once again traveled to Valencia, where Cesare set to work mobilizing his forces. Their troops, however, were soon broken after an attack by the Assassins, and following this, Micheletto met with his master at their headquarters, the Lone Wolf Inn.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

While Cesare explained his further plans, Micheletto stated that he would aid him with his conquests. Cesare, however, merely commented that Micheletto had failed him, and enraged by this, Micheletto lunged across the table at his master,attempting to throttle him.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

However, Cesare reacted much faster than Micheletto, pulled a pistol from his belt and fired a shot through Micheletto's face, destroying it completely and killing him instantaneously.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

==Personality==
{{Quote|I obey, Cesare.|Micheletto to his master.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
[[File:Stand-ins 7.png|thumb|250px|right|Micheletto receiving orders from Cesare]]
Micheletto was the most loyal of Cesare's followers, complying with his every demand, even after his fall from power. A man of steely determination, Micheletto often went to great lengths to see that his master's will fulfilled.<ref name="ACB"/>

Micheletto proved to be quite an insecure man as well, showing extreme discontent when his master did not reward him for his services, as was clear from his outburst when Cesare refused to acknowledge that he had saved him.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

Also a very cruel man, Micheletto had no qualms about killing the innocent, and even seemed to take enjoyment from doing so. Though capable of killing a man in one hundred and fifty different ways, his preferred method was strangulation. In addition to his strong exterior, Micheletto was also very steadfast, traits which were useful to ensure that he did not give away his master's location when tortured.<ref name="ACB novel"/>

==Trivia==
*In the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)|mobile phone version]] of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Micheletto was called '''Michelotto'''.
*Upon "assassinating" Micheletto, he was wearing his Passion play costume, however, when he uttered his "final" words, he was shown wearing his ordinary clothes.
*During Micheletto's "final" words, Ezio would hold up his right Hidden Blade to Micheletto's throat, regardless of whether he had purchased the second blade from [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
*Historically, Micheletto later worked in Florence from 1505 to 1507, and was killed in Milan on January 1508.
*Ezio's last statement to Micheletto, ''"He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful, is the agent of his own destruction,"'' could be found in Chapter 3 of Niccolò Machiavelli's ''The Prince'', albeit in more detail. This would ironically prove to be true, as Micheletto freed his master from imprisonment and was killed by him not long afterwards.
*Micheletto was the second target spared by Ezio, and the fifth to be spared in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]. The others were [[Maria Thorpe]] (spared by [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]), Rodrigo Borgia, [[Antonio de Ulloa]] (spared by [[Aveline de Grandpré]]) and [[Charles Vane]] (spared by [[Edward Kenway]]).

==Gallery==
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Micheletto painting.jpg|Micheletto's portrait in the [[Tiber Island headquarters]]
MichelottoCesare.png|Micheletto strangling Oliverotto and Vitellozzo
Public Nuisance PL.jpg|Micheletto strangling a man in front of the young Giovanni
</gallery>

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