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La Volpe

2010-08-11T12:11:09Z

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{{Character Infobox

|name = Gilberto (La Volpe)
|image = Zw-lavolpe.png
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th Century)
|faction = [[Assassins]], [[Thieves]]
|appear = [[Assassin's Creed II|Assassin's Creed II]]
|voice = [[Vito DeFilippo]]
}}
{{quote
|1 = They call me many things: Murderer. Tagliagole ''(Cutthroat)''. Thief. But you may call me La Volpe.
|2 = La Volpe, introducing himself.
}} '''Gilberto'''<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>, or '''La Volpe''' (''The Fox'') as he prefered to be known, was the leader of the [[Florence|Florentine]] [[Thieves]] and a member of the [[Assassins|Assassins Brotherhood]]. Very little information is known about La Volpe, and any that is seems mythical. He is said to have robbed the Papal carriage without any guards noticing him, including the Pope who was obviously sitting inside. One night in [[Florence]], during the year of 1467, he was seen on the rooftops of the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], the [[Palazzo Medici]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Croce Santa Croce], all at the same time. It is also said that he is an immortal and can see through buildings, perusing the contents inside.

[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] first met him in Florence when he was seeking a way to get close to [[Francesco de' Pazzi]]. Ezio's money was stolen by a ine of his thieves, who lead him to La Volpe. La Volpe introduced himself, and revealed he knew who Ezio was before he could say anything. He claims that it was his "business" to know everything that happens in Florence. He told Ezio about where [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] and the Templars would meet, and led him to the [[Santa Maria Novella]]. La Volpe explained the secret path that ran underneath the city and instructed Ezio how to gain enterance to the underground area. After Ezio returned with the news of the Templar plot, La Volpe expressed his concern over the safety of the citizens and the [[Medici]] during High Mass, however Ezio assured him that no harm would come to them.

During the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]], he, along with [[Paola]], was contacted by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] to help Ezio liberate the citizens and areas controlled by [[Girolamo Savonarola]]'s lieutenants. After Savonarola's death, he left the area along with his fellow Assassins.

In 1499, La Volpe met with the Assassins In Monteriggioni to unveil the location of [[the Vault]]. Later, they traveled to Rome and helped distract [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s men from the Sistine Chapel.

==Trivia==

*In the database files, it claims that La Volpe is only his pseudonym, as there is no record of his actual name. However, in the novel Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, he called himself "Gilberto," but prefers to be known as "La Volpe."
** His real name is the Italian derivative of Gilbert, meaning "bright pledge." <ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/gilbert</ref>
** The reason for this was said to be because only a fox can match his cunning.
*When it is said that he can see through buildings, this ability of his was likely used around the time Ezio tries to hunt down Francesco de' Pazzi. This skill may be an advanced form of [[Eagle Vision]] or another ancient power, which means one of his ancestors was one of [[Those Who Came Before]].
*His eyes are violet.
*He is shown using a butcher's knife as his weapon.
*It should be noted that when Ezio travels with him to the Santa Maria Novella, Ezio falls behind and runs out of breath while La Volpe breathes normally, proving that even though he is older, he has a lot more stamina.
*La Volpe is the only other Assassin besides Ezio who has a hood in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', one of the most iconic features of the [[Assassins]]. However he, like all other supporting Assassins in the game, does not wear the trademarked [[Hidden Blade]]. The hood he wears also does not have the infamous Eagle-Beak.

==References==
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[[Category:Characters|Volpe]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Characters|Volpe]]
[[Category:Assassins|Volpe]]

The Creed

2010-08-11T11:31:52Z

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{{quote|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.|The Creed's maxim}}[[File:Aclogo.png|200px|right]]

'''The Creed''' is the code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins|Assassin's Order]] from the [[Third Crusade|Middle Ages]] until [[Modern Times|modern]] days. [[Al Mualim]], former Grand Master of the Assassins, once stated that these are rules, "W''e are nothing if we do not abide by the Assassin's Creed''." It restricts unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserves the reputation of one's self and the order, and is meant to create peace not only within the world, but within the individual. The Assassins have been handing the Creed down aurally from generation to generation, ensuring the message the Creed brings is delivered to every member of the Assassin's Order.

==The Three Tenets of the Creed==
The Creed is an unwritten set of rules orally passed down from generation to generation among the brotherhood of the Assassin Order and known by every member. It mainly emphasises three simple moral tenets that focused on a successful mission, mastery of self-emotions, and ensuring the safety of the brotherhood.

===Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent===
{{quote|That man had no need to die!|[[Malik]] at [[Solomon's Temple]]}}
''The goal of the assassins is to ensure peace in all things.'' The Assassins believe that political assassinations and the death of the corrupt will bring peace and a true sense of security to the common people. Slaying innocents and civilian bystanders who do not need to die goes a long way towards spreading strife and discord in addition to ruining the name of the Assassin Order itself.

==='''Always be discreet'''===
{{quote|Let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.|Al Mualim}}
''Be unseen''. The Assassins aim is to get close to their target stealthily, usually in public, to perform awe-inspiring assassinations. The greatest illusion projected by an assassination is that an Assassin seemingly materializes from nowhere, kills a corrupt public figure, and vanishes into the depth of the crowd or environment. If an Assassin is spotted stalking their target, the supernatural effect is diluted, making it more difficult for the Assassin to reach his target.

===Never compromise the Brotherhood===

''The actions of one must never bring harm to all.'' If an Assassin fails, is captured, or is being chased, he must never commit an action or say anything that can be tied back to the Brotherhood or Masyaf. For example, in the original [[Assassins Creed]], in the beginning, [[Altair]] openly exposes himself to [[Robert de Sable]] and the other [[Templars]] and summarily fails to assassinate him. This failure compromised the brotherhood, which in turn cost the Assassin [[Malik Al-Sayf|Malik]] his left arm, his brother [[Kadar A-Sayf|Kadar]] his life, and led Robert de Sable to gather the other Templars and lay siege to Masyaf.

==Penalty for Disobedience==
When Altaïr breaks all three tenets during an extremely important mission at Solomon's Temple, he is stripped of all his weapons and equipment, demoted to [[Novice]] rank and must earn his way back into the brotherhood. By murdering an innocent (an old man who he thought could have alerted the guards), revealing himself to [[Robert de Sable]], and leading the Templars back to the - until then, secret - location of Masyaf, he jeopardizes not only his own safety, but the livelihood of the entire brotherhood. Al Mualim executes him for treason, based upon the severity of these crimes, but Altaïr mysteriously finds himself later alive.

==Assassin's Creed==
As [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] relives Altaïr's memories, he must follow these tenets as well to stay synchronized with his ancestor's memories in the [[Animus]]. Breaking the first tenet - never kill an innocent person - by killing anyone other than a guard or an assassination target will cause him to lose one-third or less [[Synchronization|synchronization]]. While there is no punishment for breaking the second tenet - hide in plain sight - targets like [[Abu'l Nuqoud]] who will run when
Altaïr is exposed by the guards. As for the third tenet - never compromise the Brotherhood -
Altaïr will not be able to enter an [[Assassins' Bureau]] when under pursuit, as this would compromise the Brotherhood.

Altaïr unknowingly breaks this third tenet after dispatching eight of the higher ranked Templar members. Upon deducing his mission, Robert de Sable hoped to trick
Altaïr into inadvertently allying the opposing Crusader forces; since the targets were from both Saracen and Crusader origins, their respective leaders, [[Saladin]] and [[Richard the Lionhearted]], would have been more willing to join together in order to combat a considerable new threat: the Assassins. Robert attempted to convince Richard to join forces with Saladin and attack [[Masyaf]]. During the attack, he planned to recover the Piece of Eden lost to Al Mualim at the Temple of Solomon. However,
Altaïr's subduing of Robert in front of Richard convinced Richard not to attack the Assassins, and
Altaïr went unpunished for this transgression.

==[[Assassin's Creed II]]==
When Ezio kills [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], he shows disrespect to his corpse, cursing him and calling for his everlasting suffering. Seeing this as a violation of the creed, his [[Mario Auditore da Firenze|Uncle Mario]] intervenes, chastising the young assassin for his vengefulness; vengeance goes against word of the creed, and prevents either victim or assassin from finding the peace that all assassinations through the order wish to affect.

Throughout the game Ezio follows his uncle's example, showing respect for the dead by closing their eyes and saying "''Requiescat in pace''"(Latin for "''Rest in peace''"). In the ancient [[Codex Pages|Codex]], Altaïr states that the creed cannot be killed, even if all of its followers are.

==Trivia==
*Interestingly, the player can slaughter Masyaf guards with no special repercussions. These assassin guards have the same abilities as Saracen or Crusader guards despite the typical Assassin training being far more specialized in close combat than regular military training.
*After completing the main storyline of Assassin's Creed, the player can kill civilians without losing sync with their ancestor.
*The Creed's Maxim, that nothing is true, and everything is permitted has a somewhat disputed history, occasionally being incorrectly attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky, although the idea, if not the exact phrase forms a crucial part of the philosophical backdrop for his "Brothers Karamazov". Intriguingly, one of the characters in this novel postulates what is essentially the Templar mindset in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Inquisitor "the grand inquisitor parable"] although Dostoevsky clearly is critical himself of this mindset, and attempts throughout the novel to refute it, like the Assassin's, seeing free will as a fundamental quality of humanity.
*"Nothing is true, everything is permitted" is taken from the novel Alamut, by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for Assassin's Creed. In it, the maxim is the highest truth of the Ismailis, the sect of Islam that gave rise to the historical Hashashins.
[[Category:Assassin's Order]]

The Creed

2010-08-11T11:26:42Z

99.153.30.38: /* Always be discreet */

{{quote|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.|The Creed's maxim}}[[File:Aclogo.png|200px|right]]

'''The Creed''' is the code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins|Assassin's Order]] from the [[Third Crusade|Middle Ages]] until [[Modern Times|modern]] days. [[Al Mualim]], former Grand Master of the Assassins, once stated that these are rules, "W''e are nothing if we do not abide by the Assassin's Creed''." It restricts unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserves the reputation of one's self and the order, and is meant to create peace not only within the world, but within the individual. The Assassins have been handing the Creed down aurally from generation to generation, ensuring the message the Creed brings is delivered to every member of the Assassin's Order.

==The Three Tenets of the Creed==
The Creed is an unwritten set of rules orally passed down from generation to generation among the brotherhood of the Assassin Order and known by every member. It mainly emphasises three simple moral tenets that focused on a successful mission, mastery of self-emotions, and ensuring the safety of the brotherhood.

===Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent===
{{quote|That man had no need to die!|[[Malik]] at [[Solomon's Temple]]}}
''The goal of the assassins is to ensure peace in all things.'' The Assassins believe that political assassinations and the death of the corrupt will bring peace and a true sense of security to the common people. Slaying innocents and civilian bystanders who do not need to die goes a long way towards spreading strife and discord in addition to ruining the name of the Assassin Order itself.

==='''Always be discreet'''===
{{quote|Let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.|Al Mualim}}
''Be unseen''. The Assassins aim is to get close to their target stealthily, usually in public, to perform awe-inspiring assassinations. The greatest illusion projected by an assassination is that an Assassin seemingly materializes from nowhere, kills a corrupt public figure, and vanishes into the depth of the crowd or environment. If an Assassin is spotted stalking their target, the supernatural effect is diluted, making it more difficult for the Assassin to reach his target.

===Never compromise the Brotherhood===

''The actions of one must never bring harm to all.'' If an Assassin fails, is captured, or is being chased, he must never commit an action or say anything that can be tied back to the Brotherhood or Masyaf. For example, in the original [[Assassins Creed]], in the beginning, [[Altair]] openly exposes himself to [[Robert de Sable]] and the other [[Templars]] and summarily fails to assassinate him. This failure compromised the brotherhood, which in turn cost the Assassin [[Malik Al-Sayf|Malik]] his left arm, his brother [[Kadar A-Sayf|Kadar]] his life, and led Robert de Sable to gather the other Templars and lay siege to Masyaf.

==Penalty for Disobedience==
When Altaïr breaks all three tenets during an extremely important mission at Solomon's Temple, he is stripped of all his weapons and equipment, demoted to [[Novice]] rank and must earn his way back into the brotherhood. By murdering an innocent (an old man who he thought could have alerted the guards), revealing himself to [[Robert de Sable]], and leading the Templars back to the - until then, secret - location of Masyaf, he jeopardizes not only his own safety, but the livelihood of the entire brotherhood. Al Mualim executes him for treason, based upon the severity of these crimes, but Altaïr mysteriously finds himself later alive.

==Assassin's Creed==
As [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] relives Altaïr's memories, he must follow these tenets as well to stay synchronized with his ancestor's memories in the [[Animus|''Animus'']]. Breaking the first tenet - never kill an innocent person - by killing anyone other than a guard or an assassination target, will cause him to lose one-third or less [[Synchronization|synchronization]]. While there is no punishment for breaking the second tenet - hide in plain sight -(though following it will allow Altair to assassinate targets more easily); targets like [[Abu'l Nuqoud]], who will run when Altair is exposed by the guards. As for the third tenet - never compromise the Brotherhood - Altair will not be able to enter an [[Assassins' Bureau]] when under pursuit, as this would compromise the brotherhood.

Altair unknowingly breaks this third tenet after dispatching eight of the higher ranked Templar members. Upon deducing his mission, Robert de Sable hoped to trick Altair into inadvertently allying the opposing Crusader forces; since the targets were from both Saracen and Crusader origins, their respective leaders, [[Saladin]] and [[Richard the Lionhearted]], would have been more willing to join together in order to combat a considerable new threat: the Assassins. Robert attempted to convince Richard to join forces with Saladin and attacking [[Masyaf]]. During the attack, he planned to recover the Piece of Eden lost to Al Mualim at the Temple of Solomon. However, Altair's subduing of Robert in front of Richard convinced Richard not to attack the Assassins, and Altair went unpunished for this transgression.

==[[Assassin's Creed II]]==
When Ezio kills [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], he shows disrespect to his corpse, cursing him and calling for his everlasting suffering. Seeing this as a violation of the creed, his [[Mario Auditore da Firenze|Uncle Mario]] intervenes, chastising the young assassin for his vengefulness; vengeance goes against word of the creed, and prevents either victim or assassin from finding the peace that all assassinations through the order wish to affect.

Throughout the game Ezio follows his uncle's example, showing respect for the dead by closing their eyes and saying "''Requiescat in pace''"(Latin for "''Rest in peace''"). In the ancient [[Codex Pages|Codex]], Altaïr states that the creed cannot be killed, even if all of its followers are.

==Trivia==
*Interestingly, the player can slaughter Masyaf guards with no special repercussions. These assassin guards have the same abilities as Saracen or Crusader guards despite the typical Assassin training being far more specialized in close combat than regular military training.
*After completing the main storyline of Assassin's Creed, the player can kill civilians without losing sync with their ancestor.
*The Creed's Maxim, that nothing is true, and everything is permitted has a somewhat disputed history, occasionally being incorrectly attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky, although the idea, if not the exact phrase forms a crucial part of the philosophical backdrop for his "Brothers Karamazov". Intriguingly, one of the characters in this novel postulates what is essentially the Templar mindset in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Inquisitor "the grand inquisitor parable"] although Dostoevsky clearly is critical himself of this mindset, and attempts throughout the novel to refute it, like the Assassin's, seeing free will as a fundamental quality of humanity.
*"Nothing is true, everything is permitted" is taken from the novel Alamut, by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for Assassin's Creed. In it, the maxim is the highest truth of the Ismailis, the sect of Islam that gave rise to the historical Hashashins.
[[Category:Assassin's Order]]

The Creed

2010-08-11T11:25:29Z

99.153.30.38: /* The Three Tenets of the Creed */

{{quote|Nothing is true, everything is permitted.|The Creed's maxim}}[[File:Aclogo.png|200px|right]]

'''The Creed''' is the code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins|Assassin's Order]] from the [[Third Crusade|Middle Ages]] until [[Modern Times|modern]] days. [[Al Mualim]], former Grand Master of the Assassins, once stated that these are rules, "W''e are nothing if we do not abide by the Assassin's Creed''." It restricts unnecessary slaughter of innocents, preserves the reputation of one's self and the order, and is meant to create peace not only within the world, but within the individual. The Assassins have been handing the Creed down aurally from generation to generation, ensuring the message the Creed brings is delivered to every member of the Assassin's Order.

==The Three Tenets of the Creed==
The Creed is an unwritten set of rules orally passed down from generation to generation among the brotherhood of the Assassin Order and known by every member. It mainly emphasises three simple moral tenets that focused on a successful mission, mastery of self-emotions, and ensuring the safety of the brotherhood.

===Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent===
{{quote|That man had no need to die!|[[Malik]] at [[Solomon's Temple]]}}
''The goal of the assassins is to ensure peace in all things.'' The Assassins believe that political assassinations and the death of the corrupt will bring peace and a true sense of security to the common people. Slaying innocents and civilian bystanders who do not need to die goes a long way towards spreading strife and discord in addition to ruining the name of the Assassin Order itself.

==='''Always be discreet'''===
{{quote|Let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.|Al Mualim}}
''Be unseen''. The Assassins aim is to get close to their target stealthily, usually in public, to perform awe-inspiring assassinations. The greatest illusion from an assassination is, an Assassin seemingly materializes from nowhere, kills a corrupt public figure, and vanishes into the depth of the crowd or environment. If an Assassin is spotted stalking their target, the supernatural effect is diluted, simply making it more difficult for the Assassin to reach his target.

===Never compromise the Brotherhood===

''The actions of one must never bring harm to all.'' If an Assassin fails, is captured, or is being chased, he must never commit an action or say anything that can be tied back to the Brotherhood or Masyaf. For example, in the original [[Assassins Creed]], in the beginning, [[Altair]] openly exposes himself to [[Robert de Sable]] and the other [[Templars]] and summarily fails to assassinate him. This failure compromised the brotherhood, which in turn cost the Assassin [[Malik Al-Sayf|Malik]] his left arm, his brother [[Kadar A-Sayf|Kadar]] his life, and led Robert de Sable to gather the other Templars and lay siege to Masyaf.

==Penalty for Disobedience==
When Altaïr breaks all three tenets during an extremely important mission at Solomon's Temple, he is stripped of all his weapons and equipment, demoted to [[Novice]] rank and must earn his way back into the brotherhood. By murdering an innocent (an old man who he thought could have alerted the guards), revealing himself to [[Robert de Sable]], and leading the Templars back to the - until then, secret - location of Masyaf, he jeopardizes not only his own safety, but the livelihood of the entire brotherhood. Al Mualim executes him for treason, based upon the severity of these crimes, but Altaïr mysteriously finds himself later alive.

==Assassin's Creed==
As [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] relives Altaïr's memories, he must follow these tenets as well to stay synchronized with his ancestor's memories in the [[Animus|''Animus'']]. Breaking the first tenet - never kill an innocent person - by killing anyone other than a guard or an assassination target, will cause him to lose one-third or less [[Synchronization|synchronization]]. While there is no punishment for breaking the second tenet - hide in plain sight -(though following it will allow Altair to assassinate targets more easily); targets like [[Abu'l Nuqoud]], who will run when Altair is exposed by the guards. As for the third tenet - never compromise the Brotherhood - Altair will not be able to enter an [[Assassins' Bureau]] when under pursuit, as this would compromise the brotherhood.

Altair unknowingly breaks this third tenet after dispatching eight of the higher ranked Templar members. Upon deducing his mission, Robert de Sable hoped to trick Altair into inadvertently allying the opposing Crusader forces; since the targets were from both Saracen and Crusader origins, their respective leaders, [[Saladin]] and [[Richard the Lionhearted]], would have been more willing to join together in order to combat a considerable new threat: the Assassins. Robert attempted to convince Richard to join forces with Saladin and attacking [[Masyaf]]. During the attack, he planned to recover the Piece of Eden lost to Al Mualim at the Temple of Solomon. However, Altair's subduing of Robert in front of Richard convinced Richard not to attack the Assassins, and Altair went unpunished for this transgression.

==[[Assassin's Creed II]]==
When Ezio kills [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], he shows disrespect to his corpse, cursing him and calling for his everlasting suffering. Seeing this as a violation of the creed, his [[Mario Auditore da Firenze|Uncle Mario]] intervenes, chastising the young assassin for his vengefulness; vengeance goes against word of the creed, and prevents either victim or assassin from finding the peace that all assassinations through the order wish to affect.

Throughout the game Ezio follows his uncle's example, showing respect for the dead by closing their eyes and saying "''Requiescat in pace''"(Latin for "''Rest in peace''"). In the ancient [[Codex Pages|Codex]], Altaïr states that the creed cannot be killed, even if all of its followers are.

==Trivia==
*Interestingly, the player can slaughter Masyaf guards with no special repercussions. These assassin guards have the same abilities as Saracen or Crusader guards despite the typical Assassin training being far more specialized in close combat than regular military training.
*After completing the main storyline of Assassin's Creed, the player can kill civilians without losing sync with their ancestor.
*The Creed's Maxim, that nothing is true, and everything is permitted has a somewhat disputed history, occasionally being incorrectly attributed to Fyodor Dostoevsky, although the idea, if not the exact phrase forms a crucial part of the philosophical backdrop for his "Brothers Karamazov". Intriguingly, one of the characters in this novel postulates what is essentially the Templar mindset in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Inquisitor "the grand inquisitor parable"] although Dostoevsky clearly is critical himself of this mindset, and attempts throughout the novel to refute it, like the Assassin's, seeing free will as a fundamental quality of humanity.
*"Nothing is true, everything is permitted" is taken from the novel Alamut, by Vladimir Bartol, a book that served as a primary inspiration for Assassin's Creed. In it, the maxim is the highest truth of the Ismailis, the sect of Islam that gave rise to the historical Hashashins.
[[Category:Assassin's Order]]

Sword of Altaïr

2010-08-11T11:23:27Z

99.153.30.38: /* Trivia */

{{Era|ACAC|AC|ACB|AC2|}}
[[File:Sword_of_Altair.jpg|thumb|Real life replica of Altair's sword]]
[[Altaïr]] has a '''personal sword''' that he uses throughout ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''. The blade's hilt is shaped like an eagle's wings, while the blade itself is both long and agile, making it a light and deadly weapon. The sword is apparently the weapon of choice for the guards at [[Masyaf]] and an all metal variation is available as a weapon in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.

== Availability==

=== Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles ===
[[File:AltairsSword.png|thumb|200px|Altaïr equipping his sword]]
Altaïr acquires this sword from a wounded guard early in the game and keeps it through the entire story.

=== Assassin's Creed===

Altaïr starts the game with the Syrian sword, with which he is very skilled with until [[Al Mualim]] demotes him to [[Novice]] for breaking all three tenets of [[The Creed]] and decreases his abilities greatly. During his progression back into the ranks, he starts of with a sword that looks like this but does not have a cross guard - it only has a similar handle and blade. After he assassinates four targets he gets the Sword of [[Altaïr]]. He uses this sword before he is given the Syrian sword back.

=== Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines ===
Altaïr still possesses his sword during the events after ''Assassin's Creed Bloodlines''. In fact, the sword(s) can be found hung in [[Kantara Castle]] Great Hall ('The Bull' stage), as ornaments. During the game this is the only sword that can be used. In the beginning it's attack power is quite low and enemies have to be hit with it for multiple times to be killed. The sword and other weapons of Altaïr however can be upgraded by collecting Templar coins and then used to purchase upgrades.

=== Assassin's Creed II ===
Altaïr's sword is available in the [[Monteriggioni]] [[blacksmith]] for 50,000ƒ (or less if it had been renovated) after DNA Sequence 8. This sword is the most powerful melee weapon in the game, as all three stats are maxed out. It is interesting to note that the picture of the weapon's hilt in the blacksmith has a leather-wrapped hilt, however the weapon does not have this leather wrapping.

[[File:Altairsword1.png|thumb|left|200px|Ezio using his ancestor's sword]]

== Trivia ==

*It is unknown why the sword is available from the Monteriggioni blacksmith since the sword (being Altaïr's personal weapon) should be more likely available once his [[Altaïr's armor|armor]] was unlocked, however, a possible cause is that the sword could have been lost along with the Codex, found, and later sold off to the blacksmith.
*The sword in the game is shorter compared to the other longswords [[Ezio]] can use; the entire sword being only a little longer than the length of his arm. However, Altaïr's sword is the strongest weapon available.
*Strangely, Altaïr's sword is considered the best sword in the second game; in ''Assassin's Creed'', the [[Syrian sword]] was the best sword; however, it is possible that Altaïr modified the sword using the apple, similar to his armor. This is also made further possible as [[Altaïr]] uses this weapon in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines as opposed to the Syrian Sword.
*It is interesting to note that in later memory sequences of ''Assassin's Creed II'', if the player has the sword equipped, it is quite possible to be knocked away from Ezio by [[Brute]] guards.
*There is a glitch in the Xbox 360 and PS3 version which automatically replaces this sword with the "Common Sword" in Ezio's inventory. To fix this, you'll have to go to the weapon room in the [[Villa Auditore]] and equip Altaïr's sword again.
*Interestingly enough, in the second game, the Sword of Altaïr, which is the second strongest weapon in the first game and the strongest in the second, hangs on the same rack as the Old Syrian Sword, which is the strongest weapon in the first game and second weakest in the second.
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]

Girolamo Savonarola

2010-08-07T16:25:13Z

99.153.30.38: /* The Bonfire of the Vanities */

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|image=Zw-girolamosavonarola.png
|imgdesc=Girolamo Savonarola's database picture
|name=Girolamo Savonarola
|faction=[[wikipedia:Dominican Order|Dominican Order]]
|home=[[wikipedia:Ferrara|Ferrara]]
|birth=21 September 1452
|death=23 May 1498
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' ([[Battle of Forli]] and [[Bonfire of the Vanities]])
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th Century)
|voice=
}}

{{quote|Why are you here? Why do you disturb me? You should be cleansing your homes, cleansing yourselves!|Savonarola after a mob swarms his house|ACII}}
'''Girolamo Savonarola''' (21 September 1452 - 23 May 1498) was a Dominican friar and the leader of Florence from 1494 to 1498, until he was excommunicated by Pope Alexander VI ([[Rodrigo Borgia]]). Savonarola appears in both parts of Assassin's Creed II's [[Assassin's Creed II DLC|DLC]], but is the major antagonist in [[Bonfire of the Vanities|the Bonfire of the Vanities]].

==Biography==
Savonarola was born in the city of Ferrara. At a young age, Savonarola took a moral stance against the corrupt clergy present in Renaissance Italy. In 1475 Savonarola studied at Santo Spirito, and became a Dominican friar. In 1482, Savonarola was dispatched to [[Florence]], "The City Of His Destiny" by the order. During the 1480's he made no impression; he was often called a poor public speaker. He departed Florence in 1487, back to Bologna. His return to Florence in 1490, had a much larger impact. He critiqued the [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Medicis]] and the Catholic Church, trying to reform them. Savonarola also preached the difference of the rich and poor is their property and valuables. In 1492 [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] died, and his son Peiro de' Medici only ruled for two years, thanks to the invasion of the French Army led by King Charles VIII. In 1494 Savonarola became leader of Florence and started to implement his ideals and philosophy. The Bonfire of the Vanities occurred in 1497, where his followers would gather paintings, cosmetics, and 'objects of vanity' into huge bonfires. Eventually Pope Alexander VI found Savonarola guilty of heresy and uttering prophecies. In 1498 Girolamo Savonarola was executed and excommunicated. Savonarola's legacy left a huge mark on Florentine history and Renaissance philosophy.

===The [[Battle of Forli]]===
Savonarola caught wind of the existence of the [[Piece of Eden|Apple of Eden]] when he passed by the [[House of Orsi|Orsi Brothers]], who were conversing with [[Caterina Sforza]]. He eavesdropped the conversation, and kept a close eye on the Orsis.

[[File:Zw-savonarola-2.png|thumb|left|Savonarola eavesdropping on the Orsi brothers.]]
Right before Checco was killed by Ezio's blade, Checco stabbed Ezio in the abdomen. Ezio fell to the ground due to the pain of his wound. Right before he lost consciousness, Savonarola appeared and took the [[Piece of Eden]] from him.

===The [[Bonfire of the Vanities]]===
After the death of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], Savonarola used the Apple he had stolen to take over Florence. After uniting the city under his banner, he started to destroy all Renaissance [[Art Merchants|art pieces]], due to him wanting to go back to the Medieval times. Ezio and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] began to thwart Savonarola's plans for Florence.

Ezio did so by killing all 9 of his lieutenants, who were all either lured into serving Savonarola or Savonarola used the Apple to control them. After Ezio successfully killed all lieutenants, who were spread all over Florence, [[La Volpe]] and [[Paola]], other [[Assassins]], began to encourage the people to fight for themselves. Eventually, Savonarola's grip over Florence was gone.

An angry mob came by Savonarola's house to stand up against him. Savonarola's tried to control the mob with the Apple of Eden, but Ezio threw a knife at Savonarola's hand which caused him to drop the Apple. With Savonarola powerless, the mob took him away and a Templar guard ran away with the Apple. Ezio chased and killed the guard, and so came into possession of the Apple again.

Savonarola was eventually taken to his execution: being burned alive. Meanwhile, the Assassins were watching the execution from behind the crowd. Ezio ultimately decided that nobody should die in such pain and went towards Savonarola. Ezio killed him before the flames could reach him, and so was the end of Girolamo Savonarola.

==The nine lieutenants==
These are Savonarola's followers.

*[[The Painter]]
*[[The Doctor (Savonarola's lieutenant)|The Doctor]]
*[[The Preacher]]
*[[The Farmer]]
*[[The Condottorio]]
*[[The Merchant]]
*[[The Nobleman (Savonarola's lieutenant)|The Nobleman]]
*[[The Priest (Savonarola's lieutenant)|The Priest]]
*[[The Captain Guard]]

==Final words==
:'''Girolamo Savonarola''': It's you...I knew this day would come. Please...show mercy.

:'''Ezio Auditore''': I have. Va' ora. Che sia il tuo Dio a giudicarti. (''Go now- that you may be judged by your God''). Requiescat in pace. (''Rest in peace'').

(Outside the animus scene)

==Trivia==
[[Video:Assassins Creed 2 Checco Orsi Assassination (Savonarola First Appearance)|thumb|right|306px|Savonarola's first appearance.]]

*Savonarola knew of the Templars and the Orsi brothers' plan to steal the Apple. He discovered this when he was eavesdropping on the Orsi brothers when they were about to invade Forlì. Savonarola chose to wait until Checco Orsi was killed by Ezio. Ezio was successful, but ended up fainting from his wound (see above). Savonarola then cleverly took the Apple from the weakened assassin, setting the story for The Bonfire Of The Vanities.
*In 1488, Savonarola was missing his pinky finger, although the reason for this is unknown.
*He is around the same age as Leonardo da Vinci.
*In real life, Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) excommunicated him and had him crucified and burned alive.
*Savonarola is the only known antagonist not to be a Templar nor affiliated with them.
*Savonarola's character seems to be quite similar to that of [[Jubair al Hakim]] from [[Assassins Creed]]. Both men believed that knowledge is the path to evil and sin, and both men organized massive bonfires throughout their cities to burn books and other sources of knowledge that they believed corrupted society. The missions to assassinate them are also very similar, as in both situations the player must take down each of the assassination targets lieutenants before actually confronting the target (optional in AC).

==Gallery==

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Ezio Auditore da Firenze

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{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and like my father and grandfathers before me, I am an Assassin|Ezio Auditore,|Assassin's Creed II}}
'''Ezio Auditore da Firenze''' (born 1459) was a Florentine noble during the Italian Renaissance and, unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, an influential member of the [[Assassin's Order]]. A descendant of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the ancestor to both [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Subject 16]], Ezio was unaware of his Assassin heritage until he was 17 years old, when, following the murder of his [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|father]] and two brothers, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], Ezio fled from the Italian province of [[Florence]] - his hometown - and took refuge in the town of [[Monteriggioni]] in the Tuscan region at the [[Auditore Family Villa]].

After being mentored and trained by his uncle [[Mario Auditore]], Ezio proceeded on his quest for revenge against the Grand Master of the [[Knights Templar]], [[Rodrigo Borgia]], who had ordered the executions of his father and two brothers. During his quest for revenge, Ezio managed to not only unite pages of Altaïr's [[The Codex|Codex]] for the first time since [[Domenico Auditore]], but also to save the cities of Florence and [[Venice]] from the Templars' wrath, ensure the future travels of [[Christoffa Corombo]] to the "New World," and bring the Renaissance ideals and Assassin Order to the city of [[Rome]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:Eziolineagechess.png|thumb|left|A much younger Ezio, portrayed by [[wikipedia:Devon Bostick|Devon Bostick]].]]
[[File:youngezio.JPG|thumb|180px|Young Ezio's in-game model.]]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze was born in Florence in 1459 AD, the second son of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]] and [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria Auditore]]. Until the age of 17, Ezio lived a life of luxury as a member of the Florentine noble class, unaware of his father's allegiance to the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]]. As a youth he was an apprentice to Giovanni Tornabuoni, a great banker, presumably to learn the ropes of banking, so that he could become the leader of the Auditore bank<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>.

In the year 1476, Ezio, his older brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and friends of the family got into a fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his gang. Ezio single-handedly defeated several members of the opposing gang, but Vieri managed to escape the scene before Ezio could do anything to him. During the fight, Ezio gained a cut on his lip, so Federico suggested that they visit the local doctor. After looting several people left unconscious from the fight, the two brothers ran across the rooftops to the [[Doctor]].

After the doctor had tended to his wound, a church nearby caught the eye of the brothers and Federico suggested a race. Ezio won and together the two looked out over the city. Realizing that they were nearby, Ezio travelled to the house of [[Cristina Vespucci]] and spent the night with her. Caught by Cristina's father the morning after, Ezio fled from a group of pursuing guards before meeting with his father at the Palazzo Auditore. Giovanni scolded him (but later softens, and admits that he is reminded of his own youth) and assigned him the task of delivering several letters to his contacts.

After returning home, Ezio found his distraught [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|sister]] crying after discovering her boyfriend had been unfaithful. After obtaining his whereabouts, Ezio beat the man and warned him to stay away from his sister. Upon returning to the palazzo again, his little brother Petruccio asked Ezio to collect eagle feathers from the rooftops, as he was ill and couldn't leave the house or get out of bed. After a tiring search for feathers, Ezio's mother secured his services in picking up some paintings from a young artist that she patronized, [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. On the walk home, Leonardo struck up a conversation, beginning a friendship between the two young men that would last throughout their adult lives<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Arrest and execution of his family===
[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 20-14-39-52.png|thumb|Ezio's family being hung for treason.]]
{{Quote|I'll kill you for what you've done!|Ezio Auditore to Uberto Alberti after watching his family's execution in 1476|Assassin's Creed II}}
After completing his errands, Ezio returned home to find the house ransacked, his father and brothers missing and his mother and sister hiding. Learning that city guards had been ordered to arrest Giovanni and all of his sons, Ezio made his way to the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], where his father and brothers were being held. Climbing the building and speaking to his father through his cell window, Ezio was instructed to find a chest hidden in his office, to take everything out of it and to deliver a sealed letter to [[Uberto Alberti]], [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo de' Medici's]] personal assistant and a close friend of the Auditore family. Doing so, Ezio found the Assassin robes that he would wear for the next 23 years and the letter containing details of a plot against the city of Florence and the Auditore family. Ezio brought the incriminating documents to Alberti and was assured that his family would be released the following day when the information was presented as evidence of their innocence<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

The next day, Ezio returned to the [[Piazza della Signoria]] to find Alberti presiding over the execution of the Auditores (watched over all the while by a [[Rodrigo Borgia|mysterious stranger]] who had been present with Alberti the previous night). Giovanni claimed his innocence, citing the information given to Alberti as evidence. But Alberti denied any knowledge of such information. Ezio's efforts to prevent the execution were ultimately in vain, and he could only watch helplessly as his father and brothers were hung. When he attempted to charge the scaffold to avenge his kinsmen, Alberti ordered the city [[Guards|guards]] to murder him. At the urging of one of Giovanni's friends, a [[Thieves|thief]], Ezio fled the Piazza della Signoria and sought shelter in a [[Courtesans|brothel]], run by the sister of the [[Annetta|Auditore housemaid]], a courtesan named [[Paola]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Paola, who unbeknownst to Ezio was an Assassin herself, agreed to assist Ezio in his quest for vengeance, teaching him how to survive in the city as an outlaw through [[pickpocketing]] and blending in crowds. She further directed Ezio to Leonardo da Vinci to repair the [[Hidden Blade]] of the late Giovanni Auditore, but did not notice that Ezio was being watched. At Leonardo's workshop, a guard banged on the door, ordered Leonardo outside, and tried to beat Ezio's location from him. Ezio realized something was wrong and crept up behind the guard, stabbing him from behind. After Leonardo had thanked him, Ezio sought out and assassinated Alberti in the courtyard of the [[wikipedia:Basilicia of Santa Croce, Florence|Basilica of Santa Croce]], stabbing him multiple times in the chest before proudly proclaiming the survival of the Auditore family to everyone present, marking Alberti as his first assassination<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Start as an Assassin===
[[File:Zw-sequence3-00014.png|thumb|left|220px|Ezio yells at the corpse of [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].]]
{{Quote|The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio, Ezio Auditore!|Ezio Auditore, 1476|Assassin's Creed II}}
Now the most wanted man in Florence, Ezio fled the city with his mother and sister in the hopes of making their way to Spain, stopping beforehand at the Auditore family's [[Auditore Villa|villa]] in the town of [[Monteriggioni]] for shelter. During their travel to Monteriggioni, the three were accosted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and his followers, but were saved by the timely arrival of Ezio's uncle, [[Mario Auditore|Mario]], and his [[Mercenaries]]. Mario informed Ezio of the existence of the Assassins, in an obvious attempt to induct him into the Order, revealing that many of his ancestors, including Giovanni, were part of it. However, Ezio refused his ancestry, wishing only to continue his journey to Spain to ensure his mother and sister's safety. Enraged, Mario left Monteriggioni for the city of [[San Gimignano]], where Vieri de' Pazzi had been located, in the attempt to relieve Monteriggioni of continual assaults by his minions. Guilt-ridden and knowing his presence was a primary reason for the ongoing attacks, Ezio traveled to San Gimignano to accept Mario's offer<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

When Ezio arrived outside the city, he joined Mario and his mercenaries in their assault, waiting until nightfall to make their way to Vieri de' Pazzi by killing guards patrolling near the city gates. After witnessing a brief meeting between [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] and Vieri, Ezio made for his foe; while Mario and his mercenaries kept Vieri's thugs distracted, Ezio challenged and fought Vieri for the last time, eventually overpowering and killing him after a brief duel. Ezio tried to extract a confession from his old enemy, but to no avail as Vieri chose to be snide even to the very end. Infuriated by this, Ezio flew into a rage and insulted Vieri's corpse, continuing until his uncle calmed him down, and reminded him of a tradition of the Assassins: showing respect to those they have killed<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Killing the Pazzi===
{{Quote|The Pazzi were a venerable and potent family, reduced to rubble by one young assassin.|[[Rodrigo Borgia]], reflecting on the collapse of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]]|Assassin's Creed II}}
[[File:Zw-thepazziconspirators.png|thumb|200px|[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] and the fellow conspirators.]]
Following Vieri's death, Ezio returned to Florence in 1478 to gather information from [[La Volpe]] and prevent the planned [[Pazzi]] [[wikipedia:Pazzi conspiracy|takeover]], as well as the deaths of Lorenzo de' Medici and [[Guilani de' Medici]]. Arriving too late to save Guilani, Ezio managed to prevent the death of Lorenzo, the ruler of Florence, and restored his family's good name. However, the Pazzi had already succeeded in their plan and brought the city into a state of civil war. After escorting Lorenzo to safety at [[Palazzo Medici|his palazzo]], Ezio learned from Lorenzo's lieutenant [[Poliziano]] the location of [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] at the Piazza della Signoria. As Pazzi and Medici troops battled in the streets below them, Ezio chased down and slew Francesco, although Jacopo de' Pazzi and several other conspirators were able to escape the city. Shortly afterwards, the Medici publicly cleared the name of the Auditore family and provided Ezio with the names of the conspirators who had escaped<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Learning that the Pazzi conspirators had fled to San Gimignano, Ezio tracked down and killed [[Antonio Maffei]], [[Stefano da Bagnone]], [[Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli]] and [[Francesco Salviati]], extracting from each man information on Jacopo de' Pazzi's hiding place. Using the information, Ezio located his quarry and tracked Jacopo to an ancient Roman theatre. Once there, Ezio eavesdropped on a meeting between Jacopo, Rodrigo Borgia and a Venetian merchant, [[Emilio Barbarigo]]. After fatally wounding Jacopo for his failure to capture Florence, Borgia revealed that he was aware of Ezio's presence. While Borgia and Emilio fled, Ezio was apprehended by Borgia's bodyguards, but he overpowered and killed them, before swiftly putting the dying Jacopo out of his misery<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Venice===
{{dialogue|Emilio Barbarigo|The assassin is here, in Venezia?|Carlo Grimaldi|He's been here for weeks! How could you be so blind?|Carlo Grimaldi and Emilio Barbarigo discuss Ezio minutes before the latter's assassination|Assassin's Creed II}}

With the Pazzi conspiracy ended, Ezio returned to Lorenzo in 1480 and declared his success. Before leaving the city for [[Venice]], Ezio was granted a gift; a [[Outfits|Medici cape]], that would keep the city guards' attention from him. Ezio then made his way to Leonardo's workshop, only to find that he had just left for Venice himself. Meeting with Leonardo in the [[Appennine Mountains]], Ezio accompanied him to the city of [[Forlì]], narrowly avoiding the Templar soldiers sent after them by Rodrigo Borgia<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Eventually arriving in Forlì, one year later, the two made their way to the city docks, where Ezio was refused passage without a pass. It was at this moment that the two heard the screams of a noble lady stranded in the city's wetlands. Ezio swiftly hastened to her rescue and was able to row the woman ashore. The lady introduced herself as [[Caterina Sforza]] and coerced the dockman into granting Ezio passage to Venice. Once in Venice, Ezio and Leonardo were given a brief tour of the city by [[Alvise Da Vilandino|Alvise]] before Ezio began to seek a way into the Palazzo of Emilio Barbarigo, although this effort proved to be in vain. Suddenly pushed aside, Ezio watched as a gang of [[thieves]] attempted and failed to breach the Palazzo, leading Ezio to subsequently aid the thief [[Rosa]], who had been shot through the leg with an arrow. After successfully escaping the city guards, Ezio was introduced to the leader of the Venetian thieves guild, [[Antonio]], and together, they concocted a new plot to kill Emilio Barbarigo and liberate the merchant district<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

The plot, taking place during 4 years, was successful and gave Ezio the name of another Templar conspirator – [[Carlo Grimaldi]]. A government official and member of the Council of Ten, Carlo was close to [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], the Doge of Venice and hoped to turn him to the Templar cause. Overhearing another meeting between Borgia and Carlo, Ezio uncovered a plot to poison the Doge and replace him with [[Marco Barbarigo]]. Returning to Antonio, he sought to find a way into the [[wikipedia:Doge's Palace|Palazzo Ducale]], the Doge's Palace, searching the front gates, the rear walls and even passing over the [[Basilica di San Marco]]; but they were hampered at every turn. Returning to the piazza below, an enraged Antonio remarked that only birds might get into the Doge's palace, reminding Ezio of Leonardo's [[Flying Machine|flying machine]], which he had seen on the way to Forlì. After a somewhat unsuccessful test flight, Leonardo came up with a way to ensure that Ezio reached his destination<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

[[File:Ezio assassinates Carlo.jpg|thumb|Ezio assassinates Carlo Grimaldi.]]
After removing the city guards at four separate locations, Antonio's thieves proceeded to light massive bonfires throughout the city, giving Ezio the lift Leonardo's flying machine needed to make it to the Palazzo Ducale. The plan worked, and Ezio breached the Palazzo Ducale, although he was too late to save the Doge. Carlo fled the scene, crying out that Ezio had assassinated the Doge, only to meet his own end at Ezio's hands moments later. However, Ezio was now the most wanted man in Venice and was forced to flee the city guards. Returning to Leonardo's workshop for help in 1486, Ezio was directed to [[Sister Teodora|Sister Teodora's]] brothel, where Antonio was hiding. Under the cover of [[Carnevale]], Ezio made his way to the brothel and began planning the death of Marco Barbarigo, competing in the four games of the Carnevale to win the [[Golden Mask|golden mask]] that would gain him entrance to Marco's private party. Ezio was successful but found that Marco's cousin, [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and Marco's personal slave-bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]] intimidated and bribed the judges into denying him his prize. However, Ezio was successful in regaining the mask from Moro and managed to infiltrate the Doge's personal party and assassinate Marco with [[Pistol|an ingenious new weapon]], leaving the door open for [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]], a Barbarigo not involved with the Templars, and an ally of Antonio's, to legitimately become Doge<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

With his quest nearly at an end, Ezio tracked down Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro, who had occupied the Arsenal with an army of mercenaries. Needing a force of his own, Ezio was directed to find the mercenary leader, [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], only to find Silvio's thugs had attacked Bartolomeo's headquarters and captured him and a number of his soldiers. Ezio swiftly located and liberated Bartolomeo and his soldiers; once he learned of Ezio's purpose, the mercenary captain was more than willing to assist in Silvio's destruction. Having tracked the Templars down to the city's Arsenal, Ezio managed to storm the building with the help of Bartolomeo and his men, and killed Dante Moro and Silvio Barbarigo in the ensuing battle. However, he was astonished to learn that the plot to remove the Doge was merely a distraction, so that the Templars could move their vessel to [[Cyprus]], although the reasons for this were unknown to Ezio<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Induction into the Order===
[[File:Zw-ezio-seal.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio, receiving the Assassin's mark.]]
{{Quote|It's been ten years since I watched my father and brothers die. Ten years hunting the men responsible. I'm close to the end now, but no closer to knowing what any of it was for!|Ezio discusses his life as an Assassin|Assassin's Creed II}}

Two more years passed before word of the Templar vessel reached Ezio once again on his twenty ninth birthday<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSagHiz6Ujo&feature=related</ref>, when Rosa brought him a shipping manifest detailing the return of the ship that very day. Sneaking into the Arsenal, Ezio watched as a Templar soldier carrying a [[Piece of Eden]] disembarked from the ship and made his way to a Templar base in the city. Following the soldier, Ezio assassinated and impersonated the guard, carrying the Piece of Eden to a meeting with Rodrigo Borgia himself. Finally able to confront the man ultimately responsible for the deaths of his father and brothers, Ezio criticized the Templar Grand Master for the non-appearance of the supposed "prophet" detailed in the [[Codex]] prophecy. Borgia responded, proudly naming himself the prophet before engaging Ezio in battle. The battle was short, and Ezio easily bested the Templar. On the backfoot, Borgia called upon the city guards and taunted the Assassin, saying that "his people" had failed to show up<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

At this very moment Mario Auditore, Antonio, Paola, Teodora, La Volpe and Bartolomeo d'Alviano appeared, driving off Borgia and revealing themselves to Ezio as Assassins. With the arrival of [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], it was revealed to Ezio that he was in fact the supposed "prophet", and that for the past decade they had all worked together to induct Ezio into the Assassins Order. That night, they all met again and Ezio was formally inducted into the Order<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===The [[Battle of Forlì]]===
{{quote|Muori col tuo orgoglio, per quanto vale… Requiescat in Pace. (Die with your pride, for what it's worth… Rest in Peace.|Ezio Auditore to Ludovico Orsi|Battle of Forlì (DLC)}}
[[File:Assassins-creed-ii-dlc-screens-20091216010317106.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio overflying the city of Forli.]]
Shortly after his induction, Ezio met with Mario and Niccolò, and travelled to Leonardo da Vinci's studio, hoping he could shed some light upon the strange artifact Borgia had dubbed "[[Piece of Eden|the Apple]]". Leonardo examined the unique device, commenting that the metal it was made of should not exist, and that its design was highly advanced despite its age. Briefly touching the Apple, Ezio accidentally activated the device, which started to glow and show strange holographic images. De-activating the device, Niccolò announced that he had arranged for the Piece of Eden to be held in the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]], protected by an ally of the Assassin's, Caterina Sforza. Niccolò and Ezio met with Caterina in [[Romagna]], just outside the city of Forlì. After briefly discussing the Apple, the three made their way back to the city, only to find that it had been invaded by the Orsi brothers; [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì">''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>.

As the group fought its way to the city's locked gates, Ezio managed to find another way inside and opened the gates, allowing them to continue their way to the Citadel. Reaching the Rocca di Ravaldino, they found out that two of Caterina’s children, [[Ottaviano Riario|Ottaviano]] and [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]], were in the hands of the Orsi brothers, who had recently arrived and begun attacking the Citadel. Repelling the attack, Ezio left the Apple in Caterina's hands, before going to rescue her two children<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì" />.

[[File:Zw-bof7.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio briefly glimpses Savonarola, before passing out.]]
Making his way into Romagna, Ezio overpowered the guard detail assigned to imprison Bianca, who directed Ezio to her brother Ottaviano. As Bianca fled back to the city, Ezio made his way the the lighthouse upon which Ottaviano was being held by Ludovico himself. Climbing the tower, Ezio dispatched Ludovico and freed Ottaviano, though not before learning that the kidnapping was a distraction, which had allowed the brothers to steal the Apple. Ezio swiftly tracked down and killed Checco Orsi and his remaining men. Retrieving the Apple, Ezio failed to notice that Checco had stabbed him in the abdomen. Injured, Ezio collapsed to the floor, the Apple rolling from his hand. Before losing consciousness Ezio saw a [[Girolamo Savonarola|monk]] with a missing finger pick up the Apple and walk away, despite Ezio's warnings against doing so<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì" />.

Caterina’s guards later found Ezio next to Checco’s corpse and returned him to Forlì, where Caterina nursed him back to health. Returned to his senses, Ezio, now bearded, hurriedly explained to Caterina that the Apple had been stolen from him by a man in black. She recognized him for a monk and told Ezio to search for the monk at the church outside the city walls. There was no sign of the monk, but Ezio met with [[Brother O’Callahan]], who told him to continue his search at San Vincenzo, in central Forlì. An abbot there identified Ezio as Stefano de Bagnone's killer and ran away, but was intercepted, and, once convinced he was not about to die, gave Ezio the name of the four fingered monk: [[Girolamo Savonarola]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Battle of Forlì" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>.

===''The [[Sailing to Spain|Spanish Inquisition]]''===
{{Quote|My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze... It has been fifteen years since the Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, murdered my family and drove me into exile... Since that time I have suffered greatly but learned a great deal more- I am an Assassin, as my father and grandfathers were before me. Compelled by duty to my order, I have set aside my search for the Spaniard to recover an ancient artifact recently stolen from us. My thirst for vengeance is strong, but my responsibility to the Assassins is stronger still.|Ezio Auditore, 1494|Assassins Creed II: Discovery}}
[[File:Ezio others.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio with Luis, Raphael, and Christoffa]]
While trying to locate Savonarola, Ezio was told by a Thief to meet Antonio at the Thieves' Guild in Venice. Upon arriving there, Ezio found Antonio accompanied by another man, [[Luis Santangel]]. Luis was looking for a good "killer" who could oversee a meeting involving Luis' friend [[Christoffa Corombo]], but Ezio expressed no interest. However, when he heard that Rodrigo Borgia was also involved in the meeting, he rushed to Christoffa's location, finding out that it was a trap. However, he managed to save Christoffa, who explained that Rodrigo was interested in his plans to sail west. Soon afterwards, Ezio met with Antonio again, who told him to go see both Luis and Christoffa in the gardens district<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>.

They then told him that the Templars were in possession of Christoffa's atlas, which featured the journey's route. Ezio quickly recovered the atlas and brought it back to Christoffa and Luis. Luis informed Ezio of the presence of Spanish Assassins, who were held captive by the Spanish Inquisitor General, [[Tomas Torquemada]]. Thinking it his mission to rescue them, Ezio temporarily diverged from his goal to reclaim the Apple of Eden and set out to Spain, but not before Antonio gave him the names of two of his contacts<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />.

After arriving in Spain and briefly losing his sword to a thief, Ezio went on to look for one of the contacts. When he arrived at the location, he met a man who called himself [[Raphael Sanchez]] and soon after revealed himself to be an Assassin. He informed Ezio of the location of the first captured Assassin, and Ezio rushed to save him. Right before the Assassin could be burned by the Inquisitors, Ezio killed all the guards and freed him. After Ezio's return, Raphael revealed that it was [[Gaspar Martinez]] who was ordered to capture the Assassins by Torquemada. Ezio located Gaspar and found him, Torquemada and a guard surrounding a captured Assassin<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />.

Torquemada revealed to the captured Assassin, and indirectly to Ezio, that Rodrigo Borgia had ordered him to capture Assassins in Spain, because they were "non-believers" (in the Catholic religion). After the guard killed the Assassin, the group disbanded and Gaspar was left unguarded. Ezio then met with him and asked him what he knew of the Templars, but Gaspar feigned ignorance and said that they "went away two centuries ago." He fell silently to Ezio's blade, and Ezio acquired a list of six other Assassins' names. 
After freeing the first man on the list, Ezio took him back to Raphael, informing the latter of the existence of the list. However, all the remaining Assassins were located in [[Zaragoza]].[[File:Ezio_In_Black_by_Invader_Shi.jpg|thumb|Ezio double assassinating two guards]]

Once in Zaragoza, Raphael told Ezio to find the Inquisition's Calficador, [[Pedro Llorente]], whose tribunal met at the far side of town. Arriving there, Ezio found that Torquemada was also present. One of the Assassins was being tried, and after he refused to convert and confess, was killed. Ezio eavesdropped on the ensuing conversation and found out that Torquemada was under orders from Rodrigo Borgia to arrest the Assassins. He hurried to locate the remaining five Assassins. Four of them where held captive inside some catacombs. The last was held inside a church. After securing their safety, Ezio killed Pedro Llorente. Returning to Raphael, he requested to return to Italy. However, Raphael still needed some help against the Inquisitors in Granada. Ezio complied, helping to assassinate a Templar spy in the city and discovering along the way that Luis Santangel was also an Assassin<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />.

Once again he excused himself to return to Italy, but disturbed again by the Templars. He is forced again to fight off the Templars to defend Luis, and informed that Raphael has been captured. Ezio fights to rescue Raphael, then finally infiltrate Torquemada's fortress. Torquemada escapes, but Ezio still have duties for the Piece of Eden and decide not to pursue him, Ezio excuses to finally return to Italy and Telling Luis and Raphael to tell him when Christoffa returns from his journey to find the "New World."<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Discovery" />

===The [[Bonfire of the Vanities]]===
[[File:Assassins-Creed-II bonfire vanities.jpg|thumb|Ezio overlooking a plaza in Florence.]]
{{quote|There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the way. Choose your own way! Do not follow me, or anyone else.|Ezio after Savanarola's defeat|Bonfire of the Vanities}}
After Lorenzo de’ Medici's death, Savonarola was able to easily take control over Florence with the Apple of Eden at his command. He taught the population of Florence that personal property and knowledge made the difference between the rich and the poor. Therefore, he burned everything related to the Renaissance in the Bonfire of the Vanities<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities">''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>.

Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli wanted to put a stop to Savonarola's rule with the aid of their two comrades in the city, [[Paola]] and [[La Volpe|Volpe]]. Ezio began eliminating the monk's brainwashed followers while Niccolò, Paola, and Volpe organized a riot in the city. Soon after Ezio killed Savonarola's followers, the rioters formed an angry mob and went to the Palazzo Pitti, where Savonarola resided, demanding an end to the bonfires. Savanarola tried to use the Apple to quell the riot, but before he could, one of the assassins threw a knife at him, knocking the Apple out of his hand. In the ensuing chaos, the Apple was picked up by a guard in service to the Borgia (the Templars had also been trying, without success, to recover the Apple from Savonarola). Ezio followed him, killed him and recovered the Apple. Savonarola was then sentenced to be executed in the same way he had dealt with the city's knowledge: burned at the stake on the [[Piazza della Signoria]]. However, Ezio decided that no one should have to die in such agony. The Assassin leapt onto the execution platform and put Savonarola out of his misery. He then looked at the stunned mob and gave a speech to them, urging them to follow their own path and rely on their own thoughts, not what they were told by the ones in power. He then left with Mario, Niccolò, Paola and La Volpe, ready to uncover the answers hidden within the Apple<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities" />.

===Infiltrating the Sistine Chapel===
[[File:Ezio Rome.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Ezio battles his way to the [[Capella Sistina|Sistine Chapel]].]]
{{Quote|I thought... I thought I was beyond this. But I'm not. I've waited too long, lost too much. Requiescat in pace, you bastard!|Ezio to [[Rodrigo Borgia]] during his first assassination attempt|Assassin's Creed II}}

The following year, in 1499, the Assassins came together once more at the Villa Auditore, with the Piece of Eden and the completed Codex in hand. Using the two objects, they discovered the location of [[the Vault]] to be in [[Rome]], specifically, beneath the Vatican. Unfortunately, Rodrigo Borgia had become Pope in 1492, although Mario believed he had only done so to gain access to the Papal Staff, another of the Pieces of Eden. Undeterred, Ezio went to assassinate Rodrigo Borgia<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Fighting his way along the entire length of the Passetto di Borgo, Ezio snuck into the Sistine Chapel and struck at Borgia from above. As he was about to deal the killing blow, Borgia surprised him by using the Staff to blast him away and drain the energy of those in the room. Since Ezio held the Apple, he was immune to the Staff's effects, and the two engaged in a duel. Ezio repeated history by using the same technique [[Al Mualim]] utilized in his duel against Altaïr in 1191, by creating multiple illusions of himself with the Apple. Ezio seemingly bested Borgia, but the Pope overcame him. Borgia took the Apple, stabbed Ezio in the abdomen and left him to die before fleeing into the Vault. However, Ezio's wounds were not fatal, and he was able to give pursuit. Outside the Vault, Ezio watched as Borgia tried in vain to open it. Laying down his arms, Ezio challenged and defeated Borgia in a fist fight, obtaining possession of both the Staff and the Apple, but refusing to take Borgia’s life, having realised the futility of revenge<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Entering the Vault, Ezio stood in shock as he was confronted by a hologram of an individual naming herself "[[Minerva]]" and claiming to be one of "[[Those Who Came Before]]". Ezio was further confounded when the hologram sought to speak to an unseen figure named [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], before disappearing abruptly, leaving Ezio with many unanswered questions<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Siege of Monteriggioni===
[[File:Monterigioni.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio destroying a siege tower.]]
Following his experience in the Vault, Ezio returned to Monteriggioni. However he soon learned that the Templar threat had diminished little when [[Cesare Borgia]], the son of Rodrigo and a high ranked Templar, laid siege to Monteriggioni. His army of soldiers, towers and cannons breached the city's gates and destroyed much of the city and Villa. Ezio, who was sleeping with Caterina Sforza at the time of the attack, was shocked when a cannonball shot through his wall and hit the centre pillar of his room. He quickly got dressed and met with Mario to discuss their options. Mario tasked Ezio with keeping the Templars from the city walls, whilst Mario himself led the evacuation of the city <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo">''[http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46470/Ubisoft-E3-2010-Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-Demo/ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo]''</ref>.

Ezio made his way to the city walls, and using the cannons, destroyed several of Cesare’s siege engines. Eventually however, the Templars breached the city gates, and entered, bringing a mortally wounded Mario Auditore and a captured Caterina Sforza with them. Standing at the city gates, the Apple of Eden in his hand, Cesare 'invited' Ezio to come to Rome with a shot of his firearm; the shot killed Mario. The Apple in hand, Cesare returned to Rome whilst Ezio, who had been shot by a Borgia harquebusiers atop the city walls, blacked out and fell off the building he was observing the situation from <ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - E3 gameplay demo" />.

Upon regaining consciousness, Ezio travelled to Rome to avenge Mario's murder at the hands of Cesare.

===Return to Rome===
Arriving in Rome, Ezio found the city in disrepair and under the iron fist of [[Cesare Borgia]] – son of the Pope. Basing himself on [[Tiber Island]], in the centre of the city, Ezio rebuilt the complex into his new headquarters and begun his renewed war against the Knights Templar<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>. In 1503, Cesare and his father paraded through Rome when they were ambushed by Ezio Auditore and his apprenticed Assassins<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 trailer">''[http://www.e3expo.com Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood E3 trailer]''</ref>.

== Personality and characteristics ==
[[File:QuickTimePlayer 2009-09-25 19-22-34-26.png|thumb|left|286px|A young Ezio gets approached by a Florentine guard after protesting at his father’s and brothers’ execution.]]

{{quote|Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito. Requiescat in Pace.|Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Rest in Peace|Assassin's Creed II}}
Initially, Ezio was a young [[Florence|Florentine]] nobleman, who lived during the 15th and 16th Century. Unlike his ancestor Altaïr, he was brought up without knowing of the Assassins' existence, or of his heritage. A seducer of women and a playful man, Ezio possessed acrobatic skills beyond his peers, save for his brother. He came from an affluent background and had many friends until the deaths of his father and brothers drove him out of Florence. Forced to protect his [[Maria de' Mozzi|mother]] and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|sister]], Ezio became an [[Assassin]], exacting revenge on the conspirators who had betrayed his family and plotted to seize both [[Florence]] and [[Venice]] <ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

Ezio often allowed his emotions to overcome him, going so far as to disrespect the corpse of Vieri de' Pazzi just after his death. However, Ezio did manage to gain control of his anger, and by the time he had become a Master Assassin, could control it almost completely<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Equipment and skills===
[[File:Ezio Auditore da Firenze-Brotherhood.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio Auditore, 1503.]]
{{Quote|Despite its age, its construction is rather advanced|Leonardo da Vinci, on Ezio's hidden blade|Assassin's Creed II}}

Ezio Auditore da Firenze was a highly skilled Assassin and a leader amongst the Order. A master of multiple skills, including theft, blending, armed and unarmed combat, stealth assassination techniques, free-running and long-distance combat, he was able to use a variety of weapons including two [[Hidden Blade|hidden blades]], the [[longsword]], [[throwing knives]] and more. Born with the ability to use [[Eagle Vision]], Ezio could instinctively differentiate friend from foe<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

An explorer, throughout his quests, Ezio scoured the cities he visited in search of Codex pages and seals from the [[Secret Locations|six assassins tombs]] spread across northern Italy. The Codex pages allowed Leonardo di Vinci to upgrade his weaponry, including the addition of a wheel lock firearm and poison needle concealed beneath his left hidden blade<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

By collecting the six tomb seals, Ezio gained access to the [[Altaïr's Armor|armor]] created by his ancestor, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] which may have later been lost during the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]]. He also collected [[capes]] that helped him stay incognito. The only exception to this was the cape bearing the Auditore family crest, which made him easily recognizable, due to his family's history<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

===Romantic life===
[[File:Zw-ezio-cristina.png|thumb|286px|left|Ezio and Cristina kissing in her room.]]
Ezio was known for his good looks, flirtatious nature and predisposition for womanizing<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Despite the latter part of his life being centered around his hunt for Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio still managed to find the time to share multiple romantic relationships with a number of different women<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" />.

By 1476, Ezio had had many encounters with various unnamed Florentine girls and courtesans before the execution of his family; insulting Vieri de' Pazzi by suggesting that his sister seemed "quite satisfied with the handling he gave her earlier." That year, Ezio was in a permanent relationship of sorts with [[Cristina Vespucci]], against the wishes of her father. Following his street brawl with Vieri de' Pazzi on the [[Ponte Vecchio]], Ezio visited Christina during the night, despite his brother's request otherwise; he was chased out by her father the next morning, and subsequently had to flee the city guards<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />. Two years later, when Ezio returned to Florence, Cristina was married to one of her suitors, Manfredo d'Arzenta, though she admitted to still loving Ezio<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" />. Ten years later, when Cristina and Manfredo travelled to Venice for carnevale, Ezio, posing as her husband, wrote to her asking her to come to the Rio Terra degli Ogniscanti; Cristina complied. As both wore carnevale masks, she did not recognise him until he kissed her. She then took off his mask and asked him how he dared kiss her like that, telling him she never wanted to see him again. When Ezio tried to understand, she explained that if he really loved her, he wouldn't simply have let Manfredo marry her. Ezio was deeply hurt upon learning of Christina's death at the hands of [[Girolamo Savonarola]]'s men, during the Bonfire of the Vanities<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" />.

Before meeting with Christina during Carnevale, whilst trying to find a way to Venice, Ezio accompanied his friend, Leonardo da Vinci, to [[Forlì]]. He was initially refused passage aboard the ship to Venice, but his fortunes changed after encountering [[Caterina Sforza]], who had become stranded on a small island with no means of escape. Ezio rescued her, and she repaid the favor by granting him passage to Venice. She also told him that the next time he returned to Forli, it would "be her pleasure" to entertain him. Moments later, after Ezio revealed to his close friend that Sforza was a future conquest and his type of woman, Leonardo informed Ezio of the ladies' identity, and that she was married to the Count of the city<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

[[File:Caterina_Sforza_&_Ezio.jpg|thumb|286px|right|Ezio and Catherina Sforza together in bed.]]
Also, at some point during his time in Forlì, Ezio encountered a girl named [[Amelia]]. During this encounter, Amelia and two of her friends were discussing whether anyone could beat their record in a horseback riding race. Ezio took on the challenge, in return for an intimate encounter with Amelia, should he prove successful<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

When Ezio arrived in Venice for the first time, an unknown young woman unsuccessfully attempted to pickpocket him. Later the same day, Ezio witnessed the woman and a group of thieves attempting to scale the Palazzo della Seta. The attempt ended in failure, and the girl was shot in the leg by an archer. Ezio intervened, defending her from Emilio Barbarigo's thugs and helping her to get to safety, learning in the process that her name was [[Rosa]], and that she was a member of the city's Thieves Guild. At first, Rosa's attitude towards Ezio was very aggressive and unfriendly, but after he saved her, she became much more amenable<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

While trying to acquire the Golden Mask, Ezio was seen flirting with many of [[Sister Teodora|Sister Teodora's]] [[Courtesans]]. After the Carnevale challenges, when Ezio goes up to accept the Golden Mask as his prize for victory, he was accompanied by a Courtesan. After assassinating Marco Barbarigo and seeking sanctuary in the brothel, Ezio was known to have flirted with Sister Teodora, who invited several of her girls to "comfort" Ezio<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

In 1499, Ezio was seen sleeping with Caterina Sforza in the Auditore villa before it was [[Siege of Monteriggioni|besieged]] by [[Cesare Borgia]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />.

==Trivia==
*Ezio is 40 years old in 1499 (15 years older than Altaïr's age in 1191); the same age as his father upon his death in 1476.
*Ezio is the character whose physical appearance changes the most over the 23-year period of the game, others look mostly the same.
*If you move the camera to a certain angle, Ezio's face has aged. For example, the beard, and wrinkles on his forehead. His voice does deepen and mature over time, making him sound calmer and talk slower. He also appears to lose his tan over time probably due to the fact that he is in hiding through most of his life.
*Just like [[Altaïr]] and [[Desmond]], Ezio has a scar on his mouth, acquired after the mission "Boys Will Be Boys" during Sequence 1, when [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] throws a rock at his face.
*Ezio's outfit is can be unlocked in [[wikipedia:Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands|''Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands'']], which serves as the best outfit in the whole game. It is available via Uplay for 30 points.

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