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	====The ''Mona Lisa''====		====The ''Mona Lisa''====
	{{Dialogue\|Ezio\|Perhaps it would do you good to focus on painting. You seem to be doing decent work on this one.\|Leonardo\|Ha! You are kind, however even I can see that she is badly drawn. And that smile? Overdone. Meaningless.\|Leonardo and Ezio discussing the ''Mona Lisa'', 1506.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|A Roll of the Dice}}		{{Dialogue\|Ezio\|Perhaps it would do you good to focus on painting. You seem to be doing decent work on this one.\|Leonardo\|Ha! You are kind, however even I can see that she is badly drawn. And that smile? Overdone. Meaningless.\|Leonardo and Ezio discussing the ''Mona Lisa'', 1506.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|A Roll of the Dice}}
	In 1505, Leonardo was unknowingly targeted by assassins under the employ of [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Julius II]], who had learned of Leonardo's past work as a miltary engineer for the Borgia and wanted to deprive them of his genius. Fortunately, Ezio learned about the hit on his friend's life and dispached the assassins before they could reach Leonardo.<ref name="Reflections">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 1\|Issue #01]]</ref>		In 1505, Leonardo was unknowingly targeted by assassins under the employ of [[Papacy\|Pope]] [[Julius II]], who had learned of Leonardo's past work as a miltary engineer for the Borgia and wanted to deprive them of his genius. Fortunately, Ezio learned about the hit on his friend's life and dispached the assassins before they could reach Leonardo.<ref name="Reflections">''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 1\|Issue #1]]</ref>

	[[File: A Roll of the Dice 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Leonardo and Ezio looking at the unfinished ''Mona Lisa'']]		[[File: A Roll of the Dice 3.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Leonardo and Ezio looking at the unfinished ''Mona Lisa'']]

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	{{Quote\|All my life—while I thought I was learning to live, I have simply been learning how to die.\|Leonardo to Ezio and Niccolò, a week before his death, 1519.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)}}		{{Quote\|All my life—while I thought I was learning to live, I have simply been learning how to die.\|Leonardo to Ezio and Niccolò, a week before his death, 1519.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)}}
	Leonardo spent his last years in France, at his home awarded to him by King [[Francis I of France\|Francis I]], who became his generous employer and close friend. Leonardo took his most famous painting, the ''Mona Lisa'', with him when he retired to France in 1513.<ref name="Revelations novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>		Leonardo spent his last years in France, at his home awarded to him by King [[Francis I of France\|Francis I]], who became his generous employer and close friend. Leonardo took his most famous painting, the ''Mona Lisa'', with him when he retired to France in 1513.<ref name="Revelations novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>

			After moving to [[Amboise]], Leonardo turned his attention to researching ideal cities and began corresponding with [[England\|English]] author [[Thomas More]]. For the next three years, the pair uncovered nine [[Haven\|locations]] Leonardo thought conducive to the construction of Assassin refuges meant to train and initiate [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentices]], which he remarked were ancient and some even mythical.<ref name="Letter">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci]]'' – Letter from Leonardo</ref>

			By 1519, Leonardo's health was deteriorating and he had become bedridden, requiring a servant to bring him food.<ref name="Reflections"/> Afraid of possible interception, he hid encoded information of his research with trusted friends scattered around [[Europe]] under express instructions to destroy it should the Assassins not be able to contact them within a month of his death.<ref name="Letter"/> Knowing his end to be near, he wrote a letter to Niccolò in which he talked about his worsening health and invited him and Ezio to come to his home in Amboise.<ref name="Revelations novel" />

	[[File:ACRef Leonardo and Ezio Reunite.png\|thumb\|250px\|An elderly Leonardo and Ezio reunited]]		[[File:ACRef Leonardo and Ezio Reunite.png\|thumb\|250px\|An elderly Leonardo and Ezio reunited]]
	By 1519, Leonardo's health was deteriorating and he had become bedridden, requiring a servant to bring him food.<ref name="Reflections"/> Knowing his end to be near, he wrote a letter to Niccolò in which he talked about his worsening health and invited him and Ezio to come to his home in Amboise.<ref name="Revelations novel" />

	In late April of that year, Leonardo was surprised by Ezio, who had come to visit him and snuck into his room. As the two old friends embraced, Ezio let Leonardo know that Niccolò would be joining them the following day. To entertain Leonardo, Ezio then recounted his meeting and short fling with Lisa del Giocondo, the inspiration for his ''Mona Lisa'', years prior.<ref name="Reflections" />		In late April of that year, Leonardo was surprised by Ezio, who had come to visit him and snuck into his room. As the two old friends embraced, Ezio let Leonardo know that Niccolò would be joining them the following day. To entertain Leonardo, Ezio then recounted his meeting and short fling with Lisa del Giocondo, the inspiration for his ''Mona Lisa'', years prior.<ref name="Reflections" />

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	Ezio and Niccolò stayed in France for an entire week, and visited Leonardo often. During these visits, he eagerly told his friends of his desire to travel outside of his manor to places like [[United Kingdom\|England]], where he hoped to sell his submarine idea to King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]].<ref name="Revelations novel" />		Ezio and Niccolò stayed in France for an entire week, and visited Leonardo often. During these visits, he eagerly told his friends of his desire to travel outside of his manor to places like [[United Kingdom\|England]], where he hoped to sell his submarine idea to King [[Henry VIII of England\|Henry VIII]].<ref name="Revelations novel" />

	Leonardo would ultimately pass away on 2 May, with Ezio and Niccolò by his side. Shortly after their departure from Amboise, rumors began to circulate that Leonardo had died in King Francis' arms. Ezio was disgusted by this rumor and remarked that ''"Some people—even Kings—will do anything for publicity"''.<ref name="Revelations novel" />		Leonardo would ultimately pass away on 2 May, with Ezio and Niccolò by his side. Shortly after their departure from Amboise, rumors began to circulate that Leonardo had died in King Francis' arms. Ezio was disgusted by this rumor and remarked that ''"Some people—even Kings—will do anything for publicity"''.<ref name="Revelations novel" /> A posthumous letter left for Ezio held the first hints needed to arrive at the havens.<ref name="Letter"/>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	Alvise again guided them onward, near the [[Palazzo della Seta]]. The three saw the harassed stall owner walk up to the guards at the entrance of the Palazzo to demand compensation, but the guards only arrested him for "disrupting commerce." Eventually, Leonardo and Ezio reached the former's workshop and they parted ways with a brotherly embrace after Leonardo reminded Ezio that he could visit him anytime if he needed another Codex page decrypted.<ref name="Benvenuto" />		Alvise again guided them onward, near the [[Palazzo della Seta]]. The three saw the harassed stall owner walk up to the guards at the entrance of the Palazzo to demand compensation, but the guards only arrested him for "disrupting commerce." Eventually, Leonardo and Ezio reached the former's workshop and they parted ways with a brotherly embrace after Leonardo reminded Ezio that he could visit him anytime if he needed another Codex page decrypted.<ref name="Benvenuto" />

	In 1485, Ezio again consulted Leonardo for his expertise, but this time for something other than a decryption. He inquired about ~~Leonardo’s~~ flying machine, hoping to use it in order to invade the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia]], and rescue Doge [[Giovanni Mocenigo]] from the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Carlo Grimaldi]].<ref name="NVNG">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained]]</ref>		In 1485, Ezio again consulted Leonardo for his expertise, but this time for something other than a decryption. He inquired about Leonardo's flying machine, hoping to use it in order to invade the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia]], and rescue Doge [[Giovanni Mocenigo]] from the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Carlo Grimaldi]].<ref name="NVNG">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained]]</ref>

	Leonardo, however, was afraid of the consequences should something be wrong with his design, as it required the person testing it to jump off a tower. However, Ezio insisted, and after one failed test flight, Leonardo deemed the machine useless and flew into a fit of rage, throwing the plans for it into the fire.<ref name="NVNG" />		Leonardo, however, was afraid of the consequences should something be wrong with his design, as it required the person testing it to jump off a tower. However, Ezio insisted, and after one failed test flight, Leonardo deemed the machine useless and flew into a fit of rage, throwing the plans for it into the fire.<ref name="NVNG" />

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|name = Leonardo da Vinci		\|name = Leonardo da Vinci
	\|image= ACB Leonardo render.png		\|image = ACB Leonardo render.png
	\|birth = 15 April 1452<br>{{Wiki\|Vinci, Tuscany\|Vinci}}, [[Tuscany]], [[Florence\|Republic of Florence]]		\|birth = 15 April 1452<br>{{Wiki\|Vinci, Tuscany\|Vinci}}, [[Tuscany]], [[Florence\|Republic of Florence]]
	\|death = 2 May 1519 {{c\|aged 67}}<br>[[Amboise]], [[Kingdom of France]]		\|death = 2 May 1519 {{c\|aged 67}}<br>[[Amboise]], [[Kingdom of France]]
	\|species =[[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|database = [[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Assassin's Creed II)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Assassin's Creed II)]]<br>[[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Brotherhood)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Brotherhood)]]<br>[[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Identity)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Identity)]]<br>[[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Rebellion)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Rebellion)]]		\|database = [[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Assassin's Creed II)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Assassin's Creed II)]]<br>[[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Brotherhood)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Brotherhood)]]<br>[[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Identity)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Identity)]]<br>[[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Rebellion)\|Leonardo da Vinci (Rebellion)]]
	\|affiliates = [[Assassins]]		\|affiliates = [[Assassins]]
	*[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]] {{c\|1476 – death}}~~<br>~~		*[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]] {{c\|1476 – death}}
	[[Templars]]		[[Templars]]
	*[[Italian Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Rite]] {{c\|forcibly; c. 1499 – 1503}}~~<br>~~		*[[Italian Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Rite]] {{c\|forcibly; c. 1499 – 1503}}
	[[Hermeticists]] {{c\|c. 1506}}		[[Hermeticists]] {{c\|c. 1506}}
	}}		}}
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	As Cesare recovered the Apple of Eden during the battle, he gave it to Leonardo to make it work. While he studied it, the pope reclaimed it. Leonardo also created plans of [[war machine]]s for Cesare's campaign during the [[Italian Wars]]. Despite this, Leonardo remained an ally of the Assassins, secretly meeting with Ezio to inform him of Cesare's plans.<ref name="Ascendance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>		As Cesare recovered the Apple of Eden during the battle, he gave it to Leonardo to make it work. While he studied it, the pope reclaimed it. Leonardo also created plans of [[war machine]]s for Cesare's campaign during the [[Italian Wars]]. Despite this, Leonardo remained an ally of the Assassins, secretly meeting with Ezio to inform him of Cesare's plans.<ref name="Ascendance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>

	The inventor turned over the locations of the Templars overseeing his war machines and requested that he destroy them.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> After the war machines were finally destroyed, Leonardo also designed a [[parachute]] that could be built by sympathetic Roman [[tailor]]s, though his design (or at least the materials used) would not survive the landings, and would need to be replaced after every use.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>		The inventor turned over the locations of the Templars overseeing his war machines and requested that he destroy them. <ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> After the war machines were finally destroyed, Leonardo also designed a [[parachute]] that could be built by sympathetic Roman [[tailor]]s, though his design (or at least the materials used) would not survive the landings, and would need to be replaced after every use.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

	To avoid Templar scrutiny, Leonardo and Ezio would meet at different locations chosen by Leonardo and denoted with a drawing of a hand on a bench, as a signal for Ezio to wait for him there. During their meetings, Leonardo agreed to reconstruct a second, smaller Hidden Blade that could fit against a standard glove, in order to replace the one Ezio had lost during the fall of Monteriggioni. He also provided him with a [[Metal Cestus\|reinforced glove]] to allow Ezio to use the Climb Leap technique, and a forearm-mounted [[poison]] [[dart]] launcher. However, due to being paid "very little" by the Templars, Leonardo needed to ask Ezio for the money for the raw materials upfront.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor" />		To avoid Templar scrutiny, Leonardo and Ezio would meet at different locations chosen by Leonardo and denoted with a drawing of a hand on a bench, as a signal for Ezio to wait for him there. During their meetings, Leonardo agreed to reconstruct a second, smaller Hidden Blade that could fit against a standard glove, in order to replace the one Ezio had lost during the fall of Monteriggioni. He also provided him with a [[Metal Cestus\|reinforced glove]] to allow Ezio to use the Climb Leap technique, and a forearm-mounted [[poison]] [[dart]] launcher. However, due to being paid "very little" by the Templars, Leonardo needed to ask Ezio for the money for the raw materials upfront.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor" />
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	Leonardo appeared to be homosexual, as it was hinted at several times. When speaking to Ezio in Rome, he mentioned his work on the ''Mona Lisa'', and Ezio warned him not to allow pretty girls to distract him from making the designs he needed. With his arm around him, Leonardo lightly assured Ezio that women would "provide little distraction" to his work.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>		Leonardo appeared to be homosexual, as it was hinted at several times. When speaking to Ezio in Rome, he mentioned his work on the ''Mona Lisa'', and Ezio warned him not to allow pretty girls to distract him from making the designs he needed. With his arm around him, Leonardo lightly assured Ezio that women would "provide little distraction" to his work.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

	Additionally, he seemed to be in a relationship with his assistant, Salaì. While exploring the Pythagorean Temple, Ezio and Leonardo conversed briefly about Salaì. Leonardo asked where he was but quickly clarified that he was only concerned about Salaì's careless spending. Ezio assured him that Salaì was safe at home, much to Leonardo's relief. Ezio ~~then~~ commented that Salaì fit Leonardo ~~and that he approved~~, leaving the latter nervously speechless.<ref name="Temple of Pythagoras" />		Additionally, he seemed to be in a relationship with his assistant, Salaì. While exploring the Pythagorean Temple, Ezio and Leonardo conversed briefly about Salaì. Leonardo asked where he was but quickly clarified that he was only concerned about Salaì's careless spending. Ezio assured him that Salaì was safe at home, much to Leonardo's relief. Although he immediately added that he was relieved about his [[florin]]s, Ezio saw through his friend's act and commented that Salaì fit Leonardo, leaving the latter nervously speechless.<ref name="Temple of Pythagoras" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed II (mobile game)\|''Assassin's Creed II'' mobile game]] {{c\|non-canon}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
	**''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''		**''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
			**''[[The Art of the Heist]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''
	**''[[Roma (expansion pack)\|Roma]]''		**''[[Roma (expansion pack)\|Roma]]''
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	{{ACLQLDV}}		{{ACLQLDV}}
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As Cesare recovered the Apple of Eden during the battle, he gave it to Leonardo to make it work. While he studied it, the pope reclaimed it. Leonardo also created plans of [[war machine]]s for Cesare's campaign during the [[Italian Wars]]. Despite this, Leonardo remained an ally of the Assassins, secretly meeting with Ezio to inform him of Cesare's plans.<ref name="Ascendance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>
As Cesare recovered the Apple of Eden during the battle, he gave it to Leonardo to make it work. While he studied it, the pope reclaimed it. Leonardo also created plans of [[war machine]]s for Cesare's campaign during the [[Italian Wars]]. Despite this, Leonardo remained an ally of the Assassins, secretly meeting with Ezio to inform him of Cesare's plans.<ref name="Ascendance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>

The inventor turned over the locations of the Templars overseeing his war machines and requested that he destroy them. <ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> After the war machines were finally destroyed, Leonardo also designed a [[parachute]] that could be built by sympathetic Roman [[tailor]]s, though his design (or at least the materials used) would not survive the landings, and would need to be replaced after every use.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
The inventor turned over the locations of the Templars overseeing his war machines and requested that he destroy them.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> After the war machines were finally destroyed, Leonardo also designed a [[parachute]] that could be built by sympathetic Roman [[tailor]]s, though his design (or at least the materials used) would not survive the landings, and would need to be replaced after every use.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

To avoid Templar scrutiny, Leonardo and Ezio would meet at different locations chosen by Leonardo and denoted with a drawing of a hand on a bench, as a signal for Ezio to wait for him there. During their meetings, Leonardo agreed to reconstruct a second, smaller Hidden Blade that could fit against a standard glove, in order to replace the one Ezio had lost during the fall of Monteriggioni. He also provided him with a [[Metal Cestus|reinforced glove]] to allow Ezio to use the Climb Leap technique, and a forearm-mounted [[poison]] [[dart]] launcher. However, due to being paid "very little" by the Templars, Leonardo needed to ask Ezio for the money for the raw materials upfront.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor" />
To avoid Templar scrutiny, Leonardo and Ezio would meet at different locations chosen by Leonardo and denoted with a drawing of a hand on a bench, as a signal for Ezio to wait for him there. During their meetings, Leonardo agreed to reconstruct a second, smaller Hidden Blade that could fit against a standard glove, in order to replace the one Ezio had lost during the fall of Monteriggioni. He also provided him with a [[Metal Cestus|reinforced glove]] to allow Ezio to use the Climb Leap technique, and a forearm-mounted [[poison]] [[dart]] launcher. However, due to being paid "very little" by the Templars, Leonardo needed to ask Ezio for the money for the raw materials upfront.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor" />

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	{{Quote\|The plans I bought. They weren't JUST a folding chair, oh no. They had something else with them, something quite astonishing. A flying machine designed by Leonardo Da Vinci himself! And I built it!\|Lance O'Donnell to Connor, on the plans for Leonardo's flying machine, 1770s.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Floating conversations}}		{{Quote\|The plans I bought. They weren't JUST a folding chair, oh no. They had something else with them, something quite astonishing. A flying machine designed by Leonardo Da Vinci himself! And I built it!\|Lance O'Donnell to Connor, on the plans for Leonardo's flying machine, 1770s.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Floating conversations}}
	Leonardo is renowned primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the ''Mona Lisa'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Last Supper}}'', are the most famous, most reproduced, and most parodied portrait and religious paintings of all time, their fame approached only by [[Michelangelo]]'s ''{{Wiki\|The Creation of Adam\|Creation of Adam}}''. Leonardo's drawing of the {{Wiki\|Vitruvian Man}} is also regarded as a cultural icon. Only around fifteen of his paintings survived, due to frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.<ref name="Wiki" />		Leonardo is renowned primarily as a painter. Two of his works, the ''Mona Lisa'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Last Supper (Leonardo)\|The Last Supper}}'', are the most famous, most reproduced, and most parodied portrait and religious paintings of all time, their fame approached only by [[Michelangelo]]'s ''{{Wiki\|The Creation of Adam\|Creation of Adam}}''. Leonardo's drawing of the {{Wiki\|Vitruvian Man}} is also regarded as a cultural icon. Only around fifteen of his paintings survived, due to frequently disastrous, experimentation with new techniques, and his chronic procrastination.<ref name="Wiki" />

	Nevertheless, these few works and his notebooks are an invaluable contribution to later generations of artists. Indeed, Leonardo could arguably be considered the most iconic artist of the Italian Renaissance, with only a handful of his contemporaries—most notably Leonardo's chief artistic rival and fellow Florentine, Michelangelo—posing a real challenge. Leonardo was also revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualized a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double-hull, and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. As a scientist, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics.<ref name="Wiki" />		Nevertheless, these few works and his notebooks are an invaluable contribution to later generations of artists. Indeed, Leonardo could arguably be considered the most iconic artist of the Italian Renaissance, with only a handful of his contemporaries—most notably Leonardo's chief artistic rival and fellow Florentine, Michelangelo—posing a real challenge. Leonardo was also revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualized a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double-hull, and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. As a scientist, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics.<ref name="Wiki" />
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Invitation into the Order

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	After his rescue from the Hermeticists, Leonardo traveled with Niccolò and Ezio to [[Spain]] to chase down [[Micheletto Corella]] and stop him from freeing Cesare. After surviving wild seas, a skirmish in a [[Lone Wolf Inn\|tavern]], long horse rides and constructing [[bombs]], Leonardo decided that he had enough of traveling and fighting. He thus returned to Rome, leaving Ezio and Niccolò to destroy Cesare's warships with handheld bombs he had crafted for them, and find Cesare.<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />		After his rescue from the Hermeticists, Leonardo traveled with Niccolò and Ezio to [[Spain]] to chase down [[Micheletto Corella]] and stop him from freeing Cesare. After surviving wild seas, a skirmish in a [[Lone Wolf Inn\|tavern]], long horse rides and constructing [[bombs]], Leonardo decided that he had enough of traveling and fighting. He thus returned to Rome, leaving Ezio and Niccolò to destroy Cesare's warships with handheld bombs he had crafted for them, and find Cesare.<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />

	After Ezio killed Cesare in ~~{{Wiki\|~~Navarre}} during the [[Siege of Viana]] in 1507, Leonardo met again with Ezio and Niccolò at Ezio's forty-eighth birthday party. Ezio offered Leonardo a place in the Assassin Order, though Leonardo refused, saying that although he respected and supported the Assassins' goals, he wanted to tread a different path: "a solitary one."<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />		After Ezio killed Cesare in the [[Kingdom of Navarre]] during the [[Siege of Viana]] in 1507, Leonardo met again with Ezio and Niccolò at Ezio's forty-eighth birthday party. Ezio offered Leonardo a place in the Assassin Order, though Leonardo refused, saying that although he respected and supported the Assassins' goals, he wanted to tread a different path: "a solitary one."<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />

	Leonardo left for [[Milan]] afterwards, from which he would leave for [[Amboise]] in [[France]].<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />		Leonardo left for [[Milan]] afterwards, from which he would leave for [[Amboise]] in [[France]].<ref name="Brotherhood novel" />

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Early life

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Leonardo was born in 1452 out of wedlock in {{Wiki\|Vinci}}, a town outside of Florence, Italy, to a Florentine notary named Piero da Vinci, and a local woman named Caterina. He spent most of his early childhood in nearby rural [[Tuscany]], so as to spare his father the embarrassment of a scandal.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Assassin's Creed II)\|Database: Leonardo da Vinci]]</ref>		Leonardo was born in 1452 out of wedlock in {{Wiki\|Vinci, Tuscany\|Vinci}}, a town outside of Florence, Italy, to a Florentine notary named Piero da Vinci, and a local woman named Caterina. He spent most of his early childhood in nearby rural [[Tuscany]], so as to spare his father the embarrassment of a scandal.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Leonardo da Vinci (Assassin's Creed II)\|Database: Leonardo da Vinci]]</ref>

	However, young Leonardo's innate artistic prowess was obvious to his elders even then, and when he turned fourteen, he was returned to Florence, apprenticed to the workshop of renowned painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]; while there, he was taught an array of subjects<ref name="Database"/> and collaborated with Verrocchio on his masterpiece, ''{{Wiki\|The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo)\|The Baptism of Christ}}''.<ref>{{WP\|The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo)}}</ref>		However, young Leonardo's innate artistic prowess was obvious to his elders even then, and when he turned fourteen, he was returned to Florence, apprenticed to the workshop of renowned painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]; while there, he was taught an array of subjects<ref name="Database"/> and collaborated with Verrocchio on his masterpiece, ''{{Wiki\|The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo)\|The Baptism of Christ}}''.<ref>{{WP\|The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio and Leonardo)}}</ref>

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	As Cesare recovered the Apple of Eden during the battle, he gave it to Leonardo to make it work. While he studied it, the pope reclaimed it. Leonardo also created plans of [[war machine]]s for Cesare's campaign during the [[Italian Wars]]. Despite this, Leonardo remained an ally of the Assassins, secretly meeting with Ezio to inform him of Cesare's plans.<ref name="Ascendance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>		As Cesare recovered the Apple of Eden during the battle, he gave it to Leonardo to make it work. While he studied it, the pope reclaimed it. Leonardo also created plans of [[war machine]]s for Cesare's campaign during the [[Italian Wars]]. Despite this, Leonardo remained an ally of the Assassins, secretly meeting with Ezio to inform him of Cesare's plans.<ref name="Ascendance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref>

	The inventor turned over the locations of the Templars overseeing his war machines and requested that he destroy them. <ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> After the war machines were finally destroyed, Leonardo also designed a [[parachute]] that could be built by sympathetic Roman [[tailor]]s, though his design (or at least the materials used) would not survive the landings, and would need to be replaced after every use.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>		The inventor turned over the locations of the Templars overseeing his war machines and requested that he destroy them.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref> After the war machines were finally destroyed, Leonardo also designed a [[parachute]] that could be built by sympathetic Roman [[tailor]]s, though his design (or at least the materials used) would not survive the landings, and would need to be replaced after every use.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

	To avoid Templar scrutiny, Leonardo and Ezio would meet at different locations chosen by Leonardo and denoted with a drawing of a hand on a bench, as a signal for Ezio to wait for him there. During their meetings, Leonardo agreed to reconstruct a second, smaller Hidden Blade that could fit against a standard glove, in order to replace the one Ezio had lost during the fall of Monteriggioni. He also provided him with a [[Metal Cestus\|reinforced glove]] to allow Ezio to use the Climb Leap technique, and a forearm-mounted [[poison]] [[dart]] launcher. However, due to being paid "very little" by the Templars, Leonardo needed to ask Ezio for the money for the raw materials upfront.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor" />		To avoid Templar scrutiny, Leonardo and Ezio would meet at different locations chosen by Leonardo and denoted with a drawing of a hand on a bench, as a signal for Ezio to wait for him there. During their meetings, Leonardo agreed to reconstruct a second, smaller Hidden Blade that could fit against a standard glove, in order to replace the one Ezio had lost during the fall of Monteriggioni. He also provided him with a [[Metal Cestus\|reinforced glove]] to allow Ezio to use the Climb Leap technique, and a forearm-mounted [[poison]] [[dart]] launcher. However, due to being paid "very little" by the Templars, Leonardo needed to ask Ezio for the money for the raw materials upfront.<ref name="An Unexpected Visitor" />