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{{Quote|Caterina! Caterina Sforza! I know you're in there. I have something you may want back. Are you missing any children?|Checco taunting Caterina Sforza after kidnapping her children, 1488.|Assassin's Creed II|Godfather}}
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{{Character Infobox
|image = Zw-orsibrothers.png
| image = Checco O.png
|imgdesc = Checco Orsi (left)
| birth = 1458<br>[[Forlì]], [[Romagna]], {{Wiki|Papal States}}
|name = Checco Orsi
| death = 7 July 1488 {{c|aged 30}}<br>Romagna, Papal States
|faction = [[House of Orsi]]
| species = [[Human]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' ([[Battle of Forlì]])
| affiliates = House of Orsi<br>[[Templars]]
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th Century)
*[[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Italian Rite]]
|voice=
| voice = [[Andreas Apergis]]
}}
| database = [[Database: Checco and Ludovico Orsi|Checco and Ludovico Orsi]]}}
'''Checco Orsi''' (1458 – 1488) was a member of the Orsi family of [[Forlì]] and brother to [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]]. Bored with their life in the countryside, the two brothers started a loan-sharking business, and murdered any who failed to pay their debts.


''"Si, a certain apple indeed, or shall I slice your babies necks ear to ear?"''
==Biography==
===Working for Caterina===
The brothers were hired by [[Caterina Sforza]] to kill her own husband, [[Girolamo Riario]], after she found out that he was a Templar. Riario, who was already in debt to the Orsi brothers, was killed by them during a meal.<ref name="AC2 Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Checco and Ludovico Orsi]]</ref>


''-Checco Orsi to Caterina Sforza''
===Battle of Forlì and Death===
Later on, [[Rodrigo Borgia]] hired them to kill Caterina and obtain the map Riario had made of the [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages.<ref name="AC2 Database" /> The Orsi agreed, and [[Battle of Forlì|laid siege]] to the city of Forlì. In the process, they captured two of Caterina's children, [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]] and [[Ottaviano Riario|Ottaviano]], and found out that [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who was in possession of the [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]], was involved as well.<ref name="Battle of Forlì">''Assassin's Creed II'' – ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>


Using the two as a distraction for Ezio, Checco attacked the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]] (the ward in which Caterina was holding the Apple) after the Assassin had left to rescue the children. Caterina and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]]'s resistance was not enough to protect the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], and Checco claimed it for himself.<ref name="Checcomate">''Assassin's Creed II'' – ''Battle of Forlì'' – [[Checcomate]]''</ref>


Checco then attempted to leave Forlì in order to deliver the Apple to Rodrigo Borgia, but Ezio was able to locate and assassinate him before he could do so, claiming the Apple back in the process. However, with his dying breath, Checco stabbed Ezio in the right side of the stomach, severely wounding him and causing him to lose the Apple and spend an entire decade re-acquiring it.<ref name="Checcomate"/>


'''Checco Orsi''' was a member of a noble family of [[Forlì]] and brother to [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]]. Bored with their life in the countryside, they started a loan-sharking business, and murdered any who didn't pay their debts.
==Behind the scenes==
Checco is one of only four assassination targets in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] to be stabbed with the Hidden Blade while in the [[Memory Corridor]]; the other targets being [[Majd Addin]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', [[Shahkulu]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' and [[Edward Braddock]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]].''


Once, the brothers were hired by [[Caterina Sforza]] to kill her own husband, [[Girolamo Riario]], after finding out that he was a [[Templar]]. Riario, who was already in debt to the Orsi brothers, was killed during a meal by the Orsis.
In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', a horse and carriage chase ensued between Checco and Ezio, though this does not occur in the game.


Later, [[Rodrigo Borgia]] hired them to kill Caterina and obtain the [[Piece of Eden]], an artifact stolen from him by [[Ezio Auditore]] in Venice. The Orsis agreed and laid siege to the city of [[Forlì]]. In the process, they captured two of Caterina's children. Using the children as a distraction for Ezio, Checco attacked the [[Rocca Di Ravaldino]], the ward in which Caterina was holding the Apple. Caterina and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]]'s resistance weren't enough to protect the Piece of Eden and Checco took it. With Checco running off to Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio chased him. Ezio intercepted him, though Checco, with his dying breath, stabbed Ezio in the right side of the stomach. Ezio stumbled off with the Piece of Eden, though the wound was sapping his strength. Eventually, he fell to the ground, and, before he lost consciousness, saw the Piece of Eden stolen from him by a [[Girolamo Savonarola|monk with a missing finger]]. Caterina's guards found Ezio next to Checco's corpse.
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
CU Checco Orsi.jpg|Concept art of Checco
AC2 Checco Orsi Model.jpg|Model of Checco
AC2 Checco and Ludovico Orsi DB.png|The brothers' database portrait
AC2 Checco and Ludovico Orsi painting.jpg|Checco (left) and Ludovico's portrait in the Villa Auditore's gallery
Godfather 1.png|Checco with his brother, Ludovico
Checcomate 9.png|Ezio assassinating Checco
Checcomate 3.png|Ezio finishing Checco off
</gallery>


==Final Words==
==Appearances==
'''Checco Orsi''': So...you have your prize again.
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]] – [[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]] – [[Forlì – A Crimson Sunset]]'' {{Mdat}}


''(Ezio retrieves the Piece of Eden)''
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
'''Ezio''': Was it worth it? So much bloodshed?
{{AC2}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orsi, Checco}}
'''Checco Orsi''': A prize of such value, it will not remain yours for long.
[[Category:1458 births]]
 
[[Category:1488 deaths]]
'''Ezio''': We shall see.
[[Category:Individuals]]
 
[[Category:Italians]]
''(Ezio stabs Checco through the throat with the Hidden Blade, killing him)''.
[[Category:Thieves]]
 
[[Category:Mercenaries]]
'''Ezio''': Che miserie nascono dall'avidità (''What wretched things are born of greed''). Requiescat in pace (''Rest in peace'').
[[Category:Templar allies]]
 
[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]]
 
 
 
 
==Trivia==
*Checco is one of the only two assassination targets in the Assassin's Creed Universe to be stabbed with the [[Hidden Blade]] while in the animus scene. The other target being [[Majd Addin]] in [[Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed.]]
*The mission in which you assassinate Checco Orsi is named 'Checco Mate', a reference to the popular board game 'Chess'. 'Checkmate' is a phrase you may say when you are at the point of killing/taking the other player's 'King' and thus winning the game of Chess.

Latest revision as of 02:48, 25 May 2026

"Caterina! Caterina Sforza! I know you're in there. I have something you may want back. Are you missing any children?"
―Checco taunting Caterina Sforza after kidnapping her children, 1488.[src]-[m]

Checco Orsi (1458 – 1488) was a member of the Orsi family of Forlì and brother to Ludovico. Bored with their life in the countryside, the two brothers started a loan-sharking business, and murdered any who failed to pay their debts.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Working for Caterina[edit | edit source]

The brothers were hired by Caterina Sforza to kill her own husband, Girolamo Riario, after she found out that he was a Templar. Riario, who was already in debt to the Orsi brothers, was killed by them during a meal.[1]

Battle of Forlì and Death[edit | edit source]

Later on, Rodrigo Borgia hired them to kill Caterina and obtain the map Riario had made of the Codex pages.[1] The Orsi agreed, and laid siege to the city of Forlì. In the process, they captured two of Caterina's children, Bianca and Ottaviano, and found out that Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who was in possession of the Apple of Eden, was involved as well.[2]

Using the two as a distraction for Ezio, Checco attacked the Rocca di Ravaldino (the ward in which Caterina was holding the Apple) after the Assassin had left to rescue the children. Caterina and Niccolò Machiavelli's resistance was not enough to protect the Piece of Eden, and Checco claimed it for himself.[3]

Checco then attempted to leave Forlì in order to deliver the Apple to Rodrigo Borgia, but Ezio was able to locate and assassinate him before he could do so, claiming the Apple back in the process. However, with his dying breath, Checco stabbed Ezio in the right side of the stomach, severely wounding him and causing him to lose the Apple and spend an entire decade re-acquiring it.[3]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Checco is one of only four assassination targets in the Assassin's Creed series to be stabbed with the Hidden Blade while in the Memory Corridor; the other targets being Majd Addin in Assassin's Creed, Shahkulu in Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Edward Braddock in Assassin's Creed III.

In Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, a horse and carriage chase ensued between Checco and Ezio, though this does not occur in the game.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed IIDatabase: Checco and Ludovico Orsi
  2. Assassin's Creed IIBattle of Forlì
  3. 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed IIBattle of ForlìCheccomate