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{{Memory Infobox
{{Memory Infobox
|image = Cheat_v.png
|name=Beat a Cheat
|description = ''Find and punish Duccio.''
|image=Beat-a-cheat-memory.png
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|description=''Find and punish [[Duccio de Luca|Duccio]].''
|type = Main
|type=Main
|previous = [[Petruccio's Secret]]  
|reward=
|next = [[Friend Of The Family|Friend of the Family]]
|fullsync=
|ancestor = [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
|heroclass=
|location = [[Florence]], [[Italy]]
|previous=[[Paperboy]]
|date = 1476}}
|next=[[Petruccio's Secret]]
'''Beat a Cheat''' is a memory in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
|concurrent=
|source=[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
|location=[[Florence]], [[Republic of Florence]]
|date=28 December 1476
}}
'''Beat a Cheat''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Desmond Miles]] in 2012 through the [[Animus|Animus 2.0]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Ezio Auditore saw his sister [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia]] sitting all alone in the courtyard. After talking to her, Ezio learned that her boyfriend, [[Duccio de Luca]], was cheating on her. Angered at the betrayal, Ezio sought Duccio out.
Ezio saw his sister [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia]] sitting all alone and despondent in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]'s courtyard.


==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
*'''Ezio:''' ''Ehi! Claudia. How are you?''
*'''Ezio:''' Ehi Claudia. ''(Hey Claudia.) How are you?''
*'''Claudia:''' ''Bene...'' (Okay...)
*'''Claudia:''' Bene... ''(Okay...)''
Concerned for his sister, Ezio asked her what was troubling her.
Concerned for his sister, Ezio asked her what was troubling her.
*'''Ezio:''' ''You shouldn't keep things from me.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You shouldn't keep things from me.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''It's Duccio.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''It's [[Duccio de Luca|Duccio]].''
*'''Ezio:''' ''What of him?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''What of him?''
*'''Claudia:''' ''I think he's been... unfaithful.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''I think he's been... unfaithful.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Who told you this?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Who told you this?''
*'''Claudia:''' ''The other girls. I thought they were my friends.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''The other girls. I thought they were my friends.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Harpies! You're better off without them.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''[[Harpy|Harpies]]! You're better off without them.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''I loved him.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''I loved him.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''No, Claudia. You only thought you did.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''No, Claudia. You only thought you did.''
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*'''Claudia:''' ''He should suffer for what he's done.''
*'''Claudia:''' ''He should suffer for what he's done.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Wait here. I'll go have a word with him.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Wait here. I'll go have a word with him.''
Ezio found Duccio near the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]] with another woman, and witnessed him giving the woman a ring.
Ezio found Duccio near the [[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari]] with another woman{{Cite|31 July 2025. Named in novel?}} and witnessed him giving her a ring.
[[File:Cheat 2 v.png|thumb|250px|Duccio's mistress marvels at her gift.]]
[[File:Cheat 2 v.png|250px|thumb|Duccio's mistress marveling at her gift]]
*'''Woman:''' ''Oh, Duccio! It's beautiful!''
*'''Woman:''' ''Oh, Duccio! It's beautiful!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Nothing but the best for you, amore mio'' (my love).
*'''Duccio:''' ''Nothing but the best for you,'' amore mio''. (my love)''
*'''Woman:''' ''But... what of Claudia? I thought you'd been promised to her?''
*'''Woman:''' ''But... what of Claudia? I thought you'd been promised to her?''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Father said I could do much better than an Auditore.''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Father said I could do much better than an Auditore.''
Duccio smacks her bottom.
Duccio smacked her bottom.
*'''Woman:''' ''Birbante!'' (Naughty!) ''Come, let us walk a bit.''
*'''Woman:''' Birbante! ''(Naughty!) Come, let us walk a bit.''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Walk? I had something else in mind...''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Walk? I had something else in mind...''
*'''Woman:''' ''Oh Duccio...''
Duccio kissed her, before Ezio interrupted the two by shouting out towards Duccio.
Duccio kissed her, before Ezio interrupted the two by shouting out towards Duccio.
[[File:Cheat 1 v.png|thumb|250px|Ezio catches Duccio and his mistress.]]
*'''Ezio:''' Ehi, lurido porco! ''(Hey, dirty pig!)''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Ehi, lurido porco!'' (Hey, dirty pig!)
*'''Duccio:''' ''Ezio, my friend!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Ezio, my friend!''
Ezio punched Duccio in the jaw.
Ezio punched Duccio in the jaw.
*'''Duccio:''' ''Ma che ti piglia!?!'' (What the hell!?!)
*'''Duccio:''' ''Ma che ti piglia?!'' (What the hell?!)
*'''Ezio:''' ''You insult my sister, parading around with this puttana.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You insult my sister, parading around with this'' puttana''. (whore)''
The woman was taken aback by Ezio's insult.
The woman was taken aback by Ezio's insult.
*'''Duccio:''' ''Wh-what are you talking about?!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Wh-what are you talking about?!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''I saw the gift you gave her. Heard the things you said.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''I saw the gift you gave her. Heard the things you said.''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Maybe your sister shouldn't be so stingy with her virtù...'' (virtue...)
*'''Duccio:''' ''Maybe your sister shouldn't be so stingy with her'' virtù''... (virtue...)''
[[File:Beat A Cheat 2.png|250px|thumb|Ezio confronting Duccio]]
*'''Ezio:''' ''You broke her heart.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You broke her heart.''
*'''Duccio:''' ''Ha! And now I'm going to break your face!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''And now I'm going to break your face!''
Ezio and Duccio started a [[Fists|fist fight]] on the streets.
Ezio and Duccio started a [[Fist|fist fight]] on the streets.
*'''Duccio:''' ''You Auditore all talk big, but when it comes time for action? Hah!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''You Auditores all talk big—but when it comes time for action? Hah!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You'll regret ever opening your mouth!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You'll regret ever opening your mouth!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''I could have taught your sister a great many things!<br />She's lucky to have someone like me!''
*'''Duccio:''' ''I could have taught your sister a great many things! She's lucky to have had someone like me!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Bastardo!''
*'''Ezio:''' Bastardo! ''(Bastard!)''
Ultimately, Duccio was no match for Ezio and surrendered.
Ultimately, Duccio was no match for Ezio and surrendered.
*'''Duccio:''' ''Basta! Mi arrendo!'' (Stop! I yield!)
*'''Duccio:''' Basta! Mi arrendo! ''(Stop! I yield!)''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Stay away from my sister!''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Stay away from my sister!''


==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Ezio made sure that Duccio never spoke to his sister again, and could then [[Beat Up|deliver the scorn]] of the wives of the unfaithful.
Ezio made sure that Duccio never spoke to his sister again, and could then deliver the scorn of the wives of the unfaithful.


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*No matter how much damage Ezio dealt to Duccio – including killing him – he would get back up after Ezio yelled "Stay away from my sister!"
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
*Although the missions involving Ezio's family could be completed in any order, the Official Assassin's Creed II Guidebook stated that Beat a Cheat came before [[Petruccio's Secret]].
Beat A Cheat 1.png|Ezio talking with Claudia
Cheat 1 v.png|Ezio catching Duccio and his mistress in the act
Beat A Cheat 3.png|Ezio standing over the defeated Duccio
</gallery>


==Source==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 25 May 2026

Beat a Cheat was a virtual representation of one of Ezio Auditore's genetic memories, relived by Desmond Miles in 2012 through the Animus 2.0.[1]

Description[edit | edit source]

Ezio saw his sister Claudia sitting all alone and despondent in the Palazzo Auditore's courtyard.

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

  • Ezio: Ehi Claudia. (Hey Claudia.) How are you?
  • Claudia: Bene... (Okay...)

Concerned for his sister, Ezio asked her what was troubling her.

  • Ezio: You shouldn't keep things from me.
  • Claudia: It's Duccio.
  • Ezio: What of him?
  • Claudia: I think he's been... unfaithful.
  • Ezio: Who told you this?
  • Claudia: The other girls. I thought they were my friends.
  • Ezio: Harpies! You're better off without them.
  • Claudia: I loved him.
  • Ezio: No, Claudia. You only thought you did.

Claudia's voice took on an angered tone.

  • Claudia: He should suffer for what he's done.
  • Ezio: Wait here. I'll go have a word with him.

Ezio found Duccio near the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari with another woman [citation needed] and witnessed him giving her a ring.

Duccio's mistress marveling at her gift
  • Woman: Oh, Duccio! It's beautiful!
  • Duccio: Nothing but the best for you, amore mio. (my love)
  • Woman: But... what of Claudia? I thought you'd been promised to her?
  • Duccio: Father said I could do much better than an Auditore.

Duccio smacked her bottom.

  • Woman: Birbante! (Naughty!) Come, let us walk a bit.
  • Duccio: Walk? I had something else in mind...
  • Woman: Oh Duccio...

Duccio kissed her, before Ezio interrupted the two by shouting out towards Duccio.

  • Ezio: Ehi, lurido porco! (Hey, dirty pig!)
  • Duccio: Ezio, my friend!

Ezio punched Duccio in the jaw.

  • Duccio: Ma che ti piglia?! (What the hell?!)
  • Ezio: You insult my sister, parading around with this puttana. (whore)

The woman was taken aback by Ezio's insult.

  • Duccio: Wh-what are you talking about?!
  • Ezio: I saw the gift you gave her. Heard the things you said.
  • Duccio: Maybe your sister shouldn't be so stingy with her virtù... (virtue...)
Ezio confronting Duccio
  • Ezio: You broke her heart.
  • Duccio: And now I'm going to break your face!

Ezio and Duccio started a fist fight on the streets.

  • Duccio: You Auditores all talk big—but when it comes time for action? Hah!
  • Ezio: You'll regret ever opening your mouth!
  • Duccio: I could have taught your sister a great many things! She's lucky to have had someone like me!
  • Ezio: Bastardo! (Bastard!)

Ultimately, Duccio was no match for Ezio and surrendered.

  • Duccio: Basta! Mi arrendo! (Stop! I yield!)
  • Ezio: Stay away from my sister!

Outcome[edit | edit source]

Ezio made sure that Duccio never spoke to his sister again, and could then deliver the scorn of the wives of the unfaithful.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed II memories
Main memories
The Birth of an Assassin
Sequence 1: Ignorance is Bliss
Boys Will Be Boys - You Should See the Other Guy - Sibling Rivalry - Nightcap - Paperboy - Beat a Cheat - Petruccio's Secret - Friend of the Family - Special Delivery - Jailbird - Family Heirloom - Last Man Standing
Sequence 2: Escape Plans
Fitting In - Ace Up My Sleeve - Judge, Jury, Executioner - Laying Low - Arrivederci
Sequence 3: Requiescat in Pace
Roadside Assistance - Casa Dolce Casa - Practice Makes Perfect - What Goes Around - A Change of Plans
Sequence 4: The Pazzi Conspiracy
Practice What You Preach - Fox Hunt - See You There - Novella's Secret - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing - Farewell Francesco
Sequence 5: Loose Ends
Four to the Floor - A Blade With Bite - Evasive Maneuvers - Town Crier - Behind Closed Doors - Come Out and Play - The Cowl Does Not Make the Monk - With Friends Like These
Sequence 6: Rocky Road
Road Trip - Romagna Holiday - Tutti a Bordo
Sequence 7: The Merchant of Venice
Benvenuto - That's Gonna Leave a Mark - Building Blocks - Breakout - Clothes Make the Man - Cleaning House - Monkey See, Monkey Do - By Leaps and Bounds - Everything Must Go
Sequence 8: Necessity, Mother of Invention
Birds of a Feather - If At First You Don't Succeed... - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained - Well Begun Is Half Done - Infrequent Flier
Sequence 9: Carnevale
Knowledge Is Power - Damsels in Distress - Nun the Wiser - And They're Off - CTF - Ribbon Round-Up - Cheaters Never Prosper - Having a Blast
Sequence 10: Force Majeure
An Unpleasant Turn of Events - Caged Fighter - Leave No Man Behind - Assume the Position - Two Birds, One Blade
Sequence 11: Alter Egos
All Things Come to He Who Waits - Play Along
Sequence 12: Forlì Under Attack
A Warm Welcome - Bodyguard - Holding the Fort - Godfather - Checcomate - Far From the Tree
Sequence 13: Bonfire of the Vanities
Florentine Fiasco - Still Life - Climbing the Ranks - Upward Mobility - Last Rites - Port Authority - Surgical Strike - Hitting the Hay - Arch Nemesis - Doomsday - Power to the People - Mob Justice
Sequence 14: Veni, Vidi, Vici
X Marks the Spot - In Bocca al Lupo
Secret locations
Il Duomo's Secret - Torre Grossa's Secret - Ravaldino's Secret - San Marco's Secret - Visitazione's Secret - Home Invasion - Over Beams, Under Stone - Shipwrecked - Paying Respects
Beat up events
A Woman Scorned - Wanton Hubby - Philanderer on the Roof - Promiscuity Knocks - Spear of Infidelity
Races
San Gimignano Dash - Florentine Sprint - Romagna Hustle - Venetian Rush - San Marco Scuttle - Horseplay
Assassination contracts
Day at the Market - Fallen Archers - Political Suicide - Reap What You Sow - Flee Market - Supply in Demand - Beginnings of a Conspiracy - Arch Enemies - Wet Work - Blade in the Crowd - Thicker than Water - Zero Tolerance - Honorable Thief - No Laughing Matter - False Legacy - Don't Get Your Hands Dirty - Showtime - Thin the Ranks - Go Towards the Light - Meeting Adjourned - Needle in a Haystack - Leader of the Pack - Peacekeeper - Caveat Emptor - Vertical Slice - No Camping - Dead on Arrival - Mark and Execute - Crash a Party - Hunting the Hunter
Courier assignments
Wedding Bells are Ringing - The Messenger's Burden - Speedy Delivery - The Perfect Marriage - Casanova