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|death = 1498<br>[[Florence]], Italy
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'''Cristina Vespucci''' (1459 – 1498) was a well-known [[Florence|Florentine]] beauty, and the daughter of the nobleman [[Antonio Vespucci]]. Due to her looks, Cristina was a favorite of painters, most notably [[Sandro Botticelli]], who used her as a model for several of his paintings.
 
'''Cristina Vespucci''' (1459–1498) was a well-known [[Florence|Florentine]] beauty, and a favorite of painters; most notably {{Wiki|Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli}}, who used her as a model for several of his paintings.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
Cristina was born in Florence, [[Italy]], circa 1459.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
Cristina was born in Florence in 1459. She was somewhat responsible for starting her cousin [[Amerigo Vespucci|Amerigo]]'s career, since when Cristina attended a dinner party one night, she had a conversation with [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and [[Manfredo Soderini]] about her cousin. There, she exaggerated Amerigo's brilliance, saying: ''"Try Amerigo out. I bet after several years you'll have your shipping company named after him."'' Lorenzo, charmed by Cristina's beauty, took her advice to heart, and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the [[Americas|New World]] and had it named after him.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Cristina Vespucci]]</ref>
 
===Beauty of Firenze===
{{Dialogue2|Cristina|I told you. I'm not interested.|Vieri|Sì. But I am.|Get in line.|Cristina turning away Vieri, one of her many suitors.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|A Second Chance}}
From an early age, Cristina caught the eyes of many boys who wanted to become intimate with her.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> One of those boys was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], who was encouraged to go speak with Cristina by his elder brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] one night in 1476. However, Cristina had no interest in him and walked away. Ezio, who was not used to being turned down by a woman, shadowed Cristina from the rooftops and eventually followed her to her home, where he saw her being confronted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].<ref name="2ndChance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[A Second Chance]]</ref>


She was somewhat responsible for starting her cousin {{Wiki|Amerigo Vespucci|Amerigo}}'s career, since when Cristina attended a dinner party one night, she had a conversation with [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and [[Manfredo Soderini]] about her cousin.<ref name="AC2"/>
[[File:Second Chance 3.png|thumb|left|250px|Vieri de' Pazzi harassing Cristina]]
Vieri, who had already attempted to impress Cristina on previous occasions, grew impatient when Cristina turned him down yet again. Saying that he was "tired of waiting for her to open her legs on her own", he attempted to sexually assault her. However, he was interrupted by Ezio, who came to Cristina's rescue. The two engaged in a [[Fist|fistfight]], with Ezio winning. As a result, Cristina was thankful for Ezio's intervention, and so she gave him a second chance, beginning a relationship with him.<ref name="2ndChance" />


There, she exaggerated Amerigo's brilliance, saying: ''"Try Amerigo out. I bet after several years you'll have your shipping company named after him."'' Lorenzo, charmed by Cristina's beauty, took her advice to heart, and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World and had it named after him.<ref name="AC2"/>
Following this, Ezio visited Cristina in her home quite frequently, and was described to be "[[Freerunning|unbelievably dexterous]]",<ref name="Database" /> as the [[Soldier|guards]] knew that he visited her, but they were never able to catch him trespassing. On one occasion that Ezio slept with Cristina, he was discovered by her enraged father the next morning, who then set the guards on him, demanding his head. Luckily however, Ezio was able to escape.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Nightcap]]</ref>


===Beauty of Firenze===
[[File:Last Rites BH 9.png|thumb|250px|Ezio giving his pendant to Cristina]]
{{Dialogue2|Cristina|I told you. I'm not interested.|Vieri|Sì. But I am.|Get in line.|Cristina turning away Vieri, one of her many suitors.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
Shortly after the Auditore execution, Cristina helped Ezio give his father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]] and brothers Federico and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] their proper death rites by burning and setting their bodies adrift on the river [[Arno]].<ref name="Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref><ref name="Last Rites">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Last Rites (Brotherhood)|Last Rites]]</ref> Afterward, Ezio asked Cristina to come with him, as the Auditores were wanted in Florence at the time. However, Cristina refused, saying that she could not leave her own family. Ezio understood her decision, so he gave her a pendant to remember him by before leaving her.<ref name="Last Rites" /><ref name="Renaissance" />
From an early age, Cristina caught the eyes of many boys who wanted to become intimate with her.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


One of those boys was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], who was encouraged to go speak with Cristina by [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|his elder brother]] one night in 1476. However, Cristina had no interest in him and walked away. Ezio, who was not used to being turned down by a woman, shadowed Cristina from the rooftops and eventually followed her to her home, where he saw her being confronted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]].<ref name="Brotherhood" />
===Engagement and married life===
In 1478, Antonio insisted Cristina choose a husband to marry, and believing she'd never see Ezio again, she became engaged to [[Manfredo Soderini]]. The day before their marriage, however, Ezio returned to Florence for the first time in two years, and visited Cristina.<ref name="Best Man">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Best Man]]</ref>


Vieri, who had already attempted to impress Cristina on previous occasions, grew impatient when Cristina turned him down yet again. Saying that he was "tired of waiting for her to open her legs on her own," he began to sexually assault her.<ref name="Brotherhood" />
[[File:Best Man 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio visiting Cristina in 1478]]
Utterly surprised, Cristina fumbled with her words, but managed to tell Ezio about her engagement. Their conversation was cut short by the appearance of a couple who'd run to Cristina after seeing Manfredo in trouble with the people he owed a gambling debt to. Ezio left Cristina and rescued Manfredo; afterwards, Ezio kissed Cristina and told her that Manfredo was fine and that he'd made sure Manfredo would be a good husband to Cristina.<ref name="Best Man" />  


[[File:Second Chance 7.png|thumb|left|250px|Cristina thanking Ezio for saving her from Vieri.]]
Though she was heartbroken for losing Ezio, Cristina nevertheless married Manfredo, and they began living together in Florence.<ref name="Persona">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Persona Non Grata]]</ref> Eight years later, Cristina traveled to [[Venice]] to attend the [[Carnevale]] with Manfredo. Due to [[Leonardo da Vinci]] noticing and remembering her, he told about her to Ezio who was also at the Carnevale.<ref name="Persona" />
However, he was interrupted by Ezio, who came to Cristina's rescue. The two engaged in a [[Fists|fistfight]], where Ezio emerged the victor. As a result, Cristina was thankful of Ezio's actions, and so she began a relationship with him.<ref name="Brotherhood" />


Following this, Ezio visited Cristina in her home quite frequently, and was described to be "[[Freerunning|unbelievably dexterous]]," as the [[guards]] knew that he visited her, but they were never able to catch him trespassing.<ref name="AC2"/>
[[File:Persona Non Grata 4.png|thumb|250px|right|Cristina storming away from Ezio]]
Unaware of him, Cristina did not notice as Ezio planted a note in her pocket. Curious, and believing the note to be from Manfredo, Cristina followed the instructions to an alley nearby. Still believing the man to be Manfredo, as he was wearing a mask, she kissed him.<ref name="Persona" />


On one occasion that Ezio slept with Cristina, he was discovered by her enraged father the next morning, who then set the guards on him, demanding his head. Luckily however, Ezio was able to escape.<ref name="AC2"/>
Discovering the truth, she angrily yelled at Ezio, because of how he had left her the last time and how she had heard nothing of him since then. Cristina told Ezio that she had loved him before, and before storming off, she angrily told him to never look for her again.<ref name="Persona" />
[[File:Last-rites-bh-memory.png|thumb|250px|Cristina with Ezio before his departure from Florence.]]
In 1476, directly after the Auditore execution, Cristina helped Ezio give his father and brothers their proper death rites by burning and setting their bodies adrift in the Arno.<ref name="Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>


Afterwards, Ezio asked Cristina to come with him, as he needed to leave for [[Monteriggioni]] with his family. However, Cristina refused, saying that she could not leave her own family. Ezio understood her decision, so he gave her a crest-shaped pendant to remember him by, before they parted.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
===Death===
{{Quote|I wish... we could have had... a second chance.|Cristina's final words to Ezio.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Love's Labour's Lost}}
In 1494, [[Girolamo Savonarola]] took control of Florence following Lorenzo de' Medici's death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref> In 1498, Cristina and Manfredo's home was attacked by Savonarola's followers. Though Manfredo attempted to fend them off, he was overpowered and left gravely injured while Cristina fled, though she was soon cornered by the men.<ref name="Love's">''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – [[Love's Labour's Lost]]</ref>
 
[[File:Love's Labour 3.png|thumb|250px|left|Cristina dying in Ezio's arms]]


===Engagement and married life===
In 1478, on the insistence of her father, Cristina was engaged to be married to Manfredo Soderini. The day before their wedding, Ezio returned to Florence for the first time in two years, and Cristina was the first person he visited.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
[[File:Picture1.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio visiting Cristina in 1478.]]
After a short talk, Cristina sadly told him that she had not expected him to return; before revealing her engagement, and breaking Ezio's heart.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>


After being informed that Manfredo was being confronted by people to whom he owed a gambling debt, Ezio rushed to save Cristina's fiancé. Upon killing the gamblers, Ezio dangled Manfredo over a bridge and demanded to know if he truly loved Cristina, to which Manfredo sincerely replied yes.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
Before they could beat her to death, Ezio found them and engaged in combat with Savonarola's followers, telling Cristina to run. Though the followers tried to follow her, Ezio killed them, and caught Cristina as she collapsed from her injuries. He brought her to a courtyard, looking for a [[doctor]]. Cristina showed Ezio the pendant she'd kept with her the past twenty-two years, and told him that she wished they could have had another chance together, and then perished in his embrace.<ref name="Love's" />


In response, Ezio ordered that Manfredo stop gambling, and that he should be a good husband to Cristina, otherwise he would hunt him down and kill him. Afterwards, Ezio returned to Cristina and kissed her, telling her that he had made sure that Manfredo would remain devoted to her.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
==Behind the scenes==
;General
Cristina appears to be based on {{Wiki|Simonetta Vespucci}}, the cousin-in-law of Amerigo Vespucci, who was known as the greatest beauty of her age in Northern Italy, and was allegedly the model for many paintings by Sandro Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo, and other Florentine painters.


Though she was heartbroken for losing Ezio, Cristina nevertheless married Manfredo, and the two of them began living together in Florence.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
;''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
[[File:Persona Non Grata 4.png|thumb|250px|right|Cristina storming away from Ezio.]]
Cristina featured in several repressed memories during ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', which were unlocked when [[Desmond Miles]] achieved certain levels of [[synchronization]] with Ezio's life via the [[Animus]]. To start each repressed Cristina memory, Ezio had to interact with a woman who closely resembled Cristina. Each time, the woman was doing something related to the repressed memory. For instance, with the memory during Carnevale, the woman in [[Rome]] was browsing at a mask shop.
Eight years later, Cristina travelled to [[Venice]] to attend [[Carnevale]] with her husband. Noticing her there, [[Leonardo da Vinci]] remembered that she and Ezio had been close, and informed the latter of her presence.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>


However, Ezio worried that Cristina would not agree to see him after all the years, so he slipped a letter into her pocket and posed as her husband, requesting her to meet him alone in an alley. Cristina unknowingly obliged and the two kissed, with Cristina believing Ezio to be Manfredo, as he was wearing a mask.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
Even though Cristina was married for around sixteen years, and saw Ezio only for a few short minutes once every several years, she admitted that she still loved him more than her own husband.


After discovering the truth, she yelled at Ezio for kissing her, both because she was already married and because she had not seen Ezio in so long. Cristina told Ezio that she had loved him before, and would rather have married him, but it was now too late. She angrily told him to never look for her again and left.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
;''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
Ezio briefly mentioned Cristina in [[Ezio Auditore's letters|a letter to Claudia]] during ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'', as he reflected on his burgeoning feelings for [[Sofia Sartor]]. He wrote, "After the death of Cristina, something withered in me," indicating that her death had traumatized him to the point that he was incapable of loving another woman, at least until he met Sofia.


===Death===
;Discrepancies
{{Quote|I wish... we could have had... a second chance.|Cristina's final words to Ezio.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
Though Ezio witnessed Cristina's death in ''Brotherhood'', he was only later informed of her death by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance|Renaissance]]''.
In 1494, [[Girolamo Savonarola]] took control of Florence after Lorenzo de' Medici's death. Since he declared that all [[Renaissance]] material was evil, and that the city should revert to the medieval times, Savonarola instigated the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]].<ref name="AC2"/>
[[File:Love's Labour 3.png|thumb|250px|left|Cristina dying in Ezio's arms.]]
In 1498, Savonarola's fanatics infiltrated Cristina's and Manfredo's home in order to kill Manfredo. He attempted to fend them off, but it was a vain effort since there were too many attackers, and he was left gravely injured. Fortunately, Cristina managed to escape, though she was soon cornered by the fanatics.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>


At this point, Ezio, who had heard about what had happened from a dying Manfredo, came to her aid. The fanatics, who were taunting Cristina for the rich fineries she owned, were startled as Ezio came up behind them and yelled for Cristina to run. Though he killed all of the soldiers, Cristina had already been mortally wounded, and was slowly dying.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
Cristina's eye color appeared to have changed from blue to brown in ''Brotherhood'', although in some memories her eyes remained blue.


Once she could run no further, Cristina collapsed in a courtyard, and Ezio soon located her once more, holding her in his arms. After showing Ezio the pendant that she had kept with her the past twenty-two years, and telling him that she wished they could have had another chance together, Cristina perished in his embrace.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
In ''Assassin's Creed: Renaissance'', Cristina's surname is noted as Calfucci rather than Vespucci. This was amended in the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|novelization]] of ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''.


==Trivia==
In ''Renaissance'', the pendant Ezio gave Cristina was decidedly different from the one in ''Brotherhood'': instead of a golden cross with jewels, the novel depicted it as a simple, yet heavy silver pendant with the engraved initial 'A'.
*Even though Cristina was married for around sixteen years, and saw Ezio only for a few short minutes once every several years, she admitted that she still loved him more than her own husband.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', Cristina's surname is noted as "Calfucci," rather than "Vespucci."
**This was amended in the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|novelization]] of ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''.
*Cristina featured in several repressed memories during ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', which were unlocked when [[Desmond Miles]] achieved certain levels of [[synchronization]] with Ezio's life via the [[Animus]].
*Though Ezio witnessed Cristina's death in ''Brotherhood'', he was only later informed of her death by [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] in ''Renaissance''.
*Cristina's eye color appeared to have changed from blue to brown in ''Brotherhood'', although in some memories her eyes remained blue.
*To start each repressed Cristina memory, Ezio must interact with a woman who closely resembled Cristina. Each time, the woman was doing something that related to the repressed memory. For instance, with the memory during Carnevale, the woman in [[Rome]] would be browsing at a mask shop.
*Ezio briefly mentioned Cristina in [[Ezio Auditore's letters|a letter to Claudia]] during ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''. He wrote that ''"After the death of Cristina, something inside me withered."''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Early Christina concept art.jpg|Early concept art of Christina.
Cristina Vespucci - Concept Art.png|Concept art of Cristina
Christina face models by Michel Thibault.png|Cristina face models.
Christina face models by Michel Thibault.png|Cristina face models
Second Chance 2.png|Cristina's and Ezio's first meeting.
AC2 DB Cristina Vespucci.png|Database Potrait of Cristina in ''Assassin's Creed II''
Nightcap 4.png|Ezio and Cristina sharing an intimate moment.
Second Chance 2.png|Cristina's and Ezio's first meeting
Nightcap 4.png|Ezio and Cristina sharing an intimate moment
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{c|flashback only}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Vespucci family|Cristina Vespucci]]

Latest revision as of 01:38, 25 May 2026

Cristina Vespucci (1459 – 1498) was a well-known Florentine beauty, and the daughter of the nobleman Antonio Vespucci. Due to her looks, Cristina was a favorite of painters, most notably Sandro Botticelli, who used her as a model for several of his paintings.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Cristina was born in Florence in 1459. She was somewhat responsible for starting her cousin Amerigo's career, since when Cristina attended a dinner party one night, she had a conversation with Lorenzo de' Medici and Manfredo Soderini about her cousin. There, she exaggerated Amerigo's brilliance, saying: "Try Amerigo out. I bet after several years you'll have your shipping company named after him." Lorenzo, charmed by Cristina's beauty, took her advice to heart, and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World and had it named after him.[1]

Beauty of Firenze[edit | edit source]

Cristina: "I told you. I'm not interested."
Vieri: "Sì. But I am."
Cristina: "Get in line."
—Cristina turning away Vieri, one of her many suitors.[src]-[m]

From an early age, Cristina caught the eyes of many boys who wanted to become intimate with her.[2] One of those boys was Ezio Auditore, who was encouraged to go speak with Cristina by his elder brother Federico one night in 1476. However, Cristina had no interest in him and walked away. Ezio, who was not used to being turned down by a woman, shadowed Cristina from the rooftops and eventually followed her to her home, where he saw her being confronted by Vieri de' Pazzi.[3]

Vieri de' Pazzi harassing Cristina

Vieri, who had already attempted to impress Cristina on previous occasions, grew impatient when Cristina turned him down yet again. Saying that he was "tired of waiting for her to open her legs on her own", he attempted to sexually assault her. However, he was interrupted by Ezio, who came to Cristina's rescue. The two engaged in a fistfight, with Ezio winning. As a result, Cristina was thankful for Ezio's intervention, and so she gave him a second chance, beginning a relationship with him.[3]

Following this, Ezio visited Cristina in her home quite frequently, and was described to be "unbelievably dexterous",[1] as the guards knew that he visited her, but they were never able to catch him trespassing. On one occasion that Ezio slept with Cristina, he was discovered by her enraged father the next morning, who then set the guards on him, demanding his head. Luckily however, Ezio was able to escape.[4]

Ezio giving his pendant to Cristina

Shortly after the Auditore execution, Cristina helped Ezio give his father Giovanni and brothers Federico and Petruccio their proper death rites by burning and setting their bodies adrift on the river Arno.[5][6] Afterward, Ezio asked Cristina to come with him, as the Auditores were wanted in Florence at the time. However, Cristina refused, saying that she could not leave her own family. Ezio understood her decision, so he gave her a pendant to remember him by before leaving her.[6][5]

Engagement and married life[edit | edit source]

In 1478, Antonio insisted Cristina choose a husband to marry, and believing she'd never see Ezio again, she became engaged to Manfredo Soderini. The day before their marriage, however, Ezio returned to Florence for the first time in two years, and visited Cristina.[7]

Ezio visiting Cristina in 1478

Utterly surprised, Cristina fumbled with her words, but managed to tell Ezio about her engagement. Their conversation was cut short by the appearance of a couple who'd run to Cristina after seeing Manfredo in trouble with the people he owed a gambling debt to. Ezio left Cristina and rescued Manfredo; afterwards, Ezio kissed Cristina and told her that Manfredo was fine and that he'd made sure Manfredo would be a good husband to Cristina.[7]

Though she was heartbroken for losing Ezio, Cristina nevertheless married Manfredo, and they began living together in Florence.[8] Eight years later, Cristina traveled to Venice to attend the Carnevale with Manfredo. Due to Leonardo da Vinci noticing and remembering her, he told about her to Ezio who was also at the Carnevale.[8]

Cristina storming away from Ezio

Unaware of him, Cristina did not notice as Ezio planted a note in her pocket. Curious, and believing the note to be from Manfredo, Cristina followed the instructions to an alley nearby. Still believing the man to be Manfredo, as he was wearing a mask, she kissed him.[8]

Discovering the truth, she angrily yelled at Ezio, because of how he had left her the last time and how she had heard nothing of him since then. Cristina told Ezio that she had loved him before, and before storming off, she angrily told him to never look for her again.[8]

Death[edit | edit source]

"I wish... we could have had... a second chance."
―Cristina's final words to Ezio.[src]-[m]

In 1494, Girolamo Savonarola took control of Florence following Lorenzo de' Medici's death.[9] In 1498, Cristina and Manfredo's home was attacked by Savonarola's followers. Though Manfredo attempted to fend them off, he was overpowered and left gravely injured while Cristina fled, though she was soon cornered by the men.[10]

Cristina dying in Ezio's arms


Before they could beat her to death, Ezio found them and engaged in combat with Savonarola's followers, telling Cristina to run. Though the followers tried to follow her, Ezio killed them, and caught Cristina as she collapsed from her injuries. He brought her to a courtyard, looking for a doctor. Cristina showed Ezio the pendant she'd kept with her the past twenty-two years, and told him that she wished they could have had another chance together, and then perished in his embrace.[10]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

General

Cristina appears to be based on Simonetta Vespucci, the cousin-in-law of Amerigo Vespucci, who was known as the greatest beauty of her age in Northern Italy, and was allegedly the model for many paintings by Sandro Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo, and other Florentine painters.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Cristina featured in several repressed memories during Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which were unlocked when Desmond Miles achieved certain levels of synchronization with Ezio's life via the Animus. To start each repressed Cristina memory, Ezio had to interact with a woman who closely resembled Cristina. Each time, the woman was doing something related to the repressed memory. For instance, with the memory during Carnevale, the woman in Rome was browsing at a mask shop.

Even though Cristina was married for around sixteen years, and saw Ezio only for a few short minutes once every several years, she admitted that she still loved him more than her own husband.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Ezio briefly mentioned Cristina in a letter to Claudia during Assassin's Creed: Revelations, as he reflected on his burgeoning feelings for Sofia Sartor. He wrote, "After the death of Cristina, something withered in me," indicating that her death had traumatized him to the point that he was incapable of loving another woman, at least until he met Sofia.

Discrepancies

Though Ezio witnessed Cristina's death in Brotherhood, he was only later informed of her death by Niccolò Machiavelli in Renaissance.

Cristina's eye color appeared to have changed from blue to brown in Brotherhood, although in some memories her eyes remained blue.

In Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, Cristina's surname is noted as Calfucci rather than Vespucci. This was amended in the novelization of Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

In Renaissance, the pendant Ezio gave Cristina was decidedly different from the one in Brotherhood: instead of a golden cross with jewels, the novel depicted it as a simple, yet heavy silver pendant with the engraved initial 'A'.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Concept art of Cristina
    Concept art of Cristina
  • Cristina face models
    Cristina face models
  • Database Potrait of Cristina in Assassin's Creed II
    Database Potrait of Cristina in Assassin's Creed II
  • Cristina's and Ezio's first meeting
    Cristina's and Ezio's first meeting
  • Ezio and Cristina sharing an intimate moment
    Ezio and Cristina sharing an intimate moment

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Cristina Vespucci
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – A Second Chance
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Nightcap
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Last Rites
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Best Man
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Persona Non Grata
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Bonfire of the Vanities
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Love's Labour's Lost

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