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[[File:francisco randez.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Francisco Randez]]
[[file:francisco_randez.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A portrait of Francisco Randez.]]
'''Francisco Randez''' is a French-Canadian fashion model, presenter, journalist and singer with a Hispanic ancestry. He was born and raised in the city of Montréal, Québec and began to model at the age of 20.<ref name="Facebook">[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Francisco-Randez-page-officielle/132507420115778?sk=info Facebook - Francisco Randez's official page.]</ref>
'''Francisco Randez''' is a French - Canadian fashion model with a Spanish background. He was born and raised in the city of Montréal, in the French-speaking province of Québéc, and began to model at the age of 20.


He provided the face model for [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Desmond Miles]] throughout the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].
He is notable for providing the facial likeness for [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Desmond Miles]] throughout the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].<ref name="Interview">[http://www.lienmultimedia.com/article.php3?id_article=13885 Lien Multimedia - Interview with Francisco Randez.]</ref>


Before modeling, he worked as a bartender (which may have given inspiration for Desmond's background) as well as in his grandmother's corner store as a teenager. As well as being a model, Francisco is also the lead singer of the band called '''Moudjik'''.
==Biography==
===Career===
As a teenager, Randez worked both as a bartender and in his grandmother's corner store. Having begun his modeling career in 1998, Randez has been featured in the campaigns of well-known fashion designers and brands, including Jean-Paul Gaultier and Benetton.


Randez has been modeling since 1998. He is 6'3" (1.85 m) tall and has brown eyes and brown hair. He has been featured in the campaigns of some well-known fashion designers and brands, including Jean Paul Gaultier and Benetton. He is interested in martial arts and combat sports, and had been boxing for nearly ten years before switching to track and field. He has been running for several years now, specializing in 100 and 200 meters events.
Through his various modeling stints, Randez has landed multiple jobs on television, radio and magazine interviews, for which he showed a growing enthusiasm. Randez began as a journalist for MontrealTV and worked on a television program called CoverGuy which aired in October 2008, as well as spending a 6 week-long trip in Panama to record a 13-episode travel adventure series named Aventuras Panama that premiered on September 2009 on Evasion.<ref name="Interview"/>


Although Francisco took on a career in music and modeling, he has not forgotten about his enthusiasm for sports and the human machine, which drove him to finish a degree in massage therapy at Guijeck Institute in Montreal. Francisco has also participated in naturopathic medicine studies, and has always been passionate about health and natural ways ever since his childhood.
===Alternate ventures===
As a whole, Randez has shown interest in martial arts and combat sports, and had been boxing for nearly ten years, before switching to track and field; he has been running for several years now, specializing in 100 and 200 meter events.<ref name="Facebook"/>


Through his many various modeling gigs, Francisco has landed on multiple jobs on television, radio and magazine interviews. He was very interested in media communications and began to give it serious thoughts. He started as a journalist for MontrealTV and worked on a television program called CoverGuy (which aired in October 2008) as well as spent a month and a half long trip in Panama to record a 13-episode length travel adventure program named Aventuras Panama. The show aired September 2009 on Evasion.
Although Randez took on a career in music and modeling, he also has a passion for sports and how the body operates. With this in mind, he finished a degree in massage therapy at Guijeck Institute in Montréal, and has participated in naturopathic medicine studies, with his interest in health and wellbeing stemming from since his childhood.<ref name="Facebook"/>


==Work in ''Assassin's Creed''==
==Work in ''Assassin's Creed''==
According to Francisco, the casting department of [[Ubisoft]] found him via his modeling agency, Folio. Ubisoft had been searching for "a face with Mediterranean features to return the character [Altaïr] of the time of the Crusades." At the first meeting, they set up a photo session, where they took images of Randez's face from every possible angle in order to render a 3D model. At the second meeting, they asked him to portray simple expressions, such as joy and anger.
According to Randez, the casting department of [[Ubisoft]] found him via his modeling agency, Folio. Ubisoft had been searching for "a face with Mediterranean features to return the character [Altaïr] to the time of the Crusades." At the first meeting, they set up a photo session, where they took images of Randez's face from every possible angle in order to render a 3D model. At the second meeting, they asked him to portray simple expressions, such as joy and anger.<ref name="Interview"/>


Francisco says that he is fascinated by cinema and that having his face associated with the main character in a video game revolutionizes the genre and has given him much pleasure, though not really any other benefits. Ezio, Altair and Desmond are modeled after Francisco.
With each subsequent game, Randez had to return to the studio to have his face scanned again in order to update Desmond's player model. This caused slight differences in Desmond's facial appearance over the course of the games.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqMAKGL1DpM The Official ''Assassin's Creed'' Podcast] with [[Darby McDevitt]] and [[Falko Poiker]].</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery captionalign="left">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Head_01_by_phat3d.jpg|3D rendering of Francisco Randez.
Head 01 by phat3d.jpg|3D rendering of Francisco Randez
3D_Models.jpg|Various 3D models of Francisco Randez.
3D Models.jpg|Various 3D models of Francisco Randez
desmondassassins.jpg
desmondassassins.jpg|A comparison of Randez to Desmond
</gallery></center>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
*Desmond shared his occupation as a bartender with Randez, though it is unknown if this character trait was inspired by Randez.
==References==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood development team]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations development team]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III development team]]

Latest revision as of 01:45, 25 May 2026

Francisco Randez

Francisco Randez is a French-Canadian fashion model, presenter, journalist and singer with a Hispanic ancestry. He was born and raised in the city of Montréal, Québec and began to model at the age of 20.[1]

He is notable for providing the facial likeness for Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Desmond Miles throughout the Assassin's Creed series.[2]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Career[edit | edit source]

As a teenager, Randez worked both as a bartender and in his grandmother's corner store. Having begun his modeling career in 1998, Randez has been featured in the campaigns of well-known fashion designers and brands, including Jean-Paul Gaultier and Benetton.

Through his various modeling stints, Randez has landed multiple jobs on television, radio and magazine interviews, for which he showed a growing enthusiasm. Randez began as a journalist for MontrealTV and worked on a television program called CoverGuy which aired in October 2008, as well as spending a 6 week-long trip in Panama to record a 13-episode travel adventure series named Aventuras Panama that premiered on September 2009 on Evasion.[2]

Alternate ventures[edit | edit source]

As a whole, Randez has shown interest in martial arts and combat sports, and had been boxing for nearly ten years, before switching to track and field; he has been running for several years now, specializing in 100 and 200 meter events.[1]

Although Randez took on a career in music and modeling, he also has a passion for sports and how the body operates. With this in mind, he finished a degree in massage therapy at Guijeck Institute in Montréal, and has participated in naturopathic medicine studies, with his interest in health and wellbeing stemming from since his childhood.[1]

Work in Assassin's Creed[edit | edit source]

According to Randez, the casting department of Ubisoft found him via his modeling agency, Folio. Ubisoft had been searching for "a face with Mediterranean features to return the character [Altaïr] to the time of the Crusades." At the first meeting, they set up a photo session, where they took images of Randez's face from every possible angle in order to render a 3D model. At the second meeting, they asked him to portray simple expressions, such as joy and anger.[2]

With each subsequent game, Randez had to return to the studio to have his face scanned again in order to update Desmond's player model. This caused slight differences in Desmond's facial appearance over the course of the games.[3]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Desmond shared his occupation as a bartender with Randez, though it is unknown if this character trait was inspired by Randez.

References[edit | edit source]