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'''Gaspar de la Croix''' was a [[Templar]] agent and master engineer, who lived in [[Renaissance]] [[Rome]]. While in the Campagna district, [[Ezio]] saw a man who was hiding from Gaspar behind a stone archway. The man said that Gaspar was trying to kill him, and Ezio decided to help out. The man said he would sneak up to Gaspar, while Ezio would flank him, however as soon as the man tried to make his way to cover, Gaspar had shot him, leaving Ezio to give chase. Ezio reached Gaspar's cliff-side residence, where he assassinated the engineer.
{{Quote|Gaspar de la Croix. Engineer. Marksman. Recluse. He frightens me, but his technical skills are unprecedented.|Fiora Cavazza.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy|Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza}}
{{Character Infobox
| image = Char_engineer.png
| birth = 1466
| death = August 1503 {{c|aged 37}}<br>[[Rome]], {{Wiki|Papal States}}
| species = [[Human]]
| database = [[Database: Gaspar de la Croix|Gaspar de la Croix]]
| affiliates = [[House of Borgia]]<br>[[Templars]]
*[[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Italian Rite]]
| voice = [[Marcel Jeannin]]
}}
'''Gaspar de la Croix''' (1466 – 1503) was a master engineer, marksman, and a member of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Roman Rite]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. He was frequently hired by [[Cesare Borgia]] to take down easy targets on the field at the start of a battle, as well as to create the mechanisms for various complicated weaponry.


Gaspar de la Croix appears in the Multiplayer of [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]], under the title of [[Engineer]].
In 2012, his [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company [[Abstergo Industries]], in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|first stage]] of training for their [[Animus]] recruits, under the title of the [[Engineer]].


==Database Entry==
==Biography==
''Date of Birth: 1466.''
===Working for the Borgia===
Profession: Sniper.
In 1502, [[Fiora Cavazza]] visited Gaspar on Cesare's request, in order to pick up several parts and equipment that the engineer had repaired. At his workshop, she discovered him singing a remorseful song in [[France|French]] and hesitated to interrupt him.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – ''[[Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza]]''</ref>


''I found this in Abstergo's database: "Gaspar de la Croix is a master weapons engineer as well as an expert marksman."''
Throughout her stay, Fiora saw Gaspar as distant and haunted, particularly after he began asking her uncomfortable questions, such as whether she had witnessed death, and if it was driven by fate, chance, or choice.<ref name="ACPL"/>


''Although the profession of sniper didn't exist yet in the 16th century, Gaspar was something of a pioneer. His skill with a firearm spared him any close confrontations on the battlefield and [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare ]] made use of his skill to take down easy targets at the beginning of a fight.''
Finally, as she departed, Gaspar refused to accept the payment for his services and was left tinkering with a [[Firearms|firearm]], which he thoughtfully aimed out of his front window at the passing crowd, prompting Fiora to reconsider passing by it any time she visited him again.<ref name="ACPL"/>


===Death===
{{Quote|I don't scare easily!|Gaspar, as he was chased by Ezio Auditore, 1503.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Firing Line}}
The following year in [[Rome]], Gaspar fought to suppress a group of [[Civilians|citizens]] attempting to form a resistance against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]. Wielding his arquebus skillfully, he was able to kill many of the protesters from a distance. However, when the uprising had dwindled to the last man, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] chanced upon the scene and joined the fray.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Firing Line]]</ref>
As Gaspar shot the final insurgent, Ezio charged at the engineer, who chose to flee. However, Gaspar reached a dead end and tried to fight back, though he was fatally stabbed by the Assassin's [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="ACB"/>
==Trivia==
*The name "de la Croix" is of French origin and means "of the cross", likely in reference to Gaspar's affiliation with the Templars.
*After the assassination, Ezio closed Gaspar's eyes in the same way as he always did with those he performed last rites on, even though Gaspar was wearing glasses over them.
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Spare Parts.jpg|Gaspar aiming his arquebus
Firingline 4.png|Ezio assassinating Gaspar
Firingline 5.png|Gaspar's final moments
</gallery>
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 13 May 2026

This article is about the Templar engineer and marksman. For other uses, see Gaspar.
"Gaspar de la Croix. Engineer. Marksman. Recluse. He frightens me, but his technical skills are unprecedented."
―Fiora Cavazza.[src]-[m]

Gaspar de la Croix (1466 – 1503) was a master engineer, marksman, and a member of the Roman Rite of the Templar Order. He was frequently hired by Cesare Borgia to take down easy targets on the field at the start of a battle, as well as to create the mechanisms for various complicated weaponry.

In 2012, his genetic memories were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company Abstergo Industries, in the first stage of training for their Animus recruits, under the title of the Engineer.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Working for the Borgia[edit | edit source]

In 1502, Fiora Cavazza visited Gaspar on Cesare's request, in order to pick up several parts and equipment that the engineer had repaired. At his workshop, she discovered him singing a remorseful song in French and hesitated to interrupt him.[1]

Throughout her stay, Fiora saw Gaspar as distant and haunted, particularly after he began asking her uncomfortable questions, such as whether she had witnessed death, and if it was driven by fate, chance, or choice.[1]

Finally, as she departed, Gaspar refused to accept the payment for his services and was left tinkering with a firearm, which he thoughtfully aimed out of his front window at the passing crowd, prompting Fiora to reconsider passing by it any time she visited him again.[1]

Death[edit | edit source]

"I don't scare easily!"
―Gaspar, as he was chased by Ezio Auditore, 1503.[src]-[m]

The following year in Rome, Gaspar fought to suppress a group of citizens attempting to form a resistance against the Borgia. Wielding his arquebus skillfully, he was able to kill many of the protesters from a distance. However, when the uprising had dwindled to the last man, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze chanced upon the scene and joined the fray.[2]

As Gaspar shot the final insurgent, Ezio charged at the engineer, who chose to flee. However, Gaspar reached a dead end and tried to fight back, though he was fatally stabbed by the Assassin's Hidden Blade.[2]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The name "de la Croix" is of French origin and means "of the cross", likely in reference to Gaspar's affiliation with the Templars.
  • After the assassination, Ezio closed Gaspar's eyes in the same way as he always did with those he performed last rites on, even though Gaspar was wearing glasses over them.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]