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The '''Secret Locations''' in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' are [[wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]-like [[wikipedia:Platform game|platform]] levels which must be completed through [[Free Running|free running]] and some puzzle solving. These missions are optional. However, the first one must be done to discover a [[wikipedia:Pazzi#The Conspiracy|Templar conspiracy]] against the Medicis.
[[File:Il_Duomo's_Secret_1.png|thumb|250px|Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb]]
'''Secret locations''' were locations which required a combination of [[freerunning]] and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several [[Assassins]], most notably by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].


[[File:Ezio secretlocation.png|thumb|right|300px|Ezio about to enter an Assassin Tomb]]
==Renaissance Italy==
Each location has several stages and each one has a different platforming objective, from climbing high towers from the inside to timed free running trials meant to test a player's abilities. 6 secret locations are also [[Assassin's Tombs]] containing [[seals]] necessary to unlock [[Altaïr's Armor]], which is the most powerful armor in the game and is necessary for [[Desmond]] to achieve full synchronization with Ezio. The first Assassin Tomb (the secret location mentioned in the first paragraph) does not count as a "secret" location, but does contain one of the 6 seals necessary to unlock [[Altaïr's Armor]]. In addition, the last [[Auditore Family Crypt|secret location]] in the secret locations tab of the DNA menu is also an Assassin Tomb, but does not hold one of the seals necessary to unlock [[Altaïr's Armor]].
===Assassin Tombs===
[[File:NVS 23.png|thumb|250px|Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals]]
The [[Assassin Tombs]] were landmarks around [[Italy]], six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained [[Assassin Seals|seals]] which were collectively used to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr]] within the [[sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].


== List of Secret Locations ==
In addition to these, the [[Auditore Family Crypt]] in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb.
*[[Florence]]
**[[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] – contained the tomb of [[Darius]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref>
**[[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]] – contained the tomb of [[Iltani]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Il Duomo's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Torre Grossa]] in [[San Gimignano]], [[Tuscany]] – contained the tomb of [[Wei Yu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Torre Grossa's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Rocca di Ravaldino]] in [[Forlì]], [[Romagna]] – contained the tomb of [[Qulan Gal]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Ravaldino's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Venice]]
**[[St. Mark's Basilica|Basilica di San Marco]] – contained the shrine of [[Amunet]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[San Marco's Secret]]</ref>
**[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] – contained the tomb of [[Leonius]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Visitazione's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Auditore Family Crypt]] in [[Monteriggioni]] – contained the tomb of [[Domenico Auditore]] and his [[Renato Auditore|son]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Paying Respects]]</ref>


===[[Assassin's Tombs]]===
===Templar Lairs===
The Assassin Tombs are landmark buildings that hid the Assassin [[Seals]]. The Seals are round objects that, when placed in the [[Sanctuary]], can unlock [[Altair's Armor]].
[[File:Home_Invasion_8.png|250px|thumb|Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici]]
*[[Basilica di San Marco]] in Venice
The Templar Lairs hid [[Treasure chests|treasure]] that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the [[Templar Order]], with the exception of the [[Palazzo Medici]], which was the abode of the Assassin-allied [[House of Medici|Medici family]] being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross.
*[[Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore]] in Florence
*[[Palazzo Medici]] in [[Florence]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Home Invasion]]</ref>
*[[Torre Grossa]] in San Gimignano
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in [[Venice]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Over Beams, Under Stone]]</ref>
*[[Rocca Di Ravaldino]] in Forli
*[[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Shipwrecked]]</ref>
*[[Santa Maria Della Visitazione]] in Venice
 
*[[Santa Maria Novella]] in Florence
==Rome==
Secret locations were also found in [[Rome]], in the form of [[Lairs of Romulus]]. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome.
 
[[File:Wolves_Among_the_Dead_6.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in a Lair of Romulus]]
Completing all of the Lairs of the  would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the [[Armor of Brutus|armor]] and [[dagger of Brutus|dagger]] of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the [[Followers of Romulus]] as well as the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]].
 
===Lairs of Romulus===
*[[Nero's Golden Palace]] (accessed through [[Terme di Traiano]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Halls of Nero]]</ref>
*[[Catacombs of Rome|Catacombe di Roma]] (accessed through [[Piramide Cestia]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Wolves Among the Dead]]</ref>
*[[Colosseum|Colosseo]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Thrown to the Wolves]]</ref>
*[[Cloaca Maxima]] (accessed through [[Terme di Diocleziano]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Leader of the Pack (Brotherhood)|Leader of the Pack]]</ref>
*[[Lateran Palace|Palazzo Laterano]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Sixth Day]]</ref>
*[[St. Peter's Basilica|Basilica di San Pietro]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]</ref>


===Templar Lairs===
===Templar Lairs===
*[[Palazzo Medici]] in Florence (GameStop pre-order exclusive for US versions, Master Assassin and Black Limited Editions or by purchasing Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.)
*[[Trajan's Market|Mercati di Traiano]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shopaholic]]</ref>
*[[Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in Venice (GameStop pre-order exclusive for US versions, Master Assassin, White and Black Limited Editions or by purchasing Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.)
*[[Tivoli]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Liquid Gold]]</ref>
*[[Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice(Included in Best Buy edition or Black Limited Edition or by purchasing Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.)
 
==Constantinople==
In [[Constantinople]], there were several secret locations that could be explored.
 
===Masyaf Keys===
[[File:Maiden_tower_18.png|thumb|250px|Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower]]
As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city.
*[[Yerebatan Cistern]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Yerebatan Cistern]]</ref>
*[[Galata Tower]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Galata Tower (memory)|Galata Tower]]</ref>
*[[Forum of the Ox]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Forum of the Ox]]</ref>
*[[Maiden's Tower]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>


===Other Secret Locations===
===Others===
*[[Auditore Family Crypt]] (Like an Assassin Tomb, the only one that does not hold a seal necessary to unlock Altaïr's Armor - Uplay downloadable content)
As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.
*[[Hagia Sophia]] – required all ten [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages]] to be accessed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Hagia Sophia's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Vlad the Impaler's Prison]] – location discovered by interacting with a tome in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s [[book shop]] and accessed through a gate in the city walls.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Impaler's Tomb]]</ref>


==Templar Lairs walkthrough==
==Golden Age of Piracy==
==[[Palazzo Medici]]==
===Islands===
While [[Ezio]] was on his mission to kill everyone from The Pazzi Conspiracy in 1478, he found a secret way to get inside the palace of the Medici family. There he was [[eavesdropping]] [[Templars]] who were looking for [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] in order to kill him. Lorenzo hid himself somewhere in the palace to prevent any Templar making an attempt against his life. Ezio used his skills as an assassin to climb his way up the palace to locate Lorenzo before the Templars would. It was not an easy task to find Lorenzo as the palace offered some obstacles such as the Templars themselves and hidden openings; mainly behind paintings. Eventually he managed to kill the Templars who stood in his way and brought Lorenzo to safety.
*[[Black Island]]
*[[Mystery Island]]
*[[Sacrifice Island]]


==[[Arsenal Shipyard]]==
===Others===
In [[Venice]], Ezio accesses one of the Templar lairs by making his way inside by a small structure that led underground. [[Ezio]] swam under the gate to sneak his way inside and climbed up the ladder to the shipyard. Ezio had to climb his way up, grabbing to ledges, chandeliers and even ships still under construction. Later he saw a man rushing through a door, with a guard following him. Ezio witnessed his death by the guard’s hands, while he was hiding underneath on a ledge. Another guard entered the scene, saying the man was foolish trying to get his hands on the treasury. However he says his fellow-guard should not have killed the man, as they now had to search for another ship builder. The guard left through the door, from which he came and Ezio took out the ship builder’s killer. Later another Templar guard noticed Ezio and he tried to escape away from the assassin as they both raced towards the treasury. But through free-running Ezio beats him to it, killing him off. Ezio sneaked by the other Templars to access the treasury, as he activated the mechanism attached to the door. Once inside he claimed the Templar's treasure and left the lair behind, leaving through a secret door.
*Temple of [[Tulum]]


==[[Santa Maria dei Frari]]==
==Seven Years' War==
The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, or just named the Frari, is a church in Venice, where one of the Templar lairs resides. To find it Ezio had to climb the church to find his way inside the structure. Almost at the top of the church, he finds a doorway, that allowed him access. This church provided quite the challenge for Ezio to find the Templar's treasure. He had to conquer incredible heights inside this church to make his way through it. With further exploration, and using his skills in climbing, free-running and jumping, he finally found the access door to the Templar treasure as he reached a high point in the church and had to jump down in a haystack to break his fall. Once he retrieved the treasure, he left the church behind through a secret exit door.
===Forts===
* [[Fort de Sable]]


== Trivia ==
==Colonial America==
*In the tomb hidden at Santa Maria Delle Visitazione, if you activate the lever, stand on the edge of the floor and stare into the water, you'll see a [[Giant Octopus|large figure]] in the water appearing after a minute, to swim across while staring at you with what appears to be a yellow eye. After the lever's time limit runs out, when you re-activate it and stand on the same spot and wait, a giant tentacle will shoot out of the water that Ezio dodges, before it manages to hit him.
===Peg Leg trinkets===
[[File:The_Mad_Doctor's_Castle_1.png|thumb|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle]]
Collecting [[trinkets]] for a man nicknamed "[[Peg Leg]]" allowed the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to explore secret locations in the search of [[William Kidd]]'s [[Rings of Eden|hidden treasure]]. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by speaking with [[Robert Faulkner]].
*[[Fort Wolcott]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Fort Wolcott (memory)|Fort Wolcott]]</ref>
*[[Dead Chest Island]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Dead Chest's Treasure]]</ref>
*[[Northwest Passage]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Ghost Ship]]</ref>
*[[Edinburgh Castle]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Mad Doctor's Castle]]</ref>
*[[Oak Island]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Oak Island (memory)|Oak Island]]</ref>


===Others===
*[[Cerros]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Ruins at Cerros]]</ref>


==Trivia==
*Ezio could encounter a [[Easter eggs#Giant squid|large figure]] in Santa Maria della Visitazione.
*In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one.
*[[Alexandre Amancio]] explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rko-ottQm2U YouTube: GAME ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' Q&A with Alex Amancio.]</ref>


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==References==
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]
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[[Category:Animus]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 12 October 2025

Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb

Secret locations were locations which required a combination of freerunning and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several Assassins, most notably by Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

Renaissance Italy[edit | edit source]

Assassin Tombs[edit | edit source]

Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals

The Assassin Tombs were landmarks around Italy, six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained seals which were collectively used to obtain the Armor of Altaïr within the sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.

In addition to these, the Auditore Family Crypt in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb.

Templar Lairs[edit | edit source]

Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici

The Templar Lairs hid treasure that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order, with the exception of the Palazzo Medici, which was the abode of the Assassin-allied Medici family being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied Pazzi family in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross.

Rome[edit | edit source]

Secret locations were also found in Rome, in the form of Lairs of Romulus. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome.

Ezio in a Lair of Romulus

Completing all of the Lairs of the would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the armor and dagger of Marcus Junius Brutus. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the Followers of Romulus as well as the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Lairs of Romulus[edit | edit source]

Templar Lairs[edit | edit source]

Constantinople[edit | edit source]

In Constantinople, there were several secret locations that could be explored.

Masyaf Keys[edit | edit source]

Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower

As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city.

Others[edit | edit source]

As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.

Golden Age of Piracy[edit | edit source]

Islands[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

Seven Years' War[edit | edit source]

Forts[edit | edit source]

Colonial America[edit | edit source]

Peg Leg trinkets[edit | edit source]

Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle

Collecting trinkets for a man nicknamed "Peg Leg" allowed the Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton to explore secret locations in the search of William Kidd's hidden treasure. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by speaking with Robert Faulkner.

Others[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Ezio could encounter a large figure in Santa Maria della Visitazione.
  • In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one.
  • Alexandre Amancio explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.[31]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed IINovella's Secret
  2. Assassin's Creed IIIl Duomo's Secret
  3. Assassin's Creed IITorre Grossa's Secret
  4. Assassin's Creed IIRavaldino's Secret
  5. Assassin's Creed IISan Marco's Secret
  6. Assassin's Creed IIVisitazione's Secret
  7. Assassin's Creed IIPaying Respects
  8. Assassin's Creed IIHome Invasion
  9. Assassin's Creed IIOver Beams, Under Stone
  10. Assassin's Creed IIShipwrecked
  11. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThe Halls of Nero
  12. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodWolves Among the Dead
  13. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThrown to the Wolves
  14. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodLeader of the Pack
  15. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThe Sixth Day
  16. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodA Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  17. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodShopaholic
  18. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodLiquid Gold
  19. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Yerebatan Cistern
  20. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsGalata Tower
  21. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Forum of the Ox
  22. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Maiden's Tower
  23. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsHagia Sophia's Secret
  24. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Impaler's Tomb
  25. Assassin's Creed IIIFort Wolcott
  26. Assassin's Creed IIIDead Chest's Treasure
  27. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ghost Ship
  28. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Mad Doctor's Castle
  29. Assassin's Creed IIIOak Island
  30. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ruins at Cerros
  31. YouTube: GAME Assassin's Creed Unity Q&A with Alex Amancio.