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{{Memory Infobox
{{Memory Infobox
|image       = S2Memory2.png|250px
|image = S2Memory2.png
|description = ''Visit [[Leonardo da Vinci]] at his workshop and see if he can repair [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]'s [[hidden blade]].''
|description = ''Visit [[Leonardo da Vinci]] at his workshop and see if he can repair [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]'s [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]].''
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|type       = Main
|type = Main
|previous   = [[Fitting In]]
|previous = [[Fitting In]]
|next       = [[Judge, Jury, Executioner]]
|next = [[Judge, Jury, Executioner]]
|ancestor   = [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
|ancestor = [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
|location   = [[Florence]], [[Italy]]
|location = [[Florence]], [[Italy]]
|date       = 1476
|date = 1476
}}
}}
'''Ace Up My Sleeve''' is a memory in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
'''Ace Up My Sleeve''' is a memory in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
==Description==
==Description==
After teaching [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] the necessary skills to survive, [[Paola]] suggested he use the [[hidden blade|blade]] [[Giovanni Auditore|his father]] had left him to assassinate the [[Uberto Alberti|Gonfaloniere]]. Since it was broken, Paola told Ezio to bring the pieces to [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
After teaching [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] the necessary skills to survive, [[Paola]] suggested he use the [[Hidden Blade|blade]] [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]] had left him to assassinate the [[Uberto Alberti|Gonfaloniere]]. Since it was broken, Paola told Ezio to bring the pieces to [[Leonardo da Vinci]].


==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
Ezio knocked on Leonardo's workshop door.
Ezio knocked on Leonardo's workshop door.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Oh! Ezio Auditore! I... I didn't expect to see you again. What with all that's happened... Ah! Where are my manners! Welcome back! Now, how can I be of service?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Oh! Ezio Auditore! I... I didn't expect to see you again. What with all that's happened... Ah! Where are my manners! Welcome back! Now, how can I be of service?''
* '''Ezio:''' ''I was hoping you could repair something of mine.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''I was hoping you could repair something of mine.''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Of course! Come! This way.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Of course! Come! This way.''


He led Ezio to a table, and cleared it.
He led Ezio to a table, and cleared it.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' Ah, che pasticcio... Tutto il santo giorno che cerco... ''(Oh, what a mess.. I've spent the whole day looking for...) Let me clear a space. All right, lets see it!''
*'''Leonardo:''' Ah, che pasticcio... Tutto il santo giorno che cerco... ''(Oh, what a mess.. I've spent the whole day looking for...) Let me clear a space. All right, lets see it!''


Ezio handed him the broken blade and bracer.
Ezio handed him the broken blade and bracer.
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Fascinating... I don't know, Ezio. Despite its age, the construction is rather advanced. I've never seen anything quite like it. I'm afraid, there's not much I can do without the original plans.'' Mi dispiace. ''(I'm sorry.)''


*'''Leonardo:''' ''Fascinating... I don't know, Ezio. Despite its age, the construction is rather advanced. I've never seen anything quite like it. I'm afraid, there's not much I can do without the original plans.'' Mi dispiace. ''(I'm sorry.)''
Ezio reached out to take the blade, when Leonardo noticed the [[Codex|old parchment]].
 
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Wait, wait, wait!''
Ezio reached out to take the blade, when Leonardo noticed the [[Codex Pages|old parchment]].
 
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Wait, wait, wait!''


He opened it.
He opened it.
 
* '''Ezio:''' ''What are you doing?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''What are you doing?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''The contents of this page are encrypted! But if my theory is correct... Based on these sketches it may very well...''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The contents of this page are encrypted! But if my theory is correct... Based on these sketches it may very well...''
* '''Ezio:''' ''It may very well what?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''It may very well what?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Please, sit!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Please, sit!''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Shhhh!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Shhhh!''


Obediently, Ezio sat on a chair while Leonardo decoded the page.
Obediently, Ezio sat on a chair while Leonardo decoded the page.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Remarkable! If we transpose the letters and then select every third...''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Remarkable! If we transpose the letters and then select every third...''
[[File:Ace 7 v.png|thumb|250px|Leonardo prepares to amputate Ezio's finger.]]
[[File:Ace_7_v.png|thumb|250px|Leonardo prepares to amputate Ezio's finger.]]
After some time, Leonardo woke Ezio and showed him the repaired bracer.
After some time, Leonardo woke Ezio and showed him the repaired bracer.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' ''There. It's finished!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''There. It's finished!''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Hmm? What's finished?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Hmm? What's finished?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''The blade! I managed to decode that parchment of yours. It showed me exactly what to do.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The blade! I managed to decode that parchment of yours. It showed me exactly what to do.''


Ezio reached for the bracer, but Leonardo held it away. He then picked up a butcher's knife.
Ezio reached for the bracer, but Leonardo held it away. He then picked up a butcher's knife.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Now all that's left is to remove your ring finger.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Now all that's left is to remove your ring finger.''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Really?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Really?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''I'm sorry, but this is how it must be done. The blade is designed to ensure the commitment of whoever wields it.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I'm sorry, but this is how it must be done. The blade is designed to ensure the commitment of whoever wields it.''
* '''Ezio:''' Bene. ''(Fine.) Do it quickly.''
*'''Ezio:''' Bene. ''(Fine.) Do it quickly.''


He placed his finger on the table, but jumped as Leonardo brings down the knife, and only hit the table.
He placed his finger on the table, but jumped as Leonardo brings down the knife, and only hit the table.
* '''Leonardo:''' ''I was only having fun, Ezio! Though the blade once required a sacrifice, it's been modified. You can keep your finger.''


*'''Leonardo:''' ''I was only having fun, Ezio! Though the blade once required a sacrifice, it's been modified. You can keep your finger.''
[[File:Ace 3 v.png|thumb|250px|Ezio marvels at the blade.]]
 
[[File:Ace_3_v.png|thumb|250px|Ezio marvels at the blade.]]
Ezio slipped the bracer onto his arm, and a blade hidden within it slit out.
Ezio slipped the bracer onto his arm, and a blade hidden within it slit out.
 
* '''Ezio:''' ''Incredible...''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Incredible...''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Yes it is! Tell me: Do you have other pages like this?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Yes it is! Tell me: Do you have other pages like this?''
* '''Ezio:''' ''I'm sorry, only the one.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''I'm sorry, only the one.''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Listen, if you ever do happen across another one of these, please bring it to me.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Listen, if you ever do happen across another one of these, please bring it to me.''
* '''Ezio:''' ''You have my word. And thank you for fixing this. It-''
*'''Ezio:''' ''You have my word. And thank you for fixing this. It-''


They were interrupted by a loud banging on the door.
They were interrupted by a loud banging on the door.
 
* '''[[Guards|Guard]]:''' ''By order of the [[Florence|Florentine]] guard: Open this door!''
*'''[[Guards|Guard]]:''' ''By order of the [[Florence|Florentine]] guard: Open this door!''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Eh, just a moment.'' (to Ezio) ''Wait here!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Eh, just a moment.'' (to Ezio) ''Wait here!''


Leonardo left Ezio behind to answer the door.
Leonardo left Ezio behind to answer the door.
 
* '''Guard:''' ''Are you Leonardo da Vinci?''
*'''Guard:''' ''Are you Leonardo da Vinci?''
* '''Leonardo:''' Sì. ''(Yes.) How may I be of service?''
*'''Leonardo:''' Sì. ''(Yes.) How may I be of service?''
* '''Guard:''' ''I need you to answer some questions.''
*'''Guard:''' ''I need you to answer some questions.''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Certainly.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Certainly.''


The guard led Leonardo to the courtyard beside his workshop.
The guard led Leonardo to the courtyard beside his workshop.


[[File:Ace_5_v.png|thumb|250px|The guard begins to beat Leonardo.]]
[[File:Ace 5 v.png|thumb|250px|The guard begins to beat Leonardo.]]
*'''Leonardo:''' ''What seems to be the trouble?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''What seems to be the trouble?''
*'''Guard:''' ''A witness claims to have seen you consorting with an enemy of the city.''
* '''Guard:''' ''A witness claims to have seen you consorting with an enemy of the city.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''What? Me? Consorting? Prepostorous!''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''What? Me? Consorting? Prepostorous!''
*'''Guard:''' ''When was the last time you saw or spoke with Ezio Auditore?''
* '''Guard:''' ''When was the last time you saw or spoke with Ezio Auditore?''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Who?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Who?''
*'''Guard:''' Non fare il finto tonto. ''(Don't play dumb with me.) We know you were close with [[House of Auditore|the family]]. Hmm.''
* '''Guard:''' Non fare il finto tonto. ''(Don't play dumb with me.) We know you were close with [[House of Auditore|the family]]. Hmm.''


He threw Leonardo to the ground and kicked him several times.
He threw Leonardo to the ground and kicked him several times.
* '''Guard:''' ''Perhaps this will help to clear your head?<br />Ready to talk?<br />What about now?<br />Tell me what I want to know and we will end this.<br />Had enough yet?''


*'''Guard:''' ''Perhaps this will help to clear your head?<br />Ready to talk?<br />What about now?<br />Tell me what I want to know and we will end this.<br />Had enough yet?''
[[File:Ace 8 v.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the guard.]]
 
[[File:Ace_8_v.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the guard.]]
Unable to watch Leonardo being treated this way, Ezio moved in and assassinated the guard.
Unable to watch Leonardo being treated this way, Ezio moved in and assassinated the guard.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' Grazie, ''(Thank you,) Ezio!''
*'''Leonardo:''' Grazie, ''(Thank you,) Ezio!''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Sorry about that.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Sorry about that.''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Eh, I've grown accustomed to their abuses.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Eh, I've grown accustomed to their abuses.''
* '''Ezio:''' ''What of the body?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''What of the body?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Bring it inside and put it with the others.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Bring it inside and put it with the others.''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Others?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Others?''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''The city gives them to me. For research.''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The city gives them to me. For research.''


Ezio carried the dead guard into Leonardo's workshop and placed it in a corner.
Ezio carried the dead guard into Leonardo's workshop and placed it in a corner.
 
* '''Leonardo:''' ''See? Like it never happened!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''See? Like it never happened!''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Thank you, Leonardo - for everything.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Thank you, Leonardo - for everything.''
* '''Leonardo:''' ''Any time! And remember, if you find more of those strange pages, bring them to me. Should they contain new designs, I will upgrade your blade as well!''
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Any time! And remember, if you find more of those strange pages, bring them to me. Should they contain new designs, I will upgrade your blade as well!''
* '''Ezio:''' ''Of course. Now I really should be getting back to Paola...''
*'''Ezio:''' ''Of course. Now I really should be getting back to Paola...''
* '''Leonardo:''' Porgile i miei omaggi! ''(Send her my regards!)''
*'''Leonardo:''' Porgile i miei omaggi! ''(Send her my regards!)''


==Outcome==
==Outcome==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
 
* This memory is the only time in ''Assassin's Creed II'' where you can explore the interior of Leonardo's workshop.
*This memory is the only time in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' where you can explore the interior of Leonardo's workshop.
* When Ezio arrives at Leonardo's workshop, any armour he is wearing is removed until he receives the hidden blade.
*When Ezio arrives at Leonardo's workshop, any armour he is wearing is removed until he recieves the hidden blade.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Ace 1 v.png|Design of the Hidden Blade in the Codex Page.
Ace 1 v.png|Design of the Hidden Blade in the Codex Page.
Ace 4 v.png|Leonardo being questioned by a guard about Ezio.
Ace 4 v.png|Leonardo being questioned by a guard about Ezio.

Revision as of 14:12, 5 April 2012

Template:WPmemories

Ace Up My Sleeve is a memory in Assassin's Creed II.

Description

After teaching Ezio the necessary skills to survive, Paola suggested he use the blade his father had left him to assassinate the Gonfaloniere. Since it was broken, Paola told Ezio to bring the pieces to Leonardo da Vinci.

Dialogue

Ezio knocked on Leonardo's workshop door.

  • Leonardo: Oh! Ezio Auditore! I... I didn't expect to see you again. What with all that's happened... Ah! Where are my manners! Welcome back! Now, how can I be of service?
  • Ezio: I was hoping you could repair something of mine.
  • Leonardo: Of course! Come! This way.

He led Ezio to a table, and cleared it.

  • Leonardo: Ah, che pasticcio... Tutto il santo giorno che cerco... (Oh, what a mess.. I've spent the whole day looking for...) Let me clear a space. All right, lets see it!

Ezio handed him the broken blade and bracer.

  • Leonardo: Fascinating... I don't know, Ezio. Despite its age, the construction is rather advanced. I've never seen anything quite like it. I'm afraid, there's not much I can do without the original plans. Mi dispiace. (I'm sorry.)

Ezio reached out to take the blade, when Leonardo noticed the old parchment.

  • Leonardo: Wait, wait, wait!

He opened it.

  • Ezio: What are you doing?
  • Leonardo: The contents of this page are encrypted! But if my theory is correct... Based on these sketches it may very well...
  • Ezio: It may very well what?
  • Leonardo: Please, sit!
  • Ezio: Leonardo?
  • Leonardo: Shhhh!

Obediently, Ezio sat on a chair while Leonardo decoded the page.

  • Leonardo: Remarkable! If we transpose the letters and then select every third...
Leonardo prepares to amputate Ezio's finger.

After some time, Leonardo woke Ezio and showed him the repaired bracer.

  • Leonardo: There. It's finished!
  • Ezio: Hmm? What's finished?
  • Leonardo: The blade! I managed to decode that parchment of yours. It showed me exactly what to do.

Ezio reached for the bracer, but Leonardo held it away. He then picked up a butcher's knife.

  • Leonardo: Now all that's left is to remove your ring finger.
  • Ezio: Really?
  • Leonardo: I'm sorry, but this is how it must be done. The blade is designed to ensure the commitment of whoever wields it.
  • Ezio: Bene. (Fine.) Do it quickly.

He placed his finger on the table, but jumped as Leonardo brings down the knife, and only hit the table.

  • Leonardo: I was only having fun, Ezio! Though the blade once required a sacrifice, it's been modified. You can keep your finger.
Ezio marvels at the blade.

Ezio slipped the bracer onto his arm, and a blade hidden within it slit out.

  • Ezio: Incredible...
  • Leonardo: Yes it is! Tell me: Do you have other pages like this?
  • Ezio: I'm sorry, only the one.
  • Leonardo: Listen, if you ever do happen across another one of these, please bring it to me.
  • Ezio: You have my word. And thank you for fixing this. It-

They were interrupted by a loud banging on the door.

  • Guard: By order of the Florentine guard: Open this door!
  • Leonardo: Eh, just a moment. (to Ezio) Wait here!

Leonardo left Ezio behind to answer the door.

  • Guard: Are you Leonardo da Vinci?
  • Leonardo: Sì. (Yes.) How may I be of service?
  • Guard: I need you to answer some questions.
  • Leonardo: Certainly.

The guard led Leonardo to the courtyard beside his workshop.

The guard begins to beat Leonardo.
  • Leonardo: What seems to be the trouble?
  • Guard: A witness claims to have seen you consorting with an enemy of the city.
  • Leonardo: What? Me? Consorting? Prepostorous!
  • Guard: When was the last time you saw or spoke with Ezio Auditore?
  • Leonardo: Who?
  • Guard: Non fare il finto tonto. (Don't play dumb with me.) We know you were close with the family. Hmm.

He threw Leonardo to the ground and kicked him several times.

  • Guard: Perhaps this will help to clear your head?
    Ready to talk?
    What about now?
    Tell me what I want to know and we will end this.
    Had enough yet?
Ezio assassinates the guard.

Unable to watch Leonardo being treated this way, Ezio moved in and assassinated the guard.

  • Leonardo: Grazie, (Thank you,) Ezio!
  • Ezio: Sorry about that.
  • Leonardo: Eh, I've grown accustomed to their abuses.
  • Ezio: What of the body?
  • Leonardo: Bring it inside and put it with the others.
  • Ezio: Others?
  • Leonardo: The city gives them to me. For research.

Ezio carried the dead guard into Leonardo's workshop and placed it in a corner.

  • Leonardo: See? Like it never happened!
  • Ezio: Thank you, Leonardo - for everything.
  • Leonardo: Any time! And remember, if you find more of those strange pages, bring them to me. Should they contain new designs, I will upgrade your blade as well!
  • Ezio: Of course. Now I really should be getting back to Paola...
  • Leonardo: Porgile i miei omaggi! (Send her my regards!)

Outcome

Leonardo fixed Giovanni's hidden blade for Ezio. Ezio learned how to use the blade to assassinate.

Trivia

  • This memory is the only time in Assassin's Creed II where you can explore the interior of Leonardo's workshop.
  • When Ezio arrives at Leonardo's workshop, any armour he is wearing is removed until he receives the hidden blade.

Gallery

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
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