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For the NPCs in Assassin's Creed II, see Doctors.

"Ravaging the poor districts of Rome, Malfatto preys on those unfortunate enough to be caught unaware."

―Ubisoft Description

The Doctor (real name: Malfatto) is a multiplayer character in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, who uses a syringe as his primary weapon.

His outfit highly resembles the ones worn by doctors during the plague, and appears black in the dark. His face is concealed by a mask, therefore making his true identity unknown. His outfit is different from what the doctors wear in Assassin's Creed II, most noticeably due to the shorter beak of his mask.

He makes an appearance in the single player mode of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood in a Templar Agent side mission, along with several of the other multiplayer characters.

He is also featured in Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy, where it is revealed that he is in the employ of Cesare Borgia, and is known as a serial killer that targets courtesans. Despite being on his side at the time, Fiora Cavazza feared him and called him a "monster." After their first meeting wherein Fiora delivered a sealed document from Cesare, Malfatto entered Fiora's home while she was sleeping and injected her with his syringe, either drugging her or attempting to poison her. However, she was able to defend herself, cutting him badly with her own weapon. Whether his attack was ordered by Cesare in the letter, or by Malfatto's own will is unknown.

At one point in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Ezio Auditore comes across a courtesan crying over a fellow courtesan's dead body. She told him Malfatto had murdered her. Ezio reassured the courtesan that he would find Malfatto, and after a short time he located the doctor prowling in the district. Ezio signaled his Assassin Recruits to kill Malfatto, and they succeeded shortly after.

Database Entry

Date of Birth: Unknown.

Profession: Doctor

Abstergo's database says: "Ravaging the poor districts of Rome, Malfatto preys on those unfortunate enough to be caught unaware."

The only data I could find outside of that was a report of a masked doctor in 1502 seen lurking outside the Rosa in Fiore. This guy seems like really bad news, and I've read a lot of bad news lately.

Unique Moves

Lethal Injection

The Doctor charges at his target from behind and swiftly thrusts his syringe into the target's shoulder, injecting poison into their system. Before the victim can realize what has happened, they collapse to the ground and die silently. The Doctor can also perform a similar move from the front of the victim, where he thrusts the syringe into the victim's neck.

The Eye Stab

The Doctor charges and jumps onto his target, injecting the syringe into their eye and causing death.

Trivia

• Malfatto is most likely based off of Jack the Ripper, a well known serial killer that preyed on prostitutes in impoverished areas of London around the year 1888. The removal of internal organs from his victims led many to believe that Jack was a doctor, or at least possessed surgical knowledge.
• It is possible to kill Malfatto within him trying to run. As you go past the Courtesan 'checkpoints', avoid going to the last one of these. Instead, you can walk straight up to him. He will not run or otherwise acknowledge and won't do so unless you lock on to him. This way, you can easily kill him with the hidden blade and strangely enough receive 100% synch.
• Malfatto is an Italian surname that may derive from the Italian word malfattore or "someone who does evil deeds."

Gallery

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  The Docter's colors in Multiplayer.
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  The Docter's gear in Multiplayer.

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