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Priest

For other uses, see Priest (disambiguation).

"Brother Ristoro vowed a life of piety and poverty, but practiced neither."

―Ubisoft Description

The Priest (real name: Brother Ristoro) is a multiplayer character available in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood who, despite his religious vows, is described as a paranoid and dangerous man. He uses a Holy Dagger as his weapon, which, as seen in the Beta, has a blade that is able to retract into the hilt. It was stated by Ubisoft that he will make an appearance in the single player mode in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood as well, along with the other multiplayer characters.

In Project Legacy, Ristoro is revealed to be an agent of the Borgia. He often produces various writs from the church for Cesare and is known to frequent brothels, including the Rosa in Fiore, where he is said to prefer the services of Fiora Cavazza.

In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, after poisoning the two who questioned him, Ezio Auditore finds him at the church, and kills him from above with an air assassination.

Unique Moves

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The Sacrificial Strike in action.

Sacrificial Strike (Low Profile, Back)

The Priest walks up and dig his dagger into the victim's upper back, causing them to limp and fall to the ground. The move is reminiscent of human sacrificial rites throughout the ancient world, such as those of the Mayan and Aztec.

Paying Respects (High Profile, Front)

The Priest runs up to his target, brutally kneeing his target in the stomach, causing them to bend forward, before dealing a strike to their vertebra. His victim then crumples to the floor, dead.

The Holy Lunge (Low Profile, Front )

The Priest walks up to his victim, and suddenly thrusts the dagger upward into his target's abdomen, through the ribcage and into their heart, killing them instantly.

Kneel Down and Pray (High Profile, Back)

Similar to the Sacrificial Strike, the Priest knees the back of his target's legs, and one-handedly forces his dagger in between the their shoulder blades, killing them.

The Merciless Monk (Bench Kill)

The Priest fiercely grabs the back of his target's head, and forces it down so they are facing the floor. He then removes his dagger from its case and mercilessly pierces their back, instantly killing them.

Judgement Upon High (Aerial Kill)

The Priest leaps from a rooftop onto his target, taking out his dagger, before forcing it between their shoulder blades. Finally, he brutally yanks it out of his victim and leaves them for dead.

Customization

Colors:

• Basic: Pale White
• Extra 1: Red
• Extra 2: Blue
• Extra 3: Green

Gear:

• Advanced: Added hood (not worn), given a black undershirt visible at neck, added gold trim around black stripe of top, bottom of robes are now black with gold trim, bottom now consists to two parts buttoned together.
• Superior: The small wooden cross necklace is replaced with a larger golden cross necklace, embedded with 3 red rubies, the right arm has a shorter sleeve and an altered glove, and the clothing beneath the top is changed to black with golden trims to match the bottom of the robe, with the belt and left glove being given a gold trim.
• Elite: Added a golden stole around shoulders that extends below the waist.

Trivia

• Ristoro is Italian for "restoration" or "renovation," possibly in reference to the Templar's mission.
• A similar move to the Sacrificial Strike is performed by Ezio Auditore if he attacks an unarmed enemy with a short blade.
• While the Priest's picture shows him wielding a crucifix as a weapon, the Priest in-game actually uses a weapon similar to a gravity knife. This differs from the other characters, as their concept art shows them wielding their current weapons.
• If you descend into the courtyard after killing Brother Ristoro, you may find a spear on the ground.

Gallery

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  The Priest's colors in Multiplayer
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  The Priest's gear in Multiplayer

Videos

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