Thief

"We are with you friend, only lead the way."

―Thieves' greeting to Ezio

The Thieves are one of the three factions of Assassin's Creed II helping the main character Ezio (the other two being the Courtesans and the Mercenaries).

Led by Antonio, its main hideout is located in the commercial district of Venice. The guild is more an organization similar to the mafia, rather than just a bunch of robbers. They don't target innocent citizens, and defy the local corrupted nobility. In Florence, the thieves are led by La Volpe (The Fox in Italian).

The thieves can help Ezio by stealing from one of the guards, luring them for him. They are lightly armed, carrying only a Notched Cinqueda, and have very light armor. however, Thieves can follow Ezio in his acrobatic moves though they will not follow him up high tower's such as view points or make far leaps if they find another route no matter how lengthy it may be.

Be careful, however, that the thieves can easily fall into water and die (as they can't swim). So if you have thieves following you, avoid jumping across canals from the roof. This happens easily in Venice.

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  Some thieves of Venice.
• Ezio followed by some thieves.
  Ezio followed by some thieves.
• Ezio ordering thieves to create a diversion.
  Ezio ordering thieves to create a diversion.