[[File:francisco_randez.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A portrait of Francisco Randez.]]
'''Francisco Randez''' is a French-Canadian fashion model with a Spanish background. He was born and raised in the city of Montréal, in the French-speaking province of Québec, and began to model at the age of 20.
Throughout ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', a number of '''bugs''' could be encountered, which are listed below.
He provided the face model for [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Desmond Miles]] throughout the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]].
==Minor bugs==
Before modeling, he worked as a bartender (which may have given inspiration for Desmond's background) as well as in his grandmother's corner store as a teenager. As well as being a model, Francisco is also the lead singer of the band called Moudjik.
These bugs were either temporary, graphical, or restricted to specific situations.
===Airwalking===
Randez has been modeling since 1998. He is 6'3" (1.90 m) tall and has brown eyes and brown hair. He has been featured in the campaigns of some well-known fashion designers and brands, including Jean Paul Gaultier and Benetton. He is interested in martial arts and combat sports, and had been boxing for nearly ten years before switching to track and field. He has been running for several years now, specializing in 100 and 200 meters events.
Using this glitch, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] could walk through air by going on top of a large building and sprinting. If a knife was thrown just before reaching the edge, he would continue to run, even though there was no visible solid surface under his feet. It could also occur for a short time if he jumped between the stern of the gondola and the man steering it.
===Auditore cape===
Although Francisco took on a career in music and modeling, he has not forgotten about his enthusiasm for sports and the human machine, which drove him to finish a degree in massage therapy at Guijeck Institute in Montréal. Francisco has also participated in naturopathic medicine studies, and has always been passionate about health and natural ways ever since his childhood.
When equipping the [[Auditore Cape|Auditore cape]] in the [[Monteriggioni|Monteriggioni Villa]], Ezio became notorious even though the cape's description stated otherwise.
===Cavalier dual-wielding===
Through his many various modeling gigs, Francisco has landed on multiple jobs on television, radio and magazine interviews. He was very interested in media communications and began to give it serious thoughts. He started as a journalist for MontrealTV and worked on a television program called CoverGuy (which aired in October 2008) as well as spent a month and a half long trip in Panama to record a 13-episode length travel adventure program named Aventuras Panama. The show aired September 2009 on Evasion.
PC: If Ezio picked up a weapon (excluding [[Heavy Weapons|heavy]], [[Long weapons|long]], or [[Short blade|short]] weapons) while he already had one and mounted a horse, he would not drop the weapon that had been picked up. If the horse was made to walk, then Ezio would try to put the weapon in the sheath but would immediately bring it back out.
===Climb leap===
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When performing a climb leap on a sloped surface such as one of the church towers in [[Venice]], Ezio sometimes fell instead of actually grabbing on to the tiles or stones.
According to Francisco, the casting department of [[Ubisoft]] found him via his modeling agency, Folio. Ubisoft had been searching for "a face with Mediterranean features to return the character [Altaïr] of the time of the Crusades." At the first meeting, they set up a photo session, where they took images of Randez's face from every possible angle in order to render a 3D model. At the second meeting, they asked him to portray simple expressions, such as joy and anger.
===Doctor's light===
Francisco says that he is fascinated by cinema and that having his face associated with the main character in a video game revolutionizes the genre and has given him much pleasure, though not really any other benefits. Ezio, Altaïr and Desmond are modeled after Francisco.
A floating orb of light was noticed during night time on the doctor's roof in [[Monteriggioni]]. This was similar to the lighting found in lamps.
===Double weapons===
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It was possible to be stuck with a weapon that had been picked up. This occurred when Ezio attempted to counter a [[Brute]] with such a weapon, but instead, disarmed the Brute, leaving Ezio holding both weapons. The Brute's weapon could be dropped, but the the weapon that had been picked up previously became fixed to Ezio's hand, and remained so even while running or climbing. Ezio could not attack or switch weapons; he could only block or flee.
===Duplicating archers===
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[[File:Assassin's Creed II guard copying.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Duplication glitch.]]
Head_01_by_phat3d.jpg|3D rendering of Francisco Randez.
Sometimes in Venice, rooftop archers would randomly duplicate. However, the cloned archers would all act like ordinary guards on the ground, and would not attack Ezio on sight, only attacking him when he performed an illegal action. At first only one clone would attack Ezio, but gradually, more would join the fight and cause major lag. The duplicated archers were very quick to give up on a chase however, and Ezio could escape them by simply walking away. The duplicates would disappear whenever he left the area. This glitch was confirmed to occur on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, and has not been patched.
3D_Models.jpg|Various 3D models of Francisco Randez.
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360: As a result of a similar glitch, an unaware archer would stop moving, and duplicates of the archer would proceed to literally walk out of it and attack Ezio. This was confirmed to happen in Venice.
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===Fire-breather===
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If a [[Carnevale]] performer was about to blow fire upwards near a merchant stand, Ezio could grab anyone nearby and throw them into it. Everyone near it died, including the performer, but fire continued to blow from his mouth.
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===Floating Ezio===
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If Ezio was standing on a wooden candelabrum, and moved towards the edge of it, then hung from the candelabrum, and finally dropped onto a small ledge (like thin walls or wooden beams), he would "float" along with the swinging candelabrum as if he was still standing on it.
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===Glitched ground===
Sometimes, while walking normally (particularly in Florence), Ezio would suddenly stop and look down, similar to how he acted if he was looking over the edge of a building. It could be solved simply by pulling back and walking away a few feet or simply jumping over the area in question.
===Gondola corpse===
Dropping a dead body onto a gondola, if it stays in the boat and doesn't bounce out, caused amusing glitches if the gondola was then rowed away. The ragdoll seemed to crawl through the boat and eventually into the water.
===Headless guard===
Sometimes, when an archer was killed and thrown off a rooftop, the archer's head would get stuck to the wall of the building. A similar effect could be observed after killing a Seeker in combat, with his head being stuck in the ground.
===Hyper-blending===
While [[blending]], if Ezio traveled onto a different surface such as water, or a wall, he remained blended as long as he remained on the respective surface.
===Immortal doctor===
In the south of Florence, a doctor, when killed, would get back up. Repeatedly striking the doctor forced him so far away from his original spot (which should be out of sight) that he would get back up and not walk back. If Ezio walked back to the original spot, the doctor teleport back to his initial position.
===Interrupted assassination===
If an [[Archers|archer]] shot Ezio during a cinematic assassination, the would-be target wouldn't die but would rather simply stand there. Zooming in on the guard's face would show he was not dead, as he blinked and moved his head slightly. However, he could not be killed or unfrozen. It would be as if he had become part of the landscape. Weapons also went through him and he would not participate in any fights.
===Killing civilians===
On some occasions if Ezio ran up to a herald and killed him, the civilians that were standing in front of the herald wouldn't move. It was possible to kill them without getting any warnings. Their bodies could be looted but not moved. Within a minute or two, the warnings could take effect, resulting in de-synchronization in the case of killing three or more civilians.
===Lost weaponry===
Sometimes when countering an attack with a medium weapon, it became a part of the enemy's left hand with the hilt facing up. There was no way to get it back from him; Ezio would have to re-equip it in the Villa armory.
Ezio would also drop any hand-held weapon equipped when bribing a herald if, in the short gap between pressing ''"Bribe"'' and the small cut-scene of the transaction, the weapon was drawn out of its sheath. The dropped weapon lay at the herald's feet and could be picked up.
Another variant of this occurred very rarely, when after killing a group of enemies, the weapon would be dropped instead of being put back in its sheath. It could be remedied by simply picking up the weapon.
===Phasing===
In [[Venice]], If Ezio grabbed onto boxes and white sheets beside a building and moved toward the wall, he went through the wall and would not be able to exit the building on occasion. This glitch could be solved by ripping a poster off the wall if Ezio was not anonymous.
Rarely, when fighting guards in [[Florence]] Ezio fell through boxes and walked through hay carts.
===Standing on a horse===
[[File:118530104-3.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Standing on horseback.]]
Sometimes when pressing the Unarmed hand button, Ezio, instead of getting off the horse, will make a jumping animation from the horse, but remain standing upon it.
===Super speed===
Though the cause was unknown, a glitch could be encountered which made climbing and diving faster than normal. This returned in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.
360: Sometimes, If a Pazzi thug falls or is pushed into water, instead of drowning he will tread water.
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===Tilted character===
[[File:Leaning_tower_of_desmond.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Desmond tilted at an odd angle.]]
In the [[Memory Corridor]], alternating left and right at quick, timed intervals would eventually cause Desmond or Ezio to tilt at an odd angle. They would also remain tilted the next time the Memory Corridor was accessed. This could be easily fixed by moving in a different direction.
===Water down below===
Ezio and NPCs sometimes became stuck beneath the map if pushed into water.
===Well portal===
In [[San Gimignano]], sometimes if Ezio fell into a certain well, the screen would turn grey for a few seconds, and he would emerge from a well on the other side of the city
==Major bugs==
These bugs either caused the game to freeze or crash, or disrupted gameplay significantly, requiring the restarting of the memory, or reloading a save to be resolved.
===Armor of Altaïr===
While wearing [[Armor of Altaïr]], the game crashed when performing multiple consecutive double assassinations.
===Glitched Glyphs===
360 & PS3: After the a [[glyph]] had been solved and the unlocked coded message had appeared, if the A and B buttons for the 360, or the X and O buttons on the PS3 were pressed repeatedly and quickly, the video appeared in full screen, and the game would be stuck there.
===Memory Corridor===
The game would rarely crash during transitions involving the Memory Corridor.
===Unnatural bleeding===
360: Rarely, a glitch would cause bloodstain textures on Ezio's robes to recursively load, eventually causing his clothing to turn a flat semi-gloss red. This would lag the system within seconds and cause it to crash within a minute. This glitch was officially patched, according to some online forums, but continued to occur occasionally.
The appearance of this glitch usually signaled a type of hardware error, though specific action sequences caused it to occur as well. The only method to fix this glitch was by resetting the game or exiting to the Dashboard, before the rapidly-recurring texture-loads caused the game to crash.
===Palazzo Medici===
If the "Airwalk" glitch was used to land on the roof of the [[Palazzo Medici]], something not possible by normal means, the interior could be examined. The walls inside were plain and had no windows. If Ezio jumped through the opening and went inside, he would be trapped inside with no way out.
==Memory-specific bugs==
These bugs only occurred during certain memories, and were often minor in their impact.
===Sibling Rivalry===
Rarely, during [[Sibling Rivalry]], [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] would disappear or freeze immediately after the race began. This made it impossible to complete or restart the memory. Restarting the game would solve this.
===What Goes Around===
Once Ezio had killed [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] during [[What Goes Around]], and [[Mario Auditore]] was talking to him, another Mario could sometimes be seen standing on a roof in the background.
===Novella's Secret===
PC: During [[Novella's Secret]], Killing the [[Agile]] guard before he reached the next guard post caused a blank cut-scene at the entrance to the Assassin Tomb, trapping Ezio. The only way to fix this was to restart the memory
===Town Crier===
PC: Antonio Maffei would occasionally not spawn during [[Town Crier]]. This could be resolved by restarting the memory.
===With Friends Like These===
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A glitch could be encountered which made it possible to kill [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] without completing [[With Friends Like These]]. This could be done by using a sword or a dagger to kill Jacopo, from a distance where the Animus' HUD read "Attack" instead of "Interact". The memory could still be completed normally even if the body was moved, by returning to the location and interacting with the space where the body originally lay.
===Romagna Holiday===
In [[Romagna Holiday]], during extremely rare cases, the game would freeze while Ezio was fighting the guards after the carriage chase.
===That's Gonna Leave a Mark===
Sometimes the civilians knocked down by [[Rosa]] during [[That's Gonna Leave a Mark]] would "float".
===By Leaps and Bounds===
Under specific situations during open conflict in [[By Leaps and Bounds]], the game would crash.
===Clothes Make the Man===
[[File:Jesusezio.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ezio floating on water.]]
Instead of leaving the [[Gondola|gondola]] at the end of [[Clothes Make the Man]], Ezio could jump on the gondola's bow instead. This caused the memory to end, but the gondola did not disappear. If the gondola was used afterwards, it would vanish after leaving a certain area but Ezio would act as though he was still using it and would float over the water. If he traveled too far, Ezio eventually dropped into the water.
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===If At First You Don't Succeed...===
[[File:DSC 2321.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Antonio inside the Palazzo Ducale.]]
Occasionally, while talking to Ezio during [[If At First You Don't Succeed...]] Antonio would teleport to random and even unreachable places.
===Infrequent Flier===
Occasionally upon de-synchronization, [[Infrequent Flier]] would restart with Ezio atop Leonardo's workshop rather than the tower.
===Cheaters Never Prosper===
It was possible to kill [[Dante Moro]] during [[Cheaters Never Prosper]] and thereby to raise suspicion after stealing the mask. However, this had no other effects and Dante would appear alive in subsequent memories.
===Having a Blast===
Staying in the area for a prolonged period of time during [[Having a Blast]] would allow Ezio to fight Dante. However, the Assassin was unable to kill him, though he could be lured to an area such as the docks, and be pushed into the water, killing him instantly. As with the previous memory, this had no other effects and Dante would appear alive in subsequent memories.
===Two Birds, One Blade===
In the memory [[Two Birds, One Blade]], while fighting Dante and some guards, it was possible to climb [[L'Arsenale]] and kill [[Silvio Barbarigo]], who strangely, was floating.
===Play Along===
In some cases after the completion of [[Play Along]], quitting before the next sequence loaded would cause a major glitch. Upon loading the game, Desmond would be unable to access the Animus, and would be stuck inside the [[Hideout]].
===The Bonfire of the Vanities===
If a Rooftop Garden had been used to hide after killing any of [[Girolamo Savonarola|Savonarola's]] 9 lieutenants, after the memory had been completed, Ezio would be unable to leave the rooftop he was on.
===In Bocca Al Lupo===
Sometimes during [[In Bocca Al Lupo]], if he was hit with rocks by the guards while climbing, Ezio would fall through the texture, and the memory would have to be restarted to fix the problem.
===Vizitazione's Secret===
Occasionally, after locking onto the Agile with the gun, the controls would freeze. Also, jumping to a certain point on rare occasions allowed Ezio to go out of the level with the only re-entry to the game being a restart.
==Source==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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A portrait of Francisco Randez.
Francisco Randez is a French-Canadian fashion model with a Spanish background. He was born and raised in the city of Montréal, in the French-speaking province of Québec, and began to model at the age of 20.
Before modeling, he worked as a bartender (which may have given inspiration for Desmond's background) as well as in his grandmother's corner store as a teenager. As well as being a model, Francisco is also the lead singer of the band called Moudjik.
Randez has been modeling since 1998. He is 6'3" (1.90 m) tall and has brown eyes and brown hair. He has been featured in the campaigns of some well-known fashion designers and brands, including Jean Paul Gaultier and Benetton. He is interested in martial arts and combat sports, and had been boxing for nearly ten years before switching to track and field. He has been running for several years now, specializing in 100 and 200 meters events.
Although Francisco took on a career in music and modeling, he has not forgotten about his enthusiasm for sports and the human machine, which drove him to finish a degree in massage therapy at Guijeck Institute in Montréal. Francisco has also participated in naturopathic medicine studies, and has always been passionate about health and natural ways ever since his childhood.
Through his many various modeling gigs, Francisco has landed on multiple jobs on television, radio and magazine interviews. He was very interested in media communications and began to give it serious thoughts. He started as a journalist for MontrealTV and worked on a television program called CoverGuy (which aired in October 2008) as well as spent a month and a half long trip in Panama to record a 13-episode length travel adventure program named Aventuras Panama. The show aired September 2009 on Evasion.
Work in Assassin's Creed
According to Francisco, the casting department of Ubisoft found him via his modeling agency, Folio. Ubisoft had been searching for "a face with Mediterranean features to return the character [Altaïr] of the time of the Crusades." At the first meeting, they set up a photo session, where they took images of Randez's face from every possible angle in order to render a 3D model. At the second meeting, they asked him to portray simple expressions, such as joy and anger.
Francisco says that he is fascinated by cinema and that having his face associated with the main character in a video game revolutionizes the genre and has given him much pleasure, though not really any other benefits. Ezio, Altaïr and Desmond are modeled after Francisco.
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3D rendering of Francisco Randez.
Various 3D models of Francisco Randez.
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3D rendering of Francisco Randez.
Various 3D models of Francisco Randez.
