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| |name = Antonio Maffei | | {{Working Revamp|Nostalgia AC}} |
| |image = Maffei.png | | {{Stub}} |
| |imgdesc = The Pazzi Conspirators - Antonio Maffei (left-front) | | {{Revamp}} |
| |period = [[Renaissance]] | | {{Quote|Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes!|Israel Putnam speaking to his men at [[Battle of Bunker Hill]].|Assassin's Creed III}} |
| |faction = [[House of Medici]] (formerly)<br>[[Templars]]<br>[[House of Pazzi]] | | {{Character infobox |
| |appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | | |image = ACIII-I Putnam Render.png |
| |actor = [[Shawn Baichoo]] | | |name = Israel Putnam |
| |voice = [[Shawn Baichoo]] | | |imgdesc = |
| ||birth = 1450
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| |death = 1478}}
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| '''Antonio Maffei''' (1450 - 1478) was a [[Florence|Florentine]] monk employed by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], and one of the [[Pazzi Conspiracy|Pazzi conspirators]] who attempted to murder Lorenzo and his brother, [[Giuliano de' Medici|Giuliano]]. | | |birth = 7 January 1718<br>{{Wiki|Danvers, Massachusetts|Salem Village, Massachusetts}} |
| | |death = 29 May 1790 (aged 72)<br>{{Wiki|Brooklyn, Connecticut}} |
| | |period = [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] |
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| | |faction = [[Continental Army]] |
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| | |appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' |
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| | |voice = [[Andreas Apergis]]}} |
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| | '''Israel Putnam''' (1718 – 1790) was an [[United States|American]] general in the [[Continental Army]] who fought with distinction at the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Aiding the Templars=== | | ===Battle of Bunker Hill=== |
| {{Quote|And Father, remember, you owe us your silence. Secrets are born here, and they die here. No one is to know about the content of this letter.|Uberto Alberti to Antonio, regarding the monk's silence.|Assassin's Creed: Lineage}}
| | During the Battle of Bunker Hill, Putnam was approached by the [[Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhake:ton]], who desired a Patriot victory as the British troops were under the command of a [[Templar]], Major [[John Pitcairn]]. |
| By 1476, Maffei had joined the [[Templars|Templar Order]] after he witnessed the ransacking of [[Wikipedia:Volterra|Volterra]] by Florentine [[mercenaries]]. Maffei blamed Lorenzo, and joined the Templars seeking vengeance against the Prince.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
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| In 1476, [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]] and ally of the [[House of Medici|Medici family]], intercepted a letter from the conspirators who participated in the the [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza|assassination]] of [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]]. Giovanni brought the [[Venice|Venetian]] letter back to Florence, where he showed the letter to Lorenzo and [[Uberto Alberti]], the ''Gonfaloniere''.<ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>
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| Uberto quickly realized that the letter held the seal of the [[House of Barbarigo|Barbarigo family]], and that its contents were encrypted with a strange code. He determined that translating it would take several hours, and then handed the letter to Father Maffei in order for the monk to translate its contents.<ref name="ACL"/>
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| Later that night, Maffei gave the translation to Uberto, who lauded him for his skillful work, and told him to fetch Giovanni. Before leaving, Uberto made Antonio swear a vow of silence of not to tell anyone of the true contents of the letter, claiming Antonio owed his silence to the Templars.<ref name="ACL"/>
| | To achieve this, Putnam tasked him with disabling two British frigates who were bombarding the nearby area from the harbor. Once the deed was done, Putnam rallied his troops, delivering a harrowing speech, as Connor set out to assassinate Pitcairn. |
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| As Giovanni arrived, Father Maffei was completing a duplicated copy of the letter. Uberto claimed they were unable to decode it, and once Antonio had finished the duplicate, Uberto gave the copy to Giovanni for him to deliver to [[Rome]], as was its original destination.<ref name="ACL"/>
| | He succeeded in killing the major, but nevertheless, Putnam was outnumbered and forced to retreat, granting the British a Pyrrhic victory. |
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| Later that same year, after Giovanni's failure to capture Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] [[Rodrigo Borgia]], he returned to his [[Palazzo Auditore|home]] in Florence. His [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|wife]] tended to his severe wounds, while Giovanni remained silent about his travels. Father Maffei then approached the Auditore residence with armed [[guards]], demanding entry to the home and custody of the Assassin. However, Giovanni ordered his [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|eldest son]] to stall Antonio, and was able to successfully escape through a hidden passageway. Eventually gaining entry into the home, Antonio became irritated after he realized Giovanni's escape, and left the house.<ref name="ACL"/>
| | ===Vouching for Connor=== |
| | One year later, Connor was captured by the Templars and falsely accused of plotting to assassinate General [[George Washington]], a crime the Templars themselves had committed. |
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| ===Pazzi Conspiracy===
| | He later escaped execution and killed the true conspirator, [[Thomas Hickey]], before he could strike Washington. When surrounded by armed guards after murdering Hickey, it was Putnam who arrived to vouch for Connor's innocence, proclaiming him a hero to the Patriot cause. |
| [[File:PazziMeeting.jpg|thumb|250px|The Templar meeting in the catacombs.]]
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| On 25 April 1478, Maffei met with other Templar conspirators in the catacombs under [[Santa Maria Novella]]. The conspirators discussed their plot to kill the Medici and usurp control of the city. Although Antonio himself did not speak, he made no objection to any of his fellow conspirators' comments. He ended the meeting by uttering the Templar motto,''"May the Father of Understanding guide us,"'' along with his fellow conspirators.<ref name="AC2"/>
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| As planned, the next morning the conspirators gathered at the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore]] and observed the Medici as they walked towards the church. Upon catching sight of Giuliano, [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], charged at him, stabbing Giuliano multiple times alongside fellow conspirator [[Francesco de' Pazzi]].<ref name="AC2"/>
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| Lorenzo, hearing the furious charge, quickly turned to look behind him. While he was briefly distracted, another conspirator, [[Stefano da Bagnone]], stabbed Lorenzo in the back with a small blade. Antonio then attempted to stab Lorenzo as the Prince lay injured on the ground, but Maffei was overpowered and thrown to the ground. Lorenzo then brandished his sword, causing Antonio and Stefano to run into the church, terrified.<ref name="AC2"/>
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| ===Refuge in San Gimignano and death===
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| {{Quote|Antonio Maffei has sought refuge atop the city's tallest structure - spouting scripture and arrows in equal measure. The man has clearly lost his mind.|A mercenary to the Assassin Ezio Auditore, 1478.|Assassin's Creed II}}
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| [[File:Town Crier 3.png|thumb|200px|left|Ezio assassinates Antonio atop the tower.]]
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| After the Templar failure in Florence, Antonio fled to the city of [[San Gimignano]] inside [[Tuscany]]. There, he situated himself atop one of the city's lofty towers, and began to spout scripture while defended by patrolling [[archers]].<ref name="AC2"/>
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| However, Giovanni Auditore's son and Assassin, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], arrived in the city later that same year. Ezio met briefly with one of his [[Mario Auditore|uncle]]'s mercenaries, before beginning his ascent up Antonio's tower.<ref name="AC2"/>
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| Eventually reaching the height of Antonio's tower, Ezio stealthily assassinated the archers who kept a vigilant watch of the area. The Assassin then climbed up a short ladder, and assassinated Antonio with his [[hidden blade]] on top of the tower, after a brief skirmish with the monk. In his dying words, Antonio attempted to fight back against Ezio, and hailed him as a demon, before perishing.<ref name="AC2"/>
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| ==Personality and characteristics==
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| Antonio was a religious man who relied on God to save him. While in San Gimignano, he spouted Bible texts and informed the [[Civilians|citizens]] of San Gimignano that they had to repent and seek forgiveness, for they had followed Lorenzo de' Medici. He also told the citizens that because of these allegiances, they had brought an Assassin to their city.
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| [[File:WiSC 6.png|thumb|250px|Antonio prepares to stab Lorenzo.]]
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| As a Templar and Pazzi conspirator, Antonio carried out his orders unquestioningly. He never found fault with anything his Templar brothers said, and remained quiet throughout meetings and discussions. His insight was also never asked, leading to wonder if his involvement in the conspiracy was truly necessary.
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| Once Antonio was confronted by Ezio atop the tower in San Gimignano, Maffei attempted to fight the Assassin. He wielded a [[schiavona]], and taunted Ezio with religious words while fighting. His fighting skill was weak, however, and Ezio easily bested the monk. Despite his minor fighting capabilities though, Maffei fled upon being faced in combat by Lorenzo, indicating his cowardice as well.
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| ==Final words==
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| *'''Antonio:''' ''Away with you, demon!''
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| *'''Ezio:''' ''Have some respect for death, my friend.''
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| *'''Antonio:''' ''I'll show you respect! -''
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| *'''Ezio:''' ''No, I will. Che tu possa alfine trovare riposo nel corpo e nella mente''. (May your body and mind at last be still.) ''Requiescat in Pace''. (Rest in peace.)
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Historically, Antonio Maffei sliced Lorenzo below his right ear, and later found refuge in in the Badia Fiorentina across from the Palazzo Pazzi. He was later arrested, and hung from the [[Palazzo della Signoria]].
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| *Antonio does not actually speak in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <center><gallery captionalign="center"> | | <gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> |
| Maffei Lineage 1.png|Antonio with another monk.
| | Israel Putnam concept.jpg|Concept art of Israel Putnam. |
| Maffei Lineage 2.png|Antonio with Uberto as the latter reads the letter.
| | IsraelPutnam.png|Israel Putnam smoking a cigar. |
| Maffei Lineage 4.png|Antonio and his guards threaten Petruccio Auditore.
| | </gallery> |
| Town_Crier_4.png|Antonio's last moments.
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| </gallery></center> | |
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| ==References==
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Maffei, Antonio}} | | ==Reference== |
| [[de:Antonio Maffei]]
| | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Putnam, Israel}} |
