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===The Condottiero=== | ===The Condottiero=== | ||
The third | [[File:Arch_Nemesis_2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the Condottiero.]]The third lieutenants was a [[Condottiero]], who guarded and monitored passage across the[[Ponte Vecchio| Ponte Vecchio]]. He spoke of Savonarola's cause to the people below, and said that he wanted to lead the people into a new future, and that their resistance was futile. However, Ezio was able to sneak past the guards and eventually assasinate the Condottiero. As he died, Ezio asked how Savonarola was able to charm him. The Condottiero admitted he wanted wealth and power far beyond what he already had. | ||
===The merchant=== | ===The merchant=== | ||
[[File:Port Authority 2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the merchant.]]The fourth lieutenant was a [[Merchant (Savonarola's lieutenant)|merchant]], who Ezio found on a boat in the River Arno. The merchant had his guards load food supplies onto the ship, withholding it from the people, hoping they would submit to Savonarola. Ezio was able to sneak aboard the ship and evade the guards before finally reaching the merchant and assassinatimg him. In his dying words, the merchant showed regret, but admitted he agreed sometimes people must be told what to think, though felt guilty. | [[File:Port Authority 2.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio assassinates the merchant.]]The fourth lieutenant was a [[Merchant (Savonarola's lieutenant)|merchant]], who Ezio found on a boat in the River Arno. The merchant had his guards load food supplies onto the ship, withholding it from the people, hoping they would submit to Savonarola. Ezio was able to sneak aboard the ship and evade the guards before finally reaching the merchant and assassinatimg him. In his dying words, the merchant showed regret, but admitted he agreed sometimes people must be told what to think, though felt guilty. | ||
===The farmer=== | ===The farmer=== | ||
[[File:Hitting_hay_2.png|thumb | [[File:Hitting_hay_2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the farmer.]]The fifth lieutenant was a [[Farmer|farmer]] in Florence's countryside. Arriving there and noticing the farmer, he ordered his men to protect the hay and continued to patrol the area. As he walked the farmer spoke of how he withheld other farmers' provisions for their livestock, thereby cutting their source of income, and Florence's food supply, hoping they would submit to Savonarola. Using the hay bundles to his advantage and remaining hidden, Ezio was to assasinate the farmer. As he died, Ezio interrogated him, questioning his actions. The farmer he admitted he did it to gain respect before dying. | ||
===The nobleman=== | ===The nobleman=== | ||
[[File:Upward_Mobility_2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the nobleman.]]The sixth lieutenant was a [[Nobleman|nobleman]]. Ezio soon located the nobelman on the rooftop in the Mercato Vecchio in central Florence. Upon his sighting of Ezio, the nobleman shouted that Florence must be cured and claimed tha Ezio would not interfere. However, Ezio began to pursue the nobleman. Shouting for guards, the man started to run to Savonarola to inform of Ezio. Howevever, Ezio was faster and assassinated quickly. As he died, he claimed and he was "charmed" by the Apple. Ezio explained he killed him for the people's benefit before leaving. | [[File:Upward_Mobility_2.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio assassinates the nobleman.]]The sixth lieutenant was a [[Nobleman|nobleman]]. Ezio soon located the nobelman on the rooftop in the Mercato Vecchio in central Florence. Upon his sighting of Ezio, the nobleman shouted that Florence must be cured and claimed tha Ezio would not interfere. However, Ezio began to pursue the nobleman. Shouting for guards, the man started to run to Savonarola to inform of Ezio. Howevever, Ezio was faster and assassinated quickly. As he died, he claimed and he was "charmed" by the Apple. Ezio explained he killed him for the people's benefit before leaving. | ||
===The priest=== | ===The priest=== | ||
The seventh | [[File:Last_rites_3.png|thumb|250px|Ezio assassinates the priest.]]The seventh lieutenant was a [[Priest (Savonarola's lieutenant)|priest]]. Locating the priest on top of the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]] praying. As the priest preached to the people in favor of Savonarola and his cause, Ezio silently climbed up the building, dispatching the guards he encountered. Reaching the top, Ezio silently stabbed the priest with his hidden blade. As he died, the priest admitted he accepted the illusion, wanting to believe in God so badly. Ezio claimed everyone did before leaving. | ||
===The captain guard=== | ===The captain guard=== | ||
[[File:The_ranks_3.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio kills the captain guard.]]Finally, Ezio was able to locate the [[Captain Guard|captain guard]] at the [[Basilica di San Lorenzo]]. Arriving in the courtyard and noticing no civilians were around, the captain guard revealed himself from the scaffolding above. Calling out to Ezio, he revealed he had devised a trape. Promptly Ezio was surrounded by dozens of guards and [[archers]]; however he was able to fight them off, climb the building and assassinate the captain guard. As he died, the captain was disgusted by his actions, wishing he was stronger. | |||
===The doctor=== | ===The doctor=== | ||
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- "Then it's true? Savonarola has taken the control of Firenze?"
- ―Ezio Auditore questioning the recent takeover of Florence.[src]
The Bonfire of the Vanities was an event centered in the Italian city of Florence during the years 1497 and 1498, instigated by the Italian Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola; who believed that the Renaissance idea had corrupted Italy, and preached for a return to medieval life. Savonarola used the Apple of Eden (which he had obtained from a wounded Ezio Auditore) to gain control of the city, following the expulsion of its former rulers, the Medici family.
The Mad Monk
- First woman: "Sometimes I wish the Assassino (Assassin) would return to Firenze, that we might be rid of this tyranny."
- Second woman: "It's just a myth! A story parents tell their children."
- —Two women talk about Ezio in Florence, 1497.[src]
In the year 1497, the Assassin Ezio Auditore once again returned to Florence to find it in the grip of Savonarola and his lieutenants. Ezio soon met with Niccolò Machiavelli on one of the Arno bridges. Machiavelli greeted Ezio, and remarked he chose "a fine time for a homecoming".
He confirmed that Savonarola had taken control of Florence, aided by the "treacherous artifact". With this Ezio declared that they should work on retrieving it. However, Machiavelli rebuked this statement, claiming that it would be more complicated than Ezio thought.
Ezio then asked Machiavelli to tell him of the recent events leading up to the bonfires. Machiavelli told Ezio it started a few weeks earlier, when the man everyone reviled was the one they later "worshipped". However, Machiavelli revealed this was only part of Savonarola's tyranny, as Savonarola had taken control of the city leaders, those who held such influence and power over the city's districts. These leaders in turn oppressed the people and ensured Savonarola's will was done.
The two passed into the Oltrarno district of Florence and discovered the bodies of a contingent of soldiers bearing the emblem of the Borgia, evidence that Rodrigo Borgia was also aware that Savonarola held the Piece of Eden.
Learning that the Apple only held sway over the minds of Savonarola's nine lieutenants, with most of the city's populace simply controlled by fear, and that a direct assault would result in failure, Ezio decided to assassinate the nine, whilst La Volpe and Paola helped to arouse the districts and the people.
Savonarola's lieutenants
- "If we can silence his lieutenants and stir up discontent, he will be distracted and I will have a chance to strike"
- ―Ezio to Machiavelli about the Lieutenants.[src]
The painter
The first of Savonarola's lieutenants that Ezio decided to kill was the painter, who was burning several piles of artwork behind the Palazzo Pitti in the Oltrano District. As Ezio remained unseen and got closer, the man spoke of how, when he first became a painter, he thought he would become closer to God; however he found he was only deceived by the Devil. He told the crowd to burn all their pieces of artwork in fires. However, Ezio quickyl surprised the painter and assassinated him with the hidden blade. As the painter died, he told Ezio that he is sorry and that the actions that he did were not his own.
The preacher
The second lieutenants that Ezio hunted was the preacher. Finding him standing outside the Santo Spirito Church in Southern Florence, he addressed a crowd in front of the church, surrounded by guards. The preacher invoked that everyone must repent or they would go to hell. However, Ezio was able to close in on the preacher and assassinate him. As the man died, he claimed that he was not deceived by the Apple of Eden, and that his actions were his own. Ezio then fled to continue his hunt.
The Condottiero
The third lieutenants was a Condottiero, who guarded and monitored passage across the Ponte Vecchio. He spoke of Savonarola's cause to the people below, and said that he wanted to lead the people into a new future, and that their resistance was futile. However, Ezio was able to sneak past the guards and eventually assasinate the Condottiero. As he died, Ezio asked how Savonarola was able to charm him. The Condottiero admitted he wanted wealth and power far beyond what he already had.
The merchant
The fourth lieutenant was a merchant, who Ezio found on a boat in the River Arno. The merchant had his guards load food supplies onto the ship, withholding it from the people, hoping they would submit to Savonarola. Ezio was able to sneak aboard the ship and evade the guards before finally reaching the merchant and assassinatimg him. In his dying words, the merchant showed regret, but admitted he agreed sometimes people must be told what to think, though felt guilty.
The farmer
The fifth lieutenant was a farmer in Florence's countryside. Arriving there and noticing the farmer, he ordered his men to protect the hay and continued to patrol the area. As he walked the farmer spoke of how he withheld other farmers' provisions for their livestock, thereby cutting their source of income, and Florence's food supply, hoping they would submit to Savonarola. Using the hay bundles to his advantage and remaining hidden, Ezio was to assasinate the farmer. As he died, Ezio interrogated him, questioning his actions. The farmer he admitted he did it to gain respect before dying.
The nobleman
The sixth lieutenant was a nobleman. Ezio soon located the nobelman on the rooftop in the Mercato Vecchio in central Florence. Upon his sighting of Ezio, the nobleman shouted that Florence must be cured and claimed tha Ezio would not interfere. However, Ezio began to pursue the nobleman. Shouting for guards, the man started to run to Savonarola to inform of Ezio. Howevever, Ezio was faster and assassinated quickly. As he died, he claimed and he was "charmed" by the Apple. Ezio explained he killed him for the people's benefit before leaving.
The priest
The seventh lieutenant was a priest. Locating the priest on top of the Santa Maria del Fiore praying. As the priest preached to the people in favor of Savonarola and his cause, Ezio silently climbed up the building, dispatching the guards he encountered. Reaching the top, Ezio silently stabbed the priest with his hidden blade. As he died, the priest admitted he accepted the illusion, wanting to believe in God so badly. Ezio claimed everyone did before leaving.
The captain guard
Finally, Ezio was able to locate the captain guard at the Basilica di San Lorenzo. Arriving in the courtyard and noticing no civilians were around, the captain guard revealed himself from the scaffolding above. Calling out to Ezio, he revealed he had devised a trape. Promptly Ezio was surrounded by dozens of guards and archers; however he was able to fight them off, climb the building and assassinate the captain guard. As he died, the captain was disgusted by his actions, wishing he was stronger.
The doctor
The last of Savonarola's lieutenants that Ezio had to assassinate was the Doctor, who was found in a courtyard in central Florence. He was protected by many guards, and he offered free medical care to those who swore allegiance to Savonarola. After Ezio assassinated him, he told Ezio on his deathbed that he had been intoxicated by power.
Savonarola's demise
- "We don't need anyone to tell us what to do; not Savonarola, not the Medici. We are free to follow our own path."
- ―Ezio Auditore's speech.[src]
T
he citizens rallied by Niccolò Machiavelli, La Volpe and Paola mass in front of the Palazzo Pitti, to confront Girolamo Savonarola. Savonarola confronted the enraged mob, demanding to know why they weren't cleansing themselves. However, Savonarola's rage forced him to use the Apple's power, weakened by the loss of of his lieutenants. Savonarola attempted to use the Apple to subdue the crowd, exclaiming that they would submit.
Ezio, however prevented Savonarola from using the artifact by throwing a knife and injuring his hand. As soon as the artifact left Savonarola's grip, the crowd carried him away. A Borgia guard suddenly tried to steal the fallen artifact, only to be killed, after a lengthy chase, by Ezio. Ezio then discovers that the people, now freed from the grip of the Apple, were burning Savonarola at the stake outside the Palazzo della Signoria. While the crowd screamed in rage, Ezio concluded that no-one should die in so much pain.
Making his way through the crowd, lunged at Savonarola, and mercifully assassinated the crazed Monk with his Hidden Blade. With Savonarola dead at last, ending his tyranny, Ezio then makes a speech, claiming that the citizens should be free to make their own choice, not to follow the Medici, Savonarola, or him, but to choose their own path. As Ezio concluded his speech, he departed with the city once again, with Mario Auditore, Machiavelli, La Volpe, and Paola, ready to face his nemesis.
Aftermath
The Assassins secured the Apple once more, and Savonarola's tyranny ended, once again freeing the city of Florence, and allowing the people to fully embrace the Renaissance movement.
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