Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Name: Ezio Auditore de Firenze
Age: 25
Weight: 170 lbs
Height: 6'

Ezio Auditore de Firenze (Eagle of Florence) is to be the protagonist of Assassin's Creed II. Ezio is a young Florentian nobleman-turned-assassin in the year 1486. An article from GameInformer states that he is a descendant of Altaïr and ancestor to Desmond. It is unknown why he becomes a member of the Assassins, but there is a possibility that it's because his family was murdered by rival families, possibly Templars. Ezio is also announced to be allied with the famous inventor/artist Leonardo da Vinci and the writer/philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli.

Equipment

It has been announced that Ezio will be able to use a variety of weapons including two hidden blades,and some enemy weapons such as, an axe, a hammer, a mace, a spear, two different sword types, and a halberd. Ezio will be able to use da Vinci's flying machine in some parts of the game with the help of some of his friends, with whom he has set up the fires throughout the city, from which he can gain altitude. In addition to the hidden blades Ezio is shown to have a firearm of some sort (most likely an early wheel lock firearm) concealed near his left hidden blade.

Trivia

• The Italian name 'Ezio' derives from the Greek word 'Aetos', which means "Eagle", similar to Altaïr whose name means "The Flying Eagle".
• Ezio has all ten fingers, unlike Altair who had his ring finger on his hand removed to make space for the hidden blade. This is explained as Leonardo DaVinci inventing a hidden blade that placed the blade farther from palm, sparing the ring finger.