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'''Gaspar de la Croix''' (1466 - 1503) was a master engineer, marksman and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. He was frequently used by [[Cesare Borgia]] to take down easy targets on the battlefield at the start of a battle.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> In 1503, he was visited by [[Fiora Cavazza]], who came by Cesare's behalf to pick up one of the latter's orders.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> Some time later the same year, he was attempting to shoot a man, who hid behind a stone archway. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]], walked up to the man, who explained the situation to him. As the man tried to run towards Gaspar, he was quickly shot by the skilled marksman. As a result, Ezio went after Gaspar, who rapidly decided to flee. Gaspar reached a dead end, however, and was stabbed by Ezio's [[hidden blade]], causing Gaspar to die.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />
==''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''==
[[File:Gasparcorridor.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Gaspar's Death]]
'''Gaspar de la Croix''' was a [[Templar]] agent and master engineer, who lived in [[Renaissance]] [[Rome]]. While in the Campagna district, [[Ezio]] noticed a nearby man who was hiding behind a stone archway. The man explained that Gaspar was trying to kill him, and Ezio decided to assist him. The man said he would sneak up to Gaspar, while Ezio would flank him, however as soon as the man attempted to make his way to cover, Gaspar had shot him, leaving Ezio to give pursuit. Ezio reached Gaspar's cliff-side residence, where he assassinated the engineer.
 
==Database Entry==
 
''Date of Birth: 1466.''
Profession: Sniper.
 
''I found this in [[Abstergo|Abstergo's]] database: "Gaspar de la Croix is a master weapons engineer as well as an expert marksman."''
 
''Although the profession of sniper didn't exist yet in the 16th century, Gaspar was something of a pioneer. His skill with a firearm spared him any close confrontations on the battlefield and [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]] made use of his skill to take down easy targets at the beginning of a fight.''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Gaspar de la Croix appears in the Multiplayer of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', under the title of [[Engineer]].
*Gaspar de la Croix appears in the multiplayer of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', under the title of [[Engineer]].
*Gaspar de la Croix fights like an [[Arquebusier]].
*Gaspar de la Croix fights like an [[Arquebusier]].
*"de la Croix" is of French origin and means "From The Cross",showing his affiliation with the Templars.
*"De la Croix" is of French origin and means "from the cross", a reference to his affiliation with the Templars.
 
==Video of Gaspar de la Croix's death==
[[Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood: Templar Agent: Firing Range: Variety Pack|thumb|left|380px|Gaspar's Death]]


==References==
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Revision as of 22:41, 17 February 2011

File:Engineer.jpg
Gaspar de la Croix.

Gaspar de la Croix (1466 - 1503) was a master engineer, marksman and a member of the Templar Order. He was frequently used by Cesare Borgia to take down easy targets on the battlefield at the start of a battle.[1] In 1503, he was visited by Fiora Cavazza, who came by Cesare's behalf to pick up one of the latter's orders.[2] Some time later the same year, he was attempting to shoot a man, who hid behind a stone archway. Ezio Auditore da Firenze, an Assassin, walked up to the man, who explained the situation to him. As the man tried to run towards Gaspar, he was quickly shot by the skilled marksman. As a result, Ezio went after Gaspar, who rapidly decided to flee. Gaspar reached a dead end, however, and was stabbed by Ezio's hidden blade, causing Gaspar to die.[1]

Trivia

  • Gaspar de la Croix appears in the multiplayer of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, under the title of Engineer.
  • Gaspar de la Croix fights like an Arquebusier.
  • "De la Croix" is of French origin and means "from the cross", a reference to his affiliation with the Templars.

References