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[[File: | [[File:AC2 Gondola 1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ezio rowing across the [[Canal Grande]] on a gondola.]] | ||
A '''gondola''' was a type of small boat used across [[Italy]], most popularly used in the island city of [[Venice]]. They were one of the vehicles available for use by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during the [[Renaissance]].<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> The gondola was designed with a longer left-hand side, which allowed gondoliers to row it without changing the side the oar was on.<ref name="ac2"/> | A '''gondola''' was a type of small boat used across [[Italy]], most popularly used in the island city of [[Venice]]. They were one of the vehicles available for use by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during the [[Renaissance]].<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> The gondola was designed with a longer left-hand side, which allowed gondoliers to row it without changing the side the oar was on.<ref name="ac2"/> | ||
==Recorded Use== | ==Recorded Use== | ||
In 1481, the Assassin Ezio Auditore ensured the safety of [[Rosa]]'s gondola, being piloted by [[Ugo]], which was en route to the [[Venetian Thieves' Guild]] after her leg was hit by an arrow. Ezio was tasked with eliminating multiple archers along the canals and the outskirts of the island.<ref name="ac2"/> | |||
In 1481, the | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Gondolas can be found in all the maps of ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', where Ezio can swim (everywhere except for [[Tuscany]] and [[Monteriggioni]]). | |||
* Gondolas can be found in all the maps of '' | |||
* The six notches on the front of the gondola represent Venice's six districts.{{Fact}} | * The six notches on the front of the gondola represent Venice's six districts.{{Fact}} | ||
* There are some gondolas covered with cloth, though you can't use them to move around. They can be looted for some florins, though the money you receive is significantly less than what you would get from a [[treasure chests|treasure chest]]. Also, with each city that has a gondola, the cloth that covers the gondola are different colors; in [[Florence]] it is red, in Venice it is blue, and in [[Forlì]] it is green.<ref name="ac2"/> | * There are some gondolas covered with cloth, though you can't use them to move around. They can be looted for some florins, though the money you receive is significantly less than what you would get from a [[treasure chests|treasure chest]]. Also, with each city that has a gondola, the cloth that covers the gondola are different colors; in [[Florence]] it is red, in Venice it is blue, and in [[Forlì]] it is green.<ref name="ac2"/> | ||
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* It is possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind the gondolier. The boat will stop moving, and you can steer as normal, but until you leave the boat and get back on, the gondolier will continue to pole along, blissfully unaware of your presence. | * It is possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind the gondolier. The boat will stop moving, and you can steer as normal, but until you leave the boat and get back on, the gondolier will continue to pole along, blissfully unaware of your presence. | ||
* Grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola will allow you to ride along with the gondolier without its user jumping off. | * Grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola will allow you to ride along with the gondolier without its user jumping off. | ||
*You can fall from any height onto a gondola, as long as you are not diving, and not take any damage. | * You can fall from any height onto a gondola, as long as you are not diving, and not take any damage. | ||
*The controls of the [[Naval Cannon]] are very similar to that of the gondola, the only difference being that in the Naval Cannon Ezio can switch between rowing and firing the cannon. | * The controls of the [[Naval Cannon]] are very similar to that of the gondola, the only difference being that in the Naval Cannon Ezio can switch between rowing and firing the cannon. | ||
*In [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], the | * In [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], the appearance is slightly different. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 14:04, 7 March 2012
A gondola was a type of small boat used across Italy, most popularly used in the island city of Venice. They were one of the vehicles available for use by the Assassin Ezio Auditore during the Renaissance.[1][2] The gondola was designed with a longer left-hand side, which allowed gondoliers to row it without changing the side the oar was on.[1]
Recorded Use
In 1481, the Assassin Ezio Auditore ensured the safety of Rosa's gondola, being piloted by Ugo, which was en route to the Venetian Thieves' Guild after her leg was hit by an arrow. Ezio was tasked with eliminating multiple archers along the canals and the outskirts of the island.[1]
Trivia
- Gondolas can be found in all the maps of Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, where Ezio can swim (everywhere except for Tuscany and Monteriggioni).
- The six notches on the front of the gondola represent Venice's six districts. [citation needed]
- There are some gondolas covered with cloth, though you can't use them to move around. They can be looted for some florins, though the money you receive is significantly less than what you would get from a treasure chest. Also, with each city that has a gondola, the cloth that covers the gondola are different colors; in Florence it is red, in Venice it is blue, and in Forlì it is green.[1]
- A second, more opulent gondola model is used in a mission in Venice; this gondola only appears once.[1]
- If you get onto an occupied gondola, the person on it will automatically jump off and drown. Interestingly, the bodies of drowned gondoliers never appear above the water, or as silhouettes underneath it, unlike the bodies of soldiers or civilians that are dropped into the water, or slide into it from a sloped roof.[1][2]
- It is possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind the gondolier. The boat will stop moving, and you can steer as normal, but until you leave the boat and get back on, the gondolier will continue to pole along, blissfully unaware of your presence.
- Grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola will allow you to ride along with the gondolier without its user jumping off.
- You can fall from any height onto a gondola, as long as you are not diving, and not take any damage.
- The controls of the Naval Cannon are very similar to that of the gondola, the only difference being that in the Naval Cannon Ezio can switch between rowing and firing the cannon.
- In Assassin's Creed: Revelations, the appearance is slightly different.
Gallery
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Concept art for Carnevale. -
Ezio rides gondola under a bridge at night.
