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A '''gondola''' was a type of small boat used throughout [[Italy]], most popularly on 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="ACB">''[[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 throughout [[Italy]], most popularly on 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="ACB">''[[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, Ezio Auditore rescued [[Caterina Sforza]] with a gondola from an island near [[Forlì]], [[Romagna]], where her [[Girolamo Riario|husband]] had left her. He also ensured the safety of [[Rosa]]'s gondola in [[Venice]] – being piloted by [[Ugo]] – which was en route to the | In 1481, Ezio Auditore rescued [[Caterina Sforza]] with a gondola from an island near [[Forlì]], [[Romagna]], where her [[Girolamo Riario|husband]] had left her. He also ensured the safety of [[Rosa]]'s gondola in [[Venice]] – being piloted by [[Ugo]] – which was en route to the Venetian Thieves Guild after her leg had been pierced by an arrow.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Gondolas could be found in | *Gondolas could be found in [[Romagna]] and [[Venice]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and in [[Napoli]] ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. | ||
*There were some gondolas covered with cloth, though Ezio could not use them to move around. However, they could be looted | *There were some gondolas covered with cloth, though Ezio could not use them to move around. However, they could be looted for some florins, though the money received was significantly less than what he would gain from [[treasure chests]]. | ||
*Even if Ezio looted a gondola in clear sight of the guards, they would not attack him, but did acknowledge the act itself. | |||
*A second, more opulent gondola model was used in [[Clothes Make the Man|a memory]] in Venice, though it only appeared once.<ref name="AC2"/> | *A second, more opulent gondola model was used in [[Clothes Make the Man|a memory]] in Venice, though it only appeared once.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
*If Ezio got onto an occupied gondola, the person rowing it would automatically jump off and drown. Interestingly, the bodies of drowned gondoliers never appeared above the water, or as silhouettes underneath it, unlike the bodies of soldiers or civilians that fell into the water.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACB"/> | *If Ezio got onto an occupied gondola, the person rowing it would automatically jump off and drown. Interestingly, the bodies of drowned gondoliers never appeared above the water, or as silhouettes underneath it, unlike the bodies of soldiers or civilians that fell into the water.<ref name="AC2"/><ref name="ACB"/> | ||
**It was possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind them. The boat would stop moving, and Ezio could steer as normal, but until he left the boat and got back on, the gondolier would continue to row along, | **It was possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind them. The boat would stop moving, and Ezio could steer as normal, but until he left the boat and got back on, the gondolier would continue to row along, unaware of his presence. | ||
*Grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola would allow Ezio to ride along with the gondolier, without them jumping off. | *Grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola would allow Ezio to ride along with the gondolier, without them jumping off. | ||
*Ezio could fall from any height onto a gondola, as long as he was not diving, and not take any damage as a result. | *Ezio could fall from any height onto a gondola, as long as he was not diving, and not take any damage as a result. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery | <gallery widths="180" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
Gondola concept illustrations.jpg|Gondola concept illustrations | Gondola concept illustrations.jpg|Gondola concept illustrations | ||
AC2_CA_001_Carnival.jpg|Concept art for Carnevale, with gondolas included | AC2_CA_001_Carnival.jpg|Concept art for Carnevale, with gondolas included | ||
Gondoleer concept art.jpg|Early concept painting of a gondola boatman | Gondoleer concept art.jpg|Early concept painting of a gondola boatman | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 6 May 2013
A gondola was a type of small boat used throughout Italy, most popularly on 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, Ezio Auditore rescued Caterina Sforza with a gondola from an island near Forlì, Romagna, where her husband had left her. He also ensured the safety of Rosa's gondola in Venice – being piloted by Ugo – which was en route to the Venetian Thieves Guild after her leg had been pierced by an arrow.[1]
Trivia
- Gondolas could be found in Romagna and Venice in Assassin's Creed II and in Napoli Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
- There were some gondolas covered with cloth, though Ezio could not use them to move around. However, they could be looted for some florins, though the money received was significantly less than what he would gain from treasure chests.
- Even if Ezio looted a gondola in clear sight of the guards, they would not attack him, but did acknowledge the act itself.
- A second, more opulent gondola model was used in a memory in Venice, though it only appeared once.[1]
- If Ezio got onto an occupied gondola, the person rowing it would automatically jump off and drown. Interestingly, the bodies of drowned gondoliers never appeared above the water, or as silhouettes underneath it, unlike the bodies of soldiers or civilians that fell into the water.[1][2]
- It was possible to glitch a gondolier by dropping onto the boat from a building and landing directly behind them. The boat would stop moving, and Ezio could steer as normal, but until he left the boat and got back on, the gondolier would continue to row along, unaware of his presence.
- Grabbing onto the front, notched portion of the gondola would allow Ezio to ride along with the gondolier, without them jumping off.
- Ezio could fall from any height onto a gondola, as long as he was not diving, and not take any damage as a result.
- The controls of the Naval Cannon were very similar to that of the gondola, with the only difference being that in the Naval Cannon, Ezio could switch between rowing and firing the cannon.
Gallery
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Gondola concept illustrations -
Concept art for Carnevale, with gondolas included -
Early concept painting of a gondola boatman
References
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