Mario Auditore

"Don't you recognize me? It's-a-me, Mario!"

―Mario meeting Ezio

Mario Auditore da Firenze is the uncle of Ezio. He was trained with his brother to become an Assassin, but unlike his brother who likes infiltration and stealth, he prefers combat and group maneuvers. He has become a condottiere leading a sizable group of mercenaries to fight against the Templars (and their interests) hidden among the local nobility. He proves to be a formidable ally of his nephew, Ezio (who he refers to as 'nipote', which means nephew in Italian) throughout the course of the game, and trains him to improve his fighting skills in Monteriggioni. He then shows Ezio the Sanctuary hidden at the back of a bookcase and explains the purpose of The Codex. He is shown to be extremely proud of his Assassin heritage and storms off when Ezio announces his decision to take Maria and Claudia to Spain.

Ezio then goes of to Tuscany to help Mario kill Vieri de' Pazzi as a way to apologize to him. Later on, he, along with several other characters, helps Ezio defend the Piece of Eden from Rodrigo Borgia in Venice. He also later helps Ezio assassinate Rodrigo in Rome by distracting most of Rome leaving Rodrigo less protected.

Gallery

• Mario (center) with Ezio and two mercenaries.
  Mario (center) with Ezio and two mercenaries.
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  Mario's concept art

Trivia

• After rescuing Ezio from Vieri de Pazzi, Mario identifies himself by saying "It's-a me, Mario!" This is a reference to Nintendo's videogame mascot, Mario, and his first and most famous spoken line. It reinforces this reference because of both Mario's Italian heritage.
• He has a scar on the left side of his face and is possibly blind in his left eye.
• If you look closely, on Mario's left shoulder pad, the logo of the Assassins is embroidered/stitched onto the leather. The Auditore coat of arms is also stitched onto the cape on his back.
• He is often referred as ubriacone ("drunkard" in italian) by his enemies, the Pazzi.
• Although on the timeline page of this wiki says Mario was born in 1434, it says that 6 years later that he was a condotierro in 1440, making him 6 years old at the time.
• If Ezio obtains 50 feathers and places them in Maria's room, Mario will come in and say "Ezio, I really appreciate how you get those feathers, but it's time to face the facts: it's not working. I have ordered a weapon (Condotierro War Hammer) to be made for you at the Blacksmith's". He will then sigh and add "I'm sorry Ezio".
  • It's fitting that Mario gives Ezio the Condottierro War Hammer as he is a mercenary himself.