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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Micheletto Corella was born in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]], but grew up in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. He was a childhood friend of [[Cesare Borgia]], and would later become his protector.<ref name=" | Micheletto Corella was born in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]], but grew up in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. He was a childhood friend of [[Cesare Borgia]], and would later become his protector.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
===Serving the Borgia=== | ===Serving the Borgia=== | ||
Micheletto would go on to serve the Borgia for the rest of his life, Cesare in particular. He became Cesare's personal executioner, killing any who stood in his master's way. He also became a ''condottiero'' and was the governor of Piombino for a short period of time.<ref name=" | Micheletto would go on to serve the Borgia for the rest of his life, Cesare in particular. He became Cesare's personal executioner, killing any who stood in his master's way. He also became a ''condottiero'' and was the governor of Piombino for a short period of time.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
===Siege of Monteriggioni=== | ===Siege of Monteriggioni=== | ||
In January 1500, Micheletto accompanied Cesare, along with [[Lucrezia Borgia]], [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]], and [[Octavian de Valois]] to [[Fall of Monteriggioni|lay siege]] to [[Monteriggioni]] in order to bring down the [[House of Auditore|Auditore]] and acquire the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]]. They left for Rome victorious, having taken both the Apple and [[Mario Auditore]]'s life.<ref name=" | In January 1500, Micheletto accompanied Cesare, along with [[Lucrezia Borgia]], [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]], and [[Octavian de Valois]] to [[Fall of Monteriggioni|lay siege]] to [[Monteriggioni]] in order to bring down the [[House of Auditore|Auditore]] and acquire the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]]. They left for Rome victorious, having taken both the Apple and [[Mario Auditore]]'s life.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
===Murders=== | ===Murders=== | ||
Many of Micheletto's murders went unrecorded, though knowledge of a few were kept known throughout the years. The Church aided Micheletto by covering up or ignoring his killings. | Many of Micheletto's murders went unrecorded, though knowledge of a few were kept known throughout the years. The Church aided Micheletto by covering up or ignoring his killings. | ||
On 18 August 1500, [[wikipedia:Alfonso of Aragon|Alfonso of Aragon]], the husband of Cesare's sister, Lucrezia Borgia, was killed by Micheletto on Cesare's orders, as the latter was jealous of Alfonso.<ref name=" | [[File:MichellottoStrangle.png|thumb|200px|left|Micheletto strangles Vitellozzo and Oliverotto.]] | ||
On 18 August 1500, [[wikipedia:Alfonso of Aragon|Alfonso of Aragon]], the husband of Cesare's sister, Lucrezia Borgia, was killed by Micheletto on Cesare's orders, as the latter was jealous of Alfonso.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | |||
In 1502, Micheletto killed Giulio Cesare da Varano and three of his sons, enabling Cesare to take over [[wikipedia:Camerino|Camerino]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | |||
In 1502, Micheletto killed Giulio Cesare da Varano and three of his sons, enabling Cesare to take over [[wikipedia:Camerino|Camerino]].<ref name=" | |||
Micheletto killed [[wikipedia:Astorre III Manfredi|Astorre III Manfredi]], the Lord of [[wikipedia:Faenza|Faenza]], on 9 June 1502 inside the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]].<ref name=" | Micheletto killed [[wikipedia:Astorre III Manfredi|Astorre III Manfredi]], the Lord of [[wikipedia:Faenza|Faenza]], on 9 June 1502 inside the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
On 31 December 1502, Cesare ordered the arrest of all his top captains who had once left his ranks, and who he later invited to rejoin him. Two of these, [[Oliverotto da Fermo]] and [[Vitellozzo Vitelli]], were strangled back to back by Micheletto. The rest were thrown in prison.<ref name=" | On 31 December 1502, Cesare ordered the arrest of all his top captains who had once left his ranks, and who he later invited to rejoin him. Two of these, [[Oliverotto da Fermo]] and [[Vitellozzo Vitelli]], were strangled back to back by Micheletto. The rest were thrown in prison.<ref name="Brotherhood"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''</ref> | ||
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===Teaching Giovanni=== | ===Teaching Giovanni=== | ||
[[File:Humility PL.jpg|thumb|250px|Micheletto in a "lesson" with Giovanni.]] | [[File:Humility PL.jpg|thumb|250px|Micheletto in a "lesson" with Giovanni.]] | ||
At times between 1500 and 1503, Micheletto was left to guard and teach [[Giovanni Borgia]], Cesare's adopted son, and Lucrezia's biological child. He attempted to instruct Giovanni in how to be both tough and merciless, often beating him to force him to learn how to defend himself.<ref name=" | At times between 1500 and 1503, Micheletto was left to guard and teach [[Giovanni Borgia]], Cesare's adopted son, and Lucrezia's biological child. He attempted to instruct Giovanni in how to be both tough and merciless, often beating him to force him to learn how to defend himself.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Chapter 2 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref> | ||
At one point, Micheletto brought Giovanni into the city, and instructed him to engage an old man in conversation. As the boy spoke with him, Micheletto approached the old man from behind, and strangled him to death, merely to teach Giovanni the cruelties of the world.<ref name=" | At one point, Micheletto brought Giovanni into the city, and instructed him to engage an old man in conversation. As the boy spoke with him, Micheletto approached the old man from behind, and strangled him to death, merely to teach Giovanni the cruelties of the world.<ref name="Project Legacy" /> | ||
These "lessons" only resulted in Giovanni hating Micheletto, and eventually prompting him to run away from home.<ref name=" | These "lessons" only resulted in Giovanni hating Micheletto, and eventually prompting him to run away from home.<ref name="Project Legacy" /> | ||
===Final tasks=== | ===Final tasks=== | ||
[[File:Troche'sDeath.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Francesco Troche being killed by Micheletto.]] | [[File:Troche'sDeath.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Francesco Troche being killed by Micheletto.]] | ||
In August 1503, not long after the death of Octavian de Valois, Micheletto accompanied Cesare to a meeting with [[Francesco Troche]], who had told his brother [[Egidio Troche|Egidio]] of Cesare's plans for [[Romagna]]. Egidio had sent letters to the ambassador of [[Venice]] to warn him, though these letters had been intercepted. Francesco attempted to have Cesare spare his life, but he was ultimately strangled to death by Micheletto, and his body was thrown in the [[Tiber|Tiber River]].<ref name=" | In August 1503, not long after the death of Octavian de Valois, Micheletto accompanied Cesare to a meeting with [[Francesco Troche]], who had told his brother [[Egidio Troche|Egidio]] of Cesare's plans for [[Romagna]]. Egidio had sent letters to the ambassador of [[Venice]] to warn him, though these letters had been intercepted. Francesco attempted to have Cesare spare his life, but he was ultimately strangled to death by Micheletto, and his body was thrown in the [[Tiber|Tiber River]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
Micheletto then went on to meet with some Borgia [[guards]], giving them costumes with which they could infiltrate the [[Colosseum Passion Play]] to kill [[Pietro Rossi]], Lucrezia's latest lover. Unbeknownst to him, he was being followed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], who had sent his [[apprentices]] to take down all the aforementioned guards, and steal the costumes they had been given.<ref name=" | Micheletto then went on to meet with some Borgia [[guards]], giving them costumes with which they could infiltrate the [[Colosseum Passion Play]] to kill [[Pietro Rossi]], Lucrezia's latest lover. Unbeknownst to him, he was being followed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], who had sent his [[apprentices]] to take down all the aforementioned guards, and steal the costumes they had been given.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
Ezio continued to follow Micheletto to the [[Colosseo|Colosseum]], where he took down all the Borgia [[arquebusiers]] posted there. Donning his own costume, Ezio followed Micheletto onstage, where they both joined the play. As soon as Ezio came close to Micheletto, he attacked him with his [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]]. However, Ezio did not finish him off, saying that Micheletto would bring himself down by aiding Cesare. Micheletto stated that he had poisoned Pietro with the wine, but Ezio saved Pietro by giving him to a doctor.<ref name=" | Ezio continued to follow Micheletto to the [[Colosseo|Colosseum]], where he took down all the Borgia [[arquebusiers]] posted there. Donning his own costume, Ezio followed Micheletto onstage, where they both joined the play. As soon as Ezio came close to Micheletto, he attacked him with his [[Hidden Blade|hidden blade]]. However, Ezio did not finish him off, saying that Micheletto would bring himself down by aiding Cesare. Micheletto stated that he had poisoned Pietro with the wine, but Ezio saved Pietro by giving him to a doctor.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
Cesare later killed his father, [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], after the latter attempted to poison Cesare. As a result, the Borgias' influence over Rome was gone and Cesare became powerless. Cesare sent Micheletto to gather an army to take back Rome, though he never arrived; and instead, Cesare was captured by the [[Papal Guard]]. Micheletto fled Rome, though he was later captured on the order of [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]].<ref name=" | Cesare later killed his father, [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], after the latter attempted to poison Cesare. As a result, the Borgias' influence over Rome was gone and Cesare became powerless. Cesare sent Micheletto to gather an army to take back Rome, though he never arrived; and instead, Cesare was captured by the [[Papal Guard]]. Micheletto fled Rome, though he was later captured on the order of [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/> | ||
==Final words== | ==Final words== | ||
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'''Micheletto''': ''You cannot save Pietro. The wine he drank was poisoned. As I promised Cesare, I made doubly sure.'' (Ezio gets up and leaves him.) ''I am not yet dead.'' | '''Micheletto''': ''You cannot save Pietro. The wine he drank was poisoned. As I promised Cesare, I made doubly sure.'' (Ezio gets up and leaves him.) ''I am not yet dead.'' | ||
'''Ezio''': ''I did not come here to kill you. He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful is the agent of his own destruction.'' | '''Ezio''': ''I did not come here to kill you. He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful is the agent of his own destruction.'' | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the the mobile phone version of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Micheletto was called '''Michelotto'''. | [[File:Micheletto_painting.jpg|thumb|200px|Micheletto Corella's portrait.]] | ||
*In the the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)|mobile phone version of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'']], Micheletto was called '''Michelotto'''. | |||
*Upon "assassinating" Micheletto, he is wearing his Passion play costume; however, when he is saying his "final" words, he is wearing his ordinary clothes. | *Upon "assassinating" Micheletto, he is wearing his Passion play costume; however, when he is saying his "final" words, he is wearing his ordinary clothes. | ||
*During Micheletto's "final" words, Ezio will hold up his right Hidden Blade to Micheletto's throat, regardless of whether the player had purchased the second blade from [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]. | *During Micheletto's "final" words, Ezio will hold up his right Hidden Blade to Micheletto's throat, regardless of whether the player had purchased the second blade from [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]. | ||
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*In real life, Micheletto later worked in [[Florence]] from 1505 to 1507, and was killed in Milan on January 1508. | *In real life, Micheletto later worked in [[Florence]] from 1505 to 1507, and was killed in Milan on January 1508. | ||
*Ezio's last statement to Micheletto, ''"He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful, is the agent of his own destruction"'', can be found in Chapter 3 of [[Niccolò Machiavelli]]'s ''The Prince'', albeit in more detail. | *Ezio's last statement to Micheletto, ''"He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful, is the agent of his own destruction"'', can be found in Chapter 3 of [[Niccolò Machiavelli]]'s ''The Prince'', albeit in more detail. | ||
*Micheletto is the second target spared by Ezio and third | *Micheletto is the second target spared by Ezio, and the third to be spared in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]. The others are [[Maria Thorpe]] (spared by [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]), and Rodrigo Borgia. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 25 September 2011
Micheletto Corella, also known as Michele di Coreglia or Miguel de Corella, (1470 - 1506) was a condottiero, and a member of the Templar Order. At one point, he was also the Governor of Piombino.
Biography
Early life
Micheletto Corella was born in Valencia, Spain, but grew up in Rome, Italy. He was a childhood friend of Cesare Borgia, and would later become his protector.[1]
Serving the Borgia
Micheletto would go on to serve the Borgia for the rest of his life, Cesare in particular. He became Cesare's personal executioner, killing any who stood in his master's way. He also became a condottiero and was the governor of Piombino for a short period of time.[1]
Siege of Monteriggioni
In January 1500, Micheletto accompanied Cesare, along with Lucrezia Borgia, Juan Borgia, and Octavian de Valois to lay siege to Monteriggioni in order to bring down the Auditore and acquire the Apple of Eden. They left for Rome victorious, having taken both the Apple and Mario Auditore's life.[1]
Murders
Many of Micheletto's murders went unrecorded, though knowledge of a few were kept known throughout the years. The Church aided Micheletto by covering up or ignoring his killings.
On 18 August 1500, Alfonso of Aragon, the husband of Cesare's sister, Lucrezia Borgia, was killed by Micheletto on Cesare's orders, as the latter was jealous of Alfonso.[1]
In 1502, Micheletto killed Giulio Cesare da Varano and three of his sons, enabling Cesare to take over Camerino.[1]
Micheletto killed Astorre III Manfredi, the Lord of Faenza, on 9 June 1502 inside the Castel Sant'Angelo.[1]
On 31 December 1502, Cesare ordered the arrest of all his top captains who had once left his ranks, and who he later invited to rejoin him. Two of these, Oliverotto da Fermo and Vitellozzo Vitelli, were strangled back to back by Micheletto. The rest were thrown in prison.[1][2]
Teaching Giovanni
At times between 1500 and 1503, Micheletto was left to guard and teach Giovanni Borgia, Cesare's adopted son, and Lucrezia's biological child. He attempted to instruct Giovanni in how to be both tough and merciless, often beating him to force him to learn how to defend himself.[3]
At one point, Micheletto brought Giovanni into the city, and instructed him to engage an old man in conversation. As the boy spoke with him, Micheletto approached the old man from behind, and strangled him to death, merely to teach Giovanni the cruelties of the world.[3]
These "lessons" only resulted in Giovanni hating Micheletto, and eventually prompting him to run away from home.[3]
Final tasks
In August 1503, not long after the death of Octavian de Valois, Micheletto accompanied Cesare to a meeting with Francesco Troche, who had told his brother Egidio of Cesare's plans for Romagna. Egidio had sent letters to the ambassador of Venice to warn him, though these letters had been intercepted. Francesco attempted to have Cesare spare his life, but he was ultimately strangled to death by Micheletto, and his body was thrown in the Tiber River.[1]
Micheletto then went on to meet with some Borgia guards, giving them costumes with which they could infiltrate the Colosseum Passion Play to kill Pietro Rossi, Lucrezia's latest lover. Unbeknownst to him, he was being followed by the Assassin, Ezio Auditore, who had sent his apprentices to take down all the aforementioned guards, and steal the costumes they had been given.[1]
Ezio continued to follow Micheletto to the Colosseum, where he took down all the Borgia arquebusiers posted there. Donning his own costume, Ezio followed Micheletto onstage, where they both joined the play. As soon as Ezio came close to Micheletto, he attacked him with his hidden blade. However, Ezio did not finish him off, saying that Micheletto would bring himself down by aiding Cesare. Micheletto stated that he had poisoned Pietro with the wine, but Ezio saved Pietro by giving him to a doctor.[1]
Cesare later killed his father, Pope Alexander VI, after the latter attempted to poison Cesare. As a result, the Borgias' influence over Rome was gone and Cesare became powerless. Cesare sent Micheletto to gather an army to take back Rome, though he never arrived; and instead, Cesare was captured by the Papal Guard. Micheletto fled Rome, though he was later captured on the order of Pope Julius II.[1]
Final words
(As Ezio attempts to stab Micheletto, he laughs.)
Micheletto: You cannot save Pietro. The wine he drank was poisoned. As I promised Cesare, I made doubly sure. (Ezio gets up and leaves him.) I am not yet dead.
Ezio: I did not come here to kill you. He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful is the agent of his own destruction.
Trivia
- In the the mobile phone version of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Micheletto was called Michelotto.
- Upon "assassinating" Micheletto, he is wearing his Passion play costume; however, when he is saying his "final" words, he is wearing his ordinary clothes.
- During Micheletto's "final" words, Ezio will hold up his right Hidden Blade to Micheletto's throat, regardless of whether the player had purchased the second blade from Leonardo.
- In the novelization of Brotherhood, Micheletto helps Cesare escape. However, he later feels that he is being mistreated, and attempts to kill his master. He fails however, and is instead shot in the face by Cesare's gun.
- In real life, Micheletto later worked in Florence from 1505 to 1507, and was killed in Milan on January 1508.
- Ezio's last statement to Micheletto, "He who is the cause of someone else becoming powerful, is the agent of his own destruction", can be found in Chapter 3 of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, albeit in more detail.
- Micheletto is the second target spared by Ezio, and the third to be spared in the Assassin's Creed series. The others are Maria Thorpe (spared by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad), and Rodrigo Borgia.
References
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