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*Death of [[Cesare Borgia]]. | *Death of [[Cesare Borgia]]. | ||
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{{ | {{quote|[[Rome|Roma]], [[Italy|Italia]], [[Spain|España]], they will all be mine!|Cesare's claim as he fought Ezio. A claim that was falsified by Ezio's actions.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | ||
The '''Siege of Viana''' was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Navarre, whose forces were led by King [[John III of Navarre]] and Cesare Borgia commanding the Navarre army, and the Earldom of Lerin, under the command of Luis de Beaumont. | The '''Siege of Viana''' was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Navarre, whose forces were led by King [[John III of Navarre]] and Cesare Borgia commanding the Navarre army, and the Earldom of Lerin, under the command of Luis de Beaumont. | ||
== | ==Inevitable matters== | ||
{{Quote|It was the manner in which he said it. | {{Quote|It was the manner in which he said it. 'Chains will not hold me.'|Ezio to Leonardo about Cesare's arrest.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | ||
In 1503, [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], died of poison courtesy of his son [[Cesare Borgia]]. And with his death [[Rome]] was fully liberated from the [[Borgia]]'s influential control. Subsequently following the murder of his father, Cesare was [[Fall of Cesare Borgia|arrested]] by the newly appointed Pope, Julius II. In 1504 Cesare was later exiled to [[Spain]] and imprisoned at the Castle of La Mota, [[wikipedia:Medina del Campo|Medina del Campo]], for several years. | |||
However, in 1506 Cesare escaped, after the Count of the city provided him with a rope to aid him in a escape attempt. He dropped 70 metres to the ground, landing on top of a servant who had accompanied him, breaking his fall. Despite several fractured bones, Cesare was able to escape dressed in merchant clothes and later joined his brother-in-law, King John III of Navarre and to his luck was granted command of the Navarre army. | |||
[[File:EzioLeoApple.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio and Leonardo, discussing whether to use the Apple or not.]] | |||
Following Cesare's arrest and exile to Spain, the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore]] - who had remained in Rome - was considering the possibility of Cesare still being a potential threat with his closest friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] at the Assassin stronghold of [[Tiber Island]]. Ezio believed this after the manner Cesare claimed that chains would not imprison him for long and his vow not to die by the hands of man. Leonardo then encouraged Ezio to use [[Sixth Apple|the Apple]] see what would become of Cesare. | |||
Ezio proceeded to do so despite his own initial protest and, upon gleaning information from the Piece of Eden, immediately left Rome. As Ezio makes his decision to leave, Leonardo questions Ezio about the Assassin's guild, to which Ezio replies that it was rebuild to last with or without him. With their departure, Ezio encourages Leonardo to accept his gift, a large settlement of money to help with his miniscule salary, after guaranteeing him that the two would see each other again. | |||
==Viana under siege== | |||
===Reunion=== | |||
{{Quote|Kill him! Kill the assassin! Tear the maldito bastardo (old fucker) to pieces!|Cesare commanding his guards to kill Ezio before fleeing.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}[[File:Assassin's_Creed_-_Brotherhood_(_97_)_.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio charging towards Cesare.]] | |||
By March of 1507 Ezio finally tracked Cesare down to [[Viana]], however with his arrival the siege had already commenced. As the Navarre and Viana infantry fought on the battlefield and the cannons destroyed the nearby castle, town and countryside, Ezio wasted no time, immediately charging into the fray. Ezio soon located Cesare alongside his men in the countryside, fighting the Viana infantry and without hesitation, he lunged towards Cesare with his [[Hidden Blade|blade]] at the ready. However, Cesare was able to hold off the Assassin's attack. Demanding to know how Ezio discovered him. Ezio quickly claimed the Apple that Cesare stole from [[Mario Auditore]] led him there. | |||
Despite Cesare holding off Ezio's killing blow Ezio eventually gained the upperhand and overpowered Cesare, striking him across the throat. However, Cesare's armour protected him and pushed Ezio aside, then he fled, commanding for his soldiers to spill Ezio's blood. Without effort he fended off the reinforcing soldiers and in an attempted to pursue Cesare, Ezio was then stunned by a wave of cannon balls that impacted the battlefield all around him. After regaining consciousness amidst several corpses of enemy soldiers, Ezio then pursued his nemesis. | Despite Cesare holding off Ezio's killing blow Ezio eventually gained the upperhand and overpowered Cesare, striking him across the throat. However, Cesare's armour protected him and pushed Ezio aside, then he fled, commanding for his soldiers to spill Ezio's blood. Without effort he fended off the reinforcing soldiers and in an attempted to pursue Cesare, Ezio was then stunned by a wave of cannon balls that impacted the battlefield all around him. After regaining consciousness amidst several corpses of enemy soldiers, Ezio then pursued his nemesis. | ||
===Countryside chaos=== | ===Countryside chaos=== | ||
{{quote|He once ruled all of Roma. I heard an assassin killed his supporters. Great rulers rise and fall like leaves in the wind.|A Viana guard talking about Cesare's downfall.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}[[File:308px-Brotherhood_0007_Layer-4.jpg|thumb|308px]]Riding through the Viana warzone on [[horse]]back as he attempting to reach the ruins at what was once an olive field. Cannon balls however eventually killed his horse, forcing him to travel by foot. As Ezio drew closer to the besieged town, he eventually arrived at the olive field ruins, where a infantry of Viana soldiers set up camp. | |||
[[Assassination Techniques|Stealthily killing off the patrolling soldiers]] and dispatching any who challenged him Ezio subsequently rushed up the the countryside hill and arrived at the besieged town. Ezio then evidently noticed Cesare, accompanied by several guards, approaching the town. A woman rushed to Cesare, seeking help in looking for her injured son, but she was promptly killed and discarded by his men, with Cesare continuing onwards to the city fortress. | |||
==Onward assault== | ===Onward assault=== | ||
{{ | {{dialogue|Ezio|Cesare! The walls surround you. There is nowhere to run.|Cesare|Come then, Ezio!|Ezio and Cesare before their final battle.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}[[File:Acbrother_b09_097.jpg|thumb|258px|Cesare Borgia prepares to fight with Ezio.]]Following some distance behind, Ezio continued onwards to the town, while the Navarre infantry reinforced the assault against the town, attacking the city guards and torturing the civilians. Ezio ran up a small slope, avoiding the chaos until reaching the town square. There he intervened in the battle and fought off the Navarre and Viana infantry before proceeding to climb a burning siege tower, which was preventing him from progressing to the Castle. | ||
Attempting the climb the burning siege machine from the interior the tower, which had sustained heavy damage from cannon fire, immediately began to collapse as Ezio neared the top, forcing him to perform a [[Leap of Faith]] and search for an alternative route to the Castle walls. | Attempting the climb the burning siege machine from the interior the tower, which had sustained heavy damage from cannon fire, immediately began to collapse as Ezio neared the top, forcing him to perform a [[Leap of Faith]] and search for an alternative route to the Castle walls. | ||
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==Final confrontation== | ==Final confrontation== | ||
[[File:350px-Assassins_Creed_Brotherhood_pax_romana_choke.jpg|thumb|left| | {{dialogue|Cesare |You cannot kill me. No man can murder me!|Ezio|Then I leave you in the hands of Fate!|Cesare's final words to Ezio before his death|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}} | ||
[[File:350px-Assassins_Creed_Brotherhood_pax_romana_choke.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio attempting to kill Cesare Borgia with his hidden blade.]] | |||
Ezio ran through the battlements and finally reached Cesare, calling out for his attention and warned him there was nowhere to run. After killing his attackers, Cesare immediatey challenged the Assassin to a final duel. | |||
As the siege raged all around them the two men battled for the first and last time. Cesare attacked Ezio with speed and skill, aided by his sword and pistol, doging his incoming blows and countering his attacks, while also periodically calling in waves of Navarre soldiers to aid him. Despite this, Ezio was able to defeat all of the soldiers and overpower Cesare by breaking off pieces of his armor with the Hidden Blade. | As the siege raged all around them the two men battled for the first and last time. Cesare attacked Ezio with speed and skill, aided by his sword and pistol, doging his incoming blows and countering his attacks, while also periodically calling in waves of Navarre soldiers to aid him. Despite this, Ezio was able to defeat all of the soldiers and overpower Cesare by breaking off pieces of his armor with the Hidden Blade. | ||
[[File:Komplettloesung-Assassin-s-Creed-Brotherhood-Cesare-Borgia-745x419-d1a5f15651026359.jpg|thumb|250px|Cesare Borgia's last moments.]]After a long battle Ezio eventually pinned Cesare down. Cesare then claimed that the throne was his right, which Ezio told him he could not merely take as he wished and told him that a true leader empowers the people he leads. Cesare then declared he would lead mankind into a new world, to which Ezio then wished no one would ever remember the name of Cesare Borgia. | |||
Enraged and knowing his death was inevitable, Cesare repeatedly shouted that no mortal man could kill him, thus Ezio then declared he would leave Cesare in the ''"hands of fate" ''and threw him off the castle wall to his death. | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
After Cesare's death Ezio returned to Rome and was reunited with the other Assassins. Ultimately deciding that the Apple was too dangerous for the hands of man, Ezio would later seal the Apple away in a [[Santa Maria Aracoeli Vault|Vault]] beneath the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] and continue his tenure as the [[Grand Master]]. | After Cesare's death Ezio returned to Rome and was reunited with the other Assassins. Ultimately deciding that the Apple was too dangerous for the hands of man, Ezio would later seal the Apple away in a [[Santa Maria Aracoeli Vault|Vault]] beneath the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] and continue his tenure as the [[Grand Master]]. | ||
==Source== | |||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] | |||
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Revision as of 05:02, 15 January 2011
The Siege of Viana was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Navarre, whose forces were led by King John III of Navarre and Cesare Borgia commanding the Navarre army, and the Earldom of Lerin, under the command of Luis de Beaumont.
Inevitable matters
- "It was the manner in which he said it. 'Chains will not hold me.'"
- ―Ezio to Leonardo about Cesare's arrest.[src]
In 1503, Pope Alexander VI, Grand Master of the Templar Order, died of poison courtesy of his son Cesare Borgia. And with his death Rome was fully liberated from the Borgia's influential control. Subsequently following the murder of his father, Cesare was arrested by the newly appointed Pope, Julius II. In 1504 Cesare was later exiled to Spain and imprisoned at the Castle of La Mota, Medina del Campo, for several years.
However, in 1506 Cesare escaped, after the Count of the city provided him with a rope to aid him in a escape attempt. He dropped 70 metres to the ground, landing on top of a servant who had accompanied him, breaking his fall. Despite several fractured bones, Cesare was able to escape dressed in merchant clothes and later joined his brother-in-law, King John III of Navarre and to his luck was granted command of the Navarre army.
Following Cesare's arrest and exile to Spain, the Assassin Ezio Auditore - who had remained in Rome - was considering the possibility of Cesare still being a potential threat with his closest friend Leonardo da Vinci at the Assassin stronghold of Tiber Island. Ezio believed this after the manner Cesare claimed that chains would not imprison him for long and his vow not to die by the hands of man. Leonardo then encouraged Ezio to use the Apple see what would become of Cesare.
Ezio proceeded to do so despite his own initial protest and, upon gleaning information from the Piece of Eden, immediately left Rome. As Ezio makes his decision to leave, Leonardo questions Ezio about the Assassin's guild, to which Ezio replies that it was rebuild to last with or without him. With their departure, Ezio encourages Leonardo to accept his gift, a large settlement of money to help with his miniscule salary, after guaranteeing him that the two would see each other again.
Viana under siege
Reunion
- "Kill him! Kill the assassin! Tear the maldito bastardo (old fucker) to pieces!"
- ―Cesare commanding his guards to kill Ezio before fleeing.[src]
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By March of 1507 Ezio finally tracked Cesare down to Viana, however with his arrival the siege had already commenced. As the Navarre and Viana infantry fought on the battlefield and the cannons destroyed the nearby castle, town and countryside, Ezio wasted no time, immediately charging into the fray. Ezio soon located Cesare alongside his men in the countryside, fighting the Viana infantry and without hesitation, he lunged towards Cesare with his blade at the ready. However, Cesare was able to hold off the Assassin's attack. Demanding to know how Ezio discovered him. Ezio quickly claimed the Apple that Cesare stole from Mario Auditore led him there.
Despite Cesare holding off Ezio's killing blow Ezio eventually gained the upperhand and overpowered Cesare, striking him across the throat. However, Cesare's armour protected him and pushed Ezio aside, then he fled, commanding for his soldiers to spill Ezio's blood. Without effort he fended off the reinforcing soldiers and in an attempted to pursue Cesare, Ezio was then stunned by a wave of cannon balls that impacted the battlefield all around him. After regaining consciousness amidst several corpses of enemy soldiers, Ezio then pursued his nemesis.
Countryside chaos
- "He once ruled all of Roma. I heard an assassin killed his supporters. Great rulers rise and fall like leaves in the wind."
- ―A Viana guard talking about Cesare's downfall.[src]
Riding through the Viana warzone on horseback as he attempting to reach the ruins at what was once an olive field. Cannon balls however eventually killed his horse, forcing him to travel by foot. As Ezio drew closer to the besieged town, he eventually arrived at the olive field ruins, where a infantry of Viana soldiers set up camp.
Stealthily killing off the patrolling soldiers and dispatching any who challenged him Ezio subsequently rushed up the the countryside hill and arrived at the besieged town. Ezio then evidently noticed Cesare, accompanied by several guards, approaching the town. A woman rushed to Cesare, seeking help in looking for her injured son, but she was promptly killed and discarded by his men, with Cesare continuing onwards to the city fortress.
Onward assault
- Ezio: "Cesare! The walls surround you. There is nowhere to run."
- Cesare: "Come then, Ezio!"
- —Ezio and Cesare before their final battle.[src]
Following some distance behind, Ezio continued onwards to the town, while the Navarre infantry reinforced the assault against the town, attacking the city guards and torturing the civilians. Ezio ran up a small slope, avoiding the chaos until reaching the town square. There he intervened in the battle and fought off the Navarre and Viana infantry before proceeding to climb a burning siege tower, which was preventing him from progressing to the Castle.
Attempting the climb the burning siege machine from the interior the tower, which had sustained heavy damage from cannon fire, immediately began to collapse as Ezio neared the top, forcing him to perform a Leap of Faith and search for an alternative route to the Castle walls.
Safely landing in a bale of hay, Ezio continued his onward assault. Charging through destruction and arriving at the foot of the Castel, however, he was immediately attacked by constant waves of soldiers. Despite being completely outnumbered, he successfully fended them off, and then discovered another siege tower that had managed to breach the Castel walls. Before proceeding, he noticed Cessare battling above, meaning it would only be a matter of time before the Navarre forces could secure victory. He successfully climbed the tower and fended off the the attacking soldiers above before proceeding to confront his nemesis.
Final confrontation
- Cesare : "You cannot kill me. No man can murder me!"
- Ezio: "Then I leave you in the hands of Fate!"
- —Cesare's final words to Ezio before his death[src]
Ezio ran through the battlements and finally reached Cesare, calling out for his attention and warned him there was nowhere to run. After killing his attackers, Cesare immediatey challenged the Assassin to a final duel.
As the siege raged all around them the two men battled for the first and last time. Cesare attacked Ezio with speed and skill, aided by his sword and pistol, doging his incoming blows and countering his attacks, while also periodically calling in waves of Navarre soldiers to aid him. Despite this, Ezio was able to defeat all of the soldiers and overpower Cesare by breaking off pieces of his armor with the Hidden Blade.
After a long battle Ezio eventually pinned Cesare down. Cesare then claimed that the throne was his right, which Ezio told him he could not merely take as he wished and told him that a true leader empowers the people he leads. Cesare then declared he would lead mankind into a new world, to which Ezio then wished no one would ever remember the name of Cesare Borgia.
Enraged and knowing his death was inevitable, Cesare repeatedly shouted that no mortal man could kill him, thus Ezio then declared he would leave Cesare in the "hands of fate" and threw him off the castle wall to his death.
Aftermath
After Cesare's death Ezio returned to Rome and was reunited with the other Assassins. Ultimately deciding that the Apple was too dangerous for the hands of man, Ezio would later seal the Apple away in a Vault beneath the Santa Maria Aracoeli and continue his tenure as the Grand Master.
Source