With the location of the entrance to the catacombs discovered, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] enters in search of [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]. Ezio finds his friend deep within the catacombs being held captive by the [[Hermeticists]] and their leader, [[Ercole Massimo]]. Freeing his friend and assassinating Ercole, Ezio and Leonardo explore the Temple that lies in the catacomb.
With the location of the entrance to the catacombs discovered, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] entered in search of [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]. Ezio found his friend deep within the catacombs being held captive by the [[Hermeticists]] and their leader, [[Ercole Massimo]]. Freeing his friend and assassinating Ercole, Ezio and Leonardo explored the Temple that lied in the catacomb.
==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
[[File:TToP_1.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo, in the midst of interrogation.]]
[[File:TToP_1.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo, in the midst of interrogation.]]
Ezio enters the catacombs and begins to navigate his way towards Leonardo. He can hear voices in the distance.
Ezio entered the catacombs and began to navigate his way towards Leonardo. He could hear voices in the distance.
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!''
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Trust is a terrible thing.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Trust is a terrible thing.''
*'''Ercole''': ''You are betraying mine!''
*'''Ercole''': ''You are betraying mine!''
A disciple starts to beat Leonardo as Ezio traverses the vast cavern.
A disciple started to beat Leonardo as Ezio traversed the vast cavern.
*'''Ercole''': ''Tell me where the entrance is.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Tell me where the entrance is.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''How naive of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''How naive of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.''
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*'''Ercole''': ''Impressive. Do it again. Again.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Impressive. Do it again. Again.''
Ezio makes his presence known.
Ezio made his presence known.
*'''Ezio''': ''Stop.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Stop.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Ezio Auditore! You who arrested [[Cesare Borgia]], who stopped the spread of [[Rome|Roman]] ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the temple and usher in the golden age of mankind.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Ezio Auditore! You who arrested [[Cesare Borgia]], who stopped the spread of [[Rome|Roman]] ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the temple and usher in the golden age of mankind.''
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*'''Ercole''': ''Then the revolution will begin without you.'' Ucciderlo! ''(Kill him!)''
*'''Ercole''': ''Then the revolution will begin without you.'' Ucciderlo! ''(Kill him!)''
A group of disciples begin to attack Ezio.
A group of disciples began to attack Ezio.
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I must know.''
*'''Ercole''': ''Leonardo, I must know.''
: ''Please, for the future of mankind.''
: ''Please, for the future of mankind.''
:
: ''Tell me!''
: ''Tell me!''
:
: ''We are running out of time!''
: ''We are running out of time!''
Ezio defeats his attackers. A panic-stricken Ercole throws the last remaining disciple from the elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
Ezio defeated his attackers. A panic-stricken Ercole threw the last remaining disciple from the elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
*'''Ercole''': ''Go! Stop him!''
*'''Ercole''': ''Go! Stop him!''
*'''Ezio''': ''Very foolish.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Very foolish.''
*[[File:PTemple Entrance Ezio and Leonardo.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers..]]'''Ercole''': ''Stay away from me,'' [[Assassins|Assassino]]<br />''We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts!''<br />''You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? Firenze against Venezia, Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want? ''
*[[File:PTemple Entrance Ezio and Leonardo.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers..]]'''Ercole''': ''Stay away from me,'' [[Assassins|Assassino]]<br />''We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts!''<br />''You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? Firenze against Venezia, Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want? ''
Ezio plunges his blade into Ercole.
Ezio plunged his blade into Ercole.
*'''Ercole:''' ''You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?''
*'''Ercole:''' ''You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?''
*'''Ezio:''' ''One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.''
*'''Ezio:''' ''One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.''
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*'''Ezio:''' Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte. ''(May you know the truth in death.)'' Requiescat in pace. ''(Rest in peace.)''
*'''Ezio:''' Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte. ''(May you know the truth in death.)'' Requiescat in pace. ''(Rest in peace.)''
Ezio lays Ercole to rest and frees Leonardo.
Ezio lay Ercole to rest and freed Leonardo.
*'''Ezio''': ''Come. Let us leave this place.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Come. Let us leave this place.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the [[Pythagorean Vault|final room of the temple]].''
*'''Leonardo''': ''We cannot, Ezio. Not without reaching the [[Pythagorean Vault|final room of the temple]].''
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*'''Leonardo''': ''I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.''
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opens the entrance to the next room.
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opened the entrance to the next room.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Coming?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Coming?''
*'''Ezio''': ''Take that torch. I will lead the way.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Take that torch. I will lead the way.''
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[[File:TToP_3.png|thumb|right|250px|The first chamber.]]
[[File:TToP_3.png|thumb|right|250px|The first chamber.]]
They reach a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
They reached a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believe that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believe that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.''
Ezio begins to decipher the puzzles of the room.
Ezio began to decipher the puzzles of the room.
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are almost there!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are almost there!''
*'''Ezio''': ''Easy for you to say.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Easy for you to say.''
Ezio opens the door to the next chamber.
Ezio opened the door to the next chamber.
*'''Leonardo''': ''We must continue onward!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''We must continue onward!''
They continue through the next passageway.
They continued through the next passageway.
*'''Leonardo''': ''I suppose [[Salaì]] is out having fun spending my hard-earned florins?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''I suppose [[Salaì]] is out having fun spending my hard-earned florins?''
*'''Ezio''': ''He is safe at home.''
*'''Ezio''': ''He is safe at home.''
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[[File:TToP_4.png|thumb|right|250px|Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber.]]
[[File:TToP_4.png|thumb|right|250px|Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber.]]
They enter the second of three trial rooms.
They entered the second of three trial rooms.
*'''Leonardo''': ''This room could use some light.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''This room could use some light.''
Leonardo ignites other torches.
Leonardo ignited other torches.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Do you hear that? The sound of wind.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Do you hear that? The sound of wind.''
Ezio starts to solving several puzzles.
Ezio started solving several puzzles.
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematics can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematics can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.''
Ezio locks an air exit.
Ezio locked an air exit.
*'''Ezio''': ''Now I can get back up here.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Now I can get back up here.''
Ezio locks another air exit and a fan gear starts to spin.
Ezio locked another air exit and a fan gear started to spin.
*'''Leonardo''': ''The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!''
Ezio locks the last exit and the fan spins rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
Ezio locked the last exit and the fan spun rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Only one final room before we reach the center!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Only one final room before we reach the center!''
They reach the final room, and Leonardo ignites a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
They reached the final room, and Leonardo ignited a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
*'''Leonardo''': ''How unexpected! Delightful.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''How unexpected! Delightful.''
*'''Ezio''': ''The fire of knowledge.''
*'''Ezio''': ''The fire of knowledge.''
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[[File:TToP_5.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal.]]
[[File:TToP_5.png|thumb|right|250px|Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal.]]
Ezio activates the first lever.
Ezio activated the first lever.
*'''Ezio''': ''That could help if I fall.''
*'''Ezio''': ''That could help if I fall.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Yes! How enlightening!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Yes! How enlightening!''
*'''Ezio''': ''Very funny.''
*'''Ezio''': ''Very funny.''
Ezio activates the remaining levers and mysterious pedestal emerges from the ground.
Ezio activated the remaining levers and mysterious pedestal emerged from the ground.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.''
Ezio examines the pedestal.
Ezio examined the pedestal.
*'''Ezio''': ''Leonardo, come here. Recognize these symbols?''
*'''Ezio''': ''Leonardo, come here. Recognize these symbols?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple of Eden]]! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!''
*'''Leonardo''': ''No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the [[Ezio's Apple|Apple of Eden]]! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!''
The entrance for the vault opens, and the two enter.
The entrance for the vault opened, and the two entered.
*'''Ezio''': ''I know this architecture.''
*'''Ezio''': ''I know this architecture.''
[[File:TToP_7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo gaze at the coding on the wall.]]
[[File:TToP_7.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo gaze at the coding on the wall.]]
Ezio turns to exit the chamber.
Ezio turned to exit the chamber.
Ezio puts his hand on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]], illuminating the vault.
Ezio put his hand on the [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]], illuminating the vault.
*'''Leonardo''': ''Those are not Pythagorean symbols. 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. Nothing. The Cult of Hermes is wrong. The number is meaningless.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''Those are not Pythagorean symbols. 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. Nothing. The Cult of Hermes is wrong. The number is meaningless.''
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are leaving?''
*'''Leonardo''': ''You are leaving?''
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==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Ezio kills Ercole Massimo, the leader of the Hermeticists, and rescues Leonardo. They both discover the vault hidden within the temple.
Ezio killed Ercole Massimo, the leader of the Hermeticists, and rescued Leonardo. They both discovered the vault hidden within the temple.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*To achieve full [[synchronization]], the player should not lose any health squares.
*To achieve full [[synchronization]], the player should not lose any health squares.
*The coordinates given in the memory correspond with an [[Assassin insignia|Assassin Symbol]] on the [[Codex Wall]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
*The coordinates given in the memory correspond with an [[Assassin insignia|Assassin Symbol]] on the [[Codex Wall]] from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
With the location of the entrance to the catacombs discovered, Ezio entered in search of Leonardo. Ezio found his friend deep within the catacombs being held captive by the Hermeticists and their leader, Ercole Massimo. Freeing his friend and assassinating Ercole, Ezio and Leonardo explored the Temple that lied in the catacomb.
Dialogue
Leonardo, in the midst of interrogation.
Ezio entered the catacombs and began to navigate his way towards Leonardo. He could hear voices in the distance.
Ercole: Leonardo, I still cannot comprehend why you have turned against the ideals we always held dear!
Leonardo: Trust is a terrible thing.
Ercole: You are betraying mine!
A disciple started to beat Leonardo as Ezio traversed the vast cavern.
Ercole: Tell me where the entrance is.
Leonardo: How naive of me... To have thought you sought knowledge as I did.
Ercole: Why seek knowledge without putting it to use? We have the chance to fashion a better world, one in which we have the freedom to shape our own destiny.
Leonardo: And what if we choose not to be a part of your vision?
Ercole: That is foolish. Do you not see? We can banish ignorance. Free people from their social classes and kingdoms, from their animal emotions. Every one will have the truth at their grasp.
Leonardo: Beating me down here in the dark enlightens the people of Italia?
Ercole: The Pythagorean unifier is in that temple. We both know it. That number is coupled to all nature, all things. It is the source. With it, we can open the minds and souls of men. We can fill them with knowledge.
Leonardo: As above, so below.
A group of Hermeticists disciples.Ercole: That is the Hermetic vow. Together, we will make mankind into Gods. Now, show me the entrance.
Leonardo: Why? Do you not know where it is?
Ercole: How could I?
Leonardo: You know mankind's wants and needs, I assumed discovering the location of a simple hidden entrance would be an easy feat.
Ercole: You-- Where is it?!
Leonardo: Guess.
Ercole: I am finished with your obstinacy. Procedete! (Do it!)
Leonardo: My body may feel pain, but my mind will remain unharmed.
Ercole: Impressive. Do it again. Again.
Ezio made his presence known.
Ezio: Stop.
Ercole: Ezio Auditore! You who arrested Cesare Borgia, who stopped the spread of Roman ignorance, convince our friend Leonardo to open the temple and usher in the golden age of mankind.
Ezio: Should I persuade "our friend" by kicking him? Or would you rather I used my knife?
Ercole's final moments.
Ercole: On the contrary, there is nothing I would like more than an amiable solution. Help Leonardo see reason. With the Pythagorean unifier, we will remake humanity together.
Ercole: Then the revolution will begin without you. Ucciderlo! (Kill him!)
A group of disciples began to attack Ezio.
Ercole: Leonardo, I must know.
Please, for the future of mankind.
Tell me!
We are running out of time!
Ezio defeated his attackers. A panic-stricken Ercole threw the last remaining disciple from the elevated platform, accidentally killing him and creating a path for Ezio.
Ercole: Go! Stop him!
Ezio: Very foolish.
Ezio and Leonardo entering the secret chambers..Ercole: Stay away from me,Assassino We are all the same underneath, yet these people persist in their witch hunts! You intend to banish us back to our primitive origins? Firenze against Venezia, Venezia against Roma. Ignorant group against ignorant group forever, is that what you want?
Ezio plunged his blade into Ercole.
Ercole:You... an Assassin... the enemy of knowledge?
Ezio:One must choose to search for truth. Forcing it on others accomplishes little.
Ercole:These lost people... warring kingdoms... I would have ended their suffering.
Ezio: Che tu possa conoscere la verità nella morte. (May you know the truth in death.) Requiescat in pace. (Rest in peace.)
Leonardo: I will be fine. If that number is left intact, we risk another madman discovering it.
Pushing on a triangular mechanism, Leonardo opened the entrance to the next room.
Leonardo: Coming?
Ezio: Take that torch. I will lead the way.
Leonardo: Thank goodness I sent Massimo to look for my paintings, it delayed their progress significantly.
The first chamber.
They reached a large chamber, the first of three trial rooms.
Leonardo: The Pythagoreans believe that the soul moved through cracks in the earth, like a beam of light. It ignites fire, which symbolizes knowledge.
Ezio began to decipher the puzzles of the room.
Leonardo: You are almost there!
Ezio: Easy for you to say.
Ezio opened the door to the next chamber.
Leonardo: We must continue onward!
They continued through the next passageway.
Leonardo: I suppose Salaì is out having fun spending my hard-earned florins?
Ezio: He is safe at home.
Leonardo: I am relieved... about the florins of course.
Ezio: You do not need to lie to me. Salaì fits you. I approve.
Leonardo: I...
Ezio: Leonardo da Vinci at a loss for words? That is a first.
Ezio and Leonardo in the second chamber.
They entered the second of three trial rooms.
Leonardo: This room could use some light.
Leonardo ignited other torches.
Leonardo: Do you hear that? The sound of wind.
Ezio started solving several puzzles.
Leonardo: The Pythagoreans believed all the forces of nature could be whittled down to numbers. Mathematics can then act on nature, allowing man to harness nature's power.
Ezio locked an air exit.
Ezio: Now I can get back up here.
Ezio locked another air exit and a fan gear started to spin.
Leonardo: The wheel is turning. You are channeling the air, keep going!
Ezio locked the last exit and the fan spun rapidly, activating the mechanism of the door.
Leonardo: Only one final room before we reach the center!
They reached the final room, and Leonardo ignited a torch, prompting several other torches to ignite as well.
Leonardo: How unexpected! Delightful.
Ezio: The fire of knowledge.
Leonardo: Correct! Harmony was achieved for the Pythagorean when multiplicity became unity. When many thoughts combine to form one original idea.
Leonardo recognizing the symbols on the pedestal.
Ezio activated the first lever.
Ezio: That could help if I fall.
Leonardo: Yes! How enlightening!
Ezio: Very funny.
Ezio activated the remaining levers and mysterious pedestal emerged from the ground.
Leonardo: Unity is achieved! But the door is not opening.
Ezio examined the pedestal.
Ezio: Leonardo, come here. Recognize these symbols?
Leonardo: No... Wait. These are the symbols that were shown to me by the Apple of Eden! They are in the wrong order. Let me just... if I rearrange these... done!
The entrance for the vault opened, and the two entered.
Ezio: I know this architecture.
Ezio and Leonardo gaze at the coding on the wall.
Ezio turned to exit the chamber.
Ezio put his hand on the pedestal, illuminating the vault.
Leonardo: Those are not Pythagorean symbols. 43 39 19 N 75 27 42 W. Nothing. The Cult of Hermes is wrong. The number is meaningless.
Leonardo: You are leaving?
Ezio: No mere number can repair the world. Come, my friend, help me charter a ship to Navarre. I must finish with Cesare Borgia. It is not intended for us.
Leonardo: Ezio. What are you not telling me?
Ezio: What else are you working on?
Leonardo: Well, I have begun several dissection studies. Then King Louis XII seems interested in hiring me as an engineer. Oh yes, I am thinking of repainting the St. John lost in the Villa fire. Salaì would model for it again, of course. Then, perhaps I will study a woman with child to see how her body changes.
Ezio: Interesting. Tell me more.
Outcome
Ezio killed Ercole Massimo, the leader of the Hermeticists, and rescued Leonardo. They both discovered the vault hidden within the temple.
Trivia
To achieve full synchronization, the player should not lose any health squares.
Ezio and Leonardo exploring the catacombs.
The pedestal within the third room.
Ezio activating the pedestal.
Ezio and Leonardo walking out of the vault.
