Vieri de' Pazzi
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- "I'm sorry, were you hoping for a confession?"
- ―Vieri's final words to Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[src]
Vieri de' Pazzi (1459 – April 1478) was a member of the Templar Order and an opulent Florentine noble.
Vieri was a member of Florentine nobility, and was the youngest member of the affluent Pazzi family. He was the son of Francesco de' Pazzi, and also the great-nephew of Jacopo de' Pazzi.
Biography
Early life
Vieri was born within Tuscany in Italy in the year 1459. In his early years, Vieri was notorious for his reckless spending habits that included the purchases of weaponry, exotic animals, and attire.
He also began to resort to conducting races which he would tamper with in order to come out victorious. If his competitors were able to win somehow, however, Vieri would invite their entire families over and serve them a poisoned meal.
One evening, in the year 1476, Vieri followed a love-interest, Cristina Vespucci, to her home within Florence. Upon noticing Vieri at her abode, Cristina reminded Vieri that she was not interested in him, though Vieri told Cristina that he had enough of waiting to have sexual intercourse with her.
Before Vieri was able to sexually harass Cristina, however, Ezio Auditore, who had also been tailing Cristina, emerged and confronted Vieri. After a brief argument, the two brawled, with Ezio proving victorious.
Fleeing, Vieri then threatened Ezio, claiming his entire family would pay for Ezio's interference. This incident led Vieri to resent the Auditore, and a rivalry between the Pazzi and the Auditore emerged.
Sometime later that same year, Vieri's father, Francesco de' Pazzi, was arrested on evidence obtained by Giovanni Auditore da Firenze. This led the animosity between the two rivaling families to grow, which eventually culminated in a street brawl on the Ponte Vecchio in late 1476.
Vieri and Ezio both arrived at the brawl with their supporters alongside them, and Ezio swiftly hailed Vieri as a slanderer of his family, then fighting with Vieri's men. While Ezio fought with the Pazzi supporters, Vieri observed from the other side of the bridge. Just then, Ezio's brother, Federico, arrived, and assisted Ezio as he beat up the Pazzi supporters.
Eventually recognizing his defeat, Vieri fled the bridge with his remaining men. Later that same evening, however, Vieri roamed the city with his men as they endeavored to locate and fight Ezio once more. Their attempts proved unsuccessful, though, and Vieri was not able to find Ezio.
Life as a Templar
On December 31, 1476, Vieri confronted Ezio in the Tuscan countryside. Ezio was attempting to escape Florence with his sister and mother, after his family was unjustly executed.
Vieri ordered his men to kill the Auditore family members, but Ezio was narrowly able to fend off the guards.
Before Vieri was able to attack Ezio again, however, Ezio's uncle, Mario Auditore, arrived at the road with his mercenaries and together they drove Vieri from the countryside back to San Gimignano.
Following the fiasco in the countryside, Vieri and his men attacked Monteriggioni, the city where Ezio and his remaining family were staying, repeatedly for over eighteen months. Eventually, in April of 1478, Ezio met with his uncle and his mercenaries as they plotted to slay Vieri and terminate his control over San Gimignano.
Death
In April of 1478, Vieri met with his father, his great uncle and Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (the Grand Master of the Templar Order) in San Gimignano to discuss plans for the Pazzi Conspiracy.
As soon as the four of them went their separate ways, one of Vieri's guards reported that Mario and his mercenaries had invaded the city, intent on killing him to end the harassment they faced in Monteriggioni. Soon after, Mario's battalion arrived at the scene and attacked Vieri's men.
Vieri fled to the city's battlements and commanded his troops from there. However, he was soon confronted by Ezio, who had accompanied Mario, and after a brief, furious fight with Vieri and his guards at the top of a tower, Ezio triumphed over him. He demanded to know what he and the Templars were planning, but Vieri refused to say anything and died. Enraged, Ezio cursed at Vieri's body, insulting him and his family, until Mario calmed him down. He told Ezio not to become like Vieri, and said that the Assassins showed respect to those they had killed before giving Vieri his last rites.
Personality and characteristics
- "So if he is loud and foul and angry - I believe it is simply because he wants to be noticed. He wants to be loved."
- ―A letter from Fra Giocondo to Vieri's father, Francesco de' Pazzi.[src]
Vieri was a cruel young man who liked nothing more than to win, in any variety of contests. He would call for competitions against other noble families, which were always rigged for his victory. In the rare occasions when he did lose, he would invite the winner and his family to a victory dinner and subsequently poison them by serving them "a meal to die for."
He would do anything to get what he wanted, such as rape, hire thugs to fight for him, and outright kill people who stood in his way. He was also a coward, and would run away when his plans failed.
However, as revealed in the letter from Fra Giocondo to Vieri's father, Vieri acted in this way only because he sought attention and approval from his father, wishing for him to recognize his abilities and devotion to the Templars. Giocondo also observed that Vieri merely wanted to be loved, mentioning that the boy spoke often and fondly of his father, as well as of a desire to be closer to him.
Final words
- Ezio: What are you and your allies planning? Is this what my father discovered? Is this why he was killed?
- Vieri: I'm sorry, were you hoping for a confession?
(outside the Memory Corridor)
- Ezio: Pezzo di merda! Vorrei solo che avessi sofferto di piu! Hai avuto la fine che meritavi! Spero che bru- (Piece of shit! I only wish you'd suffered more! You met the fate you deserved! I hope yo-)
- Mario: Enough, Ezio! Show some respect.
- Ezio: Respect? After all that's happened? Do you think he would have shown either of us such kindness?
- Mario: You are not Vieri. Do not become him. (to Vieri's corpse) Che la morte ti dia la pace che cercavi. (May death provide the peace you sought.) Requiescat in pace. (Rest in peace.)
Trivia
- Oddly enough, Vieri's birth year is listed to be 1454, whereas his father's is 1444. There is likely an error in the database with either one or both of their ages, considering the impossibility of having a son at age 10.
- In the Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia, his date of birth is corrected to 1459.
- On the painting of Vieri in the attic of the Villa Auditore, it claims he died in 1477; meanwhile, according to the game timeline, he was killed in 1478.
- A brief database entry is available for Vieri in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood if Ezio manages to fight with Vieri for a prolonged amount of time in "A Second Chance".
- Vieri is mentioned by in Assassin's Creed: Revelations during "The Prince's Banquet where Ezio is disguised as a minstrel and sings of Vieri's demise.
Gallery
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Vieri harasses Cristina. -
Vieri confronts Ezio. -
Vieri and Rodrigo Borgia. -
Ezio shouts at Vieri's body. -
Vieri's database photo
Source
- Assassin's Creed II