Borgia captain
Borgia Captains were a higher class of guards employed by the Borgia family during the Renaissance. Borgia Captains were primarily in charge of the defense of the Borgia Towers, twelve fortifications throughout Rome, as well as fiercely overseeing the shops, landmarks, and estates nearby, which were also enforced by other guards under the Captain's command. They also oversaw certain significant events.
In combat, the Captains fought similarly to Leaders, but were more durable and heavily armored. The Captains also resembled Leaders in appearance. They wore a white cape with the Borgia coat of arms on it and were skillful in countering enemy attacks. However, some were cowardly, and would flee upon being confronted.
Borgia Towers
As a Borgia captain was assigned to a Borgia tower, patrols of the surrounding area would contain a greater amount of guards, as well as being closely watched, proving restricted to less privileged civilians.
While under the control of a Borgia tower and its captain, control of the district would fall under the jurisdiction of the Templars, closing down any shops and other refurbishable areas, effectively preventing their renovation.
Though some captains would choose to fight off a threat alongside their guards, others would flee from confrontations, seeking sanctuary within the tower. The heavy fortifications served as an effective protection for such captains, who would only venture out at the next guard rotation, occurring between day and night.
Once a captain had been slain, the assassin Ezio Auditore could scale his victim's tower before igniting several barrels of gunpowder at its top, liberating the nearby area from the rule of the captain in question, as well as providing him an opportunity to recruit another oppressed civilian to his cause.
List of Captains
Centro District
Antico District
Campagna District
Trivia
- All Borgia Captains with the last name "da Siena" will flee, as their description in the database suggests.
- If a Borgia Captain escapes, instead of waiting 12 in-game hours, the player may quit the game and reload their save position to make the Captain reappear.
- If the player kills a Borgia Captain and dies before burning the tower, the player in question will have to go through the process of killing him again.
- When the final Borgia tower becomes accessible, the Borgia Captain will be on top of the tower. If you send your apprentices to assassinate him, they will appear as if they have teleported there, but will stand still until they're out of sight, even when the tower is burning. Despite their location, they will not die.
- The Hidden Gun is the only long-ranged weapon that can kill a Borgia Captain with one shot.
- Borgia Captains carry large amounts of money that may be looted.
Reference
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