Borgia tower

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Ezio Auditore escaping a Borgia Tower after igniting it.

Borgia Towers are structures found in Rome, used by the Borgia as a display of dominence over the city. A Borgia Captain is assigned to each tower as a patrol and to maintain control of each district. In order to liberate Rome and humiliate the Borgia, Ezio Auditore killed each tower's Captain and then torched the Tower itself as a demonstration to the people that the Borgia's oppressive rule was coming to an end.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

In defience of the Borgia's control over the entire city of Rome, Ezio Auditore must kill the Borgia Captain assigned to each tower, and then burn down the tower itself before performing a leap of faith to escape the burning structure. The majority of Captains will not be afraid to engage Ezio in combat, however some of them will flee. If the Captain is able to flee to his tower, Ezio must wait until the Captain regroups with his soldiers at the next guard shift before he can strike again. In addiition, Towers also serve as view points for the surrounding area.

Once Ezio has destroyed a Borgia tower, it will then become an Assassin Tower, from which Ezio is able to manage his guild at that location. Also, for each tower destroyed, Ezio is able to recruit one more potential Assassins into the guild. After a Borgia tower is destroyed, the district around it will appear much more livelier: crime will decrease, as bandits will start to leave and the number of guards in that area will decrease. Citizens will also begin to have a more prominent presence in the area. Shops in the area will then be available to be renovated, and landmarks in that area will become purchasable.

Captains

Centro District

• Iacopo de Grassi
• Pietro da Siena
• Domenico da Padova
• Belardino da Verona
• Valentino da Siena

Antico District

• Prospero da Siena
• Tommaso di Viterbo
• Ippolito di Foligno

Campagna District

• Francesco da Velletri
• Antonio da Fiorentino
• Battista Borgia
• Ferdinando di Napoli

Trivia

thumb|right|275px|Burning a Borgia Tower

• Borgia towers are surrounded by many crows, whereas view points are circled by a single eagle, one of the symbols of the Assassins.
• If a Borgia Captain escapes, the player may quit the game and reload their save position to make the Captain 'reappear' instead of waiting 12 in-game hours.
• If you kill a Borgia Captain and die before burning the Borgia tower (falling from a high building for example) you'll 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'll appear as if they've teleported and kill him, but stand still until they're out of sight, even when the tower is burning.
• All Borgia Captains with the last name "da Siena" will flee.
• Burning a Borgia tower will automatically activate its view point, saving the player the effort of having to activate it separately.
• The crossbow will not kill a Borgia Captain with one shot. The pistol, however, will do so.
• After the destruction of a Borgia tower, Vigilantes appear to assist Ezio and hold back guards.