Borgia tower

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Ezio Auditore escaping a Borgia Tower after igniting it.

Borgia Towers were structures found within the Italian city of Rome, used by the Borgia as a display of dominance over the city. A Borgia Captain was assigned to each tower to serve as a patrol and to maintain control of each district. In order to liberate Rome and humiliate the Borgia, Ezio Auditore da Firenze killed each tower's Captain and then burned down the tower itself, as a demonstration to the people that the Borgia's oppressive rule was coming to an end.

Renaissance

In order to weaken the Borgia's control over the city of Rome, Ezio Auditore killed the Borgia Captains assigned to each tower, before burning down the tower itself and performing a Leap of Faith to escape the burning structure. The majority of Captains were to engage Ezio in combat, however some fled from confrontation. If the Captain successfully fled to his tower, Ezio would have to wait until the Captain regrouped with his men at the next guard shift before he could strike again. In addition, Borgia Towers also served as View Points for the surrounding area.

Once Ezio had destroyed a Borgia tower, the Assassins rebuilt it and claimed for themselves. Once claimed, Ezio was able to manage his guild there. Also, for each tower destroyed, Ezio was able to recruit one more potential Assassin into the guild. After a tower had been destroyed, the district around it would begin to show signs of civilized life returning; crime would decrease, as bandits would start to leave, and the guards in the area would reduce in numbers. Citizens would also begin to have a more prominent presence in the area, along with shops in the area becoming available to renovate, and landmarks in that area becoming available for purchase.

Borgia Captains

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Concept art of a Borgia Tower.

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

• Borgia Towers are surrounded by many sparrows, whereas View Points are circled by a single eagle, a prominent symbol 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 tower, you 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 that, they will not die.
• All Borgia Captains with the last name "da Siena" will flee, as their description in the database suggests.
• 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 in the area to assist Ezio and hold back guards during a fight or chase.

Videos

thumb|left|300px|Walkthrough on burning a Borgia Tower