Cristina Vespucci
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- "Well Ezio, looks like you got yourself a second chance"
- ―Cristina to Ezio[src]
Cristina Vespucci (1459 – 1498) was a well-known Florentine beauty and a favorite of painters, most notably Botticelli, who used her as a model for several of his paintings.
Biography
Early life
Cristina Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy, circa 1459.[2] From an early age, she caught the eyes of many boys who wanted to become intimate with her.[3]
One of those boys was Ezio Auditore, who was encouraged to go speak with Cristina by his brother Federico one night. However, Cristina had no interest in him and walked away. Ezio, who wasn't used to being turned down by a woman, followed Cristina to her home, where she was confronted by Vieri de' Pazzi.[3]
After Cristina turned Vieri down as well, he was about to sexually assault her, when he was interrupted by Ezio, who came to Cristina's rescue. The two fought, and Ezio emerged the victor. Cristina was thankful of Ezio's actions, and thus began a relationship between the two.[3]
Ezio visited Cristina quite frequently and was "unbelievably dexterous," as the guards were never able to catch him trespassing.[2]
Middle years
I love you!
Death
- "I wish we could have had a second chance."
- ―Cristina's final words to Ezio.[src]
In 1494, Girolamo Savonarola took control of Florence after Lorenzo de' Medici's death. Savonarola claimed that all Renaissance material was evil and that they should go back to the medieval times, instigating the Bonfire of the Vanities.[2]
In 1498, Savonarola's fanatics infiltrated the Palazzo d'Arzente to kill Manfredo Soderini. Manfredo attempted to fend them off, however, this was a vain effort, as there were too many attackers. Cristina managed to escape, but was soon cornered by the fanatics.[3]
At this point, Ezio, after hearing about what had happened from a dying Manfredo, came to her aid and killed all of the soldiers. However, Cristina had already been mortally wounded, and was slowly dying. After showing him the pendant that she had kept with her the past twenty-two years, and telling him that she wished they could have had another chance together, she died in Ezio's arms.[3]
Trivia
- Even though Cristina was married for around sixteen years and saw Ezio only for a few short minutes once every several years, she still loved him more than her own husband.
- In Assassins Creed: Renaissance Cristinas surname is 'Calfucci'' instead of 'Vespucci'
- Cristina features in several repressed memories during Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which are unlocked when the player achieves certain amounts of Synchronization with Ezio.
- Cristina, like many characters in the Assassin's Creed series, does not physically age during the course of the Cristina missions in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
- In Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, Ezio is only later informed of Cristina's death by Niccolò Machiavelli.
- Cristina's eye color changes from blue to brown in Brotherhood.
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