La Volpe

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"They call me many things: Murderer. Tagliagole (Cutthroat). Thief. But you may call me La Volpe."

―La Volpe, introducing himself.

Gilberto, or La Volpe (The Fox) as he prefers to be known, was the leader of the Florentine Thieves and a member of the Assassins Brotherhood. Very little information is known about La Volpe, and any that is seems mythical. He is said to have robbed the Papal carriage without any guards noticing him, including the Pope who was obviously sitting inside. One night in 1467, Florence he was seen on the rooftops of the Palazzo della Signoria, the Palazzo Medici, and Santa Croce, all at the same time. It is also said that he is an immortal and can see through buildings, perusing the contents inside.

Ezio Auditore da Firenze first met him in Florence when he was seeking a way to get close to Francesco de' Pazzi. Ezio's money was stolen by a thief, whom lead him to La Volpe. La Volpe introduced himself, and knew Ezio's name before he could say anything. He claimed that it was his "business" to know everything that happens in Florence. He told Ezio about where Francesco de' Pazzi and the other Pazzi conspirators would meet, and lead him to the Santa Maria Novella. La Volpe explained the catacombs that run underneath the city and instructed Ezio the entrance to the underground area. After Ezio explored the catacombs, La Volpe expressed his concern of the Pazzi's plot to attack the Medici during High Mass, however Ezio assured it's prevention.

During the Bonfire of the Vanities, he along with Paola were contacted by Niccolò Machiavelli to help liberate the areas controlled by Girolamo Savonarola's lieutenants. After Savonarola's death, he left the area along with Ezio and the other assassins.

In 1499, La Volpe met with the assassins to unveil the location of the Vault and helped to distract Rodrigo Borgia's men from the Sistine Chapel.

Trivia

• In the database files, it claims that La Volpe is only his pseudonym, as there is no record of his actual name. However, in the novel Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, he called himself "Gilberto," but prefers to be known as "La Volpe."
  • His real name is the Italian derivative of Gilbert, meaning "bright pledge."
  • The reason for this was said to be because only a fox can match his cunning.
• When it is said that he can see through buildings, this ability of his was likely used around the time Ezio tries to hunt down Francesco de' Pazzi. This skill may be an advanced form of Eagle Vision.
• His eyes are coloured violet.
• If you look carefully, each time you kill one of your nine targets in the Bonfire of Vanites sequence, you can see La Volpe (along with Paola) walking amongst the citzens with a dagger.