Rodrigo Borgia
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- "He is Rodrigo Borgia: one of the most powerful men in all of Europe, and leader of the Templar Order."
- ―Mario Auditore[src]
Rodrigo Borgia (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja, was the leader of the Templars during the Renaissance in Italy. He was elected Pope from 1492 to 1503 as Alexander VI. His enemies called him "The Spaniard" (due to his Spanish origins) while his Templar followers called him "Maestro" ("Master" in Italian and "teacher" in Spanish). He was one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his surname (Italicized as Borgia) became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. He is the main antagonist of Assassin's Creed II and returns in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, though not as the main antagonist.
Biography
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"Final Words"
(First assassination attempt by Ezio)
Ezio: I thought...I thought I was beyond this. But I'm not. I've waited too long, lost too much... Requiescat in pace (Rest in peace), you bastard!
Rodrigo: I don't think so!
(Second "death scene" with Rodrigo)
Rodrigo: You can't!! You can't!! It's MY destiny!! MINE!!! I am the prophet!!
Ezio: You never were.
Rodrigo: Get it over with then...
Ezio: ...No. Killing you won't bring my family back... I'm done. Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito. Requiescat in pace. (Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Rest in peace.)
Trivia
- As Ezio enters the Sistine Chapel to assassinate Borgia, he is proclaiming the Nicene Creed in Latin to the congregation. It is ironic that he is assassinated as he proclaims this, as the Nicene Creed confesses the wholeness of the Christian doctrine, in which Borgia later states in the final battle that he does not believe.
- Although Ezio did not kill Borgia, he is listed as dead in the Animus' Conspirator Web after the player completes the game and re-enters the Animus. This may be due to Ezio simply listing off Rodrigo as a target.
- While it is known that Rodrigo would go on to have the most debauched, bloody papacy in human history, what occurs between him and Ezio is completely unknown, as Rodrigo dies of a fever 4 years later in 1503, leaving ample time to wage a sizable campaign against the Assassins himself. Some of this is elaborated on in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which will likely depict his final fate.
- Throughout the entire game, Rodrigo is always wearing something that covers his head, where not once is he without a hat or a hood. He does appear without head coverings in Assassin's Creed: Lineage, however.
- In a scene in Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, he can be seen with an apple, which is perhaps a hint at the apple he later attempts to gain.
- Rodrigo's cloak from before he becomes Pope resembles Al Mualim's robe from Assassin's Creed. Rodrigo also shares a trait with Al Mualim, as they both keep their hoods up throughout most of their respective games.
- Rodrigo is the only assassination target Ezio has had to fight repeatedly, as well as one of only two that he spared (the other being Tomas Torquemada). He is also the most formidable fighter in-game.
- It is possible to kill Rodrigo while in the Sistine Chapel if you poison him. After this you can wield the Staff of Eden, although unfortunately, you cannot use any of its powers.
- Rodrigo's fate differs in the novel, Assassin's Creed: Renaissance to that shown in the game. In the game, after Ezio defeats and spares him, Borgia is left alone to come to terms with his misery as Ezio enters the Vault. He is not seen again, and it is presumed that he still lives. In the novel, however, when Ezio emerges from the Vault, Borgia commits suicide with poison. His last act is to ask Ezio what he saw in the Vault, to which Ezio replies "Nothing. No one," leading Borgia to die believing everything he had done in life was for nothing. However, this should not be considered canon, due to the fact that Rodrigo appears alive in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
- In Rodrigo's assassination target video, there is a scene with Rodrigo in his Papal robes standing next to his fellow Templars, who are seated at a table. This is impossible, because by the time Rodrigo became Pope, Ezio had killed all the other Templars in the game. The Pazzi, the Barbarigos and Carlo Grimaldi, for example, are shown at the table.
- Rodrigo had numerous children: Cesare, Lucrezia, Giovanni, and Gioffre from his mistress Vannozza dei Cattanei, a daughter, Laura, from his mistress Giulia Farnese, and an unknown number of children from other mistresses.
- He was the first pope to be elected from a conclave in the Sistine Chapel.
- Sometimes, during the fight with Rodrigo, he can be seen wielding a spear instead of the Staff.
- Rodrigo told Ezio during their fight in Venice that he didn't have to kill Ezio's brothers, and that he did it only to prove a point.
- He is an ancestor of virtually all royal families in Europe through his children Lucrezia and Juan.
Gallery
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Rodrigo in Assassin's Creed: Lineage.
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Rodrigo Borgia as he appears in Assassin's Creed II.
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Borgia as pope with the staff
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Rodrigo Borgia in Assassins Creed: Lineage
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