Vali cel Tradat

Vali cel Tradat was a Wallachian noble, former Assassin and member of the Templar Order. Having served the Assassin Order for a decade, Vali left the Assassins after they made a truce with the Ottomans; the same people who had humiliated his people, conquered Wallachia, and murdered his secret idol Vlad Ţepeş. Feeling betrayed, he joined the Templars, striving for vengeance against the Assassins and Ottomans.

In 2012, his genetic memories were used by the Templar company Abstergo Industries, for the training of their Animus recruits, under the title of the Sentinel.

Biography

Life as an Assassin

"Once, your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe?"

―Vali's last words.

Born as a noble in Wallachia, Vali joined the Assassins in his early twenties. He remained loyal to the Creed for almost a decade, until the Assassins called a truce with the Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid II. Believing that truth was traitorous to his people, since the Ottomans had shamed them, conquered their homeland and even murdered his role model Vlad Ţepeş, Vali left the Order to join the Templars and seek revenge on not only the Ottomans, but also the Assassins. Vali was soon deemed to be one of their most valued and feared killers.

Death

"You are a canny soldier, Ezio, but you alone are not enough to save the city!"

―Vali before being chased by Ezio and an apprentice.

Being an experienced killer for the Templars, Vali had taken the lives of many Assassins. However, an Apprentice caught onto his actions and spoke to the Mentor, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Arriving at a small area, using his Eagle Sense, Ezio spotted several of Vali's killings. Charging through the rooftops, Vali was spotted and began to flee, trying to escape from Ezio. Eventually calling out, some guards aided Vali and allowed him to escape.

Vali managed to create a diversion to try to infiltrate the main headquarters of the Assassins by capturing two Apprentices, distracting Ezio from his true ambition. After freeing the captives, Vali ordered the Byzantines to attack the Galata den, and the fight ended with many losses on both sides. Soon, Vali and Ezio had a brief encounter before he tried to escape, but was stopped in his tracks by an Apprentice who emerged from the rooftops and leapt down to assassinate him. Before he passed, Vali explained his actions, and why he had abandoned the Order, claiming that he could not believe in a cause that had betrayed him. Once he had said his piece to the two Assassins, he passed on.

Final words

• Vali: Once your Creed was as vital to me as air and water... but when the Turks marched into Wallachia, and you Assassins did nothing to stop it, how could I continue to believe? If a man's philosophy does not let him protect his people, his home, and his family... what good can it do for the world?
• Apprentice: Peace be with you.

Trivia

• The last part of his name (cel Trădat) means "the Betrayed one" in Romanian, which fits the circumstances of his defection from the Assassin Order, based on his Wallachian heritage.

References

• SegmentNext.com
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations