Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Assassin's Creed character
Ezio Auditore da Firenze as shown in the cover of Assassin's Creed II.
First game	Assassin's Creed II

Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a fictional character in Ubisoft's 2009 Renaissance-era action-adventure video game Assassin's Creed II. He is the protagonist of Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed II: Discovery. He is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the main character in Assassin's Creed and a descendant of Altaïr, as well as being the earliest known link between the lineages of "Subject 16" and that of Desmond.

Character overview

Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a young Italian nobleman, the son of Assassin Giovanni Auditore and Maria Auditore. He learns the ways of the assassins after his family is betrayed and murdered by the Pazzi family and looks to seek vengeance.

Background

Born in 1459, Ezio is a young Florentine nobleman who lives in Florence during the 15th century. Unlike Altaïr, he is a seducer, and he easily blends with any social classes. He has an affluent lifestyle and many friends until a life-changing event. He and his family are betrayed, victims of a conspiracy that takes his father's, elder brother's, and younger brother's lives, forcing him to flee.

From the day of the execution, Ezio is labeled a criminal and a traitor. This leads to Ezio beginning the ways of the Assassins. With the help of a good friend Leonardo da Vinci, Ezio is able to get one of his father's weapons, the Hidden Blade, and uses it to kill Uberto Alberti, one of the men responsible for the execution. Afterward, Ezio flees with his mother and sister out of Florence and meet with Ezio's uncle Mario, who saves them from an attack from another family, the Pazzi. Mario teaches Ezio how to fight, and soon, Ezio and Mario are able to corner one of the Pazzi and Ezio assassinates him. Soon, Ezio continues his work as an Assassin, assassinating numerous enemies and helping many factions such as the Thieves, Courtesans, and Mercenaries. But a new enemy named Rodrigo Borgia is discovered by Ezio to be a sworn enemy to his father, Giovanni. Time goes on, with Ezio continuing to bring criminals to justice and his hunt for Borgia continues. But soon, when Ezio finally corners Borgia, Mario, Paola (a friendly Courtesan) and many more Assassins help Ezio fight Borgia's men. One of the Assassins, Antonio of the Thieves faction, surprises Ezio by being an Assassin, and another man, Niccolo Machiavelli is soon discovered to also be one. An ancient ceremony is then conducted by all of them, and Ezio is put into the ranks of an Assassin, and also revealed to be a Prophet, who will lead them to the Vault. Template:Assassin's Creed chronology

Years later, in 1499, Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI at Vatican City. Ezio and his allies are revealed to have completed the Codex and discover that the Vault lies in Rome, with the Papal Cross being another Piece of Eden. Ezio's allies then distract the city while Ezio infiltrates the Vatican. Ezio is almost able to kill Borgia, but he escapes with both the Staff and the Apple, attempting to open the Vault. Chasing down Borgia and fighting him unarmed, Ezio decides to let Borgia live, knowing that it will not bring back his family if he kills him. Now wielding the Staff and Cross, Ezio opens the Vault, in which a holographic figure approaches him, calling herself "Minerva" and identifies him as the Prophet. She explains of others like her who were an advanced society that lived with humans, but both of them went to war. Then, a natural, celestial disaster had occurred, and the surviving humans had rebuilt humanity, and also made several Temples to avoid the disaster from happening again.

Minerva then fades after mentioning Desmond Miles, the protagonist of the series viewing the memories of Ezio, that the rest is up to him. Ezio is left confused as he tries to ask who Desmond is.