Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Ezio Auditore | |
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Assassin's Creed character | |
First appearance | Assassin's Creed: Lineage (2009) |
First game | Assassin's Creed II (2009) |
Last appearance | "Assassin's Creed: Embers" (2012) |
Created by | Ubisoft Montreal |
Portrayed by | Devon Bostick (in Lineage) |
Voiced by | Roger Craig Smith Giovanni Noto (in Chronicles: China) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Affiliation | Order of Assassins |
Fighting style | Italian school of swordsmanship (in Soulcalibur V) |
Family | Auditore |
Spouse | Sofia Sartor |
Origin | Florence, Republic of Florence |
Nationality | Italian |
Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Italian pronunciation:
Within the series' alternate historical setting, Ezio was born into
The character has received critical acclaim and is often named among the greatest video game characters of all time. While most of the praise focuses on his portrayal and growth throughout the series, as well as the unique chronicling of his entire life, he has also been noted as one of the most attractive video game characters of all time. Due to his reception and the fact that he is the only character who is the protagonist of multiple major installments of the franchise,
Development
When creating Ezio's character, the developers were keen on establishing similarities between the series' previous protagonist
Fictional character biography
Assassin's Creed II and II: Discovery
Ezio is an ancestor of
While exacting revenge on the
During the events of Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, which takes place from 1491 to 1492, Ezio travels to Spain to free his fellow Assassins, who have been imprisoned under the guise of the Spanish Inquisition. In the process, he discovers that the Templars are planning to sail west to discover the New World.[11] Ezio has to save Christopher Columbus and confront Tomás de Torquemada to end the Templar threat. During his quest, he also befriends a number of Spanish Assassins who offer him aid, including Luis de Santángel and Raphael Sanchez. In the end, Granada is taken under siege by the Templars, and Ezio has to save the Moorish King Muhammad XII.
By 1499, the Italian Assassins have discovered that the Vault sought by Rodrigo lies in Rome, prompting Ezio to infiltrate the Vatican to assassinate the Templar Grand Master, who has become Pope Alexander VI and wields the Staff of Eden. Ezio battles Rodrigo using the Apple, and despite being initially overpowered, he manages to defeat his opponent after challenging him to a fist-fight. Declaring an end to his personal vendetta, Ezio spares Rodrigo's life and opens the Vault after combining the Apple and the Staff. Inside, he is greeted by a hologram of Minerva, a member of the extinct First Civilization that created humanity and the Pieces of Eden. Minerva delivers a message intended for Desmond, warning him about a cataclysmic solar flare only he can prevent, which leaves Ezio confused as he questions who Desmond is.[12]
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
At the start of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Monteriggioni is besieged by the Papal Armies led by Cesare Borgia, Rodrigo's son and co-leader of the Templar Order. During the siege, the Apple of Eden is lost, Monteriggioni is destroyed, and Ezio's uncle Mario is killed. Escaping the city with his mother and sister, an injured Ezio sets off for Rome to destroy the Borgia once and for all; however, he collapses shortly thereafter.[13] Days later, Ezio awakens in Rome and receives a new set of gear from Niccolò Machiavelli, who also saved him days earlier. After his wounds heal, Ezio and Machiavelli set their plan into motion – to liberate Rome and remove the Borgias from power permanently, as well as retrieve the Apple.[13]
Slowly, over the next three and a half years, Ezio and his allies win a series of victories over the Borgias, reclaiming and restoring the city by destroying the Borgia's allies and ressources. Ezio restores the ranks of the Assassins and in time succeeds Machiavelli as Mentor, the leader of the Brotherhood.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
After the events of Brotherhood, Ezio discovers a letter left behind by his father that talks about a hidden library full of vast knowledge underneath
Ezio recovers four of the five seals with the help of book collector Sofia Sartor, for whom he soon develops romantic feelings. He then travels to an
Assassin's Creed: Embers
In the animated short
Other appearances
Assassin's Creed series
Ezio appears as a supporting character in the live-action short film Assassin's Creed: Lineage, which serves as a prequel to Assassin's Creed II and focuses on his father, Giovanni Auditore; he is portrayed by Devon Bostick. Ezio is also featured in Assassin's Creed: Ascendance, an animated short film set during the events of Brotherhood, which sees him meeting with a cloaked Leonardo da Vinci in Rome to gather information about Cesare Borgia.
In the modern-day section of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, a market analysis for Abstergo Entertainment, the fictional video games subsidiary of Abstergo Industries, can be found via hacking computers. The market analysis reveals Abstergo was looking into the possibility of using Ezio as the protagonist of a future project, but ultimately decided against it due to his violent and womanizing nature and him "corrupting" people into following the Assassins' flawed ideology.[21] Despite this, in Assassin's Creed Unity, Abstergo has produced a fictional video game starring Ezio, titled Fear and Loathing in Florence, which can be seen at the start.[22]
In the spin-off game
Ezio's Brotherhood outfit has been featured as an unlockable cosmetic option in most subsequent releases of the series. In 2020, it was added to Assassin's Creed Odyssey after being initially exlcluded at release.[26] His Assassin's Creed II outfit has also been featured in several games, including Assassin's Creed Valhalla, added as part of the final content update for the game in December 2022.[27]
Aside from the video games, Ezio has also been featured in a number of Assassin's Creed extended media. In literature, he appears as the protagonist of the novels
Others
Due to his popularity, Ezio has made numerous
Ezio's robes from Assassin's Creed II are unlockable to wear in the
Reception and legacy
The character was critically acclaimed by the media and general public alike, with his depiction and transformation, as well as the chronicling of his entire life drawing significant praise. He is the only character in the series to receive several main games. Ezio is widely regarded as the series' best character and the face of the franchise, often finishing first in rankings of the series' characters.[49][50][51][52] With the exception of II: Discovery (a Nintendo DS release), all games and films he appears in were re-released as an enhanced bundle, The Ezio Collection, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in 2016.[53] Like other protagonists in the series, Ezio has been also subject to merchandise. Ezio's likeness, along with five other series protagonists, was used for a line of character-themed wine labels as part of a joint collaboration between Ubisoft and winemaker Lot18; the full name of his label is "2015 Ezio Auditore Super Tuscan Red Blend", a reference to his birthplace of Florence, Tuscany.[54]
Initial reception for Ezio as a character was positive.
Ezio Auditore received an award from GameSpot for the "Best New Character" in 2009.
The characters' physical attractiveness and clothing style have also been noted. At the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, he won the award for "Best Dressed Assassin",[63] while Paste named him as one of the "best costumed characters in videogames."[68] GamesRadar named Ezio "Mister 2009" in their article on the sexiest new characters of the decade of 2000.[69] Furthermore, PlayStation Official Magazine ranked Ezio fifth on their list of "finest facial hair gaming has to offer".[70]
Notes
- handheld releases Altaïr's Chronicles and Bloodlines, but does not appear in any other major installments except Assassin's Creed.
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