History Characters / AssassinsCreedEzioAuditoreTrilogyRomanTemplars

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Andreas Apergis (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Yuri Brezhnev (Russian), Sébastien Desjours (French)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Liane Balaban (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Daria Frolova (Russian), Laura Blanc (French)[[/note]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: He has his dreams crushed and his organization gutted by Ezio, who punctuates this by beating the hell out of him. Come ''Brotherhood'' and he comes off as a very weak man despite his position and is left futilely trying to reign in his son who screws up and gets the Templars slaughtered ''again'', culminating in Rodrigo's attempted assassination of Cesare backfiring and resulting in his own death.]]

* WouldHitAGirl: Strangles a poor cortesan to death right before Ezio kills him.

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-->'''Copernicus:''' You should not accept my word. Not until I have proof.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: There was a Micheletto Corella who was close with Cesare in real life. Rumors also persist of Corella being a hitman for Cesare, like he is portrayed in the game.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: There was a Micheletto Corella who was close with Cesare in real life. Rumors also persist of Corella being a hitman for Cesare, the way he is portrayed in the game.

** Even some historians pointed out that his vices and crimes weren't all that different from those committed by other crooked noblemen of the time, but people were less willing to forgive Rodrigo for them because unlike those other noblemen, he was the Pope and was expected to be morally upright.

* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: Real life Juan/Giovanni Borgia was a son of Rodrigo and brother of Cesare and Lucrezia. It doesn't seem to be the case here considering he seems to be about the same age as Rodrigo.

** Chose to remain hiding during ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', primarily out of fear of Ezio and to focus on consolidating of Templar gains.[[spoiler: Cesare spoiling this unofficial grace period by attacking Monteriggioni is why Rodrigo holds a grudge against Cesare that eventually leads to the poisoning.]]

* BigBad: The main villain of ''Brotherhood''. He is the one who attacks Monteriggioni, steals the Apple, kills [[spoiler: Mario]] and is the one all the Roman Templars effectively work for, since Rodrigo has essentially withdrawn following the ending of ''Assassin's Creed II''.

* TheVillainSucksSong: Ezio speaks fondly of Cesare when disguised as a minstrel in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'':

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: After Cesare threaten her, Lucrezia reveals to Ezio the location of the Apple and from there on, she left the Templar Order]].

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:By Cesare in the novelization]].

* FrenchJerk: He is exceedingly condescending towards the Italians and seems to believe that he'll eventually conquer all of Italy, [[spoiler:or so Cesare lets him think]]. His guards aren't much better either.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Cavazza had quite the mean streak and is implied to regret little of what she's done for Cesare. She merely wants him defeated before he gets an excuse to kill her.
* LeftHanging: Her last appearance [[spoiler:is immobilized, at the feet of a very pissed Cesare Borgia, after she tried to steal the Apple of Eden]]. Given that it's not her memory we see this in, but [[spoiler:Cesare's son Giovanni]]'s, it's likely it didn't [[AttemptedRape end]] well [[FateWorseThanDeath for her]].

* SiblingTeam Caha and Cain always work together. [[spoiler: Caha basically gives up living when Cahin is killed.]]

* WickedCultured: The man at least seems to enjoy his wine.

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Actually winds up being more true to the Assassin's version of the weapon than Il Lupo's. Well, she ''is'' a smuggler, after all.

* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: His real name is never mentioned.

** Chose to remain hiding during ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', primarily out of fear of Ezio and to focus on consolidating of Templar gains.[[spoiler:Cesare spoiling this unofficial grace period by attacking Monteriggioni is why Rodrigo holds a grudge against Cesare that eventually leads to the poisoning.]]

* WorldsBestWarrior: Cesare believes himself to be this, claiming during the final battle with Ezio that he's "The greatest fighter who ever lived!" To his credit, all indications point to him being a very talented swordsman.[[GameplayAndStorySegregation During the boss fight however]] he's not much better than a [[EliteMook Papal Guard]].

* BladeOnAStick: He uses his Staff of Eden like a spear against Ezio in the first phase of the final BossBattle in ''Assassin's Creed II''.

** Even some historians pointed out that his vices and crimes weren't all that different from those committed by other crooked noblemen of the time, but people were less willing to forgive them in Rodrigo because unlike those other noblemen, he was the Pope.

!!House of Borgia

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Invoked in that in the brief sword fight at the end of the Venice section, he holds his own against Ezio, and an entire squad of Assassins, even knocking him down and making a getaway. He also is one of the few Templars to spot Ezio listening in on their conversations.

* UsefulNotes/ThePope: In both the game and RealLife, he became Pope Alexander VI. He wasn't much better of a Pope in real life than he was in the game. Although some argue against that, noting that his successor took Giuliano della Rovere to spread all kinds of propaganda against him. Historians argue that a lot of the reforms which Giuliano put in place were initiated by Rodrigo and that he himself hired the likes of Domenico Ghirlandaio and Michelangelo and patronized the arts. He was certainly not a saint but that's the trouble with making a historical figure ObviouslyEvil.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's actually a very skilled swordsman and as a military commander he leads from the front, although there's nothing to back up his claim of being "the greatest fighter who ever lived". In the actual final battle, he fights like the [[EliteMooks Elite Mook Papal Guards]] and is immune to insta-kills, but doesn't counter, grab, or kick to break your defenses, making fighting him a simple matter of continuously smacking him to death while occasionally breaking off to fight his respawning mooks. He's certainly got nothing on Robert de Sable or [[spoiler:Al-Mualim]] from the first game.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leader of the ''Cento Occhi'' gang.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Manuel Tadros (English and French)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Novikov (Russian), Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese)[[/note]]

* InkSuitActor: He is modeled after his voice actor, who portrays him in ''Lineage''.

* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:Recieves this at Ezio's hands at the end of ''Assassin's Creed II''. Ezio spares his life but not before taking away his belief that the latter was the Prophet, subjecting him to a beating of a lifetime, mocking his sense of power and robbing him of whatever ancient secret he was searching for in the chamber under the Sistine Chapel. Rodrigo is a lot more mellow and chastised after that in ''Brotherhood'', and essentially defanged. His son on the other hand...]]

* AluminumChristmasTrees: No, Caha's title of "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast hellequin]]" isn't a play on the word "harlequin", substituting the "harl" with "hell". A hellequin was a real French performer that ''preceded'' the harlequin.

* CoolSword: His WeaponOfChoice is a short sword that bears a bit of a resemblance to the Schiavona.

* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: Wields a Bearded Axe and is an AxCrazy execution who also happens to be a rapist.

* InTheHood: He heeds to hide his face more than anyone because of the stigma associated with executioners.

* NeverLearnedToRead: He doesn't even read the execution warrants he gets...